"Bang, bang!"

Zhang Jun and Yang Xinzhong used the muskets given by Zhao Guan's family to kill two party members who were good shooters in the front position.

In an instant, the Xia army soldiers were shocked and their positions became more and more panicked.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

After receiving this military order from the pioneer officer Zhang Jun, one hundred powerful crossbowmen in the Song army immediately fired their crossbow arrows at the Xia army blocking the road ahead who was stubbornly resisting...

They used the latest type of [Stringed Continuous Crossbow] invented by the Zhao Guan family to continuously shoot powerful and sharp arrows, accurately harvesting the lives of Xia army generals.

The body-protecting armor that the Xia army soldiers were once proud of was now like paper, easily penetrated by the arrows fired by the Song army.

"Ahhhhhh..."

Nearly a hundred of the Xia Army's frontline resisters were shot by the Song Army's powerful crossbows. Some were hit in vital points and died on the spot. Although some people were not hit in the vital points, the Song Army's powerful continuous crossbows fired.

The arrows fired were extremely powerful. Even at a distance of 140 to 5 steps, they could easily pierce their armor, break through their skin and flesh, and make them scream in pain.

Immediately, Xia Jun, who was hit by arrows, lost his fighting power, whether dead or alive.

The generals in the middle and rear ranks of the Xia Army saw that their front line leader, Pao Ze, had been shot and killed by the Song Army so far away, causing heavy casualties. They were all horrified.

The Song Army's powerful crossbowmen were riding on war horses. After firing the first round, they only needed to hold the handle of the latest crossbow machine with one hand and press the "winding lever" with the other hand to use the arrow stored in the arrow case.

One of the multiple arrows is automatically loaded onto the fully drawn crossbow string, and then the crossbow is aimed, and then the trigger of the repeating crossbow is pulled, allowing a precise and powerful crossbow arrow to be fired quickly.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

"Ahhhhh..."

The front line of the Xia Army's formation screamed again and again. They never expected that the hand-held crossbow used by the Song Army, which they had never seen before, was actually a continuous fire, and it also had high accuracy and power.

The penetrating power and even the operation were so convenient, which shocked the soldiers who were left behind by the Xia army.

"This...how is this possible?!"

In the Xia Army formation, a bearded general opened his eyes in horror, looking at the soldiers falling around him, his heart filled with horror and disbelief.

The soldiers and generals under him are the imperial guards responsible for protecting the Emperor of Great Xia!

The armor they were wearing, which was the most sophisticated armor in the Great Xia Kingdom, was easily penetrated by arrows fired from the repeating crossbows of the Song Army so far ahead?!

The armor of the Sixth Division of the Great Xia Imperial Guard Lin Army, which they had always been proud of, turned out to be as weak as rotten wood when faced with the powerful crossbows held by the Song Army!

Suddenly, nearly a hundred people in the Xia Army's front line who were still alive hurriedly retreated, and the soldiers on the Xia Army's temporary position became a mess...

Zhang Jun hurriedly ordered: "Continue to shout to the Xia army in front to persuade them to surrender!"

"Follow the order!"

He called Yang Xinzhong affectionately and said: "Brother Zhengfu, you lead your own cavalry and the cavalry that has recently returned to our unit, and you will kill all the enemies who stubbornly resist or flee!"

"Got the order!"

"Brothers, why are you working for Xia Emperor Li Qianshun who treats us as abandoned sons?!"

"Brothers, why not follow our example and surrender to the army of the Song Dynasty?"

"If we don't surrender at this time, there will be only death!"

"..."

The more than 300 former Xia Imperial Guard cavalry who had surrendered to the Song Dynasty once again shouted in unison to persuade the Xia army to surrender in front of them.

…

At the same time, Yang Xinzhong led 600 cavalry, with their horses and guns drawn, and charged towards the Xia army's position in front, killing hundreds of enemy soldiers who did not surrender immediately...

More Xia troops saw that the situation was over, and they were the hostages of the powerful tribes who were suspected and resented by the Xia Emperor. Now they were fighting to the death against the fierce Song Army's cavalry, which would only lead to their own destruction, and even cause the Xia Emperor to flee. Secretly delighted at the success of his plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

On the temporary position of the Xia army arrayed on the road, the remaining 800 soldiers threw away their weapons one after another, dismounted and surrendered to the Song army...

…

At this time, Li Qianshun, who had lost the golden crown with a spire of flowers, was riding on a fast horse. He took the lead and fled back to the moat at the foot of the east city of Xingqing Mansion in the capital.

Previously, because it was predicted that the Song Army might attack Xingqing Mansion in the near future, Emperor Xia issued an order in advance to demolish all the bridges across the river leading to the city gates of Xingqing Mansion, leaving only the suspension bridge.

Li Qianshun listened to the killing cry of the Song army more than a mile away behind him. When he saw that the suspension bridge on the wide and deep moat in front of him had not been lowered, he was anxious and shouted an order:

"Quickly lower the drawbridge and open the city gate. I want to return to the city!"

Behind him, Shu Wang Li Renli, who was guarding the frame, led the remaining 200 cavalrymen surrounded by six squadrons, and also shouted urgently:

"Quickly lower the drawbridge and open the city gate. Your Majesty wants to return to the city!"

