"Jingle bell. Jingle bell. "In order to prepare for the attack on Huangfu Song. The Red Turbans prepared for a long time, and they created a large number of large-caliber mortars, which resembled gasoline barrels, but were so powerful that they exceeded the caliber of any artillery of one kind.

"Sir, with these words, we will definitely succeed and defeat them." A staff officer said excitedly as he looked at the mortar made by the blacksmith.

"Damn, don't think about such a good thing, in the end, you still need to rely on the soldiers to rush forward to fight. How's your preparation? Zhang Li looked at a captain and company commander and asked.

"Sir, we're all ready. The morale was very high, and the soldiers were now waiting to attack and storm up. Whenever possible, we will succeed. The captain and company commander said.

"Be more prepared, and when the time comes, you must defeat that old boy from Huangfu Song." Zhang Li said.

The 2nd Infantry Brigade is actively preparing to attack Huangfu Song's last fighting state. A large number of artillery pieces were transferred directly. Because artillery is more needed there. In such a situation, the artillery is not enough to attack and take the last position of Huangfu Song, in that case, it will also cost more and more losses, in the face of such a situation, the mortar found by Kuroko has also been reused, and has been used on a large scale, if this weapon is fought in later generations, it is very primitive, backward, but, in the era of cold weapons, the destructive power of this weapon is very large. Attacking the fortified battle will give them more advantageous points, which will greatly ensure their combat effectiveness.

The final battle is actively prepared. On the other side, Zuo Feng received a lot of letters from Luoyang, the capital of Beijing, near Handan. Wang Ming was also by his side, Zuo Feng first talked about the purchase of bonds, this time, not only for some official business, but also for some private matters.

Zuo Feng raised more and more funds in the palace, most of which came from the savings of some palace maids and Xiao Huangmen, who were also relatively rich, especially some Xiao Huangmen. What era is this, the era of eunuchs is rampant, these little yellow doors rely on the ten permanent servants, and I don't know how much money they have made. But all this money is saved, and it is not circulated, Zuo Feng hit such an idea on this, he actively persuaded many small yellow doors, palace maids to invest money, telling them that buying land bonds here can make a lot of profits at once. In the future, you can also seek a piece of land, but you don't want it. This land bond is also transferable. For example, if they don't want it, they can sell it to Zhang Changshi, who needs a lot of it. Under the temptation of such interests, many Xiaohuangmen took out their savings and handed them over to Zuo Feng, asking him to buy more and more land bonds, so that they could be regarded as making a very good investment. This is probably the earliest recorded practice of private equity funds. And Zuo Feng takes a cut of it and earns some commissions, of course. It would be better for the land bond to continue to rise, so that he can make more and more windfall profits.

Of course. The most important thing for Zuo Feng is to negotiate. But there is nothing to talk about, he has already directly handed over the hole cards of the Jingshi Luoyang side. As for the result, it all depends on the coordination between Zhang Rang and the emperor, and this side will change according to the movement of the hole cards.

"Oh, this, how good is this." Zuo Feng looked at the letter sent urgently and said at a loss.

"Oh. What's the matter? Mr. Zuo. Wang Ming said worriedly. For Zuo Feng, in order to show respect, Shang Wu especially emphasized the use of Mr., rather than using the title, and the title of father-in-law, to show that they are all normal people, a kind of honorific title for them, in fact, Shang Wen has begun to promote the title of Mr., which is not just the beginning of the common language.

"Oh, our one actually asked you Red Turban Army to change colors, what's the matter?" Zuo Feng said with some tears and laughter.

Wang Ming took the letter and looked at it.

"I'd better leave this matter to the chief. We can't make it any more difficult for you. You say, don't you? Wang Ming quickly packed up some letters, and then asked people to send them to Lijiazhuang as soon as possible, the distance is not far, but it will also take some time, which is still very beneficial to the Red Turban Army to end the war.

"Mr. Wang, let's continue to talk about other things, such as this arms cooperation? Zhang Changshi must let me do such a thing. Zuo Feng said with a smile. If this business is done, it will be very good.

"This still needs to wait for the commander's order. I can't call the shots here, but you know. As long as there is an order. A large amount of munitions will be released here, and we will produce as much as you need. After all, this musket is there. We don't have a grudge against money, don't you? Wang Ming said. 、

"Yes, yes, that's the truth." Zuo Feng kept nodding his head and said yes, if the other party didn't agree, he had no choice, fortunately, the Red Turban Army would not embarrass them. This made him feel very smooth.

Huguan County. The siege has been going on for some time.

"Sir, how long can they hold out like this in Huguan County?" A lieutenant staff officer cautiously asked his commander.

"The chief told me in his letter that the longest siege lasted more than 900 days. But it was an encirclement that was not wrapped. Li Yun put down the telescope in his hand and said. Shang Wu mentioned that the siege of Leningrad, which lasted for more than 900 days, was Leningrad. The encirclement lasted very, very long. Shangwu told such a story in his letters, and heard such a story. Li Yun began to reflect on himself. Therefore, he focused on strengthening the encirclement, and absolutely did not let the enemy have a chance to take advantage of it, in order to prevent the enemy from escaping, or getting food from other places, they thought of many ways, such as digging tunnels in reverse. Prevent the other party from digging tunnels to escape. Patrols were also actively organized to prevent the enemy from escaping.

At the same time, the enemies in the city were persuaded to surrender, such as saying that they would treat prisoners favorably, not killing people indiscriminately, and preaching their policies here, etc., but unfortunately, few people surrendered. It's not going to be good for them, but they're going to keep doing it, and it's what they need to do the most.

