"Tieniu stop!" Dai Zong saw this scene from a distance and hurriedly shouted to stop it.
Because of Dai Zong's shout, Li Kui's ax finally stopped less than a centimeter away from Li Jia's neck.
"Why don't you let me chop him?" Li Kui stopped and turned to Dai Zong and asked.
"Because this guy is worth more alive than dead! You've heard that if you want to get more military honors, you're right!" Dai Zong ran over quickly and replied to Li Kui.
"But this guy just shot me with a bow! I can't give him a blow to vent my anger!" Facing Dai Zong's persuasion, Li Kui was still a little unwilling.
Seeing this, Dai Zong could only take a step back and said to Li Kui: "Then you can tie him to a tree and shoot a few arrows later! But don't kill him!"
"Hehe! This is good!" Li Kui finally smiled when he heard that he could shoot a few arrows at the opponent to take revenge.
So when Ye Tianlong arrived here with a group of cavalry, he happened to see Li Kui tie Li Jia to a big tree, and then stood ten meters away, clumsily holding a riding bow. Take aim at Li Jia. Several arrows were inserted into Li Jia's body, but Li Kui followed Dai Zong's advice and did not shoot his vitals. Therefore, although Li Jia screamed in pain, he did not die.
Seeing Ye Tianlong's arrival, Li Jia hurriedly asked for help: "Sir, help me! I'm really not Li Qianshun, tell this guy not to shoot me!"
When Li Kui heard this guy yelling that he was not Li Qianshun again, he was so angry that he shot the opponent's right knee with an arrow, causing the opponent to scream like a pig again.
"You are really dishonest. You said you are not Li Qianshun, so why are you wearing that golden armor? Why are there so many personal guards protecting you? And why is there such a fast BMW? You can tell me that?" While Li Kui was asking Li Jia questions repeatedly, he placed an arrow on his riding bow again, pretending to give the opponent another arrow.
After Ye Tianlong got off the horse, he first stopped Li Kui's nonsense, and then personally went up to question the prisoner who had been tortured by Li Kui to the point of mental collapse. Finally, he found that the prisoner was indeed not the Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun, but just a personal guard of the other party. , that golden armor was also forced by Li Qianshun to put on, just to let him stay as a substitute to stabilize the morale of the army. As for Li Qianshun himself, he had already run away, and even if he tried to chase him now, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up, because according to what Li Jia said, Li Qianshun was riding another black Qianli BMW, and the speed was not that fast. soon.
"Okay, let's go back first! We have to go back to Yan'an Mansion first to get to know those two giant bandits!"
Following Ye Tianlong's order, the group returned to Yan'an Prefecture. At this time, many troops also returned with captured Xixia prisoners. According to preliminary statistics, there were approximately more than 20,000 captured prisoners, and the rest did not escape. Yes, he was killed.
But when Ye Tianlong entered Yan'an Mansion with a group of generals and met Wang Qing and Tian Hu, the two giant bandits immediately fell to their knees like chickens and shouted long live.
It turned out that these two people were completely suppressed by the powerful combat power of the Qinglong Empire's army. They no longer had any delusions in their hearts and just wanted to sincerely submit to the Qinglong Empire.
Ye Tianlong was very happy after he figured this out. After all, Wang Qing and Tian Hu were both good at fighting, and they also had many generals. If they could completely submit to him, these people would be able to be used by him in the future, so that The combat power of his subordinates has increased a bit.
However, since these two people did not join Song Jiang early, their treatment will definitely not be as good as Song Jiang. In the future, they will only be able to hold some military positions at most. It is impossible for them to hold military power like Song Jiang while also having a civilian position such as the Minister of Rites. .
After slightly reorganizing the troops under Wang Qing and Tian Hu, Ye Tianlong led the army to move forward. This time he took Wang Qing and Tian Hu with him, and more than 20,000 troops were reorganized from their original troops. The elites are still under the command of two people.
This time Ye Tianlong's target is still the Xixia people. After all, they have come here, so naturally they must be completely expelled from the country, so as not to lead troops here again in the future.
Since the elite main force led by Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun was wiped out by Ye Tianlong, the small groups of Xixia soldiers stationed in the cities along the way could not pose any threat to Ye Tianlong at all, even relying solely on the troops led by Song Jiang The 50,000 vanguard troops could easily recapture almost a county every day.
