The Red Shirt Army set up camp, advanced with three-dimensional rollers, and airships monitored the sky. Wherever there was a situation, they would directly bombard them with heavy artillery. In fact, the Xixia Army had already been frightened. The 40,000-strong army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and there were 10,000 more.
Yuxin's auxiliary army collapsed, and there were only less than 20,000 remnants left. How could they still have the courage to stop the Ming army, so they retreated to Ningxia City to defend themselves early.
After several days of marching and the removal of several undefended small cities, we finally advanced to the front of Ningxia City. This is a city with a strong exotic flavor. Looking from a distance, you can see the round dome of the Grand Mosque and the red shirts.
The army set up camp five miles in front of the city and built an artillery position. The muzzles of the huge cannons were pointed directly into the city. With just one order, the city of Ningxia would turn into a pile of rubble. A solid city was of no use to the Red Shirt Army.
In order to remind the enemy to realize this, Liu Ziguang let the parafoil take off and dropped dozens of bombs into the barracks in the city, causing the Xixia army in the city to be in panic all day long.
Heavy artillery looked around the city of Ningxia. Gu Lunmu not only refused to surrender, but also raised a bloody flag to show his determination to fight to the end. He also had a trump card in his hand, which was one hundred thousand people and the largest city in the Hetao area. He did not believe it.
The Han people have the courage to destroy the entire city. He still has 20,000 troops, which is several times the number of enemies outside the city. If the opponent dares to fight in hand-to-hand street fighting, the Xixia army has a great chance of winning. Moreover, in his opinion, the cowardly Han people will definitely
I won't have the guts to rush in and fight hand to hand.
Gu Lunmu has already sent a messenger to ask for help. As long as he can last for a while, the country will send a large army to kill these Han people. The Hetao area is a horse-producing and grain-producing area, which is equivalent to the lifeline of eastern Xixia. His Majesty the Emperor will never let it go.
Such an important area fell into the hands of the Han people.
In the same way, Liu Ziguang would not let such an important area be occupied by the Xixia people. Since the other party had already determined to die, intimidation tactics were no longer useful, so he simply let go and went to war. So one morning, the five-inch tiger squatted
The giant artillery began bombarding, and the artillery fire was concentrated in a corner of the city wall. After one round of bombardment, the city wall turned into a pile of rubble. Steam armored vehicles with bulldozers in front rushed up and pushed straight to a road, and then a large number of soldiers swarmed in.
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In urban street fighting, the Red Shirts are definitely experts. The top soldiers are equipped with shields and muskets, with swords stuck behind their backs. They kill people when they block them, and they kill when they block them. Together with grenades and flamethrowers, they are simply the gods of street fighting.
, On the other hand, in the Xixia Army, the cavalry were dismounted and used as infantry, and their mobility advantage was completely lost. Relying only on cold weapons such as scimitars, bows and arrows, they were no match for the Red Shirt Army.
The battle went smoothly. With the advantage of powerful weapons, the street fighting turned into a one-sided massacre. The red-shirted soldiers pushed forward with shields in hand, using firecrackers and grenades to clear the way. They were invincible and fired rockets when they encountered obstacles.
After a quick attack, half of the city of Ningxia was captured in just half a day.
At this time, Princess Xiangxiang's remnant army had also gathered many herdsmen and defeated soldiers, and the number had grown from 300 to 2,000. The uniforms, armor, and weapons were still supplied by the Red Shirt Army, so it seemed that they were
Like a servant army, this unit also participated in street fighting and performed outstandingly, bravely and skillfully. They were the first to capture the gate of Ningxia City. Huo Lingyao took off the head of old Hoxha from the gate and couldn't help but burst into tears.
, choked with sobs: "Dad, you can rest in peace."
Thick smoke covered the city of Ningxia, and there were killings everywhere. The Xixia people, who were still struggling, started to set fire to the city, intending to burn it all. However, the red shirt army quickly mobilized several power parafoils and used propellers to blow the fire back. The Xixia army was
He screamed with fever, and finally couldn't help but rush out, trying to fight his way out. He rushed left and right and finally fought his way out of the west gate of Ningxia City. However, after leaving the city, he was bombarded by the armored vehicles of the Red Shirt Army.
Gu Lunmu led more than a thousand remaining soldiers and had to run all the way to the west. The Hetao area is like the Shanxi plain, a long and narrow area. If you go all the way south, the road will be easier, but I am afraid that you will not be able to escape the pursuit. The only way is to go west again.
Only by heading west, over the Helan Mountains and through the Tengger Desert can we escape.
Gu Lunmu's strategy was right, but he ignored the resilience of the Red Shirt Army. Three armored vehicles followed them like maggots attached to their bones, shelling and beating them, and forcibly defeated Gu Lunmu's team of more than a thousand people.
Only a few dozen people were left after the beating. Gu Lunmu was a powerful leader of the Xixia Xue Army. He led tens of thousands of troops to conquer the Hui tribe, cut off the heads of the Hui tribe men, plundered their houses and sheep, and ate their food.
