Sun Ke was not the only one who went out to patrol the camp. There were dozens of exploring cavalry, and some were lucky enough to escape, such as Sun Ke.
Most of them were mercilessly swallowed up by the torrent of cavalry.
The dark cloud-like cavalry from Northern Xinjiang continued to press towards the Jin army camp, like a flash flood, surging down the hillside, unstoppable. The thunderous roar of horse hooves struck the Jin army soldiers one after another like a hammer.
Heart.
The torrent flooded one military camp after another. With thunder bullets in hand, the Jin army's military strongholds were as thin as paper and could be broken with just one poke. Under Zhu Biao's condition of only seeking results and regardless of consumption, more than 80,000 Jin troops
, 20,000 civilians and 11 military strongholds were swept away by 30,000 cavalry!
In the rebellion, Zhu Biao killed seven Dezhou Army lieutenants, three Dezhou Army lieutenants, and the deputy governor of the Dezhou Army, the chief general of the 80,000 Dezhou Army.
The latter alone was able to recoup Zhu Biao's investment in the war. Counting the other ten generals, Zhu Biao's system savings in his pocket increased by 170 gold, making his total system accumulation once again exceed five
Thousands of gold.
In addition to killing martial arts masters, system tasks also bring in money quickly. An S-level task is 5,000 gold, and the subsequent A-level task gives 600 gold. Adding the original accumulation and deducting the cost of two battles, you have 5,000 gold. In the system
Before the big review, it was enough for Zhu Biao to greatly enhance his self-confidence.
"Commander, Di Feng reports back, Zhongmu, Qiangxing, and the Texas Army in Dawan and the other three areas have retreated back to the city. The Texas Army in Huaping has joined forces with the Bale Tiger Division, and is entrenched in Luodong, struggling to reinforce the barracks with all their strength—"
The battle in which 80,000 men were wiped out frightened the Dezhou Army. Zhu Biao led his troops and stopped here for two days, and all the news that should be delivered came.
In addition to the annihilated 80,000 troops, three of the 120,000 Dezhou troops stopped their advance and entered the city nearby. The 30,000 troops led by the commander of the Dezhou Army and Horses joined the Bale Tiger Division.
In Luodong, we should seize the time to repair the camp and not leave.
Zhu Biao's three-hundred-mile night attack completely achieved his goal. He frightened the remaining 120,000 Texas troops and pinned the Bare Tiger to Luotong. Then, he could then face the three soldiers directly.
The Jin King's army numbered more than 100,000.
"Pass my military order, all ministries must assemble, march troops to secure peace——"
Even if Balehu and the others can react, what if they come back to their senses? By the time they regroup and fight back, the battle between themselves and the main force of the Jin army will have been over long ago. Or more likely, the battle here has not been over yet.
But there are hundreds of thousands of cavalry wandering around, and their combined infantry and cavalry, which total less than 200,000, dare to come?
Zheng Guoxiong, an old rival. We have not seen each other since we saw each other in Kaizhou, "I will definitely give you a big surprise——"
And the generals under Zheng Guoxiong's command, such as Ning Daosi, Zhang Bianjun, and Shen Wanshan, who fought in Kaizhou and Wanzhou many times, are all old friends.
Three days later, Zhen'an County City was reached.
The 60,000 infantry troops are working at full capacity. This is the first time that Chen An has been on his own since he was assigned to Zhu Biao's command.
Zhu Biao asked him to lead his troops to garrison the fortified city and block the main force of the Jin army. Then he led the main force of the cavalry outside to look for opportunities to fight.
Yes, Zhu Biao did not fight head-on with the Jin army. It was not because he was afraid, but because there was a high possibility that the more than 300,000 Jin troops would shrink and refuse to fight.
Zheng Guoxiong was not an old man from Tianjing City. He knew that Zhu Biao was powerful. With only less than twice the military strength in hand, Zheng Guoxiong was very likely to avoid fighting.
