Xixia Zhongxing Prefecture.

The same situation was the same here when the army of Chengdu Prefecture was moving in the Song Dynasty. It was only more solemn and anxious than Chengdu Prefecture.

All the major city gates of Zhongxing Prefecture are open.

Since Zhongsun Zhouting led the remaining 40,000 imperial guards back to the city two days ago, soldiers and people from all over the country have gathered towards Zhongxing Prefecture in an endless stream.

The Great Xia army moved south from the Great Wall and is now on the verge of Shunzhou City. The atmosphere of war permeates the entire Xixia sky.

A soldier guarded outside the corridors of major city gates and conducted strict inspections of the people entering the city.

The city is already crowded.

The streets were filled with people.

They came to Zhongxing Prefecture to take refuge. Although Zhongxing Prefecture will definitely become the target of public criticism, for these people, the emperor always has a sense of security at his feet.

At the end of the south city, Empress Li Xiushu stood under a large golden umbrella wearing a dragon robe.

She looked south with a solemn face and a worried look in her eyes.

Although the Daxia army on the verge of Zhongxing Prefecture is only 50,000, it is not underestimated with the extreme state of Luo Tuo. It is still difficult to determine whether Zhongxing Prefecture can be defended.

If Zhongxing Prefecture is destroyed, it will be a disaster for the entire Xixia.

Looking at the people who entered the city in panic, Li Xiushu couldn't help feeling guilty.

Next to her, Zhongsun Qifu, He Liandong and others sighed softly. He Liandong's eyes were still a little red and swollen.

The death of Heliancheng really caused a great blow to him.

But is it their fault for facing such a situation?

Li Xiushu, Zhongsun Qifu and others felt guilty, but they couldn't think of anything wrong with him. Perhaps, not doing well enough is a mistake in itself.

Over the years, Li Xiushu, Zhongsun Qifu and others have worked hard for the Western Xia and worked hard to cure it.

Li Xiushu was on guard against the four major military departments step by step. Now it is still developing to such a situation. It can only be said that it is caused by the times. If it were not for the Yuan Dynasty's development of arms, Daxia would not have appeared at all.

Just talking about these things now is obviously meaningless.

After a long period of excavation, Li Xiushu suddenly turned her head toward Zhongsun Zhouting and asked, "How many soldiers have gathered in Zhongxing Mansion now?"

Zhongsun Zhouting returned from a great defeat, but she did not punish him, and even asked Zhongsun Zhouting to take on the important task of guarding Zhongxing Prefecture. Because she understood that the defeat of the Great Wall was not the fault of Zhongsun Zhouting.

Furthermore, if Zhongsun Zhouting is punished now, it will only be more unfavorable to the situation. It may even make some ministers dissatisfied and therefore change.

Zhongsun Zhouting replied, "Go back to the emperor, in addition to more than 60,000 imperial guards, there are 10,000 defenders in the city and 20,000 Yiwei. In addition, there are 10,000 soldiers who came to Jingzhou, Huaizhou and Shunzhou to serve the king... about 8,000. There are about 100,000 soldiers in the city."

"Um."

Li Xiushu nodded slightly, "Where has the Gansu Military Office and Xiangqing Military Office been?"

Zhongsun Zhouting said: "It should be possible to arrive at the imperial city in about two days."

"What about the food and grass?" Li Xiushu asked again.

This time, Zhongsun Qifu answered, saying: "The food and grass in all cities around the imperial city have been concentrated, and it should be able to supply a 150,000 army for about half a year."

When Li Xiushu heard this, there was no movement again.

Half a year is not really long.

It can be seen that the current foundation of Western Xia is indeed shallow.

If it weren't for the continuous wars in recent years, even the food hoarded in Zhongxing Mansion would not only support the consumption of 150,000 troops in half a year.

But I think the food and grass in the past six months should be enough.

After all, there is no surplus of food and grass in Xixia, and the same is true for Daxia. It may even be that the food stored in China is not as much as that in Xixia.

This battle is almost impossible for half a year.

Daxia did not have enough capital to support the army for such a long time to conquer the outside world.

It was not until dusk that Li Xiushu took everyone back to Zicheng.

More and more people gathered in Zhongxing Mansion, which also made the atmosphere of war floating in the sky stronger and stronger. It was like a huge rock, pressing on everyone's hearts.

Two more days have passed.

Thirty thousand soldiers from the Gansu Army Office finally arrived at Zhongxing Prefecture from the Xiangqing Army Office. The same was accompanied by nearly 10,000 defenders in the Xiangqing Army Office.

