Beizhou City is located on the north bank of Yongji Canal. It was an important place on the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty and an important northern town of Wei Bojun. From here, following the Yongji Canal southward, you can reach Weizhou, where Wei Bojun's festival was held, in less than two days.
The first battle of the Lulong Army's march south.
At this moment, the four gates of Beizhou have been closed. The city wall is not very high, only two feet high. However, water from the Qinghe River is diverted from the outside of the city to form a moat, which protects Beizhou City from all sides. As long as you can safely cross the moat,
, you can climb the tower by setting up a ladder. Therefore, after the follow-up army arrived, the soldiers and civilians in the camp began to cut down trees and build ladders.
Zhou Zhiyu, the commander of the front camp of Jianzu Camp, came out of the Chinese military tent with a heavy heart.
Wei Bojun's old marshal Luo Hongxin died of illness, and young marshal Luo Shaowei succeeded him. He asked the court for a decree and waited for the appointment of Jiedu. Who was the young Luo Shaowei? When the old marshal Luo Hongxin was alive, he was just a cockfighting lackey.
Even many Yajun generals in the town of Weibo were not convinced. When the news reached Youzhou, everyone in the Lulong Army believed that this was a God-given opportunity and it was a good time to annex Weibo, so they all encouraged the generals to raise troops and go south.
Zhou Zhiyu also agreed very much at the time and was one of the first generals to write a letter with suggestions.
So Marshal Liu decisively raised his troops and assembled 5,000 elite Yameni troops from the headquarters of the Lulong Army. He also ordered 8,000 Badu cavalry, 2,000 disciples of the Queen of the Mountains, 3,000 Yinhudu and 8,000 Guanzhou town troops, and recruited a large number of troops under the jurisdiction of Jiedu Mansion.
Thirty-five counties in thirteen prefectures recruited 10,000 young men and organized them into five battalions of strong soldiers. Not only that, the Yichang Army's military commander, Marshal Liu Shouwen, also led 10,000 troops to help. The two armies were in Juma.
Meeting by the waterside, there were nearly 50,000 soldiers alone, together with tens of thousands of civilians who had been recruited, boasting 100,000 soldiers!
Many trusted generals who started their career with the Marshal have been promoted, and Zhou Zhiyu is one of the best. He was originally a personal guard of the Marshal, and later transferred to Badu Cavalry to become a cavalry commander. This time he was directly appointed as the front camp of the Jianzu
The commander, Yi Hui Xiaowei, was raised from the seventh rank, his official title was raised by two levels, and the troops under his command were also expanded from 200 cavalry in a capital to 2,000 in a battalion.
Although the world was in chaos at this time, famous weapons were indiscriminately taught, dispatches and officials were quite chaotic, and the infantry in the Jianzu camp was not as good as the elite cavalry in Badu, and the new recruits could not compete with the battle-hardened veterans, but
At least Zhou Zhiyu can now take charge of his own duties after becoming the commander of Jianzu's front camp! What's more, the children of Yan and Zhao are many generous people and have always been an excellent source of soldiers. Most of the young men practice martial arts all year round and are much stronger than other places.
He can fight on the battlefield. As time goes by, as Jian Zuying gains experience in the war in the Central Plains, Zhou Zhiyu will also have a better future!
Looking back at the opponent, as one of the three strongest vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty that lasted for nearly a hundred years, the Wei Bo Army is now a thing of the past. Except for the 8,000 Tooth Army, which is still the elite of the world, the rest does not have any good armaments. But the Wei Bo Army has no good military equipment.
The six prefectures under its jurisdiction are actually a fertile land. Not only is it well-irrigated, fully cultivated, and the fields are rich, but it is also densely populated and has many small towns. In addition, it is the only place where the Lulong Army must pass when fighting in the Central Plains. If it captures this place, in addition to getting rich
In addition to providing relief supplies, it also opened up the southbound channel.
Just when the army was encircling Beizhou, the southern scouts came out with the news that the Bian army was marching north! This was definitely unexpected news. At that time, everyone thought that Grand Master Li from Hedong and Lieutenant Zhu from Xuanwu were on a two-phase campaign.
, they couldn't take care of Wei Bo, not to mention that Zhu Taiwei's Bian Army was still encircling and suppressing the rebellious Qin Zongquan, and it was even more impossible to rescue Wei Bo. However, they were afraid of whatever they wanted. No one expected that the Bian Army had such strength.
When the front lines deployed troops at the same time, there was still room for rescue of Wei Bo! This news weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.
Moreover, Beizhou refused to accept Kaicheng's surrender. Faced with the power of the Lulong Army's encirclement, a small Beizhou City dared to resist stubbornly. I don't know what the defender had to do with his heart and courage! But now the problem is, the attack
City battles are not easy. With tens of thousands of troops, it is certainly possible to conquer the small Beizhou, but this requires time. What is most lacking now? It is time. If we wait for reinforcements from the Bian Army for ten and a half days under Beizhou City,
If we arrive, how much difficulty will it add when we attack Weizhou in the future?
During the military meeting just now, everyone looked ugly. The commander lost his temper in the tent and asked to march to Beizhou in three days. As one of the commanders of the Jianzu Battalion, Zhou Zhiyu received the order to attack the city on the spot.