"Sir, sir, good news." At this moment, a lieutenant colonel staff officer jumped in excitedly, yes, he jumped in.

"What's the good news, are they going to surrender in Huguan County?" Li Yun looked at the lieutenant colonel and asked.

"No, sir, it's sir, it's a letter from Chief Xu, which tells us that the Third Infantry Brigade is about to be transferred. One of their brigades, now with more than 16,000 people, will be expanded into an infantry division, and they will also be equipped with cannons, which can directly flatten the opponent's city walls. In such a situation, this is still very, very big for us. The lieutenant colonel staff officer said.

Li Yun quickly took the letter and looked at it.

"Damn, reinforcements are finally here. This time, Lao Tzu was able to smoothly knock down the city and let out this evil breath. Li Yun said excitedly.

"Sir, let's launch an attack before the 3rd Infantry Brigade comes, it's good to give it a try, besides, the enemy has been besieged for a long time." The lieutenant colonel staff officer said so.

"No, such a thing can't be solved, you all know this, we can't increase casualties, soldiers' lives are precious, if we increase casualties, it will form a very big disadvantage for us, in the face of such a situation, it will cause us very big losses, this kind of thing can not be done resolutely." Li Yun shook his head resolutely and said.

"Yes. Sir. The staff officers nodded their heads. Li Yun has a deep understanding of attacking the county seat, the county town is not so easy to fight, if he has artillery, he may bombard more, and then after the bombardment, he will try to attack, but, now, he knows that without a fierce bombardment, this is to fill the pit with the lives of soldiers, this is something that he Li Yun will never dare to do. It's better to be cautious.

Lijiazhuang.

"Do you have any plans for Huangfu Song?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu.

"I don't have too many plans for the time being, I don't think Huangfu Song plans to surrender, but we can't completely defeat them. If that's the case, it will be a huge disadvantage for us. Shang Wu thought for a moment and said. In fact, Shangwu did not want to fight Huangfu Song. It's more that you don't want to cause huge casualties, look at the Valhalla in Lijiazhuang, where there are already many, many tablets. Shang Wu really didn't want to add many tablets. Behind each tablet is a fallen soldier, which is very uncomfortable.

"However, Huangfu Song just wants to fight against us, and the casualties for us are still relatively large." Jia Xu said helplessly, he knew that Shangwu didn't want to see more casualties, and even the wounded soldiers of those officers and soldiers were treated. What's more, it's his own people, but Huangfu Song must stick here, and it's the kind that doesn't surrender to life or death, and for this kind of strong-willed person, he can only fight. Although many times, their situation is not very good, however, in such a situation, there is no choice.

"Well, let's not do it, let's hit that commanding height, called the commanding heights of the wheat pile. As long as we take that commanding height, I think many problems can be solved. Shang Wu thought for a moment and said.

"Well, I think it's okay, take there, we can set up artillery there, bombard Huangfu Song's position, at that time, Huangfu Song will not fight and chaos, and then launch a general attack, so it's okay." Jia Xu said.

"It's best to give Huangfu Song another chaotic situation, which can disrupt his rhythm. In the art of war, it is said that there is one missing from the three encirclements. In my opinion, we can do this, if they are surrounded on all sides, it will make their will to fight stronger, and before the war, we should shout at them more and let them break their will to fight, so that their situation will become more unfavorable, which is also a great help for us. You say, it's good. Shang Wu asked.

"Hmm. Good. Jia Xu nodded and said.

Shang Wu still hopes that more soldiers will surrender, after all, there is no point in fighting. But in order to reduce more casualties, they had to find this accurate key point, this key point is the wheat pile, there is a small mound in the local area, this mound is the only commanding height of the entire encircled area, this commanding height is not too high, but it can overlook all the areas, after occupying this place, you can set up artillery for heavy bombardment. In this way, casualties can be minimized, which is the last resort.

It is not necessary to launch a large-scale attack for the final attack, and finding the key points can solve the problem. This is one of the art of war.

In fact, both Shang Wu and Jia Xu were avoiding greater casualties. However, Huang Fusong must do this, and sometimes war really does not depend on human will.

"Sir. This is an urgent letter. A communications staff officer came in with a bundle of letters. Shang Wu took it and gave Jia Xu some, and the two of them quickly looked like they could react quickly as long as there was important information.

"Look at this, His Majesty the Emperor is very disgusted with us wearing red clothes and red headscarves." Jia Xu said with a smile. Then he handed a letter in his hand to Shang Wu.

"What do you mean?" Shang Wu took the letter and looked at it.

"Hehe, His Majesty the Emperor, it's really broad enough, forget it. Since he could order the official troops to withdraw from Handan and retreat to the area of Yecheng, at the same time, Huangfu Song would also withdraw from such an area. But we want to keep a giant deer, and I think we can agree to them. Shang Wu said.

"Ending the battlefield war as soon as possible is our final key." Shang Wu said.

"So, the color of the clothes?" Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu and asked.

"We can change it, red is originally a cheap clothes, but red is not conducive to our fighting, it seems that sometimes, our Emperor His Majesty is very considerate of us." Shang Wu said with a smile.

"Well, in that case, we can't call the Red Turban Army like that. What do we call it, and the color of the uniform? Jia Xu asked Shangwu.

"Color, it's very simple, whatever color is cheap, we use it. As for the name, we can think about it carefully. Maybe we can solve many, many problems if we do that. It just so happens that I also don't think the red color is good, it's too bright. Shang Wu said.

Shang Wu has long wanted to change the color. Since you change, then change. Anyway, sooner or later, I'm going to have to change it.