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However, the Western Xia still had the advantage in military strength.
If we retreat, I fear morale will waver.
Without Cha Ge and Wei Ming An Hui,
Other tribes will likely be tempted to make a move.
Instead of this,
Why not give it another shot?
A victory might allow us to repel the Liang Kingdom.
If he loses, he will have a reason to retreat.
Therefore, Li Qianshun devised a plan to lull Liang's army into a false sense of security.
A plan to launch a surprise attack at night.
The soldiers in the camp were all fully armored.
Ostensibly, it was to guard against a sneak attack from the Great Liang.
However, if the attack on Liang's main camp fails,
Li Qianshun then prepared to withdraw his troops overnight.
Otherwise, two consecutive failed sneak attacks,
The morale of the army will inevitably be low.
Then they would fight a decisive battle against the Liang Kingdom, which was armed with firearms.
It will inevitably be a crushing defeat.
Chapter 1855 Night Raid
East of the Western Xia camp.
A troop of soldiers clad in black armor had already infiltrated the outer perimeter of the camp from the darkness.
It was the 20,000 troops led by Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing.
There were also a thousand men led by Yao Pingzhong.
After Zhao Yuan's army defeated Chage's army,
He then sent someone to inform Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing to come to Deshun's army.
On the 21st,
Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing then led their troops through the Liupan Mountains.
They entered Deshun Army's stronghold at the mountain pass under cover of night.
On the same day, Li Qianshun dispatched Weiming An Hui to launch a surprise attack on the Liang army.
They did not attack Deshun Army.
Therefore, they were unaware that 20,000 more troops had been added to the city.
Although Liupan Mountain is steep,
But it's not as difficult as flying birds.
The mountain road was difficult to travel.
It was inconvenient for a large army to travel through.
Agile people can still move freely.
Zhao Yuan then sent Xie Zhen and Xie Bao to Liupan Mountain to deliver a message to Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing.
The De Shun army's original 30,000 troops had dwindled to less than 5,000.
Half of them were Qin Fenglu troops under Zhong Shizhong's command.
Half of them were soldiers from Xihe Road.
After the Western Xia invasion,
Yao Gu, the military commissioner of Xihe Road, then led his troops to retreat to Qinfeng Road.
However, because most of the troops were sent to Jiangnan to suppress Fang La,
However, not many troops returned.
Although both Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu were military commissioners...
However, Deshun Army was under the jurisdiction of Qinfeng Road.
The commander-in-chief is naturally also a disciple of the sect.
Zhong Shizhong learned that Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing were planning to leave the city to attack the camp.
I don't have any particular thoughts.
Although it was felt that the Western Xia army had not attacked the city for two days.
Perhaps they will be on guard.
However, the king ordered the two to leave the city.
He couldn't stop it either.
Although tempted by the idea of capturing the Western Xia ruler...
However, defending Deshun Army was equally important.
He, however, did not want to raid the camp.
In the end, however, they lost the Deshun Army.
Zhong Shizhong was not moved.
However, Grand Commandant Yao Pingzhong was tempted.
Yao Pingzhong is Yao Gu's nephew.
He lost his father at a young age.
He was raised by Yao Gu.
The Yao family was a military family in the Northwest, second only to the Zhong family.
Yao Pingzhong also learned excellent martial arts skills.
At the age of eighteen,
Participating in the Battle of Zangdi River
The Western Xia soldiers were unstoppable.
Many heads were cut off.
Therefore, he was summoned by Tong Guan.
However, Yao Pingzhong saw Tong Guan as nothing more than a eunuch.
However, he usurped the position of commander-in-chief.
Therefore, he looked down on Tong Guan.
Tong Guan saw Yao Pingzhong's arrogant attitude.
Many of Yao Pingzhong's military achievements were immediately erased.
As a result, the imperial court's rewards naturally decreased.
However, the young heroes of Guanzhong all greatly admired Yao Pingzhong.
Call him Little Grand Commandant.
The campaign to suppress Fang La,
He also led his troops to participate.
Slay generals and seize cities.
Although Fang La was not captured
However, his achievements were among the best in the entire Western Army.
Yao Pingzhong had originally hoped to be received by the emperor.
But unexpectedly, the Song Dynasty suddenly collapsed.
Rushing all the way,
Back in the Northwest,
Only then did I learn that the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Liangshan bandits.
However, the old strategist Zhong actually called on the Western Army to submit to the Great Liang.
Together we resisted the Western Xia.
Although Yao Pingzhong was extremely unwilling,
But it's not up to him to make decisions about the Yao family.
Besides, the Yao family's Xihe Road is gone.
The army numbered only a little over ten thousand.
They don't have much say.
In the end, Yao Gu naturally chose to stand with the Zhong family.
Until two days ago, Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing led their troops into Deshun Army.
At the same time, they killed King Da Liang and his brother Cha Ge.
Repel Cha Ge's army
The news that Li Qianshun would soon be surrounded was brought into the city.
Yao Pingzhong realized that the overthrow of the Song Dynasty by the Great Liang was not a fluke.
When they heard that Lu Junyi and Zhang Qing were planning a surprise attack on Li Qianshun's camp...
They immediately rushed to arrest Li Qianshun.
Yao Gu also thought that perhaps they could capture Li Qianshun.
He then agreed to Yao Pingzhong's request.
Out of consideration for Yao Gu, Zhong Shizhong
He then agreed to let Yao Pingzhong lead a thousand soldiers out of the city.
Yao Pingzhong looked at the Western Xia camp not far away.
His eyes gleamed as he spoke.
"Most of the soldiers in the camp went out after nightfall,"
"There probably aren't many left now,"
"When do we make our move?"
Lu Junyi said, "The Western Xia people are heavily guarded."
"The casualties from the attack on the camp must be considerable."
"Wait until their troops who raided the king's camp return defeated,"
"Some chaos is bound to occur in the camp."
"A failed night raid will also lower morale,"
"We'll raid the camp then,"
"We will surely achieve a great victory."
Zhang Qing nodded and said, "General Lu is right."