"Then let's stay." The eunuch surnamed Huang said curiously.

This is Wang Ju's idea of a whim, leave this eunuch and let him see it with his own eyes, then after the war, after he returns to the capital, he will report to the capital in 1510, and everyone will not be able to erase the military exploits of Gyeongju after the war.

Let him go back and sue Zhao Xuan, then Zhao Xuan will despise the enemy in the future, and he will have a reason to convince him. Huachi has an army of "50,000", and Western Xia will have an army of 100,500,000, big rivers, deserts, too many harsh terrain can be used.

In Huachi County, they were familiar with their own terrain, and in Western Xia, Western Xia was familiar with their terrain.

If you underestimate the enemy, you will be defeated.

And Xining Vaxia, which was several important turning points in the Northern Song Dynasty, was no less than the mistake of suddenly turning the gun around and joining forces with the Jin people in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Wang Ju gave orders one after another.

But here came the guests, not the guests, but the family.

Concubine Li took the second girl and the crown prince with her.

Wang Ju was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Why didn't he bring his second brother and third sister to Huachi, but not for today? But today is here, why leave them at the Li family?

Li Fei'er said: "I heard that Wang Lang was in danger in Huachi, and I wanted to come and see it, and my parents agreed. ”

Concubine Li is simple-minded and wants to get through this difficulty with her fiancé, but the Li family may not have such a simple mind, Wang Ju's prestige is getting higher and higher, but she has never been married, and the family business of not getting married has always been a little suspenseful. If the daughter wants to come, then come over, this can also be regarded as relying on each other in adversity. However, although this mind is not pure, it is not an evil thought.

Li Fei'er said again: "The second brother and third sister are also coming, I didn't let them come, but when I left Yanzhou." They came over secretly. ”

"Big brother, don't blame my sister-in-law, I came by myself." said the crown prince.

"Big brother, you are in danger, and we will accompany you." Erniu said.

Wang Ju was a little moved. So what else can be said? Besides, since they are here, what do the people think of sending them back?

"Come on, come on, just stay in Huachi in the future, after this battle is over. I'll plan it and see if I can run a county school. Wang Ju said.

In the past, the area of Huachi County was larger than now, and the imperial court placed the county and the patrol officer, and the scope of jurisdiction was not only the current Huachi Fengchuan Pingrong and Liyuan Fort. At the same time, there are Rouyuan Village and Huai'an Town. However, with Li Yuanhao's invasion, Huachi County was abolished and changed to a town. Later, it was placed in the county, but there was a key village in front of Dashun City, so it was taken over by Gyeongju together with Dashun City, Rouyuan Village and Huai'an Town.

With these invasions in history, the Han people fled Huachi County again, leaving only a group of Fanzi and military camps, so Xining County was merged into the state. Huachi County was changed to Huachi Town, and even because there were few Han people, the town's qualifications were gone. It was simply changed to Hua Chi Yan.

Later, Wang Ju didn't know about this history, but vaguely knew that if he didn't bring some good measures, Huachi County would be abandoned sooner or later. If you waste your hard work for the past year, it will be in vain.

But he has been hesitant.

This is more troublesome, first of all, the ballast fort, and I want the people not to lose again. The ballast fort must be taken down, then the Western Xia is plundering. The impact won't be too big either. There is a steady dìng rear, where a large number of Han people cultivate. in order to continue to retain the organization of this county.

But even this ballast bunker is a bit of a headache.

According to Zhang Qi's opinion, this fort was finally taken, of course, Wang Ju also wanted to take it, otherwise how would so many Yeli people be settled?

But Cai Ting disagreed, including this battle, Cai Ting's main purpose was to repel rather than defeat. Cai Ting also wants to defeat, but defeat is different from repulsion, it will be very risky, and even if it is not done well, it will be self-defeating. It's easy to repel it, and after preparing for so long, it won't be too difficult to keep the forts intact.

One defeated, one knocked back, and two outcomes would be formed.

Defeating it is not only a great achievement, but it will also greatly damage the vitality of Western Xia, so it may not be able to recover within two years, and there will be no problem in taking the Xinjiang Ballast Fort. As for two years later, don't talk about Wang Ju, it's Cai Ting himself, and I don't know where to transfer.

