Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Liang Zhongshu sent the Xiang army from the city to pursue Su Xia's army. Li Dong, who was far away on the ship, commanded the artillery in his hands to conduct a platoon bombardment.

The warship Chaoyong is the most advanced warship in Su Xia's navy to protect the country.

Although the ammunition load of this operation was not large, the artillery shells flew in and exploded in the chasing enemy camp, which still caused chaos in the Xiang Song army.

This group of soldiers had never seen this formation before.

After Li Dong's artillery shells flew in, the soldiers were scattered into formation. Although there were not many casualties, no one in the group dared to move forward.

The deafening explosion and terrifying power made them lose the courage to pursue.

The pursuing generals were furious, waving their swords and forcing their men to die, but none of their men were stupid.

They all saw the power of the cannon. With a bang, everyone was knocked upside down after the cannon, and even the corpses in prison could not be found.

A school captain tremblingly consoled him: "Sir, it's not that brothers are unwilling to charge, this artillery is too powerful. We have seen artillery in the Jiazhan warehouse in Bianjing, Tokyo, and there was such a shocking explosion. But a cannon like this explodes when it hits the ground. It explodes in a large area. The brothers are panic-stricken, so they cannot attack with all their strength."

"Trash, a bunch of trash!"

The general sent by Liang Zhongshu to pursue him raised his sword and pointed forward: "Charge the whole army!"

However, the soldiers next to him were lying on the ground one by one, not daring to move forward.

"Hold on, what are you afraid of? They only have more than 1000 people. We are several times larger than them. Victory belongs to us!"

"boom!"

A cannonball landed on a slope ten meters in front of the general, causing a cloud of dust to rise immediately!

The general who was still commanding just now lost a lot of momentum in an instant. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground and stopped talking about the attack.

"Trash, what a bunch of trash! Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, what do I feed you for?"

Liang Zhongshu almost ran out of breath, and smoke came out of his Qiqiao, and he lost his breath.

He had just been ordered to send his governor, the Heavenly King Li Cheng, to lead thousands of elite soldiers from Daming Mansion and prepare grain and grass for the battle. In an instant, the forage fields and grain and 20 feathered arrows for the battle were burned. Robbed.

If he hadn't been stubborn, the people in the court would have at least committed the crime of nurturing the enemy.

The naval gate was opened, and more than 1000 officers and soldiers were killed or wounded. The food and grass prepared by several armies to fight against Su Xia were burned, and all the arrows were intercepted by the enemy.

The news reached Zhao Ji's ears, and Zhao Ji was so angry that he threw the teacup on the spot. Originally, Zhao Ji was a well-educated person who rarely got angry, but he failed in two consecutive battles, especially the second battle. The battle had not started yet, and the supplies The food and fodder have been destroyed, and it will take a few more months to prepare for the attack again.

So after hearing the report from Gao Qiu and others that Daming Mansion was attacked, Zhao Ji, who was playing Go, pushed the table and dropped the tea cup: "Seriously, Qing, can't a little Su Xia not be able to help him? He Liang Zimei What were you doing?"

(Liang Zimei: Liang Zhongshu, named Caifu, came from a family of officials. His great-grandfather Liang Hao, ancestor Liang Shi, and father Liang Yanchang were all high-ranking officials. Zimei entered the official position from the shadow of Zhezong during the Zhezong dynasty. After Huizong came to the throne, he was the transfer envoy to the capital of Hebei)

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Mr. Liang. Liang Zhongshu's subordinates are all in charge, and he is called Li Tianwang Li Cheng. This man was drinking in the army, so he was unprepared when he was attacked by the Soviet army. Therefore, he was attacked. Come down.

Zhao Ji closed his eyes and said angrily: "Why do we call this kind of person the King of Heaven? How is this person doing now? Why isn't he escorted to Beijing to be punished?"

Gao Qiu continued hurriedly: "Back to the Holy Spirit, this person was killed by the Su thieves in the attack a few days ago."

"Then what's going on with the imperial guards in the river basin?"

"It was found out that the guarding Forbidden Army officer defected, so the defense gate was released, allowing the Su thieves to lead his army north to attack our Daming Mansion."

"How many months can it be at the earliest to launch an attack?"

"Raising food, grass, feathers and arrows will have to wait until next spring at the earliest."

Zhao Ji sighed helplessly, as if he was very dissatisfied. After a pause, he said again: "It's too slow, it's too slow. We must launch an attack as soon as possible!"

"But the army is gathering food and fodder for transportation. It's the middle of winter, and the losses of arrows are serious. When the Xixia Kingdom and we are in a decisive battle, I'm afraid the two sides won't be able to take care of each other well."

"Misleading the country, harming the country!"

Zhao Ji stood up angrily and left Gao Qiu and others behind.

In the headquarters of the National Defense Army in Dengzhou Mansion, Zeng Keda, Zongze, Qin Ming and others were all amazed. They followed Xiong Hui in surprise and discussed: "Master Xiong, what is going on? The imperial court has gathered people with the skills of Gu Tingye The Tianwu Army is the main force, claiming to have an army of 15, so why has it not launched an attack on us for so long?"

"Yes, the officers and soldiers of the Third and Fourth Corps led by General Qin and I sent a large number of scouts disguised as ordinary people to go to Jingxi East Road and Huainan East Road (the land east of Huai River, which was set up in the Song Dynasty and changed to Yangzhou Road in the Yuan Dynasty). The General Manager's Office) did not find the Song army gathering, and it is almost the middle of winter, so the Song army will not launch an attack on us. "

Zeng Keda on the side raised this question.

Xiong Hui explained: "Yesterday, there was a report from the Tang Dynasty, saying that the grain and grass gathered by the Song army in Daming Mansion were set on fire. They were attacked by all the troops."

"Is it the Liao army?" Qin Ming on the side interjected.

"If the Liao people launched a war against the Song Dynasty, they would not start a war with us in a short time."

"Yes, they will indeed not launch an attack on us. It will be early next year at the latest, but it will not be because of the Liao people."

"Master Su is here!"

Following Su Xia's firm answer and the guards' shouting, everyone in the room stood at attention.

Su Xia stepped in, followed by Li Dong, Wu Song, and Lu Zhishen, commanders of the navy of the National Defense Army.

Zeng Keda's face lit up: "Sir, when did you come back and why are you so sure?"

Li Dong was the first to answer: "That's because the food and grass they prepared have been burned. In a short period of time, the Song army will no longer be able to prepare for an attack. Moreover, all the arrows have been robbed, and their vitality is severely damaged!"

Zongze hurriedly asked: "General Li, how did you know?"

"Because we just participated in this battle?"

"General Li, was it your navy that attacked Daming Mansion?"

Su Xia took over the words; "Yes, Li Dong and I participated in the command, leading the navy of the National Defense Army upstream to attack the army stationed in Tunxiang of Daming Mansion. Li Cheng, the governor of Daming Mansion, has been killed by brother Lu Zhishen!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked.

Su Xia smiled and said: "General Zeng and General Qin Ming were worried that the imperial court would send 2000 troops to encircle and suppress me, which would be detrimental to me, so I decided to take the initiative and attack with [-] troops from the National Protectorate Navy, and decided to surprise Daming Mansion , set an example for all the soldiers in the army, the imperial court will lead a large army to fight against me again in the coming year, and I also ask everyone to work together to kill the enemy invaders!"