I became the son of Renzong

"Commander Liu, you...they are going to attack the city!"

Impressed!Because of this, it is really impossible to kill the chief officer Xiao Guan of the Western Army at this time.

"All of them! Elevation twenty...launch!"

After all, people are people, not beasts like war horses, nor heavy siege machines.

There is always time for the launcher to fire the gunpowder rounds before they hit the ground.

This allows those who may be forced to attack the city to make Lang Lang have a gap to dodge...

"Commander Liu..."

This time I was really angry.

It's really a waste of gunpowder to hit Ling Lang like this.But not within the range of the musket.

At this time, the original defense equipment of the Western Army was useful.

Liu Wu felt the anger of the commander of the guard battalion, and knew that if he hesitated like this, Xiao Guan would be broken, and many of his brothers would die...

Wars are always cruel, even with a new army, facing nearly [-] to [-] Xixia people, who continued to attack the city day and night for more than half a month, although Xiao Guan survived, the losses were quite heavy.

Xiaoguan is the first pass for the Western Army to defend Xixia, and it is also the most advanced pass.The soldiers of the Western Army here are the best among the entire Western Army.But now, nearly [-]% has been lost.

But Liu Wu is not too worried. With the firearms of the new army destroying the siege equipment of the Xixia people, and the continuous supply of gunpowder and ammunition, he thinks that Xiao Guan can continue to defend...

"Commander Liu, take advantage of the darkness tonight and lead the Western Army to retreat..."

Gu Cheng leaned behind the short stack and glanced at the Xixia people outside the wall...and defended another attack.It's a pity that the real elite of the Xixia people never attacked the city, and it was always the Zhusheng army and Zhuang Linglang who were fighting.

"Commander Gu, this is my Xiao Pass. If the pass is closed, the pass is broken and the pass is destroyed!"

Liu Wu also leaned against the short pile like Gu Cheng.The right arm was still wrapped in sackcloth.He didn't feel the need to retreat at this time. Tomorrow was still the time for logistics materials to be delivered.As long as the material arrives, Xiao Guan can't lose it.

Therefore, Liu Wu did not understand the order to retreat.

"Liu Wu, this is not the time to be heroic, this is a military order! Besides, Xiao Guan is the Xiao Guan of Song Dynasty, not your Xiao Guan of Liu Wu!"

"Can……"

"No but! This is a military order!"

There are always stones flying over the head. Although they have been blowing up the siege equipment of the Xixia people, the surrounding mountains and forests provide the Xixia people with raw materials for making siege equipment...

The point is that it is too wasteful to use gunpowder bombs to blow up siege equipment.

When the Xixia people felled trees, they could make do with catapults casually, but the cost of gunpowder plus transportation, even if one gunpowder bomb could blow up a catapult, it would be a waste.

"Liu Wu, you should know how many troops the Xixia people sent this time?"

"Nearly 20 fine cavalry, plus Zhuo Shengjun and Zhuang Linglang, it is said to be 50 troops!"

"The western thieves who attacked Xiaoguan were only [-] to [-], right?"

"Commander Gu, I know what you're going to say..."

"You don't know! All the western troops in the frontier village on the middle road must retreat tonight and arrive at the designated location within three days! This is a military order!"

It's true that in the past half a month, he has developed friendship, and he also knows that Liu Wu is a man, otherwise, he can kill Liu Wu just because he disobeyed the military order.

"All the border villages?"

"Yes! All border fortresses!"

why?Liu Wu didn't understand!

Xiaoguan is the first major pass to defend Xixia. Once it is released, the pass in the south, let alone the pass is not big, the key is that the south will become suitable for cavalry operations, stretching over the Baili Basin.

The central headquarters never sent any reinforcements. Liu Wu thought that the headquarters could assess the actual combat power, because there were gunpowder and ammunition, so it would be no problem for Xiao Guan's [-] soldiers to guard Yue'er for half a year.

At that time, the headquarters will definitely send reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, this was not a big deal, and they received an order to withdraw the troops and abandon Xiao Guan.

If this is the case, why not give up on Xiaoguan directly, why wait for more than 1000 brothers to die before giving up?

"Commander Gu, your new army should withdraw first, the Western Army is not a coward!"

Don't ask if you don't understand, Liu Wu admits it.

"What the fuck, what are you talking about? Bastard? Can you continue to fight after being fully equipped and traveling at a speed of [-] miles? Don't retreat, it's useless!"

Marching at extreme speed for [-] miles before fighting, the Western Army really can't do it, but...forget it!

Liu Wu also knew that arguing would not work.

Qinzhou

Zhao Xi kept pulling out flags and inserting flags on the sand table. The places where they were pulled out were all border villages, but the place where they were pulled out was very messy.

But if you step away from the large sand table, you can see clearly that these seemingly random flags have formed a circle around the entire Qinchuan.

It's just that this encircling circle is too big.

"Your Highness, tonight all the Western troops from the eight frontier villages including Xiaoguan, Suining Fort, Kelu Village, and Jingxi Village will evacuate to the designated location. The new army will also withdraw in three days..."

This is an order that no one understands.

In the three months since the start of the war, the east and west roads have advanced layer by layer, with frequent success stories.

All the frontier strongholds in the middle road were violently attacked, but they were all carried down without losing a single camp.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave the order to retreat.

Chapter 336 Not ready to let go

In the several battles with the Xixia people, the real casualties of the soldiers were all during the retreat.However, the so-called retreat at that time was more properly defined by rout and escape.

No matter how good a soldier is, he can't outrun a war horse.Retreating means leaving the back to the Xixia cavalry.

The point is, once the retreat starts, it means that the army's morale has been lost, the soldiers are timid, and the signs of defeat are revealed...

Now, although the defense of the city is tough, it is far from the time to retreat!

Although the routes and places where His Royal Highness ordered the soldiers to retreat were no longer the same as before, they were all wilderness and forests, but the city was lost after all, and the Xixia people still came in.

"Don't understand this military order?"