I will never be Renzong

Chapter 205 Death Battle
In the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen received Yang Chongxun. Judging from the military report submitted by Yang Chongxun, it was only a matter of time before Dayanlin was defeated.

According to the military newspaper, in March this year, Xiao Pidi led his army to Liaodong, and Xiao Xiaomu attacked Dayanlin and attacked Tokyo City.Xiao Punu led the right-wing army to fight Dayanlin in Pushui. Since the Liao army took the first step to occupy the main road from Dayanlin to Jurchen and Goryeo, Dayanlin could not ask for help from Goryeo and Jurchen. Retreating to Tokyo City, while the Liao army surrounded Tokyo City, it was only a matter of time before they broke through the city.

Zhao Zhen had long wanted to seize the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. Although the opportunity to fight appeared, but God was not strong enough, he had to give up temporarily. After all, the people are much more important than opening up territories. Thousands of people, what can they use to open up territories?

According to the trend of history, the Dayanlin Uprising should have been quelled in August. Now at the end of April, the Song Dynasty dispatched nearly 20 troops to attack Li Yuanhao and Qingtang Tubo. Since the concrete road was built earlier, the marching speed should be very fast. Cavalry I'm afraid it won't take more than a month to go to the battlefield. Based on this calculation, it would be great if the war could end in August.

After three years of accumulation, except for the two armies of the Western Expedition, Zhao Zhen can still use about 20 troops, but the food and grass can only last for half a year. If he attacks the land of Youyan at this time, the outcome is somewhat unpredictable. Best, but if they can't win, Da Song will be in a very dangerous situation.

So Zhao Zhen finally decided not to attack the land of Youyan for the time being, defeating Qingtang Tubo, eliminating Li Yuanhao, and then opening up the Silk Road is what Song Dynasty is currently doing.

"Kill it~"

"Come on~"

"Tashi Dele~"

Under the city of Qinzhou, a fierce siege battle was going on. Teams of Tubo soldiers mounted ladders and braved the rain of arrows to launch fierce attacks on Qinzhou again and again.

The originally tall Qinzhou City has become crumbling under the ravages of siege equipment. This tragic siege battle has lasted for nearly a month.

There were hundreds of thousands of Tubo soldiers attacking, and only [-] Song troops defending the city.

In order to defend the city, Di Qing mobilized all the strong men in the group. All the men climbed the city wall with weapons and fought bloody battles with the Tubo soldiers. The soldiers and civilians also suffered heavy casualties.

But no one backed down. Even if they lost to the Tubo soldiers, they used their bodies to block the Tubo army's attacks again and again, because the people in the city knew what they would face once the city was broken, so everyone in the city It is the same hatred and the enemy, united as one, determined to defend Qinzhou to the death.

After a month of attack, nearly 2 Tubo soldiers were killed or injured, while nearly 4 soldiers and civilians in Qinzhou were killed or injured, and none of the strong men survived.

"Mr. Di! There are less than 800 soldiers defending the city. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist the enemy's next attack!"

Fan Yong, the magistrate of Qinzhou, boarded the city wall and counted the guards, and said to Di Qing with a gloomy expression.

Di Qing glanced at the enemy army outside the city wall who was preparing to launch a new round of attack, then glanced at Fan Yong and said, "It seems that I, Di Qing, can't defend Qinzhou, but Di, as a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty, can only fight You must not surrender on the battlefield. Fan Zhizhou, I have already dug a tunnel at the north gate, and I have to trouble Zhizhou to take the old, weak, women and children in the city to escape through the tunnel. Presumably, the reinforcements from the imperial court will arrive in three or two days. "

Seeing this, Fan Yong said, "What about you, Zongbing Di?"

Di Qing glanced at the unused battalion of heavy cavalry under the city wall and said: "After Zhizhou lord evacuates the people, I will lead the cavalry battalion to charge until I die in battle. I also ask Fan Zhizhou to send a word to the officials, just say I Di Qing swears to be loyal to Song Dynasty!"

"Di Zongbing is utterly loyal. Although I, Fan Yong, am a civil servant, I am willing to defend Qinzhou City with Di Zongbing to the death!"

Di Qing originally planned to lead an attack with 800 cavalry in person at night, but right now, there are less than [-] guards in the city, and I'm afraid it won't be night, so he immediately ordered the women and children in the city to get ready, and then opened the city gates to prepare for the attack. Actively attack to attract the attention of the enemy, so that the people can escape through the tunnel.

"Zanpu! The Song army suddenly opened the city gate. Could it be that they want to surrender to me, Great Tubo?"

A Tubo general suddenly went to the tent of the Chinese army and reported to Zamp Wen Buqi.

"Tap tap tap~"

A tidy and powerful voice came, and a group of Tubo generals in the big tent were shocked, and then they walked out of the tent one after another, and saw three thousand iron cavalry armed to the teeth coming out of the Qinzhou city gate, and then formed a formation, The Tubo army faced each other far away.

A group of Tubo generals boarded a hillside and saw this mighty, well-disciplined and neatly lined cavalry. For some reason, their hearts suddenly became frightened. They also fought against the Song Dynasty in the early years. Although they lost, But it was not lost on horseback, but lost to the conspiracy of Song Jun.

Wen Buqi looked ferocious and then said to the Tubo generals: "I have long heard that there was an invincible iron cavalry in the Song Dynasty. Today, Ben Zanpu wants to see whether it is my Tubo boys who are brave or the Song Dynasty's iron cavalry." sharp!"

"Send the order! Three thousand cavalry in the vanguard will immediately defeat this Song Dynasty iron cavalry for Ben Zanpu!"

"Woooooo~"

A low and powerful horn sounded, and the three thousand cavalry in the Tubo forward shouted loudly, and then rushed towards the Song army formation waving all kinds of weapons.

At the same time, Di Qinggao raised the soaring lance in his hand and shouted loudly: "Iron Cavalry Battalion, follow me to attack!"

The Tubo cavalry shouted and rushed to the heavy armored cavalry battalion without hesitation, but they were supposed to fight each other to show off their martial arts skills, but before their weapons touched the Song army, they were pierced through the chest by the sharp skyrocketing lance , and then fell heavily to the ground.

Tubo soldiers rely on bravery to fight. It is rare to see soldiers wearing neat armor. Even if there are, they are all at the first level of generals. More than half of the cavalry lost, while the Song army lost no more than a hundred people.

Di Qing didn't stop, but turned around immediately, and launched another attack on the Tubo soldiers in front of the city. The Tubo soldiers were just beaten, and they didn't react until Di Qing led the soldiers to rush to the front, but it was too late .

In the camp of the Chinese army, Wen Buqi was also dumbfounded seeing this scene. He didn't expect that the Song cavalry would be so powerful, but Wen Buqi quickly adjusted his strategy, mobilizing [-] infantry to line up in front, and then go down He gave the order to cut off the horse's legs first.

The cavalry soldiers of the Song Dynasty were armed from the head to the teeth, but the knees of the horses were still the weakest point.

Seeing this, Di Qing shouted loudly: "Throw the spear! Draw the sword!"

The iron cavalry threw the soaring lances on the ground in a uniform order, and then pulled out the long swords on the horseback. Zhao Zhen equipped the light cavalry with long knives and crossbows, and equipped the iron cavalry with long knives and soaring lances. .

(End of this chapter)