At the same time as the Agni Battalion shelled the city of Ji'an, bursts of shouts and cheers erupted from the flood ground of Zhang Xianbi and Hao Yongzhong's troops, and their voices were full of schadenfreude. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time, with Huguang Town, Zhang Xianbi's troops sent 4,000 troops, and Hao Yongzhong's troops sent more than 6,000 troops. This is already the most elite part of the two of them, but in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, it can't be compared with Huguang Town.

Hao Yongzhong's department is better, with the workshop and inventory that Pang Yue left in Ganzhou at the beginning, it is still possible to make up thousands of sets of armor to fill the façade, so the whole army is dressed neatly.

In contrast, Zhang Xianbi's department is much more embarrassed, nested in that remote place in Nan'an Mansion, it would be good to be able to eat well, how can he have spare money to buy others. The armor of these 4,000 people alone was not fully prepared, and many of them were still wearing the worn armor when they followed Fu Zonglong to encircle and suppress the peasant army. This is also the reason why Zhang Xianbi is willing to send troops, instead of staying in the place where birds don't and dying poor, it is better to follow Pang Yue out to get some practical benefits.

After the two divisions went on the expedition together, they still did a lot of things, not only contracted most of the dirty work, but also served as the main force in the previous several sieges. Although the intensity of the siege was not large, and there were no major losses in the two parts, Pang Yue still did not hesitate to reward the outstanding performers. Looking at the real money in front of them, and then looking at the strong military appearance of Huguang Town, Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi secretly sighed at their insight and foresight.

"Damn, when is it going to collapse?" Zhang Xianbi sat on a big stone with a golden sword, looking at the Ji'an city wall trembling from time to time in the smoke and dust in the distance, and muttered to himself.

At this time, he remembered the promise that Pang Yue had made to him in Nan'an, "how will Ji'an be defeated", "what if Yuanzhou is taken", and so on. All kinds of beautiful visions filled his heart with anticipation.

As for whether these promises can be fulfilled, he doesn't have the heart to delve too deeply, preferring to believe it. After so many years of grievance, it's time to stand up and fight, and you can't die like this anymore. Otherwise, he was a dignified general in the Chongzhen period, and he was far surpassed by thieves like Hao Shaoqi, which would be really ridiculous and generous.

Just as he was thinking, several cavalrymen with white feathers on their helmets rushed from the direction of the Chinese army in Huguang Town.

Zhang Xianbi recognized that this was a herald subordinate to the staff department of Huguang Town, so he didn't dare to slack off and greeted him in person.

Sure enough, it was Pang Yue's order that was sent, telling him to get ready, and as soon as the cannon stopped after a while, he would attack the city with Hao Yongzhong's troops.

Let's still play the front? Zhang Xianbi hesitated for a moment, but finally relieved and took the order.

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After more than an hour of shelling, the city of Ji'an, surrounded by dust and smoke, became even more dilapidated, and there were more and more gaps in the city's head.

Outside the city, the drums sounded loudly, the horns sounded in unison, and the torrent formed by the two tens of thousands of troops of Zhang Xianbi and Hao Yongzhong took the west as the main direction of attack, and launched an attack on the city of Ji'an.

The banner of the Chinese army in Huguang Town stands on a small high ground, the General Staff Department, the Supervision Department and other core institutions are all here, Mount Tai, Huashan, and the trap camp are surrounded by arrays, the flag is like the sea, and the horses are shining, like the stars and the moon.

Pang Yue stood under the banner, raised the clairvoyant mirror and quietly observed the situation under the city.

The first few sieges, although they did not exert all their strength, were not for nothing. Most of the Qing army camps near the city gate were destroyed, and after Liu Wuyuan saw the fierce artillery fire in Huguang Town, he simply withdrew all his troops to the city, so as not to waste them in vain. In addition, most of the defensive facilities such as deer and horse rejection outside the city were cleared, and many passages were filled in for moats and moats. Therefore, this time, the advance speed of the siege army was much faster than the previous ones.

The Qing army at the head of the city had just been dazed by the artillery of the Agni Battalion, and they didn't even have time to clean up the corpses, but they also broke out with an astonishing reaction speed at this moment of life and death.

The rain of arrows under the pressure of black soon flew towards the outside of the city, and the old general's cannon also roared one after another. In the swirling white smoke, the officers ran back and forth, shouting loudly, and shouting orders to the soldiers to fight hard, otherwise the Ming army would definitely slaughter the city after breaking the city.

