The heroes were so drunk that when they woke up from the drunkenness, it was already dawn.
Then they drank the unfinished wine, ate the unfinished meat, and greeted each other and said goodbye. Just as they were about to disperse in all directions, they didn't expect that a fast horse came galloping towards them, interrupting their progress.
The man on the horse was an official. In a blink of an eye, he dismounted in front of Mr. Zhao and handed over the official document.
Mr. Zhao took the official document and looked at it. His face changed suddenly, and he finally managed to say one word: "This..."
He Jingrong stood aside and saw Master Zhao's face stunned, as if something big had happened, so he couldn't help but ask: "Master Zhao, what's going on?"
Master Zhao saw that He Jingrong was an official of the imperial court and knew that there was nothing wrong with what was stated in the official document, so he handed the official document over.
The official document reads:
"Li Yuanhao of the Western Xia Dynasty personally led an army of 100,000 people. The troops were divided into two groups, attacking from Liucuo Fort and Pengyang City to invade Weizhou.
After planning the Jingyuan Road to appease the recruiting envoy Wang Yan, he learned that the Xia army was coming to attack, and ordered his deputy envoy Ge Huaimin to lead his army from Weizhou to Wating Village to stop the attack.
Ge Huaimin led his army into Watingzhai, met with Xu Sichun, the governor of Huanqing, and Liu He, the governor of Huanqing, and marched north against orders, entering Wugukou in the north of Watingzhai.
Wang Yan sent his envoys to warn them not to go deep into the city, and ordered them to make a camp with their backs to the city, showing weakness to lure the enemy, setting up ambushes for surprise attacks, and attacking them unprepared.
Ge Huaimin refused, so he informed Cao Ying of the Zhenrong Army, Zhao Xun, the Superintendent of Jingyuan Road, and inspected Li Liangchen, Mengyuan and other troops of both roads, gathered tens of thousands of troops, and continued to advance north.
The army marched to the southwest of the Zhenrong Army, and Zhao Zheng, the general manager of the capital, took charge of official affairs and thought that he was close to the Xia army and could not advance lightly. After Ge Huaimin stopped, he went to Yangma City in the evening. Cao Ying, Jingyuan Governor Li Zhihe, Wang Bao, Wang Wen, Zhenrong Governor Li Yue, etc. also arrived from the Zhenrong Army.
The generals heard that Li Yuanhao had moved his troops outside the new trench. After discussion, they went to attack at dawn the next day.
Zhao Xun thought that the Xia army's arrival from far away would be helpful for a quick battle, so he suggested building a fence around Malan City to block their return, and stick to the garrison to protect the food route, and wait for their troops to be exhausted before attacking.
Ge Huaimin refused to listen and ordered the generals to divide their troops into four groups and rush to Sichuan Village.
The inspection envoys Xiang Jin and Liu Zhan of the border areas arrived at Zhaofu Xinbao, but were intercepted by the Xia army and retreated to Xiangjia Gorge.
Li Yuanhao took advantage of the situation and sent his troops to the new trench to advance towards the Song Dynasty army.
Ge Huaimin, Zhao Xun, Cao Ying, Ye Zhichun and others guarded Sichuan Village.
Near noon, the Xia army destroyed the Xinhao Banqiao, cut off the Song army's food route and return route, and also determined the water source of Sichuan Village, which troubled the Song army.
Dingchuan Village has become an isolated city, and Ge Huaimin led his troops to attack in formation.
Yuan Hao gathered his troops to attack and defeated them one by one. First, they defeated Liu He's army in Hexi, and then attacked Ge Huaimin's army in the east of the stronghold. Because the formation was immovable, they turned to attack Cao Ying's army in the northeast of the stronghold.
During the battle, strong winds rose and flying sand filled the air. The Song army lost each other, the camp was in chaos, and the soldiers were frightened and scrambled to enter the city. Ge Huaimin was embraced by the crowd and was almost trampled to death. Zhao Xun led the swordsmen and warriors to attack the gate bridge, but the Xia army retreated slightly.
It was evening, and the Xia army besieged the city.
Ge Huaimin discussed plans with the generals to break through the Zhenrong army. Zhao Xun expected that he would be intercepted by the Xia army on the way, so he tried to take them by surprise and went to Longgan City in a roundabout way, but the generals refused.
At dawn the next day, with Cao Ying and Zhao Xun as the vanguard, Liu He and Xu Sichun as the left and right wings, and Li Zhihe, Wang Bao, Wang Wen and others at the rear, they formed a formation and marched eastward. Before leaving, his subordinates stopped the horse and admonished him again, asking him to take a different route. Ge Huaimin refused and rode his horse southeast for two miles. The trench bridge of the Great Wall was broken and the return route was blocked.
