The first month is just more than halfway, it is the land south of the Yangtze River, and the spring is not warm, and the winter is still cold. However, the south of the river is already cold water into the boiling oil, boiling in the sky, and it is not lively.

The Liangshan army suddenly crossed the river, and the former general Li Qiong under the command of Liu Guangguo rebelled, led the rebels to drive out the defender Xin Daozong, captured Runzhou City, and responded to the southern crossing of the northern army.

In this way, Liu Yanqing and Liu Taiwei, the envoy of the Jiangnan coastal system, are still in ignorance, and tens of thousands of elite Liangshan troops have already beaten Runzhou to the west, and the momentum along the way is like a bamboo, and the soldiers are under Jinling City.

How could the huge Jinling City be defended by the thousands of troops under Liu Yanqing? What's more, the defense of Jinling City is dilapidated, and it is impossible to hold it at all. At that moment, he led his troops to retreat into Taiping Prefecture. Luan Tingyu never pursued, but only insisted on holding Jinling City. Wu Song, the right deputy governor of the right army governor's office, led the army, took Changzhou from the east of Runzhou, and later he left Chen Yi to garrison here, and brought his own Huainan Province soldiers and horses, the left deputy governor Shan Tingqi, to attack Yixing in the south.

His troops were scarce, and the contract Huainan garrison army was only more than 50,000. Moreover, Zhang Shun's water diversion division was stationed on the river, and a certain number of soldiers and horses should be stationed in the north of the river. There were only about 30,000 soldiers going south. Two-thirds of the regular soldiers belonging to the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army came.

The capture of Jinling, Runzhou, and Changzhou is a great achievement, but I dare not think of going south to Yixing and Changxing, outflanking Huzhou from the west road, and cutting off the connection between his troops and the main force of the Western Army.

But even so, it made the Western Army hurt into the bone marrow, and made Fang La in Suzhou City jump like thunder.

In the city of Suzhou, on a hall with a rather gorgeous decoration, Fang Shenggong was full of anger, and at the age of forty-five, he was in the prime of life, and a roar shook the entire Suzhou City. He is not the stupid person, thinking that this is his son-in-law to help his father-in-law, how can he not see the harm of Liangshan's army to Manichaeism? In the future, can the masters of this land south of the Yangtze River still be them? What are the consequences of this?

Therefore, Fang La's thunder in his palace was furious, but he did not impulsively issue a holy decree, asking the Manichaean army to attack Changzhou.

The two sides took Furong Lake as the node, Wuxi in the east belonged to the Manichaean army, and to the west belonged to the Liangshan army. As for Jiangyin on the North Road, because Liu Menglong's water diversion division was stationed here, it was also drawn into his own category by the Liangshan Army.

"Yu Shenggong, the Liangshan army has enough food, and has been recuperating for a long time, now the army is going south, even if our army fights with more enemies and fewer enemies, it can get a first move, but it will inevitably suffer a great loss to the army, and it is extremely unfavorable to seek in the later stage. And that Lu Qian has hundreds of thousands of troops, and there are many generals...... "People are not the only ones like this, so you don't have to worry about coming again if you eat them."

Zu Shiyuan didn't say it thoroughly, "I think that our army should turn the spearhead and defeat the Lingnan Song army first." "Naxiu said that the land of Jiangbei did not dare to hope for it, that is, the land of Jinling, where the Yangtze River was located, was also lost. In this way, Manichaeism completely lost hope of going north. Today, it is still facing south. The skills are not as good as others, and there is nothing to be done.

Even Fang La, who is full of anger, can't help but say that Zu Shiyuan is the words of the old man who seeks the country!

But this old man's words have never been very pleasant, after listening to Zu Shiyuan's words, although Fang La thinks it is correct, but the psychological side is still blocked.

It's only been a few years? The gap between Manichaeism and the Liangshan army is already huge and irreparable.

Even if they had to watch Liang Shanjun live, Fang La felt aggrieved in his heart.

Fang Hao, who had already left Yidu with Yang Zhi for a while, after hearing the news halfway, jumped three feet high in anger, and returned to Yidu quickly on the same day, but Yang Zhi was fast and rushed to Yangzhou day and night.

