The Chinese military tent outside Jianzhou City.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the scouts who went to call the formation with a complicated expression, sighed and sat on the chair, looking around at Song Qing and other generals who also had complicated expressions!
"Attack when you attack, never open the city and surrender!"
"Ba Shu and the others seem to mean that they are going to defend Jianzhou City. What do you think? How can we continue to attack the city?"
Cheng Kai quietly put down the tea cup in his hand: "Commander, the enemy troops in the city have no intention of climbing the city wall. They said this again. It seems that they are determined to wait for us to attack the city by force!"
"The last general suggested that in this case we launch a forceful attack. The troops in the city can't hold more than 30,000 people to death now. We have 100,000 troops to attack the city. It will be more than enough to storm and capture the city."
"The general agrees that if they don't go to the city to defend, and if we don't attack by force, it will be very detrimental to us if we continue to waste them. In this case, we can only attack by force."
"The general agrees. They can afford it, but we can't afford it. As the commander-in-chief said, the longer we delay, the more likely we are to expose our strength."
"Commander, let's attack!"
Liu Mingzhi crossed his legs and leaned on the handsome chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
"Although Jianzhou only has 50,000 troops, I have a hunch that the damage ratio in capturing Jianzhou will far exceed the damage ratio in recapturing Chongzhou."
"There is no other way, let's attack by force!"
"We have the order!"
Following Liu Mingzhi's order, the sound of war drums mixed with the sound of horns from the Dalong Army Camp pierced the sky. More than 100,000 soldiers and horses were ready for war, ready to launch a charge against Jianzhou City at any time.
The sound of cannons roared, and the four gates of Jianzhou City were bombarded by artillery and fell to the ground.
Thousands of sword and shield soldiers covered some masters who went to dig the city gate holes that were sealed with rammed earth.
The halberd-bearing soldiers on the city wall were just about to attack the dragon soldiers who broke through the city gate. They were instantly suppressed by the artillery fire and did not dare to show their faces. They could only tear down the city wall in panic and huddle on the city ladder at the back to avoid the attack of the cannonballs.
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More than half an hour later, with the flags waving outside the city gate, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses divided into four groups and launched a general attack on Jianzhou City.
Liu Mingzhi was riding on his horse, closing his eyes and listening quietly to the sounds of killing in the city. His expression was so complicated that it was difficult to tell what he was thinking.
Aunt Mo Rongrong, who had arrived last night, was surprised to see Young Master Liu sighing with a puzzled look on his face.
"Husband...Commander, we captured Jianzhou in three days. It can be said that the troops were directed by the front and had no disadvantages. Why do you still look so weak?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I never imagined that there are people in this world who are as stupid as Duan Buhan and Brother Polujun!"
"Ba Shu, halberd bearer!"
"Idiot! A hero too."
It is getting dusk, and it seems that every battle ends at dusk. At this time, the setting sun in the sky is thick, and the light red light is shining wantonly on the earth, making the world feel more relaxed and happy.
But for Jianzhou City, this beautiful scenery is not like a beautiful scenery, but like a hell on earth.
Because the blood-like setting sun in the sky really seemed to be reflected red by the accumulated blood in Jianzhou City.
When Dalong's dragon flag was hung again on the wall of Jianzhou, Liu Mingzhi rode his horse slowly towards Jianzhou without saying a word.
When Gumo Rongrong saw this, she winked at Du Yu who was standing aside and hurriedly followed her.
Entering Jianzhou City, Liu Mingzhi silently looked at the tragic scene on the main street for a long time without saying anything. Even the eloquent girl Mo Rongrong fell silent and looked at the tragic battle on the street.
Song Qing led a group of soldiers preparing to clean up the battlefield and stopped in front of Liu Mingzhi, with an indescribable melancholy expression on his face.
"Commander General, there are 50,000 halberd-bearing soldiers stationed in Jianzhou, Jin Kingdom. They all fought to the death in Jianzhou City, and no one survived!"
"General Bashu, deputy general Ton Mo and six generals under his command were killed by random arrows. They were all hit by arrows in the chest, and none of them retreated!"
