Chapter 79: The Storm Resurrection (2)

When the well-equipped Black Eagle Army appeared in Qinzhou City, the people of Qinzhou who were in panic all day long finally calmed down. The main force of the Shu army, the powerful Uighur cavalry, broke their wings and returned under the thunderous attack of the Black Eagle Army, and the blood created the great military power of the Black Eagle Army. The Black Eagle Army has become synonymous with victory in the minds of the people of Qinzhou.

"The Black Eagle Army has arrived, the Black Eagle Army has arrived." The uncontrollable excitement was passed down in Qinzhou City,

A few days ago, the Dangxiang people defeated the Jingzhou army. The famous general Bai Chongzan of Heyang died in the battlefield, which triggered panic in Qinzhou City. After the brigade of Black Eagle Army appeared inside and outside Qinzhou City, the panic in the city was swept away. At this time, the people had already put their luggage back home with the people who had packed their luggage and prepared to flee. The men spontaneously organized themselves to the city wall to help the Qinzhou military transport essential items such as woods and stones to defend the city. Qinzhou governor Zhao Ji looked at the people's hearts and deeply felt the huge practical significance of the existence of a powerful army to the people.

The people of Qinzhou expressed enthusiastic welcome to the Black Eagle Army who entered the city. Many families took out precious gray noodles, made steamed buns, and baked cakes. Some even killed the hens that were laying eggs at home. A basket of food was constantly delivered to the Black Eagle Army's barracks.

After the Black Eagle Army was concentrated in Qinzhou, Shi Hu, deputy envoy of the Xiongsheng Army, sent a Lion Camp led by Tie Chuanyuan to Jingzhou to open the way for the army. The Lion Camp Captain was Chen Meng, who followed Hou Dayong and was still in Daliang. Qian Chuanyuan was temporarily appointed as the Lion Camp Captain by Shi Hu, leading 200 Lion Camp soldiers as the vanguard of the army. The two hundred Lion Camp soldiers were all cavalry, and were extremely well-equipped. Each of them had a longbow, a yellow birch crossbow, a latest style of Hou family sword and a small round shield for cavalry. In order to adapt to the requirements of speed and flexibility, the Lion Camp soldiers were wearing light leather armor. They did not wear iron armor, but only added a dark gray iron plate on their chests to protect the key points.

The food was replenished in Qinzhou and the skin was filled with water. Two hundred elite cavalrymen of the Lion Camp rushed to Weizhou in the night. On the morning of the third day, the Lion Camp reconnaissance cavalry stood on the top of the mountain, and could clearly see Wuliu Pass, and the gray walls of Weizhou City in the distance were also visible.

Wuliu Pass is three miles away from Weizhou City. It is a military camp that just blocks the eastward passage of Weizhou. It is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Wuliu Pass has been broken by the Dangxiang Army. Half of the Zhou army in the pass died in battle and half surrendered. The officers and soldiers of the Lion Camp are already very close to the straight line of Wuliu Pass. They can clearly see the Dangxiang flag fluttering in the wind on the wall of Wuliu Pass. The black military flag has an eagle spreading its wings. It is somewhat similar to the Black Eagle Army's military flag.

The team leader Liu Heigou stood behind Tiechuanyuan. He looked at the flag of the Dangxiang people flying high and said to Tiechuanyuan: "Iron Captain, look at the military flag of the Dangxiang people, it looks a bit similar to the military flag of our Black Eagle Army. It's a bit abominable. We rushed over and shot it down."

Tiechuanyuan is a bold guy. He looked at the terrain carefully and said, "I heard that Dangxiang people are brave and good at fighting, and they have experienced many bows and arrows. Today we will compete with them."

Looking down at Wuliuguan from the mountain, there were quite a few military tents of Dangxiang people. Tiechuanyuan counted the tents, and the Dangxiang people in Wuliuguan should be about 3,000. The team leader Zhou Qing, the most outstanding reconnaissance expert in the Lion Camp, was the clearest. He said to Tiechuanyuan: "Gu Chun, the governor of Weizhou, is somewhat capable. He defended Weizhou alone. It seems that the Dangxiang army in Wuliuguan was mainly to deal with the Weizhou garrison and provide a retreat channel for the main force of Dangxiang. However, the Dangxiang army was too careless. If the Dangxiang army in Wuliuguan was eaten, the Dangxiang army in Jingzhou would be cut off from retreat. It is a taboo for military strategists."

The sun jumped out from the mountain peaks in the distance. The light shone brightly on the earth. Weizhou City was shrouded in a thin layer of mist, and countless dogs and wild dogs rose and fell and barked in the mountains and fields, adding a lot of vitality to Weizhou City.

