Outside Jingzhou City, the soldiers of the Song army were hurriedly retreating the cannon position. Han Qi saw it not far away and frowned.

Liu Jidao: "There are cannons on the top of the city, which are condescending and farther than ours. If you are not sure, if you fail to hit ten cannons, you can always hit one hundred cannons. You have to retreat the cannons so as not to be hit by the cannons on the top of the city."

Han Qi said: "How to attack the city without cannons? After the cannons are withdrawn, can you just let the soldiers and ants join the city?"

Liu Ji said: "There is no choice. He ordered people to drag the heavy artillery from the rear. Our heavy artillery was farther than Dangxiang's, and they would have no choice at that time. Because they were in a hurry, they did not bring heavy artillery in the army, which was very inconvenient."

Zhao Zi on the side said, "Taiwei, if there are no artillery, will he not attack the city? In the small city of Jingzhou, how can he stop the army without a few cannons on the city? In my opinion, they are not sure about shooting, so why should they knock out their cannons first when they approach the artillery. If the cannons on the city are knocked out, they will attack as much as they want. When the two armies are fighting, they should strive for the first place! They cannot escape when they encounter setbacks."

Liu Jidao: "We used cannons to attack the city, but the range is not enough, so what can we do?"

Zhao Zi said: "Taiwei, this is wrong. How do we attack the city without cannons? The army ants attached themselves, facing the bow and arrow, climbing to the top of the city without any hesitation! Using cannons to attack the city is just a means, and means cannot be bound by means. Now the cannons are not far away from the cannons in the city, but we have many cannons. In order to attack the city, of course, it is the cannons that can close the fire to break up the enemy at the top of the city. Even if a few cannons are knocked out by the Dangxiang people, what is it? Where can people not die in war? As long as you break through the city, everything is worth it!"

After hearing this, Han Qi turned to Zhao Zi and said, "You are so right! Soldiers fight for life and death, how can they look forward to it!"

Zhao Zi said: "Isn't this a common thing? When Du Jingluo was there, he kept telling us that soldiers were fighting to the death. When the two armies were fighting, first ask whether they could win or not. It was a great shame to be a great humiliation! The difference in strength was too big, so we also strive for the best result. Liu Taiwei, it's not that I am dissatisfied with your subordinates. It seems that I am too timid in the past few days!"

Liu Ji looked at Han Qi, then Zhao Zi, and said, "What do you mean is to let me push the artillery up and fight against the Dangxiang people?"

Zhao Zi said: "Of course this is the case! Although Dangxiang people have cannons, they only have a few, which is not a good idea. Kill them and everything will be easier afterwards!"

Han Qi looked at Liu Ji and nodded: "Taiwei, the two armies meet, the brave will win! Jingzhou is just a small city, so you should do your best to take it down. A few days ago, Dangxiang's Taiwei Mebu came and wanted to find a way out for himself. Now we must cheer up and put more pressure on Dangxiang to make internal chaos first. After breaking Jingzhou, we will face Xingqing Prefecture directly, and Dangxiang will inevitably cause trouble."

Liu Ji closed his eyes and thought for a while, "Since that's the case, I will discuss with the generals tonight and attack the city again tomorrow. Taiwei, my 50,000 army is different from Zhao Zi's troops. Zhao Zi's troops developed from the original Yingtianxiang Army and have their own rules. The current 50,000 people are trained by the original imperial guards. Many veterans only know how to follow the generals to fight, but low-level generals must have money, which is not like the Yingtianxiang Army. This is a matter of no choice. If they want to attack the city with artillery fire, they must pay."

Zhao Zi said: "If the imperial guards were indeed like this before. Why did they remain like this after the training? As long as the orders are ordered, the soldiers will definitely strive for the first place. We will reward military merits, and we will talk about everything after the war. We cannot offer rewards before the war, otherwise how should the army fight when there is no reward?"

Liu Ji said: "Why don't I know? But what are the military soldiers under my command? What are the solutions? What about the imperial guards in the capital? You should know that it is not easy to restrain them from violating military discipline. It is impossible to not give them money to fight."

Zhao Zi was silent for a while and nodded: "What the Taiwei said makes sense. In this attack on Dangxiang, Dangxiang actually had no power to fight back. However, after fighting for more than three months, he had just arrived at the city of Laizhou. To be honest, it was a bit slow. After the imperial court decided that we would capture Shunzhou and Jingzhou, he went back to Hequ Road to prevent the Khitan. Now the army is back, so don't blame the Taiwei just now."

