601. The Battle of Yong Mu (Part 1)
In the Battle of Zhongzhou, the Xixia army had not broken the entire city and lost more than 10,000 soldiers. At present, they dispatched troops from Zhuola and the Southern Army Division in the territory, and nearly 60,000 defenders in the city were.
For Xixia, this is naturally a big battle that must not be taken lightly.
The six major military departments of Yan, Heishan Weifu, Xiping, Gansu, Baimaqiang Town, Zhuolo and Nan were in the Heishan Heishan, and the Xiangqing Army, which was located on the side of Zhongxing Prefecture. The ethnic groups such as Dangxiang, Han people were mixed, and the court forces were in chaos in the army, with a total military force of less than 200,000. In the battle of Zhongzhou, Xixia had already injured some muscles and bones, and was defeated again. Zhongsun Qifu and others worked hard to accumulate reputation, military strength, financial resources, and people's hearts would be greatly affected.
At that time, Li Wangyuan, the prince of Kuizhou, was afraid that Mo would be resisted by the people and gentry in the country.
The situation in Lintao, Fengxiang, and Lizhou, which had just been surrendered, is even more unpredictable. The Yuan generals who were originally in charge of several routes may not be willing to be tied to the Xixia boat to overturn.
Therefore, although the Xixia generals and ministers who had some confidence in defeating the White Horse Army after having hot air balloons and sky thunder seemed relaxed, they were actually very solemn in their hearts.
If you win, the country will be prosperous and the people will be safe. If you lose, you will be worried about internal and external troubles.
After Heliancheng and others left Li Wangyuan, they would scatter all over the city to boost morale.
At night, nearly five hundred hot air balloons with fire lit up outside the south city gate rose to the sky.
The sound of the horn at the top of the city.
Li Wangyuan stood on the top of the city without moving.
There were only a few hundred guards on the top of the city, and when they watched the hot air balloon slowly approaching, they felt fear in their hearts.
Suddenly, Li Wangyuan turned his head and asked Zhongsun Qifu next to him, "Teacher, how was the arrangement outside the city?"
Zhongsun Qifu said: "The Qitian Army has already been in place. Just wait for the cannons to fire, and I will definitely catch the White Horse Army off guard."
Li Wangyuan looked up at the sky and stopped talking.
Five hundred hot air balloons approach the city.
There were hundreds of people wearing black robes in front of the White Horse Army formation outside the city, with their paces fast, with thunder thunder hanging from their waists, and they rushed towards the city gate with a ladder.
The old Xixia imperial stern chuckled and said, "After these white horse troops won the victory in Zhongzhou, they really did not take our Xixia soldiers seriously."
Li Wangyuan gently held the two swords hanging around his waist with both hands and snorted coldly: "Of course they suffer."
With his eyesight, he could see that the hundreds of black-robed men who rushed in the night were all masters in the White Horse Army.
This is the sharp knife to break through the city gate.
If it were before, hundreds of masters in the army would be enough. But now, it would be a delusion to get close to the city gate.
Next to him was the general of the Dangxiang clan bowing to Li Wangyuan, "Your Highness, are you ready to face the enemy?"
Li Wangyuan looked at Zhongsun Qifu, and the old emperor gently stroked the gray-white beard that was hanging to his chest and nodded slightly.
The generals of the Dangxiang tribe shouted loudly: "Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Li Wangyuan took Zhongsun Qifu down the city wall, looked up and looked into the sky, "Is Tuoba Sen no longer able to go down the city wall?"
Zhongsun Qifu said: "The city gate will be broken. Tuoba Sen is more useful to sacrifice his life for the country than to live."
The duplex surname Tuoba was a top wealthy noble family in Xixia. It can be regarded as the most deeply rooted ancient family in Xixia except for the Western Xia royal family.
Tuoba Sen was born in the last branch of the Tuoba family, and was affiliated with the Xiangqing Army. He was the commander of a thousand men. Originally, he might not have been used to defend the city, but Zhongsun Qifu recommended him to Li Wangyuan, which was obviously a little scheming.
Li Wangyuan didn't ask much, nodded and walked deep into the city.
A mere Tuoba Sen would not be dissatisfied with death. Li Wangyuan naturally would not care too much.
Five hundred hot air balloons arrived at the top of the city, carrying the domineering arrogance of Zhongzhou's victory, and threw thunder as soon as they arrived at the top of the city.
Rocks are flying.
Smoke filled the city.
In the smoke of gunpowder, hundreds of soldiers of Xiangqing fled in panic.
Someone wanted to go down the city, but was blocked by the surveillance officer who was blocked from the stairs without hesitation to draw his sword and kill it on the spot.
Tuoba Sen's eyes flashed with fierce light, thinking that this was an opportunity to make meritorious service. He jumped quickly on the top of the city, but his eyes were always staring at the hundreds of men in black robes under the city.
