Outside Tongwan City, on the west bank of the Heishui River.

A watchtower had already been lit with a raging fire, and the pillar of smoke rose high into the sky, and it could be seen clearly from twenty miles away.

The military commander once again showed great efficiency in army scheduling, but in one morning, the Song army camp, which was originally located in the southeast of Tongwan City, withdrew into Tongwan City. Not even a camp tent or a cart was dropped. Only the tall watchtower was not removed, and a fire was lit and burned down.

At the same time that the Song army outside Tongwan City withdrew into the city, Gao Yu, who led his troops to the north of Tongwan City and the Western Xia army, also received an order from Wu Haogu and led 5,500 Hedong cavalry to return to Tongwan, leaving only less than 3,000 horsemen to fight outside the city - in fact, Gao Yu was not under the command of Wu Haogu, his rank was greater than Wu Haogu, and the official was the deputy head of the soldiers and horses on Hedong Road, and Wu Haogu had no relationship with his jurisdiction. However, Gao Taiwei still gladly accepted the order, handed over the imperial horse directly to Murong Parrot and Wanyan Xianye, and led his troops to retreat to the relatively safe Tongwan City.

As an international celebrity, he still knows how to take care of the overall situation.

Murong Parrot and Wanyan Xian also did not continue to block the Western Xia army, but quickly retreated south to the south of the Wuding River and temporarily hidden.

Because of the retreat of the Song cavalry, the actions of the Western Xia army became swift. By the time the fire of the lookout outside Tongwan City was ignited, the Western Xia rangers had advanced to the north bank of the Heishui River.

However, the Western Xia rangers, who had had enough of the hardships of the Song cavalry, also seemed cautious and did not dare to step across the Heishui River (the Heishui River is not deep) for half a step. It's just that his eyes are complicated to look at Tongwan City, at the burning wreckage of the watchtower, and at the cavalry of the Song army who swaggered back across the Heishui River.

On the south bank of the Heishui River, Wu Haogu and Tong Guan both led their guards to wait here for Gao Yu to lead the cavalry to retreat. Seeing him return victorious, Wu Haogu and Tong Guan both stepped forward to greet each other.

The cavalry of the Song army who retreated across the Heishui River, as well as the personal guards of several generals, were all on the riverbank, silently looking at the Western Xia cavalry that appeared on the other side of the river and appeared on the horizon.

The battle of Tongwan, it seems that there is still a second half to play!

Gao Yu looked a little tired and anxious, and as soon as he saw Wu Haogu and Tong Guan, he asked, "Are you going to fight a decisive battle in Tongwan City?" ”

Tong Guan coughed, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Where else can it be if it's not in the decisive battle of Tongwan?" Who would have thought that the western thief would come fifty thousand...... And there are 3,000 iron harriers, which is clearly going to fight us to the death! Fortunately, most of the Tongwan City is already in our hands, and we have a little bit of support......"

This military eunuch looked a little depressed, not because of the unpredictable situation of the war, but because his old man seemed to have been overshadowed by a profiteer! How did this happen? Why did Brother Zhao Zhong and Murong Parrot listen to Wu Haogu? Why can the military commander effortlessly master the three straights of the Imperial Palace? Since Wu Haogu came, this Imperial Front Sanzhi has become more and more strange!

Wu Haogu snorted, and said to Gao Yu with a smile: "Shi Yan, you fought well, and easily broke the iron harrier that the Western Thief was proud of...... If the thief had self-knowledge, he should have run away with his tail between his legs now! ”

Gao Yu thought to himself: It seems that it is the royal horse that easily breaks the iron harrier...... No, it should be those young knights who gave birth to the female real barbarians and the two hundred or so Jiehe Shang City! Where did those teenagers actually come from? How can you fight?

Just as he was in doubt, one of the pillars of the watchtower had been burned off, and he lost his balance, and the whole thing collapsed.

Wu Haogu glanced at the collapsed watchtower, and said to Gao Yu with a smile: "Shiyan, let's go to the city first, have a good meal, and then rest for a night...... Maybe there will be a decisive battle tomorrow! ”

"Good! Let's go into the city and rest! "Gao Yu is indeed a little tired, he didn't sleep last night, and today he led the cavalry into battle, although the time of the battle was not long, but he was not lightly frightened. After that, he slowly retreated under the pressure of tens of thousands of thieves (in fact, it was Brother Cha who played his Xu Rulin) and was under great pressure. Now that I'm under Tongwan City, I'm really a little haggard.

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The fire in the distance was gradually extinguishing, and the black smoke was dissipating with the wind.

Li Liangfu, who was standing on the horse's back and looking into the distance, parted his feet, and his buttocks slid steadily onto the horse's back, and then he turned his head and said loudly to Brother Cha: "King, the fire of Tongwan City has been extinguished, should it be ......?"

All the Western Xia generals present focused their eyes on Chage, the king of Jin. They all know how strong the city is. And the Song army's ability to defend the city, they know better. During the second battle of Pingxia City a few years ago, Empress Dowager Xiaoliang's hundreds of thousands of troops besieged for more than ten days and couldn't gnaw a small Pingxia City, not to mention that now tens of thousands of people are used to fight a big Tongwan City?

But if you don't fight and leave, how can you be willing? In Tongwan City, there may be party warriors who insist on resisting!

Moreover, the Song army spent more than ten days to attack Tongwan, and the losses must have been very heavy, and they may be easily eaten.

