Yongzhou City has been besieged for half a month, and the water source in the city has been cut off for several days, which even caused a panic among the people of Yongzhou City.
However, on the day when the water supply in Yongzhou City was cut off, they began to dig wells. In two days, although nearly a hundred wells were dug, the water in the wells was pitiful. Fresh water in the city also began to be distributed per capita. It is precisely this kind of inconsistency.
The method of dividing people's heads and water without distinguishing between high and low made the people's fear gradually dissipate, and instead they supported the Mingyue King even more.
At dusk, the sky began to darken, and the wind and sand from the northwest filled the air.
Mao Di wore heavy armor and patrolled the city in person. Although his soldiers were a little tired, they were still full of energy, and he couldn't help but be very satisfied.
"Brothers, if we hold on for a while, these cowards in the imperial court will not be able to hold on, and they will retreat in despair." Mao Di encouraged the soldiers: "At that time, we will march eastward and follow these cowards to stab them.
As long as they are destroyed, the Mingyue King will come to Kyoto and rule the world."
"Long live long live!" the soldiers shouted, raising their weapons.
Amidst the shouts, I suddenly remembered that the drums at the top of the city were warning drums, which meant that the Chu army was beginning to take action.
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The Chu army really started to take action.
However, this action made the Northwest Army at the top of the city feel a little strange. The Chu army did not charge fiercely with drums beating as before. Instead, under the dim sky, like ghosts, they slowly approached the city in a battle formation.
"Shuai Mao, what are they doing?" the general next to Mao Di asked in confusion.
Mao Di frowned, but then sneered: "What tricks can they pull off? I'm afraid they won't be able to sustain it, so I want to take a gamble. Our Yongzhou City is impregnable and we are waiting for them to die. Send the order and prepare to fight!"
Although he said this, he knew in his heart that Chu Jun's abnormal phenomenon was by no means simple.
He was right. The Chu army's formation stopped when it was still a long way away from the city, separated to the left and right, and opened up a huge passage.
In the passage, no cavalry rushed out as fast as the wind as people imagined. What slowly appeared was just a dozen armored warriors holding large and wide shields. The bodies of the warriors were completely shrouded in the shields.
Below, a long semi-arc shield circle is formed.
There is more than one such strange small formation, there are actually ten such small formations before and after.
Mao Di and the defenders at the top of the city used the last remaining light at dusk to observe the ten small formations with all their strength. Soon they discovered that the Chu army's shield circle seemed to be protecting something.
Less than two kilometers away from the city, ten small formations spread out and formed a horizontal line.
Although it seems to be still some distance away from the city, looking down from the high city wall, these ten small formations are all in sight, and they seem to be right next to the city wall.
Perhaps the Chu army was too small in number, or perhaps Mao Di wanted to see what the Chu army was up to, so he did not order his subordinates to fire arrows.
The Chu army was making strange movements, and there were even people holding torches in every small formation.
"Mao Shuai, then... what is that?"
When the Chu army moved slightly out of the way and revealed its bright black gun barrel, the northwest army at the top of the city was surprised.
It was something they had never seen before, and naturally they didn't know the purpose of those "tubes". They just looked at these things with a confused mood, but they also knew in their hearts that at this moment, since the Chu army had
These things are obviously not produced for a catwalk show. What is their purpose?
Is it possible that the tiger hammer cannot break open the city gate, so I want to use these iron pipes to break it?
This is still changing the soup without changing the medicine, which has no effect.
Just when the Northwest Army was still confused, Yang Yijun in the Chu Army's formation raised his sword high and shouted: "Light the fire!"
The soldiers holding torches lit the burning flames with medicine. Then, the soldiers above and below the city soon heard the loud noise that resounded through the sky. In the smoke, cannonballs were already hitting the city gate.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Ten cannons fired in unison, with an astonishing momentum. The sudden loud noise made the soldiers above and below the city break into cold sweats.
Under the bombardment of the cannon, the Yongzhou City Gate finally achieved an effect several times stronger than that of the tiger-headed hammer. The huge city gate could not be shaken even by the tiger-headed hammer. At this time, the iron filings bombarded by the huge cannon flew into the air, forming one after another.
A small depression.
But that's all.
This kind of earth cannon does not have the effect of causing the city gate to collapse with one blast.
But such power was enough to make the soldiers above and below the city tremble with fear. Soon, it turned into fear for the northwest army at the top of the city, while the Chu army below the city suddenly cheered.
It was as if the Northwest Army had seen a demon. Many of them couldn't help but lowered their bodies and looked up in horror at the already extremely dark sky.
They did not realize that these rumbling noises were caused by the strange iron pipes in their eyes, but thought that God was angry.
Continuous earth artillery bombardment has left the originally extremely thick Yongzhou City Gate in dilapidated condition. From the surface, it is already in shreds. However, Xue Poye in the military formation discovered that although the city gate that had withstood the fierce bombardment had been damaged to the greatest extent.
A big blow, but it won't be destroyed.
His brows furrowed tightly.
The power of the earthen artillery still did not meet his requirements. Seeing that fifty cannonballs were blasted out and there was still no sign of the city gate collapsing, Xue Poye immediately ordered his men to stop the bombardment.
"Commander, the city gate is in dilapidated condition. Our army might as well take advantage of the situation and attack it," said Yang Yijun beside Xue Poye.
Xue Poye shook his head: "Even the cannons can't blast it open. The strength of this city gate has exceeded all of our imaginations. Send an order to withdraw the troops and return to camp for further discussion."
Under the suspicious gaze of the Northwest Army, the Chu Army quickly retreated after attacking this time.
