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"Yes, we have to plan carefully!"

Hao Siwen nodded.

"The offensive can be slowed down. We will hide around Jianing Junzhou and focus on raiding and plundering!"

Tang Bin immediately made a plan. The war in Hongzhou will definitely be tight, and the enemy's supplies will continue to flow. This is their best opportunity to supply equipment.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and then led the troops away.

Li Renzhong and Li Renli, who were waiting in line under Guwuyan City, couldn't believe what they were seeing. The enemy who had the upper hand actually withdrew without any hesitation.

"You're just so busy leaving?"

Li Renli asked firmly.

"It seems like he's really gone!"

Li Renzhong nodded.

The Xixia army soon entered Guwuyan City.

Li Renli said seriously one after another that he did not believe that the enemy would withdraw like this.

Brother Richard looked at Lu Zhishen and shouted. His voice was so loud that it spread throughout the battlefield. When he heard that Guwuyan City was safe and sound, the morale of the Xixia army was greatly boosted. If Guwuyan City was fine, their logistics supplies would be guaranteed.

In Hongzhou, when it was just dawn, Brother Richard received the news that Gu Wuyan City was safe and sound on the city wall, and the big stone in his heart finally fell.

Lu Zhishen looked at Brother Richard and said.

The drums of civil war sounded in Hongzhou City, and the Xixia army quickly gathered.

"It's just ancient Wuyan City, so what if we can't defeat it?"

"That should be the case, but the threat to Guwuyan City has been lifted. Go tell Prince Jin and I will guard you for two days to observe the situation!"

"Your Highness King Jin, the enemy is coming!"

"Brother Richard! How about we decide the winner today!"

Lu Zhishen said nonchalantly that they had no hope of being able to capture Guwuyan City. A group of light cavalry were not suitable for attacking the city at all. Their role was to disrupt the rear.

Li Renzhong said to the soldiers beside him.

"Out of town!"

"Your plan to sneak attack on Guwuyan City has failed. Do you think you can defeat me with this trick?"

Brother Richard gave the order for the Xixia army to leave the city from various city gates and formed a formation under Hongzhou City.

Brother Richard nodded. The enemy seemed to be impatient. In this case, he would delay.

"It's early enough to get here, beat the drums!"

……

"Lu Zhishen, I heard that you used to be a famous general. Do you dare to come out and fight me?"

"There must be a conspiracy. The enemy must have withdrawn because it was getting dark. They will come to kill them early tomorrow morning!"

The soldiers on the city pointed at the enemy army appearing in the distance.

Li Heda came out of the battle and pointed at Lu Zhishen and yelled a battle message.

"The Sa family is also famous now! If you don't believe me, ask the Liao and Jin countries!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Li Heda and said.

"The poor monk also wants to ask for some advice on Buddhism. I wonder if any donor is willing to give me some advice!"

Deng Yuanjue also rode out into battle, performed a Buddhist salute and said.

Seeing Deng Yuanjue, the Xixia generals who were eager to try all retreated. They were not afraid of fighting, but this monk always talked about Buddhism, and they were not as good as Deng Yuanjue when it came to Buddhism.

As a result, Li Heda on the Xixia side continued to fight with Deng Yuanjue, and the other generals also went out to call for battle.

"He mainly focuses on guarding!"

Gongsun Sheng looked at the layout of Hongzhou City and said.

"Look at those places on the city. There are obviously piles of things! It's probably gunpowder!"

Liu Fa pointed at several abnormalities in the city and said.

"give it to me!"

Hu Cheng smiled and ordered his soldiers to push the cannon up. He wanted to use the cannon to test the abnormality on the city wall. But just as the artillery was advancing, Brother Richard waved his hand, and ten thousand iron kites appeared directly in front of the formation and formed a charging formation.

"Are you going to fight?"

Hu Cheng immediately stopped the soldiers pushing the artillery. If the enemy cavalry started to charge, his artillery would probably become a burden, and he would be in a dilemma.

Lu Zhishen had also ordered the army to form a formation at this time, ready to meet the enemy's attack at any time.

"kill!"

Brother Richard gave the order and personally started the charge with the Iron Kites. However, his target was not Lu Zhishen in the front, but the light cavalry on the flanks.

"The main force hasn't moved yet?"

Lu Zhishen frowned and watched all this. Only 10,000 iron kites attacked, and the rest of Xixia's main force was silent outside Hongzhou City.

"It's a bit strange. Although ten thousand iron kites are powerful, it's too fanciful to think of using such a small number of troops to defeat my army!"

Gongsun Sheng also began to think about it. Their military formation was already arranged. It would be a dream to break through with ten thousand iron kites.

"General Liu, go and lead people to stop it!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Liu Fa and said, he and Liu Fa were the only ones in the army who were most familiar with Iron Kite's fighting methods.

"Yes!"

Liu Fa immediately took the order and went.

The light cavalry on the flanks dispersed quickly, revealing the infantry formation in the rear and the horse resistance in the front.

"Crossbow ready!"

Liu Fa shouted loudly, and the crossbowmen in the military formation immediately drew their crossbows and prepared to shoot.

Hu Cheng also asked the artillerymen to turn their muzzles and prepare to attack at any time.

"put!"

Following Liu Fa's order, arrows shot at the enemy like locusts, but the iron kite was covered in scales and ordinary bows and crossbows could not break through the defense.

"kill!"

Brother Richard was overjoyed when he saw this and urged Tie Yaozi to charge.

There was another round of arrow rain, but this time, there were constant screams from the Iron Kites array.

"what's the situation!"

Brother Richard was shocked, he was obviously fine just now.

"Prince Jin, the enemy has changed his arrows!"

A captain of the Iron Kites shouted to Brother Richard. He also had a bloody arrow in his hand. This arrow had a special shape and had the effect of breaking armor.

Before Brother Richard could react, the sound of artillery sounded, and Hu Cheng had already ordered the artillery attack.

"No matter, kill!"

Seeing that Brother Richard was about to reach the enemy's formation, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity and gritted his teeth and led the charge.

Ju Ma blocked Tie Yao Zi. Tie Yao Zi was not Tie Yao Tu. The armor was not heavy enough and the impact force was not strong. Tie Yao Zi mainly relied on mobility.

Just as the two armies were fighting, the sound of artillery sounded in the melee.

"Poxi Army! Tornado Cannon!"

Liu Fa immediately recognized the weapon as the cyclone cannon of the Xixia Poxi Army.

"I know now, it's too late!"

Brother Richard laughed. Their artillery was not as good as Qi's in terms of range and power, but they had cyclone cannons, a close-quarters artillery.

The advantages of artillery are mainly reflected in distance and power, but if the distance is shortened, the advantages of artillery will be gone.

Moreover, this batch of cyclone cannons have been modified. In the past, they could only be mounted on camels. After the improvement, horses can also be equipped, which makes them more maneuverable and more concealed.

The appearance of the cyclone cannon directly broke the resistance of the horses in front of the formation. The iron kite was like a pack of wolves seeing blood at the same time, rushing towards the gap with all its strength.

"The shield soldiers form an array, cut off the horse's legs, and continue with the crossbows!"

Liu Fa did not panic and continued to command the army. Although the cyclone cannon came suddenly, the power of this stone cannon was really limited, so a surprise attack was somewhat useful. (End of chapter)