A row of crossbowmen stood at the foot of the city. Following an order, hundreds of letters of surrender were fired into the city under several rounds of fire.
Li Panlong sat high on his horse and looked at the county town from a distance.
Behind them, the army arrayed, ladder trucks, and thunderbolt trucks emerged, waiting for the county's reply.
One hour is the time it takes to assemble the Perak car, so no time is wasted at all.
A gust of wind blew, and the big flags roared. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers, the army was in a tight formation, and their power was overwhelming.
The sun gradually passes, and time passes little by little.
Fei Wei stood at the top of the city for a whole hour, watching the Han soldiers under the city forming a square formation, not moving at all. This is the most typical strong army. No wonder the battle by the Ming River was fought by equal forces.
In the middle, our own troops and horses will suffer such huge losses!
An hour passed, and no words came back from the city. Li Panlong looked at the county seat and sneered: "You dare to stop it from a small town! You are asking for your own death and overestimating your own capabilities!"
The surrounding guards looked at each other and smiled after hearing this. They had experienced hundreds of battles in the south and north, and they did not take the Puzhou army in front of them at all, and their morale was high.
"Dong dong dong!" The drum beat, and under the cover of the sword players, the army's crossbowmen slowly advanced, and murderous intent filled the entire battlefield. The war just started.
The war drums were beating, and the army moved forward in rhythm. After a while, the county town came closer and closer, and the soldiers in armor on the city were clearly visible. Many of the defenders were holding long bows and were ready to shoot.
By the 200th step, the war drums were getting louder, the shield soldiers and crossbowmen were more closely integrated, and they were already within the range of the crossbowmen of the defenders at the top of the city.
"Dudu..." The sound of crossbow arrows hitting the shield came from time to time. Fortunately, there was no crossbow at the top of the city. The only thing that could pose a threat to the Han army two hundred steps away was the big yellow crossbow! Quantity
Not much. The scattered casualties were insignificant compared to the total number of Han troops.
"Pili Car, come forward, come forward!"
While the swordsmen and crossbowmen advanced slowly, five small thunderbolt chariots, driven by the Han warriors, approached the city wall step by step.
It advanced slowly and steadily, stopping when it entered three hundred steps from the county seat.
"Get ready!" Dub, who was leading the team, shouted loudly.
The Pili car was slowly loaded with stone bullets, and the weight box was raised high.
"Smash it, smash it for me!" Li Panlong said coldly. The thunder car roared violently, and a huge boulder, with a "boom", formed an arc in the air. It was smashed directly over.
The stone bullet accurately landed on the city wall, with a loud bang, like thunder, as if the entire city wall was shaking, and a large amount of sand flew up.
"There's a crack!" After three rounds, the west gate tower of Jiangming County had been turned into a pile of ruins. What's more serious is that the city wall has cracks.
Fei Wei, who had already entered the cave of Tibetan soldiers, looked pale. Jiangming City was only five feet high and the city was thin. If the Han army continued to bombard it like this, it would take at least one day for the city wall to be blasted with a gap.
"Put it back!"
"Boom!" There was another series of earth-shaking loud noises, and all five stone bullets hit near the crack. At the same time, the dust was flying. The original crack enlarged, and the gravel fell down, and it was obvious on the county wall.
There is an extra black mark.
The cracks were gradually growing. During this period, the Han army deliberately paused to "rest" and the soldiers shouted to attack the city. As the Puzhou army rushed to the city to defend it, they were shot at by thousands of Han army crossbowmen a hundred steps away from the city.
After repeated temptations like this, the Puzhou army finally learned the lesson. Only a small number of soldiers were left at the top of the city to watch sentries, while the rest moved into the Tibetan Soldier Cave and under the city wall.
The sky was filled with sand, dust and gravel, and the Han army rose into the sky with deafening cheers.
Fei Wei was in a state of confusion, his mind went blank and he didn't know what to do. For a moment, he couldn't hear any sound, and it seemed like a silent movie was playing around him.
An ostrich burying its head in the sand cannot solve any problem. The city wall will eventually crack.
There was a loud "boom", and I don't know how long it took. The city wall finally couldn't bear it anymore. A section of the wall collapsed, revealing a gap three to four feet wide.
"It's that easy!" Li Panlong showed a ferocious smile on his face. The morning's bombardment was rewarded. He immediately ordered the drums to be beaten. A regular drum sound, one after another, struck directly into the hearts of the enemy and ourselves.
