The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 485 Battle with Xiliang

In the Tiandeng County Yamen, General Lu and Zhang Xian were sitting across from each other.

After reading Zhao Tong's letter, General Lu nodded and said: "Commander Zhang, since the prince has agreed to attack Liangzhou, I think it would be better to do it sooner rather than later."

Zhang Xian said: "What is Commander Lu's clever plan?"

General Lu said: "Originally I brought Tiandeng a thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry, plus the troops led by Commander Zhang this time, there are already three thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry. In addition to the hundreds of surrendered troops in the city, Even a strong attack on Liangzhou can be successful."

Zhang Xian said: "Liangzhou is an ancient city, so the city must be strong and well-defended. Three thousand cavalry cannot attack and damage the city. How can four thousand infantry attack the city?"

General Lu smiled and said: "Originally I thought so too. After all, people used to read and write poems here. It is a famous pass in ancient times. However, these days I sent scouts to spy on the horse to gather information, but I was disappointed. It is not as famous as the meeting."

Zhang Xian was surprised: "Is there any difference?"

General Lu shook his head and said: "It's very different. Liangzhou was known as Guan Dacheng in ancient times, but now it is dilapidated and dilapidated, with a lot of damage. Apart from the fact that the city is huge, there is nothing special about it, and its defenses are even far inferior to Zhuoluo's. "

Zhang Xian wondered: "Why is this? It shouldn't be right."

General Lu said: "Actually, it's easy to explain. This Liangzhou City was originally built by our Han Dynasty to stop the Xiongnu and Qiang Rong. It has always been hated by the Xihu. After it fell into the hands of the Qiang and Hu more than a hundred years ago, it was not destroyed or demolished. It’s all pretty good, so why are you still willing to repair and strengthen it? It’s become so dilapidated over the years.”

Zhang Xian thought for a moment after hearing this and nodded: "It is true. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos and dynasties were changing. There were constant disputes here. The Qiang and Hu advanced and retreated. It was okay to advance or retreat. If they retreated and invaded eastward, Liangzhou would be like a mountain. Ban stood in front of him, a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, and he wished he could burn it down."

General Lu hissed: "That's it. What's more, after Xixia occupied the Woye Mountain Plain in Hexi, it cut off the original path of the Silk Road. Han merchants had to go to Longyou and Qingtang to pass by, and Liangzhou was gone. There was no income from travelers and goods, and money was stagnant. Not only did it lose its role as a chokepoint, but it also lost its status as a trade route. In the long run, as Xixia's strategy moved eastward, it became increasingly unpopular. We attach great importance to it until now."

Zhang Xian said: "In this case, we can just attack by force. I wonder how many people are guarding Liangzhou now?"

General Lu said: "I sent scouts to inquire around, and sent agents to inspect the city. There are probably more than [-] people there, and there are many weak, sick, and disabled people here. Half of them should be for the care of the wounded soldiers who retreated from the border."

Zhang Xian's eyes lit up: "This is easy to handle!"

General Lu asked: "Commander Zhang, does he have any good strategy for breaking the city?"

Zhang Xian smiled and said: "It's good but not. There are not many plans in this kind of place. It's just a strong attack. However, Liangzhou's city is wide and dilapidated and the soldiers are few and weak, but they can build arrow towers for cover. I think he only has more than three thousand people in total." If the people are allocated to the top of the four cities and under the gate, how many can be left on each city? Then the cavalry will roam the other three sides and shoot and harass, and the infantry will be responsible for one side of the arrow tower to cover up the attack. How long can the other side be guarded!"

General Lu said: "Commander Zhang's plan is the result. Although I have not visited Liangzhou City, I think there are no sharp weapons such as bed crossbows. Those weapons were not made by Xixia. Most of them were captured from the Song Dynasty, but they also have to be placed there." An important border town cannot be found in Liangzhou in the rear."

