"I've seen Your Highness! I've seen Ning Xianggong! ”

Seeing that it was Li Deren, Yang Daquan, who was training recruits, hurriedly shouted "take a break" and saluted Li Deren and the others.

"Good work, General Yang!"

Li Deren nodded and said with relief.

To train the new army, these generals of the Song army did their best, but they paid countless efforts.

"Your Highness, there is no hard work to say about the matter!"

Yang Daquan raised his head and replied solemnly.

"Good, good!"

Li Deren smiled and nodded again and again.

These generals of the Song Army don't know the level of combat power, and this momentum alone makes people feel excited.

General Yang?

Ning Zining glanced at Yang Daquan a few times with disdain, his eyes full of doubts.

It's just a rebel army, what kind of general is it?

Li Deren took a few steps and stopped in front of a young man with a young face in the front row of the line.

"On the battlefield, you are dead or alive, are you afraid?"

Li Deren patted the young man's shoulder, which was not too strong, and asked softly.

"On the battlefield, there is no advance or retreat, you are alive and dead, not afraid!"

The young man shouted loudly, his slightly immature face impassioned.

There is no advance or retreat, you live or die!

Li Deren nodded, this may be the concern of all the soldiers in Lingzhou City.

"What about you? Are you afraid? ”

Li Deren took two steps and faced the rough man in tattered clothes.

"Big scar on the head! Unafraid! ”

The rough man said in a muffled voice, his voice was not loud, and his expression remained unchanged.

Li Deren nodded, faced the recruits, and suddenly shouted loudly.

"Brothers, the Tatar army is coming, Genghis Khan is coming, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! Unafraid! ”

The recruits raised their spears together and shouted together, their voices high-pitched, soaring into the sky.

Li Deren nodded, raised his right hand again, raised his arms and shouted.

"Brothers, defend Lingzhou! Defend Great Xia! ”

"Defend Lingzhou! Defend Great Xia! ”

The recruits again raised spears and chanted together, and everyone was red-faced.

"Defend Lingzhou! Defend Great Xia! ”

The people of Western Xia who were watching from the sidelines also clasped their fists and roared together, their voices were high, and the entire church became a sea of anger.

Li Deren and everyone shook their fists and shouted, striding forward, he and Ning Zining passed in front of the recruit queue, turned back frequently, and left the teaching ground.

The military spirit is available, which makes him more enthusiastic and more confident in defending the city.

"Ning Xianggong, there is going to be a war at any time, how is the armor prepared?"

These trained recruits may not be able to fight in the field, but they are more than enough to defend the city, and they are soldiers after a few battles.

However, he had just noticed that most of the recruits were unarmoured and shivering in the cold wind. Armor is draped on the body, one can keep out the cold, and the other can effectively protect and enhance combat effectiveness.

"Your Highness, don't worry. When the time comes to defend the city, everyone in custody will wear armor, and no one will be pulled down! ”

Ning Zining said with a smile, disapproving.

Lingzhou is an important military town in Western Xia, with 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers stationed for a long time, and armor and weapons are piled up. To supply 10,000 recruits, it is still more than enough.

"Why wait until it's time to fight in the upper city? It's cold, and the armor can also keep out the cold, and it can also allow the recruits to adapt to the battlefield, so hurry up and send the armor down. ”

Li Deren glanced at Ning Zining in surprise and frowned.

When the country was ruined and the family was ruined, it was still such a dead-headed, bureaucratic style. Those young people who are enthusiastic to serve the country and come to join the army, can they still hide their armor and weapons secretly?

Of the 200,000 Lingzhou people, there are only more than 10,000 young Ding Zhuang who can be selected, and most of the rest are women and children. As for the young people of the right age, they have already been almost killed by the Tatar army.

In any case, these descendants of Great Xia must also be preserved.

And at this time, we must not chill the young people's desire to serve the country.

"Your Highness, the old minister will go to handle this matter in the afternoon."

Ning Zining's old face turned dark red, and he hurriedly agreed.

For a long time, he is afraid that people's hearts will be unstable, and once he puts on his armor, he is afraid that it will cause a commotion.

"Ning Xianggong, if you recruit another 10,000 recruits, can weapons and armor be supplied?"

The recruits are fierce, which also gives him inexplicable confidence.

