Chapter 40: The Most Boring Siege
Zhang Fei came and went quickly, giving people the feeling that he was just here to meet his old friends, and he slapped his ass and left immediately after drinking and eating, but Yuan Yun knew in his heart that Zhang Fei came over this time just to show his loyalty to Liu Bei again.
And after figuring out this matter, Yuan Yun laughed unconsciously, Zhang Fei repeatedly showed his loyalty to Liu Bei, on the other hand, in fact, he had been shaken, so he used this method to strengthen himself, and even he wanted to choose to die in this battle to defend Xinye.
"Lord, if we really catch this Zhang Fei, do you really plan to let him go?" When Shi Shen finished asking, he felt bad, because Yuan Yun's face immediately sank, so he could only close his eyes and wait for a kick.
Yuan Yun was surprisingly unmoved today, after listening to Shi Shen's words, he just looked back at the city wall of Xinye, and then smiled bitterly, then beat the horse and Zhao Yun returned to the gunpowder army position, and soon the earth-shattering sound was about to shake the land here, and now it really needs a pair of earmuffs.
Pang Tong saw Yuan Yun's safe return, the worry on his face disappeared instantly, it seems that as long as he is an enemy, he has never had any trust at all, even if Zhang Fei has some friendship with Yuan Yun, placed on the battle array, he will be denied by this military advisor, and now he has only one goal, that is, to completely destroy the strong Xinye in front of him.
Yuan Yun still handed over the command to Pang Tong as usual, and he slipped away to the position of the musketeers, seeing that the rows of soldiers had already begun to prepare behind the low earth wall, Yuan Yun nodded with satisfaction, because once the artillery began to bombard, with Zhang Fei's character, he would definitely not sit still, he would definitely rush out, the purpose was to destroy all the artillery, which was also the only way.
"Lord, let's go back to the camp first, you are here to make the soldiers unable to concentrate." Shi Shen reminded him, and then began to lead the horse's head towards the rear of the position.
Yuan Yun looked at the sky, the sun gradually stepped into the middle, once it was noon, the attack was about to be completely launched, after entering the camp, before he had time to sit down, he heard a single cannon sound, which was used to test the distance and crosshair, this cannon sound also represented the artillery position was prepared.
When Xiao Liu finally returned from the front formation, before he could speak, he heard a dense cannon explosion and the attack finally began.
After Xiao Liu heard the sound of the cannon, he just shrugged his shoulders, and then arched his hand and said, "Lord, the attack has begun, it seems that I don't need to reply." ”
Yuan Yun snorted, and then leisurely lifted his legs to the chair opposite, and was about to take off the helmet, but saw that Xiao Liu and Shi Shen both cast disdainful looks, so they could only curse secretly, and then continue to let the helmet on their heads, once the battle started, no one could remove the armor, this was a death order issued by Cao Ang, or was it specifically issued for Yuan Yun.
Under all kinds of boredom, Yuan Yun decided to draw drawings in his head, and now Luoyang has developed a lot of things with the help of the gas engine, the most powerful is the stamping machine, with this thing, many fine things can finally start to build, and at the same time it affects the gas engine, because many parts have been reduced, so the new tank has finally succeeded in weight reduction, with a trace of the appearance of the tank of later generations, but the power is still not very good.
Therefore, making more sophisticated tools has become the most important problem for Yuan Yun to solve at present, at this time his drawings are almost all around the basic tools, and the stamping machine tool is just the beginning.
The sound of artillery outside the camp tent is getting denser and denser, even if you don't have to look at it, you can guess that now the wall of Xinye is completely unsightly, it is definitely thick smoke, if the city wall has not collapsed, it is estimated that it will be dilapidated, and if the bombardment continues like this, it is only a matter of time before everything is wiped out.
"At this time, General Zhang Fei should have rushed out with someone, right?" Yuan Yun muttered to himself.
