As the night fell, outside Lanzhou City, on the banks of the Yellow River, in the dark night, in addition to the water of the Yellow River flowing away, tens of thousands of solemn sergeants were also filled with tension and uneasiness.

Not only ordinary soldiers, but even the commander of the first army was also uneasy at the moment.

Li Xianzhong, the twenty-three-year-old commander of the First Army, stood on a high ground in the darkness, his face solemn, his heart beating wildly, as if he was about to jump out of his chest.

Zhang Guo's arm, in order to pass through the Western Regions, his name will be remembered in history with the memory of this nation.

Say goodbye to Li Shifu in the past, and let the new Li Xianzhong go to open up the territory and seal the wolf.

Li Xianzhong's eyes looked at Lanzhou City behind him, although in the dark night, he couldn't see any outline, but Li Xianzhong knew that Wang Song must be watching him there.

"Brother Niu, are you nervous?"

Li Xianzhong asked, and suddenly regretted it in his heart. As the commander of the first army, he can't mess up his position and make his subordinates uneasy.

"Brother Li, no, Li Dutong, the corpse mountain and the sea of blood have been killed, and now the soldiers are strong and strong, and they are still very afraid! You just have to rest assured, after crossing the Yellow River, you just go to Liangzhou City, and Zhuo Luo City will be handed over to me. ”

Niu Gao said in a low voice. From Li Xianzhong's words, he heard a trace of hesitation.

"Li Dutong, what Brother Niu said is right. You just have to give orders, even if there are hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops ahead, our brothers are enough!"

Yang Zaixing also said softly. He patted the war horse next to him lightly, and said softly: "Old man, it's time to charge again." This time, let's have another devastating and decaying job!"

Li Xianzhong's face turned red, and he immediately strengthened his confidence. With the invincibility of the loyal army, it seems that there is no such worry about defeating the army of Western Xia.

Large and small artillery, as well as flowering shells, are enough to be 100,000 male soldiers.

In particular, the 2,000 newly equipped firecrackers in the army have heard that they can really destroy the withering and decaying, and defeat thousands of troops and horses, but I don't know whether it is true or not.

Thinking that even Liu Qi in the middle lane was not equipped with such a fierce firearm, Li Xianzhong couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart, and he was also under pressure.

This time, he can only succeed, otherwise, he will really have no face.

In the darkness, the shadows of people and horses, like countless ghosts, filled the entire Yellow River, and thousands of troops and horses did not make the slightest sound.

Dozens of huge pontoon bridges, dragged by the sappers, into the Yellow River, until they were firmly connected to each other, continued to the opposite bank, and the sappers walked on them several times, and then they came back with confidence to pay their respects to the officials.

With a "whoosh", on the lookout tower on the other side of the Yellow River, the Xixia sergeant who was patrolling upstairs was shot over, and the barracks under the lookout tower sounded fierce explosions and fights.

"Dutong, the pontoon bridge has been built, the scouts have arrived on the other side, our army is attacking the Xia army camp on the shore, just waiting for the order of the Chinese army."

"The infantry passed first, the musketeers and artillery followed, and the cavalry followed."

The Yellow River has just thawed, the surface of the river is only twenty or thirty meters, and the deepest part is only two or three meters.

Stepping on the solid ground on the opposite bank, Li Xianzhong mounted his horse, and there were already sporadic fighting sounds in the distance, and it was obvious that the battle ahead was nearing the end.

With the elite soldiers of the loyal and righteous army, the sharpness of the firearms, and the fact that it was a night attack, it was difficult to deal with the more than 1,000 garrison Xia troops in a mere area, and it was difficult to be unsuccessful.

He looked at the whiteness of the fish's belly in the sky, it was already dawn.

"Brother Niu, Zhuo Luo City will be handed over to you, let's meet in Liangzhou City!"

Li Xianzhong stepped on his war horse and marched forward, and countless light cavalry followed closely.

Niu Gao looked at the outline of Zhuo Luocheng in the distance, and his eyes were blazing.

