Chapter 25: The Smooth Road

"Pass! Pass!"

The explosion was earth-shattering, waking up Zheng Tu from his sleep.

"What's going on out there??"

Zheng Tu opened his eyes and found that candles had been lit in the tent, and his son and Lu Daofeng had also woken up.

The flickering candle flame and the obscurity of the corner made Zheng Tu understand that the sky was not yet dawn. The earth-shattering shouts of killing came from outside, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Brother Lu, Shigui, what's going on outside, could it be that the party members are calling?"

Zheng Tu turned over and stood up, his face frightened.

"Brother Zheng, don't be impatient!"

Lu Daofeng comforted: "Now just after the fifth watch, the loyal army has broken through Xiao Pass, and there is a fierce battle outside. The guards guarding the camp said, "Let us stay in the camp and not move around, so as not to be injured by mistake." ”

Zheng Shigui was excited, constantly looking out at the door of the big tent, and his mouth didn't stop.

"Dad, the Loyal and Righteous Army is really powerful, such a high, thick city wall, it was blown up all of a sudden, it's really powerful!"

Zheng Tu's heart relaxed, and he said quickly: "Hurry up, let's go out and have a look!"

A few people came out of the big tent, the camp was still obscure, and the sergeants guarding the camp were standing solemnly, staring at each other.

In the distance, the flames were faintly rising to the sky, and the sound of fighting was mixed with explosions, and it was obvious that a fierce battle was going on.

Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh. A bundle of explosives shook the mountains for a while, and the incomparably strong Xiongguan was blown open.

"Brother Jiu, gunpowder breaks the city, this ...... How many brothers' lives will have to be saved by this!"

Liu Xi resisted the urge to sneeze and covered his mouth and nose with his hands. The air was full of dust formed after the explosion.

Liu Qi was unmoved, it seemed to be commonplace, and he was familiar with these.

"This gunpowder was created by Wang Xianggong, and it is to see people kill people, and see Buddha kill Buddha, which is extremely sharp!"

Liu Qi was also amazed in his heart, although he had seen gunpowder break through the city, but every time, he couldn't help but be shocked by its huge destructive power.

I don't know how Wang Song figured out these things.

"Brother Jiu, after capturing Xiao Pass and pacifying the surrounding fortresses, what are you going to do next?"

There were only more than 10,000 party guards and 40,000 foot soldiers of the loyal and righteous army in Xiao Pass, and they broke into the city in the dark and attacked it unprepared. Li Yanxian had 10,000 iron cavalry, dealing with a group of remnants of the defeated generals, and wanted to come to live in Xi'an, Huaidejun, and Huizhou.

The door of Western Xia has been opened, and as for how to decide, it depends on what his younger brother thinks.

"Big brother, the Xishou Baotai Military Division and the Jingsai Military Division still have at least seventy or eighty thousand party troops. Leave 10,000 soldiers to guard Xi'anzhou, Xiaoguan, and Huaide Army, and lead the rest of the infantry cavalry army to attack Xingqing Mansion, what do you think?"

Liu Qi's face became ruddy, and his words became vigorous and powerful, full of determination.

"Xingqing Mansion is only 400 miles away from Xiaoguan, one person and two horses, you can get there in one day. When the time comes, the Xingqing Mansion will be broken first, and see how long the party can hold on?"

Liu Xi looked at his younger brother in surprise and didn't say anything for a long time.

"Pass! Pass!"

In Xiao Pass, there are earth-shattering thunder explosions everywhere, the fire flashes in the dark, the choking smell of gunpowder smoke is everywhere, and everywhere are loyal and righteous soldiers rushing forward, shouting and killing to the sky.

"Straight lady thief, sleep really deep!"

When passing by a barracks near the city wall, Zhao Faqing clearly saw that more than a dozen party soldiers squirming in a pool of blood inside were only wearing close-fitting clothes. At this time of war, these party soldiers did not sleep in armor, but their hearts were big enough.

In a barracks next to the soldiers' houses, the party officers, who had not yet been neatly draped and stubbornly resisted with knives, were stabbed all over with bloody holes, their eyes wide open, and they fell to the ground.

