(3rd Update)

In the next few days, there was no movement of the Lingnan Army in Zhenzhou, and the scouts reported every time, and the content was much the same: Zhenzhou was stepping up the repair of the city defenses, and there were many horses outside the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It seems that Su Zhang does not plan to send soldiers and horses out of the city again, but has made up his mind to defend the city and wait for work."

At the military meeting, Ma Xiaodao said with a smile, "Su Zhang gathered heavy troops to be stationed in Zhenzhou City this time, which has the meaning of guarding the country for Panyu." In order to increase the weight of Su Zhang, Liu Yan newly granted Su Zhang the envoy of the east section of Zhenzhen, and the east of Panyu and the south of Qinshui were all subject to his control. If you look at it this way, Liu Yan will not hesitate to spend money this time, and will do his best to fight our army to the death. ”

Shi Yanchao pondered: "The three major feudal towns in Lingnan, the northern Guizhou Jingjiang Festival envoy, the defense of Hunan, the central Xiuzhou Ningyuan Jie envoy, the western Yongzhou Jianwu Jie envoy, the defense of Nanzhao, in addition, the eastern two prefectures have many soldiers and horses, respectively, Panyu Xing Wangfu and eastern Qichang Mansion. The Soviet Union ruled the land of five states in the eastern part of Lingnan (Qichang Mansion), and the garrison of Zhenzhou, how many soldiers and horses were there? ”

"According to the report of the Military Intelligence Department, this time I learned that our army went south on a ship, and Panyu sent 20,000 elite soldiers to Zhenzhou, and at the same time recruited a large number of young and strong people to enlist. Now that our army has landed here, Su Zhang will inevitably mobilize troops and horses from one government and five states to Zhenzhou. According to rough estimates, the total strength of those who are already in Zhenzhou and those who are about to arrive in Zhenzhou will probably reach more than 40,000. Ma Xiaodao replied, "Even if he folded five thousand steps the day before yesterday, Su Zhang's soldiers and horses to defend Zhenzhou are still more than enough." ”

"40,000 soldiers and horses, guarding a Zhenzhou city, so don't you make Zhenzhou an iron wall?" Li Yanlin said with a smile.

"It's just a rabble, so why be afraid?" Shi Yan is super arrogant.

After a short rest, Wang Shi immediately forbade the army to Zhenzhou and arrived in a few days.

The army camped outside the city and immediately prepared for the siege.

The Military Intelligence Department and scouts found out that in the four states east of Zhenzhou, there were several Lingnan soldiers and horses marching towards Zhenzhou.

Ma Huaiyuan, Shi Yanchao, Li Yanlin and other generals discussed for a while, and decided not to let the war drag on, and immediately launched the Tang Army's campaign against Zhenzhou.

"The land of Zhenzhou, the poet said, 'the left overlooks Fenghu Lake and the right overlooks the river, and the three mountains are infested in the middle of the water', to carry out siege operations, we must first isolate the Xunjiang River, let the moat dry up, and then our army can fill the river." Ma Huaiyuan said.

"Whether it's diverting the river or building a dam, the last general has done all of this, so leave this errand to the last general!" Li Yanlin pleaded.

"You go with General Shi. Lieutenant generals and colonels in the army, many of whom have spent time in the Martial Arts Academy, such errands are not difficult to do, but they should not be careless. Ma Huaiyuan said to Shi Yanchao and Li Yanlin.

The two of them immediately took the order and left.

After the account was issued, Shi Yanchao and Li Yanlin said together: "If you want to make a big move this time, you need to first investigate the specific situation of Xunjiang, choose the address to do it, and draw up the corresponding plan. ”

After Ma Huaiyuan finished explaining his errand to Shi Yanchao and Li Yanlin, he called Zhou Xiaoquan and Ma Xiaodao over and instructed: "After the river is cut off, the moat is filled, the river is quite large, you two should make some preparations first, bag the soil, build a trench bridge, and also supervise the preparation of artillery and ladders......

When Shi Yanchao and Li Yanlin chose the address, took nearly 10,000 soldiers out of the camp, and went up along the river to cut off the river, this movement did not hide from Su Zhang in Zhenzhou City.

"The Tang army is building a dam on the Xunjiang River?" After receiving the news, Su Zhang sat on pins and needles.

"The Tang army built a dam, did it cut off the Xunjiang River and dry up my moat so that it could fill the river, or did it want to accumulate the river water and find an opportunity to flood my Zhenzhou City?" The adjutant general asked worriedly.