The tidal wave of Han troops rushed towards the city wall for a moment, and the sound of killing broke out. The Puzhou Army in the city could not withstand the charge of the Hedong Army. A large number of Han troops followed this gap and rushed into the county town.
"Quick, stop them, stop them from entering the city!"
"I can't stop you. I'm no match for you at all."
"They've already entered!"
"No retreat, no retreat at all. Charge forward and stop them!"
"Kill!"
On the noisy battlefield, two armies were fighting each other. The morale of the attacking group was high, while the morale of the resisting group was low.
Although there were some fierce warriors in the Puzhou army who formed a flesh-and-blood Great Wall and fought tooth and nail, most of the soldiers were panicked and lost their fighting spirit.
Furthermore, people's hearts are so delicate, and they have the mentality of defending according to the city. Watching the Thunderbolt Car blast away the county town in just one morning, most of the defenders immediately lost their fighting spirit.
Li Panlong rode on his horse, scanned the situation around the city gate, and entered the city with his soldiers.
"How is the situation?" He asked the general who had just returned.
"General, all the defenders at the city gate have been wiped out. The enemy troops have retreated to the high-rise building two streets away to defend themselves. Are they all to be wiped out or surrendered?" the general asked.
"Surrender. If you still dare to refuse, I will die without mercy and crush them completely!"
"No!" the general shouted and ran towards him.
Blood clouds began to fill the county town. The high-spirited Han army fought with the chaotic Puzhou army, and the massacre was unilateral.
The army was overwhelmingly powerful, and in less than half an hour, they almost won the battle.
However, there are still people on the other side resisting.
"Leave no one behind." Li Panlong said coldly, his sharp eyes fixed on a stronghold where the melee was taking place. If his guess was correct, the county guard was among this group of people.
Fei Wei, who is over fifty years old, is fighting hard, leaving everything behind. He can only resist. Resistance——
The long knife was in his hand, and his armor was stained with blood. He ferociously urged the remaining defenders to fight back desperately.
The bloodstains on his armor are not only from the Han army, but also from the Puzhou army.
Fei Wei officially relied on his ruthless skills to firmly control the last troops in front of him.
Before the city was broken, he was anxious and uneasy, with thousands of thoughts cluttering his mind. But now that the enemy had broken through the city and entered, he calmed down.
The only way to resist is to die.
He had a ferocious face. The long knife in his hand slashed down a Hedong Saber player. At the same time, he was stabbed hard by a spearman and hung with festoons.
Blood burst out, and several more screams were heard not far away.
There was no need to look, a familiar voice had already told him that several more guards had been killed.
"General, you have tried your best. The Han army is really powerful and unstoppable. You should leave as soon as possible!" The general closest to him advised him while blocking the attack for him.
However, the general's advice had no effect at all. Fei Wei had already made up his mind to pay attention.
"General, hurry up...ah!" A trembling sharp arrow directly killed the persuasion behind the man.
Another person clutched his throat and fell to the ground, throwing up a cloud of dust.
Fei Wei didn't have time to look at the corpses on the ground. The Hedong Army in front of him had already rushed to kill him. His heart tightened, it was almost the end...
Li Panlong immediately arrived. Orders and soldiers kept coming to report.
"General. The east side has been cleared."
"General, the Chinese army has completely controlled the situation in the city."
"General, the county government has occupied it and is searching for the remnants in the city."
"Okay. In this way, Jiangming County has been won. However, the commander-in-chief has an order not to disturb the people or violate military discipline. This matter needs to be conveyed. If there are those who disobey, don't blame me for not talking about our friendship for many years."
After a pause, he said again: "Let me tally the results of the battle!"
A moment later, the results came out: "One hundred and seventy of our troops were killed, more than 350 were slightly or seriously injured, 1,750 were beheaded, and 4,000 were captured. Only a small number of enemy troops fled out of the city."
"Send this news to the commander-in-chief quickly and let him know!"
"No!" the messenger behind him responded, and several horses galloped out.
News of Fei Wei's defeat was also passed to He Qing in Changfeng County.
"What? In less than a day, Jiangming County was captured by the Han army?" When the news reached Changfeng County, He Qing accidentally knocked down a cup, pressed his hand tightly on the table, and his whole body exploded.
Jumped to his feet.
Although it was expected that Jiangming County could not stop the Han army's attack, it was so easily defeated. The strength displayed by the Han army was so frightening.
