Even if they are lost, it is impossible for them all to be lost. There is only one result, that is, all the scouts have encountered a powerful enemy, so powerful that they cannot even escape. Even the scouts are so powerful.
, who else could it be if it wasn’t the main force of the Jizhou Army?
Zhong Yingxing, who was awakened, patted his head in sudden realization, and then said: "Promise, the general understands, let's make preparations now."
Li Tangye wanted to withdraw his troops when he saw something was not going well, which could be regarded as a decisive decision. But in the end it was too late. Just as the troops in the city were preparing to retreat, the Shanshan Guards had already completed the siege of Xinyi City.
When the black dragon three-claw flag of the Jizhou Army appeared outside the four city gates, Li Tangye, who heard the news, climbed onto the city tower. When he saw the seemingly invisible and majestic heavy cavalry team outside, he almost raised his head.
Fell to the ground.
"Hurry, hurry up, Langyan." Li Tangye, who had regained some energy after being supported by the deputy general Zhong Yingxing, shouted loudly.
Soon, when the smoke was lit and could be seen clearly from dozens of miles away, Tang Ao led the main force of the army to five miles in front of the city.
The biggest benefit of doing business with Beidi and the Xiongnu is that the Jizhou army has become an all-mule-horse team, allowing them to advance at a speed of 150 miles per day, and the army is not tired. With this, it is a superior force to other armies.
Incomparable.
The Jizhou cavalry were swarming outside, and there was nothing real or false. Li Tangye would not be stupid enough to lead his troops out of the city to fight. He decided to defend the city and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
The Koryo Army remained stationary, allowing the main force of the Jizhou Army to arrive at the gates of Xinyi City calmly, and calmly carried out the siege arrangements.
If the previous siege of Shanshan Guard was just a bluff, with the arrival of the main army, the place is now surrounded like an iron barrel. As long as Tang Ao wants to, not even a single enemy can escape.
"The attack on the city will begin early tomorrow morning." Tang Ao, who knew that soldiers are very fast, gathered the generals and issued a mobilization order to attack the city. After receiving their tasks for tomorrow, each general returned to the barracks to make preparations. With the smoke of the war,
After rising, the Jizhou army crossed the river from the Zhu River, and the news that the troops were approaching Xinyi City was quickly spread to Woju City.
King Li Cunren of Goryeo was in the royal capital and was shocked when he received the news. He thought that he was the main attacker this time and that the Jizhou Army's defense was not strong enough to launch an attack.
Now it seems that he made a miscalculation. If the soldiers of the Jizhou Army had not pressed down on the border, how could Li Tangye have let off the smoke? There is still a big difference between the smoke in this era and the warning smoke. Only when it is extremely critical, it cannot be spread.
This will only be done when there is any news.
It can also be said that the moment the beacon smoke is lit, it represents an extremely critical moment.
Li Tangye has 30,000 soldiers at his disposal, and even he can't stop him. There are only 20,000 soldiers in the royal capital of Woju City. How can he stop him? "Pass this king's order, and immediately mobilize former General Li Yong to return to the defense. Hurry!"
Although at the foot of Bukhan Mountain City, Li Yong had already sent back the news, saying that he would be able to capture the city in a few days and open a way south. Once done, the siege of Goryeo would be solved. But no matter how good the news is, the city will be captured in a few days.
Nothing is more important than your own life.
The messenger was sent out, but the army could not return as soon as it was called back. On the day when he could not see Li Yongqian's return, Li Cunren could not rest at ease. Soon, he issued another stupid order, that is, to send the king
All the guards and people from the cities near the capital were transferred to Woju City to increase the city defense security of the royal capital.
Doing so has certainly increased the population in Woju City and greatly increased the power to defend the city. But evacuating everyone into the city has also made Li Cunren and his court deaf and blind, unaware of what is happening outside.
Love makes you regret it later.
Li Cunren has inherited the throne for fifteen years and has always existed aloofly. He has never encountered a war. In his eyes, war is nothing more than something recorded in history books. What he has to do is to be his own king and enjoy the king.
treatment and life.
The war suddenly came. Li Cunren was panicking in his heart, but on the surface he still appeared calm.
It’s just that no matter how hard he pretends, he can’t get rid of his identity as a war kid. When Li Yong led an army of 150,000 to Beihan Mountain, what he said was conclusive. It seemed that as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, the enemy would look away.
The surrender was normal. But who would have thought that after several months of attacking, it was still not captured. Not only that, but a mobile naval force of 40,000 was also sent to the front line.
Li Cunren only knew how to win with the number of troops, but he never thought that the navy's ability lies at sea, not on land.
Now there are only 20,000 soldiers available. It is not enough to defend Woju City, and there is no spare power to support Sinui City. Unfortunately, Li Tangye has become an abandoned son. Of course, for all this, this Sinuiju general is
Completely unaware.
