The four fields are slaughtered, and the colorful and ugly earth after being burned by the fire seems to be facing the sky in a speechless silence.

In the seemingly boundless sound of drums and trumpets, the lead-gray torrent singing in unison, accompanied by a sparkling reflection of swords, guns and hats, like a fish leaping in the raging tide, slowly rushed forward, unhurriedly drowned over the blue-brown field, and the earth in sight seemed to have completely changed color.

For a moment, there seemed to be no other superfluous noise or noise except for the majestic song and footsteps, and it was a scene that was suffocating and the heart palpitated so that I didn't dare to gasp out loud.

It was not until the rumbling hooves and roars of horses all over the hills, and the dull rolling sound of many heavy horse-drawn artillery wagons running over the ground, filled the lead-gray army sequence like a boiling ocean, that the neat resonance that temporarily dominated everything was broken again.

The fortress, which was originally tall and reassuring, seemed to be an inaccessible island and a Jedi in front of them, which made people frustrated and disappointed.

Then, before they could catch their breath, the great army, which had changed formation with the birth of the drum and trumpet, began to come out of the ranks with the large carriages that were connected to each other in front and back, and turned into ready-made barracks on the spot.

"Checheng", a name that has almost disappeared from the ancient historical books after many years, once again appeared in the hearts of all the onlookers and witnesses in the city.

Then, like a military formation in the cold and deep sea, it suddenly turned into a lava volcano, and erupted with an earth-shattering sound that resounded through the sky.

"Wan Sheng."

"Wan Sheng...

"Wan Sheng...

"Victory 。。。。。"

In the midst of the sound of mountains and tsunamis, I rode a new mount named "Pi Phi Shrimp", and also arrived at the front of the battlefield under the cluster of armored soldiers who were hugging in front of me, and looked at the military city in front of me, which looked quite majestic, and it was also the last obstacle before attacking Youzhou Prefecture.

After breaking through the line of the Sorghum River, which is not too deep or too wide, the boundary of Youzhou, which is also flat, is like a mature woman who is reluctant to be pushed down, and completely opens her mind and legs to my army.

Guangyang City, Huicheng, Longshan City, Changdao City, Junxingzhai, Nongkou Town and other peripheral military cities and strongholds, as well as five counties such as Yongnu, Huichang, Anci, Luping, and Woxian, successively attacked and drummed down in two days.

It wasn't until he was not far from Youzhou Jicheng that he encountered quite resolute resistance and stopped for the time being, when he was in another important place that was also a military fortress - Cage Fire City (now Dabaotai, Fengtai District, Beijing).

Since then, in the two water basins from the Sanggan River to the Gaoliang River, from the Sian Chay Temple in the southeast of Youzhou to the Putian Fort in the west of Youzhou, the great depth of dozens of miles wide and the eleven new and old strongholds of all sizes except for the Cage Fire City have all fallen under the control of the Huai army.

And to say that this cage fire city is also a small geographical attraction and historical allusion; The predecessor was Yinxiang County, which was placed by the Youzhou Thorn History Department in the Han Dynasty, and belonged to Guangyang State. After the death of the Han Dynasty and the prosperity of the Three Kingdoms, the city was destroyed by the tug-of-war between Yuan Shao and the Gongsun clan. Only its ruins remain and rebuilt as a fortress after the rise of the Murong clan of Beiyan, commonly known as the cage fire city.

In the founding struggle for hegemony at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, an influential local battle also broke out here;

In the third year of Tang Wude, because of the local strength of Youzhou, Luo Yi sent an envoy to return to Tang Chengchen, and Dou Jiande, who bore the brunt of the attack, was furious, and sent Gao Shixing to attack Luo Yi in Youzhou, and retreated from the army to cage the fire city, and was attacked by Luo Yi's cavalry and defeated.

However, after a long time, Dou Jiande's army, which had made a comeback again, was ridden by Youzhou led by Luo Yiqin, and was defeated under the Cage Fire City by relying on the geographical advantage, and never came again.

Cage Fire City is a large military fortress that looks a little dilapidated or abandoned, compared to other fortresses that seem to be in disrepair or increasingly abandoned, because it was once the grain platform and transshipment hub of the Andong camp of the Northern Dynasty, so it has been repaired extremely thick and strong;

It is said that it is based on the whole granite quarried from Yanshan, and is piled up with large gray city bricks, and the gap is poured with rice juice and soil, so compared with the county city walls of Yongnu, Huichang and Anci that are full of wild grass and small trees, the cage fire city with a length and width of only two or three miles is smooth and unusually clean and smooth.

