Han Zhongyan quickly figured it out. Wang Ning'an told him that to attract Li Liangzuo to take the bait and take the initiative to fight... Of course, it is a choice for him to come and anger people, and showing weakness is naturally a move.

When Han Zhongyan heard that Wang Ningze was stationed in Niu Xinting, he guessed it.

Wang Ning'an was willing to send his brother, so he would never let him die in battle... Although Han Zhongyan didn't know how 5,000 people could stop the 100,000 troops, Han Zhongyan was sure that Li Liangzuo was going to be in trouble, and he had fallen into a net arranged by an experienced hunter.

"Father, Xixia may be over. I hope the child can survive and destroy Xixia. He will definitely come to your old man's grave and talk about it carefully... Brothers in the army, you must fight well and don't let a thief go!"

Han Zhongyan thought about it, and before he knew it, he fell asleep. He was too tired and weak, so he could only wear old sheepskin and fall asleep soundly, but even after falling asleep, his brows were still frowning, and the wounds on his body were unbearable. He only slept for a while before he woke up again.

In the hazy state, Han Zhongyan saw a big bearded face.

"Ah!" He yelled softly, and the other party quickly reached out and stopped him.

"Mr. Han, don't shout!"

Han Zhongyan looked up and down at this guy. He was dressed like a Hu man, but he spoke fluently in Chinese, which was very surprising. Han Zhongyan couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Mr. Han, I used to be a member of the Zhong family army. This time, I took the initiative to surrender to Li Liangzuo after being ordered by the prince... Actually, I was secretly protecting you!"

"Protect me?"

Han Zhongyan was shocked. He thought that Wang Ning'an asked him to come because he was an abandoned son! He really didn't expect that Wang Ning'an would also arrange personnel... Could it be Li Liangzuo's trick? Han Zhongyan was not sure, so he closed his mouth tightly and said nothing.

The other party didn't care, "Mr. Han, you are not in danger yet, and we can't save you. Wait for the war to start, and we will come over while the chaos... Don't make a statement, let the Xixia dog thieves know, it will be a bad thing."

After saying that, he left quietly.

After he left, someone came to patrol. Han Zhongyan just closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. At about the fourth anniversary, the military camp suddenly became noisy and many Western Xia soldiers were busy back and forth. Han Zhongyan was also thrown into the carriage. The army started to move. It turned out that Niu Xinting was 20 miles away.

Li Liangzuo personally directed the troops and launched a fierce attack on Niu Xinting.

Niu Xinting is just a small place on the map, not worth mentioning. However, Xixia has a 20-fold advantage in military strength. Everyone predicts that Niu Xinting will be taken down at most half a day.

Then the entire heartland of the Song Dynasty was exposed. They could go south and break into Yan'an Prefecture and cut off the back of the Song army in Hengshan... This is a very attractive prospect. If it goes well, they can regain the land they once lost. The cavalry of Xixia will reappear brilliantly...

Han Zhongyan could clearly feel the joy of the soldiers around him. They were more than ever looking forward to the victory, but Han Zhongyan was not optimistic at all. He faintly heard the rumbling sound... It was a firearm!

As a veteran in the army for several years, Han Zhongyan knew very well that in recent years, the Song Dynasty's firearms made rapid progress, grenades, mines, swarms, tens of thousands of enemies, muskets, rockets... all kinds of things are becoming more and more. With sharp firearms, the Song army was almost overwhelmingly advantageous in the face of the barbarian cavalry.

Niu Xinting must have also equipped many firearms, which is almost certain, but why was the explosion so loud this time?

Could something new come out?

Han Zhongyan didn't know, but the earth-shaking explosions came one after another, as if they hadn't stopped at all... Even the Xixia soldiers around him changed their faces and colors. Why didn't they take down Niu Xinting after most of the day? Isn't this too strange?

At this moment, a cavalry suddenly came, carrying a red pennant and flew past the crowd.

"Your Majesty's will, follow me!"

He shouted three times in a row, and then rushed forward with thousands of reserve teams.

Li Liangzuo needs reinforcements!

Han Zhongyan opened his mouth wide in shock. How tragic this is? Isn’t it enough for a hundred thousand troops to fill it?

Wang Ning'an, what kind of killing weapon have you prepared!

Han Zhongyan was completely uneasy. He really wanted to go and see it, but unfortunately, there were many Xixia people around him, and they could not move at all. The feeling of scratching the heart and the liver was very uncomfortable. Seeing the sky dim and the sunset... At this time, several more cavalrymen came.

They took away the rest, and there were only a dozen people watching Han Zhongyan.

Li Liangzuo has already used all his energy to feed himself!

Han Zhongyan thought in secret that the Xixia soldiers beside him also changed their faces and color. Seeing that they had not been defeated for a day, they must have encountered a cruel person.

Next, maybe they will go to the front to participate in the battle too?

