At this time, it was on the battlefield of the three forks in the upper reaches of the Wuding River.

On the three pontoon bridges, a battle of blood and fire is going on!

Sanchakou is located on the north bank of the Wuding River, surrounded by hills, a fortress was built along the river bank, the name is called Sanchakou Village, it is a walled city garrisoned by the Xixia army.

The fortress just blocked the avenue along the Wuding River to Tongwancheng, and there are several pontoon bridges erected by the military division of the Western Xia Jianing Army near the fortress, which are some years old, and are the main roads for communication on both sides of the Wuding River.

After these three pontoon bridges, you can bypass the fortress and go to Tongwan City through the path on the south bank of the Wuding River.

And when it was almost dusk this afternoon, the 20,000 party cavalry led by Xiao Heda arrived at the three-way pass first, entered the fortress, and blocked the way for Wang En, Wang Ze and his son to enter Tongwan in the east.

The father and son of the Wang family did not know that there were 20,000 western thieves near the Sanchakou Castle, and they thought that a small force of the Jianing Military Division was stationed in the fortress. In order to reach Tongwan as soon as possible, the two of them did not bother to attack the fortress, and knowing that there must be a reason why the pontoon bridge was not burned, they still took the risk of crossing the river. Just let 3000 infantry line up on the north bank of the three pontoon bridges, monitoring the three-way fortress.

As a result, only halfway through, the Western Xia cavalry of the brigade rushed towards the pontoon bridge. So the two sides started a bloody battle around several pontoon bridges!

Since both sides were elites with undiscounted combat effectiveness, and they were both quite tired, the battle was extremely fierce at the beginning. Although the father and son of the Wang family were a little caught off guard, they placed them by the river to look at the 3,000 people in the Sanchakou fortress was enough. They lined up with spears and crossbows to block the three charges of the Western Xia cavalry, and it was not until Xiao Heda personally put on his armor that he reluctantly broke them up and occupied the territory on the north bank of the pontoon bridge. Thus the 15,000 army of Wang En and Wang Ze was cut into two.

However, contrary to Xiao Heda's expectations, the truncated Song army did not become a mess, but quickly stabilized its position and continued to fight with Xiao Heda, and did not fall behind at all!

It turned out that the father and son of the Wang family led the elite soldiers of Huanqing and Yanyan, and personally included at least 1,000 Western Army Utility, all of which were the private soldiers of the main generals of Huanqing and Yanyan, and they were extremely brave.

And because the battle of Wudinghe was expected to be a big victory, all sides wanted to stuff people into the army to make meritorious contributions, and there was no vacancy in all departments, and all of them were full. This 15,000 army is a real fight, not only the forbidden army and the utility can fight, but even the auxiliary soldiers of the army are filled by two-way archers - these Western army archers are a bit like the government soldiers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, 200 to 250 acres of land to raise a soldier, prepare some weapons and food, and usually train at home. Because of the continuous fighting in the northwest, they did not dare to relax, and their combat effectiveness was quite reliable.

Therefore, the strength of the Wang family's father and son is 5,000 less than Xiao Heda on the books, but the actual combat effectiveness is not weak at all.

And Xiao Heda didn't have enough strength to eat two Song armies at the same time, so he chose to be attacked by Wang Ensuo's subordinates who were isolated in Wuding Hebei, and wanted to use 15,000 people to eat more than 7,000 people of Wang's old military family. At the same time, another 5,000 people were used to hold the bridgehead on the north bank of several pontoon bridges to block the counterattack of Wang Ze's troops.

However, Wang Lao's military family was tightly guarded, and thousands of people shrank into a ball, and they couldn't be defeated. Wang Ze desperately rescued his father, and personally led the dead soldiers to kill from the pontoon bridge in armor, which made it difficult for the Western Xia army to parry.

Xiao Heda then ordered the pontoon bridge to be set on fire. But it is not easy to burn the pontoon, because the pontoon bridge is not a little dry firewood, and it has rained before, and the wooden planks of the pontoon are full of water vapor, which is difficult to ignite. The armor soldiers sent by Wang Ze occupied most of the decks of the three pontoon bridges. Seeing that the party wanted to ignite the fire, they desperately launched a counterattack and almost occupied two of the three pontoon bridges.

As a last resort, Xiao Heda had no choice but to suspend the attack on Wang En's troops and mobilize troops to counterattack the three pontoon bridges. Although Wang Ze's men and horses were squeezed back somewhat, there was still no way to set fire.

So the soldiers and horses of the two soldiers crowded each other on the three pontoon bridges, or slashed each other, or threw feather arrows, or shouted at each other, but for a time neither could help the other.

And Xiao Heda also knew that the army gathered by the Song army under the city of Youzhou was the main force of the two roads of Huanqing and Yanyan, with a total of 56,000 people, and now only a part of it came.

If they all arrive at the fork, then they can't eat at home and go around! And if you want to take the three forks as soon as possible, you must get reinforcements!

So Xiao Heda sent an envoy overnight, asking Brother Cha to give up Tongwancheng, move the army to Sanchakou, and eat 1 to 20,000 reinforcements from the Song army first, and then make plans.

……

Chago opened his eyes suddenly.

