Nangong Ye and the others didn’t understand it back then, but now they finally understand it.
This feeling of wealth and prosperity relying on the power of swords and weapons and the power of artillery is simply not very satisfying.
Whenever they are about to attack a city, they will definitely have a headache if they see the enemy huddled in a strong city to defend and refuse to leave the city to fight. In the past, they would definitely have a headache, but now they are eager for the enemy to defend in such a dense manner.
The rumbling of artillery continued intermittently for about half an hour. The lookout put down the telescope in his hand and looked down at the formation with a grin.
“If you report to the commander-in-chief, the city gate is broken, and the vanguard troops and horses can break the city at any time.”
Nangong Ye and the three men immediately looked at each other with smiles on their faces. Nangong Ye silently raised the flag in his hand and waved it.
“Beat the drums and send the order. After three drums were fired, the soldiers of the three armies immediately attacked the city.
After the front army broke through the city, they went up to the city wall and killed the defenders. The main force of the Chinese army used a square formation of 500 people to cover up the enemy troops who continued to resist in the city. They must clear out the remaining enemy troops in the city as quickly as possible. The rear army troops cooperated to cover up and suppress them.
The people in the city are trying to prevent riots from spreading."
“Get the order!”
"The commander-in-chief has an order, beat the drum to convey the order, and the three drums fall..."
The sound of dense and thick war drums suddenly sounded amidst the rumbling artillery fire. As the first drum fell, the sound of artillery fire gradually became sparse. When the second drum fell, there was no more sound of artillery from the gunner's position.
Three rounds of drums were fired, and the trumpet sounded melodiously across the sky. More than 200,000 elite troops, led by the flag-bearers of each department, charged in an orderly manner towards Qunu City shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
About a moment after burning incense, the pitiful sounds of fighting echoed in Qunu City.
Nangong Ye looked at Yun Chong with a faint smile, and Wanyan Chizha said with eager expressions on their faces as they stroked their swords: "Why, don't tell me that you want to compete with the generals, generals, and ordinary soldiers for the first rank.
Bar?
You can think of competing with your brothers for credit, why don't you still want to show off your face?
Have you forgotten who you are?"
Hearing Nangong Ye's teasing words, Yun Chong and Wanyan Chiezha looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and withdrew their rough hands that were subconsciously stroking the sword.
Yun Chong let out a long sigh: "I can't compete with the brothers for the credit. I can only say that my hands are itchy. The smell of blood in the air is so strong. Do you dare to say that your hands are not itchy?"
Wanyan Chizha also glanced at Nangong Ye lightly: "Since the last encounter with the Hapu Dynasty, my sword has not drank blood for three months, and the sword of you, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, will only last longer.
Everyone is half-hearted, don’t make fun of anyone.”
Nangong Ye didn’t refute anything. He nodded without hesitation and said bluntly: “Of course it’s because my hands are itchy, but I have to leave the battle achievements to my brothers!
They sacrificed their lives and blood to follow us on our thousands-mile expedition, didn't they just want to gain instant fame?
We old guys who talk about drinking and making friends, don't get involved in it. We are old, and the future world belongs to young people after all.
Looking at their heroic gestures of fighting the enemy bravely, I can't help but think of when we were young.
Brother Wanyan, the first time we fought against each other, it should have been in the second year of Xuande, right?"
Wanyan Chizha squinted his eyes and recalled for a while, then looked at Nangong Ye with a smile: "It was in August of the second year of Xuande in the Luyang Valley between Shanhaiguan and Daizhou. That was the first time we met our opponent.
At that time, your Ruizong Li Zheng had just succeeded to the throne, and I was serving as the Black Wolf Cavalry General. At that time, you were only a small camp general of Longwuwei.
A battalion general can actually be on par with me as a general in military affairs, which is enough for you, Nangong Ye, to be proud of for the rest of your life."
Nangong Ye spat out angrily: "Shit, if it weren't for your status as the King of Jin, would you have been able to sit on the chair of General Ma, the first guard?
If you rely entirely on your own words, you may not be as good as me! What kind of gossip can a person with connections make to me?
If it weren’t for the fact that I didn’t have enough troops at the time, you, an old man, would have been captured alive by me decades ago.”
“Nonsense, I was able to sit in the position of General Black Wolf Cavalry because I accumulated my military exploits bit by bit.
Otherwise, I have so many brothers besides the emperor, why can only me be the king who controls half of the country's troops?
Furthermore, when it comes to connections, you, Nangong Ye, are no better than me, right?
Ruizong Li Zhengna was your brother-in-law, and the empress at that time, Nangong Mengna, was your sister.
You, who have an idle official position as the uncle of the current dynasty, can actually command the Flying Eagle Guard, one of the six guards in Northern Xinjiang. If you want to say that there is no shady story, you will not believe it."