Zhang Xian nodded and thought for a while: "There is definitely no bed crossbow, but there may be something like a stone cannon. If there is a stone cannon, the arrow tower will have to be built to push it back and forth, which will be troublesome."

General Lu muttered: "I think even if there are, I'm afraid they won't be durable for a long time. Without professional gunners, the stone cannons won't be accurate at all. They only serve as a deterrent. There are only a few of them, and there won't be more than a thousand that can be distributed on each wall of the city." , there are dozens or hundreds of professional gunners, and Liangzhou must be short of soldiers. As for moving the arrow tower, it is not difficult. I see that the terrain of Liangzhou is three high and one low, so just attack from the lower side."

Zhang Xian said: "It's not too late to do this, hurry up and prepare weapons and food, and go to Liangzhou tomorrow!"

General Lu said yes, and the two took action separately. Zhang Xian organized the army to train and promulgated wartime disciplines and regulations on rewards and punishments for meritorious service. General Lu supervised the construction of various ordnance towers and prepared food and supplies.

Zhao Tong was not short of money. He was always well fed and well paid in the army. After being under Zhuoluo, he gained a lot of money, especially cattle and sheep, which he slaughtered every now and then for the soldiers to eat and drink.

This cow is not a plowing cow, but a yak. ​​Yaks cannot plow fields and are only used to carry heavy objects, or to eat their fur and meat and to collect dung and grass for warmth.

That night, Tiandeng's army steamed large white-flour pancakes, stewed mutton bone soup, and distributed the cooked beef pieces to each person for storage.

The soldiers all ate with red faces, and those soldiers who surrendered from Xixia were treated the same way. Their bellies were full and they all secretly thought, it turned out that the Song army was treated so well. If I had known, they would have sneaked away to Xihe to become Song soldiers. , why should we suffer from poverty and poverty here?

In fact, the food in Xixia is also good, but it is only limited to the important cities on the border. However, it cannot be compared with Zhao Tao's army. As for the rear areas like Tiandeng, it is a difference between heaven and earth. You can usually eat some meat in a month. That’s pretty good.

After General Lu captured Tiandeng, he had white flour pancakes, steamed buns stuffed with meat, beef and mutton and other meaty foods almost every seven days. The food was large and full, which was several times better than the original Xixia Deng army.

A night passed in the blink of an eye. At the end of the fourth watch and the first of the fifth watch, they were cooking again. After eating and drinking, they left a thousand infantry to guard Tiandeng, and the rest set off in a mighty manner, heading straight to Liangzhou.

Tiandeng is about 100 to less than [-] miles away from Liangzhou. This journey is relatively easy to walk. Although there are mountains on both sides, the ancient road has been opened for thousands of years. If you march in a hurry, you can probably reach it in one day and half a night. See Liangzhou City.

However, Zhang Xian did not want to tire his troops in battle, so he set up camp in the wild beside the mountain when it was dark, and then continued on his way the next morning, finally arriving at Wuli of Liangzhou before noon.

He sent out his scouts to find out the news, and soon came back to report that the four gates of Liangzhou were not closed and there were still people coming.

Zhang Xian smiled and said: "How can you be so careless? There are no patrols outside the city looking for news?"

General Lu said: "I sent people to inquire inside before, and I heard that Liangzhou is guarded by a master, two assistants, and three Xixia generals. I shouldn't be so careless and careless."

Zhang Xian said: "I will take the cavalry and rush over first to have a look. If I can go straight to the city gate, I will take the opportunity. If not, I will wander away so that they cannot send people to report the news elsewhere."

General Lu thought for a while and nodded. They brought a total of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry this time. It was not enough to siege the city, but it could still be done by wandering around and deterring the other party from going out to report the news.

Moreover, Xiliang wanted to seek help from other places. The closest ones were actually Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi. Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi originally had many troops, but they transferred most of them to attack Lanzhou, and now they were captured by Zhao Tao. .

