"Report!" Tan Ma ran into the Chinese military tent without any hindrance, "General Shaodian Cang was defeated in the attack and returned to the military camp with less than half of his troops."
"How long has it been?" Wu Huo was shocked, "How many people are there in the enemy army?"
"It is said that there is only the 196th Division, but there is a strange 'chariot' that blocked the charge of the 91st Division." Tan Ma didn't know much about the situation.
"Instruct the first team to go to the east gate to harass and test the enemy's reaction. If the enemy attacks, they will immediately return to the barracks."
Wu Huo was worried and decided to use the speed of the cavalry to spy on the situation in Gongbo City. Shao Diancang's ability to withdraw showed that the enemy was unable to leave the 91st Division behind. If his troops were careful, nothing would happen.
The east gate and north gate of Gongbo City are brightly lit, and there are longing shadows of people above and below the city. The gate-blocking project is in progress.
Tang Fu withdrew his troops and returned to the city through the west gate. After entering the city, he went straight to the baggage camp and rushed to see the iron pulley as soon as possible.
"This is a moving fortress! It's stronger than I thought." He happily circled the ten iron pulleys, patting the cold outer shell from time to time, making a pleasant metallic sound.
"Can the damaged area be repaired?" His fingers touched a scratch.
"Okay. This should be left by the fearless knight. It was cut so deeply that my subordinate's sword with all his strength left only a hidden mark." Fengxu knew that Tang Fu was coming, so he was waiting at the supply camp.
"We were able to defeat the 91st Division. If word spreads, who would dare to underestimate us?" Tang Fu seemed to have reached the pinnacle of his life.
Tonight, he killed and wounded more than 3,000 enemy troops and captured hundreds of prisoners. It can indeed be regarded as the most glorious achievement in his life.
"It all depends on this iron pulley!" He couldn't help but kiss the iron pulley in front of him. "With this thing in hand, I will no longer be afraid of the cavalry."
The 196th Division can be said to be the first unit to be equipped with iron pulleys. They were transferred from Nanping County and deliberately detoured to Nanqiu County on the way to escort a batch of equipment to Huashan County.
There were exactly fifty iron pulleys in that batch of equipment. Since they were the troops who knew about it relatively early, Jiang Xite approved ten of them for them.
"This thing is too bulky and inconvenient to move. It is strong enough but not flexible enough. It can only be used in positional warfare in the wild and cannot restrain the mobility of the cavalry." Feng Xu had a clear understanding.
"It's enough to be able to fight in positional warfare!" Tang Fu was satisfied. "In the past, when I encountered cavalry in the wild, what I thought most about was how to escape for my life. Now I can at least ensure a safe retreat."
"The iron pulley's attack ability is also very good, and it really helps us improve our combat effectiveness." Feng Xu dared to implement tonight's tactics because of the iron pulley.
"Report! There are enemy troops wandering outside the east gate."
Just as Tang Fu was about to speak, Feng Xu said first, "My lord, please go and rest first. The enemy is just testing tonight. The real fierce battle will be tomorrow. You have to keep your spirits up."
"Forget it, I'll leave it to my advisor tonight."
The enemy attacked the city earlier than Fengxu expected.
After a night of testing, Wu Huo confirmed that there was only one regular division in Gongbo City. After the craftsmen assembled a batch of simple siege equipment, he immediately ordered the siege.
The elite legion was not called for nothing. The tenth legion could charge when mounted and attack the city when dismounted. Moreover, Wu Huo borrowed the magicians and some soldiers and horses from the 91st division to attack the east gate from early in the morning.
He dared to do this because the main force of the legion was approaching and reinforcements would arrive soon.
After a defeat, Shao Diancang did not dare to be careless, so he wrote down a detailed battle report and sent it back with a letter eagle. Shao Diancang heard the news and sent reinforcements without waiting for dawn.
If you have a God's perspective, you can see two troops, one from the south and one from the north, rushing towards Gongbo City.
"Hurry to the stream ahead and take a break to let the magicians recover their magic power." Yi Sheng looked at the red fireball popping up from the top of the mountain in the distance.
The most important thing in rushing to Gongbo City this time is the magician group in the team. They are the key force to resist the Ten Legions.
Tie Qibin opened the map, compared the nearby scenery, and said: "Yi Shuai, we have arrived at the southern foot of Gongshan Mountain. The Gongbo Passage is in front of us. We can arrive before noon."
There are two big mountains to the south of Gongbo City, one is called Gongshan and the other is called Boshan. There is an official road between the two mountains, which the locals are accustomed to call Gongbo Passage.
Gongbo Passage is a shortcut to go south from Gongbo City. If you don't take this route, you have to bypass Gongshan or Boshan, and the distance is four to five times longer.
The Tenth Army Corps captured Gongbo City. They could advance and attack, retreat and defend. There was a lot of room for strategic maneuvering.
Wu Huo has been standing on the general platform with a spear in hand. From the beginning of the war to now, his eyes have never left his subordinates on the front line.
"Enter the breaching troops!" He noticed that a new military flag appeared on the tower, which meant that the defenders who had been fighting for most of the morning were about to change their defenses.
Two hundred soldiers seized the gap between the defenders and rushed to the city gate with special arrow-proof awnings on their backs. They also brought with them more than a dozen war horses covered with several layers of fine armor.
Other troops desperately attacked the city head and covered the breaching troops as they approached the city gate. Several strong men swung hammers and knocked in more than ten hooks with iron chains on the door. The other end of the iron chains was tied to the horse's back.
