The first year of Western Xia Baoyi, Chinese New Year's Eve, Lingzhou City.

Since the end of November, the Mongol army attacked Lingzhou City, the offensive was either rapid or slow, and the battle lasted for more than a month, and the Mongolian and Xia sides fought bloody battles one after another, with countless casualties.

In Lingzhou City, the dead and wounded soldiers have reached more than 10,000, the bodies of the dead are piled up on the teaching ground, several people high, the corpses are dressed in single clothes, and the armor on their bodies has been removed, which is used for other living soldiers to continue to defend the city.

As for the five or six thousand wounded, they occupied half of the barracks in the teaching field, and the lights were bright, and the medical officers were sweating profusely, rushing back and forth to treat the wounded soldiers.

Heavy snow covered the field, and the Mongolian army camp outside the city was shrouded in rain and snow. The city was watered, and the city walls were slippery and crystal clear to prevent the Mongol army from attacking the city.

In the Lingzhou Prefecture Palace, above the lobby, the charcoal fire is blazing, warm as spring.

It is said to be a charcoal fire, but it is actually a beam of wood dismantled from the houses in the city to keep out the cold.

Li Deren was at the top of the main seat, and below him were several Western Xia generals such as Cao Youwan and Ning Zining.

"General Cao, after more than a month of fighting, Genghis Khan has not withdrawn his troops. Does he have to take Lingzhou City before he stops? ”

Li Deren asked with a fire, and the corners of Ning Zining's mouth rose slightly.

It's just that an insignificant "subordinate" seems to have been promoted, and he also uses the title of general, which is really funny.

It's just a martial artist, it's really not worth mentioning.

"Your Highness, the Tatar army has invaded this time, aiming to destroy my Great Xia. With Genghis Khan's temper, I'm afraid he won't retreat easily, and we have to find another way. ”

Ning Zining said it slowly, and it seemed that he had answered on behalf of Cao Youwan.

Cao Youwan nodded and agreed with Ning Zining's words. However, the contempt in the other party's eyes made him subconsciously rise in evil fire.

This white and chubby old boy, is this belittling him?

It doesn't matter if you despise him, but you can't despise the soldiers behind him.

"General Cao, didn't you say that the epidemic is spreading in the Tatar army, why is the siege still so fierce?"

Li Deren looked at Cao Youwan with suspicious eyes.

"General Cao, how do you know about the affairs in Genghis Khan's army? It can't be nonsense, right? ”

Ning Zining snorted coldly in his nostrils, and his gaze was very unkind.

"What do you mean, two? Why don't you take your troops out of the city and capture two Tatar captives for you? ”

Cao Youwan's heart was on fire, and his face darkened suddenly.

The emperor said that the Mongolian army was epidemic, how could it be fake?

More than 2,000 of his soldiers were killed and wounded, and he was already angry, and he immediately had a seizure when he heard the words.

The emperor ordered himself to lead his troops to the rescue, and he had already suffered two thousand casualties of the Song army.

"Could it be that if there is no epidemic in the Tatar army, you are going to open the city and surrender?"

Zhang Zhongxia sneered, and there was no sarcasm in his words.

These Tangut people didn't want to defend the city well, but they blamed themselves. Such words are really chilling.

"Bold! How dare you speak to Your Highness like this? ”

A Lingzhou official in the hall stood up and loudly reprimanded Cao Youwanlai.

"Arrogant and arrogant, I don't know how to be humble!"

Ning Zining's face was ugly, he stroked his beard, and said coldly.

If it weren't for Cao Youwan and his subordinates who defended the city bravely, he would have already burst out.

Cao Youwan glanced at Ning Zining and everyone in the hall, sneered contemptuously, and replied.

"What do you say? You repeat! ”

Yang Daquan took the case, pointed at Ning Zining, and glared angrily.

Thousands of miles of rescue, many casualties, and cynicism, it really made him unbearable.