If the Jin army avoids fighting, Zhu Biao's main force will be the one who takes the back seat.
Now Zhu Biao only uses infantry to station in Zhen'an. The main force of the cavalry is wandering outside, galloping thousands of miles away, like a sharp knife hanging on the heads of Luodong, Dawan, Qiangxing, and Zhongmu in the central and southern part of Texas. At the same time,
The army rushed to Zhen'an, but it only took three or two days.
Zhu Biao placed a bait for Zheng Guoxiong, Zhen'an, and it was up to him whether he would eat it or not.
If he doesn't eat, Zhen'an won't be able to get it, and the logistics line that the more than 300,000 Jin troops rely on for their livelihood will be absolutely threatened, and the army will not even mention marching into Central and South Dezhou.
And if it is eaten, the 60,000 infantry in the city are not vegetarians. As long as the Jin army is delayed for a few days and Zhu Biao returns to fight, he will be very sure to defeat the Jin army!
Prior to this, more than 100,000 cavalrymen were pressed in the south-central part of Dezhou, located between Luodong and Dawan. The distance from Zhenan could be wider...
Only two days after Chen An and other infantry battalions arrived in Zhen'an, the Jin army's scouting horses appeared outside the city. The scouts sent out quickly brought news that the Jin army led by Zheng Guoxiong was rushing to Zhen'an to kill.
"General Lu!" Chen An shouted in a deep voice in the governor's mansion.
"Here!" Lu Tong stood up solemnly, holding his hands and waiting for orders.
"I will make you the commander-in-chief and take charge of the city defense affairs." Chen An said in a deep voice. Lu Tong accepted the order.
"Liu Zhuo, Jiao Hong, Chen Lian, Wang Jiuling." He named them one by one.
Liu Zhuo and the four generals stood up at the same time and shouted in unison: "The humble post is here!"
"The four of you are stationed in the four cities of east, west, south and north. If you neglect your duties, please come and see me." Chen An's eyes were stern, and the four generals accepted the order with enthusiasm. Especially Liu Zhuo, who was transferred from the personal guard of the Song Dynasty to lead the troops.
General, in the previous battle of Chengbo, he was just a puppet on strings. He would do whatever Zhu Biao ordered. This was also the first time that he had taken charge of his own affairs. You can imagine the excitement in his heart.
"Wu Boniu! Han Gang and Han Meng!" Chen An called out again, and three generals stood up under the tent. Wu Boniu, who had a fierce personality, stood ready for orders. Han Gang and Han Meng also waited for the military order to be issued.
"General Wu, you lead your headquarters. I will add more troops to cooperate with you to suppress the city. Be careful not to make any changes to the big households in the city, and be careful not to cause disturbance by the enemy's masters."
"I humbly accept my order!" the three men roared in response.
Zhu Biao's military strength was lacking in experts, so he had to rely on being trapped in the camp.
"General Shang's troops will sit with our troops in the middle of the army to provide support in all directions."
"Here." Shang Pingnan responded, cupping his hands.
"When you make arrangements, each city wall will be divided into sections and guarded. If any section is lost, any section above will be executed. The soldiers will be killed together! I don't care how many soldiers and horses the Jin thieves come, even if they have heavenly soldiers and generals to help them.
Zhen'an must not be lost! There are only two outcomes in this battle, either to block the Jin army from the city, or to kill everyone below him!" Chen An did not leave any room for the generals or himself.
There is no way around it. If Zhen'an is lost, Zhu Biao's arrangements will be in vain. When the main force of the Jin army arrives with the power of victory, Balihu and other Jinde soldiers and horses will respond from a distance. Zhu Biao will
Only the three armies of Germany and North Germany retreated in despair from the hinterland of central and southern Texas. Therefore, there must be no losses here.
"I am willing to die for you!" a group of generals shouted in unison.
