Xihe Six States!
Two huge cavalry were constantly entangled, but it was obvious that the smaller Song army had the upper hand.
As soon as Tiefutu and Guaizima appeared, they immediately achieved brilliant results!
The 20,000 Song Army and the 100,000 Qingtang Cavalry fought many times. Under the powerful impact of Tiefu Tu, the Song Army won consecutive battles! The Qingtang cavalry abandoned their helmets and armor, suffered heavy losses, and could only retreat in successive defeats.
When the Qingtang cavalry got rid of the Song army's pursuit and retreated to the plateau, only 40,000 Qingtang cavalry remained out of the 100,000, and the other 60,000 were either killed on the battlefield or captured by the Song army.
Looking at the defeated soldiers around him, Ali Gu really understood what it meant to steal chicken but lose rice.
Weak Song Dynasty! Weak Song Dynasty! This is the universal recognition of the Song Dynasty.
Everyone knew that the Song Dynasty had a weak army and suffered repeated defeats against Liao and Xia. However, today he finally understood that Qingtang was the weakest side.
These 100,000 cavalry were originally the foundation of Qingtang's rise. Now they were all lost in the first battle. The remaining ones who survived by chance may no longer have the fighting spirit. Qingtang has lost the foundation of its struggle for world hegemony.
"Father, what should we do now?" Prince Xiazheng said seriously.
"What else can you do? The only solution for now is to surrender to the Song Dynasty again. You immediately sent an envoy to Bianjing, saying that Qingtang was deceived by the Xixia. Now you have woken up and decided to sign an alliance with the Song Dynasty. The two countries have been on good terms from generation to generation. Never fight." Ali Gu looked up to the sky and sighed, dejectedly.
After he succeeded to the throne, he was very ambitious and intended to restore the glory of Tubo. However, he failed to attack the Song Dynasty twice in a row, which made him completely disheartened.
"What about the marriage between Qingtang and Xixia?" Xiang Zheng said with some reluctance. It was said that the legitimate daughter of the Liang family was very beautiful and fragrant, and he was extremely moved. Now that Qingtang is seeking peace with the Song Dynasty, this marriage will probably be cancelled. .
"The marriage continues!" Ali Gu said unexpectedly.
"Ah!" Xiang Zheng was shocked and looked at Ali Gu in confusion.
"Qingtang is now greatly weakened and has offended the Song Dynasty. It can only unite with Xixia to fight against the Song Dynasty. Only by letting the Song Dynasty surrender can Qingtang protect itself. This is the way for a small country to survive." Ali Gu taught.
"Father is wise!" Xiazheng said in admiration.
Ali Gu suddenly smiled bitterly. If he was wise, he should continue to lie dormant. He should not believe Xixia's instigation and put Qingtang into crisis.
"Cold forged armor!"
Ali Gu looked back at the six states of Xihe, and could not help but picture the rampage of Iron Buddha in his mind. Both Xixia and the Song Dynasty had cold forged armor and cavalry, but Qingtang lacked iron weapons. I am afraid it will be even worse in the future. difficult.
Fortunately, Qingtang has a unique advantage, which is the air disease. As long as other armies attack Qingtang, they will be infected with the air disease and their combat power will be greatly reduced. Qingtang relies on the air disease to be confident.
Since the Song Dynasty couldn't do anything to him, he gave the Song Dynasty a chance for peace. I believe the Song Dynasty would not appreciate it! Ali Gu disagreed and did not care at all whether Song Dynasty accepted his peace proposal. In his opinion, Song Dynasty did not dare to make another enemy.
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Under Pingxia City!
Bloody siege battles are staged over and over again!
The Xia army braved the huge damage from the divine arm crossbows and thunderbolts, and charged towards Pingxia City at the risk of death. After paying huge casualties, and when they were about to break through Pingxia City, the fierce fire oil tank as expected spewed out flames again.
The alcohol burned extremely quickly and penetrated everywhere. Countless Xia soldiers fell under the city on fire, and the momentum of Xixia's siege was once again curbed.