Next is the Xuanhua Mansion of the Gansu Military Division, which is further west. Although it is a supervisory military division, it does not have as many troops as the military divisions on the southeastern border. It has a fixed quota of 8000 people. I don’t know the actual number at the moment.

"Okay, then we have Commander Lao Zhang, and I will lead the infantry to catch up!" General Lu said.

Zhang Xian nodded and without further ado, led three thousand cavalry directly towards Liangzhou City.

Liangzhou City is the government of Xiliang Prefecture. Xiliang Prefecture does not have a military department and is an independent state capital. There is only one county below it, called Renduoquan City. It is far away, on the north side of Longyou, and the rest of the land is desolate.

The cavalrymen from Wuli arrived as soon as they were told, and within a moment they saw the outline of Liangzhou City. The top of the city seemed to have noticed them, and after being stunned for a moment, they started to attack in disorder.

Zhang Xian held the monocular telescope given by Zhao Tao in his hand and looked at it. He couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw it. This Liangzhou didn't seem to be fake, but was really unprepared.

He immediately ordered an assault on the city, but it was too late. When he arrived, the city gate had already been closed with a creak, and there was a "rumbling" sound inside. It was obvious that stones and other objects had been piled down to block the door.

Zhang Xian frowned and hurriedly withdrew from Jiandi, then led his troops to wander around to observe the situation in Liangzhou.

However, it is said that there are three generals in Liangzhou City. The chief general, Liu Shizhong, is the surname Liu of Dangxiang Xifeng. Most of the eight major Dangxiang clans changed their surnames to Han, and Xifeng was no exception.

Liu Nai is the surname most commonly shared by Dangxiang and Han people. Other clans in the eight major clans also change their surname to Liu. Judging from the name alone, it is difficult to judge the origin. However, Dangxiang people do not care much about surnames. They only care about the surname of their clan. This can be seen from Li Jiqian to Li Yuanhao. The emperor is like this, let alone the ministers below.

The other two lieutenants were named He Dingshan and Fei Tinglianshu.

After receiving the report of the enemy's situation, the three people hurriedly went to the top of the city to take a look, but they saw dust and grass rolling not far away, and they were actually cavalry.

Fei Tinglianshu was shocked and said: "Could it be the Song army that destroyed Zhuoluo City? If they don't fight eastward, why would they come to this bitter cold place in Liangzhou?"

He Dingshan's face turned ugly: "Liangzhou only has three thousand soldiers, and the army has tens of thousands of soldiers from Song Dynasty. How can we hold it?"

General Liu Shizhong was still calm at the moment, frowning and saying: "It's impossible for all the Song troops to attack, let alone what use do they have of Liangzhou? Let's observe it first!"

At this time, Zhang Xian led people to walk around the city and got a clear look at the situation in Liangzhou. As expected, as General Lu said, the city was large, but it was dilapidated and in disrepair. The Xixia court did not pay attention to it at first glance.

He raised his telescope under the city to look at the three people at the top of the city, but he could see clearly. He secretly thought in his heart that these were the three Liangzhou guards. Are they good at fighting or not?But if he is good at fighting, why not send him to the border to perform meritorious service? How can he be trapped here?So I probably have a score in my mind.

After a while, General Lu arrived with his people. For a moment, the flags fluttered like waves, and the army formed a majestic formation.

The three of them, Liu Shizhong, saw another army coming from the city, and the troops were surging like a tide. They couldn't help but feel calm. They hurriedly sent people to supervise the gates of the city to ensure that there was no damage. They also sent people to ask the governor of Liangzhou to urge the strong people to help defend the city.

Xiliang Mansion is not a military department, so there is no military supervisory department in charge of military affairs. Instead, there is a military commander and a governor to take charge of affairs.

Zhang Xian and General Lu whispered outside the city for a moment, then asked the soldiers to shout a challenge from the city. After shouting for a long time, the four gates of Liangzhou City were closed and no soldiers came out.

