In July of the fourth year of the Western Xia Dynasty, the Mongol army attacked the city and captured most of the territory of the Western Xia except for the Xingling Land.

The battle clouds are dense, the army is pressing, the emperor Li Zunwei and the emperor Li Dewang died of fear one after another. And the emperor Li Dewang dedicated the temple number, and he didn't even have a name or a mausoleum number.

In a hurry, the nephew of Emperor Li Dewang, the 22-year-old King of Nanping, Li Wei, was proclaimed by the Western Xia courtiers to succeed to the throne, which was also the tenth emperor of the Western Xia since Li Yuanhao became emperor.

Li Li ascended the throne, changed the Yuan Baoyi, and the fourth year of Qianding also became the first year of Baoyi.

In winter, the military situation came, and the Mongol Great Khan Temujin personally led a large army to besiege Lingzhou, and there was a great tendency to take Lingzhou City in one fell swoop.

When the bad news came, the people of the Western Xia government and the opposition were panicked, and there was a big sign that the dynasty was at an end and the gas was exhausted.

No one knows, is Li Wei the last emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom?

The Mongols were too strong, and Li Wei had no choice but to concentrate the remaining tens of thousands of elites in the Western Xia in the capital Zhongxingfu and the military town of Lingzhou, hoping to rely on the Yellow River and Helan Mountain to make a final battle with the Mongol army.

Lingzhou, as a military stronghold of the Western Xia, the last barrier of the national capital Zhongxingfu, is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Now that the Mongolian army is coming to Lingzhou City, how should they deal with it?

The young Emperor Li Li raised his head from the throne and looked at the ministers of the palace with an inquiring gaze.

"Zhongqing, since the Tatar army has arrived under the city of Lingzhou, why is it besieged and not attacked? What are they waiting for? ”

The young Li asked the same question as Ning Zining, the guard general of Lingzhou.

Although he also knew the consistent tricks of the Mongolian army, encircling the points to send reinforcements, and even deceiving and deceiving, Lingzhou was the gateway of Zhongxing Mansion, and if he cared about it, he couldn't help but ask the ministers.

"Your Majesty, the Tatar army has attacked the city all the way, and it is invincible, but it has also suffered a lot of losses. Genghis Khan only besieged the city of Lingzhou, I am afraid that it was because of too many losses and generals, so the siege was suspended! ”

The new right prime minister, Gao Lianghui, thought about it and said.

Gao Lianghui's words made the ministers in the palace whisper, and many people nodded in approval of Gao Lianghui's words.

The Mongol army captured a lot of important towns in Western Xia, and it must have consumed a lot. They also have to recuperate, and if they don't get it, they will return to Mobei soon.

"In your opinion, what do you think?"

Li Li's gaze stopped on the party nobleman and Xia Renliang's famous Linggong.

Although he was once captured by the Mongol army in ambush, when it came to combat experience, in the Western Xia, no one could match it.

This is also the reason why he, the new emperor, reactivated the defeated and idle Ming Linggong, and promoted the virtuous minister Gao Lianghui to the prime minister, and Zhang Gongfu to be the middle of the imperial history.

He wanted to work harder to turn the tide and pull Great Xia back from the brink of annihilation.

The Emperor looked at the gray-haired Prime Minister Gao Lianghui, and then at the emperor's expectant gaze, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Genghis Khan's heart of the tiger and wolf vowed to destroy Great Xia, and he would never only take Lingzhou. The Mongol army besieged Lingzhou but did not attack, and its original intention was to encircle the point and send reinforcements, aiming to capture Zhongxingfu and exterminate the Western Xia.

Zhongxing Mansion has tens of thousands of remnants of elite soldiers, and if it sends troops, it will definitely be defeated. But if you don't attack, you can only watch Lingzhou City fall.

Left and right are dead, let him gamble on the safety of Lingzhou and the future of Zhongxing Mansion, he is really a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, Genghis Khan's siege of Lingzhou is not attacked, it is to encircle the point and send reinforcements, which is the consistent tactic of the Tatar army. If reinforcements are sent, they are afraid that they will be lured and annihilated by the Tatar army, so that the forces of Zhongxingfu will be weak, and the Tatar army will take the opportunity to capture Zhongxingfu. ”

Wei Ming Linggong frowned and said.

The city of Zhongxing Mansion is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are elite soldiers to guard, which is impregnable. If the elite troops of Zhongxingfu are not transferred, it will be difficult for the Mongol army to conquer Zhongxingfu. The Mongol army besieged Lingzhou but did not attack it, just to see if the Western Xia court dared to risk losing Lingzhou.

Genghis Khan's trick is poisonous enough.

"So, Lingzhou City, the imperial court must be saved?"

Li Wei frowned, and then smiled coldly.

"Genghis Khan, an old thief, has wolf ambitions, and he wants me to destroy the country and destroy the species!"

The Lingzhou guard is the abolished prince Li Deren, who is also his uncle, and Li Deren guards Lingzhou City, he is relieved. However, there are only 20,000 defenders in Lingzhou City, which is enough to deal with the 100,000 wolf-like Mongolian army.

The main force of Western Xia has been killed and wounded in Helan Mountain, and it is impossible to recruit enough new soldiers in the short term. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Xixia, this time it is really on the verge of dying.

"Your Majesty, don't be pessimistic and disappointed!"

Gao Lianghui persuaded the emperor, but he cried first.

Knowing that Genghis Khan had bad intentions and dug a trap, the Western Xia army had to jump into it.

has the intention to kill the thief, but has no power to return to the sky. Is this the elephant of the destruction of the country?

