Under the morning sun, the cold wind was bleak, and in front of the Mongol array, Torrey and other generals sat on horses and looked in the direction of the head of Xingyuan Mansion.

In early winter, the Hanzhong Plain is the best season of the year, and the weather is cold and refreshing. For the generals of the Mongol army, Hanzhong is not as cold as on the grassland, but the world is slaughtered, and it is also a good season to fight on the battlefield.

On the city wall of the north city of Xingyuan Mansion, the Song army stationed in the city was wearing helmets and armor, holding guns and standing solemnly, all of them were dark and strong, and everyone was motionless and silent. The flags at the head of the city are flying, the battle tents are fully fortified, and the muzzles of the cannons are faint, facing the outside of the city wall.

"The wall of the Song people seems to be stronger than that of Fengxiang Mansion."

After looking at it for a moment, Liu Heima spoke first.

The attack on Fengxiang Mansion, an important town in the northwest of the Jin Dynasty, was smashed open by the Han army under his command with a stone thrower. The Xingyuan Mansion City in front of him is actually similar to Fengxiang Mansion, but the Song army is elite, and he subconsciously feels that the city is tall and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Since the first year of Xingqing, the Song army has reorganized the northwest frontier, and the cities on both roads of Lizhou have been repaired, increased and heightened, although the cities are not much, they are all first-class big cities and fortified cities, enough for tens of thousands of troops to garrison, enough for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to stay.

"These Song troops, the armor is much more majestic than the Jin people, and they look much more powerful. This can't be Emperor Song's Imperial Forest Army, right? ”

Tabujier looked carefully at Song Jun's equipment and drooled with envy.

These armors are of good quality at first glance, and if they can be snatched up, they can equip many officers and soldiers in the army.

The Song people are full of flowers, and the rich make people want to be in the wrong.

Liu Heima, who had been on the battlefield for a long time and had rich experience in siege, observed carefully for a moment, pointed to the artillery on the head of the city, and gave Torre a detailed introduction.

"Marshal, there is a mouth in every eight feet of the battlement wall, and the mouth is two feet long, and one square is a total of one foot in one stack. With the addition of city towers, horse faces, etc., there are about 100 battlements in the north wall of Xingyuan Mansion, and the Song army should arrange a hundred large and small artillery. ”

Torre nodded, his eyes fixed on the area around the North City Gatehouse, and there seemed to be a reflection.

"Bring the clairvoyant mirror!"

Torre raised the clairvoyant mirror and looked in the direction of the reflection, and at the head of the north city of Xingyuan Mansion, a young Confucian scholar of twenty-five or sixteen seemed to be looking at his party.

Torre was startled, and looked intently at the city.

In front of the gate tower of the north city of Xingyuan Mansion, a young Confucian scholar looked against the wall, surrounded by Song army generals with helmets and armor, and large Song civil officials with wide robes and big sleeves, like stars holding the moon.

Torre looked carefully, the young Confucian face with the national character, black head, white robe, straight figure, not angry and arrogant, the head of all the people in Yiran City.

"King Song!"

Torre was taken aback, no need to ask, this was the legendary Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

This guy, why is he so young?

"Emperor Song! Sure enough, it's ......"

Liu Heima, who was watching from the sidelines, also noticed Zhao Hong and exclaimed softly.

As the Song army captives said, the Song Emperor was indeed in the city of Xingyuan Mansion.

The clairvoyant mirror in his hand is the same as Torre's, which was captured by Ding Hainian from the Song army. Due to the simple principle and easy availability of materials, it was quickly popularized among the Mongolian army and won the love of the generals.

"Kill Emperor Song, all the troubles in my Mongolia are gone!"

Kuoduan put down the clairvoyant mirror suddenly, and shouted viciously at the surrounding generals:

"Quick! Pull the stone thrower out and smash him down for me! ”

The broad words surprised all the Mongolian generals beside the horse.

Is this going to be an immediate siege?

"Broadend, don't worry, it won't take long!"

Liu Heima comforted the irritable broad-ended.

Fighting is not child's play, and Kuoduan is probably just a little anxious.

"The city is high and the pool is deep, the Song Emperor is in charge, and there are firearms, I'm afraid it's not easy to attack!"

Ta Bujier sighed softly, as if he remembered the battle of Lingzhou in Western Xia a few years ago.

Torre's face immediately darkened.

