This huge fortune made everyone happy. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

The war is really a money-making business, just the city of Kangcheng, it earned 900,000 taels of silver, if the entire Zheng State is defeated, and the nobles of the entire Zheng State are raided, wouldn't it be a profit?

In addition to the joy, Yang Mu remained calm.

These 900,000 taels of silver seem like a lot, but they are not the wealth of one city in Cannes, but they are scavenged from three cities.

Why?

Because as early as two months ago, Jiang Shun City and Wangfeng City were still Zheng Guo's territory, which means that these nobles ran a total of three cities!

After the return of Jiangshun City and Wangfeng City, the nobles of Zheng State withdrew from the two cities, and naturally brought wealth to Kangcheng.

Therefore, it is reasonable to be able to loot 900,000 taels of silver in Cannes.

Immediately, Yang Mu sent a team to escort this batch of silver back to China, and at the same time summoned the high-ranking people in the army to make specific plans for the next battle.

On the fourth day of October, the Cang army acted again and handed over the siege of Kangcheng to the 5,000 righteous army under Gu Yi, while Gu Fengnan was ordered to go north and join forces with Yang Hong to attack Xin'an City.

This move surprised the defenders in Cannes.

A rebel army of 5,000 people is only playing the role of guarding against sneak attacks and pinning down the defenders in the city.

Not besieged anymore?

Directly attack Sinanseong?

Everyone had this question, including the common people, who were also very surprised when they heard the news, seeing that the nobles and lords had withdrawn from the city, everyone was looking forward to the Cangjun entering the city as if they were looking forward to the bride, and then divide the land among everyone.

But I didn't expect that the Cang army would not besiege the city!

All of a sudden, many people became nervous, as if they had lost something important overnight.

Who knows, the surprise is still to come.

The Blue Dragon Legion, the Vermilion Bird Legion, and the Xuanwu Legion, the three legions urgently mobilized, combined their troops together, and followed the route of the Zhongda Battalion to the south to support, penetrated deep into the territory of Zheng State, and directly took Dongyang City.

Shen Guo also issued an edict, under the banner of recovering the lost territory, led an army of 5,000, and stationed outside Shanquan City.

It can be said that the only one who has not moved is the White Tiger Army.

In fact, there is a reason for this arrangement, because the Bandit Mountain Range is located at the intersection of the three countries, and the White Tiger Legion can not only attack the outside at any time, but also because the three major legions are all deep into the hinterland of Zheng State, the border of Cangguo is empty, and once something happens, the White Tiger Legion can also respond at any time.

As a result, everyone began to understand that a war that would determine the future and fate of the two countries was about to begin.

……

Outside the city of Dongyang.

The three major legions lined up outside the moat, and 15,000 well-trained soldiers, majestic and high-spirited, stood neatly under the city, like sculptures, facing the bleak autumn wind, with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

At the rear of the battle array, the three generals Wei Zhongquan, Zhu Xi, and Han Tong sat on horses and looked at the city entrance quietly.

Time passed little by little, but there was no movement of the army.

Han Tong couldn't help but be a little anxious, looked at Wei Zhongquan, hugged his fists and said: "Dashuai, our three major legions are coming to the city, it is not difficult to conquer Dongyang City, why should Dashuai hesitate?" ”

Hearing Han Tong's inquiry, Wei Zhongquan shook his head and said, "General Han misunderstood, this commander is not hesitating, but waiting. ”

"Wait?" Zhu Xi next to him was also a little surprised.

"That's right." Wei Zhongquan nodded and said, "Before this marshal left, His Majesty the Emperor once explained that this city should not be attacked. ”

The two generals were puzzled, didn't the three major armies gather here just to storm a city?

Could it be that this siege can still be tricky?

Wei Zhongquan saw the doubts of the two generals and said, "What do you two think of the victory of our Cang army in this Northern Expedition?" ”

"Do you need to ask?" Zhu Xi patted his chest and said, "My big cangs will win!" ”

"Definitely." Wei Zhongquan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Two days ago, although the commander led the army to annihilate a main force of the enemy, but in general, our Cang army does not have any advantage in terms of strength at present, in terms of regular army, we have four major legions, a total of 20,000 elites, but the enemy army also has 20,000. In terms of peasant soldiers, we have 15,000 volunteers, but the enemy army can be conscripted at any time, which is several times more than ours! Do the two generals think that we still have an advantage in numbers? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Xi and Han Tong shook their heads, if they analyzed it like this, not only did they not have any advantages, but they were still very disadvantages.

Because, since ancient times, the attacking side has a great disadvantage, especially when attacking a city, it is necessary to prepare at least twice as many troops to be considered safe.

Although the four major legions have 20,000 people, if the White Tiger Legion, a strategic mobile force, is excluded, there are only 15,000 people left.

"You two might as well think about it, the defenders of this Winter Sun City are not the main force of the Zheng army, but we have to exchange the lives of elite soldiers, is it worth it?" Wei Zhongquan said as he said, and said: "Once Zheng Han learns the news of our attack on Dongyang City, he will definitely mobilize the Western Battalion to rescue, and it will definitely be a bitter battle at that time, and our elite soldiers cannot be wasted on attacking the city." ”

"Since it is the Northern Expedition, we must attack the city, don't we attack the city?" Zhu Xi asked.

"Of course not." Wei Zhongquan smiled mysteriously and said: "This is what Your Majesty explained before leaving, the reason why this commander has not attacked the city is waiting for a weapon of war!" ”

A weapon of war?

Zhu Xi and Han Tong glanced at each other, their eyes brightened, after the battle of the lone wolf, the four words of war weapons already have a special power, as long as they mention it, everyone naturally thinks of the hundred repeaters.

Could it be that you are attacking the city with a repeater?

However, the role of the repeater in such a siege battle is also limited, right? At best, it was only a projectile covering in the back while the soldiers were climbing the walls.

"Two, I'm not just a weapon of war, a repeater." Wei Zhongquan stroked his beard and said, "Didn't you two notice that behind our marching team, there was a group of people in official uniforms?" ”

"They are?"

"They are officials of the Ministry of Works, and they are here to make that weapon of war."

Fabricate?

The two generals looked at each other, since it was a weapon of war, and it was necessary to use professional craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, it must be more complicated than something like a siege ladder, and it could also be made from materials anywhere?

Subconsciously, the two turned their heads and looked into the distance, dozens of craftsmen from the Ministry of Officials were directing a group of soldiers to cut down trees, as if they were assembling something.

Made of wood?

Don't you cast it with iron?

"Can you tell me what that sharp weapon is?" Zhu Xi couldn't help but be curious and asked.

"Catapult!"

"Catapult?"

Zhu Xi and Han Tong muttered the name, which seemed a little familiar to the name, as the name suggests, it seemed to be a chariot related to stones.

In the distance, a group of soldiers were carrying stones, and several of them were carrying wooden barrels and placing them next to them.

"Dashuai, do we still want to attack with fire?" Han Tong looked at the wooden barrels, full of puzzlement.

Because, the barrels were filled with pine resin oil, as a regular military item, often used to burn enemy camps and grain and grass, and sometimes used to burn fires for cooking on rainy days to help firewood burn, and now it is placed together with stones, which naturally makes people think of fire attacks.