A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Hongzhou City is not big. It was originally a town under Xiazhou. Later, due to various reasons, it was promoted to a state.

Most states in Xixia have one county under their jurisdiction, but Hongzhou is obviously not enough. It is just a city standing alone in the border area.

"On the left is Zhe Jizu, but if he wants to attack, he must first conquer Yinzhou and Xiazhou, so what we need to do is to prepare."

In the hoarse voice, Hongzhou guard Wang Shu raised his head.

He had a dark face, and the skin on his cheeks looked a little dark and red. His eyes were fierce, and wherever he went, all the generals under his command nodded.

The map was a bit rough, but that didn't stop Wang Shu from pondering the situation.

Everyone gathered around the map, and someone asked: "What if the Song army attacks from us?"

Wang Shu said: "It is possible. But when attacking Hongzhou, the Song army will have to face attacks from the left and right as soon as they enter. Once they are trapped under the city and surrounded by our army on three sides, they will naturally fall into a hard fight. But..."

His fingers wandered over the map.

"But Shen An is leading the Song army in the middle. This person is full of tricks, so we have to be careful."

Everyone nodded.

Wang Shu raised his head and saw the fear on everyone's faces, so he said: "What are you afraid of? We are just waiting for work, are we still afraid of Shen An?"

A general smiled bitterly and said: "Du Tongjun, Shen'an and Daxia fought several times. His opponents include the late emperor and the current empress, but this man has never been defeated. Even if Suizhou was taken by him, the empress could do nothing. This person There is no trace of the use of troops, and once the defense is launched, no one can break it, and one has to beware of his counterattack."

"The Song Army's firearms are powerful!"

There was fear in the eyes of a general, "At that time, I was following the army on the expedition. In front of the Song army's array, our warriors were helpless, and the Song army's firearms flew over overwhelmingly. There was smoke and flames everywhere, just like hell." Then Shen An was indifferent to the Chinese army and only waited for our army to weaken before launching an attack... We can't underestimate the enemy!"

Is this person frightened by Shen An?

Wang Shu looked at him indifferently, suddenly slapped him to the ground, then walked over, stretched out his foot and stepped on his cheek, "That was an attack, idiot! And we are defending the city, do you understand? He No matter how powerful Shen An is, he can only suffer a bloody blow under Hongzhou City!"

The general nodded hard.

Wang Shu let go and said: "But Shen An is cunning, we can't slack off, send more scouts to find out the news, and also ask them at Changcheng Ridge to be alert and report any news as soon as possible."

He pushed the door open and went out, took a deep breath of cold air, and said calmly: "The three armies of the Song Dynasty are attacking. The people in Xingqing Mansion must be unstable, and we are in urgent need of a victory to cheer up people. So we all cheer up. Come, if Shen An dares to come, I will make him hate Hongzhou!"

"yes."

The generals agreed with a roar.

For a time, morale was like a rainbow.

Someone said: "Then Shen An's field battle is indeed good and he has never been defeated. But we are protected by the city and we don't attack him. He can only attack the city."

"Yes! If he dares to ignore it and cross Hongzhou City, we can cut off his food route and let him collapse without a fight."

"Get ready." Wang Shu said cheerfully: "Get everything you need to defend the city, and ask every household to collect the feces in the latrines, prepare more gold juice, crossbows, and trebuchets. When the Song army comes from far away, they can only get some small siege equipment and firearms, and smash them with rocks before they get close!"

"The commander of the army is wise."

Following the order, the entire Hongzhou City erupted.

All kinds of defense materials were transported to the top of the city, and these equipment were still being built in the city.

Wang Shu supervised for half a day and didn't go back until dark.

He just disappeared behind a big tree at the top of the city, two miles away from the city. Yan Baoyu put away the telescope and went back.

After walking for more than a mile, behind a small dirt bag, three hundred horsemen of the Mangshan Army were resting.

Huang Chun was taking a nap while wrapped in animal skins. When he heard footsteps, he asked, "How is it?"

