For Ren Dejing and other rebels supported by Jin Yiwei, the Northwest Army has long been prepared. Those who understand the current affairs are heroes. If these people understand the current affairs, they may be able to continue their glory and wealth. If they have other thoughts, the Northwest Army will let them
They understand how powerful the Northwest Army is!
Several big bosses in the Northwest Army are inclined to directly attack the Xixia Royal City. Only by capturing the Xixia Royal City and annihilating the Xixia court can Xixia be completely solved. If we capture other parts of Xixia first, it will not only waste time, but also those other things.
The place also needs to be stationed with troops. This is not the time to divide the troops. It is better to go straight to Huanglong and capture the Xixia Royal City.
A few days later, after a short rest and replenishing supplies, hundreds of thousands of troops from the northwest officially entered Xixia. The entire Xixia, except for the southern and western regions, had long been out of Xixia's control. The armies from other places had already been transferred to the northern region of Xixia. Xixia
Various places, especially the eastern areas close to the Central Plains, have long been abandoned by Xixia, leaving only a few Xiangyongfu soldiers.
But Xixia is not as vast and sparsely populated as Tubo. The entire Xixia population is still quite large, especially the eastern region, which is close to the Central Plains and relatively developed. Basically, there is a village for every ten miles and a city for a hundred miles.
To be honest, if Xixia was in its heyday, the defenders from all over the country would rely on these widely distributed cities to resist, and the northwest army would not have the strength to take down Xixia. But at this time, Xixia's strength has been extremely weak, and there is no way to defeat it.
So many soldiers.
The system of Xixia was basically copied from the Central Plains, and the status of scholars was very high. The Emperor of Xixia even announced that he would rule the world with Confucianism and Buddhism. This once barbaric land gave scholars the greatest respect.
Confucianism and Buddhism have also enjoyed privileges in Xixia for many years. However, when Xixia was in danger, the scholars who once talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality and vowed to die for the country took the lead when facing the northwest army.
Kneel down to welcome Master Wang.
Just like in reality, when Napoleon was restored, a Paris newspaper reported!
"Monsters from Corsica land in Port Joan."
"The unspeakable man-eating demon is approaching Grasse."
“Despicable thieves enter Grenoble.”
"Napoleon Bonaparte captures Lyon."
"General Napoleon approaches Fontainebleau."
"His Majesty the Sovereign Emperor arrived today in his faithful Paris"
At the beginning of the war, Xixia Qian invaded the Central Plains, and they were the first to surrender. They quoted scriptures, criticized the rule of the Central Plains dynasty, and interpreted the Xixia's actions as a just war to help the civilians of the Central Plains. But when the war entered a confrontation
When they are in this state, these people's words suddenly become fair, and there is no longer any sense of justice.
After the Northwest Army equipped with artillery gained the upper hand, these people's rhetoric began to change again. They began to complain about the war launched by the Xixia court and began to talk about peace. Until the Northwest army wiped out half of Xixia's active forces and invaded Xixia, Renyi Zhizhi
The division has been placed on the head of the northwest army by them. When the army attacked, these people directly took the lead and knelt down to welcome the king's division!
The northwest army basically pushed forward all the way, and the entire east encountered almost no resistance. Originally, the northwest army was worried that it would encounter some resistance. After all, Xixia has been promoting hatred for a long time, and the people are not friendly to the Central Plains. However, these fundamentals
There is no need for the Northwest Army to worry, those who surrender will help them stabilize the situation in each city.
In just a few days, the Northwest Army has already marched into the northern region of Xixia. In these places, the Northwest Army began to encounter some resistance, but the intensity of the resistance was not great. Most of the remaining Xixia troops were defeated.
They were deployed near the royal city, and there were very few troops in other places.
After the northwest army entered the northern region of Xixia, the army stopped. It was not that the northwest army encountered any trouble, but that it was waiting for a group of people, a group of people from the Central Plains.
Xixia's military strength has been wiped out by half, and even many top-notch experts have fallen. However, its huge intelligence organization and the strength of the middle and lower levels of Yipintang have not suffered much loss. This final decisive battle between the two sides is not just a battle between the armies.
The confrontation is also a decisive battle on the intelligence line. Jin Yiwei and Yipintang, who have been fighting for countless years, will also decide the winner in this decisive battle.
A few days later, Shaan Tian Mingri personally led Qianhu Baihu, the Jinyi Guards, to the northwest army. By now, the Northwest Army, including Zeng Yi and his wife, had gathered two generations of Jinyi Guards and five top-notch masters!
The official name of the Western Xia Royal City is actually Xingqing Mansion. The city is rectangular, with a circumference of more than 18 miles. The moat is ten feet wide, with two gates in the north and south, and one gate in the east and west. The roads are in a square shape, and the streets are wider. There are two gates, including Chongyi.
There are more than ten neighborhoods; the royal handicraft workshops are concentrated in the palace hall of the palace; religious sites include Chengtian Temple, Gaotai Temple, Jietan Temple, Buddha Temple, etc. The royal palaces and gardens in the city occupy a large area, and there is a palace city of a certain scale.
Ordinary residents were densely distributed in dozens of neighborhoods, but at this time, there was no real square meter. Almost everyone in the city who could breathe was mobilized to resist the northwest army.
Before the army arrived, the intelligence struggle between the two sides had already reached a fierce stage. The struggle between the two sides mainly focused on two aspects. One was artillery. Xixia had already seen the power of artillery. In Xixia's view,
This was the biggest threat to Xixia. Yipintang sent a large number of manpower to wait for an opportunity to destroy the artillery carried by the northwest army.
On the one hand, the Jin Yiwei protected the artillery, and on the other hand, they also began to collect and investigate information on various locations in the Xixia Royal City to obtain important locations and parameters for artillery shooting in advance for the northwest army!
On the other hand, it is mainly aimed at the moat of the Xixia Royal City. The moat of the Xixia Royal City is ten feet wide, and ten feet is more than thirty meters. Such a distance is simply a nightmare for the ancient army. The Jin Yiwei are also trying their best to solve it.
The moat problem.
But when the northwest army reached the Western Xia Royal City, both sides failed to win. Ming Ri personally led people to protect the artillery of the northern army. The Xixia Yipintang was unable to destroy the artillery of the northwest army, and the Jinyi Guards had no way to deal with it.
The problem of the moat of the Xixia Royal City.
After the army arrived, they did not rush to attack. According to the parameters provided by Jinyiwei, the artillery fired a few rounds and then stopped. The northwest army must find a way to solve the problem of the moat, otherwise it would not be able to launch an effective attack. Artillery alone could