There were several other people standing opposite He Qing.
It was the general in the army who came to discuss matters with He Qing. When He Qing heard the news from Qian Mingyuan, they listened clearly and looked very ugly at this time.
"General Fei's eight thousand troops cannot withstand the city for one day. It seems that the legend is true..." The general at the head of the left column frowned, thought for a while, raised his eyes and said to He Qing: "Why
General, since the commander-in-chief has ordered you to be the commander-in-chief of the West Road, the general and others are willing to join the rear. You can fight and do whatever you want, and you will not fail to obey orders."
"Haha, General Gan is so heroic. Okay, okay! When we are trapped in a city, we should have such heroic spirit. Let's see what the Biao Han thieves can do to me when we unite as one!"
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Three days later, the Han army's frontline appeared at the foot of Yonghe City, and at the same time, it also appeared in Wen'an County.
Shi Tianlei's vision came true, and the number of Han troops who came to the city was only 70,000.
Zhu Biao released 20,000 cavalry in Changfeng County, and then asked Chen Mengren, who was short of 5,000 cavalry, to watch Wen An. The army drove to the city and blinded a group of generals at the top of the city.
"How come there are so many Han troops?"
Shi Tianlei couldn't help shouting in shock, not to mention the general Yu.
The Han army only had 100,000 troops. Could it be that since he divided two counties, one in the west and the other in the south, as the horns of each other, he only allocated Zhu Biao's 30,000 troops?
Shi Tianlei placed the troops in Changfeng and Wen'an counties at no less than 60,000.
The next day, the news from Changfeng and Wen'an reached Yonghe, which was surrounded by three and one. As Shi Tianlei thought, the Han army in the two places amounted to 30,000 infantry and cavalry.
Shi Tianlei immediately sent an order to the two armies, asking the two troops to take the initiative to go out of the city to attack the Han army. He did not ask for many casualties, but he also wanted to put as much pressure on the Han army as possible to force the Han army to send reinforcements to the two cities.
As a result, the Puzhou armies of Changfeng and Wen'an failed to tease but were raped. Not only did they not put a certain amount of pressure on the Han armies of the two places, but they were quickly and swiftly defeated by the Han armies of the two places. Each lost several thousand troops.
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The seventh day of August in the eleventh year of Yuanwu.
At dawn, as in recent days, the area around Taoqiu City began to fog up before dawn. In the blend of milky white mist and dawn, Taoqiu City was extremely quiet, with only the occasional muttering of the soldiers guarding the city.
The lanterns hanging high on the tower were dim and flickering in the thick fog.
Most of the people in the city were sleeping soundly. Although the Lord of Puzhou and the main force of the Puzhou Army were in Langzhou and were in danger, the people of Taoqiu City felt very at ease.
What's the rush?
Is the 200,000-strong army about to arrive without the imperial court?
These days, truckloads of grain, fodder, and military supplies are arriving at Taoqiu. The imperial army marches into the logistics transfer office of Langzhou. It is here.
Whether they are ordinary people, scholars, bureaucrats, or wealthy families, they all have the same judgment standard. That is, the more food, grass and military supplies stored in Taoqiu City, the safer the main force of the Shijia Army in Puzhou and Langzhou will be. This shows that the imperial court is going to
The level of energy is high!
The two are directly proportional.
So here there are no horns blaring, no war horses galloping, and no loud shouts of death. Everything is as quiet and peaceful as usual.
The Puzhou soldiers guarding the north city wall were listless and sleepy in the early morning. In order to pass the long night, most of the soldiers gathered together in twos and threes to brag, fart, and chat. Suddenly, a voice asking for passwords came from the distance.
As the voice of someone coming to answer the command rang out, the soldiers hurriedly ran back to their posts. They straightened their chests and abdomen, and stared into the distance with all their concentration. In fact, the white mist completely blocked their sight, and they could not see the situation below the city at all, but they still
Try to look energetic and alert.
The visitors were a group of military commanders from the county who were on a routine patrol of the city. Their surname was Zhou and their double names were Jinhe.
Zhou Jinhe is Shi Tianlei's nephew and a military commander in a county. His position is not high, but he has great energy that few people can provoke. His main responsibility is to be responsible for Taoqiu's city defense security.
