When training, the Tiaodang soldiers of the Ming army focused on killing people with one blow, focusing on killing efficiency rather than the splendor of moves. The weapons they were equipped with were usually short knives, hand axes or special hammers.
Except for the dagger, which is uniformly equipped with weapons, hand axes and hammers depend on the soldier's personal preference.
Some people like to use axes to chop people, and some people like to use hammers to hit people. The two weapons have similar moves when fighting. They are both types that can defeat ten enemies with one force.
As long as I use enough force, the weapon is strong enough, and I point it at your head, I can kill you with one blow even if you are invulnerable to an iron helmet.
The most common training of the Ming army's jumping soldiers is to hit the head of a straw man or a wooden man hard with melon seeds, hitting the target's head from different angles or avoiding countless obstacles within a limited time.
During training, the success rate of hits to the head is used as a benchmark. Soldiers with a higher number of successful hits will receive extra meals, while soldiers with a lower number of hits will have to clean toilets and pick up feces.
On the battlefield, the Ming army's jumping soldiers were also headshot maniacs.
Although after the fall of the Jin Kingdom, the Ming Army had not encountered any serious enemy formations that could confront the Ming Army face to face, Su Yonglin still set up this unit to compete with the armies of the Xixia and Southern Song Dynasties. He felt that there would definitely be two sides in the future. When the military formations are fighting.
At this moment, it is time for them to show off their power.
The army led by Ren Yong was obviously no weakling, but faced with the sudden attack of the Ming army's Tiaodang soldiers, they were obviously at a disadvantage.
Perhaps such a small army did not have time to organize similar units. When the Ming army's Tiaodang soldiers rushed out of the military formation, they did not react and were smashed by the Ming army's Tiaodang soldiers with hand axes and hammers. Caught off guard.
First hit them on the legs to knock them to the ground, then swing down with a hammer or hand ax, and instantly smash dozens of heads and melon seeds.
The fall of the first-line swordsman and shieldman provided an excellent opportunity for the Ming army's spearmen. Dozens of spears suddenly thrust forward. The Xixia spearmen who had no time to react were stabbed one after another, and blood spattered everywhere, killing them on the spot.
Then the Tiaodang soldiers stood up and rushed into the Xixia army formation without fear of death, wielding hammers and hand axes to kill in all directions, causing chaos in the Xixia army formation.
The sword and shield bearers of the Ming Army took advantage of the situation and rushed forward with their shields. They overturned the remaining sword and shield bearers in the Xixia army formation in one fell swoop and pushed them to the ground. The Xixia army formation was then broken.
With the military formation broken and the spearmen without protection, their fighting spirit collapsed.
The army collapsed accordingly.
Seeing the collapse of the army, Ren Yong was horrified and shouted loudly, such as not to be chaotic, not to waver, and to continue killing the enemy, but it was in vain. No soldiers obeyed his command.
In desperation, he personally led a small number of soldiers into the formation, trying to use his bravery to turn the tide of the war.
He wielded his long sword and killed in all directions. Generally, Ming soldiers were no match for him, and he killed several Ming soldiers in a row.
Seeing that this man was showing off his violence with bravery, the Ming army's Tiaodang soldiers could not tolerate it, so three or five people besieged him alone. Ren Yong had difficulty parrying. He had just swung away the iron ax of a Tiaodang soldier, and accidentally failed to notice that he was following closely. Another jumping soldier behind him jumped up, swung the hammer in his hand and hit his iron helmet.
Ren Yong is a fully armed steel beast. He is tall and indestructible as long as he stands on the battlefield. He can take away several lives with one swing of his sword. He is a pure war machine.
However, at this moment, his consciousness left him.
No matter how strong a man is, if his head is hit with a hammer and his head is opened, he will probably die...
So Ren Yong fell heavily to the ground.
With his fall, the blocking force he brought was also completely defeated. Jiang Liangping commanded his troops to advance quickly and continue to seize important military locations in order to completely penetrate the Xixia Palace.
At the same time, Ren Dejing didn't know about this yet. He was anxiously waiting for the battle situation on the front line, anxiously waiting for his soldiers to bring him the good news that Miyagi had been saved.
In this case, he at least has the last hope, can make one last struggle, and once again has the capital to negotiate, and can make a last ditch effort with the lives of everyone in the palace.
However, Ren Yong did not come back, but his daughter, Mrs. Ren, came later.
"Father! I heard that the imperial city has been captured by the Ming army, right?"
Queen Mother Ren's face was full of panic and fear.
"Didn't I tell you to stay in the harem and not run around? Protect the little emperor! We have to rely on the little emperor as a bargaining chip!"
"Father! It's already this time, and you're still thinking about whether you have any leverage or not! The Ming army has already attacked, right in front of us! They won't let you go, and they won't let you go no matter what! Hurry up and find a way to escape!"
Queen Mother Ren pushed Ren Dejing, hoping to push him away.
Ren Dejing grabbed Queen Mother Ren's hand.
"I can't leave, I can't go anywhere but here! Here is everything I have worked hard to get, and everything I need most! I can't leave here no matter what! No!"
He threw away Queen Mother Ren's hand and said angrily: "Go away! Go to the harem! Don't come here! Any problems will be solved here, don't get in the way here! You have nothing to do here! Come on! Take the Queen Mother back , don’t let her come out again!”
Ignoring Queen Mother Ren's final dissuasion, Ren Dejing sent troops to take Queen Mother Ren back to the harem and locked the palace door to prevent her from coming out.
After completing all this, Ren Dejing was horrified to learn that the Ming army was not far from the palace where he was. There were escaping maids and eunuchs in the palace who were captured by the Ming army. In order to survive, he led them the way. They were heading here. .
"Where is Ren Yong?! Didn't I ask him to guard the palace gate? Why is the Ming army here? Is he dead?!"
"I don't know! I really don't know! Prime Minister, it's better to leave here quickly! This place really cannot be defended! Those palace maids and eunuchs are very familiar with the roads here!"
His subordinates anxiously urged Ren Dejing to leave and hide in a safer place, but Ren Dejing just refused to leave.
"I can't leave. If I leave, I will have nothing."
"Xiangguo!!"
"I do not go!"
Ren Dejing insisted on staying in the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was converted into a royal palace. He used his last personal guards for defense and insisted on protecting his power, like a miserable gambler who lost in the end and only had one life left.
The Ming army soon arrived at Ren Dejing's Prime Minister's Mansion, led by a group of eunuchs and maids, and had a fierce battle with the last defenders of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Jiang Liangping commanded the army to eliminate the last defenders without much effort, and fully occupied the Prime Minister's Mansion.
There were still Ren Dejing's die-hard loyalists in the prime minister's palace who tried to resist, such as his close ministers and domestic slaves. They came over with weapons and killed them. However, they had no fighting power against the regular army and had no chance of winning.
So even though they were brave, it was useless. They rushed over without any plan, and were first killed by a hail of arrows from the Ming army's crossbowmen. Their blood was spilled on the spot.
Before the rest of them could react, the Ming army's Tiaodang soldiers had already rushed forward, waving hammers and axes at their heads to greet them, and smashed them all down in one glance.
The difference between regular troops and stragglers is so terrifying.
After passing countless corpses, Jiang Liangping, who was covered in blood, led his troops into the main hall with red eyes, and saw Ren Dejing, who was sitting on the main seat of the main hall, pretending to be calm.
In fact, he originally wanted to stand, but because his legs were weak and he couldn't stand, he chose to sit.
"Ren Dejing, I heard that you don't believe that the Ming army will come in front of you to punish you, right? I'm sorry, now that the Ming army has really come, how do you feel?"
Jiang Liangping walked up to Ren Dejing step by step with the blood-stained knife.
Ren Dejing looked at Jiang Liangping, who was approaching step by step, with strong fear and panic rising in his heart for no reason.
At this moment, he seemed to understand Li Renxiao, who was threatened by him in the same way before.
It was really scary, very scary. I felt like I was having difficulty breathing. I felt like I was going to suffocate to death in the next second.
Why is it so scary?
Ren Dejing couldn't figure it out.
But although his legs are soft, his mouth is hard.
"I don't have any thoughts. It's just a matter of success and failure. You win and I lose."
"Become a king or lose a bandit? You are not qualified to be a king. You have never been qualified. You are just a clown. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty once said that those who jump from the clown will be killed no matter how strong they are! What's more, you are not a strong man at all. Or, is it okay for Li Yuanhao to come in person, you? Huh!"
Ren Dejing was a little angry, but this anger was quickly suppressed by strong fear.
"I want to kill you with one knife, but it would be too easy for you. It would be too good for you. This won't work. I have to capture you, present you to the Ming Emperor, and then kill you in public. Only then will you be worthy of the throne." The Ming Dynasty has a great reputation!"
Jiang Liangping shouted: "Come here! Tie him up!"
The soldiers under Jiang Liangping's command immediately rushed forward and tied up Ren Dejing, who was slumped motionless in a chair.
Ren Dejing did not resist or make a sound until the end. Perhaps he knew that he could not survive and his heart was already dead, so he did not struggle to survive.
I just don't know if he can remain so calm when he is about to be executed in Zhongdu.
The capture of Ren Dejing represented the complete collapse of the Xixia coup forces.
But before that, the entire center of Xixia was almost destroyed.
In order to gain power for himself, Ren Dejing killed all officials who stood up to confront him, thus killing almost a quarter of the Xixia central officials.
While the Ming army was attacking the city, rioting Xixia soldiers also swept across the entire imperial city.
Not to mention the palace, many rioting soldiers were running around throughout the whole process, killing people, setting fires and looting everywhere. The residences of many Xixia court officials and their families were poisoned by the rioting soldiers.
After the Ming army entered the city, it mainly aimed to control important military and political areas. It did not calm the madness of the rebels in the city at the first time. The second step of the action plan was to restore peace in the city.
So when the Ming army set out to restore stability in the city and kill uncontrolled rioting soldiers, not only the people in the city, but also many officials and wealthy households were massacred by the rebels. Many houses were burned down, and the entire Xixia Imperial City was in ruins. messy.
After the Ming army finally quelled all the rioting soldiers in the imperial city, it was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Hongwu, which was the day of the Lantern Festival.
After thorough statistics, Su Haisheng basically confirmed that more than half of the officials in the entire Xixia Central Committee died in this violent incident, including their families, who were also severely damaged in the incident, suffering heavy casualties.
What surprised him was that Ren Dejing only left behind his daughter as the queen mother, and Li Renxiao's youngest son Li Chunbao, who was only three years old.
In addition, the entire Xixia royal family was killed by him. Not a single man, woman, old or child was left, they were all corpses.
According to the account of the eunuch in charge of clan affairs in the palace, Ren Dejing even sent people to various places to kill those clans that were sealed outside, intending to wipe out the Xixia royal family without leaving any future troubles.
Ren Dejing is really prepared to clear the way for him to ascend the throne and become emperor. Leaving a three-year-old baby and his daughter is just a facade. The real power must be in his own hands.
He couldn't leave any obstacles for himself.
As the commander-in-chief of this war, Su Haisheng knew Su Yonglin's ultimate goal, so he felt very happy when he learned the specific situation, because Ren Dejing had cleared the way for Su Yonglin's plan.
I really have to thank him for this.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with the royal family in the Xixia Palace.
Kill him, he has a bad reputation.
Don't kill them, it's a waste of money and very annoying.
In addition, due to the deaths of a large number of officials and the subsequent purge of officials from the Ren Dejing faction who were in charge of the government, the Xixia government fell into stagnation.
However, this also laid the foundation for the transformation plan of Xixia after the Ming Dynasty.