Chen An stood up slowly and said seriously: "Since the Yuanwu period, the Jin army has destroyed my hometown, causing us to travel thousands of miles away from our hometown. We have no family members to see our ancestors. I can't wait to eat the flesh of the Jin thieves and drink the blood of the Jin thieves."
.Today, thanks to the help of Marshal Zhu Xiang, I have this opportunity to take revenge. If you dare not try your best, you will die!"
"If you don't try your best, you will die!"
No matter how they were tied to the Song Army's rotten ship, after Chen An said this, Lu Tong, Wu Boniu, Shang Pingnan, Jiao Hong and others all became excited and shouted in unison. A wave of determination and determination
The momentum filled the entire lobby.
But in the evening, a group of Jin army scouts arrived at the gate of Zhen'an City. They looked at the Tang army in front of them as if they were nothing, and approached the Zhen'an defense fortifications to take a look. Chen Lian, who was stationed in Zhen'an North City, personally wielded a powerful crossbow. He was a hundred steps away.
Shooting a Jin army knight, the enemy temporarily retreated.
In the next two days, a large number of Jin troops rushed to Zhen'an City.
From time to time, scouts came to visit outside the city. There were more than 100,000 Jin infantry soldiers and tens of thousands of accompanying soldiers and civilians, who were working hard to build their military camps.
Encircling three and missing one, build camps outside the city on the south, north and east sides, leaving the west side open.
The defenders were ready. All troops and horses were in position one by one. The entire Zhen'an City seemed extremely quiet, and there were no pedestrians on the streets. At the top of the city, there were many soldiers wearing armor and holding swords and guns, staring out of the city with solemn expressions.
The sky was extremely dark, it was just after noon, but it felt like evening. Black clouds pressed over the city, giving people an invisible sense of depression.
Chen An and others also frowned tightly, especially since it was raining.
When the rain comes, there is certainly a place in the city to take shelter from the rain and you can continue to use your bows and crossbows, but overall it is far from enough.
Standing on the city tower, you can tell how noisy it is outside the city without looking at it, just listening with your ears. The sound is like bursts of muffled thunder, getting closer and closer. Although it is not loud, it is breathtaking!
Looking from the city, one can see that there are crowds of people thousands of steps away. Countless Jin troops are coming from all over the mountains and plains. It is impossible to judge how many troops the opponent has by just visual inspection. All we can see is that the wild land to the south of Zhen'an City has been completely filled by Jin troops.
The sound of horses neighing and people roaring could be clearly heard in the city. In just one pee, the Jin army had spread like a flood to five hundred steps below the city.
"It's finally here!" Liu Zhuo's whole body tensed up.
A group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the Jin army crowd, which was as dense as a sea and a lake. They stopped at a distance of two to three hundred paces, looked at it for a while, and then turned their horses' heads to the east.
"No need to shoot, let him see." Liu Zhuo stopped his entourage who was about to raise the crossbow and watched the Biao man turn east.
I have made all preparations. Can I bring down the city wall?
"Instruct the entire army not to rest and regroup. Tonight, use the night to drive up the chariots! Tomorrow, seize the city with all your strength!" Zheng Guoxiong shouted sternly. Looking at the Zhen'an City in front of him, the two big red characters Zhu Biao came to mind.
As night fell, the entire Zhen'an City was shrouded in a murderous atmosphere. From the general Chen An to the ordinary soldiers, no one dared to take it lightly.
The Jin army outside the city wasted no time in building a position, going 300 steps deep into the city, digging soil and trenches to build walls. Who could tell that the area surrounded by trenches and specially leveled was prepared for the Thunderbolt Chariot.
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And an earth wall erected in front, coupled with the shield car to block it, can definitely offset the threat of the crossbow at the head of the city to a great extent.
The defenders on the city wall harassed the Jin army below the city with all their strength. They used bed crossbows to shoot down the cattle and horses passing by the Jin army's front line, and used large yellow crossbows to shoot down the Jin army's sergeants and officers at the front line.