It was not until Ye Tianlong reached Xingqing Mansion that Ye Tianlong finally encountered some resistance, because there were already about 100,000 Xixia troops gathered here. These Xixia soldiers had previously been attacking the Song troops in central Shu who were still under the command of Song Huizong Zhao Ji. Unfortunately, due to the dangerous terrain in central Sichuan, the Song army demolished many plank roads on key roads. Therefore, even if the Xixia soldiers were more brave and good at fighting, they could not break in for a while.
Now that Ye Tianlong led his troops, these troops were hurriedly gathered by Li Qianshun, who had fled back in embarrassment, and prepared to defend the city in Xingqing Mansion.
You must know that the previous teacher's way relied on tens of thousands of old and weak soldiers to hold on in Xingqing Mansion for almost a month!
And now there are 100,000 Xixia elite troops in this city. With the strong city of Xingqing Mansion, it should be no problem to defend it for half a year.
But having said that, after Li Qianshun experienced the last disastrous defeat, he had a psychological shadow on the Qinglong Empire's army.
So after arranging everything, Li Qianshun himself fled directly back to Xixia, leaving his general Brother Richard to command the army in his place.
And his own reason for going back was very high-sounding, saying that he wanted to go back and recruit more troops, and then come to support Brother Richard.
However, Brother Richard, who had never witnessed the power of the Qinglong Empire's army, did not feel that he had been cheated. Instead, he felt that he had an army of 100,000 and was defending the city. The city had plenty of food, grass and various defensive materials. , should be able to have a chance with the Azure Dragon Empire's army, and with luck, maybe even be able to push back the Azure Dragon Empire's army.
By that time, his prestige in the country will be greater than that of Emperor Li Qianshun, and he will not be unable to sit on the throne by then!
And while Brother Richard was dreaming of becoming an emperor, the army of the Qinglong Empire had already reached the gates of Xingqing Mansion.
At this time, the number of the Qinglong Empire's army was much smaller than at the beginning. In order to maintain the security of the cities that had just been recovered from the Xixia people, Ye Tianlong left 300,000 militiamen along the road, so he now only has 300,000 militiamen under his command. There are 300,000 regular soldiers and 220,000 militiamen left. Among these 220,000 militiamen, there are still 20,000 who were reorganized from the original troops of Wang Qing and Tian Hu. The Xixia people were eliminated in bloody battles and persisted until the end. In fact, their combat effectiveness was not weak, but they still lacked some formal training and their equipment did not meet the standards of regular soldiers of the Qinglong Empire, so they were incorporated into the militia. of.
However, even if the size of the army has been reduced, the army of more than 500,000 people still looks like a lot. At least in Brother Richard's eyes, it is so vast that it is impossible to see the edge at a glance.
Seeing that there were so many enemy troops, Brother Richard immediately became serious. After all, he only had an army of 100,000 in his hands! It seems that the equipment is not as sophisticated as the enemy's. If we don't command the battle seriously, Xingqing Mansion may not be able to defend it for long.
Now Brother Richard hopes that what his Majesty the Emperor said before leaving is true and that he can bring reinforcements to support him as soon as possible.
Otherwise, he might not be able to repel an enemy army that is so well-equipped and has such a large number of troops just by relying on the 100,000 troops in his hands.
At this time, while Ye Tianlong allowed the army to camp under the city of Xingqing Mansion, he also routinely sent soldiers to the city to persuade them to surrender.
The result was not what Ye Tianlong expected. The guard in the city, Brother Richard, refused to surrender and was determined to resist to the end.
So Ye Tianlong planned to let his soldiers rest here overnight, and launch an attack on the stubborn Xixia soldiers in the city at dawn tomorrow.
But just when Ye Tianlong asked his soldiers to start making fire to cook and prepare for dinner, the originally clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and then there were streaks of strange red lightning flashes.
The aura emitted by those crimson thunder lights made Ye Tianlong feel very uncomfortable. He turned around and found that the faces of the soldiers under his command also had obvious uncomfortable looks.
The ones who were most affected were the archangels under his command. The wings of these archangels, which originally exuded a holy white shimmer, soon faded under the influence of the crimson lightning, and the originally white wings It also turned gray-white.
After Ye Tianlong sent someone to investigate, he found that the only ones unaffected were the vampire Ye Si and the three black dragons.
Even the Xixia soldiers in Xingqing Mansion were obviously affected.
This situation made Ye Tianlong immediately understand that it was definitely those evil spirits who were doing something secretly again. What worries him is that the power of light in those archangels is now suppressed, and the resurrection skills they originally mastered can no longer be used. Even the resurrection coins in Ye Tianlong's hands have completely lost their luster, as if they have turned into It looks like stone and is obviously unusable.
This means that if the soldiers under Ye Tianlong's command die in battle again, he will not be able to resurrect them.
At this time, although Ye Tianlong still didn't know that the gods of Deep Blue Star had completely given up on them, he also guessed some truths in his heart, and he became increasingly less optimistic about the future of humanity on Deep Blue Star.
As for him, an ordinary person, to save the world, Ye Tianlong has no confidence. After all, his strength is still too weak compared to those gods. If even those gods cannot resist the invasion of those evil spirits, then what ability does he have? You can fight against these terrifying existences!
Although he was worried in his heart, in order to avoid affecting the morale of the army, Ye Tianlong did not show any of these worries on his face. Instead, he personally led the team to patrol the camp at night to appease the morale of the army.
In this way, the night passed quickly. When the next morning, the sky did not get much brighter, because there were thick clouds blocking the sky, preventing any sunlight from shining down.
This abnormal weather made soldiers on both sides feel very uncomfortable, but Ye Tianlong felt that this kind of weather was a good thing for his own siege. After all, there was insufficient light and the sky was dark, and the enemy's crossbowmen might be far away. It will be impossible to see the target clearly, and the accuracy of the arrow will be greatly reduced.
Ye Tianlong also told the soldiers under his command loudly about this matter, which improved the morale of these soldiers who were a little uneasy at first.
Then, following Ye Tianlong's order, the first batch of 100,000 troops that had been prepared began to launch a three-sided siege on Xingqing Mansion. A large number of engineering towers, ladders and battering rams that had just been built by the militiamen were completely destroyed. The armed soldiers pushed slowly closer to the city wall.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows quickly! Don't be stunned!" Upon seeing this, Brother Richard immediately loudly ordered his soldiers to fire arrows at the siege troops.
This Xingqing Mansion is indeed a big city. There are many crossbows and slings installed on the city walls. At this time, the Xixia soldiers controlled these crossbows and slings to shoot at the siege troops.
Unfortunately, many of these Xixia soldiers had night blindness, so the dark sky had a more serious impact on them than Ye Tianlong expected. The crossbow bolts and stone bullets fired were not accurate at all.
Because the soldiers of the Qinglong Empire are well-nourished and often eat dishes made from various animal offal, no one has night blindness at all. The dark sky has at most slightly affected their vision. That's it, unlike those Xixia soldiers, unless they light a torch next to them, they can't see anything more than fifty meters away.
The soldiers of the Qinglong Empire saw that the crossbow bolts and stone bullets fired by the enemy were indeed inaccurate, and they couldn't help but feel boosted in morale. They thought that what their emperor said was indeed true. The enemy's sight was affected by this dark sky. It has a serious impact. This is a good opportunity for them to attack the city!
When they approached more than 200 meters away from the city wall of Xingqing Mansion, the elite archers from the Qinglong Empire began to fire arrows at the Xixia defenders on the city wall.
These soldiers who can become elite archers are not only tall and long-armed, with enough brute force to pull a hard bow, but also have strong eyesight. Otherwise, no matter how lethal the arrows they shoot, they will not be able to hit the target. It’s all in vain!
The dark sky had little impact on the elite archers of the Qinglong Empire. As they opened their bows and nocked arrows, they shot out arrows one after another, and soon there was a burst of sound from the opposite city wall. There were screams from the formation, and some Xixia soldiers even lost their footing and fell from the city wall after being shot.
But in the eyes of those Xixia soldiers, they could only see arrows flying from the darkness, and they could not clearly see the specific location of the enemy more than 200 meters away.
However, under the constant urging of General Richard, the Xixia crossbowmen could only fire arrows and crossbow bolts in general directions. As for whether they hit the enemy, they could not see clearly. of.
As the armies of both sides continued to approach, the Xixia defenders could finally vaguely see the enemy figures about a hundred meters away. However, it was still very blurry and they could only shoot arrows. To be blind, it is impossible to aim accurately.
However, soon, many soldiers from the Qinglong Empire equipped with winch-heavy crossbows began to fire arrows at these Xixia soldiers. Although these winch-heavy crossbows fired slowly, the power of the crossbow arrows was extremely terrifying. Even if they were wearing iron armor, once It will also be penetrated if hit. After just one round of shooting, at least three thousand Xixia soldiers were shot on the city wall, and the strong and pungent smell of blood began to spread rapidly on the city wall.