"It's all possible." Su Zhang paced back and forth with his hands in his hands, "No, you can't let the Tang Army build a dam!" ”

"What's the best plan for the marshal?" The adjutant general hurriedly asked.

Su Zhang pondered: "The Tang army builds a dam during the day, and it is bound to be tired at night, which is suitable for our army's night attack." You led a group of armor soldiers to go out of the city at night, attacking the Tang army on the one hand, and destroying the embankment on the other. If they build a dam during the day, our army will destroy the dam at night, and if the Tang army builds a dam for a day, our army will attack at night for a day! ”

The lieutenant general perked up, "Big handsome!" ”

On the same day and night, the deputy general selected thousands of elite soldiers, opened the city gate under the cover of night, and rushed to the place where the Tang army built the dam.

The Tang army was already preparing to attack the city, so it was inevitable to monitor the city day and night, and the actions of the deputy general could not hide from the Tang army, and were soon discovered by the Tang army.

Shi Yanchao and Li Yanlin were ordered to build a dam, and Ma Huaiyuan naturally had to guard against the Zhenzhou army to sabotage the Tang army's project.

Halfway through the march, the Zhenzhou army encountered the Tang army that came to intercept it.

"All the soldiers listen to my orders: rush and kill!" The deputy general of Zhenzhou was not afraid and ordered his troops to meet the enemy.

He also knew that it was impossible to hide from the Tang army when he went out of the city to the dam, and it was normal for the Tang army to intercept him on the road, and at this time it was nothing more than to see if the Zhenzhou army could kill the Tang army's interception in one go.

The two armies fought fiercely with torches raised.

But just when the Tang army's attention was attracted by this Zhenzhou army, another group of elite soldiers suddenly appeared in Zhenzhou City, bypassing the soldiers on both sides who were fighting fiercely, and went straight to the place where the Tang army built a dam. By the time the Tang army discovered this Zhenzhou army, it was too late to stop it.

The latter Zhenzhou army was the elite of the real night attack on the embankment, and the thousands of soldiers before were just a cover to attract the attention of the Tang army.

This Zhenzhou army successfully crossed the blockade of the Tang army and rushed to the place where the Tang army built a dam.

The moonlight is quiet, and a dam has begun to take shape.

Next to the embankment, there is a Tang army camp, and the lights in the camp are still there, like a sea of stars hanging upside down.

"Kill! The big husband has made great achievements and sealed his wife and son, at this time! The general of the Zhenzhou army shouted, raised his sword and rode his horse, led the main force straight to the Tang army camp, and divided another part of the soldiers and horses and rushed to the embankment.

The Zhenzhou army rushed to the front of the Tang military camp, and before they touched the gate, they suddenly saw three rockets flying in the air in the Tang army camp. Immediately afterwards, countless Tang troops rushed out of the military tent, and with lightning speed, they formed in front of the Yuanmen, drawing bows and arrows, and more crossbow carts were pushed out, and rows appeared in front of the military formation.

The Tang army had already taken precautions.

Shi Yanchao stood on the gate and pulled out a horizontal knife, "The soldiers listen to the order!" The soldiers do not leave the camp, but they kill the enemy with bows and crossbows! ”

Prior to this, Shi Yanchao ordered the Tang Army soldiers to be divided into two shifts, one to build embankments and the other to deal with the Zhenzhou army.

This will make dam construction a little slower, but it is certainly a safe bet.

As early as when the deputy general of Zhenzhou led the army out of the city, Shi Yanchao heard the movement, and at that time he had already ordered his troops to prepare for war.

The so-called good generals, marching and fighting, must first be cautious everywhere.

It has been more than ten years since the establishment of the Yanwu Academy, and the number of graduates has reached thousands. Shi Yanchao is just one of the typical examples.

At this time, not only the Tang army camp was ready to meet the enemy, but the embankment was also well guarded.

If it weren't for the fear that the large-scale bombardment of mines would affect the stability of the embankment, which had just begun to take shape, the Tang army would have had a way to let the Zhenzhou army have no way to return.

But that's enough for now.

The two armies fought fiercely.

Not long after the battle, the generals of Zhenzhou heard the news that the Tang army outside Zhenzhou City began to bombard Zhenzhou City!

