The Dali military camp was not peaceful last night. People broke in many times and caused riots, but they were quickly suppressed and calmed down.
War is not a child's play. Dajiang wanted to assassinate the general of the Dali Army before the war, but Dali's side was well prepared and they failed to succeed.
Dong dong dong~!
Thunderous drums resounded over the army camp. Upon hearing the drums, the soldiers who had not taken off their armor and put down their weapons since the expedition came out of their tents and began to assemble.
"Quick, quick, quick, the general has an order. We and the pikemen will go into battle at any time to attack the city. Each team will count the number of people and assemble, but anyone who escapes from the battle will be killed without mercy!" The captain's voice echoed around the surroundings, his tone was cold and stern.
Soldiers have to go to the battlefield. It is said that raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short period of time means that soldiers are free from work and enjoy the support of the state. During the war, they are not worthy of living in this world as deserters.
"Are all the team members here?" Yunjing asked his team leaders.
Although he can clearly see who is coming and who is not, there are still procedures that should be in place.
"Huiyun Squadron, everyone is here"
Zhao Dezhu and the others answered one after another.
Nodding, Yun Jing glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, there are more than 20 people in our squadron. Yun hopes that there will still be this many people when he comes back. Let's go and gather in the direction of the brigade."
War is ruthless. Once you go to the battlefield and face enemies from all directions, who can guarantee that you will come back alive?
"Captain, I think I ate something bad and I feel like having diarrhea..." When we were going to the brigade meeting point, a soldier reported to Liu Sanhui in a low voice.
Liu San stared at him coldly and lowered his voice and warned: "We are about to go to the battlefield. At this time, you tell me that you want to have diarrhea? Whether you are true or not, you can either hold it in or poop my pants.
Otherwise, he will be treated as a deserter and his head will be chopped off!"
The soldier was about to cry but had no tears, and his expression was distorted with discomfort. He said with a mournful face: "Captain, I really want to have diarrhea."
"It's already this time. There's nothing you can do about it. Just pull your pants down. It's better than beheading. Don't worry, no one will laugh at you." Liu San glanced at the other party sympathetically and said speechlessly.
Immediately afterwards, there was a popping sound in the soldier's crotch, and then the stench filled the air, and he really deflated his pants.
Everyone: "..."
Are you serious!
Fortunately, it was a cold day and the soldiers with their trouser pockets pulled down were wearing thick clothes. Although there was a smell, it was not a big problem.
Naturally, this cannot be hidden from Yun Jing. His mood is a bit complicated. It is true that the soldier has diarrhea, but it is more of incontinence caused by nervousness and fear. After all, he is about to go to the battlefield. He can die at any time. He only has one life. Who is not afraid?
After all, these soldiers are all veterans who have been on the battlefield and have excellent psychological quality. The soldier with diarrhea is an exception. It is true that the soldier with diarrhea is an exception. Everyone understands that they are not laughing at him. On the contrary, it dilutes some of the tense atmosphere of the upcoming battle.
As the squadrons, squadrons, and brigade... gathered one by one, the 20,000-strong spear army where Yunjing was located finally left the military camp, lined up through the simple city wall built yesterday, and marched straight towards Nanyang City of the Dajiang Dynasty.
Today will be the beginning of the decisive battle, which is related to the pattern of the entire subsequent war. There is no room for failure. If Nanyang City cannot be broken in one battle, it will have a huge blow to morale!
On the vast ice field, hundreds of thousands of troops were running around, like a surging crowd.
Yunjing and his group of 20,000 pikemen came to a halt two miles away from Nanyang City to form an army formation. Next to them were two other pikemen. The three generals who led the pikemen gathered together to discuss the battle plan.
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In fact, there is nothing to discuss. After the battle starts, charge when the superiors tell you to, and fight wherever the superiors tell you to. Such a large-scale battle is not something that a young general like this can decide. All he has to do is listen to the orders with an ear.
In addition to the pikemen, other arms have gathered on the ice field, and the number has exceeded 400,000 and is approaching 500,000!
