King of Song

Chapter 644
War is merciless, facts are cruel!
Wang Zhongzheng came to Yanzhou triumphantly, and immediately launched an attack, hoping that the Xixia people would once again be overwhelmed by the power of the Heavenly Soldiers of the Shang Kingdom, and flee in an instant.

However, the Xixia people did not escape.

On the first day, facing the Song army's continuous camps and strong front, the Xixia people could not hold on and did not escape.It seems that they should take a look at it, so that they can know how powerful the Song Dynasty army is.

The next day, Wang Zhongzheng immediately ordered an attack.The Xixia people remained unmoved and resisted step by step, but the Song Army's attack made no progress.The Xixia people still did not surrender, nor did they escape.

Wang Zhongzheng thought to himself, it seems that the situation in Yanzhou is better than that in Xiazhou, and the military strength may be more sufficient.But he firmly believed that the Xixia people must have been unable to hold on anymore, and now they are just holding on.

After two more days of attack, they will definitely be defeated and flee.

On the third day, the Song army attacked fiercely, but the city remained unmoved...

On the fourth day, the Song army attacked fiercely, but the Xixia defenders in Yanzhou still did not flee...

On the fifth day, the Yanzhou defenders remained motionless.

On the sixth day, no matter how much Wang Zhongzheng called for a strong attack, no matter how alarmist he yelled under the city, the Xixia people remained unmoved and showed no sign of fleeing!

Are the Xixia people in Yanzhou so strong?It's so strange that there is no sign of escape!

While Wang Zhongzheng was surprised, he also began to panic.

He was lucky enough to think that perhaps it was because Yanzhou was very important that Xixia would stick to it like this, and they were also desperately defending it.It won't last long, eh!It must be so.

However, after ten days passed, the Xixia people still frowned and did not flee.Even if there is a trace, there is no wind at all.

On the contrary, the Xixia people fought more and more bravely, and even started a good counterattack. While the Song army retreated without success, they also began to suffer a lot of casualties!

how so?Wang Zhongzheng was completely panicked.

He stubbornly believed that it was the Xixia people who were determined to stick to Yanzhou City, so they resisted so fiercely.

But gradually, as the Xixia people's defense and counterattack became more and more powerful, Wang Zhongzheng also began to waver.He is just an idiot who doesn't understand military affairs at all. He just spent a few years with Wang Shao, heard a few military terms, and then he can talk about military affairs on paper.

Poor Zhao Xu didn't know the details, thinking that Wang Zhongzheng, Wang Gonggong is a rare military talent, and he is loyal to himself, so it is best to send such a person here.

In fact, Wang Zhongzheng knows nothing.There is only a passionate heart, a frivolous and arrogant heart.Shizhou and Xiazhou, under the deliberate arrangement of the Xixia people, he was a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, and won inexplicably.Now that he has encountered such a hard stubble in Yanzhou, he has nothing to do.As far as his offensive methods are concerned, they really can't be put on the table, and they can't play a role at all.

"My lord, we have been fooled. Shizhou and Xiazhou may have been deliberately given up by the Xixia people, and then lured us to attack." Liu Ren tracked the truth and comforted him: "My lord, this is the end of the matter, we should retreat as soon as possible." , so as not to be besieged by the Xixia people..."

"Nonsense, it's clear that the Xixia people fled. How can they lure the enemy in?" How could the prince admit it?If he admitted it, wouldn't it be because he was deceived by others, and his arrogance and arrogance led to the current situation?Whether it is the ultimate responsibility, fame or self-esteem, the prince cannot accept it.So, no matter what, he couldn't admit it.

"Yes, yes!" Liu Rengui was obsequious. He knew who this prince was, and he wanted to save face. Now that he was under the eaves, he couldn't say anything more.He just comforted him with aggrieved words: "However, how can Xixia people stick to Yanzhou City? They are well prepared. With the strength of our target, it may not be easy to break through the city. How about we retreat temporarily, rest for a few days, and then continue to attack?"

Wang Zhongzheng hesitated. To be honest, he was willing to do this.In the past few days, the attack has made no progress, and he has no real skills at all.If there is a step, it is also possible to retreat temporarily...

Just when Wang Gonggong was hesitating, Liu Rengui said softly: "Let's retreat first and rest. After Zhe Kexing and General Zhong'er lead the army to arrive, we will make a comeback..."

Liu Rengui had good intentions and wanted to persuade Wang Zhongzheng to make the right choice.But persuasion is a technical job, and you must pay attention to the method.You shouldn't, you shouldn't, you shouldn't mention Zhe Ke Xing and Zhong Er.

Wang Zhongzheng's heart was already moved, but when he heard the names of these two people, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.At the beginning, I was not ashamed of my big words, but I boasted a lot.How can you live with face now that you have retreated like this?Wouldn't it make people laugh?The achievements of taking Shizhou and Xiazhou are gone.When the news reaches Bianjing, it is estimated that the officials will also blame it.

Wang Gonggong loves face, and now he can't hold back this face.At the same time, he still had some luck in his heart.In case the Xixia people can't hold it anymore, if they persist for a day or two, maybe the Xixia people will be defeated and escape...

