King of Song

Chapter 359 Beacon fire and wolf smoke
Lin Zhao made full use of the remaining kerosene and feather arrows of the Song army, and the damage caused to the Xixia people was multiplied, and the most terrible thing was the blow to the morale of the army.

Although Liang Yibu repeatedly declared that the weapons of the Song army had been exhausted, the soldiers who had suffered losses several times in a row were a little worried. They were very afraid that when they rushed up again, they would still be greeted with raging fire and piercing feather arrows.They are not afraid of bleeding, but this kind of fearless bloodshed is completely meaningless, and they are naturally unwilling, so it is inevitable that they will be a little timid.

This time, Liang Yibu was completely outraged. He personally supervised the battle and issued strict orders to force the Xixia army to attack.Lin Zhao had already pissed him off completely, and now he wanted to retaliate even more.

The Xixia soldiers had no choice but to bite the bullet and attack.But they have always been worried, for fear that Song Jun's kerosene cans will fall from the sky again, which will be a nightmare for them.However, after some probing, he didn't see Huoyou and Feather Arrow for a long time, and his tense nerves were finally relaxed for a while, and gradually he boldly moved forward, and the attack gradually became more ferocious.

The people of the Song Dynasty gave them a lot of fright and humiliation just now, which immediately aroused the revenge psychology of the Xixia soldiers. In addition, Liang Guoxiang personally supervised the battle behind him, and he was rewarded so generously, so the soldiers behaved very vigorously. All of them fought bravely.

Since then, Dashun City's defense has been under increasing pressure.

Lin Zhao sighed softly when he saw the Xixia soldiers coming up like a tide.Such a result has long been expected, and the effects of those kerosene and feather arrows can only be short-lived, causing more damage to the Xixia people.Once it is used up, it will be a hard battle, and revenge is inevitable.

Originally, he wanted to procrastinate for a little more time, but now it seems that he may not be able to win for a moment.

On this day, the people of Xixia were in a state of complete madness. The ladders were continuously placed on the top of Dashun City, and Xixia soldiers kept climbing up like ants.Then there were scenes of hand-to-hand combat at the top of the city. The fighting was fierce, with blood flying and swords flying, stumps and broken feet can be seen everywhere.

Dashun City once again reached its most critical moment, and more than half of the remaining 3000 soldiers were killed or injured.From Lin Zhao and Jing Sili's point of view, they are already on the verge of life and death.According to the current situation, it would be too much for them to persist for another day.

"Light the flames!"

When it came to this point, Lin Zhao was helpless.The defensive pressure was really too great, and the soldiers had no chance to breathe. As long as they could hold knives, almost all of them went to the top of the city.But the Xixia people didn't mean to stop at all. They had enough soldiers and could take turns to rest and attack.But what about Dashun City?The remaining defense force is almost exhausted, and there is no reserve team. As long as the soldiers can't support it, the city will be destroyed and people will die.

Their only hope is Wang Shao from Gyeongju, but Wang Shao, who was born in Gyeongju, has not made a single move until now!Is he also a shameless and despicable villain?Is he the same as Li Fugui?Just borrow a knife to kill me, why bother the soldiers of Dashun City?Last time it was more than 1000, this time it was more than 5000, you guys are too much!
Lin Zhao's heart was full of hatred, and he didn't care much, so he lit the most critical beacon.

The situation in Dashun City is not optimistic, and this fact cannot be hidden from the Xixia people, so there is no need to worry about asking for help.If Wang Shao still ignores it, then he can only curse him to the heavens!At least the flames of war will become evidence, and it will become evidence for the officials to impeach him.

Does impeachment work?Wang Shao dared to do this, he must have been instructed by Emperor Zhao Xu!At this moment, Lin Zhao could only think so, and the hatred for Zhao Xu became even stronger in his heart!
Anyway, the flames of the beacon had already been ignited, and I didn't know if the reinforcements arrived.At this moment, I don't care a lot, it's a moment to support me for a moment!Seeing that another Xixia soldier climbed up to the top of the wall, Lin Zhao immediately rushed up with a knife, and there was a scream, and blood splashed on the top of the wall.

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Jiang Leiting and Li Cheng in the outskirts of Gyeongju watched the three puffs of smoke rising from Dashun City, feeling extremely nervous.

In fact, the sun was already setting, and under the faint night, the high-burning beacon fire was also particularly obvious.This is the most urgent communication among the Song army, indicating that it has reached the point of urgency.

What kind of attack Dashun City encountered, they all saw it in their eyes. Obviously, they couldn't hold on anymore, and the situation finally reached this critical moment.

For them, it doesn't matter if Dashun City is destroyed, even if Gyeongju falls, Zhao Xu should be the one to worry about right now.They only care about the safety of the young master, there must be no danger.

"Brother Lei Ting, what should we do? Find a way to go to the city to save the young master?" Li Cheng was anxious, fearing that something serious would happen at one o'clock in the evening.The identity of the son is too precious, and he dare not make any mistakes.They don't want to make a mistake and be hated forever, so some measures must be taken.