Zhang Xian said: "Sure enough, I'm trying to be cowardly. I think it's better to retreat and set up camp first and sort out the weapons."

General Lu said: "This is the best." Then he chose the high ground to lay out barracks and fortifications and assemble siege equipment.

On the second day, three arrow towers were erected, and other chariots and ladders were prepared, and the first trial of siege against the city began.

Seeing the arrow tower being pushed forward and the shield carts lined up on the left and right, Zhang Xian waved the spear in his hand and said, "Men, attack!"

The soldiers shouted "Ouch", like a group of newborn calves and tigers descending the mountain. Under the cover of arrow towers and shield vehicles, they dragged bamboo ladders, flying claws, climbing poles, ladders and other siege equipment toward the city. The wall rushed away.

Seeing this, the people on the city began to shoot arrows one after another. However, the infantry brought by General Lu and Zhang Xian twice were all vine armored soldiers, and they were covered by vine shields. Not many of them were injured before they rushed to the gate of Liangzhou City.

As soon as the soldiers leaned the bamboo ladder against the wall, a lot of things fell down on the city like raindrops, rolling wood, flying stones, bricks and tiles, smashing down randomly.

The Tengjia army was unable to dodge and was hit many times, but none of them died. At most, they suffered some minor injuries. The defense of the Tengjia and Tengshi shields was evident. Zhang Xian hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the troops, but the ladders that had been set up on the top of the city were They were all pulled up by Xixia soldiers with scratching hooks.

Liu Shizhong, the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou, felt much relieved after seeing that he had repelled the Song army's siege, so he sat down with He Dingshan and Fei Tinglianshu to rest. At this time, soldiers brought food to them.

Liu Shizhong asked someone to open the food box and took out pancakes and a bowl of steaming fat mutton. The three of them ate it hungrily. At this moment, a soldier rushed over in a panic and reported: "General, I know that the governor Li Most of the adults and bureaucrats in the yamen have escaped and have disappeared."

"What?" After hearing this, Liu Shizhong's hair stood on end and his eyes widened. He pushed the cake in his hand to the ground and screamed in anger: "This bunch of damn pigs and dogs will not seize power in peacetime. It is neither profit nor plan. Now that the enemy troops are approaching the city, they are all fleeing?" He Dingshan hurriedly advised him: "General Liu, calm down. The governor is useless. The general must not delay the important task of defending the city because of this. I am willing to go to the city to recruit. The strong men of the common people went to the city together to guard the battlements."

"Okay!" Liu Shizhong suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Then there is Deputy Lao He. We just need to hurry up and urge the strong men to come up. Otherwise, it will be difficult with a small number of people. The Song army may not be able to defend Liangzhou if it attacks Liangzhou in several waves."

He Dingshan hurried down to the city, and Liu Shizhong had no intention of eating, so he and Fei Tinglianshu patrolled the city and looked out.

He saw smoke and dust billowing from the northeast corner of the city, and a group of soldiers and horses were walking around the city. There was a word written on the big flag. He was sure that he was not an ordinary person, but must be the general of the opponent. He couldn't help but said: "I don't know which army of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty he is."

Zhang Xian was also looking up from the city at this moment. He suddenly sneered and pulled out a wolf tooth arrow from the beast pot, put it on the string, drew the bow to full length, and shot straight up the city with a taut sound.

This arrow came very quickly. Even if Liu Shizhong saw it, he yelled "Ah" and tilted his head to hide. The eagle-feather arrow passed by. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "General Song is so powerful!"

Fei Tinglianshu was beside him, palpitating: "General, I think Liangzhou is in a critical situation, so we should send a letter to ask for help as soon as possible."

Liu Shizhong shook his head and said: "The other side has a lot of cavalry. I'm afraid there are horse scouts ambushed in every city, making it difficult to escape."

Fei Tinglianshu said anxiously: "You have to give it a try."

