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The wooden barrel was getting warm.
The water in the bucket had long since lost its coolness.
"Gudong!"
"Gudong!"
"Gudong!"
Zhao Yuan poured a ladle of water.
Only then did I feel the heat subside slightly.
He handed the water ladle to Sun Li, who was standing nearby.
"Everyone, just drink some water and watch the show."
When the soldiers heard the king say this,
The tense nerves also relaxed.
Sun Li drank water,
He said, while looking at the chaotic battle below the city.
"The Tangut people are indeed known for their fierce spirit,"
"Even if we destroy Western Xia, there will likely be many bandits left,"
“It would probably be very difficult to govern.”
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "We can slowly wipe out the remaining bandits."
"After the Western Xia was destroyed,"
"Move more Han people here,"
"Just separate the Tangut tribes,"
"It will also save them from fighting each other."
Han Shizhong said, "The Tanguts are warlike."
"It's just that those households are missing weapons,"
"They'll suffer losses if they fight."
"They'll come back to fill the river again next time,"
"Let's throw some knives and guns at them,"
"Let them fight amongst themselves."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "That's a good idea."
"Anyway, the Western Xia army isn't lacking in weapons,"
"Why don't we send them some more?"
"Shi Yong, Xue Yong, you take your troops back to the palace,"
"Send three more detachments,"
"Have them bring some weapons."
"Yes!"
While the personal guards were being rotated,
Zhao Yuan also ordered Ma Lin and Zhang Qing's troops to exchange city defenses in units of 100 men each.
A hundred-man squad marched over the city wall toward the west gate.
Even if the Western Xia attacked at this time.
The troops on the city walls were enough to repel the Western Xia people.
Soon, Zhang Qing led a hundred-man squad from the west gate.
Another hundred-man squad from Ma Lin's troops headed towards the west gate once more.
Renli has already dispatched 10,000 men to suppress the riots.
However, all ten thousand-plus able-bodied men at the front lines joined the battle.
In addition, some soldiers from the same tribe were mutineers.
The battle was at a standstill for the time being.
Chapter 1916 The Army is Trapped
Seeing his 10,000 troops suffering continuous casualties, the garrison commander of Jingzhou couldn't help but say...
"If this fight continues..."
"Even if we could kill all those able-bodied men,"
"I'm afraid my troops will suffer more than half casualties."
The garrison commander of Lingzhou saw him,
"Send more troops forward immediately,"
"I fear there will be even more soldiers who defect,"
"And we must also be wary of the Han people,"
"It is not advisable to send troops there immediately."
The garrison commander of Dingzhou was also afraid of joining the battle.
Damage to troops, echoing the sentiments,
"Some of my soldiers are already unsettled,"
"Once they join the fray, they might turn against their own side."
Renli also said, "Given the current situation, we really cannot retreat."
The garrison commander of Jingzhou said, "It would be better to withdraw our troops."
"Let the people all leave."
The garrison commanders of Lingzhou and Jingzhou were at odds, and upon hearing this, they immediately said...
"If we all leave, who will fill in the moat?"
Seeing that the garrison commander of Lingzhou was taking advantage of their misfortune, the garrison commander of Jingzhou simply said,
"War is something for us who receive salaries,"
"Now we're forcing the people to do our work,"
"No wonder they resisted."
"In my opinion, the people should be released now, and each department should take turns filling the river."
"Otherwise, even if we kill all these people, the people who come later will still resist."
"Our troops are all exhausted by internal strife,"
"Even if the river is filled in, there won't be many troops left to attack the city."
The Lingzhou garrison commander retorted, "If we use our troops to fill the river,"
“If we fill in the moat, there will be no more soldiers.”
The garrison commander of Jingzhou said, "Then let the people fill the river, and the soldiers will be responsible for providing cover."
Previously, it was the Dingzhou troops who were responsible for providing cover.
After thousands of casualties,
The garrison commander of Dingzhou proposed to draw able-bodied men to provide cover.
Upon hearing that the garrison commander of Jingzhou intended to overturn his proposal, he couldn't help but say,
"The archers have reached the city walls,"
"Completely suppressed by the city walls,"
"The soldiers also had many complaints."
"If the soldiers are put in charge of providing cover,"
"Unless they build them a mountain of earth,"
"Change the current situation of sending people to their deaths."
Renli frowned and said, "There's no time to build earthen mounds now."
“These lowly people, now is the time when the country needs them,”
"But they rebelled. Kill them all."
In-rye was born into the royal family.
He achieved success at a young age once again.
In his view, these commoners were indeed of lowly birth.
Some generals from noble families didn't see anything wrong with it.
However, some of the generals were brave warriors from various tribes.
He was promoted through military merit.
Among the able-bodied men fighting ahead were their relatives and friends.
Hearing Renli refer to them as lowly people...
Their expressions changed involuntarily.
The garrison commander of Jingzhou still wanted to argue,
But then they heard the sound of rapid hoofbeats from behind.
Turning his head, he saw two patrolling cavalrymen leading a man at full speed.
The man looked anxious.
They also knew that there was another urgent military situation.
"Last night, the Liang army launched a surprise attack on Mingsha, and Mingsha has already fallen."
Upon hearing this, Renli hurriedly said,
How many soldiers does the Liang Kingdom have?
"No less than fifty thousand."
The generals heard that the Liang army had captured Mingsha.
They immediately panicked.
The garrison commander of Lingzhou said, "The Liang army has captured Mingsha."
"The next step will inevitably be to attack Lingzhou."
"Lingzhou now has only ten thousand soldiers left,"
"I'm afraid we won't be able to hold the city,"
"Our troops must return to Lingzhou to provide support."
Renli frowned and said, "Ten thousand men cannot defend Lingzhou."
"Can 20,000 men really hold the line?"
The Lingzhou garrison commander glanced at the breach in the Xingqing Prefecture city wall.
I've lost confidence.
Renli said, "The Liang army has gunpowder to breach the city walls."
"The city walls are practically useless now."