After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Xiping Prefecture was established in the fifth year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (1002) by Li Jiqian of the Dangxiang tribe, and its seat was now Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

It was a once famous place name in Wuzhong. It was the capital and secondary capital of Western Xia. It was named because the Li family of Western Xia was once named King of Xiping in the late Five Dynasties.

In the sixth year of Xianping reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1003 AD), after Li Jiqian, the ruler of the Xia Kingdom, captured Lingzhou, he named it himself and decided to make it the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom.

After Li Jiqian's son Li Deming succeeded to the throne, he believed that Lingzhou was "surrounded by mountains" and "was not as good as Huaiyuan, which had the solid Helan Mountains in the northwest, the Yellow River around its southeast, and Xiping (i.e. Lingzhou) as its barrier, and the situation was convenient."

In 1020, Li Jiqian's son Li Deming decided to move the capital to Xingzhou (now Yinchuan).

In 1033, De Ming's son Yuan Hao promoted Xingzhou to Xingqing Prefecture, where he started large-scale construction and expanded the palace.

In 1038, Yuanhao proclaimed himself the emperor of Daxia, with Xingqing Prefecture as the capital, commonly known as "Tokyo", and Xiping Prefecture (Lingzhou) as Xijing.

Xiping Prefecture remained the secondary capital of Western Xia. In the 200-year history of Western Xia, it was known as the "Two Capitals" together with Xingqing, and was the political, military, economic, and cultural center and base of Western Xia.

It can be said that Xiping Prefecture laid the foundation for the establishment of the Western Xia Dynasty, and it has special significance for the entire Western Xia Dangxiang.

At this moment, Xiping Prefecture was facing the biggest crisis since the founding of the country - the siege of the city by the Song army.

It can be said that this was the second time that Xiping Prefecture was besieged, starting from the Second Song-Xia War in the sixth year of Jiayou. In fact, the last time, a certain Han had already broken in and ravaged it.

After seven years, Xiping Prefecture was besieged again. The defenders had gotten used to it, which gave Li Mingsheng, who was from the royal family and was ordered to guard the place, a headache.

Seven years ago, he was still a lieutenant general of the Jingsai Military Command, but the attack and defense of Weizhou directly destroyed the Jingsai Military Command.

Tuoba Chinaing, the military supervisor at that time, was now demoted to guard the warehouse in Tanliang City, north of Xingqing Prefecture.

The so-called Tanliang City is located in the northwest of Helan Mountain in present-day Ningxia. It was built during the reign of Emperor Xia Yizong Li Liangzuo and served as a grain storage area in the rear of Western Xia.

Now facing the main force of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, Li Mingsheng could only set up multiple lines of defense on the city walls and do his best to defend the city.

As for surrender, frankly speaking, although his military talent was average, as a descendant of the Western Xia royal family, he did not want the Li family to lose the world so easily.

Whether we can win or not is another matter, but at least we cannot let the Song army, who come here to show off their strength, have an easy time. This battle is the time to dedicate ourselves to the country.

After Li Mingsheng made up his mind, his whole temperament changed. His originally weak aura became iron-blooded.

"Soldiers, since the founding of the Great Xia nation, we have encountered numerous obstacles, but we have overcome them one by one."

"Faced with this crisis, we should work together to defend our country."

"Think about your parents, wives, children, and grandchildren; they are all innocent!"

"If the city falls today, not only us but also them will suffer. The Song army will not let any of them go!"

"Think about the Battle of Xiping Prefecture seven years ago. These Song troops once massacred the entire city!"

"Every time I think of this, I feel heartbroken. I will never let this happen again!"

"Comrades, follow me to defend Xiping Prefecture, defeat the Song army, and achieve victory—!"

It must be said that he was indeed a lieutenant general and had certain military skills and abilities.

Just a few words inspired the Xixia army defending the city, and the entire city wall was filled with shouts of "Kill, kill, kill!"

The spies who came to inquire were all confused. A massacre seven years ago? What kind of thing could this be?

They all participated in the Song-Xia War seven years ago, but they haven't heard of or seen the Song army massacring the city?

Moreover, the city looked tall and large, without any damage, and did not look like it had been rebuilt, proving that the Song army did not use artillery to attack the city at that time.

The guard up there is lying with his eyes open, isn't he?!

The spy was speechless for a while and could only leave and go back to report to the general.

Upon receiving the news, Zhong Yan raised his eyebrows and sneered, "How shameless! How dare you resist?"

"The thunder bombs and sky-shaking mines are ready. Grandpa wants to let them know that times have changed. Attacking a city is no longer that complicated!"

Following Zhong Yan's order, the siege equipment in the rear was deployed one by one, and all personnel entered the "bombardment" state.

