Chapter 141 Fierce Battle in Lang Son (Part 2) 4 Updates 1W1
With the superior artillery support provided by Gao Pangjian, the cleaning battles outside Lang Son actually ended in deadlocks several times, which made Huang Zhiting realize that "Lang Son Important Town" was indeed not a joke.
Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty has said that as long as Langshan is conquered, thousands of troops will be swept southward. But this is not only visible to the generals of the Central Plains Dynasty, but also to Annan himself.
Therefore, the Lang Son defense line has always been the focus of their operations. Even though Mo Don sent the concentrated army southward this time, almost evacuating most of the northern line. However, for Lang Son, his deployment was relatively restrained. At least the people in Lang Son City are still there until now.
There are five thousand troops.
After Huang Zhiting's troops suffered losses in the peripheral clearance battles of Dong Dang and Lang Son, the number of troops that can be used normally is only 20,000. Coupled with the continuous attack, even the wolf soldiers with excellent physical strength are now in a state of overdraft and are in urgent need.
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Moreover, the tenacity of the Mo Chao defenders around Lang Son exceeded her expectations. Therefore, it was impossible to say that it was a sure thing to conquer Lang Son Fortress in one fell swoop, unless she was willing to pay thousands or even tens of thousands of casualties and launch a desperate attack.
However, this is not realistic. If she loses half of the more than 20,000 troops here, what will happen next? If Mo Chao's southern expedition army returns victorious, even if she has advanced to the foot of Shenglong City, there will be only one thing waiting for her.
It could be a big defeat.
Although the Gao family's artillery gave her a big surprise today, which made her have greater hope for the Gao family's infantry to surprise Shenglong City by sea, after all, there were only 4,500 left there.
Most of the people and light artillery were given to themselves. They only had a small number of light artillery on hand and a batch of heavy artillery to be used to bombard Thang Long City. By then, the number of troops under Thang Long City would only be more than 10,000.
Can this take down Thang Long City? Can it prevent possible reinforcements from Mo Chao's southern expedition?
Huang Zhiting had a headache. No wonder the imperial army liked to fight with ten times the strength of the troops. It turned out that the role of the cannon fodder was consumption! Especially in this kind of critical battle, the cannon fodder was first used to consume, and the advantage was gradually accumulated, and then the main force was sent out in one fell swoop when the decisive victory came.
This is the best way to make a decision based on the overall situation.
But there is no use thinking about this now. The problem in Lang Son must be solved first.
Huang Hu stood in front of Huang Zhiting, thought for a while, and said: "Miss, how about... try the method Gao Yuntai mentioned before?"
Huang Zhiting was slightly startled and asked, "Did you bring that thing?"
"In Zhennanguan, there are more than forty kilograms." Huang Hu scratched his head and said: "It sounds a bit small, but if what Gao Jintai said before is true, then this more than forty kilograms'
The guncotton should be enough to blow down a section of Lang Son City's wall."
"But don't forget his warning." Huang Zhiting hesitated and said: "He said this thing is very 'unstable'. Sometimes it may explode when the weather is too hot. It is completely different from ordinary gunpowder, and its power is even more ordinary.
The gunpowder is ten times more... We don’t want to blow up the city wall of Lang Son but kill a piece of our own people.”
Huang Hu smiled bitterly and said: "Miss, to tell you the truth, I always find the words "Gao Press Platform"... a bit unbelievable. How can a pile of cotton-like things be so powerful?"
"I believe him." Huang Zhiting said without hesitation: "If he says it's okay, it's definitely okay."
The muscles on Huang Hu's face twitched, and he sighed in his heart: It's over, it's over, if this continues, will the Huang family's ancestral legacy be preserved?
Huang Zhiting ignored Huang Hu's expression. Instead, she thought carefully for a while and then said, "Did he say that the wetter the weather, the safer this thing will be?"
Huang Hu nodded: "That's what Gao Press said, but he also said that it won't work if it's too wet, as it may affect the explosion."
Huang Zhiting said "hmm" and said: "There is heavy fog now. It should be the humid weather he mentioned. Now it is transported from Zhennanguan. As long as the journey goes smoothly, it can be delivered in one day... The Mojun stronghold on the road can ensure that
Has everything been cleaned up?"
