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- The situation of the Deshun Army was more tragic than that of the Zhenrong Army. When Li Qianshun arrived at the city, he only lost more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Li Qianshun was surrounded by the elite Liuban Zhi and Tie Yaozi from the imperial siege. ¡ò¡ò
The six squads in the imperial siege were all descendants of the Dangxiang nobles. They were originally called the Proton Army, because these people were sent by the Dangxiang nobles to Li Yuanhao as hostages. Later, maybe I felt that the proton army sounded bad, so I changed its name to Yuwei Nei Liu Ban Zhi.
There are five thousand people in the army, all of whom are good at riding and shooting. They are usually the royal guards of the king. Although he rarely participated in the war, he and Tie Yaozi were regarded as the two elites of Xixia. The iron kites are good at charging into battle, while the six squadrons in the imperial siege can rush to the rear and intercept reinforcements.
??The iron kite is the heavy cavalry of Xixia. Both men and horses are wearing heavy armor and are connected together with hooks. Even if they die in battle, their bodies will sit on the horses and continue to charge into the formation.
Of course, the iron kite will not be used to attack the city. It is precisely because there are few forts from Xi'an Prefecture to the Deshun army that the iron kite takes this route.
With the threat of oil, Li Qianshun could only use simple ladders to attack the Deshun Army. However, Li Qianshun's pile of earth was much higher than that of Cha Ge. He shot arrows to suppress the six squadrons in the imperial siege at the top of the city.
After Li Qianshun learned that Prince Daliang had led his troops to Weizhou, he personally supervised the formation, hoping to break through Deshun's army and cross Liupan Mountain. But every time they attacked the city, they would be driven back by the Western troops. Although the Western troops on the city wall were sparsely scattered, the waves washed away the sand, and the rest were undoubtedly fierce soldiers. Therefore, although the number was small, they could defeat the Xixia people at once. He drove down the city for the first time.
The Deshun Army will be captured by tomorrow at the latest. Although every wave of people will be defeated, there are fewer and fewer Western troops at the top of the city. Although it took a lot of time and troops, Li Qianshun felt it was worth it. He suffered more than 100,000 casualties along the way. Including the casualties of Chage's troops, the two armies suffered more than 200,000 casualties, including hundreds of thousands of Han people. But the Zhong family army was wiped out. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses left on both sides, plus Renzhong's 200,000 soldiers and horses, more than 300,000 soldiers and horses are enough to annihilate the Western Army without the Zhong family army.
Exchanging more than 200,000 people for Shaanxi Sixth Road was worth it in Li Qianshun's opinion. His achievements surpassed those of the founding leader Li Yuanhao. Although Li Yuanhao conquered more land, there were many deserts in the territory, which was far from being compared with Shaanxi Sixth Road.
Although it was almost dusk, Li Qianshun did not relax at all. He still let his soldiers and horses attack the Deshun Army. Today, he will consume more of the Western Army. Tomorrow, he will send all his elite troops into battle to defeat the Deshun Army.
The siege was a war of attrition, although he also wanted to defeat the Deshun Army as soon as possible. However, he was still not willing to let his elite troops attack the city. Instead, he let Prince Chuang and the men from various tribes consume the Western troops in the city.
Watching the soldiers climbing the city keep falling, Li Qianshun couldn't help but sigh secretly.
If there were Hengshan Qiang, they might have captured the Deshun Army long ago. The Hengshan Qiang are brave and good at fighting, and because they grew up in the steep Hengshan Mountain, they are good at climbing. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were the main infantry of Xixia, but in recent years, they were captured by Tong Guan in the Hengshan area. Xixia also lost this important unit. Otherwise, if the six squadrons in the imperial siege were used to directly suppress the archers at the top of the city, and the Qiang climbed across the mountains, they might have captured the Deshun Army.
But soon the Hengshan Qiang appeared again, and Renzhong recruited and surrendered the Huanqing Road envoy along the way. The soldiers and horses have already passed Hengshan and are heading towards Jingyuan Road. A three-way encirclement has taken shape.
