753. The Great Army Converges
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Dali is good at expounding the house.
Zhang Jue personally led an army of 20,000 troops to bombard the three coalition forces with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and in just a few days, the troops came to the outside of the Shanyan Mansion.
The upper echelons of Dali already knew that the Song army had the new weapon to restrain the hot air balloon, and it was no accident that they did not go out of the city to meet the enemy.
Because it can't be beaten.
The Song army, which has hot air balloons and cupola cannons, can be said to have no flaws. In the field battle, unless it is several times the strength of the Song army, there is no hope of victory at all.
The power of the hot air balloon, they Dali is also clear. No army can withstand the bombardment of hot air balloons.
Jiang Kui, the head of the Shanyi Mansion, came to the city in person.
Flags fluttered outside the city, and the army stretched without end.
At this time, the expression on Jiang Kui's face was undoubtedly extremely dignified.
Reinforcements went to Xiushan and suffered a major defeat. Now that Zhang Jue's army has come to the city in person, he has withdrawn from the coalition army without damage, and this kind of power is enough to make him feel worried.
Just with the soldiers in the Mansion now, if the Great Song Forbidden Army does not care about the cost, it is impossible for them to hold the city.
As for those clan private soldiers, Jiang Kui didn't have much hope now.
Just being bombed by the Flying Army was enough to scare the courage of those tribal leaders.
Although he asked himself that he had handled the relationship with these clan leaders quite well, he never believed that they would lead his family to protect Shanyan Mansion for him.
Unless, it's not bad if he can get some wins in this battle. And this, relying on his good interpretation of the government army, is undoubtedly impossible to do.
After gazing deeply out of the city, Jiang Kui looked back in the northwest direction.
There, is the capital of Dali.
The Weichu Mansion has been lost, and the forbidden army of the national capital is rushing towards this Shanxian Mansion. He only hopes that this time the forbidden army of the national capital can catch up.
If they didn't arrive until the good explanation was broken, it would obviously be meaningless.
At the head of the city, there are countless artillery carts. There are neat thunderbolts, arrows, and so on next to it.
After the strong crossbows on the battlements, there were soldiers waiting for them.
Of course, the people are also not few.
Even if there is Weichu Mansion as a lesson from the past, Jiang Kui has no other way, and in the face of the Great Song Dynasty firearms, he can only take the people as the hostage. It is better to lose the hearts of the people than to lose the city.
It's just that he has done more comprehensively than Xing Yuande, and he has done some ideological work more or less before detaining these people to go to the city.
But what Jiang Kui didn't expect was that after the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army arrived outside the city, it did not attack the city quickly. Instead, they began to set up camp outside the city.
It's really encampment, not just showmanship. For soon smoke rose from the camp.
The Great Song Forbidden Army was not in a hurry to break through the Shanxian Mansion.
But this did not make Jiang Kui any easier.
There is a forbidden army in Dali that is rushing to Shanyan Mansion, why is there no army in the Song army rushing here?
The 20,000 troops led by Miao Cheng behind Zhang Jue, as well as the two armies of Zhang Hongwei and Liu Zhuwen who turned the road from Weichu Mansion, were all rushing towards this Shanyan Mansion at this time.
Seeing that Zhang Jue was not in a hurry, Jiang Kui became even more anxious.
Because when the six forbidden armies of the Song army converged, he couldn't even imagine that even if the forbidden army of the capital of the country arrived, they would definitely be able to defeat the Song army?
The firearms of the Song Dynasty were extremely powerful, but their true strength could not be estimated by the number of people alone.
However, Jiang Kui has no choice now.
The Song army did not come to seize the good mansion, but only to level the government and granaries in the city. If he led the army to retreat, it would be equivalent to giving up the Shanyan Mansion to Zhang Jue.
Not to mention how much money was lost this time, Dali can't lose this face alone.
Besides, he Jiang Kui, if he encounters the Song army attacking the city, he will retreat without a fight. His prestige in Dali will be greatly reduced in the future, and he will not even be able to continue to gain a foothold in the imperial court.
Zhao Liangcai of Xiushan County has at least fought to the death, and he has a bitter card to play, so what reason does he have?
As a result, Jiang Kui had to hold on in the Shanyan Mansion.
And so it has been for two days.
There was also a large army of horses and horses who were good at explaining.
It's the Heavenly Machine Army and the Heavenly Idle Army.
Before the forbidden army of Dali arrived at Shanyan Mansion, Zhang Hongwei and Liu Zhuwen led the army to arrive first.
The soldiers who were captured in Xiushan and Weichu Mansion were all thrown by them in Weichu and were not taken into the army again.
At this moment, there are still about 15,000 in the two armies of Tianji and Tianxian.
