The Eagle Shooting Heroes: From Golden-Knife Prince Consort to Emperor Guangwu of the Great Zhou Dyn

Guo Liqing took out a specially made hammer, embedded the expansion nail into the hammer head, and then hammered down, and the expansion nail was driven into the rock wall.

Guo Liqing then rotated the hammer handle to lock the expansion nail in place, thus fixing the expansion nail to the rock wall.

Due to the limited processing capabilities of that era, many tools could not be properly processed, but they could still be used with difficulty.

Guo Liqing possessed both internal strength and the ability to perform light-body techniques. Using a specially made hammer, he drove nails into the ground while climbing upwards.

In this era, there were no electric drills. To drive expansion bolts into the rock wall, one could only rely on internal force; otherwise, one would have to slowly hammer them in.

But if you were to slowly tap it with a hammer, it would be easy for the garrison to spot you.

Therefore, Guo Liqing selected several masters with internal strength.

These people all came from the Beggars' Sect and had a basic understanding of martial arts. In addition, with the help of a specially made hammer, it was much easier to drive in the expansion nails.

Once one person has driven in the expansion bolts, the next person can simply climb without needing to drive in any more.

The special forces members carved out four climbing routes along both sides of the rock face.

The group of over two hundred people easily climbed up the mountain using this route.

Guo Liqing found a spot with a wide view and, using the faint firelight on the city wall, located the guard's position.

He took down his bow and arrows, nocked an arrow, aimed, and released the arrow!

With a "whoosh," one guard fell to the ground, while the others remained oblivious to the abnormality.

Guo Liqing drew his bow and shot an arrow again.

He discovered that archery was indeed Guo Jing's innate skill. After Guo Liqing took over Guo Jing's body, he didn't practice archery much, but he could still hit the target every time just by feeling.

Guo Liqing took down three guards in a row before being discovered by the other guards.

But by then, it was too late!

The remaining special forces soldiers had already stormed the city wall and silently eliminated the guards.

A Western Xia guard spotted the danger, blew the horn, and was immediately beheaded.

More than two hundred special forces soldiers poured down from the city wall, opened the city gate, and released signal flares.

Once Guo Liqing saw the signal flare launch, all he had to do was hold out until the cavalry entered the city, and the mission would be accomplished.

Guo Liqing stood on the city wall, constantly attacking the Western Xia soldiers with his bow and arrow.

Upon hearing the news, a Western Xia officer immediately rode over, but was shot down by Guo Liqing from a hundred paces away.

Long-range attack methods are really useful on the battlefield!

Unfortunately, the number of bows and arrows was limited.

After using up all the arrows in his quiver, Guo Liqing threw down his bow and took out his spear.

This was a spear he had specially commissioned to be made. It consisted of two sections, upper and lower, secured with threads at the joint. When not in use, it could be separated into two sections for easy carrying.

Guo Liqing caught the gun barrel and charged straight down.

Guo Liqing possesses the top-tier external martial art, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. Once unleashed, the surrounding soldiers cannot get close to him.

But he insisted on using a gun.

With his limited marksmanship skills, he could handle one or two soldiers, but he was helpless against a group of soldiers attacking him.

At this point, he would first put down his spear, and then unleash a palm strike called "Dragon Fights in the Wild"!

After repelling the soldiers, he picked up his gun and attacked with it.

This is what Qiu Chuji meant when he said, "Palm techniques are superior to spear techniques!"

But only Guo Liqing knew that it wasn't that his palm technique was superior to his spear technique; it was simply that he didn't know how to use the spear!

Guo Liqing's special forces held out at the city gate for a moment, and soon they heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the city.

The neighing of ten thousand horses, the sound of their hooves like muffled thunder, terrified the Western Xia garrison!

Torre was at the very front of the group, and walking alongside him was Guo Liqing's little red horse.

Guo Liqing blew his whistle, and the little red horse immediately came running.

Guo Liqing had hung a set of armor on Xiao Hongma beforehand.

He quickly donned his armor and rode into battle.

"Anda, you're amazing. You broke through such a magnificent barrier with ease!" Torre looked at Guo Liqing like a little fanboy.

"Don't let your guard down, this is just the beginning," Guo Liqing reminded him.