"General Yang, don't be impatient!"

Li Deyi was stunned, his old face turned red, and he hurriedly persuaded Yang Daquan and the others back, and then angrily reprimanded everyone in the hall.

"Bold! Don't quit yet! Do you want to fight among yourself? ”

To tell the truth, if it weren't for these Song soldiers, Lingzhou City would have fallen long ago.

Zhang Zhongxia patted Yang Daquan on the shoulder, and the latter sat back in his chair.

"General Cao, don't be surprised. The soldiers in the city were killed and wounded, and the people were cold and hungry. ”

Facing Cao Youwan, who was pale, Li Deren respectfully bowed and bowed.

The Song army came to help, with countless casualties, and made great contributions to defending the city. It's inevitable that I am so suspicious that it makes people feel cold.

"Your Highness, rest assured. Even if the epidemic is rife in the Tatar army, they will do everything possible to cover it up and will not let me know about it. As for defending the city, General Cao would never have selfish intentions. He will lead me and other brothers to ensure that Lingzhou City is not lost. ”

Zhang Zhongxia looked at Cao Youwan and Yang Daquan, who were gloomy, and got up to play a round.

Cao Youwan and Yang Daquan are both rectums, and they explode at one point. Once the relationship between the two sides is stiffened, it will not do any good to defend the city. If someone opens the door and steals because of this, it will be a catastrophe.

"Your Highness, what General Zhang said is true. In the next sentence, if the Tatar army wants to break through Lingzhou City, it has to step on the corpse below, and step on the corpse of my remaining six thousand brothers! ”

Cao Youwan's face softened, stood up, and returned a salute.

If he smashed the field and broke up unhappily, he would not be able to explain to the emperor.

"Your Highness, there are countless casualties in the city, if the Tatars are surrounded like this, can we defend Lingzhou City?"

Ning Zining asked with his long beard to ease the embarrassing situation.

He didn't actually want to target Cao Youwan, but the army was besieging the city, the pressure was great, and his mood was depressed.

"The Great Xia Kingdom has become like this, do we still have a way out?"

Li Deren shook his head gently, and there was emotion in his tone.

"As long as Lingzhou City is still there, Zhongxing Mansion will be safe and sound. Now it's up to us and the Tatar army, who can withstand it. ”

Li Deren sat down, his face haggard and sad.

The sighs and sighs of everyone in the hall were in their eyes, and Cao Youwan frowned slightly.

Li Deren and Ning Zining, including these Western Xia generals and officials, seemed to be a little pessimistic about defending the city.

People's hearts are fluctuating, which is not a good sign.

"Your Highness, ladies and gentlemen, if any of you want to surrender to the Tatar army, you must go out of the city yourself. In the next meeting, we will live and die with Lingzhou City, even if the Tatar army enters the city, my brothers and I will hold on until the last moment, and the jade will be burned, and we will never wag our tails and beg for mercy. ”

Cao Youwan was impassioned and spoke aloud.

Jun is like the sea! What the emperor told was to stick to Lingzhou, once Lingzhou City was lost, how would he face the king?

Thinking about it, there is only coexistence and death with Lingzhou City.

"Your Highness, the Tatar army has wolf ambitions, no faith, Lingzhou City cannot be lost, and we will not surrender. If the Tatar army wants to take Lingzhou City, then fill it with their corpses. ”

Another Song general, Yang Daquan, also echoed Cao Youwan and said loudly.

"Speaking of street fighting, I guess the Tatar army is not my big ...... The opponent of the army. ”

Zhang Zhongxia almost confided his true feelings, and quickly changed his words.

"No matter whether Lingzhou City can be defended or not, the old man will never open the door and steal!"

The "rebels" were so fierce that they felt a little cowardly, and Ning Zining said it with a red face.

Lingzhou City can be defended, and he can still save his life. But once the city surrenders, it is inevitable that the number of people will not be guaranteed, and the lives of the 200,000 people in the city will not be guaranteed.

