Lizhou West Road, the northwest border of the Great Song Dynasty, Lizhou West Road Prefecture, Chuzhou.

Since the first year of Xingqing, the new emperor Zhao Hong ascended the throne, ordered that the two roads of Lizhou be exempted from taxation for three years, and the people were recuperate, and a new army was sent to settle in the two roads of Lizhou. Under the management of a group of officials led by Cui He, the envoy of the Sichuan system, and Cao Youwen, the commander of the Lizhou West Road, and with the efforts of the Sichuan military and civilians, the entire northwest frontier, including Shudi, quickly recovered from the trauma of the war.

Xihe Prefecture, an important town in Sanguan and five states, the city wall and moat are framed according to the situation of the valley, with a circumference of 10 li, steep on all sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and very strong to build. Xihe Prefecture has always been the fortress of Lizhou West Road and the gateway to the northwest.

On the west city wall of Xihezhou, Lu Wende, the commander of Lizhou West Road, was surrounded by a group of generals and was watching outside the city.

Since the beginning of last year, the Mongol army has been in full swing, and has broken through several important cities in Western Xia. Most of the land of Western Xia was lost, and the Mongol army successively broke through the northwest Lanzhou, Taozhou, and Lintaofu and other important towns under the rule of the Jin people, burning, looting, and destroying them, and the Jin people fled into the Song realm, and the Mongol army invaded the Song Dynasty border fortress that was closely connected with Taozhou and Lintaofu, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time.

"General, look, it seems that there is an enemy!"

Suddenly, the guards pointed to the west and shouted.

Lu Wende was shocked, picked up the clairvoyant mirror, and looked to the west.

Between the ups and downs of the hills, more than a dozen Song army rangers rode horses in front, wolves rushed to the city, straight to Xihe City.

Immediately afterwards, countless iron horses came into view, horses with protective gear, iron armor, horned bows and axes, and quivers. The knights' hooves rumbled, the ground trembled, and they quickly gathered in a column in all directions, maneuvering quickly and well-trained, which made the Song soldiers at the head of the city frightened.

And on the field, between the iron horses, countless Song people, soldiers, and civilians, rolling and crawling, ghosts crying and howling, were driven to the west and the state city.

"The Tatar army! Blow the trumpet, beat the drums, light the wolf smoke!"

Lu Wende was taken aback and shouted loudly.

I'll it!

Unexpectedly, the Mongol army invaded the Song land without warning!

As soon as the emperor ascended to the great treasure, he planned outside Shukou to take precautions, and his vision was really vicious!

"Your Majesty's unpredictable prophet, it's amazing! I admire the five-body throw! ”

Lu Yuanting sighed and said the thoughts of the generals of the Song army on the city wall.

The emperor issued the "Tatar Policy" three years ago, and two years ago it was laid out in the northwest frontier.

The sound of the horn was desolate, the sound of the drum was thrilling, the sound of the fighting resounded through the city wall, the Song army was like ants, and they all rushed to the city, and soon, the wolf smoke was billowing and soaring into the sky, and the whole city was busy.

The Mongolian cavalry had a hideous face, iron armor, iron cavalry, and endless anger and killing in their faces. They came on horseback, wantonly beating the captured Song people, the Song people knelt down and begged for mercy, the Mongolian cavalry showed no mercy, the horses stepped on the knife and slashed, either dead or wounded. The Tatar cavalry did not stop and continued to fight their horses forward.

Looking at the direction of their march, it seems to be pointing directly at the west and the state city.

"Chen Xianggong, hasn't he already ordered the wall to clear the wilderness? How could so many people be taken captive? ”

Lu Wende glared at the generals under his command, pointed to the Mongolian army outside the city, and his voice unconsciously raised.

Lu Wende governed the army strictly, and all the generals under his command looked at each other, bowed their heads one after another, and did not dare to say anything.

"General, these captured soldiers and civilians are probably coming from the ground in Daizhou."

Chen Yin, the governor of Xihe Prefecture on the side, held the clairvoyant mirror and looked at it carefully, and said in confusion.

He thinks he is diligent in his administration, and Xihe Prefecture is a military state, so it is impossible for so many people not to enter the city.

"Tier?"

Lu Wende was taken aback, picked up the clairvoyant mirror and looked at it carefully, and fell into an ice cave with a cold heart.

Judging from the costumes of the soldiers and civilians captured by the Song people, there is indeed the word Jiezhou.

Jiezhou is located in the south of Xihe Prefecture, with few troops and weak defenses, no one expected that the Tatar army would make a big detour and capture Jiezhou first.

Lu Wende's eyes were fixed on the outside of the city, and his face was ugly, like pig's liver.

"Tartar dog thieves, they actually humiliated and killed the people of my Song family like cattle and sheep!"

Zhao Wei, the second phase of Jinling Lecture Wutang, a general in the army, stood on the city wall, watching the captured Song soldiers and civilians being laughed and scolded by the Tatar army, wantonly slaughtered, his face was red with anger, and his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Zhao Wei's father, Zhao Kui, although he was pushed to the end by Zhao Hong in Yangzhou, Zhao Wei was still admitted to the Jinling Lecture Hall and voluntarily came to the northwest border to serve the country.

The father is the father, the son is the son, although the father is somewhat innocent, the court is not so unkind.

"If you really have blood, you should fight with each other. It's sad and infuriating to want to escape a way out! ”

Another general of the Song Army, Cao Erxiong, a partial general of Xihe Prefecture, snorted coldly.

"Cao Erxiong, what you said is light. Ordinary people are unarmed, what to fight with each other? Isn't it for nothing? ”

Lu Yuanting, the general of the West Road of Lizhou and the commander of Xihe Prefecture, immediately objected.