The 30,000 soldiers guarding Dingzhou in Xiangqing Army also rushed to Zhongxing Prefecture and brought two thousand Dingzhou defenders.

By this time, the cities around Zhongxing Mansion were almost no different from empty cities.

The number of soldiers gathered in Zhongxing Prefecture reached about 170,000.

It seems that this is more than enough to deal with the 50,000 White Horse Force Army Army, even Luo Tuo is the same. But Li Xiushu and others are still in a serious mood.

The Baimaqiang Town Army Office has now forced the outside of Shunzhou City. If nothing unexpected happens, Shunzhou City, which has no soldiers, will immediately fall. Later, the Baimaqiang Town Army Office will surely march straight into the frontier and head straight to Zhongxing Prefecture. There is also the Heishan Weifu Army Office Army Office north of Zhongxing Prefecture, and at this time it is also rushing towards Zhongxing Prefecture.

The two armies together would probably have nearly 100,000 people. With the masters of Luotuo, they would be able to pose a threat to Zhongxing Prefecture.

Not to mention, Xiping Military Office and Heishui Town Yan Military Office will never stand by and watch.

This is a decisive battle between Xixia and Daxia. It can be imagined that Daxia will do its best.

If the Song Dynasty could not send troops to assist Zhongxing Prefecture in time, then the final winner of this war would undoubtedly be Daxia.

Fortunately, this night, a carrier pigeon eventually landed in the palace.

It was very cold at night.

The night wind is howling and the cold is biting.

An eunuch held a lantern in his left hand and a bamboo tube in his right hand, and hurried towards Li Xiushu's bedroom.

The emperor had already explained that if any letters from Chengdu Prefecture came, they would be urgently discussed.

Soon, the eunuch arrived outside Li Xiushu's bedroom.

It is blocked here.

The war is imminent. Li Xiushu has suffered the loss of the major military forces breaking out of the city before, but now there are many guards inside and outside the bedroom.

In addition to hundreds of imperial guards in the Yiwei Department as open posts, dozens of Tingchao Mansion worshippers are also used as secret posts.

Around her room, there were eight Zhenwu Realm Tingchao Mansion worshipped and protected.

In its room, eight female swordsman guarded the bed with close eyes.

After the eunuch was blocked, he hurriedly said to the general of the Yiwei Department: "There is a secret letter from Chengdu Prefecture to report urgently."

The general did not dare to hesitate. Even though it was late at night, he still hurriedly walked into the bedroom.

When he arrived outside Li Xiushu's room, he shouted to it: "Your Majesty, a secret letter from Chengdu Prefecture has been submitted."

Li Xiushu was already asleep in the room.

Several pretty female officials at the swordsman were still open their eyes.

After hearing this, I had to wake up Li Xiushu.

Li Xiushu's eyes were a little confused. When she heard that it was a letter from Chengdu Prefecture, she woke up in an instant.

She showed a little excitement on her face and said, "Come on, let me see."

A female swordsman walked out of the house.

Then soon, Li Xiushu's chuckle sounded in the room.

She held the letter in her hand, and her pretty face was as smiling as a flower.

Zhao Dongting really didn't disappoint her.

The letter was sent back by Ke Shuyuan. The letter stated that the Shuzhong Military Region had received the imperial edict, and Deputy Commander Zhang Guangbao was gathering troops in Chengdu Prefecture to plan to assist the Western Xia.

Moreover, the six imperial guards of the Shuzhong Military Region were all dispatched.

This is definitely an extremely powerful force.

Although each army now has firearms, the Song Dynasty imperial guards are unlikely to have the same advantage as before. However, over the years, the Song Dynasty imperial guards won every battle and were no joke.

The reputation of the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty alone made Li Xiushu feel as if he had a reassurance and was very excited. At the same time, it should also make the Baima Qiang Town Army Army fearful.

That night, Li Xiushu, who was no longer anxious, could not fall asleep again because she was too happy and excited.

The next day was the morning when Dahei was in the dark, so she finished washing and rushed to the hall.

After Zhongsun Qifu and other ministers came to the hall for a morning court, they finished their rituals and looked up and saw Li Xiushu on the throne smiling.

In the past few days, Li Xiushu has never shown such a relaxed expression.

Zhongsun Qifu was slightly moved and guessed something in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Li Xiushu laugh and say, "Everyone, the Song Dynasty is ready to send troops to help me in Xixia. Sixty thousand imperial guards in the Shuzhong Military Region are gathering, and they will come to Zhongxing Prefecture soon."
Chapter completed!