The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 392 tragic
Standing on the dilapidated city wall, Wang Gang looked at the distant horizon. A ray of sunlight had already appeared on the horizon, and soon the Xixia army would come to attack the city again.

This was the No.40 six-day period when Wang Gang defended Dashun City. No matter the old or the young, the people in the city were exhausted physically and mentally, and filled with fear.

Two months ago, Li Liangzuo, Emperor of Western Xia, personally led an army of 20 troops, bypassing Sanchuan and heading straight for Gyeongju. In just seven days, he went straight to Dashun City.

Wang Gang led [-] soldiers to support Dashun City, and joined Zhang Yu, the defender of the city, to defend the city together.

Zhang Yu and Wang Gang had the same opinion, Xixia soldiers were too powerful, and Dashun City could only defend with this little force.

Wang Gang was not good at defending the city, so he handed over [-] soldiers to Zhang Yu to command, and he himself did backup work to appease the people in the city.

After Li Liangzuo led the army to attack the city, he immediately found that Dashun City was a tough nut to crack, and Zhang Yu was really good at defending the city.

Wang Gang mobilized the people behind, prepared a lot of equipment for defending the city, and asked young and middle-aged men to boil hot oil, and women helped make arrows.

The Xixia army attacked the city for ten days, not only failed to capture Dashun City, but also suffered heavy losses.

Li Liangzuo was not reconciled, so he divided the 20 troops into two groups, and led 10 people to continue to attack the city.

The other 10 people bypassed Dashun City and attacked other cities in Gyeongju.

It was the one hundred thousand Xia army that made Wang Gang feel the taste of death.

Wang Gang has been reincarnated in several lives, and this is the first time he has faced a real war.

Before suppressing bandits in Jiangxi, Wang Gang fought mostly bandits and irregular troops, which could not be compared with the sturdy Xixia army.

Although Wang Gang supported in the rear, he also learned a lot.

At the beginning, he had a treaty with the British, and he defended Gyeongju for a month, and the British Duke attacked the Xixia Army from the flank.

But the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the military situation is changing day by day.

The British prince did not keep the January agreement, and Wang Gang can't even contact him now.

There was no telegraph on the ancient battlefield, and communication was very troublesome.

Forty days ago, while defending the city, Zhang Yu was unfortunately shot by a stray arrow, seriously injured and fell to the ground, unable to fulfill his duty of defending the city anymore.

Wang Gang could only take up the burden, personally went to the head of the city to supervise the battle, and led the remaining soldiers to resist the Xixia army.

In the past forty days, the Xixia army left at least [-] corpses under the city.

The situation in Dashun City was not good either. If it weren't for the [-] troops brought by Wang Gang, the city would have been breached long ago.

Today is the 40th day of Wang Gang's defense of the city. The defense materials in the city have been almost used up, and the soldiers have suffered serious injuries. Almost half of them can no longer fight.

Wang Gang couldn't see Xixia's intention to retreat.

In at most three days, Dashun City would be unable to defend, and Wang Gang was already ready to fight to the death.

It's not that he doesn't want to leave alone, it's that he can't.

Da Song would never forgive a magistrate who abandoned the city and fled.

It doesn't matter if Wang Gang is alone, but his parents, wife and relatives are all in Bianliang.

Of course he could run away, but what about his relatives.

To Wang Gang, death is just another beginning, but to Hai Chaoyun, Mrs. Sheng and others, death is death.

Wang Gang summoned his subordinates and said, "Everyone understands the situation in Dashun City, and I'm ready to fight to the death."

"Master Sheng, you don't need to say any more. Today the city is alive, and the city is dead." Kong De was brought out by Wang Gang from the Duke of England. He has been with Wang Gang for more than half a year, and he has been completely convinced by Wang Gang.

"My lord, we are ready to defend Dashun City and the people even if we fight to the last breath."

"Behind us are the people of Song Dynasty. If even we give up, who can resist Xixia's cavalry."

Wang Gang was very moved when he looked at the group of Song soldiers around him.

They are all ordinary people, unlike Wang Gang who can travel through, of course they are also afraid of death, but they also know that if Dashun City is broken, the entire Qingzhou will fall under the Xixia Bingfeng, and there will be no resistance.

Most of the soldiers were recruited locally on Shaanxi Road, and they also had parents and relatives to guard them.

"Okay, today I will guard the city with you, and even if the battle ends, the Xixia army will not be allowed to enter the city."

Wang Gang drew out his long knife, pointed at the city gate and shouted: "Today I can kill one Xixia soldier to earn money, and I can earn money by killing a pair."

The soldiers also pulled out their weapons and shouted: "Kill one is enough, and kill one is enough."

The heroic laughter quickly spread throughout the city, but Li Liangzuo, the emperor of Xixia under the city, wondered why the Song people could still laugh when they had already reached such a point.

"Pass down my military order, no matter the cost, Dashun City must be captured today."

