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Lanzhou, Jingyuguan. Here, the border between the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia was bounded by the Yellow River.

This is the upper part of the Yellow River, which does not suffer from floods as often as the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the fertile land on both sides of the river, coupled with the Yellow River water for irrigation, makes it a border between the two countries, but it still attracts many people to cultivate here. They also built houses on the edge of the fields and built fields so that they could cultivate the fields. And in these years, the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia were still peaceful. Therefore, on the banks of the Yellow River, many people have settled here, forming many villages, which are becoming more and more prosperous.

After the Western Xia Dynasty became a vassal to Jin in the sixth year of Chongzong Li Qianshun Yuande (1124), it also maintained a harmonious relationship with the Great Song Dynasty. Even in the tenth year of Li Renxiao's Tiansheng (1168), the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty occupied the five counties of Lintao Road, so that the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia land were re-bordered, Li Renxiao did not change this policy, and still maintained peace with the Great Song Dynasty. It was not until the twelfth year of Tiansheng (1170) that Western Xia assisted the Jin State and attacked the Great Song Dynasty, and the two sides fought a war, and this peaceful and stable situation was broken.

Therefore, although the two banks of the Yellow River are the border between the two countries, after many years of careful cultivation by the people of the Song and Western Xia, a situation of thousands of miles of fertile fields and 10,000 acres of fertile land has been formed. And it has also formed dozens of villages, large and small. It was only after the war between the two countries the year before last that the war between the two countries would continue, so many people had to be forced to abandon the fertile land along the Yellow River, leave their villages, and move into Jingyuguan, Xiguanbao, Dongguanbao, Lanzhou and other cities to join relatives and friends and find another way to make a living. But there are also some people who have nowhere to go, or who are reluctant to give up their homes, stay behind and continue to farm, resigned to their fate.

However, nearly two years have passed since the last World War, and the two countries have been at peace and there has been no further war. Therefore, the people have also become bolder, and after the beginning of spring this year, they have moved back one after another and began to turn over the soil and plant seeds in the fields again. Now it is the critical moment of spring ploughing, and the people of the two countries on both sides of the Yellow River are working hard in the fields every day.

At this moment, I saw that the north bank of the Yellow River was dusty, and then there was a dense sound of horses' hooves, and countless Western Xia iron horsemen appeared on the embankment of the Yellow River on the north bank.

In this regard, the people of the Great Song Dynasty are also commonplace. Because after the last war, although the two countries did not re-start the war, after all, they did not dare to be careless, and the number of teams patrolling the border every day also increased significantly, but both sides were able to respect the natural boundaries formed by the Yellow River and never crossed the border, so they remained peaceful. At this time, not to mention that the people who worked hard in the fields did not pay attention, even the soldiers in the outpost of the Song army on the embankment on the south bank of the Yellow River did not care. It is thought that this Western Xia Iron Cavalry will not retreat on its own after a while.

This time, however, it was different. After a short pause, the Western Xia cavalry who stepped on the embankment on the opposite bank immediately urged their horses, rushed down the embankment of the Yellow River, stepped into the water of the Yellow River, and rushed towards the south bank. Immediately afterwards, from behind the embankment, there was a steady stream of Western Xia iron cavalry, and the number was enough to be thousands.

"It's not good, the Tanguts have killed it." At this time, the Song soldiers in the outpost realized that the situation was wrong, and immediately panicked, and lit wolf smoke at the same time. He took up his weapon and prepared for battle. The people who were working in the fields also noticed that something was wrong, stopped what they were doing, and looked in horror at the iron horsemen approaching on the other side.

The upper reaches of the Yellow River are not deep, and since spring has just begun, the river has not yet risen to its peak. The deepest part is not enough to submerge the horse's belly. It didn't take much effort, the iron cavalry crossed the river, and the number of defenders in the Song army outpost on the embankment was too small to resist the attack of the Western Xia iron cavalry. He was swept across the embankment on the south bank by the Western Xia iron cavalry, and rushed into the fields like a storm. The hooves of galloping horses trampled the fertile land of the south bank and trampled the seedlings that had just been planted.

At this time, the people of the Great Song Dynasty also realized that the disaster had come, and they scattered in all directions with panicked screams. However, the iron cavalry of Western Xia did not allow them to escape, like wolves chasing lambs, some of the Song people were trampled under the hooves of galloping horses, some were stabbed to death by sabers and spears, and some were shot by strong crossbows and arrows. There were also many who were captured alive by the Western Xia army.

After Wei Mu Yanping, the commander of the leading army of the Western Xia Army, personally slashed down the two Song Mins with his knife, he pointed the big knife in his hand at a row of houses on the edge of the ridge and said, "Kill, kill into the village." ”

The village, which had always been peaceful and peaceful, lost its peace during the day, and the fierce invaders entered the village, hunted down the scattered villagers, captured young women, looted food and goods, and finally set fire to houses and warehouses.

Wei Muyanping sat on his horse and laughed loudly. He was born in the Western Xia clan, is a family of military generals, and since childhood martial arts, after adulthood, began to serve in the military, with 12 years, Pingsu has been proud of his bravery. But over the years, Western Xia has always adhered to the national policy of good diplomacy, and there is almost no war to fight, which also makes Wei Mu Yanping feel that his ability is useless. Sometimes I even think that if I was born when Emperor Jingzong Li Yuanhao was born, with his bravery, I am afraid that he would have been crowned a prime minister.

