Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 178 Fire suppression, destroying the city

The violent shelling just now made Genghis Khan's ears very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Zhang Yong is here, otherwise he wouldn't know what to do.

Not only did Genghis Khan suffer from tinnitus, but some of the Mongolian generals present also felt uncomfortable in their ears.

Most of them had symptoms of tinnitus. Zhang Yong could only step forward and ask them to hold their noses and start inhaling and exhaling. After a while, all the generals returned to normal.

The gunners responsible for firing the cannons were personally trained by Zhang Yong, so they knew the characteristics of some cannons.

The ears have gradually adapted to the sound of artillery, but these Mongolian generals have never seen such weapons, so it is inevitable that they will have such tinnitus.

"This, this is really powerful! It's like the eternal god is angry." A Mongolian general's steps were a little weak, his body was trembling, and he pointed at the Xixia city wall and said.

"It was like thunder exploding on the wall of the Xixia people."

"This is Changshengtian's anger, and it is angry with the Xixia people."

"The Xixia people have betrayed their trust many times and deserve this punishment."

There was more than one Mongolian general with weak feet, and a large group of generals around Genghis Khan were like this. The sound of the artillery salvo was really too loud, and the power was too powerful.

Human beings have a natural fear of things like cannons, especially when they see them for the first time. The strong visual and auditory impact cannot be described in words.

They saw the miserable situation on top of the Xixia people's city tower. Before the fighting started, the Xixia people had already become like this. It seems that the city will be destroyed today.

A large group of Mongolian generals were deeply shocked by the power of the artillery.

Shi Tianze, who was standing aside, was also surprised and speechless.This weapon called a thunderbolt shocked him so much!

This weapon is far more powerful than the flint cannon or the sky-shattering cannon invented by the Song Dynasty.

Originally, they didn't care too much about firearms, because both the range and destructive power were much inferior to those of catapults. However, after seeing the power today, they understood the importance of firearms.

With this help, the Mongolian army was simply more powerful than the Jin Kingdom's Tiefutu troops.

I am afraid that if they want to completely enter the Central Plains, once this weapon is used in the war with the Jin Kingdom, the people of the Jin Kingdom will definitely not be able to stop it.

Not only the Mongols and the Jin people were feuding, but the Han people in the north and the Jurchens of the Jin were also feuding.

The Jin people implemented the reduction order on the grasslands, but how good could it be to the people of the Central Plains?

When the Mongolian army just attacked the Jin Kingdom, the powerful Han people from all over the country began to mobilize their troops. The rebels in Hebei chose to submit to Mongolia, while the rebels in Shandong chose to submit to the Southern Song Dynasty.

This man named Zhang Yong is indeed very powerful!

"Zhang Yong! Can we send out soldiers to attack now?" Genghis Khan also saw the appearance on the Xixia city tower, so he asked.

"No! Great Khan! Now is not the time to send out an attack. We must use absolute firepower to completely make the enemy lose their will to resist.

The bombardment can be stopped, but the trebuchet attack cannot be stopped. Use trebuchets to continue attacking, and launch explosive packages to continue bombarding them. "Zhang Yong said.

Fire suppression cannot be interrupted. Although the situation on Xixia's city tower is already very miserable, we must increase the intensity of the attack. We must make the enemy completely lose the ability to resist.

This is truly effective fire suppression, and there are not many explosive packs left now, so it can be finished in one go.

It’s not your own money that’s being burned anyway.

"Okay! The trebuchet is ready to launch explosive packets. After launching the explosive packets, it will launch burning gasoline bottles and continue to attack the Xixia people." Genghis Khan also quite agreed with Zhang Yong's proposal, so he said.

I like this guy's character more and more, he must be so cruel to his enemies.

Under the orders of Genghis Khan.A large group of trebuchet operators began to appear.And the person in charge under the special guidance of Zhang Yong began to add stones and explosive packets to bind it.

Explosive packets tied with stones were thrown onto the Xixia city wall one by one, and another round of bombing continued.

The Xixia soldiers, who had just recovered, originally thought that the Mongolian attack had stopped, but they were once again hit by trebuchet explosives.

More dense explosions sounded on the city wall to the west. After all, there were more than 50 trebuchets, more than double the number of unscrupulous cannons, and the fire suppression produced was also considerable.

Moreover, the explosive packets fired by both sides are the same. The trebuchet only has a shorter range and does not have the huge impact of the cannon.

In terms of the power of the explosion, the two were exactly the same, so the Xixia people, who had originally recovered, once again suffered a ruthless blow from the explosive pack.

The same scene began to play out repeatedly, and the Xixia soldiers on the city wall began to flee continuously.

After firing more than half of the explosive packets, Genghis Khan stopped the attack with some distress. This was really too expensive.

He had people collect the raw materials for these explosive packs from all over the ruling area. How long had it been? It had only been more than half an hour since the war started, less than an hour!Zhang Yong has already spent more than half of it.

This is the material that I have collected over several months.I didn’t expect that so much would have been consumed once the war started.