"Pass the order, all armies are ready to attack the city!"

The sky was slightly bright, and the sound of the horn suddenly sounded on the city wall, breaking the deathly silence, and immediately after, countless party soldiers poured up the city wall, looking at the dense crowd outside the city

's Song Jun was all dumbfounded.

In front of each city gate, there were piles of artillery from the other side, and the phalanx of the Song army slowly advanced, and only stopped after more than 300 steps in front of the city gate.

"Come forward and shout, give them half an hour to open the city and surrender, otherwise our army will attack the city immediately, and then the jade will be burned, and the chickens and dogs will not be left!"

Not long after the soldiers shouted, the north city of Zhuo Luo City suddenly opened, and countless party cavalry swarmed out, and thousands of cavalry roared over, approaching the loyal army at the north gate.

The officers on the other side were also battlefield veterans, and at a glance, it could be seen that there were the least artillery outside the north gate, and most of them were infantry armed with spears, wanting to break through from this side and then attack the rear of the Song army.

The party cavalry rolled in, brandishing their long swords and screaming like a tide, and the hideous faces of the knights were faintly visible. The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, as if the sky was falling apart, and it was shocking.

This is the natural advantage of the nomads against the infantry of the Central Plains.

"Sure enough, it's afraid of power!"

Xu San snorted coldly and passed the military order.

"Reload your ammo!"

50 small cannons, 50 general cannons, the gunners began to get busy.

"Don't worry, stabilize it, put it in and fight again!"

Xu San's eyes were cold, and after countless baptisms of iron and blood, he had become a qualified officer.

"Fire!"

The red flag in the hands of the officers of the artillery battalion fell heavily. He had apparently discovered this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and at a distance of 300 paces, the artillery could reach the gates of the city. These party cavalrymen apparently did not realize the power of firearms.

"Pong! Disheveled! Ponto!"

Fifty small cannons opened fire at once, the guns glowed red, bursts of white smoke rose, countless iron pellets broke through the air, tore through the air, let out a piercing scream, and smashed straight towards the party cavalry roaring on the opposite side.

The galloping party cavalry fell from their horses one by one as if they had been hit hard, and they screamed again and again, and blood mist soared up on their bodies, and the cavalry in the first few rows were almost swept away.

The party cavalry parted in an instant, the knights became sparse among themselves, the cross-section suddenly became larger, they shrunk down, their bodies clinging to the back of their horses, and frantically beat their horses forward.

A sharp whistle sounded, and 50 general guns opened fire again, this time covering a larger area, firing more iron pellets, and in the smoke of gunpowder, covering the party cavalry that was still roaring.

Immediately after that, the small cannon roared again, and the iron pill was endless, like a fast-moving iron net in the air, flying towards the rolling cavalry formation.

Countless party cavalry fell off their horses, and the corpses of war horses and party knights were all along the way, and countless wounded were wailing and wriggling in a pool of blood, and the scene was unbearable.

Whether it was the Song army fighting outside the city, or the party sergeants watching the battle on the city wall, all of them were pale, no one thought that as soon as the battle was engaged, it was so cruel and bloody.

In front of the north city gate, the corpses of men and horses were piled up, and the remnants of the party knights had lost their courage, and they scattered on both sides of their horses, with panic on their faces.

"Firecrackers, step forward!"

Seeing the party cavalry dispersed and retreated towards the city gate, Xu Sansheng shouted, and the firecrackers lined up in three rows and slowly moved forward.

"Change the bullets and press down the summer soldiers on the city wall!"

Seeing that the party soldiers on the city wall were preparing to attack the firecrackers who were moving forward, Xu San shouted loudly again.

"Shoot!"

The crisp sound of fried beans sounded, and the firecrackers marched in like a wall, taking turns shooting.

The 600 musketeers in the first row will automatically stop loading ammunition after shooting, and the 600 musketeers in the second row will take a few steps forward and follow the shooting, and when the 700 musketeers in the third row finish shooting, the musketeers in the first row will have loaded their ammunition and follow forward to shoot

Hit.

