Yeli Qingge allowed the massacre of the city, and the Song army's last weak resistance took place in some corners.

Seeing that scene, Renduo Chuqing was deeply shocked.

He fell into deep thought; he sensed that Song Jun was different now.

The Western Army of the Song Dynasty in the past was also capable of enduring hardship, but the current Song army is even more resilient than before.

There seemed to be something more in their eyes.

Renduo Chuqing couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he knew that the Song army was getting stronger and stronger!

No wonder Richard suffered a setback; it wasn't that Richard had regressed, but that the Song army had truly become stronger.

The Song army's willpower was even stronger!

Yeli Qingge came over and said with a smile, "Marshal, you see, this city has completely become part of our Great Xia. It's all thanks to your excellent command."

Ren Duochu said calmly, "General Yeli, please don't joke. This siege was commanded by you and has nothing to do with me. I just arrived a little later and borrowed some of your troops. It's all thanks to you, General. I will say the same thing to His Majesty."

"Will His Majesty blame me?"

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"Please, Marshal, save me! I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."

"This is very difficult. His Majesty is truly furious this time."

"Please, Marshal, save me! I am willing to go through fire and water for you!"

Haha, Yeli Qing, you really are a brainless idiot.

His Majesty doesn't care how long it takes you to conquer it; if you conquer it, it's already a great achievement.

Renduo Chuqing said with some difficulty, "For the sake of the general's sincere heart, I will go to His Majesty to plead for him."

"Thank you, Marshal!"

"General, I have another suggestion."

"Please enlighten me, Marshal."

"The Song emperor's army is on its way. If you dare to lead the vanguard and kill one or two Song generals, His Majesty will be overjoyed. Not only will he not punish you, but he might even make you the marshal."

This seemed to have awakened Yeli Qingge, and he became excited.

Renduo Chuqing continued, "If the general can retrieve Yue Fei's head or Han Shizhong's head, he will surely become famous throughout the Great Xia, and His Majesty may very well betroth the princess to the general."

"I heard that Yue Fei only used 10,000 troops to destroy the Kingdom of Jiaozhi in the south, and Richard was defeated by him!"

Although Yeli Qingge was excited, he still maintained some rationality.

"It's mostly hearsay. The reason why the Prince of Jin was defeated was because the Song emperor had too many men and was outnumbered," Ren Duochuqing said. "In my opinion, Yue Fei is definitely no match for the general."

Yeli Qingge used to dislike Renduo Chuqing, but now he doesn't.

Not only do I not dislike it, I actually like it very much.

How come he never noticed that Ren Duo Chuqing had such good taste before?

That's so sincere!

"Marshal, where is that brat Yue Fei? I'll go and take his head right now!"

"According to reports from scouts, a Song cavalry force is approaching our army; it is Yue Fei's army."

How many people are there in total?

"Around six thousand people."

Yeli Qingge said coldly, "Yue Fei is arrogant, daring to attack with only six thousand men!"

Ren Duochuqing laughed and said, "Indeed! Does Yue Fei really think that our Great Xia has no one else besides Brother Richard?"

"General, this is the perfect opportunity to make a name for yourself!"

A blazing fire burned in Yeli Qingge's eyes. He felt it was a golden opportunity. If he could present Yue Fei's head to His Majesty the Emperor, he, Yeli Qingge, might really become a marshal, on par with Richard, Renduo Chuqing, and others!

"Thank you for your guidance, Marshal. I will go and reorganize the troops immediately!"

After saying that, he ignored Ren Duochuqing and went off to gather his men.

His men suffered heavy losses during the siege. Later, Li Ganshun arrived with the main force and ordered Renduo Chuqing to dispatch 20,000 men to support Yeli Qingge.

Yeli Qingge currently commands around 30,000 men, of which 10,000 are cavalry.

Ren Duochuqing looked at Ren Duochuqing, who was busy gathering people in the distance to prepare for battle, and a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes.

Upon hearing that a Song army was attacking, Renduo Chuqing immediately deduced that the Song army intended to employ a shallow attack tactic, just like Zhang Jie had done back then.

Zhang Jie launched three shallow attacks in total, and the last one was a deep dive into Tiandu Mountain.

This is something that everyone in the Xia Kingdom will remember.

Many generals of the Song state idolized Zhang Zhifu and would inevitably learn from him.

First, launch a few shallow attacks, then launch a deep attack.

This trick only works once in the past; it obviously won't work the second time.

Li Ganshun asked Renduo Chuqing how to fight, while Renduo Chuqing was thinking about how to deal with Yue Fei.

After all, he had never fought against Yue Fei, but judging from Yue Fei's past achievements, Yue Fei was an extremely powerful military general.

Renduo Chuqing was a calm and composed person who acted with extreme prudence. He would never personally lead his men to confront Yue Fei head-on.

He needs to find someone to test the waters first.

Yeli Qingge, whose mind is full of fat, is obviously a good fit, and he is happy to accept.

At this time, in addition to the ongoing massacre in Hongzhou, the Xia army also began to repair the city walls, turning the city into a garrison point for the Xia army and preventing the Song army from continuing to advance northward.

Meanwhile, Yeli Qingge led an army of 20,000 men, guided by scouts, and enthusiastically charged towards Yue Fei.

The world was a vast expanse of white, with ice and snow stretching as far as the end of the world.

Yue Fei's army marched swiftly through the snow. His mission was simple: first, find a Xia army, cripple them, and then immediately turn back.

Along the way, he saw several villages that had been massacred, with the villagers' bodies lying in snowdrifts and children nailed to walls.

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