Several students of the martial arts hall who were around Gao Chu Gong saw Gao Zu Gong's smiling face, glanced at each other, and a feeling of indescribable arose in their hearts.

The usual rigid and serious chief instructor actually showed the smile of a fox who stole chickens.

Although they had never seen the fox's smile when he stole chickens, they inexplicably felt that Gao Jigong's smile at the moment was no different from that of the fox stealing chickens.

Gao Ji Gong didn't know the mood of the students, and after he laughed, he said to the students around him: "You little things, when you are talking about martial arts on weekdays, you always feel that the old man's ability is weaker than those guys from Kou Mansion.

Today, the old man will let you see the old man's ability.

No matter how good the gun is, no matter how good the artillery is, it will play a limited role on the battlefield.

What can really determine the outcome of the battlefield is the art of war.

What can really fight for great wealth is also the art of war.

On weekdays, you all think that the old man is talking to you on paper, but today the old man will let you have a good experience. ”

The students looked at Gao Zuo Gong in amazement.

They didn't expect at all that the little things they said in private would also be known by Gao Zu Gong.

Gao Zuo Gong saw the students looking at him in amazement, and smiled, a group of fledgling little guys, everything was written on their faces, those thoughts in their hearts, Gao Zuo Gong didn't need to ask, he could guess a seven, seven, eighty, eight.

After admonishing the students, he ordered the two lieutenants beside him, "The people who led you, carrying trebuchets, artillery, and flying mines, quietly touched them."

Once spotted, rush forward quickly, within range of firearms and trebuchets as quickly as possible.

When they are within range, they return fire on the spot.

I didn't fight anywhere else, so I greeted me vigorously at the gate building at the head of Xiazhou City.

If my guess is correct, there must be big fish living in the gate tower.

If the big fish is blown up, Xiazhou City will definitely be in chaos.

When the time comes, our goal will be achieved. ”

The two lieutenants agreed, and led their respective soldiers and horses to carry trebuchets, artillery, and flying thunder, and quietly found out of the camp.

After the two lieutenants left the camp with the people, Gao Zuo Gong ordered the remaining soldiers, holding the ladder, pushing the siege chisel, making a siege posture, and at the same time ordered more than 30 people to prepare to beat the drum together.

After the two captains took people out for a long time, the Western Xia defenders at the head of the city did not find it.

Most of the Western Xia defenders on the city head used the braziers and torches lit on the city to see things at night.

Under the light of braziers and torches, the city walls are bright.

But the torches and braziers illuminated the city walls and limited their sight to the firelight.

Where the firelight shines, they can see very clearly, where the firelight does not shine, they look very blurry, and farther away, they can't see at all.

If they wanted to judge the enemy's situation in a place where the fire could not shine, they could only judge by the sound and the lights in the camp where the Song army was stationed.

The two lieutenants under Gao Zuo Gong led the soldiers to carry trebuchets, artillery, and flying mines, and quickly reached their range.

Flying thunder is the first to reach the battlefield, because flying thunder is lighter than artillery and trebuchet, seven people can carry it on the battlefield, the target is small, it is not easy to be found, so it can move forward quickly.

The artillery and trebuchets were heavy, so they were slow.

After the soldiers carried the flying thunder to the designated place, under the guidance of the servants of the Koufu, they immediately filled it with gunpowder bags.

Artillery also arrived at the designated place one after another.

The trebuchet is the slowest one.

The trebuchet was too large, and on the way to the designated place, some noises were revealed, and it was immediately noticed by the Western Xia soldiers and horses on the head of the city.

The Western Xia soldiers and horses on the head of the city, almost without any hesitation, shot dozens of rockets into the sky in unison.

The rocket swept through the air, gradually shining on the Song soldiers hidden in the darkness.

Although it was only a short time, it was enough for the Western Xia soldiers and horses on the head of the city to see the figures of the Song army.

The flying thunder, the artillery, and the trebuchets quickly appeared in their minds.

"Enemy attack!"

"Ignition!"

Two roars sounded at the same time, resounding inside and outside the silent Xiazhou City.

The Western Xia soldiers and horses who were awake at the head of the city shouted loudly, beckoning to the other soldiers who were sleepy.

At the same time, someone rushed to the city gate building and went to report to the general who was resting in the city gate building.

It's just that, without waiting for the news, he ran towards the city gate building, and the dense explosion sounded instantly.

The artillery fire was raging, covering the entire city gate building in an instant.

The city gate tower was blown apart.

The city wall where the gate tower was located was also blown up with potholes.

The people in the city gate tower sat up when they heard the 'enemy attack', but before they could make any reaction, they were lifted into the sky in one breath, and when they fell to the ground, they were left with scattered stumps and broken arms.

