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However, there were only a few thousand kilograms of gunpowder.
Therefore, they also brought some simple siege equipment.
The battering ram failed to open the city gate.
This caused the dozen or so men carrying the battering log to bounce back several steps.
One person even tripped and fell.
He sat down on the ground.
This wouldn't have happened if it were a car crash.
"Useless."
Li Kui cursed.
He then addressed Jiao Ting, Xiang Chong, and Li Gun, who were standing nearby.
"Let's."
The soldiers carrying the battering ram watched as their leader came forward.
He hurriedly gave up his seat.
Zhao Yuan and his men had also rushed to the foot of the city wall.
Seeing Li Kui and his companions' actions, he chimed in,
"A few of us are coming too."
Han Shizhong, Hua Rong, Yao Pingzhong, and Liu Qi watched as the King went up.
He then picked up the battering ram as well.
Zhao Yuan shouted, "I'll count to three, then everyone push together and ram through!"
"it is good!"
"one!"
"two!"
"three!"
Nine strong men, each holding onto a battering ram, charged forward together.
"Boom!"
"boom!"
A dull thud,
Then the city gate was smashed open.
It bounced to both sides.
The shield bearers on both sides hurriedly blocked the doorway.
In case there are archers inside shooting arrows out.
Although the nine people were not knocked back,
But they all experienced numbness in their arms.
Li Kui, however, said nothing.
Throw away the battering ram.
He pulled out two broadswords.
Push aside the shield bearers,
They then charged in.
Zhao Yuan and his men also lost their battering rams.
They rushed in.
Li Kui was already covered in blood from the fighting.
They caught up with a Western Xia man who was limping forward.
He chopped him down with one axe blow.
Even if the people in front have already knelt down
He was also felled with a single axe blow.
Anyone who blocks his way
There were no survivors.
Zhao Yuan was only a few steps behind Li Kui.
Li Kui had already carved a bloody path through the enemy lines.
They went to chase after them at the north gate of Shangyikou.
There were no Western Xia people standing in the city.
Those who couldn't run all knelt on the ground.
Not one resisted.
Zhao Yuan feared that Li Kui might be harmed.
They also followed Li Kui to the North Gate.
You can also see Western Xia people fleeing on the main road ahead.
However, catching up won't be easy.
"Tie Niu, stop chasing."
Li Kui heard Zhao Yuan shout,
Only then did he stop, shaking his head in dissatisfaction.
"Those bald thieves got away."
The Tangut people had already learned to tie their hair in a knot,
After Li Yuanhao established his kingdom
He also ordered the Tangut people to shave their heads.
Three days are given; anyone who doesn't go bald will be beheaded.
Shoot down the reward and move the mouth,
Zhao Yuan did not linger.
Only one hundred soldiers were left to guard the place where the reward was to be moved.
When the defeated soldiers fled from Shangyikou...
I didn't even have time to ride a horse.
However, more than a thousand warhorses remained in Guanzhong.
There was also a considerable amount of grain and provisions.
The fleet passed Shangyi Pass,
The army boarded the ships again.
They came towards Geta Village.
Geta Village was also built in the No-Smoke Gorge.
It controlled both land and water routes.
.....
It was already early June.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
However, a cool breeze was blowing across the river.
Going downstream
Then, elite naval forces trained by Li Jun and others rowed the boats.
We set off from Zhenrong Army in the morning.
They arrived in Western Xia territory in a single day.
They advanced more than two hundred miles.
The sun had not yet set.
But the setting sun couldn't shine into the misty gorge.
The light on the river had already dimmed.
Only the afterglow above the canyon indicates that the sun is still setting.
Zhao Yuan stood at the bow of the boat.
Looking at the scenery on both sides of the river.
If there were no war,
These canyons are excellent locations for boating.
A small boat, green hills and clear waters—how delightful!
Han Shizhong and his companions also longed to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature, just like their king.
Forced to navigate the canyon by boat
The group couldn't help but stare intently at the canyons on either side.
See where the Western Xia troops might be hiding.
However, in most parts of the No Smoke Gorge, the mountain peaks on both sides are quite far from the river surface.
It would be very difficult to attack the river from the mountain.
Only fortified villages built along the water's surface could use catapults to cover the water's surface.
"Reward the defeated soldiers who fled the border."
Zhao Yuan looked in the direction of the sound.
Dozens of figures appeared on the main road in the valley ahead.
The routed Western Xia soldiers also spotted the fleet sailing downstream.
They all climbed up the valley to the side.
Yao Pingzhong said, "Your Majesty, should we go ashore and wipe them out?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "We also cannot wipe out all the Western Xia people in Geta Village in one fell swoop."
"Since the news is bound to leak out eventually,"
"Then we won't waste any more time,"
"Just go downstream,"
Even if Xingqing Prefecture knew the news,
"They might not even take our few thousand people seriously."
As time goes by,
The light in the canyon is getting dimmer.
The bow of the ship had to be fitted with a light.
The wind in the canyon also got cold.
Zhao Yuan led Han Shizhong and the others into the cabin to rest.
The army had to sail through the night.