The Zhungar Mongolian soldiers in Xingxing Gorge were completely desperate. From dawn on, they saw Liao soldiers advancing in the distance.

The first to arrive were the Liao soldiers riding bicycles. These horses, which did not need to be fed, were moving quickly along the poor road conditions. This was the first time the Mongolian soldiers saw that this kind of horse could use only two wheels.

A riding thing. Seeing the speed at which the Liao soldiers were riding, the binoculars almost fell to the ground.

Following behind were a large group of migrant workers. These migrant workers were riding tricycles. When they saw potholes on the road, they filled them with stones and soil. When they saw large stones, they even knew how to move them to the roadside.

These guys were like hard-working worker ants, filling in one pothole. Then they filled in the next one. A road filled with potholes that could only be used by bicycles was soon filled up into a big road.

There is little rain in the northwest, and even in spring there is not much rain. This road that has been repaired can last until the Qingming Festival.

The Zhungeer Mongolian garrison in Xingxing Gorge could not survive the Qingming Festival. Their supplies were delivered on a half-month basis. Ten days have passed since the last supply. Even if the supplies are reduced, the most they can do is

Hold on for another ten days.

Ten days...! News of the siege of Xingxing Gorge may not reach the Ili River Valley.

"Leader! Look...!" The Mongolian soldier in charge of the lookout quickly ran out of the bunker, looking panicked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Why panic? The Great Khan will send people to rescue us." He said, but Nayae's heart was already in confusion.

Taking the lookout soldier's telescope, Nayae ran up to the highest point of Xingxing Gorge in three steps and two steps at a time. As soon as he raised the telescope, his hands trembled.

Densely packed Liao troops came along the road, including many horse-drawn artillery carts. The troops were winding along the road, like a giant snake, spreading from before their eyes to the horizon.

After fighting with the Liao army for so many years, this was the first time Naya'e saw so many Liao troops. When Naya'e saw dozens of heavy rocket launchers, his calves were a little twisted.

Li Xiao is very majestic riding on a white war horse, but the clothes on his body are not very good. The camouflage uniform has no sense of ceremony, and it is not as cool as the armor of ancient generals. Li Xiao looks like a white dragon horse with a hand on his crotch.

With a bright silver spear, out of a million soldiers, he killed seven in and seven out.

Zhao Zilong couldn't make the Silver Spear, so he could only wear camouflage uniforms and follow the army like a country man. The outfit he wore now was not much different from that of an ordinary soldier.

"How do you need to attack such a broken canyon yourself?" Ao Canghai took out a small silver flask and took a sip!

This guy has recently developed the habit of drinking wine. It is said that it was Sister Qiao who showed off her power and asked Master Ao to bring this thing he called sweet water. Li Xiao didn't stop him. It's summer in the Western Regions, and the weather

It's dry and hot. The drinking water stored in the skin is very easy to spoil. However, wine, because of its alcohol content, is not easy to breed bacteria and can remain incorruptible.

"Xingxing Gorge! The gateway to the Western Region. Only by opening this door can we go to the Ili Valley. The terrain here is steep, and the Mongols have built a lot of fortifications along the mountains. If you get angry and act recklessly, I don't know how many people will die.

They are all veterans of the Liao Army, and I feel sad even if every one of them dies. It would be better for me to do it, and fewer people will die." Li Xiao didn't even look at Master Ao, and muttered to himself.

"These words are hurtful! How can you say that after fighting for so many years, I am just like a weakling?" Li Xiao's words aroused the dissatisfaction of Master Ao.

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"You...!" Master Ao was so angry that he took another sip of wine.

By noon, the Liao army had surrounded the Xingxing Gorge. Without Li Xiao, not a single bird in the Xingxing Gorge would be able to fly through.

At 1:10 in the afternoon, the 155mm howitzers on the Liao army's position began to fire. The bunkers exposed by the Mongolian soldiers were knocked down one by one by name. They were all reinforced concrete bunkers. Once a shell was fired, the bunkers were fired.

It exploded like a can. The smoke dispersed, and fragments of corpses could occasionally be seen on top of the ruins of the ruined bunker.

The Mongolian army also tried to fight back, but the heavy rocket launchers in their hands did not have as far a range as the howitzers. A single salvo exploded into dust and smoke, which was terrifying. But after the smoke cleared, it was discovered that even Mao Zedong of the Liao Army was

Didn't touch one.

