Chapter 6: Advance
In the spring of the fourth year of the Western Xia Dynasty, the Mongol army went south, and after breaking through the Heishui City on the northern border of the Western Xia, it entered the Hexi region, which had experienced a great drought, and conquered the city all the way, and was invincible everywhere it went.
In March, the Shazhou was captured, the famous general of Western Xia was martyred, and the jade of the Shazhou City was burned;
In May, the surrender of Suzhou was not down, and after the city was broken, Fengmeng made the nephew of the Xili Chuan Department of Xili Asha as the hereditary Daru Huachi of Suzhou, and the rest of the city residents were all killed
In June, Ganzhou was besieged, and the Mongolian army sent people to surrender the Xia Ganzhou guard general Qu Ye Tilu, and 36 people, including the deputy general A Sui, killed Qu Ye Timid and the Mongolian army envoys, and led the soldiers and civilians in the city to resist bloodily. The city was breached, and 36 people, including Ah Sui, were martyred, and the people were spared.
In July, the Xia Shouchen of Liangzhou surrendered to the city, the army and the people were preserved, the Mongol army occupied Xiliangfu, and the defenders all went out with the Mongol army, and the remaining only 500 Mongol cavalry, as well as more than 2,000 local old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers.
Genghis Khan led the Mongol army to attack the land of Xingling in Western Xia, and the Liangzhou general Zazhen transported grain and grass for the Mongol army, provided people's husbands, and worked hard and dedicatedly for the Mongol army to destroy Xia.
Last night, he had a heart-to-intestine battle with a few women, he slept very late, and in the morning he was still dreaming and drooling, and a quick knock on the door woke him up.
"Xianggong, something is wrong!"
"What are you knocking early in the morning, are there dead people in your house?"
Zha Zhen's heart was furious, and he scolded impatiently.
Mongolian iron horses dominate the world, what bullshit can happen?
"The Tatar cavalry drank in the streets, took two women captive, and then were ......"
The guard stumbled outside the room, unable to sleep at all, and sat up at once.
"There's a fart, and then what's wrong?"
With a sore back and a sore back, he secretly scolded his mother in his heart.
Government affairs are complicated, and the health is not as good as before.
"Yes, yes, yes! The woman's family killed a Tatar cavalryman. The Tatar cavalry gathered together and cut down people in the city, killing many of the people, and half the street was stained red. The family of the deceased came to the yamen to cry out for grievances. What to do with Xianggong? ”
The guards were outside the door, and they had to say it clearly.
"Do you still ask Lao Tzu for this little thing? Drive them all away! Offended the Tatars, did they want to be slaughtered? Don't bother Lao Tzu! ”
The guards were about to leave, but they were stopped by an impatient shout.
"Remember! Those who come to cry out for injustice will pick a few wealthy ones and put them in prison, and say that they are arrested by the Tatars, go quickly! ”
The guard quickly answered and turned to leave.
This trip to the people's grievances, Lord Xianggong will definitely make a lot of money.
"Damn, who doesn't want to provoke, but wants to provoke the Tatars! Can you afford to mess with it? ”
After this incident, Zhan Zazhen no longer felt sleepy, he scolded and got dressed and went out of the room.
"Xianggong, it's not good! Oh no! ”
While teasing the birds in the courtyard, the guard ran in in a panic again, shouting as he ran.
His eyes narrowed in dissatisfaction and he scolded.
"What's wrong with you, what's the matter, your father or your mother is gone?"
"Xianggong, the city...... Outside, there are large groups of officers and soldiers outside the city, thousands of people! ”
The guard cursed in his heart, panting and said.
"Where did the officers and soldiers come from? Do you see what the path is? ”
Zha Zhen's heart tightened. It can't be bandits from all walks of life in Hexi, right?
Just those stragglers, what's so terrible?
"Xianggong, see clearly, it is the official army of the Great Song Dynasty. There are about three to five thousand people, and the formation is a bit scary! ”
The guard hurriedly replied.
"The Great Song Dynasty official army? How did they get to Hexi? ”
Zhan Zha Zhen's face changed, and he strode out.
"Go, tell the Tatar army to go to the city at once! Don't get out of here! ”
The official army of the Great Song Dynasty would not come to Hexi for no reason. Or let's see, is it a blessing or a curse?
"Yes! Messire! ”
The guard cursed secretly in his heart and followed out of the backyard.
The gate of Liangzhou was closed, and the soldiers and officials on the city wall were all curiously looking outside the city. The dense human heads, the cold and shining ironclad artillery, and the tofu cubes all look like they really have the taste of an elite division.
At the head of the city, the Liangzhou soldiers and officials who were frightened by the Mongol army, a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, were not afraid, just curious.
I have seen the invincibility of the Mongolian cavalry, and the thousands of "elites" outside these city gates are just appearances, maybe not even as good as themselves.
"Generals, generals, ......"
Looking a little confused, he saw a few swaggering Mongolian generals coming up, and hurriedly got out of the way.
"This is Song Bing?"
