Part 4 Crazy Against the Sky Chapter 4400 Siege Battle
After the battle of the left flank, Zhao Xing's guards have been reduced to more than fifty veterans, and because Zhao Xing is tall and strong, the soldiers he selects are often tall and fierce. (*__*Chinese Net*Overspeed Update Latest Chapter*) Soldiers of such quality, equipped with many poles and double-eyed cymbals, holding the most strenuous combat knives, and using advanced weapons that span the era, such as platoon guns, but still suffered heavy double deaths, one can imagine how cruel the battle on the left wing was.
Under Yuan Yeping's beckoning, these people only slightly tidied up their outfits, reloaded the firecracker, and then pounced on the right flank without saying a word.
Most of the soldiers on the right wing are the Qinglong Legion, these soldiers are from Yiwu, and they have a fierce nature that is not afraid of hardships and dangers, not afraid of casualties, under the rich reward of Zhao Xing, these soldiers have felt that their lives are worth it, even if they die immediately, they have earned enough money that others can't earn in a few lifetimes, not to mention that they died in battle, and the honor behind them is enough to make their families safe and happy for a lifetime, so the right wing fights fiercely, and many seriously injured soldiers often pounce on the war horses of Western Xia, and then pull the grenades on their bodies, in order to perish with the enemy.
: Qiu Guan listened to the battle left and right, his face changed drastically, and he muttered in disbelief: "This is the cavalry, no wonder the captain always says that the cavalry battle is difficult to deal with." ”
Zhao Xing held up the spear that Chaolu had loaded for him, and replied calmly: "A soldier weighs a hundred, which is already considered majestic, and a war horse, to say the least, weighs seven hundred catties, plus the knight on the horse, plus its impact power, this weight alone is at least equivalent to the weight of ten people." The most significant advantage of the cavalry is its speed, short sprints, it has more than ten times the speed of the infantry.
More than ten times the weight, more than ten times the impact force, more than ten times the speed, these add up, and the difference between them cannot be changed by individual efforts...... It is often said that 3,000 cavalry can change the pattern of the battlefield, but we encountered 30,000 cavalry, and the soldiers fought hard, which is conceivable. ”
Zhao Xing said that the three thousand cavalry changed the battlefield pattern, is Napoleon's saying, Napoleon did not innovate weapons in his life, he only understood one way to concentrate on the use of firepower, since Napoleon, artillery began to be used on a large scale, and the cavalry also ordered into an army, no longer become the reconnaissance of the troops, Napoleon faced a large group battle, often first concentrated all the artillery for continuous bombardment, and then used cavalry assault, infantry advanced, and finally laid the victory.
Napoleon was a stubborn man, he used fixed ground tactics all his life, and he never changed, and this simple three-shift axe strategy led him to sweep across Europe. Later, his tactics have been figured out by others, and targeted cracking tactics have been adopted, but Napoleon still did not change, and finally he was ousted from power and exiled to a small island Of course, in our textbook, Napoleon's defeat was not because of tactical rigidity, but because he represented the interests of the broadest masses of the people in the early stage, and later claimed that the emperor was separated from the broad masses of the people, so he failed, and during this period, his tactical problems and French economic problems were ignored by the textbook.
In the era when there were no machine guns, it is a known fact that the 3,000 cavalry changed the landscape of the battlefield. Now Zhao Xing is being attacked by the most powerful cavalry in Western Xia, Baima Qiangzhen, and the military division.
The military division of Baima Qiang Town may have known the situation in Hue Crossing, of course, unless it is a blind man who cannot see the Song army fleet that arrived at the outskirts of the Zhao Xing position in advance, when the battle was at its most intense, the Song army fleet anchored on the river heard the sound of cannons, and could not help but drive to the vicinity of the battlefield, but the water of Hue Ferry was shallow, and the warships did not dare to approach the river, and the range of artillery in ancient times was only about two or three miles (Song Li), and the small boats moored on the river could not support the fight on the shore, so they sang military songs on the river to encourage the brothers who were fighting hard.
