Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Xi Gong snorted, and suddenly changed color.

Xi Gong, the envoy of the Jingyuan Road, and Zhao Dian, the envoy of the Qinfeng Road outside the city, were both high-ranking officials in the former Song Dynasty. Like Zhang Shen who led the troops to Bianliang City in Tokyo, they both secretly centered on the Zhao family.

After Zhang Shen's defeat in Bianliang City, Tokyo, Xi Gong, Zhao Dian and others did not dare to act rashly to raise the flag of rebellion, but they were also dissatisfied with the rule of Zhang Bangchang and Ximen Qing.

After Wang Jin was ordered by Ximenqing to lead the army westward to Jingzhao Mansion, Xi Gong, Zhao Dian and other strategic envoys from all walks of life all made false claims with him, and they were at odds with each other.

These army leaders all believed that Shaanxi Fifth Road was their Shaanxi Fifth Road, and that Ximen Qing's party should stay in the Gyeonggi area and should not try to get involved in Shaanxi.

Therefore, after the defeat of Jingyuan Road and the siege of Weizhou City, Xi Gong, the economic envoy of Jingyuan Road, only asked for help from several other economic envoys, but did not ask for help from Wang Jinjun who was stationed in Jingzhao Mansion.

On the one hand, Xi Gong didn't think that Wang Jinjun would come to help with all his strength, and on the other hand, he didn't want Ximen Qing's army to enter Jingyuan Road.

Because Xi Gong understands that it is easier to invite gods than to give them away. Ximen Qingjun has the great righteousness of the central court of Chu State. Once they enter Shaanxi Fifth Road, it is impossible for them to withdraw easily.

At that time, how will the local military leaders left behind by the Song Dynasty deal with themselves?

It was precisely because of these concerns that no matter whether it was Xi Gong, the envoy of Jingyuan Road, or Zhao Dian, the envoy of Qinfeng Road, they all wanted to resolve the war by themselves, so that Ximen Qing's army would not have an excuse to enter their jurisdiction.

How could Qu Duan have Xi Gong so much thought, as a general, he only thought about how to increase the winning rate of his own army.Therefore, there was a disagreement between Qu Duan and his immediate boss, Xi Gong.

Now the envoy Xi Gong was already angry, and the generals also agreed to go out to fight, Qu Duan had nothing to say, so he could only retreat to one side and remained silent.

However, unexpectedly, Xi Gong, the envoy of Jingyuan Road, did not let Wu Jie, who had invited Ying to fight, lead the troops out of the city, but handed over this important task to Qu Duan.

Qu Duan didn't dare to be negligent, and hastily mobilized his soldiers and horses, making preparations for the battle in the city.

In the early morning of the next day, after the mist cleared on both sides of the Jing River, Qinfeng Road's strategy made Zhao Dian's [-] troops approach the Xixia Army Camp, and formed an array to challenge the Xixia Army.

Hearing the news, Brother Li Cha also led the army out of the camp and formed a formation by the Jing River.

A life-and-death battle is about to break out outside Weizhou City.

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In the north of Dalong Mountain, at the junction of the Zhenrong Army occupied by the Western Xia Army, the Huaide Army and the monks in the hands of the Shunde Army in the hands of the Chu Army, there is a cottage named Jiuyangzhai.

After the Xixia army captured the Huaide army, the Chu army stationed here also fled, and the Xixia army took over the cottage without bloodshed.

Initially, as the front line of the two armies, thousands of Xixia troops were stationed here.

However, after Brother Li Cha conquered the Zhenrong Army in the south and marched into Weizhou City, the importance of Jiuyangzhai dropped greatly. The Xixia Army only left two hundred soldiers to guard the cottage and the mountain roads beside it.

The Zhenrong Army in the southeast and Xi'an Prefecture in the west are all under the control of the Xixia Army. No one would believe that the Chu Army would cross the mountains of Dalong Mountain and come here.

The two hundred Xixia soldiers in Jiuyangzhai were still asleep, but they didn't know that an army was quietly approaching in the dense forest tens of feet away to the south of the village.

Two bald-haired Xixia soldiers were yawning, boredly reminiscing about the joy of looting the village yesterday. Suddenly, two sharp arrows flew in the morning mist and hit the throats of these two Xixia soldiers.

