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"Everyone, follow along!"

When the Xixia soldiers were just stunned, two cavalry regiments and a cavalry infantry protection team had already chased after them.

The iron duck on the opposite side had no chance to unfold before it was already stuck by the protective army.

The cavalry protecting the protection army did not bother the iron ducks, but specifically went to pick off the Xixia people's infantry.

Those foot soldiers did not have any armor protection, just to run lightly, but this also made them almost defenseless when facing the cavalry protecting the army.

"Get out, get out, get out!"

The Xixia officer shouted, but before the first group of people could successfully enter the city gate, the cavalry guarding the army had already reached their infantry.

The cavalry of the protection army attacked the city gate directly, and actually penetrated behind the enemy's line.

Being attacked from both sides, [-] Xixia and Jurchen troops gathered at the gate of the city. There was insufficient communication between the two groups, and they fell into chaos.

At the same time, the protective troops on the front have come into contact with the enemy's iron duck.

"Get ready, let go!"

Use a three-stage protective army musketeer to fire bullets at the enemy's iron duck time and time again.

Although reminded by the Jurchens, this was the first time for this group of Xixia people to face such a large number of teams equipped with firearms.

I was stunned instantly.

The war horses under the crotch of many iron ducks all neighed in panic.

At the same time, Luan Tingyu, who had originally withdrawn from the town, pressed all the troops onto the frontal battlefield.

The three maternity care teams on the flanks suffered heavy losses, but Luan Tingyu had no time to worry about it and took a risk. He just wanted to defeat the enemy in front of him as quickly as possible, and then turn around to fight the special enemy.

Yue Fei commanded his cavalry to rush left and right, very cleverly killing seven in and seven out before the suspension bridge entering the city.

Although there were a large number of Xixia and Jurchen people, they gathered together and wanted to escape into the city but were unable to escape. They wanted to fight forward but were unable to attack. They directly became the target of the protecting army.

Because their formations were too dense, the protecting army could plow a bloody path with one shot. It only took a short time for the Xixia and Jurchens to tremble when they heard the sound of the cannon.

Brother Richard and all his Xixia staff were stunned.

The more than 2 troops he brought were about to be destroyed, and not even a few of the Jurchens under Wanyan Zonghan could survive.

Although he still had thousands of guards under his command, he did not dare to send any more troops outside the city. Too many soldiers and horses were gathered together. It was useless to add fuel to the attack. It only made it easier for the protecting army to fight.

The only good thing was that while the escort troops were still fighting on the south side of the city wall, he set off immediately and was able to escape from the north of the city.

However, once Xiangqing's army escaped from the north of the city, they would fall into the hands of the Han people, something that had not happened for many years since the founding of Xixia.

Seeing Brother Richard begin to hesitate, Wanyan Zonghan quickly said: "At this time, we must make a decision as soon as possible."

"Either you lead your guards to attack the rear wing of the protection army immediately, or you give up the castle and evacuate immediately. If you delay any longer, you won't even have a chance to escape."

Brother Richard's mouth went dry. It was impossible for him to give up the Xiangqing Army. The country of Xixia was all connected to the Hexi Corridor. In fact, the entire territory of Xixia and important state capitals revolved around a few key areas.There are two grand passes along the west side of Xixia's territory, guarding the north and south entrances of the Hexi Corridor. The northeast sides block all commercial routes that try to enter the Song Dynasty through the grasslands. The south side faces a large number of state capitals of the Song Dynasty, all guarding important positions. , to prevent anyone from breaking through the long border between the two countries.

This kind of land setting is all intentional, and the only purpose is to receive business taxes from the Silk Road.

All teams coming from the west of the Song Dynasty or foreign vassals coming to the Song Dynasty to do business must pass through the territory of Xixia. By collecting tolls, Xixia's life is quite comfortable.

If you understand this reason, you will also know why Xixia jumped repeatedly between Song and Liao after the founding of the country.Because they just want to collect money, and as long as they can keep their own land, everything will be fine. As for other ambitions, Xixia has no ambitions at all.

Xixia's combat effectiveness was sometimes strong and sometimes weak. Sometimes it could withstand the 10,000+ armies of the Liao and Song Dynasties, but sometimes it was inexplicably defeated by the enemy's partial divisions. This was all because of their strategic policy.

As long as the Liao Kingdom or the Song Kingdom seized their key ports and affected their collection of commercial taxes, Xixia could unite as one to fight against Song and Liao. However, as long as their fundamental interests were not affected, there would be basically no big reaction in Xixia.

Xixia has never had any ambition to unify the world and dominate the world. They know that they do not have such ability, and the only thing they can do is to live a small life guarding the toll booth.

Even if Xixia, a big city like Lanzhou, found it difficult to hold after it got it, it would just take it and evacuate if it couldn't win.

But only the toll plaza must be preserved.

At this time, the Xiangqing Army where Brother Richard is located is one of the important toll stations in Xixia facing the Song Dynasty. If this place falls into the hands of the Supervisory Committee, Brother Richard will have no way to explain to Xixia.

Brother Richard swallowed. Thinking that he still had more than 3000 troops, he made up his mind: "Open the north gate and go out of the city to protect the rear wing of the army!"

Even if the whole army is killed, he must defend Xiangqing's army, otherwise it will be the same as dead if he returns alive.

The soldiers of Xixia were used to fighting wars with the Song Dynasty. This was the first time they encountered such a tenacious team as the Protectorate Army.

Although they were the elites in Xixia, they had never even seen actual firearms a few times before arriving this time.

This group of people was still using the tactics of heavy armored cavalry and infantry similar to the Song Dynasty's attack on Shandong. They were no match for the protective army who were already familiar with this technique.

After the head-on battle, Xixia's soldiers suffered all the losses that the cold weapon army could suffer against the protection army at this time.

After gathering together and being bombarded by artillery, they were harassed by the light cavalry of the protecting army. The musketeers in front of them pressed them tighter and tighter, forcing them to gradually reduce the range within which they could move. In the end, they were unable to disperse even if they wanted to. impossible.

So they all became targets of explosive bombs.

The frontal battlefield only lasted for less than half an hour before Xixia's front and rear armies collapsed one after another, and there were even scenes where party members knelt down and begged for mercy.

The Jurchens who were mixed with the Xixia army had no choice. The battlefield was so crowded that they couldn't move even if they wanted to.

At this time, the frontal battlefield had begun to take effect, and Luan Tingyu slowly advanced with his reserve troops.

During the march, Luan Tingyu did not forget to divide his troops to cover his flanks. Although the birth care team behind him was fighting to the death with the Xixia army on the flanks, he must have the patience to slow down and slow down on the battlefield. He decided to deal with the front first, and then After solving the flanking strategy, Luan Tingyu forced himself to ignore the flanking battlefield matters and concentrate on finishing the frontal attack.

"You take a battalion and wander around the flanks."

The cavalry commander of the Protection Command received the order and immediately sent people to execute it. At the same time, Brother Richard had already left the city from the north and started to circle back with his army.

(End of this chapter)