A ray of sunlight shone on Tiechuanyuan's face. He squinted his eyes and ordered loudly: "Liu Heigou is the front team and Wu Qing is the back team. Let's shoot down the Wuliuguan Dangxiang people's military flag, destroying the dangxiang people's majesty."

Two hundred people from the Lion Camp rushed down the hillside and arrived in front of Wuliuguan Pass.

General Dangxiang of Wuliuguan had just eaten a big lamb leg, with a shiny mouth, walking around the village wall casually, digesting a lot of delicious food. He was surprised to see a small team rushing down from the mountain, with a black flag raising in the team. He only said it was a Dangxiang team, and he didn't care, but when the small team arrived before the gate, he realized that it was a Zhou army.

Duoer looked at the Zhou army and was puzzled, "This Zhou army has only 200 people. Is it necessary to surrender before Wuliu Pass? However, it seems that no team will surrender voluntarily like this."

Just when Duoer, the guard general of the Dangxiang Army, was still wondering, Liu Heigou yelled at his subordinates: "The first fire (referring to a squad of ten people) shot the military flag, and the rest shot according to the Dangxiang people's heads." After roaring, he pulled out his longbow and aimed at the Dangxiang people's military flag.

In the morning, Wu Liuguan was blowing a slight gust of wind. The black military flag of the Dangxiang people fluttered in a constant direction in the wind. Ten arrows were inserted into the ropes of the military flag, and no arrow hit the rope.

Tie Chuanyuan sarcastically said, "Liu Heigou, you always boast about wearing a hundred steps in a breeze. Today, you are embarrassed. You'd better go home and practice shooting the flag."

Liu Heigou's face turned red. He didn't speak and took out a carved feather arrow. Liu Heigou always carried two arrow boxes around him, one with an ordinary iron arrow and the other with a carved feather arrow. The advantage of carved feather arrows is that their tail balance is the balance. The accuracy of carved feather arrows with good balance is far greater than that of ordinary iron arrows, but the production cost is also much higher than that of ordinary iron arrows. Therefore, only the magic archers of the Black Eagle Army are worthy of carved feather arrows. Liu Heigou's shooting army flag is reluctant to use carved feather arrows. After failing, Tie Chuanyuan laughed at him a few words before he took out his beloved carved feather arrows.

Liu Heigou pulled out his longbow and stared at the shaking thin military flag rope, with a very focused expression. He had seen the movement of the rope clearly. When the rope floated to the right again, his fingers were relaxed gently, and the carved feathered arrows rushed towards the military flag like flying eagles in the world.

The military flag of the Dangxiang people and the earth was like a kite that lost control. It hovered in the air for a few times and landed listlessly on the ground. It happened that a gust of wind came. The military flag was blown outside Wuliu Pass. The Black Eagle Army was full of carnival. When the Wu family saw the military flag landing on the ground, they held a round shield and rushed towards the Wuliu Pass wall with a war horse.

At this time, the awakened Dangxiang Army was fighting back with bows and arrows on the wall of the village, while opening the door and preparing to rush out and robbing the military flag.

For a moment, there were a lot of feather arrows inside and outside the pass, and the Black Eagle Army Lion Camp had accurate archery techniques and was prepared. The Dangxiang Army was shot in a blink of an eye.

Wu Jiaqiang used a round shield to protect his head, yelled and rushed towards the village wall to grab the military flag, and the Dangxiang people's feather arrows flew past him. The Wu Liuguan gate was also opened with the sound of "Ga, ga", and dozens of Dangxiang riders rushed out. At this time, Wu Jiaqiang had already received the military flag, and he shouted proudly and ran back.

The soldiers of the Lion Camp desperately shot arrows at Wuliuguan Village. Although there were thousands of Dangxiang people in Wuliuguan, there were not many Dangxiang soldiers on duty on the wall of the village and were completely suppressed by the sudden attack of the Black Eagle Army Lion Camp.

General Duo'er stared at a brave Zhou army snatching the military flag under his nose. He shouted in anger. "Catch the military flag back for me, don't let anyone run away."

Wu Jiaqiang came to Tiechuanyuan proudly and said, "The military flag has been stolen, and the Dangxiang people are going to be mad."

Zhou Qing is Wu Jiaqiang's old partner. Wu Jiaqiang's crazy behavior made him really worried. He saw an arrow inserted on Wu Jiaqiang's shoulder, and Wu Jiaqiang was completely unaware of it. He cursed fiercely: "Martial Madman, you really want to die. There is an arrow on your shoulder."

After hearing what Zhou Qing said, Wu Jiaqiang felt a severe pain coming from his shoulders.

Tiechuanyuan smiled and said, "Martial Madman, this name is good. Go back and toast you. The whole camp retreats to the west, and Zhou Qing takes the formation."

