"The Capture moves quite quickly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Outside Ji'an City, inside the Chinese military tent, Pang Yue looked at a piece of information in front of him and sighed.

It was exactly what he expected, and it was the worst scenario he had expected. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had already led their troops to Wuchang, and Wu Sangui's general Guo Yunlong was also on his way to Hubei.

The ensuing developments are clear. The curtain of the war in Jiangxi was opened, and Huguang would never be calm, and only a small half of the Ming Dynasty would once again undergo a severe test.

However, although the situation is not optimistic, it is also expected. In response to this situation, there are plans that have been prepared before. In addition, thanks to the efficient intelligence system of Huguang Town, Pang Yue can also keep abreast of these latest developments at any time, so as not to be blinded.

After reading the information, Pang Yue handed it to Zhang Yunli again. At this time, there were not many people in the military tent, only the two of them.

"The marshal was right in what he predicted before, and he really saw the needle and would not let go of any opportunity to invade the south." After Zhang Yunli finished reading it, although his expression did not change much, his tone was by no means relaxed, "Since this is the case, then our army must quickly open up the situation in Jiangxi, and it must not be delayed for too long." ”

Tan Tai must have thought of this a long time ago, otherwise he wouldn't have been slow to take the bait. It is precisely because he sees that our army cannot afford to drag it and cannot afford to spend it, so he will sit firmly in Diaoyutai. Heh, this tartar is shrewder than I expected, not the kind of fool who can only fight brute force. Pang Yue stood up and rubbed the back of his neck, which was a little sore.

In the days after the siege of Ji'an, Pang Yue ordered several sieges, but did not use all his strength. Even the main force of the siege was not the major battalions of Huguang Town, but Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi. The siege forces were often attacked with the fire support of the Agni battalions, and once the attack was blocked and there was no progress, they were withdrawn.

This is nothing more than to encircle the point and send reinforcements, so as to wait for work. But now that the Tartars around Nanchang have not taken the bait, the grim situation does not allow Huguang Town to slowly try it again, and it is obviously inappropriate to do it again.

"From tomorrow, we will attack with all our strength according to the second set of plans. Tonight, there will be a military meeting and the assignment of combat missions. Pang Yue sat down again, and his flat tone was full of firmness, "Be sure to conquer Ji'an within ten days and annihilate the Qing army in the city!" ”

Zhang Yunli nodded.

The battlefield is like a chessboard game, and it is often the one who takes the lead to win. At the beginning, Pang Yue took advantage of the advantage of foreknowledge to reorganize the army in advance, and as soon as the holy decree arrived, he immediately led the army to Jiangxi, and caught the Qing army by surprise. However, the response of the captive court was not slow, and soon it also used color to gather heavy troops in Wuchang and form a momentum of Mount Tai in Hunan, which caused Pang Yue, who was in Jiangxi, to also be passive, which was equivalent to seizing back the opportunity.

Therefore, in this first round of the competition, the two sides can be said to have gained and lost each other and played a draw.

Next, it is still uncertain how this big war, which will determine the situation in the south, will develop. The battle of wits and courage between the two sides has only just begun.

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The next day, before the sky was completely bright, Liu Wuyuan was alarmed. The soldiers came to report, and the Ming army outside the city was ready to attack the city again.

In the past few days, Liu Wuyuan, like Jin Shenghuan in Nanchang, has slept without undressing and sleeping. Hearing the words of his own soldiers, he hurriedly climbed the city to look into the distance, and sure enough, he saw a stream of Ming troops pouring out of the camp in the distance, slowly assembling and advancing in the direction of the city.

"Woo-woo-" The Qing army on duty at the head of the city had already sounded the horn. With the sound of a desolate and hurried trumpet, the tense atmosphere quickly spread.

