Travel to the Water Margin

Chapter 215 Prepare for Battle
"This knife has been with me for three years," Zhong Shidao explained after seeing Lin Youde rewarding the knife. "It wasn't mine at the beginning. When the government ordered it to deter Xixia, a tribe gave it to me. I took it and used it. If you want it, next time I go there, I will grab another one for you."

Lin Youde couldn't help but smile, but he didn't touch the knife anymore. He estimated that there was only one knife in the world, or it was extremely precious: "Master Zhong, tell me what the situation is like, and why you are here constantly." Attack Zangdi City?"

This is very strange, everyone in the Song Dynasty knows the way of being a teacher, and everyone knows it.

Even Lin Youde, a fool, knew about him. He was regarded by the people of Song Dynasty as a great hero and a general marshal in name only.

According to common sense, the Zhongshidao army should be stationed in the Song Dynasty at this moment, instead of entering the Xixia territory and continuously attacking Zangdi City.

This is not reasonable.

"The battle situation in Zangdi City is not very good." Zhong Shidao sighed, but then changed his words, "If I had been given a month to prepare, Zangdi City should have been taken by now..."

"What's going on here?" Lin Youde was even more puzzled.

Master Zhong said seriously: "The Prince Consort seems to be very involved in the war?"

"I used to be the seventh-rank Huyilang of the Hunan Army, and I climbed up from a small and unqualified soldier."

"Yes, young and promising."

Zhong Shidao laughed dryly. Lin Youde's words were telling him that he is also a general, and there are some things that need not be covered up. Everyone who should know knows, "The official ordered us to take down Zang Di within 10 days on the day when Han Qiuhu came. city."

They were in a dilemma at this time.

Lin Youde was taken aback and said, "You mean that under such circumstances, you have attacked Zangdi City for seven days?"

"As expected of being the No. [-] scholar, the reaction is really fast..." Zhong Shidao quickly explained.

Are you kidding me?Did you come here to act before?
The situation is different from what everyone thought, or it changes like the storm in the sky.

According to Zhong Shidao's description, this battle was probably directed and staged by the Song Dynasty and Xia Dynasty, but I don't know why it felt like it was self-defeating. Everyone was just acting it out, but a few days later, the Xixia Army suddenly It was so irritating that it felt like its tail was being stepped on, and it attacked them as soon as it saw them.

"So, the current situation is that you have surrounded Zangdi City and are planning to make an emergency landing on Zangdi City, but you have not touched Zangdi City, and you encountered the counterattack of Zangdi City's defenders?"

Lin Youde asked seriously: "Then, you suddenly received the real order to attack the city?"

"Yes." Master Zhong took a deep breath and said.

Zhong Shidao continued to say that Daliao was fighting Dajin in the east, and the two countries were evenly matched, and they seemed to be looking at them one after another when they couldn't help each other.

But Xixia and Da Song didn't want to be swallowed up by them, so they all chose their teams tacitly.

So, Da Song looked at Zangdi City.

Then Zhong Shidao was ordered to come here to attack here. The strange thing is that they brought 1 horses and drove straight through the gap in the garrison valley without any hindrance, and came to Zangdi City three hundred miles away.

Zangdi City is very strong. The Xixia people here have several times more troops than they do. As long as they hold on to the city and don't get out, they are wasting their time here!
Zangdi City is the gateway of Xixia and the trading city of Xixia, where tea, porcelain and spices are available.

It is also an important military town, full of weapons and soldiers, even if it is attacked and attacked, it will not be able to eat it in a short time.

A hundred miles west of Zangdi City is Kongshao City, and behind Kongshao City is the capital of Daxia.

Secondly, Xixia seemed to know it from the beginning this time, and the personnel arrangement and so on were all done in an orderly manner.

The change is that the government made the decree 7 days ago, and according to the itinerary, Lin Youde probably came to Xixia first, which means that the decree was definitely not the government, it was probably the prince.

In an instant, Lin Youde figured it out. The prince ordered the attack on Zangdicheng because the officials were in a coma and wanted to vent their anger. Or was he even really angry?

The reason why the officials were in a coma was because a monk from Xixia came, but he was harassed by the poison paid by monk Pan.

Fan monks came to see the officials because Daliao and Dajin wanted them to fight?
So the two countries tacitly communicated with each other, but an accident happened?
The tent was so quiet, it seemed that the breathing of the two could be clearly heard, and even the breathing of the soldiers outside seemed to be getting clearer.

wrong! !They were set up against someone.

Lin Youde's eyes suddenly opened wide: "Fuck, Jin..." Before he could finish his words, Lin Youde closed his mouth because Zhongshi Dao next to him was looking at him.