In other words, at the beginning of this war, Dali sent an army of 500,000 troops, and the attitude of the decisive battle was beyond doubt.
The only one in the assembled army was cavalry. In fact, it is easy to understand. Although cavalry is powerful in combat, the current ice and snow is not suitable for cavalry combat, and it is a siege, so cavalry is completely useless.
At the forefront of the gathering of Dali's army, one mile away from Nanyang City, were the 100,000 Thunder and Fire Army soldiers under Li Qiu's command.
Li Qiu's Thunder Fire Army has a total of 300,000 people, but now only 100,000 have been sent. These 100,000 are the vanguard army and are the key to breaking through Nanyang City.
In the past, sieges in wars really cost people's lives. It was a veritable war of attrition, consuming the lives of soldiers. But now, with the emergence of Li Qiu's thunder and fire army, the war pattern will definitely be rewritten!
The equipment of the Thunder Fire Legion is different from other armies. They are not equipped with metal armor, but all wear cloth armor, and they are not equipped with a wide variety of weapons. Everyone carries a cloth bag, and the bag contains gadgets...
In addition to the equipment of the soldiers, this thunder and fire army also moved boxes of various sizes onto the battlefield. Some boxes required oxen and horses to pull, and then there were modified crossbows that required several people to pull.
, and even catapults.
Among the people lining up, Yunjing saw the equipment of the Thunder and Fire Legion on the front line, and then looked at Dajiang Nanyang City with a sympathetic look.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think that with the Thunder and Fire Legion clearing the way in front, he guessed that it would just be a smooth battle.
Although the walls of Nanyang City are tall and solid, and although there are countless experts on them, can they withstand an iron lump the size of a basketball?
The entire army in Dali is lined up in an orderly manner and preparing for battle, and the Nanyang City side of Dajiang Dynasty is also actively preparing for war.
The city wall was filled with soldiers, archers were in position, and the crossbow bed had been opened and loaded with arm-thick crossbow arrows. The kind of crossbow bed that required a winch to open. The crossbow arrows shot by Xiantian Realm estimated that one arrow could kill a child.
Miscellaneous soldiers and the like will definitely end up wearing sugar-coated haws, and there are such crossbow beds every twenty meters in Nanyang City. Each crossbow bed can shoot three crossbow arrows at a time.
In addition, there is a kind of stacked crossbow, which consists of more than ten crossbows stacked together. Although the power is far inferior to the bed crossbow, it is worse than the crossbow in that it can shoot dozens of crossbow arrows at one time. It can be called a machine gun in the cold weapon era.
On the city wall, there are also rolling logs and stones, as well as kerosene and boiled gold juice. These things will be of great use when the enemy comes to the bottom of the city wall!
The first mile of Nanyang City is covered with horse pits and ditches. Outside the city wall, there is water-condensed ice that you can’t even climb up. There are various preparations on the city wall, which can be said to be excellent in defending the city.
It's the ultimate.
They are defending the city, and there is no need to send troops out to fight. According to previous war patterns, in such weather, if the attacking party wants to capture a city, they may not be able to succeed even if they pay several times the price. It is purely a matter of human life.
War of attrition.
But now, on the Dali side, Li Qiu has taken over the task of breaking the city. He has also issued a military order and even explained clearly the methods of the Thunder Fire Army's siege. If not, the commander of the three armies, Qin Antai, would have had a trick in his head.
Launch a showdown this season.
Ever since he learned that there was a big movement in Dali, Jia Pingnan, the commander-in-chief of the three armies guarding Nanyang City in Dajiang, summoned his soldiers to discuss countermeasures.
Until the Dali army arrived outside the city, they didn't understand what Dali was thinking, so they would start a war in such a season, and it was at the rhythm of a decisive battle.
"Old Qin's brain is sick," Jia Pingnan said speechlessly as he stood on Nanyang City and stared at Dali. In such weather, ordinary soldiers would be too cold to hold weapons after being in the field for a long time, but they want to start a war. It's not their brains.
What is disease?
