Before the start of the war, although the outcome had already been guessed. The navy's gunboats can be seen crushing the most elite naval forces of the Li Dynasty to the bottom of the sea. Many naval officers and men who watched the battle felt a chill in their hearts for no reason.

It's just that compared to the despair of Li Chaoshui's officers and men, the naval officers and men of Qiongzhou felt lucky. They were very glad that such a gunboat was unique to them. Because of them, the battle at sea has become incredibly easy.

It is said that fighting a war is inevitable to die, but this time on the expedition to the Li Dynasty, whether it is a military attache or a non-commissioned soldier, they all hope that they are the ones who can survive. Only by surviving can they enjoy the fruits of victory.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhao Xiaoxi said very calmly: "Yue Laosan, order the transport ships to start docking, and the army to start landing and assemble." Ordered all the troops, anyone who dared to resist, whether it was a soldier or a civilian, would be killed! ”

Yue Laosan, who heard this, felt a chill in his heart, but he understood that this was the first battle, and the necessary killing and deterrence were very necessary. If you don't crush the spirit of the Li Dynasty's soldiers and people, it will become extremely difficult and troublesome to rule the Li Dynasty.

Sometimes, a little more brutal killing can solve this problem. In any case, there are still many people in the Li Dynasty in this era who are interested in the Great Song Dynasty. For the people who became the Great Song Dynasty, I believe they will not resist too much.

And what Zhao Xiaoxi wants is these obedient subjects. As for disobedience, and even hostility, the way Zhao Hyo-seok took was to kill. Of course, this is also the strategic goal of the premise, and if he does not obey in the later stage, he has a way to clean it up.

With Yue Laosan's order, the herald immediately waved two flags. Swing forward a few times. The transport, which was following the gunboat, immediately raised its sails and accelerated. At the same time, the gunboats also entered the military port of the Li Dynasty's naval army.

looked at the Li Dynasty soldiers who were hiding on the arrow tower on the dock. The three gunboat commanders immediately distanced themselves from each ship. Turning the bow of the ship, he ordered: "Replace the blasting bombs and clear a clearing for the brothers in the back!" ”

Although the three gunboat commanders knew that these Li Dynasty's dock defenders could not resist the landing of their army. But they also knew that using gunboats to clear the way for them to resist would make the landing of the brother troops behind them smoother.

The soldiers of the Li Dynasty who were terrified in themselves. Watching the three Great Song Sea ships enter. There was no way to stop it, even when they watched their military port being occupied. The three gunboats roared again.

The soldiers of the Li Dynasty, who had also heard this thunderous sound on the shore before, did not quite understand what this flying iron lump was. can be hit by this kind of iron lump, the second explosion sounded. But it makes them scattered.

Some of the Li Dynasty defenders standing on the arrow tower. Looking at this iron lump, it flew directly under their arrow tower. With a loud bang, the arrow tower immediately collapsed. The archers who stayed above were thrown out of the arrow tower before they had time to react.

This kind of attack that they had never encountered before completely destroyed the sense of resistance in their hearts. At this time, the transport ships transporting musketeers and the army had docked smoothly. As soon as they got on the board, the soldiers on board sped off the ship.

Watch this elite ironclad man come ashore. No matter how stupid the officers and soldiers of the Li Dynasty are, they all know that if they don't run, they won't be able to run. Those Li Dynasty generals who still wanted to be loyal to their duties couldn't stop them at all, and these soldiers who were already frightened.

As the teams were assembled, the military attachés who led the team quickly said, "Prepare for battle!" Wipe out all the enemies in the port and welcome the prince ashore. Teams, follow me! ”

After the assembly was completed, the squads of fifty men rushed to the dock that had been cleared by the gunboats. For these attacking Great Song infantry, some outlaw Li Dynasty soldiers were basically killed without getting close.

When the infantry who came ashore one after another arrived, they had little to do, and even if there was something, they had to clean up the corpses. At the same time, many Qiongzhou naval soldiers on the sea began to take prisoners.

Of course, to be a prisoner is to have a prisoner attitude. The soldiers of the Li Dynasty who dared to bared their teeth were excluded from the qualifications of prisoners. Anyway, this sea is not bad to add one more corpse.

If you want to be a prisoner, then obediently follow the orders of the salvage team. Their future fate will be that the factory owners, who are in dire need of labor, will rent free labor from the Qiongzhou royal palace until they are ordered to be relieved of this servitude.

In short, in order to fight this war well, Zhao Xiaoxi invested a lot of money. And what he has to do is to earn back these investments from the war. These captives were the first fortune he earned.

Wait until Zhao Xiaoxi's warship also docked smoothly. Zhao Xiaoxi quickly said, "Yue Laosan, next block all the places where the Li Dynasty goes to sea." Remember, this king needs captives though. I don't want to hurt the lives of my own soldiers for the sake of captivity.

is still the same sentence, those who dare to confront us will be killed. Even if the king needs a captive, it must be an honest and obedient captive. Those who do not obey discipline will be killed! Do you understand? ”

Yue Laosan said respectfully: "The last general understands!" ”

This attack on Thanh Hoa Pier was only the first battle of the navy. The next thing they have to do is to completely destroy all the Li Dynasty's naval armies in the sea, so that they will not have any naval armies and dare to go to sea.

