Duchang City and Xiami City are only forty miles apart, and the morning can be set at night. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info If you want to send troops to the secret at any time, not to mention that there are still the coalition forces of the seven counties in the eastern part of Beihai under the city of Xiami to conduct offensive and defensive exercises. Zhao Min was delayed in Duchang for two days, not only because of the problem at the horse farm, but also because he was waiting for a result.

The current result is in front of Zhao Min, but it is not the one he wants.

"The first cloth clothes have to be pulled out by Lu Gong at the end of the micro...... Although I know that the king of Beihai is benevolent and righteous, Lu Gongen, please always remember that you don't dare to forget it...... First of all, you should follow Lu Gong to fulfill the full loyalty festival...... It's nothing more than death."

Zhao Min sighed, this is the book sent by the chief Deng Xian. As early as when Ma Gui surrendered, Zhao Min thought that the remaining Xia Mi had become a lonely city, with no more than 2,000 soldiers and no more than 10 soldiers, and there was no hope of victory in any case, so he arranged for Chen Zhen to go down to the secret to persuade him to surrender first, hoping that Deng Xian could avoid using troops for the sake of tens of thousands of innocent people, and he was waiting for his reply for the past two days. Who knew that the final answer was that there was still a battle, and Zhao Min couldn't help but be extremely disappointed. However, no matter how disappointed you are, the final result is still inevitable, so you have to fight, but it is a pity that more than 10,000 people in Xiami will suffer from the war for no reason.

Thinking of this, Zhao Min couldn't help but sigh again, but the battle still has to be fought, and this is something that will not be transferred by human will. Zhao Min beckoned weakly, and instructed the guards who came to listen to the order: "Inform General Zhao, gather the whole army, and send the troops to the secret." ”

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It's only been nine days since the last time I left Xiami. However, when Zhao Min came to the city again, his mood was very different. When I first came, I had an indispensable soy sauce mentality, even if it was a feint siege, its main purpose was to give an example to the seven-county coalition army, or deterrence more appropriate; However, the situation is very different now, and the other party has to face a lonely city, and the other party is fighting against the water in the state of mourning soldiers, and it must be heavily guarded, there is no chance to steal the city again, and there is no other choice but to attack this battle!

Zhao Min sat on the back of the dark cloud, and the entire back of the dark cloud was shrouded in a dark linen cloth like a curtain, which seemed to be a decoration on the surface, but the actual intention was self-evident, that is, to cover up the saddle and stirrups under the linen. Although the shape of the high bulge is not normal at first glance, the thinking of ordinary people is only to consider the jewelry. After all, saddle stirrups are epoch-making products, and ordinary people can't think so far-reaching at once, and they can also delay the risk of leakage. Zhao Min didn't think about it so much, this kind of thing that has no technical barriers and is just ideological differences will be spread sooner or later, but sooner or later. All I can do is to establish some advantages as much as possible before it spreads, such as the copycat version of the heavy armor rider is the product of such ideological guidance.

Looking up at the head of the city, but seeing the flags waving, swords and guns like a forest, it seems to be living and dying with the city. Zhao Min was helpless, and said to the county lieutenants of the seven counties who were surrounding him: "You wait for each department to surround the north gate, just hold on." This battle is mainly attacked by the south gate of the Jimo army, and your task is to firmly hold the north gate, and be sure not to let a rebel escape, can you be confident? The county lieutenants were overjoyed when they heard this, this hard bone doesn't have to be gnawed by themselves, as long as they guard a city gate, who doesn't understand, for fear that they won't be able to take the initiative to be pulled as cannon fodder for the siege of the city, so they immediately patted their chests one by one.

Zhao Min didn't bother to bother with them, he didn't need them to attack the city, first, he didn't want to harm those old and weak soldiers who died in vain, and secondly, he was afraid that these weak soldiers would disrupt the rhythm of his siege. Zhao Min turned to Zhao Yun and said: "Zilong, the command of the siege will be handed over to you, don't worry about the consumption of siege materials, try to reduce casualties as much as possible." ”

"Whoa!" After Zhao Yun clenched his fists, he turned around with a neat stride, and ordered in a loud voice: "The Tiger Battalion and the Sword and Shield Battalion are all in a phalanx, and the bow and crossbow battalion, B battalion, and C battalion are in a wild goose formation, and the battalion is used as a unit to attack in echelons; Equipment battalion siege equipment ready! ”

Since the surrender of more than 2,000 prisoners of the main force of the rebels, as well as the 3,000 strong crossbows "borrowed" from Qingzhou Mansion, the bow and crossbow battalion in Zhao Min's hands has been expanded, and it has been reorganized into four battalions of A, B, C, D, so that the long-range suppression power has been greatly improved, and it has further satisfied Zhao Min's paranoid hobby of long-range troops. As for the equipment battalion, it was newly established, and its main core was the newly acquired five ballistae, as well as the thunderbolt trucks that had just arrived from Jimo.

