Xu Xi's actions were very fast, and it only took fourteen days to complete the construction of Yongle City.

He also has an assistant who is a little famous in the history of Chinese science, named Shen Kuo - the one who edited "Mengxi Writings".

To build a city, you must follow the advice of professionals, so Xu Xi and Shen Kuo discussed building a fort and six forts. The circumference of the big fort is 900 steps, the small one is 500 steps, the big fort is 200 steps, the small one is 100 steps, and the labor is 230,000 people. After the construction of Yongle City was completed, Xu Xi, Shen Kuo, Li Shunju and others returned to Mizhi.

The day after returning to Mizhi, the vanguard of Western Xia rushed to Yongle City. Since there were only a few thousand cavalry, they were not busy attacking the city, but looked at the surrounding terrain and terrain, as well as the walled city built by the Song army.

After Xu Xi heard about this, he immediately set off from Mizhi, planning to go to Yongle City to see what was going on in person.

Before he set out, he was persuaded that his duty was only to build castles, and that it was not his job to defend against the enemy.

But what does Xu Xi belong to, he belongs to the kind of person who has to grasp both hands and be hard with both hands. In layman's terms, it is...... A rooster is going to lay eggs, it's not his job, he's going to do it.

Speaking of which, Xu Xi himself is not famous, but Xu Xi's brother-in-law is the "Huang" in the four major calligraphers of the Song Dynasty "Su Huang Mi Cai", Huang Tingjian.

Xu Xi, who was full of meritorious service, did not listen to the opinions of others, but insisted on going his own way, moving forward with Shunju and Li Ji, and set off for Yongle City, leaving Shen Kuo alone to garrison Mizhi.

But before that, Chong Ge thought that Yongle City was not far from the original city site of Yinzhou, and there was no water source on three cliffs, so he strongly advised that building a city in Yongle would inevitably fail.

Anyone who has watched the Water Margin knows it. When Lu Zhishen was the governor of the past, he was under the command of the old breed and the prince.

Hearing the words of the cultivator, Xu Xi changed color angrily, and said to the cultivator: "Are you looking for death as a martial artist?" Dare to disrupt the official's big thing? ”

Chong Mo sneered and said: "The matter of Yongle City is bound to fail, and if it is defeated, it will be difficult to escape death, if I disobey your orders, I will die; Dying here is better than losing a teacher and humiliating the country. ”

Xu Xi pondered for a while, after all, he was a civil official, and it was impossible to convince the cultivators in the war, so he secretly played and participated in a book of the Cultivation of Seeds, so Zhao Xuan issued an edict and ordered the Cultivation to guard Yanzhou.

The words in the edict are not very good, anyway, they are just talking about a meal and Wang Zhongzheng, which probably means that the two of them are stealing and sliding and can't work, and they don't cooperate with Xu Xi's actions, and the officials of the two of them are demoted. Originally, as the commander of the four compartments of the Dragon Shenwei and the training envoy of the Fengzhou regiment, he was demoted to the history of Wenzhou Thorn, the Jinzhou Observation Envoy, and the promotion of the West Taiyi Palace; Wang Zhongzheng was awarded the training envoy of the Jiazhou regiment.

"Hengshan's strong army is in the east, and I have heard that the western thieves are guarding Mizhi, Yinchuan, Xiazhou and other places, so I met their front and defeated them." As a result, the morale of the troops was greatly boosted, and I led my troops to crisscross the interior of Western Xia for thousands of miles, and no one dared to compete with me. If the army is sent from the west, although it is close to the lair of the western thief, but the enemy is in front and the heavy army is threatened in the rear, this is a danger of being attacked by the enemy, I don't know what to do. ”

Because of this, Chong Ge is extremely resentful of Xu Xi.

In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that you are a civil official, and you always feel that you are helpless when you have nothing to do. You really think of yourself as Fan Zhongyan, right, you can still be civil and martial. The situation of the two Song Dynasty is not as good as that of the Tang Dynasty, what is the imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty? The gentleman has all the six arts, and everyone is a character who is in and out of the picture. What is your imperial examination in the Song Dynasty, after reading two books, you really think you can go into battle to defend against the enemy?

After Xu Xi arrived in Yongle City, the follow-up troops of Western Xia also arrived on the outskirts of the city. The 200,000 Xia soldiers were stationed in the north of Jingyuan, preparing to launch an attack on Yongle City, and there were more than ten waves of people, but Xu Xi didn't believe it at all.

Xu Xi sat in the tent, stroking his beard and smiling: "There are many of them? That's just the right amount of people! That was the time for me to make a fortune. ”

Gao Yongxiang, who has been in the army all the year round, suddenly felt a rush of anger to the top of his brain, his eyes were dark, and he lowered his head and complained to Gao Yongneng beside him: "Strange talk, full of farts!" ”

"Gao Yongxiang, what are you talking about?" Xu Xi looked at the two of them with unkind eyes.

"I said to give you a high opinion in the matter." Gao Yongxiang arched his hand and said.