"Don't worry!" Torre said, "I may not be as good as you at sieges, but when it comes to fighting on the battlefield, I'm just as good!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The sounds of battle filled the air, and the Western Xia defenders were completely powerless to resist under the iron hooves of the Mongol cavalry.

Because the cavalry was too fast, the messenger didn't even have time to run.

So much so that by the time the Western Xia border guards received the news, the Mongol cavalry had already arrived at their residence.

The defending general had no choice but to surrender.

Inside the Wulahai city gate, cavalrymen suddenly surged in, frightening all the people inside into hiding.

Among the Mongol cavalry, two units stood out from the rest. One was the Sa Ma Army brought by Guo Liqing, and the other was the Beggars' Sect disciples.

At this moment, Lu Youjiao put on his armor and led a group of disciples to spread the news throughout Wulahai City.

"General Guo has ordered! After entering the city, kill only the garrison soldiers and seize only property; do not harm the civilians! Anyone who disobeys this order will be punished according to military law!"

Ordinary low-ranking soldiers dare not disobey orders from their superiors.

Lu Youjiao is now Guo Liqing's close follower and holds a very high position. Even if a mid-level soldier disobeys orders, he will deal with him on the spot.

No large-scale massacre occurred in Wulahai City that night.

By dawn, the Western Xia garrison in the city had been wiped out, and the Mongols had completely taken over the city.

At this time, Genghis Khan's troops were still behind and had not yet entered the city.

Guo Liqing and Tuolei led 50,000 cavalrymen and, after a brief rest, continued their southward march.

After passing Wulahai City, to the south lies the Hetao Plain, a small plain carved out by the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

From north to south, the Yellow River is on the left, high mountains are on the right, and there are large areas of farmland in the middle.

This was the granary of the Western Xia Dynasty, rich in grain.

Apart from a few small military towns, there are not many military facilities.

Guo Liqing stood at the front of the group and said, "Pass down my order: only collect grain, do not harm the people."

"yes!"

Torre watched from the sidelines. Guo Liqing was the Grand Marshal, and Torre had to obey his orders.

"Anda, you are too kind-hearted. What is there to be merciful to these Western Xia people?"

Guo Liqing shook his head and said, "Torre, you're wrong. These aren't Western Xia people. The ones inside the military fortress are the Western Xia people. The ones outside the military fortress are all our valuables. Of course, we should treat our own valuables better."

Right now, if you tell Torre what the true path is, he probably won't understand. So, just speak in a way he can comprehend.

Upon hearing Guo Liqing's words, Torre understood, "You're right!"

"By order of the Grand Marshal, only collect grain; do not harm the civilians!"

"By order of the Grand Marshal, only collect grain; do not harm the civilians!"

After giving the orders, Guo Liqing led a cavalry unit to surround the nearby military town.

Such military units are not large; a few hundred cavalrymen can form a perimeter. Ten thousand cavalrymen can form several layers of inner and outer perimeters.

The Mongol army had one defining characteristic in warfare: speed!

Relying on the cavalry's superior mobility, they were able to launch rapid attacks.

In modern terms, it was a "blitzkrieg"!

One important reason for this was that Mongol cavalry did not carry food with them when they went to war.

They usually eat wherever they fight.

The reason Guo Liqing rushed south after capturing Wulahai City was because he was worried that the troops in the Hetao Plain would learn of the news in advance.

If they receive advance notice and bring the grain into the military town fortress, it will take even more effort to fight them.

Now, we will take them by surprise, seize the grain first, and then besiege the military towns and fortresses without attacking them.

Guo Liqing looked at the military town fortress and saw a garrison commander looking out from the city wall.

Guo Liqing raised his hand and fired an arrow, directly using the opponent as a live target!

The Western Xia army, having suffered such humiliation, did not even consider leaving the city to fight.

Guo Liqing took one look and decided to let it go.

If he doesn't come out, there's no need for me to attack.

When the enemy attacks, we fight; when the enemy defends, we are trapped!

This is Guo Liqing's basic tactic when facing military towns and fortresses in the Hetao Plain region.

His main target is Zhongxingfu!

Guo Liqing left a cavalry force to besiege the city, and then led his elite cavalry to continue south.