In just twenty minutes, all the surface positions on the Yangjiao Mountain at the forefront of Xingxing Gorge were blown up by artillery shells. The whistle sounded and the infantry began to charge.

There were a thousand Japanese soldiers dispatched. They were carrying rifles with bayonets taller than them, and they were running with their waists risked. Li Xiao felt that if two butt curtains were added behind the head, it would be very similar to the Japanese soldiers in the movie.

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That’s right! This is the ancestor of the Japanese soldiers!

In Qinhuangdao, the Japanese soldiers received the most basic tactical training for a month. Li Xiao never intended to turn them into elite soldiers. In Li Xiao's eyes, these Japanese soldiers had only one important purpose-cannon fodder.

It feels bad to use one's own soldiers as cannon fodder, but the Japanese soldiers have no such worries.

Seeing the leader Mouri Kogoro rushing to the front with a command knife, Li Xiao couldn't help but shook his head. It seems that these Sun Tzu still don't know the power of modern warfare. There was a strict order in the Liao army that strictly prohibited officers from taking the lead in charging.

You must know that to train a company and platoon-level officer in the Liao Army, not only must he serve in the Liao Army for three years. After selection, he must also study in a military academy for three years. Only after joining the army for six years can he be qualified to be a platoon leader.

From platoon leader to company commander, it takes several more years.

Especially in recent years, the Liao Army has gradually moved towards regularization. The previous half-year cadet classes have disappeared, and the gold content of Liao Army officers is getting higher and higher.

Sure enough, although the surface position was blown up, many Mongolian soldiers suddenly emerged from the hidden tunnels on the mountain ridge. They jumped into trenches and various field fortifications skillfully, and shot at the Japanese soldiers with rifles.

I have to admit that the Mongolian soldiers' marksmanship was quite accurate. At a distance of 100 meters, their marksmanship was frighteningly accurate. After the uneven gunfire, dozens of Japanese soldiers fell down.

The Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain fired back with their rifles, but not a single Mongolian soldier was killed. The Mongolian soldiers were lying in the trenches, which made it easier to aim. The Japanese soldiers had no choice but to shoot with their guns.

, you can imagine how accurate it is...!

More than a dozen wheelbarrows were pushed out and came behind the Japanese soldiers. The sound of the Maxim machine gun rang out, and the dense bullets formed a wall of bullets. The Mongolian soldiers were so pressed that they could not raise their heads. As long as they raised their heads, they would

He was shot in the head by bullets flying in the sky.

There were dozens of tricycles following the Maxim heavy machine guns. The gunners unloaded the mortars from the tricycles, placed the gun mantlets and started counting. They were all veterans of the Liao Army, and some of them had been playing with mortars for ten years.

One hand stretched out, raised his thumb high in the air, and then grabbed a handful of sand and slowly let it out. A series of numbers blurted out, and the gunners hurriedly adjusted the scale. The cannonball was thrown into the barrel, and then a "bang" could be heard.

"Bang" sound from the chest.

The Mongolian soldiers' positions at the height were immediately filled with smoke and pieces were flying across the field. The shells fired by these veterans were extremely accurate, and some of them simply fell directly from the sky into the trenches. The air wave from the explosion lifted the Mongolian soldiers inside.

come out!

The howitzers in the distance were not idle either. The lookout post held up a telescope to observe the position on the opposite side. He noticed the green smoke ejected from the mortar shell and immediately calculated the coordinates. In just a minute or two, the 120mm shells

Howling out from the barrel.

The howitzer's trajectory is curved, playing a parabola. The impact on point targets is quite good, and the 120mm shells are extremely powerful. Even if a shell explodes, the shrapnel will not hit you. People within ten meters will also

Being shocked to death, even if you are hiding in a trench.

The Mongolian soldiers' mortars became a vital commodity. After firing a shell, one of them was fired by someone else's howitzer. Some mortars were placed in two or three together, but they were all fired by someone else's shells.

After playing for a few times, the Mongolian artillerymen simply abandoned their positions and ran back. This battle could not be fought any longer, and firing artillery was almost the same as getting killed.

As the opponent's firepower weakened, some Liao soldiers carrying red crosses drove carriages to the front of the two armies. Seeing the injured Japanese soldiers who were still alive, they picked them up and threw them onto the carriages without saying a word. As soon as the carriages turned around,

Dragging the wounded soldiers to the field hospital more than ten miles away.

The Mongolian soldiers were completely overwhelmed by the firepower of the Liao army. They had to get into the bunker and shoot out from the shooting hole!