However, it was of little use. Lu Qian avoided him, and even Fang Jinzhi was helpless. Let people say: "Uncle Erguo, and you must be considerate of the mother and two." What this man has set up, how can a weak woman move? ”

Lu Qian made up his mind to go south, and Fang Jinzhi's words had a fart effect. Isn't there anyone who still thinks that King Lu is a master who doesn't love the country and loves beauty?

Therefore, regardless of whether there was a deception before, the facts are the most important.

The New Year's Eve was not very happy, and the farmer Dao did not dare to be careless at this moment, while beckoning Liu Menglong's troops to hurry back to help, blocking the north-south passage of the Yangtze River, and then leading the troops and horses to Dangtu. Tens of thousands of Western troops rushed towards Jinling City non-stop.

The scale of the latter today is not comparable with the Ming Nanjing City in later generations, but the former site of Yang Wu and Southern Tang Dynasty, and its perimeter, shape and scope are the same. Its slight clouds: the circumference of the city wall is twenty-five miles and forty-four steps, and there are female walls and pheasant moats at the top of the city wall.

If the city defense is intact, Jinling City should be a strong city. However, it is a pity that the battle between the Western Army and the Manichaeans has destroyed the current Jinling City.

After Luan Tingyu led his troops to arrive, he squandered money and food to call on Ding Zhuang to assist the Liangshan army in repairing the city defense and dredging the city trenches. But a huge city is not something that can be repaired in a short time.

He only roughly repaired a few collapses, the sheep and horse walls were not repaired, and the city was still full of ruins. However, even so, the Liangshan army still had to stick to the city.

At the head of the towering Jinling city and on the top of the broad city wall, tens of thousands of soldiers under the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army of the Liangshan Army are waiting for them. The crossbowmen had already lined up, and behind the wooden walls of each horse and the female wall, there were even bed crossbows, all of which had been put into the slot. The group of artillery trucks in the Tibetan city has also been fully prepared, and what is lacking is only an order.

Before the battle, the battlefield had always been surprisingly quiet, and the officers who had been running and shouting earlier had already taken their positions, watching the Western army outside the city vigilantly.

And the Western Army is clearly ready. The black-pressed crowd was beyond the range of the crossbow and artillery, and thousands of Western soldiers surrounded the bridge with shields, wagons, and trenches, but they were always the first troops to attack the city. Behind the moat, there are ten rushing carts, and just looking at the location of these rushing carts, the corresponding place must be the weak place of the city wall. Those newly repaired walls were naturally not as solid as the old ones.

After that, there was a row of ladder carts, followed by several infantry troops, all of them wearing iron armor and strong protection, especially the weapons in their hands. There is no single knife, and there is no spear dropping the knife, but a blunt weapon!

It has been raining spring rain for two days in Jinling City, and the rain just stopped last night.

And now, before the fierce offensive and defensive battle begins, the spring rain is like the woman in the south of the Yangtze River, curling and falling slowly.

The endless Western army cluster also stopped, which means that they are all in place. The officers of the various units were prancing in front of the formation, making the final mobilization to boost morale. When the shield car trench bridge troops shouted in unison, the Western Army was boiling! The earth-shattering cries came and went, as if they were going to collapse the sky and go straight into the sky! The huge sound echoed over Jinling City for a long time, and it was endless!

In the west city of Jinling, Wei Dingguo's eyes narrowed slightly, and the momentum of the western army surprised him very much. It is worthy of being a strong army, and now it is like this, and it still has such momentum. But if the Western Army is not weak, is the Liangshan Army weak? The soldiers and horses belonging to the governor's mansion of their right army have not fought with the western army. He took a deep breath at the moment, put his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and slowly pulled out the sword......

The soldiers around are the elite of the Liangshan army. The Governor's Mansion of the Right Army entered Huainan very early, but every time the troops and horses expanded, Lu Qian did not forget them. The selected soldiers are all veterans of the garrison.

When he followed Yang Zhi into Huaixi, he had many battles with the Western Army, and the soldiers were strong and brave.

At this time, in the face of the pressure of the Western Army, no one was afraid. Don't mention those big truths, just talk about the most essential, these soldiers all know that they eat King Lu's food and wear King Lu's clothes, so they should serve King Lu to the death. As soldiers, what they do is to make a living licking blood from the edge of a knife!

