After hearing Gao Chugong's words, the envoy immediately rushed to Xiazhou City and conveyed Gao Chugong's words to the lord of Xiazhou City.
When the lord of Xiazhou City heard that Kou Ji had been assassinated, he felt happy at first.
What followed was full of panic.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Zhun led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Xixia. With Xixia's current strength, it is difficult to say whether Xixia can defend it.
If Xixia was destroyed by the Song Dynasty, where should he go?
For a moment, the city lord of Xiazhou City was in a state of confusion.
He did not doubt the authenticity of Gao Shang Gong's words.
Because Gao Chugong led a heavy army and was stationed outside the city, Song Dynasty's attitude was clear at a glance.
He knew a little about military affairs, so from the tents set up outside the city and the smoke rising from cooking pots every day, he could tell that the number of soldiers and horses in the opponent's camp was at least fifty thousand.
The opponent led 50,000 soldiers and horses and attacked Xiazhou City once, killing the defenders in Xiazhou City and several generals from Xixia's Yongxiang Army Division, and never attacked Xiazhou City again.
Should be a warning.
It is also possible that they are waiting for the army to arrive and push across Xiazhou City.
The city lord of Xiazhou City felt that the possibility of defending Xiazhou City was extremely low.
As for leaving the city to fight, he had never thought about it.
Not to mention that the number of the Song army was greater than that of the heroic military division in the left wing of Xixia. The unpredictable firearms in the hands of the Song army were enough to scare him away from the city.
The Song army defeated 150,000 elite troops of Huangtou Huihe in Deshengchuan by relying on the power of firearms.
In Quyechuan, the Song army relied on the power of firearms to defeat 100,000 elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom.
Both firearms intervened in the war and achieved great results.
Firearms certainly have the potential to turn the tide of war.
All he can do now is to defend Xiazhou City.
The lord of Xiazhou City thought about it for a day.
Someone was secretly sent out of the city to spread the news of Kou Ji's assassination back to Xingqing Mansion.
At the same time, a group of men were sent out of the city again to ask for help from Jianing Military Division.
Gao Chugong was outside Xiazhou City, assuming a posture of besieging but not attacking.
The two sides suddenly fell into a strange peace.
Three days passed like this.
A shocking news reached the ears of Gao Chuanggong and the lord of Xiazhou City.
"The soldiers and horses of Jianing Military Division encountered General Liu's ambush at Sanchakou. They killed five thousand people and captured more than 30,000 people. Some people took advantage of the chaos to escape. Now General Liu is leading the soldiers and horses to escort them.
Take the prisoners and come to Xiazhou City."
The soldier who delivered the order quickly informed Gao Chugong of Liu Heng's victory.
After Gao Chugong heard the news, he laughed loudly: "From now on, all the Xixia territory south of Baichi City belongs to the Song Dynasty, hahahaha..."
After Gao Guang had laughed respectfully, he summoned the envoy and said to the envoy: "Go and tell the city lord of Xiazhou City that another vanguard force I sent to the official family has captured Jianing Military Division.
The soldiers and horses of Jianing Army Division were completely wiped out, and all the people in the place where Jianing Army Division was stationed were slaughtered.
The officials who came to supervise the battle have urged me to capture Xiazhou City as soon as possible.
I am kind-hearted and do not want to see innocent people die miserably. I will give him three more days. If he does not surrender within three days, I will have no choice but to lead my army to attack Xiazhou City.
At that time, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, it is inevitable to send troops to have a carnival in Xiazhou City."
Gao Chugong knew in his heart that the lord of Xiazhou City was huddled in the city and could not get the news as fast as him, so he could brag as far as he could.
Gao Chugong had no idea that his words had completely touched the heart of the city lord of Xiazhou City.
The lord of Xiazhou City has some conscience.
Therefore, when Xiazhou City was in danger, he did not give up on the people and flee, but instead used his meager military strategies to support the defense of Xiazhou City.
What he did was not for the Xixia soldiers and horses, but for the people living in Xiazhou City.
Gao Gao Gong was talking about massacring the people, and the soldiers were threatening him with a carnival, and he felt a little shaken in his heart.
When he secretly sent men to investigate the news about Jianing Army Division, and learned that Jianing Army Division's soldiers and horses were ambushed and annihilated, he felt extremely sad.
And the men he sent out not only brought him the news that the Jianing Army Division's troops had been wiped out, but also brought him the news that Baichi City had been captured.
His heart became even colder.
If the generals in Xixia's brave military division on the left side were still alive, they would definitely want to retreat at this time.
Exit Xiazhou City, pass through Dijinze, and return to Xingqing Mansion to preserve your strength.
But he is not a warrior and has no intention of preserving the strength of his troops.
What he cares more about is the people in Xiazhou City.
If he left with his people and Gao Gongtong killed the people in Xiazhou City, he would not be able to rest at ease even if he died.
final.
When Liu Heng led his troops and horses, they appeared outside Xiazhou City.
The lord of Xiazhou City surrendered.