"Okay! Get ready, one, two, three, pull! Pull hard!"
There was a special person responsible for whipping the war horses, and more than a dozen horses pulled the iron chains together to open the city gate; there were also soldiers who attacked the nodes that fixed the city gate, trying to loosen it even if it was not broken.
The troops who broke the door moved very quickly. It seemed that they had been practicing regularly. When the hook was about to fall off, a strong man would slam the door back in with a hammer. After pulling and pulling for more than ten times, the city gate was opened.
The cheers of the officers and soldiers of the 92nd Division stopped abruptly as soon as they started. Behind the damaged city gate was a gray wall.
Several strong men became angry and hit the wall with hammers. Sand and gravel flew everywhere, and the wall became full of holes in an instant. However, except for a few cracks, the wall showed no sign of collapse.
Tang Fu sneered in the city: "How can a reinforced concrete wall several meters thick be broken open so easily? There is still a blockage behind it, which will make you exhausted!"
This cement wall is not sealed to the top, and there is a hole in it that can be drilled by one person.
No soldier would be stupid enough to drill that hole. Only one ballista inside could block thousands of troops.
"Order the troops who broke through the door to withdraw and go up the ladder!" Wu Huo sighed helplessly, "Alas!"
He wanted to say something, but suddenly his expression changed, and he jumped off the platform, then lay on the ground and listened.
"Here they come! The reinforcements are coming!" He smiled with a smile on his face when he got up. There were at least tens of thousands of horses galloping several miles away. The cavalry general was particularly sensitive to this.
Phew, a magician flew into the tower and nodded to Tang Fu: "Here he comes."
"Great!" Tang Fu's face lit up, "Brothers, work harder! The commander-in-chief will be here soon!"
After half a stick of incense, smoke and dust were rising from both the north and south sides of Gongbo City, the fine sand on the ground was beating, and the wooden frame supporting the general platform creaked.
Wu Huo and Tang Fu shouted at the same time: "Here we come!"
From the north, Chen Panqiu led the 93rd Division and arrived, and from the south, Yi Sheng led the mixed division. The officers and soldiers inside and outside Gongbo City cheered loudly.
The number of reinforcements coming from both sides was almost the same, and even the number of magicians was almost the same. However, the situation was favorable to the defenders.
"Bing the gong and withdraw the troops!" Wu Huo was very frustrated.
Now there are at least 20,000 regular troops and hundreds of magicians in Gongbo City. It is impossible to capture it with just three divisions.
Shao Diantai also knew it, but he hesitated and did not continue to send reinforcements because of the military information he had just received: "The 71st Division rushed to Huashan County, and the scouts of the 12th Army Corps were already moving freely through Dingxiang County."
This means that Xing Bao can go around to the rear of the Tenth Army at any time. It is not known how many troops Yi Sheng will bring with him. The most terrifying thing is Dong Ba, who knows when and where he will emerge.
Ding Kui went to the staff headquarters again for tea, and now he no longer had to cover his whereabouts.
"The information from Cai Ran's return confirms that Yi Sheng has arrived in Gongbo City. Hahaha, I want to see how Shao Diantai will choose." He didn't know Shao Diantai well.
"What else can I choose? Gongsun Mi must have withdrawn today. Isn't Shao Diantai afraid that he will be surrounded?" Kong Ren made a cup of tea for Ding Kui.
"Young Diantai is really not afraid, but Shao Dianxi is. If the Tenth Army Corps is destroyed in our hands, the city of Nanjing will be in danger." Jiang Xi rarely appeared in casual clothes.
"It's best that Young Dianxi is not afraid. Then I will organize troops to surround Young Diantai and see if I can capture the commander of this elite army." Ding Kui had a big appetite.
Jiang Xi looked sideways at Ding Kui and asked, "Do you know who the former commander-in-chief of the Tenth Army was?"
Ding Kui had never studied this before, but he rolled his eyes and seemed to understand something, so he answered: "Could it be Shaodianshi?"
"Guessed it right." Jiang Xi was not surprised.
In fact, it is not difficult to guess. Shaodian is the president of the Knights Association and is a relatively important member of the royal family. It is reasonable for him to serve as a general of knights when he was relatively young.
"No wonder Shaodian was so anxious to send the Tenth Army Corps over. He had ulterior motives. No, I have to go to the front line to have a look." Ding Kui was moved.
"You came back from this trip in vain. Don't blame your second uncle for not reminding you." Jiang Xi likes to see such an unyielding spirit in young people.
"I don't blame you!" Ding Kui left without looking back.
As for whether he went to Huashan County, no one knows. Anyway, he did leave Nanqiu County that day.
Just as Shao Diantai was hesitating, an urgent military message came from Nanjing City. Gongsun Mi led troops to repel the 74th and 75th Divisions.
Bang, a piece of military order was smashed into several pieces by him, "I have contained the enemy's main force, but he has taken the lead!"
Qin Lili stood at the door of the tent, not knowing whether to go in or not. He looked at the legion commander awkwardly.
"You go!" Shao Diantai pointed at Qin Lili, "As the forward troops come back, this battle can't be fought."
"..."
The soldiers and horses outside Gongbo's city withdrew, and Yi Sheng and his men arrived without a fight.
He looked at the enemy troops retreating and complained: "If I had known this was the case, I should have ordered someone to pretend to be me, and the staff would not have revealed any more information."
"Then let me tell you some news. Lord Ding may come over."
Yi Sheng turned to glare at Cai Ran: "You didn't say that just now?"