¡°Perhaps Brother Cha can defeat the Daliang grass bandits without a three-way encirclement.
Li Qianshun is very confident in his brother. At that time, the Liao Kingdom granted the death of the Empress Dowager Liang, and at the age of seventeen, he was able to take charge of the throne. However, the domestic military power was still controlled by the confidants of Empress Dowager Liang. He didn't have anyone available, so he could only send the younger Brother Cha to lead the troops. The task he gave Cha Ge was very difficult. He had to evade Empress Dowager Liang's confidants and regain military power, while also resisting the invasion of the Northern Song Dynasty and protecting the territory of Xixia.
Cha Ge did a great job. The Qingtang Qiang who had been in the northwest for more than a hundred years have been wiped out, but Xixia only lost the Hengshan area, and the Western Army also paid a heavy price to capture Hengshan. Liu Fadu, who was powerful in Xixia, Died in Xixia. The most important thing is that all the military power of Xixia is in the hands of the royal family, and no one in the country can restrain him.
When the time comes, Xixia can get back everything it lost. Even if the Song Dynasty did not suddenly die, Li Qianshun believed that Cha Ge would regain more land.
A burst of rapid hoofbeats came from behind, and he quickly arrived, dismounted, and knelt on the ground.
Seeing the panic on the guard's face beside Brother Cha, Li Qianshun couldn't help but have an ominous thought.
The guards came all the way from Sanchuan Village, but they still did not get rid of their fear. They said tremblingly: "Something bad has happened. The Crown Prince of Liang is a god."
If Li Qianshun had not been present, the generals behind him would have laughed. They killed many people and never saw a ghost. It would be difficult for them to believe in God.
Li Qianshun said directly: "Where is King Jin?"
Konoe remembered thatSeeing the unbearable scene, he said with tears in his eyes: "The King of Jin was blown to pieces by the gods, and his armor was broken into several pieces."
Li Qianshun's eyes darkened, he shook his body before he stabilized himself, and said unwillingly: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"Well, a piece of flesh and blood fell in front of me. I wanted to pick it up, but the soldiers in front squeezed me and I could only move back."
Li Qianshun gritted his teeth and said, "What weapon did the Crown Prince of Liang use?"
Konoe thought for a while and said: "An iron ball as big as a fist will explode suddenly with a sound as loud as a thunderbolt. People around it will be killed or injured, and the iron armor is useless."
Li Qianshun said: "Why are you not injured?"
"When King Jin saw Prince Daliang riding alone in front of the battle, he refused to let us follow him. He went out to talk to Prince Daliang. Then when King Jin came back, Prince Liang threw an iron ball at King Jin."
Speaking of Guard also remember his responsibilities, and said busy: "The little distance from the king of the Jin Dynasty has a long distance, and he failed to protect the King of Jin.
Next to him, Liang Guozheng presented Wang Weiming Anhui and said: "It should be a newly invented firearm by the Han people. Song people's firearms can occasionally explode iron armor."
Weiming Anhui was also a member of the royal family. The surname of Xixia royal family was Weiming. The surname Li was given to him by the Tang Dynasty because his ancestors contributed greatly to quelling the Huangchao Uprising. The official residence of Xixia Privy Envoy was also a royal family member that Li Qianshun relied on.
Li Qianshun frowned and said, "If their firearms can explode armor, wouldn't they be invincible?"
Konwei saw Li Qianshun looking at him and said hurriedly: "All the iron balls I saw exploded."
Weiming Anhui thought for a moment and said, "Does this kind of firearm also need to be lit?"
Konoe thought for a while, and indeed saw a fire fold on Prince Daliang's left hand, and nodded: "Yes."
Weiming Anhui said: "It needs to be ignited and can only be thrown. Such firearms are no better than bows and arrows. As long as the two armies are in battle, such firearms cannot be used. As long as the soldiers no longer fear such firearms , the two armies are fighting, and it is easy for our soldiers and horses to defeat a group of bandits."