Jia Pingnan wore armor as black as ink. The armor was particularly ferocious, with sharp metal spikes on each joint, especially the shoulder pad on the right shoulder, which was shaped into the shape of a poisonous snake's head with its mouth open and fangs exposed.
This armor is made of special materials. It is a set of treasure armor, with 'special effects'. The whole body emits a dark and cold light. Jia Pingnan wearing this armor is like a demon god. No one dares to approach within three meters of him.
This set of armor is priceless, even if you have money, you can't buy it. If you put it on, you can't even think of breaking through the armor easily and hurting Jia Pingnan. With the real intention, Jia Pingnan would stand there and let others scratch him, and he would be exhausted.
Don't even think about hurting him.
He is holding a pitch black halberd. The halberd also has 'special effects'. The entire halberd is emitting a black cold light, flowing around the halberd like flowing water. Needless to say, the halberd in his hand is also a magic weapon.
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"General, although I don't understand what Qin An and Tai'an have in mind for sending troops at such a season, there is something wrong with the formation on the other side. The other side has attacked our Nanyang City many times in the past, and all of them were armed with spears and shields.
They escorted the siege equipment from the front, but now, how come they have arranged an army in cloth armor in the front? And the only weapons equipped are a waist knife and a package, which is really confusing."
Next to Jia Pingnan, a lieutenant general looked at the troops arrayed in Dali and frowned.
Jia Pingnan's status was high enough that he did not take Qin Antai seriously and could speak rudely, but the person who spoke did not dare to do that. He still respected Qin Antai and did not dare to go too far by calling him by his first name.
"Qin Antai is not a radical person, nor is he dim-sighted. If he dares to start a war in this world, he must have something to rely on. Perhaps it has something to do with the army in front of them. He will not fight an uncertain battle. Pass on the order.
The whole army is on high alert, don't take it lightly, you have been taught by Qin Laogou to be a good person," Jia Pingnan said in a deep voice while looking ahead.
Jia Pingnan is no ordinary person who can be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three armies of Nanyang City. Although they are on the defensive side and have an absolute advantage, they do not look down on their opponent because of this. On the contrary, they become more vigilant.
War is no joke. If something goes wrong, he, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, will bear the heaviest responsibility. He must guard the border for the country. Once the border is breached, what face does Jia Pingnan have to repay His Majesty's trust? What face does Jia Pingnan have to face the people of the Yangtze River?
You can never be too cautious.
"Don't worry, Commander, our army has gathered 200,000 soldiers in the city and can go to the city wall to fight at any time. There are 300,000 soldiers on standby at any time. In addition, there are 500,000 troops ready for battle, totaling one million people.
The Dali side can't imagine breaking through the city easily, even if it means spending a lot of money, our army is holding on to the city wall, they can afford to spend as much as they come, and in the end they can only leave in despair, and we may even have a chance to beat the drowned dog."
, the lieutenant general of an army on the south side of Jia Ping vowed.
Defense has an advantage over offense. Although the Dajiang Dynasty's troops stationed around Nanyang City are smaller than Dali's, they are still limited. Since Dali dares to fight, the next question is who is afraid of whom.
They are defensive. This season, Dali can't even think of breaking through Nanyang City without paying several times the price. And does Dali have millions of people spending time here?
Of course, this is just an ideal state under normal battles. Wars are changing rapidly, and various strategies will lead to a tilt in the battle situation.
Naturally, Jia Pingnan knew what his generals said about the deployment, but at this time he felt that it was not enough, so he ordered: "Let the 300,000 troops on standby enter the city to assemble, and the remaining 500,000 troops are on standby to enter the city to fight at any time."
Although some people feel that Jia Pingnan's arrangements are a bit redundant, the commander-in-chief has orders, so they can only actively cooperate.
"Old Qin Gou, what are you trying to do? You have breached our Dajiang border in the past, but were beaten back in the end, especially the last time. Since I came here, you have never breached the city again. I'm so mean to you."
I am already familiar with the methods. This time, why do you dare to come and fight again? With the hundreds of thousands of troops you have gathered or the army of one million in the rear?" Jia Pingnan looked forward and thought to himself.
