The former prefect who had already died under the saber of relief left behind a cellar of old wine. This batch of elixir jade liquid is as timely as a "great drought" for Wang Baichuan, who urgently needs to win people's hearts and confirm his identity as a "general"! So he immediately made a decision, resorted to a trick of "borrowing flowers to offer Buddha", and held a celebration banquet overnight, so that the soldiers who had just fought a bloody battle would be drunk and rest!

However, in order to avoid the great plague in Hedong City, it will be repeated in a different place; Therefore, Wang Baichuan, who was delicate, also deliberately set aside a portion of wine and meat according to the number of heads. If there is anyone who does not like the excitement and is willing to go out of the city overnight to burn the corpse; Then tomorrow will bring profits, one person will get two rewards, and record two military merits!

A veteran of the Northwest Army, nicknamed "Dumb Liu", was reluctant to associate with people all his life. So, he took more than 200 brothers who also didn't like to be lively, or who coveted wine and meat and military merits, and left the lively Xingzhou City to do the hard work of "picking up the field".

Wang Baichuan knows in his heart that if there is no wine, there will be no banquet, but if you drink too much, it is also easy to do bad things. Therefore, when the "corpse collection team" composed of more than 200 people left Xingzhou with burial tools; He ordered all four drawbridges to be put away, and the four inner and outer city gates were also tightly closed!

In this way, even if the soldiers drank too much during the banquet and "couldn't get drunk into the army", Xingzhou's city defense was still worry-free!

Just when Wang Baichuan ascended to the heights and shouted to the brothers of the Northwest Army, he announced the news that a "celebration banquet" was about to be held; The camp of the Worry Relief Army not far away also ushered in a ghostly and obscene middle-aged soldier.

"Congratulations to Pang Shuai, congratulations to Pang Shuai! The group of Northwest Kings had already gotten into the tank by themselves, and even their heads and claws had retracted! The four city gates and suspension bridges in Xingzhou are all locked up! As long as you don't have a pair of wings, you really can't get in or get out! ”

Pang Qingshan was originally flipping through the material accounts, and when he heard this person's return, he stood up with a "Teng":

"Herald! Passing on the general's order, the fighter plane has been said, and time is running out! Order the generals of each battalion to act according to the plan, and there must be no mistakes! ”

"Yes!"

"This brother, I bother you to go to Xingzhou City again and try to destroy the winch of the suspension bridge......"

This ghostly, obscene-looking soldier let out a sneer after listening to Pang Qingshan's request:

"Heh, I guess General Pang hasn't defended the city much, right?"

"Oh? Brother Tai's words, how can you see this? ”

"As soon as the winch of this suspension bridge is destroyed, there is no pulling force, and the bridge cannot be lifted; I'm afraid that with the magic in your heart, it's a big disadvantage! The villain wants to advise you that there is never a perfect thing in this world; If you think too much and make up too much, you are more likely to make mistakes in your busyness. At this point, the villain took his leave. ”

When he had finished speaking, the little pawn turned and walked; When he was about to come out but didn't come out, he glanced back at the thoughtful Pang Qingshan, pondered for a moment, and then spoke again:

"General Pang, after many days of marching in a foreign country, you treat the brothers very closely, and these things are in the eyes of the villain and in his heart. Today, I will also tell you the truth, and after a while the army will be drawn out, my brothers and I will take advantage of the chaos to withdraw. In the future, you can do it yourself. ”

"Withdraw? Ben didn't issue this military order! Where are you going to go? ”

"As for the villain, he plans to go back to his hometown in southern Yunnan to farm; As for the others...... Oh, where love goes, the little ones don't care. ”

"This ...... Is this what Guan Daoye meant? ”

Hearing Pang Qingshan's question, the detective raised his eyebrows, and then looked at Pang Qingshan with a little pity and sadness for a long time. With a long sigh, he shook his head and said nothing.

In fact, this is also a matter of course. Listening to the news of the downfall, he couldn't hide the secret spies who made a living from it. And these three thousand people, although they are the last strength of the truth; But in the past, they worked hard for the truth, either for a high reward or because they were pressed by Song Xingzhou's strength. But now that there is no reward for worship, and there is no strong lord to threaten them, and all the shackles on their bodies have been removed, who is willing to "work for nothing" for the Nankang court?

Furthermore, the measurement standards of Diting and Chiwu are basically the same. The spies they raised were all deaf and clear-eyed, and their minds were lively. Now that Pang Qingshan has fought like this, Jiankang City has always remained silent, and there is no movement to send additional reinforcements, try to break through the Huajiang blockade, and rescue this lone army; Who can say for sure what the outcome of the Worry Relief Army will be?

Let's not mention Pang Qingshan, the commander of the Liberation Army, what will happen in the future; Speaking of the plan of the Nankang Dynasty to annex the Northern Yan, with the trump card of Bashu Dao surfacing the surface, it has become a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. Today's Worry Relief Army is a big ship that is slowly sinking; And these people, it was for the sake of rich profits that they went north with the army; Now that Diting has collapsed, there is no news from the imperial court, and no one has even come forward to settle the "final payment". Faced with such a situation, why should they sink into the sea with the Worry Relief Army?