"Old Qin. Go to the national mourning together. Rather decapitated. Do not break the backbone.
Zhen Lao Qin. Go to the national mourning together. No more rivers and mountains. Death does not return to the hometown.
The world is in turmoil. Ho De Corning; Qin has a sharp soldier. Who competes with the throne.
Blood for blood. An eye for an eye. The blood does not drain. There is no truce. ”
The song floats on the river. The gunfire was fierce though. But it could not hide the hoarse singing of the soldiers on the river. Their weapons are not as good as the enemy's. But the voice can be enough. So they shouted with all their might.
This is a Qin song. In fact, in addition to the Suzaku Army, which was dominated by Shaanxi soldiers, there were also those who fought on the spot. There are also Qinglong soldiers with Yiwu soldiers as the main ground. Besides. There is also a huge number of Zhao Xingdi guards. They heard this Qin song. Although it is not them who are called in the song. But they were uplifted. He was wielding his weapon as hard as he could.
The Qin people have been invaded for more than 100 years, and every Qin family's children have suffered from war, their sisters have been humiliated by the Tangut people, and their brothers and fathers have been captured by the Tangut people as slaves.
In front of the formation, the smoke of the artillery bombardment gradually dissipated, and the artillerymen were anxious to cool down the barrels, and the artillery officers jumped up and down as hard as they could, urging the soldiers to move quickly, so as to divert the artillery fire and support the two wings.
The violent gunfire and explosions almost made the shouts of the artillery officers unrecognizable, in this huge sound, Zhao Xing sat on the chair on the platform, his expression was still unshocked, he turned his face to look at Wen Xixing, who was at a loss, and comforted softly: "Wen Observation, why panic, we are only half of the military horses here, even if we lose, the land east of the river in Western Xia has been destroyed by us, and our strategic purpose has been achieved...... Hmph, the sons and daughters have the most advanced weapons, and I have been planning for many years, if I can't even overcome the small obstacles in front of me, my life's efforts will not be in vain, and I will not allow this phenomenon to appear. ”
Wen Xixing was frightened, he pointed behind Zhao Xing: "Taishi said so easily, but we only have seven or eight thousand people, while the Xia army has thirty thousand, with seven or eight thousand infantry against thirty thousand cavalry, the chance of victory or defeat is unpredictable, and we are besieged on three sides, but there are no soldiers and horses behind, these three attacks have made us tight everywhere, what if there are people coming later?" ”
The surrounding gunfire was really noisy, coupled with the singing on the river, although the Jiangtai where Zhao Xing was the only calm place in the battlefield, Wen Xixing had to shout hoarsely to answer Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing did not answer Wenxi Xingdi's question, but: Qiu Guan answered quickly: "There is no need to worry about the back road, Taishi, the mud on the riverbank is soft, if the cavalry of the Xia army attacks from the riverbank, it will not have an impact effect, and the commander of the Xia army is also a capable person, in the case of our warships appearing on the riverbank, he will never attack along the riverbank, so as to be flanked by us." ”
Wen Xixing muttered: "Our warships dare not dock, because they still have to keep their ships and attack Xingqing Mansion." ”
: Qiu Guan replied meaningfully: "We know, but Xia Jun doesn't know." ”
Zhao Xing's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh and ordered: "After the transfer of soldiers and horses to support the left and right wings...... Wait, just to be on the safe side, send all my remaining guards to the rear, and let them set up an organ to prevent the Xia cavalry from attacking. ”
The heralds on the platform blew the military trumpets, and on the barracks near the river bank, the soldiers heard the trumpets and picked up their guns to increase their troops on the left and right flanks, and their arrival made the battle on the two flanks more intense, and the gunfire became even more dense, and it became a continuous laughter.
The frontal artillery finally cooled the holes, and the artillery officer divided half of the small guns to support the right flank, and the other half
Bombardment of the front of the frontal positions. The smoke from the cannons enveloped more than the cannons, the muskets and grenades exploded like a dense cloud tightly over the Song army camp, and the strong smell of sulfur and nitrate irritated the soldiers to tear their eyes and cough violently, but they continued to fight while coughing.
