"Madame! The tunnel has been dug through! Feng Shichang ignored the dirt all over his body and quickly reported the good news to Ding Yueming, who was waiting anxiously outside the cave. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Ding Yueming was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered a quick evacuation, and all the people must be evacuated in the shortest possible time, so as to buy precious time for the black-clothed army that was fighting head-on with the Tanguts.

Looking at the red sun that was gradually sinking into the side of the mountain, and then at the large number of people gathered in front of the tunnel waiting to be evacuated, Ding Yueming's anxiety was beyond words. Because every second of delay may have the soldiers of the black-clothed army sacrificed, Wu Zheng, who was sticking to the back to block the Western Xia army, might be in danger of death, how could she not be in a hurry?

The men and horses of the 4th and 5th Brigades had already rushed back to the side of the city wall to participate in the defense, where only a few hundred people from non-combat units maintained order and provided assistance to some elderly people with limited mobility and women with children. Xiao Qing and other Liao people also participated.

Seeing that Yelumin was still sitting there, Ding Yueming walked over and asked her to evacuate with the people, but Yelumin shook her head and refused.

"Let these people go first, it doesn't matter if I'm the last one to leave...... And......" she turned her head in the direction of the wall, "and he didn't go, and I don't want to!" ”

Ding Yueming, who is also a woman, can naturally hear the worry and concern contained in Ye Lumin's words, as well as the trace of deep affection. She knew that what Yelu Min said just now was not a lie, but a pure expression of true feelings, because at such a life-and-death juncture, people would not lie.

Although there is a sour feeling in her heart, Ding Yueming can't hate this woman named Yelu Min, and she has quietly inquired about this Ping'an princess on weekdays, knowing that she is a good person who worries about the country and the people, and also knows that she was forced to marry Xixia this time, and the relationship between her and Wu Zheng is far deeper than she imagined.

Sighing, knowing that she couldn't and couldn't bear to break up this pair of men and women, Ding Yueming, who was jealous but couldn't bear to see her husband being tortured by lovesickness, sat next to Yelu Min and whispered: "I know your affection for your husband, okay, let's stay and wait for him together!" ”

The smart Yelu Min suddenly heard the meaning of Ding Yueming's words, and she was happy in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it too much on her face, so she had to hold Ding Yueming's hand with a trembling hand, nodded her head vigorously, and tears of joy welled up in her eyes.

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The materials in the Tibetan army building are scarce, and iron tools are particularly precious, and a large amount of raw materials are needed to build weapons and equipment, bows, crossbows and arrows. Before the war, the people had donated their own iron pots, shovels and other iron living and production utensils, but this was far from meeting the demand.

For this reason, Wu Zheng also made deals with some horse thieves and bandits around him, exchanging iron weapons with them with crude gunpowder that was not very powerful, of course, there are always some greedy ghosts who do not open their eyes with ulterior motives, and the end is naturally beaten by the black-clothed army.

Despite best efforts, only the current equipment needs can be met, and spare equipment is completely unconsiderable. Just like the arrows of the bow and crossbow used by the current Third Brigade, the number of stocks can only guarantee two launches, so Wu Zheng will not let them release the arrows casually until it is not a critical moment.

The effect of the first round of arrow rain was not bad, looking at it from Wu Zheng, the iron harrier on the opposite side fell into chaos, and the arrows more than thirty inches long almost nailed the people and horses together, and under such intensive shooting, the iron harriers who entered the range of fire were almost completely annihilated.

But this casualty was only one-third of the entire Iron Harrier cavalry, and nearly 2,000 people under the leadership of Ye Liduro pressed over the second brigade.

Jin Tong had already spotted the opposing cavalry charging in his direction, and he ordered his soldiers to eliminate the enemy at hand and quickly retreat to the city. The arrows of the three teams did not give them much time to retreat, but it was enough for Jin Tong.

When Yeliduro led his troops to rush over, the men of the second brigade almost all retreated to the top of the corpse mountain, and they took advantage of the slope terrain that was not conducive to cavalry charges, and prepared to block the attack of the Iron Harrier. According to the previous drills against cavalry, the soldiers each had a long machete, which was specially used to cut the legs of horses and cavalry.

Seeing the formation of the black-clothed army on the opposite side, Ye Liduro smiled coldly in his heart, wanting to cut off our horse's legs, you are too naïve!

Wu Zheng, who had been closely observing the enemy's situation at the head of the city, was also shocked, and he shouted: "Jin Tong, you guys retreat quickly!" But it was too late, the Iron Harrier and the Second Brigade had already collided together, and the red mist exploded between the people on their backs.

Jin Tong, who commanded the battle, was shocked to find that the iron harriers were actually walking on the slope, and what was even worse was that their horse legs were wrapped in soft but strong cowhide armor, and it was extremely difficult for the machete to damage the horse's legs, and the cavalry on the horse took out a small circle-shaped shield from behind to block, and at this moment, the machete was useless.

The ferocious Iron Harrier rampaged through the crowd of the second brigade, and the scimitar fell and lifted, bringing up a string of blood lines and taking away a fresh life! Jin Tong's eyes were already red, and he roared angrily and rushed towards the enemy group, these soldiers were not only his subordinates, but also his good brothers, and some of them were new recruits, and the thought of their families would be painful and sad, Jin Tong felt that he was guilty and that it was not a pity to die.

Seeing that Jin Tong, who had already lost his mind, turned a deaf ear to his order to retreat, Wu Zheng scolded secretly, eager to remove him immediately! Seeing that the casualties of the second brigade were getting bigger and bigger, Tie Zhu was also anxious, and he shouted: "General, let's let us go on the brigade!" ”

Wu Zheng shook his head: "No, that's an iron harrier, you can go up in vain!" Have the four teams come back? As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted, "I'm back!" Checkmate! The person who came was Hong Fu, the captain of the four brigades who hurried back, and Wu Zheng shouted: "Pull your musket team up, don't waste bullets, try to make sure that the bullets are not missing!" ”

These four teams are the only musket team under Wu Zheng, although the formation of the team is a "team", but the number is pitiful, only fifty people, but this is also due to the conditions, because these fifty muskets are Wu Zheng under the patchwork of things, barely enough iron to make of them, and the projectiles used for firing are even less pitiful, only twenty rounds per person......

Hong Fu had long heard that the second brigade was fighting hard with the iron harriers of the Xixia people under the city, he immediately led people to rush to the city, and fifty muskets were aimed at the city, although the light was not ideal, but fortunately, the iron harriers riding tall horses had relatively large targets, and they were all within the range, as long as they were careful and steady, it was easier to hit.

"All of them, aim, put!" Hong Fu's right arm swung forward violently, and fifty gunshots rang out almost simultaneously.

Jin Tong was confronting an iron harrier, the other party's riding skills were very superb, his long machete was either blocked by the other party or was dodged by the other party's horse, just when he had a headache, the iron harrier's chest suddenly rose a burst of blood mist, and the whole person fell from the horse.

Stunned, he noticed that other Iron Harriers had also somehow fallen off their horses, and suddenly he realized something, and then he heard a second volley of muskets.

"Muskets! It's the muskets of the three major teams! Jin Tong looked back at the city excitedly, and sure enough, he saw Hong Fu directing the soldiers to aim and shoot, while the iron pillar on the side waved his hand vigorously to him, and at the same time pouted to the side. Jin Tong looked to the side, but saw Wu Zheng with a cold face, he said in his heart that he was not good, and he forgot the general's order, so he hurriedly ordered a retreat.

The Iron Harriers, however, did not dare to advance under the shock of their muskets, and had to watch as the ducks flew away.