Gao Zuo Gong belongs to the kind of person who spends other people's money and does not feel distressed at all.

Therefore, there were not many firearms he sent to bombard the city gates.

The salvo of thunder and artillery alone had already blown up the city gate building, and as soon as the trebuchet was placed, the city gate building was gone.

The soldiers pushing the trebuchet could only place the bundled grenades in the trebuchet and greet other places in the city.

With the sound of cannons.

The drums of war were also beaten.

Gao Di Gong sent out men, rode horses, drove the horses, and ran in the direction of the other two city gates, making a posture of attacking from three sides.

He led the real soldiers and horses under his command and rushed to Xiazhou City with a loud shout.

For a while, the shouts of killing filled the inside and outside of Xiazhou City.

The Western Xia soldiers and horses and the people in Xiazhou City really felt that there was a trend of tens of thousands of people attacking Xiazhou City.

"General...... Gone! ”

"The partial general is gone!"

"The patriarch is gone!"

“……”

Several important figures of the Divine Warrior Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia who were resting in the city gate building were all blown into the sky.

The Song army attacked fiercely, and the Western Xia soldiers and horses were leaderless, and they were in chaos one by one.

Gao Di Gong led people to charge under the city of Xiazhou, and looked at the Western Xia soldiers and horses on the head of Xiazhou City in chaos, and there was no way to effectively resist the soldiers and horses led by him, and grinned.

"The old man guessed right, the mallets of the leaders of the Divine Warrior Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia were indeed resting in the city gate building. Now that it has been put to rest, Xiazhou City is completely chaotic. ”

Under the influence of the Great Song Dynasty, the generals who defended the city of Western Xia and Liao also liked to live in the city gate building during the Great War.

This has become the norm.

When Gao Zugong got the firearm from Liu Heng, he had the idea of blowing up the gate building of Xiazhou City in one fell swoop.

To make sure nothing goes wrong.

He specially tossed everyone in Xiazhou City all night, the purpose was to make everyone in Xiazhou City tired.

If the defenders of Xiazhou City were a little more conscientious, they would inevitably stay on the city wall after he stopped making noise, ready to guard against the sneak attack of the Song army at any time.

The city gate building is undoubtedly the best place for them to stay.

Gao Di Gong pinpointed the weaknesses of the guards of Xiazhou City and drugged them, and sure enough, he took the guards of Xiazhou City in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the soldiers and horses in Xiazhou City were in chaos, without resistance, the high place was shocked.

"Feints? If you can win it in one fell swoop, why do you want to feint? Who's that? ”

"Is there a way to blow open the gates of Xiazhou City with firearms?"

“……”

The servant of the Kou Mansion, who had been following Gao Chugong's side, rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"If it can be blown up, I just don't know if the enemy has arranged it behind the city gate, and if there is, then it's impossible to say."

Gao Jun said loudly: "Let's blow it up first." ”

Gao Ji Gong was full of confidence, but the reality poured a basin of cold water on Gao Ji Gong.

Just when the high place thought that the dragons in Xiazhou City had no leader and were in chaos.

The city lord of Xiazhou City appeared in time, and through killing methods, he deterred the soldiers and horses of the Western Xia Left Wing Divine Brave Army Division that were messing up on the head of the city, and personally led the soldiers and horses of the Western Xia Left Wing Divine Warrior Division to resist the Song army.

Gao Chu Gong led the people, under the cover of artillery, trebuchets, and flying thunder, and successfully killed the city of Xiazhou.

But after all, he didn't put down the drawbridge, killed the moat, and blew open the gate of Xiazhou City.

There were not many soldiers and horses in the Left Wing of the Western Xia Divine Warrior Division.

Even if there are firearms such as muskets, artillery, and flying thunder in the high places, in the face of multiple enemy soldiers, they are only evenly matched.

Muskets, artillery, flying thunder and other things are sharp, but they can only help the high place to meet the enemy, but they cannot help the high place to climb the city wall.

Gao Di Gong slaughtered under the city of Xiazhou, and seeing that his soldiers had a large number of casualties, he decisively retreated.

The troops in his hands are limited, and he has also made arrangements in advance, so there is no need to fight with Xiazhou City.

He had already shocked everyone in Xiazhou City.

After he blew up the city gate building, Xiazhou City had already sent people to rush out from the north gate and go to the Jianing Military Division for help.

His purpose has been achieved.

Now all he has to do is to keep the enemy from seeing the number of men and horses he has under his command.

The soldiers of the Hengshan Army are not the soldiers and horses under his control after all.