Looking at the two young women hiding on the bed, shivering, the white flowers on their bodies made people swallow. Zhao

Fa's eyes turned red, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously.

"The straight lady thief is looking for death!"

He Zhiyong, the head of the capital, came over, and shook his hand is a slap, and Zhao Fa's cheeks were painful.

"Staring at Lao Tzu, if you want to die, don't involve the brothers in the camp! Those 46 heads, you didn't see them in a dog's day, and you still want to play tricks with Lao Tzu!"

Seeing that He Zhiyong still wanted to make a move, the other soldiers hurriedly came up and dragged him away. An older soldier said loudly: "Zhao Fa, don't hurry up and go out, is your head more expensive than Liu Hai and Liu Xiang's?"

Zhao Fa's head immediately drooped, and he hurriedly left the barracks and joined the rolling torrent forward.

"This shit's just not a long memory!"

He Zhiyong scolded fiercely, led the soldiers, and rushed forward.

As for the women in the barracks, no one looked at them again.

"Pass! Pass!"

A group of party soldiers had just rushed out, and dozens of earth-shattering thunderbolts had already enveloped them, and by the time the explosion was loud and the smoke of gunpowder rose, these party soldiers had already drowned in the torrent of the loyal and righteous army that came to them.

"As long as you encounter the enemy, you will smash the earth-shattering thunder for me first, and then rush up to deal with them!"

Xu San shouted loudly in the crowd of running soldiers: "Hurry up, don't let the dog recover!"

There was a thunderstorm that shook the sky, and the barracks were full of fire, and there were screams everywhere. As countless party soldiers rushed out of the barracks, a hand-to-hand encounter began.

"Throw the earth-shattering thunder!"

Liu Zhengyan roared loudly, commanded the soldiers, and rushed towards the panicked party soldiers in front.

He joined the Loyal and Righteous Army and became the commander of the First Army, although his official position was far less respected than in the Song Dynasty, but he obtained rare satisfaction here.

Countless smoke-shaking thunderbolts flew into the crowd of party soldiers, and with the sound of thunderous explosions, countless pieces of iron flew wildly, wantonly harvesting the lives of party soldiers.

Accompanied by the frightened screams and groans of the party soldiers, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and human organs flying in the air were everywhere, splashing the entire crowd of party soldiers.

Smoking earth-shattering thunder flew in the sky, like ghosts urging their lives, and the thousands of soldiers gathered in front of them were vulnerable and vulnerable.

The sky was already white, but the air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke and human blood. The flesh and blood were blurred and miserable, and the huge lethality of the earth-shaking thunder made the party soldiers behind turn their heads and flee towards the back.

With such a quick sneak attack, many of the party cavalry did not have time to mount, and they were blown to the ground one by one, screaming in pain and dying.

Even the most brave and brave warriors are terrified and their scalps are numb. Under the coercion of the fleeing party soldiers, they also joined the fleeing crowd.

"Brothers, kill with me!"

As the guard general of Xiao Pass, Chi Duowei also knew the news of the Song army's raid on the city at this moment. At this time, he had no choice but to lead the soldiers to rush out of the city and escape with his life.

Coupled with the personal soldiers in the military office, Chi Duowei soon gathered thousands of party knights and five or six hundred foot soldiers, more than 1,000 war horses, galloping vertically and horizontally, knocking over countless panicked party soldiers along the way, and running straight to the gate of the north city.

Along the way, there were constantly routs joining, and the team gradually grew to several thousand. Chi Duowei secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if he could escape with these subordinates, it would be a merit.

Everyone went up to the north street, and the city gates in front of them were open, but there were few party guards. The crowd kept beating their horses, trying to quickly rush out of the city gate and flee all the way north.

Suddenly, countless smoking lumps of iron were thrown from the houses on both sides and landed in the ranks of the fleeing people.

The fuse rattled and sparked in the air. Before everyone could react, some earth-shattering thunderbolts had already exploded in the air, directly blowing up some of the knights on the horse.