"bass--!"

Zhong Yan drew his sword, pointed it towards the north, and roared, "Shoot!"

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

"..."

With countless roars, the entire earth was shaking.

The next second, the towering Xiping Prefecture was covered by a burst of intensive artillery fire, and the city gate towers were blown open.

In an instant, the entire sky was covered in flames

The Xixia army on the city wall was on full alert, but the next second, a roar was heard, and then something seemed to be whistling towards them.

Many Xixia soldiers were blown away before they could even scream, and the city walls began to collapse on a large scale.

Li Mingsheng widened his eyes, his heart trembled, and then his heart and eyes were filled with despair and anger.

"How could the Song army have such powerful firearms?"

For the first time, he felt that the direction of the war began to deviate from the traditional meaning and from his original plan.

But Li Mingsheng adjusted himself immediately, knowing that he absolutely could not panic at this moment.

"Quick, organize a counterattack, and use archers to shoot the enemy troops outside the city!"

Unfortunately, amid the roar, Li Mingsheng's heart-wrenching roar could not stop the frightened and panicked Western Xia army.

The Song army advanced steadily under the cover of artillery, and the Western Xia bows and arrows could hardly hurt them.

Zhong Yan looked at the chaotic scene on the city wall and laughed, "Let's see how long you can hold on."

"Li Xuan, lead the siege team to prepare. Once the artillery fire stops, attack immediately!"

"I obey your orders!"

The burly man behind him clasped his fists and shouted loudly.

The artillery fire did not last long, and the cost of these things was not low, so Zhong Yan could not really rely on these things to take over Xiping Prefecture.

“Attack the city——!”

Following Zhong Yan's order, Li Xuan raised his sword and shouted, "Brothers, take over Xiping Prefecture! Charge!"

In an instant, countless ladders were set up, ramming vehicles rushed out, and soldiers rushed out roaring and climbing up.

Li Mingsheng's eyes were bloodshot when he saw the Song army like locusts starting to climb the ladders, and he immediately drew his sword.

"Everyone who has energy should hurry up and defend the city. The enemy is coming!"

"If you don't want to die, I'll beat them all down!"

Li Mingsheng's roar came at the right time, and many Xixia soldiers who were dizzy at first became much more clear-headed.

They climbed up from the ruins of the city wall one after another, took out arrows and started shooting to stop the Song army from coming down the mountain like a tiger.

"Still resisting?"

Zhong Yan had good eyesight and immediately spotted the problem. He waved his hand and the guards came out.

"Hold the sword, follow me, kill the Xia army, and seize the city wall—!"

Zhong Yan personally led his personal soldiers to rush towards the city wall frantically, leading the way like a tiger.

Hearing the earth-shaking at the north gate, Yao Si shouted angrily, "Damn it! We can't let Zhong Yan and the others look down on us!"

"Prepare the artillery, aim at the northeast corner, and fire six salvos!"

"Yes--!"

The flag bearer shouted in response, then turned around and gave orders to the prepared gunners.

Following the South Gate, there was another earthquake and violent shaking at the North Gate.

At this moment, Li Mingsheng's face turned completely pale and his body stiffened: "Oh no, the Song army has detoured through the north gate!"

"It's over, Xiping Prefecture is finished..."

Afterwards, the morale of Yao Si's troops at the north gate was high, and the shouts were earth-shaking again.

The remaining Xixia troops on the city wall continued to use simple arrows and stone throwing to try to stop the attacks of Zhong Yan and Yao Si.

Hearing that the battle in the north was no less intense than his own, Zhong Yan became anxious: "We can't let Old Yao seize the initiative and take the credit for being the first to reach the summit!"

Zhong Yan hurriedly ordered the people around him to set up a ladder. He held a shield in one hand and climbed up the ladder with the other at an extremely fast speed.

Yao Si, who had the same idea, also personally led his personal soldiers to rush up the ladder and kill the enemy.

The two of them climbed the ladder like tigers descending the mountain, madly. In a few seconds, they crossed the distance between the foot of the city and the tower and flew up.

At this moment, a cold arrow shot towards Zhong Yan. At the critical moment, the personal soldier beside him blocked the arrow with his body.

Zhong Yan roared angrily: "Damn it, I'm going to chop you to death!"

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle on the city wall. As time passed, the sound on the city wall gradually died down.

When Zhong Yan and Yao Si met with blood on their bodies, they both grinned at the same time.

"It feels so good! It feels so damn good!"

Yao Si's grinning face looked like a green-faced ghost.

"Today's battle is inconclusive! When we attack Xingqing Prefecture tomorrow, we'll have another showdown!"

Zhong Yan reached out and patted the other person hard.

"Okay, Yao will be waiting!"