King of Song

Chapter 354
Dashun City, which is in focus, is in turmoil right now!

Liang Yibu, Prime Minister of the Western Xia Dynasty, is full of confidence, and he is bound to go all out to take down Dashun City, and then break through Gyeongju and make a name for himself in the northwest.

As soon as they arrived at Dashun City, before they could completely stabilize, Liang Yibu launched a fierce attack.If you want to capture the city, you first need to be the first to overwhelm the defenders of Dashun City. It is best to scare them out of their courage, and the attack will be easier.Of course, it is best to launch an attack suddenly. If the opponent's defenders are unprepared, it will be too cost-effective to succeed in one fell swoop.

At the same time, Liang Yibu also has ideas. The victory in this expedition is one aspect, and the most important thing is to win beautifully.To restore his own reputation in Xixia, and at the same time restore Xixia's reputation in the entire Northwest, his personal goals and national interests are perfectly integrated.Therefore, Dashun City must be won, it is best to win it as soon as possible, and the methods and means are best to be very exciting, then everything will become perfect.

At the same time, Liang Yibu was also worried about having long nights and dreaming, because such things are really common.A quick decision, with fewer variables, can also give people a lot of peace of mind.

Liang Yibu had learned the lesson from last time, but it seemed that he had not learned enough, at least not comprehensively.For example, in the aspect of quick success and instant benefit, it seems difficult for him to change for a while.

Xixia's central army tent is just five miles outside Dashun City. This is a relatively reasonable distance, and it is very convenient to command the front enemy to fight, and at the same time, there is no need to worry about being attacked by surprise.To be honest, Liang Yibu was also worried that it would be troublesome if there was a surprise attack by the Song army.The last time Dashun City was besieged, in the end, Lin Zhao, Xu Xi, and Liu Changzuo still led their troops to enter.Although there were not many people, it was the hundreds of people who created a very complicated situation.

Now Xu Xi has been killed by Li Fugui in Dashun City, Liu Changzuo is stationed in Liyuan Castle, and Lin Zhao is in Dashun City.If this kid has a whim, he will be in big trouble if he does something while he is not paying attention.

I don't know why, although Liang Yi's heart of revenge is very urgent, but when he heard Lin Zhao's name, he couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable worry. He couldn't even explain what the situation was.

"Has the ambush from Liyuan Fort to Qingzhou been arranged?" Liang Yi asked in a deep voice, this is a very important link.If the Song Dynasty reinforcements arrived in time during the siege of Dashun City, the effect would be greatly reduced, and the siege would lose its meaning, and it would be impossible to continue.

The city of Dashun is strong, and it cannot be captured overnight. If reinforcements arrive, it may mean returning without success.It is absolutely embarrassing to come here with great momentum, but leave in disgrace in the end. Liang Yibu absolutely does not want such a situation to happen.

Last time, because he wanted to capture Dashun City in a hurry, he withdrew the ambushes around Liyuan Fort, so that Li Fugui led his army to kill them at the last moment.Of course, one of the more important reasons is that Lin Zhao and others held fast in Dashun City, which made his attack plan fail.

The plan to send troops to attack this time is very important, and there is no room for any mistakes, so Liang Yibu is extra cautious.They also specially mobilized an army to lie in an ambush around Liyuan Fort and the outskirts of Gyeongju, and even stationed in an upright manner, just to guard against the reinforcements coming out of Gyeongju.To give myself enough time and a good environment to besiege and attack Dashun City.It is best to attack the city in one go and achieve the predetermined goal.

Taking it easy and step by step to capture Dashun City is a matter of time, and revenge is just around the corner.Liang Yibu even imagined that when he captured Dashun City, it would be best to capture Lin Zhao alive, and then slowly torture him and play with him a little bit. This would be interesting. Killing him would be too cheap.