It was not surprising that he received the order, and he had been mentally prepared for it. The Jianzu Battalion was a temporary recruitment of young and strong men. They were not as good as those teams that had been fighting for a long time. Without training in battle formations, they could not be used alone in the field. However,
The land of Yanzhao is different from other places. The folk customs here are strong, the people are heroic, and there are many rangers and warriors among the young and strong men. It may not be possible to let them line up in the field, but one against one, they will not lose to anyone! So from the Jianzu Camp
Siege can just be used to bring out the strengths and avoid the flaws.
Zhou Zhiyu was originally prepared to be the first to ask for orders to attack the city, but when he received the order, he felt a little panicked. Logically speaking, Beizhou, with its low walls and weak troops, should be able to attack easily, because the battle
We received news before that there were only a thousand soldiers in Beizhou City. But since the Bian army unexpectedly moved north, will there be any changes in this attack?
He rode his horse around his camp and inspected all the capitals' troops before sending orders to all the capitals to go to the main tent for a meeting.
During the military meeting in the main tent of the camp before Jian died, Li Chengzhong was munching cooking cakes by the stove, drinking a bowl of mutton bone soup, and quietly explaining to Jiang Miao the essentials of climbing the city. During these days of marching, Li Chengzhong gradually picked up
The skills I learned while serving in the army fully demonstrated the basic qualities a soldier should have. Whether it was marching with heavy loads or setting up camp to pack up, everything was done neatly. After receiving many compliments from Liu Huotou and the team officers,
He also won the respect of his fellow gang members. Even Ren Dutou once privately asserted that Li Chengzhong must have been a veteran!
Jiang Miao was very eager to learn and was very grateful to Li Chengzhong for his kindness along the way, so he often asked him for advice on matters in the army. According to the dagger usage method Li Chengzhong learned in the army in his previous life, combined with the bayonet thrust, he devoted himself to these two days.
After doing research in this area, the two of them were discussing the tactical actions during the siege. Of course, it was not so much a discussion as Li Chengzhong was teaching Jiang Miao while thinking about it.
"When climbing a ladder, the center of gravity must be low. Only when you lower it can you maintain stability. Especially when climbing a ladder, if the center of gravity is too high, it is easy to fall and the step will be unstable." Li Chengzhong thought hard and recalled.
"Centre of gravity?" Jiang Miao didn't quite understand the word and asked.
"Well, in other words, the waist...the position below the navel is where the force is generated...don't worry so much, just lower your body a little and keep your waist..." Li Chengzhong explained.
Jiang Miao held the wooden bowl, chewed the big cake, and posed according to Li Chengzhong's instructions, and said, "Is that so?"
Li Chengzhong corrected his stance, then nodded, asked Jiang Miao to sit down, and continued: "When you reach the top of the city, jump in diagonally, don't rush directly, remember that your target is not directly opposite.
The person next to you will be the one next to you. This will give you a greater chance of defeating the enemy's attack directly opposite you, and at the same time, it will be easier to unexpectedly attack the side of the enemy next to you."
Jiang Miao blinked her eyes and silently realized it. After thinking about it, she smiled and said, "Searching in the east and attacking in the west? What a good idea!"
Li Chengzhong continued: "The neck, waist, and abdomen are the weak points of the human body. Try to cut at these places, and it will be more difficult for the enemy to defend..."
Just as he was talking, Zhao Da, the cook in the team, came over with a big smile and added a pinch of black powder into everyone's bowl. Zhao Da is a serious descendant of Yan and Zhao, but he is not good at fighting and has no big ambitions. He is also a veteran.
He joined the army earlier than Liu Huotou, but he has always been a fire-fighting soldier, specializing in cooking for everyone. Li Chengzhong was stunned for a moment, tasted the soup, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Panthoxylum bungeanum?"
Zhao Da turned around and grinned: "I just got it at noon, let's have a try!"
The broth with pepper powder tastes better. Zhao Da added more to everyone one by one, and the atmosphere in the team suddenly became lively. Zhou Wuyou happily took two mouthfuls of the broth, suddenly remembered something, and hurried over to ask Zhao Da:
"Old Zhao, where did you get this pepper? How many more do you have?"
Zhao Da replied: "It was made in the forest behind the camp. There are several pepper trees there."
Li Chengzhong's eyes lit up.
After the meal, Li Cheng asked Zhao Da to help him get some more peppercorns, grind them into powder, asked for a small clay pot, and then found a remote place in the camp to start tinkering.
The paper simple smoke bomb he was issued before time travel is still there. As a reminder of the separation between two lives, he always carries it with him. Now that the city is about to be attacked, in order to save his life, he can only bear the pain and attack it.
He carefully disassembled the smoke bomb, put the colloid in the clay pot, added some water, and lit a fire under the clay pot to heat it. After a while, after the colloid gradually melted, he continued to stir it with a branch.
While adding Sichuan peppercorn powder. After stirring evenly, he removed the fire, inserted the gunpowder wire removed from the smoke bomb into it, and exposed two inches of length as a lead. After the colloid re-solidified, a simple smoke bomb with added fuel was created.
The processing is completed.
It's a pity that there is no chili powder, otherwise the effect would be better if added in. Li Chengzhong searched everywhere for this thing after time travel, but unfortunately no one had heard of it, so he unfortunately could only continue to eat those tasteless foods. Until now
I'm still a little bit unaccustomed to it. Of course, it's good to have Sichuan peppercorn powder. When you go to the city, you can throw it on the top of the city and make the defenders choke and make tears flow from their noses?
The clay pot that Li Chengzhong found was not big, about the size of a fist, and was specially used to boil Shangguan's wine. He stuffed it into his arms. He then smiled with satisfaction and returned to his tent while humming a tuneless tune.