"Report...", a soldier hurried into the lobby, "the outpost has arrived, the Tartars have come to attack, and from here... It's less than sixty miles..."

"What?" When Zeng Mo heard the news, he jumped up from his seat at once, "What about the front army on the sideline, didn't there resist?" ”

"My lord, tens of thousands of people are coming, and the former army... The First World War was defeated...", the soldier said tremblingly

"Rubbish!" , Zeng Milling pointed at the soldier angrily and scolded, "I have the strength to report the news, but I don't have the strength to resist, get out!" ”

"Lord Zeng, don't panic now, I'll immediately carry the firearms to the city wall. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 When Peng Yue heard this, he hurriedly said, but he was both nervous and scared, he didn't expect that he would encounter this kind of big battle just a few days after he came.

"Okay, there's Lord Lao Peng...", Zeng Mo didn't care to look at Peng Yue now, "I'll go to the city wall first to stop the enemy..."

Before Zeng Mo finished speaking, he had already picked up his weapon and trotted out all the way out of the door.

When Peng Yue went up to the city tower, he found that Zeng Milling and a group of generals guarding the city were already in battle, and Peng Yue couldn't help but secretly admire Zeng Mill's ability to govern the army.

"Lord Zeng, the artillery has been shipped, and some firecrackers have been brought in, but this kind of firecracker... Your soldiers may not be able to use it yet, so I can only use it for those soldiers who have been transferred from the Praetorian Guard in the capital...", Peng Yue took advantage of this moment to look around at the defense on the city wall.

Sure enough, the defense of Datong City is not comparable to the general city defense, the city wall is built tall and strong, and the place above it is also very open, which can accommodate many soldiers, beacon towers, forts, and observation towers.

"Lord Zeng. I wonder how far away this tartar is from here now? Peng Yue asked. Because he found that by this time, the soldiers on the city wall were already waiting with their bows. The artillerymen were already standing behind the artillery, loaded with ammunition, ready to fire the message.

"According to the speed of their march, it should be about twenty miles away from here now...", Zeng Mo looked into the distance, "This time the enemy army is large, and there are tens of thousands of people, presumably it is my own rate." This time, he actually attacked Datong directly, presumably because he had made sufficient preparations. I'm afraid it's going to be a tough battle..."

Zeng Mo said, his eyes also became dim, "I don't know how many soldiers will be shed and sacrificed..."

"Lord Zeng, you can use my artillery within five miles, and my artillery can shoot as far as five miles!" , Peng Yue said excitedly, and he didn't have time to listen to Zeng Miao's babbling about the latter words.

"By the way, I forgot about it!" Zeng Miao's eyes also lit up, "Today is the right time to see the power of these artillery!" ”

Wang Huan next to him was already amazed when he heard it. Yes, who would have thought that the current artillery could reach such a long range.

"Bring the gun mount!" , Peng Yue turned his head and said to a bunch of soldiers.

Obviously, Peng Yue was not too satisfied with the giant thing that weighed a ton. It was too difficult to carry it to the designated place for launch. Just now I had a bunch of soldiers carry it up to the tower, and I had to choke them enough, and this time I had to carry two doors at once.

"Your Excellency. This cannon... Can't fire...", the artilleryman said to Peng Yue hesitantly.

"What's going on?". Peng Yue's eyes widened, "Why can't you launch?" ”

"Your Excellency. Not... There are no sentries to locate the enemy, and I can't be sure where the enemy is, so how do I launch it? ”

When Peng Yue heard this, he couldn't help but secretly complain. He suddenly remembered that during the experimental launch, he always asked someone to explore the location in advance and then launch, but there was no way to do it now. There are no modern communication facilities, and the long range is not of much use, and practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and it seems that we have to devote ourselves to the invention and application of telescopes.

"Lord Peng, I think this kind of long-range artillery is not very suitable for defending the city, but for attacking the city." , Zeng Mill smiled bitterly on the side, "But I have a way to solve this problem." ”

Zeng Milling turned around and patted Wang Huan on the shoulder: "Wang Huan, you go to the city gate now, lie on the ground, and listen to the distance and general direction of the enemy." ”

"Yes!" As soon as Wang Huan gave up his hand, he hurriedly went down to the city tower.

"This Wang Huan's riding and archery skills are first-class, and he is also a good hand at listening to the enemy...", Zeng Milled His beard and smiled, "It's just that he can only listen to the general situation within seven or eight miles, and the direction judgment can't be too accurate, I don't know if this is okay?" Zeng said as he looked back at the artilleryman next to him and asked.

"My lord, there are many enemy troops, as long as they can have a general direction, even if there is a deviation, I believe that if they are launched, they can kill a large area." , said the artilleryman confidently.

"That's good...", Zeng Mill turned to the soldiers on the other side, "Now immediately go and give orders to Lord Zhou Shangwen at the west gate and Master Li Zhen at the east gate, and tell them that the enemy may step up the attack on the gate they defend." ”

Peng Yue was still a little confused when he first heard Zeng Miao, but he soon understood. If their artillery can hit the enemy from a great distance, they will inevitably divide their forces, or even concentrate most of their forces on the flanks, avoiding frontal attacks. Therefore, it is very likely that the enemy will attack the east and west gates, and abandon the north gate, which is mainly defended.

"Lord Zeng, I'll send some more artillery to the east gate and the west gate now, I also have a lot of artillery here with a close range but high accuracy, and they are easy to clean up, can fire continuously, and are suitable for defending the city." , Peng Yue hurriedly suggested.

"Well, that's the best, then hurry up and transport it, such a firearm is the most suitable for defending the city." , Zeng Mo nodded and said.

"Lord Zeng, what about the south gate, the defenders there are relatively weak, so they have to defend against it...", Peng Yue knew that it was because Qiu Luan was guarding the south gate, Zeng Mo was very dissatisfied with this, so he deliberately did not mention it.

Regarding this matter, in fact, Peng Yue was also very unhappy in his heart. Originally, after the banquet was dispersed, many generals who were not guarding Datong but who came to the banquet should have returned to the areas they were guarding, such as Xiao Han, the deputy chief soldier of Liangzhou, and others had left.

And in order to train Yang Bo and let Yang Bo transport some artillery to Liangzhou, Peng Yue also sent Yang Bo to Liangzhou and followed Xiao Han to guard the town.

But Qiu Luan used the excuse that the road was far away, and he had to rest and adjust here for a few days, and refused to return to Gansu Town. He also said that the town of Gansu has arranged personnel to guard it, so there is no need to worry. In fact, Peng Yue also understood that he wanted to take the opportunity to communicate with him. didn't expect Qiu Luan to be unlucky, but he encountered such chaos when he stayed.

It stands to reason that Qiu Luan does not have the duty to guard Datong, but when it comes to such a thing, Qiu Luan naturally cannot stay out of it. But as soon as Qiu Luan heard that the enemy army was strong, he tried his best to prevaricate, and finally proposed to guard the south gate, because the Tartars came from the north and rarely attacked the south gate.

Zeng Mian was angry about this, but he couldn't say anything, and he was not at ease with Qiu Luan, so he sent Zhou Shangwen's deputy Li Dequan to take charge of the defense strategy, Qiu Luan was happy about this, but he didn't know that sometimes the most dangerous place is the safest place, and vice versa. (To be continued.) )