Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

"Your Majesty, all the soldiers have been assembled and are ready to set off at any time!" Guo Huai rode over on horseback and said with a bow.

"Let's go!" Chu Ze mounted his horse and waved.

Fifty thousand cavalrymen then left the camp in a mighty force and headed towards the Western Xia royal city.

Along the way, the soldiers were in high spirits, their military appearance was neat, and the whole army was majestic.

Halfway through the journey, a scout suddenly came running over, dismounted, and said with a clasp, "Your Majesty, we have discovered an enemy ambush ten miles ahead, with about three thousand men!"

"Three thousand people?" Chu Ze sneered, "They really dare to come out? Order the archers to prepare to fight!"

The scout immediately took the order and rode on horseback to deliver the message.

Soon, the archers were lined up neatly, holding their bowstrings tightly, ready to act at any time.

Chu Ze rode his horse in front of the team, his eyes stern: "Wait until they get closer!"

The enemy was lying in ambush in the woods ahead, but they obviously didn't expect that Chu Ze's army was well prepared, and they were discovered as soon as they showed up.

"Shoot!" Chu Ze gave an order, and hundreds of sharp arrows shot out from the air and hit the enemy directly.

The ambushed enemy soldiers were caught off guard and were shot by arrows and fell to the ground one after another. The remaining soldiers saw that the situation was not good and began to flee in all directions.

"Chase them and kill them all!" Chu Ze waved his hand, and five hundred cavalrymen descended from the mountain like tigers, attacking the fleeing enemy soldiers.

After a while, the battlefield was quiet. Guo Huai rode over and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy army has been completely defeated, and the remaining soldiers have fled into the mountains!"

"Humph, a bunch of rabble!" Chu Ze said coldly: "No need to chase, keep moving forward!"

"Yes!" Guo Huai responded, and then led the army forward.

At noon, the army finally arrived at the outskirts of the Western Xia royal city.

Chu Ze rode his horse to the front and saw the high walls of the Western Xia royal city in the distance. Soldiers were patrolling nervously on the top of the city walls.

"Order the entire army to surround the royal city!" Chu Ze said coldly, "I will let them know what it means to catch a turtle in a jar!"

Guo Huai immediately took the order and led the troops to disperse quickly, surrounding the entire royal city.

The Xixia defenders on the city wall were obviously intimidated by the momentum of Chu Ze's army and hurriedly strengthened their defenses.

"Your Majesty, the royal city has been completely surrounded!" Guo Huai reported with a bow.

Chu Ze nodded slightly, then said calmly: "Order the archers to prepare to shoot at the city.

I want to make them understand that resistance is useless!"

The archers quickly lined up and aimed hundreds of sharp arrows at the top of the city.

Following Chu Ze's order, a rain of arrows broke through the air again, and the defenders on the city wall were suddenly thrown into chaos, with screams rang out one after another.

"Keep shooting and prevent them from getting out!" Chu Ze said coldly.

The rain of arrows continued for a long time, and the defenders on the city wall gradually began to panic, and many people began to abandon their posts and flee.

Seeing this, Chu Ze raised his lips slightly: "Order the whole army to prepare for the siege!"

Guo Huai cupped his hands and said, "I will arrange it immediately!"

At this moment, a scout came on a fast horse, dismounted, and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, the Xixia commander in the city has sent an envoy, willing to negotiate for peace!"

"Seek peace?" Chu Ze sneered: "Do they think seeking peace can solve the problem?"

After hearing this, Guo Huai whispered, "Your Majesty, do you want to see their envoy?"

Chu Ze thought for a moment, then said calmly: "You can meet them, but don't give them too much time.

Let them come to see me, I want to see what tricks they can play!"

The scout immediately took orders and rode on horseback to deliver the message.

Soon, the Xixia envoy arrived in front of Chu Ze's army, dismounted, walked in front of Chu Ze, and said, "Your Majesty, my commander is willing to surrender the city. I only ask Your Majesty to pardon the people of Xixia!" "Surrender the city?" Chu Ze asked coldly, "Is your commander afraid of death?"

The envoy did not dare to look up, and said tremblingly: "My commander is no longer able to resist the Ming cavalry. I only ask Your Majesty to show some mercy and protect the people of Xixia!"

Chu Ze looked at him and said calmly: "I can consider it, but I want to see your commander and ask him to come and surrender to me in person!"

The messenger said quickly: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go back and pass on the message!"

Chu Ze waved his hand and the messenger immediately withdrew.

Guo Huai stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, do you really want to accept their surrender?"

"Accept it for now!" Chu Ze said, "But we can't let them have a chance to turn things around. Wait for their head coach to come out, and I will make the decision myself!"

Guo Huai nodded: "I understand!"

Not long after, the Xixia commander personally led a group of soldiers out of the city gate, walked to Chu Ze, dismounted, and said, "Your Majesty, Xixia is unable to resist and is willing to surrender the city. Please withdraw your troops!"

Chu Ze looked at him coldly: "Do you know why I haven't attacked the city yet?"

The Xixia commander lowered his head, not daring to look directly at him: "Your Majesty, please make it clear!"

"I don't want your people to suffer, but if you dare to play tricks, I will not show mercy!" Chu Ze said coldly: "Now give me a reason to make me believe that you are truly surrendering!"

The Xixia commander quickly said, "Your Majesty, we are unable to fight any more. We are willing to offer all our property and surrender the city!"

Chu Ze said calmly: "Okay, I will trust you for now.

But if I find any unusual movement, I will not let you go!"

The Xixia commander was terrified: "I dare not!"

"Go back to the city and open the city gate!" Chu Ze waved his hand.

The Xixia commander quickly took his leave and returned to the city with his troops.

The gate of the Western Xia Royal City slowly opened, and Chu Ze looked ahead coldly without any extra expression.

As soon as he raised his hand, the army stopped advancing immediately.

Guo Huai rode forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the city gate is open. Shall we enter the city?"

"Wait!" Chu Ze said calmly, "Send a message to the entire army, don't act rashly.

Let my personal soldiers go in first!"

Guo Huai nodded and said, "I'll arrange it right away!"

Soon, several teams of elite soldiers entered the city gate with weapons. The Xixia city was dead silent, with almost no one in sight.

After a while, the guards reported: "Your Majesty, there is no movement in the city, only the few soldiers guarding the city have been dismissed!"

"Very good!" Chu Ze raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "I will go in and take a look!"

Guo Huai took the order and immediately followed Chu Ze into the Western Xia royal city with a team of personal guards.

After entering the city, I saw only a few people standing sparsely on both sides of the street. They looked terrified and obviously did not dare to make any move.

Chu Ze glanced at him coldly and continued to move towards the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Xixia Palace is ahead!" Guo Huai reminded in a low voice.

Chu Ze raised his hand and signaled the team to stop.

He looked up at the palace not far away, and then said calmly: "Send a message to the Xixia commander, I will wait here for him to come out and surrender the city!"

"I will pass the message immediately!" The guards rushed to pass the message. (End of this chapter)