"Did the Tang army build the embankment to lure the snake out of the hole and lure me out of the city to dig the embankment, so as to disperse the forces of Zhenzhou City so that I could take the opportunity to attack the city?" The Zhenzhou generals were so shocked that they couldn't take care of the embankment anymore, and hurriedly ordered their troops to return to Zhenzhou City!

The Tang army did not take the opportunity to attack Zhenzhou City, but only made the appearance of attacking Zhenzhou City to attract the Zhenzhou army that attacked the embankment to come back.

That night, the Zhenzhou army lost its troops, but it did not threaten the embankment for half a minute.

A few days later, Su Zhang sent Zhenzhou soldiers and horses to attack the embankment, this time he did not choose to attack at night, but attacked during the day. In this way, the Tang army's deception was avoided.

Although Shi Yanchao and Li Yanlin were able to block the Zhenzhou soldiers and horses, the Zhenzhou army's constant attacks and harassment affected the construction of the embankment and made progress slow.

No matter how Shi Yanchao divided the troops into two shifts, these two groups of people always had to rest, and once the soldiers rested, there would be no one to resist the attack of the Zhenzhou army, so Shi Yanchao had to increase the number of soldiers and reduce the number of people who built the embankment.

As soon as the Zhenzhou army went out of the city, it sent elite cavalry to encircle on all sides, dragging the footsteps of the Zhenzhou army, and then mobilized the elite soldiers to encircle and annihilate it, not to mention not giving them the opportunity to attack and disturb, let alone give them the opportunity to return to the city!

Su Zhang's attack on the embankment was an anti-defense for an attack, and Ma Huaiyuan's siege and annihilation of the soldiers and horses out of Zhenzhou were also a counter-defense for an attack.

Su Zhang didn't want to fight with the Tang army, because he knew that the soldiers and horses in Zhenzhou were not as elite as the Tang army, so he sent his troops to attack the Tang army's camp, forcing the Tang army to withdraw the siege of the soldiers and horses out of the city, and instead return to the camp.

The Tang army did not have an advantage in numbers, so they had to return to the rescue camp.

In this way, outside the city of Zhenzhou, several battles a day, you come and go, you come and go, show your talents, and it is difficult to solve the fight.

However, as the war continued, the elite of the Tang army emerged.

Every time Zhenzhou sent soldiers and horses out of the city, there were always many who could not return to the city, and the casualties were heavier and heavier.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of the other four states in the eastern part of Lingnan who supported Zhenzhou encountered a minefield arranged by the Tang army on the official road when they approached Zhenzhou, and suffered heavy casualties.

As a result, the Zhenzhou army was afraid and no longer dared to fight.

The Zhenzhou army did not go to war, so Ma Huaiyuan mobilized elite soldiers and horses to attack eastward.

Those Lingnan soldiers and horses who came to support Zhenzhou were already suffering heavy casualties because of the Tang army's mine array, and they were attacked by the Tang army's elite again, and they were immediately unable to resist, and were defeated by the Tang army one after another.

After solving the foreign aid of Zhenzhou, not long after, the embankment was built.

So the Don army filled the moat.

After that, the Tang army mobilized 100 artillery pieces and bombarded Zhenzhou City.

At the beginning, the Tang army collapsed a section of the city wall, and Su Zhang could always move out the wooden wall built in advance and gamble on the gap. But in the face of artillery, the wooden wall was too fragile to withstand a few bombardments.

As more and more city walls were collapsed by the Tang army, the wooden walls in Zhenzhou City were exhausted.

After the Tang army collapsed the last wooden wall, the city of Zhenzhou in front of it was already dilapidated.

Ma Huaiyuan issued a general order: the whole army will attack the city!

The soldiers of Wang Shi slaughtered into the city and engaged in a fierce street battle with the Zhenzhou army.

This is the time for the Tang Army's hand-grenade to wield its might. One by one, hand-grenades were thrown from the Tang army's battle formation to the Zhenzhou army's battle array, and then exploded, and the Zhenzhou army immediately suffered heavy casualties, and the battle formation could not stand.

After a fierce battle, the Tang army successfully captured the city of Zhenzhou.

Su Zhang led the remnants to retreat to Boluo County.

Ma Huaiyuan didn't give Su Zhang a chance to go to Boluo to defend again, so he sent elite cavalry to chase and kill all the way.

When Boluo County opened its doors to accept Su Zhang, it was killed into the city by the Tang army's elite cavalry.

Borosuike and Su Zhang were also captured alive.

At this point, in the east of Panyu, there is no city to defend against the Tang army.