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Just when the war in the five prefectures of Dingnan was in full swing, Yang Yi, who was finally looking forward to the two cavalry guards to defend, asked Zhong Jianzhong to station in Guazhou, and suddenly returned with 20,000 elite troops from the Western Expedition. He swept across Liangzhou, Shatuo, and Yingli City like a whirlwind. Yang Yi ignored these small towns and the Xixia villages along the way, and rushed straight to Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Xixia.

Near Xingqing Prefecture, there are 20,000 soldiers to fight in Xixia, plus the newly recruited old and weak and Makui (female soldiers), there are about 60,000 people. This is the last property of Queen Mother Liang.

Qingxing Prefecture has a unique geographical location. It is the Yellow River to the east, the Helan Mountain to the west, and the dangerous Qingtong Gorge to the south. Each side is a natural barrier.

Yang Yi's 20,000 army suddenly came from Hexi, which triggered great panic in Qingxing Prefecture. Xia general He Langluo led 10,000 troops to defend Qingtong Gorge to the death, preparing to use this natural danger to block Yang Yi's 20,000 army.

However, Yang Yi did not fight He Langluo head-on at a dangerous pass like Qingtongxia, but used a sheepskin raft to suddenly cross the Yellow River in a relatively gentle place of the water;

These sheepskin rafts are light and easy to carry. After blowing, they can be used to cross the river. They are commonly used by nomadic people to cross the river. Yang Yi ordered a large number of sheepskin rafts to be collected as early as the time of the Hexi River. It was for today.

It was at night when the Song army crossed the river. After three hours, 20,000 people and horses crossed the east bank of the Yellow River without knowing it, and flew to Lingzhou overnight.

Lingzhou is across the river from Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Xixia. The Tang Dynasty once established the Shuofang Protectorate in Lingzhou. After the invasion of Xixia, Lingzhou was used as the capital. It was renamed Xiping Prefecture. Later, because Lingzhou is located on a plain, there is no danger to defend. Xixia established its capital on the other side of the Yellow River.

As soon as Yang Yi arrived in Lingzhou, he immediately began to attack the city without saying a word. At this time, the old and weak defenders in Lingzhou City included less than 10,000 people, and were suddenly attacked, and the situation was extremely critical.

When the news reached Xingqing Prefecture, Empress Dowager Liang was shocked and Lingzhou would not be able to fail. Otherwise, Yang Yi's army of 20,000 troops would be able to obtain the Lingzhou base, and the connection between Xingqing Prefecture and the five prefectures in Dingnan would be cut off.

The five states of Dingnan are currently under the attack of Zhang Ju and Zhong Pu. They are already in danger. If they cut off their ties with Xingqing Prefecture, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken, which will lead to a great defeat like an avalanche.

Under the strict orders of Queen Mother Liang, He Langluo had to lead 20,000 troops across the river to support Lingzhou at dawn.

On a high slope two miles away from Lingzhou, Yang Yi was wearing armor and on the top of the slope. Watching Lei Xiu siege the city, the sun just rose, but the golden light could not penetrate the smoke from the top of Lingzhou city. The continuous explosion sound was like the muffled thunder in the sky, rumbling constantly.

Liu Laohu came on the slope and was coming from the horse. Before he got close, he howled excitedly: "Sir, sir, He Langluo has started crossing the river, let's do it! sir..."

Yang Yi looked at him and cursed: "I'm so anxious, are you Liu Laohu still afraid that He Langluo's shrimp soldiers and crab generals would be able to cross the river?"

"Hahaha, the last general is naturally not afraid, but the military book says that it will be a half-pass attack!"

"You guy has read military books too? This is a new thing. But when fighting, you have to adapt to the situation. It is a dead end to copy military books. Xixia is now in turmoil, and He Langluo's army is unstable. Even if he lets all his 20,000 troops cross the river, we can still clean him up. Wait until others come over and talk about it, so as not to look for him everywhere."

"My wise, I admire you!"

"roll!"

Yang Yi said it lightly, but in fact he didn't dare to take it lightly. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, and if you are not careful, you can ruin the favorable situation.

After receiving the report, he asked Lei Xiu to lead 8,000 troops to attack Lingzhou, but he was ready to move at any time, and he led 12,000 troops to quickly force He Langluo to cross the river.

Around He Langluo's crossing the river, Yang Yi sent two thousand troops, dozens of people, like a large and airtight net, hunting all the scouts sent by He Langluo, making him a blind man.

He Langluo, who was commanding the crossing of the river, was worried, but Empress Dowager Liang issued a strict order and he had to support Lingzhou. He also knew that if he did not support, Lingzhou would definitely not last for three days. When Lingzhou was lost, Xixia would also be finished. Therefore, he knew that crossing the river would take huge risks, but he had no choice.

He Langluo really hated Yang Yi. If Yang Yi had taken Xingqing Prefecture directly, He Langluo would have enough confidence to make Qingtongxia a cemetery for the Song army. Now, Yang Yi suddenly crossed the river to attack Lingzhou, and stabbed it into the weak point of Xixia. The situation suddenly reversed. He Langluo had to give up the dangerous pass like Qingtongxia and ventured across the river to support Lingzhou.

Just after the morning hour, just as He Langluo's 20,000 army crossed two-thirds, Yang Yi finally ordered the launch, and 12,000 Song troops jumped onto the war horses and rushed to the Xia army to cross the river like waves.

