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Xihe Road, Haoshuihe Defense Line, Shimenzi Fort...

Yao Pingzhong and the 20,000 Xihe Army arrived at Shimenzi Fort after an eight-day long journey. In the following two days, the food and supplies were transported one after another. The journey from Huangzhou (now Ledu, Gansu) to Shimenzi Fort was difficult and it was very difficult to transport food and grass. It could only be done by camel horse teams. When the weather was bad, they could only rely on the people to carry the materials on their shoulders and backs to transport the materials to the front line.

On the 17th, Yao Pingzhong summoned the generals and commanders to deploy attack strategies.

On the border of Songxia, there are many fortresses. Due to the complex terrain and difficult transportation, they are usually made locally. In addition, for the need for defense, all the trees around the fortress pass have been cut down. Over time, the damage to forest vegetation is very serious. At a glance, the stark sight is everywhere, and bare mountains can be seen everywhere. In this environment, it is difficult for both sides to find any opportunity for sneak attacks, and without exception, they are head-on attacks.

When Liu Fa seized Renduoquan City and captured the Haoshui River defense line, it was exchanged for the lives of the soldiers in the northwest. Time flies, and seven or eight years have passed in the blink of an eye. The two armies of Song and Xia fought repeatedly on this line of defense. More than 100,000 soldiers fell on both sides of the Haoshui River. Tombs in the mountains and forests were crying and mourning in the cold wind.

Today, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty embarked on a journey again. They walked onto the battlefield without hesitation with a little hope in their hearts, with hope of peace for future generations.

After leaving Shimenzi Fort, he went up the Haoshui River. Renduoquan City was more than 100 miles away. This city was built by the Dangxiang people in the first year of Zhenghe (1111 AD). At that time, Tong Guan commanded the Northwest Army to gain control of Hehuang and was eyeing Shuofang. In order to strengthen the Karochuan defense line, the Dangxiang people specially built Renduoquan City in the middle and upper reaches of the Haoshui River to build a clamp-shaped defense.

The location of this small town is very good. It can threaten the hinterland of Hehuang to alleviate the heavy pressure of Karochuan's defense, and at the same time blocked the Song people's intention to attack Liangzhou from Hehuang to the snow-capped mountains, ensure the safety of Hexi, and give strong support to the Shuofang battlefield.

Dangxiang people had the foresight. The ancient dragon city and Renduoquan city were built at the east and west ends of the Haoshui River defense line. However, under the fierce attack of the Song people, these two small cities were lost one after another, and the Haoshui River defense line fell into the hands of the Song people. However, the Dangxiang people also had two natural barriers, Snow Mountain and Qiulongling, to guard Hexi and Shuofang. These two natural barriers became nightmares of the Song Dynasty, Tong Guan and Northwest.

The soldiers spent countless efforts and failed to cross from beginning to end.

"This battle is the key." Although Yao Pingzhong hid Li Hu's entire Northwest Strategy, these Northwest generals had heard something from Yao Pingzhong's tone that was enough to make their blood boil. "Whether we can quickly capture Renduoquan City is directly related to whether we can seize Shuofang and whether we can gain an advantage in the entire Northwest War."

"Shishuai Yao, is your target this time Karochuan?" Xihe's seventh general Gao Xun asked loudly.

"The target of each attack is Karochuan." Yao Pingzhong's eyes and light followers swept across his face one by one, "Our ultimate goal is to defeat the Dangxiang people, to recover Hexi and Shuofang, and to conquer Helan Mountain."

"The Grand Marshal himself is in charge of Lanzhou. Isn't this a problem?" Liu Zhengyan stood up, looking a little excited, "Do you still remember the Battle of Tong'an? Do you still remember the 100,000 dead brothers?" He waved his fists hard and shouted loudly, "Take down Renduoquan, take down Shuofang, and avenge the dead brothers."

There was a sudden roar in the big tent, and there was murderous intent.

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On the 18th, Xihe Army arrived at Renduoquan City.

On the east of Renduoquan City is a mountain to the west, and on the west is Chuma River, with only one south gate for entry and exit. The small city is built according to the terrain, high in the east and low in the west, and is slope-shaped, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Yao Pingzhong did not participate in the battle to attack Renduoquan, but Qu Jin participated, so after the army arrived at the battlefield, Qu Jin led Yao Pingzhong and others to the south city and told everyone in detail about the siege and some experiences and lessons learned.

Twenty thousand soldiers arrived one after another and set up camp in the mountains outside the southern city.

The defenders in the city were panicked. Although the scout had called the police as early as when the Song army entered Shimenzi Fort, the defenders in Renduoquan City also asked Xiliang Prefecture for help as quickly as possible, a few days passed and the reinforcements did not see them, but the Song army arrived.

That night, Yao Pingzhong and the generals discussed the attack plan. At the same time, the entire military camp was brightly lit, and teams of soldiers, craftsmen and people rushed to attack overnight regardless of their fatigue.

City equipment. Because the road is difficult to travel, most of the siege equipment is transported in a dispersed manner. It is reassembled after arriving at the battlefield, and some are made from local materials.

On the 19th, the Xihe Army launched an attack, and under the command of Yao Pingzhong, 20,000 soldiers took turns to fight from morning to dusk.

The defenders in the city suffered heavy losses, and the Xihe Army also paid a price of more than a thousand people. Just when the Xixia people thought that today's battle was about to end, the Xihe Army lit a bonfire and launched a more fierce attack.

The people of Xixia complained and gritted their teeth and held on.

Liu Zhengyan found Yao Pingzhong and suggested a truce and rest for a night before fighting.

Yao Pingzhong shook his head and refused, "Han Shizhong and Wu? have already rushed from Central Plains to Lanzhou."

