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The ground was covered with pebbles of varying sizes.

The warhorses had nowhere to put their feet.

Han Shizhong had no choice but to dismount.

They rushed in, stepping over the rubble.

There was no resistance.

In the small village,

The Western Xia people were either killed or wounded.

Many people were so shocked that their mouths and noses bled.

Everyone just stood there dumbfounded.

Zhong Shidao watched as Han Shizhong's troops easily entered Sanchuan Village.

Thinking of the soldiers who have died or been wounded over the years, he shook his head and said,

"If only gunpowder had been invented sooner,"

"Many people wouldn't have died then,"

"The Western Xia dynasty is long gone."

Zhao Yuan shamelessly said, "If it weren't for the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden appearing in my dream,"

"This thing probably won't be released yet."

Zhong Shidao didn't take the bait.

Then he laughed and said,

"Fortunately, the King of Liang condescended to speak to the old minister Xiang,"

"And this old minister is sensible,"

"Otherwise, you'll have to suffer the consequences of your refusal to listen to reason."

"With the help of divine thunder and gunpowder,"

"The one that will unify the world is inevitably the Great Liang."

Zhong Shidao was actually quite glad that he had made the right choice.

Standing here and witnessing the power of gunpowder is terrifying.

If you stand on the city wall

They've probably already been smashed to pieces.

Lu Zhishen also touched his bald head and said,

"My husband is right,"

"No one can stop the advance of the Great Liang,"

"The territory that the King of Liang will possess will certainly be larger than that of Emperor Wu of Han or Emperor Taizong of Tang."

Zhao Yuan also told Lu Zhishen about his decision to return to secular life.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhishen refused outright.

I'm used to being bald.

Although they don't abstain from alcohol and meat

Murder and arson don't make one seem like a monk.

But he gave up women.

I have no intention of returning to secular life.

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "The greatest emperor of all time was my father."

"You are the renowned generals who opened up the frontiers,"

"People may call me the King of Kings in the future,"

"But I will not become emperor."

Lu Zhishen asked in surprise, "King of Kings?"

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "I will have many sons."

"Then I'll give each of them a fiefdom,"

"Only the people of the Central Plains are emperors,"

"Everywhere else is a prince."

"Tell me, am I the King of Kings?"

Upon hearing this, the group

They all looked at Zhao Yuan with curiosity.

Lu Zhishen glared and said, "Apart from the Central Plains, all of this is barbarian land."

"Would the King of Liang really be willing to send your son to those places?"

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Actually, this world is very big."

"The Central Plains is only a small part,"

"Many places are no worse than the Central Plains,"

"However, people in most places are still uncivilized."

"I intend to let Han Chinese spread throughout the world,"

"Let people of other ethnicities learn our Han culture."

There's another sentence,

Zhao Yuan didn't say,

That is to absorb some of the culture of other ethnic groups.

Today, the surrounding ethnic groups are all learning from the culture of the Central Plains.

If we were to ask Han Chinese to learn the cultures of other ethnic groups...

I'm afraid everyone would scoff at that.

So Zhao Yuan stopped bringing it up.

Zhao Yuan originally wanted to produce two books on mathematics and geometry.

But it was discovered that he had forgotten a great deal.

Therefore, I decided to collect some books from Europe.

Then he organized the book.

The title naturally wouldn't be given to anyone else.

...

The situation of Deshun Army was even more dire than that of Zhenrong Army.

When Li Qianshun arrived at the city walls,

His troops suffered only a loss of over ten thousand men.

Moreover, Li Qianshun was surrounded by elite Imperial Guards, including the Six Guards and the Iron Falcons.

The six guards within the imperial enclosure were all sons of Tangut nobles.

Originally called the Proton Army,

These people were sent to Li Yuanhao as hostages by Tangut nobles.

Later, perhaps they also felt that the name "Hostage Army" didn't sound good.

They changed their name to Imperial Enclosure Sixth Rank Officer.

The entire army has 5,000 men.

All were skilled in mounted archery.

He usually served as the king's personal guard.

Although they rarely participated in the war

However, they were considered one of the two elite forces of Western Xia, along with the Iron Falcons.

Iron Falcon is good at charging into battle.

Meanwhile, the six guards inside the defensive perimeter could rush to the rear and intercept reinforcements.

Chapter 1848 Heavy Cavalry

The Iron Falcons were heavy cavalry of the Western Xia Dynasty.

Both men and horses were clad in heavy armor.

They were then connected together with hooks and chains.

Even if they die in battle...

Even corpses can sit on horses.

Keep charging forward.

Of course, iron hawks wouldn't be used for siege warfare.

It was precisely because there were few forts and strongholds between Xi'an Prefecture and Deshun Army that

Iron Falcon has traveled this route.

There is an oil threat.

Li Qianshun could only use simple siege ladders to attack Deshun's army.

However, the mound of earth that Li Qianshun built was much higher than that of Cha Ge.

They used arrows to suppress the six guards inside the city wall.

After Li Qianshun learned that the Prince of Liang of Daliang had led his troops to Weizhou,

He then personally supervised the battle.

To break through Deshun Army,

Crossing the Liupan Mountains.

But every time they reached the top of the city wall...

However, they were all driven down by the Western Army.

Although the Western Army on the city walls was already sparse.

But as the tides turn, only the gold is sifted out.

The rest were undoubtedly fierce soldiers.

Therefore, although the number of people is small

Yet they were able to drive the Western Xia people off the city walls time and time again.

We should be able to capture Deshun Army by tomorrow at the latest.

Although every wave of people will be defeated.

However, the number of Western troops on the city walls was also decreasing.

Although it cost a lot of time and manpower

But Li Qianshun felt it was still worth it.

He suffered over 100,000 deaths and injuries along the way.

Including the casualties of the Chago troops,