The Song army stepped up its counterattack, and the Xia army was repulsed again.
"This is simply unreasonable! There were so many dead in Xixia. Even if they piled up the corpses of soldiers, they could pile up the walls of Pingxia City. How could it be possible that Pingxia City could not be breached?" Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said angrily. Although she exaggerated a lot, she claimed that A million-strong army, carrying nearly half a million troops, was unable to do anything for the small Pingxia City. How could she accept it?
Weiming Awu smiled bitterly and said: "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true, but the Song Dynasty has already found a way to crack this siege!"
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was shocked when she heard this, and immediately looked at the wall of Pingxia City.
On Pingxia City, a group of Song soldiers were pouring alcohol on the corpses of Xixia soldiers who were about to level the city wall. Even though they were far away, the strong smell of alcohol still spread.
"ignition!"
Following Yang Weizhong's order, a rocket was shot from the wall of Pingxia City, immediately igniting the alcohol that the Song army had just spilled.
In an instant, a faint blue flame ignited under Pingxia City, and at the same time, an extremely unpleasant smell of corpses filled the entire battlefield.
"What is this?" Queen Mother Xiaoliang frowned.
Weiming Awu looked embarrassed and said: "The Song army is setting fire to the corpse."
"Can corpses be set on fire?" Queen Mother Xiaoliang asked in disbelief.
"The human body alone doesn't seem to be able to do it, but it can be done by pouring fire oil on it." Weiming Awu said helplessly, smelling the stench wafting from the battlefield.
Piling up Xia's army's corpses to level Xia City was the last resort for Empress Dowager Xiao Liang to break the city. It was also an evil move used by all dynasties. However, this move was defeated by the Song army's evil move.
"If you attack too long, you will gain; if you defend too long, you will lose."
This is a recognized experience in the battles of the past dynasties. As long as the city is attacked regardless of casualties, theoretically there is no city wall that cannot be broken. Even if the wall is filled with corpses, the city can still be captured. Of course, the casualties involved are extremely high. Disastrous, but ultimately successful.
But now, under the Pingxia City, the Song Army burned corpses with alcohol to break this ancient city-breaking method.
"First there was a fierce fire in the oil tank, and now they are lighting the corpse with alcohol. Where did Song Jun Song Jun come up with the evil move!" Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said angrily. She was originally full of confidence in this battle, but now she has suffered setbacks one after another.
Suddenly, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang couldn't help but was stunned. She looked at Wei Ming A Wu and said in unison: "Evil doctor Fan Zheng!"
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"This is also the first time that Yang knows that corpses can be ignited with alcohol!"
On the wall of Pingxia City.
Yang Weizhong, wearing a mask, said with emotion as he looked like he would survive the disaster.
When the Xia army attacked Pingxia City regardless of casualties, and corpses were about to pile up on the walls of Pingxia City, almost all the soldiers of the Song army fell into despair. Once the Xia soldiers broke through and entered the city wall, the Xixia army, known as one million, would completely overwhelm Pingxia City. city.
At this moment, Yang Weizhong finally activated the defensive strategy set by Fan Zheng. Although he used a lot of alcohol and ignited the Xia army's corpses under the city wall, he finally resolved the danger of Pingxia City being destroyed.
"This method is too evil! Will it harm the peace of heaven?" A general said unbearably as he smelled the stench on the city wall.
"Evil?" Yang Weizhong sneered, "If I tell you that this method was originally used by Fan Taicheng to quell the plague, do you still think this method is evil?"
"A good way to quell the plague?" the general asked in surprise.
Yang Weizhong nodded and said: "At that time, in Luoyang City, in order to prevent the plague from raging, Fan Taicheng ordered that all the dead in Luoyang who died of the plague must be cremated. This was how the epidemic in Luoyang was curbed, and the phenomenon that corpses could be ignited was discovered."
"That's it!" General Pian suddenly realized.
