When the commander of the army, Mele Dubu, hurriedly left the house and walked not far away, he saw countless people from various tribes and cattle and sheep pouring into Jingyuan Fort, blocking his way.
Fortunately, under the force of the personal guards around him, he walked in the opposite direction with difficulty, but when he arrived at the east gate of Jingyuan Fort.
He could already see the snowy horizon in the distance, and more and more shadows began to appear in his sight.
And when these shadows began to surge on the horizon, more than ten Xixia cavalrymen were whipping their mounts like crazy, heading towards Jingyuan Fort.
At this moment, outside the east gate of Jingyuan Fort, there were at least hundreds of tribal people, and countless cattle and sheep crowded here.
Looking at the cavalry rushing in the distance, they beat their horses and blew short horns.
In an instant, he realized that there were actually cavalry among the incoming Song army. Mele, whose expression changed greatly, grabbed Mele Shicha and shouted fiercely.
"Shi Cha, tell them that after ten trombone blasts, the gate will be lowered. They can choose for themselves whether they want their lives or their livestock."
"Command all the young men to cheer up for me.
These Song dogs are clearly here to devour our Xishou Baotai Supervisory Army Division. "
"If anyone comes, please send a message to Xingqing Mansion immediately. The Song Dynasty is making a large-scale invasion. Come to the rescue as soon as possible."
The livid-faced Meledu stood on top of the city, looking at the endless Song army that was like a red and black wave, and a chill suddenly arose in his heart.
You must know that in the previous battles between the Song Army and Daxia, they fought step by step, first destroying all the forts and then attacking the military fortress.
But now, this overwhelming Song army has tens of thousands of people, and there are even more than 10,000 Song army cavalry that have never been seen before.
You must know that in the past, a Song army attacking the Xixia Stronghold could have three to five hundred riders, which was considered a lot.
The Song Dynasty has always been short of horses, and their war horses are too few, so it is difficult to build a large-scale cavalry.
Most of them are just for the infantry army, with a certain proportion of cavalry used as reconnaissance cavalry, and rarely put into combat.
This is also the reason why the Song army only dared to advance from fortress to fortress when they invaded Xixia.
Because they were also very scared, they rushed too far and met the Xixia cavalry, haha...
But now, such a large Song army actually appeared sneakily outside Jingyuan Fort in such a severe winter. How could it not make Mele even scared?
In all likelihood, the Song Dynasty had also received the news that Xixia had suffered a serious snowstorm, and had gathered a large army to rob it by fire...
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As the cavalry sent out returned to the city, they learned that the size of the Song army was nearly 50,000, and there were nearly 10,000 cavalry.
Meledubu's face became extremely ugly. As a result, unless the surrounding military commanders came out in full force, they would never be able to solve the predicament of the Xishou Baotai Military Division.
Nowadays, the only thing we can rely on is the solid city defense of Jingyuan Fort and these tough young nomadic tribesmen.
This is also the reason why Maledu did not close the city gates as soon as he discovered that the Song army was in sight, and even ordered the gates to let the tribesmen living outside Jingyuan Fort enter the city. .
The youth of each Dangxiang tribe is not only an excellent herdsman and cavalry, but also an excellent shooter.
Even if they have not received formal military training, using the city defense and the bows and arrows in their hands can definitely make those Song soldiers and horses come back without any return.
However, as this large-scale Song army gradually approached, Maledubu's expression became more and more serious.
This large army did not carry siege weapons like the Song army that usually invaded Xixia fortresses.
That can only mean that this should be just a former army. Is it possible that this time the Song Army decided to go out in full force to capture the Xishou Baotai Army Division?
"Capital Commander, would you like me to lead a cavalry group and go out of the city to kill the Song army?"
At this moment, a general nearby came closer and asked.
Maledu glanced at the young general and shook his head slowly.
"There are currently less than 10,000 soldiers in the city and only 2,000 cavalry. The Song army still has over 10,000 cavalry. If you go out, you are just asking for trouble."
"Now, let's hold on to the city and see what happens. There will be a chance."
Hearing Maledu's remarks, the Xixia warriors, who had always been brave and good at fighting, were a little unhappy, but they still obeyed the orders of their superiors.
Anyway, based on this, the Song army did not have any siege weapons, so it was simply a dream to capture Jingyuan Fort.
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Mele stood on the top of the city and couldn't figure it out, and the officers and soldiers of the northwest frontier army of the Song Dynasty, who were getting closer and closer to this solid fort with a height of nearly 1.5 feet, were also confused.
I don't know what kind of cramp those generals had. They didn't carry any siege weapons, but they just obeyed the orders of Gao Zhang, the Shaanxi Road Manager's pacifying deputy envoy.
This large army came deep into the territory of Xixia without hesitation, if it were not for the prestige of these Western army generals.
Moreover, these generals also told the soldiers many times to boost their morale, saying that the eight thousand cavalry who came this time had good treasures specially designed to attack the city.
In short, this time, the elite of the northwest frontier army was not the main force in the siege, but the cavalry.
The generals did not explain specifically how the imperial cavalry from Bianliang, Tokyo, relied on to attack the city, but they had already made promises to the soldiers.
As long as the imperial cavalry cannot break through Jingyuan Fort within one day, then the entire army will march directly south and enter Anxi Prefecture.
It was with this promise that a group of soldiers from the Western Army honestly headed to the Jingyuan Fort together.
And everyone also wants to take a look. Can this Forbidden Army cavalry from Bianliang, Tokyo, be able to drive its mount directly through the wall and into Jingyuan Fort?
"It seems that all the nearby Dangxiang tribes have entered the Jingyuan Fort."
There were still more than two miles away, but Yao Xiong couldn't help but hold the telescope in his eyes again, looking at the densely packed Xixia defenders on the city head and the young men who defended the city.
At this moment, outside the city, there were still some cattle and sheep wandering loosely outside Jingyuan Fort, calling out lonely.
It was as if they were asking their owners where they died and why they didn't care about their lives.
At this moment, Gao Zhang turned around and looked at the overwhelming army behind him. He really felt a sense of accomplishment.
While he was reining in his mount and looking around, all the generals of the Western Army had their eyes on Gao Zhang.
Gao Zhang confidently came up with the plan he had already considered on the road.
"General Miao, lead five thousand infantry and garrison at the north gate. General Yao Gu, lead ten thousand infantry and go around to the west gate to garrison..."
(End of chapter)
