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

Li Renxiao, the Prince of Longxi, fled back from the Western Xia allied army camp looking disheveled.

The deputy general guarding the main camp saw Li Renxiao's disheveled appearance and quickly stepped forward to help him up, asking, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Li Renxiao angrily threw down his sword and roared, "I'm so unlucky! I actually ran into a Mongol marshal. That Tartar is a master of martial arts; I'm no match for him at all!"

"You mean, the Mongol Grand Marshal who killed Weiming Linggong and Weiming Xionglie?"

"That's right! This person's martial arts skills are extremely high; there is no one in our army who can match him."

At this time, the commanders of the other two armies also returned to their main camps.

The troops of Prince Li Chengyue of Shuoning were also in a sorry state.

In contrast, Prince Ding'an, Li Hongyu, said with a relaxed expression, "The Mongol army is nothing special. If it weren't for bad luck, we would have been able to capture the East Gate today."

The three kings met in their main camp, and upon looking at each other, they discovered that their circumstances were completely different.

Li Renxiao's lieutenant whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, there are rumors that Prince Ding'an, Li Hongyu, has already surrendered to the Mongols. His return this time is a deliberate attempt to deplete our forces so we can seize the city in one fell swoop and claim credit with the Tartars!"

At the same time, the same rumors were heard by the Prince of Shuoning.

"Li Hongyu, was this your doing?!"

"King of Longxi, what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean?" Li Renxiao said, "Both my troops and the Prince of Shuoning's troops suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Mongols, so how come you're unharmed?"

"How would I know?" Li Hongyu only subconsciously recalled, but his mind suddenly realized that this was a perfect opportunity to trample on the King of Longxi, so he said, "King of Longxi, you yourself are weak and were beaten like a stray dog ​​by the Mongols, so why are you blaming me instead?"

Prince Shuoning stood aside without saying a word.

The conflict between the Prince of Longxi and the Prince of Ding'an is well-known. If they were not facing the formidable enemy of the Mongols, they would never have sat down together.

Li Hongyu continued, "I've said before that in a siege, everyone should be under unified command. Today, if it weren't for the fact that you two were too weak and failed to hold back the Mongol army, I'm afraid I would have already stormed the east gate!"

Li Renxiao gritted his teeth. Siege battles are inherently difficult, and it's normal to fail to take a city on the first try.

But Li Hongyu's words made it sound as if he was the one who was dragging Li Hongyu down.

"You're talking nonsense. I think you're the one with the problem. You must be..."

"Prince of Longxi!" Prince Li Chengyue of Shuoning suddenly spoke, interrupting Li Renxiao, "Now we face a common enemy, so let's not fight amongst ourselves! We should discuss how to attack the city next. Our enemy now is the Mongols. We agreed before that any grudges between you should be set aside until we drive out the Mongols!"

With Prince Shuoning mediating between them, both of them calmed down.

Afterwards, they sat down together again to discuss their strategy for attacking the city.

After a period of rest and reorganization, the Western Xia allied forces launched another siege.

This time, all three parties changed their locations again.

Li Renxiao, the King of Longxi, attacked the East Gate.

But this time, he still suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Guo Liqing.

Prince Ding'an, Li Hongyu, was once again close to success, but as the Western Xia army that attacked the other two gates was defeated, the Mongol army immediately rushed to their aid, causing Li Hongyu's side to fail at the last moment.

This time, even Li Chengyue began to have doubts.

Li Hongyu's military skills are not strong, so why does he always manage to escape unscathed?

If he hadn't served the Mongols, how could he have acquired such abilities?

Could it be that he was just lucky and always encountered the weakest Mongol army?

After two consecutive attacks, the King of Longxi and the King of Shuoning both fled back in disarray. Only the King of Ding'an almost broke through the city each time, and returned calmly each time.

Legends about Prince Ding'an began to circulate in the army, with everyone believing that Prince Ding'an was the hero who led the Great Xia to avenge itself.

Originally, the struggle for the throne in Western Xia was to be put on hold.

However, people at the grassroots level have begun to spontaneously discuss the matter and believe that Prince Ding'an should inherit the throne.

If the Prince of Ding'an had commanded the allied forces, the capital would probably have fallen long ago.

At this moment, although the King of Longxi and the King of Shuoning were unhappy, they still put the overall situation first.

The third time, they temporarily handed over command to Li Hongyu.

As it turned out, Li Hongyu was either giving orders blindly or sending their men to their deaths.

In this battle, the armies of the King of Longxi and the King of Shuoning suffered heavy losses.

After they escaped back, neither side was satisfied. They immediately reached a consensus that Li Hongyu had defected to the Mongols and was preparing to betray them.

This logic is absolutely flawless.

Li Hongyu escaped.

Why would the Mongols release you, Li Hongyu? If there wasn't some private deal involved, would they have let you go?

At first, Prince Li Chengyue of Shuoning believed Li Hongyu's explanation.

But now, even he doesn't believe it anymore.

As a result, internal strife broke out again in the Western Xia allied forces camp.

Prince Li Renxiao of Longxi, together with Prince Li Chengyue of Shuoning, killed Prince Li Hongyu of Ding'an.

This internal strife resulted in heavy casualties.

Many soldiers at the lower ranks were filled with regret and sorrow upon witnessing this scene!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yanzhu's brother, Li Yanzhao, won over some wavering generals in the army and persuaded them to join the Mongol army.

Given the current situation, the Western Xia allied forces are certainly doomed to lose.

In order to save their lives, many generals led their troops to defect.

When Li Hongyu died, Li Chengyue said to Li Renxiao, "Brother, now that the Prince of Ding'an is dead, I wish to make you emperor, hoping that you can lead us to drive out the Mongol Tartars!"

"My dear brother, I will certainly not let you down!"

"Hahaha! Prince Shuoning is truly righteous. In my opinion, Prince Shuoning is the one who should inherit the throne!"

With a loud laugh, Guo Liqing rode his little red horse leisurely into the Western Xia Allied Army camp.

It turns out that Guo Liqing had been keeping track of the situation inside the Allied forces' camp all along.

While Li Renxiao and Li Chengyue were attacking Li Hongyu, Guo Liqing led the Mongol army to surround the allied camp.

When they are both severely weakened, Guo Liqing will then emerge and reap the benefits.

Li Chengyue was a smart man. When he saw this scene, he knew that his Great Xia Dynasty was finished.

Guo Liqing cleared out the allied camp and subdued the remaining remnants of the army.

Now, the soldiers in the military towns east of the river are either dead, have fled, or have surrendered; they are powerless to resist.

Guo Liqing then joined forces and marched eastward, capturing the eastern military town of Western Xia.

In this way, the Western Xia would only have the military towns west of Liangzhou in the Hexi Corridor.

However, Genghis Khan handed over the Hexi military town to Ögedei Khan.

If Guo Liqing were to take over the entire Western Xia, wouldn't all of it be divided up and given to him?

However, Guo Liqing is already satisfied with the territory he has now.

The military towns east of the river were established by the Western Xia to counter the Jin Dynasty. Further east lay the territory of the Jin Dynasty.

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In the Western Xia palace, Genghis Khan summoned Guo Liqing.

He never expected that the original siege would be broken by Guo Liqing, who also managed to subdue the Xixia Hedong military town in one fell swoop.

In their view, Guo Liqing's decision to let that group of royals go was a brilliant move.

But only Guo Liqing himself knew that if it weren't for the fact that Xu Zhu's presence was an unstable factor, he would never have made such a move.