Chapter 103: Fire Attack Strategy

"Tian Xiong, how long have you been following me?" Huang Degong said.

"The last general has been following the general since Hebei." Tian Xiong said.

"It's been years." Huang Degong said: "It's time to mention it. ”

Tian Xiong's eyes lit up, and he leaked a longing that could barely be concealed.

Huang Degong knew that his subordinate was a man of fame and fortune, and as long as he gave benefits, he would do anything. Huang Degong was not surprised at all by this, after all, how high the moral cultivation of the Qiu Eight in the army can be, isn't it all like this? Huang Degong was not surprised, Huang Degong pointed with a horsewhip and said: "Capture this village, I promise you a deputy general's future." ”

"The general is right." Is Tian Xiong's words true?

"Hmph." Huang Degong sneered and said, "You have been with me for so many years, don't you have to talk to me?" ”

Tian Xiong said: "Please sit here for the general, I will take this village for the general." ”

After Tian Xiong received Huang Degong's order, he immediately dispatched troops and transferred his own headquarters to the people, and there were not many people, about three or five thousand. Huang Degong also saw that this village is not easy to gnaw, and this village is not too big, and it can't put too many troops, Tian Xiong's department has been with him for a long time, and it can be regarded as an elite one after all. And Tian Xiong is a ruthless master, he can only give him enough rewards, he dares to kill all his subordinates.

Only such a ruthless person can afford such a siege war.

As soon as Tian Xiong attacked, he showed a difference.

Thousands of soldiers, under the leadership of Tian Xiong, pounced in a daze.

Coming within range of the artillery bow and crossbow, it immediately slowed down.

Without Cao Zongyu's order, the soldiers below immediately fired their cannons, those who fired guns, and those who fired arrows.

However, Tian Xiong did not shy away from it at all.

The army roared up, and long ladders with iron hooks were directly set up on the wall.

Xizhai is only a little high, and the outer wall is a wooden wall with solid wood tightly packed together. It's pretty sturdy.

It's a little too short, though.

In Tian Xiong's opinion, there is no need for siege equipment at all, just set up a long ladder and rush over, and it will be over.

Countless soldiers were about to go up to the city in a few steps, but they waited until they got up to the wall, and they felt that it was not good.

Cao Zongyu knew that the amount of gunpowder was not much, and he didn't use gunpowder much at all, so he was bent on using knives and guns to decide the victory, so he deliberately put the battle on the wall.

Pounce on it and knock it down.

But wars have always hurt each other, and although such a battle is not good for the officers and soldiers, Zhang Xuan's troops are not unscathed, and it is a war of attrition that sheds more blood than anyone.

This

War, even Cao Zongyu can only do this.

Hurt people with this. No fancy.

The war in Xizhai entered a state of anxiety. This scorching war is not only concerned by Zhang Xuan and Huang Degong, but also by Yuan Shizhong and Ma Shiying.

Yuan Shizhong stood at the west gate of Xiayi City, looking at Xizhai from a distance, he couldn't see the attack and defense of Huang Degong and Cao Zongyu, but the attack and defense of the north and south sides could still be seen.

He was able to calm down slightly.

"Big brother, should we send troops to meet General Zhang?" Yuan Shimin couldn't sit still. Whispered.

"No, you don't." Yuan Shizhong said: "My third brother has a bandit name, called Tiebi, although such an offensive is powerful, he still persists." ”

"But." Yuan Shimin said: "General Zhang is under siege from three sides, and it is not good for us to sit idly by." ”

Yuan Shizhong didn't have anything to do with his own brother, he said secretly: "Why don't I have a talent like Cao Zongyu under my command?" Then I thought of Wang Xianzu, who died under Kaifeng City. A little sad, he said, "It's only the first day." ”

"According to King Cao to save Xia Yi, there is at least one month, and there are more than thirty days, if we play all the cards today, what will we do in the future? My third brother is not a fool, he knows this, otherwise he would have not asked me for help until now, which can be seen. Yuan Shizhong said: "Wait, wait a few days, and we won't be too late to make a move." ”

"Yes." Yuan Shimin said.