Mouri Kogoro felt a bullet fly past his helmet, and the strong air flow carried him somersault. Just as the attendant next to him tried to help him, a bullet accurately passed through his head. Brains and blood spurted out.

The look on Mouri Kogoro’s face!

Mouri Kogoro wiped the brains and blood from his face and spat.

"Charge!" Although he knew that holding a command knife was silly, Mouri Kogoro still raised the knife and charged forward.

When the subordinates saw how brave he was, they immediately became energetic. One by one, they climbed up the mountain with their short legs. When they climbed into the trench, they stabbed the Mongolian soldiers with their bayonets when they saw him.

Putting down the telescope, Li Xiao curled his lips helplessly. This is how poor armies fight. When the Liao army encountered this situation, they would pull a grenade and count two and then throw it into the trench.

For the Japanese soldiers, grenades were a good thing. When they were in the Japanese country, they had to serve as flags before they could carry a few during the war.

Of course, if the field troops of the Liao Army were fighting, they would use grenade bombardment from a farther distance. This thing is safer than grenades.

An hour after the fighting started, one was captured from the top of the mountain. No less than two hundred wounded Japanese soldiers were brought back. All those lying on the battlefield were the corpses of Japanese soldiers. It was estimated that there were more than a hundred Japanese soldiers.

I have to say that as soon as these Japanese soldiers fight, their spirit will burst out. They are really daring to risk their lives!

The mountain top was taken down, but it was just a superficial position. The Mongolian soldiers also built tunnels and fully underground bunkers below the superficial positions. It is estimated that there will be tunnels connecting the bunkers.

This is a troublesome matter. Cleaning the tunnels one by one is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is easy to cause a large number of casualties. Although the Japanese soldiers are cannon fodder, they cannot be wasted like this.

Cao Wenzhao's solution was simple and crude. He sent people to search for the entrance of the tunnel. Once discovered, he immediately used explosives to blow it up. After more than a dozen booms and rumbles, all the entrances to the tunnel on the top of the hill were blown down.

As for whether the people in the tunnel will suffocate to death, or whether they have an escape route, this is not within the scope of Cao Wenzhao's consideration.

In the telescope, Nayae saw the destruction of three hundred of his most elite men. These were all veterans of his men. Not only were their marksmanship accurate, but their skills were also very good. He also wanted to let the Liao army attack on the first hill.

It was full of trouble. But I didn’t expect that it was taken down in just one and a half hours.

There is no chance of support from my side.

There were airships hovering in the sky, and as long as people were exposed, bombs would fall. The big bomb exploded like a mountain, and the airwaves almost suffocated Nayae who was in the bunker a few hundred meters away.

One can imagine what happened to those reinforcements.

"It's too slow! We'll waste seven or eight days here by knocking down hilltops like this." Li Xiao looked at his watch and conquered the strong position on the advantageous terrain in one and a half hours. The infantry and artillery coordinated closely. It can be called a textbook.

Li Xiao felt that it was still a little too slow during the critical battle. If the Liao army had been replaced, the attack speed would have been almost half an hour faster.

"How about I come?" As long as there is a battle, Ao Ye's eyes will shine.

The First Division is of course the boss in the Liao Army and ranks first in terms of combat effectiveness. It is also the most arrogant unit. The reason why it is so arrogant is because it has strong strength behind it.

"No need! This battle is for the guards of Xingxingxia. If you resist stubbornly, you will either be beaten to death or buried alive. If you don't want to die, then there is only one way to surrender. In this way, we can win tomorrow

Through Xingxingxia."

"Stop that effort! If you fight it, it will be over." Master Ao knew that Li Xiao would do what he said. Moreover, he was 90% sure of success. In fact, in terms of fighting, Li Xiao has never done anything since his debut.

Missed.

"Please be considerate to your brothers. If we say anything, they will risk their lives. Look at those Japanese soldiers whose legs were broken by landmines. They will never stand up again in this life. What is buried in Xingxingxia

I'm afraid no one has an accurate estimate of how many landmines there are. You don't want to miss a step and lose a leg." Li Xiao pointed at the Japanese soldiers inside the field tent who were crying out in pain.

Doctors accompanying the army are performing operations on them, most of which are amputations.

Landmines are very vicious weapons. Because of the explosive charge, they usually do not kill people after the explosion. However, half of the legs of the person who was bombed will be destroyed! The only way is to amputate the legs.

"Can they surrender?"
Chapter completed!