Before the matter was over, Liu Zhongwu took the initiative to give Zhao Rong the power to ask for him at any time. Seeing that Liu Zhongwu finally made up his mind to give up his retreat choice, Liu Qi, who was determined to fight, was of course very excited. In addition to repeatedly complimenting Liu Zhongwu's wise choice, he couldn't wait to make suggestions, suggesting that Liu Zhongwu let Wang Dehou's defeated troops withdraw from the Security Army City and rest and reorganize, replenish military supplies, and after reorganization, he went north to help the war.

Liu Zhongwu had the same idea in his mind. After hearing his son's words, he nodded immediately and immediately sent someone to call Wang Dehou's deputy Li Ming to arrange for Wang Dehou's defeated army to act in person. However, just as Liu Qi and Zhao Rong were preparing to bow and leave, Liu Zhongwu's personal soldiers suddenly came to the report outside the tent and reported: "Report to the Grand Commander, the pseudo-Xia thief army sent an envoy to the white flag to go south and came to our army's defense zone to ask for meeting you. Now the person coming has been taken to the camp by our scouts. Please ask the Grand Commander to give it a reply."

"The pseudo-Xia thief army sent someone to see me?" Liu Zhongwu was slightly stunned and asked hurriedly: "Do you have any intention of coming?"

"Reporting to the commander, the envoy of the pseudo-Xia bandit army said that he had brought a letter written by Wang Wei, the pseudo-Xia Jin Dynasty, and he would submit it to the commander in person." The personal soldiers reported truthfully.

"Prepare in." Liu Zhongwu casually ordered that his personal soldiers would take the order and leave. Out of curiosity, Zhao Rong and Liu Qi naturally gave up the idea of ​​saying goodbye and leaving, and chose to stay and accompany Liu Zhongwu to meet the envoy of the Western Xia army. Liu Zhongwu understood the scheming of the two, so he did not speak out to expel Zhao Rong and Liu Qi.

After a moment, the envoy of the Western Xia army was taken to Liu Zhongwu. Then the envoy of the Western Xia army saluted very politely while speaking fluent Chinese: "The envoy of the Great Xia Kingdom has seen General Liu of Song. The envoy of the minority of the King of Jin brought Mr. Liu a letter written by Mr. Jin to General Liu, who asked General Liu to read it."

After saying that, the envoy of the Western Xia army reached into his arms and took out a letter, held it up with respect. Liu Zhongwu nodded. A personal soldier had already come forward to take it, and then transferred it to Liu Zhongwu. As a result, Liu Zhongwu opened the letter and looked at it for a few times. He immediately burst into laughter and said, "Are you the pseudo-Jin king of the pseudo-Xia Kingdom confused or stupid? He actually wanted to persuade the general to lead the army to surrender with a letter? Did he not sleep last night and daydreaming today and had such an idea?"

"What is the purpose of persuading surrender?"

When Zhao Rong quickly considered the purpose of Wei Mingcha Ge's envoy to persuade him to surrender, Liu Qi also laughed wildly and laughed loudly, saying, "You pseudo-Jin King is so confused, right? Our Liu family has received national favors from the whole country, and is irreconcilable with your pseudo-Xia thief army. Will he surrender to your pseudo-Jin King?"

"Mr. Liu, our King of Jin is also very kind." The envoy of the Western Xia army said politely: "Last night, the troops of the King of Guijun Wang Dehou were defeated and fled. Mar. Liu, your army is alone and can't stand alone. Therefore, our King of Jin hopes that Master Zheng can see the situation clearly, respond to the heavens and lead the army to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the support army of our Daxia army arrives, your army will inevitably be unable to escape the disaster of collapse! My King of Jin is very kind, and I hope Master Zheng can think twice!"

"The back-up army? I understand!"

Hearing this keyword, Zhao Rong felt a little brighter in his heart and immediately guessed Wei Mingcha Ge's real intention. Then Zhao Rong did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward, deliberately standing in front of the envoy of the Western Xia army, so that he could not see the expression on his face. While winking at Liu Zhongwu, he shouted: "Master, don't listen to the nonsense of this pseudo-Xia thief envoy. The general asked the order, and asked the general to allow the general to behead the thief envoy on the spot, and then lead us to fight the pseudo-Xia thief envoy at the city of the Security Army!"