Two Xixia sentries clutched their throats, and fell dead beside the gate of the village without saying a word.

More than a dozen black shadows rushed to the gate of Jiuyangzhai, entered the village like apes, and opened the gate.

Hundreds of troops emerged from the morning mist, flooding into Jiuyangzhai like a tide.

Two young generals came to the gate of the village surrounded by the crowd, holding precious carved bows.

Chapter 999 The Second General Surprises Pingxia City

The battle at Jiuyangzhai had already ended before it even started.

Two hundred Xixia soldiers woke up from their sleep, and were killed before they could resist. Only a few Han soldiers were captured alive.

After quickly counting the battlefield and making sure that no fish slipped through the net, those Han soldiers of the Xixia Army were brought before the two main generals.

Why can it be confirmed that the remaining Xixia soldiers are Han Chinese?Because they are not bald or loose, it can be seen from the hairstyle that they are not party members.

It should be known that the Xixia Kingdom is a mixed population of Dangxiang people and Han people, and the culture of the Han people is also promoted in the country.Not only are there many Han ministers in the court, but there are also many Han soldiers in the Xixia Army.

The army that raided Jiuyangzhai obviously hated the party members even more. When they saw the Xixia army with bald, loose or braided hair, they stabbed with knives and spears without mercy.

Therefore, the last captives captured alive were all Han soldiers with hair tied.

Frightened by the mysterious army falling from the sky, these Han soldiers knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the two generals, begging for their lives.

The two main generals of this mysterious army are Liu Qi and Ma Kuo who split their troops eastward from Xihe Road.

Both Liu Kai and Ma Kuo are young and energetic, and they want to make great achievements and show their faces in front of Ximen Qing.

After breaking up with Liu Xi, the two decided not to go to Weizhou City to participate in the war, but to bypass the main force of the Xixia Army, surprise the Huaide Army, and regain Pingxia City.

Liu Qi and Ma Kuo analyzed that because the Xixia Army had captured Xi'an Prefecture and the Zhenrong Army, and the Huaide Army to the north of the Zhenrong Army had become the rear, the Xixia Army might relax their vigilance.

Therefore, the two decided to take a risky approach and surprise the Huaide Army in Pingxia City, putting the Zhen Rong Army and the Xixia Army outside Weizhou City into a situation where they were facing the enemy, forcing the Xixia Army to retreat.

"Under the city of Weizhou, brother Li Cha has been beheaded by our army, are you going to die or live?"

Liu Kai asked several Xixia Army prisoners kneeling in front of him.

"General, we were all conscripted into the army by King Jin, no, brother Li Cha. I want to live, I want to live!"

"There is an old mother on top of the villain, and there are wives and children on the bottom. The villain begs the general to spare his life!"

"Forgive me..."

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A few soldiers of the Xixia Army believed Liu Qi's words without thinking about it in horror.

If it weren't for the defeat in front, where did so many Chu troops come from?

"If you want to survive, you have to serve our army! Let me ask you, what's the situation in Pingxia City?"

Liu Kai asked.

In order to survive, several captives immediately told Liu Qi and Ma Kuo about the reality of Pingxia City.

Sure enough, as the two expected, because the Xixia army was attacking everywhere and launching a full-scale offensive against Chu State, there were not many troops left behind in Pingxia City, only more than 2000 soldiers and horses.

Among the more than 2000 people, 1000 were stationed at Lingping Village, Tongxia Village, Tongyuan Village, Shengqiang Village and other places along the Hulu River to protect the transportation of grain, grass and luggage.Therefore, there are only more than 1000 soldiers and horses in Pingxia City.

After Liu Qi and Ma Kuo found out from the captives, they summoned the generals and formulated a plan to attack Pingxia City in Jiuyangzhai.

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The sun was sinking to the west, the cool breeze was blowing, and the flag of the Western Xia Army on the top of Pingxia City was waving in the wind.

The people in the city looked at the banner of the Xixia Army on the city wall and the patrolling soldiers of the Xixia Army with hatred in their eyes. When they walked to no one's place, they couldn't help spitting on the ground a few times.