Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 489 The troops are approaching the city
After crossing the Yellow River, we arrived at the hinterland of Xixia. Along the way, the Xixia cavalry was tested many times. However, due to the bravery of the Haohan camp and the meticulous strategy of the military division, the Xixia counterattacks were in vain!

"Your Majesty, the Song Army is less than thirty miles away from Xingqing Mansion!" A messenger came in a hurry to report, which shocked the Xixia Palace!
The officials of Xixia couldn't help but panic. Lingzhou was more than a hundred miles away from Xingqing Mansion. In two days, the Song army attacked 30 miles away from Xingqing Mansion, which was enough to show the Song army's determination to destroy Xixia.

"The Song State bullied people too much and invaded our country for no reason. I sincerely ask you to lead Tie Yaozi and fight the Song army to the death! To protect the Qing Dynasty!" Li Liangfu, the general of Xixia, came out angrily.

Li Liangfu is a famous Xixia general and a member of the royal family. Now that the Song army is about to attack the city, Li Liangfu naturally cannot hold back and wants to fight with the Song army in the field!
"No! The Song army has a hundred thousand troops, and there are thunderous thunders to help our army. This battle may be more difficult for our army. It is better to wait for work and use the city wall of Xingqing Mansion to attack the Song army hard! Only in this way can the chance of victory be greatly increased." A civil servant suggested.

It is not that the Xixia army has never fought against the Song army. Empress Dowager Xiaoliang brought an army of 300,000 people to fight with the Song army in the field. However, she was defeated continuously under the attack of the Song army's Tiefutu and Zhentianlei! "

In this battle, the 100,000-strong army led by the evil doctor Fan Zheng was the elite of the Song army, and they also had a large number of Tiefutu and Zhentianlei. In this field battle, the Xia army had little chance of winning.

"Are we just going to sit back and watch the Song Army's cavalry wreak havoc in our Xixia territory? We can only be cowers inside the city walls." Li Liangfu roared.

Thinking about how powerful Xixia was back then, it defeated the Song Dynasty one after another, and the Song Dynasty had to cede territory and pay compensation. Even the Liao Kingdom respected Xixia.

Now, in just over ten years, the majestic Xixia has been reduced to the point of annihilation, and the Song army has already reached Xingqing Mansion. This makes the once arrogant Xixia royal family extremely embarrassed.

All the Xixia officials were silent. Although this battle was humiliating, they understood that now that the Song army had strong soldiers and horses, and the Xixia army was weak, this was the safest way to defeat the Song army.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

At this moment, Li Qianshun led the troops and led the Xixia elite to attack the Song army!

Li Qianshun nodded and said: "Yes, the more battles the Xixia and Song armies have, the less the Song army's gunpowder and weapons will be consumed, and the greater the chance of preserving the Xingqing Mansion!"

He nodded immediately and said: "Okay, I allow you to leave the city and attack, but I am not not letting you die in battle, but I want you to consume the Song Army's thunder as much as possible! If nothing can be done, return to the city and retreat immediately."

Li Qianshun continued his analysis: "The weapons and tactics used in today's wars have been verified by the past generations. It is impossible to conquer a city with weapons and tactics in one battle. Only the Thunder Thunder is an emerging thing, and the Evil Doctor Fan Zheng You is the creator of Zhentian Lei, and he may know its unknown purpose."

Li Liangfu was slightly stunned. Although he didn't understand what Li Qianshun meant, as long as he could go out of the city to fight, it was enough for him.

"boom!"

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Yelu Nanxian nodded solemnly. The evil doctor Fan Zheng was not the Zhao Kuo who was just talking on paper. His own invincibility with evil methods had been verified countless times. Besides, this person was a doctor who valued life most and could not joke with the lives of a hundred thousand troops. .

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Yelu Nanxian looked at Li Qianshun and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, you know that General Li will win less and lose more, why do you allow him to take the initiative to fight!"