Behind the two hundred guards protecting Xia Emperor Li Qianshun, there were thousands of defeated remnants of Li Liangfu's troops who were rushing back one after another.

Although they did not dare to overstep their bounds and rushed to the side of the Emperor of Great Xia, rushing to cross the moat and return to the city, they desperately scrambled to rush to the rear of the escorting six squadrons of imperial cavalry, and even had several trampling accidents on each other. Try to be the first to follow Emperor Xia's imperial guards to escape back to the city, to avoid being massacred by the Song cavalry that is about to pursue them.

They shouted in panic and confusion:

"Quickly lower the drawbridge and open the city gate. Your Majesty wants to return to the city! We also want to return to the city!"

"..."

The soldiers guarding the city suddenly heard shouts and noises outside the city, and they all stuck their heads out to look down at the city.

They did not recognize Xia Emperor Li Qianshun at first glance, because the current Li Qianshun had disheveled hair and looked completely different from the majestic Li Qianshun who wore a golden crown with a floral spire on his head when he left the city.

It was only when the general of the garrison in the east city of Xingqing Mansion looked carefully down at the city walls that he realized that Emperor Xia and his few remaining escorts were not fakes.

He also recognized that those following the Xia Emperor's escort were actually Li Liangfu's defeated troops guarding the Yellow River position outside the city...

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What made him even more frightened was that he also looked at the open space more than a mile away outside the east city. Thousands of Song Army cavalry led nearly a thousand The traitorous cavalrymen of Great Xia Kingdom are running towards Dongcheng!

In shock and horror, he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Quickly lower the drawbridge, open the city gate, and let His Majesty return to the city quickly!"

"Follow the order!"

…

"Squeaks", after the suspension bridge was just put down, Li Ganshun's whip was frightened.

The war horse neighed and galloped forward, carrying the embarrassed Emperor of Daxia. He was the first to rush onto the suspension bridge, ran across the moat, and stumbled back to the east gate of Xingqing Mansion.

Li Qianshun listened to the killing cries of the Song Army cavalry two to three hundred paces away behind him, his face full of panic and fear.

The golden crown with a floral spire on his head, which symbolized the supreme authority of the Emperor of Great Xia, had long since disappeared. His long hair was disheveled, his clothes were disheveled, and his hands were firmly holding the reins of the frightened war horse he was riding. There is no trace of the emperor's majesty anywhere.

"Your Majesty, please don't be alarmed. Your Majesty is waiting for help to come too late. You deserve death!"

The guard at the east city gate shouted when he saw this. He led several warriors under his command and hurriedly rushed forward. After a great effort, they worked together to subdue the frightened horse that Emperor Xia was riding.

The soldiers helped the embarrassed Xia Emperor Li Qianshun off his horse.

…

At the same time, the opposite of the embarrassed Emperor Xia was the high-spirited Emperor Zhao Ji. He had led his army to land successfully.

Zhao Ji, wearing a helmet and armor, holding a long sword, stood majestically on the high ground of the Yellow River position in the eastern suburbs of Xiajing, which was captured by the Song army.

He heard several batches of reporting officers reporting that the Song armies from all directions had marched smoothly and that the battles were victorious.

"Hahaha, my Song Dynasty soldiers are really invincible!" Zhao Ji laughed loudly, waved his long sword, pointed in the direction of Xia Kingdom's capital, and shouted loudly

"According to the battle plan I previously arranged, the entire army will attack the Xia capital! The Song Dynasty will win and Xixia will be defeated!"

When the generals around Zhao Ji saw this, they were all shocked and admired. They had never seen Zhao Guan's family be so powerful and domineering, as if everything in the world was under his control.

The civil servants and generals who accompanied the king praised one after another:

"Your Majesty is truly a gifted and talented person, and his civil and military skills are a role model for others!"

"Yes, with His Majesty here, why should I, the Song Dynasty, worry about not destroying the Xia Kingdom!"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly, but his heart was full of pride. He knew very well that this war was related to the future historical direction of the Song Dynasty! It must be won!

…

At this time, inside the gate of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia Kingdom,

"Trash! They are all trash!" Li Qianshun roared angrily:

"My beloved general Li Liangfu was actually a waste in name only! Li Liangfu was not only killed by the Song army, but his troops were also routed, allowing the Song army's cavalry to kill them outside the city so quickly! I was almost killed in the rebellion!"

All the soldiers guarding the east city were in shock, they couldn't believe their ears. Li Liangfu, that's a famous general of Daxia!

Two-quarters of an hour ago, when Emperor Xia left the city, didn't you boast to our soldiers that Li Liangfu and his troops were on the bank of the Yellow River outside the city, and they would definitely defeat the invading Song army, and even capture alive the soldiers who were marched by the emperor himself? The Song Dog Emperor Zhao Ji?

The war has just begun. How come Li Liangfu, our famous general from Daxia, was killed by the Song army so quickly?

Suddenly, they saw Emperor Xia's angry and desperate expression, and they looked through the open city gate at the countless soldiers of Li Liangfu's army who had returned in defeat outside the moat. Bees crowded towards the suspension bridge over the moat.

"Rush..."

"Kill..."

"The defeated Xixia army in front surrender quickly, otherwise you will surely die!"

"Capturing Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun alive will definitely result in a heavy reward from the Zhao Guan Family of the Great Song Dynasty!"
To be continued...