"Shut up! Dare to talk nonsense again, be careful of military law! ”

Torre's face was not good, and Tabugir immediately closed his mouth in amusement.

The generals of the Mongolian army looked at the city together, and Liu Heima observed his words and expressions, and suggested on the side:

"Marshal, our army is long in field battles, and attacking the city is a last resort. Otherwise, it's better to surround the point and send reinforcements. First release the water of the moat, and let the people of the Jin and Song Dynasty fill in the trenches. When the time comes, build earthen ramparts and use back artillery to attack the city, and it will be difficult for the Song army's artillery to use. ”

The return cannon learned the lesson of being too close in the battle with the Song army, and was personally ordered by Wo Kotai to requisition a new stone thrower built by craftsmen from the Western Regions. The return cannon is extremely powerful, can fire 100 catties of boulders, and has a range of more than 200 steps. Although it is not as good as the "heavy return cannon" that fired 150 pounds of boulders and had a range of 300 steps during the Battle of Xiangyang in Song, Meng, and Meng, it was already a sharp weapon of war.

The impregnable wall of Fengxiang Mansion was smashed down by this kind of return cannon.

"Liu Heima, it's up to you Han Army this time! Tabujir's troops are also at your disposal! ”

Torre looked at Zhao Hong on the city wall in the distance, his eyes were cold.

"Kuoduan, you take the cavalry of your headquarters to the west, meet the Subutai department, let him quickly advance eastward, and attack Xingyuan Mansion City together!"

There are 10,000 Han troops in Subutai, and they are needed to attack the city, so there is no need to divide the troops if they know it.

After passing the order, Torre turned his horse's head, and the generals followed.

Liu Heima shook his head secretly. I wanted to encircle the point to send reinforcements, but now it seems that I am afraid that it is going to be attacked.

While Torre and the others were watching the head of the Xingyuan Mansion, Zhao Hong and the others were also watching outside the city.

The banners of the Mongolian army camp are flying, the Mongolian army is permeating the field, boundless, and the generals of the Song army at the head of the city are all dignified.

"Your Majesty, Tatar 30,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, a total of 40,000 troops! It seems that the Tatar army was divided, and the other went to the west road of Lizhou! ”

Zhao Wei said with a sigh of relief, his brows tightened.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Tatar army is about to attack the city."

Meng Heng watched the people of the Mongolian army camp coming and going, making all kinds of siege equipment, and he could see the clues at a glance.

The reason why the Mongol army was able to destroy the city and uproot the fortress was inseparable from these skilled craftsmen in the army.

"Do you know all those Tatar generals?"

Zhao Hong's gaze stayed on Torrey and other Mongolian generals.

"Your Majesty, Subutai is already close to the age of sixteen, and the Tatar lord should not be Subutai. There were not many opportunities for our army to fight with the Tatar army, and most of them did not know each other. However, based on the style, age, and bun of the armor on the armor of these Tatar generals, the middle-aged Tatar general in gold armor in the middle should be the famous Torre. ”

Zhao Wei fought with the Mongolian army on the West Road of Lizhou, and probably knew the dress and identity of the Mongolian generals.

"Torre!"

Zhao Hong was taken aback, raised the clairvoyant mirror to watch, and the Mongolian generals who were firmly in the middle were really imposing and extraordinary.

Torre looks domineering, but his face is vicious, which seems to be different from the handsome and dashing Torre in film and television dramas!

Where is Guo Jing? Hurry up and assassinate this thief for me!

"Subutai went to Lizhou West Road, the commander of the 40,000 army, except for Torrey, it can't be anyone else!"

Zhao Hong put down the clairvoyant mirror and said coldly in his mouth.

"Pass the order, if anyone can kill Torre, rank as the commander of the border army, and reward 100,000 yuan!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers will do their best to kill this thief!"

Meng Heng stood up first, clenched his fists and asked for orders.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will kill this thief and share your Majesty's worries!"

Zhao Wei and other generals hugged their fists together and asked for orders.

"I'm just talking. The purpose of war is not to kill a certain general, but to kill and injure the other side on a large scale. Let's all work together. ”

"Follow Your Majesty's teachings!"

Everyone saluted together, and they were all convinced.

The teachings of the martial arts hall are naturally beyond doubt.

"Your Majesty, the Tatar army will attack Xingyuan Mansion City?"