In this way, the officers and men of the Great Song Dynasty will be able to land in a steady stream through the navy. And this time, the army led by Zhao Xiaoxi has to do it, and what it has to do is to divide the Li Dynasty in front of him into two, so that it cannot take care of the beginning and the end.

After explaining the combat mission of the navy, Zhao Xiaoxi leaned on the war horse and looked at the dock barracks that were cleaning the battlefield in front of him. He quickly said: "Leave an infantry battalion to receive the follow-up supplies, and the rest of the armies will march towards Thanh Hoa City." ”

The herald beside him quickly conveyed his orders. Not long after, only a force of 500 men and a gunboat remained on the dock of this port, and the rest of the officers and men who landed quickly advanced.

The officers and soldiers of Qinghua City, who were already waiting solemnly, were really startled when they looked at the Qiongzhou army of the Great Song Dynasty that had arrived outside the city one after another, and the appearance of the army was neat, with swords and guns like a forest, and the armor was dark.

When Zhao Xiaoxi arrived with the escorts, looking at the Li Dynasty defenders who were hurrying to and fro at the head of the city, Zhao Xiaoxi said very calmly: "Go to someone and tell the Li Dynasty officers and soldiers in the city to open the city gate and surrender, and this king will spare them to die."

If they dare to refuse to surrender, after the city is broken, all the officers and soldiers in the city will be killed. This is the first battle of this king to set foot in the Li Dynasty, I hope they will think about it carefully, and don't force this king to be ruthless! ”

The guards around him quickly stepped forward and said: "Listen to the people in the city, the prince of my family said, let you open the city gate and surrender, the prince will be merciful and spare your life." If you stubbornly resist to the end, when the city is broken, the officers and soldiers will kill it! ”

It seemed that the guards didn't speak very well, and Zhao Xiaoxi said to the guards beside him: "Inform the artillery battalion and show them the sharpness of the artillery." Tell the artillery battalion that the king thinks the city gate building is not very good-looking, so blow it up first! ”

Hearing Zhao Xiaoxi say this, the guards also felt that they wanted to laugh, but they didn't dare to laugh. Inform the artillery battalion on horseback, and start to push the few small cannons they brought to the gate of the city, so that the soldiers of the Li Dynasty in the city can feel the sharpness of the artillery.

Looking at the actions of the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty outside the city, many officers and soldiers of the Li Dynasty in the city did not quite understand. What the hell is that yellow pipe on the shelf? But it is clear that it must be the secret weapon of the Song Dynasty.

The Qinghua County Commander, who was hesitating whether to open the city or surrender, immediately said, "Didn't you say, give us a little time to think about it?" Why did you make the move to start the siege at this time? ”

The guard said very directly: "Our prince, we want to go into the city for dinner." It's not early, so we're going to hurry. In order to make a decision earlier, I would like to remind you. ”

At this moment, the officers and men of the artillery battalion pushed a bronze cannon in front of the city gate. The artilleryman carefully gestured towards the city gate tower before nodding and saying, "After the gun position is adjusted, you can fire the cannon!" ”

The battalion officer in charge of commanding the artillery quickly said: "Okay, then let's open fire!" Remember, this first shot must be played, and the prince is watching from behind! It's done, and when I go back, I'll give you credit! ”

Hearing this, the gunners said happily: "Battalion head, you can see it!" ”

When everything was ready, the gunner stuffed the shell into the barrel, and a soldier lit the fire. After igniting the tail of the cannon, there was a loud bang not long after, and a cannonball spurted away, heading straight for the city gate building in front of him.

The officers and soldiers of the Li Dynasty who stayed there, although they didn't understand what that thing was. But when he saw the cannonball coming, he still panicked and said, "Quickly dodge!" ”

Just as they were about to leave, the shell hit the gate building with great accuracy. After a loud bang, the rubble and rubble on the city gate tower quickly fell, causing all the officers and soldiers of the Li Dynasty who were standing nearby to suffer.

When the officers and soldiers defending the city in the Li Dynasty felt that this weapon could be resisted. Zhao Xiaoxi, who was under the city, said with great satisfaction: "Yes, the artillery battalion has done a good job, give him a credit!" Artillerymen, each rewarded with five taels of silver! ”

When the guards heard this, they also seemed very happy, and reported the news to the officers and men of the artillery battalion, who were also very happy. Hearing that the whole battalion had made a meritorious record, the artillerymen who opened the cannon could also be rewarded with five taels of silver, and these officers and soldiers naturally became more and more excited.

And the guard in charge of shouting quickly said, "Listen to the people in the city, this is just a warning. If you continue to resist, you won't be a cannonball! Surrender now, it's still too late, don't hesitate! ”

That being said, the artillery battalion, which had made a meritorious service, was now loaded with a second shell. At this time, they don't need to be anxious at all, and every shell is the most important thing they should do.

As a result, this kind of artillery shell persuasion method was carried out in the third round, and the Qinghua city and county commander in the city finally said: "Don't fight anymore, we will open the door and surrender, I hope you will keep your word!" ”

Hearing that there was no need to fight, the first city was successfully won, and Zhao Xiaoxi naturally felt that this was a very good start. At this rate, I'm afraid that it won't be long before I attack Thang Long City! (To be continued......)