Liu Ji shook his head: "You came from Xingxingxia all the way east, traveling three thousand miles, and you haven't lost a battle. What's wrong with it? Since you want to capture Jingzhou City as soon as possible, then wait for another day. Tonight I will discuss with the generals in the army. It's great to send some money, and the whole army will attack the city tomorrow!"

Han Qi said: "We do not have reliable personnel and cannot find out the situation of Dangxiang. According to my estimate, after the army of Di Taiwei surrounded Lingzhou City, if the logistics of the Dangxiang people were stable, the Dangxiang people would inevitably have a psychological change. If we conquer Jingzhou again, it would be only fifty miles away from Xingqing Prefecture, and one day, the Dangxiang would really be in chaos. When Dangxiang became in chaos, anything could happen."

Zhao Zi laughed and said, "Can you still surrender without fighting? If that is the case, it would be a bit ridiculous!"

Han Qi said: "What's ridiculous? Since sending troops in September, except for a little accident in Qinggang Gorge, Dangxiang has not won the battle. Before Lingzhou was settling, we dared to threaten Xingqing Prefecture. Can the Dangxiang people still sit still!"

Liu Ji said: "We are not far from Xingqing Prefecture now. Normally, Dangxiang's army is the one who is fighting. But now they have no movement. Could it be that they really defend the lonely city and cannot be attacked by the pass? After a long siege, how can there be a strong city? Can they know this truth?"

Zhao Zi said: "When fighting with us, the Dangxiang people have no such courageous general! If you can't fight in the field, you will have to defend the city."

Han Qi shook his head: "It's not just that. As far as we know, Dangxiang's government affairs are in the hands of Wukong. Wuzang Epang is the prime minister of the country, in charge of major affairs. The Mozang family was in charge of the court with the Queen Mozang and presided over the daily government affairs. Although their brother and sister had minor conflicts, there were no major conflicts, and the others could not threaten the Wukong Epang. But a few years ago, when Du Zhongcheng attacked Quyehe, Wuzang Epang's troops went to rescue him and returned with great defeat. From that time on, Dangxiang's army fell into the hands of others. Now, Dangxiang's army, the army of Xingqing Prefecture is in the hands of generals led by Taiwei Mebu. Lingzhou is in the hands of general Wei Minglangbu. Not to mention Lingzhou, the generals of Xingqing Prefecture and Wukong may not have any contradictions."

Liu Jidao: "The Taiwei means to attack Jingzhou urgently to see if it can cause civil strife in the Dangxiang?"

Han Qi shook his head: "I'm not good at this. It's just a few days ago that Grand Marshal Mebu sent people to our army. Although he didn't say anything important, I always feel that something was wrong. In the Dangxiang country, the Zang clan was in power. In this case, can others obey their mercy?"

Zhao Zi said: "No matter what the Dangxiang country is, we will mobilize a large army to capture Jingzhou tomorrow, and wait here for a few days to see how they deal with it. If we send troops to rescue us, we will fight with him and destroy his reinforcements. If we do not rescue us, we will retreat to Hequ Road."

Han Qi nodded: "The south has just surrounded Lingzhou. The court obviously does not think that Dangxiang can be destroyed this winter, so we cut off the contact between Xingling and Ling states and then withdrew back to Hequ Road. It was just not far from Xingqing Prefecture, so it was really a pity to withdraw it."

Zhao Zi said: "The court was worried that there would be changes in the Khitan. There was no large army on Hequ Road, so it was not suitable for attack or defense."

Han Qi nodded and said nothing. After all, he was a Privy Councilor who knew the intention of the court's arrangement. If it weren't for the change of the Khitan, he might have directly attacked Xingqing Prefecture instead of withdrawing back to Hequ Road. Jingzhou was fifty miles away from Xingqing Prefecture, and there was a flat horse in the middle. It would be a pity to give up. He ran from Xingxing Gorge for three thousand miles, and arrived at the Dangxiang Capital. How could he be willing to fight without a fight?

Sometimes, things were so unexpected. When the Song Dynasty was able to attack Dangxiang, the Khitan war was about to end.
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