Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 167 Desperate Xixia, begging for peace
In just one day, or even less than a day, Genghis Khan successfully captured Xiliang Mansion and accepted the surrender of the Xixia army.

During this period, they only carried out a round of projection of explosive packs, and captured Xiliang Mansion, an important town in Xixia, without spending a single soldier. (Xuanhua Prefecture, Xiliang Prefecture, Zhongxing Prefecture, and Xiping Prefecture are the four largest cities in Xixia. The others are small cities with a maximum population of tens of thousands or even less than 10.)
No one expected that this war would go so smoothly.

After conquering Xiliang Mansion, Genghis Khan only rested for three days before heading towards Xining Mansion.

Based on the previous experience, Genghis Khan directly ordered the use of explosive packs and trebuchets. Yes, the entire Xining Prefecture was bombed. The same scene was staged on the city walls of Xining Prefecture.

The Xixia defenders were once again frightened. The most powerful engineering equipment used by the Xixia defenders in this era was the trebuchet, but the trebuchet was used to launch explosive packets.They have indeed never seen this kind of play.

And the lethality is simply too great.

In the end, the defenders on the city tower, like the defenders of Xiliang Mansion, did not hold out for long and surrendered on the spot.

In these two battles, Genghis Khan fought very easily, without even losing a single soldier. He also fully recognized the weapon invented by Zhang Yong.

After capturing these two cities, the Hexi Corridor was completely opened up, and most of the land in Xixia was taken over.

He also met with Wo Kuotai's army, and then asked Wo Kuotai to surrender the [-] Song troops and send them all to Xiliang and Xining Prefecture. These people were all to be handed over to Zhang Yong.

This time Mongolia's attack on Xixia went extremely smoothly, in just two months.

Genghis Khan had completely captured the Hexi Corridor, and Heishui City near Mongolia had also been captured by the grassland army.

The Mongolian army on the eastern front led by Bolu conquered Xiazhou and Yinzhou and seized the eastern land of Xixia.

There are only two cities left in the entire Xixia, one is the capital Zhongxing Prefecture, and the other is Xiping Prefecture not far from Zhongxing Prefecture. The day when Xixia will be destroyed is not far away.

"Wo Kuotai! My son, how are you doing here? Are the Song Army and the Jin Army planning to attack?" Genghis Khan asked after meeting his son in the military tent.

"Father Khan! During this period, the Jin Kingdom and the Song Army have been attacking each other. The Song Army wants to capture Linzhao Mansion, but the Jin Kingdom does not want to give it. The two sides are fighting fiercely and have no time to come and take care of us. "Wokuotai said.

is not that right?He was living quite comfortably during this period of time.

There are [-] troops here and [-] surrendered soldiers. Neither the Song Army nor the Jin Army want to take the initiative to provoke him, and there is enough food and grass for him to not panic.

"Well! That's good. After destroying Xixia, I will directly enter the territory of the Jin Kingdom and seize Linzhao Mansion, Fengxiang Mansion, and Pingliang Mansion from the hands of the Jin people. This land is what I promised to give to Zhang Yong. This kid, I want to attack Tongguan." Genghis Khan said.

He, Genghis Khan, would never break his promise. Since he had promised to give the land in Guanzhong to that boy, he would keep his word.

Now that Xixia has been dealt with, he can take action against the Guanzhong area. This time he plans to advance all the way to the vicinity of Tongguan.

After taking a break, he planned to use the new weapons developed by Zhang Yong to bomb Tongguan.

Seeing whether he could break through the golden gate, the explosive pack gave him great confidence.

This powerful weapon gave him hope of conquering Tongguan.

Genghis Khan previously thought that if he wanted to capture Tongguan, he would have to go around from the Song Dynasty to the back to capture this magnificent pass, but now he can consider attacking it head-on.

"Father! Has Zhang Yong come up with something new this time?" Wo Kuotai said.

His father actually wanted to attack Tongguan!That must be full confidence.

