Although the winter made the environment of the Northern Expeditionary Army more harsh and difficult, the enemy on the opposite side seemed to have reached the end of the road, and it was said that a large number of dead people were already in the city every day.

Some of the defenders even used these frozen erected corpses to be bundled up as weapons thrown downwards to counter the besieging troops. Of course, how many effects there are, then it is unknown.

All in all, as long as you stand on the mountain outside Luodu and look at the city of Luodu from afar, you will be shrouded in smoke and fire for a large part of the day and night. It is only at night that it stops a little. The temperature plummets after dark, and even the most brave and combative soldiers are unbearable.

In this case, some of the undercurrents that had been forcibly suppressed also quietly surged again with the shift and loosening of the center of gravity in the city.

For most of history, strong fortresses have always been breached from within, and the key is the cost and conditions required.

Although there were some twists and turns and variables before, with the southeast and southeast troops approaching the city and attacking day and night after the siege on both sides, these speculative mentality, who were unwilling to die with the city and had no intention of accompanying the powerful ministers who controlled the northern court, also sat under the city and gradually re-emerged.

Therefore, when the cold wind of the night was howling and the hustle and bustle was rising, Wang Song, the former enemy commander of the Eastern Front, was also waiting in a complicated mood for the latest news brought by the messenger,

Because, in the past two days, some people have carried a number of notes to deliver the news in the arrows shot outside the city, expressing some kind of sincerity and payment, while others are written in the agreed secret language, involving the internal response and foreshadowing that have been lost for a long time.

In the face of such an opportunity, he did not dare to specialize, but he did not dare to slack off, while quickly blocking the news, and at the same time quickly reporting to the forward military department, so as to obtain some kind of endorsement for cheap action.

He may not be a pure martial artist, but he is definitely a qualified minister and official.

Because he knows how to be most beneficial to himself, but he also knows how to effectively establish his authority by securing resources for his subordinates and balancing their relations.

In this way, he was able to walk out of an enviable road of transfer when he had almost no qualifications and achievements to be stationed abroad, and continued to maintain a high position and a strong reputation in the Chinese and foreign military order.

In contrast, not as much as the previous one who was attacked by the north, the notorious Luo Fanzi took the opportunity to take advantage of it, and he was actually not as annoyed and indignant as he appeared.

It's just that sometimes it is just for the sake of the basic position and authority of the superiors, and they have to act like this. How can those people understand his complex mentality and considerations?

As the leader of the army in front of the battle, he hurriedly returned with an injury to take over the command, which was given the potential need to compete with the middle route army and attack the honor, prestige and initiative of Luodu.

Therefore, the pressure and expectations on him are not small, but they are not too pure like Xu Qing, the deputy capital commander, and the martial arts nature and style of the director are more than the eyes and overall situation of the political officer.

On the one hand, out of a certain competitive stance and underlying attitude, the existing Middle Route Army, which was expected to reach the south of Lodo first, consumed more of the strength of some of the Lodo's defenders; But on the other hand, it is also necessary to ensure that the army follows up the progress and rhythm of the attack synchronously, so as not to be robbed of the first merit of breaking the city.

The previous several poor decision-making and battles, and the great merit of being snatched away by the military horses of the middle route and the follow-up foreign aid were enough to make the southeast road lose face and lose points.

This time, he should not only try his best to spy on and understand the progress of many friendly and neighboring troops, so as not to make the other side concentrate on the front, but also control the rhythm and order of the offensive in a proper way, so as not to be self-defeating and directly damage the overall situation.

And in terms of internal trade-offs, he feels that it is not easy for him to be honest.

At this point in the war, as the commander-in-chief of the front, he could only choose to rely on the tasks and resource distribution between the Yanbian soldiers and horses who recruited the division on the southeast road and the Chinese military system in Jinai, where he was born.

Because

According to a certain meaning directly conveyed by some big figures in the Privy Council in the rear, the Yanbian soldiers and horses, who were originally subordinate to the Southeast Road Division, have gained enough credit and results in this Northern Expedition. Therefore, it is necessary to balance and adjust the situation, and give more opportunities to break the enemy and make meritorious contributions to others.

After all, during this Northern Expedition, the imperial court actually sent a number of soldiers and horses out of the Chinese and foreign military orders directly under the command stationed in Jinnai, and it was not to serve as some kind of foil and subordinate role.

As a matter of fact, compared with these Yanbian troops, which have been fighting the enemy for many years, as an army that has been stationed as a defense center for many years, it is rare to have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions on weekdays. Therefore, they need more credit and achievements.

In other words, the sons and daughters of those wealthy eunuchs and ministers arranged in these armies also need this merit and achievements to add a passable qualification and foundation to their short or long-term military career.

And up to now, except for the right wing of the new army or the left army of the imperial camp, which has a great relationship with the southeast road division, the Chinese army, including the remaining six departments of the new army, has not many outstanding achievements that can be taken or are particularly impressive.