Time flies, but the day flies.

After Tian Xiong's first attack was defeated, he gave up the idea of doing qigong to go to Xizhai, and filled out two roads before Xizhai to lead directly to the city.

"General." Tian Xiong said: "In today's battle, although I did not capture Xizhai, I also found the weakness of Xizhai, that is, Xizhai is a wooden village. ”

"Wooden Village." Huang Degong heard the sound of the strings and knew the meaning of elegance, and said, "You want to attack with fire." ”

"Not bad." Tian Xiong said: "I have been prepared enough. ”

"What are you going to do?" Huang Degong said: "I remember that the outside of Xizhai was coated with a thick layer of mud, and it was not easy to light it. ”

"Your Excellency, Wise." Tian Xiong said: "But now it's different, now there is a layer of corpses outside the wall, as long as there is enough fire oil to ignite the corpse, the corpse can definitely burn the wooden wall." When the Xizhai wall is burned, what else can be done to see these thieves? ”

He didn't seem to feel that the people who died under the walls were all his robed brothers, as if they were just igniting fires.

"Is that really possible?" Huang Degong was a little hesitant in his heart.

Tian Xiong said: "Please rest assured, only the adults give me enough oil, tonight, I will personally light Xizhai." ”

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No need for tonight. Huang Degong said: "It's too anxious tonight, and," his eyes shrank slightly, and said: "Why didn't you say earlier, you want to set fire, didn't you consider the direction of the wind?" ”

"The direction of the wind." Tian Xiong suddenly looked in a cold sweat and said: "My subordinates are guilty, and I ask the general to give my subordinates a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

It's spring now, it's all blowing in the east, setting fire from the west, but who is burning, I don't know, in fact, Tian Xiong has just begun to feel a little light, he doesn't think that there is anything powerful about the thieves, but after attacking for a long time, the soldiers are lost, he feels that there is no way to explain to Huang Degong, so he racked his brains to come up with a way.

But I don't want Huang Degong to see the loophole at a glance.

Huang Degong said: "Okay. There is a hakama. ”

"The end will be." Ren Youqian said.

Huang Degong said: "You accompany General Tian and bring all the oil in the southern camp." ”

"Yes." Ren Youqian said.

Huang Degong said widely: "Tian Xiong, you are an old man who follows me, there are good things, I won't think of you, but the premise is that you do things well for me." Don't leave such a big mistake, you will tear it off tomorrow, but I will leave the matter of arson to you, tomorrow night, I want you to guard against a fire on the east border of Xizhai, and it will be burned in Xizhai. It's a big thing, no, you know my temper. ”

"Subordinate, the entire Xizhai will definitely be burned to ashes." Tian Xiong said.

"Go ahead." Huang Degong said noncommittally.

With Huang Degong's general, the order is naturally unimpeded all the way. In the middle of the night, Tian Xiong got what he wanted.

Huang Degong could see that Zhang Xuan's nickname was really not given in vain, and he was extremely tight, and if he didn't want to think of a way, he really couldn't attack it.

The first day was just a test for Huang Degong, and it was only after three days that he got serious.

The preparation he made was definitely not just Tian Xiong. Even Tian Xiong's attention is just an extra.

The second day's attack brought out a feeling of calmness, everyone was committed to filling in the ravines on the ground, it seemed that under the influence of Cao Zongyu, Deng He also repeatedly sent soldiers to fight, with the fire support of the wall, to drive these trench soldiers, so that the progress of filling the trenches on both sides was also a little unsatisfactory.

On the second day and night, Huang Degong finally waited for what he wanted and said, "Is the artillery here?" ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, thirty artillery pieces, and enough shells are all here." An old man said.

Huang Degong touched the cannons one by one, laughed and said, "Okay." Okay, okay, with these cannons, don't talk about Xizhai, even Xiayi City is not a problem. ”

This batch of artillery was originally transferred from Jiangnan to attack Yongcheng, who knew that by the time it arrived at Yongcheng, Yongcheng had already been captured, and Ma Shiying did not have the intention of attacking Xiayi, so it came in handy at this moment.

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