773 Luck matters
Fu Ji knew about the existence of this dam, which was piled up by Wang Qi with human lives when he drove the prisoners of war. But if no one mentions it, few people can still remember it.
Now Fu Ji knows a little bit about why Wang Qi has to go to such a great deal to build such a useless dam, there is not much farmland in the local area, and there has been no flood in a hundred years, there is no reason.
Don't ask, it must be his husband's idea again, he really didn't waste any opportunity in pit people, and he had already dug a big pit for the Xixia people more than ten years ago. Or if it is not aimed at the Western Xia people, whoever comes to attack Ganzhou City will suffer an inevitable catastrophe.
And this order is even more suitable for blackmailing, although he is from a party nobleman's background, he hates the rulers of Western Xia more than anyone else.
Not to mention tens of thousands of people, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people will dare to order the dam to be blown up and release water, and they will stand on the head of the city with a wine glass to enjoy the scene of the flooded Seventh Army and be proud of it, this mood is already clear from the secret report sent by him.
"Bring this letter to General Yan and General Xi, and then send someone to Jisang City to find out the situation." After thinking for a while, Fuji picked up a brush and dipped it in milk and wrote a reply letter to each of Lai Liming and Xi Luosa.
In the letter, she vetoed the suggestion of joining forces to relieve the siege of Liangzhou, not to mention that there were less than 30,000 people left in the Western Xia, but they were elite troops equipped with steel crossbows.
Even if Wang Hou agrees to join forces on his side, he can have an advantage in numbers, but he really can't take too much advantage in field battles, and if he wins by luck, he will win miserably. If the Tangut people still have reinforcements, they will be defeated if they can't keep it.
The task given to him by the husband is to try to keep the Ganliang Road and reduce the losses, since the 100,000 soldiers and generals of the Western Xia have no way to take Liangzhou, and the remaining 30,000 are estimated to have no good way, rather than risk a field battle with the Xixia people, it is better to consume it like this.
At present, the overall trend of the war situation is not very clear, and it is not necessary to spend troops to do useless work, and it is the right choice to stick to the reinforcements.
In fact, Fu Ji didn't know that the Western Xia army besieging Liangzhou in a few hours would flee in a hurry like lost dogs. Their emperor and queen mother have been killed in battle, and the ministers and generals of the army have also suffered heavy casualties.
If she can agree to the suggestion of Lili and Xi Luosa, maybe she can really cover up and kill the enemy when she has no fighting spirit, and she doesn't dare to say that she will be annihilated, and it is estimated that she will not pay too much price to reap a hearty defeat battle.
Of course, her decision was not wrong at all, no one could judge the situation from God's perspective, even Hong Tao did not know whether the Xixia people had advanced westward or not, and what the current war situation was.
After dawn, the new army left Xinqiao, waved the banner of King Qi, and first went to Xincheng, a few miles away. As a result, except for some people of the Great Song Dynasty, not a single Western Xia soldier in the city could not be seen, and it is said that they all left in a hurry yesterday evening, and their whereabouts are unknown.
"I think the Xixia people have really withdrawn, and the little nephew didn't see them all the way when he came out of Lanzhou, and the camp in the south of the city was empty." Zhao Fu had seen the retreat of the Tanguts, and he was more mentally prepared for the enemy of Xincheng to leave in a hurry.
"Your Royal Highness will no longer call yourself a little nephew in front of outsiders, and don't call yourself the uncle of this king. You are the future emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and the emperor naturally has the majesty of the emperor. "In the past, Hong Tao didn't like to follow the rules the most, but now he cares the most, and he is serious.
"I ...... I see. On the contrary, Zhao Maid became the one who was not very comfortable, and almost couldn't find the words to call herself.
"This king still hasn't figured out why they were defeated in the first battle, is it really afraid of me?" How to call it is a trivial matter, Hong Tao just wants Zhao Maid to adapt to the feeling of being in a superior position first, so as not to be at a loss in the future.
What really made him feel unsteady was the movement of the Western Xia army, even if the muskets and artillery were powerful, they shouldn't collapse at the touch of a button, how many people died.
But all signs show that the Xixia people really don't look like they are cheating, they don't even want the Lanzhou camp, and they can't act too seriously. I need a reason to explain this phenomenon, and if I don't get an explanation, I can't feel at ease.