Lin Youde remained motionless, but cold sweat was already dripping down his back.

"Huh?" Zhong Shidao held his beard and looked at Lin Youde, "What do you think?"

Lin Youde cupped his hands and said, "Master Zhu, you have all been plotted."

"Scheme?" Zhong Shidao thought about it carefully, then shook his head, "It's unreasonable, who is it? For what?"

Lin Youde was silent, he hadn't figured it out yet.

"From the very beginning, I thought this method was too childish. How could we come in so ostentatiously? I still can't figure it out... But other than this, I can't figure it out... the son-in-law is here for this matter." Did you come here? Did the government send you here?"

"No, teacher, I came here for another matter." Lin Youde nodded. "In any case, if you can win Zangdi City, it will be a great achievement."

Zhong Shidao was slightly taken aback.

"I was sent here to pick up someone." Lin Youde continued. "I just don't know why he showed up at the appointed point on time, so I came back to look for it."

"Since it's not convenient for you to just forget it, where are you going?"

"Zangdi City!" Lin Youde said helplessly, the possibility of this place is not low. If so, maybe the person with the antidote attacked the city because of a group of teachers and Taoists, and then closed Zangdi City. He didn't show up at the agreed place.

This is reasonable.

Zhong Shidao turned to look at Lin Youde in a daze, then laughed and said, "In that case, General Lin, can you help me?"

Lin Youde asked: "Teacher, please tell me."

"My general who attacked the city in the south of the city died earlier, there are soldiers and generals there, can you replace me for a few days first?" Zhong Shidao said suddenly, his eyes sparkling.

Lin Youde's heart moved slightly, he looked at Zang Dicheng, and sighed: "I have my own subordinates, Master Zhong, I can help you kill him."

"Haha, Zhong would like to thank my consort again!"

Then he took Lin Chong to Zangdi City.

"Come here! Send an order to the son-in-law to make way!!"

"Yes." The messenger immediately followed Lin Youde.

Master Zhongdao looked at the retreating figure meaningfully, "It's a pity that a good seedling has been snatched away by the officials."

"I can see that you are just like me when you step into the battlefield, and you are destined to be born."

The sound of horseshoes was like thunder, and the howling north wind couldn't hide it, and no one stopped them all the way.

The battle under Zangdi City was very fierce, at least from a distance Lin Youde saw it. The Xixia defenders in Zangdi City were surrounded by the Song army, and there was no way out. If Zangdi City was captured, not only would they not be able to keep their heads, I'm afraid even the family members are also involved, because of this reason, they act like this, you come to attack the city, I will work harder than you, once you retreat, I will stop immediately, close the gate of the city, and lay dead directly.

Just now, Yao Zhongping's side attacked frantically for a day, but after dark, everyone seemed to be tired, but both sides of the battlefield suddenly seemed to have been pressed the pause button. The large army recuperated and sent a small group of small soldiers to Harassment.

I could vaguely see two large pieces of smoke rising separately from each other less than ten miles apart, and then easily mixed together in the air.

In fact, this distance seems to be a piece of cake for soldiers on both sides.

And from this point of view, Yao Zhongping's eyes were definitely reddened, and that's why he rushed out like an enraged tiger.

Think about it too, who can be reconciled to this matter?
The Xixia army seems to have experience in fighting the Song army. The archers on the city wall are ready to draw their bows from top to bottom. Once they approach the top of the city, the soldiers of the Song army will suffer heavy casualties.

The Song army climbed the ladder to the top of the city and failed to charge. Yao Zhongping watched the soldiers returning from the wound kneeling down, and waved them disappointed to let them go down to recuperate.

"Report, General Yao, the general ordered us to evacuate the troops stationed in the south of the city, and all the soldiers broke through the main city gate overnight!" A scout rushed into the camp.

The news that Zhong Shidao suddenly asked Representative Lin Youde to assist in the battle has been conveyed to the front. After receiving Zhong Shidao's order, Yao Zhongping first frowned and then ordered the withdrawal of the soldiers accumulated in the south of Zangdi City.

There are two gates in Zangdi City, one large and one small, one east and one south. The main gate is on the east, and the gate on the south side of the city is relatively narrow, allowing only two or three people to pass through. The gates are usually closed.

"That being the case!" Yao Zhongping walked out of the camp, and ordered to the left and right: "The whole army sprinkles blood and issues military orders, step up the attack on the city!"

If there is a monster, there must be something.