At least when it comes to hating Lin Zhao, Liang Yibu's mentality has become slightly deformed.It seems that the situation encountered several times is not so serious, but the resentment in Liang Yibu's heart is completely beyond imagination.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, it's been arranged!" This time, all the trusted generals will accompany the army, so there is no need to worry about General Yeli's complaints and lack of cooperation last time.But it also means that the victory is certainly the credit of Liang Yibu alone, but if he fails, the responsibility is entirely on him, and there is no way to shirk it.

In order to support her younger brother, the Empress Dowager Liang did everything possible to provide the greatest convenience.In this case, if Liang Yi still had nothing to gain, it really couldn't be justified.

It is precisely because of this that Liang Yibu is naturally under a lot of pressure.Sometimes the more you care, the easier it is to rush for quick success, especially when a person wants to succeed too much, or is dazzled by hatred.Unfortunately, these two situations happened to Liang Yibu at the same time. In many cases, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.So to a certain extent, some of the Queen Mother Liang's practices are still too doting.

In many cases, doting will only harm the child, even a big child who thinks he is very mature!
"Li Fugui, the only way to rescue Dashun City from Gyeongju is through Liyuan Fort? Is there any other way?" Liang Yibu confirmed the situation again, and the key issue must be confirmed clearly.

"Yes, this is the most direct route and the most critical. As long as Dashun City is conquered, Liyuan Castle will be in jeopardy. It won't last long, and then it will be able to directly attack Qingzhou City. It's just... just want to It may not be easy to capture Gyeongju, and it will take a lot of effort."

Li Fugui quickly gave an answer, perhaps at the beginning he was not completely devoted to Xixia, nor could he be said to be loyal.But in dealing with Lin Zhao, he and Liang Yibu had the same appeal, so they cooperated very well.It's just that his thinking about the problem is inevitably a bit narrow. He was only the magistrate of Gyeongju before, so what he knew and the way of thinking about the problem was all limited within the scope of Gyeongju.

Fixed thinking kills people, and Li Fugui has probably stepped into this circle.But in the end, he might not be the only one who killed him...

Qingzhou was the front line of the Song Dynasty's northwest defense, an important city at the core, and the city's defenses were naturally in good condition, and it could even be said to be impenetrable.What's more, there is still Wang Shao leading a large number of defenders in the city, so it is very difficult to capture the city.If there is an internal response in the city, it may be easy to cooperate with the internal response and the external.Throughout the ages, the most feared thing in siege warfare is that the opponent has spies in the city, and cooperating with the outside is the most terrible strategy.As far as a city is concerned, as long as the city is relatively strong and has sufficient soldiers and supplies, simply wanting to attack Nandou from the outside is not a small matter.

During the war, sending spies, buying generals in the city, or sending one's own soldiers into the city through special methods are all common methods.Digging tunnels, using river water, surreptitious surrender, or methods such as the Trojan horse, can be said to be all-in-one, and the only purpose is to break the city.

It's just that the Song Dynasty's investigations on this aspect were very strict, and Xixia's arrangements and preparations were also very limited, and the possibility of this aspect was temporarily praised.

For them, the only way is to use a strong attack.However, the price to be paid for a strong attack and the time spent are quite a lot. When Li Fugui said this, Liang Yibu also had to admit that the idea of ​​attacking Gyeongju seems a bit premature.But it doesn't matter, let's watch it first.Even if Gyeongju cannot be captured, the presence of soldiers at the city is a great deterrent.

"National Prime Minister, in fact, it would be best for us to gather around and fight for aid." A Xixia general made such a proposal. In his opinion, the most elite Xixia troops are cavalry, and cavalry are good at field battles on the plains.On the contrary, they are not very good at city battles, and cannot exert their due strength.

That being the case, why not make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses, why Feiying wastes troops and sacrifices unnecessary on two strong cities?It's really not worth the candle, it's not worth it.

Liang Yibu said: "People in the Song Dynasty must have thought of it during the ambush, and they were too prepared, but it was completely ineffective, so there is no possibility in this regard. At least they have not sent reinforcements so far, and the ambush has not been successful."

