The dawn breaks through the darkness and brings light to Jianzhou.
But no one knows whether hope or destruction is hidden in the light. After all, who dares to make a judgment before things happen!
Jiang Lei put down the telescope in his hand and turned to look at Mr. Liu who had just washed up and was wiping his cheeks with a towel.
"Commander, instead of reducing the number of enemy troops on the city wall, they are gradually increasing their troops above the city wall. The general is thinking that most likely, our capture of Chongzhou has not been revealed yet!"
"Otherwise, how could the enemy, who had learned the truth about our capture of Chongzhou, dare to station their troops on the city wall openly and openly? Instead, they increased their troops on the city wall at dawn."
"Perhaps it will be much easier to capture Jianzhou this time than to recapture Chongzhou."
Liu Mingzhi threw the towel to Du Yu aside, glanced towards the city wall, and nodded silently when he saw the flags dancing in the wind.
"The halberd bearer of one of the twelve guards of the Jin Kingdom did not find the flag of the Turkic flag. It seems that only the soldiers and horses of the first guard of the Jin Kingdom are stationed here in Jianzhou."
"In this way, it will indeed be much easier than taking Chongzhou."
"It is understandable that the scale of Jianzhou City is much smaller than that of Chongzhou. Stationing 50,000 soldiers and horses is already the limit. If 100,000 soldiers and horses are stationed, there will be crowding and stampeding, which is tantamount to causing chaos."
Liu Mingzhi took out the command flag and handed it to Jiang Lei: "Let's deploy artillery to attack the city!"
"The last general takes command!"
Liu Mingzhi took one last look at Jianzhou City and walked straight towards the military tent: "Send the order, beat the drum and gather the generals!"
Morning should have been a time of peace and tranquility, but Jianzhou's tranquility was broken by the sound of war drums coming from Dalong Military Camp.
One by one, the generals hurriedly got out of their tents and gathered towards the Chinese army's tent!
"Let's meet the commander-in-chief!"
"No gifts, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Liu Mingzhi took out the tiger talisman that his aunt Mo Rongrong had given him from his arms and handed it to Song Qing.
"The fifty thousand cavalry of the Gumo Kingdom are temporarily under your command!"
"Thank you, Commander, I will take your orders!"
"After the artillery fire ends, you will wait for an opportunity to launch an siege according to the situation. You cannot attack by force, you can only attack wisely!"
"We can capture Jianzhou within three days, but no more than five days at the latest!"
"We take the order!"
On the city wall, the deputy general Teng Mo, who was holding the halberd, heard the salute of the general behind him and knew that the general Ba Shu had climbed up the city wall, so he hurriedly went up to meet him.
"General, we have confirmed the identity of the troops outside the city. They are indeed the enemy army of Dalong, and they bear the banner of Liu Mingzhi, the army in the middle. As for the person who leads the troops, it is still unclear!"
"There are hundreds of thousands of troops. Brother spectators have seen that they have begun beating drums to gather generals and form troops. I am afraid that they will attack the city in a large scale at any time!"
Ba Shu frowned and hurriedly walked towards the city wall. Looking at the huge willow character on the banner outside the city, Ba Shu's expression gradually became serious.
Since the several battles, no one has suffered hidden losses from Liu Mingzhi's troops in the middle, no matter whether it is the troops of Dajin or the Turks.
Compared to the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang, who were quite organized in their military tactics, the soldiers and horses under Liu Mingzhi were simply a group of howling wolf cubs who did not act according to common sense.
No matter how many troops you have, as long as the flag remains in the guiding position, they will dare to rush forward without fear of death. However, as long as the direction of the flag changes, they will be ignored even if their strength is several times greater than that of the enemy.
The appearance of the orders and prohibitions was simply frightening, and it made Ba Shu and other military leaders doubt what kind of military laws Liu Mingzhi had formulated to train such an elite of the elite.
Compared with the mature and stable Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang, the Six Guards of the New Army, an army of passionate and arrogant young men in their early twenties, are simply a nightmare for any enemy.
Just a brave and fearless charge will crush the morale of any opponent.
