Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Li Yuanhao waited cautiously all night, and after Rong Dajun rested, he did not delay any longer, and launched a fierce attack on Maoniu City early the next morning.

Unlike Su Nuer, who mainly consisted of light cavalry, the Chinese army led by him not only had the largest number of troops, but also had all kinds of food, supplies, engineering equipment and so on.

And because they knew that the king was behind him, and would take their every move into consideration, the Xixia soldiers performed with all their might, without any slack.

One side's morale is like a rainbow, and the other side is sitting in a besieged city. It seems that the advantage is obvious, but what makes all the Xixia people wonder is that a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and they are exhausted. This seemingly ordinary city of cats and cows is still standing as before.

what on earth is it?

Li Yuanhao couldn't figure out how the city wall, which had been demolished in a month and was already full of scars, was so strong that it was still tenaciously supporting it.

What surprised him even more was the Tibetans trapped in the city.

It seems that there are not many people, but the number of people who go to the city to shoot arrows every day and prevent their large troops from approaching is only a few thousand.

But these guards seemed to be tireless. They were on duty at the top of the city all day and night, and never left a single step: Li Yuanhao once personally led people and tried to launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night, but was shot by the arrow group that had been waiting quietly on the wall. , had to fail.

After a month, even an iron body would be too much to bear.

How exactly did they do it?

Li Yuanhao couldn't figure it out. Seeing the time passing day by day, more and more party soldiers died in battle, and the city wall still looked like it was about to fall, he was really impatient.

It's not that it's impossible to bypass this city and go straight to Zongge City of the former Wangcheng, but Li Yuanhao is unwilling to do so no matter what.

——It's just an inconspicuous border town in Tubo, which he personally conquered by the Xixia soldiers, and it has been fighting for a month without breaking it!

Once it gets out, it will make him lose face and the morale of the party will be severely damaged.

What's more, if the siege equipment that made him so confident at one time can't even conquer the rough Tubo city wall, how can he deal with the more sophisticated and sturdy Dasong city?

And as time went by, the fact that Su Nuer and the [-] cavalrymen were still missing had become a dark cloud in the minds of the other Tubo generals who knew more or less about the situation.

Although Su Nu'er is very happy, her temperament will inevitably attract people's dislike, but after all, she is a good hand in leading troops and fighting for the lord of the country for many years.

There has been no news for a long time, probably not because they got lost as they originally guessed, but because the entire army was wiped out, and not even anyone who could tip off the news could escape.

Su Nuer... What kind of deadly trap did she fall into?

Thinking of this, and looking at the cat and cow city that has persisted for a whole month and has not yet fallen, they unconsciously felt a little more fear in their hearts.

Tireless soldiers, strange equipment, countless arrows...

Cat and Cowtown is terrifyingly weird.

Li Yuanhao was well aware of the soldiers' vague fear of war, but he didn't point it out. He just launched a new offensive against Maoniucheng with a blank face.

The soldiers of the party couldn't hide their exhaustion, but the king was behind them, and they didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. When they heard the order, they rushed towards the city wall like a tide.

The lord of the Xixia Kingdom personally led the army and launched a crusade against Maoniu City. When the two sides fell into an anxious battle, Xin Zanpu of Tubo was not idle.

He didn't deliberately conceal his whereabouts, and his every move was aboveboard, but it made the spies lurking in Qingtang, the new royal city, very puzzled.

It stands to reason that Maoniu City, as the outermost wall brick, is now being attacked by the party. If it does not rush to rescue in time, it will only fall sooner or later.

It is not easy for Maoniucheng to support it so far, and it is even more necessary to send reinforcements as soon as possible to relieve the pressure.

Why didn't Zanpu Siluo go to increase troops to support him, but transferred the elite of the whole country back to the new king city, looking like a coward who was scared and at a loss, and only let all the elite soldiers protect him, trembling.

Compared with their lord who took the lead and fought bravely, this Zanpu is really a waste!

When Chu Chu heard the news, these Western Xia spies couldn't believe their ears.

How could there be a soldier who gave up the front line to fight to the death, ignored the major cities along the way, and retreated to the royal city, just to keep himself safe?

If it weren't for the endless supply of elite soldiers from all over the country entering the New King City every day, they would not have dared to write this seemingly nonsense news in the letter, letting the anxious king know.

Li Yuanhao's first reaction when he heard the news was that he didn't believe it.

But the spies spoke convincingly and with sufficient evidence, no matter how hard he could figure it out, he couldn't find any doubts.

Could it be that Wen Buqi, who was called Wen Buqi, has been imprisoned for so many years, and he really has the guts of a mouse?

That's weird.

Such a wimp, Wen Buqi, who has power over the government and the public, how did he turn the ship over in a daze?

After thinking about it, Li Yuanhao always felt strange.

In any case, this is a sharp knife sealed by Ji Siluo himself, just to destroy the Maoniucheng people who are still fighting.

Sure enough, when Li Yuanhao ordered people to start yelling outside the city, "Send away the elite soldiers and give up the city", within a few days, about the guards at the top of the city who managed to verify the authenticity of this sentence, just clicked plummeted.

Seeing that Maoniu City was at the end of the internal and external difficulties, Li Yuanhao didn't hesitate to release the last preserved strength, which instantly became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

——The cat and cow city is broken.

Li Yuanhao, who finally led the army into the city, was still angry, and immediately ordered people to massacre all the people in the city.

It was at this time that they suddenly realized that Maoniu City had become an empty city without knowing when: from officials and soldiers to ordinary people, everything evaporated and disappeared without a trace.

There are secret passages in the city!

Secret way, another secret way!

Li Yuanhao was so angry that he sent people to search everywhere for the secret passage that could hollow out the city, but as soon as they found the granary, they were shocked by the strong rot that could not be blocked by the closed door.

The granaries were packed to the brim.

However, what is in full bloom inside is not the newly harvested grain, it is all rotten beyond recognition, and you can see the Tubo soldiers with grim expressions and miserable deaths.

Among them, the one who was cut to pieces and dressed in the general's attire was none other than Su Nu'er, who had disappeared without a trace.

"What a treacherous fellow!"

Even if Su Nuer was not pleasing to the eye, seeing his death in such a humiliating manner, Li Tan was furious: "They all died of poisoning!"

Li Yuanhao's eyes were red, and he said coldly for a long time: "Su Nuer is careless."

Su Nu'er fought with him for many battles, and they were all invincible and invincible.

I'm afraid it was precisely this unstoppable success that made him unknowingly become a proud soldier. A careless step on Tubo Zanpu's carefully planned scheme.

Even if he won an easy victory, before celebrating the victory, Su Nuer did not forget to carefully deploy the soldiers on duty, not to mention checking the safety of the water source.

The only thing he forgot was the batch of new food that he personally seized.

When the army was poisoned and fell silently, before the guards had time to notice the abnormality, they were hidden in the secret passage for a long time, and the Tubo soldiers who came out all at once slaughtered them all.

The most ironic thing is that they still closed the gate of the city with their own hands: at that time, it was to prevent other Tubo troops from coming to reinforce them, but now, it became the gate of death that completely ruined their lives.

Li Yuanhao caressed the doorpost covered with a thick layer of blackened blood, his eyes lost in thought.

And the scene of the [-] Dangxiang Haoerlang being slashed and killed by the enemy either because of being poisoned or unprepared, and wailing and screaming, clearly appeared in front of his eyes.

——Hey fellow.

I don't know how long it took before Li Yuanhao suppressed his murderous intent, and gently uttered the name of this cold and cunning Xin Zanpu.

How can a poisonous snake who can come up with such a killing plan be a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death?

On the road that seems to be paved flat and straight to Qingtang, the new royal city, one knows how many vicious traps have been laid by the other party.

"It's a joke." Li Yuanhao suddenly cursed and said with disdain: "Just by playing with these trivial tricks, you want me to be suspicious and scared away by myself?"

The more you rely on these heretical things, the more it proves that Zongsiluo lacks the confidence to fight head-on.

He just wanted to let the new Zanpu, who thought he had a bright head, see clearly that the shallow pit dug by a rabbit would not be able to stop a galloping tiger!

When the confrontation between Dangxiang and Tubo was in full swing, Zhao Zhen was not only busy watching.

Since the ruler of Khitan is ugly and secretly gave this new son-in-law military power as a dowry, then as an ally of Tubo, how can he just stand by and watch?

However, Zhao Zhen did not intend to agree to the marriage proposal that Zhe Siluo had originally mentioned.

After all, he is much younger than Zong Siluo, and he has only been married for a few months, so naturally he has no daughter to marry.

It is not difficult to pick candidates from the clan, but it is not suitable.

Just like what the little master once said, the blind date between the two countries involves a lot of things, and every tie is not trivial, while the relationship between husband and wife is uncertain.

There are precedents of a century of cultivation between the two countries, but how can a couple in the world have a relationship that is harmonious and never quarrels?

Once a conflict arises, I really don't know whether one side swallows its anger, the other side acts recklessly, or the two sides respect each other like ice, and even cause wars between each other.

Moreover, marriage is absolutely not necessary: ​​Unlike Xixia and Khitan, who cannot trust each other and only have unrequited interests, there is an unspoken kindness between Song and Zanpu in Tubo.

No matter how generous the benefits are, it is obviously not worth the grace of saving lives.

And this time Xixia launched an offensive against Tubo first, although it was certain that the "soft persimmon" was going to attack, but at least it temporarily blocked the "disaster" of the Song Dynasty.

While Zhao Zhen issued instructions to the border guards to cooperate with Tubo and provide assistance when necessary, he was deeply aware of the embarrassing state of the army's current lack of support, and with great ambitions, he wanted to cultivate a group of usable military talents.

You can't always count on Cao Wei, the aging god of Dinghai, and you can't always think of a talent like Zhang Kang who is willing to abandon literature and join the army.

It's just that the passionate little emperor was thrown a bucket of cold water as soon as he had a detailed understanding of the military system - he had to fight alone, plus a group of civil servants who were blind to the military and only knew that quarreling would drag them down. It is really not easy to rectify the army that is like a rotten swamp.

Zhao Zhen was not reconciled to resigning in spite of the difficulties. After deliberating over the current situation, he decided to temporarily recall the young master back to Beijing. Taking advantage of the fierce war between Tubo and Xixia, he urgently held an election to select a group of people who could afford to be ordered in the face of danger. will come out.