Chapter 22 Section VIII

At the same time that Xixia King Bingchang and Prime Minister Liang Yibu led an army of 160,000 soldiers to the city of Suide, Liang Yibu led an army of 60,000 troops, haunted Yanxia, ​​and launched an attack on Pingxia City. What Song Junjun didn't expect was that although the Xixia Army's main attack direction was indeed not Pingxia City, Liang Yibu's attack in Pingxia City was by no means a feint! This is real offense. In this battle, Liang Yibu used weapons including cloud chariots and trebuchets, which surprised the Song army.Although the number is small, Song Jun can't imagine how the Xixia people mastered these technologies, especially the trebuchet.It was not until a long time later that people knew that these technologies were passed down from the Liao Kingdom.

The use of these siege equipment has put great pressure on the defense of Pingxia City.Fortunately, Zhongyi's Zhenwu Army has combat experience and is assisted by the Shenwei Battalion. Although they are at a disadvantage, there is no sign of Pingxia City changing hands.The two sides of the war just kept increasing the number of war dead inside and outside Pingxia City. The most peaceful one is Huanqing Road. There was a conflict of opinion between Ren Duohuan, the governor of the Jingsai Army Division, and Muze, the Jiangfan.As the patriarch of the Renduo tribe, Ren Duohuan has always supported the ruler Bingchang, and he is dissatisfied with Liang Yibu and even the Queen Mother Liang.The Jingsai army guards the gate of Lingzhou Road, which is closely adjacent to Huanzhou in the Song Dynasty. In terms of the interests of the Renduo ethnic group, Ren Duohuan has always believed that peace with the Song Dynasty is more beneficial.Therefore, in private, the Renduo ethnic group also participated in a large number of smuggling to the Song Dynasty.And Ren Duohuan himself has a good personal relationship with the guards and prefects on the border of the Song Dynasty.Therefore, it is completely understandable that Ren Duohuan is unwilling to let his clansmen serve as cannon fodder.As an aristocrat of Xixia, he knew very well that the war against the Song Dynasty was just a means for the Liang family to divert internal conflicts.Liang Yibu just wanted to use the war to strengthen his control over the army.Ren Duohuan has no obligation to act as cannon fodder for his political opponents.

What's more, he has a very good excuse. Shiyue is in Gyeongju! He is only 40,000 horses, and the place where the appeasement envoy of Shanxi Road in the Song Dynasty is located, at least there are 100,000 horses, right?His task is to contain, not to die.Therefore, Ren Duohuan ordered his subordinates to go out of Qinggang Gorge to show off their power every day, which is considered to have completed their task.In the rest of the time, it is natural to drink and have fun in the camp and enjoy the beauties. However, Mu Ze is different from Ren Duohuan. He not only wants to wash away the shame of Jiao Zongling, but also hopes to make contributions.As a subjugate, in Xixia who pays attention to military merits, only by making great achievements can he really stand out.Ren Duohuan's refusal to stay makes Mu Ze furious.

"If the general can give the junior general 10,000 horses, the latter will be able to clear the ring for the general!" Ren Duohuan can almost hear the words that Mu Ze must say every day. "As long as our army attacks Huanzhou, the last general can say that he will surrender to the barbarians along the border, with 10,000 horses, which can increase five times overnight, and then take advantage of the momentum of the barbarians to sweep Qingzhou directly. .” "Is Zhong Er an idiot? Gyeongju is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since Shi Yue is in Gyeongju, how can it be easy? I don't want my 10,000 horses to die." Ren Duohuan did not pretend to Mu Ze at all.

"From the point of view of the general, Song Jun is just bluffing. Kuang Zhonger is just a villain, why should he be afraid?" "A bluff?" Ren Duohuan's tone was more mocking than asking. "Shi Yue is no more than a civil servant. It's too late to cover up where he is. How can there be any reason to make a big splash? Doesn't this tell us where the main force of the Song army is? This matter is unreasonable, and there must be fraud in it!" "Wouldn't it be true if you hear the truth, and if you hear the truth, it will be false? Besides, Shi Yue's statement that he is in Qingzhou can boost morale. He is in Huanzhou. He can support both Yanzhou and Pingxia City. Isn't it a matter of course?" Ren Duo Although Huan felt that what Mu Ze said was reasonable, he neither wanted to be told by Mu Ze nor was he interested in catching Shi Yue.So what if it is false?Shi Yue has at least 10,000 horses around him, right?Gyeongju is notoriously dangerous, if I defend the city, I will suffer heavy losses.The dead people are all men from my Renduo clan!