After all, this is the front line of the Northern Expedition, fighting for power and profit, but there is not much room for fraud and false reporting, and if you are not careful or mishandled, it is likely to be the death of your teacher, and even your own life and future will be accompanied by a bloody and heavy price.

Therefore, this is the move of the rear to announce the establishment of a special imperial camp army, and directly allocate and take over the outstanding troops active in the front, which is a clear kind of beating and spurring on the commanders of the front.

Therefore, he preferred to adopt an attitude of excluding the guerrilla army, a vital force that was obviously not even guaranteed by the commander, and who would not be surprised or variable, from the goal and direction under his control as much as possible, and to disassociate himself from the name.

The so-called gains and losses are not my concern. Compared with the immortal achievements of the capture of Luodu, the slight gains and losses and small episodes in the process of this battlefield are nothing.

Just after he circled the sand table model of Luodu, paced and deduced countless laps, and changed the fire cage for the third time in the tent

With a heavenly announcement, in the midst of the rolling snow, a white general, whose face was blown by the winter wind, delivered the response he expected, along with the sealed secret box.

"That's it,"

He couldn't help but praise it with great joy.

"Now everything is in place, only the east wind is owed......"

"We must go all out with the strength of our generation, and the great cause of the restoration of the national dynasty is just around the corner......

Under the cloudy and uncertain sky, the front of the Heyang Bridge was still shrouded in the rumbling cannons.

And in the flannel backpack I was with, Schrödinger, the kitten Schrödinger, who had made great contributions because of the assassination attempt of the fake messenger before, just shook the fluff of his ears and continued to enjoy its material reward, a large pot of meat swallow dumplings made of fish and meat.

Then contentedly, he let out some kind of staccato whining. It has become accustomed to the daily life under this kind of noise, and no longer always clings to my trouser legs, pitifully and desperately burrowing into my arms.

Nanguan City, which is blocked in front of the Heyang Bridge, has not been beaten down, although it is inferior to the height of Wugao Pass or the towering Luodu City, but after all, it is one of the few famous passes in the world.

The city wall is also a stone foundation and a large brick thick base, the enemy tower, the sentry tower, the arrow fortress are all available, and the topographical characteristics of the city are also surrounded by half of the water and the city alone, so that people can not invest and give full play to the advantages of the medical record, but can only attack in person.

However, I was not the one who was in a hurry, and I took this as an opportunity for the battalions and regiments to take turns to operate before the formation after a large number of new soldiers were replenished.

At least in addition to training in artillery bombardment, it is still relatively easy to use the auxiliary sequence of earth and stone work, temporarily pile up a high platform in a strip, and then stand on it in three columns to fire in a row, and suppress the defending enemy of the fortress with a relative contour.

And if there are more sub-medicines against the opponent, the proficiency and accuracy of the soldiers will naturally go up, and there is no place to take advantage of it. Of course, the thankless task of hand-to-hand combat and sending people to attack tough positions is absolutely insensitive to me.

Most of the time, it was just to watch the friendly forces rush up to the city like a rising tide, and although they have gained some foothold several times, they have been repulsed again and again under the desperate counterattacks and blocks of the equally stubborn and resolute defenders.

On several occasions I have even seen the wounded enemy soldiers, withstanding the swords and spears that pierced into their bodies, and the soldiers who had dragged them to the top of the city, jumped off the wall with them. The resoluteness and heroism in it are both admirable and fearful.

The friendly troops responsible for the frontal assault soon mobilized their subordinates in the same way, piled up several layers of ladders, surrounded the earthen high platform of Nanguan City, and then lined up with crossbows and bows, and shot in turns with the gunned team, and suddenly suppressed the city and couldn't raise its head.

Coupled with the enemy buildings and arrow fortresses that were gradually destroyed by artillery fire before, they finally gradually gained the upper hand.

It's just that, compared with the regularity and unity of our army, the sequence of those friendly forces is a bit messy. Because of the cold weather, they will find a way to wear more layers in addition to their armor.

The so-called winter clothes are not enough blankets, and the cold things collected in various ways and channels are wrapped in such a colorful body, which looks like a flower child and a homeless person.

It's just that as one of the eight locks, Nanguan City is still not so easy to beat.

After the improvised ladders, climbing towers and rushing cars were burned and destroyed again by the defenders of Nanguan City, Wang Gui, the commander of the former army, decided to try to attack the cave, which proved to be a disastrous decision.

The Heluo area is famous for its eight rivers surrounding the city, and it is also connected to the Yellow River system, which also means that the groundwater level near Luodu is relatively high.

At first, the excavation did not feel anything, but when it was dug under the foundation of the city wall and needed to dig deeper, the water of the Yellow River without warning was poured into the tunnel from the subtle underground cracks under its own pressure, and immediately soaked the half of the soldiers who were responsible for digging and transporting it in it, and almost no one escaped.

Then, Wang Gui had to put down his body and turned to me again for help.