Water Margin people

"Believe it or not!"

Lu Zhishen waved the water mill Zen staff in his hand and continued to attack.

Brother Richard was furious and his attacks became fierce, but his attacks could not penetrate Lu Zhishen's body at all. Lu Zhishen even had time to attack the Xixia cavalry who were close.

"Throw gunpowder!"

Brother Richard knew that it was not an option to continue fighting like this, so he ordered the military clan to win.

The iron kites took out the wrapped gunpowder one after another, lit it and scattered it.

Gunpowder exploded in the air, causing smoke and fire. The Qi army retreated in an instant. Although they were protected by armor, the defense of these armors was useless in the face of the pervasive smoke and flames.

"gunpowder!"

Lu Zhishen's face turned cold. He had already guessed that the enemy had gunpowder, but he didn't expect that the enemy would use gunpowder at close range.

"Master Lu, we are here!"

Gongsun Sheng's voice sounded, and Gongsun Sheng, Qiao Daoqing, and Fan Rui came with their army. When it came to using fire attacks at close range, they were the experts.

"Thunder fire bomb!"

Qiao Daoqing shouted loudly, and the soldiers around him took out black balls and threw them at the enemy.

There were bursts of explosions, and wherever the black ball went, there was an explosion. Both in terms of power and momentum, it was much stronger than the Xixia army.

"How can it be!"

Brother Richard looked at everything in front of him. The enemy's gunpowder could be used hand-held, and it was far more powerful than theirs. It only took a moment to repel them, and the advantage he had had turned into a disadvantage.

"fire!"

Fan Rui also yelled. He took out a wine gourd and threw it at the Xixia army, and then hit the gourd with a thunder and fire bomb.

The gourd shattered in response, and the kerosene inside spilled out and was ignited by the flames of the thunder bombs. The ignited kerosene spread towards the Xixia army like scattered popsicles.

The ignited kerosene poured on the armor of the Xixia army. The kerosene directly burned the armor and even penetrated deep along the gaps in the armor leaves.

"what!"

The Xixia army screamed incessantly, and their bodies burned quickly after being covered with flames. They could not bear the pain of the burning flames.

"continue!"

Fan Rui was overjoyed when he saw that the kerosene had taken effect, and immediately called on his soldiers to continue the attack.

The kerosene gourds were continuously thrown out, and the flames directly killed the Xixia army.

"Take a roundabout way with both wings and kill!"

Lu Zhishen immediately commanded the army to avoid the flames in the front and charge from the two wings to the rear.

"Tornado Cannon!"

At this time, Brother Richard could only hope that the Poxi Army's cyclone cannon would work wonders.

But the flames had frightened the war horses. Even though Po Xijun tried his best to control the war horses, the horses still did not dare to step forward.

With the attacks of kerosene and thunder and fire bombs, the chaotic Xixia army gradually lost its command and began to completely collapse.

Lu Zhishen had already led his army behind Xixia Tieyaozi, and took advantage of the enemy's confusion to rush in directly.

Inside Hongzhou City.

As the battle unfolded, the Qi army had taken control of the city wall, and the Xixia army quickly fell into a disadvantage. After the artillery bombardment stopped, the army began to kill into the city.

At dawn, the battle was over, and only a few Xixia soldiers hiding in private houses in the city were still resisting.

Brother Richard had been surrounded. After dawn, he finally saw the battle situation clearly. The enemy really didn't look sick at all, and his plague tactics had no effect.

"Brother Richard, you have been defeated! Surrender."

Lu Zhishen looked at Brother Richard and said, there are no more killing cries in Hongzhou City and the battle is over.

"You want me to surrender? I'm dreaming!" Brother Richard's face was covered in blood and his helmet was missing, but his face was extremely ferocious.

Looking at the corpses around him and the unextinguished flames, he remembered the last war again. He surrendered for the sake of the overall situation. This time he would not surrender again.

"I'll take people to capture him!"

Fan Rui looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"You are not qualified to capture me!"

Brother Richard looked at Lu Zhishen and others coldly. He raised the sword in his hand and cut his own throat, then committed suicide.

"Suicide?"

Fan Rui was a little surprised. He didn't expect Brother Richard to be so strong.

"Bury it!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Brother Richard who committed suicide and sighed and said that if he put aside his position, he still admires Brother Richard. Not everyone can do this kind of death.

After the battle outside the city ended, Lu Zhishen led the army into Hongzhou City.

"Master Lu, all the remaining enemies in the city have been wiped out, and more than 50,000 prisoners have been taken!"

Shi Xiu looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"Well, give the prisoner to Deng Yuanjue and let him preach Buddhism!"

Lu Zhishen nodded. These prisoners were very troublesome. He couldn't imitate Bai Qi and bury these prisoners alive and leave them alone. These Xixia people were enough to give him a headache. It would be better to leave them to Deng Yuanjue. After all, preaching always requires believers.

"We can't stay in the city for long, the soldiers must get out of the city quickly!"

Gongsun Sheng came over and said, his mouth and nose still covered with a piece of cloth.

"What happened?"

Lu Zhishen frowned and asked, the war is over, what else can happen in the city to make his army withdraw?

"The plague in the city is very serious. In order to cover up the matter, the Xixia people hid the soldiers who died of the disease in private houses. It was hot today and many of them were rotten. In addition, after the great war, there were countless dead. Our soldiers also had Many of them are injured, and they are likely to get infected if they stay in the city.”

Gongsun Sheng said, he entered Hongzhou City as soon as the war ended. After some investigation, he realized that there was a trouble in the city, which could not be solved by simple cleaning.

"Is it that serious?"

Lu Zhishen asked, he was still thinking of using Hongzhou City as a base to rest for a few days.

"It's hot now, we can't take risks, this city will have to burn down!"

Gongsun Sheng said.

"Pack up the loot and store it separately outside the city. The army is preparing to return to camp!"

Lu Zhishen did not hesitate and immediately gave the order.

The soldiers acted quickly and the baggage and loot in the city were transported out of the city. The opponent was several miles outside the city near the Wuding River.

The prisoners were also escorted out of the city and imprisoned in temporary fences.

"God has the virtue of good life, and our country, Qi, governs the country with benevolence. As long as you sincerely surrender and have no intention of rebellion, you will be safe!"

Deng Yuanjue comforted the prisoners.

Hongzhou City was quickly beaten and devoured, and smoke rose up and could be seen for dozens of miles around.

The prisoners became commotion when they saw Hongzhou City being devoured by fire. The enemy did not occupy the city but destroyed Hongzhou City, which made them worry about their own safety.

"Don't be afraid. You should all know that a plague has broken out in the city. If everything is not burned down, you may all be infected with the plague. A medicinal soup will be given to you later. Drinking the medicine can prevent the plague."

Deng Yuanjue looked at the prisoners and shouted.

A sound of plague instantly silenced the Xixia captives. They had vague guesses about what happened in Hongzhou City, but they did not dare to think about it. Now that someone pointed it out, they were full of fear.

But after hearing that there was a medicinal soup to prevent the plague, these soldiers seemed to have seen a life-saving straw. (End of chapter)