"General!" Mu Ze was momentarily speechless by Ren Duohuan's words, but he refused to give up, and said again: "I'm going to have a big army, so I have to fight a battle, right?" "General Mu!" Ren Duohuan's face sank, his face was ashen, and he said angrily, "What do you mean?! My army goes out of Qinggang Gorge every day. It's not fighting, is it playing?" "What is it if it's not playing?" Mu Ze said in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out, so he could only say, "I didn't mean that." "You step back. You don't need to say much, I will have my own opinion." Ren Duohuan spoke in an official tone.

"Yes." Mu Ze held back his anger and withdrew from the tent.As soon as he got out of the tent, he heard Ren Duohuan shouting loudly: "Come here, serve wine, dance and dance!" Mu Ze paused for a moment, cursed in his heart, and left the camp. "Grandma, if I hadn't attacked Shi Yue, I would have gone back to Xixia!" Mu Ze, who was full of anger, had just walked out of the camp when he saw a soldier trotting over and whispered a few words in his ear. "Really?" Mu Ze was overjoyed. "It's absolutely true." "Good! Good!" Mu Ze turned around and broke into the camp, strode to the tent of the Chinese army, opened the curtain, and broke in.

"What's the matter?" Ren Duohuan, who was interrupted by Mu Ze, was unhappy. Mu Ze bowed slightly, clasped his fists and said in a loud voice: "The general got the news, the current defenders in Huanzhou are only 2,000 people!" "Where did the news come from?" "It was brought by the last general's clansman. Absolutely believable!" Di Yong walked up to the Huanzhou city wall as a matter of routine, and talked to He Weizhi boredly.The city wall around the state was covered with flags of various colors and straw figures in clothes. From a distance, it almost made people think that there were tens of thousands of troops stationed here.But in fact, in Huanzhou City, there are only the Thousand Xiang Army temporarily led by Di Yong and the Thousand Huanzhou Volunteers led by He Weizhi.What's ridiculous is that the Xixia people were so frightened that they really didn't dare to attack. Every morning, you can see the Xixia people coming out of Qinggang Gorge from a distance, drying their horses dozens of miles away from Huanzhou, and then returning before sunset.

This is also called banditry? Di Yong's contempt for the Xixia people grew stronger day by day. After finally finding He Weizhi in one place, Di Yong walked over from behind, patted He Weizhi on the shoulder, and called, "Brother He." He Weizhi didn't look back, but pointed to the distance and said, "What do you think is that?" Di Yong followed his fingers and saw a cloud of dust rising from the ground.His heart suddenly became excited: "It's an enemy attack!" "Enemy attack?!" He Weizhi's face turned pale. Di Yong had never seen He Weizhi like this before, so he couldn't help wondering: "What's wrong?"

He Weizhi smiled wryly and said, "If it was really an enemy attack, there would be at least tens of thousands of people! We only have two thousand people!" Di Yong suddenly remembered the situation of his own army, and was also stunned. But soon, the two had to face the cruel reality, as if a hill was moving, the rumble sounded from far to near, and a dark crowd also appeared within the sight of the two. "Close the city gate!" "Enemy attack!" The cries of the soldiers watching out ruthlessly rang in the ears of the two of them. The whole Huanzhou City seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then everyone realized that Huanzhou City fell into a panic.

Di Yong heard what He Weizhi said before he left: "Send someone to ask for help!" Where will there be reinforcements? It was only then that Di Yong realized that not having a war is sometimes not a bad thing. It took less than a quarter of an hour for the soldiers asking for help to rush out of the city gate. Di Yong and He Weizhi had just had time to put away the suspension bridge and close the city gate. Tens of thousands of Xixia people surged up like sea waves and swept the small city of Huanzhou to the ground. Surrounded by a watertight. Di Yong and He Weizhi smiled wryly at each other. "There are at least 30,000 horses." He Weizhi glanced at the banner of the Xixia Army. "It's 40,000." Di Yong calmly corrected He Weizhi's mistake. "How many days will it take until the reinforcements arrive?" He Weizhi glanced around, the legs of many Xiang soldiers were already trembling involuntarily.To his relief, the Huanzhou volunteers he trained, at least on the surface, are still calm as usual. Di Yong glanced around, saw no one was around, and said in a low voice, "The nearest reinforcements are at Gao Zunyu's." He Weizhi was stunned: "Weizhou?" Di Yong nodded silently. He Weizhi's heart sank.The two didn't know at this time that the battle situation in Pingxia City was also very tragic. "Is there no one around Shi Shuai?" Di Yong didn't speak.Shi Yue, who is in Gyeongju, has less than 10,000 soldiers in the Xiang army and the town soldiers.The main force of Shaanxi Road will naturally gather in Yanzhou and Suide City. If Gao Zunyu's troops cannot come to rescue, they will have to wait for the 20,000 troops from Chang'an City - this is the last reserve team of Shaanxi Road.However, no matter who is waiting for the rescue, Huanzhou City is unlikely to stick to that day--Di Yong does not know the fighting will of the Xixia people at this time. "We can't break through." Di Yong looked at He Weizhi and said calmly, "At least allow enough time for Shi Shuai to retreat. Huanzhou is the place where you and I died for our country." He Weizhi smiled wryly, then nodded wordlessly.Although he was a little unwilling in his heart, and he had no intention of sacrificing for Da Song, he was even more unwilling to surrender. "The most urgent task now is to stabilize the morale of the army." Abandoning He Weizhi, Di Yong walked to a soldier guarding the city with a smile, and patted the soldier on the shoulder.The overwrought soldier was startled and nearly collapsed to the ground. "Don't be afraid." Di Yong breathed a sigh of relief and laughed loudly, "The western thief is just here to die." His voice clearly spread to every corner of the western city wall, and the soldiers turned their heads involuntarily to Di Yong, Seeing the master general so relaxed, everyone suddenly felt a little dependent. "Children, let's see what a certain method is." Di Yong shouted loudly, and everyone saw him stretch his bow and set his arrows, a hard bow was drawn into the shape of a full moon, and with a "swish", the feathered arrow flew out of the city.Then I heard the Xixia army screaming in unison outside the city, and there was a burst of cheers on the tower - it turned out that Di Yong's arrow shot off a banner of the Xixia army! The power of this arrow made He Weizhi who was standing beside him secretly startled. The Xixia people seemed to feel a trace of fear, like a tide hitting a solid shore, and slowly retreated dozens of steps. "The thieves are cruel and invade our territory. If you don't defend to the death, there will be no life! Shi Shuai is in Qingzhou, and the reinforcements will arrive soon. Boys, cheer up and let the world see our methods of killing thieves!" Di Yong shouted loudly, the voice was heard almost in the whole city. Seeing Di Yong's bravery, and hearing that Shi Yue was in Qingzhou, and the reinforcements would only arrive in a few days, the Huanzhou soldiers immediately cheered and let out loud roars. Outside the city, Ren Duohuan looked at the densely packed "defenders" on the city wall, heard such a loud roar, and then looked at the army flag broken in half and fell to the ground, he couldn't help but feel fear.He glanced at Mu Ze, his lips moved slightly, and he couldn't help but said, "Is it true that there are only two thousand Song troops in Huanzhou?" Mu Ze didn't want Di Yong to be so brave, so he took a deep breath.But at this time there was no way out, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "There must be no falsehood!" "That's good." Ren Duohuan pointed at Mu Ze with his whip, and said, "General Mu, I will transfer three thousand elite soldiers to you, and together with your troops, there will be more than five thousand people in total. Huanzhou City!" Mu Ze didn't expect that Ren Duohuan would only send such a few troops to him, he couldn't help cursing inwardly, but he was afraid that Ren Duohuan would lose his face, so he had to hold back his breath, gritted his teeth, and replied loudly: "Yes!" If he didn't return, he rode his horse and ran to the front line. A quarter of an hour later, they heard the horns of the Xixia Army, and Mu Ze led more than 5,000 troops, like a pack of wolves, rushing towards the isolated city of Huanzhou with a murderous look. The Battle of Huanzhou, which was recorded in the annals of history, kicked off. In the city of Huanzhou, there are only more than 3,000 households and a population of more than 6,000.Among them, there are only more than 4,000 middle-aged men who can really fight with weapons.With the enemy at hand, these men also went into battle and stood at the head of the city of Huanzhou.Fortunately, Huanzhou was originally the so-called "military state" in the Song Dynasty. Although the city was small, it was very strong.And because it is close to Xixia, the folk customs are good at martial arts, most of the men can draw bows and shoot arrows, and they can fight on the city wall without much training. Di Yong wore heavy armor and patrolled the blood-stained city wall.Several strong women were dragging the body of a soldier who died in battle down the city wall, while other women and children were carrying food to the soldiers defending the city.The soldiers were lying powerlessly behind the battlements, and when they saw Di Yong coming, they immediately stood up. The Xixia people have been besieging for two full days.Outside the city of Huanzhou, you can see coagulated blood, half-broken flags, black lumps left by the explosions of Zhentianlei and Thunderbolt bombs, and mutilated corpses.Every time the Xixia people attacked, they were as brave as mad dogs, but what surprised Di Yong was that the Xixia people didn't really have many troops to attack.Otherwise, he doubts that he can stick to it for two days. But now, even if the Xixia generals are idiots, they already know that there are not many defenders in Huanzhou City.Maybe the next step is the general attack? Di Yong smiled and comforted the soldiers who stood up to salute, carefully inspected the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and applied medicine and bandages for them himself from time to time - the Di family has its own family training, love soldiers like children, and never take pride in their status.The style of this "former county horse" soon helped him win the hearts of the army and the people of Huanzhou City. The soldiers asking for help should have arrived in Gyeongju.Although Di Yong knew that there would be no so-called "reinforcements", he couldn't help feeling a little lucky in his heart.In the two days of fighting, more than a thousand soldiers guarding the city of Huanzhou died, and the Xixia people also paid double the price, but the difference in the absolute numbers of the two sides is too far. Fortunately, there are still He Weizhi's Thousand Huanzhou volunteers! Huanzhou City is now like an isolated island in the thousands of miles of sea, swaying in the thunder and lightning storm, it seems that it may be submerged by sea water at any time, but it still faces all this stubbornly. Gyeongju.Si Xingyuan, the pacifier of Shaanxi Province. Shi Yue, who staged an empty city plan, knew that this time it was self-defeating.In fact, Shi Yue will not be in danger. Gyeongju where he is stationed is not far from Huanzhou in a straight line, but the mountain road is difficult. As long as there are police in Huanzhou, he can safely withdraw to Jingzhao Mansion.Otherwise, Pan Zhaolin would never agree to this adventure.However, he did not expect that Shi Yue had no plans to leave immediately in case of danger.Liu Shunqing's plan was nothing more than a clever use of the Xixia people's understanding of the general style of the civil servants of the Song Army, as well as Ren Duohuan's psychology, in order to concentrate their forces and win the war.But I don't know why there was a mistake in the middle, and Ren Duohuan actually attacked on a large scale-this didn't need the soldiers asking for help from Huanzhou to tell it. The beacon fire that was lit over Huanzhou two days ago already explained everything. "Shi Shuai!" Feng Ji started two days ago, and couldn't remember how many times he came to persuade Shi Yue. "Son of a thousand gold, you can't sit still, please return to Chang'an immediately to preside over the overall situation!" "Go back to Chang'an to take charge of the overall situation?" Shi Yue asked indifferently, with a rare sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, "I don't need to go back to Chang'an, I'm in Qingzhou. The commander-in-chief flees, even if there is a high-sounding reason for such a thing, I can't do it either." Feng Ji admitted that Shi Yue was a rare civil servant in the Song Dynasty, but no matter what, he believed that Shi Yue was always a civil servant. "The responsibility of the public is not in Gyeongju!" "Soldiers and common people won't talk to you about these things." Although Shi Yue's tone was flat, he was very firm. "Pingxia City is tight. Dingxihou's reinforcements may not be able to arrive in time. If there is a slight delay, it may be a big mistake. And Chang'an soldiers were on the way to rescue Suide City two days ago, and the remaining defenders It is absolutely impossible to move again, and no reinforcements will come to ring the celebration. As an important minister of the court, how can you imitate the courage of ordinary people, and this is an unwise move?" Feng Ji dared not give up, "The lower officials in Qingzhou can just refuse to defend here." "I have nowhere to go!" Shi Yue flatly refused, "If Qingzhou falls, Chang'an's gate will open wide, and Weizhou will also be flanked. This will bring the flames of war to the hinterland of Shaanxi. I will not leave this place. Send people to Weizhou again. State, urge Gao Zunyu's reinforcements." "Yes." Fengji finally knew that Shi Yue was determined not to leave.For a moment, he didn't know whether it was worry or joy.Shi Yue is in Gyeongju, not only the morale of Gyeongju will be encouraged, but even the soldiers fighting everywhere will feel that they can rely on them.Once he leaves, it is easy to repeat Han Jiang's mistakes, shake the morale of the army, and lead to a major defeat.But as the coach, he took such a light-hearted risk, but Feng Ji couldn't help worrying. "Immediately recruit volunteers in Qingzhou and try to rescue Huanzhou." Shi Yue ordered again, "Send Ning, Bin, and Fang states to mobilize the Xiang army and township soldiers to reinforce Qingzhou." "Yes." Fengji agreed and was about to go out to carry out.Fang walked a few steps, but was stopped by Shi Yue again. "Let the prefectures of Ning, Bin, and Fang no longer forcibly recruit farmers." Feng Ji couldn't help but startled. "That will only harass the people. The states live in the interior, and the farmers cannot be used without training. They are nothing more than a mob." Shi Yue explained, "Moreover, reinforcements from Weizhou can arrive in ten days at most, and there will be no troops from Qingzhou. Danger." Fengji nodded.Indeed, as Shi Yue said, it is useless to forcibly recruit farmers at this time, and if Gao Zunyu can send reinforcements in time, Gyeongju will not be in the slightest danger.As long as there are 10,000 forbidden troops here, and with the assistance of Xiangjun, Xiangbing, and volunteers, Qingzhou City cannot be shaken by a mere 40,000 Xixia troops. Looking at the back of Feng Ji striding away, Shi Yue closed his eyes and sighed slightly. He was not taking risks meaninglessly, but he knew the importance of his presence in Gyeongju to the morale of the army and the people. At the same time, he also calculated that as long as Gao Zunyu could send reinforcements in time, the danger of Gyeongju city being destroyed would be almost negligible.However, no matter what, he abandoned Di Yong and He Weizhi when making decisions. "I'm sorry." Shi Yue murmured, "But I can't send troops." In fact, he has no soldiers to send.The defenders of Gyeongju, except for a few elite forces, could barely defend the city and had absolutely no ability to fight in the field.It is impossible for Shi Yue to send out the only elite force in his hands to rescue an isolated city that is almost doomed to fall. The fifth day of the siege around the state.Like the setting sun of blood. Di Yong had a feathered arrow stuck in his left arm. He stared wide-eyed at Xia Jun who retreated from the city as if the tide was ebbing. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his body softened suddenly. He was startled, and quickly took a bite. Lip, the huge pain made him finally gather his spirits, stood up straight, and did not fall down in front of the soldiers. Another wave of attacks was repelled. This is the second time the Xixia people have attacked the city wall. "Are you still alive?" Di Yong turned his head and saw He Weizhi greeting himself with a smile.His eyes fell on He Weizhi's right arm - a piece of cloth was casually bound there, and the cloth was already soaked in blood. "You got tricked too?" Di Yong smiled and pointed at He Weizhi's right arm. "Slashed from the back by a bitch." He Weizhi also noticed the feathered arrow on Di Yong's left arm, and said with a smile, "How did you get here?" "That dog Mu Ze shot it." Di Yong glanced at the word "Mu" on the feather arrow, and said casually. "It seems that we are really going to enter the Martyr's Shrine." Di Yong glanced at the sparse soldiers on the city wall, "There are less than 2,000 people who can draw bows, and all the firearms are used up." He Weizhi said in a low voice. Di Yong looked up at the sunset, and suddenly turned his head and asked, "Can we still break through?" "Like an iron barrel." "Then stick to it." Di Yong bit his lip, and suddenly sighed, with a look of unbearable expression on his face. "What's wrong?" Di Yong pointed at the city and said in a deep voice, "I'm worried that the western thieves will slaughter the city after breaking through." In history, most of the cities after bloody battles did not end well. He Weizhi was also silent. "One more day. If after tomorrow, the city is not destroyed and reinforcements do not arrive, brother He, you can take my head and send it to Xixia in exchange for the lives of the people in this city." Di Yong said lightly. "It's just hard for you." He Weizhi looked at Di Yong who was striding down the city wall, and did not speak for a long time. The sixth day of the siege around the state. Western Xia camp. "After five days of attack, we lost nearly 5,000 troops, and even a small Huanzhou city can't be taken down, you can't handle it!" Ren Duohuan pointed at Mu Ze's nose and cursed. "I said in advance that there are only two thousand people in Huanzhou, at least there are more than five thousand people!" Mu Ze's suffering is unspeakable, if Ren Duohuan gave him 20,000 horses at a time, no matter how brave Di Yong and He Weizhi were, he would be able to capture Huanzhou City in at most two days.But Ren Duohuan adopted the most stupid tactic, giving him no more than 10,000 troops each time.And they are all the most useless soldiers of the Jingsai Army Division, or the troops of small tribes who were forcibly recruited.Mu Ze didn't know that most of these small tribes had a good relationship with Liang Yibu. Every time Ren Duohuan sent soldiers, they were also troops of generals who were close to Liang Yibu.Ren Duohuan sent these people to die on purpose, but Mu Ze thought he was short-sighted and ignorant. But no matter what, he didn't dare to contradict Ren Duohuan. After all, Ren Duohuan is the patriarch of a large tribe that even Liang Yibu is afraid of. "Within today, Huanzhou City will definitely be captured!" "Well, I'll give you another chance. You lead five thousand soldiers and come back to me with Di Yong's head." Ren Duohuan waved his hand impatiently.He actually didn't feel sorry for the five thousand people who died.Of the 40,000 troops, about 30,000 were from his own clan and subordinate clans, and now he has hardly suffered any losses. When Mu Ze heard "five thousand men", he cursed secretly in his heart, but he could also respond submissively: "Follow the order!" Fortunately, the defenders in Huanzhou City really won't exceed two thousand this time.Mu Ze comforted himself in his heart. However, when he had just assembled his troops and was about to go out to attack the city, he suddenly heard a cry of killing from the east, and a group of men and horses miraculously came to kill from the direction of Qingzhou.Caught off guard, the Dongdaying camp suddenly turned upside down. "General Mu, do you want to go to the rescue?" The lieutenant beside him leaned forward and asked. "No need." Mu Ze's eyes showed a cold light, "The Song army in the city will definitely go out to meet them. I will take the opportunity to storm the west city, and the city of Huanzhou will definitely change hands." "The general is wise." But Mu Ze's wishful thinking didn't work out. He was just about to set off to the west city when he saw a Chinese military officer galloping towards Mu Ze with an arrow in his hand, and shouted to Mu Ze: "General Mu, Commander Ren Duo ordered you to rescue the East Camp immediately. There is a delay, the military law is engaged!" Mu Ze suddenly felt bitter, he twitched his horse's back as if exasperated, and shouted loudly: "Rescue Dong Daying." A group of men and horses turned their heads to the east and killed them in a mighty way. At this time, everyone on the Huanzhou city wall showed joy. Di Yong's face was full of disbelief. Where did Gyeongju get so many reinforcements? "Choose three hundred elite soldiers and go out of the city to meet them!" He ordered as he walked down the city wall. Soon, the 300 men and horses were gathered, almost all of them were Huanzhou volunteers trained by He Weizhi, and this was also the only remaining Huanzhou volunteers. Di Yong looked up at He Weizhi who was guarding the city wall, raised his silver spear, and shouted loudly: "Get out of the city!" Under the guidance of the general flag with the word "Di" and the flag of the Huanzhou Volunteer Army inscribed by the current emperor, three hundred elite soldiers rushed out from the east city of Huanzhou and went straight to the east camp of the Xixia Army.The Eastern Camp of the Xixia Army, which was attacked from both sides, suddenly became a mess. The Xixia Army was already very afraid of Di Yong's prestige. It was even more overwhelming, and no one dared to take the lead.Soon, the two Song armies inside and outside joined together, broke through the defense line of Dongdaying, and rushed to Huanzhou City. Mu Ze, who led the army, saw the "Di" flag and the "Huanzhou Volunteer" flag, and his eyes immediately turned red.Even the unhappiness of being broken by Ren Duohuan's wishful thinking was immediately thrown out of the sky, and he shouted: "Kill!" Regardless of whether the infantry could keep up, he led the cavalry and rushed towards Di Yong viciously. "After Huanzhou's righteous bravery is over, the reinforcements will enter the city!" Di Yong immediately saw Mu Ze rushing towards him, jumped on his horse and roared, and led 300 volunteers, turned his horse's head and charged towards Mu Ze's troops. When they met on a narrow road, bows and arrows were almost useless, holding up all kinds of horse weapons, and uttering terrifying screams, the two cavalry collided head-on. Huanzhou City held its breath. city ​​wall. The one who led the reinforcements was actually just a young captain accompanying the army!He Weizhi frowned involuntarily. "The next official, Li Gandang, was ordered by Marshal Shi to lead two thousand volunteers in Qingzhou to reinforce Huanzhou City." He Weizhi's originally joyful heart immediately sank for the most part.Sure enough, it was just bravery.Although he didn't know that this group of people came here at least half-voluntarily, not purely voluntary, and some officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army and the Xiang Army were also mixed in. "Did you bring Thunderbolt to drop the bomb?" He Weizhi asked cautiously.In any case, if there is a thunderbolt to drop bombs, it is quite beneficial for Yu to defend the city. "Bring it." He Weizhi raised his brows with joy, "How much did you bring?" "One hundred." The smile that just floated up turned into a wry smile in an instant.He Weizhi glanced at Di Yong's tribe outside the city who was inextricably fighting with Mu Zezheng, and said in a deep voice, "Mingjin!" Reinforcements came, so naturally there was no reason to surrender.Huanzhou Yiyong only has such a little property left, and Di Yong can't let Di Yong squander it all.If there is still hope for Huanzhou City, the hope lies in these hundreds of people.He Weizhi didn't count on the two thousand Qingzhou volunteers with uneven equipment. It was already the sixth day. If Gao Zunyu's reinforcements arrived, Huanzhou might still be able to hold on.It was the third time that He Weizhi's eyes turned to the southeast. Reinforcements should already be on the way, right? Weizhou. "I don't have anyone who can support Huanqing." Dingxi Hou Gao Zunyu's expression was like a thousand-year-old granite. "Reinforcements will naturally be dispatched, but not now." Master Yueming stared at Gao Zunyu from behind with deep eyes, but the corner of his mouth couldn't help showing a sarcastic and clear smile. "If something happens to Shi Yue, I'm afraid the court will not let it go." "It's always been people in officialdom who leave tea to cool off." Gao Zunyu sneered and didn't say much.If Shi Yue is alive, maybe he is still in trouble; if Shi Yue is dead, he will send his troops to recover Huanqing, Gao Zunyu is the hero who turned the tide, who dares to hold him accountable? What's more, it is a fact that the battle in Pingxia City was brutal.He has good reasons not to send reinforcements. Gao Zunyu didn't ask Shi Yue to be a hero in Gyeongju. "I heard that Di Yong is in Huanzhou..." The real Yueming's words were exchanged for Gao Zunyu's cruel sneer.Di Yong?If it wasn't for him and Shi Yue, how could Gao Zunyu suddenly almost lose his reputation?If it weren't for the timely arrival of the Xixia people, in such a short period of time, both Shi Yue and the court would have to rely on himself who is more familiar with Weizhou military affairs, and he could hardly stand up... A "former county horse" is not as good as a dog Well worth the money!What's more, this "former county horse" offended the emperor heavily.Gao Zunyu, who was familiar with court struggles, knew very well that the royal family at this time would not care about Di Yong's life or death at all. "If Shi Yue is really dead or defeated, Gao Zunyu can take this opportunity to control the situation, and it will be a good situation to control the military power in Shaanxi." A thought flashed in Yueming's mind.He immediately gave up his persuasion, "Since Gao Shuai has made up his mind, then Pindao thinks that if Huanqing doesn't make a show, it may not be easy for the court to do business in the future." "The real person doesn't know enough about the imperial court." Gao Zunyu turned around suddenly and explained in a good mood: "What the imperial court cares about is always the result. If Shiyue is defeated and I can stop the Xixia people, I don't even need to Stop it, as long as I can defend Weizhou without losing it - the imperial court will not punish me, on the contrary, the imperial court will definitely reward me and win over me! Besides, my official position is now the prefect of Weizhou, and my responsibility to the imperial court is nothing more than to defend Weizhou. The territory of Weizhou!" Yueming only felt a gust of cold air rising from the soles of his feet. Because he knew that what Gao Zunyu said was the truth. "The commander-in-chief will naturally gather people and prepare to rescue Huanqing!" Gao Zunyu stroked the glass wine glass in his hand, smiling, "But Pingxia City has a lot to do with it, and the commander-in-chief has sent most of his troops for reinforcements. , the army is strong, the commander needs a little time to gather the army..." Yue Ming involuntarily shivered. "Repay Shi Shuai with someone, and the reinforcements will start soon. I hope you will stand by and wait for reinforcements." With a bang, a precious glass wine glass fell to the ground, and Gao Zunyu's ferocious smile seemed to be reflected on the fragments. The tenth day of the siege around the city. It was too late to clean up the bodies of soldiers killed in battle on the city wall.A corner of the northwestern city wall has already collapsed. But all of this is no longer important. In Huanzhou City, there are less than a thousand soldiers who can draw bows and arrows. Di Yong's battle robe had already been dyed red, and there were nearly ten arrow wounds and knife wounds on his body.The reinforcements should at least have reached Gyeongju, right?Di Yong's heart was miserable, but there was also a tinge of relief.It's a pity that I can't wait for the reinforcements to arrive. "Li Gandang!" "exist!" A man whose whole body was soaked in blood stood in front of Di Yong. "When you surrender, you lead the brothers who can ride horses, open the east gate, and find a way to escape back to Qingzhou to report." Di Yong calmly ordered. "Surrender?!" Li Gandang stared at Di Yong in disbelief, his