Fenghou

Chapter 676
In the wilderness, the hundreds of thousands of troops killed the situation, the dust covered the sky, and the two sides were evenly matched. After two hours of fierce fighting, their physical strength gradually became a little bit unbearable.

At this moment, Chen Qing led an army of [-] to attack from the south. The outside spies rushed to report to Brother Li Cha. Brother Li Cha also saw Huang Chen rolling in from a distance. He was shocked and said urgently. : "The whole army retreats!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The bell rang for the retreat of the Xixia army, and tens of thousands of cavalry turned around and retreated. The Song army took advantage of the situation to chase and kill. A Xixia army of tens of thousands of people responded to the retreating main force.

This is because Li Liangfu couldn't cross the Yellow River, so he came to help the battle, but he didn't expect that he just caught up with Brother Li Cha's defeated soldiers.

At this time, the cavalry of the Song army were also exhausted and unable to fight any more. Seeing the reinforcements coming from the other side, Liu Cui shouted: "Stop chasing!"

"Woo-woo-"

The cavalry of the Song Army blew the horn to stop the pursuit, and the cavalry reined in their horses one after another and stopped chasing.

In this battle, together with the loss of [-] soldiers in the Yellow River, the Xixia Army was killed by nearly [-] people, and the Song Army also suffered nearly [-] casualties. Although the Xixia Army was defeated in the end, it also killed [-] people. Eight hundred losses.

The Song army executed all the wounded Xixia soldiers on the battlefield, collected armor, weapons, and horses, piled up the enemy's corpses into ten piles, and burned them all. The dead soldiers of the Song army were also cremated and took away the ashes.

After Chen Qing appeased the generals, more than [-] troops crossed the Yellow River and went to Tianlu Manor to camp for two days.

More than [-] manors in Hetao have been cleaned up, and nearly [-] Han Chinese slaves have been rescued. A large amount of money, food and property have piled up like mountains. Wealth is still considerable.

In the wilderness that stretched for twenty miles, there were piles of bonfires everywhere. The soldiers killed hundreds of thousands of sheep and tens of thousands of deer. after joy.

Chen Qing stood on a high place with his hands behind his back, looking at the fir tree that served as a barrier for the manor with great interest, Liu Qiong stepped forward and said with a smile: "The first time I saw this fir tree, I thought it could be used as a siege ladder. "

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, "I'm thinking, taking advantage of today's victory, we can simply take down Xiping Mansion and drive a wedge into their hinterland. After a month, we will be able to openly harvest wheat here."

"Use this fir to make a simple ladder, and then use fire oil to attack the city, but we don't have a large trebuchet, how can we throw fire oil on the top of the city?"

"It is enough to use the oil fire tank. We will build a large cart and put the oil fire tank in it. Since it is easy to move, it can also prevent arrows. The large oil fire oil can be sprayed fifty steps away. Enough to use."

"Humble job suggests using the battering ram to cooperate with the siege at the same time, the effect will be better."

Chen Qing smiled and said: "However, there is no rush for this moment. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people. Let's go back first. It won't be too late to attack the city when we are ready."

Liu Qiong said again: "I have a discussion with General Tang today and I have an idea."

"Tell me! What do you think?"

"The situation is like this. When we cleaned the manor of Changping King Li Kan today, we found that they were loading a ship and preparing to leave. We captured [-] ships of supplies. We interrogated their chief manager and learned that they were going to ship money, food and supplies to Montenegro. , It is said that many dignitaries are ready to do this, and I think that if Xixia is defeated today, there must be a large number of dignitaries who want to transport away the wealth in the mansion, and it is estimated that they will also be transported to Montenegro. Wealth is lost."

Liu Qiong's suggestion was indeed very timely. Chen Qing thought for a moment and smiled and said, "I guess Brother Li Cha will also send an army of confidants dressed as horse thieves to intercept along the road. You can pray for mantises and catch cicadas, and the orioles will follow behind."

