After She Tuoli, Wu Ge and others learned that Zhang Guangbao promised them to retreat, they also sneered at it.

I don’t know how many times I scolded Zhao Dongting, Zhang Guangbao and others.

Now they almost believed that this was a trick made by the empress and Song Guo.

If Zhang Guangbao hadn't allowed them to attack Heliancheng and Qu Rujian to attack, they wouldn't have fallen into such a passive situation.

What only made them feel a little relieved was that although Emperor Song went back on his word, he finally did not mean to be completely biased towards the empress.

As long as the Song imperial guards in Chengdu Prefecture do not interfere, they will have a chance.

After the government office was stranded for a while, She Tuoli and others joined forces to head to the north of Longzhou City.

Many generals stood on the city in the scorching summer day, looking at the vaguely visible imperial guards camp in the distance, but they didn't feel that it was so hot. Instead, a cool air spread from the soles of their feet.

Although She Tuoli said that he would destroy the Western Xia imperial guards and directly took Zhongxing Mansion to pull the empress off the horse, everyone knew that this was not easy.

After all, the Western Xia imperial guards had military strength that exceeded theirs. Moreover, the troops of the Gansu Military Office and Xiangqing Military Office were also quite famous among the various Western Xia armies in the past.

If they truly regard the Western Xia imperial guards as opponents who are not worth worrying about, then they will be fools.

She Tuoli put his hands on the battlements, his eyes were very sinister and a little solemn.

Although he has great martial arts skills, he is not able to control his army when fighting.

Time seems to pass extremely slowly.

On this day, after Heliancheng, Qu Rujian and other Xixia generals led their soldiers to camp outside Longzhou City, they did not immediately lead their troops to attack Longzhou City.

Scouts on both sides must inquire about each other.

After all, this is not a blitzkrieg, it is a surprise attack to win, but it is a confrontation that both sides are prepared for.

This is very likely to be a long-term battle, so you need to know yourself and your enemy.

Only in this way can one lock in the chance of victory.

Two days passed soon.

During these two days, She Tuoli and others had no choice to ask for assistance from Chengdu Prefecture.

Because they can all see clearly the current position of Song State.

If the State of Song planned to help them, they would not need to send envoys to ask for help at all, and they would also take the initiative to send troops to help.

In such a situation, sending an envoy to seek help is just to bring shame to oneself.

After rest and rest, generals such as Heliancheng and Qu Rujian finally launched a tentative attack on Longzhou City.

Qu Rujian's Qitian Army rose to a high altitude at dawn and marched towards Longzhou City.

This can be said to be the killer weapon of their Xixia imperial guards.

Among the Western Xia army, except for the imperial guards directly belonging to the empress, even the Zhongsun family Xiangqing Army and the Helian family Gansu Army did not have hot air balloons.

Zhongsun Qifu and He Liandong also responded to their understanding attitude.

This is not because the empress does not trust the two families, but because the method of making hot air balloons is indeed of great importance.

The Empress may not mind that the two of them also master the methods of making hot air balloons, but she must also be worried that the methods of making hot air balloons will spread from the two of them.

But this is the foundation of the force of the empress's rule.

On the top of Longzhou city.

The sound of the horn is desolate and vast.

A soldier raised his throat and shouted: "The enemy is coming! The enemy is coming!"

There were a lot of soldiers running up to the city wall and standing in their respective defensive posts.

They were only at a loss when they saw the hot air balloons covering the sky and the sun.

There is no ordnance among the four major military departments to deal with hot air balloons.

She Tuoli and others were also in the city, watching the hot air balloons slowly floating in the air, either with a serious face or a swearing.

In the end, She Tuo issued an order and said: "All the soldiers of the army went to the city to hide."

Until now, they have gathered all the soldiers who were originally stationed outside the city into Longzhou City.

This made Longzhou City a lot crowded in an instant.

After all, the city of this era is only so big, and it is extremely rare to have a large city that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Although Longzhou City is a prefecture city, it is still on the verge of limits to the number of soldiers stationed in a sudden increase of more than 100,000 soldiers.

The generals of the various armies hurriedly ran down to pass the order.

