You can go all the way south from Yuanzhou and walk fast along the ravine to Longzhou in one day.
However, Qin Huaidao was not in a hurry and marched slowly with his army. However, the Jin Yiwei scattered out to detect the four sides to prevent sneak attacks, which invisibly put pressure on all walks of life and forced all teams to fight.
Li Xiaoyi, the governor of Longzhou, was the second son of King Li Shentong of Huai'an and a cousin of Li Yuan. He was also a royal family member of Miaohong. He was good at military affairs and quite famous. After receiving the news that Yuanzhou was lost and the governor of Yuanzhou, Li Yuanyi, was killed in battle, he was greatly shocked.
Angry, he quickly arranged for defense and rushed to report to the court.
Soon, Longyou entered a state of combat readiness, the city gates were sealed, and swords, guns and arrows were distributed.
A chilling atmosphere of approaching war made the people in the city nervous.
In order to avenge Li Yuanyi's death, Li Xiaoyi personally went to the city wall to supervise the army, rewarded the troops generously, promised various benefits, and mobilized morale.
Two days later in the afternoon, the Hanzhou Army arrived outside the city.
Li Xiaoyi came in a hurry after hearing the news. He stood on the city gate tower and observed. He saw that the Hanzhou army was lined up neatly and uniformly. No one was making any noise. Every step he took almost hit the ground at the same time. He had never seen such a majestic and majestic momentum. He had an iron-blooded killing momentum.
It even spread among the army.
"The heroic army is unparalleled!"
An idea flashed through his mind. Although the relationship was hostile, Li Xiaoyi, who knew military skills, had to admit that the Hanzhou army was so powerful that he had never seen it in his life, and Longzhou was no match at all.
But the vengeance of the clan must be avenged, and Li Tang’s country must be protected!
The next moment, Li Xiaoyi drew his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, whoever kills one enemy will be rewarded with a silver coin; whoever kills an enemy general will be rewarded with ten silver coins. Longzhou will definitely win!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill——"
The soldiers guarding the city all agreed, their eyes became fanatical.
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men, this has been true since ancient times!
A huge wave of fighting spirit erupted on the city wall, soaring into the sky.
Qin Huaidao was coming slowly. When he saw this scene, his eyes were sharp. He signaled the army to stop and said coldly: "Luo Wu, Longzhou is going to fight. Fight over there. It's the same old rules. Come on!"
"Follow the order!"
When Luo Wu heard that he asked the artillery camp to go up again, he was overjoyed. He hurried to the artillery camp and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the King of Han has given the opportunity to capture Longyou to our artillery camp. The opportunity to kill the enemy and make contributions has come.
Get in position quickly!"
When the artillery battalion heard this, they moved quickly with excitement.
Soon, grenades were lined up one after another, and the cold muzzles were pointed at the city gate building. Luo Wu observed for a moment, and recognized Li Xiaoyi. He was overjoyed, quickly adjusted the shooting angle, and then informed the others of the angle.
People, prepare to imitate Yuanzhou and launch a precise artillery strike.
After all the grenade launchers were ready, Luo Wu shouted loudly: "Run away——"
The person holding the cannonball loosened his hands and the cannonball slid into the grenade. He quickly backed away, squatted down, and covered his ears.
"Boom!"
A series of dull voices sounded.
Immediately afterwards, the artillery shells roared away one after another. The screams made the soldiers on the entire battlefield become silent for an instant. They all stared at the flying shells. The Longzhou Army was at a loss, but the Hanzhou Army looked depressed, depressed and had no chance.
Siege the city.
Li Xiaoyi also stared at the flying shells, which he had never seen before. He thought that the military report said that Li Yuanyi was killed by an unknown object. Could it be these things?
An uneasiness surged into my heart, and I wanted to turn around and run away, but the soldiers were all watching, and their morale dissipated as soon as I ran away.
"Boom boom boom!"
Before Li Xiaoyi could make a decision, he ran to the ground and exploded into huge fireballs.
"Protect the Governor!"
Almost at the same time, the pro-military guards realized something was wrong, shouted and rushed over, throwing Li Xiaoyi to the ground.