Dajiang originally planned to kill Master Chen of the Dali Dynasty, which was like cutting off an arm of the Dali Dynasty. He was supposed to go south to attack Dali in one go, but unexpectedly the plan failed to keep up with the change, and a farmer named Fei appeared in Dali.
Planting things to increase national power, Dajiang had to temporarily suspend its offensive plan, but it was the Dali Dynasty that took the lead in launching a war.
This fight lasted for many years.
Over the years, Dajiang has been in a passive state of being beaten. Although the Sanluo Dynasty and the Golden Wolf Dynasty jointly put pressure on Dali, both parties failed to work hard.
Now the Dajiang Dynasty has long been dissatisfied with this situation of being passively beaten. As the coach guarding Nanyang City, Jia Pingnan's status is high enough. He has learned that the cabinet is already discussing with the Sanluo Dynasty and the Golden Wolf Dynasty to formulate a strategy to go south. Maybe he can't do it.
In two years, the three countries will move south to carve up the territory of Dali in one fell swoop!
If you want to carve up the territory of Dali, there is an unavoidable problem, that is, you must get rid of the mythical realms of Dali in advance, otherwise everything will be a joke. After all, if the mythical realm is not eliminated, who is below that level?
Nor can we bear the wrath of the mythical realm, and everyone will have trouble sleeping and eating.
Get rid of Dali's mythical realm in advance. Although Dajiang Dynasty had a chance to succeed once, it was precisely because of that result that it was no longer easy to get rid of Dali's mythical realm. Dajiang relied on himself alone.
The country cannot do it. It needs to combine the power of the other two countries to ensure nothing goes wrong.
But when it comes to the mythical realm, it's not something Jia Pingnan can interfere with.
As for the emperors and generals who are a little ambitious, who doesn’t want to open up new territories and expand their territory to be famous throughout the ages? As long as the strength is sufficient, there is nothing wrong with trying every means to invade and occupy other countries’ territories. History is written by the victors. Invasion and annexation will lead to the assimilation of civilization and civilians as time passes.
If you can live a stable life, who cares what happened to your ancestors...
"Perhaps I can still witness the demise of the Dali Dynasty in the long river of history in my lifetime. Now I will let you dance for a while." Jia Pingnan thought to himself as he looked ahead at the Dali army who had made preparations for the war.
His name is Pingnan, why didn't he personally go south to wipe out Dali?
The wars of this era did not have the behavior of the generals of the two armies fighting each other before the war. Dali decided to take action after making preparations.
"General Li, the rest is up to you." Qin Antai looked at Li Qiudao in the temporary Chinese army tent.
Although it was Emperor Da Li who made the decision to start a war in the middle of winter, Qin Antai was also under great pressure. If Li Qiu had not repeatedly assured him that he had the confidence to break the city, Qin Antai would not have taken such a risk and would have tried his best to dissuade His Majesty from withdrawing his order.
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What needs to be said has been discussed countless times before, so just wait for the good news.
In fact, Qin Antai doesn't want to decide the outcome in a battle, especially now that Dali does not have the power of the mythical realm of the Three Kingdoms in the North. Without this concern, he can still open the door of the opponent's country, why not give it a try?
"Don't worry, Commander, we will definitely celebrate in Nanyang City today. As long as Nanyang City is opened to the river, our army will be able to enter the river in large numbers. As for how much results we can achieve by then, it depends on the soldiers. Now
It’s too early to say this, Li Qiu is gone, let’s wait and see Li break through Nanyang City and clear the obstacles for our army!”
After saying that, Li Qiulong left in a hurry to go to the front line to command the battle. Now that the war is about to begin, his true meaning guard is never leaving.
"Send the order, the whole army will move forward three hundred steps, and put Nanyang City within the attack range of the catapults." He came to the front line, left and looked at the opposite side and ordered.
He gave an order, and a hundred thousand thunder and fire troops heard the news and moved forward three hundred steps. At this distance, the Nanyang City wall was already within one mile, but it was outside the range of the opponent's bow and arrow. Even if the opponent was condescending, they would not be able to shoot like this.
