Half an hour was not a long time, and the Jiaozhi people in the city faced their last moments, and a fierce dispute broke out.

The nobles and wealthy families in the city all had similar ideas, they would rather break their wealth and avoid disasters, so they advocated surrender, while the prefect of the city and the commander of the soldiers and horses also had their own concerns.

As the highest-ranking civil and military officials here, even if the Song people let them go after the surrender of Xiancheng, the court of Jiaozhi will also be condemned in the future, not to mention that now Li Nan's army is equivalent to invading the hinterland of Jiaozhi, so these officials are still looking forward to the nearby state capital to send troops to the rescue.

Although the number of people who advocated surrender was larger, it was a pity that they did not have the right to fight, so when the soldiers of Li Nan's army surrounded the city on all sides and prepared to attack the city, the defenders at the head of the city were ready to defend to the death.

When the time finally came, all the soldiers slowly approached the city, stopping beyond the range of the Cochins' bows and arrows.

Two catapults, which could be temporarily disassembled, were quickly assembled by the accompanying engineers, who then threw two smoking explosive packets.

Rumble! Rumble!

The explosive bag that fell on the head of the city directly blew up the nearby defenders, and cracks appeared in the dilapidated city wall.

Seeing this result, Li Nan shook his head, this explosive bag is too powerful, and it is too wasteful to use it like this.

Li Chen found that Li Nan's face was not good, and he was commanding a large-scale battle for the first time, so he quickly signaled the catapult to suspend the attack, and ordered the crossbowmen to step forward to suppress the defenders at the head of the city, and the demomen were on standby at any time.

In fact, this is a battle to bully people with advanced weapons, even if the Jiaozhi people occupy the high place at the head of the city, the arrows they shoot can't reach any Song people, but these soldiers equipped with divine crossbows under the city can shoot without danger, so they can aim and shoot neatly.

Under the suppression of the crossbowmen, as long as someone shows their head on the city, they will definitely be hit by an arrow, so when all the fools who are not afraid of death are eliminated, no one dares to fight back.

"Up!"

After receiving Li Chen's order, the two demomen, who carried a steel shield on their backs and an explosive bag in their arms, quickly rushed towards the city gate.

These new troop demolitionists were selected from the whole army, so they ran extremely fast, and it is estimated that they have reached the level of professional athletes in later generations.

Under the cover of the crossbowmen, they quickly came to the city gate, pulled the lead of the explosive pack, quickly retreated backwards, and then lay on the ground.

This explosion was very effective, and with a loud bang, not only did it directly blow up the iron gate and fly out, but even the city walls on both sides collapsed.

The Jiaozhi defenders, who numbered less than 1,000 men, engaged in street fighting with the infantry of Li Nanjun's army.

The soldiers of Jiaozhi with a mortal heart stepped forward bravely, but the Roman phalanx posed by Li Nan's army was indeed unique.

This kind of battle formation brought by Spartacus from Roman times, the first three rows of soldiers supported each other as one, and could resist the enemy's fierce attacks with large shields, and when the two armies were close to each other, the first row was responsible for protection, and the last two rows of soldiers would use short swords to stab through the gaps in the shields.

Stabbing on the battlefield is always less labor-saving than slashing, and the use of short swords in dense formations is also more suitable than spears, which can also bring greater damage, and can also reduce the physical exertion of soldiers and improve combat endurance.

Another advantage of this battle formation is that after the front comrades are wounded or tired, the soldiers in the back row can quickly step forward to fill the position, and others can drag the wounded in the front row to a safe position in the back to rest and heal.

In addition to the orderly advance of several Roman phalanxes in the city, constantly killing, those crossbowmen were not idle, after this period of actual combat training, everyone's shooting skills have improved, and there are many Jiaozhi soldiers who died in their hands.

After a period of fierce fighting, the dwindling defenders of Cochin finally exhausted all their courage and began to flee in all directions.

Where can these soldiers flee to a city surrounded on all sides by a large army?

This small battle, Li Nan did not command, but handed over to Li Chen to take full responsibility, he will need to face a lot of enemies in the future, so it is necessary to train a few more subordinates with potential in this area now.

The battle that began at noon ended before it was dark, with more than 20 soldiers killed and more than 100 wounded, more than 800 Jiaozhi defenders killed, and the remaining 200 or so soldiers, including the prefect and commander, were all captured.

In the midst of the chaotic cries, all the officials and nobles in the city, as well as their family servants, were driven out of the city, but there were hardly many civilians.

This city is not very large, so when it was learned that Li Nan's army was coming, the people who were eligible to enter the city for refuge were those nearby Jiaozhi people with more noble status, and those poor ghosts who had no money and no power could only wait for death outside the city.

Looking at the thousands of Jiaozhi officials and nobles surrounded by soldiers outside the city, Li Chen, who was only fifteen years old this year, hesitated a little.

"Master, are there so many people... Have they all been killed? ”

Li Nan looked at him and smiled: "Hehe, what's wrong, your heart is soft?" ”

"Now that the master's power has just begun, if these Jiaozhi people are educated, they may also be able to become our people."

"No!"

Li Nan shook his head and said softly: "Sima Guang said that it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Those commoners and slaves who have crossed hands can become our people by dividing the land, gaining freedom, etc., but these nobles and officials do not, they only hate us. If we want to take the whole of Cochin, we must eliminate all vested interests in Cochin. ”

Although Li Chen was young, he had a precocious mind, and after thinking about it, he nodded and responded, "I understand." ”

Looking at Li Chen's still somewhat childish face, Li Nan sighed and said, "This order is not good, so I'll do it." ”

Li Nan, who was dressed in a white robe, slowly walked in front of these thousands of Jiaozhi people, and said in a deep voice: "My name is Li Nan, from the Great Song Dynasty, I guess you have all heard of me, right?" ”

Li Nan's voice was low and powerful, and all the Jiaozhi people present were silent, quietly waiting to meet their fate.

"As a man, you have to talk the talk. I gave you the opportunity to choose, but you made a wrong decision, so I want to tell you, and also to tell everyone, those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will die! ”

As soon as Li Nan's words fell, the soldiers around him drew their short swords and forced them towards these Jiaozhi people, while the archers on the periphery also bent their bows and arrows, and rows of sharp arrows fell like rain and fell into the captives.

Although these Jiaozhi people cried out in terror and tried to flee for their lives, it was all in vain in the face of the soldiers who surrounded them......

Looking at the miserable scene, Li Nan patted Li Chen on the shoulder and said: "This is war, some people must be killed, and today is just the beginning, more people will be killed in the future, you have to familiarize yourself with all this as soon as possible." ”

The slaughter of the city in Qiyuan Prefecture soon spread to the state capitals of Jiaozhi, and with the experience of these people, the subsequent journey became much easier.

Li Nan's army attacked all the way forward, and because of his fierce reputation, as long as the troops came to the city, the local state officials would wisely go out of the city and surrender, and of course, there would be occasional people who were loyal to the Li Dynasty, so there was no need to say more.

The Jiaozhi officials and local tyrants and nobles were not the people Li Nan needed to win over and subdue, and it would be a waste of food to leave them behind, so after they surrendered, Li Nan would confiscate all their belongings and let them leave the local area safely.

A large amount of supplies were transported back to Guangyuan Prefecture, and wherever the army passed, there would be special personnel to release slaves everywhere, and distribute the existing fields to the local slaves and poor Jiaozhi people.