He just feinted to attack Xiazhou City, and if there were too many casualties, it would be difficult to explain to Liu Heng.

Of course, if you take Xiazhou City, it is reasonable to say that there will be more casualties.

However, the enemy is far outnumbered.

With the help of firearms, he can only suppress the enemy, but he can't destroy the enemy, and if he takes Xiazhou City, he is afraid that he will lose nearly half of the soldiers.

How much is half of the soldiers?

Two thousand five hundred.

Obviously he already has a plan, and there is a way to use the least damage and get the maximum benefit, so there is no need for him to let the soldiers go shopping.

Some people may think that Gao Chu Gong is so greedy for merit, why did he suddenly become so merciful and give up the credit for winning Xiazhou City?

Actually, it is not benevolent.

It's because Liu Heng had promised Gao Chu Gong before the war that all the exploits of this battle belonged to Gao Chu Gong.

Therefore, whether it is to take Xiazhou City now or in the future, it is his credit.

The smaller the price paid, the higher the credit for his plan.

After Gao Zuo Gong led his army back to camp, it was already dawn.

After counting the casualties, he ordered someone to bury the pot and cook the rice.

The camp where Kamango was stationed was huge.

The officers and men in the army are almost one person and one tent.

When burying a pot to cook, one person also lights a fire, where to light the fire.

The aim is to create a sense of overwhelming numbers.

The defenders in Xiazhou City, seeing that they were outnumbered, naturally did not easily go out of the city to investigate.

After taking his soldiers to eat some things briefly, he ordered the soldiers to go down to rest.

He himself returned to the tent and summoned two men.

One of them was sent by him to deliver a letter to Liu Heng.

The other was in the name of envoys, and went to the city of Xiazhou to recruit surrenders.

The purpose of sending a letter to Liu Heng was to tell Liu Heng that Xiazhou City had sent someone to the Jianing Military Division for help.

Sending people to Xiazhou City to surrender is also pretending.

Historically, most of the surrenders on the battlefield have been the surrender of the superior to the inferior, or the surrender of the strong to the weak.

Gao Zuo Gong is about to put on a show, I am very strong, I have the strength to destroy Xiazhou City, but I don't want to see the soldiers and horses I admire die tragically, so I will give you a chance to live.

After the envoy sent out by Gao Zuo Gong arrived at Xiazhou City, he was greeted by the people in Xiazhou City.

After some verbal battles, the envoy quickly returned to Gao Zhigong's tent and said to Gao Zhigong: "General, the other party has refused our surrender, and let the humble position tell you that they have asked for help from the Jianing Military Division, and soon only the soldiers and horses of the Jianing Military Division will rush to Xiazhou City."

The other party advised us to leave quickly, otherwise when the soldiers and horses of the Jianing Military Division arrived, they would definitely attack us from both sides and annihilate us completely. ”

Gao Di Gong heard this, happy, he stared at the envoy and said, "The person talking to you must be a civil official, right?" ”

The envoy was slightly stunned and nodded slowly.

Gao nodded and said, "Only a civil official would be so naïve. ”

Gao Chu Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, "The civil officials in Xiazhou City are naïve, but his prestige in the Divine Warrior Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia does not seem to be weak. It takes great prestige to be able to quickly deter the rebellious army and hold Xiazhou City after I have taken most of the generals of the Divine Brave Army Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia. ”

Gao Zuo pondered for a moment and continued: "But civil officials have the weakness of civil officials, that is, they are not scared. He even told you the news that he asked for help from the Jianing Military Division, which means that he has no bottom in his heart.

You go again and tell him.

Disobeyed Hou Li Deming and sent someone to assassinate Kou Ji.

The official family and Kou Gong were furious, and they had mobilized all the soldiers and horses in my Great Song Dynasty, preparing to destroy the entire Western Xia in one fell swoop and avenge Kou Ji.

We are only the vanguard, and behind us there are hundreds of thousands of troops on the march.

If he surrenders now, he will still be able to survive with my protection.

If you wait until the official family and Kou Gong lead hundreds of thousands of troops to arrive, then there is no chance of survival.

When the time comes, not only him, but Li Deming will also have to die. ”

The city lord in Xiazhou City, after experiencing the siege of the Song army, did not reprimand the Great Song Dynasty for violating the covenant and attacking Western Xia, which means that the city of Xiazhou is weak and knows why the Song army attacked Xiazhou City.

The city lord of Xiazhou City must know the inside story of Kou Ji's assassination.

Nakou Ji was assassinated, Zhao Zhen and Kou Zhun were furious, led hundreds of thousands of troops, and came to destroy Western Xia as an excuse, which would definitely scare him.