Li Cheng hurriedly wanted to go straight to Dashun City, but was held back by Jiang Leiting.

"Brother Lei Ting, what's the matter? Are you willing to go to rescue the young master?" Li Cheng is still a little young after all, and he will inevitably feel a little impatient when he encounters an emergency.

Jiang Leiting shook his head and said, "How could it be? The safety of your son is the most important thing, but if you go like this, you can rescue him?" A rhetorical question brought Li Cheng back to reality.Dashun City is currently under siege by the Xixia army, how easy is it to rescue a key person among thousands of troops?
"Then what should we do? Could it be that there is nothing to do?" Li Cheng was a little anxious, and now he needed a proper solution.

Jiang Leiting said: "Since the frontal rescue is not enough, can we consider other ways? For example, take a draught from the bottom of the pot?"

"Draw the bottom of the pot?" Li Cheng vaguely understood something, but he couldn't say it, and there was still some doubts on his face.

"Have you got any results from your survey of the Xixia camp?" Jiang Leiting didn't answer directly, but asked this question.They had considered kidnapping Liang Yibu before, so they knew something about the Xixia camp.

Li Cheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked, "Brother Lei Ting, you said Liang Yi was buried?"

"Now he doesn't make much sense anymore. Moreover, he is on the front line, protected by a large army, so he can't win at all. For the current plan, we must let the Xixia army mess up." Jiang Leiting explained: "As long as Xixia If the army is in chaos, Dashun City may not be able to break through, and we can take advantage of the chaos to save people."

"That's right!" Li Cheng was suddenly enlightened, and he completely understood what Jiang Leiting meant.

Over there, Jiang Leiting continued: "We entered the camp earlier to investigate and found out many things. Taking advantage of the Xixia people's attention is on Dashun City, we will give them a heavy blow from behind."

"Okay, this way...send someone to inform the suzerain that I will burn the food and grass of the Xixia people. You lead people to pretend to be a show of force, and try to make some noise, so that they mistakenly think it is a surprise attack from behind the army!" Li Cheng quickly said Consider the countermeasures according to the situation.

"Okay!" Then the two split up.

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There is a hidden barren valley dozens of miles southwest of Dashun City, leading to the outside through a small path.In summer and autumn, it is a mountain stream with flowing water, the water is not small, and when the mountain torrents erupt, it is majestic and spectacular.However, in the winter and spring seasons, this place will dry up, revealing a path, and not many people know about it.

According to the national boundaries, this place belongs to Xixia, but because of the remote location, rugged roads, and the threat of mountain torrents, there are no herdsmen grazing here.

At the same time, there is no garrison here, because there are high mountains behind, and it is very difficult for the army to pass.The battle between Song and Xia had never passed through these places, so not many people cared.What's more, the Xixia people now believe that the Song Dynasty people have been scared out of their wits when Liang Yibu, the Prime Minister of the country, is leading an army nearby. What's so terrible about this situation?So I didn't take it to heart.

No one would have thought that there was an army secretly stationed here at this time. Judging from their flags and costumes, it should be the Song Army without a doubt!

That's right, they are Wang Shao's subordinates from Huanqing Road!Of course, in addition to the Gyeongju garrison, there is also the Huanzhou garrison!It is quietly stationed here at the moment, as if silently waiting for something!
From the beginning to the end, when it came to Lin Zhao's matter, Wang Shao had a public heart, and he had no intention of being mean and harmful, and he never received instructions from Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu.

However, he did have a purpose in arranging Lin Zhao to go to Dashun City. It was indeed to let Lin Zhao go to be a bait, but he didn't want the bait to have the slightest mistake.

Since arriving in Gyeongju, Wang Shao expected that the Xixia people would make a comeback, so he made preparations early on.In his view, if he did nothing and waited for the Xixia army to attack before defending, he would inevitably be very passive.If things go on like this, maybe there will be more variables, resulting in adverse consequences.

Wang Shao also felt that the Song Dynasty's strategy towards Xixia was too conservative in the past. What effect can passive defense have?That being the case, it is better to dig a hole for the Xixia people and catch the turtle in the urn.

At the beginning, Wang Shao was helpless, but when he learned that Lin Zhao was coming, he had a deep hatred with Liang Yibu, Prime Minister of Xixia Kingdom.

Wang Shao thought about it, isn't Lin Zhao a good bait?Liang Yibu has a great chance of being fooled!After the bait is arranged, the next most important thing is how to collect the net.

Wang Shao had already prepared for this, because of his habit of collecting intelligence on the Xihe front line, Wang Shao began to understand the surrounding mountains and rivers when he was in Huanzhou.It is precisely because of this that he is particularly interested in Lin Zhao's sand table.

Not to mention, hard work pays off, Wang Shao really discovered something.A small path was found near Huanzhou, which can take a detour into the mountains in Xixia, and then appear behind Dashun City.

This was enough, when Liang Yibu's attention was completely focused on Dashun City, appearing behind him was enough to give him a fatal blow.

(End of this chapter)