Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 478 Protracted War

Since King Tota surrendered to Liangshan, he has been used by Lu Qian in military affairs. There is no sign of incompetence.Although this is due to his prominent reputation in the green forest in the past, what is ultimately important is Chao Gai's generous character, loyalty, forthrightness, and straightforwardness.

It is easy for the superior to have such a bold and forthright character to win the hearts of the subordinates, especially the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level.Therefore, the entire process of power transfer and subsequent "reform" of the Huainan Army became calm.

Now Chao Gai was standing at the top of the city, smiling happily as he watched the Song army's position outside the city, where the noise was getting louder and louder.

Even though the cannon stones fired by the Song Army flew down, he was calm and relaxed, chatting and laughing happily with the generals around him. One must.

The head of Luzhou city was brightly lit, and although some fires were lit up in the camp of the Song army, it was still bright and dark in comparison.

The enemy is clear and we are dark, and the Song Army has an inherent advantage in this artillery battle.

So, there are risks in showing off.

A cloud of black shadows flew over Chao Gai's head, and one of them would always hit him.When he was carefully observing Song Jun's movements, he suddenly heard someone around him yelling "be careful".He only had time to raise his head slightly, and saw a big rock flying straight towards him. In the blink of an eye, it whizzed past less than two feet above his head. Before he could turn around, there was already a loud noise behind him!
But the cannon stone hit the south gate tower directly, smashing the wall of the door. There was a roar inside, and faint screams could be heard. There were still people in the building.

A look of surprise also appeared on Chao Gai's face.

Only less than two feet away, he..., a drop of cold sweat inadvertently trickled down from his temples.

The city gate tower has been pierced by cannon stones, and tiles and beams have been crackled all over the ground.There is no need for someone to give orders, soldiers have already rushed in to check.

The artillery groups of the two armies fired at each other, and the Song army had the numerical advantage, but the Liangshan army fired faster and with higher accuracy.In mid-air, it seemed that it was raining stones.It was better on the top of the city. The Song Army's stone cannons were not accurate enough, but they suffered a lot inside and outside the city.It seems that there is an earth dragon turning over.

The hardwood string buildings built in the moat below the city crackled and cracked, and even a section of the sheep and horse wall was smashed down.This is even more so inside the city walls, where countless houses have been smashed to pieces, and few houses that can stand after being smashed are also crumbling.

That is, a lot of stones fell from the cannon position.However, the soldiers were all concentrating on their missions, and the artillery stones whistling overhead from time to time did not frighten them.Although these gunners belonged to the Huainan Army, they were mostly dispatched from the artillery battalion. They were all veterans of battles. When did they fear life and death?

And when a smear of whiteness lit up on the edge of the eastern sky, a round of red sun burst forth.The darkness of the night covering the world is fading, and the damage rate of the Song Army's artillery group is even greater, and their performance in this contest is getting worse.

However, the firing accuracy of the Song Army's stone cannon was too poor, and its efficiency was too poor.Not to mention thirteen-tip cannons, seven-tip cannons and nine-tip cannons, they all require hundreds of people to pull the rope. How can the force be used evenly?Don’t you know that manpower is sometimes exhausted?
I'm afraid the first shot can shoot a hundred feet away, and the next shot can reach a distance of sixty or seventy feet.

What's more, this is still a battlefield, and people's hearts are even more uneven. The problem of accuracy has greatly reduced the results of the Song Army's shelling.

However, the Liangshan Army did not need to consider this issue at all. With the dawn, as the visual inspection gradually became clear, the speed at which the Song Army's stone cannons were destroyed increased linearly.

The city of Luzhou was quiet. After all, the Liangshan Army deployed heavy troops to patrol here.But this kind of quietness is only superficial. Why is there no one in the mainland saying strange things?

Luzhou has been peaceful and peaceful for more than 100 years. It wasn’t because of the Liangshan Army’s riots, the local people are still living their lives steadily. How can they endure military disasters and man-made disasters?

Especially for those young and strong in the city who were formed, the population is crowded and the population is complicated, and disputes will soon arise.

