"Kill!"
Liu Hongcheng encouraged his soldiers once again.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The group of personal guards shouted loudly.
This kind of shout was not only to show their momentum, but also to encourage their own people. The shouts of only a hundred people were extremely loud, like the sound of metal. However, as soon as the shouts came out, they were covered by the overwhelming sound of horse hooves in the blink of an eye. The dense cavalry had quickly rushed over.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides met.
Under the cavalry's charge, the soldiers under Liu Hongcheng's command had already been defeated. One by one, the soldiers under Liu Hongcheng's command were killed by the cavalry, even though Liu Hongcheng's guards were brave. However, these people were no match for the cavalry. They were slaughtered in a short time. Although Liu Hongcheng was still rushing forward, the people around him were constantly decreasing. The number of people was getting smaller and smaller.
Liu Hongcheng looked anxious.
Because the more he moved forward, the fewer soldiers around him. However, he still hadn't broken through the line of defense of Xia Xia's cavalry.
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
Liu Hongcheng was extremely anxious and gave the order loudly. Once he was blocked, it would be impossible for him to retreat. Liu Hongcheng also kept patting the back of the horse, urging it to run faster. However, the cavalry of Xia Xia still quickly surrounded him. Xia Xia's cavalry shouted and blocked Liu Hongcheng's way, killing the people around him one by one.
As time went by, the people around Liu Hongcheng became fewer and fewer. There were only a few hundred people around Liu Hongcheng. In such a situation, Liu Hongcheng was even more anxious. The more he gave the order, the more he was blocked. He couldn't break out at all.
The cavalry intercepted and killed the Tang soldiers one by one. In a short time, many people around Liu Hongcheng died. In the end, there were only dozens of people left. Liu Hongcheng was also directly surrounded and couldn't break out.
He was in a tight encirclement.
"Put down your weapons and surrender. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy."
A general in Xia Xia's cavalry shouted.
Liu Hongcheng was unwilling to surrender and ordered to continue breaking out. As an official of the Tang dynasty and the Governor of Ganzhou Province, Liu Hongcheng was a feudal official of the Tang dynasty. There was no way he could surrender. Moreover, it was impossible to carry out the fake surrender plan as previously discussed. What's more, with Liu Hongji's family enmity, Liu Hongcheng was even more unwilling to surrender, and his soldiers continued to break out.
The Tang soldiers continued to break through the encirclement and were blocked.
Xia Xia's cavalry no longer held back and charged back and forth. In a short time, the remaining Tang soldiers were all killed, leaving only Liu Hongcheng. Liu Hongcheng straddled his horse and held a sword in his hand, shouting to attack. As the order was given, Liu Hongcheng spurred his horse and charged forward. Even if he was the only one left, he was not afraid and charged forward.
Liu Hongcheng looked at the Tang soldiers in front of him. His eyes were filled with the determination to die. At this point, it was impossible for him to live alone, so he decided to die.
He rushed to the cavalry with his sword. When the swords and sabers collided, the sword in his hand was knocked away. The sabers fell on Liu Hongcheng's body one after another. Liu Hongcheng only felt a heart-wrenching pain in his body. He could no longer sit on the horse's back. The next moment, his body fell. After his body fell to the ground, although he could feel the pain in his body, the pain gradually dissipated as if everything was far away from him.
Soon after, the vision in his eyes turned completely dark, without the slightest bit of color.
He had lost his breath.
He was already dead.
The charging soldiers of Xia Xia did not stop. They still went back and forth to kill all the soldiers of Xia Xia who escaped. Finally, they counted the losses and led the army to retreat.
When the cavalry returned to the city tower of Zhangye County after killing Liu Hongcheng, the battle in Zhangye had already ended. The army had already entered the main city and took control of the city tower.
Everything was under control.
