The two teams of centaurs are chasing each other across the vast expanse. Bayi Middle School

The pursuit of the Mongol army was still in the form of a siege on three sides, like an open mouth, with the warp biting the back half of the body of the Western Xia army, and also wanted to swallow the whole Western Xia army into the belly. At this time, the Western Xia army was just desperately urging the horses to run, not allowing the Mongol army to have a chance to form an encirclement in front of them.

Although it has not been able to catch up with the Western Xia army, in the process of pursuit, the Mongolian army still continued to attack the Western Xia army from a distance with bows and arrows, and constantly invaded the formation of the Western Xia army with ruthless cold arrows, devouring their lives. In the face of the tactics of the Mongol army, the Western Xia army was almost unable to resist, and could only urge the horses to run harder, and life and death could only be resigned to fate.

The two sides ran for more than 20 miles in one go, so that they could see the walls of the city of Arakhai, and in the pursuit, although the two sides had never fought hand-to-hand battles. The Western Xia army had only more than 5,000 men left, while the Mongol army suffered only about 50 people.

At this time, the remaining soldiers in the city of Arhai also saw that their men and horses had retreated, and hurriedly lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gates, so that their troops could enter the city. At the same time, the archers also wound their arrows and prepared themselves on the city walls to cover the entry of their companions into the city.

At this moment, the Mongol army suddenly strengthened, and the men and horses were added together, catching up with the Western Xia army, and many Mongolian troops even inserted into the ranks of the Western Xia army. Although the front part of the Western Xia army entered the city, the second half of the Mongolian army was entangled and could not be separated, so many Mongolian troops were also brought into the city.

Wuzang Xingguo had just fled into Alahai City, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, many Mongolian troops also rushed into the city with the Western Xia army, and took advantage of the situation to slash and kill the Western Xia army everywhere in the city. The country was shocked by the rejuvenation, and then I understood the intention of the Mongol army, it turned out that they had been firmly embellished with their defeated army, and the purpose was to take advantage of the situation to enter the city.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart, isn't this a bunch of barbarians who are illiterate, uneducated, simple-minded, and only know how to kill, poke and rob? How could you come up with such an ingenious plan?

The Western Xia soldiers in the city wanted to forcibly close the city gate, but at this time, the Western Xia army mixed with the Mongolian army was entering through the city gate in a steady stream, not to mention closing the city gate, that is, they wanted to squeeze into the city gate hole, and they also had to risk being trampled by the war horses, and although the archers on the city wall pulled out their bows and arrows, they were afraid of accidentally injuring their own people, so they could only lead but not.

And the Mongolian army into the city more and more people, although there is no Tibetan Xingguo led the Western Xia army in the city to resist, but the Western Xia army stationed in the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division is only the second-rate army of the Western Xia after all, and the Mongolian army is experienced in a hundred battles of elite people, the strength of the two sides is too far apart, although the narrow streets in the city are not conducive to the battle of the cavalry, but whether it is riding, horse fighting or archery, the Western Xia army is far inferior to the Mongolian army. Moreover, the Western Xia army did not let the Mongol army enter the city at all and prepare for street fighting, so the Mongol army was killed all over the city.

Although the Mongol army's capture of the city of Arahai became almost unstoppable, the country still waved its spear and fought to the death. However, this is not because he is loyal to his duties, but because he does not hide Xingguo and understands that as the commander of the Black Mountain Fuwei Military Division, if he loses Arahai City, even if he escapes back to Xingqing Mansion, it will still be a dead end. Therefore, it is better to die here.

Wuzang Xingguo struggled to pick out a Mongolian cavalryman, and at this time a black horse appeared in front of him, the knight on the horse, dressed in black and armor, with eyes like arrows. The spear in his hand hung a terrifying cold wind and pierced his heart, it was Jebe, the general of the Mongol army.

Although he didn't know who the opponent was, and he couldn't understand Mongolian, he could see that this person was not an ordinary Mongolian soldier, he should be a general. Therefore, it is hoped that before he dies, he will kill a Mongol general with some status.

But after the two exchanged a few shots, they immediately realized that the other party was by no means easy to match, and the power of the spear was far beyond their imagination. After a few moves, the spears intersected, and he only felt that his arms were numb, and the spear was also swung open, and the chest and abdomen suddenly opened the door, and Jebel took advantage of the situation to stab the chest of the country with a spear.

Wuzang Xingguo couldn't dodge, the cold wind penetrated the skin, the spear penetrated through the chest, and Wuzang Xingguo screamed miserably, and fell off the horse.

As soon as the main general died, the defenders had no intention of facing the battle, and raised their hands to surrender. The Mongol army took advantage of the situation and captured the city of Arhai.