Although he was from the Tuoba family, he had fallen into the Xiangqing army and obviously had no status in the Tuoba family. Those in the Tuoba family who had great influence on the Western Xia may not even know that he was. If he wanted to climb up, he could only rely on his own hands to accumulate military merits.
Not every noble family can easily reach a high position that others can't reach.
The Tuoba family has been growing for hundreds of years, and the strength of the clan focuses on those children with good roots or extremely talented talents. How could it be his turn to Tuoba Sen?
After several minutes of bombing the hot air balloons above the head, more than half of the defenders on the city were injured and killed.
But the sky-blasting thunder is still falling.
In the city, Xixia generals led several soldiers to run towards the top of the city, but in total, there were only a thousand people.
Hundreds of men in black robes outside the city finally approached the city.
Tuoba Sen, who was in his prime, stared at his eyes wide open and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"
But there were only dozens of arrows scattered on the top of the city, shooting towards the lower head.
Now the soldiers are too busy to take care of themselves, but how can they still take care of shooting arrows?
Tuoba Sen can become a commander of thousands of men by virtue of his ability. He pulled the long bow in his hand twice and approached the arc of the full moon, and two black-robed men under the city fell down.
But more black-robed men were able to approach the moat, with cloud ladders lying across the river, and black-robed men were all walking on the ladder.
This light skills alone are enough to show that they are not simple.
Tuoba Sen shot several more people to death, looking at the inner city below the city.
The more than a thousand soldiers who were originally trying to climb the city were actually captured by the power of the sky thunder, and they retreated and did not dare to force the city to climb the city.
Tuoba Sen was furious, but then he understood something.
There was a thunderbolt in the army, and he knew. But the prince and the elder Mr. Zhongsun asked him to guard the city gate, but did not issue a thunderbolt to him. Why is this?
A look of contemplation flashed in his eyes. I am afraid that the prince and Mr. Zhongsun never thought of guarding the city gate!
Please fall into the trap?
Then wouldn’t he betray his son?
At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was naturally hated. But then he thought again, but this may not be a chance.
If he could go to the city wall alive, the contributions to this battle would not be underestimated.
Thinking of this, Tuoba Sen rubbed his arm, which was slightly sore because of several consecutive draws of bows, and no longer shot arrows at the city. He just focused on avoiding the thunder falling from the sky above.
The faster the city gate is broken, the sooner he can leave the head of the city that is full of holes.
The man in black robe at the city did not disappoint him.
Hundreds of people flew across the moat and rushed outside the city gate with scattered arrows.
There was a loud bang.
The city gate collapsed without any accident.
Hundreds of men in black robes did not hesitate and did not enter the city. They immediately turned around and ran to the other side of the moat.
The war drums in the White Horse Army were like thunder, and they resounded continuously in an instant.
More than 10,000 infantrymen shouted and killed Zhentian, and attacked the city gate together.
Tuoba Sen made a quick decision and shouted: "Abandon the city."
Then he took the lead in rushing down the city.
Five hundred hot air balloons above the night sky floated into the city.
At this time, Li Wangyuan, Zhongsun Qifu and others did not enter the city too deep. They looked up at the city outside the teahouse next to the main street.
A scout came to report: "Report to the prince, the enemy has broken the city. The army is attacking the city."
Li Wangyuan nodded, "Well, let the soldiers guarding the city fight and retreat."
The scout left again.
Zhongsun Qifu suddenly raised his head.
Several people walked out of the darkness like phantoms.
Zhongsun Qifu said: "I informed the army and horses outside the city to prepare for a fight, and Tuoba Sen could not stay."
No one answered, but several people shrouded in the black robe quietly hid in the darkness.
The White Horse Army broke through the city with great momentum.
More than 10,000 infantrymen built countless ladders on the moat, floating bridges, and rushed into the city gate as if walking on flat ground.
The Xixia army in the city shot hundreds of people in front with arrow formations, and was rushed to the front by the elite infantrymen of the White Horse Army. The battle formation was chaotic and the two armies fought endlessly.
Screaming to kill Lian Tian.
Countless people were bleeding from the city gate in an instant.
Tuoba Sen took the remaining more than a hundred people from the city, watched from a distance, and did not come forward to participate in the war.
Outside the city.
Shen Yongyi sat on the horse with silver armor and white robe, with a chuckling on the corner of his mouth, "The Western Xia army is still so vulnerable."
Wave again.
The snare drum sounded again.
This time, not only more than ten thousand people entered the city, but all the remaining soldiers rushed into the city.
The fire of cannons in the city made Shen Yongyi feel that it was easy to take down Yongmu City.
Although the Xixia army was not weak in combat, what did they use to resist the thunder of the sky?
Just rely on those bows, crossbows, and knife chariots that were gradually being coldly accepted in the White Horse Army after the birth of the Sky Thunder?
In front of the sky thunder, these things are just native chickens and tiles.
Chapter completed!