The trumpet sounded!

This was followed by the earth-shattering drumming.

Many soldiers felt their hearts sink down! Both hands involuntarily clenched their weapons! Because in addition to the comrades around them, only this guy in his hand is their most powerful support!

The cry of the Western Army reached its peak in an instant! When the shield carts and trench troops in front of them swarmed like a flood, everyone in Jinling City knew that the big war had begun!

Wei Dingguo stared at the Western army rushing over like a flood without blinking. Four hundred steps, three hundred and fifty steps, three hundred steps!

"Bed Crossbow Shot ——!"

"Divine Arm Bow, shoot—"

There was no need for Wei Dingguo to shout loudly, the saber in his hand only slashed downward, and all the instructions were there.

One by one, the thick crossbow arrows were shot out, and the shield carts in front of them were aimed at, and then the divine arm bows were shot in rows, and the target covered the entire attacking force of the Western Army.

Even though the latter array had been guarded for a long time, there were still screams repeatedly. However, you have to admire the fierceness of the Western Army, knowing that the city is full of strong bows and crossbows, and there are invisible artillery carts ready to fire, but they still rush towards Jinling with a loud shout! In the eyes of the former sergeant, those don't seem to be a problem!

A large number of crossbow bolts attacked, and the soldiers of the siege army fell in pieces. When they had reached two hundred paces, the Liangshan cannons that had been placed behind the city walls began to erupt. Stone bullets were fired at shield carts, trench bridges, and rushing carts.

The Divine Arm Bow was three hundred paces away into the elm and half an arrow, and the bed crossbow could nail people and horses to the ground at this distance, which was very powerful, but it was far from being comparable to the stone cannon. Once the latter hits, it will inevitably smash the target to pieces. Even if it's the sturdiest punch. The chords on the head of the city could not be heard by the Western Army, but just listening to their screams could tell that the Western Army would pay a huge price for every step forward!

It's just that whether it's a bed crossbow or a divine arm bow, the rate of fire is slow. Even if the distance is shortened to a distance of 100 paces, the archers on the head of the city bend their bows and arrows in unison, aiming at them and shooting one after another, they can't stop the shield cart from being pushed to the edge of the moat, and they can't stop a trench bridge from being erected on the moat! The sheep and horse wall has long disappeared under Jinling City. Luan Tingyu was only concerned about repairing the city wall earlier, and went back to greet the sheep and horse wall. Therefore, don't blame people for how easy it is to pave the trench bridge now.

The bridge was built, and the car was rushed closely behind. This kind of rushing car is also more than a foot high, with front and rear shields, and covered with a roof, the car is not carrying people, and the speed is not fast. But with its tall size, it was still like a movable fortress, and groups of Western soldiers hid behind their cars, and from time to time they shot back at the city!

Before approaching the corner, the rush was useless. But once they get close to the corner, the power is great.

Nowadays, ninety percent of China's city walls are adobe, and no matter how solid the rammed earth is, it is not a matter if it is hit by a rushing car.

When the Western Army saw the rushing car approaching the city wall, everyone became excited, but Wei Dingguo didn't care, and with a wave of his hand, a large bundle of dry firewood and dry grass was thrown under the city, barrels of hot oil were splashed, and a few torches were thrown, and the raging fire immediately burned under the city.

This rush can protect against arrows, and it can't protect against fire.

The defenders rained down arrows, but the cries of pain, wailing, and shouting from the city never stopped. One rushing car was burned down, and a new rushing car was replaced, and the Western Army fought very hard!

I think that the upper and lower people should know the disadvantages of the Liangshan army crossing the river and going south to gain a firm foothold. The hundred Planters wanted to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Liangshan Army to drive them back to Jiangbei as soon as possible, or take the opportunity to eat them. And if it is followed up by the large army of the Liangshan Army, the current situation of the Western Army will be worrying.

One after another, the soldiers of the Western Army fell to the ground, and the bright red blood soaked the ground!

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At this moment, in the north of the Yangtze River and in the south of the Huainan, Qin Ming is leading an army of tens of thousands of people to urgently move south along the canal; On the eastern sea, Li Jun led the fleet under his command, pulled off the sails, and stuck to the coastline, and was also rushing south. (https:)

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