"A few days ago, the siege method of the Pang thief seems to be learning the thief." Hu Yousheng had already arrived before Liu Wuyuan, and at this moment he was standing aside, squinting at the distance with one eye and saying, "Pile up the miscellaneous cards in front as cannon fodder, and the elite will press the formation in the back." I don't know if I will continue to wait for the rabbit today. ”

At the moment of the great enemy, Liu Wuyuan didn't have the heart to laugh at the grammatical errors in Hu Yousheng's words. stared at the distance for a moment before he said: "Whether it is the elite or the cannon fodder, the Pang thief will definitely use the cannon, and the Hongyi cannon in his army is quite sharp, and it is always a big threat to our army." Later, you can arrange it, and all departments will take anti-artillery measures as before. I have a hunch that the shelling of the puppet Ming army today will be more intense than before. ”

The situation was urgent, and the two didn't have much time for small talk. After a brief exchange, Hu Yousheng went to arrange the city defense.

The next situation seemed to be no different from the previous ones, and the Ming army came out of the camp, assembled, and advanced to the vicinity of the city, and then began the first round of shelling.

Due to the fact that in the previous siege battles, the Qing army camp near the city gate had almost all been destroyed, so the city wall has become a direct target for artillery.

For a moment, the cannon roared, the earth trembled, the walls shook, and the earth and stones fell down.

The Qing soldiers at the head of the city were almost all colorless. They had seen the power of this thing before, and when that kind of solid cannonball hit, the people near the landing point were either directly smashed to the ground or shocked to death. People who are farther away also feel that the rivers and seas are turning in their chests and abdomen, and it seems that the next moment their hearts and livers will be all shaken out. There is also a kind of shell that can bloom is undoubtedly more terrifying, and people near the landing point are dead, and people at a distance are sometimes killed by flying projectiles in the head.

"Boom! - Boom! ――”

The loud sound was breathtaking, and the Qing troops at the head of the city were all curled up in fear and half-crouched in a hidden place. The road at the head of the city had been covered with collected quilts to reduce the tremor, but most people still felt like their organs were about to jump out of their throats.

At this time, everyone silently worshiped the Buddha in their hearts, begging for the thief's shelling to end quickly. The previous few times, they had come over like this.

However, the shelling of the Ming army today is somewhat unusual......

Liu Wuyuan soon discovered that something was wrong, today's shelling was obviously much more fierce than the previous ones, and compared with today's shelling, the previous few times were simply petty fights. And the focus of the blow was almost always on the western wall.

Could it be that the Ming army wanted to concentrate artillery to collapse the city wall?

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"Hahaha, boys, do a good job, you're all the best! Fuck those bitch savages! "On the Agni Camp to the west of the city, the foreign devil Margio was patrolling back and forth between the various gun emplacements, loudly cheering up the soldiers. The golden-faced beard also trembled with excited shouts.

As the technical adviser of the General Directorate of Manufacturing, Margio only served as an officer, and he did not have to go to the battlefield with the army. But this foreign devil has an extraordinary love for war, and when he hears that there is a fight, it is like a shark seeing blood, and there is nothing that can make him give up this hobby. So, he also came to Jiangxi with the army.

Just as Liu Wuyuan expected, this time the Agni Battalion was preparing to concentrate artillery strikes in one place and collapse the city wall in accordance with Pang Yue's instructions.

On the position, the eighteen-pounder Red Yi cannons and siege mortars of the Agni Battalion were divided into groups and took turns bombarding the western wall. In between the firing of artillery, there were rocket vehicles and Franc cannons loaded with grapes to suppress the head of the city, in order to prevent the Qing army from worrying about the slightest opportunity to repair the city wall.

"Old horse, tell me, according to this way of playing, when will the city wall be blackened down?" Battalion officer Wang Juntao also happened to patrol here, and asked by the way after seeing Margio.

Margio touched his beard and thought for a while, and said: "Although the walls of this city are not as strong as those of Beijing and Nanjing, it is not too easy to collapse. However, with the intensive use of artillery as it is today, it can be done with enough patience. If you are lucky, you will be able to do it in two or three days, and if you are unlucky, you will not exceed the deadline set by the adult. ”

"Haha, that's good. When the time comes, Ji'an will be defeated, and our Agni Camp will be the first merit, Lao Ma, you will be the number one hero of our Agni Battalion! Wang Juntao smiled and patted Margio on the shoulder.

The foreign devil shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal. (To be continued.) )