"Your Highness, if you add another 10,000 new soldiers, not to mention the combat strength, even the supply of this grain and grass, I'm afraid there will be problems. According to 30,000 soldiers, plus 5,000 rebels, the grain and grass can last until the end of May. Before the heat of the day, the Tatar army should retreat. If another 10,000 soldiers are added, I am afraid that they will only be able to hold out until the beginning of April at most. ”

Ning Zining's soft voice provoked a sneer from Li Deren.

"Ning Xianggong, do you think that you can't die in war? These 30,000 soldiers will be able to leave half of them at that time, which is already thank God! What's more, Genghis Khan poured his country over, so easy to retreat? ”

Li Deren's words made Ning Zi Ningmao pause, and he hurriedly replied:

"Your Highness, then I will pass on a military order, so that people between the ages of 15 and 50 will come to join the army, 10,000 people, it shouldn't be a problem."

Half of the people who defended the city died, didn't it mean that Lingzhou City could be defended?

Li Deren nodded, wanting to say something, but finally didn't speak.

The Mongol army is approaching the city, and at this critical juncture, it is a great luck to be able to hold the city of Lingzhou. As for whether the people can be fed and clothed, whether they will freeze to death, starve to death, and die of illness, he has no time to care.

"Brother Cao, what is this?"

When he came to the Ordnance Prison and looked at the waist-high two-wheeled vehicles in the open space, Li Deren asked curiously.

"Your Highness, this is a gun carriage, which is used to defend the city on the city wall. When the artillery is placed on it, the angle can be adjusted, and it can also block the wind and snow, which can effectively kill and injure the Mongolian army besieging the city! ”

Cao Youwan patiently explained to Li Deren.

More than two hundred chariots brought with him, suitable for field battles, fighting on the city walls, some of the heights were not suitable, he had to remake or re-alter. Fortunately, Lingzhou is the Xijing of Western Xia, there are many heavy vehicles and equipment, and there are not a few carpenters, so he will not be distracted.

"300 steps! That's the same as the Divine Arm Bow! ”

Li Deren nodded slightly, and his heart was even more excited.

It is said that the Song army is invincible in defending the city, and it really has some ability. These more than 200 artillery carriages are equivalent to more than 200 divine arm bows, and the firepower of the city defense has greatly increased.

"Brother Cao, if Lingzhou City can be defended, I will ask you to get drunk for three days and three nights."

Thinking of the 200,000 people in the city, Li Deren was worried, but unconsciously confided in his heart.

If Lingzhou City is broken, Zhongxing Mansion will have no southern barrier, so it can only sit and wait to die.

"Your Highness, if you are united, you will not be afraid that Lingzhou City will be breached. Even if the walls are broken and there are street battles, I am afraid that the Tatar army will not be able to withstand so many casualties. If they want to set foot on Lingzhou City, they have to step on the corpses of my 8,000 brothers. ”

Cao Youwan's words made Li Deren and Ning Zining's blood boil, and they nodded emphatically.

To break the city of Lingzhou, the Mongol army had to exchange blood and corpses. The Song army was so confident, and they, the Western Xia generals, had no reason to retreat.

"Brother Cao, the Yellow River will freeze in the next few days, and the Tatar army will cross the Yellow River and encircle Lingzhou City. The war is imminent, and the Cao brothers are invited to cooperate in defending the city. Thank you very much below! ”

Li Deren looked solemn and bowed.

The fate of the life and death of the Western Xia people required the Song people to shed blood and sacrifice, which deserved his respect.

"Your Highness, rest assured. In the same sentence, if the Tatar army wants to break the city, it must step on the corpse below. ”

Cao Youwan returned the salute with a fist, also with a solemn face.

The military order given by the emperor, how dare he neglect his duties and not take it seriously!

"Cao Yishi, he is really a good man!"

Ning Zining said calmly.

"Your Highness, these rebels are not ordinary people, who are they sacred? Can't even the old minister tell him? ”

Li Deren and the two came out, and Ning Zining couldn't help but ask quietly.

"Ning Xianggong, I said that they are reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom, do you believe it?"

Li Deren smiled slightly and said it.

"Ning Xianggong, hurry up and send the armor down. I'll go to the state office and take a look at the weapons. The big war is coming, so you can't take it lightly! ”

"Jin Bing? Ghost believes! ”

Watching Li Deren leave, Ning Zining was stunned and said something stupid.

The Jin Kingdom is too busy to take care of itself, and it is vacillating between the war and the peace, where is the mind and ability to take care of Western Xia?

Could it be that this is a private soldier secretly trained by the abolished prince, and he had to take it out as a last resort when the country was ruined?