Gradually, the Song army camp also sounded singing, whether it was Qin people or not, they all sang the Qin song, for a while, the river and the river, all the desolate Qin songs, the song was sad and desolate, full of the meaning of no return.
Zhao Xing smiled, and he waved his hand: "The sons and daughters are already free to sing, this battle is about to end." ”
Zhao Xing's prediction came true quickly, as the song became louder and louder, the gunfire gradually subsided, and soon, only the pathetic Qin Song was left between heaven and earth, in the singing, Yuan Yeping ran back bloodied, with several knife marks on his face, the armor on his shoulder was broken, and the war knife in his hand was broken, but he did not feel embarrassed at all, but proudly puffed up his chest and reported: "Changmen Palace, fortunately, our army has repelled the enemy's attack." ”
Zhao Xing stood up, he raised his hand at the heralds at the four corners of the platform, the heralds at the four corners shook the signal flag hard, and the Song soldiers in the entire position cheered, and at the same time, there was also a cheer on the riverbank, and the Xia army repulsed.
"Awesome! Who is the commander of the military division of Baimaqiang Town, this is only the second day of the standoff, as soon as he comes up, he will hit us desperately, making us clumsy left and right, and it is really extraordinary", Zhao Xing clapped his hands and sighed.
Wen Xixing was full of smiles: "The current commander of the military division of Baima Qiang Town is the Golden Belt (honorary title, awarded the Golden Belt by the Xia Lord for his military exploits, hence the name), the Xuanwu General, and the Lou Bobei (Jilantai Salt Pond) Festival Envoy Rendo Awang, legend has it that he is a rare handsome man of the Renduo tribe...... Taishi, Rindo Ngawang struck a powerful blow, and after this blow, he was also weak. ”
At this moment, the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, Zhao Xing looked at the direction of Hue Ferry, where a pillar of dust was rising, Zhao Xing said with a smile: "Rindo Awang is disabled, but my dragoons should also come." Lo and behold, they were delayed for a whole day, but fortunately they did not miss this wonderful battle.
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Wen Xixing is a Huanqing general, he reacts more keenly to the battlefield situation than Lu Qiuguan, looking at the pillar of smoke, he high-fived and praised: "It's not too early or too late, it's just right." ”
: Qiu Guan sneered and said, "Wen Guan is so sure at this time, you forgot the panic just now. ”
Wen Xi Xingqiang replied with a smile: "Who would have thought that the 30,000 cavalry of the Military Division of Baimaqiang Town would strike hard, but they couldn't help our seven or eight thousand firearms soldiers in this battle, which completely subverted my perception of the Xia army. Now I believe that the Xia Kingdom can be destroyed. ”
People on the left and right were encouraged by Wen Xixing's conclusion, Zhao Xing stood up with a spear, he looked into the distance, and replied slowly: "We still have a long way to go, in front of us is the Right Wing Chaoshun Military Division, then the Grain City, and then the Dingzhou Battle Baimaqiang Town Military Division was disabled, but my Qinglong Army was also disabled." ”
Zhao Xing said that the Qinglong Army was disabled, because the number of dead in the Qinglong Army was close to 800, and the wounded were about 1,000, and the number of casualties was close to the edge of the army's collapse, and fortunately, this was an army composed of brave Yiwu people, so those soldiers could continue to maintain a strong fighting spirit.
: Qiu Guan advised: "There is no need to worry about the captain, we have a ship, and the wounded soldiers can be transported to the ship; We brought medical nurses with us, and wounded soldiers could be well treated when they arrived on board. Although the Blue Dragon Legion has losses, I believe that Yang Fengfeng of Hue will bring us a greater boost. ”
At this time, the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and the Xia soldiers on the opposite side could already be seen, after a blow, the Xia army's front was broken, and they were trying their best to form a team, and it seemed that they wanted to make a final effort.
