Chapter 8 Under the City of Yangzhou

The righteous army of the dynasty entered the flock like a tiger, chopping melons and vegetables to kill the exhausted and severely hypothermic chickens, and killed the border troops who had just climbed ashore in one rush!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the 150,000-strong army is likely to be able to lose more than half of it in this battle! After several charges, the dynasty decisively ordered a retreat, and there were too few of them.

These border troops who were the first to go ashore were almost all the strongest in the army, but the icy river water caused their body temperature to drain quickly, and their combat effectiveness was drastically reduced! If this group of people is slaughtered, the combat strength of the entire army will decrease.

As for those who have only come ashore now, and the border troops who are still fluttering in the water, it is a blessing that they can maintain their good health! It's March, and although it's already spring, I'm wearing wet clothes in the weather with a temperature of only seven or eight degrees...

Hmph, this is the era when people can die with a cold!

Zhang Yang, who watched the 'live broadcast' at home, was overjoyed, and now it was his turn to play.

The dynasty led a thousand righteous troops to the direction of Yangzhou, leaving behind a hellish image on earth. The boats on the river and the border soldiers on the red horse boats were shocked by the scene in front of them, and they broke out in a cold sweat! One by one, they hurriedly steered the boats and boats to rescue people.

It wasn't until noon that the people who fell into the water were rescued one after another. These perennial border troops stationed in the northwest are basically landlubbers! Only 10,000 people were killed and injured by the explosion, and the vast majority of soldiers died from drowning and hypothermia!

'Tong Guan', who returned to the shore, had a gloomy face and directly ordered the execution of the captain in charge of the expedition!

"My lord, our army has suffered heavy casualties and lost a large number of ships, and judging from the current situation, we can only march to Yangzhou by land."

Han Shizhong was patrolling the whole army at the time of the explosion and happened to have escaped the raid.

"What is the loss?"

"More than 48,000 casualties, 23 ships, 80,000 stones of grain and grass, and no ordnance..."

Bang!

Tong Guan slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and the fragile teacup suddenly fell apart.

"The army has lost one-third before it reaches the front line, how can this official explain to the official family!"

A cadre of generals shrank their heads and pretended to be ostriches, which means that our heads are small and we can't bear the thunderous wrath of the officials!

Tong Guan's cold gaze swept over everyone, and he said in a deep voice: "I will be attacked by the rebels in Gaoyou, I'm afraid Yangzhou has fallen!" No wonder there is no news from the vanguard army today. Up to now, only by recovering Yangzhou and offsetting the merits and demerits can the anger of the official family be extinguished! ”

"Humble duty and obey the order of the Ambassador!" When the generals saw that Tong Guan had made up his mind, he immediately expressed his loyalty and willingness to be sent.

"The generals will obey!"

"Humble Orders."

"All the wounded stayed in Gaoyou, awaiting treatment. The army immediately assembled and sent to Yangzhou! ”

"Commanded by humility."

After the dynasty returned to Yangzhou, the 40,000 troops led by Pang Wanchun and the Tu Protector had successfully crossed the river, and at this time they were transporting grain, grass and ordnance to Yangzhou City. The well-supplied rebels will give Tong Guan's army a vivid 'hot weapon crushing lesson' in Yangzhou!

And in Shuyang County, Zhang Yang laughed heartily in the back office, his plan has been successfully completed for most of the time, and the following is the whole army, ready to perform a large-scale play!

"Zhang Long." Zhang Yang shouted excitedly at the door.

"Sir."

"Immediately inform Mahan, Zhang's army has expanded to 4,000 people! Intensify training, and by April at the latest, we will go to Yangzhou. ”

"Yes, sir."

Zhang Yang has a smile on his face, walks with the wind, and the joy of his mood is overflowing.

"Husband, why are you so happy today?"

Zhang Yang spent a lot of money because of the arrival of his son to ask the system to bring their mother and son to the Great Song Dynasty, and he could see his son every day, and Zhang Yang felt that the money was not spent in vain.

"Huh... I'm nearing the end of my Phase 2 plan! Tong Guan, played by Zhao Hu in the day after tomorrow, is going to have a big battle with the dynasty in Yangzhou, and after this battle, it's time for me to turn the tide! ”

The wife laughed teasedly and said, "Husband, I think you are addicted to acting." ”

"Haha, it's an addiction to being a boss. Until now, I still can't believe that we have really traveled to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Why don't we go back?" My wife said.

Zhang Yang was choked, but he was not embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Ahem, since you have come to the Great Song Dynasty, you have to do something!" Isn't there a sentence in the movie "Spider-Man" called 'The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility', we get such ability, we can't watch the Han family being trampled by aliens! ”

"But you're going to kill a lot of people in this scene!"

"I know! But it is necessary to be dark, and it will work out to the bones! Only by standing in a high enough position can I gain enough power and have the power to change the Great Song Dynasty! ”

My wife sighed and said quietly: "Before I came, I only felt that this was a game, but after I came here, these living people stood in front of me." You men always say things so high-sounding, what about those who die because of you, and their families? ”

Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Yang was silent for a few seconds, and then said in a deep tone: "As descendants, we can't limit our eyes to individuals. From the point of view of the state, the sacrifices of these people are all meaningful. These tens of thousands of people who died will save tens of millions of people who were slaughtered by foreign races! ”

"There are always labor pains before dawn, and all we can do is make them as short as possible."

……

At this time, outside Yangzhou City, 100,000 troops surrounded Yangzhou City, Zhao Hu, who played Tong Guan, was not really an ancient general, in order to avoid laymen guiding insiders, Tong Guan handed over the command of the battlefield to Han Shizhong.

And Han Shizhong, as a famous general who can leave a name in history, naturally has real skills!

Although he knew that he wanted to conquer Yangzhou as soon as possible, he still did not attack rashly. Under his command, the cavalry attacked and provoked around the city, while looking for weak points in the defense.

It's a pity that the dynasty defending the city is like a king eating scales, and he doesn't fight with an iron heart, just like a strict defense! At this time, Han Shizhong had the feeling that a dog bites a hedgehog and has no way to eat.

The large ordnance needed for the siege, such as ladders, city breaking hammers, large stone throwers, etc., has not yet been built, and Han Shizhong, who is familiar with the art of war, is very clear about the principle of 'going to the army to attack the strategy, then to attack the enemy, then to attack the army, and then to attack the city'.

"My lord, the cavalry reported that no flaws were found, and from the number of rebels in the city and the number of people, it is estimated that there are at least 30,000 to 40,000 rebels in the city!"

Han Shizhong's brows were about to twist into a ball of wool, if he couldn't find the flaws in the defenders, he could only attack head-on! Although he had no doubts about whether he could capture Yangzhou, a strong attack was the stupidest way after all.

Moreover, even if Yangzhou is captured, how many people will be left in the army?