The Black Eagle Army Lion Camp moved to the west of the open terrain at a very fast speed. Hundreds of Dangxiang cavalry rushed out of the village gate and chased them reluctantly. After a while, the Black Eagle Army Lion Camp rushed outside Weizhou City. Tiechuanyuan took the lead and circled around Weizhou City.

The Black Eagle Army was always outside the Dangxiang cavalry's archery range. No matter how fast the Dangxiang people speeded up, they could not catch up. Fang Dangxiang Army's deputy general Fang Dangdang Chihu looked at the group of Zhou soldiers running in front of him, but they could never catch up. In his impression, the Central Plains army leader was the leader of the city to build a city, while field battles were a great weakness. However, the riding skills of this group of Zhou army were really good, and the famous iron kite of the Dangxiang Army could not do anything to them. In a blink of an eye, the Black Eagle Army's Lion Camp and the Dangxiang Army circled several times around Weizhou City.

The defenders on the Weizhou city wall were attracted by this wonder. They worked hard to cheer for the Black Eagle Army on the city wall. Military judge Zhao Pu was woken up by a small school. When he walked out of the small room on the city wall, he habitually sorted out his messy beards. Zhao Pu was only thirty-five or six years old. During this period, he ate and lived on the city wall and commanded the defenders on the city wall. General Gu Chun trusted Zhao Pu very much. With Zhao Pu on the city wall, he could go back to his house to sleep with confidence.

Zhao Pu was very proud of himself and often compared himself to Zhuge Liang. He also moved closer to Zhuge Liang in his clothes. After staying on the city wall for several days, his usual elegance had long disappeared. He hurried to the city wall and observed it carefully for a while. He excitedly shouted to several lieutenants beside him: "From the flags and equipment, it should be the Black Eagle Army. The Black Eagle Army has arrived, and Weizhou has finally been saved."

"Is it the Black Eagle Army? I've heard of Daming for a long time. Their riding skills are really amazing. They look more powerful than Dangxiang riders."

A lieutenant complained: "Look at the horses of the Black Eagle Army, they are all good horses, not like our land horses."

An impatient captain stepped forward to ask for a fight and said, "There are not many Dangxiang people, so we open the door and fight with them for a while, so as not to be looked down upon by the Black Eagle Army."

Zhao Pu was sophisticated and calm, shook his head and said, "This small army should be the vanguard of the Black Eagle Army. They must be testing the Dangxiang Army. We should be more cautious and beware of the reinforcements of the Dangxiang Army."

At this time, the Black Eagle Army was still circling under the city and Dangxiang Army. They ran closer and closer to the city wall and slowly entered the distance of the defenders on the city wall. The Dangxiang Army was only concerned about pursuing the Black Eagle Army, but did not find that they were within the distance of the defenders on the city wall.

A soldier on the city wall saw that Dangxiang was very close to the city wall, so he tried to shoot an arrow. A soldier Dangxiang was shot in the back by this tentative arrow and fell off his horse. Countless war horses stepped past him. The sergeant who was shooting an arrow on the city was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. He didn't expect that he could succeed and jumped up happily. The rest of the soldiers on the city woke up and picked up bows and arrows. They shot like the Dangxiang army under the city.

After chasing for two more laps, dozens of Dangxiang troops were shot off the horse under the city of Weizhou. Dangxiang troops saw that the situation was wrong and were forced to stay away from the city wall. As a result, the Dangxiang cavalry slowed down and watched the Black Eagle Army leave.

Since the Dangxiang Army sent troops from Qingshui River, it first defeated the Uighur Army in Lanzhou. It occupied two important towns in Jingyuan and Guyuan. After entering the Zhou territory, the army bypassed Weizhou and attacked Jingzhou, defeated the famous general of the Zhou Dynasty, and smoothed the way. Fang Dang Chihu never expected that a small Zhou army unit would seize the military flag while it was unprepared and even played with him.

The Dangxiang Army was temporarily dispatched without shields and other Liao protection facilities. A team of Dangxiang soldiers risked their lives to approach the city wall and wanted to transport the bodies of Dangxiang soldiers under the city wall. When they just approached the city wall, the rainy iron arrows flew over the city wall, and more than ten more soldiers lost their lives.

It is a glorious tradition of not leaving the corpse of a companion. Fangdang Chihu naturally strictly abides by this tradition. He led the Dangxiang Army. Slowly approached the city wall and came to the archery route. Four hundred Dangxiang Army began to shoot against the defenders on the city, and more than one hundred soldiers rushed towards the wall quickly, grabbed the fallen soldiers and ran back. The Dangxiang people's archery level was far higher than that of the defenders on the city. Although they suffered a great loss in shooting back, they still suppressed the defenders on the city.