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After the victory in the Western Xia, Temujin was also very happy, and when he led the Mongol army into the city, he deliberately carefully observed the walls of the city of Arakhai. Looking at this tall and thick man-made defensive line, Temujin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if it weren't for this kind of surprise attack, the Mongol cavalry army, which was not afraid in the field, would probably only end up at a loss. But from here to Xingqing Mansion, you have to go through several passes, and if you want to capture the city in the same way, I'm afraid it's impossible, and you have to find another way.

However, the gains after the subsequent clean-up of the war made Temu's heart bloom, and he temporarily forgot about the future war trapping. Although the city of Arahai is not the focus of the Western Xia, but after all, it is one of the twelve military divisions of the Western Xia, and it is also a border city, so it also reserves a considerable amount of grain, grass and other military materials, nearly 10,000 war horses, thousands of camels, and there are more than 100,000 people in the city, plus the villages and towns outside the city, capturing a city is simply much greater than conquering a small tribe.

Temujin immediately ordered that all the grain, goods, and people plundered outside the city be moved into the city, and then, according to the method of conquering a tribe on the steppe, first all the craftsmen in the city were gathered and the tasks were uniformly distributed. Then they went from house to house to collect the belongings of each resident's house, and killed all the old people in the city, while the other young men, young women, and children were temporarily taken into separate custody and brought back to Mongolia when the Mongol army withdrew.

At the same time that the Mongol Eastern Route Army conquered the city of Arakhai, the Mongol Western Route Army encountered great resistance. Mu Huali and the others led the army to kill in front of Heishui City, where the Yan Military Division of Heishui Town was located. As soon as the two sides fought, the Western Xia army was greatly defeated by the Mongol army, dismantling more than 5,000 troops, and finally fled back to the city without a fight.

Mu Huali immediately ordered the siege of the city, but the Mongol infantry who had just formed an army had no way to face Heishui City, which was not inferior to Arakhai City, and attacked for three days in a row, demolishing more than 2,000 troops, but not even the head of Heishui City.

During this period, the Western Xia army twice took advantage of the Mongolian army to take advantage of the collection of troops to go out of the city, and wanted to hit the Mongolian army by surprise, but they were all defeated and returned by the Mongolian army, which had already been prepared. After that, the Western Xia army also became smart, knowing that it was not the opponent of the Mongol army in the field at all, so they let the Mongol army challenge outside the city and closed their hearts without fighting.

The siege of the city could only lose troops in vain, and even Mu Huali, who had always been full of scheming, was at a loss, so he had to order someone to report the battle situation on his side to Temujin and wait for Temujin's next dispatch.

When Temujin learned about it, he didn't blame him, but ordered someone to tell Mu Huali not to continue the siege, but to bypass Blackwater City and come to Arhai City to join him.

After Mu Huali and the others received the order, they had no choice but to lead the army to loot several villages and towns around Heishui City, and then with the looted booty, they bypassed Heishui City and rushed to Alahai City.

After the two parties converged, Mu Huali, Borshu, Chi Laowen, Borhu, and Zhu'er came to Temujin to ask for punishment.

Temujin laughed at this and comforted: "This attack on Western Xia is a brand new war for our Mongol army. The reason why we can't capture Blackwater City is because our Mongolian army's siege strength is insufficient, and it has nothing to do with you. However, this is not entirely a bad thing, at least it has allowed us to accumulate experience, and in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past in the future, we must train an elite infantry army that is good at attacking cities. ”

But having said that, Temujin also knew that it was not an easy task to train an elite infantry army, and it was impossible to do it without two or three years. Moreover, the Mongol generals did not have much experience in how to train the infantry army and siege tactics, even if they were generals like Yelu Ahai and the Yelu Bald Brothers, they were not good at commanding the infantry in battle.

At this time, Temujin thought of Yang Yan again, although he had not seen the siege of the Song army, but when he was by the Banzhu Ni River, he only used three or four hundred infantry troops to resist the impact of more than a thousand cavalry troops of the Huolu Race Division, when would he be able to have such a strong infantry force?

But all this is a matter for the future, and now the imminent problem is that between Arahai City and Xingqing Mansion, if you go south along the Yellow River, there are the military divisions of Baimaqiang Town, the military division of Chaoshun in the right wing, and the grain city, the provincial Weicheng, Dingzhou, Huaizhou and other places, with the current siege capacity of the Mongolian army, it is impossible to forcibly attack these cities. You have to come up with a way to do it. Therefore, Temujin gathered the Mongol generals and deliberated for two days, and finally decided that in the face of these fortified cities, he could only outwit them, and never attack them. Once they can't outwit it, they bypass the city and continue to advance towards Xingqing Mansion.

Because the nomads rarely carried large quantities of food in battle, and they all grabbed there when they got there, so the Mongol army's dependence on logistical supplies was much lower than that of the Song and Jin armies. This mode of warfare was suitable for the Mongol army, and in terms of field warfare, the Western Xia army was far from being the opponent of the Mongols, and only had to focus on the villages and towns outside the city. And now that it has occupied the city of Arakhai, it can be used as a stronghold in the territory of Western Xia.