"If I, my wife and daughter are ruined, and my parents and brothers are killed, I will definitely play with each other! If there are no knives, guns, bows and arrows, are there no woodcutters and kitchen knives? Sticks don't have one? It's so humiliating, I can't stand it anyway! ”

Cao Erxiong said indignantly, blushing.

"Brothers, don't say a word! In the final analysis, it is all the sins of these Tatars, and it is not too late to kill them and avenge the people! ”

Meng Ying, the general of Lizhou West Road, the former Lizhou border general who was not from Wutang, persuaded him softly.

These graduates of the martial arts hall are all young and vigorous, jealous and hateful, and the enemy is current, so don't make trouble yourself.

He didn't know that military orders were like mountains, and although these generals argued, because of strict military discipline, no one dared to violate military orders, and fights and brawls were almost extinct.

Chen Yin, the governor of Xihe Prefecture, saw it in his eyes and was secretly frightened.

Jinling Martial Arts Hall, as the name suggests, is to train martial artists. These guys, all of them are brave and ruthless. The Tatar army came with great momentum, and these generals were not afraid and would never show weakness.

A vicious battle seems inevitable.

"Pass the order, the artillery is loaded with ammunition, listen to my military orders!"

Sure enough, Lu Wende, the young Xihe Prefecture guard, coldly gave a military order.

The Mongolian cavalry outside the city commanded, I'm afraid they didn't come to show off their muscles, turn around and leave. In this case, there is no reason for him not to cooperate with the other party.

"General Lu, it's better to be cautious and don't start a war!"

The Mongolian cavalry dragon spirit and tiger were fierce and resolute, which made Chen Yin breathe quickly and his heart beat wildly, so he hurriedly persuaded him carefully.

"Chen Xianggong, and the robbers, there is no reason to talk about it."

Lu Wende sneered and whispered.

It is clear from the "Tatar Policy" that the Tatar army is afraid of power and not virtue, and only recognizes whose fists are hard. Reason with these people, unless it's a bad brain.

A few rangers came on horseback, and their faces were disgraced, which made Lu Wende's face change.

Turning his gaze to the galloping Mongolian knights, Chen Yin's voice trembled slightly, and his face turned a little pale.

"General...... It's our rangers, do you want to let them in? ”

The soldiers on the city walls were ready to fight, and everyone looked at the Tatar army outside the city, ready to attack.

The rangers of the Song army rode to the city wall, everyone was covered in blood, and the knights led by them shouted loudly to the city wall.

"General Lu, the last general Li Shou, the deputy commander of Jiezhou. The Tatar army came around from Motianling, all the way to Xihezhou, and the other way seemed to go in the direction of Chuzhou! ”

"Enter the city through the East Gate!"

Lu Wende waved his hand, Liu Zhi took the Song army to ride, turned around on horseback, and went straight to the east gate of Xihe Prefecture.

Not long after Li Shou left, the Tatar Iron Cavalry had already arrived under the city wall, and they drove the captured Song soldiers and civilians, shooting arrows and swords, slashing horses, laughing and scolding, and letting the screams and wails of the slaughtered.

This is their usual way of acting, coercion and intimidation, taking pride in killing and plundering as the goal, which is completely different from the agricultural civilization of the Central Plains.

The massacre outside the city, Lu Wende and the others saw the blood pouring pupils, and they all blushed.

"General, fuck these shit!"

"General, Tatar is demonstrating to our army. You can do it with them! ”

The generals of the Song army on the city wall were indignant and shouted one after another.

"Wait a minute, let them come closer, and see what they want?"

Lu Wende's face was ugly, and he stopped the generals from asking for battle, although he was also so angry that his face was red.

Jealousy is like hatred, sex is as fierce as fire, and he has three thousand elite men in his hands. In fact, he's already ready to move.

A war horse with protective gear, carrying a round iron helmet knight with iron armor piercing through, galloping like a hellish evil. The Mongol knight on the horse was in good shape, and from a hundred paces away, he opened his bow and arrows and shot at the city wall, and the speed of the horse did not slow down.

The feather arrow broke through the air, grazed Lu Wende's shoulder, and hit the throat of Song Jun behind him. Blood splattered, Song Jun snorted, and fell to the city wall.

The army exclaimed, and they all erected their shields, or hid behind the battlement wall, and in front of Lu Wende, they immediately erected shields.

The Song soldier who was hit by the arrow was bleeding profusely and was dragged down. Seeing his eyes wide open, I am afraid that he is more than lucky.

"Get out of the way!"

Lu Wende's face turned pale, and he removed the shield in front of him.

He is also a natural archer, but he is ashamed of himself when he is still riding and shooting a hundred steps away, and he can shoot the opponent's target.

He suddenly remembered that the "Tatar Policy" said that the Mongolian cavalry had a kind of light arrow, and the Mongolian bow used could shoot at a range of more than 200 paces, and some Mongolian archers could immediately shoot opponents a hundred paces away.

Lu Wende secretly regretted his carelessness, his heart was full of anger, but his face was silent.

"General, fuck this goddamn thing!"

Caught off guard, he injured people, and the dominance of the Mongolian knights made the officers at the head of the city roar angrily.

"General, let's shoot!"

Zhao Wei's face was red, and he was very ashamed of his behavior just now.

As an officer of Jinling Martial Arts Hall, he should treat death as if he were at home on the battlefield and hide and hide, what kind of man is this?

"General, it's better to be calm and see what the other party says?"

Lu Yuanting shook his head, calm and composed.

It seemed that there were only two people who didn't move on the city just now, he and Lu Wende.