Li Qianshun shook his head and said: "Queen, please don't be too optimistic. The evil doctor Fan Zheng's army of 100,000 has not been damaged, and he himself carried the coffin and went out to fight. The morale of the Song army has greatly increased. I am afraid that Li Liangfu will win less and lose more in this battle. It might even cause Xia’s army to lose its troops!”

"So your Majesty sent General Li out of the city to fight in order to further consume the Song army's thunder." Yelu Nanxian said with a thought in his heart.

Li Qianshun's eyes were solemn and he said: "I have thought about it a lot. The evil doctor Fan Zheng dared to claim that he came to Xingqing Mansion in a battle. He was definitely not just talking about it. There must be some evil recipe that we don't know about? Otherwise, he would not dare to let the Song Dynasty A hundred thousand troops take such risks."

Yelu Nanxian admired and said that Li Qianshun at this moment is completely a hero of the generation. She believes that as long as Xixia survives this disaster, Li Qianshun will definitely lead Xixia to rejuvenation.

In the Xixia Palace, the news that the Song army was approaching the city had already spread, casting a shadow over the once bustling palace.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. General Li is brave and good at fighting. He will definitely be able to repel the Song army! This will relieve the difficulties of Xingqing Mansion!" Yelu Nanxian complimented.

Li Liangfu bowed to Li Qianshun and said: "Your Majesty, the evil doctor Fan Zheng dares to say that civil servants do not care about money and military generals are not willing to die. Do I, a man from Xixia, fear death? I am willing to lead an army on an expedition. If I cannot defeat the Song army, I would rather wrap my body in horse leather!" "

"I obey!"

Seeing Li Liangfu's determined eyes, Li Qianshun couldn't help but be deeply touched.

Li Qianshun thought about it and found that the evil recipe that the evil doctor Fan Zheng said was most likely related to gunpowder weapons. Whether Li Qianshun gave up Lingzhou or asked Li Liangfu to take the initiative, he wanted to consume as much of the Song army's gunpowder as possible. arms.

Outside Xingqing Mansion, there was an endless stream of thunderous sounds.

At the same time, the two cavalry were in a fierce confrontation. The iron kite led by Li Liangfu and the iron pagoda led by Zhong Pu collided fiercely. The impact of the collision of the most powerful heavy cavalry in the world was no less than that of the thunderous thunder. The power.

"There are such elites in Xixia!" Fan Zheng in the Song army couldn't help but frown as he looked at the Xixia Iron Kites who were not afraid of death.

"For Fan Zheng, the Xixia general is the famous general Li Liangfu. This man is quite famous for his bravery!" Zhong Shidao stepped forward to explain to Fan Zheng the origin of the Xixia general Li Liangfu.

Fan Zheng snorted coldly: "Yongwu, that's because the Xixia weapons were superior before, but now the Song Dynasty also has cold-forged armor. The Thunder Song Dynasty is more sophisticated, and the national power of the Song Dynasty is more than ten times that of Xixia. How can the courage of an ordinary man resist gunpowder?" The power of weapons.”

At that moment, with a wave of his hand, the rear army Yang Bangyi led the cavalry forward and used a large number of gunpowder weapons to attack the Xia army!

"Boom! Boom!"

When the Song army once again used thunderbolts in large quantities, the Xixia cavalry suffered heavy losses, and Li Liangfu had to lead the remaining troops to retreat.

"The Song Dynasty won without force!"

Li Liangfu gritted his teeth with hatred.

In terms of equipment, firearms, and morale, the Song and Xia armies were comparable. However, the Song army did not respect martial ethics and directly used thunder to cause huge damage to them.

Beating up the drowned dog, the Song army pursued them all the way until they reached the gate of Xingqing Mansion. With the help of the city wall defenders, Li Liangfu retreated into Xingqing Mansion in embarrassment.

"I will finally live up to your Majesty's expectations, so please punish me!"