The Xia army took advantage of the chaos of the Song army, cut off its retreat, waited for work, and charged in from all sides.
Ge Huaimin and 16 other generals including Cao Ying, Li Zhihe, Zhao Xun, Ye Zhichun, Wang Bao, Wang Wen, and Liu He died in the battle. The Song army of more than 9,400 people was nearly destroyed. Zuoma accepted the retreat of Wang Zhaoming, Zhao Zheng and others from Baoding Sichuan Village, and the rear army detoured to Longgancheng.
Yuan Hao won and sent his troops south, burning people's houses and destroying city walls. He destroyed several villages and reached Weizhou.
Weizhou was in emergency, and the magistrate Jingtai posted a notice recruiting local braves, asking for help everywhere, and vowed to live and die with Weizhou. "
He Jingrong looked at it slowly, feeling stunned and speechless for a while.
He Junwei asked: "Father, what's wrong?"
He Jingrong said sadly: "Dingchuan Village was defeated, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed. One general was incompetent, and a thousand troops were exhausted!"
The Wu brothers came over and Wu Ci said, "Why were they defeated so quickly?"
Bai Yutian said: "Wu Daxia, do you know about this?"
Wu Ci said: "In the battles of Yanzhou and Haoshuichuan during the Song Dynasty, the Xia army won and became more and more powerful, frequently attacking and plundering the northwest border areas of the Song Dynasty. The Song army had low morale and lacked horses, which was not conducive to field battles, so it was forced to take full measures On the defensive. Li Yuanhao's adviser Zhang Yuan believed that the best soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty were all gathered in the border areas of Song and Xia, while the military strength in the Guanzhong area was very weak. If the Xixia army contained the troops in the border areas of the Song Dynasty, the Song army would have no time to take care of the Guanzhong area. A powerful force could be sent to seize the opportunity to march directly to the Guanzhong Plain and capture Chang'an. Li Yuanhao adopted Zhang Yuan's strategy and gathered 100,000 troops on the left and right sides in Tiandu Mountain. He divided the troops into two groups and attacked the Song Dynasty again. All the way out of Pengyang City and all the way out of Liucuo Fort, they attacked the town. The Rong army attempted to lure the Song army to attack, gather together and annihilate them."
Master Zhao shouted angrily: "Since you know this, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Wu Ci said: "Sir Zhao, even if a commoner in the lower reaches knew about this matter, and even if he told others to listen, who would believe me? Don't forget that Zhang Yuan gave advice to the border generals in order to further his ambition. What was the result? He was kicked out of the military camp and humiliated, so he angrily ran to Xixia to serve."
Mr. Zhao shouted loudly: "Come here, kill all these remnants of the Dragon Slaying Society who are traitorous to the country and seek glory, so as to comfort the souls of the fallen soldiers in Sichuan Village."
Bai Yutian said: "Master He, Master Zhao, the Wu brothers and others have turned from evil to good and are no longer members of the Dragon Slaying Society. Please be merciful."
He Jingrong interceded on his behalf: "Mr. Zhao, the matter has come to this. It will not help to anger others. It is better to think about how to help Mr. Jingtai."
Mr. Zhao sighed with emotion: "The army was defeated. The Xia army was pressing down on the border. The defenders in Weizhou City only had three or two thousand troops. How could they hold on?"
Master Mingzhi said aside: "That's not necessarily the case."
He Jingrong looked at Master Mingzhi and asked, "Master Li, what do you say?"
Master Mingzhi said: "May I ask, sir, is Li Yuanhao really sure that he can destroy the Song Dynasty in a short time?"
He Jingrong replied: "Of course I can't."
Master Mingzhi said: "Since he is not sure of destroying the Song Dynasty, what is his intention of frequently invading the borders of the Song Dynasty?"
He Jingrong said: "It is really a bandit act, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil."
Master Mingzhi said: "As a robber, burning and killing is just a means, and looting wealth is the purpose. Since the Xia army has won a great victory, they will definitely loot a lot along the way in order to return home with a full load. Robbers can go to great lengths to rob wealth. Once the wealth is When you get it, you are satisfied with your ambition. Let me ask you, how many people don’t regard wealth as life and don’t want to escape unscathed?”
He Jingrong said: "According to Mr. Li, as long as Master Jingtai, the governor of Weizhou, uses his troops properly, can he defend Weizhou City with only a few thousand troops?"
Master Mingzhi smiled and said: "If you think he can do it, then he can do it."