Liu Shizhong said: "Deputy Fei Ting will handle this matter. I will guard the city."

Fei Tinglianshu hurried down the city, while Liu Shizhong looked outside for a moment, frowning and thinking, Xiliang is now an isolated city. If the news cannot be sent, it will be broken sooner or later, and then a breakout will probably be necessary!

In the evening, the three men took turns guarding the city. The next day, Zhang Xian led his troops to attack the city again. This time, five arrow towers were erected. The arrows from them were flying at the top of Xiliang City. The defenders at the top of the city had no time to hide behind the stacks. Many of them were shot to death.

At this moment, Liu Shizhong ordered people to pull two stone cannons, but because they had not been used for a long time, the tendons on them were stiff and the wooden shafts were loose. The stones that were shot out could not reach the arrow tower and only fell halfway. He was so angry that he drew his sword. After a random chop, the half-used stone cannon could no longer be used.

At this time, a crossbow carriage suddenly rolled out from behind the five arrow towers, and then it was launched. A crossbow gun shot straight over and hit the top of the city tower. The city tower had been in disrepair for many years and the bricks and stones were crisp. Half of it was suddenly shot down, and the pieces were scattered. It flew and splashed all over Liu Shizhong, who was so frightened that he hurriedly hid aside.

Zhang Xian said outside the city: "It's a pity that the prince gave me an eight-oxen crossbow. Otherwise, if there were a few more, they could shoot down the Xiliang city."

General Lu said: "Make the best use of everything. Just continue to use the crossbow. Only by fighting quickly can you minimize the losses."

Liu Shizhong on the city gritted his teeth and shouted: "It's a bed crossbow. This Song army has a bed crossbow!"

The trees next to He Dingshan and Fei Tinglian were ashen. There was no one in Xixia who didn’t know the crossbow. The Song army relied on this weapon to show off its power when attacking cities on the border. The stone cities on the border that had been reinforced every year were under such heavy crossbows. , will also be damaged, let alone a city like Liangzhou that has not been repaired for more than a hundred years.

At this time, the arrow towers and bed crossbows covered the Tengjia army. Once again, they came to the city. The ladders were set up again. The soldiers kept beating the city gate with logs. Although it looked heavy, it was actually somewhat decayed. The wooden city gate fell apart with a crash, revealing the pile of stones inside.

"Open the gate quickly, open the gate quickly!" Liu Shizhong hurriedly ordered from the city.

Naturally, there is a Qianjin gate in Liangzhou City, but it is a stone gate. Hearing a "bang" sound, the gate fell. Liu Shizhong took a deep breath. Fortunately, the gate was not broken due to age, otherwise it would have really happened. Something big has happened.

At this moment, the offensive outside the city became more fierce. He Dingshan looked at Master Liu and said: "General, this..."

Liu Shizhong gritted his teeth: "Smash down all the stones, rolling wood, oil bottles and clay pots. There is no need to keep them!"

He Dingshan said in surprise: "General, if you don't use it sparingly, later..."

Liu Shizhong said with a dark face: "What's more, after repelling the Song army's attack, prepare to break out of the city immediately. Liangzhou cannot be defended at all!"

He Dingshan was stunned, and immediately said: "Yes!" He also knew that the city could not be defended. The opponent's weapons were too powerful, especially the heavy crossbows, and those Song soldiers did not know what kind of armor they were wearing, and their defense was extremely powerful. It was amazing. It was completely different from the cloth armor of the Song Army that he had seen on the border when he was young. Not only was it not afraid of arrows, but it was not serious even if it was hit by small pieces of wood and rocks. How could he fight this battle?
He immediately sent an order to smash down the defensive objects on the city regardless of the cost. Even the arrows were fired randomly without aiming at all. After a quarter of an hour, he finally repelled the wave of attacks under the city.

General Lu sat on his horse and frowned: "There seems to be something wrong in the city."

Zhang Xian said: "Commander Lu also noticed it?"

