Luo Yi had long been prepared for his whereabouts to be discovered.
No matter how few people there are in Youzhou, they are marching with 5,000 people after all. Now it is war time. It is impossible for the Northern Zhou army to not notice the slightest movement. If nothing is discovered, then Luo Yi really has to doubt the Han people in Pingcheng.
Why can't the army even deal with such a useless opponent?
Facing opponents like Dugu Yongye, the Han army always maintained a high level of vigilance.
Be careful so as not to be embarrassed. It would be too embarrassing if you were defeated by others.
Now the Han armies from all directions are advancing with great success. Anyone who is slower will be laughed at by other friendly troops. If they are defeated again, they can find a crack in the ground and crawl in by themselves.
The fledgling Marine Corps did not dare to relax.
Therefore, Luo Yi would rather move slower and bring all the artillery pieces without missing a single one.
If the sneak attack fails, we will attack by force!
The Han army's musketeers advanced in skirmish formations from the south and east directions of the city, like a big net spread by a hunter, and the Northern Zhou scouts and sentries escaping in all directions were the prey in the net. But it was obvious
The hunter's target is not just these wandering soldiers, but the majestic and solid city ahead.
Yan County was the location of the Yan Kingdom during the Han Dynasty. It was the northern gate of the Central Plains Dynasty. Crossing the Great Wall to the north is the Saishang Grassland. The enemies on the northern grasslands have never cut off the threat to the Central Plains Dynasty, even after the Xianbei people entered
Mainly in the Central Plains, the grasslands are also threatened by the Rouran and the later rising Turks. The only Xueyantuo people left on the grasslands are actually the weakest force on the grasslands in the past dynasties.
This also allows this Yan County to go through ups and downs without changing its style as a majestic city in the north.
However, no matter how strong the city is, it will crawl and tremble under the Han army's artillery!
Luo Yi asked the musketeers to deploy, not intending to directly use the musketeers to storm the city. Without the help of ladders, the storming seemed a bit ridiculous. He just wanted to clean up the enemy sentries outside the city like flies as quickly as possible, and then set up artillery.
, just carry out the demolition as soon as possible. Otherwise, these sentries will keep "circling" not far away, and Luo Yi himself will not be able to feel at ease.
The artillery was set up one by one. Luo Yi squinted his eyes. The direction he chose to attack was the south. Although he knew that the enemy would definitely gather more troops in the south of the city, Luo Yi could not place the military formation at will.
On the east or west side, the back and flanks will be easily attacked by enemies coming from Changping County and Yuyang County, even if the scouts have not yet discovered the enemy troops coming from Changping County.
Dugu Yongye himself did not come from Changping County to support him, which should be one of the few good news now. This shows that the battle outside Juyong Pass should also be very fierce, so that even if Dugu Yongye is worried about the safety of Yan County, he will not take the time to
Don't open your body.
But what Luo Yi doesn't know now is where Dugu Xuda is.
Youzhou Baipao's disadvantage of insufficient manpower has been fully reflected at this time.
If it were on other battlefields, the white robes would have clearly captured every move of the enemy's troops. It can even be said that the Northern Zhou army itself may not be as clear about the movements of its own friendly forces as the Han army.
Of course, Luo Yi also knew that Liu Shu had done his best within his capabilities, so he could not ask for too much. For this reason, he also left 500 people for Liu Shu, and he did not expect these 500 people.
After wasting so much time, it was enough to arrive at the battlefield in time, as long as it could delay the Northern Zhou army a little.
In addition to guarding against reinforcements from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Luo Yi also took into account the characteristics of Yanjun's city.
Yanjun, located in the north, was built to resist cavalry on the grassland. Therefore, the three directions of north, east and west are the most likely directions for enemies to come. There are urns at the city gates, enemy towers and even horses on the walls.
However, the south gate is naturally in short supply.
In addition, the south gate did not use a suspension bridge, but a stone bridge was erected on the moat. This was naturally a blessing for the Han army who did not carry trench-filling trucks and other large equipment.
Luo Yi actually didn't bring much with him, except for artillery and gunpowder.
"Boom!" The artillery roared in unison, playing the prelude to the attack on Yan County.
As the artillery roared, the ground seemed to tremble.
There was smoke and dust billowing on the Yanjun city wall for a while.
Yuwen Gong, who was looking nervously, was thrown to the ground by the guards around him almost at the moment when the artillery roared. The place where the shell exploded was only five or six feet away from Yuwen Gong. Several people lined up there.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty suddenly flew out under the impact of the huge air wave.
The Han army fired explosive shells in the first round to frighten the defenders at the top of the city.
Although the Northern Zhou army in Youzhou had already known about the existence of artillery, there was a difference between knowing its existence and experiencing its power. This feeling of landslides and earth shattering only shocked the Northern Zhou soldiers.
The smoke and dust rolled into his mouth, causing Yuwen Gong to hold his chest and cough repeatedly. The personal guards also got up, each one looking ashen and embarrassed. Before they had time to step forward to help Yuwen Gong, the city wall under their feet trembled again.
The second round of shells has arrived. This time they are real iron shells.
The heavy cannonballs crossed the moat driven by gunpowder, drew a graceful curve, and hit the city wall heavily.
Some flew high, flattening the city battlements, and even the Northern Zhou soldiers behind the battlements were bruised to pieces; some flew low, hitting the city wall, leaving huge dents; of course, some may have missed the target.
, or fall into the moat and set off a towering water column, driving the water to hit the city wall like a wave, or directly cross the city wall and fall into the city, causing panic shouts in the city.
Yuwen Gong could no longer stand up. He almost subconsciously trembled with his hands, grabbed the ground, and moved forward bit by bit in the direction of the upper city trail. To put it nicely, it should be called crawling, but to put it ugly, this is
Climbing!
The solid cannonballs fell one after another. After the first two rounds of calibration, the cannonballs have become more and more dense. Luo Yi's intention is obvious, which is to concentrate a little and then demolish the city wall. If the city wall collapses, then there is no need
What kind of ladder truck is this? Against this kind of city wall that has not yet been covered with bricks, artillery is simply the most efficient demolition worker.
The only benefit to the defenders was that there were no shells falling on the city wall at this moment.
They only felt that the city wall was shaking under their feet, but the deadly shells did not ravage them again.
Yuwen Gong obviously realized this and reluctantly got up.
Smashing his fist on the city wall, he didn't know how many people saw his ugly behavior just now. This made him want to try his best to create his own independent demeanor when Cui Yanmu and Dugu Yongye were not around.