On the city wall, Li Liangfu, who was covered in blood, knelt down in shame in front of Li Qianshun and said.

Li Qianshun shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. Although you were defeated, you also defeated the morale of Xixia, and also consumed a lot of Thunderbolts from the Song Army! Now I'm afraid there aren't many Thunderbolts left by the Song Army. I want to see Look, how the evil doctor Fan Zheng defeated my Xingqing Mansion in one battle."

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At the same time, the Song army finally arrived at the gate of Xingqingfu City.

Looking at the city wall that was comparable to that of Kaifeng City, all the soldiers of the Song Army couldn't help but take a breath. Such a strong city would be extremely difficult to attack. If not careful, the Song Army would repeat the same mistake as the Tang Army at Longshou Pass. Zhong Shidao bit the bullet and said loudly: "Reporting to Commander Fan, our army may have less than 23% of the Sky-shaking Thunder left. I'm afraid it will be difficult to imitate the Battle of Lingzhou and conquer Xingqing Mansion!"

The other generals also nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Fan Zheng waved his hands and said: "It doesn't matter, I said it! As long as the Song army attacks Xingqing Mansion, it can be defeated in one battle!"

"Down with one fight!"

Master Zhong couldn't help but suddenly raised his head and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

He originally thought that the indiscriminate bombardment with thunderbolts was Fan Zheng's evil method, but he did not expect that Fan Zheng still did not use the evil method that had been defeated in a battle.

Zhong Shidao didn't know if there was any way in the world that could defeat a fortified city in one battle, but that didn't stop him from having full confidence in Fan Zheng.

Along the way, Zhong Shidao had already seen the bravery of the hero camp that Fan Zheng had surrendered. Coupled with the evil side's IOU not long ago and the determination to carry the coffin and go on an expedition, he was now a little more convinced of Fan Zheng's evil side.

"Send the order, cut off the water source of Xingqing Mansion's moat, let the water level drop, and use horse-drawn carriages to cover the area with soil!" Fan Zheng ordered.

"I will obey your orders!"

Master Zhong bowed and saluted.

"Other generals should be prepared to prevent Xixia from leaving the city for a sneak attack. Prepare to attack Xingqing Mansion!" Fan Zheng ordered the generals.

Other generals are also gearing up to deal with the upcoming battle of Xingqing Mansion.

They had already reached the gates of Xingqing Mansion, and their 100,000-strong army had fought and won consecutive battles without losing any troops. Naturally, they could not retreat easily.

At this point, they can only believe in Fan Zheng, believe that Fan Zheng can realize his bold words and lead them to destroy Xixia!
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The moats of Xingqing Mansion all come from the main canal of the Yellow River. When Fan Zheng ordered the main canal of the Yellow River to be cut off, the water level of the moat suddenly dropped sharply.

"What is the evil doctor Fan Zheng's intention? Do you want to imitate the battle of the past and attack Xingqing Mansion with water?"

Li Qianshun frowned as he looked at the sharply declining water in the moat.

Fan Zheng's action of cutting off the moat greatly confused them. They didn't know whether Fan Zheng wanted to avoid making the same mistake again, or he wanted to flood Xingqing Mansion with a water attack!
"Your Majesty, the water attack on Xingqing Mansion is simply a wishful thinking. The water source of Xingqing Mansion comes from the Yellow River. The Yellow River is constantly rushing. It is impossible to block the river course in a short time, let alone burst the Yellow River's banks."

"Besides, the Song Dynasty has 100,000 troops under the city of Xingqing Mansion. Once the embankment breaks, not even they can escape."

All the Xixia ministers shook their heads. The Yellow River next to Xingqing Mansion is not an above-ground river, and the water flow is fast. It is impossible to use water to attack Xingqing Mansion.