And the only thing that can bring full confidence to his father is Zhang Yong's new stuff.Just like the gasoline before.

"Yes, this time Zhang Yong presented me with a powerful weapon. I was able to seize Xiliang Mansion and Xining Mansion without spending a single soldier, just by relying on this weapon, plus gasoline, I will be confident to capture Tongguan." Genghis Khan said.

Moreover, Zhang Yong said that he has something even more powerful, with a farther range than the trebuchet, so he will be more confident about capturing Tongguan.

"Haha! This kid can always come up with something new. Father, is the kid coming up with something great this time?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"It's very powerful! It's several times more powerful than the flint cannon and the sky-shattering cannon of the Song Army. The sound is like thunder.

Your ears will be buzzing for a long time after hearing this sound, and those Xixia soldiers were even shocked to the point where their eardrums bleed.

Launched onto the city wall, it can blow up the enemy and knock them off their feet. It is very powerful. "Genghis Khan vividly described to his son the scene and effect of the explosive pack launch.

"So powerful? That's great. Father Khan, we will have a way to deal with the tall walls of the Jin Kingdom in the future." Wo Kuotai patted the table and said.

"Well! In the future, I will ask the army to prepare more of these explosive bags. You can use catapults to launch them. But you need to pay attention to safety and don't let the enemy's rockets hit you." Genghis Khan put some explosive bags into the All the key points of use were also told to Wo Kuotai.

"I understand, and I will pay attention to it in the future. Such a powerful thing cannot hurt one of your own. Naturally, you must use it with caution." Wo Kuotai said.

"This time, Zhang Yong gave me a new battle plan. I plan to use it in the army. Every time we capture a big city in the future, we will use this kind of thing to attack first, and don't persuade them to surrender first.

After a few waves of attacks, you can quickly break down the will of the defenders to fight, and then persuade them to surrender. This will get twice the result with half the effort, and may even make them take the initiative to open the city and surrender.

In some small towns, we still use our original method of sending people into the town to persuade them to surrender. "Genghis Khan said.

Zhang Yong's move is very useful. Otherwise, if he attacks Xiliang Mansion and Xining Mansion this time, a few more Mongolian envoys may be killed.

"I know, Father Khan! Next, we should besiege the Xixia capital, right?" Wo Kuotai asked.

This time the battle to attack Xixia was relatively smooth. It was basically a triumphant advance. Now, with the weapons presented by Zhang Yong, it is even more powerful.

"Well! I have given orders to the three armies. In a month, we will gather together and attack the last two cities of Xixia, trying to end the battle in Xixia before summer comes." Genghis Khan said.

Mongolians are afraid of heat and like cold weather, so it is best not to postpone the battle until summer.

"Well! I know Father Khan!" Wo Kuotai said.

"That's right! That boy Guyu fought very bravely this time and captured the Xixia general. I will reward him well." Genghis Khan said.

This time, his grandson Guyu's performance on the battlefield also made Genghis Khan very satisfied.

"Father Khan! Born as your descendant, born as my son, he will naturally have to kill the enemy bravely. If he cannot do it, then he should be punished!" Wo Kuotai said.

"Hahaha! You are right, he is my descendant.

Okay, come back to Xiliang Mansion with me!This will be the territory of that boy Zhang Yong in the future. I have already sent someone to notify him and ask him to come over immediately. "Genghis Khan said with a smile.

At the same time that Genghis Khan was talking to his son Ogedai, the entire Xixia fell into unprecedented despair.

Even the king of the country, Li Dewang, was seriously ill due to the severe fright. He began to lose consciousness. Some ministers had already begun to consider letting the new emperor succeed to the throne.

Since Weiming Linggong was defeated and captured, Xixia has no resistance.

The siege of Xixia by the Mongols has been formed, and now there are only two isolated cities left. I am afraid that no one can save it.

"What does the king mean? How is he doing now?" Gao Lianghui, the right prime minister of Xixia, asked.

There has been absolutely no one handling the government affairs these days, as if the whole of Xixia has fallen into a state of despair, almost at a standstill.

