After the vanguard army captured Huanghulu, the prince's army knew that they were about to face a big battle.
The reason couldn't be simpler.
If Xixia had some traps before, I thought they could take advantage of the current situation to slightly disturb Daqian border, and then use a tough attitude to force Daqian to give up the land of Xiliang, and then give benefits and negotiate a peace, and wait until Mongolia Yuan and Beiyan went south and captured Longyou Road together.
Who would have known that Dagan's attitude was so tough that he directly attacked the prince himself and seemed to destroy Xixia in one fell swoop. As a result, some of Xixia naturally did not dare to fight to the death, allowing Dagan's three groups to easily capture the southern walled city. After the extremely fast raid, then, after entering the land of Xingqing Mansion, which is the so-called Yinchuan Plain in later generations, we have to face the final stress reaction of a country that has been established for a hundred years.
After all, peace talks were no longer possible. Daqian directly used the method of military strength and speed to reach the Xingqing Mansion where Daqian had arrived before and stopped. Naturally, he wanted to swallow Xixia directly in one breath.
It may seem like a purely military arrangement, but it will ultimately be reflected in political, national, and cultural cohesion. It is an invisible but tangible force.
It is a kind of hegemony and kingliness that is superior to anyone else, as well as the confidence, dignity, self-confidence and strong psychology of a Central Plains nation.
Besides, no one had attacked Zhongzhou City in Xingqing Prefecture before Daqian. Taizu had led troops here, and the same was true for Yueshan later.
It was also Xixia who had evil intentions. Taking advantage of the barbarians in the north to provoke war, they led their troops south to attack Yanzhou, Lanzhou and other places.
Naturally, Da Qian couldn't bear it and directly sent his elite troops north to raid Xixia and arrived at the Xingqing Mansion.
But even the deepest attempts were unsuccessful.
One is the issue of food and grass.
Going deeper north, the battle line was too long, making it difficult to supply timely supplies. Xingqing Mansion was also the imperial capital of Xixia, with elite guards. In addition, Daqian was also internally unstable, so it was not possible to destroy this country in one fell swoop. A small country.
Now, Daqian has arrived at this place again. In front of him is Zhongzhou, which is the gate of Xingqing Mansion.
"Your Highness."
In the afternoon, the army was stationed directly outside Chungju City.
Xiao Yi stood facing the horse and nodded slightly. The generals around Qu Duan and below also stood on horseback, waiting for the next military order.
Xiao Yi first asked: "Do the Xixia people have a navy? I recently checked the Xixia war records, and it seems that there is a mention of the Xixia navy?"
Yue Hongling immediately replied: "No."
"According to real intelligence records, Xixia only had wooden rafts and sheepskin rafts on the Yellow River, had weapons, and also served as guards. It became a matter of course, and it was naturally rumored to be a navy army."
"Although this section of the Yellow River is quite wide, the Xixia people are actually shepherds. They don't have many skilled craftsmen, so they can't build real ships. They don't even have sailboats, so why do they have a navy."
Xiao Yi nodded again.
It seems that there is a reason why Daqian has not been able to completely defeat Xixia in recent years, nor have he taken the opportunity to pacify the barbarians in the north.
It can only be said that many people do not want the power of the whole country to decide all directions in one battle.
I have confidence but lack courage.
In this case, he will do something unprecedented and unprecedented.
Only in this way can we be worthy of being the master of ZTE!
Xiao Yi thought of this, turned to Yue Hongling and asked: "General Yue, how many days will it take to conquer the Zhongzhou City in front of you?"
"one day!"
Yue Hongling's attitude was very firm, as if this capital city to her was like a small city, neither light nor heavy, and could be broken through with a wave of her hand.
Xiao Yi nodded with a smile and said: "Then General Yue will be fully responsible for Zhongzhou City. The East Palace Guards will also obey General Yue's orders."
"I'll be holding the battle for you from behind!"
Yue Hongling clasped her fists and went directly to arrange the siege.
That night, Da Gan's army arrived outside Chungju City, carefully arranged their camp, and took an early rest.
Under the night, countless torches kept coming and going, and cold arrows shot from time to time, all indicating that the Xixia people were rapidly mobilizing and joining forces.
In the brightly lit Xixia Zhongzhou Prefecture, Zhizhou Weiming Zhangli raised his head in surprise, as if he couldn't believe it.
The former privy envoy of Xixia, named Wei Anhui, came at night as this person, which is enough to show the seriousness of the matter.
"Since the founding of Dabaigao, there has never been such a crisis. At this time, no one can count on us but ourselves!"
"As many tribes as you can collect, that's as many tribes as you can. Hurry and harass the enemy. If you can delay it, it's only a while!"
"The Imperial Guards of the Great Qian Dynasty came all the way from Longyou north. They must have been short of men and horses."
"Your Majesty and I also have a plan. Since peace talks cannot be concluded, the only option is to fight to the death."
"In this case, we can only join forces and have a field battle outside Chungju City."
"As long as the Crown Prince of Da Gan can be wasted here, Meng Yuan cannot really sit back and ignore this and give up this great opportunity to kill the Crown Prince of Da Gan."
Wei Ming Zhangli shook his head and replied: "If we don't succeed tonight, the enemy will definitely guess our night attack. Once we leave the city for a night attack, they will definitely fall into the trap."
"I thought we should stick to Chungju."
Weiming Anhui thought for a moment and nodded.
"You can defend to the death, but you must also be law-abiding. We cannot let Daqian's enemy troops directly raid Xingqing Mansion and put His Majesty in danger."
Wei Mingzhangli beat his chest with his right hand and saluted: "Don't worry, if the enemy wants to attack Xingqing Mansion, they will definitely step on my body!"
As the sky dawned, Yue Hongling began to arrange the marching formation.
All troops are divided into small groups according to their arms types.
The infantry is roughly divided into three types: spearmen, crossbowmen, and sword and shield soldiers. There are ten teams of each type, making a total of thirty-six teams. Each team is less than three hundred to five hundred.
Since it is a siege battle, it is natural that the siege force will be the main force, and the cavalry will be used to raid the formation and also for defense.
In this way, Yue Hongling began to arrange his troops under the eyes of the Xixia defenders, and when the sun rose, he started the siege of the city.
The sword and shield soldiers protected the crossbow soldiers and rushed towards them, preparing to attack with arrows.
Then there are goose carriages, gun carriages, etc.
Finally, nature still has gunpowder.
After all, this thing is really a powerful siege weapon. The walls of Jinyang and other cities were blown down, and it was even easier for a capital city like Chungju Prefecture.
It's really easy.
From Weiming Anhui's point of view, the Daqian Imperial Army must have been marching in a hurry, and the men and horses were exhausted, so the siege did not seem to be very strenuous.
He originally thought that the offensive of the Da Gan Forbidden Army would be very fierce, and he was already prepared for defeat.
The result...is this?