Li Qianshun felt a little relieved, but he knew that the evil doctor Fan Zheng would not do useless things. He could only think of this as a precaution done by Fan Zheng to avoid the defeat of Lingzhou!
"Evil doctor Fan Zheng is acting strangely. You must not miss any action to avoid being taken advantage of!" Li Qianshun arranged.

"I obey your orders!"

All the Xixia ministers cupped their hands and said.

They naturally knew that Xixia was at a critical moment of life and death. If they were not careful, they would be in danger of destroying the country, so they naturally did not dare to be careless at all.

However, what surprised Li Qianshun was that after Fan Zheng cut off the main canal of the Yellow River, he made no next move. Even the attack on the city was just a feint attack, allowing the Song army to cover up the soil and fill up part of the moat, and then no further action was taken!

"What medicine is the evil doctor Fan Zheng selling in the gourd?"

Li Qianshun was like an ant on a hot pot. In his opinion, Fan Zheng must be eager to make achievements when his troops arrived at the city, and immediately launched an attack on Xingqing Mansion.

However, the fact was that he was shocked. Apart from cutting off the main canal of the Yellow River and filling it with soil, Fan Zheng did not take any action at all. He only besieged Xingqing Mansion but did not attack it.

"The Song army didn't even surrender!"

Li Qianshun was shocked and looked at the Song army approaching the city in disbelief!
"No! There must be a conspiracy!" Li Qianshun was horrified. Only then did he remember what was wrong.

According to the tradition of the Song people, the army has already reached the city, Xixia is at the end of its road, and people in the city are panicked. If the Song army surrenders at this moment, wouldn't it mean that Xixia will be wiped out effortlessly.

However, Fan Zheng did not send anyone to contact the Xingqing Mansion at all. He neither attacked nor surrendered, which was simply against common sense.

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Not only Li Qianshun, but also the Song army were greatly puzzled by Fan Zheng's confusing actions!

"Why doesn't Fan Shuai surrender to Xingqing Mansion?" Zhong Shidao couldn't help but suggested to Fan Zheng.

Other generals also listened. After all, surrendering is just a matter of words. It doesn't matter if it fails. If it succeeds, the Song army will make a lot of money.

"Surrender?" Fan Zheng said with a raised brow.

"Do you think Li Qianshun will surrender?" Fan Zheng asked rhetorically.

Zhong Pu and others shook their heads. Li Qianshun was a great leader, and he had the help of the Liao Kingdom. Although Lingzhou City was destroyed and Li Qianshun returned in defeat not long ago, Xixia's overall strength was not damaged, and according to intelligence, Xixia even gained The aid of the Liao Kingdom has a large number of thunders! The strongest fighting force in Xixia is still in Xingqing Mansion, and it is impossible for Li Qianshun to surrender.

"Besides, who is willing to persuade them to surrender?" Fan Zheng looked around at the Song generals and asked.

A number of Song generals felt a chill in their necks. Not to mention the age-old feud between the Song Dynasty and Western Xia, the Song Dynasty had now attacked the city of Xingqing Prefecture. The hatred between the two countries was already deep-rooted. Anyone who went to persuade them to surrender now would most likely be beheaded by Li Qianshun as a sacrifice.

"Besides, Xingqing Mansion is about to break the city, so why should Fan waste time trying to persuade him to surrender!" Fan Zheng said again in a shocking tone.

"What, Xingqing Mansion is about to break the city!"

All the Song generals couldn't help but stare at Fan Zheng in amazement. They had been besieging Xingqing Mansion for several days. Apart from cutting off the main canals of the Yellow River, they had filled up the trenches and made no move. They could not see that Xingqing Mansion was going to break through. the meaning of.

"Could it be that Fan Shuai has an internal agent in Xingqing Mansion! He will cooperate with the inside and outside to open the door of Xingqing Mansion!" Zhong Shidao was shocked and thought of the only possibility!
Fan Zheng did not explain, but smiled confidently and said: "It doesn't matter, we will find out tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)