Di Qing was only allowed to fire one round of gunpowder bombs, and was not allowed to annihilate all the Liao-Xia coalition forces attacking the city from a distance.
The enemy must be allowed to see that the reason why they failed to capture Guancheng in one attack was not because of the powerful gunpowder bombs of the Song Dynasty, but because they did not invest enough troops.
Look, aren't there soldiers approaching the side wall?
Otherwise, it would be impossible to draw the Liao-Xia coalition forces out of Daizhou City and to the decisive battle in Dingxiang and Xin County.
Daizhou is our own state city. It is better to keep it as long as it is not damaged!
At this time, it was the matter of the musketeers. The Tiger Crouching Cannon was dragged behind, the musket barrels stretched out, and the heads wrapped in armor poked out, and began to shoot at the Liao-Xia Allied Forces who were knocked unconscious under the city...
Di Qing took one look and then accompanied His Royal Highness to leave Guanqiang. That should be it for today. Next, we will see whether the Liao-Xia coalition forces will pull out all the troops.
The key point is that His Highness the Crown Prince looks very bad.
Zhong'e couldn't hear the sound of artillery at Shitang Pass because it was too far away, so he had to send his scouts out fifty miles to investigate.
It was agreed that after the Liao-Xia coalition forces in Daizhou City left the city and the Central Route Army exploded the buried mines, he and Guo Kui began to advance in opposite directions to compress the space of the Liao-Xia coalition forces...
The Eastern Route Army led by Guo Kui finally returned to its full strength.
Guo Kui is not worried about this battle. After seeing the firearms in Gongfang City, Guo Kui feels that with these hundreds of thousands of new troops, the three of them can fight to the capital, let alone just encirclement and suppression...~ Well, two hundred thousand people are indeed
It's quite hard to kill.
This was nothing, it was the march over the mountains that made him suffer.
Fortunately, today's armor is lighter. If it were still the eighty-pound Mingguang Armor in the early years, Guo Kui would have half his life left here.
The journey is not far, closer than the Western Route Army, but it is all a mountainous road.
Guo Kui really realized the role of those bright halls in the martial arts hall, which were prepared for climbing mountains and ridges.
Even the few scholars with Jinshi background who accompanied the army were able to do well on the mountain roads after being trained in the martial arts hall.
Now that we have rested, we can start fighting.
As their Eastern Route Army advances, they may need to capture Dingxiang City...~
"Your Majesty, there has been no report from the front line for five days. Is there any military intelligence report from the Imperial City Department?"
The front was fighting, and the rear was in confusion. Six days ago, a report was received from Di Qing, saying that the Liao-Xia coalition forces had moved south from Daizhou, and the war was about to break out.
Five days have passed, and there has been no report from the front. Fu Bi did not want to intervene in the Imperial City Division, but he was really depressed and needed news to relieve his boredom.
"Fu Xiang, who is willing to write a report in the midst of a fierce war? It's the detective from the Imperial City Department. I'm afraid he's also involved in the war at this time, or else he won't be able to report."
Zhao Xi can imagine the scene on the battlefield, Fu Bi can also imagine it, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, those who have seen the battlefield can all imagine it.
I just feel uneasy...~Five or six consecutive days of fighting! How intense will this battle be?
The courtiers are anxious, the princes are anxious, even His Majesty is anxious, the whole court is anxious. But everyone is trying hard to restrain themselves and insist on waiting for news from the front line.
Hebei Road, Huanqing Road, Yan Road, etc., and even Xihe, which is farther away, all implement daily reporting. Gongfang City even opened a special train for the use of messengers only.
In these defensive borders, we can already see Liao Xia's scouts and cavalry, which is only a hundred miles away. Maybe they were originally from the other side's border, or they have raised a large army to prepare for an all-out attack...
Rail carriages have been out of civilian and commercial use for a long time. They depart from Gongfang City day and night and are sent to Hebei Road, Hedong Road, and Qinzhou without stopping. The carriages on the southern line are even used to transport military supplies.
No one publicizes it, and no one needs to publicize it. The people of Bianliang City all know when this is... ~ This is the real critical moment.
If Hedong Road wins, everything is easy to say. Once Hedong Road loses, all the frontiers of the Song Dynasty will be burned by war, and it is not a bad idea to say that the country is in danger of annihilation.
The servants went to the office on time all day long, and then went home to teach their children and wives. No one attended the banquet anymore, and even the business in Fanlou was deserted.
The chanting that used to come from the Goulan Wine Shop from time to time has disappeared. This is supposed to be the annual oiran selection season, and the entire Bianliang seems to have forgotten about it.
When passing by Dutingyi and Dutingxiyi, the people of Bianliang would stop and stare fiercely. If there were not soldiers watching, I am afraid someone would really throw stones in there.
Zhao Xi told Wang Zhongzheng to send someone to pay attention to the public opinion in Bianliang.
During war, internal unity is very important and even plays a decisive role.
Zhao Xi has powerfully unified the court, but public opinion among the people can only be concerned. Zhao Xi has even prepared a few articles. Once there are unfavorable voices from the people, he is ready to use Cuju Express and Current Commentary again to play a game of occupying
The practice of public opinion position.
Listening to Wang Zhongzheng's long-winded description of the situation in the Bianliang market, Zhao Xi felt a little sore...
He suddenly remembered that in another time and space, in another two hundred years, nearly 200,000 scholars and common people would accompany the descendants of the Zhao family to jump into the sea...
As long as I am here, I will never allow such a situation to happen again! If not for any reason, just because of the common hatred of the people!
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"Great victory at Yanmen! Kill one hundred thousand in formation!"
Starting from the New Suanzao Gate, a group of fifty riders came from the north, walked along the city wall, and then went north along the Royal Street, shouting and heading towards the palace gate...
Just this sound brought the whole Bianliang to life.
The scholar who originally lowered his head and hurried on, shouted "Ouch" wildly, raised his head and started running crazily following the Red Ling Express...~
After hearing this, the hawker who was haggling directly thrust the item into the customer's hand: "It's for you!" Then he danced and said to the big man next to him: I knew it was like this!
The window of Fan Tower facing the street was opened, and countless flowers were thrown out by the young lady. Even if they were not thrown on the soldiers in time, it was still important to feel the movements of welcoming the triumph.
"Your Majesty, Yanmen has a great victory, and the formation will kill one hundred thousand people!"
An internal prison officer stumbled into the council hall. Before the side door of the council hall was closed, the internal prison officer was already kneeling in front of Zhao Xi.
Finally there is news!
"Your Majesty, Yanmen has won! Won!"
Fu Bi was no longer as steady as before. As Fu Bi filed in from the main entrance, all the princes in the political hall knew that the officials had been guarding the political hall these days, staring at the sand table for deductions.
Won!
Zhao Xi's hanging needle pattern melted away at this moment, and he took a step forward, facing the direction of the princes... This needs to be celebrated by the whole world.
"Zhongzheng, I ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare a banquet. I will take a break from the office today. I will have a drink with my servants!"
Everyone's face was filled with smiles... The emotions that had been suppressed for more than a month were released at this moment.
They have not experienced the Battle of Chanyuan, but this time is definitely the most serious situation since they have been in office.