After a great battle, the Dongxia Army suffered heavy casualties. Sun Changqing finally could no longer hold on and ordered the troops to retreat. The Taichu soldiers were not willing to let go of these enemies so easily. The offensive became even more fierce. The Dongxia Army once again left behind a large number of corpses before retreating. The Taichu Army did not leave the city to counterattack.
After three hours of fierce fighting, Dongxia lost its troops and generals. More than 50,000 people were directly killed or seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness. The soldiers who retreated were also more or less injured. It was late at night, and Sun Changqing had no choice but to order the troops to retreat not far from Wuwei Pass. Set up camp and treat the wounded.
After settling down, the Dongxia Army arranged a large number of open posts and secret sentries, always on guard against the Taichu Army's surprise attack. After two consecutive battles, they marched from Xiaguan City to Wuwei Pass. The soldiers were very exhausted, and Dongxia in the camp could not control the critical situation. , all fell asleep, snoring one after another.
In the large tent of the Eastern Xia Central Army, the Eastern Xia generals were discussing the next countermeasures. Sun Changqing's face was ashen. This battle was too frustrating. The expected Taichu Army withdrawal did not happen. Lin Chuhe's entire army pressed forward. , catching him off guard.
"General, losing this battle is not a bad thing. If Lin Chuhe does not withdraw his troops and defend Wuwei Pass, this army will never be able to return!" Gong Chen advised.
The rugged general Yuan Zhu said angrily: "Grandma, when the Wuwei Pass is breached, I will cut Lin Chuhe into pieces with a thousand swords!"
The female general Gong Fei frowned and said: "What the general is worried about now is that Lin Chuhe will take advantage of the victory to pursue and raid our army's camp. I'm afraid our army will not be our opponent by then. Why don't we ask for help from Yinma Pass immediately and let Yinma Pass send troops to attack Wuwei Pass from the north? , two armies attack, Wuwei Pass will be broken."
Sun Changqing rubbed his nose and pondered. He knew more information than the generals. Such a defeat was not unbearable. Although it was tragic, it also dragged Lin Chuhe's army into Wuwei Pass.
"His Highness's army should be on its way to Huyang Canyon now. It will take time to go back to Wuwei Pass to aid, and Lin Chuhe will definitely not sit still and wait for protection." While Sun Changqing was thinking, a scout rushed into the big tent. Medium: "Report!"
The expressions of the generals in the tent changed. Sun Changqing frowned and said, "What's the matter?"
"The Taichu Army hung the corpses of our dead soldiers all over the city wall and kept shouting!" the scout said with an angry look.
Sun Changqing's face was uncertain. Before he could say anything, another voice thought: "Grandma, Lin Chuhe is bullying people too much. General, I am willing to lead 30,000 troops to attack Wuwei Pass at night!" It was the rugged general Yuan who spoke. Chase.
"General, this must be Lin Chuhe's conspiracy, and he is deceitful!"
"Such a provocative act will surely provoke the general. Our army must not act rashly!"
The Gong siblings spoke almost at the same time.
"Lin Chuhe, what on earth are you going to do?" Sun Changqing's brows tightened, and the wrinkles on his face that were already full of wrinkles deepened.
In the end, he just ordered the troops to remain stationary, only increased the strength of the sentry, and sent one of the few scouts in the army who rode spiritual birds to fly over Wuwei Pass to observe the enemy's situation.
It's just that when those spiritual birds flew over Wuwei Pass, they were shot down by terrifyingly powerful arrows. It was the handiwork of Liu Shang, the sharpshooter of Taichu Army, which made Sun Changqing feel heartbroken.
In fact, not long after the war ended, the Taichu Army began to gather and left Wuweiguan at night, leaving only the grandmaster general Liu Shang and five thousand dead soldiers. Hanging the enemy corpses on the city wall was also Lin Chuhe's trick to suspect the soldiers.
Sun Changqing is not a reckless man, nor is he as impulsive as Yuan Zhu. The more he thinks about this matter, the less he dares to act rashly.
The Xinghen Longjia Battalion took the lead to leave the city and picked out all the Dongxia scouts scattered near Wuwei Pass.
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After Monkey left Wuwei Pass, he rushed straight towards Xuanjian City. Outside Xuanjian City, after Monkey had a brief contact with an agent from the Seven Kills Battalion, he already knew that Xuanjian City had fallen into the hands of the enemy.
As the saying goes, "high skill and great power", the monkey did not hesitate at all. He came to Xuanjian City alone at night, without the Dongxia defenders noticing.
The monkey threw out a hook and quickly climbed onto the city wall. When he landed, the Dongxia defenders immediately noticed him.
"Enemy attack!"
"kill!"
Dozens of Dongxia soldiers rushed towards the monkey. The monkey smiled disdainfully, his cuffs shaking, and he held three delicate flying knives between his fingers in each hand.
"Shuashua..." Monkey took action quickly and kept throwing flying knives to accurately hit the enemy's vital points. The Dongxia soldiers fell down in pieces.
"It's a master, hurry up and provide support!" a general shouted loudly.
More enemies surrounded him, and the monkey was not afraid of danger. Every time he attacked, he could kill several enemies. For a while, no one could attack him.
Just as the monkey was going on a killing spree, an extraordinary general ran towards the monkey with a sword. The sword in his hand was condensed with frightening internal energy, which gathered into a sword and adhered to the surface of the sword.
When the Dongxia soldiers saw the general rushing over, they all moved out of the way. The monkey also noticed the general rushing towards him and thought to himself: "There is actually a master in the Dongxia army?"
