"Brother Li, what if...... I mean, if ...... We're hiding in Wangcheng, so the Liang family can't help us? ”

Li Bingqian has always had a curse in his heart, that is, the 300,000 army attached to the Liang family, such a huge army, is not comparable to the rebel army controlled by Li Bingqian today. In any case, these 300,000 troops are the majority of the combat strength of Western Xia and the last barrier to protect the country.

Intramuros.

Although it is the capital of Western Xia, the city is high and the walls are thick, but it is not so easy to resist the 300,000 army.

Li Kui sneered: "If you hide in the royal city, you are the turtle in the urn, and you are almost dead." ”

Li Bingqian's face changed suddenly, just now he said that he wanted to frustrate the spirit of the Liang army, why did he say a few words, and it became a dead end.

"We've got two years' worth of food, if we really hold on to the royal city. I'm afraid the Liang family won't be able to help us in the short term. Li Bingqian said, not forgetting to cheer himself up. The more I pondered, the more I felt that there was an opportunity.

But Li Kui's words made Li Bingqian fall into the ice cave, and his body was cold.

"Just one royal city is yours, more than a dozen mansions in Western Xia, and hundreds of cities have been taken away by the Liang family, do you think that the world of Western Xia is still up to you?" Li Kui looked at Li Bingqian with a little pity, as if Li Bingqian was a fool.

Li Bingqian struggled and said: "But Brother Li, just now you said that we stuck to the city......

Before Li Bingqian could finish speaking, Li Kui interrupted rudely: "It's you who hold on, not me." It's you who will be the shrinking turtle, not me who will be the shrinking turtle. I, Li Kui, have never been blocked at the door and afraid to go out. ”

If you don't, do you deserve it?

Master, the size is also a prince. Can't you have a minimum of respect for the prince?

Li Bingqian was slandered in his heart, but when he suddenly thought that his identity as a prince was in front of Li Kui, he was useless, and his expression was a little gloomy. Don't talk about him, the prince of Western Xia, even if he is the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Kui said that the pit is a pit, and he didn't take the prince seriously at all. I don't know what happened to King Duan in Tokyo City, this lord has now pulled down a famine of 100,000 guan, and with Zhao Ji's spending methods, he can't pay off the debt of 100,000 guan in his life.

It's useless to argue. Especially if the object of the argument is still a black and hard reckless man, it is even more useless.

Li Bingqian had no choice but to swallow his anger and said: "What do you mean, we will accept it when we see it and retreat to Xiliang?" ”

"Believe it or not, as soon as you walked to Xiliang Mansion, Hua Thorn was able to betray you and take refuge in the Liang family. The more than 100,000 rabble that you managed to pull up will fall and scatter in one day? "The rebellion has come to this point, the royal city has come down, if you withdraw easily, it will not be a simple answer like a collapse of confidence, but someone has begun to find a way to live for himself.

And the best stepping stone is Li Bingqian's head.

It can be said that the current situation in Western Xia is very strange.

Li Bingqian and the Liang clan are in an endless situation, but the army leaders, tribal leaders, and military generals and civil ministers controlled by the two forces have a chance.

An opportunity to place a bet.

Of course, this bet can only be placed on the winner, and for the doomed side, it will definitely be abandoned.

Li Bingqian panicked, lost his soul and said: "You can't go here, and you can't win the fight, don't you have to sit and wait for death?" ”

"The Liang family can cross the river, can't we cross the river?" Faced with Li Bingqian's reaction, Li Kui was also quite speechless. You have more than 100,000 horses under your command, and they are all rabble, but you shouldn't panic like this, right? He spoke, "Waiting can only give the Liang clan more and more time to control the surroundings of Xingqing Mansion, and even the entire Western Xia. She can afford to wait, but you can't. Moreover, the army that has returned from the front line is exhausted, and if you and I can't defeat the main force of the Liang clan at this time, as time goes by, your chances of succeeding the Western Xia unification will become smaller and smaller. ”

"That's not right, Brother Li, you said before that you can't beat the Liang family!" Li Bingqian was puzzled.

Li Kui said disdainfully: "If I can't beat the main force of the Liang family, can't I still beat the people who escort the grain and grass to the Liang family, the queen of the palace?" What is the reason why Liang is in a hurry to lead the army across the river? ”

"Now the river is not frozen, and you can't walk directly across the ice. The Liang family had to rely on ships to transport supplies, which added a lot of trouble to the already troubled Liang family. Why do you think the Liang clan would be in such a big trouble, but they would lead the elite to cross the river? ”

Li Kui has been pondering this question. It wasn't until the morning that he figured out Liang's intentions, this was because he didn't want Li Bingqian to run away. I have to say that Empress Dowager Liang is a woman who dares to love and hate. Especially dare to hate, it is definitely the kind that goes out and doesn't want to die. At the same time, Empress Dowager Liang also spotted Li Bingqian's weakness.

The rebellion was too short, the influence was not enough, and because of the looting, it offended too many party and tribal leaders.

