In ancient times, with the rise of cities, there were more and more fortresses and fortified towns, and the towns themselves were located in important strategic locations, making urban offensive and defensive battles a common thing. Sometimes, even though a small army is defending a city, the besiegers need a larger army than the defenders to capture it. Because the besiegers also needed a large army to control the adjacent area around the castle, to repel the troops who had broken the siege, to directly attack the stronghold, or to besiege it, which were extremely labor-draining operations.

When the enemy forces approached the city, the defenders would resort to a hasty approach of securing their income, causing the local inhabitants to retreat to the castle with their valuables, especially food and weapons. However, if the government thinks that the siege will last for a long time, the old and weak women and children who cannot participate in the battle will be blocked out of the door so as not to consume food, and the civilians will struggle between being killed and starving to death during the entire siege period, knowing that the surrender of the defenders or the evacuation of the besiegers will be considered the end, so the civilians are the last to see the protracted war, and the defense of the city will also spend a lot of manpower and material resources to supervise and manage the inhabitants of the city.

At this time, Lingzhou City has been besieged for a month, the surrounding fortress resistance has been basically cleared, the collected grain and grass are enough to last for a period of time, a batch of new weapons and ammunition made by Sun Erqian has also been sent to the Lingzhou front after the weather has improved, all kinds of siege preparations have also been completed, pre-war mobilization, training has basically been completed, and the time for siege is gradually ripe.

After several rounds of public opinion warfare and psychological warfare by Zhao Ta, the pressure on Wei Ming Anhui increased dramatically, and the Song army occupied Dongguan Town, cutting off the passage to Xingzhou. And after he 'accepted' the lesson of the Iron Gate. Just determine one truth - don't go out of the city if you kill it. In the city, he did three things, one was to find a way to send people out of the city to Xingzhou for help to relieve the siege of Xingzhou; the second is to rush to make the equipment to defend the city, recruit soldiers, and integrate all the men up to ninety-nine and down to the city defense force, and tie all the soldiers and civilians in the city to their chariots; Third, it is necessary to centralize the management and distribution of grain, and use grain to 'unite' the army and the people around itself, and the army is of course the priority guarantee. This was followed by the various ethnic minorities who submitted to the Western Xia, while the Han were the objects of supervision, and the wealthy property was confiscated to finance the military. Like the poor, they could only get enough food to eat, but they had to bear the heaviest labor.

On that crazy rainy night, the Xingzhou Navy was completely annihilated, which became the last effort of Xingzhou to rescue Lingzhou. Wei Ming Anhui also died, made up his mind to live and die with Lingzhou, he put away the past benevolent and moral side, the wolf nature of the party was undoubtedly revealed, and the internal cleansing was carried out first, and all those who had a tendency to surrender were executed, and their family property was confiscated. At the same time, it will strengthen the control of the people. Martial law in the city, found that the slightest dissatisfaction is the high-pressure rule of swords and guns, the battle has not yet begun, Lingzhou City has fallen into a bloody storm...

"Has the Song army begun to attack the city?" The commander of Lingzhou was set up in the old palace in the city, after all, Anhui was born as a civil official, although he was separated by two city walls, he was still a little flustered, and the rumbling cannon made him think of that terrible night again, and the people who followed him out of the customs were so gone, and he saw that the relatives who sent out to reconnoiter the enemy's situation returned. He hurriedly asked.

"Lord Qi, the Song army bombarded the southern city and destroyed all the towers, corner towers, and arrow towers at the head of the city. Hundreds of sergeants were killed or wounded, but they did not attack. Instead, he sent someone to shoot a letter to the prince! He reported it in person, and then took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

"Order the Lingzhou Mansion to immediately send people to repair the city defense, mobilize troops to go to the city to set up defenses, the Song army has always been cunning, using a strategy to capture the old and indulge, and must not be slack!" Wei Ming Anhui heard that the Song army did not take advantage of the situation to attack the city, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and gave a few orders, only then did he open the letter, these days he finally experienced the feeling of living like a year, people are also much older, there are more gray hair on the sideburns, and a few wrinkles have been added to the smooth forehead, as if he suddenly got depression, he can't sleep at night, and he has a big temper during the day. …,

"This son is hateful, he deceives people too much, he actually wants to surrender to me, and he is angry with me..."

"The prince is angry, this is all the trick of the Song thief, and now it is rumored everywhere in the city, killing the people who will sacrifice the city, awarding knights and officials, rewarding millions of dollars, and giving 100 horses of silk and satin; Those who surrender in battle will not die; Whoever kills the commander and the first-class officer will be rewarded with ten thousand dollars...."The personal entourage persuaded the prince while supporting the prince.

"Get out, do you also want to kill this king and receive the reward, pull out the Lu and cut it!" This retinue really couldn't speak, and slapped the horse's ass on the horse's hooves, like adding fuel to the fire, which made the famous Anhui angry, and when he heard the call, two guards immediately came in and dragged the entourage out.

"Order, the whole city is searched, and all those who talk about killing and dedicating the city, spreading rumors, and gathering without authorization will be executed on the spot!" Wei Ming An Hui opened a magic box under the anger, the soldiers defending the city are mostly from the Xiliang Military Division, where the people still retain the habit of nomads like to rob, this killing, where can you still stop, a hoe rape movement soon evolved into a catastrophe, the carnival of the chaotic soldiers, as long as you see a little wealth of people in the name of 'collaborating with the enemy', they will kill ... Throughout the night, there was a sound of killing in Lingzhou City, hundreds of people were strewn on the streets, and their families were destroyed!