In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of stone grain and hay in Tongwan City! If all this grain and grass fell into the hands of the Song army, they would have the possibility of crossing the Hanhai Desert to attack Lingzhou this year.

After weighing it again, Brother Cha looked at the gradually extinguishing fire in the distance and took a sharp breath: "Go!" Go to Tongwan City to have a look...... This king must find out how the Song people conquered the city of Tongwan!

In addition, go and call Xiao Heda to Tongwan City...... This king is not convinced that the army of 70,000 will not be able to recapture the city of Tongwan! ”

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At the same time that the military envoy sent by Brother Cha went to find Xiao Heda, the silver medal military intelligence courier sent by Tong Guan was rushing to the city of Youzhou in the southwest of Tongwan.

The two-way Song army led by Wang En and Guo Chengtong, nearly 55,000 people, has now met under the city of Youzhou, which was defended by the Jianing Military Division of Western Xia.

In the past ten days, they have not been idle, and they have captured several empty Western Xia cities in a row. The stronghold belonging to Youzhou (referring to Youzhou in the Song Dynasty) was almost wiped out, and only one Youzhou city was left that had not been captured by them.

And the troubles encountered by the two armies of Yan Yan and Huanqing in Youzhou are also similar to the problems encountered by the Three Direct Armies under Tongwan City. There are about a few thousand to 10,000 defenders in the city, and the city is another castle built in the Tang Dynasty, which is relatively strong and has been strengthened recently. The walls of the city and the face of the horses were full of tigers, and the trees around them were also cut down.

Therefore, the two armies of Yanyan and Huanqing, who came from afar, had to send people to Hengshan to cut down trees. After seven or eight days of busy work, he finally brought in a lot of usable wood, but before he could build them into the equipment of the Chenggong City, the military intelligence courier sent by Tong Guan and Wu Haogu arrived first.

At this time, Wang En was closing his eyes and recuperating in his luxuriously furnished tent, and the two favorite concubines were serving the old military strategist, one pinching his shoulders and the other knocking his legs. There is also a maid holding tea and pastries on the side, which looks very comfortable. His style is actually not a luxury in the army, and the generals of the Great Song Dynasty are basically masters who are used to enjoying it. Moreover, there were already battalions in the army to serve these generals, and even Wu Haogu also followed the local customs and took Olga and an arhat to the battlefield.

And Wang En is also a little similar to Wu Haogu, he is also a hands-off shopkeeper. Most of the things in the army of Yan Yanlu were dealt with by his son Wang Ze with the effect of his staff. He was an old man, his energy was low, and he was too lazy to deal with a lot of complicated military affairs. Unless there is something major, Wang Ze and Wang Yanai will not come to disturb his old man. It was the deployment of the siege of Youzhou City, and Wang Ze came forward to discuss it with Guo Cheng of the Huanqing Army.

So when Wang Ze and Guo Cheng walked into the big tent with the military intelligence courier sent by Tong Guan, Wang En, who was disturbed, was stunned.

"How?" The old military strategist squinted his eyes and asked, "Do the western thieves in Youzhou City want to break through?" ”

"My lord," Wang Ze replied, "it's not Youzhou, it's Tongwan!" Wu Chongdao has broken the Tongwan City! ”

"Break!?" The old military strategist sat up suddenly, "How is it possible...... Oh, and it's possible! ”

The old man's brain is still quite active, and he immediately thought that it must be the rich man of Wuda who spent money to buy off the general of the Western Thief, just like the traitor who bought Shibao City from his old man!

"My lord," Wang Ze said, "Wu Chongdao's method of blasting in the cave ground has exploded the two sections of the city wall of Tongwan City!" ”

"Collapse?" Wang En was stunned, "How did it explode?" ”

Wang Ze pulled the military intelligence courier sent by Tong Guan to his father, "Tell me quickly, how did it collapse?" ”

"This, I don't know this little bottom, I just know that there were two loud bangs last night, and the east and south walls of Tongwan City collapsed into two gaps dozens of steps wide. Then thousands of spearmen and warriors rushed in together, fought all night, and almost took most of the ten thousand cities. ”

Wang En was confused when he heard this, and said quite unhappily: "How did you break down the city wall?" Why is there no explanation? What does Wu Chongdao mean? Afraid that the old man has learned the skill? ”

"Captain," the military intelligence courier saw that Wang En was a little angry, and hurriedly took out a letter written by Tong Guan himself, "This is a letter for help written by our Tong envoy to your old man......"

It's a letter for help, not an order! Because Tong Guan is not the official of Wang En and Guo Cheng, Tong Guan is now Shuo Fang Lu Jingluo's pacification envoy, and he can't control Wang En and Guo Cheng. Moreover, on the battlefield of Wudinghe, the commander of the Song army was not Tong Guan, but Tao Jiefu, who had the name of Guan Gou Huanqing, Hedong, Shuofang and other road affairs.

Theoretically, Tong Guan had to ask Tao Jiefu for help first, and then Tao Jiefu gave orders to Wang En and Guo Cheng.

However, in actual combat, the generals on the front line still have to learn to be flexible. Otherwise, when Tao Jiefu orders, the daylilies will be cold...... It's not cold, it's moldy!

"A letter for help?" Wang En was stunned again, "What's the matter?" ”

"My lord," Wang Ze said hurriedly, "about tens of thousands of thieves have appeared in the north of Tongwan City, and now most of them have arrived at Tongwan City!"

My lord, we have to go and ask for help, that Gao Shiyan and Wu Chongdao are both cronies of the official family! ”