The soldiers on the top of the city hurriedly retreated to the city.

It took just a short while, the city wall was empty.

Even many of the armies guarding the city were transported to the city by these soldiers.

The streets in the city were also quickly empty, and there were no soldiers or idle people.

The soldiers of the four major military departments were hiding in hidden places or in private houses.

This is their only way to deal with hot air balloons.

Because She Tuoli and others were sure that the Western Xia imperial guards would definitely not dare to bomb the entire Longzhou City. Because the people living in Longzhou City were all the people of Xixia.

If the Western Xia imperial guards do this, the people will lose their hearts. This price is not something that the Empress Group can afford.

After Qu Rujian's Qitian Army arrived over Longzhou City, it was indeed a dilemma.

Looking down, they could not see the four soldiers of the army below at a height of hundreds of meters.

Longzhou City seems like a dead city.

In the end, the Qitian Army only carried out symbolic bombing over the north wall of Longzhou City.

The sound of cannons finally rang out in Longzhou City.

The civil war in Xixia began again.

In the end, when the Qitian Army withdrew, the north wall of Longzhou City was full of devastation.

She Tuoli and others appeared on the city wall again. Looking at the dilapidated northern wall, some people were full of anger, while only the people were also calm.

She Tuoli's expression did not seem very angry.

He had long thought that since the Qitian Army came, it would be impossible to withdraw directly. It would be impossible for them to use the city wall to block the Western Xia imperial guards.

And he had already prepared for this.

The city is just the first line of defense. Although it is lost, it is not something that has a great impact on them.

After a while of silence, She Tuoli and Tuoba Wu and others discussed and completely gave up the northern city wall.

More than 100,000 soldiers from the four major military commands set up defense lines in Longzhou City.

There are soldiers running around in the city.

It can be said that it is not easy for the Helian City and Qu Rujian to lead an army to occupy the Longzhou City directly.

Not long after, the Qitian Army also landed outside the Xixia Imperial Army camp.

After the generals of the army walked down the hanging basket, they hurried to the commander's tent to see Heliancheng, and Qu Rujian and the others.

"General!"

As soon as he arrived in the tent, Qu Rujian's deputy said: "The people from the four major military departments in the city have been hidden, and we have not made any contributions."

Heliancheng did not show any surprises, but said to Qu Rujian: "The four major military departments are indeed prepared for your Qitian Army."

Qu Rujian nodded without saying a word.

Heliancheng said again: "It seems that we can only lead our army into Longzhou City?"

Qu Rujian pondered, "I thought, instead of taking the initiative to attack Longzhou City, it would be better to wait for the rebels to attack us."

Heliancheng was slightly stunned, then understood, nodded slightly and smiled: "That's true."

If they control Qingchuan County, they will control the grain channels of the four major military departments.

The four major military commanders are now entrenched in Longzhou City, so the food and grass must not last too much time.

In this regard, they are extremely proactive.

Heliancheng then said, "But if there is a tight end here, do you think the people left behind by the four major military departments will be anxious to jump over the wall?"

Qu Rujian said: "So what if the dog is desperate? The emperor still has tens of thousands of imperial guards in the imperial city, and Gansu and Xiangqing military departments are watching each other. It is difficult for the rebels of the four major military departments to enter Zhongxing Mansion. As long as we destroy more than 100,000 soldiers here, they will be in a desperate situation, just like grasshoppers after autumn."

Heliancheng nodded, "Then let's wait for it!"

A few days later, the soldiers of the Xixia Imperial Guards, Gansu and Xiangqing Army Division did not make any noise.

They just stayed outside Longzhou City and were eyeing Longzhou City.

Even so, it made everyone in Longzhou City feel a little anxious.

They were not worried that the Western Xia imperial guards would come to attack, but they were worried that the Western Xia imperial guards would not attack them. Because their food and supplies were indeed not too abundant.

Although there is no danger in a short period of time, how long can it last for such a stalemate with the Western Xia Imperial Army?

The Xixia Imperial Army guarded the grain road of Qingchuan County, and domestic food and grass could be sent to their army continuously. However, their four major military departments could only wait to sit and eat the whole country.
Chapter completed!