The next day was the last day of the Song army's siege period, and of course Anhui did not believe Zhao Ta's nonsense, and strictly ordered the Xia soldiers not to disarm, and the horses did not take off their saddles and were strictly guarded, but they waited for a day; September 11, this is the right day, the Xia army is more guarded, but not even a shadow of the Song army; In the early morning of the next day, the Song army suddenly appeared in Dongcheng, and the alarm in the city was everywhere, and the whole army went to the city to be on guard, mobilizing men and horses to reinforce Dongcheng. But as soon as this was settled, the Song army appeared in Xicheng again, transporting soil to fill the trenches, and the Xia army hurriedly divided its troops and rushed to the west, but when the people arrived, the Song army also withdrew... often tossed back and forth for a day, and Xia Jun was very busy.

In the next few days, Song Jun ate enough during the day, woke up at night, and sometimes came out for a walk, but Xia Jun was always so tossed and unbearable, even Wei Ming Anhui's eyes were like rabbits, and his insomnia was cured. Every day to prevent thieves and not see thieves, everyone in the Xia army is tired, no matter how much the Song army beats drums and gongs under the city, they don't care, let them toss!

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On September 15, the Song army made cooked rice early in the middle of the camp, and today's meal was more sumptuous than in the past, with large pieces of meat to eat and broth to drink. At the end of the day, the whole army had a full meal, the drums of the generals were beaten, and after the three drums, the commanders of the various armies gathered in the commander's tent.

"Everyone, our army has been besieging the city for many days, and today is the day of the decisive battle!" Zhao Ta said loudly.

"Do as the king commands!" The generals in the tent saluted and said, of course, including the generals of the Shaanxi army, what they eat, drink, and use now, even the sons of the two main generals are holding them in the hands of others, how not to bow their heads.

"Zhao Ren, the deputy commander of the Loyal Army, obeys the order!"

"The last general!" Zhao Ren replied.

"Order you to be the commander of the former army, and lead the dragon general, lion general, tiger general, leopard general and his subordinate men and horses to attack Lingzhou City!"

"The last general will take the order!" Zhao Ren stepped forward to take the golden approval order.

"Shaanxi Junjing Yuan Road slightly made Yao Gu, and Yan Yan Road slightly made Liu Yanqing listen to orders!"

"The last general!" The two replied in unison.

"Yao Gu ordered you to be the commander of the left army, lead the headquarters to lie near the east gate, intercept and kill the Xia army out of the city, wait for the opportunity to enter the city, and join forces in the inner city of Lingzhou!"

"Liu Yanqing ordered you to be the commander of the right army, lead the headquarters to ambush near the West Gate, intercept and kill the Xia army, block the reinforcements of Jing and Yongzhou, if there is no enemy, wait for the opportunity to enter the city, control the West Gate, and join the army in the inner city!" …,

"Do as the king commands!" The two generals took the token and stepped back.

"Hedong Army Qin Feng and Han Tong listen to orders!" The two of them gave a salute to the ranks, and Zhao Ta continued: "Order the two of you to lead the men and horses of the headquarters as the rear army, guard Dongguan Town, ensure that the grain, grass, and gates are not lost, and at the same time block the reinforcements from Xingzhou!" ”

"Zhou Dajun, the training envoy of the Linzhou regiment, this king has ordered you to be the commander of the Chinese army, and lead the archers of the Hedong battalions to protect the Chinese army!" Zhao Ta said.

"The last general obeys!" Zhou Dajun was surprised and stepped forward to receive the order, what a great responsibility it is to protect the prince, in the past, it was the men and horses of the loyal army to protect the Chinese army, but today it is his turn, which shows that the prince has regarded himself as a cronie.

"Zhao Zhi listens to orders!" Zhao Ta looked at Zhao Zhidao, "You led the battalions of the Loyal and Brave Army and the people of various states as backups, responsible for treating the wounded, collecting the corpses, and transporting ammunition and materials. ”

"Rest assured, the last general will not fail in his mission!" Zhao Zhi had a slight regret that he could not participate in the direct battle, but he still bowed down to accept the order.

"Lingzhou has fallen into the first hundred years of the summer thief, pacifying the northwest, recovering the land of Henan is the wish of the emperors of the past dynasties, for this wish, I Song Dynasty hundreds of thousands of hot-blooded men spilled the blood of the northwest, the soul of the desert! Today's battle will snow the shame of a hundred years, regain Lingzhou, and revitalize the prestige of our Western Army, and your names will forever go down in history! Zhao Ta finished platooning the troops, got up and said.

"Victory, victory..."The roar of the generals soared into the sky!

The generals led the troops away, Zhao Ta led the army in the south of Lingzhou City, and the alarm bell on Lingzhou City did not ring, Xia Jun was used to it, thinking that the Song Army was a half-day tour of the city, and he would go back for lunch after a while, but he did not find that there was a murderous intention hidden behind the door flag.

"See the prince, the loyal and brave army selection battalion has been assembled, please review it!" Behind the formation, a group of sergeants had already finished plating, and a general came out of the column to report.

"Good..."Zhao Ta said the word, already with tears in his eyes, although he had experienced this kind of scene many times in his previous life, but it was still difficult to suppress his feelings, the team in front of him will be the first to step into the battlefield and climb to the top of the city, and among them can see the victory, but I don't know how many people there are, they are warriors and dead soldiers, they are the essence of this team, blood and bones, and sons, husbands and fathers... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )