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Chapter 761 Support
Nearly ten days after the soldiers surrounded Gongchang City, the Mongolian army began to attack the city.

At dawn, large earthen jars were set up on the east bank of the Weihe River, and corpses were thrown into them to refine corpse oil.

There was a strange smell in the air, the smell of oil was mixed with the stench of filth and blood, which made people sick.

"Oh!"

A fireball was thrown out by the cannon carriage.

It was far away, only falling below the outer city wall, and a raging fire was ignited, and the Song army on the top of the city could be seen pouring sand and soil down.

There was a terrible scream.

Li Bing turned his head to look, and then looked at the earthen pot. His pupils trembled and his lips pursed.

The distance is not too close, and their group of captives is further upstream.But you can still see the person who was thrown in the crock pot with roasting oil, with his hands stretched out high and violently waving.

This scene made Li Bing's heart tremble for a long time.

Death is not terrible, but death like this is too terrible.

Feng Liangzai pushed him hard, and said, "Hurry up, let's dig the Wei River."

"That, that... the person is still alive..."

"Then why don't we go digging the river soon?!" Feng Liangzai scolded under his throat, and urged, "You can only survive by working hard. Those kind of dying people are going to die..."

So Li Bing didn't dare to speak anymore, and rushed upstream, desperately moving stones to block the embankment.

Feng Liangzai also seemed to be frightened, and murmured from time to time: "There is the Wang family first, and then there is Gongchangcheng."

He seemed to hope that this obedient attitude would bring Gong Chang back to the way he was when the Wang family was there.

"Big guy, work harder! Call Weishui to flood Gongchang City today!"

~~
Gongchang City was founded in Tang Dynasty.

In the 14th year of Zhenguan, Wang Da, the Duke of Yue, built the city while guarding Longyou. This is the origin of the saying "there was the Wang family first, and then there was Gongchang city".

Nowadays, in the Gongchang area, many people think that the "Wang family" refers to Wang Shixian's family.

When Wang Shixian was there, he expanded and repaired the east city. The city wall used big stones as the foundation.

At this time on the top of the city, Li Zengbo used a binocular to look north from the top of Gongchang City, and he could see the dark captives digging the Wei River.

This is a conventional method of war. When attacking the city, the river upstream of the city is dug first. There are many purposes. The Mongolian army can cross the Wei River more easily to attack Gongchang City, or cut off the water source in the city, or fill the city with water.

In the past, when the Mongolian army attacked Zhongxing Mansion in Xixia, they diverted water from the Yellow River into the city. The soldiers and civilians in Xixia suffered heavy casualties, and the city wall almost collapsed. In an emergency, Li Anan, the king of Xixia, had to donate beauties including his own daughter, as well as a large amount of gold and silver jewelry. , Surrendered and negotiated a peace agreement, and attached Mongolia to attack gold.

The question is, does Ah Shu have the patience and time to attack the city so slowly?
Aren't you afraid to give Da Song time to concentrate his troops?
Suddenly, only a loud noise was heard in the distance.

The Mongolian army had dug the canal to the side of the river, and the embankment built on the Weihe River was blocked. The river finally crashed into the canal and spread towards Gongchang City.

It can't be called spectacular, it's like the world has been splashed with a big ladle of water, and the streets are overflowing with water after rain.

The river flows under the city wall and continues to flow eastward.

"Oh!"

When the city wall, which was scalded by the flames of corpse oil, hit the water, the foundation stone below it cracked.

The river seeped under the city walls.

"Marshal, are you going to fire the cannon?"

"No hurry." Li Zengbo raised his hand and said, "The Mongolian army has not yet started attacking the city, so don't worry..."

He looked at the river inside and outside the city, his eyes seemed a little slow.

Although the formation in front of him looked huge, he could wait for the river to soak slowly until the city wall collapsed.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Zengbo didn't look at Gongchang again, but raised his eyes to the sky and thought for a long time.

"Could it be that they pretended to attack the city for a long time to attract us to concentrate our forces and encircle the points for reinforcements? Or find a loophole to break out of the siege and enter Guanzhong, or even Hanzhong?"

Thinking of this, Li Zengbo felt a little palpitated.

He had hoped that reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible, defeat the Mongolian army, and rescue the people in the city.But at this time, I was worried that a worse situation would be caused by the mobilization of troops.

But Gongchang has been surrounded, all he can do is defend the city, and the rest can only be relied on by Lian Xixian.

In the past, Li Zengbo never dreamed that he would rely on a Uighur... oh, a Uyghur.

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"It's done! It's done!"

Feng Liangzai looked towards Gong Chang, with a relaxed expression on his tired face.

He looked around at the prisoners around him, and said: "Now the Mongolian army only needs to wait until the river water soaks up the city walls. The big guys have survived."

After hearing this, Li Bing also breathed a sigh of relief.

His left ear is still blocked.

Ever since the Mongolian soldier spat into his ear, perhaps because of the sand, it has become more and more blocked, and it has been almost ten days since there is a buzzing feeling.

Fortunately, at least there is no need to dig the river so desperately...

The next moment, a team of Mongolian soldiers came over with scimitars, drove them away, and gathered them together.

The captives were crowded together, people were everywhere, and the smell of sweat made Li Bing almost faint.

There was a scream from behind.

The crowd started to move, rushing towards Gongchang City.

Li Bing was pushed and shoved, and ran after him. In the confusion, he grabbed Feng Liangzai's clothes.

"What happened?!"

Feng Liangzai seemed a little confused, and he said after a while: "Dig the root of the wall...we are going to dig the root of the wall..."

Li Bing buzzed in his head, and shouted: "Mr. Feng, didn't you say that it's all right to dig the river? We'll be obedient...you won't die...you said it..."

He had long thought of dying, but at this point, he had already done too much to survive.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Digging the root of the wall may not necessarily kill you. If you capture Gongchang earlier, everything will be the same as when Marshal Wang was there."

"You can go to the city wall..."

"what!"

The screams sounded not far behind him, Li Bing turned his head and glanced, and saw a row of Mongolian soldiers shooting prisoners like them with their bows and arrows.

Desperation welled up, and he couldn't help crying.

Crying loudly, he ran towards Gongchang City. The river was overflowing under his feet, and the mud was muddy and difficult to walk. He fell into the ditch outside the city and hid there, at a loss.

"Dig!" someone yelled.

"Dig it!" Feng Liangzai also shouted: "Going back is death, and the only way to survive is to dig the root of the wall..."

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Song Jun's arrows came, and someone fell into the mud with a scream.

……

Farther away, the Mongolian army cheered and drove the captives more and more happily, and surrounded Gongchang City in all directions.

"Arrow feed, let Song Jun's arrows drink blood!"

~~
Tianshui.

Lian Xixian stepped into the hall in a hurry.

A group of generals in armor were surrounding the map, and they all turned their heads.

"Mr. Lian..."

"Tell me about the battle."

"Okay, A Shu is still attacking Gongchang, and has dug the Wei River to irrigate the city. It seems that there is a posture of besieging the city for a long time."

The atmosphere in the hall was intense.

Bao San's face was full of murderous looks, even the blind eye seemed to be shining brightly.

He clasped his fist at Lian Xixian, and immediately said: "Wang Yixin and others have retracted the defense line in the north, Lou Hu and others have led troops to surround the Mongolian army from the east, and Gao Nianfeng and other troops west of Gongchang have also rushed to support. Waiting for me to attack from the south, I can severely defeat Ashu at the gate of Gongchang..."

Lian Xixian didn't speak, but walked to the map and looked at it.

Guanlong has more than [-] troops, of which Li Zengbo led more than [-] troops to garrison Gongchang.The rest of the troops had surrounded Ashu in just ten days and were slowly advancing.

Lian Xixian is still calculating the progress of the various roads, and the generals around him are full of fighting spirit and bursting with fighting spirit, wishing to eat Ashu immediately.

"Since Lord Lian has arrived, with one order, you can fight to the death with the Mongolian captives!"

"Mr. Lian please order..."

"Ashu wants to besiege the city for a long time?" Lian Xixian murmured to himself, raised his hand to stop the generals, and asked, "Has Luhu rushed from the Guanshan defense line to Tongwei County?"

"Yes, he sent a quick horse over, saying that Tongwei County is the worst..."

Lian Xixian said: "Send an order to him to stop marching and return to guard Guanshan immediately. Then send orders to Zhuanglang, Chuanhui, Zhangmianyi and other places to guard the army, and strictly guard the Fanxu Road, Longdi Road, and Guanlong Road. Once the Mongolian army is found , call for help immediately."

The generals were puzzled, but they still followed orders.

Lian Xixian turned to Bao San again, and ordered: "Send 1000 more people to guard Qishan Road."

"Yes."

"Send scouts to station in Wen County again. I'm afraid that Ah Shu may find the Yinping Ancient Road, so we must keep a close watch."

"Yes."

"How many troops have you left to guard Chencang Narrow Road?"

"..."

A series of military orders went down.

Lian Xixian changed many of the orders he had made with Li Zengbo.

Although the military discipline was strict, the generals finally became more confused and dissatisfied.

"Mr. Lian, Ashu has captured the people in Tongwei, Jichuan, Gangu counties, Ningyuan, Qima and other villages. If we don't destroy the enemy as soon as possible, I'm afraid we won't be able to afford it."

The "consumption" mentioned here refers to the fact that human life cannot withstand such consumption.

The Song army has three times the strength of the Mongolian army. If they can fight Ashu in Gongchang, they may be able to defeat the enemy in one battle, but if they continue to divide their troops to guard, they will continue to be passive.

No need to be reminded, Lian Xixian's scalp was already numb.

The lives of tens of thousands of souls rest on his and Li Zengbo's shoulders. Every time he makes a decision, he may save tens of thousands of people, but may also kill tens of thousands of people.

He had no choice but to explain clearly to the generals, stretched out his hand and scratched on the map, saying: "Surround us directly, if A Shu kills us through one of our roads and breaks into Guanzhong or Hanzhong, what should we do?"

Then a general said: "Forgive me, the general said bluntly, our troops are three times stronger than the enemy, and we are not afraid of Ashu breaking through."

"That's right. In the past, the reason why we were afraid to fight the Mongolian army in the field was because there were no cavalry. Now there are more than ten thousand cavalry in Longxi, which is comparable to the Mongolian army. They can already use cavalry to hold back the Mongolian army."

"Mr. Lian, let's fight."

Lian Xixian asked rhetorically, "If more than [-] cavalry fight against [-] Mongolian cavalry, what if they lose?"

"There are still more than [-] infantrymen, and they should win!"

"A general doesn't think about victory, he thinks about defeat first."

An official sent by the imperial court immediately asked: "Isn't Mr. Lian in a hurry to save Gongchang's mansion and tens of thousands of people?"

"The military situation is like fire, please Liangong abandon the personal grievances with Ligong, and first relieve the siege of Gongchang..."

"In any case, defeating the Mongolian captives is an urgent matter..."

Lian Xixian raised his hand again to stop these people.

This is Longxi, he has such prestige, so he won't be manipulated by several civil servants under Li Zengbo.

He stopped looking at them, turned his eyes to the generals, and said: "I didn't say no to fight, but I ask you to strictly guard the prefectures, counties, and passes to prevent the Mongolian army from entering the hinterland. I will personally lead the cavalry to support Gongchang."

Bao San hurriedly said: "Mr. Lian, after the division of troops, there are only three thousand cavalry left in Tianshui..."

"It's okay, let me support Li Gong."

~~
Outside Gongchang City, the Mongolian army camp.

Several scouting horses rushed over and reported the military situation to Ashu.

"Ha, is Lian Xixian here?"

A Shu originally thought that the Song army in Longxi was held back here, and Liu Zheng was able to enter Guanzhong and plunder in places like Chang'an.

In comparison, Gong Chang is really meaningless.

But since Lian Xixian came, Liu Zheng was probably defeated.

"Excuse me is unreliable, come by yourself."

Ah Shu murmured to himself, walked to the map and looked at it, with greed in his eyes.

He didn't discuss with anyone, he muttered to himself.

"Go back to Guanshan from Jitou Road, and then take Lingtai Road to Fengxiang? No, the Song Army will be on guard... Qishan Road... Yinping Road... let's fight and see."

The fickle Ashu didn't rush to make a decision, but just went through each route in his heart.

His strategy is still unknown, it may be to attack Gongchang, it may be to attack Lian Xixian by encircling the spot, or it may be a detour through Guanzhong or even Hanzhong.

Just wait for Song Jun to show any flaws.

Opponents are human, so there are bound to be flaws...

(End of this chapter)