At this time, the smoke and dust on the opposite side gradually approached, for the fire-breathing dragon flag of the dragoons, behind this military flag, is the military flag of the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division of Yang Fengdi, the army of the Song people actually came side by side with the army of the Black Mountain Weifu Army, this strange situation made the Xia army on the opposite side stunned for a moment, but they were immediately surprised that the army rushed into the Song army position, and gradually slowed down, and the Renduo tribe, who was familiar with cavalry tactics, immediately understood that the other party was recovering horsepower and preparing to charge.
Since there were Song troops in the ranks, it was impossible for them to charge against the Song army, Rindo Ngawang did not hesitate for long, just a few breaths, and the knights of the Zhongdi Army in the Xia army's position on the opposite side began to move backwards.
: Qiu Guan is an expert in conspiracy and trickery, and when he saw Rindo Ngawang's military flag moving, he hurriedly summoned several strong guards and ordered them to shout in unison: "Capture Rindo Ngawang alive and reward 100,000 yuan!" ”
At first, it was just dozens of guards shouting in unison, but in the blink of an eye, all the Song troops heard this shout, and they turned their faces to see that the Chinese army flag of the Xia army was retreating, and with only a flash of thought, they all understood that this bitter battle was over. They are victories.
The soldiers of the Song Army, who understood it, immediately shouted: "Capture Rindo Ngawang alive, and reward 100,000 yuan!" ”
After shouting this, countless soldiers who still had physical strength could not bear it, and they climbed over the barracks, shouting while rushing towards the camp of the Xia army. On the other side, the Xia army was stunned at first, because of the noise, they couldn't understand the words of the Song army, but the entire Song army camp was boiling like crazy, and they couldn't help but turn around and wait for the commander's instructions......
At the same time, the dragoons urged the war horses, and they came first, passing the Song soldiers running on foot, approaching the Xia army's ground line first, and then raising the horse in their hands......
Gunshots rang out like bursting beans, and some of the Xia soldiers who were still in a sluggish state were knocked down one after another, and the smart people among them had turned their horses' heads and began to flee The Xia army collapsed.
The original tenacious fighting Baima Qiang Town Military Division was completely shattered like a soft snow ball, they scattered and fled to the wilderness, fleeing to any place This is also a common tactic of the Western Xia people, the seemingly clueless rout, in fact, is based on the tribe as a unit, they will gradually organize in the tribe as a unit in the escape, to deal with the lonely Song army. And once the pursuing Song army dispersed, it would often give them a backlash.
It's a pity that they encountered the army led by Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing is the best at organizational art, and the soldiers he waved are the most organized, even if they scatter the pursuit, but the main force stubbornly pursues the commander of the Xia army......
A soldier of the Tang Wu clan ran in front of Zhao Xing, turned over and fell off his horse, and reported loudly: "Taishi, the head of the family led the whole clan to come to help, and is currently pursuing Renduo Baozhong, we are waiting to collect horses, there is a delay, fortunately I didn't miss the Taiwei big thing, fortunately very lucky!" ”
Zhao Xing nodded indifferently, and then waved his hand and ordered: "Inform the Yang clan to capture Renduo Awang alive, and reward 100,000 yuan, in addition, each Xia army head is worth ten yuan, and ten Xia army heads will be rewarded with an additional musket, twenty will be rewarded with a battle stalk, and thirty will be rewarded with a pair of armor." ”
The greedy Tang Wu soldiers were elated when they heard Zhao Xing calling their Yang clan, and he asked reluctantly: "Taishi, what should I do if there are fifty heads?" ”
Zhao Xing waved his hand: "Fifty heads, you are allowed to settle on the mainland of the Song Dynasty; One hundred heads, I will give you a hundred acres of fertile land! ”
The Tang Wu soldiers were so excited that he forgot to say goodbye to Zhao Xing, immediately turned his horse's head, turned over and rushed out of the Song army's position, followed the pursuing troops of the Tang Wu soldiers, shouted all the way, and informed Tang Xing of Zhao Xing's reward
Soldiers who fell on the battlefield.