This time, he finally got the emperor's order to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. Wei Mu Yanping followed the main general Wei Ming Jizhong to fight, led three thousand iron cavalry, jumped across the Yellow River, and plundered the Song Realm on the south bank, and he only felt extremely happy in his heart.

At this moment, a horse galloped in front of Wei Mu Yanping, and the knight on the horse said: "General Wei Mu, there is a Song army outside the village, which is killing us." ”

"Oh?" When Wei Muyanping heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart. This time, in addition to killing a few sentries of the Song soldiers on the river embankment, all the people killed were ordinary people, and Wei Muyanping was still full of regrets: he only killed a few Song people, and there was nothing to boast about when he went back. And now, here's the opportunity.

Wei Mu Yanping immediately ordered a deputy general to lead 500 cavalry troops to continue to search, capture, and loot in the village, and he led the rest of the men and horses out of the village to meet the Song army.

The commander of the Song army who led the army to come was Zhou Hongming. After the restoration of the Great Song Dynasty, he was also promoted from a general to a commander because of his military exploits, and was stationed in Lanzhou. Today, he led 2,000 men and horses to patrol the border, and after seeing the beacon alarm, he immediately led the army over. Seeing that the Western Xia army was burning and looting in the village, he was furious and immediately led the army to kill him.

The two sides met in the village and a fierce battle immediately ensued.

Zhou Hongming held a spear in his hand, took the lead and killed the Western Xia army. There were two Xifu cavalrymen in front of him, each with a knife and a gun, to meet Zhou Hongming.

The two horses connected, and Zhou Hongming's right horse turned slightly sideways, dodging a knife from the Western Xia cavalry who rushed slightly ahead, and the two horses staggered by. Zhou Hongming stabbed the Western Xia cavalry in the back with a gun, and the Western Xia cavalry slashed into the air with a knife, and his body was already out of balance.

Zhou Hongming struck a successful blow, the spear did not stop, and following the momentum of the war horse, he stabbed another Western Xia cavalryman with a shot. The two horses collided, and the two spears pierced together. The Western Xia cavalry was picked under the horse by Zhou Hongming.

Immediately after that, a green-maned horse rushed up from the opposite side, and the knight on the horse raised his long-handled broadsword and cut down on Zhou Hongming's head. From the momentum and sword path, Zhou Hongming could judge that the martial arts of this Western Xia knight were much stronger than the two just now. He hurriedly shrank his head on horseback, and at the same time the spear in his hand also stabbed out.

The sword flashed, the two horses staggered, and Zhou Hongming's helmet fell to the ground. And on the barb of the spear, a piece of linen was hung, and I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. And Wei Mu Yanping looked down at the big house where his shirt was cut off under his right flank, and he was also surprised. Both realized that in this battle, they had met their opponents.

At this time, the Song army behind also caught up, and the two sides engaged in a melee and a scuffle. And Zhou Hongming and Wei Muyanping also circled back the war horse and fought together again.

People on both sides shouted that the horses were neighing. However, among the 2,000 men and horses of the Song army, there were only 300 cavalry, and the others were infantry, while the Western Xia army was all cavalry, and the number was more than that of the Song army. The two sides fought two or three rounds, and the Song army lost nearly 400 people, which was much larger than the Western Xia army.

When Zhou Hongming saw it, he knew that he couldn't fight hard with the Western Xia Army like this. Hurriedly adjusted the queue, so that the cavalry was separated on both sides, the infantry was in the middle, the pikemen were in the front, and the archers were in the rear, combining far and near, holding firmly, waiting for the Western Xia army to attack.

This change of formation was very effective, and Wei Mu Yanping led the army to attack twice, but he could not shake the Song army's position. Instead, more than 300 horsemen were lost. But he is not a simple-minded and reckless person, he only knows how to fight blindly, and immediately changed his tactics, feinted in the middle to contain the strength of the Song army, and focused the attack on the two flanks, and sent troops to attack behind the back of the Song army.

The battlefield fell into a stalemate for a while, and after fighting for most of the hour, it was still the main attack of the Western Xia army and the main defense of the Song army, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory from defeat.

At this time, the dust was flying in the distance, and another Song army rushed to support.

When Wei Mu Yanping saw it, he didn't dare to fight anymore, so he took the initiative now and immediately led the Western Xia army to retreat back to the north bank of the Yellow River.

Yang Changpeng, the defender of Lanzhou, who rushed over to support, after Yang Chaoguang Zhishi, he still stayed in Sichuan, and now he is promoted to the capital system, stationed in Lanzhou, and is also in charge of Xinhui Prefecture, Hezhou, Jishi Prefecture and other places.

This time he brought 5,000 men and horses, but only 1,000 cavalry. However, the Western Xia army was all cavalry, so it was not able to pursue. Fortunately, he saved the other people in the village and was not plundered by the Western Xia army. However, the houses, farmland, etc., were burned down by the Western Xia army.

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