When Fang Jue's troops approached the city, the defenders panicked.
"Linzhou, the main force of the Hanzhou Battalion, has been annihilated by our army. The defenders of Linzhou City will surrender immediately to avoid death!"
Below the city, Fan Ji and Dong Gui called for battle.
There was no need for them to shout. When the defenders saw tens of thousands of Xia troops, they already understood their fate.
The gate of Linzhou City is quite tall, but it is slightly lower than Shuangzhou City. How can it be defended?
There is already a problem with the mentality of the defenders in the city. They dare not answer the call or surrender.
"General, shall we attack with force?" Fan Ji turned his horse around, returned to the central army, and asked for instructions.
Dong Gui smiled and said: "Whenever the general has attacked by force, he must have a clever plan."
"General, do you want my firearms battalion to blow open the city gate?" Wei Feng geared up.
"Linzhou City Wall also had some corners cut back then, and it collapsed instantly. Are you going to repair it?" Fang Jue said with a smile.
Wei Feng raised his hand: "Then how to break the city?"
"Wait, there are only two thousand defenders. If you don't know what's going on, order the Gangjia army to step forward and slowly break down the door." Fang Jue said nonchalantly.
Gang Jiajun: "..."
As an attacker, among the siege equipment, the door hammer is naturally available.
This is a very traditional and ancient siege equipment. It only needs to be carried by infantry and uses high-quality inertia to hit the gate.
As for when it will be broken, it depends on the quality of the city gate.
It can be knocked open after hitting it continuously for an hour at most.
However, if such a large instrument was transported to the city gate, the attacker would definitely suffer heavy losses, so Fang Jue never used it.
I have free time now anyway, I can just play for a while, and I don’t plan to go north again anyway.
It doesn't matter if Linzhou takes half an hour to win, or half a day to win.
"The infantry have not yet achieved success in battle. Let them try wearing armor. Anyway, they will not be injured. If they see the flames of war, they will retreat." Fang Jue said.
"cough……"
Cheng Jie said: "General, isn't it a bit unkind to use Jia Jia to knock down the door for the infantry?"
"What?" Fang Jue said righteously, "Don't you want heavy armored infantry?"
Heavy armored infantry actually does exist. It just requires cavalry and standing infantry to cooperate and is suitable for defense.
The attacking side has heavy armored infantry, how to pursue them?
"Xing..." Everyone chuckled, knowing that the general wanted to have fun, so they let him go.
Following this military order, the soldiers of the Gangjia Army behind them reluctantly asked people to remove their armor.
Gang Jia is an imitation of black dragon armor. It is a full-body heavy armor that can protect against bows and arrows and ordinary swords.
Of course, spears can still penetrate. There has been no armor that can protect against long weapons such as spears since ancient times.
"Hey, the tide has turned, and our infantry has finally come in handy."
"The general is really wise. How can you let your cavalry and firearms battalion take all the credit?"
"Give it to me and watch my brother kill him to his heart's content!"
Taking off the armor and putting it back on takes a moment.
Wait until they are ready.
Just as he was about to attack, he heard the city gate of Linzhou City opening slowly in front of him...
"What the hell..."
The soldiers in the infantry camp were suddenly speechless and just wanted to curse.
Why don’t you just hold on a little longer?
I even raised the door hammer, preparing to push through. Why do you think you are surrendering at this time?
Little did they know that when the Linzhou defenders saw a group of heavily armored "Black Dragon Riders" attacking the city with door hammers, they were so frightened that they decided to surrender.
They are bound to lose anyway, and the city cannot be defended. Beiliang's only heavy-armored soldiers are on the East China Sea line, and they can only be defeated when facing Jiajia, who has no martial ethics.
We lost anyway, so why risk our lives? The general guarding the city ordered the city gate to be opened.
"We surrender!" I saw the defenders in the city marching out in a queue, forming an array on the snow, and then throwing away their weapons.
Indeed, there were less than two thousand people.
"Enter the city." Fang Jue waved.
Taking Linzhou was a matter of course, and he would be happy to see it done without losing any blood.
"Another two thousand prisoners..." Fan Ji scratched his head, worried that he would not be able to feed them.
Fang Jue said: "What are you worried about? Let's keep them as coolies and transport them back to the country to build the dam."
Wouldn’t this save a lot of money?
Labor is really worthless in this era. It is simply a paradise for capitalists.
Fang Jue prides himself on not being the kind of person who likes to squeeze, but there is nothing wrong with squeezing these rebellious people.
The people of Beiliang are the people of Daxia, but the troops of Beiliang are not soldiers of Daxia. They are rebels.