Xiao Liu happened to come back from the front observation at this moment, so he immediately reported back: "It's already here, when I returned just now, I saw that Xinye's city gate was opened, uh, even if it is not opened, there is no door to speak of, the cavalry team led by General Zhang Fei should have arrived by now......"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of muskets finally rang out, which seemed to be very regular, and it can also be guessed that Zhang Fei's cavalry team was not close at all, otherwise the guns would not sound so neatly.
"Xiao Liu, let's go and see again, if General Zhang Fei ...... Belch...... Let's go check it out first. After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he sighed, because he really didn't want Zhang Fei to die here, after all, this honest man was one of the few people that Yuan Yun liked on Liu Bei's side.
As for Guan Yu, Yuan Yun just has a kind of admiration for historical figures, but he doesn't like it, and even thinks that the arrogant character of the other party is really not very pleasing to people, because Guan Yu attaches great importance to rank, if he can live in the Jin Dynasty, it is estimated that everyone will respect the Jiupin Zhongzheng system.
And this kind of Guan Yu has some contempt in Yuan Yun's heart, in terms of treating people, Yuan Yun is more inclined to be equal to everyone in later generations, this kind of system of dividing people into several levels from birth is the biggest insult to him.
As for Liu Bei's other staff, Yuan Yun is not very familiar with it, so he can't talk about any feelings, and he only feels a little sorry for Zhang Fei when he counts them.
"Lord, General Zhang Fei launched three waves of charges, the third one was the most dangerous, he had almost rushed to the front of the position, and was finally forced back by the steel crossbow, and I don't know if they will launch a fourth attack." After Xiao Liu finished speaking, he then glanced back at the outside of the camp tent, and then continued: "General Zhang Fei obviously has some research on our artillery, and he can always catch and almost launch a surprise attack when the cannon is loaded, but this time he was stopped by our muskets, and now the losses are not thousands. ”
Yuan Yun smiled bitterly and said: "There will be no fourth time, now General Zhang Fei will definitely give up the city wall so that we can enter the city, so that the cannon will lose its power, and he is ready to fight in the streets." ”
Xiao Liu nodded and said, "General Zhao Yun has already brought a gun and led the team up, according to the previous training, a group of ten people, four musketeers, two steel crossbowmen, and four sword and shield hands, so that the enemy still has only the share of being beaten." ”
Yuan Yun frowned, and said: "Even if it is such equipment, there will still be losses, this time I estimate that we will have at least more than a thousand battle losses, go and order the medical battalion to prepare now, there will inevitably be a large number of wounded soldiers sent over in a while." ”
When Shi Shen heard this, he hurriedly comforted: "Lord, how can there be immortals in the war, our gunpowder army in Luoyang is already very good, even if the family members are killed, they can have a living guarantee, and they can ensure that their children and grandchildren are worry-free, and they will also get supreme respect, this is not any army like us, so the soldiers will only be grateful, so they will have the courage to rush and kill, and no one will complain." ”
Yuan Yun smiled and shook his head, he couldn't explain to Shi Shen the set of rules for war damage in later generations, this era is destined to be the most miserable group of people, in addition to farming to feed those nobles, they also have to act as cannon fodder in wartime, Luoyang just gave some benefits, these people are grateful to Dade, this is a very funny thing at all.
The sound of artillery and muskets finally stopped, proving that the melee team led by Zhao Yun had begun to enter Xinye, and at this time, the herald also ran to report, saying that Cao Hong's team had also begun to attack the city, although their methods were relatively primitive, but they must have caused a lot of pressure on the defenders of Xinye, so that Zhao Yun's troops who entered the city head-on would reduce a lot of burden.
"Cao Hong's lieutenants are going to invite credit, they are so hard-working, they are worried that I will investigate the matter of cement and masonry, as long as they can take the east city or the west city, they can negotiate terms with me, at least let Luoyang not ask to cut off their supply, it seems that these few people who are affected by Cao Hong are not shallow, they are all first-class businessmen, and they are very good at business negotiations."