Yan Baoyu said: "The Liao army is heavily guarded, but there are many fewer people in the city at the moment."

"If the security is not tight, how can it appear that someone is using some tricks?"

Huang Chun yawned and said, "We'll do it later."

There were footsteps coming from the front, and a country soldier hurriedly ran over, "Lang Jun is coming with the cavalry, and the infantry is behind."

Huang Chun quickly got up to greet him.

It was already dark, and the last batch of scouts had just entered the city. The surrounding fields were so vast that they seemed to have been frozen into a solid mass of mountains and rivers.

Shen An came with the generals. Huang Chun greeted him and said, "Mr. Lang, I am about to take action."

Shen An nodded and continued walking forward.

Are these the unparalleled scouts in the world?

The generals looked at these country soldiers and were all greedy. I thought that if I had such outstanding talents under my command, I could offer him as an ancestor!

Regardless of ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, in many cases, one of the important factors that determine the outcome of a battle is always to inquire about information.

When there is not much difference in strength between the two sides, once you are the first to learn about the enemy's situation, the battlefield will be unilaterally transparent to you. If you cannot win, you will be a pig.

"I've met Mr. Lang."

Under the dim light, Wang Zhenchao saw the reverence on the faces of the rural soldiers.

Shen An single-handedly turned them from bandits into the most outstanding rural soldiers in the Song Dynasty, so they are naturally worthy of respect.

Everyone was in awe.

"Eat something."

Everyone squatted down and each took out dry food to eat.

The so-called dry food is cooking cakes.

Shen An's dinner had been kept in his bag. When he took it out now, the pancakes were still hard.

Take a bite, then drink a little water, wait until the water slowly soaks into the cake, and then chew it.

Eating like this is tiring, but peaceful.

Shen An ate a cooking pancake, and a hand suddenly stretched out from his side and handed over a piece of dried meat.

"My lord, please have a piece."

Wang Zhenchao's face was full of sincerity.

After the village soldiers opened the passage to Changcheng Ridge, Wang Zhenchao was completely convinced.

Shen An didn't want to eat it, but finally took it.

Huh!

The jerky is actually soft?

Shen An was puzzled, and Wang Zhenchao said: "The official held her close to his body and softened her."

Shen An nodded silently, and then ate the dried meat.

"You drink water."

Another general took out the water bag and said, "Your Majesty, please take a sip."

Shen An took it, took two big sips, and said, "Thank you very much."

Later, after everyone had dinner and rested for a quarter of an hour, Shen An invited Huang Chun.

"How many hours do you need?"

Huang Chun has already thought about it, "From here to the city, walk, plus blowing up the city gate, Lang Jun, it takes two quarters of an hour."

Wang Zhenchao couldn't help but remind him: "The enemy will definitely arrange manpower at the city gate. I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

To transport the gunpowder packets to the city gate, you have to avoid the constant patrols of enemy troops. But it's dark now, how do you know when the enemy troops pass over the city gate?

"no problem."

Huang Chun gave the answer with a smile.

Shen An did not explain, but ordered: "The whole army will rest for two hours."

So the whole army began to rest, and various ways of keeping warm were displayed here one by one.

Two hours later, the lively rural soldiers gathered.

"You want two-quarters of an hour. The army will lead their horses and set off in a quarter of an hour."

A quarter of an hour later, he led his horse and drove slowly. This was because he was sure that Mangshan's army could blow open the city gate...

The generals didn't know where Shen An's confidence came from, so they passed on the order.

The horses' mouths were caged and their hooves were treated. A quarter of an hour later, the cavalry set off.

Wang Shao followed behind, feeling his heartbeat frighteningly fast.

Is this a battlefield?

He looked at the calm Shen An in front of him and felt that the Duke didn't take Hongzhou seriously at all.

But can the Mangshan army reach the city gate safely?

This question is swirling in everyone's mind.

When the time came, Shen An mounted the horse without hesitation.

Wang Shao behind him was a moment late.

No, everyone was a moment late.

"boom!"

A huge explosion suddenly came from the front, and the fire burst out, illuminating the figures in front.