Rebels have never been treated politely throughout the ages, and being used as coolies is already a very good treatment.
"The general really... saved money for the household department." Wei Feng said with a smile.
"That's right, Yan Lanfeng is stingy. Asking him to take money is like cutting off his flesh. Your Majesty wants me to take charge of the Jiangnan Project. I have to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."
After entering the city, Fang Jue issued an order: "Encamp in the city, do not harass the people, sort out Linzhou's military resources, and check the government's inventory."
It is basic not to rob the people, but as for the government warehouses and military supplies, I'm sorry, these things are trophies.
Justly earned!
…
Tuzhou.
When Fang Jue led the army into Linzhou, Wei Ran had already led four battalions of cavalry into the hinterland of Tuzhou.
"I'm really at a loss." The more Sun Yi thought about it, the more he felt at a loss. He felt that if he had spoken first, he would be the pioneer officer.
Wei Ran smiled and said: "Brother Sun, stop joking, he is just a temporary left forward."
"There is no temporary statement. With this experience, you will be able to save a few years in the future when completing qualifications." Lin Bei also said with envy.
"This position should be held by Brother Lin. I just asked at the time, but I didn't expect the general to appoint me directly." Wei Ran also felt a little embarrassed.
It seemed like he was very scheming.
"Ordinarily, among the three of us, Brother Lin has the highest position, so it should be Brother Lin." Sun Yi was also convinced.
Lin Bei didn't care: "What are you talking about? It's just Tuzhou. The general doesn't want us to fight."
"I'm going back to Beijing anyway. Which of the two wants to be the future general of Tuzhou?"
After asking this question, Wei Ran and Sun Yi looked at each other, both of them seeing the desire in each other's eyes.
Tuzhou will meet Beiliang and Xichu. This position is more important than Hanzhou. It is really difficult to say who will be the chief official in the future.
"Linzhou must belong to He Feng, so let's fight for it..." Sun Yi said with emotion.
Wei Ran reminded: "There may be people in Beijing who are keeping an eye on this area. We have to take advantage of the credit and quickly submit a letter to ask for transfer... Otherwise, I'm afraid a future master will be parachuted in."
"With a few more state capitals, more troops will be recruited. By then, all the veterans here will be left, and Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and Lizhou will be left to the new recruits' barracks." Sun Yidao.
Listening to several big shots discussing the ownership of the generals of several states, Zheng Jun scratched his head in the background.
So envious.
As a member of a hundred households, in his eyes, the third and fourth grade generals are already big shots, something he may not be able to reach in his lifetime.
He was unable to participate in the conversation of several people, and it was difficult for him to understand that they were not satisfied yet and wanted to climb up the ladder.
"call out--"
Suddenly, a firework shot up in front of me.
Wei Ran and others immediately stopped chatting and became serious.
"The scouts have sent a signal. They have discovered a large number of enemy troops and are preparing for war!"
The military formation was immediately formed, and soon the scouts from the front came back and reported the details:
"Reporting to the left forward, Tuzhou soldiers and horses are found ten miles ahead, heading towards Linzhou."
"How many people?" Sun Yi asked hurriedly.
Scout: "Looking at the military flags, it should be a large battalion, but the number of people is much smaller, and the array is not neat."
"It's like a rout."
"Destroyed?" Wei Ran and others looked at each other.
"Tuzhou was lost?"
Lin Bei was surprised and said: "It's impossible for the Western Chu army to be so fast, right?"
The scouts said they didn't know. They were only responsible for investigation and were not responsible for specific information.
"Prepare for war, capture them, and then question them." Wei Ran waved his hand.
"With a defeated camp, there is no need for the Firearms Battalion to take risks. You are all treasures and it is not worthwhile to lose them. Just go with the six thousand cavalry." Lin Bei said to Zheng Jun.
Zheng Jun could not refute, he just nodded.
The defeated army, let alone the cavalry with equal numbers, even a thousand-household level cavalry battalion was enough to defeat it.
"The lion is fighting the rabbit, don't be careless, the whole army will crush it." Sun Yidao.
"Okay, except for the firearms battalion, the entire army will attack." Wei Ran nodded.
The evidence was helpless. He knew that he was marginalized, so he brought them here mostly to attack the city, and he didn't want to rely on them in the field.
For several veteran generals, the new tactics are not yet adaptable. Instead of using the firearms battalion as the main attack, it is safer to adopt traditional tactics.
Moreover, who wants to easily share military merits? The Firearms Battalion will have plenty of military merits to claim in the future. This chapter has been completed!