"On the battlefield, we do everything we can. Setting fire to the corpses of the Xia army can not only save Pingxia City and stop the Xia army, but also reduce the outbreak of the plague. For me, the Song Dynasty, what is it if it is not a good prescription?" Yang Weizhong Admired.
Although Fan Taicheng did not participate in the battle in Pingxia City this time, there was always the shadow of Fan Zheng in this battle, dominating the battle situation in Pingxia City.
"The Queen Mother, please calm down. Pingxia City has been unable to be attacked for a long time. We think it's time for the Queen Mother to make other plans." Weiming Awu advised.
"Any other plans?"
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang suddenly raised her voice. She naturally knew that making other plans probably meant retreating. However, she suffered a disastrous defeat in Pingxia City for the first time, and her reputation in the country dropped sharply. Now she brought the entire Xixia army to attack, and she still How can we be willing to retreat without conquering Pingxia City?
"Impossible? I, a million-strong Xixia army, came to attack, but not even a single Pingxia city was captured. If word spreads, how will the world view me, Xixia." Empress Dowager Xiaoliang said with an ashen face.
This time she mobilized troops, partly because she wanted to avenge her previous humiliation, and partly because of the national destiny of Xixia.
The establishment of Pingxia City made Xixia feel uneasy and restless. If Pingxia City could not be pulled out, Xixia would be suppressed and weakened by the Song Dynasty.
In addition, the Song Dynasty directly cut off Xixia's Sui coins and closed all sales markets, which made Xixia even worse. No matter in terms of personal prestige or Xixia's national destiny, Pingxia City must be conquered.
Weiming Awu couldn't help but sigh. Now the attack route with the corpses of Xixia soldiers has been ignited by alcohol. If Xixia wants to attack again, it will need to find another section of the city wall and fill it up again at the expense of human lives. How many lives of Xixia men will be lost? .
Suddenly, a piece of news came, which once again caused a tremor within Xixia.
"What, the 100,000 Qingtang army was defeated!" Pingxia City. When Queen Mother Xiaoliang received the battle report from Qingtang, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
She originally thought that with the entire Xixia army coming to attack, plus Qingtang's 100,000 cavalry, and the two sides supporting each other, such a huge force would be able to defeat the Song Dynasty in one battle, avenging her previous humiliation and making her famous.
However, she fell into disgrace once again at the foot of Pingxia City. The army besieged Pingxia City for many days, but not only failed to capture it, but suffered heavy losses.
The Qingtang cavalry, for which she had high hopes, not only failed to contain the Song Dynasty, but were easily defeated by the Song army.
"A bunch of trash!" Empress Dowager Xiao Liang gritted her teeth. At this moment, she was completely disappointed with her trash brother Liang Yibu. If he could share some of the pressure for Xixia, Xixia's situation would not be like this.
Weiming Awu sighed and said: "The Prime Minister of the country came with news that the Song Dynasty had cracked the cold forged armor and secretly formed three thousand iron pagodas and tens of thousands of light cavalry with good defense. Ali Gu failed to check for a while and was defeated by the Song army. .”
Although Weiming Awu and Liang Yibu were at odds, he knew at this moment that it was not the time for internal fighting. The news that the Song Dynasty had cracked the cold forged armor was extremely detrimental to Xixia.
"The Song Dynasty also has its own iron kite?" Empress Dowager Xiaoliang couldn't help being shocked.
You must know that cold-forged armor is the national treasure of Xixia. The iron kite wearing cold-forged armor is the winning weapon of Xixia for many battles. Now it has been cracked by the Song Dynasty. With the financial resources of the Song Dynasty, it must be forged on a large scale. With cold-forged armor, I'm afraid the advantages of Xixia Iron Kites will no longer exist.
"This thief Da Song!" Empress Dowager Xiao Liang said through gritted teeth.
Xixia defeated the Song Dynasty many times. Not only were Xixia soldiers brave, but Xixia's weapons were more advanced. Whether it was the divine arm crossbow or cold-forged armor, Xixia was first invented.