Liu Zhengyan immediately understood what Yao Pingzhong meant when he heard this. Li Hu was splitting and annexing the Northwest Army, and winning over the Northwest generals was one of his methods. Yang Keshi, Han Shizhong, Wu? and others made military achievements on the battlefield of the Central Plains and received rewards. They were grateful to Li Hu. To a certain extent, they were already Li.

The tiger people. If they make more contributions in this battle, it can be foreseen that they will soon replace Yao Pingzhong and others in the northwest, and the Northwest Army will gradually be reorganized into the Tiger and Lieutenant Army. If the Northwest General Party loses its army and its strength, can it continue to maintain its existing power and interests?

"However, if we continue to attack, our losses will become greater and greater." Liu Zhengyan said worriedly.

"What is this loss?" Yao Pingzhong shook his hand indifferently, "There will not exceed two thousand Dangxiang people in the city. If we attack day and night, we will be able to consume a lot of the enemy's physical strength and morale. As long as more than half of the casualties in the city are killed or injured, the Dangxiang people will definitely collapse."

Liu Zhengyan wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Yao Pingzhong's cold face, he swallowed the words from his mouth.

On the afternoon of the 20th, the Dangxiang people in Renduoquan City finally couldn't hold on with the continuous attack of the Northwest Army and the city wall was continuously lost. At the moment of Shen Shi, Qu Jin led his entourage to the city tower and chopped down the Xixia battle flag.

Yao Pingzhong ordered the city to be slaughtered without leaving any chickens and dogs. The main force of the army took advantage of the victory and chased them thirty miles away.

Put the bow mouth and capture the key pass at the southern end of the Snow Mountain.

"I urgently sue the general, the commander-in-chief. Our Xihe army has captured Renduoquan City on the 20th." Yao Pingzhong frowned slightly, and hesitated for a long time and added, "My army soldiers are full of morale and are willing to choose a front for the north, take the lead in crossing the snow-capped mountains, kill Liangzhou directly, and seize the opportunity."

Liu Zhengyan, who stood behind him, was secretly surprised. He knew that Yao Pingzhong was brave and had a lot of strategy in war, but this man was arrogant and greedy for merit and was competitive. In the past, Liu Fa and Yao Gu had warned him many times, but Yao Pingzhong ignored him and still did his own thing. Back then, he offered advice to the young emperor Zhao Heng, attacked the Jin camp at night, but was betrayed and almost wiped out the entire army. His official position was dismissed. Later, Yuwen Xuzhong brought him to the northwest, Li Hu admired him and entrusted him with important tasks. Yao Pingzhong then got the chance to make a comeback. Now he has made such a problem again. He just took Renduoquan and immediately wanted to attack Xiliang Mansion again.

"Shishuai Yao, the snow-capped mountain road is difficult and the Xiliang Prefecture is the hinterland of Hexi. We have neither sufficient food nor reinforcements. We will raid and raid. Once we are blocked, it will be unimaginable." Liu Zhengyan hurriedly advised, "Shishuai Yao, take down the bow gate and we have completed the command of the commander. We should rest on the spot according to the original plan and block the Dangxiang people's **."

Yao Pingzhong shook his head, raised his horse whip and pointed at the towering snow-capped mountains, "It's not snowing now, we can cross the snow-capped mountains smoothly, but once it snows, it's hard to imagine the difficulty of climbing. We are now riding the Xixia reinforcements before they arrive, so that even if we can't conquer Xiliang Prefecture, we can at least seize the key pass at the northern end of the snow-capped mountains to ensure that the subsequent army successfully enters the Hexi battlefield."

Liu Zhengyan smiled bitterly. He now regretted it very much. If he had known that Yao Pingzhong was so greedy for merit, he and Qu Jin shouldn't have suggested to Li Hu to recall Yang Weizhong. Yao Pingzhong's mentality is abnormal now, and it is probably because of Yang Weizhong. When Yang Weizhong came, his position as commander was gone, and his military achievements were also divided by Yang Weizhong. How could an arrogant person like him bear it?

Yao Pingzhong looked at the helplessness and worry on Liu Zhengyan's face, and his eyes could not help but narrowed slightly, and a sneer appeared in the corner of his mouth.

On the 21st, Qu Jin led his army to capture Wangongkou.

Yao Pingzhong immediately ordered the main army to quickly cross the snow-capped mountains and kill Liangzhou Prefecture.

This time, even Qu Jin tried to dissuade him

, "The command of the Grand Marshal was to capture Renduoquan City and seize the Bangkoukou, and did not ask us to cross the snow-capped mountains."

"I am the commander of the Xihe Army. I have the power to command the battlefield. I have the right to make decisions that are beneficial to the entire battle situation based on the battlefield situation." Yao Ping Zhongli ignored him, "Transfer my orders and cross the snow-capped mountains overnight. It must be fast, and it must be fast."

Qu Jin, Gao Xun and others dared not disobey, so they took the order and left.

"Ship Yao, have you forgotten the battle between Tong'an and how my father and 100,000 soldiers died in battle?" Liu Zhengyan couldn't help it and shouted at Yao Pingzhong. In the battle between Tong'an, the Xihe Army was killed and injured. Then, with the efforts of Yao Gu, Yang Weizhong and others, a group of Xihe elites were trained after several years. These elites moved to various places, participated in the Jiangnan suppression of rebellion, the Northern Expedition, the Bianjing King's War and the Hebei War, and more than half of the casualties were killed and injured. Last year, he finally followed Wang Yuan back to Xihe, but now he is going to be ruined by Yao Gu. How could Liu Zhengyan agree?

"What is my father's crime? Have you forgotten? Uncontrolled, scrupulous, greedy for merit and prosper... Do you want to repeat the same mistake?"

Yao Pingzhong
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