This was the most glorious moment in Liang Wu's life. He led three thousand cavalry into Lingwu County and was warmly welcomed by the people in the city.
Amidst the bursts of cheers and looking at the excited smiling faces, Liang Wu's eyes were moist. Back then, he followed Guo Song to Anxi without hesitation, regardless of family opposition. He never imagined that he would have the glory he has today.
At this time, Liang Yundao interrupted his meditation, "Sanlang, everyone is waiting for you, go quickly!"
Liang Wu nodded and led him into the military camp. He asked the soldiers to rest in the barracks. Then he came to the lobby of the command post, where dozens of important figures from major families were gathered together.
Everyone is full of expectations, not only for Liang Wu's three thousand troops, but also for the Hexi reinforcements.
Liang Wu coughed twice, and the hall became quiet. Liang Wu then said loudly: "I understand everyone's worries and anxiety. Please rest assured that I am just the vanguard. General Guo Shijun will lead an army of 30,000 to arrive in Ling Dynasty soon."
The state will never let Party members set foot in Lingwu County!"
Warm applause suddenly sounded in the lobby. At this moment, a soldier rushed in and shouted: "Beacon! The alarm beacon is lit!"
Everyone was shocked and walked out of the lobby one after another. They saw three pillars of smoke rising from the beacon in the southeast corner of the city, rising straight into the sky. This meant that Dang Xiang's army was already sixty miles away.
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Liang Yundao shouted: "The enemy is coming, sound the alarm!"
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The alarm bell rang, and the people who had just welcomed the Tang army into the city were panicked, calling for their children and daughters. There were children crying everywhere, and they fled back to their homes in panic.
Soldiers from each family came to the city one after another, and groups of soldiers quickly entered combat positions. They had made detailed plans more than ten years ago, and everyone knew clearly what area each family was responsible for.
Liang Wu led 3,000 soldiers to the city. Liang Wu had just been unanimously recommended as the commander by everyone, and more than 10,000 soldiers had to obey his command.
Fifty firearms battalion soldiers were assembled. This time they did not carry large iron fire mines, but thirty small iron fire mines.
"Uncle, are there trebuchets in the city?" Liang Wu asked.
Liang Yundao thought for a while and said: "There are more than a dozen trebuchets, but they have not been used for many years. They have been piled up in the warehouse. They are probably a bit rotten. Maybe a few of them can be used, but they need to be repaired."
The iron fire thunder was too dangerous, and the trebuchet must be kept intact. Liang Wu shook his head and asked: "What about the stone cannon?"
"There are stone cannons. There are stone cannons on every family fort. They have just been overhauled before and they are very smooth to use. There are about thirty of them in total."
Liang Wu was overjoyed and said: "Bring up the cross!"
"Are there enough crosses? Do you want to take them all to the top of the city?"
"Ten frames are enough, but you can get two more as backup."
"I'll make arrangements!"
Liang Yundao hurriedly arranged for people to move the stone cannons. Soon, stone cannons were hoisted to the top of the city. These stone cannons were larger than the cyclone cannons. Finally, the medium-sized stone cannons could shoot small iron fire lasers a hundred steps away.
The Iron Fire Thunder was installed directly at the top of the city. Liang Wu was a local and he knew Lingwu County very well. Xue Yantuo always chose the east city or the south city to attack the city. The north and west were covered with mountains and low hills, so there was no way to open up a battlefield.
If nothing unexpected happens, the party members should attack the city from the east.
The stone cannons were placed directly on the east city, and each one was fixed firmly.
An hour later, with dust flying in the distance and covering the sky, Dangxiang's army finally arrived.
Not long after, a black line appeared in the distance, and an army of 10,000 party members appeared ten miles away.
This large army was composed of 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. Although they were infantry, they all walked on horses. They also carried 300 siege ladders.
The leader of the Dangxiang Army is called Tuoba Heisong. He is the brother of Tuoba Heisong, the chief of the Dangxiang Army. He is nearly fifty years old and is the number one captain of ten thousand men in the Dangxiang Army.
As soon as Tuoba Black Thorn raised his hand, the army immediately slowed down. Tuoba Black Thorn certainly knew the situation in Lingwu County. Shuofang's army was gone, leaving only a few thousand family militia troops in the city.
They have been dealing with each other for many years. Tuoba Black Thorn knows these families very well. They have a certain fighting capacity, but compared to the real Shuofang army, they are still far behind. First of all, these families fight independently and lack coordination. There is only one weak point.
If it is broken through, the entire defense line will collapse. Tuoba Black Thorn knows very well where the weak point of this army is?
The army slowly arrived two miles away from the east city. The city was covered with large flags, representing various families. Although there were many flags, Tuoba still saw the target he was looking for at a glance, a large green flag.
