The rise of the prince

Chapter 875 Pingxia
Wake up, soldiers approaching the city, such a thing.

The people in Xingqing Prefecture were in a mess early on, and many people began to flee.

With his hair in a mess, Li Ji climbed up to the highest pagoda in the palace in a panic, looking to the east and across the Yellow River, he could vaguely see the Jinguo flag.

In front of them was Li Yuanchang's large army camp, which was continuous and densely packed. In comparison, the Jing army in the front seemed to be a very nice person.

But even so, whether it was Li Ji or the officials around him, or the people in the city, everyone felt tremendous pressure, and no one seemed to think that Li Yuanchang could win.

Along the way, Jingguo defeated the Liao Kingdom, defeated the Jin Kingdom, and defeated the Xia Kingdom in a row. Now they have an invincible power, and the Xia army opposite them is even more so.

Until noon, the Xia army, which was several times larger than the enemy, took a defensive position and did not dare to advance half a step.

Instead, Jing Jun started to attack Xia Jun, who was several times larger than them, on the east bank of the Yellow River after everything was ready, and gunshots rang out for the first time at the foot of Helan Mountain.

Li Ji watched nervously from the tower, but he couldn't see clearly because he was too far away, and he didn't dare to go out of the city, fearing that the battle would be unfavorable, and he would fall into the enemy's hands in an instant.

However, the situation on the battlefield changed unexpectedly quickly, and he soon saw it clearly.

About two quarters of an hour after the battle, the Xia army's front began to flee backwards, and the airtight formation lined up on the east bank of the river scattered in all directions like frightened bees. The army is unstoppable.

Li Ji's feet were weak, knowing that he would lose, he hurried back to pack up his things and flee.

But Jing Jun gave him a chance to escape, but his good uncle did not. Just as Li Ji summoned a group of eunuchs and guards and prepared to flee with his concubine, news came from the front that Li Yuanchang surrendered before the battle and ordered the guards to open the city. Door.

Jing Jun's vanguard has crossed the Yellow River and is heading towards the palace. He will soon reach the gate of the palace. If he runs away at this time, he will most likely be beaten to death! .
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Ji was found and captured by Jing Jun under the altar of the Buddhist Pagoda.

Then he was taken to the main hall by many soldiers. On the throne that once belonged to him, there was already a young man who was younger and taller than him.

He was wearing a military uniform, with a black and red uniform outside, with a black background and red dragon patterns, which had the charm of ancient Han Dynasty.

There were two women standing beside her, one with a murderous look on her brow, wearing armor with a sword, and the other dressed as a civil servant in men's clothing.Then there were several murderous generals, all of whom blushed and stared at him.

Without needing to be taught, Li Jizao was so frightened that he knelt down and kept kowtowing.

He has already guessed who the person sitting on is, but in the current situation, he can only let others slaughter him.
"Li Ji, your family broke the ground and became king without authorization. If you refuse to accept Wanghua, it is a serious crime of treason. It is not too much for me to remove your Li family and wipe out the three clans!" Li Xingzhou's words came from above, and Li Ji was so frightened that he wanted to defend himself , but is blocked.

"However, the emperor's kindness is great. Your Li family is the governor of the former dynasty. You are allowed to leave your blood, but you will move to Kaiyuan in the future."

Li Ji was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed his thanks.

But at this moment, Li Xingzhou said again, "Don't thank me first, you can only keep one line of the Li family, and you can't be named Li in the future;
And since your uncle Li Yuanchang opened the door to surrender first, he has already taken away your life, leaving your uncle Li Yuanchang's lineage, he can change his surname to Xia, move his family, and spend his old age in Kaiyuan, and you will be the lord of the country, for Xia Guo Let's be buried. "

After speaking, without waiting for Li Ji's reaction, he said loudly: "Come here! Give the Lord of Xia to death, and burn him together with the pagoda in the harem. All the men in Li Ji's family who are over eight years old will be killed. The young women will reward the meritorious soldiers. .

