Early the next morning, Han Shizhong climbed to the top of the city to encourage his soldiers and prepare for another day of war. But after waiting for half a day, no Xixia troops came to attack the city, and there was no movement in other directions.
A soldier suddenly shouted: "General, there is smoke coming from the southeast."
Han Shizhong turned his head and looked around. Sure enough, several streaks of smoke appeared on the horizon. The numbers were changing, one now, three now, changing back and forth.
"It should be that reinforcements from Weizhou are arriving soon, otherwise the Xixia people would not have failed to attack the city."
The wolf smoke was agreed between Zhong Shidao and Liu Zhongwu. It would be impossible for the Xixia people to light the wolf smoke to trick the army into leaving the city, because only Zhong Shidao and Liu Zhongwu knew the changes in the quantity of the wolf smoke.
This method is very simple, but also very practical.
Zhongshidao did not need to send people to break through the siege of the Xixia people to deliver the message, and it was impossible for the Xixia people to decipher the changes in the smoke and trick the defenders into leaving the city.
To crack this method, we can only keep changing the smoke every day, making it difficult for the defenders to distinguish between true and false. But no one knows whether the other party has an agreement. After sending troops, no one will continue to harass the enemy.
Sure enough, a cavalry army soon ran into the city and shouted below the city: "The commander-in-chief invites General Han to discuss matters."
Han Shizhong ordered his lieutenant to patrol carefully, then went down to the top of the city and rode to the government office.
When I arrived at the government office, I saw Liu Qi, Liu Xi, and Yang Keshi rushing over, and Liu Zhongwu's two remaining sons were also standing behind him.
Liu Qi and Liu Xi are the two most outstanding among Liu Zhongwu's nine sons, so they can take charge of their own affairs. Don't worry about being accused of nepotism. The generals of the Western Army have always been like this. They would not put their mediocre sons in high positions, because that would not only kill their soldiers, but also their sons.
The battlefield is fair to everyone, and you will not become gentle just because you are a general.
There may be favoritism and malpractice in the rear, but the front lines are definitely elites. Those who come to the DPRK to engage in melee warfare will never come to the front line in person.
Liu Zhongwu saw everyone gathered and said: "The reinforcements from Mr. Zhong, the manager, will arrive tomorrow. How many people do you still have under your command?"
Yang Keshi, the oldest, took the lead and said: "The last general has two thousand people under his command."
"Eighteen hundred people."
"Two thousand one hundred people."
"Fifteen hundred people."
Han Shizhong had the fewest troops and horses. He had the most troops and horses at the beginning, but the main direction of Xixia's attack was with him.
Liu Zhongwu nodded and said: "I still have two thousand people here, and the total is less than ten thousand. Should we hold on and wait for help, or should we cooperate internally and externally to attack the Xixia people? Tell us your opinions."
Liu Xi was not yet twenty years old at this time. Hearing this, he rushed to say: "Of course we should cooperate inside and outside. We still have ten thousand people. We can definitely fight with the Xixia people."
Yang Keshi nodded and said: "The Xixia people's casualties should be more than half. It is a good time for us to make achievements."
Han Shizhong and Liu Qi also agreed.
Liu Zhongwu nodded and said: "Okay, then we will go out of the city tomorrow to kill the Xixia people, and then go back and let the soldiers take turns to rest. The Xixia people should not come to attack the city today."
The four of them took the order and went back. Immediately prepare your horses and armor.
There were few horses in the Song Dynasty, but the Western Army was not in short supply. After conquering the Huangshui Basin a few years ago, the Western Army could replace many war horses from the Tubo people every year.
Although many horses were lost in battle, the Western Army has no shortage of horse troops in recent years. In particular, the Zhong family army, which has a good relationship with the Fan people, has thousands of troops.
That night, the Daliang army set up camp twenty miles outside Zhenrong Army, accompanied by more than a hundred Fan leader. They came to see the gods fight.
Chao Yong asked someone to write a letter of war to Brother Cha, and the two sides agreed to fight ten miles south of Zhenrong Army.
Chao Yong wants to show off his reputation as a god, while Cha Ge wants to let the Liangshan bandits know how powerful Xixia is. Both sides feel that they have a chance to win. It is best to win or lose in one battle.
¡°Woo woo woo¡¡±
The dull horn sound kept ringing, and 50,000 Xixia soldiers and horses formed a square formation.
Brother Cha felt that 50,000 soldiers and horses were enough to deal with the Liangshan grass bandits, and the remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses were behind to watch the Western Army of the Zhenrong Army to prevent them from coming out to cause trouble.
But all the soldiers and horses of Daliang were dispatched. The prince's four-clawed golden dragon flag is at the front.
On a small mountain peak in the distance, Zhongshidao led more than a hundred Banren leaders to watch the birth of the god.
Zhong Shidao firmly believes in this. After Lu Zhishen showed him the power of fire and thunder in Weizhou, he knew that it was very simple to save two cities. Even without the prince's reinforcements arriving, Huo Lei and Lu Zhishen's 50,000 troops could repel the Xixia troops.
But in that case, fire thunder is just a kind of firearm, people will be afraid of it, but not in awe. Unless the fire and thunder are mythical, but the person who makes the myth can only be the prince, otherwise trouble will occur, so he can only watch the frontline soldiers bleed and wait until Chao Yong arrives.
Everything is for today. After today, the situation in the northwest will be completely reversed.
The Jade Lion Zhaoye saw countless war horses on the opposite side, their hooves constantly digging into the soil, eager to try.
Chao Yong, who was wearing golden armor, did not choose to command from the center like Brother Cha on the opposite side, but was preparing to lead the charge.