In his daze, he heard a strange noise from underground, as if some evil demon wanted to crawl out from underground! After waking up suddenly, there was the sound of golden drums fighting in his ears—this came from within the Tongwan City! It should be that the Song army is stepping up its attack on Kuofang, where the party warriors are strong.

Looks like we're going to have to get into the city as soon as possible! Brother Cha thought to himself that if it was too late, the warriors would let Song Gou be wiped out, and it would be useless to enter the city.

Because Tongwancheng has twenty-four squares in the east and west, and after taking the east city, the Song army can also retract into the west city. And Tongwan's granary is precisely in Xicheng...... As long as the granary can't be captured, there is no way for Brother Cha to spend it in Tongwancheng and the Song army. And once the Song people get the grain of Tongwan City, they will be able to gain a firm foothold on the Wuding River and the land between the rivers!

Thinking of this, Chago jerked himself up from a hide spread on the ground inside the tent. He slept in clothes, so he didn't have to put on clothes, so he just lifted the curtain and walked out, and bumped into Ah Rong and Li Liangfu, who were walking in a hurry.

"How?" Brother Cha asked, "Have you found a way to restrain the Song people's gun formation?" ”

"Returning to the king," replied Ah Rong, "the last general and Commander Li have been groping for half a night, and they are already a little eyebrows. ”

"Oh? Is it? ”

Li Liangfu also said: "The last general and the commander of Ji Lao are ready to form a horizontal formation with side cards and spear staffs, with the negative soldiers holding the side cards in front, and our party warriors carrying spears and canes or swords and shields behind. In addition, another group of bearers followed at the end with dirt bags, and once the side soldiers and the garrison who followed were firmly established, they went up to pile up the dirt bags and make way for the cavalry. ”

The side sign is not a one-handed shield, this kind of shield is wide and heavy, and it requires the soldier to use both hands to lift, so it is naturally difficult to be pierced by a spear. Moreover, the bearers with shields are not as valuable as the garrisons, and they are not distressed when they die.

"Good!" Brother Cha smiled, "Hurry up and prepare, after dawn is the time when those Song dogs who are entrenched in Tongwan will die!" ”

"Whoa!"

……

The day is bright and clear, and it is indeed a good time for a decisive battle.

There were more than 10,000 Western Xia troops, and once again set up a formation outside the gap in the east of Tongwan City. Unlike yesterday, today's Xixia Army took out two or three hundred side players, holding a big shield, and walked at the forefront of the team. A moving wall was formed, and it pressed towards the gap in the wall of the Tongwan City.

At the opening of the wall of Tongwan City, behind a breast wall made of sandbags above the mound formed by the collapse of the city wall, the warriors of the Song army were already neatly draped, standing against the wall, holding bows and arrows. Looking at the shield wall that was getting closer and closer, there was no expression.

They are all house slaves who have already "gotten on the bus", not "just need the plate", so they are desperately lacking in motivation. In this battle of Tongwancheng, they were more used as archers and rarely participated in hand-to-hand combat.

However, their skills and physical fitness are still at the peak, and they are veterans of long-term battles, and their mental quality is also excellent. When the Western Xia garrison began to throw feathered arrows from afar, they did not return fire, but simply crouched down and raised their shields. Cover your body with a shield and chest, and at the same time show your eyes and watch your opponent approach coldly.

In fact, the side cards could not protect the bearers holding them at all, because the archers of the Song army were condescending to shoot arrows. With their ability, they can throw feathered arrows at their heads.

But these shield-raising soldiers were not covered by a rain of arrows, and the warriors who stood at the head of the city and the warriors who stood at the gap in the city wall did not fire a single arrow.

"Closer, closer......"

Brother Cha muttered under his breath, and his breathing became short. If the enemy does not fire a single arrow, it must not be that he has forgotten to bring his arrows to the battlefield, but that he is brewing the deadliest rain of arrows. Because an archer's physical strength is limited, so is the number of arrows that can be fired in a battle. Therefore, it is necessary to conserve physical strength and avoid indiscriminate ejaculation.

These Song archers do not fire a single arrow now, they must be waiting for the most valuable prey.

Li Liangfu, who had made meritorious contributions, was leading dozens of soldiers of the garrison at this time, following behind the supporting soldiers holding side signs. The closer he got to the mound of dirt at the opening, the tighter his heart pumped, and he almost jumped out of the cavity.

I don't even shoot arrows! Li Liangfu held a shield, wearing a green Tang armor, his face was covered with sweat, and he was very afraid of the opponent's arrows when he looked at it, but in his heart he was looking forward to the opponent to shoot arrows quickly.

Because he was ready to pave the way forward with the corpses of the soldiers, but now the other party was merciful and did not kill...... This can only illustrate one thing, there is a trick! The scheming Captain Gao must have set a trap for the warriors of the Great White High Kingdom.

Boom Boom Boom ......

There was a shrill whistle, followed by the sound of the bowstring rattling, followed by the muffled sound and terrible screams of the arrows as they pierced through the leather armor.

But instead of shooting at the bearers with shields, they were thrown at the spearmen behind them. It was supposed to be a heavy arrow that could pierce the armor, and at close range, the garrison's armor could not resist it at all. So it was immediately shot over!

Li Liangfu inhaled sharply and shouted: "A money man, what are you waiting for?" Want to be a cow and a horse for the rest of your life? Hurry up and raise your shield and rush forward! Fight for a glory and wealth! ”