This is a strange confrontation,
No one was injured by the Chu army, and the northwest army did not fire an arrow. The battle ended after dozens of shellings that panicked everyone.
The Northwestern Army at the top of the city watched the Chu Army retreat slowly, but they still didn't come back to their senses.
Mao Di, a strong-willed general who was born and raised in the northwest, had been in the army for decades and fought countless battles, large and small, and had never felt fear. But at this time, there was a hint of fear in the depths of his eyes.
Of course, he would not think like some soldiers who had not yet reacted, thinking that this was a thunder struck by God. He knew very well that what caused such a huge noise and caused huge damage to the city gate was the ten seemingly inconspicuous ones.
of iron pipes.
"What on earth is that!" Mao Di murmured to himself.
Obviously, the native artillery gave him a huge shock.
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Standing next to the cannon, holding a round black cannonball in his hand, Xue Poye frowned.
"Commander, even this cannon can't open the city gate. It seems that Yongzhou City is really difficult to break." Yang Yijun looked disappointed: "It really doesn't work, let's just waste it like this. Anyway, there is a lack of water in the city, and sooner or later they will not be able to hold on.
living."
Xue Poye shook his head and said slowly: "We will be the only ones who cannot hold out in the end. I have already inquired that the sandstorm season in the northwest will come soon. If we cannot capture Yongzhou within half a month,
If we leave the city, we will face huge sandstorms. They are enemies more powerful than the Northwest Cavalry. If we are stationed outside the city and have no city to rely on, we will definitely not be able to withstand it."
"What should we do?" Yang Yijun became anxious.
Xue Poye sighed: "There is no other way. We can only try our best to capture Yongzhou within half a month."
Zhang, a skillful man on the side, suddenly said: "Commander, today's artillery attack on Yongzhou City Gate was seen by the common people. In fact, this cannon has not really exerted its maximum power."
"Oh!" Xue Poye said warmly: "In your opinion, how can I exert the greatest power?"
Skillful Zhang said: "Pyre bombs!"
"Burying bombs?" Xue Poye was confused by this strange word.
Zhang Qiaoshou explained: "Commander, the city gate is extremely strong. Long-distance shelling has proven to be not very effective, and it has not been able to exert the maximum power of the shells. We might as well attack to the city gate, right under the city gate.
Dig a small hole, put ten or twenty artillery shells in at a time, then pull out the fuse and ignite the bombs. According to the common people, twenty bombs will explode under the door. That kind of power is definitely not what such a long-distance bombardment can do.
match."
Xue Poye raised his brows and said with a smile: "What a great idea. Sir, you are really smart."
Qiaoshou Zhang said hurriedly: "It's just common people's foolish opinions, it's up to the commander to make his own decision."
Xue Poye turned his head and asked Yang Yijun: "General Yang, can you hear Mr. Zhang's attention? What do you think?"
Yang Yijun immediately said: "Commander, sir, you can give this idea a try. We can have the soldiers carry artillery shells, use spray spray to cover them, attack to the city gate, dig holes and place the cannon shells. The general also thought that dozens of shells would be placed there.
The power of artillery shells is much more powerful than such long-distance bombardment."
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While discussing tactics, I suddenly heard a hurried voice shouting: "Urgent report, urgent report...!" The voice gradually approached, and a horse came galloping over. The soldiers along the way moved out of the way, but a man behind him was behind him.
A scout with two flags.
The scout dismounted and ran to Xue Poye, saying respectfully: "Commander, we have found out the military situation at Yangguan. Eighty thousand Beihu cavalry are attacking Yangguan fiercely. The soldiers guarding the pass are resisting with blood. I am afraid that Yangguan will be broken in the near future.
"
"What?" Yang Yijun opened his eyes angrily and shouted: "You mean, the barbarians are going to take advantage of the situation to rob me?"
The scout said: "Exactly!"
Xue Poye frowned and looked towards Yangguan in the north with a gloomy expression.
Xue Poye knew that there were only 10,000 Northwest troops guarding Yangguan. Although the war in Yongzhou was tense, those 10,000 Northwest troops always stood on the front line of Yangguan. King Mingyue did not move them back and left Yangguan.
In this regard, from the bottom of his heart, Xue Poye still has some respect for King Mingyue.
Fights at home should be fought at home, but barbarians must not be allowed to take advantage of the situation.
What Xue Poye thinks about most is his sworn brother Ulachi.
Wu Lachi held great power in Beihu and the Beihu soldiers. He was naturally the absolute planner, but he didn’t know if he was commanding the troops this time, so he asked: "Who is commanding the troops of the Hu people?"
"We found out that the Hu people are marching in two directions this time. One is led by their Tiger Tu commanders and the Wolf Tu commanders, with a hundred thousand troops attacking from Yanmen Pass. The other route is led by their Yingtu commanders." The scout reported: "
They used a banner and said they wanted to rescue King Mingyue!"
"Rescue King Mingyue?" Yang Yijun snorted coldly: "Bah, these beasts that drink blood are looking at us to suppress the rebellion, so they took advantage of the situation, ***, I...!" Suddenly, the commander's face was gloomy, and his mouth was gloomy.
The words in Li were blocked and did not come out.
Xue Poye's silence made the generals around him feel depressed.
After a long time, Xue Poye said calmly: "Gather your troops and horses, follow Mr. Zhang's method, and attack the city with all your strength... Tell the soldiers that the survival of Chu will depend on today's battle!"
"Follow the order!"
After the generals retreated, Xue Poye showed a wry smile and murmured: "Brother Wu, I didn't expect that we would meet on the battlefield so soon!"