Wen Xixing nodded: "Taizu set up a stake sealing warehouse in the past, it was for today, 30,000 cavalry of the White Horse Qiang Town Military Division, one person ten guan, only 300,000 guan, this money is worth it." ”
The pursuit lasted until night, in the middle of the night, there were still sporadic returning soldiers, the resistance of the Xia army had been completely crushed, but it was a pity that Rindo Awang still fled after all, because the horses temporarily collected by the Song army were not as good as the war horses carefully selected by the party nobles, he relied on the horse fast, and left the battlefield at night, and the Song soldiers who pursued fruitlessly went to the military judge to record the war exploits while feeling that the 100,000 Guan Fei had been obtained, and exchanged the harvested Xia army heads for war spoils.
At this time, tents had been set up on the platform of the Song army, and the soldiers of the Song army who came and went could not help but walk past the platform, they heard the sound of snoring like thunder in the tent, and they couldn't help but lighten their steps and whispered to each other: "Taishi is sleeping, light." ”
Zhao Xing finally slept peacefully, and the next day, half of the Song warships had already passed Hue Ferry, Zhao Xing couldn't wait for the follow-up warships to continue the transition, and he led the early light boat all the way to the right carriage towards the Shun Military Division.
At this time, the whereabouts of the Song army could not be concealed, and the defeated army part rushed into the right wing of the Chaoshun Military Division, and the right wing of the Chaoshun Military Division, which was preparing to attack, immediately adopted a contraction strategy, and they sent people to Xingqing Mansion to report the emergency, while closing the city and holding on, striving to delay the advance of the Song army.
"Keyi Gate, the right wing of the Chaoshun Military Division is called Keyi Gate, and today we are under Keyi Gate." Zhao Xing held a telescope and observed the castle where the Chaoshun Military Division was located on the right side of the river.
: Qiu Guan glanced at the castle by the river, and replied disapprerovitically: "The Xia people obviously don't know how to play boats, but they want to build this city by the water's edge, that is to find their own death, not to mention anything else, just with the warship of the Tai Lieutenant, I'm afraid they will be difficult to deal with." ”
Zhao Xing nodded, waved his hand and ordered: "The warship will form a T-shaped formation, gradually enter the shelling position, and start shelling." ”
Wen Xixing didn't know why, but Lu Qiuguan knew the meaning of Zhao Xing's order, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately suggested: "Tai Lieutenant, don't be so exaggerated, the T-shaped formation is a naval battle formation, and there is no corresponding artillery in Keyimen, so we can completely stand and fight." ”
Zhao Xing waved his hand and motioned to Lu Qiuguan to stop talking.
The order was issued, due to the lack of corresponding counterattack force in the Keyimun, the Song army warship arrogantly sat by Zhao Xingdi to take the first gun, and the giant boat slowly sailed into the shore of the Keyimen, this boat has two cabins, although it is a flat-bottomed cabin, but the upper cabin plus the gunwales of the ship on the deck, a total of forty guns, equivalent to the artillery fire of the entire legion. As the signal was given, the warship spewed white smoke from the belly of the ship in turn, and then the gunners on the deck also began to fire, and one cannonball fell in the city one after another, raising pillars of fire, and the cannonballs fell on the city wall, and the gravel flew with an astonishing sound.
After the artillery bombardment of Zhao Xingdi's warship, he made a circle obliquely, and let go of the artillery position, the Xia army in the city just took a breath, and then, countless assault boats approached the shore, and the guns on their ships were small, so they could only brave the whirlwind cannons on the city wall of the Xia army, and tried their best to get close to the Keyimun dock and bombard the city wall with artillery fire.
The first round of shelling was very scattered, this was because the Song army was still unable to find the range, but when Zhao Xing's boat turned around again, the shelling began to be accurate, and the artillery fire bombarded the city wall in turn.
The Song army still had no intention of landing, the second round of assault boats rushed into the shelling position, began to shoot in depth, their artillery fire could not reach far away, and could only continue to bombard the city wall near the river, at this time, Zhao Xing's boat was impatient, it sailed into the dock, simply unscrupulously lowered the anchor, and began to shoot fixedly. The assault boat took Zhao Xing's boat as the center of the circle and began to rotate clockwise, shelling the city wall section back and forth.