What else can be said? Even the old seed scripture was slightly more public than Xu Xiyi, and he was demoted to the official, Gao Yongxiang didn't feel that he could be slightly tougher than the old seed scripture.

Xu Xiyin, who was sitting at the top, stared at Gao Yongxiang for a while, and continued to tell his strategy: "We are waiting to defend the fortified city, why can't we resist the enemy? As long as we drag the western thief under the city, the veterans of the western thief division will be tired, and when the army arrives, the western thief will be determined to be powdered! ”

"Okay, the words in the matter are the words of the old man seeking the country!" The crowd chimed in.

Seeing that everyone else was an echo worm, Gao Yongxiang, who was unwilling to be trapped and died here, finally couldn't hold back: "Yongle City is small, there are not many people, and there is no water source nearby, how can this be kept?" ”

"You're teaching me to do things?" Xu Xi looked at Gao Yongxiang unhappily, why are the generals in the army teaching him how to fight one by one? Mother, as far as you know how to fight, I don't understand, do I?

People are all rebellious, and they can accept other people's opinions with an open mind, and they all belong to the ranks of the top people, and more are the kind of people who explode when they are opposed.

"What the last general said is the truth, if the western thief cuts off the water source of my Yongle City, how should Yongle City be guarded at that time?" Gao Yongxiang tried to reason with the facts.

However, Xu Xi didn't want to listen to it at all, first, he couldn't let go, and secondly, in his eyes, Yongle City was his step into the body, if he fled without a fight now, it would be difficult to be promoted in the future.

"How dare you shake the hearts of the military? Come! Xu Xi roared.

A few guards immediately came in outside the tent, and Xu Xi pointed at Gao Yongxiang and said, "Drag this dog thief who shakes the army's heart out for me!" Rectify the Dharma on the spot! Spread the word! ”

"In the matter, cut the general first, it is not good for the army!" Gao Yongxiang's popularity in the army was okay, and someone immediately stepped forward to persuade him.

"Yes, in the matter, the two armies have not fought, so the general will be beheaded first, and I am afraid that the army's heart will be shaken!" The people on the side were also persuading Xu Xi.

Xu Xi thought about it for a long time, and felt that it was better to forget it: "Since the generals are interceding for you, then I have the right to send you this dog head!" Wait until I defeat the thief, and then I will take your head...... Come! Send him to the prison on Yan Road! ”

Gao Yongxiang didn't speak, with a relieved smile on his face.

It's also good, you don't have to die with Yongle City.

As the so-called Seon lost his horse, he didn't know if it was a blessing. Gao Yongxiang is a soldier who knows the soldiers, and he can fully foresee that Xu Xi, a scholar who can only talk about soldiers on paper, will definitely lead Yongle City to destruction.

Since it doesn't make sense, it's better to protect yourself.

It should be said that Xu Xi's role as an example to the monkey is useful, at least for now, no one dares to stand up and raise objections.

Those with high official positions are afraid of ending up with the same fate as the seeds; Those with low official positions are afraid of being as unlucky as Gao Yongxiang.

In the early morning of the next day, someone came to report that the Western Xia army was preparing to cross the river.

Xu Xi immediately led his troops to the head of the city and found that half of the Western Xia army had crossed the Yongding River.

"In the middle of the matter, the last general thinks that he should take advantage of the fact that the western thieves have not been arrayed and launch a surprise attack on them, and take advantage of the chaos to win!" Gao Yongneng immediately stood up and suggested.

This should be their last turning point, at least Gao Yongneng thinks so.

The Western Xia army and the Song Dynasty were actually half a catty and eight taels, far from being elite enough to be able to resist the enemy without arraying.

"What do you know? Wang Shi does not drum and does not form a column! Xu Xi glared angrily at Gao Yongneng.

This sentence is more stalking, it was said by Song Xianggong back then, which probably means "not to attack the enemy when they are not yet lined up for battle and ready for battle".

In the name of benevolence and righteousness, Song Xianggong waited for the Chu army to complete the formation before launching an attack, but he was defeated and lost, and he became a laughing stock for all ages.

Gao Yongneng has the heart to kill Xu Xi now, it's been 2801 years, and you can still see the abstract performance art of the Spring and Autumn Period? The fighter plane is fleeting, and you are waiting here? Are you waiting......

Song Xianggong is a figure in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he is also abiding by the Zhou etiquette, but what about you?

He took a deep breath and tried to admonish again, but was stopped by the people behind him.

"You don't want to die, and you dare to say it again?"

Gao Yongneng covered his face with his hands and said in a mournful voice: "I only know now that I am about to die without a place to be buried......"

Seeing that Gao Yong could retreat from the city wall, Xu Xi showed a disdainful smile. He immediately gathered more than 10,000 men and battled under the city, waiting for the Xia army to completely cross the Yongding River.

After the Western Xia army crossed the river, it launched a fierce attack on the Song army under the city, and Qu Zhen lined up on the waterfront to face the enemy, but after one blow, and then three times exhausted, the morale was exhausted in the middle of waiting for death, and it was impossible to defeat the Western Xia troops at all.