He gave up the idea of breaking out and escaping, and chose to surrender to the Song Dynasty, just to save the people of Xiazhou City.
When the lord of Xiazhou City sent someone to open the city gate and led the brave military commanders in the left wing of Xixia to respectfully ask for surrender.
Liu Heng just got off the horse.
Liu Heng looked at the soldiers and horses in Xiazhou City who were holding white flags and standing together to ask for surrender, and then looked at Gao Gao Gong who was standing next to him with a spring breeze on his face.
"What's the meaning?"
Gao Gao Gong raised his head proudly and said calmly: "In war, you rely on wisdom. He who surrenders without fighting is a great general. You led tens of thousands of people to ambush Jianing Military Division at Sanchakou.
The troops and horses of Jianing Army were defeated only after thousands of people were lost.
But I only lost a few hundred soldiers and horses, and the people of the Xixia Zuoxiang Army Division in Xiazhou City surrendered.
Isn’t it obvious who is higher and who is lower?”
When Liu Heng heard this, he glanced at Gao Chuanggong and said suspiciously: "When it comes to leading troops in war, I am not as good as you. Isn't it right for you to achieve greater results than me?"
Gao Guanggong stared at Liu Heng with his eyes wide open in astonishment. He opened his mouth several times, but did not say a word.
He finally had the opportunity to show off in front of Liu Heng, but he didn't expect Liu Heng to answer like this.
For a moment, all the frustration in his heart disappeared.
Liu Heng didn't pay attention to Gao Chugong's face. He looked at the people outside Xiazhou City who were asking for surrender, and said deeply: "Since the people in Xiazhou City have surrendered, we don't have to go to Dijinze to make arrangements.
We cleared up Xiazhou as quickly as possible, then divided our forces to clear out other places south of Baichi City.
After capturing everything south of Baichi City, we will lead our troops to Baichi City and wait for the results of Wang Kai's, Zhu Neng's, and Zhong Shiheng's tribes."
So far, although there are soldiers and horses from Xixia stationed in the places where Liu Heng and others have attacked, they are not in large numbers and their combat effectiveness is not strong.
Most of the real elite soldiers of Xixia were stationed in Huaizhou, and the Xingqing Mansion guarded the Xixia Palace.
Kou Ji is going to attack Xixia, and the real fierce battle will probably come when the army reaches Huaizhou and other places.
Don't look at how aggressive Liu Heng and others are now.
But actually it was just a small fight.
When we arrived in Huaizhou and Xingqing Prefecture, that was the battlefield of the war.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are slaughtering together, and human brains can be beaten into pig brains.
Gao Gao Gong heard the words and nodded slowly.
He probably saw a little bit of Kou Ji's purpose in setting it up like this.
Although Kou Ji can't lead troops to fight, he does have a plan.
Liu Heng, Wang Kai, Zhu Neng, and Zhong Shiheng led their armies to invade Xixia from various places in Xixia, and they would eventually unite their troops in Huaizhou and Xingqing Prefecture.
Xixia has suffered heavy losses one after another, and there are not many elite soldiers and horses left in its hands.
When war broke out everywhere in Xixia, Li Deming did not dare to send out his elite troops.
We must stick to the Xingqing Prefecture generation.
Because once he sends his troops out, it is very likely that he will be restrained.
The Song Dynasty sent heavy troops to fight out from the Great Wall south of Xingqing Mansion, and they could attack Huanglong directly.
It should be noted that when the Song Dynasty conquered Xixia, it had already occupied the entire line of the Great Wall south of Xingqing Mansion in Xixia.
Today, the border between the Song Dynasty and Xixia is shaped like a nail, with the tip pointing directly at Xingqing Mansion in Xixia.
Therefore, Li Deming did not dare to give up the defense of Xingqing Mansion, and could only watch helplessly as the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty attacked cities and territories in various parts of Xixia.
Kou Ji dared to send Zhu Neng, Liu Heng and others to attack Xixia from different places because he had this in mind.
Li Deming can only wait for the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses to join forces in Xingqing Mansion and Huaizhou Generation to start a decisive battle.
At that time, if Xixia wins, Xixia will have a chance to survive. If Xixia loses, it may be destroyed.
"It was you who recruited Xiazhou City to surrender. Go and surrender!"
Liu Heng said respectfully to the superior.
Gao Gao Gong raised his head proudly, "That's natural..."
Gao Chugong led a group of people to the outside of Xiazhou City and accepted the surrender of the lord of Xiazhou City.
When surrendering, the lord of Xiazhou City specifically told Gao Chugong that Gao Chugong must protect the people in Xiazhou City.
Gao Gao Gong wholeheartedly agreed.
The soldiers and horses of the Xixia Zuoxiang Shenyong Military Division stationed in Xiazhou City all disarmed and were escorted into a prisoner camp by Gao Gaoganggong.
After the lord of Xiazhou City and the troops of the Xixia Zuoxiang Shenyong Army surrendered, Gao Chugong finally no longer had to hide and tuck in, and he happily exposed his true and falsehoods in front of the lord of Xiazhou City.