These people, old and young, looked at each other, and they all showed fear... Why are you still here for? Run away quickly!

An old guy with a scar on his eyes suddenly pulled out his dagger. He grinned and rushed towards Han Zhongyan.

"I'm leaving, but I don't have time to take you, go to die!"

He raised the knife and slashed it down. Han Zhongyan was so scared that he closed his eyes, but he didn't feel the pain. Instead, a stream of blood sprayed on his face. He quickly opened his eyes and found an arrow as thick as a finger stuck to the old man's neck, and blood kept spraying out. He fell to the ground with disbelief on his face.

The other Xixia soldiers were also startled and raised their weapons. At this moment, crossbow arrows shot from all directions, and a group of folk men rushed up and killed all the Xixia soldiers.

The leader was covered in blood and ran to the carriage and cut off all the ropes on Han Zhongyan's body.

He was the bearded man who went to see Han Zhongyan at night.

"Sir, come with us!"

Han Zhongyan survived and didn't care about anything. He quickly got on the war horse. His hands and feet were tied up and he had to support him before he could sit firmly.

There were more than one hundred people in total, like a whirlwind, running out of the valley.

At this time, Han Zhongyan noticed that it turned out to be a large undulating hill, with Xixia people stationed in it... This area is still Hengshan. Niuxinting is located at a mountain pass in Hengshan. On both sides are stretched mountains, facing the north, and it is a fan-shaped open space. Niuxinting is located at the bottom of the fan-shaped, which is very dangerous.

Wang Ning'an chose this place to bury the army of Xixia, which was also thoughtful.

Under field conditions, even the sharpest firearm army may not be able to defeat 20 times the iron cavalry. Only by taking advantage of the terrain can the lethality of the firearm be exponentially amplified.

Han Zhongyan ran out with the horses and looked back. With the only sunset, he could see that the smoke filled the sky and the fire of gunfire was shaking the sky.

I've been playing for a day!

Han Zhongyan stopped the war horse and said in a deep voice: "I want to go and have a look!"

The bearded man who rescued him was frightened, "Sir, the prince, let us protect us and return to the Song Dynasty as soon as possible!"

"I must go!"

Han Zhongyan's tone became more determined. He suddenly activated the war horse, turned around and ran back. His bearded sweated so much that he could only keep up with him. The soldiers behind him also hurriedly chased after him.

"What are you doing with me? Why don't you go back quickly!"

"Mr. Han, if we can't save you, we will behead our heads... Besides... we also want to see how this battle was fought."

The bearded man said, grabbed an old sheepskin coat and threw it to Han Zhongyan.

‘“Sir, let’s pretend to be the soldiers of the Xixia, which they can’t tell.”

It's true that this beard has some skills. He led his men and horses to move forward quickly through the gaps of the Xixia army. Sometimes he walked on the ridges and sometimes he walked on the valleys... Even if he met the sentry from Xixia and asked for the command, he could answer without hesitation.

In this way, Han Zhongyan finally approached the battlefield. They were on a mountain ridge and looked into the distance. In front of Niu Xinting, there were black corpses pressing down on each layer, densely packed, like a colony of ants. Han Zhongyan's scalp was numb. He swore to the sky that the first time he saw so many dead people was simply Shura hell!

And the culprit that creates everything in front of you is 500 artillery!

With the successful development of the steam engine, the manufacturing of firearms in Youzhou has entered a stage of scale. Although Wang Ning'an doesn't know much, thanks to so many novels, he also knows some ways to increase the rate of fire.

For example, gunpowder packs made of silk can reduce residues, and granular gunpowder can increase the power of the explosion... After successfully researching cannons and muskets, Wang Ning'an did not rush to enter actual combat, but thought hard about how to increase lethality. This gun must be fired!

After everyone's efforts, the fire rate of the cannon can reach three rounds per minute, and at the extreme case, it can reach five rounds. However, at most ten consecutive shots are fired, you need to stop and dissipate heat, otherwise there will be problems.

But even so, artillery cannons are already the god of war.

In order to plan the battle with Xixia, Wang Ning'an transferred 500 artillery pieces from Youzhou, all of which were put into Niu Xinting. He also carefully camouflaged the cannons and placed them in the baggage truck, which could not be seen from the outside. The road along the way was reinforced enough to withstand the weight of the cannons.

In this way, he turned Niu Xinting into a huge hedgehog.

When Li Liangzuo launched an attack, the cannon showed great power.

The shells weighing more than ten pounds continued to fall into the impact of the cavalry, and more rockets poured down like they didn't have money, one round after another, as if they would never stop.

When the shells and rockets landed among the Western Xia cavalry, they would cause chaos, and the war horses fled everywhere and dispersed their teams... Li Liangzuo was so angry that he screamed. He could no longer bear it. He had strong soldiers and actually took down the big Niu Xinting. He was angry and urged the troops to attack fiercely regardless of Liang Yifu's obstruction.
Chapter completed!