The soldiers are not stupid, they all know the truth of half-crossing, but as a result, their own literati will play a retro performance art, and they will all be in despair.

Qu Zhen knew that the morale was not good, and immediately went to the city wall to report to Xu Xi: "Now everyone's fighting spirit has been shaken, and they can't fight, and if they continue to fight, the whole army will be wiped out, please give an order to collect troops and enter the city." ”

"As a general, why don't you fight when you encounter an enemy, but think about retreating first?" Xu Xi looked at Qu Zhen scrutinically.

Qu Zhen couldn't defend himself, and his chest was broken, so he could only go downstairs and return to the formation to continue to meet the enemy.

The result was obvious, the demoralized Song army was no match for the Western Xia army at all, and it was almost crushed at the first touch, and could only retreat into the city in defeat.

It didn't matter if this retreat, the follow-up troops of Western Xia arrived and surrounded Yongle City like an iron bucket.

The Western Xia army was not in a hurry to attack the city, but first cut off the water source flowing through the city, and first played a game to cut off the water.

Xu Xi scolded Western Xia in the city for not speaking of martial virtues, and he was not a teacher of benevolence and righteousness at all, and Gao Yongneng and Qu Zhen and other generals looked at him with the eyes of clowns.

The water source was cut off, and there was a shortage of water in Yongle City, so Xu Xi mobilized his soldiers to dig wells in the city, but there was no water at all.

Look, isn't it familiar? This was also the case in the later fort of the fort.

Maybe there is a possibility, Xu Xi is the previous life of Baozong?

They were trapped for several days, and many of the soldiers died of thirst. Xu Xi rushed out with the news to ask for help, but there was no news.

Shen Kuo sensed that something was wrong, he took his troops to the Wuding River, and wanted to divide his troops to save Yongle City, and by the way, he would take over the grain route, so as not to cut off the food in the city, but he was discovered by the Western Xia army and blocked in front of him, and he couldn't advance at all.

Originally, he wanted to attack, but the rangers of the Western Xia army invaded Mizhi and Suide, and Shen Kuo, who received the news, could only go back to the division to rescue, and by the way, he also said that "he has transferred to Suide City, and let people divide their troops to take care of other cities", probably to throw out the pot that does not rescue.

In fact, I don't blame Shen Kuo, I really can't save it, if I save Yongle City, the city behind me will be lost. Shen Kuo also discussed with the generals, Suide is the gateway to the northwest, if Suide is lost, Yanzhou will be threatened by Western Xia, and the victory or defeat will not be known, Guanzhong will inevitably be shaken, this is a big problem, I would rather not save Yongle, but also keep Suide.

There is nothing wrong with his strategic direction, even if he goes to save it, he may not be able to save Xu Xi's dog.

Because of his resentment against Xu Xi, he didn't want to save him at all. Xu Xi carried two baked cakes every day, patrolled the city back and forth, and even pretended to draw a bow to fight back. When he was sleepy, he pillowed the soldiers' thighs and pretended to sleep for a while, and all the soldiers covered their wounds and endured hunger and thirst to resist the Western Xia army.

If it weren't for the heavy rain from the sky, more people in the Song army would have died of thirst.

The Western Xia army knew that Shen Kuo had retreated to Suide and Yongle City was isolated outside the border, so the offensive became more fierce.

Heavy rain has both benefits and disadvantages. Under the erosion of heavy rains for several days, the soil of the city wall has begun to loosen.

Gao Yongneng said to Li Ji in private: "The new city has been soaked in rain for a long time, and the soil is loose, it is better to scatter all the money and recruit dead soldiers to break through, ten people can still live seven or eight, otherwise they can only sit and wait for death!" ”

Li Ji passed this on to Qu Zhen, and Qu Zhen told Xu Xi the original words.

As a result, Xu Xi didn't listen at all, and even blamed Qu Zhen: "Qu Hou can't win the battle, and now he still wants to abandon the city and escape?" ”

Qu Zhen listened, her eyes turned black, and she almost fainted from anger.

What the is that? Did people say that?

Last time you failed, what happened to you, you didn't have any pressure in your heart? Gao Yong can let you attack halfway, you are benevolent and righteous, but your morale is collapsed by you, and you blame me if you can't beat Xixia; Now I'm letting you break through, and you're yin and yang, I'm incompetent, and you still scold me for being greedy for life and afraid of death? Why are you all as helpful as you, not to mention, and you have to die to report the king?

After Qu Zhen went out, everyone said that Xu Xi's mother had a good time.

Early the next morning, Qu Zhen was sleeping in the tent, and last night he inspected the city for a night. After heavy rain overnight, Xixia also shrank in the tent and did not attack, so he decided to go back and sleep first to recuperate.

He was woken up by a rumbling noise, followed by a frightened uproar.

He didn't care about sleeping, so he put on his clothes and ran out of the tent, and the sight in front of him made him completely stunned.

After days of rain erosion, coupled with last night's torrential rain, the city wall has collapsed!

(Asking for a monthly pass, Xu Xi's words were not made up, he really said so, abstract...... (End of chapter)