When Huang Hu heard this, he knew that the eldest lady was determined, and simply said: "It should be guaranteed. If the eldest lady is worried, I will go in person this time and bring five hundred people with me, and nothing will happen.
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Huang Zhiting said decisively: "Okay, you go right away, I'm going to start digging tunnels here. I'm going to dig three tunnels, empty and real, and I'll make a temporary decision on which tunnel to put them in."
"As you command!"
After Huang Hu left, Huang Zhiting did not hesitate and sent people to start digging tunnels. The chieftains were a little confused and suggested to her that the defenders in Langshan City would not be able to listen to her. It would be difficult to dig tunnels to attack the city.
Huang Zhiting smiled and said nothing, and just told them to dig as instructed, but they should pay attention to the other side digging back and destroying it with poisonous smoke, pouring water, etc. For this purpose, the tunnel can even be dug a little deeper.
She really believed in Gao Jingshi's words and believed that the "guncotton" was so powerful that even if it were dug deeper, it would still be able to blow down the city wall according to the method taught by Gao Jingshi.
The next day, Huang Hu came back successfully. He carefully pointed to a carriage a mile away and told Huang Zhiting that all the things were inside the carriage. For safety reasons, he did not dare to get closer.
Huang Zhiting was also repeatedly told by Gao Pragmatic, and she did not intend to go see it, and directly assigned the task.
Huang Hu took the order and found some of the most capable and stable subordinates to handle it.
At night, some of his wolf soldiers came to report that the tunnel had been dug. The people in Lang Son City may have thought that the tunnel was dug too deep and only reached the foot of the city wall but there was no movement, so no countermeasures were taken.
Huang Zhiting was overjoyed and quickly asked Huang Hu to supervise the work in person.
On the morning of the next day, Huang Zhiting's army actually built a altar to enshrine the throne of the Supreme Lord.
A group of chieftains were puzzled and were about to step forward to ask, but they saw that Huang Zhiting had already bathed and changed clothes, and said to them in a dignified manner: "Gao Yintai knew that our generals would force troops to attack Langshan City, and specially asked Laojun for his decree. Today,
The Nine Nether Yin Thunder will be triggered and the city wall of Lang Son will be blown down. You all should remain silent while I ask for a divine letter written by Jintai to be delivered to Laojun."
All the chieftains were stunned and looked at each other, not knowing whether to believe it or not. Logically speaking, this was too bizarre, but after thinking about it, they felt that since Gao Yuntai was Wenquxing, he might really be able to talk to Laojun.
What? There is no loss anyway, so you might as well take a look and talk about it.
So all the chieftains stood in awe, kneeling three times and nine times before the Laojun's throne. Huang Zhiting looked serious, took a letter from someone who didn't know where it came from, walked up to the stage, lit it in front of everyone, and put it into the incense burner.
Then he said in a loud voice: "The sacred letter has been submitted to Laojun, and we are waiting for Laojun to send down his divine power!"
Everyone held their breath and looked up at the sky, waiting for the "divine power" of the Supreme Lord.
Before they could observe any unusual celestial phenomenon, they suddenly felt a sudden shock under their feet, and a muffled thunder surged from the soles of their feet with an earthquake-like vibration.
Everyone was so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down, but they heard someone shouting: "Diagra, the wall of Lang Son has really collapsed!"
The chieftains were shocked, and turned around to look around. Sure enough, they saw the ground cracking at the foot of the city wall of Lang Son City. It seemed as if a huge flower was about to bloom from the ground, and with it, a large section of the city wall was arched up and then lowered, with a rumbling sound.
There was a loud noise, and a section of the city wall that was dozens of feet long collapsed completely!
The chieftains had never seen such a scene before. They were afraid that the old man would cast too much magic and blow up his whole area with the Nine Nether Thunder. They were so frightened that they kowtowed and shouted: "The old man has endless magical powers. Now the Langshan City Wall
It has collapsed, please Laojun, please quickly withdraw your magical powers!"
Huang Hu almost laughed out loud, but he heard Huang Zhiting scolding him: "Huang Hu, you lead the elite troops of Si Mingzhou and Huang Gongsheng's relics into the city, and let them take advantage of them. If you win this battle,
I absolve them of their sins, and no one has rewarded them with even a tael of silver!"
Huang Hu put away his other thoughts and shouted solemnly: "Huang Hu has an order!"