If they are repulsed, the vitality of the Tangut people will not be greatly damaged, and if they take the ballast fort again, the Tangut people will inevitably retaliate after the autumn of next year. But at that time, the Tangut people would not underestimate the enemy, and among the two sides of the victory and defeat, the losing side of Gyeongju was greater than the winning side. After all, people are the power of a country.

However, it was too risky to defeat, so Cai Ting chose the stable side, so he opposed taking the ballast fort.

Wang Ju was also a little hesitant, Cai Ting was not unreasonable, it would be a great achievement to repel it, there was no need to take that risk. If it weren't for the Yeli clan, Wang Ju would have decisively chosen to repel this one.

It wasn't until his younger siblings and fiancée came that Wang Ju made up his mind.

This is a difficult choice, not only to defeat the Xixia people in this battle, but also to take the Xinjiang ballast fort, and to do a good job in education, people's livelihood and other aspects after the war, so that Huachi County will not be abolished in the future.

…………

The battle began to rage again.

20,000 Western Xia troops came to the city of Liyuan Fort.

Song Ji said: "General Ye Bi, start a tentative attack first, don't really attack." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you once." Ye Weima said excitedly.

Finally able to use Binghuachi County, there have been too many things that have made him angry in the past six months, and now he can finally take revenge.

The trumpets sounded, ladders and logs were lifted out, and at the same time, shields were protected, and archers on the sides cooperated, counterattacking the city walls.

Because it was a tentative feint, the soldiers became calm and orderly.

Hearing the horn of the attack in Western Xia, the Liyuan Fort immediately became silent, and only the cries of some women and children were faintly heard. There is also the neighing of war horses coming from the city, which is also normal, Huachi County has organized nearly two thousand cavalry, how can there be no horses in the city of Liyuan Fort? But one by one, the soldiers were dressed up and began to go up to the city to prepare for battle.

Ye Weima immediately shouted: "Count the number of people." ”

More than a dozen soldiers stood everywhere, counting the strength of the Song army at the head of the city.

The rain of arrows began to mingle, and the city above and below the city flew in the sky like a terrible swarm of locusts. The engagement began.

By this time. The powerlessness of the siege of Western Xia was evident again, no matter how orderly it was at the beginning, but when it came to the siege, it could not pose a little threat to Liyuan Fort. At this moment, Yao Ji gave the order. Said: "Prepare to shoot." ”

Liyuan Fort also had tiger cannons, and after more than a dozen roars, Ye Weima immediately gave the order to retreat.

Even this feint attack killed and wounded more than 100 people.

"General Ye Wei, what I said is true, right?" Song Ji expressed his merits. Don't say that the small Liyuan Fort is really desperately attacking. Don't say seven days, even ten days may not be able to conquer it.

Ye Yanma's face was gloomy, and he asked, "If that's the case, there is no way to capture a big city like Yeonju in Gyeongju?" ”

"Not necessarily. The people on the front line were fierce, but when they arrived in Yeonju, Gyeongju, it was almost equivalent to the rear, and they could attack Gyeongju, Dashun City and Liyuan Fort and other forts had already been taken down, and the Song Dynasty soldiers would fold seven or eight out of ten, and there were no soldiers to defend the city, and there were no fierce people. How the Song people kept it. I won't say anything else, when the first emperor attacked Yanzhou, if it weren't for the luck of the Song Dynasty. After the first month, it actually snowed heavily, wouldn't Yanzhou have broken through it earlier? ”

"Well, have you counted them?"

More than a dozen soldiers answered one by one, which can only be said to be an approximate number, about two thousand or so soldiers wore armor, and fifteen hundred people did not wear armor. The armor must have been worn by officials of the Song Dynasty. Those who did not wear armor were not necessarily Song Dynasty officers and soldiers, and many officials of the Song Dynasty also lacked armor. Wear leather armor, paper armor, cloth armor.

This also validates Song Ji's view. There were about 3,000 Song Dynasty officers and soldiers stationed in Liyuan Fort, which may be less than 3,000, and some of the Tibetan people who entered the fort were organized to join the defense army.

"Song Miao, you're right," Ye Weima said with relief.

Liyuan Fort sent 3,000 troops, how many troops can there be, if you want to come to Huachi Town, there are only 1,000 troops, then Huachi City will be destroyed.