"War the pseudo-Xia thief army to the death at the city of the Security Army?" Liu Zhongwu was slightly stunned again, but after seeing Zhao Rong wink at himself like he was wiping his neck, Liu Zhongwu quickly came to his senses and said after a moment of calculation: "General Zhao is a little worried. Although this thief envoy is hateful, the two countries are fighting each other and do not kill the envoys. We cannot let the pseudo-Xia barbarians laugh at us for not knowing politeness. Come, drive this arrogant thief envoy out of the camp!"

The personal soldiers took the order and forcibly expelled the envoys of the Western Xia army. During the period, Zhao Rong said to Liu Zhongwu: "Master, you can't hesitate anymore. Accept the instructions of General Manager Wang and General Manager Cai, and retreat to the Security Army City as soon as possible!"

Liu Zhongwu didn't say anything and pretended to be nervous. Then, after the Western Xia army envoy walked away, Liu Zhongwu asked Zhao Rong: "Why do you say those words just now?"

"Report to the general, take advantage of the plan." Zhao Rong replied very directly, saying: "Wei Ming Cha traitor sent envoys to persuade us to surrender, in order to intimidate our army, deliberately released fake news to make us think they have subsequent reinforcements, and forced us to retreat as soon as possible, and give up Zangdihe City and the road to advance."

"The generals of the Ultimate Generals took the plan, and the purpose was to let the pseudo-Xia envoy go back and tell Wei Mingcha, saying that our army had been shaken, and soon it would be possible to voluntarily abandon the city and retreat, luring Wei Mingcha to further bluff and force our army to retreat as soon as possible. Then, as long as Wei Mingcha did this, the pseudo-Xia thief army might reveal flaws and create a counterattack opportunity for our army to attack. Therefore, the Ultimate Generals dared to deliberately play a play for the envoys of the pseudo-Xia thief army to watch."

Liu Zhongwu smiled, laughing very comfortably, and said, "It's very urgent and wise. Your words just now came to the ears of the traitor of Weiming Cha. He would definitely mistakenly think that we are ready to retreat south at any time. As long as he judged our tactical choice wrong, our battle will have great hope."

"From Tokyo, what exactly is your head? Why do you react so quickly?" Liu Qi poked Zhao Rong with his arm excitedly, and asked again: "If Brother Wei Mingcha is deceived, what will he do next?"

"Ninety-nine percent will lead the camp south, approach Zangdihe City and re-establish the camp, and put on an stance to bite us to intimidate us." Zhao Rong replied: "If he really does this, we will fight a little better in this battle."

"Are you better to fight?" As long as he is one of the four generals of ZTE in the future, Liu Qi woke up immediately and nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, you better to fight. Zangdihe City is now in our hands, which is equivalent to a sharp knife pressing on the waist of the pseudo-Xia thief army. The closer the new camp of the pseudo-Xia thief army is to our camp, the greater the threat this sharp knife will pose to them!"

The facts proved that the scene played by Zhao Rong was very successful. Just the next day, the main force of the Xixia army, who had established a camp twenty miles north of Zangdihe City, gave up their original camp and headed southward. They drove to a fierce position only seven miles away from Zangdihe City to re-establish the camp. They were still shouting slogans of flattening the Song camp on the way south, and bluffing further threatened the Song army. As a result, it did bring a lot of panic to the Song army soldiers with a frustrated morale, making many Song army soldiers think that this is a signal that the Xixia army will launch a large-scale attack.

Fortunately, because he saw through Wei Mingcha Ge in advance that he was bluffing, the Xixia army's move not only did not shake Liu Zhongwu's determination to stick to his perseverance, but also strengthened Liu Zhongwu's plan to confront the Xixia army to the end. In addition to arranging elite soldiers to defend Zangdihe City, he also commanded the Song army soldiers to strengthen the fortifications of the camp, try every means to inspire the army, boost morale, and calmly confront the Xixia army camp thirteen miles away. At the same time, Wang Dehou's defeated soldiers also withdrew from the Baoan Army City in accordance with Liu Zhongwu's request to replenish weapons and supplies, reorganize their football, and prepare to return to the army to fight again.

Then, after waiting for two more days and never seeing any signs of retreating from the Song army, Wei Mingcha Ge vaguely realized that he might have been deceived by the Song army. He was deceived by the Song army to take the initiative to close the distance and fall into a passive tactic - with Zangdihe City in front of the protection, the Song army camp did not have to worry about the Xixia army suddenly sending troops to attack, but the Xixia army must always guard against the sudden attack of the defenders in Zangdihe City, and naturally was at a disadvantage psychologically. So while secretly regretting, Wei Mingcha Ge had to change his thinking and reconsider his strategy to retake Zangdihe City and defeat the Song army.