General Lu said: "This is clearly not a posture to defend the city, but it seems to be just to repel this attack!"

Zhang Xian said: "I'm afraid that the Xixia guard is thinking of abandoning the city and running away."

General Lu looked at the sky: "If this is true, then it will be today. It is too late now. It is difficult to achieve success by attacking the city. If the opponent really wants to escape, it is better to ambush."

Zhang Xian said: "That's very good, but we don't have enough troops to besiege the city, so we still have to make some calculations."

General Lu thought deeply: "I saw that the Xixia garrison in the city was as frightened as a bird. He was afraid that he would flee before nightfall, and he might not know when it would be time for dinner."

Zhang Xian nodded: "It's actually not easy to walk at night. Today is the second day of the lunar month. There's no moonlight anywhere. It's dark and it's hard for a horse to run fast. He'll probably leave the city during our meal time. As for the direction, it's just the northwest!"

General Lu said: "Commander Zhang has the same idea as me, why don't we make arrangements now!"

Zhang Xian said: "Split the troops into two groups, and you and I will each lead an ambush."

Let's talk about the few Liu Shizhong in the city who saw the city retreating and immediately began to prepare to break out. In fact, there was no siege to break out, and the opponent did not surround the city with troops. All they had to do was open a city gate and rush out to run as hard as they could.

The three of them discussed it and concluded that the southeast direction was not allowed. The northern route was long. They were afraid of being overtaken by the opponent in the end, so it was better to go west to join the Gansu Military Division.

As for the time, we can't wait any longer at night. After all, it's not easy to walk in the plains. There isn't much moonlight tonight. Even with a torch, it's hard to run fast. If you can't run half as fast as during the day, you might as well run away in the evening while the other party is eating. The other party is bound to Will not take precautions.

After discussing it, the three of them made preparations. Because there were few soldiers and few cavalry, they could not be separated. Now there were only more than 2000 people left, and the cavalry was only more than 300, so they just left with [-] people.

As for cleaning up, it's easier, just take the gold and silver and don't worry about anything else.

In the blink of an eye, in the evening, three of Liu Shizhong and three hundred cavalry suddenly opened the west city gate, and then rushed out, heading towards the Gansu Military Division.

But after only running about ten miles, I heard the sound of arrows in front of me, and a group of men and horses came out from the side of the mountain.

Liu Shizhong was immediately shocked and turned pale. He hurriedly took a closer look and saw that there were thousands of cavalry in Qingyishui in front of him. The leader was not very old, and it was General Zhang surnamed Song who was seen at the top of the city.

He could see clearly at this moment, and saw the opponent's sword-like eyebrows, a pair of phoenix eyes shining like lightning, a curved bow on his left shoulder, a carved feather on his right, a three-foot Longquan sword hanging on his waist, a water-splitting willow leaf spear in his hand, and a golden dragon helmet. A large red tassel is embedded in it, fluttering in the wind.

The person who came was none other than Zhang Xian. He and General Lu were planning a plan. General Lu was ambushing in the north of the city, while Zhang Xian was guarding the west, and he happened to collide with him.

At this time, Zhang Xian looked at the general Xixia, who was wearing an iron headband, black oil armor, and a soap robe. He was sitting on a five-flowered horse with a machete in his hand. Behind him were two generals dressed in the same armor. Then hundreds of riders followed.

Zhang Xian sneered, knowing that the opportunity could not be missed, he would never come back, so he directly moved his gun, and the dustpan array came up to surround the opponent.

The shouts of the soldiers immediately filled the air and filled the field. The dust kicked up by the war horses was like a heavy fog in the river. There were flashes of swords and shadows, and blood splashed in all directions. It was a fierce battle.

Zhang Xian urged his horses to look for the opponent's general, and shouted: "Thief, where are you going to escape now? Get off your horse quickly and be bound, or you will die!"

Master Liu felt weak in the heart, but he also thought that his arms were strong and he wanted to break out of the encirclement with a wave of his sword.