"Alas! I'm reporting back to you, your lord, the king has been in a state of confusion all day, hesitating and unable to explain clearly. One moment he said that he would unite with the Kingdom of Jin to attack Mongolia, the next moment he said that he would unite with the Kingdom of Song, and then he said that he would surrender to Mongolia again and personally Go and apologize to Genghis Khan." The chamberlain serving Li Dewang shook his head and said.

Now Li Dewang's situation has become extremely bad. The new leader of Xixia has been frightened by Genghis Khan and lost his mind.

And his condition is getting worse and worse, and he has even coughed up blood many times. According to some doctors, he may not live long.

"Alas! What can we do?" Right Prime Minister Gao Lianghui said helplessly.

"However, the king seems to intend to surrender to Mongolia again, but I don't know if Genghis Khan will agree this time." The chamberlain who served Li Dewang said.When he was occasionally sober, Li Dewang still wanted to surrender to Mongolia, and then sent an envoy to pray for Genghis Khan's forgiveness. No matter what conditions he agreed to, as long as he could save Xixia.

There are now many Xixia Party members serving in the Mongolian army, and even among the many adopted sons of Genghis Khan, there is also a Xixia Party member, so Li Dewang feels that he still has the slightest chance of suing for peace.

As for asking for help from the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, he no longer had any hope, because these two countries were unreliable!
"The king is so confused! How could this be possible? Now we only have two isolated cities left. Under such circumstances, why should the Mongols accept our peace proposal? Are they going to return the land they occupied to us? "A Xixia civil servant shook his head and said.

"Sir, I am just a servant. I can't get involved in these military and national affairs. I will leave first."

"Oh! You go ahead!" Right Prime Minister Gao Lianghui waved his hand and said.

There is no other way. Now we can only establish a new king in advance. Li Dewang is completely useless.

A few days later, on the recommendation of a group of ministers.

It was led by Li Zhong'e, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Lianghui, the Prime Minister on the right, Luo Shichang, the Xuanhui envoy of the South Academy, Li Shaoying, the Minister of the Ministry of Affairs, and others.

Xixia planned to establish a new king.

Since Li Dewang had no heirs left, Li Dewang's nephew Li Sui began to temporarily preside over the affairs of the Xixia Dynasty.

Accept the worship of Xixia officials.

Just waiting for his uncle Li Dewang to officially pass away, he will inherit Datong and become the new head of the Xixia Kingdom, taking over this super mess.

"My dear friends, now is the time when the country is in danger. Do you have any strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Li Sui, the new leader of the Xixia Kingdom, asked.

The officials below suddenly became silent. A group of Xixia generals lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.

There was no way, all the generals who could fight had been sent out, but without exception they were defeated by Genghis Khan's army.

"Am I going to be the last monarch and hand over the 200-year-old inheritance of my ancestors to others?" Li Sui said painfully.

"Master! For the present plan, the only way is to seek peace from Mongolia once again." Li Shaoying, the chief minister, said.

"Ask the Mongols for peace. Can they agree? We only have two isolated cities left." A Xixia military general said.

“If we don’t seek peace, then we will be dead.

If we sue for peace, even if the country is not here, we still have a glimmer of hope, if Genghis Khan is willing to be generous.

Maybe we in Xixia can continue to be a vassal state of Mongolia. " Right Prime Minister Gao Lianghui said.

Several other Xixia military generals wanted to refute, but they couldn't say anything when they reached their lips.

Indeed, as people say, at this moment, besides sending envoys to meet Genghis Khan, what other solution is there?

"In that case, let's send another envoy to meet Genghis Khan!" Li Sui, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, said.

After discussing the outcome, Li Sui then began to send envoys to surrender to Genghis Khan again. Now Xixia had no choice but to surrender.

Perhaps the lives of the royal family can be saved, and with luck, Xixia can be saved.

At the same time that the Xixia envoy arrived at Xiliang City, Zhang Yong also brought people to Xiliang City.