"What should I do? Should I attack Zangdihe City first? Or should I bypass Zangdihe City first and attack the main camp of the Song people?"

Wei Mingcha Ge thought to himself and said: "There are pros and cons to both choices. First, we will firmly take down Zangdihe City. The advantage is that we can pull out the nails on our way to advance, and we can also lure the main force of the Song people to send troops to rescue and take the opportunity to get a chance to fight. But the disadvantage is that the siege war is too expensive. Once Zangdihe City cannot be won in one fell swoop, the Song people will definitely take advantage of the war to rotate the new forces, replenish the city's materials, and use the advantages of the city to consume a large amount of our troops."

"Arranging an army to monitor Zangdihe City and establish fortifications to prevent the Song people in the city from suddenly sending troops to attack the main camp of the Song people. The advantage is that as long as you succeed, you can win a complete victory immediately. But the disadvantage is that once you can't take the Song people's camp, you will also be dragged into the war of attrition by the Song people by the Song people, and the Song people's camp is also quite solid, so this may be quite large."

Wei Mingcha Ge is worthy of being a famous general in the Western Xia. After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Wei Mingcha Ge made up his mind and ordered: "Send more people to cut down wood on the mountains on both sides, build various siege weapons, and prepare to attack Zangdihe City. Also, gather the soldiers who escaped from Zangdihe City, select those soldiers who have seen the weapons of the Song people chiseling the city, arrange them into the back camp, and guide our craftsmen to imitate the Song people's chiseling carts."

"King of Jin, are you planning to use the Song people's method to regain Zangdihe City?" The subordinates next to him heard the intention of Wei Ming Cha Ge.

Wei Ming Cha Ge nodded and said, "We can certainly do it if the Song people can use that strange weapon to take Zangdihe City in one day. As long as we can do this and regain our Zangdihe City, this city can become a sharp knife against the waist of the Song people, which in turn must guard against the Song people at all times."

"But King Jin, this weapon was first used by the Song people, so they might have a way to deal with it." The subordinates reminded carefully.

"This is also one of my goals." Wei Mingcha Ge smiled slightly...

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The soldiers of Xixia went up the mountain to cut down a large amount of timber, so of course they were soon reported to Liu Zhongwu by the scout of the Song army. After hearing the news around Liu Zhongwu, Liu Qi did not dare to be negligent and hurried to Gao Qiu's camp to find Zhao Rong and told Zhao Rong about this situation. Zhao Rong was not surprised when he heard this and said, "No wonder, I can't scare us away, and I am reluctant to give up the key Zangdihe City, and I also want to eat us. Of course, the traitors of Weimingcha must be prepared to attack, either attack Zangdihe City first, or attack our camp first."

"How would Brother Wei Mingcha choose? Should I attack the city first or attack our camp first?" Liu Qi asked again.

"Four Generals, I am not a god, how could I know how to choose a traitor from Wei Mingcha?" Zhao Rong smiled bitterly and said, "But if I am Wei Mingcha, I will definitely choose to attack the city first. Zangdihe City is a small city after all, and it is much more likely to take it directly than to take down our camp directly, so I will choose to take it first and then hard, and to fight Zangdihe City first."

When Liu Qi was nodding, Zhao Rong suddenly remembered a big thing again and blurted out: "It's broken, why did I forget the pointed wooden donkey? Brother Weimingcha saw that we used the pointed wooden donkey to take Zangdihe City in one day, and it was very likely that we would imitate us. Many people had seen the pointed wooden donkeys at close range, and it would be very easy to imitate it."

"Why are you still stunned?" Liu Qi was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up, follow me to see my father and commander, report this to him, and ask him to take precautions in advance. Didn't you say there is a torch that can restrain the pointed wooden donkey? We have to build more quickly and send it to our defenders to defend the city."

Zhao Rong agreed, but as Liu Qi did not take a few steps, Zhao Rong suddenly remembered a big event, and stopped and frowned and said, "This is probably expected by Brother Wei Mingcha's traitor. If we are fooled by him, we will lose a lot of siege advantages in the future."

"What does it mean?" Liu Qi asked in confusion.