Zhemur looked at the Song army outside the city and frowned slightly.
The news of Subutai's heavy losses in the Song Realm was not publicized in the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian army stationed in Hexi did not get much news of the battle between the Song and Mongolian armies, and even Genghis Khan died of illness and was not mourned, and the coffin was transported to the grassland, and the thousands of Mongolian troops stationed in Hexi did not get much news.
Song Meng's well water does not interfere with river water. How did these Song soldiers come to Hexi?
"General, these Song troops outside the city are murderous, and they don't look good at coming!"
He said with a smile on his face.
"It's just a look. Go ask these Song Jun, what are they doing here? ”
Dzhemur said disdainfully, and sat down on the chair on the city wall that belonged to the Zhan Za Zhen.
It's only a few thousand foot soldiers, and he doesn't care about it.
He gestured, and the guards shouted loudly at the top of the city.
"Are you Song Jun? Why did you come to Hexi? ”
"Listen, we are the Song army, Hexi is under the rule of my Great Song Dynasty, and we are here to receive Hexi. Hurry up and open the gates, or we will attack it. When the time comes, the jade will be burned, and the chickens and dogs will not be left! ”
The Song army outside the city shouted loudly.
The defenders at the head of the city were in a commotion, and they were also shocked.
These Song soldiers really came to find fault.
"The silence of Dutagnan! What do they say? ”
Jemil stopped the commotion in the city and asked with a dark face.
"General, they said to let you get out, otherwise they will attack the city, and we will not be left with chickens and dogs!"
With a smile on his face, he said cautiously.
"These Song dogs, what a big breath. I really don't know whether to live or die! ”
Jemil sneered and stood up.
"Zha Qin, you sweep the battle at the head of the city, I will take the Mongolian warriors out of the city, and when the Song army is defeated, catch a few and come back to peel and cramp, so that you can take a good look."
With a smile on his face, he nodded again and again.
"General, be careful! The villain will go and prepare the wine and food, and wait for the general's triumphant return! ”
The east gate of Liangzhou City is wide open, the Mongolian thousand people rush out, everyone is wearing armor, the quiver is full, the iron horse is vertical and horizontal, they beat the horses and walk, the smoke and dust are flying, the face is hideous, screaming wildly, like the demon in the world.
At the head of Liangzhou City, Zhan Zhan looked at the Song army's large array in the distance, sneered disdainfully, and immediately ordered to go down.
"Hurry up, let people prepare the food and drinks, and wait for the victorious return of the army!"
These Song Jun look a little good, and it's too late to cry for a while.
Ma Zhong stood in the middle of the large formation, the chariots around him formed a circular artillery position, and he stared at the rushing Mongolian cavalry, his face sinking like water.
In the town of Langao in the Song realm, the scene of him and Cheng Xin's reinforcements being wantonly shot by the Mongolian cavalry is still floating in front of his eyes.
This time, the artillery carriage position was already well prepared. Seeing the Mongolian cavalry come out, Ma Zhong's face also sank.
The Mongol cavalry roared wildly, circled around, began to accelerate, and rushed towards the Song army's position like a storm.
These Mongol cavalry were accustomed to winning battles and were arrogant, and with only a thousand cavalry, they dared to attack the position of the Song army's 3,000 army. And looking at their complacent appearance, it seems that they have won the battle.
"Prepare for battle!"
Ma Zhong said coldly, and the Chinese army ordered the flag to be waved down.
In the battle of Langao Town that day, his friend Ma Yi Wang Ping was killed in battle, and there was not much left of his comrades, which was due to the Mongolian army.
"Reload your ammo!"
Wu Feng's voice sounded, the officers shouted loudly, and the gunners were busy.
The Mongol cavalry roared in, the iron cavalry rolled, the smoke and dust rose, and they circled around the Song army, and soon they had reached a distance of about 200 paces, and the sparse feathered arrows had been shot.
Some of the Song recruits were pale, trembling, and their breathing became rapid. However, the large array was tightly organized, and there were veterans and officers pressing the formation, so it would not panic.
"Those who escape from the battle will be killed!"
Seeing that the recruits were nervous and scared, the officers shouted angrily. The recruits steadied themselves, facing forward, clenching their swords and guns.
"200 steps!"
The observing gunners shouted loudly.
Wu Feng's face was gloomy, his left sleeve was empty, and his right hand pulled out a knife.
His left hand was cut off by the Mongol army in Langao Town, Song Realm.
Speaking of which, he and Ma Zhong were brothers and sisters, and the remnants of the two Langao towns were defeated, and they became the vanguard of the Song army's advance into Hexi.
Shame and revenge, this time, Lao Tzu must come back!
200 paces, the feathered arrows of the Mongol cavalry, did not have much lethality.
"150 steps!"
The observing gunners shouted again. Many feathered arrows flew into the Song army's array, and although there were artillery carts and shields, some soldiers were shot down and wounded.
The Mongol cavalry rained down arrows and flew towards the Song army's main array. Most of the Mongolian knights immediately fired arrows and gave up the reins, which shows the superb riding skills.