Even if the opponent's crossbow is fired from such a distance, its power will be greatly reduced.
The 100,000 thunder and fire army stopped at the designated distance, and the catapults were ready.
On Nanyang City, Jia Pingnan frowned slightly.
Da Li sent a hundred thousand soldiers without shield protection, but they stopped when they were outside the range of bows and arrows. It didn't look like they were going to attack.
"What kind of tricks are you playing? Catapults can throw stones. Could it be that the opponent wants to use catapults to knock down the city wall? Then they will have to throw them until the end of the world..."
Thoughts flashed in his mind, Jia Pingnan really couldn't understand what Dali was thinking.
Kakakka~!
More than two hundred catapults of the Leihuo Army were aimed at Nanyang City. The winches made a rattling sound. When the catapults were ready to go, the boxes that came with the catapults were opened, and inside were iron balls the size of basketballs.
A lump, the kind with a fuse!
One by one, iron lumps were placed where the stones were originally placed.
Seeing that all the catapults were ready, Li Qiu ordered: "Light the fire and project!"
Phew~!
One torch after another was brought to the fuse of the iron lump to light it. Then, someone hit the throwing mechanism of the catapult with a hammer. With a whistling sound, the iron lumps the size of basketballs flew towards Nanyang City.
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"This is a mountain-opening thunder, which is enough to explode the rocks. Even those with innate martial arts skills in the early stage will be shattered to pieces under the explosion of the mountain-opening thunder at close range. Although Nanyang City's walls are strong, how many explosions can it withstand? Of course, even part of the opponent's body
Innate mid-to-late-level masters and true artistic conceptions can block the mountain mines from a distance, but how many such people are there? Our two hundred catapults drop mountain mines at the same time, and the other side can only block part of them... After this battle, the reputation of the Thunder Fire Legion will surely
It will resound throughout the world!”
Li Qiu looked at Nanyang City opposite and said silently in his heart.
Among the pikemen, Yun Jing was always paying attention to the battle. When he saw the catapult dropping bombs, the corner of his mouth twitched subconsciously.
"Before a close encounter, use bombs to blast them. Isn't this bullying? I guess Dajiang never dreamed of such a thing in Dali. Well, although he provided the master with ideas at the beginning, in just a few years, there is still no
The artillery can be built, maybe it has already been built, but it is not guaranteed that Da Li Zang will have a hand. It will be a surprise when the opponent is familiar with the mode of dropping bombs from the catapult and then moves out the artillery..."
Muttering in his heart, Yunjing looked ahead and waited for the scene that was about to appear after Huo Yao appeared in this world.
On the wall of Nanyang City, I saw iron lumps being thrown by catapults from Dali, and many people looked at each other.
"What are the people in Dali doing? Throwing precious iron materials as stones? You have to be kicked in the head by a donkey to do such a thing, right?"
"They didn't come to attack the city. They tried to use catapults to break the city. Didn't they wake up? No matter how much iron they throw in, it will be useless..."
Many people in the Dajiang Dynasty were really confused by Dali's actions. They had never seen such a battle pattern.
Although I have never seen anything like this, there are still some martial arts masters who have instinctive intuition.
The first time he saw the iron lumps dropped in Dali, Jia Pingnan frowned. He felt that the thing was not simple for some reason. He immediately exhaled and said: "This thing is weird, stop it."
While speaking, he raised his hand and waved the long halberd with its own special effects, and a white edge flew out. In an instant, the arc-shaped white edge of the painting, which was a hundred meters large, swept out, spanning a distance of one to two hundred meters and struck at ten people.
On top of multiple bombs.
The reaction of the others was a beat slower than Jia Pingnan's. By the time those who had the ability to react, bombs were already approaching the city wall, and all kinds of swords, lights and swords flew out, making the place colorful.
Quite pretty.
Boom boom boom~!
More than a dozen bombs exploded in the air under Jia Pingnan's sweeping edge. The dazzling fire and sound shook the surrounding areas, like the roar of thunder. The sudden explosion shocked countless people on both sides of the battlefield to tremble subconsciously.