Their firing was incessant and endless. The party cavalry, having suffered heavy casualties, could not hold out and began to retreat. As the firecrackers continued to move forward, they were in chaos, and the party cavalry that retreated backwards were knocked off their horses one by one, and their bodies were covered with bloody holes. Many horses were also beaten to the ground, wailing in pools of blood.

Wang Dajie's heart was shocked. This is the true experience of war, iron and blood. Remembering that he wanted to control Hexi with thousands of people, Wang Dajie gently wiped the sweat on his head.

Thankfully, I didn't play big!

Dozens of flowering bullets fell on the city, and there were many dead and wounded on the city wall, and everyone was frightened, and shrank their heads to fight back, but they didn't know how much power they still had.

Artillery and guns continued to fire, the party cavalry was killed and wounded, and the officers defending the city forcibly closed the city gate regardless of the knights who were about to retreat.

A few flowering bombs fell at the city gate, and the people in the city gate turned over on their backs, and it was a mess. Xu San ordered the firecrackers and small cannons to attack the city gate together, and countless corpses of men and horses were stuck in the city gate hole, and the city gate could not be closed for a while.

Under the cover of artillery, the grenadiers swarmed forward with shields in hand, and they smashed the thunder all the way, causing the remnants of the party cavalry to scatter along the base of the city wall on both sides.

There was a loud bang, and the city gate building at the north gate was blown up by a flowering bomb, and none of the party sergeants inside escaped. The others shouted, staying away.

Several grenadiers soon burst under the city walls, and they frantically threw earth-shattering thunderbolts into the city gates, and the party sergeants suffered heavy casualties and had to abandon the city gates.

At the north gate, he opened his arms to the loyal army.

"Enter the city, first control the north gate wall!"

Xu Sansheng commanded, and the loyal army rushed in, and soon took control of the north gate and the northern city wall.

The east gate was opened again, and countless party cavalry rushed out, but this time, they obviously wanted to break through and flee for their lives.

As for those infantry, relying only on two legs, it is tantamount to trying to escape the pursuit of the Song army, which is tantamount to being more difficult than ascending to the sky.

The same artillery fire, the same corpses everywhere, the same blood everywhere, the war is completely different from before.

It was more of a one-sided bloody slaughter than a battle. For the first time, a party member who had never experienced the ferocity of firearms paid the price for his contempt.

Xu San led his troops into the city, and a fierce battle began, he commanded the soldiers to stride forward, and the corpses were stacked on top of each other along the way, and countless murderous party sergeants were killed one by one by firearms, earth-shaking thunder, artillery, and spears, and the fighting did not stop until the afternoon.

At the cross in the city, countless Xia soldiers armed with swords and guns looked frightened, gathered in a long formation, and confronted the loyal soldiers who surrounded them.

Xu San was holding a spear, covered in blood, he pushed aside the crowd and came up, and when he saw Xia Jun, who was frightened in front of him and still holding up a knife and gun, he shouted angrily.

"If you don't surrender, you will die!"

A summer soldier plucked up his courage, went out of the battle formation, stepped forward and stabbed Xu San with a shot.

Xu Sanyi grabbed the barrel of the gun and kicked Xia Bing to the ground, and he was about to stab the gun before he got on it.

Xia Bing shrunk into a ball, held his head with both hands, and shouted loudly, clearly speaking Chinese.

"Spare your life, the Han people don't kill the Han people!"

Xu San's gun didn't stab, he turned his head, his eyes wide with anger.

"Surrender or don't kill, do you still want to resist to the end?"

With a wave of his hand, the musketeers behind him stepped forward and aimed ahead.

"It's down, it's down, don't kill anyone!"

Swords and guns fell to the ground one after another, and the surrendered Xia army knelt all over the street.

Xu San squinted his eyes and looked at the sun in the sky, at this time, it was already afternoon. More than three hours have passed since the start of the war.