But the effect is not great.
The moon was dark and the wind was high, and gradually the bonfires at the Jin army's front outside the city were extinguished. Only scattered torches were still shining. At this time, Chen An rushed to the top of the city. Jiao Hong greeted him and pointed to the outside of the city and shouted: "
General Chen, look, the Jin army is setting up a thunder chariot!"
Chen An looked outside the city and first saw the Jin army camp in the distance filled with lights, making the night look like day. Looking closer, he saw the Jin army's front line three hundred steps away. Although the bonfire was extinguished, it was still possible to light the torch. , through the dim light, you can still vaguely see a figure shaking. After staring for a while, your eyes adapted to the darkness. Then you can vaguely see that one huge Thunderbolt chassis has been assembled one after another. The soldiers of the Jin Dynasty are erecting crossbars on it. Carrying items.
Three hundred steps away was already beyond the range of ordinary crossbows, but everyone knew that bed crossbows could shoot farther than thunderbolt chariots. The Jin army had made preparations during the day, but they were also worried about being attacked, which delayed the assembly progress. Now they can avoid attracting the attention of the defenders, so they won't attract it.
Everything waits until dawn. As soon as these siege weapons are assembled, it will be their turn to speak loudly tomorrow.
Lu Tong also hurried over and saw that Chen An was also there. After saluting, he said, "On the other side, the Jin army is also making moves."
Chen An nodded and said: "In this case, let's give the Jin thieves a meeting gift first!"
"Where are the troops and horses of the Dongcheng Artillery Battalion?"
"The humble duty is here!" a general responded loudly.
"Use our Thunderbolt Car to give the Jin thieves a taste!" Chen An ordered.
Although artillery is deployed in the city, due to the barrier of the city wall, the range is not as good as that of the same level of thunderbolt vehicles outside. However, by reducing the size of the stone bullets, this problem can be solved.
A hundred kilograms of stone bullets become twenty or thirty kilograms. The range is not increased by three or four times, but it can hit three hundred steps away. It is not a problem.
Zhu Biao also experienced several battles to defend the city, and he was obsessed with this point and came up with a solution that was not a solution.
Fire bombs were fired.
The smaller the size, the smaller the power. If it's still a stone bullet, you can't see the impact point if it misses, and there's no reference for adjustment.
Besides, fire is the most suitable for dealing with wooden instruments.
The Sima of the artillery battalion looked at it for a while, then ran to the other side of the city wall. He made a gesture towards the city. Once the war started, it would be extremely noisy everywhere. How could it be done by shouting? Therefore, all thunderbolt chariots were arranged in order. Which laser car is needed for shooting? The commander will make gestures at the top of the city, and the people below will follow the orders. At the same time, when communicating with the superiors and subordinates, the Pili parking spaces below can also be indicated by hand gestures and flag colors. Which Pili cars have entered the shooting state, or which Pili cars have entered the shooting state. Several Pili Chariots have not yet entered the firing state. An artillery battalion commander commanded dozens of Pili Chariots. So the gestures do not need to be complicated.
In order to better cope with this battle, Zhu Biao also tried to make an incendiary bomb. It was made of iron and divided into two layers. The inner layer contained sulfur, saltpeter, charcoal and other fuels, and the outer layer was filled with kerosene. , ignites the outer layer of kerosene when launched.
The incendiary bomb was fired, and the huge impact force at the moment it hit the ground could easily tear the two layers of iron shell apart, and then, boom -, it burned into pieces.
It's not small, bigger than a hundred-kilogram stone bullet, but its density is low and it only weighs twenty-five kilograms. Of course, this thing is a secret weapon, and the quantity is not large. It is impossible to use it now in the dark. .
The busy Jin army did not realize that the danger was approaching, and was still building the Thunderbolt Chariot with all its strength. At this time, the artillery battalion Sima once again confirmed the distance and position, and stood under the torch and waved his arms!