eyes widened, and he flatly refused. "Your official will never surrender! If you can't wait for reinforcements, you can just meet the general at the Martyr's Shrine! You must not follow Wen Huan's example, ruin your reputation and affect your ancestors!" "Do you want to see all the people in the city slaughtered?" Di Yong snapped. Li Gandang was stunned for a moment and hesitated.But only for a moment, Li Gandang pulled out his saber, and slashed down on the ground, the saber actually cut into the bricks of the city wall.He knelt down in front of Di Yong on one knee, and said loudly: "Before this officer came, he swore to Shuai Shi that the city is here for me; if the city breaks, I will perish! Forgive me for not obeying my orders." Di Yong looked at Li Gandang helplessly, sighed, turned to He Weizhi, and said, "Since that's the case, let Brother He lead the team to break through." He Weizhi nodded silently. "Li Gandang, then you will send my head to Xixia and beg for surrender from the Xixia people." Di Yong gave the order in an unusually calm voice. "General!" Li Gandang choked up. "I have already written the memorial and suicide note. If the general can break through, you will not be misunderstood." Li Gandang glanced at He Weizhi silently, and thought in his heart: No matter whether he can break through successfully or not, I will not be misunderstood. "After an hour, open the city gate and surrender!" Di Yong calmly delivered the last order in his life.His gaze was fixed on the distance, and he did not shift it for a long time, while Li Gandang and He Weizhi kept watching him silently, with respect and desolation.Although they all wondered why Di Yong's expression at this time was neither angry nor sad, but gentle. At this moment, what is Di Yong thinking in his heart?Did he think of the beautiful wife in Chang'an City, or the unborn child?Or do you not think about anything, just look at the world with nostalgia for the last time?No one knows this anymore. After an unknown amount of time, a dagger was inserted into Di Yong's heart with his backhand. Di Yong's hand seemed to support the city wall, but quickly slipped to the ground. He Weizhi approached him slowly, and Di Yong's eyes were still wide open. It seemed that at the last moment, he did not give up his nostalgia for this world. For some reason, his expression looked particularly pure, not like a brave general. He Weizhi gently helped him close his eyes, his eyes fell on Di Yong's chest, the dagger had completely pierced into his chest, only the handle inlaid with scarlet gems was exposed, He Weizhi suddenly recognized it, This dagger was the one he gave to Shi Yue back then, and Shi Yue gave it to Di Yong, and finally it ended Di Yong's life.In his heart, for some reason, he suddenly thought of that grand wedding, where flowers were spread all over the streets of Bianjing... ―After a quarter of an hour, Huanzhou City was full of tears. Ren Duohan and Mu Ze looked at Huanzhou City strangely, not understanding why the crying sound came from. The fall of this city is a matter of time, but after ten days of fierce resistance, whether it is Mu Ze, who is fighting on the front line, or Ren Duohan, who is constantly scheming against his own troops, they both hate and respect Huanzhou City. For this small Huanzhou City, the Xixia Army paid the price of ten days and more than 10,000 casualties. After Mu Ze was ready to break the city, if the people in the city had to pay the price for this kind of resistance, he also needed to use this to appease the soldiers who were fighting to the death. Only one attack is needed at most. However, to their surprise, an hour later, a white flag was raised on the Huanzhou City Wall! "Surrendered?!" Ren Duohan and Mu Ze looked at each other, and all the soldiers of the Xixia Army couldn't believe their eyes! Huanzhou surrendered? ! All the gates of Huanzhou City were opened. Coming out of the west city gate, an officer of the Song army in a plain robe walked slowly towards Ren Duohan and Mu Ze, holding two boxes in his hands. Xixia soldiers watched with bated breath as the officer approached Ren Duohan step by step. "Let him come over." Following Ren Duohan's order, the Xixia soldiers retreated to both sides, making way for the Song Army officer. "The next official Da Song Huanzhou Accompanying Lieutenant Li Gandang, begs to surrender to Commander Renduo!" Li Gandang uttered these words with great difficulty in his throat. Ren Duohan and Mu Ze looked at each other: "Where's Di Yong? Why doesn't he come?!" “狄将军人头在此。将军遗言，请仁多统领念在上天有好生之德，放满城百姓一条生路。此为环州户籍册！” 仁多瀚大吃一惊：“狄詠死了？”一个亲兵接过李敢当手中的木匣，打开来看，赫然正是狄詠的人头！ “狄将军希望能够用自己的人头，换取仁多统领的仁慈。” 仁多瀚没有回答李敢当，他执鞭远眺残破的环州城，心中竟不知是什么滋味。他自然知道狄詠的身份，是绝不可能成为俘虏的，而且两国交兵……但是，不知为什么，仁多瀚竟然没有征服的快感。 “收下他的户籍册。我答应你，进城之后，绝不纵兵侵犯百姓。”仁多瀚沉声说道。 “多谢仁多统领！”李敢当向仁多瀚拜了一拜，突然也倒在了地上。 几个亲兵冲上去，翻过李敢当的身体，发现他的胸口，也插着一把匕首。 “厚葬此人。”仁多瀚叹息道。 他的目光移过装着狄詠首级的木匣，高声命令道：“准备进城！” 便在此时，便听到东城方向传来一阵嘈杂之声，未多久，一个士兵策马跑来，离声禀道：“有宋军突围。” “截住他们！”仁多瀚身后的慕泽，不顾身份地发出了命令，表情无比狰狞。