"Commander, use a hanging basket to send a scout brother to call the formation and find out who is leading the troops?"
"yes!"
Teng Mo looked at the increasingly neat formation of Dalong soldiers and horses outside the city, and his face became solemn.
"General, have you replied to the letter from General Baishan? What is the situation in Chongzhou?"
Bashu shook his head slightly: "The letter sent to Jingzhou will probably not be sent back until around noon, and the letter sent to Chongzhou will take at least an hour and a half!"
"There is no need to worry. Although there are hundreds of thousands of enemy troops outside the city, we can't suffer a big loss if we defend the city!"
"Of course the general understands, but the general is mainly worried about the dragon's artillery. Once they blast open the city gate and rush into the city, we will be in danger!"
Bashu looked at the enemy troops outside the city with a faint smile: "Don't worry, we have enough food and grass, and we know the power of the dragon artillery. I have already ordered the rammed earth to seal the city gate."
"Although Dalong's artillery is powerful, it is not much more than ours. Otherwise, we would not have been forced out of the city for a decisive battle in Yingzhou!"
"This general has heard more than once that the amount of silver consumed in casting cannons is simply a bottomless pit that cannot be filled. Dalong has just experienced the civil strife of the King of Shu and his friends, and now he is heading north again for the second time. The treasury cannot produce much silver to cast cannons!
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"Relying only on the original artillery, although the power is good, it is not invincible."
Teng Mo then breathed a sigh of relief: "Since the general has already prepared for the general, I can rest assured!"
"Report to the general, the person leading the troops outside the city is King Dalong Bingjian, the general of the army in the middle, Liu Mingzhi."
Listening to the words of the scout who came back from the formation, Ba Shu narrowed his eyes and looked a little nervous and a little excited.
"It was actually Liu Mingzhi who personally led the troops to attack the city. You really think highly of me, the general!"
As soon as Bashu finished speaking, the sound of charging horns came from the Dalong camp outside the city, and then the sound of war drums to boost morale became more intense.
Bashu took a deep breath and waved the flag in his hand.
"Command the officers and men of the three armies to beware of the enemy's artillery, crossbows, catapults, archers, swords and shields, and be ready to fight back at any time!"
"Got the order!"
"General, look!"
Bashu subconsciously looked outside the city and saw Dalong's sword and shield soldiers holding their shields high, covering their carriages and ladder men, slowly approaching the city wall in dense formation.
Bashu looked a little confused!
"What kind of siege strategy is this? Without the cover of archers, without the support of crossbows, trebuchets and artillery, do you just rely on swords and shields to attack the city?"
"General, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Liu Mingzhi will never do anything useless, so it's better to be careful!"
Ba Shu nodded solemnly: "Yes, Liu Mingzhi is famous for not playing by common sense. He must have an unknown purpose in doing so. He ordered the soldiers of the three armies to be on guard and be careful of every move of the enemy outside the city.
You go to the other three city gates and observe to see if this is also the case!"
"The general understands, the general will immediately go and deliver the order!"
"Observers, pay close attention to the enemy's actions outside the city, and notify them immediately if anything goes wrong!"
"Your Majesty...General, the enemy troops outside the city have changed their formations!"
"No, behind the shield are all the dragon's cannons, at least fifty or sixty..."
"boom!"
"boom.........."
Before the spectators had time to finish a sentence, the sword and shield soldiers outside the city spread out on both sides, revealing cannon barrels with a cold light, and then there was a flash of fire.
One after another, smoke-belching artillery shells bombarded the Jianzhou City Wall.
After one round of test firing, before Ba Shu had time to tell his soldiers to avoid the artillery fire, the Dalong artillery, after adjusting the number of movements and angle, started the second round of bombardment again.
same.
The current appearance of Jianzhou is exactly the same as what happened to Chongzhou City!
The Dalong soldiers and horses, which didn't even call for a formation, came up and used more than 200 artillery pieces to start clearing Jianzhou.
Fully demonstrates what it means to be rich...have guns and willfulness.
What does it mean to be covered by artillery fire if you are rich, and interspersed with strategy if you are poor!
PS: If you work overtime, you will make up for it tomorrow.