“Stop your mother’s bullshit, I first made Viscount Yong’an for my meritorious service, and then I became the uncle of the country because of the marriage between my sister and my brother-in-law.
At that time, I was serving as the commander of the Flying Eagle Guards, and I was able to kill them all on my own merits."
Wanyan Chizha shrugged his shoulders: "Hey! It sounds nice, but who would believe it!"
“You bitch, you’re full of farts. Wanyan Chizha, I want to challenge you to a duel.”
Wanyan Chizha directly inserted his sword into the yellow sand and looked at Nangong Ye in a nonchalant manner.
“I’m afraid of you? I’ll beat the shit out of you.”
Yun Chong looked at the two old guys who were about to fight if they disagreed with a black line: "That's enough, a commander-in-chief of the armed forces and a deputy commander-in-chief, how can they behave like a shrew in broad daylight?
It is so unethical in front of thousands of soldiers, do you still need to show off your face?"
Nangong Ye and Nangong Ye, who were rubbing their hands with each other, looked stiff. They glanced at the soldiers who were looking around dozens of steps behind them, and arranged their armor angrily.
“That’s right! How can a person who is dozens of years old do it for such a little fame?
You are all related households, no one can blame anyone else.
with this general who worked hard and climbed up one step at a time, I didn't say anything, but the two of you who are close friends are grinning."
“Grass! Yun Chong, why are you so stupid here waiting for me and my wife?
You are the only one who is still conscientious in your work? You are the most fucking shameless person. If it hadn’t been for Uncle Yun back then, it would have been a question whether you could have successfully enlisted in the army.
If it weren't for Uncle Yun's mediation and Liu Ying's siblings not speaking out, why would you still want to join the army? Whether you can walk out of your house is a question.
Henpecked old man.”
Wanyan Chizha also glanced at Yunchong with disgust: "Shameless old thief, don't criticize me!
You are actually henpecked! It’s laughable to think about it!”
“Damn it, you two old guys who are close to each other are too much, you can’t be so quarrelsome!”
“Henpecked old man!”
“Henpecked old man!”
“Related household!”
…”
The sun was setting in the west, and the three of them were still bickering with each other, and they rushed out of Qunu City on horseback.
“Report! Report to the commander-in-chief that all enemy troops in the city have been cleared, and all the noble ministers of the Baltic Kingdom have been detained in the palace awaiting trial.”
Nangong Ye and the other three looked at the scouts on horseback with bright eyes.
Nangong Ye breathed out softly: "Send the order and enter the city."
“Get the order!”
“The commander-in-chief has given orders, and the whole army has entered the city.”
In the main hall of Qunu City’s palace, Nangong Ye first glanced at the blood-soaked Dalong soldiers and saw that although their shirts were stained with blood, they were not seriously injured, and he was relieved.
Glancing lightly at the group of Boluo noble ministers who were tied up in the center of the palace, Nangong Ye raised his eyes and looked at the palace hall for a while, which was still completely different from the Dalong architectural style, and walked towards the chairs that the soldiers had already prepared.
past.
Yunchong and others also sat down next to Nangong Ye according to their own positions.
“How is it? Did you find King Roye Polo III after breaking the city?”
“Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the largest official captured after the city was breached was the Prime Minister of Polo Kingdom, Aipola, and King Polo was nowhere to be found.”
With an obvious look of disappointment on his face, Nangong Ye glanced at the dozens of noble ministers from the Baltic Kingdom a few steps away: "Which one is the Baltic Prime Minister Aipola?"
After Zamuna translated Nangong Ye's words, an old man with a white beard, about fifty or sixty years old, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was escorted out by the soldiers.
Looking at the Baltic Prime Minister in front of him who was about the same age as himself, and feeling the panic in his eyes, Nangong Ye showed a warm smile.
“At such an old age, there is no need to tie people up, let them loose and give them a seat.”
“Get the order!”
Epola sat down on the chair at a loss, looked at the group of dragon generals lined up on the left and right in a panic, and finally turned her attention to Nangong Ye.
Although he could not understand what Nangong Ye and the others said, he could tell from the looks on the faces of the generals that Nangong Ye should be the commander-in-chief of this group of generals from the Great Dragon Kingdom.
Nangong Ye tapped his fingers on his knees and was silent for a while, staring at Aipola with a faint look.
“Your Majesty Prime Minister, you should understand now, right?
The reason why we, the Great Dragon Kingdom, make you surrender is not to humiliate you, the Boluo Kingdom, but to give you a way to survive.
It is a pity that you yourself have given up on the way of peaceful coexistence and living a good life by surrendering and surrendering, and have taken the initiative to fight with each other.
It can only be said that it is your own fault and you will not be able to survive!”