This shelling continued throughout the afternoon, and during the night, the city of Keyimen was hit by gas, and the Song army continued the shelling by the light of the fire, but in preparation for a night attack by the troops in the city, they sailed slightly away from the dock, and the frequency of the shelling slowed down.
The Xia army really launched a night attack, but the river was surging, and most of the Xia soldiers were carried away by the river before they swam to the side of the Song army's warship, and a few Xia soldiers who swam to the side of the warship were intensively shot by the Song army's muskets and could not stay on the side of the ship at all.
At dawn on the second day, another group of Song ships rushed to Keyimen, this time it was also a huge boat leading countless medium-sized warships, at this time, the right wing of the Shun military division was already desperate, and in the daytime, the frequency of Song artillery bombardment became more and more intensive.
The shelling continued for another whole day, and at night, the soldiers of the Song army who had forcibly marched by land also rushed to the vicinity of Keyimun, and the city lord Wei Ming Mo Ye was already desperate, he drew his sword and looked around left and right, and asked in surprise: "Is this place still a summer realm?" Why does the Song army keep coming from the east, where does this Song army come from, Shaanxi has already attacked Xia in five ways, why is there still a Song army here, where did they come from, could it be from heaven? ”
Left and right said: "General, Shaanxi side five ways to attack Xia, since the Qingtang side has not moved, and the other four roads in Shaanxi are still holding with me, it is reported that the four roads of the Song army is advancing very slowly, no more than ten miles a day, immediately garrison to rest, a stay is three or five days, do not repair the camp will not move forward." Minister Xiao Gongxiao guessed that the Song army still had a hidden backhand, so he gathered 30,000 military divisions to prepare to deal with this Song army, it seems that we are suffering from the hidden hand of the Song army, general, quickly ask the Minister for help? ”
Wei Ming Mo Xie dropped his sword, looked up to the sky and sighed: "The military division of Baimaqiang Town has been broken, it is said that the Tang Wu clan in the territory of the Weifu military division of Montenegro has rebelled, and it is estimated that the Tiande army is not guaranteed, where did this come from the Song army, and the attack is so unhesitating?" How can this battle be fought, the Song army will not go ashore when he stays on the ship, his artillery hits us, but we can't fight back, now the city is already a furnace, should I defend or withdraw? ”
There was no need to answer the question, because the Song army had already answered for him, and the Xia army at the head of the city pointed to the Song army outside the city, and shouted with surprise: "Whirlwind cannon, Song Jun also set up a whirlwind cannon, what's going on?" ”
The answer is: the whirlwind cannon outside the city of the Song army threw countless crockpots, this crockpot is thinner than the Xia army to make a thunderbolt fireball tire, it falls to the ground, and after it is broken, the crockpot flows out of the liquid with a strong smell like clear water, and the city is full of battle-hardened Western Xia generals, they smell this smell, and exclaim: "The fierce fire oil Song army wants to burn the city." ”
Fierce fire oil, called kerosene in modern times.
Countless clay pots were thrown into the city, and the strong smell of kerosene wafted in the air, and the Song army threw too many kerosene cans, and many low-lying areas in the city had merged into small rivers, but the Song army did not throw torches for a long time. A general of the Xia army in the city was still looking up at the crockpot falling like raindrops in the sky in a demented manner, and couldn't help but say something that didn't matter the itch: "The Song army is really rich, how many fierce fire oil have been thrown at this time......
Before the words fell, there was a bang, and a clay pot fell on a fire spot, and the city caught fire.
The flames were uncontrollable, and the high temperature of the fire immediately ignited the nearby kerosene, and the flames spread like a chain reaction, and soon all the open flames burned more and more, and the whole city was like a furnace of flames, and the high temperature ignited the place in the north of the city where there was no fire, and then the flames continued to spread.