"General Ye Wei, don't worry, wait another day. Just let the soldiers rest for a day and recover their bodies. The troops on the side of Jintang City are also approaching Pingrong Town, once Huachi Town divides its troops again, this city will definitely be taken, and General Ye Wei can make miraculous achievements. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Ye Weima ordered to set up camp.

At this time, Tan Ma came to report: "General, the Xinjiang ballast fort has also sent troops, and the troops are coming to Rouyuan Village." ”

"Okay, good," Ye Bima said happily, the soldiers and horses came out all the way, even if Gyeongju had troops, he had to save Rouyuan Village first, and without Gyeongju reinforcements, he was more sure to take Huachi Town.

The Song Dynasty was not without soldiers in the northwest, as said in last year's edict, 31,000 soldiers in Hebei, 450,900 in Shaanxi, and volunteers. In this way, a few months later, an edict was issued, and an additional 20 battalions of forbidden troops were sent to divide the Bizhou, Yongxing Army and Hezhong Province. The other two places have nothing to do with Gyeongju, and the additional battalions of officers and soldiers sent by Pizhou have given Cai Ting and Wang Ju a big plan.

That is, now the strength of all roads in Shaanxi has reached more than 460,000 people, of course, most of them are miscellaneous soldiers, but these miscellaneous troops cannot be underestimated, except for the righteous and brave, which is a joke, and the rest of the Baojie and Fanluo, the combat effectiveness is stronger than the forbidden soldiers, that is, the strong men and strong horses are properly organized, and they are not inferior to the forbidden soldiers.

If these forces are gathered, only the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi will be better than the soldiers of the Western Xia country.

In fact, it doesn't take much, that is, according to Zhang Kai's statement, the enemy attacks our A, and I attack the enemy B, and these forces will be wielded.

In fact, with the strange system of the Song Dynasty, it was impossible to wave this military superiority.

If it weren't for Dashun City blocking the Wuchuan Ancient Road, the 100,000 troops of Western Xia would go east, and the entire Gyeongju would have been beaten into a sieve.

But now it looks just as sinister.

Seven or eight thousand Western Xia soldiers out of the Xinjiang Ballast Fort, although this road is not as good as the Wuchuan Ancient Road, but can transport some grain and grass over, in a sense, will be blocked in the rear of Dashun City, the army in front of Liyuan Fort, just connected.

And this way the soldiers and horses did it skillfully, and when they came to Rouyuan Village, they looked at it, and did not attack Rouyuan Village, but divided their troops to attack the Tibetan villages of Burning Qu Beggars in the rear of Rouyuan Village.

Cai Ting was strong and clear, entered the fort near the fort, and entered the major villages if not near the fort, and joined hands to protect it.

This strategy is more wise, unless, like Zhao Sishun, after the two small villages arrived at their village, Zhao Sishun surrendered, and was forced to surrender, so he had to surrender. Before the women and children were sent to Dashun City first, they entered the Western Xia army as hostages, and the rest of Ding Zhuang attacked Huachi Town with Ye Weima.

But this is an example.

The rest of the major villages are co-protecting, and the attack will definitely be able to take down, but the Xixia people also have to consider whether it is worth it. But this Western Xia army changed its strategy and took the initiative to attack Qu Qi Village, they had their intentions, and some of the three villages Ding Zhuang became strongmen and also entered Rouyuan Village.

Now that their hometown is in danger, these strongmen are not quiet in their hearts, which also forces the officials of Rouyuanzhai to go out of the city to fight them.

Then here's your chance.

Of course, Ye Fuma and Song Ji would not do this, compared to the comparison of troops in front of Rouyuan Village, Huachi County had fewer troops, even if they killed all the villages together, the officers and soldiers of Huachi County would not come to it.

It had an immediate effect, and Zhang Yu was forced to be helpless and prepared to take the initiative to fight.

At this moment, Wang Ju sent a letter, which only said one sentence, I expect that General Manager Zhang will send troops to attack the enemy camp at night, can you wait for me for two days?

Zhang Yu took the letter and asked in surprise: "How did Wang Zhixian expect that I would attack the enemy camp at night?" ”

It's amazing. (To be continued)

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