There is no war going on here!This is just burning money!Although this weapon is very powerful, it costs money!
The Mongols have never fought such a rich war. If they let this kid continue to fight, he probably won't be able to rest for long and will have to go to the west again.

"Bhan! In this case, let's launch incendiary gasoline bombs!" Zhang Yong said.

"Then fire a few more rounds of incendiary gasoline bombs! Burn them with flames." Genghis Khan nodded and said.

In fact, according to what he meant, the Xixia people on the tower had basically lost the ability to resist, and it was a good time to launch an attack at this time.

But Zhang Yong is determined to suppress the enemy again, so let him do what he wishes!

It just so happened that Genghis Khan also wanted to see how good this boy Zhang Yong's war commanding abilities were. The last few times this boy went out to fight, he always followed Wo Kuotai.

Some of his achievements were also reported by Ogedai in letters. Genghis Khan did not know the specific situation.

This time he wanted to see for himself what this kid was capable of.

Soon, a group of catapult operators replaced the explosive bags with gasoline cans and threw them directly at the Xixia city wall without lighting it.

This was Zhang Yong's special order. After all, gasoline cans can easily explode after being lit, and the danger is still great.

Now the entire city of Xixia is full of burning fires. There is no need to ignite gasoline at all. As long as you hit it with a little accuracy, the fire will naturally start.

Clay pots filled with gasoline were sent into the Xixia city or on the city wall.After coming into contact with the fire, it immediately burned violently.

The Xixia city tower instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire. Some living Xixia soldiers were directly ignited and turned into blazing fires. People began to run around on the city tower, and some even jumped directly from the city tower. Jumped up and down.

Even though they had received information that the flames could not be extinguished with water, the Xixia people still brought buckets because water could extinguish the flames caused by some explosions.

But what they didn't know was that the current flames were caused by gasoline.

So the tragic scene happened again.The water was poured on top of the burning gasoline flames, which instantly became more violent and even caused some minor explosions.

There were explosions and eternal flames, which caused the Xixia soldiers' defense to completely collapse. Even some Xixia soldiers who came from other three alliances to support were affected by this emotion.

Zhang Yong looked at the miserable situation on the Xixia city wall and estimated that it was almost over. The enemy's psychological defense line should have been completely defeated now. It was best to persuade them to surrender at this time.

"Great Khan! You immediately selected hundreds of soldiers who understand the Xixia Dangxiang language and started shouting to the Xixia soldiers on the tower, don't kill them when you open the city, and let them open the doors on their own."

"Persuade them to surrender now?" Genghis Khan asked in surprise.

I thought that this kid had a ruthless personality and wanted to kill all the Xixia people, but I didn't expect that this kid actually wanted to persuade them to surrender!
"Great Khan! The ultimate goal of our war is to occupy the city, rule the population inside, and take away the gold, silver and jewelry. These will be your property in the future. What you want to kill are only the nobles of the Xixia Palace, ordinary people. , you should rule over them.

Let them create more wealth for you. If they are alive, they can farm, raise livestock, and do business for you, which will provide you with a steady stream of wealth.By killing them, we get nothing. "Zhang Yong said.

Chahan had already been to Zhang Yong's tent last night.

He also told him that he hoped to use the last city for Zhongxing Mansion, and Zhang Yong also agreed.

"Well! Okay! Select two hundred soldiers who understand Xixia dialect and start shouting, asking them to open the city gate." Genghis Khan said.

This period of war did change some of his ideas. Genghis Khan ordered the Mongolian army to massacre rebellious cities in order to deter the enemy.

Let your enemies understand that only by surrendering can you save your life. If you don't surrender, you will die.

But Zhang Yong opened up a new idea for him, that is, for some isolated cities, alternative methods of persuading surrender can be adopted.

After all, murderous deterrence is just spread through words, but cannons use physics to reason with you.

After surrendering, killing the city's garrison and some nobles, and then arranging trustworthy people to rule here is the best way to prevent rebellion.

Moreover, the artillery attack, catapult explosive pack attack, and gasoline tank attack just now were enough to deter the Xixia people.

Soon, more than 200 Mongolian soldiers from the Dangxiang tribe began to gather under the city, and Zhang Yong also came to them and began to tell them what to say for a while.

"Listen to me. After a while, you will say this. Say this, and start shouting in turns."

"We understand. Thank you, Lord God, for the tip." A group of soldiers from the Dangxiang clan said.

Zhang Yong nodded with satisfaction, indicating that they could start.

After all, speaking is also a skill, and the enemy must be convinced by his words to persuade him to surrender, so that the enemy is willing to open the city and surrender.

"Brothers, if you don't want to die, open the city and surrender! I won't kill you if we open the city gate."

"Brothers, the Great Khan has said that as long as you open the city and surrender now, you will not be held accountable. The Great Khan will only kill the nobles of the Xixia Palace and will not cause you any trouble. Please surrender to the city!"

"Brothers, it was the Xixia ruler who betrayed his trust first and the Great Khan sent troops to attack. If you don't want to cause more innocent killings, open the city and surrender quickly!"