"My lord, the Song army didn't leave eyeliner along the way. Xixia seems to have added more patrolling soldiers here." The scout paused and then reported: "The Song army wanted to attack the city overnight, and even spilled blood and drank wine just now."

"Are they crazy?!" Lin Youde thought of the crazy state of the people in Zhongshi Dao. He couldn't figure out why he was so desperate, so he gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Lin Youde led a group of people on their big horses and had to speed up their march as they watched the soldiers of the Song Dynasty evacuate to assist the large forces in the battle.

This sudden change once again attracted the attention of Xixia. They couldn't figure out why they suddenly evacuated the soldiers who had accumulated at the south gate of the city. What's more, what's even more confusing is that they were replaced by a team of only a dozen people. of small cavalry.

The Xixia defenders didn't know the intentions of the main force of the Song army, so they had to be cautious and alert to the sudden arrival of a dozen people.

At the same time, Lin Youde, Lin Chong, and Su Di stayed in a trench, observing the south of Zangdi City.

"My lord, Xixia has well-equipped Xixia cavalry, as well as Xixia infantry who mainly use bows and spears like us. There are more than [-] infantry mixed together, but the main force is at the east gate. The general of Zangdi City Lead it personally..." Su Di slowly told all the information he knew.

"Moreover, the general in Zangdi City is notoriously cowardly. He didn't dare to fight at all. He stayed at home when facing the Song army with only 1 troops. So this guy kept building camps to confront the Song army, but I think the confrontation will support the Song army. In a few days, because no one knows how many reinforcements from Xixia will come... As far as I can see, it may be a retreat or a decisive battle, and I am afraid it will be within a day or two."

Lin Youde stared at Su Di and narrowed his eyes.

"That... that, little one, this is from the bottom of my heart." Su Di looked at each other, and couldn't help swallowing dryly.

"Do you know what this cowardly general is thinking?" Lin Youde couldn't help mocking after heaving a sigh of relief: "Would you like to wait for the reinforcements to come, and then attack from both sides?"

"Indeed." Su Di agreed.

"And then?" Lin Youde interrupted impatiently.

"Please give me the order, what do you want me to do?" Su Di immediately raised his head and asked expectantly.

He needs military exploits and wants Lin Youde to prove his worth.

"What are we going to do?" At the same moment, Lin Chong, who was dozens of steps away from Lin Youde and Su Di, asked seriously.

"It's just adapting to circumstances." Lin Youde replied calmly, "I don't know what to do. How about we follow the last plan?"

Lin Chong looked stunned: "Sneak into the enemy's camp, and adapt accordingly?"

"how?"

"This... yes." Lin Chong nodded, and they wanted to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

Su Di bowed his head at the side and suddenly said: "My lord, and we only have 16 people, there is not much we can do..."

"That's not necessarily the case." At this time, Lin Youde suddenly spoke again, "It's getting dark soon."

An hour passed, and an oppressive thick fog spread over the battlefield. The [-] soldiers in the Song Dynasty queue stood quietly, motionless. In front of them, Yao Zhongping and more than [-] soldiers The deputy general stood in front of him like a javelin.

Yao Zhongping put his hands behind his back and passed every row and every recruit from time to time. His eyes were as cold as lightning, and anyone who saw them would feel a chill in their heart.

Yao Zhongping glanced at the deserted battlefield and ordered: "Get ready to fight! Send five hundred cavalry to explore the road."

The soldiers shouted loudly: "Obey!"

Night Breeze couldn't cover up the sound of iron hooves of the cavalry. The cavalry charged and gradually approached the city gate.

"kill!"

The charge of the cavalry is like a point of no return. The horse accelerates to the extreme. If it cannot hit the opponent, it will be like an egg hitting a stone.

Every cavalry has the determination to die when charging, either you die or I live.

"kill!"

With frantic shouts, the cavalry ran into the vanguard formed by the loosely formed Xixia young men.

The sharp spearhead was like a poisonous snake biting, or stabbed the vanguard, and some vanguards were knocked to the ground by the huge impact.

Yao Zhongping rode on a big horse, drew out his saber, stood in front of [-] soldiers and shouted: "Kill!"

"kill!!"

The steel knife touched the iron armor, the battle ax blocked the spear, and the soldiers on both sides collided like heavy hammers, sparks shot out.

The battle is on again!

In this battle, he, Yao Zhongping, wanted to capture this city. If he captured it, he would be able to step into the eyes of the officials and become another great general.

Go beyond the way of being a teacher and become a hero admired by thousands of people in the Song Dynasty.

In just about a quarter of an hour, the battlefield situation changed drastically, and the two soldiers' formations that were originally facing each other shifted.

(End of this chapter)