"Your Majesty, we have been trapped in Dashun City for a long time, and we lost nearly ten thousand soldiers in the attack. Why don't we detour to other places, why are we trapped in a small city?" A general suggested to Li Liangzuo.

Li Liangzuo was furious, and roared: "I've thrown an army of [-], and there are countless elite soldiers and good generals, why can't we take down the small city of Dashun.

If you can't defeat Dashun today, how can you surrender to the territory of Song Dynasty? "

Seeing that Li Liangzuo was determined to take Dashun City, the Xixia soldiers could only obey orders.

Xixia attacked Dashun City again, and Wang Gang stood at the top of the city, feeling calm.

One by one, the ladders drove to the top of Dashun City, and the Song army had no more boiling oil to pour down.

The Xixia army also found that Dashun City's resistance was extremely weak today, and they were all overjoyed. Soldiers finally climbed to the top of the city and started hand-to-hand combat with the Song army.

Wang Gang took the lead and slashed with his sword. He chopped off the head of a Xixia soldier with one stroke.

With Wang Gang taking the lead, the Song army regained momentum, and quickly wiped out the Xixia army that had climbed to the top of the city.

But the Xixia army seems to be endless, and it can't be killed at all.

Wang Gang hacked from day to night, and he didn't know how many Xixia soldiers he hacked to death, his body was already stained red with blood.

At this time, he had long forgotten what he had learned all over his body, such as Bajiquan, Xingyiquan, bright energy and dark energy, all of which were left behind by him.

His only thought was to kill the Xixia soldier in front of him, and kill him in the most labor-saving, time-saving and effective way.

After dark, the Xixia soldiers finally retreated, and the tragic defense of the city was over, and the two sides had a rare moment of respite.

Only then did Wang Gang realize that he had been wounded for a long time and had a few cuts on his body. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and the bleeding had stopped.

After the Xixia soldiers retreated, some common people went up to the city tower to heal the wounded soldiers and give them food, and some women ran over to carry the dead soldiers down the city.

In Dashun City, both soldiers and civilians, they were all working, and no one was idle.

"My lord, sit down and treat yourself first!"

A ten-year-old girl helped Wang Gang to sit down and applied medicine to his wound with her own hands. Only then did Wang Gang feel the pain.

"Thank you, girl." Wang Gang endured the pain and said to the girl.

"Your Excellency, you are welcome. This is what I should do. Your Excellency is fighting bloody battles for the people of the city. I, Xiaoyu, only hate that I am not a man, otherwise I would have to fight on the tower."

"Miss Xiaoyu, I'm fine here, go help others!"

Xiaoyu got up and went to help other soldiers with medicine.

Wang Gang ate some food, drank some water, and fell asleep leaning against the city wall with the knife in his arms.

He's been sleeping like this for a while, and he's used to it.

Suddenly, an enemy attack woke Wang Gang up.

Wang Gang subconsciously picked up the knife and stood up.

"My lord, be careful." A beautiful cry sounded, and Wang Gang felt a weak body pounce on him, and in the next moment, countless arrows fell from the sky.

"Miss Xiaoyu." Wang Gang realized that the person who threw himself on him was Xiaoyu who had just given him medicine.

At this time, Xiaoyu had blocked two arrows for Wang Gang with her body, but she had no breath.

Wang Gang's eyes were red, and he carefully put Xiaoyu on the ground, then picked up the knife and rushed towards the Xixia soldiers who climbed up the city wall.

The Xixia army launched a surprise attack at night. This time the attack was more violent than during the day, but because of the darkness, the Song army defended it more easily.

After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, the Xixia army retreated completely this time.

Wang Gang asked his subordinates to count the battlefield, and then came to Miss Xiaoyu, and said "I'm sorry" with a guilty face.

These days, Wang Gang encountered crisis more than once, and more than one person died trying to save him.

Although Wang Gang is very grateful, he also knows that he is the only one to rely on in Dashun City, and his life is more important than others.

Compassion does not command soldiers, Wang Gang quickly calmed down and ordered Xiaoyu's body to be collected.

On the other side, Emperor Xia Li Liangzuo lost his temper in the barracks, and severely whipped the soldiers who attacked the city today.

"Trash, it's all trash." Li Liangzuo said angrily:
"I pass on my order, if Dashun City cannot be taken down tomorrow, the siege general will never let go."

"Your Majesty, Dashun City is short of soldiers and horses. Why don't we surround it and not attack it? If we run out of food for a few days, then send people to recruit people to surrender, causing civil turmoil in the city. It may have a miraculous effect." A counselor suggested.

Li Liangzuo squinted his eyes and thought for a while, since he couldn't attack by force, it might not be a bad idea to siege the city.

"Okay, starting tomorrow, Dashun City will be surrounded, and not a single fly can fly in. If they starve them for ten and a half months, I don't believe that Dashun City will not be taken down."

(End of this chapter)