When the lord of Xiazhou City saw that Gao Chuanggong only led 5,000 troops, he knew that he had fallen into a trap.
He was secretly cursing Gao Gao Gong, but his face remained calm.
Gao Chugong seemed to know that he must have something in mind, so he called him to his tent and said with a smile: "Are you a little regretful and think I'm deceiving you?"
The lord of Xiazhou City did not speak.
Gao Chugong continued to smile and said: "It's true that I deceived you, but I did it for your own good. Do you think that if I tell you the details of our army, you will be able to recover?"
It was a lie that I led the army to attack Xiazhou City, but it was true that I secretly ambush the reinforcements coming from Jianing.
The soldiers and horses of the Jianing Army Division were ambushed, so Xiazhou City had nothing to fear.
You must already know that Baichi City has been breached.
Even if you know my truth and falsehood, or even defeat me, you still can't change the situation of the war.
The final result is to escape from Dijinze.
However, when we divided our forces to ambush the soldiers and horses of the Jianing Army, we had already sent people to Baichi City to deliver the order.
After the soldiers and horses rushing to Baichi City take over Baichi City, they will definitely rush to Dijinze to set up an ambush.
Even if you lead the people from the Western Xia Left Wing Shen Yong Army to escape, you will eventually fall into our hands, and I'm afraid you will end up with the same fate as the people from the Jianing Army.
Therefore, you made the wisest choice by surrendering to me, the Song Dynasty."
After listening to Gao Chugong's words, the Lord of Xiazhou City felt a little better.
Gao Chugong continued to smile and said: "The reason why I tell you so much is because I see that you have a benevolent heart and care about the people of Xiazhou City. Any official who cares about the people will not be too bad.
I intend to recruit you to follow me, will you agree?"
Gao Chugong felt that the lord of Xiazhou City was a talented person.
He looks weak and weak. In Xixia, a place that advocates bravery, there is no chance of leading an army.
But at the critical moment, he was able to stand up and, as a civilian official, stabilize the hearts of the soldiers and horses of Xixia's heroic army, which is enough to prove that he is outstanding.
More importantly, he gave up the opportunity to escape for the sake of the people of the city.
It shows that he has persistence in his heart and has a bottom line.
Even if he is bad, he can't be bad at all.
Gao Chugong is now in the martial arts hall and is being bullied everywhere by people sent by Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen. He feels that it is necessary to prepare one or two people for himself.
If he recruits one or two people, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji should not refuse.
If he recruits too much and shakes Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen's status in the hearts of the students in the Martial Arts Hall, then Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji will definitely kill him without hesitation.
He even had Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji's bottom line, so he was prepared to enrich his strength within a reasonable range.
After listening to Gao Chugong's words, the Lord of Xiazhou City slowly shook his head.
"I have the merit of surrendering. Even if the Song Dynasty does not reuse me, it will give me a county and a state to govern. I like to deal with the people, not the soldiers.
So I can only thank the general for his kindness."
After a pause, the Lord of Xiazhou City added, "As soon as I was intimidated by you, I voluntarily surrendered. This shows that my ability to lead troops is not very good. Following you to lead troops in war will only waste lives. I still
It is better to continue to govern the place, I just want to see the people under my governance live and work in peace and contentment."
The expression on Gao Chugong's face was a little stiff, "Now that you are in my tent, if you refuse my kindness, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
The Lord of Xiazhou City glanced at Gao Chuanggong and said with a strange expression: "Do you dare?"
A trace of anger appeared on Gao Chugong's face.
The Lord of Xiazhou City babbled: "When I was in the Song Dynasty, I was also a famous scholar, and I also obtained a meritorious service. But my luck was not good, my mother died, and I stayed at home for three years, and it happened to happen.
The Xixia people went south and plundered me to Xixia.
Most of the neighbors in the countryside were plundered and taken to Xixia.
In order to prevent them from living a hard life under the rule of Xixia people, I can only serve as an official in Xixia and help Xixia.
When I was in Xingqing Mansion, I made some achievements and was transferred to Xiazhou City.
Although I haven't been back to Song Dynasty for a long time, I still understand some of the rules of Song Dynasty.
I have the merit of surrender, and I am a civil servant.
You can't deal with me.
You have to report this to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
Hearing this, Gao Chuangggong frowned and asked, "Were you a citizen of the Song Dynasty before?"
The Lord of Xiazhou City sighed: "Nine out of ten herders' officials in Xixia are from the Song Dynasty. Some took refuge in Xixia on their own initiative, some committed crimes and fled to Xixia, and some were robbed by Xixia."
Gao Chugong frowned and said: "I know about this... Since you are from Song Dynasty, why are you willing to work for Xixia?"
The lord of Xiazhou City sighed, "Can we refuse when the knife is put on our necks? Do you think I am powerful just by being the lord of the city? Although I am the lord of Xiazhou City, I have to obey the orders of the brave commander of Xixia Zuoxiang.
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The generals in the heroic military division in the left wing of Xixia are all Xixia people."