At the head of the city, there are arrow towers, sentry towers, and banners, and many defenders, so it doesn't look like a good place.

Therefore, Zhao Liangsi, who arrived in advance, led a battalion of chasers and two battalions of cavalry, but only tentatively launched a round of attacks; After being destroyed by the heavy weapons such as bed crossbows and stone cannons in the city, the simple storming equipment that accompanied the horse-drawn carriage was temporarily transformed, and instead of forcibly taking it, it gave priority to clearing the surrounding area and cutting off the internal and external connections, and waited for the heavy equipment from the back road to be delivered.

During this time, however, they fought several times with the cavalry that stood out from the city; However, this time, the other party's performance was not as fishy as the flat cavalry he had encountered before, but reflected the truth of what it means to be skillful and free to wear and cut by archers;

Therefore, under the slightly light enemy and each with casualties, he almost let the opponent successfully stand out, and finally relied on the cavalry infantry to catch up, and used relatively flexible and mobile firepower to re-suppress and disperse it and run back.

However, after the arrival of my main formation, this place has become a literal death and a lonely base. Although it seems that there is a strong will to fight, I don't intend to give the other party such a chance and fame.

"How's the land exploration done?"

A moment later, I met Ling Zhen, the deputy commander of the combat engineering battalion nicknamed "Thunder",

"Returning to the Grand Governor, it has been preliminarily completed"

He replied respectfully.

"Sons and daughters are looking for a dozen exploration and digging points."

"Four of them have been confirmed to be of suitable soil quality,"

"There is no seepage and no intermittent leylines, and it can be excavated and put into use immediately."

Hearing this, I nodded slightly

"Then it's tiring."

Then, he took the order in front of me with some excitement.

This time, in addition to the 40,000 troops, I also brought with me a further improved version of nitro explosives, which have not yet been opened;

Anyway, it's such a big city fortress, one mushroom cloud is not enough, then two, two is not enough, then three, or even more is good, just as an appetizer and test before attacking Youzhou City.

At this time, there was a sudden burst of fierce noise and fighting in the northwest.

"Report, there is an enemy cavalry standing out in Youzhou City."

"The left horse army is in charge of Luo Ke's enemy, and he is leading his troops to intercept it."

"It's okay, let's get on with it."

"Try your best to arrive at Youzhou City before noon tomorrow"

。。。。。。。。。。。。

At three o'clock that night, the defenders of Youzhou, who were patrolling with open fire and sticks, were suddenly awakened by the sound of a series of roars in the distant sky, and some of them were busy and chaotic running around the city.

And when Han Zhongyan and his subordinates arrived at the top of the city in person to watch, they could already clearly see a little bit of fire in the sky, and in some faint cheers and roars, there was a faint smell of ashes and burnt smell sent with the wind.

"Caged Fire City is over,"

This was the only judgment in his state of mind at the moment.

Together with the 6,500 capable defenders who were used to hold back the enemy's momentum and act as a wedge behind enemy lines, as well as more than half a year's worth of food and weapons, they were easily taken down or burned.

Following the breakthrough of the Sangan River defense line, these enemies who poured their strength once again exceeded his expectations and expectations. Could it be that the legend of invincibility is really so difficult to break?

However, he didn't have much time left, and it would not take a day or two for him to control the cage fire city in the Qianqiu Plateau, and the enemy's army would directly attack the city of Youzhou; This also means that he will start to attack and defend Youzhou with the incoming enemy when all the backup and assistance have not fully arrived.

"Pass the order."

When he thought of this, he immediately decided.

"If it is not my order, you must not take the initiative to fight. Violation of both beheading. ”

However, before he could give the order, there was a louder exclamation and clamor from the top of the city, and a wide and long fiery dragon appeared in the wilderness in the distance.

The other party actually trusted Dahe to attack Caged Fire City while sending troops to march overnight, and seeing that the forward was about to arrive at Youzhou City.

It's a pity that the few cavalry that can be used in the city are in the outer cavalry battle of supporting and responding to the cage fire city during the day, and they have somewhat lost their sharpness and strength, otherwise they can move forward to the middle road and attack or ambush in the city to give the other party a head-on attack and dismount.

"Soldiers have the courage to do so."

Then he was still a little unwilling.

"Teach the thieves in the city for me."

(End of chapter)