It was short at this time. Although it was not dawn, the sun had already set at Xingqing Prefecture City.

Han Qi rode on the horse and looked at the Xingqing Mansion gate in the night. The gate was closed, and there was no one on the top of the city, making it look quiet.

Liu Jidao: "Just just now, the detective cavalry came to report that most of the soldiers and horses in Xingqing Mansion were taken to Helan Mountain next to him by Taiwei Mebu yesterday morning. Now there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses in the city, and they can't even guard the city gate."

Han Qi said: "How many soldiers have we arrived in front of the city?"

Liu Jidao: "Twenty thousand people. The remaining 30,000 are still on the road. You can go to Xingqing Prefecture City tomorrow morning."

Han Qi looked at the sky, thought about it and said to Liu Ji: "Will we wait until tomorrow morning to attack the city, or to attack the city overnight?"

Liu Ji was a little surprised: "We have not yet united our troops and horses, so we don't know much about the situation in Xingqing Prefecture. Why should we rush to attack the city?"

Han Qi said: "Now there is a chaos within Dangxiang. The most important thing is to keep them going. Thousands of soldiers and horses in the city are not determined. If the city is attacked at night, they will be suspicious of each other. When the army arrives, we may have entered the city."

Liu Jidao: "It's okay to attack, but it's nothing if you don't attack. There are only a few thousand people in the city now. Our 50,000 troops are not bad, so why not defeat them?"

Han Qi said: "It's different to defend the city. I'm afraid that if thousands of people work together, it's not easy to attack."

Liu Ji nodded and said, "Since the Taiwei has made up his mind, I will send someone to prepare. It's nothing more than pushing the cannon forward and banging his head on the city."

Xingqing Mansion is a big city, with a urn city gate and a horse face outside, so it cannot be opened. Only the head of the city can break the female wall, and the defenders cannot wait under the artillery fire. Now the guard power is insufficient, even if there are artillery on the top of the city, there should be no way to fight against the Song army.

While the night was still dark, Liu Ji ordered the artillery to push the cannon to the front of the city, and gave an order and hit the top of the city.

Mozang Epang captured and killed Li Shougui in the day. When he returned to the mansion, he found that Liang Zuo had been rescued by Nuo Yishen, and was so angry that he trembled all over. The remaining ministers in the city had no idea. They were clamoring in the mansion in Wuzang and could not agree to a solution.

At night, the ministers were sent away. As soon as Mozang Epang was about to have supper, soldiers came to report that the Song army had arrived at the city.

Mozang Epang suddenly threw the bowls and chopsticks to the ground and said angrily: "Mibu must have surrendered to the Song army. As soon as he left, the Song army came to the city! Now there are no soldiers in the city, how can we defend the city! Everyone can kill the traitors!"

When he was in chaos, he heard the sound of cannons outside. After hearing this, Mozang Epang's expression changed drastically and said to the soldiers: "Go to the city to see why the cannons are fired! It's dark now. Should the Song army still attack the city at night?"

When the soldiers went out, Mozang Epang walked around the house, feeling confused. The Song army in front of him came to Jingzhou, but Mozang Epang didn't take it seriously and thought it was impossible to destroy the country. The Song army suddenly came to the city and suddenly panicked, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

How long after, the soldiers came back in a hurry and crossed their hands and said, "The Prime Minister, the big thing is not good, the Song army actually attacked the city overnight!"

Mozang Epang turned around suddenly and said, "Surprising the city overnight? There are only thousands of soldiers in the city now, why are they anxious?"

Seeing that Mozang Epang's face was not good, the soldiers dared not speak and stood there quietly.

Mozang Epang said sternly: "Order the soldiers guarding the city to fire artillery immediately and knock out the Song army's artillery!"

The soldier whispered: "Prime Minister, how can the gunners be able to aim accurately at night? Besides, the Song army cannot fight accurately, so it is better to wait for tomorrow."

Wu Zang Epang said: "A general comes to block the enemy, and only by attacking and defending can we defend the city! We will quickly pass our military orders and order the artillery on the top of the city to fight against the Song army!"

Han Qi and Liu Ji stood side by side at the city of Xingqing Prefecture, watching the cannons hit the city, and the darkness was gone. I don’t know if there were any soldiers from the city, but they still hid.

Liu Jidao: "Master Mebu led the army out of the city. Those who stayed in the city were afraid that they would no longer have the intention to defend the city."

While he was talking, he suddenly found a fire flashing on the top of the city, and there was fire.

Liu Ji shook his head: "But he didn't expect that there were only a few thousand people in the city, and he was so determined to defend the city. I couldn't see clearly at the top of the city at night. Which can the cannons be fired? They still fired the cannons, which is clearly necessary to defend the city to the end."

Han Qi said: "Let's let them. Suddenly, so many big things happened, and the city is probably in a mess now."

After saying that, he looked around and said to Liu Ji: "The more this happens, the more we should attack them. You ordered the artillery in the army to push all the artillery down to the city, and it will not stop tonight. When the army arrives tomorrow, our ant will attack the city!"

On Helan Mountain not far away, Nuoyi Sheng looked at Xingqing Mansion and said to Taiwei Mebu: "But unexpectedly, the Song army actually attacked the city overnight. It seems that they attach great importance to this opportunity, for fear that they will not be able to conquer Xingqing Mansion."

Mi Bu nodded: "It has been more than four months since September sent troops to fight. If he could break through Xingqing Prefecture, how could he resist? Han Taiwei's army came west from Xingxingxia for more than 3,000 miles. If he captured Xingqing Prefecture again, it would be the first achievement. He and Taiwei Di, who attacked Lingzhou, both used Privy Councilors to command troops in the local area, and won the first achievement, and his future prospects would be bright."

Nuoyi Shengdu said, "Taiwei, what should we do? Just watch the Song army siege the city here?"

Mi Preached: "What else should I do? Now, there is no room for a look back. The Song army broke through the city and we led the king to surrender to Song. The war ended like this. What's the point if we continue to fight?"

Nuoyi Chongdu said: "It's a pity for the Taiwei to surrender without fighting."

Mebu shook his head gently: "Is it a pity? It's not a pity at all. The Song army is just over ten miles away. Which general in the army dares to say that he can lead his troops to fight with them? Since the Song army built the railway to the Zhenrong army, we have actually lost. The population of Xia State is only equivalent to that of Shaanxi, but the railway has connected the Song Dynasty. When we deal with Shaanxi, we can still fight. How can we fight this battle against the Song Dynasty?"

Nuoyi Shengdu said: "Railway is really a magical tool. If we have railways, we also have railways--"

Mi Pu: "What can we do if we have a railway? We can concentrate our national forces and cannot fight against the 300,000 Song troops. In the end, this is not the end? The founding of the late emperor relies on being far away from the Song Dynasty. There are Hengshan and Hanhai between the two countries, and the Song army cannot attack from afar. When the Song army can attack from afar, how can it be difficult to support it? This dynasty has Lingzhou because the Song army's food and grass cannot be transported across Hanhai. Now there is no way."

Nuoyishang sighed: "In this way, with the railway, isn't the Song army invincible in the world?"

Mee Pu: "It's not the case. When you really encounter a big country, there is no way to railways. It depends on whether the troops can fight. Just like the Khitan, the border of the country is tens of thousands of miles, and the railway cannot do anything to them. We are a small country with weak strength. After the Song Dynasty opened the Hequ Road, it surrounded it on all sides, and there was no way."
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