"The Great Khan said it! After the city is opened, bygones are bygones, and the sheep will be killed and cooked to reward Er and others. First come first served."

"As long as you surrender! If you give up resistance, you can go home and farm with your wife and children."

"Brothers, quickly open the city and surrender."

"Brothers, all you have to do is open the city gate. Open the city gate and throw away your weapons. Those who kneel will not be killed."

"Open the city gates, throw away your weapons, and those who kneel will not be killed."

After hearing these words, the Xixia soldiers suddenly began to shake deep in their hearts. If they could not die, who would want to die?

If you can live, who wouldn't want to live?
The Xixia soldiers and civilian husbands who suffered severe blows now just want to live.

"Don't listen, don't listen to these words. The Mongols are lying to you. As long as you dare to open the city and surrender, I will be the first to kill him." The Xixia guard was shocked and immediately stood up and said.

"Sir! I don't want to fight, I don't want to fight, let's surrender, general, let's surrender." A Xixia recruit, about fifteen or sixteen years old, hugged his officer and said in mourning.

"You bastard, are you still a man from my clan? Get up, the Mongols are about to attack. Get up and prepare for war." The officer kicked the crying soldier to the ground and roared.

"Sir! We also have families. If we die, there will be no one to support them, and their whole family will die!"

"That's right, General, do you have pity on me? If I die, my wife and children will also starve to death. Who will support them without me?"

"We were already about to surrender! Why? Why do we have to fight the Mongols again." Another Xixia soldier said.

"The Mongols are trying to destroy us, Xixia. Naturally, we will fight to the death with them. How can there be any reason to surrender? If you dare to be cowardly again, I will kill all of you. I..." Before he could finish his words, a steel shot The knife had already passed through the chest.

"Sir! Don't blame me. We are all ordinary people. We also want to live. We just want to farm the land to make a living. Who is farming the land for?" A Xixia soldier said fiercely.

"We just want to live, we just want to live."

"Brothers, follow me and open the city gate. Now, we can only hope that the Mongols can keep their promise."

The credibility of the Mongols is still very good. As long as you do what you agreed to do, they will never kill you.

The same scene was played out all over the Xixia city wall. Under the temptation of being able to live, countless Xixia soldiers who wanted to live picked up their swords and killed their generals.

Soon, these surrendering Xixia soldiers gathered together and then opened the city gate on the north side.

"Haha! Zhang Yong, you have a good way of persuading surrender. These soldiers have indeed opened the city gate. Can I send you as a Mongolian envoy to persuade you to surrender in the future?" Genghis Khan looked at the opened city gate and was very surprised. He nodded with satisfaction and said.

During these rounds of shelling, the enemy had already opened the city gates and surrendered before even sending out soldiers to attack the city.

"The Great Khan is joking! I really can't persuade the envoy to surrender. If the enemy kills me, it will be your loss, Great Khan!" Zhang Yong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

Just kidding, if you ask me to be the Mongolian envoy, my ten lives will not be enough to die.

"Hahaha! You are a great talent. If you let the enemy kill you, I will be heartbroken. Naturally, I will not send you to persuade you to surrender. I was joking with you. Okay, let's enter the city!" Genghis Khan said.

Through today's war command, Genghis Khan quite recognized Zhang Yong's command ability.

This boy's commanding skills are pretty good, better than many generals. In the future, I can let him lead the army alone in battles.

"Great Khan! Don't enter the city yet. Please send a vanguard death squad into the city to send the surrendered soldiers out of the city. Then quickly open the other three city gates and enlarge the army to enter the city and clear them out.

There should be some resistance forces in the city now. We need to clear them all out before it is safe for you to enter the city again. "Zhang Yong said.

good!As a general, you should be cautious at all times.

Genghis Khan nodded with satisfaction and ordered a vanguard force of ten thousand people to enter the city first and eliminate all the last resistance forces in Xixia.

As long as the Mongolian army can enter the city, the Xixia people will no longer have the say in victory.

"Great Khan! You can order them to learn a simple Xixia proverb after entering the city, that is, surrender without killing. This should be able to reduce casualties a little." Zhang Yong said.

"Great Khan! Let me lead the team! Most of my soldiers are Xixia people and can speak Xixia language." Chahan also stood up at this time and said.

"Well! In that case, Chahan, take your troops in, quickly open the other city gates, and let the army enter the city." Genghis Khan nodded and said.

There was no great suspense in the ensuing battle. After the Mongolian army entered the city, they quickly took complete control of the entire northern city gate.

Then he started to move towards several other city gates, opening all the gates on all sides as quickly as possible and putting in more Mongolian soldiers.

Amidst the shouts of surrendering without killing, most of the ordinary Xixia soldiers had knelt down and surrendered.

However, there were still some die-hard elements who resisted fiercely and engaged in fierce street fighting with the Mongolian army.

It was not until the afternoon of that day that the Mongolian army completely eliminated them and quickly occupied the Xixia palace.

Capture all the nobles, civil and military officials of the Xixia Palace.

The prisoners were quickly brought to Genghis Khan by the soldiers.

(End of this chapter)