King of Song

Chapter 271
Dashun City was first built in March of the second year of Qingli. It was built by Fan Zhongyan, the magistrate of Gyeongju at that time, and was named "Dashun" by Emperor Renzong himself.

Its own strategic significance is very important, coupled with these political and humanistic factors, making Dashun City the most special existence among the many fortresses in the northwest.

Its existence has undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention!
In this war, Song Ting has already determined that Dashun City has fallen, or will fall sooner or later, so the reaction is particularly intense.

But what I didn't expect was that due to the persistence and bloody battles of more than 2000 soldiers, Dashun City was still strong, controlled by the Song Dynasty people, and never fell to the Xixia people.

In addition to the 30 years of wind and sand, the fortress is still strong, and the guard Jing Sili is absolutely indispensable.

Jing Sili, a native of Anyue, Puzhou, was appointed to be in charge of Weizhou Zhipingzhai affairs because of the shadow of his ancestors.He is loyal and capable. Han Jiang, the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Road, once used him to help manage the security army.

In the second year of Xining, he was transferred to Huanqing Road and served as the guard of Dashun City, the first fort in the northwest of the Song Dynasty.

Jing Sili performed very well, which is worthy of Han Jiang's attention and admiration for him, and he used practical actions to explain what is the persistence and belief of a soldier.

It has been a month since the Song and Xia armies clashed on Huanqing Road in August, and Dashun City was attacked by the Xixia people.The casualties in Dashun City have exceeded 2000 to [-]%, and there are about [-] people left.

With such heavy casualties and such a difficult situation, Jing Sili persevered.Facing the temptations of the Xixia people, he did not surrender in Kaesong and remained unmoved.When the Xixia people attacked like a tide, while commanding the front line, he took the lead in fighting the enemy bravely, without fear, and successfully defended against the enemy.

With 2000 people defending Dashun City, such an important fortress, the difficulty can be imagined, and it is self-evident how difficult it is for Jing Silikov.In the past month, what they have experienced and how they survived, no one else can understand.

Zhong Shidao is familiar with military affairs. When he witnessed all this, his eyes were full of admiration and praise.

Although Xu Xi said that he was contrived, there were some things that could never be denied. Seeing the blood-stained Jing Sili who was exhausted but determined, he said in a deep voice, "General Jing, I will report your achievements to the Privy Council in this way. Report the truth to the court."

"Defending the family and defending the country is the bounden duty of the soldiers, and they should do it!" Jing Sili said in a deep voice, "I thought there was no hope, but I didn't expect you to come..." While speaking, Jing Sili was a little moved, There was already some moisture in the bloodshot eyes.

"Soldiers, you see, the imperial court has not given up on us, the reinforcements have arrived!" Jing Sili shouted loudly from the top of the wall, his already hoarse voice was particularly penetrating.

Before that, the soldiers in Dashun City questioned the most about being abandoned by the imperial court.So much so that the belief in his heart has already begun to waver, if Jing Sili persisted and united the hearts of the people, maybe there would have been a mutiny long ago.

Therefore, when the reinforcements arrived, Jing Sili was the first to inform the soldiers.On the one hand, it is inspiring, and at the same time, it is not a kind of satisfaction, self-proof in despair.Persistence is useful, at least it is a consolation to himself that the country that has pledged allegiance with blood and life remembers them.

This kind of emotion can only be understood by those soldiers who have fought bloody battles and stood on the front line of life and death for many days, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand.

Lin Zhao and Zhong Shidao were a little moved when they saw this scene.Especially Lin Zhao, seeing the battlefield for the first time, seeing the pride of soldiers for the first time in ancient times, and the belief of serving the country loyally, was shocked and infected a lot at the same time.

Immediately, Xu Xi pretended to praise him again, and at the same time unceremoniously took Lin Zhaohe's suggestion of being a teacher as his own, constantly beautifying and highlighting his own image.The sense of self-satisfaction is very good, and it is very special in the overall style of Dashun City.

Jing Sili was touched and asked, "May I ask how many reinforcements you have brought this time? But Li Qingzhou sent troops to help?"

"There were 1000 people in the early stage, and later... Li Zhizhou will send a large army to rescue as soon as possible." Speaking of this, Xu Xi seemed a little unsure, after all, they set off relatively early on their own initiative, and they didn't know what Li Fugui was doing. reaction.

Now it is equivalent to putting all the bets on Li Fugui. The danger of Dashun City, the life and death of three thousand soldiers, and even the national fortune of the Song Dynasty are all passively handed over to Li Fugui!

Jing Sili seemed to have noticed something, but he kept his expression on his face, at least the current situation is much better than before, he knows how to be content.

"General Jing, what's the current situation in Dashun City? What do we need to do?" Zhong Shidao took the opportunity to ask.

Jing Sili saw that he came with Xu Jianjun, although he was just dressed as a soldier, he did not dare to neglect, and immediately said: "The biggest problem is drinking water, the water source has been cut off by the Xixia people, there are so many of us, I am afraid ..."