"You didn't take a big step beyond Luzhou. You know what a bird. I went to Kansai to sell goods with people a few years ago, and the Xijun was so tough. Both the big and the small are famous generals. Ren Xixia The barbarian is so strong that he was beaten up by the two ministers. The kind of privy who led the army to raz the land was very thirsty when the army first arrived. He looked around and pointed to the west foot of the mountain and said: "There must be water here." Ask someone to dig it, and there really is a spring there, and the water overflows the valley.

This is called being born with a pair of wise eyes, able to distinguish the weather, the location, and the yin and yang.This is the ability of gods and ghosts.

When Xiwei City was built, before the fortress was completed, the Xixia barbarians had arrived and built a fortification on the Hulu River.The privy officials set up formations by the river, as if they were going to have a decisive battle with him, but they secretly sent some generals out of Hengling, threatening to send reinforcements instead.When the barbarians of Xixia were shocked, they sent a general to lead an army to quietly go around behind the barbarians of Xixia, and charged them with fine armor, causing the barbarians to be defeated.Tens of thousands of camels, cattle and horses were captured in World War I.

At present, the imperial court has ordered the big and small princes to lead the army, just in the city of Luzhou... How can it be resisted? "A voice shouted.

"You're such a bastard, you just talk nonsense! In the early years, Tong Guan led the Western Army to attack Liangshan. He responded with more and less, but wasn't he also defeated?"

"Damn, after this defeat, the imperial court's prestige plummeted. They fled to Xijing as a last resort. Mr. Xu once said that this is like the Battle of Tongguan in the Anshi Rebellion in Tang Dynasty. Tong Guan's thief is brother Shi, brother What's going on..."

"Ge Shuhan, Ge Shuhan lost 20 teachers, so An Lushan broke into Chang'an City. Let me tell you, Gao Qi is the one."

"Let's not deal with these useless ones. The Western Army is not weak, but it can't beat the Liangshan Army. In Kansai, the big and small ones still listened to Tong Guan. The Yao family and his son who came earlier were also very popular in the Western Army." The prestige, the bullishness, was killed and defeated within a few days?"

Others refuted the man eagerly, but the latter spat and just sneered.Said: "The frog at the bottom of the well, how do you know how big the sky is? You must be stubborn. Tong Guan is relying on the favor of the officials, and the Western Army is not dispatched and assigned by him? How can the Yao family father and son compare the size of the species?" When the Western Army enters the city, you will know how powerful they are!"

"You picky chickens are farting! You don't talk about it anywhere else. How many people in Luzhou don't know about the discipline of the officers and soldiers? If Luzhou is broken, how much will the elders and elders in the city suffer? It's inevitable, and I don't know how many people will suffer. If you brag about the Western Army and destroy the Liangshan Army's prestige, confuse people, and spread rumors, you must be a spy." Look at that person the same.

But the guy was startled by these words, he jumped up like he was stung by a scorpion. "You, you fucking fart. I'm not a spy, don't frame a good person." But he couldn't speak properly.

"Silang, don't get angry? These birds are always good at talking. They just treat him like farts. Don't pay attention to him." Someone immediately advised him.After all, formations of this nature are based on neighbors.

One person's persuasion immediately mobilized several people.Instead, he persuaded the man, but he still pointed at the man and said, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will report to the police and arrest you!"

The latter was already scared, and with a flattering look on his face, he said with a smile: "Younger brother knows his mistake, younger brother knows his mistake. Fourth brother has a lot of adults, fourth brother please bear with me..."

The battle under the city of Luzhou has just started, but that doesn't mean it's all here.Liu Yanqing had long kept Luzhou's geography in mind, seeing that Luzhou City could not be captured in a short period of time, he turned around and summoned the generals to discuss matters.

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while. The prime minister has already decided to attack Jinling. Our army must take this land of Luzhou early. This is the time to use troops! However, the Taiwei also knows that this city of Luzhou wants to be taken. It is not an easy task. It needs to be treated with caution. Therefore, I believe that the north-south communication should be cut off, and the east and west should be cut off to make it a dead city. Right now, it is only to attack Luzhou City, and there is no need for the whole army to advance. I want to send generals Take Duanzhai Town, Yong'an Town, and Shenxian County to the north, and then take Qingyang Town to the southeast... Who wants to go?"