Chen Longzhi asked stupidly.

"I'm in the city, why won't they attack it!"

Zhao Hong smiled slightly and faced Zhao Wei.

"Zhao Wei, the defense of the city will be handed over to you and Meng Hui. Discuss more in case of trouble, take care! ”

Torre and the others must have seen themselves, otherwise they would not have besieged the city with a large army. It seems that an offensive and defensive battle is inevitable.

"Your Majesty, as long as you are not on the city wall, this battle will be much easier."

Zhao Wei bowed his head and said with a smile on his face.

The emperor is on the city wall, of course, it can boost morale, but if he does something good, even if he kills and injures more Mongolian troops, it will be meaningless.

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that you will sit in the yamen of Xingyuan Mansion, if the Tatar army breaks the city, you will cut off the heads of the two of us!"

Meng Hui directly wanted to make a military order for himself.

The emperor is here, it's purely a burden, how can he fight?

"I'll go! Why did I still get in the way! ”

Zhao Hong muttered dissatisfiedly and shouted loudly to all the soldiers in the city.

"My good boys of the Great Song Dynasty, Xingyuan Mansion City, will be handed over to you! Da Song will not forget you, and I will not lose you! ”

After Zhao Hong finished shouting, he bowed ninety degrees.

These fearless young people are probably going to shed blood and die again.

"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Zhao Wei took the lead and shouted with a fist.

"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Meng Hui, Chen Longzhi and others shouted together.

Zhao Hong did not go down the city from the horse road behind him, but walked around the city wall, waving frequently to the soldiers, sometimes patting the soldiers on the shoulders and smiling kindly.

The sound of "long live" on the city wall shook the heavens and the earth, one after another, everywhere Zhao Hong went, the soldiers brandished swords and guns, their faces were red and their ears were red, and their shouts were hoarse.

Meng Heng and Chen Longzhi looked at each other, and they both smiled.

The emperor is close to the people, and he also loves soldiers like children, this "tour", the military heart can be used, and it is more conducive to defending the city and killing the enemy.

Zhao Hong pressed his hand gently, the shouting of the Song army soldiers stopped for a while, Zhao Hong's face was solemn, and he sang loudly, but it was the song "Man Jianghong" that has been passed down through the ages:

"Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rests. Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, and ............ fiercely"

The Mongol army wanted to break through the city of Xingyuanfu unless their blood made the Han water behind the city of Xingyuanfu red.

Zhao Hong sang, first the generals beside him sang in harmony, and then sang with all the Song soldiers in the city.

“…… Jing Kang is ashamed, and it is still snowing. When the courtiers hate, when will they perish. drove a long car, stepped through the lack of Helan Mountain, and was ambitious to eat Hulu meat. Laughing and thirsty for the blood of the Huns............"

The singing was loud and impassioned, Zhao Hong finally got off the city, Zhao Wei's face was calm, and he passed the military order.

"Pass the order, the whole army is ready to fight!"

The emperor's commotion greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers defending the city, and there was no need for mobilization.

Zhao Wei looked at Meng Heng, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"General Meng, the artillery at the head of the city is under your command. What do you think? ”

Meng Heng was the emperor's favorite general, otherwise the emperor would not have brought him to Hanzhong. Moreover, Meng Heng is the commander of the army on the border of Jinghu, and his official position is much higher than him. To give Meng Heng face is to give face to the emperor.

"General Xie, the subordinate obeys the order!"

Meng Heng clenched his fists and solemnly received the order.

In any case, it finally caught up with this national war.

The song of the Song army at the head of the city was loud, and Torre and the others, who had returned to the camp on horseback, all turned their heads in surprise.

"Pretending to be a ghost, I love to engage in these useless flowers!"

Kuoduan looked at the head of Xingyuan Mansion and scolded fiercely.

"These guys are not simple, I'm afraid it's not easy to attack the city!"

Liu Heima was in a heavy mood and sighed with emotion.

"Ignore them. When this broken city is conquered and they are bloodied, see if they are still not so arrogant! ”

Torre snorted coldly, turned his head, and rode into the camp.

He doesn't know how many times he has experienced such a big battle, and he has long been used to it, so he is not surprised.

However, Song Jun's singing voice was heroic, although he couldn't understand it, he could also feel that if he wanted to capture the united Xingyuan Mansion City, he was afraid that it would take some effort.