Almost at the same time! The weight boxes of all the Thunderbolt vehicles slid down with a whoosh! The cannon tips were pulled, and the crossbars bounced violently. The defenders on the top of the city could see dozens of fire shadows whizzing past their heads, creating arcs. line, and fell towards the Jin army's thunderbolt chariot position!
Not only the soldiers, but also Chen An held his breath at this moment.
Outside the city, a group of Jin soldiers were hurriedly setting up a chariot under the command of an officer. This equipment was too large. If it could not disturb the city, it could only be folded and transported, and then assembled after arriving at the position. Although it took some time, But the attack depends entirely on this thing. A hundred cannon fire can not only cause huge losses and panic to the enemy, but also pile up the stones to the height of the city wall in a few days. It is really necessary for siege. Killer weapon!
While they were busy, someone suddenly heard a strange noise in the air. When he looked up, he was shocked to see dozens of firelights falling straight on his head! Jin Bing, who was climbing on the chassis of the Pili car, reacted very quickly and jumped down. Jumped out! There was only a muffled sound, dozens of firelights fell on the surrounding area, and the sound of cracking wood was heard endlessly.
"Fire bombs! It's the rebel army, the Thunderbolt Chariot..."
They were all people playing with "cars", and the soldiers and generals reacted in an instant. Looking at the size of the burning fire bombs, many people understood why the artillery fire from the city came close to them.
Wave after wave of fire bombs flew in, and for a while, the Jin army's Thunderbolt Chariot position burst into mourning!
It's dawn.
Green smoke rose from the Jin army's forward position outside the city.
After a night of shooting, the Tang army caused considerable losses to the Jin army. Outside the north gate, the base of a Thunderbolt chariot was set on fire. But in the end, it could not stop the Jin army from erecting it. Outside the city, there were on each side of the north, south and east. Hundreds of thunderbolt cars stood tall.
The defenders' chests rose and fell as they looked at the endless wave of Jin troops outside the city. Hundreds of thousands of Jin troops shouted neat slogans, and hundreds of people formed a team, pushing equipment and approaching Zhen'an City, approaching Perak step by step. The range of the chariot! In the position in front of the siege equipment, the dense shield chariots + earth walls gave the Jin army's thunder chariots great protection. Although they could not stop the stone bullets, the arrows shot from the city head were a threat. Most of them have been removed. The flow of vehicles, horses and people transporting stone bombs is like an endless stream of ants moving, and the bombardment is about to begin.
Liu Zhuo stared intently, his whole body nailed to the city like a clay sculpture.
You can already faintly hear the shouts of the Jin Army officers. The Jin Army soldiers are loading stone bullets into the holsters of the Pili chariots. A bombardment is imminent! The artillery battalion Sima pushed away the soldiers guarding him and stood close to the city wall. Standing, holding a telescope and looking down at the Jin army's Thunderbolt Chariot position. However, I saw that each of the opponent's Thunderbolt Chariots was quite big. Sixty-seven out of ten were heavy Thunderbolt Chariots, and there were few light ones among the rest. The overall strength was much stronger than that in the city. .
A Jin army officer suddenly waved his arm. A thunderbolt chariot was fired! The stone bullets flying into the air rolled towards the city head in the void! The black spots became bigger and bigger.
"boom--"
The stone bullets hit the city wall hard, causing the defenders at the top of the city to feel their feet shake.
"fight back--"
The artillery battalion commander turned around and shouted at the flag-bearing soldiers beside him.
"Whoosh..."
Dozens of black shadows rose from the city and flew straight out of the city. Unlike the Jin Army's Thunderbolt Chariot, which still needed to be tested and adjusted, the Thunderbolt Chariot in the city, which had night experience, went straight to full power. (To be continued, please search Piao.com.) Astronomy and novels are better and updated faster!