The rain of arrows flew, and the Ming army besieging the city either raised their shields or raised half of the boat to resist, but there were still people who fell to the ground from time to time.

The two soldiers of Hao and Zhang fought back, and the gunners of Huguang Town, who were covering on the flank, also began to suppress the head of the city. The Qing army at the head of the city also fell from time to time, screaming and screaming one after another.

The two sides came and went, there were casualties on each other, and the Ming army besieging the city approached the city step by step, just like the previous times.

Pang Yue looked at it for a while, put down the clairvoyant mirror, and discussed it with Zhang Yunli, preparing to make some fine-tuning of the next combat plan.

The two had not been discussing for long before they heard a tidal wave of cheers coming from the direction of the city.

Pang Yue raised the clairvoyant mirror again, only to see that the first ladder car had already leaned against the city wall, and a large number of soldiers were shouting to climb up the city wall through the ladder truck.

"It's Zhang Xianbi again," Zhang Yunli also saw clearly through the clairvoyant mirror, "It seems that as long as the food and salary are sufficient, and the rewards and punishments are appropriate, these fish belly armies in the eyes of ordinary people are not invincible." ”

Pang Yue smiled slightly, but did not answer.

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Half an hour later.

"Alright, they've done their best, so let's do it this morning!" Pang Yue glanced at Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi's soldiers who were struggling to support themselves at the head of the city, and said to Zhang Yunli beside him, "It's still the same as before, those who climb the city and come back alive will be rewarded according to the first-class reward, and those who escape from the battle will be beheaded." ”

Zhang Yunli agreed and went over to make arrangements.

As in the previous cases, although the besieging Ganzhou army and the Nan'an army climbed the city wall, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Qing army at the head of the city, and this time the resistance was particularly fierce.

Although the Ganzhou Army and the Nan'an Army burst out most of their potential under the incentive of reward and the constraints of military regulations, they are still incomparable with the veterans of a hundred battles in Liu Wuyuan and Hu Yousheng's department. Once at the top of the city, it was difficult to develop further, and as time went on, casualties began to rise.

Of course, Pang Yue didn't expect to rely on these two people to take Ji'an, and it had exceeded his expectations that the two could hold out for so long. Next, let them catch their breath, otherwise overuse will only backfire.

The order to withdraw troops was transmitted from the Chinese army to the front line of the battle.

Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi breathed a sigh of relief.

The soldiers of the Ganzhou Army and the Nan'an Army were relieved, took cover alternately, and withdrew from the city in batches.

Watching the Ming army retreat like a tide, Liu Wuyuan felt that all the strength around him seemed to be taken away in an instant, and if it wasn't for the support of the soldiers next to him, he almost collapsed to the ground. In the battle at the head of the city just now, he even personally went into battle and killed several Ming troops who landed in the city. I don't know how many more will be behind such fierce battles.

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"The last general was incompetent, failed to conquer the city, and asked the general to punish the crime." After Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi led the army to withdraw, they first came to the Chinese army to ask for guilt.

Pang Yue smiled generously and helped the two of them up: "The two generals are serious, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention a temporary disadvantage?" I see the bravery of the soldiers of the Ganzhou and Nan'an armies. You've all done your best, so let's take a good rest, and if you don't have words, I'll do my best to do whatever I can. ”

Hearing this, the two were even more relieved. What they are most worried about is being used as cannon fodder by Pang Yue and using it regardless of casualties, which would run counter to their original intention of sending troops, and it would be a loss-making deal. Fortunately, Pang Yue didn't do that, let them rest in time, and promised to provide supplies.

"Thank you, General! The last general must be brave after being ashamed, and he should fight as hard as he can in the future. Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi thanked them with joy.

Pang Yue smiled and asked the two of them to go down and rest first.

There was a truce at noon, and the Ming army did not withdraw to the camp, but rested in the same place.

Although the assault on the city of Ji'an was temporarily stopped, the harassment did not stop, and every once in a while, the Agni Battalion would light a rocket and fire it into the city, causing panic among the Qing soldiers.

"It's time for us to go in the afternoon, right?" The Yuezhou camp owner sat on the ground, pondering in his heart while eating, and by the way, he also glanced at the direction of the city. There was another rocket that landed in the city, with a loud bang, and I don't know what it ignited, which caused a commotion in the Qing army at the head of the city. (To be continued.) )