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at Song Qing for a moment, then silently closed his eyes as he looked at the Jin Guo halberd holder lying on the street littered with corpses.
Killing one is considered a crime, killing ten thousand is considered a hero.
He was clearly trying to regain lost territory and take back the city within his fiefdom, so why now do he feel like he is a villain?
Since ancient times, soldiers have done nothing more than follow orders!
Fifty thousand people, I wonder if polite words will revoke the banner of the Jin Kingdom's halberd bearer!
"Have a grand burial!"
"The general will get the order!"
On June 14 of the first year of Yongping, Liu Mingzhi ordered the officials of Jianzhou to rebuild the city of Jianzhou, which was dilapidated by the war, just like Chongzhou. However, compared to Chongzhou, Jianzhou's luck was not as good as Chongzhou.
Because there were no prisoners in Jianzhou, all the 50,000 halberd-bearing soldiers of the Jin Kingdom were killed in the city, and no one survived. Naturally, the construction of Jianzhou could only rely on Jianzhou's own officials and garrison soldiers.
Fortunately, Liu Mingzhi left an order to Zhou Wen, the governor of Jianzhou, to coordinate with Luo Yuan, the governor of Chongzhou, to transfer some of the prisoners that Chongzhou did not need and escort them to Jianzhou to help rebuild the city.
During the two days of repairs in Jianzhou, everyone noticed that the commander-in-chief Liu Mingzhi seemed to be in a bad mood. Everyone avoided the commander-in-chief's eyes as much as possible for fear of getting burned.
Even Song Qing, who usually dared to chat with Young Master Liu, restrained his behavior. When he met Liu Mingzhi, he was respectful and businesslike, and did not dare to say anything joking or joking!
It can be said that in the entire army, except for Gumo Rongrong, very few people know what Young Master Liu has been busy with these past two days.
Jianzhou, which was being rebuilt, was filled with silence. The sound of gathering drums broke the tranquility of Jianzhou. Groups of soldiers and horses began to prepare in formation, and the generals arranged their armor and rushed towards Young Master Liu's wing impatiently.
If nothing else, they had almost guessed what the commander meant by beating the drum to gather the generals.
Head south to Guzhou.
"Let's meet the commander-in-chief!"
"The generals without ceremony will listen to the order, prepare the army, prepare to march out of Guzhou and take back the city of Guzhou!"
Some generals also wanted to persuade them that Guzhou was a slightly larger city than Chongzhou. Should they wait for the other two teams of brothers to capture the city again? However, the commander's expression told them that they must take back Guzhou.
The move was urgent and there was no room for negotiation.
Many people finally gave up their worries and silently obeyed Liu Mingzhi's command and began to prepare for war.
In about half an hour, more than 100,000 troops were ready for battle. They could go south and seize the city at any time just waiting for Liu Mingzhi's command.
"Rong Rong, your tiger charm."
Gumo Rongrong smiled lightly and pushed Liu Mingzhi's hand back, shaking her head slightly at Liu Mingzhi.
"Husband, we have long been indistinguishable from each other. Rongrong's tiger talisman is your tiger talisman. Do you still want to treat Rongrong as an outsider?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the beautiful lady's angry pretty face and nodded silently: "Forget it, in that case let's wait until the war is over!"
"You go and meet eldest brother and the others at the city gate first. I'll explain some things to Governor Zhou and then I'll meet you!"
"Well, Rongrong knows. Rongrong is leaving first. See you later!"
In the governor's house, Jianzhou governor Zhou Wen kept nodding in response. After Liu Mingzhi finished speaking what he had to say, he gently patted Zhou Wen's shoulder.
"Lord Zhou, I leave the matter of establishing the state to you. If necessary, keep in touch with Lord Luo. You are all officials under my king. I hope that you can govern Northern Xinjiang without any distinction between you.
People’s livelihood matters!”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this is the official's responsibility. I will do it personally and will never disappoint Your Majesty."
"In this case, I am relieved. Master Zhou will stay here while I go south to fight!"
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
About two-quarters of an hour later, the trumpet of the expedition attracted the people in the city to look towards the city gate. Liu Mingzhi led his 100,000 soldiers and horses straight to Guzhou.