Can't waste all previous efforts!As soon as Wang Zhongzheng thought of this, his strong self-esteem began to cause trouble, and he was absolutely desperate for face.He doesn't care whether he suffers or not.Generally speaking, even if there is any crime, he will blame it on others.

"I can't retreat. Retreating at this time will definitely have an impact on the period of the army..." Wang Zhongzheng said: "Besides, we can still cope with the current situation. The Xixia people may not be able to hold on any longer. If we persist for a few more days... the order will be broken." Restraint and kindness, let them quickly support."

Liu Rengui closed his eyes, not to mention how sad he felt.How did you meet such a commander in chief?After fawning for a long time, it turned out to be a fool.Looking at it like this, if you want to save your life and go back, I'm afraid it will be impossible.

No, how could he be buried with this idiot?How could he just sit there waiting to die and be buried with him by this idiot?Liu Rengui's mind was agitated, and he had already started to make other plans.

Wang Zhongzheng was strong on the outside but on the inside, he was still feeling weak in his heart, but on the outside he was still a confident and powerful prince.Command soldiers to attack Yanzhou City.

It's just that he is really an idiot, and his command is directly chaotic, and there is no effective way to attack the city.Actions and orders are also messy, tossing the soldiers is a waste of effort, but it can't achieve any effect.

After several days of not being able to break through the city, the morale of the soldiers had already begun to drop, and now that Wang Zhongzheng was tossing them like this, they became even more depressed.But Wang Zhongzheng didn't care at all, and he still had a tough attitude, berating and beating and scolding the soldiers constantly, so that there were many complaints.

The worst thing happened, Song Jun was running out of food and grass.Originally needing [-] civilians, Wang Zhongzheng was in a hurry and was overconfident, so he only brought [-] civilians, so the food and grass he brought was naturally halved.In addition, he advanced all the way too fast, the peasants couldn't keep up, and the food and grass were naturally unsustainable.

After many days in the city of Yanzhou, the consumption was huge, and there was not much left.The house leak happened to rain all night, and the time entered the end of September and the beginning of October.It's already winter in the northwest.And this winter is colder than usual, and it started snowing early.

But because of Wang Zhongzheng's haste, the Song army didn't bring any winter clothes at all. They were shivering in the cold wind and snowflakes. How could they attack the city?
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At the head of Yanzhou City, Suo Jiusi stood on the top of the city and glanced at it for a few moments, then turned around and said, "President Guo, let the last general go out to fight, isn't it just an idiot, the last general will go out and promise to wipe them out soon, why bother with them?" How many days have they wasted?"

These days, facing the attack of the Song army.The Xixia people just defended strictly, defended step by step, and gradually strengthened the counterattack, and the scale was not large.

So much so that the Xixia generals in the city couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, especially generals like Suo Jiusi, who were the most excited.He is a famous Xixia general, he was born in a family in Hexi, and he is known for his bravery and combat skills.The Xiazhou City he held on to was absolutely unbreakable.

However, in order to lure the enemy into a deep plan for the prime minister, he had to give up voluntarily and retreated to Yanzhou.But the news spread that Suo Jiusi fled without a fight and lost Xiazhou City, which had a very bad impact on his reputation.Therefore, Suo Jiusi has been aggrieved and wants to counterattack as soon as possible.

Especially when facing Wang Zhongzheng under the city, I feel even more uncomfortable!This idiot is frivolous and self-satisfied. In order to boast, he contemptuously and belittled himself in his words, which made him lose face even more.Therefore, he had long wanted to lead his troops to teach him a lesson, but the Prime Minister of the country never allowed it, which made Suo Jiusi feel itchy.

"What are you in a hurry for?" Liang Yibu said softly, "If you know he's an idiot, don't take him seriously. What are we trying so hard for? Is it to deal with an idiot? Let him exist temporarily, of course. It makes sense, don't be in a hurry. When it's time to deal with him, you will have a chance to avenge your shame..."

"But..." Suo Jiusi was impatient, and the time was too long, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Such an idiot, do you still need to take action?" Liang Yi said with a smile: "If you do something to him, you will only lower your status. You see... there is no need for us to do it, they have already started to mess up..."

The Song army really started to be in chaos, food and grass were unsustainable, the weather was cold, but there were no clothes to keep out the cold.There has been no progress in attacking the city, and the general's attitude is very bad. Under such circumstances, the soldiers have long lost confidence and patience.

Wang Zhongzheng was helpless looking at this terrible situation, and was very anxious.Such a great situation, why did it happen all of a sudden?

I've been looking forward to it, the Xixia people can't hold back and can escape or surrender, but they are disappointed again and again.As for the reinforcements, Wang Zhongzheng has cursed many times, but Zhe Kexing and Zhong Er still did not come...

Nothing can be done!The Song army was on the verge of falling apart, and Wang Zhongzheng finally panicked.

retreat……

He remembered Liu Rengui's suggestion and finally wanted to retreat.It's just that the truth is very cruel. At this point, I can't go anymore if I want to go!

(End of this chapter)