Recently, too many grain and grass supplies have been brought to Taoqiu, which also involves the safety of his uncle and the main force of the Shi family army. Zhou Jinhe used all his strength to defend Taoqiu. Every morning, the first time after he got up, he
One thing is to go up to the city wall to inspect the whole city, and then go home to wash up and eat. Zhou Jinhe has a bad character and often beats and scolds the soldiers. This is not because he is strict in running the army, but because he looks down on his soldiers at all. The soldiers who guard the city
If he was found to be a little lax, dozens of military sticks would be indispensable for the light ones, and beheading for the serious ones immediately.
The subordinates are all afraid of him and are used to pretending to live in front of him every day. As long as they are not caught on the spot, after he leaves, everyone will still do what they should do and return to the previous relaxed state.
Zhou Jinhe didn't know that his subordinates were violating the rules, and even the middle-ranking officers in the army were "complicit". Every time he inspected the inspection, he saw that every soldier was focused and serious, and he was very satisfied. This inspection was no exception. He was in a happy mood and was very satisfied with the situation.
Sima, the leader of the army beside him, said: "Okay, yes, we must continue to hold on. When the imperial army arrives, the burden on our shoulders will be lifted. I will clearly reward and punish you, and I will never forget the hard work of our brothers."
"That's weird!" Army Sima cursed in his heart. After two years of following Zhou Jinhe, how can he still not know what kind of person Zhou Jinhe is? It's just a few good words. Who wants to believe him?
The first is lack of heart.
"Thank you, sir. I will continue to work hard to live up to your kindness." Even an Army Sima would say such obedient words eloquently.
Zhou Jinhe, who seemed to be in a high-spirited mood, was about to go down to the city wall when he came to a place where he was stamping on the city wall and stopped. After looking out, he patted the wall with his hand and said, "It's almost time to open the city.
It's very foggy today, so you need to instruct the soldiers to be extra careful and vigilant."
The Army Sima continued to reply respectfully: "The Ministry of Staff obeys the order. Please rest assured, sir, as long as I, XXX, are here, no enemy can even think of entering the city through the north gate. If you make a mistake, I will only take the head of the Ministry of Staff."
Zhou Jinhe was even more satisfied, and nodded with a smile, "That's exactly what it is. Now is a war period, so we have to stay highly vigilant."
The army commander said yes again and again.
He went to the city tower under the Zhoujin River, returned to his residence to freshen up, had breakfast, and then moved to the north city wall again. At this time, the city gate had been opened, and some early-rising vegetable farmers and businessmen were busy
After entering and exiting the city gate, Zhou Jinhe exchanged a few words with the army commander and was about to turn to the west city when he suddenly heard a rumbling roar in the distance, like a rolling thunder coming from far and near, like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, which made people's hearts palpitate.
Zhou Jinhe and Army Sima looked at each other, their faces turning pale. They both heard the sound of rolling thunder being the sound of galloping war horses. This was a large group of cavalry sprinting!
"The enemy is coming, close the city gate quickly!"
"If there is an enemy invasion, please sound the alarm!"
After a moment of astonishment, Zhou Jinhe and Army Sima reacted almost at the same time and shouted orders almost at the same time. The Puzhou soldiers guarding the city were frightened by the sudden attack and their minds went blank until they heard the calls of the two leaders.
Only then did I feel a little more settled. I was no longer so panicked and in a hurry, like a bunch of headless flies.
There was even more chaos at the city gate. People from outside the city who wanted to enter the city swarmed in, instantly blocking the city gate. There were even some carriages and horses blocking it, which was a dilemma. There were cries and shouts.
.
Dub, who was responsible for guarding the city gate, had never encountered such a crazy scene before. He stared blankly at the doorway filled with people, and was at a loss as to how to close the city gate.
Zhou Jinhe ran to the bottom of the city and saw that the city gate had not been closed. He was extremely angry and yelled at him viciously: "You bastard, why don't you close the city gate quickly!"
Dub pointed to the door hesitantly and said, "Sir, it's so crowded with people that it can't be closed at all."
Zhou Jinhe saw that Uncle Du was not in a hurry to close the city gate, but came to reason with him. He lazily talked to him again, pulled out his waist knife and chopped him to the ground. Then he shouted loudly: "Close the city gate immediately! Who dares?"
Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!" Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers no longer cared about the people in the city gate. They drove out of the way with swords and guns, and immediately began to push the heavy city gate with all their strength.
In front of the door, the people's screams, fears and cries resounded throughout Beicheng...
