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Chapter 1070 The Reliance and Confidence in Attacking Xiazhou (Second Change)
Chapter 1079

"In the beginning, Chong had the same thoughts as you, but if that's the case, why should I gather all the soldiers and horses of the three states of Yinshilong here?" Zhong Shidao glanced at the soldiers around him, and explained with a smile .

Seeing that these guys were still a little confused, Zhong Shidao stroked his long beard contentedly. That's how it should be. As a coach, if it's so easy for you to guess his mind.Doesn't that mean that everyone can take my place?

"You think that Chong really just wants to surround Wei and save Zhao, then you are wrong..."

The generals couldn't help but gasped. "General, do you want to capture Xiazhou?"

"It's still too early to talk about it now, let's wait for a while." Shidao Zhong smiled and didn't answer the question. After all, before the situation is fully understood, it seems too childish to talk about capturing Xiazhou.

It's just that I don't know, that thing is very good at defending the city, if it is used to attack the city, will it really be like what Wang Wuchu said, destroying the city and the village, it's a breeze.

At this moment, at the wharf in Shizhou, loads of timber are being pulled onto the transport ship, and there are detailed marks on the first timber.

The two transport ships here are protected by a group of Yuanyou soldiers who are full of murderous intent, with their swords and guns out of their sheaths, and no one is allowed to approach them.

From time to time, there are still people shouting loudly, don't get close to the fire, don't light the fire...

And what these two large transport ships need to load is the Yuanyou stone catapult invented by Wang Wushan, the appeasement envoy of North Shaanxi Road in the Song Dynasty.

Now, the eight Yuanyou trebuchets in Shizhou have been broken into pieces, turned into piles of wood and boxes of parts and sent to the transport ship.

These things are the basis and confidence for Zhongshi Dao to attack Xiazhou.

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Xiazhou, the governing seat of the East Road of the Liao State, is also an important outpost for the Liao State to control the East Road and monitor the territory of the Song State to the west and south.

The Hedong Road under the control of Daliao appears to be very large and sparsely populated. The total population of the entire Hedong Road is only 70.

There is no way, after all, Hedong Road originally belonged to the territory of Xixia, and the Xixia gang only knows how to destroy but not build. The total population of the party barbarians is only about 300 million.

In addition, Liaoxia is an ally. Since this land became the territory of the Liao Kingdom, Xixia moved most of the Xixia people living on this land.

The remaining population is even less than 40. There is only such a small population in a dignified place. It is really embarrassing to throw it at grandma's house.

In the end, it was Yelu Hongji, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, who couldn't see it himself, and ordered to immigrate from Nanjing Road to fill the East Road. Only then did nearly 30 people migrate.

You must know that there are a total of 14 soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom in Hedong Road, which is almost two to one in proportion to the population.

Fortunately, these Liao army officers and soldiers were dispatched from other places, and even the food had to be transported via the Nanjing Road.

Because Xiazhou is the most important place in the Song Dynasty and the Taoist office of Hedong, the [-] main force of the Liao army gathered here, and the other [-] soldiers and horses were distributed in Amitabha Cave, which is what the Xia people called it before. The Brave Army Division in the left chamber went to Zhuolunzhai area to guard against Song Guohe East Road.

A few days ago, after receiving the news that Andingbao had fallen and Ye Bosheng and others were captured by the Song army, Yelu Dadun, the general manager of Hedong Road, immediately headed east with his army.

After that, he sent someone back to pass an order, appointing Yelu Yongping as the defense envoy of Xiazhou to command [-] troops to garrison Xiazhou.So far, of the [-] soldiers stationed in Xiazhou, only [-] were left for Yelu Yongping, and the remaining [-] troops rushed to the border of Song and Liao to fight with the Song army, almost out of the nest.

Yelu Yongping, as a general trusted by Yelu Daton, is not because of how brave and responsible he is, but because he is cautious. Therefore, Yelu Datun can rest assured that the city is entrusted to this general to guard it. own way.

And Yelu Yongping did not live up to Yelu Dudun's expectations. Immediately, he ordered the four gates to be closed. Before Yelu Dudun returned to Xiazhou in victory, he did not intend to let anyone enter and leave Xiazhou, using the most stupid method, but the most effective way to ensure the safety of Xiazhou.

So what if the people in the city and the merchants of the Liao Kingdom complained?As long as the four doors are not opened, even if there are spies from the Song Dynasty in the city, they will have no way to spread the news of Xiazhou's emptiness.

This made Yelu Yongping admire his wit and talent very much, but what he didn't expect was that just now, that is, half an hour ago, a scout came to report that a large number of people were found in the south of Xiazhou. The Song Army is advancing in the direction of Xiazhou.

The number is at least tens of thousands. Hearing this news, Yelu Yongping's face turned pale as lime, and he immediately ordered and sent a rescue messenger, all the way to the direction of Amitabha Cave for help, and the other way to Yelu Yongping in the west. Grand Chancellor Dutton's army calls for help.

As for the others, it is to let the soldiers climb to the top of the city to guard against death. In any case, they must defend until the reinforcements arrive.

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When you saw the billowing smoke and dust starting to rise from the distant horizon, when you saw the bloody banner of the Song Army waving in the wind, when you saw groups of soldiers of the Song Army with bright armors approaching Xiazhou City, the defenders of the city The officers and soldiers of the Liao army seemed a little uneasy.

And Yelu Yongping was also very disturbed, but as the leader of an army, he naturally wanted to show his momentum and style. In addition to driving all the [-] defenders to the top of the city, he also strictly ordered all the young and strong in the city to give up. Ben will go to the top of the city to help defend the city.

More than 2 frightened young men were also rushed to the top of the city, at least in terms of numbers, they didn't look so thin.

However, what made Yelu Yongping curious was that after the Song army arrived outside Xiazhou City, they did not launch a tentative attack on Xiazhou's city defense forces as they had expected.

Instead, they just rested at the original place, and then, dozens of carts stopped at a distance of about 56 feet from the city wall of Xiazhou City, and kept unloading there, and then countless craftsmen were there Start assembling the objects with a bang.

Thinking about it, it should be a siege machine. Seeing that the Song army did not attack directly but assembled the siege machine in an orderly manner, Yelu Yongping and the defenders on the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

What Xiazhou City lacks most now is time. What he is most afraid of is that after the Song army arrives, they will attack the city directly without saying a word. Then, with the [-] defenders, they dare not say anything else. any problem.

But the problem is, I'm afraid that those young men who went to the city to assist, at least half of them will be killed or injured.However, if the Song army had assembled the siege machinery, it would surely be a difficult battle to defend the city for the soldiers of the Liao army who were waiting to defend the city.

"Send the order, make a fire, boil gold juice, and fry the oil pan, let the brothers cheer me up, and move more rolling stones and wood to the top of the city. No matter how many Song troops come, we will be able to firmly defend the city with the help of Xiazhou Fortified City." Hold until the chief commander leads the army back to help."

Yelu Yongping and the generals all walked among the soldiers, shouting loudly to boost their morale.And a large number of young and strong people are busy at the moment, moving the stored defense weapons to the city wall.

At this moment, under the city, Master Zhong stroked his long beard, squinted his eyes, and looked at the city wall made of rammed mud in Xiazhou. From time to time, he turned his head and looked at the assembly site of Yuanyou's trebuchet, which was almost turned into a construction site. .

(End of this chapter)