The Tsarist army still wanted to launch an attack. They gave up building new siege towers. A single Molotov cocktail subverted the previous combat methods.
So, after racking his brains and discussing with his subordinates, Tsar Andrei decided to build a Great Wall. Yes, it would be imitated in the style of the Great Wall of China, leading from the camp to Chang'an.
In this way, they can safely pass through the wilderness, reach the city of Chang'an, and then build a small city with earth and rocks. It has the same function as a siege tower made of wood, but it is not afraid of fire.
This is a nice idea.
Once the enemy succeeds, the first line of defense may not be able to hold.
Tens of thousands of enemies worked day and night, and in three days and three nights they built an 800-meter-long wall, which was only 200 meters away from the Chang'an City Wall.
At this time, under the command of Zhang Yi, our army completed preparations for the decisive battle.
Start implementing the plan to lure the enemy.
The convoy transporting wine barrels set off from a small town more than ten miles to the south and headed towards Chang'an.
Soon, he was discovered by enemy rangers.
They used binoculars to see that the coachman took a ladle, scooped out liquor from the open barrel, and drank secretly while driving the coach.
More than a hundred two-horse carts were filled with huge wine barrels layer upon layer.
The aroma of fine wine floats miles away.
Even the soldiers escorting the convoy couldn't resist the temptation and came forward to drink.
This makes the enemy hungry.
The news quickly spread to the Vajim Army stationed outside the west gate of Chang'an. General Vajim couldn't sit still when he heard it. Wine is their second life. How can the extremely bitter self-brewed vodka be compared with the Chinese grain wine?
General Vajim sent 10,000 cavalry to seize the convoy carrying wine.
Considering that the convoy was about to approach Guanyin Tower and the South Gate of Chang'an, in order to ensure the success of the operation, General Vajim personally led the troops to hold the formation from behind.
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At this moment, Zhang Yi and the generals of the two countries stood at the south gate, observing the situation through telescopes.
Zhang Yi told the generals the plan, and everyone was full of expectations, hoping that the enemy would take the bait.
Vice Premier Sun was not notified of this operation.
The bump on Vice Premier Sun's forehead had not gone away yet, so he went to the imperial doctor for treatment. Suddenly he heard the sound of cavalry galloping in the city. When he went out, he saw the Mopan City Iron Army heading straight for the south gate, and knew that a war was about to begin.
He hurriedly rode to the south gate, climbed onto the tower and saw that everyone was there. He suddenly got very angry and shouted.
"Why don't you tell me anything about your actions?"
"We just got the notice and we didn't have time to find you. Where did you go alone, Vice Premier Sun?" Chen Yiyi asked.
"Where did I go alone? You asked me this. I went to see a doctor for treatment!" Vice Premier Sun said angrily.
Everyone was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to observe the situation.
"The army in the west has sent more than 10,000 troops and is coming with great force," Zhang Yi said with a smile. "Unfortunately, the army in the east has not been dispatched yet."
"It's a bit of a pity. If the legions on both sides start to fight for each other, it will be a good show." Xiaoliu said.
"Here they come, hahaha, the army from the east is coming." Marshal Yang Ting laughed.
"What are you doing?" Vice Premier Sun asked confused.
"We are fishing, Prime Minister Sun Da." Xiao Liu deliberately teased.
"Fishing? What kind of fish are you fishing for?" Vice Premier Sun looked over and saw a convoy running towards the south gate a few miles away. There were a large number of enemy troops on both sides of the east and west. He was extremely puzzled and didn't know what he was doing.
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No one paid attention to him anymore, all attention was focused on the convoy, and the situation became tense.
Enemies from the east and west screamed and rushed towards the convoy, everyone wanted to take the wine for themselves. They came from different tribes, and there was no politeness between them. Whoever grabbed it would belong to whom.
Zhang Yi ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag. When the carriage driver and the soldiers escorting the convoy saw it, they abandoned the carriage and ran towards the south gate at full speed.
At this time, the enemy only has wine barrels in their eyes and does not care about chasing people.
Soon, the two armies from the east and west surrounded the convoy, and the two sides started fighting. Each was jealous and even drew his sword during the insults.
General Vajim and General Boris had to come in person. The two sides quarreled and wanted to divide the convoy, but they couldn't stop arguing about who had more and who had less.
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"Destroy the enemy and fight decisively today!" Zhang Yi said with high spirits, "The general of the Hussars will rush forward, and the General of the Tiger Guard will be ready to fight!"
"The end is here!"
"You each lead 20,000 wolf cavalry and leave the city to outflank the enemy from the left and right wings!"
"yes!"
"The rest of the generals, follow me into battle and destroy the main force of the enemy army!"
"yes!"
Xiaolong, Wang Zheng, Chen Yiyi, Deng Yun, Du Lin and other generals from the Three Kingdoms all followed Zhang Yi down the tower and rode into battle.
The south gate opened, and the Mopan City Iron Army and Wolf Cavalry, a total of three teams, lined up in three columns in an orderly manner and rushed out of the city.
Without the sound of drums and trumpets, it was just like a normal small-scale encounter, trying not to arouse the enemy's vigilance.
"Isn't it like this? The decisive battle started like this?" Vice Premier Sun said in surprise, "Is it to get back the wine barrel?"
Princess Xiaoliu, Marshal Zhu Hao, Marshal Yang Ting and Governor Lu were dumbfounded.
"You really underestimate us, Prime Minister Sun Da," Xiao Liu said with a smile, "Those wine barrels are our gifts to the enemy, just wait and see the good show!"
As he said that, Xiao Liu walked around behind Vice Premier Sun, hoping to find an opportunity to kick him again. However, this time Vice Premier Sun learned the lesson. He looked back at Xiao Liu cautiously, and then stood far away alone.
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The battle begins.
Seeing people and horses rushing out of the city, the enemy didn't pay attention at first and only focused on fighting for the carriage. The coachman had loosened the rope on the horse pole before abandoning the carriage. The horses broke free in fright, so the enemy could not drive smoothly. Take a horse-drawn carriage.
The place was in chaos.
At this time, General Vajim and General Boris realized that the situation was not good. The other side quietly mobilized their troops and cut off the retreat from the left and right wings. From the front, Zhang Yi led the eight thousand Mopan City Iron Army to attack directly. From the rear, Another 10,000 people came out of Guanyin Tower.
Comparing the number of men and horses on both sides, our army totaled 58,000, while the enemy's two legions were not fully dispatched, adding up to about 50,000.
Our army has advantages in numbers, terrain and equipment. The enemy is sandwiched between Guanyin Tower and South Gate, and is in the most unfavorable position.
The strange thing is that the temptation of the wine barrel was so great that the enemy ignored the danger.
"Take fire, shoot!"
After rushing a few hundred meters away from the convoy, Zhang Yi stopped and issued an order. Eight thousand iron troops formed a dense formation, ignited the oil-soaked linen on the arrows, and fired rockets at the wine barrels!
They were stuck on the wine barrel one after another.
"If you don't shoot at the enemy, why shoot at the wine barrel?" Vice Premier Sun shouted.
"Just open your eyes and watch!" Princess Xiaoliu said bluntly.