The explosion radius of the millstone-sized bomb is about a hundred meters, but the explosive fragments can spread hundreds of meters!
Jia Pingnan, who was at the top of his true artistic conception level, could only withstand more than a dozen bombs with one blow. After all, the bombs were scattered, but more of them exploded close to their city wall, and some landed with a bang on the city wall.
Explode!
Boom boom boom~!
Thunderous roars resounded throughout the world, and the fire flickered and the earth trembled slightly.
Under the explosive power of the basketball-sized bomb, Nanyang City's city wall was shaking, and the water-condensed shell was overwhelmed and shattered. Several bombs exploded nearby, and the city wall itself made of solid stone was being blown apart!
The "damage" caused by the power of the bomb explosion to the Nanyang City wall was secondary. The main reason was that under such an explosion, Dajiang soldiers on the city wall would be unlucky.
Within thirty meters of the bomb explosion, the bodies of ordinary soldiers were torn apart and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Within a hundred meters, ordinary soldiers would bleed to death whenever bombs hit them.
That's not all. The fragments of the bomb explosion reached hundreds of meters. The raging metal fragments were like the scythe of death, harvesting the lives of Dajiang soldiers. Within this range, even if you were lucky enough not to be hit,
The fragments were affected, and their heads were blown blank by the terrifying roar. Countless people's ears were bleeding and they could no longer hear any sound!
After only one round of artillery fire, in the area affected by the artillery fire in Dajiang Nanyang City, not many people could stand, and the death toll was in the tens of thousands!
The people of the Dajiang Dynasty were immediately stunned by the bombing. So many people died, the city walls were damaged, and countless instruments were destroyed. However, the Dali side did not waste a single soldier.
However, this was just the beginning. Before the people of the Dajiang Dynasty could react from the shock, Li Qiu had already ordered a second round of artillery fire!
Huhuhu~
The bombs with the fuses lit flew towards Yangcheng in the south of the Yangtze River like falling meteorites.
"Although your city wall is strong and thick, and it can withstand several rounds of thunder, once you don't have the city wall, no matter how many troops are behind, what's the point in facing firearms!" Li Qiu looked at Nanyang City in front of him silently in his heart.
road.
"Open the city gate and attack, no matter the cost, destroy the opponent's catapult!" Jia Pingnan, the commander of Dajiang's three armies, stood on the city wall and ordered loudly.
After seeing the power of artillery fire, he realized that it was no longer possible to resist and had to take the initiative to destroy Dali's catapult.
As for the question of how many soldiers will die in front of the terrifying iron lump after the troops are sent out, Jia Pingnan has certainly thought about it, but it is better than being passively bombed. Just standing still, the city will be broken soon.
The weird iron knots on the other side of Dali are opening the way. What can the Dajiang Dynasty do to resist their progress?
Now the only option is to destroy Dali's catapult at any cost.
After giving the order, Jia Pingnan looked in the direction of Li Qiu and said with cold eyes: "This person must die, this army must be eliminated, otherwise our river will be in danger!"
At the moment when he gave the order, the second round of artillery fire from the Thunder Fire Legion had arrived, and it was still the burning iron lumps of the fuses.
However, after the previous round of baptism, Dajiang saw the terror of that thing, and those with the ability took action to block it from the air.
At the same time, after receiving the order, Dajiang's army opened the city gate and attacked the Dali Dynasty's army like a torrent in an attempt to destroy the catapult that threatened them the most.
Seeing Dajiang's army charging out, Li Qiu sneered in his heart, he was just looking for death.
He ordered: "Protect the catapult according to the rehearsal, the other soldiers, dig out the guys, let these people from the Dajiang Dynasty see the methods of our Thunder and Fire Legion!"
Following Li Qiu's order, the soldiers of the Thunder Fire Army opened their bags and took out wrist-thick bamboo tubes with fuses.
In addition to gunpowder, these bamboo tubes were also filled with iron nails and iron pieces.
Some soldiers even took out fist-sized iron lumps and placed them on the modified crossbows.