"I'm not pessimistic, I'm not disappointed. Even if I fight to the last soldier, I will not admit defeat to Genghis Khan. ”

Li regained his composure and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Wei Ming Linggong, I lost my teacher and lost my land in Great Xia, only Zhongxing Mansion and Lingzhou are left, if I lose Lingzhou again, Great Xia will die. I have made up my mind and sent troops to reinforce Lingzhou. Hurry up and gather a large army, and send troops south to repel the Tatar army! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has a play!"

The Xuanhui of the Southern Courtyard made Luo Shichang raise his eyebrows, and immediately stood up and played to Emperor Li Wei.

"Luo Xianggong, do you have anything to say?"

Li Wei frowned and asked softly.

"Your Majesty, sending troops to reinforce Lingzhou is related to the survival of my Great Xia. The minister has a book. ”

Luo Shichang's face was calm, and he bowed, but his words were not polite.

"Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask, the Tatar army is besieging Lingzhou, has the Lingzhou garrison ever asked for reinforcements?"

Luo Shichang's words made all the ministers in the palace nod, Li Wei was stunned, and then reacted.

From beginning to end, Li Deren, the guard general of Lingzhou and the abolished prince, did not seem to ask the court for help.

"Luo Xianggong, there is no request for help from Lingzhou, maybe because the Tatar army is isolated from the north and the south, don't we send reinforcements? In case Lingzhou is captured by the Tatar army, will Zhongxing Mansion still be able to hold on? ”

It was the famous Linggong again, and he said it angrily with a black face.

"The soldiers of Zhongxing Mansion, plus all the officials and people in the city, are only 100,000. There are more than 100,000 Tatar troops, you are the one who takes all the defenders of Zhongxingfu, can you be the opponent of the Tatar army? ”

Luo Shichang did not hesitate and asked directly.

This famous Linggong, arrogant and domineering, relying on the emperor's trust, is arbitrary, and the Great Xia Dynasty has almost become his hall.

At this critical time of life and death in Western Xia, he couldn't let the name of the Emperor Linggong cover the court, and everyone became his vassals.

"Luo Xianggong, what do you mean, don't you go to reinforce Lingzhou? The Tatar army is coming to Lingzhou City, Lingzhou City is in danger, what are your intentions? ”

Wei Ming Linggong was stunned for a moment, and then roared sharply.

These scholars and doctors will chant poems all day long, arrange troops, and use troops externally, and they know bullshit.

"The name is ordered, and Hugh wants to speak ill of each other. Let me ask you, there are tens of thousands of guards in Zhongxing Mansion? ”

Luo Shichang said coldly, not moved by the anger of the famous Linggong.

"There are 50,000 defenders of Zhongxing Mansion, plus the people and government officials, there are 100,000 people. Luo Xianggong, why do you ask this? ”

As he spoke, his momentum weakened.

These 100,000 rabble, against Genghis Khan's 100,000 iron cavalry, and it was a field battle on the plain, the odds of victory were too low.

"Your Majesty, there are 50,000 defenders, and there are only 30,000 soldiers. With all the forces of Zhongxingfu, it is not yet an opponent of the Tatar army. Sending troops to rescue Lingzhou can only bring about its own destruction, and Zhongxing Mansion will not escape. Knowing that it is a trap, you still have to jump into it, which is not done by a wise man. Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

Luo Shichang said loudly, without backing down.

State affairs, don't let the minister ask, where does the courage come from? How domineering?

Genghis Khan's scheming, besieging the city and sending reinforcements, fools can see it, why do you have to jump into the trap, and no one else can doubt it?

"Luo Shichang, according to what you say, Your Majesty and I are both stupid? Have you ever been on the battlefield? What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here? Since you are so smart, then you say, how can you keep Lingzhou City from losing? Do you want to watch from the wall? ”

The words of the famous Linggong immediately caused a commotion in the main hall, and many Wenchen couldn't help but fight back.

"Wei Ming Linggong, according to what you say, if you haven't been on the battlefield, you can't worry about national affairs?"

"Wei Ming Linggong, you have been on the battlefield, lost tens of thousands of troops, and became a prisoner of Genghis Khan. If it weren't for Xiangzong and his relatives and pleading with Genghis Khan, would you still be able to come back alive and stand here without shame? ”

"National affairs, the survival of Great Xia, how can you allow a defeated general to block his words, is it really unreasonable?"

"Don't say anything, how domineering you are!"

Li Zhongge, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Gongfu and others walked out one after another, directly reprimanding the famous Linggong.

At the critical juncture of the destruction of the Western Xia Kingdom, the ministers were not allowed to speak, which was too arrogant and unbearable.

"The old man is just worried about national affairs, not that. Whether or not to reinforce Lingzhou City depends on His Majesty's holy decision! ”

The famous Linggong knew that he was at a loss, and he no longer fought back sharply.

In fact, he himself was hesitant to send troops to reinforce Lingzhou. Most of Genghis Khan's tricks are clear to him, and he is even more apprehensive.

"Your Majesty, the ambition of the Tatar wolf, Your Majesty also asks for Holy Judgment!"

Luo Shichang struck while the iron was hot and admonished again.

"Zhongqing temporarily retired from the court, Li Yuanji, Gao Lianghui, Wei Minglinggong, and Luo Shichang went to the imperial study to face the saint. The matter of reinforcing Lingzhou will be discussed later. ”

While the ministers were disturbing, Li Wei snorted coldly, stood up, and walked towards the side hall.

The new emperor was decisive and strong, and the ministers had no choice but to retreat from the court, Li Yuanji, Gao Lianghui, Wei Minglinggong, and Luo Shichang looked at each other a few times and left the hall one after another.

Luo Shichang came out, looked at no one around, beckoned to the guards, stuffed a piece of silver, and whispered.

"Go to the barracks and find General Yu Yuyu!"

Reinforcing Lingzhou, the emperor was ready to move. So far, there is only hope for this eloquent Song general.