Such a general is very helpless. You have ambushed your troops with great fanfare from the very beginning and told the Song Dynasty people that I will intercept and kill you halfway. The Song Dynasty people are naturally prepared.This is not an ambush, it is simply a threat, a deterrent in disguise.In the end, it looked like neither fish nor fowl, and it played a role...

Liang Yibu really thought so, and the ambush was simply impossible to hide from the people of the Song Dynasty.Simply tell you directly, so that you are afraid, and then he can calmly make arrangements in Dashun City.

Really... I don't know what I thought at first, so arrogant and careless.But even in this situation, there is no solution...

The Xixia general continued: "Minister, we can withdraw the ambushes on the way, surround Dashun City without attacking, and attract the Song Dynasty army to come to rescue. Then here, under Dashun City, directly with their main force A decisive battle. In this way, the power of our Xixia iron cavalry will be brought into play, and the result will definitely be very good."

In fact, this is also a good idea. In the view of the Xixia generals, the biggest purpose of sending troops is to wipe out as many Song troops as possible and expand the results of the war.Striving for more benefits for the Xixia Kingdom is the number one priority.

A small Dashun City is nothing, but Gyeongju is the key.One of the great advantages of the people of the Song Dynasty, or their strength, was the tall city walls. If they were led outside the city, the people of the Song Dynasty would have no strength, and their strength would be much weaker.Field battles in the plains are the advantage of Xixia iron cavalry. As the strength increases and decreases, the difference is still very big. At that time, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

And in his opinion, this matter is highly operable and can be done easily.

But many times,
How things develop is not entirely determined at the theoretical level, but has a lot to do with the mentality of decision makers and some practical reasons.

Can Liang Yibu listen and persuade?The general felt that his opinion was very pertinent, as long as the Prime Minister adopted it, it would not be difficult to win, and it would be considered a great achievement at that time.

But Chen Qiao, who was standing on one side, smiled coldly in his heart. The generals of Xixia are very loyal to the country, which is a good thing.But they didn't notice the state of mind of the prime minister at all. Why did Liang Yibu send troops?
Dashun City was his first target, just because his big enemy Lin Zhao was there!

Although Liang Yibu was somewhat conscious, he knew that national interests were the most important thing, and the strategic significance of attacking Dashun City and Gyeongju had been handed over to Queen Mother Liang.

If it's just that, maybe he will adopt it.But Liang Yibu was very stubborn, he hoped that the matter of national meritorious service and personal revenge would be linked together, and it would be best to combine them and solve them together.

Therefore, the combination of breaking Dashun City and capturing Lin Zhao is the most wonderful thing.Bisheng Liang Yibu is also a relatively idealistic person. He believes that this is the best way, so naturally he will not change easily.

Even though a large number of Song troops were annihilated under the walls of Dashun City, Dashun City still stood firm. How to capture Lin Zhao?How to get rid of shame?If you can't do that, it's pointless.If you don't wash away the shame of the past, how can you hold your head up in the future?
Liang Yibu shook his head lightly and said: "Forget it, as long as Dashun City is captured and Qingzhou is safe to defend, our chances are still great.

As for the matter of besieging the spot for aid, it's okay to surprise and attack the unprepared. If it can attract the Song army to come to rescue, Wang Shao will not be fooled.Furthermore, when we have a decisive battle with the Song army under the city, if the defenders in Dashun City are fighting out and cooperating with each other, we will be attacked by the enemy, so we must not be so careless. "

Then the Xixia generals were very helpless, the official rank crushed people to death, let alone the younger brother of the queen mother, the uncle and prime minister of the country, Liang Yibu, he made such a decision, how could he question it casually?Now that you've been ordered, it's time to do it.It's just that many opportunities have to be given up for no reason. I don't know how long the war will be delayed. Not to mention the delay of the fighters, the resulting crises are also gradually increasing, which inevitably makes people a little disappointed.

Just what can I do?It can only be a helpless sigh and a silent prayer!