But where he usually hangs the eight-edged purple gold hammer, he hangs a point steel gun on one side and a bag of divine thunder on the other side. His important task today is to make the divine thunder come out and show the people the wrath of the gods.
When Brother Cha saw Prince Daliang appearing in front of the battle, he also rode out of the battle and shouted: "Why is Prince Daliang here?"
Chao Yong didn¡¯t want to waste his time. When he heard Cha Ge¡¯s shouting, he had no choice but to say: ¡°Of course you are here for our Han people¡¯s land.¡±
Brother Cha frowned and said, "Where does Prince Daliang think the land of the Han people is?"
Chao Yong said shamelessly: "Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers."
Brother Cha couldn¡¯t help but laugh when he saw that a grassroots bandit dared to be so arrogant: ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it after we finish the fight.¡±
After saying that, he turned his horse and walked back into the formation.
"Don't move. Don't attack until you see me waving."
Chao Yong watched Brother Cha walking slowly into the formation. He couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He gave an order, hit his horse and rushed forward.
Brother Cha heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, turned his head and saw Prince Daliang in golden armor chasing after him, and was also startled.
The arrogant Central Plains grass bandits actually wanted to charge into the battle alone.
"Don't shoot the arrow, let him rush over and capture him alive."
Brother Cha, while instructing the generals in front of the formation, turned his horse's head and looked at Chao Yong funny.
There are dozens of Xixia soldiers in front. He was also quite confident in his martial arts. Brother Cha didn't believe that so many people couldn't catch a bandit.
Chao Yong was also overjoyed to see that Brother Cha had not escaped. He picked up the fire folder with his left hand and flicked it, and a flame appeared. He picked up a fist-sized divine thunder with his right hand, lit the fuse, and watched Brother Cha throw it away.
The divine thunder is actually an iron ball filled with black powder, similar to the grenades of later generations. However, you need to ignite the fuse to explode.
The Gun and Artillery Bureau has done a lot of work for frontline soldiers to use when defending the city.
It is difficult to use the battle formation. The enemy will not let you throw it obediently. Even if you use a spear to protect it, the enemy can still kill it with a bow and arrow. And the throwing distance is not as far as the archer's shooting range. The fire thunder that needs to be ignited is really not as useful as the bow and arrow.
But Chao Yong is not one of them. Chao Yong has tried it, and the fire thunder he throws is definitely beyond the range of ordinary bows and arrows. Of course, the divine arm bow cannot surpass it.
Brother Cha was stunned when he saw something thrown by Chao Yong. When he got close, he saw it was an iron ball, out of caution. He didn't pick it up and dodged sideways.
Chao Yong threw a divine thunder, immediately grabbed another one, lit it and threw it towards Brother Cha.
"Boom"
Brother Cha just escaped one. Then he saw another one flying towards him. Just as he was about to dodge, he heard a loud noise behind him and a strong force knocked him off his horse. Severe pain in back.
Brother Cha¡¯s position was followed by a total of five throws, after five loud noises. There was no one standing within a three-foot radius, and there were only screams.
At close range, the exploded iron fragments are enough to pierce any solid armor.
After throwing five to Brother Cha, Chao Yong started running horizontally a hundred steps in front of the Xixia army, and the amount of divine thunder in the bag quickly decreased.
"Boom"
"Boom"
"Boom"
Wherever Chao Yong passed, there were loud noises and screams.
A fire blast won¡¯t kill many people, but the broken iron pieces will sting many people and horses.
Many people outside the explosion circle were not seriously injured. Normally they could continue to fight with a few arrow wounds, but the unknown injuries caused them to fall off their horses one by one.
Some of the divine thunder exploded when they were thrown in front of the Xixia people. The whole person was immediately blown to pieces, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
"God"
"God"
The soldiers and horses of Daliang shouted at the right time, causing the bewildered Xixia people to lose their fighting spirit. They turned their horses and fled one after another. Those who could not control the horses also abandoned their horses and fled.
Before Chao Yong could throw away all the divine thunder in his bag, the Xixia people collapsed.
"kill"
Chao Yong shouted loudly, turned his horse's head and chased after him, persistently throwing away the remaining divine thunder.
The loud sound behind the buttocks was like the roar of a god.Like this, the Xixia people fled desperately. The comrade in front ran too slow and blocked the road, and was chopped down with a knife.
Chao Yong gave the order, and the soldiers and horses of Daliang rushed towards the fleeing Xixia soldiers like a flood that broke the embankment.
The people on the hill were already kneeling on the ground, praying in awe for God's forgiveness.
Master Zhong shouted for a while before letting Fan Ren get up.
A Fan who had been friends with the Zhong family for decades said tremblingly: "Ms. sir, we didn't send troops to help Daliang. The gods must be angry. How can we appease the gods' anger?"
Zhong Shidao had already discussed with Chao Yong and said: "You go back and gather troops and horses to Weizhou, and prepare to listen to the gods' orders."
Seeing that they had a chance to make up for their mistakes, the people didn't know what the gods needed from mortals like them, but they still said happily: "Let's go back right now. My husband can tell us what we should use to worship the gods."
Master Zhong shook his head and said, "No need for anything, God doesn't need your money."
Hearing this, Fan Ren said: "How is this possible? The gods of the tribe need to be worshiped, and the gods who descend to earth must also be worshiped, otherwise the gods will not bless us."
Another fan also said: "If the gods are angry, it will be too late. Please save us."
"yes"
Seeing how everyone insisted on giving, Zhong Shidao thought for a while and said helplessly: "Then you can give each tribe a hundred sheep to reward the three armies."