To the outside world, it is said that the king committed suicide and died for the country, and all the dignity that can be given has been given to your family. "

Li Ji was shocked, and wanted to defend himself, but he was held down by the soldiers around him, covering his mouth and dragging him away, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

"The lord of a country, don't you plan to take him back and give it to the emperor first? Didn't His Royal Highness save his life at the end of the Liao Kingdom?" Qi Fang asked, others dare not ask such words, so Qi Fang doesn't care.

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "He is different from the last emperor of the Liao Dynasty. The Liao Kingdom had already been held down by the Jin Kingdom for several years. They were defeated in a row, the state system was disintegrated, and the hearts of the people were scattered. It doesn't matter how big or small it is to keep the incense of the Yelu family.

But the Xia Kingdom is different, the Xia family's heart is still there, the nomadic tribes in the north, and the Uighurs in the west are all watching. "

Qifang didn't say much. According to her experience over the years, Li Xingzhou was right in most cases anyway.

Li Xingzhou decided based on the historical trajectory of later generations. The King Xia family is notoriously tenacious and unbeatable Xiaoqiang. He must cut the grass and root out.

"This is the Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Xia. The Lord of the Kingdom of Xia died today. This old man feels like a lifetime away. I didn't realize it was true until now." Zhe Weizhong sighed.

Their Zhe family has fought Xia Guo for several generations, and they know that Xia Guo is tenacious and strong, but now they have only sent troops for more than a month. If it is completely calculated from the entry of the army, it is only a dozen or 20 days. To the west, drive straight in, drink horses at the foot of Helan Mountain, sit in the Palace of Xia Kingdom, the commander-in-chief executes the Lord of Xia Kingdom calmly.

Li Xingzhou got up: "The Zhe family guards the border for the country, and has been fighting against the Xia and Liao countries for years. The court will keep it in mind, and will never treat you badly."

Zhe Weizhong hurriedly thanked him, his face was flushed with excitement, and with the assurance of the emperor's grandson, everything was worth it.

The Battle of Pingxia was unexpectedly fast, with troops dispatched for more than a month, Li Xingzhou's Central Route Army went straight to Huanglong from east to west, breaking through the Xingqing Mansion at the foot of Helan Mountain.

By mid-May, Di Zhi's army advanced by land and water, marched south from Wucihai City, wiped out Yanhe County, and joined forces with Li Xingzhou at the foot of Helan Mountain.

Afterwards, Liu Ji's army in the south was also slowly advancing, defeating the layers of barriers. It was an upright and upright army, fighting a steady and slow battle, and faced the southern line with the most important towns and the largest population.

Because of this, Liu Ji's South Road fought the most, annihilated and captured the most. Li Xingzhou also sent Wei Yubai to lead a division of new troops southward, echoing Liu Ji's north and south, and ordered Di Zhi's navy to block the Dahe waterway, and he and the rest of the people stationed Xia Guo Xingqing Mansion sent people to announce the death of Li Ji and Li Yuanchang's surrender throughout Xia Guo, and asked the town officials who were still resisting in Xia Guo to surrender to avoid death. If they did not come after September this year, the army will Clean up one by one, and destroy the nine clans when the city is broken.

By the end of May, Liu Ji's army had also reached seventy miles south of Xingqing Prefecture. According to Liu Ji's battle report, the army on the South Road killed more than 3000 enemies along the way and captured more than [-] people.

It can be said that it was the most ruthless route among the three armies, and it was also the most difficult route. More than 500 blockhouses were built along the way, and they were pushed directly from the southern line to the foot of Helan Mountain.

For more than a month after that, Li Xingzhou was in charge of Xingqing Mansion, and officials from prefectures and counties to the east of Helan Mountain that had not yet been captured surrendered one after another.

Li Xingzhou continued to let Liu Ji and Di Zhi lead the army to the west, and asked them to appease the Uighur tribes in the west.

In the original Xia Kingdom Palace, he received officials from all over the country who came to surrender, and prepared a solution.

Li Xingzhou had already planned to move the officials of the Xia Kingdom inland, and replace them with officials from the East of the Jing Kingdom. The two places are close and have similar customs, which is easy to manage.

By the beginning of June, the entire Xia Kingdom was basically calmed down, and the two armies were still advancing westward.

(End of this chapter)