Outside the city, the Song army's clay pots were still being thrown endlessly, and these whirlwind cannons were not precise at all
The pipes were thrown horizontally into the city, and the gunboats in the middle of the river also began to fire, and wherever the red-hot projectiles landed, there was a flame......
At this time, the stone that had been burned by the fire burst, and the air was full of flames, which could burn the lungs when people breathed, and in the night sky, the entire Keyi Gate was like a melting pot, and its gas flames illuminated the entire grassland, and countless Xixia people stood in the silent darkness, looking up in the direction of the Keyi Gate and burst into tears. With the collapse of the military division of Baimaqiang Town, the news that the Song army had come from east to west had spread all over the grassland, and the northern part of Western Xia had begun to mobilize the whole people, but unfortunately because the speed of information transmission was not as fast as the speed of Zhao Xing's warships, they had not yet assembled into a large force.
Now, the flames of the Keyimen have shattered their last hopes.
"Western Xia is dead!" Countless Western Xia herdsmen howled with tears streaming down their faces.
The Western Xia perished, which meant that they would never have the opportunity to rob the Song people as they wanted in the future, and the good life of living a happy life by robbing was also far away from them, and if it was not good, their herdsmen would become their new masters, and they would have to beg for a living in the hands of the former Han untouchables.
At dawn, the Keyi Gate was still burning, at this time, the Song army on the land was no longer busy throwing fierce fire oil, they selectively bypassed those fire points, and threw the clay pot into the place where the fire was slightly smaller, or where there was no fire, and at this time, the Keyi Gate was already so hot that it was impossible to approach, hundreds of meters away from the city, and even the air was hot. Even the water at the wharf by the river was already boiling hot, and countless white-bellied fish floated on the river.
Zhao Xing ordered on the boat to the shore: "The official position of Yang Feng, the patriarch of the Yang clan, has changed, he is now the envoy of the Keyi Gate, and the Yang clan left half of the cavalry to clean up the mess of the Keyi Gate, and the rest of the armies will rest for a short time, and immediately go to the Grain City, and we will rest in the Grain City tonight." ”
Yang Feng on the shore immediately replied: "Taishi, the lower official is more familiar with the grain city, and the lower official is not the pioneer, so he took the grain city for the Taishi......"
Grain City, as the name suggests, the city is near the fertile farmland, the people in the city are all serfs plundered from the Great Song Dynasty, these serfs do not bear military service, but more than ninety percent of the grain they grow must be handed over, and the farmers near the grain city bear more than seventy percent of the military food in the Western Xia, and the capture of the grain city means that the Western Xia has lost the military food reserves.
The city is not armed, it is surrounded by Dingzhou City and the right side of the Shun army, and the south is the Yellow River, so the Xixia people are very relieved, and Yang Feng, the nominal Western Xia officer, rushed to the grain city, if the news of his rebellion has not been widely known, it is possible to take the grain city lightly.
"Order: Keyimen Jiedu made Yang Feng immediately lead the army to capture the Grain City, if he can obtain the Grain City, he should be a meritorious achievement!" Zhao Xing complied with Yang Feng's request and immediately gave an order.
At this time, Xingqing Mansion had already learned the tragic news of Keyimundi, but they learned it from the fire signal, because the Song army's warship did not stop all the way, and rode a horse from the land to transmit the message, and fell behind the Song army's warship.
The lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, who could not get the specific situation, panicked, he felt a deep fear, this night, at the head of Xingqing Mansion, he looked at the fire at the end of the horizon, and asked the ministers left and right in horror: "How did the Song army come?" Where did this come from? ”
Left and right are speechless.
Minister Xiao Gong looked at the firelight, and said in a deliberate tone: "The military horses of the Fourth Route of Shaanxi are moving slowly, and the military horses of the Jianing Military Division, the Jingsai Military Division, and the Xishou Baotai Military Division are gathering in Weizhou, and it is impossible for the Song army to cross Weizhou and come from the right wing of the Shun Military Division, and there is no movement in Yinzhou (Da Song Hedong Road), and it is impossible for them to emerge from Hedong Road, what's going on, how did this Song soldier suddenly break through the Keyi Gate?" ”
The lord of Western Xia asked again: "Can Dingzhou be defended?" ”
Xiao Gong pondered slightly, he shook his head slightly: "Dingzhou has sent some soldiers and horses to Yinzhou to defend the division, and the strength of Dingzhou is not comparable to the right wing Chaoshun Military Division, and even the right wing Chaoshun Military Division can't hold it, Dingzhou ......"