He Langluo was not unprepared. He had already placed a wooden horse-rejecting railing at the top of the river and scattered caltrops to prevent the Song army from attacking halfway.

Unfortunately, Yang Yi was also prepared for these. He chose hundreds of empty horses, covered the horse's eyes, drizzled the ponytail with grease, tied the cluster grenade to these empty horses and lit the ponytails, and then lit the greased ponytails, allowing these crazy war horses to rush towards the Xia army's defense line. In this case, all iron caltrops and horse-rejecting wooden bars are fake.

After the blindfolded horse was burned by the fire, no matter how many swords and seas were ahead of you, he would only keep rushing forward. Although the Xia army was as raining as arrows, dozens of war horses rushed into the Xia army's defense line;

Huge explosions sounded one after another, and Xia soldiers were blown up one after another, with broken arms and broken limbs flying in the air. Dozens of huge fireballs were raging, which was enough to disrupt the Xia army's position.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Xia army's chaos, thousands of Song soldiers rushed up with iron shields to clear the outer caltrops. As soon as the passage was cleared out, Yang Yi pointed his sword and suddenly thousands of horses galloped, rushing towards the Xia army's formation like a mountain of mountains and seas;

The earth-shaking shouts and killing made the entire Yellow River boil. The Song army advanced like a cone. The long horse spear plowed out a bloody storm. The huge momentum of the war horses knocked the Xia army out one by one, and there was no one in sight when it landed;

Yang Yi crossed the dark clouds to cover the snow, and raised the Damascus knife shaped like a crescent moon in his hand. Every time he slashed, he would have to roll his head or break his belly. The fierceness was beyond words, making people break his heart and break his liver;

The twenty personal guards around him all used this crescent sword to kill people like chopping melons and vegetables. There were almost no corpse left wherever they passed. People with poor self-control ability would vomit their faces on the spot when they saw such a tragic scene, let alone dare to fight.

Under their fierce attacks, the Song army was pushing unstoppable like a flood rushing to sand. The defeated Xia army retreated without any retreat. They were forced into the Yellow River in batches. They were rolled by the surging rivers. After a few waters drifted away, they disappeared without a trace.

In panic, the boatmen on the river drove the boat off the shore. Some ships were overturned by too many Xia troops climbing up, and the entire ship was covered by the hull. They became drowning ghosts without even making a scream.

This kind of attack in half-crossing will not be broken through the beachhead position. Once it is broken through, almost no one will be defeated. The Xia army died tragically under the blade, and the horse's hooves are not drowned. Blood flows on the river and corpses are blocked.

Yang Yi raised his sword and jumped into the horse, killing all the way, the sword was like a horse, and the momentum was like a long rainbow. After passing by the formation, he immediately made the soldiers around him shout in unison:

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

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Amid the shouts of the Song army, all the Xia army knelt on the ground like the wind blowing wheat waves, including He Langluo, and thought it was a blessing to be a prisoner at this time.

Yang Yi ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up quickly, and then the prisoners were entrusted to Lingzhou City together, and then Renduo Baozhong and He Langluo fell down to persuade them to surrender. Seeing this, thousands of defenders in Lingzhou City opened the door and surrendered without thinking too much.

At this point, Renduobaozhong truly admired Yang Yi. He used to think that Yang Yi's series of big wins were a lucky component, but this time, Renduobaozhong was convinced from the bottom of his heart;

As early as in Hexi, Yang Yi asked someone to collect sheepskin rafts. At that time, Renduo Baozhong didn't understand what Yang Yi used to collect so many sheepskin rafts.

Now everything is clear. It turns out that when Yang Yi was in Hexi, he had already planned today's actions;

He rushed his army and looked straight to Xingqing Prefecture, asking the Xia army to deploy troops in Qingtong Gorge west of the Yellow River. When he came to him, he did not forcefully attack Qingtong Gorge, but quietly crossed the river and attacked Lingzhou;

Lingzhou is a must-have for rescue in Xixia, so it has to cross the river to support it, which has created an opportunity for Yang Yi to cross the river to attack.

It can be said that Yang Yi turned the disadvantage into the advantage in an instant, and he would definitely do it without having superb military talent.

Xixia is over!

Once Lingzhou is lost, the five states are already in danger and will collapse immediately. The remaining tens of thousands of elderly, weak and disabled people who were scared out of fear in Xingqing Prefecture, and no capable general can only wait for death.

Yang Yi, regardless of Renduo Baozhong's feelings, immediately cleaned up Lingzhou City after entering the city, and all the prisoners were detained in a military camp west of the city and were under strict supervision.

After doing this, Yang Yi sent Liu Laohu to lead 5,000 troops to sweep north. Although Xixia north of Lingzhou had no troops, it was the main pastoral area of ​​Xixia. She must not let herders drive cattle, sheep and horses to the Liao Kingdom.

In addition, Lei Xiu led 5,000 troops to kill eastward, giving the Xia army in the five states a big surprise;

I don’t believe it anymore. If you attack from three sides, how long can you last?

Yang Yi guarded Lingzhou with 10,000 troops, and sent two or three thousand troops to pretend to cross the river at different locations every day, making the Xia army in Xingqing Prefecture full of troops and was confused all day long.

He also ordered the detailed works lurking in Xingqing Prefecture to spread rumors and instigate officials of Xixia.

In addition, it is to collect ships, build bamboo rafts, and prepare for crossing the river. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!