When the sun rose, Li Tangye put on his battle armor with the help of his own soldiers and walked onto the tower. Although he had been mentally prepared, when he saw tens of thousands of Jizhou troops arrayed neatly wherever he could see,
At this time, I still couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
The original idea that the Jizhou Army was just making a small fuss to attract Goryeo's attention disappeared. "It seems that the Jizhou Army is preparing to attack the city. The order goes down and the soldiers get ready. Let me tell you that here
Your Majesty already knows about this. As long as we persist, reinforcements will definitely come. At that time, we will be the victorious army, and promotion and wealth will be a matter of course."
After standing on the tower and shouting a few words, Li Tangye descended the tower under the protection of his own soldiers. He was not a general capable of conquering and fighting, but he was born into a good family and became a member of the Li family.
Being involved in a life-and-death war, he handed over the battlefield to his deputy Zhong Yingxing.
Zhong Yingxing was a general who rose from the bottom. Although he had not experienced any war under the general situation, he was still much stronger than ordinary people. Seeing that the Jizhou Army under the city was very well organized, he
We also felt that it was very difficult, and all we could do was to ask everyone to carry sleepers, kerosene, bows and arrows and other items to the top of the city tower in preparation for a tough city defense battle.
This move is a way to deal with conventional cold weapons, and it is feasible when facing other armies in the world today. What ultimately depends is who is willing to use human lives to fill the gap, who has greater stamina, and who has more morale.
can win.
But facing the Jizhou Army, which has entered the prototype of the modern era, this method does not work.
The two firearms battalions accompanying the army had already lined up. If they were not waiting for Tang Ao's order, they would have launched an attack long ago.
What is Tang Ao waiting for?
wind!
Birds flying into the air are naturally not afraid of ordinary wind and rain, but the tube thunders on them have a big impact. Especially if the wind is strong, the weight of the thunder is not heavy, and it will inevitably deflect
The original direction. In order to ensure the hit rate, it is naturally not feasible if the wind is too strong.
The wind was very strong early this morning. Xiao Jin, who was leading the team, went up to the sky several times and then fell down again. Tang Ao communicated with him and found out that due to the wind direction, his "bomber" brigade could not fight.
"Wait." Tang Aosi made the decision without hesitation. What he wanted was to capture Xinyi City in one go, rather than fighting endlessly like a confrontation. Otherwise, when Goryeo reacted and sent a large army to Yiyu, what would happen next
The losses will only be greater.
It's just a few hours of waiting, but it's nothing compared to what you get.
They waited for more than two hours. At noon, the wind finally began to weaken, and Xiao Jin ascended to the sky and received the news that an attack could be launched.
"Order, everyone be prepared, check the equipment, and start the attack in a quarter of an hour." After Tang Ao gave Xiao Jin and the others a time to find the battlefield, they began to wait for the final moment of the general attack.
On the tower of Xinyi City, Zhong Yingxing had looked down more than once. Seeing that the Jizhou Army did not attack immediately, he could only secretly rejoice in his heart. He wished that the Jizhou Army could continue to confront him like this. Once the reinforcements arrived, he would
It's a great achievement.
Such an idea is destined to be impossible to realize. When the quarter-hour preparation time has passed, the red flag that everyone has been watching suddenly falls, the sound of cannons rumbles, and the loud noise that shakes the earth spreads across the earth, and the siege battle begins.
Start!
Zhong Yingxing, who was leaning against a wall and resting, was startled by the sudden sound of cannon fire. Then when he stood up and looked towards the bottom of the city, a scene that stunned him happened. He saw countless black figures heading towards where he was.
When the land hits us, it feels like...like the end of the world.
The Goryeo Army was very unfamiliar with artillery. Although the intelligence department had previously said that the Jizhou Army had a powerful artillery, they had only heard about it. No one had ever seen it, so they naturally lacked a certain understanding.
Now, the artillery suddenly fired, and they finally saw the power of the artillery. But if they had a choice, no one would want to see this scene.
One after another, the sky thunders fell on the city wall of Xinyi City, causing wounds one after another. The stone fragments on the walls flew everywhere under the huge force, along with some of the iron in the sky thunders.
Once the iron piece fell on the body of the Korean soldier, it would cause severe wounds. For those who were unlucky, the iron piece would scratch along the neck, directly causing death.
It's just that sky thunder is still sky thunder, and it cannot be compared with the artillery fire of later generations that can easily cause huge damage. Its damage is far less powerful than the deterrence it causes.
Just as the artillery sounded and landed on the city tower, countless Korean soldiers cried out for their fathers and mothers. Maybe they had the courage to fight sword to sword, but this kind of continuous battle
No one could be seen, but a huge deafening roar could be heard, and there were also lethal artillery. Their remaining courage had long since disappeared.
