The southeast of Xingqing Mansion, connecting the border of Lingzhou, crossing the Yellow River is the Jingzhou of Xixia, which is one of the nine towns outside the Lingzhou River Baojing Town, during the Xianping period for the income of the Western Xia, changed to Jingzhou, the jurisdiction of the six tribes of the Tibetan tribe, most of them are the Fan people, and the Han household has a total of 175 households. At this time, Lingzhou was captured by the Song army, Jingzhou became the focus of the outer line defense circle of Xingqing Mansion, because in the past it was only a town in the past, and the town was only a township-level administrative unit in the Song Dynasty, so Jingzhou was congenitally deficient and the city was narrow, and the Western Xia was negligent in the management of the city, and Lingzhou City was compared with the villa and the economic house, the city wall was low, and the facilities were not complete.

At dawn on this day, the defenders of Jingzhou City looked out of the city, but all they saw was a white mist, and they couldn't even see the moat close at hand. In order to show the sincerity of the armistice and not to stimulate Zhao Tan, Cha Ge withdrew the large army arranged along the Yellow River for thirty miles, but he replaced the defenders of each city with an elite 2,000 garrison army, exchanging quality for quantity, hoping that even if the Song army launched an attack, these elites could block the Song army for an hour, so that the army arranged behind it could arrive in time for reinforcements.

Although they can't see the situation outside, the sentinels in the city still don't dare to relax their vigilance, in the past, the Yellow River could be used as a natural line of defense, and now the river has frozen, thick enough to carry people and horses across the river, the Song army can cross the river at any time, and the scouts who went out of the city yesterday have not come back yet, they are worried that they are captured by the Song army, and this is often the usual method of the Song army before the war, and the fog is a good opportunity for a sneak attack at this time.

'Whew...' A Xia soldier threw a burning torch under the city. The other leaned out and inspected the city with the help of the firelight, and the torches illuminated the city roots, and everything was as usual, but the two of them did not wait for a sigh of relief. Suddenly, I noticed a fire coming out from under the city gate.

"Police!" As soon as the Xia soldier issued the alarm, he heard a huge explosion, and felt that the city wall under his feet was shaking, as if there had been a big earthquake, and he couldn't stand at all, and he watched in a daze as the not tall city gate collapsed in the dazzling firelight...

Before the survivors of the city could wake up, they saw countless white-clothed men rushing out of the thick fog and rushing through the collapsed gap, just like the legendary heavenly soldiers and generals. But it was not the gods of heaven but the gods of killing, which set off a bloody storm in the city of Jingzhou, and only a few of the more than 2,000 garrisons and their more than 1,000 soldiers escaped from the ropes attached to the city.

But that's not all, the six divisions of Jingzhou were attacked at the same time when the city was broken. The Cheng Xipu and Luoqing tribes were almost wiped out because of their desperate resistance, and their sheep, horses and livestock were looted; The Yang Wei clan and the Burqing clan saw the opportunity quickly, and immediately abandoned their livestock and property and fled to Xingqing Mansion after discovering the Song army, and all their property was robbed. Houses and tents were burned; The Weiwei and Gengzi tribes were the weakest and moved to Lingzhou under the coercion of the Song army.

Jingzhou was broken by the Song army, and Chage was shocked when he heard the news, and hurriedly sent troops and horses to reinforcements. But when they arrived at Jingzhou City, they saw that it was only ruins. The city wall of Lingzhou was almost intact, and the treasury was all emptied. All the houses in the city were burned down, and only the corpses of soldiers on the streets were left telling of the 'brutality' of the Song army.

When Cha Ge learned that the Song army only destroyed the city and did not occupy it, but only plundered a large number of livestock and materials, and coerced thousands of troops to return to the army, he was not angry but deeply relieved, but he also realized that the Song army would definitely not be able to move fast. If he did not send troops to chase after and recapture the population and property, it would not only cause dissatisfaction in the court, but also cause panic among all ethnic groups, so he sent 5,000 elite cavalry to pursue along the retreat route of the Song army attacking Jingzhou, and at the same time told them that as long as they grabbed the population and livestock that had fallen behind, they should not engage the Song army. …,

The sun rose, the dense fog had gradually dissipated, and the reinforced Xia army quickly chased to the Yellow River, and sure enough, they saw the rear team of the Song army and the people and livestock that were driven behind, walking slowly on the smooth ice, and they crossed the center of the river. Seeing that the land of the motherland was ravaged by the Song army, the people were enslaved, and the property was robbed, the soldiers of the Xia army were all furious and indignant, and immediately hit their horses and went down the river to chase after them.

The Song army also quickly spotted the Xia army who had caught up, and quickened his pace, leaving behind the heavy boxes and packages as he ran, and speeding up to flee to the other side. Xia Jun did not see many Song soldiers after being detained, he could already hear the heart-rending cries of the coerced compatriots, and the cursing of the Song soldiers, but the ice surface was as smooth as a mirror, and the ice was as sharp as a sharp blade, and although the war horse was wrapped in grass, it was still difficult to move quickly, so he could only trot forward.