The Thunderbolt Cannon had been put into finished production long before the expedition, but unfortunately it could not catch up with the war of Pingshou due to the factors of the manufacturing cycle. However, it was finally made before the Xiami War, and Xiami was the closest city to Jimo, so it was finally able to join in the firing line and catch up with this siege battle.

But seeing the Lingqi flying, the Tiger Battalion and the Sword and Shield Battalion held their shields high, formed two thick phalanxes, and slowly advanced under the Secret City, stopping one hundred and fifty steps outside the city; The crossbow battalion, on the other hand, stood still after the formation, with no intention of advancing. As the rear equipment battalion lifted the curtains used to conceal the equipment, five ballistas and ten thunderbolts revealed their hideous faces.

This is the main way of fighting in this siege battle: the siege of the machine! After all, with a range far beyond that of an ordinary bow and crossbow, it is nothing more than a poor hit rate, but when it can be beaten, why fight with the lives of the soldiers?

Fifteen war machines were pushed into positions by soldiers of the equipment battalion and adjusted one by one. However, this so-called adjustment is very simple and sloppy, and it is nothing more than a visual measurement of the distance based on experience, and try to orient the direction towards the city wall. With a single order, fifteen giant beasts let out a deafening sound and let out the first roar towards the city wall.

In the loud sound that shook the sky, the five ballistae lived up to expectations and hit the city wall one after another, only to see that five huge crossbow arrows instantly appeared on the city wall that was not too tall, as if porcupine thorns suddenly grew on the shell of a turtle, and a strong sense of disobedience arose. However, the accuracy of the thunderbolt is unbearable. Because the attack method of the thunderbolt cannon is projectile, and there is no crosshair, although it was tested when it was first manufactured, but after all, there is no fire control system of modern artillery, and the so-called accuracy can only be an approximate range, so none of the ten thunderbolt guns fired stones hit the target!

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, and shouted, "All thunderbolt cannons, readjust the position." Then there was a rush of chaos, and the ten artillery trucks were dismantled, supported, and raised under the operation of the soldiers of the equipment battalion, and then realigned, taken off the shelf, and aimed under the command of the team officer. Half an hour later, the cannon roared again, this time in a better situation, two stones hit the city wall, and two more fell into the city, stirring up smoke and dust!

The hit rate of the thunderbolt cannon was miserable as early as Zhao Min expected, and it was strange that such a simple equipment could have a high hit rate, so he was not in a hurry, and slowly waited for the recalibration of the artillery truck. However, the only advantage of the projectile cannon is that as long as it is accurately adjusted when hitting a fixed target, under the influence of extreme conditions such as storms, it will hit a fixed point, and it will not be far or close, so it is not unreasonable to say that siege equipment such as stone carts is the nemesis of the city. On the other hand, if the stone cart wants to hit a moving target, it can almost be said that it is a fish for a tree.

Soon, the third round of test firing after the adjustment began, this time a total of five shots hit, plus the two shots in the previous round, then there were seven shots that could hit the city wall directly! With an order, the ballistas and thunderbolts were fully fired, and they attacked the city with all their might! For a while, I saw the roaring of stones, the flying of crossbow arrows, the smoke and dust on the head of the lower secret city, and the overwhelmed moaning of the city wall in the huge impact! Although it is impossible to see the situation on the city head because of the smoke and dust, I know from my imagination that the city must be a hell on earth!

Perhaps it was finally unable to endure the situation of being beaten passively all the time, the south gate of Xia Mi suddenly opened, and a group of people rushed out of the city gate with a loud shout, and the banner of "Xia Mi Chang Deng" flying in the team looked so desolate and helpless in the smoke and dust in the sky!

With Zhao Yun's order, the Tiger Battalion and the Sword and Shield Battalion, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed forward, and the three battalions of crossbowmen behind them also pulled their bows and wound them one after another, and it can be seen from the green tendons and red eyes on the necks of the soldiers that the knives, guns and crossbows have long been eager to drink the blood of the enemy!

Seeing this scene, Zhao Min showed a smile of relief. This was originally part of the siege plan, using powerful siege equipment to force the enemy to give up the advantage of the city wall defense, and had to go out of the city to fight with our army in the field. As long as the enemy comes out of the turtle shell, Zhao Minjun, who has thousands of long-range bow and crossbow strike power, can easily tear off pieces of soft and tender meat from the enemy, and then eat the enemy bit by bit! Now that the enemy army has left the city, the rest of the battle has lost its suspense. Now I am afraid that what we need to consider is how to add a strong touch to ourselves in the celebration!