Gao Bang is not easy to fight, this is the consensus among the soldiers.
The city is high and deep, and is heavily guarded. The guards patrol day and night without stopping, and there is almost no blind spot for a sneak attack.
Even Zhao Xi looked worried. The guard camp could be disguised and sneaked in. The problem was that even if he sneaked in, opened the city gate and entered the city, it would still be a tough battle... Zhao Xi never thought about fighting a tough battle and going deep behind enemy lines. He just thought about it.
Fight guerrillas and take advantage.
"Your Highness, when you join the army, you should be prepared to be wrapped in horse leather. If a sneak attack on Gao Bang is the key to the trip, you can't have the kindness of a woman."
Di Qing could see the hesitation of His Highness the Crown Prince. It was an honor for them to fight against the Han to have an emperor who cherished the lives of soldiers so much. However, if they cherish the lives of soldiers too much, they would miss the opportunity to fight.
Just like now, the army has approached the city, and it always needs to be decided whether to attack or not.
"Commander Di, it's not that Xi doesn't know, it's really impossible. Master Wang is going deep into Annan this time. I'm not just thinking about causing harm. I want to kill Annan's soldiers in Guangnan. There's no hard fight yet.
when."
Zhao Xi's words shocked Di Qing. Eat Annan's more than 30,000 elites? His Highness the Crown Prince really dares to think!
The Western Army was good at fighting, but Annan's soldiers were not bad.
The Western Army fought in a foreign land, while Annan was home. Whether it was familiarity with the terrain or adaptation to the climate, the Western Army did not have an advantage.
What's more, this time when they went deep behind enemy lines, the entire army did not carry any heavy equipment.
However, it is not impossible if every time it can be like the last ambush. The question is, how can it be like that every time?
Of course Di Qing knew that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant to eat, he did not mean to annihilate them all, but to defeat, disperse, defeat, and disrupt them.
Even the entire northern part of Annan is like Guangnan in the imperial court...
It’s really not a disadvantage!
Not to mention other things, Gao Bang is now a problem. Although it is unexpected, there is no way for the defenders to leave the city.
"At midnight tonight, attack the city. Two Crouching Tiger Cannons are placed at the east gate to bombard the city gate. The rest, in units of capital, are scattered around Gaobang City and lurk under the city wall. At midnight, the sound of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is the order for the general attack.
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"After the general attack begins, no less than one base gunpowder bomb will be thrown into the city each time, and then the city walls will be quickly evacuated, and they will gather at the gathering place today."
Still not ready to attack the city, or Zhao Xi never thought about occupying that city, the purpose was just to play like this and torment Annan's army.
"Your Highness, do you want to send reinforcements from the direction of Guangyuan?"
"There will be no reinforcements coming from the direction of Guangyuan. We are supporting thousands of people in Langsong. We have already failed in the confrontation with the King's Division in Guangyuan. How dare we send more reinforcements?"
"If you want to defeat an army, you must first confuse its mind. Once there is a war in Gao State, regardless of whether it is conquered or not, Guangyuan's soldiers will inevitably collapse."
"This time, we need to attack the breakouts. We will never let Gaobang go to Guangyuan to ask for help. We must besiege Gaobang for three days."
Gao Bang's camp in Annan was only thirty miles away. Zhao Xi did not believe that Annan would ignore the grain road.
What he needs is for the guards on the grain road to spread information about Gao Bang's war to Guangyuan camp, but not to let Guangyuan camp know Gao Bang's true situation.
The greater the uncertainty, the more worried the soldiers are, especially if no call for help is seen within three days.
In this era, there were very few people who attacked the city at night, but there were those who attacked the camp. After all, it was just a camp, which was incomparable to a solid city wall.
But Zhao Xi happened to start attacking the city at this time. He had no basis for it, just because he had gunpowder bombs.
From the end of the decisive battle of Quy Nhon Pu, Zhao Xi and Su Song kept working on it. Even when Zhao Xi led the escort battalion to attack Guangyuan from a long distance, Su Song did not stop production.
Su Song didn't understand military matters, but he knew the use of this thing in large-scale battles, and he never carried it for a moment.
Therefore, Zhao Xi now has enough ammunition.
This kind of siege is very boring. It can't even be said to be an siege, it's more like making trouble.
The reason why Zhao Xi asked the soldiers to throw gunpowder bombs around the city wall was to try his luck to see if someone could accidentally blow up the grain storehouse...
Apparently he was overthinking it. Throwing out a whole round of gunpowder bombs only had the real effect of opening a gap for the guards on the entire city wall.
It's quite a pity. It should be said that all the soldiers felt it. If His Highness could arrange a real siege after a basic number of gunpowder bombs were used up, I'm afraid they should be fighting in the city at this moment.
Zhao Xi does not regret this opportunity. Gao Bang will win it sooner or later, but not now.
"Your Highness, the east gate has been broken..."
The guard battalion is familiar with the Crouching Tiger Cannon. It has been tested many times and it can still hit such a large target as Gaobang City Gate.
Unfortunately, it's not a bomb.
Zhao Xi looked at the city gate that was broken by three or five iron eggs... If this was a detonating bomb, only one would be enough. Unlike now, after four or five hits, the city gate can still be seen.
city gate.
"Ambush on all sides, intercept and kill all those who break through, and don't let anyone in Gao Bang escape!"
Look at this city gate again, alas... I can't get the blooming bomb. Su Song is already the top scientist of this era, but he still hasn't got it.
"Your Highness, we would like to try using stone bullets stuffed with gunpowder bullets..."
Stone bullets are stones the size of iron eggs... are they stuffed with gunpowder bullets?
This is very challenging, especially cooperation.
The gunpowder bomb is ignited, then loaded into the Tiger Crouching Cannon, and then the Tiger Crouching Cannon is fired...it must be ensured that it does not explode in the barrel...
Whether it succeeds or not, Zhao Xi still lets them try. He is very happy to see the people in the guard camp having this kind of divergent thinking, even if they end up destroying a Crouching Tiger Cannon.
No one is willing to destroy the Tiger Crouching Cannon and dare to mention it to Zhao Xi like this. This is what the gunner has thought about carefully.
It seems that the Crouching Tiger Cannon can fire shotguns... but this is a siege, not a large-scale indiscriminate attack. Although Zhao Xi thought of it, there was no need for it, so he didn't mention it.
I've carried this thing all the way across the country, but I haven't really used it yet.
Obviously, Zhao Xi underestimated the capabilities of the soldiers.
Following the dilapidated city gate, the soldiers actually fired explosive bullets made of stone into the city.
"Circle around the city, high elevation angle, and intermittently launch towards the city."
Anyway, it’s three days, so let them play for three days.
After such repeated tests, there will always be a winning bid. There will be fires in the city from time to time. Unfortunately, Zhao Xi and the others don't know if they have hit the food or grass.
There are people in the city who have been trying to break through. Yes, there is a gap in the number of troops, and they are well prepared. They have broken through several times, but they have been intercepted and killed.
When the three days expired and night fell again, Zhao Xi issued the order to evacuate.
There are still some unsatisfied desires, which is quite fun, especially this kind of game of surrounding other people's cities and hunting down those who ask for help. It's still about bullying the few, so there is really no burden.
It's just that Zhao Xi's order once again made people confused. He actually wanted to go back the same way... that is, to return to Langsong again.
Is it possible that this deep dive into Annan will end like this? It shouldn’t be.
This is not the northwest, so there is a problem of food and grass supply. In this mountain, you can catch prey anywhere, not to mention the kind of compressed biscuits in the guard camp, so there is no possibility of running out of food and grass.