Chapter 351 Looking northwest, Shooting the Sky Wolf (1)
Unlike the Song people, most of the cities of the Xixia people were home to the powerful and the slaves they raised. For example, the civilians were nomadic in oasis large and small outside the city.
Therefore, although Lingwu City is large, its real defensive power is actually more than 1,000 city defense forces, as well as the second prince's direct lineage, and the first battalion of the imperial guards of the Xixia Imperial City, a total of more than 3,000 people.
Li Renxiao didn't expect that Wang Lin would come deep into the Western Xia country.
In his opinion, this was clearly the rhythm of dying. Did it happen to this kind of thing - Li Renai and his son were killed, as a Song man, shouldn't he return to Song State immediately to seek self-protection?
What Li Renxiao didn't expect was that under the guidance of Yelu Nanxian, the Song people avoided Li Renai's ambushing troops on Tieai Mountain and went around and headed straight for Lingwu.
In fact, Yelu Nanxian didn’t know what Wang Lin was going to do.
For Wang Lin, he did not expect that the combat power of the Western Xia soldiers was so vulnerable.
The Song delegation led by him and its guardian Tiger God Guards were more than a thousand people with combat effectiveness. These more than a thousand tiger God Guards rushed over with the determination to die with the enemy. Only one rushing forward, the Xixia camp was
Confused and collapsed.
Wang Lin wore armor and held a gun and was under his crotch. He rushed back and forth in the Xixia formation, and he was unable to count the Xixia soldiers.
The fierce Tiger God Guard was even more merciless under the gun. In an instant, he killed a man with a head rolling and blood flowed into a river.
The shouts of killing shocked the sky and the earth, and gradually, the soldiers of the Xixia army knelt on the ground and surrendered.
What was even more unexpected to Wang Lin was that the Western Xia army had the advantage in numbers and actually had the power to fight, but Li Renxia, the second prince of Xixia, was frightened and was in a panic with his personal guards.
Escape.
Lingwu City doesn't want it anymore.
Li Kui and Shi Jin were not willing to let him go, and they immediately waited for more than a hundred soldiers to chase him.
About 4,000 Xixia military horses were slaughtered and half surrendered.
It took only more than an hour to end the battle and defeated Lingwu, a major military city in Xixia. The soldiers of the Tiger God Guard looked at each other, all of whom were a little numb.
You must know that the military orders Wang Lin issued before were harassment.
That is, he left with a shot, without any intention of fighting with the Western Xia soldiers, nor did he plan to attack the city.
However……
Are the people of Xixia so weak?
Shouldn't it?
Wang Lin frowned.
At that time, he fought against the Jin people in Liao territory. The battle was very difficult to win, and the price he paid was also very heavy.
The key is that from beginning to end, no Jin soldier gave up resistance.
I will never surrender.
As both nomadic peoples, the power of the Xixia people was more than 108,000 miles away from the Jin people?
Wang Lin remembered that he also read a document in his previous life, detailing the military strength of the Western Xia.
The most famous cavalry of the Western Xia Army was known as the Iron Harrier. The knights were wearing heavy armor and were invulnerable to swords and guns. They often used fish scale formations during combat. This formation was not afraid of bows and crossbows, did not mess up the formation, and had a very strong impact.
But today I saw that there was an iron kite, but it was clearly a soft persimmon.
Wang Lin thought for a long time and felt that it was too unwise to use this to determine that the Western Xia soldiers were vulnerable and affected his judgment.
It may be just a chance to meet this Western Xia army today.
In fact, his mind is still basically clear.
At this moment, Xingqing Prefecture, which is the most mobile and combat-capable cavalry under Wang Lin, Yan Qing and his Tiger God Guard are facing the most difficult time since the army was formed.
The battle.
The outer city of Xingqing Prefecture was unprepared for defense and was blasted into it by the Tiger God Guard.
The news of the attack from the Song people spread throughout the royal city.
The Xixia royal family and court officials avoided the palace under the protection of the Xixia imperial guards and resolutely resisted with high walls and barriers.
After the attack in the middle of the night, the Tiger God Guard was damaged a lot, most of whom died under the strong bow and arrow rain of the Xixia people.
Seeing his compatriots die in a bad life, Yan Qing felt heartbroken.
The Tiger God Guard is the hard work of Wang Lin and Yan Qing, and the most effort and investment are made. Almost every Tiger God Guard is made with a lot of money.
The casualties of every tiger god guard are irreparable losses.
Yan Qing actually had such a moment of hesitation.
Retreat.
In fact, it has also been considered as completing the task assigned by Wang Lin.
The mansions of the powerful and wealthy royal families and merchants outside the palace were plundered, which was enough to give the Xixia people a profound lesson.
However, seeing victory is in sight, or the great achievements are in sight, as long as we can capture the small palace city in front of us, the Xixia royal city is in control, and the Xixia royal family will either kill or capture it. In a sense, the Xixia Kingdom is considered
It's destroyed.
Yan Qing and Tiger Divine Guard are famous in history.
Yan Qing was somewhat unwilling to accept it.
The dawn gradually shone, and Yan Qing ordered the tiger divine guard to retreat to the outside of the palace.
The Western Xia imperial guards in the palace city breathed a sigh of relief. They actually knew in their hearts that there were less than 5,000 imperial guards guarding the palace city. If the Song cavalry in front of them did not care about casualties, the palace city would not be able to defend it.
Inside the palace.
Fengtian Palace.
All the civil and military ministers and royal families of the Xixia Dynasty gathered in the hall with a look of panic.
The Song soldiers suddenly descended from the sky, like a divine weapon attacking. Most of them fled out of the mansion in panic and fled into the palace city with a few guards defended by the imperial guards.