His wife and daughter, in just a few months, completely conquered this land of lush water and grass, providing countless good horses and food for the Xixia Dynasty. As a result, Gu Lunmu also received the golden riding whip given by His Majesty Galdan, but there was no
After a while, the Han people drove them away at a faster speed. The 40,000-strong army collapsed in half a month. His Majesty Galdan, the former master of the Hui tribe and the incomparable and powerful king of kings in all directions, was cowardly in the Hui tribe.
Your Excellency Gu Lunmu, the commander-in-chief of Xue Army, has now turned into a coward running away with his head in his arms.
Gu Lunmu didn't have time to lament the vicissitudes of the world. Now all he could think about was escaping. Fortunately, he brought a few extra horses with him when he broke through, and he was surrounded by die-hard soldiers. They used all their strength to run non-stop, changing horses all the way.
He changed people and ran all the way to the foot of Helan Mountain, but when he looked back, he saw smoke and dust flying high in three directions, and the armored vehicles of the Ming Army were chasing after him relentlessly.
Gu Lunmu slapped his horse and galloped away. He could only rely on the mountains of Helan Mountain to block these chariots. Who knew that after these armored chariots stopped at the foot of the mountain, dozens of cavalry jumped out of the carriages, and the knights were recharged.
With a loud roar, he galloped after him.
Gu Lunmu let out a long sigh, I am really destined to die. After running for hundreds of miles, he and his men were exhausted and their morale was at its lowest point. However, the enemy was very active and ready to work, and they could not continue to pursue them like this.
If you are shot to death, you will already be exhausted, so it is better to fight to the death while your strength is not completely exhausted.
Gu Lunmu whistled, and dozens of panting Mongolian cavalry stopped their horses and stood still on the mountainside, quietly waiting for the arrival of the pursuers.
At the foot of Helan Mountain, the sun is shining brightly, the grass is green, and the gentle slopes are covered with white wild flowers. Dozens of exhausted Mongolian cavalrymen, burnt by smoke, are facing the same number of Han cavalrymen. Gu Lunmu stands in the team
In the middle of the scene, he did not speak, but silently pulled out his scimitar and pointed at the guy who seemed to be the leader in the opponent's team.
The other party understood what Gu Lunmu meant, and with a command in Chinese, his subordinates all drew their sabers and lined up in a line, facing the Mongolian cavalry. Then both sides started jogging, the horses became faster and faster, and finally collided with each other.
Gu Lunmu was aiming at the opponent's leading general. When the two horses were at a loss, his scimitar went straight to the opponent's throat, but the opponent easily dodged it. At the same time, Gu Lunmu heard waves of sharp weapons entering his flesh.
There was a popping sound and the sound of a human body falling from the horse. After missing a hit, he rode his horse back and charged again. Gu Lunmu looked around and saw that there were not many people left around him. In the confrontation just now, the Xue Xue elite he was so proud of actually turned out.
No achievements were made, and no one on the other side was killed.
Gu Lunmu roared with his sword and rushed over again. Several surviving soldiers followed him and died generously. Sure enough, after the collision between the two sides this time, all the Mongolian cavalry except Gu Lunmu fell off their horses.
Mu's right hand was chopped off by Qi Gen, but he still sat upright on the horse. He didn't even look at the wound that was gushing out blood like a fountain. He used his left hand to pull out the mace placed behind the saddle, clamped the horse's belly again and rushed over.
The opponent was very considerate of him. Even when facing one person, he still launched a collective charge. When Gulunmu's horse rushed into the enemy's queue, before he could swing his mace, he was struck several times by knives and was cut off his horse.
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Gu Lunmu was lying among the wild flowers on the gentle slope of Helan Mountain, looking at the blue sky. He felt no pain at all. Being able to die gloriously was the only thing he could do. The only thing that made him die in peace was that...
In the end, he failed to gain an advantage in the cavalry battle that the Mongols were proud of, and was instead chopped off by the Han people, a farming nation.
The blue sky was occupied by a young and handsome face. The man said in Mongolian: "If you were born a hundred years earlier, maybe you would still be a hero, but now, you and your cavalry are destined to become shameful losers.
." After saying this, the man stepped on Gu Lunmu's body and chopped off his head with a waist knife.
Gu Lunmu did not know until his death that it was not the ordinary Han cavalry who defeated them in the end, but Liu Ziguang and his Red Shirt Cavalry. These cavalry were all composed of Turks, Mongols, Uighurs and other nomadic peoples.
Liu Ziguang got on his horse and put Gu Lunmu's head on the tip of a knife to show it to the people down the mountain. The soldiers who got off the steam chariot couldn't help but couldn't bear to see the commander's heroic figure standing on Helan Mountain, with the red sun setting in the west reflected behind him.
They couldn't help cheering, and then sang an exciting military song:
...Driving a long car, crossing the gap in Helan Mountain...