Night falls, and everything is shrouded in boundless darkness.
In the Nanming City Tower, after receiving the emperor's order, Wu Hemo gathered 30,000 people as quickly as possible and prepared siege equipment. When everything was ready, he ordered the army to take action.
According to Jiang Ning's wishes, the 30,000 people were divided into six groups, with 5,000 people in each group. They quickly assembled towards Licheng under the cover of darkness.
There is no natural moat between Nanming City and Licheng City, so both sides can send troops quietly.
An hour later, the vanguard led by Wu Hemo had arrived two miles away from Licheng.
He stopped, reached a high ground, and looked at the scene in Li City.
Some candlelight exudes peace and tranquility...
"I'm afraid Zhang Kui never thought that His Majesty would take action tonight!" Wu Hemo sighed softly. The current Emperor Wu was in sharp contrast to the weak and incompetent one before. Jiangning's series of reform policies naturally convinced him.
There is no reason to be disrespectful to a king with such great power!
The deputy general said: "General, do you want to attack the city?"
Wu Hemo looked at it and nodded after a while, "Well... get ready to attack the city!"
"Prepare the catapult!"
"yes!"
Orders are issued layer by layer.
After a while, ten catapults were placed in the night, like ferocious beasts with teeth and claws.
It gives people an extremely fierce feeling.
After the catapult was ready, the jar filled with kerosene was thrown out.
In the night sky, black jars drew several parabolas in the sky.
Hit it in the city, on top of the tower...
Bang!
The sound of the porcelain altar breaking was extremely harsh in the night...
On top of the tower, a Tobu soldier who was taking a nap suddenly woke up after hearing a crisp sound.
When they were completely awake, a huge fireball flew out of the air. Yes, it was thrown by a catapult. With a bang, it hit the tower. Sparks flew and exploded everywhere. The fire oil also followed the trend.
was ignited.
It wasn't until the fire started burning that the Tobu soldiers responded.
"Enemy attack!"
"It's an enemy attack!"
"Wake up quickly, get up and fight!"
After a while, the tower was ignited by fire, and a raging fire ignited under the night.
The Tobu soldiers also formed a chaotic group, running around here and there.
Soon, Zhang Kui was awakened by a flurry of panicked voices. He didn't have time to put on his armor and carry a big knife, and rushed out. He saw countless fires before his eyes...
At this, I was trembling with anger. I never thought that Licheng would be attacked!
Of course, he still underestimated the man in charge of Nanming City!
"You Liu Yi, how dare you fight back?"
"See if I don't kill you today!"
Zhang Kui climbed up the tower as fast as he could and roared, "Don't panic, it's just a fire attack, put out the fire immediately!"
"Also, anyone who disturbs the morale of the army will be executed immediately!"
With Zhang Kui as the backbone, the originally chaotic situation was instantly improved.
All the ministries began to resist intensively.
Zhang Kui held a big sword and stood on the city tower, staring straight ahead, "Anyone who offends our Eastern warriors will be killed without mercy!"
Groups of fireballs tore through the night and fell violently from the sky.
The moment it landed on the tower, the fireball exploded and flew everywhere.
The fire ignited and spread in all directions...
The soldiers on the tower were running back and forth to put out the fire. The sounds were particularly harsh under the night sky.
Wu Hemo rode on horseback, arrived in front of the army, pulled up a big bow and shot an arrow.
On the spot, the general flag hanging in Li City was broken, and the large flag embroidered with traditional Chinese characters was dropped into the fire and burned...
When the two armies are facing each other, the military flag represents face. If the flag falls, it is no less than having your face caught!
Zhang Kui trembled and roared, "What the hell, these idiots from the Wu Dynasty seem to be serious, raise the flag again!"
"It's...general!"
Soon, the Tobu Army raised the flag again and organized a tight counterattack.
On the side of the Wu Chao Army, Wu Hemo saw this and smiled solemnly, "Except for the catapults, everyone else should retreat!"
The deputy general beside him didn't know why, but he didn't ask any more questions and did as Wu Hemo wanted.
After a while, Wu Chaojun retreated a hundred steps.
According to the normal situation, stones were thrown to clear the way, and then the infantry attacked the city. However, the Wu Chao army downstairs retreated and stopped moving. Zhang Kui was a little confused and confused. What does this mean?
Soon, the fire in Li City was put out...
Zhang Kui frowned and said to himself, "What does it mean?"
"Why didn't the Wu Dynasty army take advantage of the chaos to attack?"
The lieutenants around him could not give any reasonable explanation, and they all remained silent.
Wu Hemo felt that it was almost done, so they ordered the army to withdraw to Nanming City.
"General... General, their rear army has changed to the front army, it seems they have withdrawn..." the deputy general beside Zhang Kui said softly, and after a moment he added, "Do you want to pursue them?"
Zhang Kui shook his head and refused directly, "No, there must be a monster when something goes wrong. Let's wait and see!"
"yes!"
The reason why Wu Hemo retreated was because after the test just now, he came to the conclusion that the organization and response capabilities of the Dongwu Army were very fast. If they attacked the city now, they would undoubtedly push the soldiers of the Wu Dynasty to the guillotine.
In this way, thirty thousand people returned to Nanming City intact.
Wu Hemo came to Jiang Ning's resting place and gently knocked on the door, "Your Majesty..."
"Come in!" Jiang Ning's deep voice sounded.
Wu Hemo walked in and bowed half-kneeling, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I am incompetent and did not capture Li City!"
Jiang Ning glanced sideways at Wu Hemo, "You are leading men, not divine soldiers. If you retreat in such a short period of time, it cannot be counted as an siege. I understand in my heart!"
Wu Hemo heard the sound and said excitedly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is wise!"
Jiang Ning nodded, "How was the test?"
Wu Hemo did not expect that his thoughts would be seen through by Jiang Ning at a glance, and he responded: "Your Majesty, the Dongwu Army's speed of action and reaction ability cannot be underestimated. If we attack the city tonight, we will definitely be the ones suffering the most casualties.
This way, I have withdrawn my troops!"
"Also, I believe that the best way to fight is on the plains!"
"Only in this way can the soldiers of the Wu Dynasty exert their strongest combat effectiveness!"
After all, the battle formation of three people has the characteristics of time and space.
Jiang Ning felt that what Wu Hemo said made sense, and nodded, "Then let's find a way to fight this battle in Luomachuan!"
Luomachuan is between Nanming City and Licheng. These three places are on the same line. The national border line splits it in half. It has also become a battleground between Wu Dynasty and Dongwu. As long as troops are deployed towards Luomachuan
Setting up a formation is tantamount to explaining to the opponent that a head-on confrontation will follow.
Wu Chao and Tobu have been like this for many years, as if they had agreed.
Wu Hemo thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, then we are the first to gather troops in Luomachuan?"