If you don't take this opportunity to kill Li Bingqian, will you still keep him to relieve your boredom?

Li Kui analyzed: "I estimate that as long as she sees that you don't run, the attack will not be too fierce." Liang needed time to pacify the tribe. Similarly, after the elite of the Liang clan comes, you can't run away with the army. If you don't run with an army, it's not a matter of worry. ”

was eaten to death by a woman, even if Li Bingqian was used to it, he still had to show resentment and toughness in front of outsiders: "Since she is so anxious for me to die, I have to disgust her in front of her." ”

Li Kui was quite speechless, this guy has this confidence, very pitiful.

"That's right, lord, you don't have to be afraid of her. Wait for her to attack the city, if she is not ready to attack the royal city, you will be happy, okay? ”

"What about you?"

"I led the army to cross the river by a detour, and since the elite of the Liang clan has crossed the river, although there are more than 100,000 troops on the other side of the river, there is no need to worry. As long as I break these hundreds of thousands of troops, the king will naturally be safe and sound. Even the elite controlled by the Liang clan will fall apart because of successive failures. When the time comes, the king will be a good opportunity to defend as an offense. ”

Li Kui's suggestion is definitely the best way to do it today.

There are only two choices left for Li Bingqian, one is to fight and the other is to escape.

It will definitely not be possible to fight hard, and he does not have this self-confidence.

Escape is a dead end, rather than a dead end, it is better to let Li Kui give it a try. It's just that there is one question, Li Bingqian is a little worried, how many soldiers and horses Li Kui will take away.

"Twenty thousand?"

Li Bingqian looked at Li Kui in astonishment. Can 20,000 horses defeat an army of more than 100,000?

But Li Kui seemed to be very confident and said: "Twenty thousand is enough." ”

This self-confidence may have infected Li Bingqian, and he said solemnly to Li Kui: "Brother Li, as long as I still have a soldier and a soldier, I will never let the Liang clan draw troops from the north bank to the south." ”

The words have already been said at this point, and there is no need for Li Kui to continue to fight.

Besides, Li Bingqian's current situation is that he can't escape, and he can't escape. But Li Kui has a chance. Could it be that he took 20,000 cavalry to meet the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Liang clan on the south bank, if he really couldn't defeat it, wouldn't he run?

"Don't worry, I won't let the king down."

Li Bingqian was moved, pulled Li Kui and said: "You and I have helped each other all the way, now it is adversity to see the truth, as long as I can become the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, I will be rich and noble with my brother." ”

Li Bingqian said with great pride, and Li Kui was a little cautious.

It's a pity that Xixia is too young to hold his ideals.

When the elite soldiers were dispatched, they did not expect that the soldiers in the city were not only not frustrated, but were very enthusiastic to compete for one of the six places.

"Dashuai, let me go with Dashuai, right?"

"I am willing to die for the handsome!"

To be honest, Li Kui was really a little surprised when he walked in the barracks. He didn't expect that he already had such a great influence in Western Xia. It seems that Li Bingqian's appeal is not as good as his.

Time is tight, everything is simple.

Li Kui's timing was very accurate, and the Liang family really didn't think about giving Li Bingqian a chance to escape. Soon after Li Kui left the royal city with an army of 20,000, the Liang army's army arrived at the city of Huaizhou. Vanguard scouts roamed around the Intramuros. Huaizhou is a big city on the edge of Xingqing Mansion, and at the same time, it can also become a corner of defense with Xingqing Mansion and watch together.

But in the face of the powerful elite of the Liang clan, Huaizhou resisted for less than two days before falling.

"Only punish the evil, and the servants will not be killed!"

The fall of Huaizhou completely plunged Xingqing Mansion into endless fear. Especially Li Bingqian, he is the first evil in the mouth of the Liang family, and he is a traitor that the Liang family can never pardon.

In the face of such great pressure, Li Bingqian could only make a wish indiscriminately like Li Yuanhao at the beginning.

And he divided the cities, pastures, and fields that he could divide. There is also a lot of what cannot be separated.

During this period, Li Kui also crossed the river smoothly. He crossed the river near Weizhou, where the Zhuo Luo army had crossed, and after the army had crossed the river, Li Kui found the leader of the Renduo tribe, Renduo Baozhong.

The latter was very surprised by this meeting, and he knew that the main force of the Liang clan had crossed the river. But there are still more than 100,000 Western Xia troops left on the south bank, and Li Kui wants to defeat these 100,000 people with 20,000 horses, which is undoubtedly a fool's dream.

But he had to admire Li Kui's courage.

This guy is a Song man, but as a rebel king in Western Xia, he used 20,000 horses to hit the wall of an army of more than 100,000 people. What kind of spirit is this?

Ren Duo Baozhong said that he couldn't understand what Li Kui thought. Of course, he was also worried that when Li Kui was looking for death, he would drag him to die together.

The Zhuo Luo army had two armies, the left and right, which were stationed in different places. Rindo Holo commanded the defense and offensive of the Left Army, that is, in the direction of Weizhou.