With the Seven Kills Battalion's intelligence network in Yingzhou, although Bai Lingshuang could not stop Bai Lingshuang from rescuing people, some intelligence monkeys in Xuanjian City still knew about it, but he did not hear about the 120,000 Dongxia descendants and the master masters. You know Even if the battle is defeated, the master master is not so easy to capture.
The grandmaster general's sword was approaching in an instant, and Monkey used his body skills to dodge. Now he has broken through to the Dzogchen realm of Jinjin. Compared with the difference between Yasheng and Shengrao Yunni, as a master, it is not as good as against a real master. It's not that he has no ability to fight back at all.
"Who are you? How dare you break into Hanging Sword City without permission!" the Grandmaster General said majestically. After he took action, the other soldiers stood aside to watch the battle. They all looked at the general with a little fear. Obviously, this general was in the Dongxia Army. The accumulated prestige is profound.
"Guess!" The monkey stuck out his tongue as if he was teasing the other person. The general said angrily: "How dare you look at me, you are looking for death! Remember, the one who killed you is Dongxia Geng Jingzhong!"
Hou Hou's heart sank when he heard this. As a secret agent of the Seven Killing Battalion, he naturally knew the information about Dong Xia's important generals very well, and Geng Jingzhong was one of them who was very important.
Geng Jingzhong became famous at a young age and was already a famous general in the Eastern Xia army before he was thirty.
At that time, Jin'an was so powerful that it sent a large number of troops to Dongxia because of the friction with Dongxia. The one who sent out troops was the Lion's Roar Army among the three armies of Jin'an. The commander at that time was Han Linfu, the current new king of Han.
At this moment, at that time, Dongxia was just a weak force living in the southeastern water town. Facing the Jin'an Iron Army at the height of the sun, the Dongxia army was beaten back steadily, losing troops, generals, cities and land.
Within a month, more than twenty border cities in Eastern Xia were occupied by Jin'an. Han Linfu was so bellicose. Just when he was preparing to pursue the victory and expand the results, one city turned into a scalding yam.
The city was called Stone City. Looking at the perfunctory name, you can guess that this city is not a very important place, and there are only more than 100,000 people in the city.
At that time, it was Geng Jingzhong who was ordered to guard Shicheng. He had only 10,000 soldiers, and the city guards only had 12,000 people. What he faced was the 100,000 elite Lion's Roar Army led by Han Linfu.
Before the war, everyone thought it would be another rout.
Even in such a situation, Geng Jingzhong was not afraid and led his army to resist bravely. Han Linfu attacked the city at least once.
Facing waves of fierce attacks, Geng Jingzhong personally led the defenders on the city tower to launch a desperate battle with the Lion's Roar Army.
One, two, three... This battle lasted for ten.
Such a bloody battle resulted in huge casualties. Geng Jingzhong mobilized all the people in the city to join the battle to defend Stone City.
The able-bodied men picked up weapons, and the old, weak, women and children helped repair the city walls, deliver ordnance, and light fires for cooking. It was only with a united effort that they went to Shicheng to hold back the Lion's Roar Army. It was only under the command of Geng Jingzhong that all the people participated in the war to stop the Lion's Roar Army.
On the eleventh day of the lunar month, weapons began to be scarce in the city. Encouraged by Geng Jingzhong, the people picked up iron farm tools and fought with the enemy. Many people took the initiative to demolish their houses and gave stones to Geng Jingzhong while he was defending the city. use.
In this way, Shicheng defended for three more days, and by the thirteenth day, except for the old, weak, women and children, almost all the strong men in Shicheng were dead. There were only a few hundred soldiers guarding the city, and the city's defeat was a foregone conclusion.
In despair, the reinforcements finally arrived. The King of Dongxia mobilized an army of 300,000 to attack Shicheng. The commander of the reinforcements was Sun Changqing.
Han Linfu saw that none of the thirteen sieges had been taken, and the morale of the Lion's Roar Army was low, so he could only order the withdrawal.
The 300,000 Dongxia Army watched Jin'an's army leave, but Sun Changqing ordered not to pursue it, and soon the Lion's Roar Army retreated to Yuzhou.
It's not that Sun Changqing didn't want to keep Han Linfu and the Lion's Roar Army while they had the opportunity, but he didn't dare. Not only him, but even the King of Eastern Xia Bai Xuanhui didn't dare. Houjun, the anger of King Jin'an was beyond the ability of Dongxia, which was weak at the time.
In this way, Shicheng was defended and Jin'an retreated. The Dongxia Dynasty not only took back the city, but also saved its face. Being able to repel the Jin'an army also made Dongxia famous, and nearby forces did not dare to provoke it again. Dongxia has given Dongxia an excellent development opportunity.
Yes, the defense of Shicheng was an important event in the rise of Eastern Xia. Shicheng later became a famous city in Eastern Xia, and Geng Jingzhong, a great hero, naturally rose to prominence in the army from then on. To this day, his status is second only to Yusun Changqing was the second-ranking figure in the Eastern Xia Army.
Commanding more than 10,000 weak brigades and civilians with weapons can resist Han Linfu's 100,000 elites. The Dongxia general's ability to defend the city is evident. Now that Geng Jingzhong is in charge of Xuanjian City, the monkey's heart skips a beat.
Geng Jingzhong plus tens of thousands of Dongxia soldiers, if Lin Chuhe chooses to take Xuanjian City directly, it will be difficult for the Taichu Army to attack the city. When the Dongxia reinforcements arrive, the Taichu Army may be in danger of being annihilated.
While dodging Geng Jingzhong's offensive, the monkey prayed that Lin Chuhe would not lead his army here.
He had to send Geng Jingzhong's information out. He flew down and used his hook to leave Xuanjian City. Geng Jingzhong wanted to stay but he couldn't catch up, so he had no choice but to give up.
