At the end of August of the fourth year of Yuanfeng, the cultivator led a large army to the city of Mizhi. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoMizhi City is a northwest fortress, and the Tanguts stationed heavy troops to defend it, and they failed to capture Mizhi City after three days of strong attack.

"General Qiyu, the enemy generals Gao Yongneng and Gao Yongheng brothers led 80,000 elite horsemen, which is less than a hundred miles away from us. The enemy's most elite Iron Harrier is among them. ”

After listening to the report of the Tanma, he thought for a while and said to the generals and staff around him: "I originally wanted to take advantage of the enemy's defenselessness to take Mizhi City in one fell swoop. I didn't expect the party members defending the city to be so stubborn, and now that the enemy's reinforcements are coming, we can't continue to attack the city. I don't know what you guys have to do?"

Mao Zheng has always wanted to find an opportunity to show himself, he has been thinking about the situation in front of him for a long time, and when he saw that everyone else looked at each other and did not speak, Mao Zheng said without giving in: "General Qiyu, the strength of our army is not weak, since the enemy is coming, then defeat the enemy." I observed the surrounding terrain the other day, and I thought that even if we encountered the enemy in the wild, we would definitely not suffer. ”

"Oh, you're so confident. I have seen the iron harrier of the party members, and it is indeed difficult to deal with. Whether you're a newborn calf who isn't afraid of tigers, or if you really have a good plan, I'm not sure. Tell me your plan, and if it works, I will definitely give you a great deal of success when I defeat the party. Said Tane.

"The general listened to me slowly, if my plan fails, I am willing to be punished by the general. There is the Wuding River passing by outside Mizhi City, with mountains on both sides, and a large open space in the middle is just conducive to our army to set up a large array. Compared with our army, the enemy's cavalry is only stronger in mobility, and if we meet head-on, our army will definitely not fall behind. The Wuding River and the mountains on both sides are the best barrier for our army, and as long as we find a way to confront the enemy head-on, our army will definitely be able to win a great victory. Mao Zheng said.

"It's just a tough one, I thought you had a good plan. When an officer heard Mao Zheng's words, he couldn't help but say with disdain.

"Of course, it's not just hard-hitting, I still have a backhand?" Mao Zheng explained.

"If that's what you just said, there's really nothing outstanding. Tell me all about your back. Said Tane.

"I surveyed the mountains on both sides with Shen Zhizhou two days ago, and found that there were dense trees, which could ambush 10,000 elite soldiers without being discovered. Moreover, Shen Zhizhou watched the sky at night and predicted that heavy fog would fall in the next two days. The general thought that when our army and the party were in the middle of the battle, he suddenly killed with 10,000 elite soldiers and cut the enemy into two sections. Then the enemy will be in great confusion. At that time, the mountains on both sides and the bottomless Wuding River will be the natural cage of the party members, and they will definitely not be able to run. Mao Zheng said.

After hearing Mao Zheng's words, he looked at Shen Kuo and asked, "Can Shen Zhizhou really be sure that there will be a heavy fog in the next two days?"

At that time, Shen Kuo was serving as the governor of Yanzhou, and Shen Kuo also came with him on this expedition. Seeing that Chong Mo asked him, Shen Kuo smiled and said: "Although I am not talented in Xia, I still have some small achievements in astronomy, and there will definitely be heavy fog in these two days, which will definitely not be wrong." ”

"That's great, it's because of the cavalry and fast running that our army has been repeatedly frustrated. This time under this Mizhi City, I will make the party members hate this. "Kind of smacked the case.

"However, the general still has to be a little wary of the enemy army in the city, and he must not let them cooperate with the outside, otherwise it will be a big trouble for our army. As far as I can see, it is better to send people to dig a trench outside the city to prevent the enemy troops in the city from coming out to support. Shen Kuo proposed.

"It's still Shen Zhizhou's thoughtfulness, so let's do it. Let's just follow what we have just discussed, and make good arrangements. This time, we must let the party members know what it is like to fail. The generals must work hard, and when they defeat the party members and reward them for their meritorious deeds, I will definitely not treat everyone badly. Said Tane.

So under the orders of the planter, the soldiers under his command were preparing for the upcoming war.

The attack of the cultivators in early August aroused the high vigilance of the Tangut people, after receiving the news that Mizhi City was being attacked. The Western Xia army quickly came to support.

The distance of 100 miles is a day's journey for the cavalry, and in the thick fog, the troops led by Gao Yongneng and Gao Yongheng also showed their figures.

The Gao brothers saw that Chong Ge had already set up a large formation on the edge of the Wuding River, and after a little discussion, they decided to adopt an offensive strategy of attacking from both sides.

When the fog cleared, the Western Xia army was divided into two parts, led by the Gao brothers, and fought out from the left and right roads to attack the Song army's large array.

Under the orders of the cultivators, the crossbowmen occupied the high ground, held the divine arm crossbows, and aimed their shots at the Western Xia army. It started when the infantry formed a dense formation and blocked the outside of the military formation, intending to block the impact of the Western Xia army.

With a wave of the banner, tens of thousands of crossbowmen shot out of the crossbow arrows in unison, only to see the crossbow arrows overwhelmingly shooting towards the Western Xia army.

The Gao brothers had long known about the Song army's divine arm crossbow, and the cavalry that began to charge formed a relatively scattered formation, although they paid a lot of casualties under the blow of the divine arm crossbow, but these vanguard troops still successfully entered the Song army's formation.

When the two armies intersect, it is a chaotic battle. The crossbowmen of the Song army, in order to avoid being cut off by the cavalry of the Tanguts, retreated one after another after receiving the order.

And the Gao brothers also took advantage of the retreat of the Song army's crossbowmen to let the most elite iron harriers charge. I saw that the black steel torrent entered the formation of the Song army in a deafening roar, and the original stalemate was broken, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards the side of the Western Xia people.

"This enemy's iron harrier is indeed quite elite, and if we had such an army, the war would not have been so hard. But with these means, the party members are still far from defeating us?" said indignantly, looking at the somewhat unfavorable battlefield situation. After speaking, he walked up to the starting platform, picked up the command flag, and personally commanded the battle in front of him.

It turned out that most of the soldiers facing the front were local soldiers from Yanzhou. Shen Kuo himself is proficient in science, has laid out a lot of sophisticated formations, and formulated practical and effective command methods, under his training, the Yanzhou army can really do the order and prohibition.

Now this army is under the impact of the Tanguts, although it is constantly retreating, but there is no confusion at all. Under the command of Chong Ge, the Yanzhou soldiers cooperated with each other in the attack, which brought endless trouble to the Tangut people.