After a pause, Xiao Gong resolutely asked the lord of Western Xia: "King, please move west, this Song army does not know who is in charge, it is so fierce and the attack speed is so fast, please hunt the king to avoid its edge." ”
A certain Western Xia minister asked tentatively: "Our three major military divisions on the southern front are gathered, can't we transfer them to block this Song army?" I think this Song army is just going deep alone, and maybe it is weak to attack now. ”
Xiao Gong pointed to the burning half of the sky, and said slowly: "It's too late, this army has already reached Keyimen, no matter what, they will go to my Xingqing Mansion to take a turn, and it is too late to transfer troops from the southern front, I am afraid that they will be transferred back, and the Song army has already arrived under the city." ”
The Western Xia Lord pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Prepare for the Western Hunt." ”
In the palace compound, it is not so simple to relocate, the lord of Western Xia has not finished packing the pots and pots that he is reluctant to discard, and the cannons of the Song army have already sounded.
Xingqing Mansion is not as good as other Western Xia capitals, it is built near the Yellow River, this is the capital of Western Xia, the Xixia people spent a lot of effort, built several canals around the city wall, as a moat, this canal is very deep, originally intended to prevent the cavalry from crossing the river, but the Song army arrived at the Xingqing Mansion City, Zhao Xing has no scruples, he ordered all the warships to rush the beach together, the Song army's warships sailed directly into the moat, and the artillery muzzles almost against the city wall began to bombard.
The Song army fought all the way, most of the gunpowder shells loaded on the warship had been consumed, and seeing that the destination was in front of them, the warships with reduced draft did not plan to live, and countless warships directly aimed their bows at the city wall and collided, and some of the warships even deeply embedded in the collapsed city walls, and then, countless Song soldiers shouted, boarded the city wall directly from the ship, and began to shoot at the city.
collapsed, and the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom completely collapsed.
The flames of Keyimen have already told the people in the Western Xia capital that the Song army that came is not a gentleman, and they are not afraid of slaughtering or burning the city.
In a panic, the Xixia people were all in chaos, and the Xixia lord who tried to escape now he couldn't find a formed army, and all the people were fleeing in the opposite direction of the Song army's attack, and the Xixia lord who was being held hostage by people didn't take a breath until he ran out of the national capital for twenty or thirty miles, he turned around and looked up at the Xixia capital, and cried: "The ancestors' century-old foundation was ruined in one fell swoop, and I am ashamed of the ancestors!" ”
When the lord of the Western Xia stood on the road and cried, the people who passed by him did not stop, and when the lord of the Western Xia finished crying, he only found that there were only a few ministers around him. ”
Left and right were at a loss: "Maybe I should go to the Xiliang Military Division, or maybe I should go to the Gansu Military Division (Xuanhua Mansion, that is, today's Zhangye)......"
The lord of the Western Xia Kingdom searched left and right and asked, "Where is the prime minister?" ”
Speechless, the lord of the Western Xia asked again: "The Song army attacked on five routes, but the Qingtang side has not moved, if the Qingtang side makes a move, Liangzhou and Gansu should be the brunt, where should we flee?" ”
The question of the lord of the Western Xia was answered, and Xiao Gong, the minister of the state who had not shown up for a long time, led a team of family members to emerge from the side of the road, and replied: "When you go to Liangzhou, the Song Kingdom has set Qingtang at the beginning, I guess Qingtang may be bluffing, they have no strength to attack us, so we should go to Xiliang for temporary refuge, and wait for the results of the three major military divisions to return to the army to fight......" (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, 8. More chapters, support*.. *Chinese Net*! )