Du Qi continued to wait. When it was almost midnight, Xue Rengui had finished counting the losses. He came to Du Qi's side and reported, "Your Majesty, the results of this battle have all been counted. "When we attacked the city, we lost a lot of soldiers. In the end, we lost 4,600 soldiers. However, in this battle, we killed more than 16,000 Tang soldiers and captured more than 30,000 of them. Some of them even managed to escape. The most important thing is that the Governor of Gan Province, Liu Hongcheng, was killed. It can be said that the situation that Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty arranged in Gan Province has completely collapsed. "
Du Qi thought for a moment and said, "Let the army rest and reorganize quickly. I will give you seven days to seize the entire Gan Province."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xue Rengui immediately responded.
Now that Liu Hongcheng was killed, there was no power left in Gan Province. It would be easy to seize the various places in Gan Province. Even if the various places had to be defended, the problem was that ordinary small towns could not be defended at all under the bombardment of the mortars.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Go and rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xue Rengui immediately went to convey the order.
Du Qi did not wait any longer and went to rest. After all, it was already the latter half of the night and he was quite tired.
The next day, early morning.
After Du Qi woke up early in the morning and was patrolling the army, Li Jing came to Du Qi's side and bowed, "Your Majesty!"
Du Qi said, "Is there anything, Master Apothecary?"
Li Jing said, "There is something."
Du Qi said, "Let's go back to the tent."
Li Jing agreed and followed Du Qi back to the main tent. When the host and guest were seated, Du Qi looked at Li Jing and said, "What's the matter, Apothecary Master, for you to come so early in the morning?"
Li Jing said, "I'm here today because I've taken Gan Province. Apart from that, the main members of the cabinet have also gathered. There are armies, strategists, and generals at the frontlines. Even without me, it won't have much of an impact. Therefore, I plan to return to the Imperial Capital to establish the Great Xia Military Academy, recruit students, and teach them. After all, the Great Xia Military Academy is extremely important right now. "
Du Qi thought carefully after hearing that. Did he need Li Jing now?
Of course he did!
In war, the more talents there were, the better. Once there was a difficult matter to deal with, Li Jing was experienced and could give suggestions. However, the Tang dynasty was in chaos now. Xia Xia's attacks were fierce and everything went smoothly. Therefore, even if Li Jing returned to the Imperial Capital, it would not have much of an impact.
Du Qi thought for a moment and said, "Since Master Apothecary has made a decision, I won't be the bad guy. Return to the Great Xia Military Academy and prepare to recruit students. "
Li Jing said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Jing really felt that there was nothing to do in the military now. After all, he was also the head of the General Staff. However, with Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, Guan Zhilan, and the others around, even without Li Jing, it would not have much of an impact. Li Jing did not have much interest in being an official. On the contrary, he was more than happy to teach and build the Great Xia Military College.
As for when they really wanted to expand their territory to Persia and even further places, Li Jing was willing to help.
He was not interested in attacking the Tang dynasty at this time.
Du Qi said, "Master Apothecary, if you have any requests for the Great Xia Military Academy, feel free to tell me. As long as I can satisfy you, I will satisfy you. "
Li Jing's eyes were filled with excitement as he said, "Your Majesty, there's really something that I hope you can help me with."
Du Qi said, "Say it!"
Li Jing said seriously, "Your Majesty, please bestow the words' Great Xia Military Academy '. With Your Majesty's inscription, the Great Xia Military Academy will be able to stand tall and not be weaker than the University of Science and Technology."
Du Qi smiled gently.
He was a little surprised because it was his turn to inscribe words for others today. In the past, he was a maniac who looked for people to inscribe words for him. He had asked Li Yuan and Li Shimin to inscribe words for him. Now, it was Li Jing's turn to ask him to inscribe words for him.
Du Qi picked up a pen and paper and wrote the words' Great Xia Military Academy '. Then, he signed the year and month and finally stamped the emperor's seal. If this was just an inscription without a signature and a seal, it would be a world of difference. Now that there was a seal, it was completely different.
Li Jing put it away as if he had received a treasure and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Du Qi said, "Master Apothecary, the best way for you to repay me is to nurture countless talents. The reason I established the Great Xia Military Academy is to nurture countless talents, not only talents to be commanders but also talents to govern the country. The University of Science and Technology focuses on the development of technology and a hundred schools of thought. The Military Academy is the cradle of talents. "
Li Jing said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will not let you down."
After saying that, Li Jing did not stay any longer. He got up and left.
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