Damn it!

The explosion was successful?

Everyone can see that the city gate was blown to pieces.

The country soldiers actually took out their crossbows, fired them at the enemy troops who appeared at the top of the city, and then rushed in.

Choking!

The long sword was unsheathed and everyone looked at Shen An.

"Attack!"

Attack!

This order was like adrenaline, making the whole army excited.

While Wang Zhenchao was beating his horse, he cursed: "How did you train a soldier like this? I bet that Duke Shen is the only one in the world who can train this..."

From the attack on the fortified city to the successful night attack, everyone was ecstatic.

The cavalry rushed into the city gate. Due to their early departure, the enemy's resistance seemed particularly weak.

"Fight in!"

Shen An chopped down an enemy soldier with one knife and shouted: "Don't stop, sweep the whole city immediately."

The enemy troops could not be allowed to gather at this time, so the cavalry did not stop and charged all the way.

Horse hooves pounded on the street, and there were screams of surprise everywhere.

Wang Shu rushed out of the government office with more than ten cavalrymen and shouted on the street: "Go and get someone, quickly!"

"How did the Song Army get in? How did they get in?"

A disheveled general came with a knife.

Wang Shu said coldly: "There must be a spy!"

The security was so tight, and the Song army was able to reach the city. How did it happen?

And why are their firearms so powerful?

The violent explosion just now made him fall down from the bed while he was sleeping. At this moment, there was a big bump on his forehead.

In the firelight, the big bag shone.

"There's the sound of horse hooves!"

someone was exclaiming.

Ahead is darkness.

Countless cavalry rushed over from the dark side.

The sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder. Wang Shu's cheek twitched and he said: "Soldiers are quick and the enemy general is decisive."

"Capital Commander, run!"

The cavalry of the Song Army were so dense that they couldn't even see their heads. What could these more than ten cavalry do?

"That's too late."

Wang Shu drew his sword and said, "A certain general will let the Song army see the bravery of Daxia warriors and follow him."

He hit his horse and rushed forward, followed closely by more than ten riders behind him.

"General Song, look at the Daxia warriors!"

Wang Shu raised his sword.

He knew that he underestimated Song Jun's methods and lost unjustly. But he wanted to use his bravery to let the people of Song Dynasty know that they would not be able to win if it were not for the use of conspiracy and tricks.

"Crossbow arrows... let go!"

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The so-called martial arts became a joke.

He jumped off the horse and felt that the bones in his left arm were broken and there were several arrows in his body.

"General Song!"

He raised his head and saw a somewhat excited face.

Wang Shao leaned over and swung his sword, then watched the blood shoot out, and said happily: "I killed the enemy general!"

Shen An looked back on the horse and smiled slightly.

In the firelight, Wang Shao saw the encouraging look in Shen An's eyes and couldn't help but feel excited.

This was his first time on the battlefield, but following Shen An, he felt extremely at ease.

"Zichun, take two thousand people to seize the horses and surround and kill the enemy!"

Shen An didn't stop and didn't even look at the government office next to him.

Let Wang Shao go?

Everyone didn't understand.

Not only are there many generals in the Central Army, there is really no shortage of talents. But Shen An actually ordered a civil servant to go, which is incomprehensible.

Seizing the horse is the focus of this battle. If you fail and the enemy captures the horse, you will be in trouble later. You will have to pay a lot of money to wipe out the enemy.

"The city is broken!"

Cheers came from the city gate on the other side.

"Wan Sheng!"

A sergeant behind him chopped off the enemy general's head, held it up and shouted.

"Wan Sheng!"

Wang Zhenchao, who rushed into the city with his infantry, shouted: "The prince has already entered. We must control the city. Brothers, follow me and kill the enemy!"

He led his men to the top of the city and began to clear out the enemy troops.

But when Wang showed up with his swordsmen and axemen, the stubborn enemies on the streets met their nemesis.

"Wan Sheng!"

In Hongzhou City, where the flames were blazing, Song troops poured in everywhere like a torrent.

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