Although this has made the two of them very distressed, from an objective point of view, the two armies broke two counties in a row, which is almost equivalent to laying down half of the territory of Dali, and this kind of battle damage can naturally be regarded as negligible. What's more, at this time, they still carried countless gold, silver and jewelry that originally belonged to Dali in their army.
The morale of the army is high, and it is still with the arrogance of winning streaks, which can be described as brilliant.
They entered Shanyan Mansion directly from Weichu Mansion, and went around from the west gate of Shanyan Mansion to the east city gate to join Zhang Jue's army, and the soldiers in Shanyan Mansion did not dare to stop them.
Outside the barracks, Zhang Jue personally greeted him out of the barracks.
The tens of thousands of forbidden troops of the Great Song Dynasty did not take the city guards too seriously.
Zhang Hongwei and Liu Zhuwen dismounted and knelt on one knee, "Marshal!" โ
Zhang Jue hurriedly stepped forward and dragged the two of them, and said with a smile: "The two military commanders have worked hard. In this battle of Dali, you, as pioneers, have made great contributions. โ
Both shook their heads with some humility.
Zhang Hongwei said: "This is all the credit of Commander Liu, I am just waving the flag for Commander Liu in the back." โ
At his level, there is no need to find ways to compete for military merits. Because it is a re-fight, it is impossible to be promoted to the level of marshal in a short time.
"Commander Zhang is polite."
Liu Zhuwen said: "Liu doesn't dare to take credit. In the two cities of Xiushan and Weichu this time, we lost nearly 5,000 soldiers, which is really indispensable. โ
Zhang Jue sighed softly, "How can there be immortals in war." But for the sake of this world, they died as they deserved. โ
The treatment of the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty is the best, but at the same time, because they have to take care of the people, they cannot avoid losing many people in vain.
Zhao Dongting had already said this in the army.
A soldier must have a spirit of dedication.
Zhang Jue stretched out his hand and pointed to the camp, "Let's go, let's go to the camp first." โ
Zhang Hongwei and Liu Zhuwen nodded to the deputy general in the army, and followed Zhang Jue towards the camp.
The lieutenant generals in the army arranged for the soldiers to set up camp.
The military camp outside the city grew at a rapid pace. The white tents will soon appear all over the mountains.
The two followed Zhang Jue to the handsome tent and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, Liu Zhuwen asked, "Marshal, when is it time for us to attack the Shan Xuan Mansion?" โ
Zhang Jue smiled lightly: "When to attack the Shanyan Mansion, it depends on when the forbidden army in the capital of Dali arrives." โ
These words made Liu Zhuwen and Zhang Hongwei both look surprised and puzzled.
The corners of Gao Xing and Ren Wei's mouths showed faint smiles. Obviously, they all already knew Zhang Jue's intentions.
Zhang Jue said again: "We have come all the way to Dali, and countless soldiers have broken their halberds, so do we really loot some gold, silver and jewelry, and then go back?" โ
Liu Zhuwen instantly understood Zhang Jue's meaning, and said in shock: "Is the marshal planning to destroy the forbidden army in the capital of Dali here?" โ
"Hmph."
Zhang Jue snorted lightly: "Jiang Kui is waiting for reinforcements from their Dali national capital, and Ben Shuai wants to take a look." When the forbidden army of their capital arrives, will they dare to go out of the city to face the battle? Over the years, Dali has been reckless in military force, recruiting countless soldiers, and refusing to settle down, and has an irreversible relationship with Shuzhong. They are already a big problem in our Great Song Dynasty and Western Xinjiang, and this time, we have to knock out a few of their teeth. โ
Liu Zhuwen nodded lightly, "When the forbidden army of Dali arrives, let's start a war immediately?" โ
"Hmm."
Zhang Jue nodded, "When Miao Cheng leads the army to arrive, we will have nearly 60,000 elite soldiers, so many troops, and we can't eat the forbidden army in his Dali capital?" Unless they dare to go out of their nests, it's pretty much the same. โ
As he spoke, he chuckled again, "Even if we are less than 40,000 elite soldiers, Ben Shuai is sure to fight against Dali's 100,000 soldiers." โ
He was clearly confident in the Praetorian Army under his command.
Also, Zhang Hongwei and Liu Zhuwen's 20,000 troops can still break through the two cities of Xiushan County and Weichu Mansion, and the whole Dali is helpless, how can they not have confidence in such a command?
"Okay."
Rao is Liu Zhuwen was also a little excited at this time, and suddenly put the fan on the desk, "Then let's wait for their forbidden army, which is known as the most elite national capital in Dali, to arrive." โ
On this day, there was no tension in the barracks at all.
Compared with the Great Song Dynasty military camp, the atmosphere in the mansion is much more tense.