The party pawns behind were already in a panic at this time. Thunderstorms exploded in the crowd, many people were covered in blood, their clothes were in tatters, flesh and blood flew everywhere, soldiers trampled on each other, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

"Don't mess around, shoot me!"

Chi Duo did not open his bow and set up an arrow, and a Song soldier who was about to throw the earth-shattering thunder was demonstrated, and with a "pass", he blew up several Song soldiers around him.

The other few knights trembled and barely shot their arrows, but they did not cause many casualties.

Before they could shoot the second arrow, the other party's raindrops of earth-shattering thunder smashed again.

"Look at those party officers on horseback, and blow them up for Lao Tzu!"

Liu Zhengyan shouted loudly. The grenadiers went up and threw out earth-shattering thunder at the Chiduo few people on the horse.

Shrapnel flew, destroying everywhere they went, and the party knights on the horses suffered heavy losses, countless people were planted from their horses, and the others frantically beat their horses and ran forward.

"Don't run, you ......"

Before Chi Duo could speak, he only felt a sharp pain in his head and chest, followed by a black eye, and fell heavily from the horse.

"Chiduo is not dead!"

The soul was scattered, and the party knights, who had long been left, shouted loudly, and scattered in all directions.

The party soldiers in the back were already discouraged, and when they heard the sound of the main general dying in battle, they were even more defeated.

"Surrender! Surrender!"

Many of the party's foot soldiers threw away their weapons and knelt down, screaming loudly from their mouths.

"Fear is not virtuous!"

Liu Zhengyan snorted coldly in his nostrils.

At the dawn of the east, a red sun came out majestically, and everything was under its light.

If his father Liu Fa has a spirit in the sky, he can see him returning to his homeland, bravely killing the enemy, restoring the territory, and completing his unfinished business.

"Marshal, Li Xianggong sent someone to report that they have taken Xi'an Prefecture, Tiandu Village, Huaide Army and other places, please send troops to station."

Liu Qi nodded. Good things happened one after another, it only took more than an hour for the Loyal and Righteous Army to take Xiao Pass, and Li Yanxian recaptured Xi'an Prefecture and Huaide Army, which also made one of his hearts completely put back in his stomach.

"Brother Jiu, the gate to the hinterland of Western Xia has been, I'm afraid it's not you who is worried now, but the Xia people!"

Liu Xi's eyes were leisurely, and he exhaled slowly.

"Recovering Western Xia is not an overnight effort, you have to be restless and not impatient."

Liu Qi wanted to speak and stopped, bowed his head and was silent.

"The war between the two rivers is about to break out, and at this juncture, there can be no mistakes. The Jin people are much more ferocious and powerful than the Xixia people!"

Liu Xi said in a deep voice: "You command the army to approach Xingqing Mansion, and the Western Xia will come to the rescue." In case the Western Xia is defeated at that time, how will the battle between the two rivers be carried out, and how will Wang Xianggong think of you? Besides, in case the prince has other plans......"

Liu Qi pondered for a long time, and then slowly raised his head.

Ginger is still old and spicy. After all, Liu Xi has much more experience than his younger brother, and knows that he should start from the overall situation, rather than one by one.

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"What the eldest brother said is extremely true!"

Liu Qi nodded and said: "Now that Western Xia has been pinned down by our army, we will never go south with the Jin people to invade the Song Dynasty, and our goal has been achieved." Let's be in this Hulu River Valley, slowly advancing, waiting for the Xixia people to come!"

Hulu River Gu, the place of animal husbandry and cultivation in the hearts of the Xixia people, the loyal and righteous army seized this place, the Xixia people will have trouble sleeping, he just needs to watch and wait.

Judging the situation is not reckless, taking a step back, maybe the sea and the sky will be broader, than blindly forcing the truth.

In September of the fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty, the loyal and righteous army conquered Pingxia City, and the Western Xia army suffered heavy losses, and the passage from the Hulu River Valley to the hinterland of the Western Xia had been opened. The Song army continued to move north, and the southern end of the Hulu River valley was moved, and the two major armies of Western Xia were like facing a great enemy, and a great war was about to break out.