"Move all the gunpowder out of the warehouse!"
“What needs to be sent to the top of the city wall should be sent to the top of the city wall, and what needs to be piled around should be piled around.”
"Remember our goal this time. We must prevent the enemy from rushing in and kill as many enemies as possible!"
Why was it important to have a legitimate reason for fighting in ancient times?
Because momentum is very important for ancient military battles.
The sayings "the army that is in despair will win" and "the army will make a strong attack at the first attempt, but will decline and eventually be exhausted" all talk about the important role of military morale in war.
Only with a plausible reason can humans feel at ease and even excited to slaughter their own kind.
At this moment, the soldiers in the consulate were extremely angry and their momentum was very strong.
This included the Jinyiwei, the few Da Qi soldiers in the consulate, and the poor Xixia people who had been eating, drinking, and even living in the Da Qi consulate during this period.
What we are talking about here are the poor, not the civilians. Compared with those ordinary civilians who can barely survive in the Xixia social system, the Xixia poor who have received favors from many officials of the Da Qi Consulate are even more eager to fight than the Da Qi people at this moment.
Although these people are not well-educated, they still have a sense of right and wrong.
They knew very well that if they followed the people of Da Qi, they would eat three meals a day, but if they followed the ruling class of Western Xia, they would go hungry nine meals a day. The calculation was not difficult.
For these poor Xixia people who could only wait to die in the winter, the Xixia people didn't even treat them as human beings.
But it was different when they followed Da Qi. Da Qi not only provided them with a shelter from the wind and rain, but also gave them dignity.
Although it was only a short two or three months, these poor people have realized that only by following the people of Da Qi can they live a normal life.
It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The same principle applies to these people.
They've tasted and seen better things, and now they can live like human beings. Now you want them to become paupers again? To hide in a corner, shivering, waiting to freeze to death? What a joke!
It must be said that during this period they have learned to read and write for a while, and their views on the world have become more clear.
Since they are also qualified to live a good life, if anyone wants to deprive them of this qualification, don't blame them for being rude.
It's just death! What's the difference between dying early and dying late?
Rather than freezing to death in a corner, it’s better to take a few people with you when you die!
You want me to die? Then you can forget about living!
It was these simple values that supported these poor people of Western Xia and made them take the initiative to go to the arrow tower.
At first, Guo Bei was still not very confident about these people. He meant to take this opportunity to get rid of these Xixia people first.
Even if we don't kill these Xixia people, we should at least let them leave and not let them stay in the consulate and cause trouble.
But in the end this idea was rejected by Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng let Ningguma lead these people, and did not give them gunpowder weapons, but only gave them bows and arrows, and asked them to stay away from the gate.
Facts have proved that these poor people are even more brutal than the people of Da Qi when they start fighting.
After eating meat for every meal for two or three months and exercising every day, the physical fitness of these people has changed a lot.
This offensive and defensive battle was much more brutal than the last one. Last time, the Western Xia Iron Harriers were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
This time the commanders on the Xixia side learned their lesson. They sent the infantry forward to test the waters first.
Five hundred infantrymen surrounded the consulate, and at the command, they rushed up like a tide.
Da Qi did not show any leniency to the other side and threw the explosives directly down.
There was another roar. After the bomb exploded, fragments swept across, directly creating several vacuum areas.
Looking at the tragic scene, the commander's eyelids twitched wildly.
He finally understood why the two hundred Iron Harriers never returned. Fortunately, he had sent the infantry to explore the way first, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
"Let the soldiers spread out and don't gather in groups! The stuff in their hands will definitely be prioritized. Once they use it up, we win!"
Like the Liao and Jin people, when faced with the powerful firepower of gunpowder, all they could think of was to use human lives to pay the price.
The difference is that there is an arsenal for producing gunpowder in the capital of Da Qi, so supplies can still be replenished there.
But the consulate had no way to replenish supplies, so after fighting for a long time, after the Xixia people lost 400 infantrymen and 50 Iron Harriers, Fan Zeng finally ran out of explosives.
Fortunately, it was getting dark at this time, and the soldiers on the Western Xia side were a little tired. They could only retreat to rest and eat.
The Xixia commander looked at the crumbling gate of the consulate and said to the angel beside him with gritted teeth, "Go back and tell the king that I will be able to break through the enemy's gate in one hour at the latest!"
The angel said indifferently, "Then please hurry up, sir. After all, it's just a small consulate, and it's taking too long."
Meanwhile, inside the consulate, Fan Zeng looked at the crowd and said, "This is the situation. It seems we can't hold this place. But don't worry, you are all loyal and righteous people. We in the Great Qi will never treat such people unfairly. Now everyone, prepare yourself and retreat with me in an orderly manner."
"Don't cry, don't be sad. I can promise you that one day, we will return to this place. By that time, your status will definitely not be lower than that of the nobles outside!"
After saying this, Fan Zeng said to Ningguma beside him: "Burn the bodies of the dead and wounded brothers and take their ashes away. Also, keep a good record of their family situations. Sooner or later, we will return to avenge this blood feud!"
Ningguma nodded and immediately went to work. Guo Bei stood there and sighed, "I really didn't expect these Xixia people to fight so hard. The majority of casualties in this defensive battle were caused by them."
"This is what the teacher calls the fanaticism of converts. As long as we handle it properly, these people will be the backbone of our future conquest of Western Xia!" After saying this, Fan Zeng patted Guo Bei on the shoulder and said, "Let's go. We can't stay here for long."
Guo Bei nodded, and everyone quickly entered the tunnel, then escaped from Xingqing Prefecture, rode on the horses that had been prepared long ago, and galloped all the way towards the city of Da Qi.
Not long after they left, the Western Xia army rushed directly into the consulate, and then they found that it was deserted.
But before they could react to what was happening, a flash of fire shot up into the sky, and the entire Da Qi consulate was blown into the air!
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