In order to seize Lingzhou, the party members did thorough research. The green flag represents the Zhao family. The Zhao family ranks third from the bottom among the major wealthy families in Lingzhou. Although they are not the worst, their defense has loopholes. Most of their family members
The soldiers are not locals, but from Mingsha County. This is related to the fact that the Zhao family itself is from Mingsha County.
The soldiers' families are not in Lingwu County, so they will not fight to the death to protect their families like other soldiers. They will retreat and run away as soon as they can't stand it any longer.
Next is the city gate. The city gate has not been replaced in almost fifty years. However, the opponent has a moat and a suspension bridge. It is not easy to attack the city gate. Let's start with the Zhao family.
This was information that the party members had carefully studied, and they spent a lot of energy to capture Lingzhou.
"Rest where you are and attack the city in an hour!"
Tuoba Black Thorn ordered everyone to rest where they were, and the soldiers sat down to rest. This was actually a kind of shock, putting pressure on the defenders on the city.
On the top of the city, Liang Wu watched the party soldiers below the city. His three thousand soldiers were added to the ranks of each family to strengthen the defensive strength, so the banner of the Hexi Army could not be seen.
"The equipment of the party members is indeed different!" Liang Wu exclaimed in a low voice.
The Dangxiang people's leather armor is no longer the rotten camel skin armor of the past, but high-quality cowhide or horsehide armor. Their weapons are neat and shining coldly in the sun. Even their bows and arrows are the same as those of the Tang army. It is indeed a big change.
The army looked murderous.
Liang Yundao sneered, "This is all given by Meng Cuikuan. He really thought that the Dangxiang people would help him seize Xiaoguan."
In front were five thousand infantry, and behind were five thousand cavalry.
After resting for more than half an hour, drums were beating loudly under the city, and the Dangxiang army quickly lined up. After a moment, they saw five thousand cavalry rushing towards them in overwhelming numbers. Liang Wu immediately shouted: "Everyone, squat down!"
The soldiers squatted down one after another and saw arrows like locusts. The dense arrows jingled and jingled on the top of the city. At this time, the infantry behind them carried the siege ladder and killed them overwhelmingly. Under the cover of the cavalry,
They gradually approached the city wall.
"Archers, prepare!" Liang Wu shouted.
Thousands of archers took two steps back, raised their bows and set arrows together, and fired thousands of arrows at the same time. The arrows fell into the enemy ranks like raindrops. Hundreds of party soldiers fell down after being hit by arrows, but hundreds of people suffered casualties. It had no impact on the party's army. Under the cover of cavalry bows and arrows, the army rushed to the moat, put up wide planks, rushed across the moat, and attacked the city one by one.
On the top of the city, rolling logs and stones rained down, and the soldiers below the city were hit so hard that they screamed in agony. They held up their shields and climbed up desperately. Every soldier was equally eager to capture Lingzhou, which their party members had been doing for decades. My long-cherished wish is about to come true.
The cavalry arrows covered the soldiers' climb, and dense arrows were fired at the soldiers at the top of the city. Some defenders were constantly hit by arrows and rolled down from the top of the city.
Seeing that the time had come, Liang Wu ordered: "The Firearms Battalion attacks!"
‘Dong! Dong! Dong’ the drum beat.
Ten stone cannons were fired at the same time, and ten iron fire thunders emitting black smoke flew out at the same time, towards the dense crowd a hundred steps away.
'boom!'
The first fire mine exploded above the soldiers' heads. A burst of fire was seen. The explosion was earth-shattering. The strong shock wave overturned more than a dozen soldiers around them, but the real anti-personnel weapon was the fragments of the iron shell and the thousands of people inside. A poisonous nail.
In the newly made iron fire thunder, Tang Jun no longer uses poison nails. This hidden weapon is too vicious. Once shot, the poison will take effect and the person will be disabled even if he is not dead. However, the opponent is a party member and an alien race that needs to be eliminated physically. Guo Song then decided to use the warehouse to stockpile poisoned nails, iron and fire thunder.
At the moment the iron fire thunder exploded, thousands of poisonous pellets flew in all directions, and there was a scream. Hundreds of people were hit by poisonous nails and shot into their bodies. Ten iron fire thunder exploded in the crowd one after another, violently The explosions occurred one after another, causing casualties ranging from more than a hundred people to two to three hundred people in severe cases.
The Dangxiang army had never seen such a weapon before. They were completely stunned by the explosion, and the servants on the top of the city were also frightened.
Tuoba Black Thorn was stunned with shock. After a while, he came to his senses and shouted: "Retreat the troops!"
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The troop retreat gong sounded, and the Party troops retreated like a tide. At this time, the second round of ten iron fire thunders fell into the retreating soldiers, and a series of violent explosions occurred.