Hearing this, Li Qianshun suddenly realized: "What the Prime Minister said is really nothing to be afraid of. When the two armies faced each other, they could only shoot three rounds of bows and arrows. I'm afraid I can't throw two of these firearms. But how can we make the soldiers not afraid?" , a firearm that sounds like thunder, still sounds quite scary.¡±
Weiming Anhui shook his head and said: "Now we can only tell the soldiers that Liang Guo has this kind of firearm. After several battles, the soldiers will not be afraid after seeing it too much. But this time, we can only let the six squadrons in the imperial siege fight directly." The iron kite serves as the front army, otherwise the defeat of the front army may lead to the collapse of the whole army. "
Li Qianshun frowned and said: "Heavy armor can't protect against firearms. If we let them charge into the formation, wouldn't it be a waste of money to lose a group of people."
A general said: "How about we capture a group of Han people and let them charge into the battle?"
Weiming Anhui shook his head and said: "No, if we want to turn this land into ours, we can no longer use the Han people as slaves. And if the Han people also use firearms as divine thunder, wouldn't it shake the morale of the military again? Veteran minister I thought it would be better to use Tie Yaozi as the front army. As long as they march forward, they can boost their morale. Once the two armies fight, the soldiers will find that Liang is just a bunch of rabble."
Li Qianshun thought for a while, and finally made up his mind, saying: "Okay, then let Tie Yaozi be the front army. Everyone, tell the matter about Liang Guo's firearms, so that the soldiers can be mentally prepared."
Weiming Anhui suddenly looked at the guard and said: "Will the war horse be frightened?"
"A war horse that is more than ten feet away will be frightened. The sound of the explosion is louder than the sound of war drums."
Li Qianshun nodded and said: "Let the iron kite plug the ears of the men and horses."
Li Qianshun is a person who is good at forbearance and a very patient person. Although he received the bad news, he still patiently watched the army attack the Deshun Army.
A general thought he understood Li Qianshun's idea and jumped out and said: "At the end of the day, I would like to lead my troops to attack the Deshun Army."
Li Qianshun shook his head and said: "It's getting late. I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat the Deshun Army today. If we attack the city overnight, the casualties will be too great and the gains will outweigh the losses. There are not many Western troops in the city, and they can't make any trouble if they are left. Now we The biggest enemy is Liang¡¯s army. Once Liang¡¯s army is defeated, it won¡¯t be too late to come back and capture Deshun¡¯s army.¡±
Wei Ming Anhui saw that Li Qianshun was very sensible and felt relieved. Although Brother Cha and the king are not real brothers, they are better than brothers. Without the help of Brother Cha, it would be difficult for Li Qianshun to regain military power from the confidants of Empress Dowager Liang, and he might die of depression like his father Huizong Li Bingchang.
It can be said that the father and son suffered the same fate. Both were controlled by the Queen Mother. However, Li Bingchang was unable to fight in person for the rest of his life and died of depression at the age of only twenty-seven. But Li Qianshun received help from the Liao Kingdom, and theyThe Empress Dowager Liang was a pair of aunt-nephews. In order to maintain the family's control over the government, the Empress Dowager Liang married her niece to Li Bingchang, who was the Empress Dowager Xiao Liang during the Li Qianshun period. The aunt and nephew controlled Xixia for decades.
When it got dark, Li Qianshun ordered the troops to retreat.
After returning to the main camp, Weiming Anhui came to the main tent of the country. When he saw Li Qianshun sitting there with his head bowed, he advised: "The country is facing a crisis, please cheer up the country."
Li Qianshun raised his head and said, "Does the Prime Minister think we can't win?"
Weiming Anhui shook his head and said: "I don't know, I guess it's five to five, but even if we win, I'm afraid it will be difficult to occupy the Sixth Road of Shaanxi. The Liang State has such powerful firearms, I believe it won't take long to unify the Central Plains. By then. At that time, with the national power of the Central Plains and the power of firearms, it would be difficult for us to defend the Sixth Route of Shaanxi."
Li Qianshun punched the handsome case hard and said unwillingly: "What the prime minister said is true, but no matter what, I will avenge Brother Cha." - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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