But now everything has been cracked by the Song Dynasty. The divine arm crossbow is on the wall of Pingxia City, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the Xia army. The cold forged armor formed three thousand iron pagodas and light cavalry for the Song Dynasty, causing the Qingtang cavalry to be completely defeated.
"From now on, the Song Dynasty has been equal to Xixia in terms of weapons. Although Xixia has an advantage in cavalry, in terms of military strength, the Song Dynasty is far superior to Xixia. The offensive and defensive momentum of Song Xia has changed. Queen Mother, retreat! Otherwise, the Three Kingdoms Qiantiefutu comes from Xihe, and our army may be in danger of being annihilated." Weiming Awu advised with a heartbroken head.
"The whole army is in danger of being annihilated!" Empress Dowager Xiaoliang couldn't help but be shocked.
As the Queen Mother of Xixia, she naturally knew how terrifying Tie Yaozi was, and by adding three thousand iron pagodas at once, the advantage of Xixia Tiebao Zi's strongest combat power was completely lost.
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang was hesitant. On the one hand, she had national hatred and personal hatred. On the other hand, she had Pingxia City, which had been unable to be conquered for a long time, and the iron pagoda, which was about to defeat 100,000 Qingtang cavalry.
"The Han people have a saying that if you leave green mountains, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. Even if the Song Dynasty loses soldiers from Jingyuan, it will still not break your muscles and bones. If we lose all these millions of troops, Xixia may be in danger of annihilation. ." Wei Ming A Wu advised.
Although Xixia is half-agricultural and half-pastoral, they still have not changed the habits of nomadic people in their bones. They have always fought if they can be beaten, and run away if they can't be beaten.
Now that Pingxia City has nothing to do, and the risks are out of proportion to the rewards, Xia Jun's first reaction was to conserve his strength and wait for the opportunity.
"The Queen Mother, please think twice!" A group of party nobles also asked for advice.
Empress Dowager Xiaoliang saw that nothing could be done. Pingxia City continued to attack the city but could not be breached. The reinforcements from the Song Dynasty were nowhere to be found. The longer the delay went on, the more dangerous the Xia Army's situation became.
"Send the order and withdraw the troops overnight!"
Finally, Queen Mother Xiaoliang gave the order in despair.
"The Queen Mother is wise!" Weiming Awu and other party generals breathed a heavy sigh of relief. The battle in Pingxia City was too cruel. The divine arm crossbow was extremely sharp, the sky-shaking thunder was amazingly powerful, and the fierce fire oil tank was extremely tragic. In this way The brutal battle exceeded everyone's expectations.
On the second day, Pingxia City was in a tight formation, waiting for the Xia army to attack, but found that there was no one outside the city wall.
"The Xia army has retreated! We have won!" All the Song troops in Pingxia City cheered.
The small Pingxia City once again created a miracle, repelling the siege of hundreds of thousands of Xixia troops twice in a row. This was unique in the history of the Song Dynasty wars.
Looking at the direction in which the Xixia army was retreating, Yang Weizhong couldn't help but sneer and said: "Poor Empress Dowager Xiaoliang doesn't know that since all her actions are under the calculation of the evil doctor Fan Zheng's Zhu Youshu, then her retreat today is made by Fan Taicheng's Zhu Youshu." How could you not have expected it?"
"What do you mean, general? Our army had already expected Xixia's defeat?" the general exclaimed in disbelief.
Yang Weizhong nodded and said: "There will naturally be reinforcements from the Song Dynasty outside Pingxia City. If Pingxia City is in danger, reinforcements will naturally come to the rescue. If Pingxia City can hold on, these reinforcements will turn into an ambush!"
Three days later, news came to Pingxia City that General Guo Cheng led the Song army to ambush the Queen Mother Xiaoliang and severely damaged the Xia army.
In this battle, the Song Dynasty completely won consecutive battles and shocked the world.
(End of chapter)