"Hahaha! You kid is finally here. The explosive pack you made this time is very powerful! Father Khan took me outside the city that day and showed me it. It was better than the flint cannon and the sky-shattering cannon of the Song Dynasty. It's too powerful." As soon as he entered the city, Zhang Yong was grabbed by Wo Kuotai.

"Father-in-law! As long as you and the Great Khan like it." Zhang Yong said.

"Of course I like this kind of explosive pack, which allows us to capture Tongguan in the Kingdom of Jin." Wo Kuotai said.

Attack Tongguan?

Just relying on explosive charges and trebuchets seems too realistic.

The city walls of Tongguan are not like those in Western cities, which are several meters thick and more than ten meters high.

The city wall of Tongguan is slope-shaped, more than ten meters thick, and its defense against explosions is very strong.

Unless Tongguan can be surrounded, it is absolutely impossible to capture it, even with hundreds of thousands of troops.

However, his heartless cannon should be able to cause some damage and psychological damage to the defenders of Tongguan.

"I also brought some new things this time to dedicate to the Great Khan. If we attack Tongguan, these should be helpful." Zhang Yong said.

"Really? In this case, you go in with me first. Just now, the Xixia envoy came to ask for an audience with Father Khan. We will talk about your new weapons after seeing off the Xixia envoy." After Wogotai finished speaking, he pulled Zhang Yong towards him. Genghis Khan's living room.

The Xixia envoy came to ask for peace at this time. Are you here to ask for a slap in the face?
As long as you are a normal person, you will not accept your surrender under such circumstances. You still have two lonely cities left, why should I let you surrender?

"Dear Genghis Khan, no matter what the request is, we can agree to it this time. I just ask you to be kind and forgive me, Xixia." The envoy from Xixia knelt on the ground and said with a very sincere attitude.

"Hmph! How many times is this already? How many times have you surrendered to me? Three times in a row. You have lied to me and Muhuali. Do you still have the nerve to see me now?" Genghis Khan said.

"Great Genghis Khan, if you are willing to accept surrender, all our Xixia troops, all their food and wages, and all their gold and silver treasures will be yours. We Xixia will never disobey your orders again." The envoy knelt on the ground. , said with a very sincere attitude.

"Well! Okay, then I will give you a chance. I will give you a month. Within this month, I will not attack you again.

In a month, I will lead my army to your capital.

At that time, your new Xixia king must bring all the royal family members, as well as all your Xixia civil and military officials, all generals and nobles to my big tent, and then surrender to me. "Genghis Khan said.

This condition is not harsh, but Xixia has no choice at this time.

Before he left, the king had already told him that he would agree to any conditions.

"Great Khan! We Xixia agree to your conditions." The Xixia envoy gritted his teeth and said.

"Well! Go ahead! I hope Xixia will sincerely surrender to me this time, otherwise, you will know the consequences." Genghis Khan waved his hand and sent Xixia's envoy away.

"Father Khan! Xixia has betrayed their trust many times, do we still believe them?" As soon as the envoy left, Wo Kuotai stepped forward and said.

Some Mongolian generals nearby also spoke up and opposed Genghis Khan's decision to accept the surrender of Xixia.

"Hmph! Do you think I want to accept Xixia's surrender? Zhang Yong, what do you think?" Genghis Khan looked at Zhang Yong standing aside and asked.

"Great Khan! You asked the Xixia leader to bring all the civil and military officials, all the royal family members, and all the Xixia nobles to surrender to you. You should kill them all, right?" Zhang Yong stepped forward and said.

"Hahaha! You are still smart, yes, that's what I think. Since their founding emperor Li Yuanhao, Xixia has been capricious many times.

They have betrayed me twice and Mu Huali once. How can I forgive them again? This time I just found a reason to catch them all.

If they are willing to leave the city, they can reduce the casualties of our soldiers.

I will never give them another chance to deal with such capricious people.

One more time, two more times, three more times, no more four times, this time I will kill them all, leaving no one behind. "Genghis Khan said.

(End of this chapter)