Seeing that the Xia army was about to catch up, the broken Song army panicked, dropped everything and fled to the other side in embarrassment, but the Xia general, who led the army, kept in mind the instructions of the prince, and in order to prevent the plan, sent five hundred forwards to test the truth. Seeing that the striker successfully crossed the center of the river, and Song Jun just ran back without looking back, let go of the heart that had been hanging, and waved the army forward. However, he remained vigilant and ordered the troops not to go ashore, but to retrieve the things and livestock discarded by the Song army.

The forward of the Xia army heard the sound of the horn and reined in their horses regretfully, they only needed to go further to enter the range of bows and arrows, but now they could only watch the Song army carry a large number of people ashore. A Xia soldier casually picked open a package that fell on the ice with the tip of his spear, and what flowed out of the torn hole was not gold and silver treasure, but black powder.

"What is this?" He muttered in wonder that it was not one of the same thoughts as him, and the packages on the ground were opened one after another, except for a few pieces of broken silver, which were all wrapped in this black powder.

"Run, it's gunpowder!" There were also people in the Xia army who knew the goods, and when they saw that the ice was full of packages that had been picked up by the sergeants, and a layer was scattered on the ice, they immediately understood Song Jun's intentions and exclaimed loudly. But it was too late to say anything, and no one heard him shout in the noise, but they all saw several fire dragons burning rapidly from the shore along the ice.

'Boom...' The fire dragon devoured package after package, and spread through the gunpowder scattered on the ice, causing explosion after explosion, the deafening explosion was mixed with the terrifying 'click' of the ice shattering.

At this time, the ice in the middle of the river is not frozen, and there is no problem in carrying people and horses across the river, but if it is bombarded by explosives, it is not safe. The ice immediately shattered, and the sergeant of the Xia Army, who had reached the center of the river, fell into the water with all his men and horses. Taking a cool shower at this time of year is no joke, and the water in the middle of the river is the deepest, and under the seemingly calm ice surface is the surging river, the ice blocks crashing against each other, the cold water, the heavy weapons and armor on their bodies, all of which can kill them...

"Steady, don't panic, all dismount and disperse, and slowly retreat!" It is worthy of being an elite, and the Xia general who led the troops is very experienced and calm, and immediately ordered to stop the chaos of the troops, he knew that if the men and horses ran around at this time, the ice would break faster, and they would die faster, but the people were obedient, but the horses were frightened by the explosion and panicked, and they staggered and jumped, and when they retreated to the complete ice, the five thousand men and horses had already lost forty percent.

Zhao Ta held the binoculars and watched the Xia soldiers salvage their companions who fell into the ice cave, they cautiously approached the broken ice, and threw the lasso in their hands to the companions who fell into the water, but these people had been soaking in the ice water for a while! In this season when the water turns into ice, the living are also frozen, where can they still catch the rope, but most of the Xia Jun have the unique skills of a glove horse, which comes in handy at this time, regardless of the head, buttocks, hands and feet, whether dead or alive, they will be dragged up! …,

"Lord Wang, should we fire a few cannons, blow up all the ice, and let these summer soldiers feed Wang Ba!" Zhao Yong asked.

"No need, you can't do things too much, otherwise Brother Cha won't be able to explain to his imperial brother, just let him understand!" Zhao Ta smiled and said, "Zhao Yong will give you another task!" ”

"Lord Wang, please command, I will definitely guarantee to complete the task!" Zhao Yong stood up and said.

"Our expedition to the west, there are more than 40,000 captured Xia soldiers, you pick out 5,000 strong training, remember to try to pick those who are dissatisfied with the party, there is no family drag, it is best to have a skill, whether it is a cat or a dog, as long as it is voluntary, at the same time, we must train them well, train them strictly, and absolutely obey our orders, understand?" Zhao said.

"Lord Wang, are these people going to belong to our loyal army?" Zhao Yong asked with some curiosity.

"No, these people will be useful to me in the future!" Zhao Ta shook his head and said, "Zhao Ren, you will gather the rest of the troops near Lingzhou to carry out training, and at the same time recruit troops in various tribes with great fanfare!" ”

"Lord Wang, are you going to show Brother Cha?" Zhao Ren asked cautiously.

"Yes, didn't Brother Cha use a plan to transfer the Shaanxi army away, I will organize and train a new army, they have a 'collision order', and we will also use the Xia people to form a 'coordinated army', knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, let him understand that without soldiers, we can recruit on the spot, and they Western Xia people have!" Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"Lord Wang, is this too detrimental to your name of benevolence and righteousness, let the Xixia people seize the handle, is these things done by another person!" Zhao Ren said worriedly.

"Zhao Ren, you all remember that there is no reason between the two countries, there is no benevolence and righteousness to talk about, the war is also for their own interests, power is its own axiom, we only have to fight him, he will honestly accept our conditions, you talk to them about benevolence and righteousness, you will only get face, no heart, and even nothing!" Zhao Ta said sternly to a few people.

"Power is right?!" Zhao Xin suddenly lost his mind, as if he remembered something, and looked at the prince muttering and repeating... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )