There is a girl in the village

For this expedition, Song Dingtian only brought 5000 troops, plus the private soldiers of several generals, about 8000 people. Although there are not many soldiers, they are expensive, and they are more than enough to wipe out the remnants of Xixia.

Song Dingtian was eager to send troops, not to kill the enemy. He considered many reasons. He expressed his position to the court, eased the relationship between the court and the northern border, experienced Lu Yuanchang, trained young generals for the Zhenbei Army, and observed the strength of Lord Mu. Prepare to deal with it in the future, and another important task is to get in touch with Guo Daming, who has hidden his strength so far, before the end of the war, in order to seek an alliance between the two armies to fight against the court and Prince Mu.

Song Dingtian was afraid that he would be late. If Guo Daming did not respond properly and was suppressed by Xixia and Lord Mu, then his most powerful alliance would be lost. At that time, he would be alone and alone.

It's a pity, although the plan was good, but the situation changed so quickly, he never thought that the Zhenbei Army would fight so fiercely against the remnants of Xixia.

The news of the failure quickly spread to the north. When Gu Xiaofu and Song Wenji were setting up shop for the new silk and satin factory, Lu Er rushed into the study like a concubine, his face pale with fright. He was panting desperately because of running. I couldn't speak clearly for a moment.

"Ma'am... Big... The big thing is not good, lost... Lost!" Lu Er said while supporting the door frame, kneeling on the ground.

"Defeated? What lost?" Gu Xiaofu suddenly felt a chill down her back when she heard this.

"Our Suppressing North Army was defeated, General...General was seriously injured!" Lu Er said here, with a tear in his voice.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Gu Xiaofu felt her eyes darkened and her body was about to fall. Seeing this, Song Wenji quickly helped her to sit on the chair.

"Say, what's going on!" Song Wenji asked sharply, he didn't believe that his father would lose the battle.

"Small... I don't know the truth, it's spread all over the outside world, saying that our Zhenbei Army suffered more than half of the casualties, the general was injured, and General Wang's life is dying!" Lu Er was impatient, and his words were a little thoughtless.

For Lu Yuanchang as a whole, that was the pillar. Now that the pillar collapsed, how could they not panic, and Lu Er has been following Lu Yuanchang to serve him personally, and his feelings are not unusual for servants.

Gu Xiaofu recovered from her dizziness for a while, and tried her best to calm herself down. She grabbed Song Wenji's hand and said, "Third Brother, let's go back home to see Auntie!"

"Okay!" Song Wenji was worried about Gu Xiaofu, and kept supporting her. Seeing that Lu Er was still kneeling on the ground, he kicked him down with hatred, and said sternly: "You slave, don't go to prepare the car." , if you delay something important, see if I don't kill you."

Lu Er woke up like a dream, and he didn't care about the pain in his body. He got up on his stomach in embarrassment and ran towards the porter.

On the streets of Fencheng, there was some confusion due to the news of the defeat. Song Dingtian was the "God of War" in people's hearts, and no one believed the fact of defeat.Gu Xiaofu felt even more uneasy when she heard the rumors outside.

When Song Wenji and his wife rushed to the Song Mansion, Mrs. Song had already received the exact military report, which was a secret letter from Song Dingtian.

"Aniang, Da Lang...Da Lang she..." Seeing Mrs. Song, Gu Xiaofu couldn't control the tears she had been holding back for some reason, rushing down her cheeks.

"Don't be afraid, Yi'er, she's fine, and A Yuan is fine." Seeing this, Mrs. Song quickly hugged Gu Xiaofu in her arms.

"It's been rumored that we were defeated in the battle and Da Lang was seriously injured. Aniang, don't lie to Yier. How is Da Lang doing now?" Gu Xiaofu grabbed Mrs. Song's hand and asked persistently.

"It's all right, A Yuan is really all right, don't cry, you guys follow me into the Nuan Pavilion." Mrs. Song wiped Gu Xiaofu's tears distressedly, called Song Wenji and Song's three sisters-in-law into the Nuan Pavilion, and sent them to the Nuan Pavilion. Leave all the servants and put Song Dingtian's secret letter on the case.

"Aniang, is this a letter from Dad?" Song Wenji looked at the letter eagerly, and he also wanted to know the reason, but Mrs. Song didn't speak, so he didn't dare to read it without authorization.

"Exactly, your father has sent a letter. We did lose the battle, but victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. You don't have to be disappointed." Mrs. Song's calm voice seemed to be reassuring. The emotions also dissipated a lot.

"Mother, how could Dad lose the battle, just those remnant Xixia soldiers, why did this happen?" Song Wenji, as the only male present, had the right to ask a question.

"Do you think that fighting is just about fighting enemies? There are also fighting allies and killing each other. The dirt inside is not much cleaner than that of the imperial court." Mrs. Song's tone was very light, but everyone could hear her slight anger.

"Aniang." Seeing this, Song Wenji thoughtfully pushed the tea in front of Mrs. Song.

Mrs. Song saw that Song Wenji was caring, and felt that she really did not love her little son in vain. She handed the letter to Song Wenji and said, "You are the only male in the family right now. There are more than [-] people in your family. It's time to grow up. Your father will trust you." Take a look, and discern the taste of it."

Song Wenji took the letter with both hands. It was very thin and light, but Song Wenji felt that the letter was too heavy for him to bear. , his elder brother and second brother picked it up, and now, he has to pick it up together.

Song Wenji flipped through and read, and what caught his eye was Song Dingtian's vigorous regular script. From the operation of the strokes, he could know that Song Dingtian did not have much emotion when writing this letter, but the content of the writing made Song Wenji more and more frightened.

"Stupid Wang Chao, treacherous Lord Mu, damn it!" Song Wenji slapped the letter on the table after reading it.

"Third Brother, what did Dad say in the letter, why we were defeated, and how is Da Lang's injury?" Gu Xiaofu was thinking about Lu Yuanchang's safety.

"Your husband is fine, and the injury is not serious. It's just that Dad punished him with a military stick and made him bedridden. I'm afraid that idiot Wang Chao will die." Song Wenji said bitterly.

"Da Lang was punished with a military stick?" Gu Xiaofu was a little frightened when he heard this, if so, could it be because of Lu Yuanchang that he was defeated this time?

Mrs. Song patted Gu Xiaofu's hand lightly to appease her worried emotions, looked at Song Wenji reproachfully, and only said a few words to scare her sister, and began to speak slowly under the eyes of everyone who were curious and worried.

The army arrived in Yunzhou in mid-February, and fought against the enemy together with the imperial guards. Seeing that the Zhenbei army was extremely elite, the remnants of Xixia gave up facing the enemy head-on, and fought and retreated. At the end of February, they retreated into Xiangzhou and joined the large army.At this time, Prince Mu was encircling and suppressing Xiangzhou, and the Zhenbei Army took advantage of the situation to join the Southern Army.

The two sides joined forces in one place, and naturally faced a big battle.There are about [-] people in the remaining Xixia tribe, and they are tired from long-term battles and their morale is low. Naturally, it is no problem to break through in one fell swoop.But both Song Dingtian and Lord Mu have their own plans, and they don't necessarily want to use their own soldiers to fight recklessly. Fighting is one thing, but preserving strength is another. Historically, there have been few winners in allied battles. The biggest reason is that Each has a ghost, and each is in battle.

At this time, there were more than [-] Southern Army and more than [-] Zhenbei Army. Song Dingtian conspired with Lord Mu to take the military formation and besiege Xixia in Shuangyan Mountain, so as to consume Xixia's strength.

The stalemate between the two sides lasted for about half a month, and Xixia was short of food and grass, so they began to prepare for withdrawal.Seeing that the time had come, Lord Mu discussed with Song Dingtian that the imperial guards would be the vanguard to cut off the Xixia army formation, the southern army would attack the left wing, and the northern army would attack the right wing.

When Song Dingtian saw that Lord Mu sent the court guards to die, he was naturally willing.Because the battle was easy, Song Dingtian let go of Lu Yuanchang's command, and Lu Yuanchang marched all the way. Not only did he learn how to dispatch troops, but she also ordered Feng Huai to lead the pro-military scouts to map mountains and rivers along the way.

The mountains on the east side of Shuangyan Mountain are gentle and the terrain is open, which is conducive to the Xixia cavalry formation and charge, but it is also conducive to the deployment of the Zhenbei Army. The advantages and disadvantages are mixed, which is reasonable. It is not difficult to use 7000 people to eat more than [-] people from the other side. .

Everything was ready. In the early morning of March [-]th, there was a faint mist in the mountains. Under the cover of the mist, the imperial guards successfully cut off the left and right armies of Xixia, preventing them from responding to each other. However, the guards also moved at a very fast speed. was annihilated.

When the war drums sounded, Wang Chao led [-] cavalry, and they plunged into the Xixia camp like sharp arrows. The Xixia army was in chaos, and Wang Chao fought extremely freely.

The west side of Shuangyan Mountain is much steeper than the east side. Seeing that Xixia was defeated too quickly, Lu Yuanchang felt that something was wrong. She was afraid that Xixia would pretend to be defeated and lure the enemy deep, so she immediately called for gold and withdrew. , in preparation for another battle.

But Wang Chao didn't listen to the commander's order, and insisted on annihilating Xixia in one fell swoop to prove his strength. He led the front army and quickly chased Xixia.

The sound of shouting and killing rose, the sky was full of flames, the boulder rolled down, and Wang Chao fell down.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Yuanchang immediately asked the general of the right army to go to meet Wang Chao. However, at this critical moment, the entire court guards were wiped out. Seeing that the northern army was fighting tight, Lord Mu suddenly ordered the southern army to return.The left side of Xixia, which was pinned down by the southern army, took the opportunity to retreat, and joined forces with the right army in the west.

Wang Chao, the [-] former army, and the [-] elite soldiers who responded were surrounded by [-] Xixia soldiers!

After all, Lu Yuanchang is still young, lacks on-the-spot experience, and is not calm enough. She found that Wang Chao was unable to break through, and actually led five hundred pro-armies and one thousand Chinese troops to insert into the Xixia rear, vowing to fight a bloody way for Wang Chao .

In Shuangyan Mountain, the flames filled the air, the sound of killing was everywhere, the stumps were splashed, and blood flowed like a river.

The Zhenbei Army was worthy of the strong soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Under the disparity in strength, Wang Chao forced a bloody road. Wang Chao led a thousand remnants of the former army, joined Lu Yuanchang and retreated.

And Lord Mu, just as Xixia was about to flee, besieged the remnant soldiers in the valley and won a complete victory.The first battle after the new king's accession to the throne ended with Da Zhou's complete annihilation of Xixia.

Although Wang Chao was rescued, he was seriously injured, lost a lot of blood, and fell into a coma. Lu Yuanchang was stabbed several times in his body, and his life was safe.

Compared with the high morale of the southern army, the northern army was obviously sluggish. After Song Dingtian inspected all the military situation, he suppressed Lu Yuanchang on the school field and rewarded her with a hundred army sticks in public.

Lu Yuanchang originally had many wounds from swords and arrows on his body, and the addition of the hundred military sticks would undoubtedly make things worse. Naturally, he couldn't bear it, but she kept clenching her teeth and didn't say a word during the torture.Watching the process of being tortured, the soldiers were all shocked by Lu Yuanchang's backbone. Lu Yuanchang was not to blame for the defeat in this battle. If Lu Yuanchang hadn't fought with his own body, none of the brothers who fell into it would be able to return. Come.

But in Lu Yuanchang's heart, it was very uncomfortable. This was the first battle she commanded, and she lost so thoroughly. Apart from being unwilling, she also had deep self-blame. It was her own mistake, and she was duty bound.

After Song Dingtian finished beating Lu Yuanchang, he looked at her pale face and said, "It doesn't matter if you lose the battle. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. You know why the old man punished you!"

Lu Yuanchang shook his head lightly. Although it was only a slight movement, the wound on his body was painful due to the pulling.

"As the commander-in-chief, you should take the overall situation into consideration. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and you need to be in command. And you! Short-sighted, limited to temporary success or failure, you don't care about your own safety, and you are in jail. You know, if the commander-in-chief dies, what will happen to the rest! The dragons have no leader! , the situation is in chaos, don't you want our army to be wiped out to be at ease!"

Yes, Lu Yuanchang didn't know such a simple truth, but the trapped person was Wang Chao!Wang Chao used to be her guide, Wang Chao was her comrade, and Wang Chao was even her brother. How could she just watch Wang Chao die in battle without saving him!

In the end, there was still a trace of softness in Lu Yuanchang's heart.

After cleaning the battlefield, the corpses of the Zhenbei Army soldiers were piled up as high as a hill, the torches fell, and a raging fire was ignited. The wounded soldiers cried around the fire, for their comrades, their families, and themselves.

There was a soldier who sang the folk songs of the Northland. The hoarse and high-pitched singing infected all the soldiers of the Northland. Into Lu Yuanchang's ears.

Lu Yuanchang watched this scene, two lines of tears fell down, the tears mixed with the blood on his face, dripped to the pointy chin, gathered into dark red water droplets, dripped into the soil of the battlefield, and disappeared.

Temporary kindness may be cruelty, temporary forbearance may be strong, Lu Yuanchang finally realized with blood lessons, as a commander, the weight of human life is on the shoulders, and she, only ruthless, can save life. hope to bring more people.

If you don't want to be strong! ,