After Fangdang Chihu successfully snatched all the bodies back, he returned to Wuliuguan dejectedly. He looked at the soldiers who lost their lives, and his heart was bleeding. These soldiers were from the same tribe as him. His tribe was also very famous among the Dangxiang tribe. He was known as the "Iron Harrier". The Uighurs who had fought with them for decades said that they "walked a hundred miles apart, and went for a thousand miles apart, and were the best to travel suddenly. If lightning flies." But such a brave and powerful soldier fell under the city of Weizhou inexplicably. Fangdang Chihu felt cowardly and heartbroken. When he left Weizhou City, he held up his knife and sweared to the sky: "If you don't take revenge, you won't collect the grain and wheat, you will be bald and leper, and you will die in the tent."

The natural conditions and geographical environment of the Dangxiang people are in are relatively harsh, which makes them extremely united. The common people have no distinction between each other in their interactions. Even if they only have a little food, they should share it with everyone. The Western Xia proverb: "Profit is the goal, not to be friends with them; they are envious of others, and not to be with them." "Do not speak out in your heart, and friendship is as short as the evening; if you are disgusted with others, don't talk badly, and your mind is as broad as the world." This is the principle that Dangxiang people are sincere and loyal in dealing with people. However, on the other hand, if a Dangxiang people make enemies, they will definitely try to retaliate. They have a custom that if a person is not revenged, he will definitely be unkempt and eat enough vegetables. Only by killing the enemy can they return to normal.

After hearing Fang Dang Chihu's oath, the soldiers raised their swords and sweared: "If you don't take revenge, you won't collect grains and wheat, you will be bald and leper, you will die, and you will be in the tent."

Fangdang Chihu made this oath during the battle between the two tribes, and one Dangxiang person would be killed in battle, and three other tribes would need to kill him to pay for his life. Therefore, Fangdang Chihu brought his tribesmen to the future period, and they would not be able to attack Weizhou City, so they would kill people outside the city, which eventually led Hou Dayong to issue a "full annihilation order". After this battle, none of Fangdang Chihu and the Iron Harrier led by him returned to the bank of Qingshui River.

In the Hou Mansion of Daliang City, Hou Dayong rarely suffers from insomnia.

After hearing the news that the war in the northwest began again, Hou Dayong did not reveal to anyone that being good at hiding the front is an important rule for a long time. Hou Dayong also needs a time to develop secretly at this time. He does not want His Majesty and others to know that he has a powerful intelligence system.

Regarding the Dangxiang people, there are always some mind-collision in the Xixia Kingdom: "The Dangxiang army that attacked the Great Zhou territory this time was about 20,000, which was the largest attack on the Great Zhou people since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Chai Rong is now preparing for the second southern expedition. He will not invest the main force of the imperial guards in the northwest. It seems that only a few border towns send troops to fight this battle. Shihu must be in Feng, Cheng, and Qin prefectures, and the main force of infantry and cavalry that the Black Eagle Army drove to the front line will not exceed 5,000. In addition to the army of Li Hui of the Bianzhou, the army of Fengxiang Wang Jing and the northwest Yanzhou army, the army of Dazhou should be between 30,000 and 40,000. This is a bloody battle evenly."

"In history, the Dangxiang people established the Western Xia Kingdom, defeated the Uighurs, and occupied the Helong area. First, they joined Liao to resist the Song Dynasty, and then Jin to resist the Song Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, the Western Xia was a powerful enemy of the Song Dynasty, which caused the Song Dynasty to not be at peace. However, there are still decades before the founding of the Western Xia Kingdom, and the Dangxiang tribes have not finally been unified. This is a good opportunity to defeat them one by one. Take the initiative to eliminate the living forces of the Dangxiang tribe, and kill this nation that is about to rise in its cradle."

After making the plan, Hou Dayong doubted his decision again. The Xixia Kingdom established by the Dangxiang people was a country with an important influence in Chinese history and part of the history of the Chinese nation. After the founding of the Xixia Kingdom, a complete system was established in analogy to the Song system, creating the Western Xia characters, promoting Buddhism and advocating Confucianism, and greatly promoting the economic and cultural development of the local area. If the Han people were allowed to rule the land of Xixia, would it be better than the Dangxiang people?

"Do I really have the right and ability to stop the rise of a nation? If I successfully prevent the rise of the Dangxiang people, the Jurchens will also rise soon, and then the Mongolians roaming across Europe and Asia will also rise. Can my appearance really change the world? However, if I don't take the opportunity to attack the Dangxiang people now, it will be much more difficult to deal with it when the Dangxiang people's power is further developed. Alas, I don't think so much. Whoever lets him invade the border? The duty of the soldier is to defend the country. Since the Dangxiang people are here, they must make it difficult to come and go."
Chapter completed!