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Chapter 248 Attacking Xixia (3)

Tuoba Sigong nodded: "Whether the Ming Empire wants to intimidate the grassland or wants to destroy the empire, we will know after a battle! In this battle, the Proton Army and the Capture Army will fight. We must defeat or defeat the Ming army all the way!"

What Tuoba Sigong said made the emperor stunned. "Ancestor, is there anything wrong with the Proton Army going to war?"

Tuoba Sigong shook his head and said: "In recent years, as the empire's national power has weakened, those people have also started to think carefully. The Proton Army went to war not only to test the purpose of the Ming Empire, but also to give them a warning! Let them know that we still have the final say in the empire, I Not dead yet?"

Tuoba Sigong is indeed an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, and his methods are indeed ruthless.

The military system of the Xixia Empire was very similar to that of the Middle Eastern Empire.

The Privy Council was the highest military governing body of the Xixia Empire, with various departments under it.

The army of the Xixia Empire consisted of three parts: the central guard army, the capture army and the local army.

The Central Guards include the "Proton Army", the Emperor's Guard and the Capital Garrison. The "Proton Army" is a garrison composed of the sons of wealthy families who are good at riding and shooting. It is responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor.The emperor's trusted guards are composed of brave men selected from all the armies in the territory. They are all heavily armored cavalry and accompany the emperor in and out of battle.

In addition, the Xixia Imperial Capital also stationed a well-trained garrison with excellent equipment, which was the main force of the central guard force.

The Qisheng Army is Xixia's elite warrior.The main task is to undertake fortification and mobile operations.It got its name because it captured enemy soldiers alive as slaves during the battle.

The local army is an army that guards local areas. It has the same nature as the Xiang Army of the Song Empire and the Guard Army of the Ming Empire!

Tuoba Sigong let the proton army go to war, which was to follow the trend and plot against the powerful local powers of the Ming Empire and the Xixia Empire!
If the Ming Empire only wanted to intimidate the grasslands, it would not fight the Xixia Empire with all its strength. After all, the Song Dynasty still needed to stabilize its territory.Therefore, the casualties of the Proton Army in battle will not be too great. This will not only deter the powerful forces in the Xixia Empire, but will also not cause the Proton Army to suffer too much losses or over-beat them, causing them to become alienated from the empire.

If the purpose of the Ming Empire was to overthrow the Xixia Empire and rule the grasslands.The proton army must suffer heavy losses when it goes into battle!When the time comes, these powerful men will also form a deadly feud with the Ming Empire that has entered the grasslands.At that time, facing the Ming Empire, the only choice for these powerful powers is to support the Xixia Empire and fight to the death with the Ming Empire!
In Tuoba Sigong's view, the Ming Empire's ability to annex the territory of the Song Dynasty so quickly must be the betrayal of the powerful classes of the Song Dynasty.Otherwise, the Ming Empire's army would never have gone so smoothly!

Therefore, the power of the Xixia Empire can never be used by the Ming Empire.

But what Tuoba Sigong didn't know was that Zhu Qi had been planning the Song Empire for many years.

The Martial Arts Alliance infiltrated the Jianghu, the people, and the court, and subdued the military with the help of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.But Zhu Qi only gave up the local powerful in the Song Dynasty.

The current national policy of the Ming Empire, under the influence of Zhu Qi, has evolved from relying on local tyrants to suppressing local tyrants!Therefore, even if Tuoba Sigong does not count these powerful people, Zhu Qi's army will cleanse the powerful people of the Xixia Empire.

In addition to the Xixia Empire's full effort to explore the Ming Dynasty's capital, other grassland empires also sent countless spies to the Northern Territory (the territory of the Song Dynasty) and the Ming Dynasty's capital!
The Ming Empire, which annexed the Northern Territory, has occupied half of China!Unless the five grassland countries work together.Otherwise, no empire would dare to face the Ming Empire alone!

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important five grassland countries want to know whether the Ming Empire has the means to suppress the land gods.

Xiaoyaozi is dead or alive!
Time passed day by day!

The Western Expedition army commanded by Zhu Qi, supported by Xu Da's continuous reinforcements, slowly but surely advanced towards the hinterland of the Xixia Empire.Zhu Qi's weird behavior puzzled Tuoba Sigong!

The battle between the Western Expedition Army and the Xixia Empire was somewhat unreasonable.

Zhu Qi relied on the strong strength of the Western Expedition Army to push across the Xixia Empire's defense line.

Even if the Western Expedition army suffered a defeat on a certain battlefield, Zhu Qi did not care at all, but quickly replenished his troops and continued the war.

If we say that the Western Expedition Army came to destroy the Xixia Empire, the actions of the Western Expedition Army are really unjustifiable.

For example, a certain battlefield.After the Western Expedition Army worked hard to capture the city, facing the weakly defended city at the rear, the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army seemed not to see it and had no desire to send troops!Instead, they rested in place for two days before continuing to send troops.

But these two days are enough for the Xixia Empire to mobilize troops and horses to garrison the rear city and form a new line of defense!

Since ancient times, the principle of speed and speed seems to not exist on Zhu Qi's side!
Tuoba Sigong didn't know that Zhu Qi was still training his troops when the Western Expedition army was attacking the city!

There is no way, Xu Da sent too many soldiers and horses!
Zhu Qi had no choice but to let the three armies attack in batches and in multiple waves.For example: the army that captured this city is not the same army as the army that attacked the next one.

After each army captured a city, they would rest, replenish and receive rewards in the city for a long time.If not for this, the Western Expedition army suffered such horrific casualties, and the entire army would have lost morale long ago.

Because of this, the Western Expeditionary Army had such high morale.There is no way, the Ming Empire gave too many rewards to meritorious soldiers!
The Ming Empire was stabilizing the territory of the Song Dynasty.We need a lot of people who want the empire.

Among the troops of the Western Expedition, a large number of officers and soldiers who had made great military achievements were transferred by Zhu Qi and sent back to the territory of the Song Dynasty to entrust them with important tasks.

For example, Liumen is cooperating with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to rebuild the police system in the Northern Territory. This requires many people who are familiar with the place and have a heart for the empire.Among the troops of the Western Expedition, these soldiers have experienced battles on the battlefield and received awards from the empire. They are the best candidates for the empire to stabilize the northern region!
Of course, the places where these meritorious soldiers are needed in the Northern Territory are not just the police system; there are also the township offices under the cabinet, the inns under the Ministry of Industry, etc.

Under Zhu Qi's influence, the Ming Empire has extended its rule to the countryside. This is one of the reasons why the Ming Empire dared to suppress the powerful and was based on the common people.

Everyone knows the horrific casualties suffered by the Western Expedition and the Ming Empire's intention to consume the Song Dynasty's troops.But the reason why these soldiers who surrendered from the Song Dynasty are still fighting desperately for the Ming Empire is that Zhu Qi gave them a chance to change their identities!

Whether it was the officials of the township office or the policemen of the imperial court; in the past, these were beyond the reach of the Song Dynasty's troops.

In the Song Empire, where civil society controlled military affairs, the soldiers were thieves and soldiers, and their status was not much different from that of prisoners.

The Ming Empire did not deduct military pay, money and food, and there was a bright future for those who achieved military success.How could the Song Dynasty surrender their troops without fighting to the death? This is also the reason why there is such a big gap in combat power between the same group of people in the hands of the Ming Empire and the Song Empire.

(End of this chapter)