Chen Qiao saw it in his eyes, and his heart was already clear.It's hard to say that the battle will develop like this, maybe Xixia has a chance to win.However, given Liang Yibu's current situation, it seems difficult to achieve a major victory...

Well, what does winning or losing have to do with me?Anyway, there is no deep hatred between me and Lin Zhao.So what if there is hatred?Compared with revenge and survival, the latter is definitely more important.

However, Li Fugui and Liang Yibu didn't seem to understand this issue, they ignored their lives and the overall situation for revenge.As a result, many things are doomed to be reckless, and some untimely things are doomed to lead to very serious consequences.The lesson learned from the past was not long ago, but they didn't seriously reflect on it at all, and acted according to their original temperament as always...

There is nothing left to miss in Dashun City. It may not be long before this place will be a purgatory on earth, so we must find a way to leave earlier.Go to the Western Regions to be your own rich man, stay away from these fights and live a peaceful life.

Liang Yibu glanced at Li Fugui who was beside him, this guy also wanted to escape, but there was too much fascination and expectation in his eyes.After all, Li Fugui still misses the days when he was powerful and powerful, and he is full of hope for power and a wealthy life.Going to the Western Regions made him a little worried and even a little scared about the unknown life.At least he is still looking forward to the fact that Liang Yibu captures Dashun City and kills Lin Zhao, and he can avenge himself.

Can the joy of revenge be as important as life?The reason why Liang Yibu was so firm and insisted on capturing Dashun City was because of Li Fugui's instigation.Liang Yibu felt that with Li Fugui, the former magistrate of Gyeongju, many situations were well known, and he was sure of winning.

is that so?Chen Qiao snorted coldly in his heart, he still knew how much Li Fugui weighed.As for the future path, going to the Western Regions is indeed an unknown life, but what if you stay?I have been a prisoner all my life, and I am a chess piece used by others. Although my life will be in danger, what is there to miss?
That being the case, it's up to you, Chen Qiao felt that he should have made plans early...

"How is the situation in Qingzhou? Is there any reaction from Wang Shao?" Liang Yibu asked in a deep voice. The name Wang Shao was a little strange to him and to the entire Xixia, so he couldn't grasp whether this new scholar was good or not. deal with.

"The Qingzhou side is still relatively calm, because we have an ambush in Liyuan Fort, Wang Shao dare not attack, and has been standing still! I heard that he has also shrunk the defense line, presumably he is afraid of us."

Stand still, what does that mean?Is this fellow really so timid?But this is just right, and I can be more calm.

Liang Yibu's eyes fell on Li Fugui involuntarily, and the meaning was already very clear, he was asking him for information about Wang Shao.After all, so far, he is the only one who has had contact with Wang Shao, especially the one who has fought against him.Therefore, his views and understanding are also crucial and can be used as a reference.

Li Fugui and Wang Shao only had a short confrontation, because he was paralyzed and careless, he was suddenly attacked by Wang Shao, and then fled in embarrassment.Then Wang Shao suppressed the rebels with iron and blood methods, and firmly controlled Qingzhou in his hands.

In this incident, Li Fugui was very ashamed, and the process was even more embarrassing.But the one who loves face, he wants to save face and suffer, saying that Wang Shao is very strong?Are you weak?How did he, who was always proud, say it?Even though it has fallen to Xixia now, face is still needed.

"Last time I was careless, and he succeeded in a surprise attack. After all, Wang Shao is just a scholar. He might be fine in studying for a Jinshi exam, but he might be an amateur if he leads troops to fight!" Li Fugui said: "Why don't you see, come to Qingzhou So far, there has been no reaction. He is probably confused and doesn't know how to deal with it. He must ask Han Jiang for instructions and obey the dispatch. In this way, the cooperation between the Gyeongju garrison must be untimely and uncoordinated. It is a good opportunity for Liang Guoxiang .”

"It's a good opportunity, of course you can't miss it!" Liang Yibu immediately ordered: "Immediately launch an attack on Dashun City, attacking in turn, day and night!"

(End of this chapter)