After Yuan Yun finished speaking, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he pointed outside the camp tent and continued: "Let's go to the front and take a look, Xiaoliu, you go and let the artillery position not relax, in case General Zhao Yun is defeated and retreats, we still have to give enough firepower support." ”
Xiao Liu snorted, immediately turned around and ran out, Yuan Yun also walked outside the tent at this time, glanced at the faint sun at the head, and then looked at the snow around him, and couldn't help but feel worthless for Zhang Fei again, now even God is on the side of the gunpowder army, and it is doomed that Xinye can only be defeated.
The artillery positions and musket positions had already begun to prepare before receiving Yuan Yun's order, and Pang Tong had arranged them in a very orderly manner, everything had been planned in advance, without any temporary elements, which was much higher than Yuan Yun's command.
Pang Tong also rushed over from the position at this time, and then rode to Yuan Yun's side, and then smiled heartily: "I, Pang Tong, have seen countless battles, and only the Gunpowder Army can make me feel as stable as Mount Tai even in wartime, and I am not a little nervous at all." ”
Yuan Yun smiled, stopped the old mother, and then pointed to Xinye's dilapidated city wall and said, "After we enter the city, how long does Shi Yuan think it will last?" ”
Pang Tong said with a smile: "If General Zhang Fei hadn't seen Yuan Hou, it is estimated that he would have fought until the last man, and now that Yuan Hou has promised to let him live, then he will definitely not resist desperately, I estimate that in another hour, Zhang Fei will withdraw with his men, because with Yuan Hou's guarantee, we will not be able to pursue." ”
Yuan Yun smiled awkwardly and said, "I said before that I would let Shi Yuan command and formulate the strategy, but it was I, Meng Lang, who ruined your plan at once." ”
Pang Tong hurriedly shook his hand and said: "The lord is wrong, we came this time to level Xinye, but I didn't say that we wanted to bury the whole city together, so Zhang Fei fled and fled, once we take the city, we will move the people away, and then arrange gunpowder to completely wipe it off the map, Liu Bei has worked hard here for many years, and now we have all wiped it out, and it will inevitably give many people a slap in the face, so that they can see the form clearly, in front of the Luoyang Gunpowder Army, any resistance will be like Xinye." ”
Pang Tong said very confidently, after he experienced the battle of Xiliang, this time the command of the gunpowder army allowed him to sweep away his previous depression, and now he is still a proud and qualified commander.
An hour later, Zhao Yun finally sent someone to send out the battle situation in the city, Zhang Fei and his soldiers resisted until the end, more than 10,000 defenders were killed and wounded, and the rest of the people really began to withdraw from the south gate as Pang Tong said.
It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Fei actually withdrew with the people of Xinye, and the people of this land also firmly believed that they would have a future with Liu Bei, so no one was willing to stay, they all left very simply, leaving only a wasteland in Xinye.
Looking at the ruins of Xinye City, Yuan Yun just shook his head and said, "It's really the most boring siege. ”
After the battle situation was completely implemented, Pang Tong suddenly found Yuan Yun's camp again, and there was an indescribable evil taste on his face.
Yuan Yun looked at this Pang Tong's expression, and asked with some doubts: "Shi Yuan has encountered something good, how do I feel that you want to do something again?" ”
Pang Tong smiled and said: "After Zhang Fei withdraws, he will inevitably meet Liu Bei's reinforcements, it is estimated that they will inevitably return to Xinye with a large army, we came out this time to bring enough supplies, and now the consumption is less than 20%, it is better to ......"
Yuan Yun laughed when he heard this, and before Pang Tong finished speaking, he continued: "Why don't we ambush them again, they must have thought that we would withdraw after destroying Xinye, but they would never have thought that we would destroy their support soldiers, is Shi Yuan so intended?" ”
Pang Tong laughed and said, "This time it will definitely hurt Liu Bei for the rest of his life." ”
A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Yuan Yun's mouth, and then he replied: "Good! ”