According to the battle tradition of the Mongolian army, those who attack the city and defend the enemy add arrows and stones are refused, and when the city is conquered, the whole city will be killed.

The Mongol army attacked Lingzhou City, with countless casualties, at least 20,000 people, and Genghis Khan was determined to destroy Xia, and he hated the Xia people in the Xing and Ling areas. Once the Mongolian army conquers Lingzhou City, it will definitely leave no chickens and dogs.

In this case, it can only fight a bloody battle with the Mongol army.

"What Ning Xianggong said is. Let's all work together, Genghis Khan wants to take Lingzhou City, let's dream! ”

Another Xia general, Ye Li Zhonghe, also said with a red face.

"Your Highness, we have killed and wounded tens of thousands of soldiers, but the blood of our soldiers will not be shed in vain. The Tatar army besieged the city for more than a month, with at least 20,000 dead and wounded. Your Highness rest assured, with Zai Xia and his brothers, Lingzhou City will definitely be able to defend it! ”

Cao Youwan clenched his fists and said, his tone was much softer.

His Royal Highness the Abolished Prince is the backbone of the military and people of Lingzhou City.

"Dad, Lingzhou City will definitely be able to defend it! Those Tatar sergeants are no match for us at all! ”

Li Deren's son, Li Weizhong, suddenly ran out of the back hall, clenching his small fists and being impassioned.

Everyone in the hall laughed.

"Good! Let's work together to defend Lingzhou City! Guard the wives and children behind you! ”

Li Deren's heart was excited, and he was also smiling.

As long as the soldiers and civilians in the city are dedicated to resisting the enemy, there is hope for Lingzhou City.

"General Cao, why don't we go to the city wall and cheer up the soldiers?"

"Good! By the way, how did the Tatar army survive in the ice and snow? ”

Li Deren took Cao Youwan's arm, and Ning Zining followed and strode out together.

Cao Youwan put his mind at ease and strode forward.

The emperor said that the Mongol army was the greatest threat to the Great Song Dynasty, and that they had come all the way to help, and that he would not surrender with the Tanguts and die in vain.

If you want to die, you have to die vigorously, and you have to die on the battlefield.

Now it seems that the bones of the Xixia people are hard enough, and their blood is still vigorous, which also makes him secretly relieved.

As for what happens in the future, let's talk about it while we keep it.

"Commander Gao, who the hell is this guy? Why is His Highness so polite to him? ”

Ning Zining grabbed a Western Xia general who was guarding the city and asked in a low voice.

Ning Zining managed civil affairs, and his identity as Cao Youwan was far less familiar than these Western Xia generals who defended the city with the Song army.

"That's it, it's just some people, how can it be more powerful than the governor of the state? It's rude! ”

Another civil official is also stupid.

"Ning Xianggong, Liang Xianggong, you don't know this?"

Commander Gao glanced at Ning Zining and the others in surprise, and his face glowed red.

"The two ministers, this is not a people's strong. This is Cao Youwan, the general of the Great Song Dynasty, the deputy marshal of the Xingyuan Rong Division. He and another main general, Yu Jue, came to the rescue of our Great Xia at the behest of the Great Song Emperor! ”

Commander Gao and the soldiers of the Song army fight side by side in the city every day, life and death depend on each other, how can the identity of the Song army be hidden from them.

"Song ...... Army! Ordered to the rescue! ”

Ning Zining was taken aback, and under the shouts of others, he woke up like a dream and hurried to follow.

No wonder Li Deren was so polite to Cao Youwan, so it was.

Since he came to the rescue by order, the Song State in the south was also involved in this Xiameng National War?

In this way, the Great Song Emperor will not sit idly by. It is impossible for him to let 10,000 Song soldiers fend for themselves in Lingzhou City.

If the Great Song Dynasty comes to help, Great Xia will really be saved!