"Weiming Cha will take the opportunity to test whether we have any way to restrain the pointed wooden donkey." Zhao Rong replied: "Our Song army and the pseudo-Xia bandit army confronted the Hengshan line. They built a large number of military fortresses between them. Whoever can master better and stronger siege weapons will have a greater advantage in the fortress attack and defense."

"The traitor of Wei Mingcha must also understand this very well, so he will definitely use Zangdihe City to test whether we have any way to crack the pointed wooden donkey. If not, he will attack Zangdihe City in large numbers. If there is, he will be a great deal of death and injury to hundreds of people and can figure out our background. In the future, there will be no need to be afraid of our pointed wooden donkey attacking the city. After this calculation, he still chose a cheap one."

Zhao Rong's analysis made Liu Qi nod and also made Liu Qi frown, saying, "That's difficult. If you don't break the pointed wooden donkey, Zangdihe City may not be able to defend it. If you break the pointed wooden donkey, you will let the pseudo-Xia thieves learn it. We will lack a sharp weapon in the future to attack the city. Are you in a dilemma?"

Zhao Rong was also good at calculating pros and cons. After careful calculation, Zhao Rong still said: "There is no need to keep it secret. The pointed wooden donkey has only been used for hundreds of years. The pseudo-Xia thief army has just been in our way. However, the cracking method of this weapon has long been recorded in history books. As long as the pseudo-Xia thief army learns lessons and goes back to study it carefully, and those traitors who surrender to the pseudo-Xia thief army will also flatter and win favors. Looking through the history books to find countermeasures, it is very likely that they will find a way to deal with the pointed wooden donkey. Therefore, we do not need to hide it, and we should give priority to defending Zangdihe City first."

After carefully analyzing the pros and cons to Liu Qi, Zhao Rong quickly followed Liu Qi to the central army tent and reported his analysis and pros and cons to Liu Zhongwu. As a result, Liu Zhongwu agreed and nodded and said, "Yes, the most important thing at the moment is to protect Zangdihe City. I will go to Linghou Camp and ask the craftsmen to build swallowtail torches overnight and send them to Zangdihe City for later use."

"The general is wise." Zhao Rong quickly praised and said, "As long as we protect Zangdihe City, the traitor of Weimingcha will definitely not dare to take the risk of going south. In this way, even if he is eager to attack our main camp, we can be much easier to defend."

Liu Zhongwu nodded and said with regret: "It's a pity that Zangdihe City is too small. It can station more than 3,000 troops at the sky. If we can hide more soldiers, I really want the defenders in the city to take turns to attack and harass the thieves' camp at night, so that the pseudo-Xia thieves' army will not be able to live in peace day and night."

The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. When he heard Liu Zhongwu talking to himself, Zhao Rong's heart suddenly moved, and he thought to himself: "Make the puppet Xia thieves' army unable to live in peace day and night? This move should be effective. In order to intimidate us, Wei Mingcha took the initiative to retreat, deliberately moved the camp south to a position only eight miles away from Zangdihe City. Even if the military discipline of the puppet Xia thieves' army was better than that of us and had stronger adaptability than us, but if we find a way to make them unable to live in peace day and night, they would definitely be exhausted?"

This idea came up and thought about it quickly in his mind. Zhao Rong quickly raised his head and said, "Master General, if you want to make the pseudo-Xia thief army restless day and night and be extremely nervous all the time, then there will be a way to do this."

"What method? Tell me quickly." Liu Zhongwu said hurriedly.

"Give me a warrant to General Mo." Zhao Rong replied: "Just General Mo immediately returned to the Security Military City and organized the craftsmen there to urgently create one..., one..., Huh?"

"What are you trying to make? Tell me quickly." Liu Zhongwu urged.

"Master-in-law, please let Mo Jiang sort out his thoughts." Zhao Rong replied: "Mo Jiang must think carefully about how to maximize his effect in this kind of thing."

Liu Zhongwu had no choice but to shut up his mouth and let Zhao Rong concentrate on his calculations. Fortunately, Zhao Rong has always been very lucky and has lowered his head to do it for a while. Zhao Rong raised his head with a grim smile and said, "Master General, the general has figured out clearly. The general must use this method to completely destroy the morale of the puppet Xia thieves' army. Not only will they not be able to live day and night, but they will also make them suspicious, have no fighting spirit and morale, and have to take the initiative to retreat to save their lives. If we are lucky, we might be able to rely on this to defeat the strong and directly kill the puppet Xia thieves' army!"
Chapter completed!