The terrifying explosion shock wave knocked the guards away.
The ground was shaking, and sound waves swept across it.
Although Li Xiaoyi was knocked down and blocked by the guards, his whole body lay on the ground. Under the action of the terrifying shock wave, his internal organs were shattered, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he lost his life on the spot.
Before he died, there was only one thought in his mind - the way of fighting has changed!
In Li Xiaoyi's opinion, the most powerful weapon is the bed crossbow, and the most terrifying weapon is the repeating crossbow. But as long as there are a lot of guards to protect him, as long as he is knocked down, he will not be hurt, and he will survive after all. I don't understand it at all.
The flying thing was so terrifying that it could shock people to death.
When facing a shell attack, in addition to lying down, you must put your elbows on the ground and let your heart and chest lift off the ground.
It's a pity that only Qin Huaidao knew this kind of life-saving skills on the battlefield in the entire Tang Dynasty.
A generation of clan generals died, just as mysteriously as Li Yuanyi.
Along with Li Xiaoyi, several generals were killed in the bombing, and Longyou also fell into the embarrassment of being leaderless.
After the bombardment, countless soldiers looked at Li Xiaoyi who was killed, their minds were buzzing, and they were stunned.
Everyone's eyes were blank and at a loss.
Luo Wu saw that most of the city gate tower had been blown down, and the shells had hit the precise spot. It was impossible for Li Xiaoyi to be alive, so he immediately ordered: "Brothers, stop the bombardment, let's be more economical."
"General, is it done?" someone asked.
"It's already exploded like that, can it still happen? Just wait."
Luo Wu responded excitedly and hurried to Qin Huaidao: "King Han, I aimed at Li Xiaoyi and fired. He will definitely die."
Qin Huaidao did not answer immediately, but took out a monocular telescope from his arms, which he had built some time ago. After a closer look, he saw countless people shouting something and rushing towards the city gate building. They looked sad. He thought it was done and put it down.
He looked through the telescope and said with a smile: "The artillery battalion has made new achievements again, well done."
Luo Wu chuckled, his face full of pride.
Xue Rengui was a little depressed. If he continued fighting like this, wouldn't he have nothing to do? But this kind of fighting really worked, and it was hard to stop him. He could only pick up some leftover soup and drink it. It was better than nothing. He immediately cupped his fists and said: "King Han,
Let our troops go forward. As long as we blow open the city gate, we can capture the city in half an hour at most."
"Don't worry, send the order, the army will set up camp and wait for the opportunity." Qin Huaidao refused bluntly.
After the death of Longzhou Governor Li Xiaoyi, the attack may cause the defenders to share the same hatred with the enemy. It is not worthwhile to fight to the death. If they only have to wait one night, the defenders in the city will definitely be confused and have no intention to fight. If they attack again then, they will get twice the result with half the effort.
, why not?
Xue Rengui also thought of this and did not persist.
The army began to set up camp in good order.
Taking a lesson from Yuanzhou, Dajun was not worried that Longyou would cause trouble, and his mentality was very stable.
However, Xue Rengui still sent a group of cavalry in front, staring at the Longyou city gate eagerly, and personally sitting on the guard to prevent sneak attacks. A general said in a depressed voice: "General, if we fight like this, we will become mere foils and we won't get any credit.
I'm afraid brothers will have objections."
"Why, you have to have a bloody fight with countless casualties to be satisfied?" Xue Rengui asked in return.
"No, I just feel aggrieved." The other party quickly explained.
Xue Rengui felt aggrieved, but he still explained: "This is good. Military achievements are important, but life is more important. Moreover, there will be a big war later, so keep your spirits up and wait."
"There will be a big war later?" the other party asked.
Other generals also looked over with eager eyes. As a military general, who doesn't want to go into battle, kill the enemy with his sword, make meritorious deeds, and be awarded the title of general?
"There must be!" Qin Huaidao said solemnly. He was warning everyone, but he was also warning himself.
"kill--"
Suddenly, the gate of Longzhou City opened, and a group of cavalry rushed out shouting.
"Huh?"
Xue Rengui looked over in surprise. There were still people who dared to go out of the city to seek death. What was going on?