"It's the chariot of the Tangut people over there?" Zhao Maid is really not as shameless as Jiang Erlang, and he also feels that his name alone will not scare the Xixia people into fleeing, and his heart is a little unsteady.
It was just dawn, and after a night's meeting, my body was a little tired, and when I stood up and moved my body, I accidentally saw a ruin in the distance.
"I guess so, the lookout said it might be a six-wheeled carriage made by Volkswagen, but it was a waste and was damaged by a thunderbolt." Hong Tao also held his cheeks and pondered about it, and replied casually.
"Blown up? Uncle...... Why is King Liang so resolute, it is rare for a six-wheeled carriage to be put in Kaifeng City, why bother to destroy treasures? Zhao Jian picked up the telescope thoughtfully and complained a little.
There is a rule in the children's group that there is no waste, as long as useful things must be used to the fullest. Wang Da is a general of the first army, and he has to make up a small patch when his pants are torn, why did such a good car blow up?
"Tyrannical Treasures...... Who cares if it's a treasure or not when it's in war. Since it is a treasure, the person sitting on it must be of high status, and he will be killed by the explosion. I'm afraid you don't know yet, this is Wang Qi's masterpiece from four miles away, two rounds of artillery shelling with ten shells, it doesn't cost a few dollars but can disrupt the enemy's military morale. In the future, when fighting, do not wear special clothes, let alone make any big flags and chariots, because these things will not have any effect on the new army, and they will easily become targets for attack. Let's go, have breakfast, and go to Lanzhou to have a look after eating. ”
After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of a reason, Hong Tao simply didn't want to think about it, and got up by touching his stomach. It's no wonder, he had a supper at night, but he was easily hungry in the morning, what was the principle, he couldn't figure it out.
"Blown up four miles away? Could it be that there were still people in the car at that time! Zhao didn't move, but grabbed Hong Tao's sleeve, his eyes widened.
“…… Is there anyone in the car who can't see clearly from too far, but there are many people next to the car, but His Highness knows this car? Hong Tao didn't quite understand why Zhao Maid kept asking about a broken car.
"Hahahaha...... The little nephew is afraid that he knows why the soldiers and horses of Western Xia withdrew so quickly, and his uncle is really a god! After listening to Hong Tao's story, Zhao Maid suddenly laughed, and his title changed back.
According to Zhao Maid, this car is likely to be the car of the Western Xia Emperor, who he vaguely saw on the city of Lanzhou.
Since this car appeared on the battlefield of Xinqiao, it was definitely not borrowed from the emperor by a certain general to show off, there is only one possibility, and the emperor of Western Xia is also here.
Then he was blown up by a shell from the New Army, and it is uncertain whether he was killed or not, but judging from the reaction of the Western Xia army, at least he was not lightly injured. That's why they retreated in a hurry, and they didn't even have time to carry the camp and baggage.
"Don't spread the word about this beforehand, the less the enemy knows about the weapons of the new army, the easier it will be for us to win." Hong Tao also wanted to look up to the sky and laugh for a while.
This luck is too good, an unintentional whim actually won the whole battle, and if you can't keep it, it will affect the direction of the whole battle, and Tai Nima earned it. But a profession is a profession, and he never forgets the basic skill of pit people, that is, to take advantage of the other party's defenselessness.
When the new army appeared in the south of Lanzhou, Zhao Maid's guess was basically confirmed. The camp of the Tangut people was indeed empty, but most of the baggage, grain, grass, and armor were still there.
Among them, there are several large tents that are different, and the furnishings inside are likely to be the camp of the Western Xia Emperor, but there are no jade seals or seals or anything like that.
The construction of more than 100,000 people's baggage and barracks required tens of thousands of people to work for several days, and it took several days to demolish them. Hong Tao turned around and didn't find anything worth taking, so he simply sold it and handed over the job to the Lanzhou Forbidden Army.
When it comes to selling well, there is really no need to sell, the soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou, who were already a little desperate, suddenly saw the King of Qi leading the new army of the Great Song Dynasty back, and then heard that the King of Liang beat the Xixia people in Xinqiao to lose their armor, and immediately knelt at the gate of the city, chanting the names of King Qi and King Liang, and almost shouted Long live.