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice: "The water source has been cut off. The only thing we can do now is to dig wells to get water. And we need to gather our current drinking water and distribute it uniformly."

To be honest, without knowing when the reinforcements will arrive, we must take preventive measures, long-term plans, and rational use of water to defend Dashun City.This is also a last resort, no one wants to really come to this point!
Xu Xi's expression suddenly became a little unnatural. Could it be that the situation is so serious?There was a little regret in this guy's heart.

The situation was too difficult and dangerous, which made him retreat in his heart, and when there was no way to retreat, he felt a little regretful in his heart.

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At dawn, before dawn, the big tent of the Chinese army in Xixia was already brightly lit.

To be precise, it has been like this since midnight yesterday, because it was suddenly attacked by the Song army, and all the generals of Xixia gathered here to discuss matters.

Liang Yi's face was ashen, and he said in a deep voice: "Just last night, the Song army unexpectedly launched a surprise attack on us. One of our battalions suffered heavy casualties. More importantly, the Song Dynasty reinforcements entered Dashun City..."

While speaking, Liang Yibu stared at some people fiercely, making Ye Lihan's face dull.Although Liang Yibu was the commander in chief, it was only in name after all, and the former enemy general who actually commanded the battle was Ye Lihan.

This matter was indeed his negligence. The people of the Song Dynasty, who had always been in a disadvantaged position, suddenly took the initiative to attack.

Although Liang Yibu was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, Ye Lihan seemed to have never heard of it, and still bowed his head in silence, without a word of rebuttal.

As a direct result, reinforcements from the Song Dynasty entered Dashun City.Although according to the observed situation, the number is not very large, but the impact is undoubtedly very serious.

There were many sieges, but the Song army in Dashun City was about to collapse. Whether it was voluntary surrender or breaking the city, it would be easy.

This is also one of the reasons why Liang Yibu directly attacked Liyuan Castle instead of besieging it!He came here to save face with his military exploits, and it was meaningless to conquer a city of Dashun that had been besieged for a long time.

But I didn't expect such a situation to appear, and Song Jun took the opportunity to bite back, which was completely unexpected.I didn't find the face, and continued to lose face.

It's just that Liang Guoxiang would never have thought that it was still the same person who made him lose face!

The strategic significance of Dashun City is very important. If it can be defeated, it will be of great benefit. The current situation is really embarrassing.

Liang Yibu said in a deep voice: "What should we do next? To attack Dashun City tomorrow? Or what?"

When the matter reached this point, it was already related to the national interests of Xixia. Although Ye Lihan and Liang Yibu had a little disagreement, he did not dare to neglect.

"National Prime Minister, according to the current situation, I will not think that we will continue to attack Liyuan Castle tomorrow." Ye Lihan expressed his suggestion.

"Why?" Liang Yi asked in a deep voice.

Ye Lihan said: "Although Dashun City has entered the Song Army again, it is still an isolated city. If they attack now, they can counterattack, and we will have to pay a lot of price. If we don't attack, the supplies in the city are limited. In such a situation, it is impossible to carry more food and grass supplies, the more people there are, the greater the consumption will be, and it will be self-defeating after a long time."

Liang Yibu thought for a while, and this is the truth!

Ye Lihan continued: "Furthermore, attacking Liyuan Fort will hold the main force of the Song army there and prevent them from rescuing Dashun City. Sooner or later, it will be under our control."

"It makes sense!" Liang Yibu praised, and said, "However, we must guard against Dashun City and go all out to attack Liyuan Fort. It would be best if we can take it down as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Prime Minister, don't worry, we will send people to surround Dashun City in the end, and the Song army will do nothing behind our backs." This is easy, and Ye Lihan readily agreed, but taking Liyuan Castle as soon as possible, is it easier said than done?

Liang Yibu doesn't care so much, for him, he really needs a victory right now, so he can get back his face as soon as possible!

The next day, when Lin Zhao started digging a well in Dashun City, the Xixia army launched an attack on Liyuan Fort.

At this time, Li Fugui, the governor of Gyeongju, had just arrived with an army!

This time it was a head-to-head battle, and Song Xia's army fought in Liyuan Fort.The two sides invested a lot of troops, and the battle was quite fierce.

Because of Li Fugui's participation, Xixia's plan to conquer Liyuan Castle as soon as possible became a luxury.Li Fugui wants to lead the army to rescue Dashun City, but there are many obstacles...

When the armies of Song and Xia were entangled in Liyuan Castle, the water in Dashun City became less and less, and some problems became more acute!

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And far away in the city of Luoyang in the Central Plains, beside the Luoshui River, in the comfort zone at the head of Tianjin Bridge, Master Shao Yong is doing fortune-telling.

Seeing the hexagrams in front of him, Master Shao Yong was very surprised, and after a long time, he murmured to himself: "The five elements lack water, and the disaster of war, no, he is going to the northwest to investigate the case, how could there be wars involved? Could it be ..."

Master Shao Yong couldn't hold back his curiosity, so he decided to go to his friend Sima Guang to find out the latest news from Northwest...

(End of this chapter)