Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 66: Those who do not surrender will be massacred! Brutal siege
Indeed, the Xixia reinforcements had been defeated, and the Mongolian army had besieged the city of Olahai for more than forty days, so the city should have been captured.

The next day, the autumn weather was clear and the sky was blue. Under the clear sky, the city of Olahai seemed particularly lonely.

Pfft!
Pfft!
Plop!
Muffled thuds shattered the morning silence. Broken armor, tattered flags, and torn tents were thrown one after another beneath the city of Olohai. Soon, the debris piled up into a small hill, emitting a strong smell of blood and burnt food.

Immediately afterwards, a red-faced man in iron armor strode over.

He held a ferocious head in his hand, followed by a dozen soldiers, and stood within an arrow's reach of the city of Olahai.

The red-faced man held his head high and chest puffed out, shouting, "Is there anyone alive on the city walls? I am Tang Niu, a captain of the Mongol Baru Battalion! By order of Genghis Khan and his son-in-law Zhao Shuojun, I have something to say to the city guards!"

This Tang Niu was the first person to speak up for Zhao Shuo during his speech to the Xixia captives. He held some prestige among the captives and was later elected a centurion. Zhao Shuo, impressed by his eloquence, simply assigned him to deliver the final ultimatum to the city of Olohai.

"Just wait!" A cold response came from the city.

Not long after, a veteran Xixia general, accompanied by dozens of armored soldiers, appeared on the wall of Wuluohai City and said in a deep voice, "I am Xibi Zhuo, the commander of Wuluohai City. Tang Niu, what do you have to say?"

"Xibi Zhuo, the 60,000-man army led by Li Chengzhen has been completely annihilated by our Mongol cavalry! The armor, tents, and flags below the city are clear evidence of his defeat! And this head—"

Tang Niu shook the ferocious head in his hand, "Li Chengzhen's deputy commander Ye Huo Huaiyuan has been beheaded!"

Xibi Zhuo's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still sneered, "So? Tang Niu, did Temujin and Zhao Shuo send you here just to show off their power?"

"Of course it's not just that." Tang Niu changed his tone, with a hint of persuasion, "Orohai City has been under siege for over forty days and has long been exhausted. Now even the outside reinforcements are gone, and its destruction is inevitable. Genghis Khan, for the sake of Changshengtian, is willing to give you one last quarter of an hour to consider. Open the city and surrender, and Genghis Khan can guarantee your lives. If you persist in your delusion -"

His voice suddenly turned cold. "After the city is captured, only the craftsmen, young women, and the children under the wheels will be spared! The rest will be killed without mercy!"

"Haha, Temujin, are you trying to intimidate me?" Xibi Zhuo, aged but still stern, raised his brows slightly. "Go back and tell Temujin and Zhao Shuo that if they want Olahai City, they can send their own troops to take it. Don't try to talk nonsense and make me look down on you."

Tang Niu's face darkened, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "You old fool, you won't live or die. You will regret it one day!"

After saying that, he said no more, turned around and led his men away.

Xibi Zhuo thought that even though the city had been completely depleted of large rocks and beams after forty days of catapult warfare, and the catapults were no longer usable, there were still a full 20,000 troops inside.

How many barbarians are there on the grassland?
He didn't believe Temujin was willing to waste his precious grassland warriors in a brutal, bloody, and unsophisticated siege. As long as Temujin couldn't bear the huge casualties, he would retreat.

So what if the reinforcements failed? The final victory would definitely belong to Xibi Zhuo! He would be the hero who saved the entire Western Xia!

But in Tang Niu's view, there were only 4,000 regular troops in the city of Oluohai. After forty days of siege, how many could be left? The rest were just useless garrison troops.

The Baru camp was filled with Xixia's most elite infantry - those who were not elite enough had been buried alive by the Mongols.

The final victory will definitely belong to the Baru Camp!

In short, both sides have strong confidence in the final victory and are waiting for the moment to be revealed!
A quarter of an hour later.

More than 10,000 tall and strong soldiers formed a battle line under the city wall of Oluhai. They wore no armor, and each was only given a round shield in his left hand and a scimitar in his right hand.

All kinds of siege equipment were available, including ladders, battering rams, battering rams, and carts.

A general in gold-painted iron armor was galloping back and forth in front of the battle array, speaking Chinese to boost morale. A Han Chinese man translated his words for the Tanguts nearby.

"This time, after conquering the city of Olohai, the Baru Camp will receive 10% of all the spoils! Whether it's money or beauties, we'll take 10%!" "The first one to reach the city will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver and two beauties! They will immediately become official citizens of the Great Mongol Empire!"

"Anyone who retreats will be killed! If ten households retreat, the leaders of the ten households will be killed! If a hundred households retreat, the leaders of the hundred households will be killed!"

"If the heads of ten households are killed in battle, all ten households will be beheaded! If the heads of a hundred households are killed in battle, all hundred households will be beheaded!"

"I won't be stingy with your lives. Now, the only ones who cherish your lives are you!"

"Conquering the city of Olohai and killing the enemy before you is your only chance of survival! It is your only way to obtain wealth and beautiful women! It is your only source of glory!"

……

As Zhao Shuo spoke, the morale of the soldiers became higher and higher.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

"Mighty victory for Camp Baru!"

"Conquer the city of Olohai, and you'll have money and women!"

……

The soldiers cheered loudly and their morale was high.

"This... this is... my Xixia's capture army! Devils! The Mongols are a bunch of devils! They actually turned my Xixia prisoners of war into their sharpest minions!"

The expert will know if it is there as soon as he reaches out his hand.

Xibi Zhuo was standing on the city wall, listening to the shouts of the Baru Camp and looking at the familiar formation of the Baru Camp. His pupils shrank slightly and he took a breath.

really.

The soldiers of the Baru Camp began their most familiar actions - they bent down, squatted down, and used leather ropes to give their boots the final reinforcement.

That was a well-honed tactical move by the Capture Life Army - tying the combat boots tightly three times with a leather rope, which could not only prevent them from accidentally falling off during combat, but also ensure that they would not slip when climbing ladders due to the ladders being stained with blood.

The capture army was originally designed for field battles and sieges.

When it comes to sieges, they are experts trained by Xixia at the cost of countless people's money.

Now, all the benefits go to the Mongols!

At this moment, a feeling of grief and indignation surged into Xibi Zhuo's heart.

However, none of his emotions could affect reality in the slightest.

Boom boom boom~
The brutal siege finally began!
The first to show their might were the catapults of both sides. The Orahai city had a limited number of catapults and a limited reserve of stone ammunition. After a few token counterattacks, they were completely silenced. The Mongol catapults, however, showed no mercy, raining down huge stones on the city walls, leaving hideous cracks on the rammed earth.

Immediately afterwards, the first wave of attack by the Ballou Camp began.

(End of this chapter)