But that Duanzhai town is located in the upper reaches of Feishui River, in the northwest of Luzhou, on the same level as Yong'an Town, and then wraps around Shenxian County in the northeast. If these three places occupy it, the entire north of Luzhou will be isolated.Qingyang Town is located at the west end of Chaohu Lake. If we seize this place, and Zhegao Town and Chao County are in our hands, then there is no need to worry about the Luzhou battlefield.

What's more, the battlefield in Chaoxian County is still going to be repeated.As soon as the Liangshan Army's reinforcements arrived, they rescued the remaining rebel soldiers and horses. They are now entrenched in Zhegao Town. Liu Guangguo sent troops several times to attack and kill them, but failed to succeed.

"Captain, young general's wish!" Before the generals could react, a young man stepped out of the queue.

Liu Yanqing looked closely and saw that the young general Liu Qi was standing out.But he was not willing to fight tough battles by nature, and he was not good at fighting tough battles. Every time he saw the soldiers dying in vain, his heart was as sharp as a knife.Earlier in Shenzhou, it was just that, annihilating Tian Hu was of great importance, but now in Huainan, it was still like this, which made him depressed.Today, since the army already has other tasks, Liu Qi is naturally happy to serve.

Liu Qi was full of heroism, looking at him Liu Yanqing only thought that Saburo was still alive when he saw him, and joy was born in his heart.And Liu Kai is really extraordinary, just standing in front of him, immediately showing the bearing and demeanor of a general, presumably he has grown a lot in the past half a year of fighting experience.

Liu Yanqing didn't wait for others and nodded: "Since you took the initiative to ask for help, it's up to you. Liu Qi obeys the order!"

"The end is here!"

"I will take you as my general. After ascertaining the situation, I will capture Qingyang Town first, and then join forces with our army in Chao County to wipe out the bandit army in Zhegao Town! Do not disobey the order!"

"The final general obeys orders!" Liu Qi took orders loudly.

Then Liu Yanqing took Zhao Ming as the general manager and led troops to attack Shen County, Yong'an Town and Duanzhai Town.

"The rest of the generals, prepare for battle in the stronghold, and listen to my orders at any time!" The center of gravity of this army is still in Luzhou.

In the morning of the next day, Chao Gai took another look at the western military camp outside the city from the city wall. He saw the vast land, no humans or animals, and a faint shadow of a flag among the clouds and smoke.At the same time, the watchmen reported that the soldiers of the Western Army moved to Luzhou to dig trenches and build forts on all sides, and they were very busy.Chao Gai supported the battlements, turned around to see Luan Tingyu and Song Qing, and said, "The Western Army must be eager to break through Luzhou City if they want to march into the south of the Yangtze River. It's not that they don't want to attack my city, but they just want to defend against me."

Song Qing said: "Brother sees it clearly. Liu Yanqing is a veteran general of the Western Army. He has been fighting for a long time and is good at using soldiers. He must have a lot of tricks. I am afraid that he will take the defensive position clearly, slacken our army's morale, and then raise the Western Army's artillery tanks to collapse. Morale; make secret preparations, and take advantage of my unpreparedness to attack the city." After two days of bombardment, the artillery vehicles in the hands of the Western Army were completely destroyed.

Luan Tingyu said: "Sure enough, the Western Army's plan is exactly what I want. Governor Yang is leading troops to come, and the king ordered Wu Erlang to lead troops to reinforce them. When my large group arrives, we can pinch the Western Army coming down the mountain. But let's see how they resist? It's just that the Western Army will definitely get this letter, and they will never be trapped and unable to fight."

In this way, the three of them completed the formation of the Western Army, prepared many men with bows, crossbows and flying stones, and focused on guarding the city.

　I'll go, there's another power outage today
　　
　
(End of this chapter)