In fact, this kind of thinking of his has long spread among the secret spies. When he left Nankang at the beginning of the period, Di Ting sent a full 3,000 spies; But today, in addition to the damage caused by the fight with the Chiwu spies, more than half of those spies who disappeared without a sound have been made.

is not only a spy who listens, Pang Qingshan himself also knows in his heart: in this battle of Xingzhou City, it doesn't matter if you win or lose. Whether it is a victory or a loss, it is just the last death knell before Nankang drinks hatred and defeats.

He also knew that Wang Baichuan led the army into the city, and the battle was already invincible; However, the total annihilation of the Northwest Army is still useless in the overall situation of Nankang.

However, now that the army is about to go out, he, as the commander of the whole army, has to puff up his lips at the swearing-in meeting, use sophistry, and belittle the enemy as worthless, so as to strengthen his own military prestige; I also had to depict the infinite beauty of the future prospects of the Relief Army and even the Nankang Dynasty, and planted seeds of hope in the hearts of the soldiers......

Half an hour later, Pang Qingshan frowned tightly and stepped onto the platform. As he spoke, he took advantage of the swaying light of the brazier to look at the pair of scrappy eyes below......

At the bottom of Pang Qingshan's heart, an inexplicable shame emerged......

That night, just after the second watch, the celebration banquet in Xingzhou City also came to an end. It's not the wine, meat, and food in the city, which is not enough for the army to share; Instead, most of the generals and soldiers, including the logistics staff such as the gangster and the grain supervisor, were drunk and unconscious.

As soon as the iron toad died, Wang Baichuan and the old general's second uncle, as the first generals of this battle, were given the supreme position by the stars; This warm and sumptuous light gong banquet also counted the two of them drinking the most!

In fact, the "legacy" of the former prefect alone is simply not enough for tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army to share. Fortunately, the people and businesses in the city, under the rule of the Relief Army, were forced to be obedient to the people for a few days, and they were all suspected of "colluding with the enemy country". So, under Wang Baichuan's beating and the strength of the whole city, the Northwest Army was able to conspire for a big drunk tonight.

Wang Baichuan, who was cold and full of alcohol, held a large wine jar in his arms, lying naked on the street and snoring; And the drunken and hazy second uncle relied on the amazing amount of alcohol and did not get completely drunk. While patting his thigh, he chattered about some trivial things to the old brothers who had died in battle; There are questions and answers between the words, which sounds very infiltrating. ……

Suddenly, a dazzling light streaked across the night sky. The second uncle, who was communicating with the "soul", raised his eyes and saw that there happened to be a fireball, piercing the quiet night sky and heading straight for the city; He was stunned for a moment, then squinted his eyes again, pointed to the "Flying Fire Meteor", and smirked......

The fireball roared in, drawing a beautiful parabola in the air, and finally landed on the roof of a three-room tiled house. After a few moments, the outer flame was no longer burnable, and it gradually extinguished......

However, this fireball is like a beacon to guide the way; When the dust settled, it brought out only a wisp of green smoke; But there were countless fireballs and stone bullets that followed closely and fell in all corners of Xingzhou City......

Those Northwest Army, who were already drunk, many of them died tragically in a dream without realizing it; There were also many innocent people who had finally managed to lie in bed; I didn't sleep long before I was woken up by the loud noise and the choking smoke......

All of a sudden, the city of Xingzhou fell into chaos......

At this moment, due west outside the city, Pang Qingshan, the commander of the Relief Army, folded his shoulders and stood proudly in front of the trench; And the neat siege equipment behind him had just finished a round of three salvos.

"Back to General Pang, the salvo is over."

"Okay, how are the wood and stones left in the abandoned camp of the Northwest Army working?"

"It's going to take about a quarter of an hour."

"Well, Wang Baichuan is strong and clear, but it has saved us a lot of things...... Listen, as long as the city of Xingzhou is not razed to the ground; Then I don't want to see you again until all the projectiles are gone. ”

"Yes! …… But general, in this case, the loss of siege equipment ......"

"Isn't that clear enough?"

“…… The last general commanded. ”

Yes, this is Pang Qingshan's plan: to paralyze the enemy army with a big victory, and use the much-needed supplies, grain and grass as bait to give up a Xingzhou city first. After Wang Baichuan was complacent and led the army into the city, he made full use of the advantages of siege equipment to completely raze the entire Xingzhou City to the ground!

Before, he led his army to rob the camp late at night, but in the end he was defeated; From that extremely painful lesson, Pang Qingshan fully realized that there was a huge gap between the officers and men of the two armies in terms of combat effectiveness.

Although the Northwest Army is not invincible in the world, when it comes to field combat, even if it gives Pang Qingshan another 100,000 troops, he may not have a chance to win. In addition to the advantages of equipment, the more important point is that they also have the "world's first" siege equipment as a strong auxiliary.

Since the field battle can't defeat the Northwest Army, let's fight a siege battle!