At the same time, the long knife in Wu Feng's hand pointed obliquely and shouted loudly.
"Fire!"
The red flag in the hands of the flag officer waved down heavily, and the gunners of the Song army pressed the red-hot iron chisel on the fire rope, and then squatted down one after another, and everyone covered their ears.
"Puffy Puff!"
The artillery body shook, the smoke of gunpowder filled, and countless iron balls and iron pellets came out of their disembowels, splitting their heads and covering their faces, tearing the air, and heading straight for the Mongolian cavalry that burst into a circle.
The sound of thunderous artillery outside the city came, and the head of the city, who was calm and watching the battle, was startled and subconsciously stood up.
The lazy guards at the head of the city also woke up like a dream, and they all stood up straight, opened their eyes wide, and looked at the fighting ground outside the city.
The artillery roared, the smoke was filled, like a wind sweeping away the leaves, and the galloping and roaring Mongolian cavalry dismounted in large swaths, and the original cavalry formation suddenly thinned out a lot.
The sound of the artillery of "Pengpengpeng" continued, the second and third rounds of artillery shelling sounded one after another, the Mongolian cavalry who were beaten and dizzy turned their horses' heads in a hurry, and retreated one after another, and the Mongolian knights planted their horses from their horses like dumplings, the flesh and blood of the men and horses were blurred, the war horses screamed, the wounded screamed, and the tragedy of iron and blood blended.
There were only four rounds of artillery bombardment, and a thousand Mongolian cavalry, most of whom had been killed and wounded, and the rest were frightened, and fled in all directions, gathering many large and small cavalry formations of more than a dozen people and more than twenty people.
His face was pale, his hands were on the city wall, his bones were white, and his body seemed to be trembling.
Several of the guards behind him looked at each other, and then looked away.
"Xianggong, look! The cavalry of the Song people! ”
The guard suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted loudly.
He raised his eyes and saw that in all directions of Liangzhou City, countless Song cavalry were rolling in, forming an encirclement towards the scattered Mongolian cavalry.
"That's really...... The cavalry of the Song army? ”
In the astonishment, the crossbow arrows of the Song cavalry on the field were fired, covering the sky and the sun, and the remnants of the Mongolian cavalry were shot off their horses, and the rest of the panic fled to the east gate of Liangzhou.
"Quick! Open the gates! ”
He shouted loudly and commanded his subordinates to open the city gate and let the remnants of the Mongols enter the city.
"You idiots, you're still stunned......"
The guards bowed their heads and were silent, and they were like thunder, scolding their subordinates angrily, and the horsewhip in their hands had just been raised, and their backs were hit, so painful that he couldn't speak.
The guard behind him drew his gun and ducked to the side. With blood on his back and weakness, he leaned against the city wall.
He is also a famous warrior in Western Xia, but he didn't expect to be accidentally plotted by his own guards.
"Why do you want to hurt me? I treat you well on weekdays! ”
The gunshot wound was not fatal, and he leaned against the city wall, looking left and right, and there seemed to be no other good way in front of him except to jump off the city wall to escape.
"You dog official, you should have died a long time ago for helping the Tatars to kill the people!"
"Kill this dog mongrel!"
"Kill the shit!"
Several guards had hideous eyes and scolded angrily, and they rushed up, raising knives and guns together, and the seriously injured ones soon turned into a pile of meat paste in the sound of begging for mercy.
"No one is allowed to move!"
Several guards took over the city walls, and the thousands of soldiers at the head of the city were silent, and no one said a word.
"Look! The Tatar cavalry is almost gone! ”
At the head of the city, suddenly a soldier shouted loudly. The "Mongolian soldiers" on the city wall looked out of the city, the smoke and dust around Liangzhou City were flying, and there was a lot of moving horses, and the Song army's iron cavalry was rolling, earth-shattering, and swept towards the remnants of the Mongolian army under the city.
The Mongol cavalry at the gate shouted and cursed, but the gate never opened. The rushing Song army feathers and arrows fired together, covering the sky and the sun, and several rounds of artillery went down, destroying the withering and decaying, and the Mongolian cavalry outside the city gate were shot into hedgehogs one after another, and the flesh and blood flew sideways.
The battle outside the city ended, the gate of Liangzhou slowly opened, and the officials in the city bowed down at the gate of the city, humbling.
"From now on, this place will be called Wuwei County. Of course, it can also be called Liangzhou in private. ”
Ma Zhong sat on the horse, stood in front of the city gate, looking at the majestic Liangzhou City, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
That's the benefit of having a large cavalry. Finally, the Song army had the majestic style of the 10,000 horses galloping on the back of Yue Wumu.
"Whether it is Liangzhou or Wuwei County, they are all under the rule of my Great Song Dynasty!"
Wu Feng hit the horse and followed, and added a sentence calmly.
The Song army rushed into this important town in Hexi, which had been separated from the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years, announcing the re-possession of this important town in Hexi by the Great Song Dynasty.
"There's another chapter later, thank you!"