He Jingrong said: "Then according to Mr. Li's wishes, what should I do now?"
Master Mingzhi said: "Your Majesty knows Shizhou and hastened to mobilize troops to Weizhou. Not to mention Shizhou's soldiers and horses, just a few people, but a drop in the bucket, it really can't have much effect. Just ask the imperial court for instructions, go back and forth on the way, and wait for the imperial court's instructions Order, I am afraid that the battle in Weizhou has ended long ago, and it is difficult to save the fire near by water far away."
He Jingrong said: "It is related to the national affairs and the great interests of the nation. Now that we know about it, how can we just sit back and ignore it and say nothing?"
Master Mingzhi smiled and said: "Your Excellency is devoted to the safety of the country, and the common people admire it very much. The big water in the distance cannot be invited to put out fires, but the small water nearby can still be used. Why don't you give it a try."
He Jingrong saw Master Mingzhi glance at the heroes and understood immediately. He clasped his fists at the heroes and said: "Dear heroes, the Song Dynasty army in Dingchuan Village was defeated. Li Yuanhao personally led the army to attack Weizhou. Weizhou is in emergency. Master Jingtai, the governor of the state, is here. Recruiting men, vowing to live and die with Weizhou. Zhao is not talented. Although he is the magistrate of Shizhou, he has no right to send troops to Weizhou without authorization. In order to lend a helping hand, I can only ask you on behalf of the imperial court and rush to Weizhou The state serves the country." Then he bowed deeply.
The "Five Sacred Mountains" Chao Jiaonan brothers have been attached to the imperial court for many years, and they want to make achievements in order to gain fame and honor their ancestors. I finally got the opportunity today, how could I miss it so easily? Chao Jiaonan returned the courtesy to He Jingrong, and said loudly: "Everyone, our family and country are in trouble. How can we, who call ourselves heroes and knights, just stand by and watch?"
Qunhao replied loudly: "No."
Chao Jiaonan said loudly: "If you can't, then go to Weizhou and serve the country for once."
All the heroes gathered to respond, one after another, one after another.
Tang Xiansheng stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet."
When the heroes fell silent, Chao Jiaonan asked, "What does Military Master Tang have to say?"
Tang Xiansheng said loudly: "As the saying goes, a snake cannot move without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings. In order to annihilate the small Dragon Slaying Association, we need to elect a leader to take charge of the overall situation and unify the orders. What's more, now is the rush When we go to Weizhou, we will face tens of thousands of Xixia soldiers and horses, and we need to choose a leader to take charge of the overall situation and unify the orders."
Eagle King Tieshi echoed loudly: "Dear heroes, I, Shi, think what the dog-headed military advisor said is extremely reasonable and I completely agree with it."
Jiang Longwei said: "I, Jiang Longwei, am not very talented. I would like to recommend Young Master Bai Yutian to take charge of the overall situation of this operation. What do you think?"
What Chao Jiaonan wanted was to have the opportunity to make contributions. It didn't matter who was the leader of the martial arts alliance. He shouted loudly: "Chao is not talented. I think what Mr. Jiang said is very reasonable. I am willing to strongly recommend Bai Yutian on behalf of the five brothers who are the "Five Sacred Mountains". The young hero is the person in charge of this operation."
Han Sitong shouted loudly: "I, Han Sitong, strongly agree."
Someone took the lead, but no one objected. The group of heroes believed that they were not qualified to be the speaker, and they sang in harmony happily.
It was a matter of national justice. Bai Yutian saw that it was difficult to refuse the generosity of the powerful people, so he dared not refuse, so he reluctantly acted as the talker.
Seeing that the speaker had been decided, Tang Xiansheng said loudly in order to avoid future worries: "This speaker is everyone's decision. Before the Xia army is defeated, everyone must not go back on their word. They must obey Bai Shaoxia's unified command and act accordingly." , there must be no mistake.”
The heroes shouted in unison: "Before we repel the Xia army, we must obey Bai Shaoxia's orders. If we go back on our word, we will withdraw from the world."
Bai Yutian was happy to see the heroes speaking loudly and from the bottom of their hearts. Farewell to Jiang Qingcheng, Cui Yongyue, Bai Tianyu, Xie Mubai, Bao Dalei, Gu Huai and others, together with Jiang Yulang, Zhang Fengxiang, Huang Daoting, Le Xiaotian, Liu Gaosheng and others, they marched towards Weizhou with the group of heroes, and there was a lot of cheers All the way...
(Everyone, if you have read this from the first chapter, I would be very grateful. At the same time, please leave a sentence as your reflection. It is considered as reading for you. As a writer, I have not paid in vain. More than a year.)