"Is the humble official and Commander Tang together?"

Chen Qing nodded, "The two of you will lead [-] cavalry, and I will give you [-] large ships with enough food and supplies."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

That night, Liu Qiong and Tang Qian quietly headed north with [-] cavalry and [-] large ships full of supplies to carry out their secret mission.

Two days later, [-] camels and [-] large ships arrived. Chen Qing led an army of more than [-] people and marched southward with [-] people, money, food and materials.

Although Brother Li Cha's defeat was not a heavy loss, only more than [-] people were killed in battle, it caused an uproar in Xingqing City. The [-] most elite cavalry of Xixia was defeated by [-] cavalry of the Song Army. Could it be that the Xixia people Can you still count on the White Armored Army who don't even have armor?Can you still count on more than [-] old and weak herdsmen troops?

An atmosphere of uneasiness and fear enveloped the Xingqing Mansion, especially the dignitaries of Xixia. The money, food and materials in the manor they hid, as well as the slaves of Zhuang Ding, were all wiped out by the Song army, and the losses were extremely heavy. Terrified, everyone began to think about retreating.

For two days in a row, nearly a hundred dignitaries connected with each other, discussing what to do next?Of course, send the wealth away first, and then escape with the family when the situation is not good.

In just two days, the number of people who signed the blood alliance book has increased from eighteen to ninety-eight. Brother Li Cha will inevitably know about it.

In the study, Han Feng said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. In fact, this matter has disadvantages but also benefits. These people form an alliance. The real worry should be the emperor. If they dare to force a coup in the palace, the emperor will definitely catch them all. Wealth is at the mercy of the prince."

Brother Li Cha shook his head, "As far as I know, they didn't want to launch a mutiny, but just wanted to transfer their wealth out. It is said that many people bought houses in Datong Prefecture. Their first step is to transfer their wealth to Montenegro. Once Xixia can't keep it , they will all flee to Datong Mansion with their wealth.”

"What's the attitude of God?"

"The emperor is a little afraid of them, and seems to want to compromise and allow them to transport their wealth out. I don't agree. They should use these to support the army, instead of taking them away when Xixia is in crisis, and finally hand them over to Jin. They It’s really naive to actually believe in Jin Guo’s promise, Jin Guo has already sharpened the sheep-killing knife and is waiting for them!”

"The humble official just said that this matter has both disadvantages and advantages. The prince let them go, but the road is not safe. If their team of transporting wealth encounters horse bandits, will they want to cry without tears?"

"Horse bandits?"

Brother Li Cha's eyes narrowed, of course he understood Han Feng's implication, although there were no horse bandits and thieves along the way, he could create it himself!

"I'm afraid that the emperor will not forgive me if he finds out. He warned me last time."

Han Feng lowered his voice and said: "As long as the hands and feet are cleaned up, no one will be left alive. They thought that the property was sent to Montenegro, and then the people and property were hidden. There is no evidence. Who would dare to say that the prince did it? Maybe it was Cao Baohui who did it? Or maybe it was the Jurchens, maybe the Uyghurs, isn’t that the Uyghur pastoral area? It just so happens that the prince went to Xiping Mansion for inspection, so what does this matter have to do with the prince?”

"Sure enough!"

Brother Li Cha immediately asked for his second son, Li Hanzhong, to explain to him so and so, and ordered him to lead two thousand of his own soldiers to go north overnight, rush to the north and set up a net, and wait for the lamb to cast him.

Early the next morning, Brother Li Cha played to the Emperor of Heaven. He was worried that the Song Army would attack ahead of time, and it would take a month to inspect and improve the defenses of the cities. .

Brother Li Cha then led an army of [-] to leave Xingqing Mansion, and headed for the first stop: Xiping Mansion.

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[There was something wrong at home yesterday afternoon, I missed a chapter, and I forgot to tell everyone, I am really sorry! 】

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