Zhang Xian picked up the water-dividing willow leaf gun and used the move of a yellow dragon to come out of the cave. He stabbed it with one spear. General Liu raised his sword with a "clang" sound and opened the water-dividing gun. He gritted his teeth and said: "Song Dog, take this general's knife." !"

He raised his sword and went straight to Zhang Xian's face to cut it down. Zhang Xian opened the sword with the posture of a second man carrying a mountain, withdrew the gun and shook his arms, dancing wildly like a silver snake, shaking its head and tail, and struck Liu Shizhong's throat.

This was the famous three throat-locking spears. Liu Shizhong was dazzled by the sight. He didn't know where the tip of the spear was. He just felt that thousands of silver snakes were darting around his throat. He couldn't help but secretly scream: "No!"

Liu Shizhong dodged and tilted his head, and the gun swiped past his neck, almost hitting him. He got a false alarm, refused to let it go, drew back the knife and swept across.

Zhang Xian used a boy holding the moon to open the knife, and then opened it with a spear. Like a dragon or a snake, a ball of white light rolled around. There is a poem to prove it:

The python road is hooked inside and outside,
The pan head protector covers the whole body,
He made moves on the left and right, known as the Eight Fronts.
A shot shook the world.

Zhang Xian's spear was so handy that it flew up and down. Liu Shizhong immediately knew how powerful it was, but he couldn't escape or walk away, so he had no choice but to fight hard. The battle lasted for more than ten rounds, and Liu Shizhong only had a barrier to block it. He was so exhausted that he was panting and sweating. He wanted to run away, but Zhang Xian's gun held him tightly and he couldn't move away.

He was panicking and looked to the left and right. The three hundred cavalrymen had been divided into several positions by the Song army. They were surrounded and slaughtered until corpses were scattered all over the field and blood flowed into canals. They were followed by about twenty soldiers on the left and right. The fat cavalry also gradually dispersed, leaving only a few cavalry following them. Master Liu was panicking in his heart, and his expression changed drastically.

At this moment, He Dingshan and Fei Tinglianshu rushed to help. Zhang Xianting thrust his water-splitting willow leaf spear straight at him, killing Fei Tinglianshu under his horse with just one blow, and then knocked away He Dingshan's weapon and used a strange weapon. The python turned over, dodged Liu Shizhong's knife, and then came with a flying flower and picked leaves. The big gun came out and stabbed He Dingshan's throat directly. He Dingshan screamed "Ah!", and the body fell off the horse, with blood gurgling out from his throat.

Liu Shizhong was taken aback, and hurriedly made a feint with his knife, trying to take the opportunity to run away. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xian stabbed him diagonally with a spear. "Pfft", the tip of the spear immediately pierced his thigh, and when he pulled it out, his flesh and blood came out.

"Ah, it hurts me to death!" Blood dripped down, and Liu Shizhong was in pain until all his internal organs were torn apart, and he was teetering on the horse.

At this time, Zhang Xian's horse turned around and a spear was struck. Liu Shizhong endured the pain and raised his sword to fight, but due to the injury, he was weak and the sword was knocked aside. Zhang Xian's water-splitting willow leaf spear penetrated directly into his chest. He immediately opened his mouth, shook his body, his eyes suddenly lost sight, and he fell down on his horse with a "Kutong" sound.

Zhang Xian was afraid that he would not die, so he hurriedly fired another shot, and then joined the soldiers to kill the remaining Xixia troops. In just a moment, they wiped them all away, leaving no one alive.

Then he tore off a piece of his war robe, wiped the tip of the water-dividing willow leaf gun, and ordered: "My sons, take off the armor of the three generals, gather their horses, and follow me back to Poliangzhou!"

The soldiers shouted for a while, and it didn't take long to clean the battlefield. Then the team cheered up and headed straight for Liangzhou City.

(End of this chapter)