Facing Li Kui, he was also very entangled, on the one hand, Li Kui was considered the introduction of their father and son in the Great Song Dynasty in the future, if the introducer died, their situation in the Song Kingdom would be very bad. But if he doesn't help, in the future, if Li Kui holds a grudge against this matter, and even the introducer has to step on his father and son's head, it will be even more difficult than life.

For this reason, after hesitating, Renduo Baozhong made a decision: "Lord Li, why don't you let the dog lead an army to follow the adult, what do you think?" ”

"No!"

Li Kui's answer was too crisp, and the simple Renduo Baozhong thought that Li Kui really wanted to take the Renduo tribe to attack the Liang clan and leave the hundreds of thousands of troops on the south bank.

This is still the main Renduo to protect loyalty, because of the continuous wars over the years, the tribe has suffered great losses. The entire tribe could only recruit more than 10,000 warriors. This point is still not enough for people to face an army of more than 100,000.

But what he didn't expect was that Li Kui didn't want Renduo to send troops at all, but said sincerely: "Lord Renduo, after you return to the Song Dynasty, although Your Majesty didn't say it, but the official position of a Jiedu envoy and the land of a state will not be stingy." If you take fewer people with you, it will inevitably be looked down upon. Now the Liang family is not on the south bank, and Weizhou is fighting again. If at this time, you lead the tribe to return to the Song Dynasty, it will be the best time. Not only can he make great contributions, but he can also smoothly leave Western Xia with the tribe. The meaning of this official is very simple, the Renduo tribe will immediately raise the flag and return to the Song Dynasty, if it can help take Weizhou, it is the best. If you can't take it, don't force it. ”

Li Kui paused, and asked Ren Duo Baozhong to think about the gains and losses.

A person like Rindo Baozhong has long been a human spirit-like figure, how can he not see the key to it?

Thinking about Li Kui's request, he found that for the Renduo tribe, there were indeed only benefits and no harms. He immediately nodded and agreed: "It's up to the adults to do it." ”

"Lu Qian, I'll repair a copy of the book here, and you can take it to Zhang Longtu in Huanzhou, Master Zhang."

"Honorable Order!"

In mid-September, the Western Xia minister Renduo Baozhong led more than 50,000 tribes to besiege Weizhou.

Soon, Weizhou broke the city.

Renduo Baozhong announced that the Renduo tribe returned to the Song Dynasty.

This news should be on weekdays, and it will not stir up waves in Western Xia. But now Western Xia is already in a state of falling apart, and he really can't stand such a blow.

Especially in the army on the south bank, deserters began to appear at the beginning of the spread of the news.

And all this is what Li Kui wants to see, looking at the south bank of the Yellow River in Xixia on the map, he said to his subordinates: "You see that city is the most difficult to fight down on this map?" ”

Hua Kesi pursed his lips and said indifferently: "Everyone knows that Pingxi Mansion is the garrison of the Xiangqing Army, with tens of thousands of elites, and now there are large troops stationed, and they have collected grain and grass from Xiazhou, Yinzhou, Shizhou and other places, which is the most difficult city on the south bank." Don't look at the fact that our army has 20,000 horses, which is ten times more, and it is not easy to take Pingxi Mansion. ”

Li Kui's eyes were also fixed on Pingxi Mansion.

This is one of the few large cities in Western Xia, although the scale is not as large as Xingqing Mansion, but it is undoubtedly the transit center of materials on the south bank of the entire Western Xia.

At the same time, the Liang army that crossed the river also needed the Xiangqing army to keep transporting grain and grass.

At this time, it doesn't seem to be a good opportunity to touch Pingxi Mansion. But Li Kui's heart moved.

Li Kui led a group of thieves to attack all the way, robbed all the way, and scorched the north bank like locusts. This also brought huge logistical supply troubles to the Liang elite who crossed the river.

As long as Pingxi Mansion falls, for the Liang family, it is no less than a knife in the chest.

Soon, Hua Kesi regretted her previous mouth. He thought that if he were a normal person, he would never choose Pingxi Mansion as their primary target after crossing the river. But Li Kui is not a normal person, that bone is hard, he can't help but open his front teeth and want to go up and bite it, and the same is true for Pingxi Mansion.

Li Kui immediately made a decision and ordered: "Hua Kesi, this commander ordered you to take 3,000 soldiers and horses and set off immediately to attack Pingxi Mansion." ”

"Ahh

Hua Kesi's head shook for a while, and immediately stared at the beads of dissatisfaction and shouted: "Li Kui, this is a personal vendetta of the communiqué!" ”

"Those who do not listen to orders ......"

Hua Kesi slammed into a snort, Li Kui said this a lot of times, every time he said it, every time he said it, his head fell to the ground. Hua Kesi didn't want to die in the hands of Li Kui like this, it was too unjust. Hurriedly grabbed ahead of Li Kui and said loudly: "Dashuai, I'll go!" ”

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