Later they learned that the army that defended the outer city was taken to Lingwu by the second prince Li Renxiao.
At this critical moment, the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun was terminally ill and had been lingering in his bed for a long time.
When Li Qianshun heard that the Song army had attacked the palace city, he was anxious and angry, and a mouthful of blood spurted out from his back, and he saw that he could not survive.
In the face of crisis, the ministers, the attendants of the cavalry, the counselors, the clerks, the clerks and other civil officials all turned their attention to the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Feng Nian.
Feng Nian, the leader of the civil servant, looked at Ning Ling Li Zainan, the leader of the royal family.
At this moment, Li Zainan cursed Yelu Nanxian and his son into a pool of mud. If this whimsical mother and son took the initiative to provoke the Song people, how could such a disaster be done?
The emperor, who was still in good health half a year ago, was so sick... I'm afraid there is another inside story.
But Li Renai was ordered to supervise the country and had great power in his hands, so no one could stop him.
Now, the prince is not here, the second prince is not here, and there is also the third prince, Li Renyou, the king of Yue. He is just a playboy who does everything he wants to eat, drink, bet and gambling. He doesn't know where he has gone, and there is no one at all.
Feng Nian coughed and cleared his throat: "Ning Ling, at this moment, please ask the prince to stand up and make a decision for the destiny of the Western Xia Kingdom!"
Li Zainan hesitated and said, "Zhongshu Ling, sir, the Song soldiers are numerous and powerful, and have occupied the royal city. We are guarding the palace city with only a few thousand guards. I am afraid we can't defend it. Since this is the case, it's better to tell the Song people.
and."
The counselor Jin Hao looked angry and jumped out and cursed: "Daning Order, you are the leader of the royal family. At present, the country is in danger. I don't want to guard Your Majesty. I will fight to the death with the Song people. Instead, I instigate all the ministers to surrender to the Song people.
Isn’t this a stolen country to survive?”
Immediately, seven or eight civil officials stood up to oppose the so-called peace-making and made a sure word. They wanted to fight the Song people to the death and would rather die than surrender.
Li Zainan curled his lips, but did not refute Jin Hao's words again.
Feng Nian frowned and looked at Jin Hao and other civil officials who were blushed with righteous indignation, and angrily scolded: "You are not able to fight and kill the enemy without any power. Can you kill Song Bing just by talking?"
Jin Hao's face turned redder, but he replied with a sigh: "We are willing to die for our country!"
Feng Nian and Li Zainan looked at each other, and they were both helpless.
Li Ganshun admired Han culture. He reigned for decades and almost all Western Xia was sinicized. However, the people of Xixia did not learn anything else. Instead, some civil officials learned the so-called character of Song people.
Twist the bones.
...
It was bright and bright.
Passers-in-law in the Western Xia royal city are forbidden.
A woman wearing a mask, with a graceful figure, walked slowly, followed by several black-clad guards.
She held a jade pendant in her hand.
Go straight into the Tiger God Guard formation.
She stood under the horse and looked at Yan Qing, who was sitting upright on the horse, and suddenly sang: "Is General Yan under the command of the King of Qi of the Great Song Kingdom?"
Yan Qing was actually looking at her, and when she saw her take off her veil, she showed an extremely handsome face.
This woman's willow eyebrows are covered with green and dark eyebrows, her almond eyes are shining with silver stars, and her face is peach petals. Her color is no less than that of Han Yan and other women.
Yan Qing turned over and got off the horse, knowing that the woman in front of him was Li Lan, the daughter of the Xixia merchant whom Li Shishi had been in the past.
Yan Qing bowed and said, "It's Yan Qing below. Is it the Li family's little lady?"
Li Lan smiled softly: "I am Li Lan."
"I'll give advice to the general, but I can break the palace. But the general needs to agree to me two conditions."
"Please tell me, girl."
"First, keep the safety of my Li family and the business name, and do not send troops to rob my Li family's property."
Yan Qing nodded calmly: "Yes."
"Secondly, General Yan's favor. I haven't thought about it yet, so I'll keep it for now."
Yan Qing frowned. This woman was the spokesperson of the Li family, a great merchant in Xixia. She stood up and took the initiative to contact him and wanted to help the Song Dynasty destroy the Western Xia royal city. Is it because of some of her past friendship with Li Shishi?
Yan Qing doesn't believe it.
Seeing Yan Qing's face hesitant, Li Lan suddenly burst into laughter. The laughter was like a blooming flower, which made Yan Qing's face stunned.
She said softly: "General, there is no need to be suspicious. My Li family is actually a Han family. Emperor Taizu has migrated to Xixia until now. But I am willing to help Song destroy Xia..."
Li Lan flipped her sleeves and a golden token appeared in her hand.
Yan Qing's eyes lit up, and she no longer doubted.
...
In fact, Li Lan's strategy to break the city is very simple.
The Tiger God Guard plundered all the families who had no time to escape into the palace and drove them to the palace and drove them to the palace.
As a result, the morale of the army in the palace city was in chaos.
Of course, the Li family also sent several trucks of tincture oil and gunpowder.
Rockets covering the sky and the sun flew into the palace city, and fires caught everywhere in the palace city, and the guards guarded the city cried and howled.
On the morning of that day, Yan Qing led the Tiger God Guard to attack the Xixia Imperial City again, fought to the death with the enemy, and destroyed three thousand Xixia Guards. The city was broken, and hundreds of Xixia royal family members and court officials were captured.
Jin Hao and seventeen other Western Xia ministers jumped down from the palace tower and died for their country.
Such a strong man also aroused the respect of the Song army.
But that's all.
Yan Qing captured Xingqing Prefecture on the same day and seized all the reserves of the Western Xia treasury.