Zhao Gong was the main general, and Sun Jie was the deputy general, and the Left Route Army continued to march into the territory of Donghu State. By mid-September, Zhao Gong had forced back the Wa coalition forces along the Red River and advanced to the north bank of the Red River.

At this time, the army of two routes, more than 100,000 soldiers had completely advanced to the north bank of the river. The three-way army was stationed in shape, facing the thousand-mile defense line of the Donghu Army.

When Zhao Gong arrived at Yang Qi's army with a cavalry escort, Yang Qi was preparing to besiege the main city of Mubang.

The main city of Mubang is located on the north bank, at the confluence of the Red River, the city is strong and heavily defended, and it is a hard bone to gnaw at a glance.

So Yang Qi didn't plan to storm this city at first, but later several fleeing Mubang officials brought a message that the name of the chief general of Mubang Prefecture was Wu Kui.

That's when he changed his mind.

Yang Qi immediately thought that he had heard about this Wu Kui's deeds in the forum, and he was a nobleman in Canglan, the capital of Donghu Wang. He can be a military general, which is the way he takes.

Wu Kui was very greedy for life and afraid of death, because he was born in a noble family and took the initiative to surrender to the reckless dragon.

There is no need to doubt that Wu Kui really has no talent? He once led 100,000 men to defend the city, but was frightened by the strength of thousands of players and abandoned the city and fled.

Therefore, Yang Qi judged that Wu Kui was very likely to be a mediocre talent.

He then felt that there was an opportunity, regardless of 3721, and ordered the whole army to prepare to attack Mubangzhou.

Outside the city of Mubangzhou, ditches and fences have been built, and soldiers and craftsmen are cutting wood and building ladders, which is a busy scene. The Cheng army could not besiege this city, because the city had a water gate, and the Donghu army had a water division. Before attacking the city, the fortifications were repaired, and Yang Qi was in case the people in the city suddenly rushed out to counterattack and destroy his siege equipment.

Zhao Gong came to the dusty camp and dismounted to salute Yang Qi. Yang Qi also turned over and dismounted first, helping this shining general.

Zhao Gong greeted each other while carefully observing the scene in the camp. It was a very noisy place, with the noise of saws sawing wood, the clanging of wood, and the shouting and singing of men in unison, as if they were on a construction site or a mine.

"I heard that you defeated the Confederacy forces, what do you think of their combat effectiveness?" Yang Qi said.

"According to the minister's observations, the Wa Confederation army was physically strong, savage and powerful, but the discipline was scattered and unfamiliar with the military formation. Its overall strength is far inferior to that of our army, and it only needs tens of thousands of elites to easily defeat the Donghu army. ”

When Yang Qi heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Gong twice, this young general in his early thirties. Zhao Gong's demeanor was calm and serious, his demeanor was calm and calm, and he had a bit of bearing.

After many battles and growing up, Zhao Gong may have been born to be a general.

The two of them thought about the past battle for a while, and Zhao Gong immediately asked about the matter, he pointed to the large fortifications in front of him, and said: "The Donghu army has built a defense line along the river, and His Royal Highness is trying to open a gap from the west when he besieges Mubang Prefecture on a large scale?" ”

Yang Qi said casually: "I'm thinking about it." ”

Zhao Gong was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Seeing this, Yang Qi hurriedly said: "I attacked the main city of Mubang, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, I just think that this city can be pulled out." ”

Zhao Gong: "......" He was stunned for a while, and then gently reminded: "Before His Highness came down, I took a look at this city, the city is very strong, and there are many defenders on it. ”

Yang Qi said: "No matter what the city is, it is all guarded by people, and it still depends on people." ”

Zhao Gong didn't argue much, at this time he nodded, and he also knew that Yang Qi would not fight an uncertain battle.

The two inspected the siege fortifications together for a while, and Yang Qi invited Zhao Gong to the main tent of the Chinese army. A few lonely tiled houses, surrounded by the Cheng Army, were demolished by the Cheng Army. The mud-rammed walls, a lot of furniture made of bamboo, and the rudimentary Chinese army marching house were filled with maps, files, and pen and paper.

Zhao Gong looked at a few pictures hanging on the wall for a while, and said with his fists clenched: "The Donghu army is defending along the Red River, and it must be in order to delay the progress of our army, and want to make our army retreat without a fight in the plague and rain. If our army wants to break through here, we must first cross the Red River and completely eliminate the enemy in Mubang, and secondly, see whether we can march into its royal capital, Canglan. I wonder if what I said is justified? ”

"General Zhao, what you said is very true." Yang Qi agreed.

Zhao Gong listened to this and continued: "The enemy soldiers on both sides of the main city of Mubang are the most. We are going to capture Mubang Mengliang Mansion and Daowei Mansion. to ensure the safety of the army and avoid being cut off by the enemy. If His Royal Highness can capture the main city of Mubang and open up the confluence of the plain and the Red River, the Red River will be narrower here, and it will be better to cross the river. ”

"If you go to the east, the downstream river is wide, and the main force of the Donghu Army's water division is here, and the battle of crossing the river requires a hard battle. However, as long as the Red River can be crossed from this place, it can bypass the fortifications of the main city of Mubang and the city of Danxi, and go straight to the hinterland of Donghu. ”

"I have heard the news that the main city has been built many times, and the fortifications of this city have been built so impregnable that they are very difficult to attack."

Yang Qi asked, "Which way do you think is better?" ”

Zhao Gong said: "The art of war is cloudy, the upper army is strategic, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is to attack the city." In the next thought, it seems easier for the army to build warships on the river, and after the water battle, it will go straight to the hinterland of Donghu, which can avoid the two fortified cities of Mubangzhou and Danxi. ”

"Our army has built temporary warships and can seize the Red River?" Yang Qi asked.

Zhao Gong hesitated a little and said, "I should try my best to win the water war." ”

Yang Qi paced two steps, "Since there is no guarantee of success, we should cast a wide net and create more opportunities for success." General Zhao relied on the river to build ships and prepare for water battles. I first took the main city of Mubang and tried to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river. When the army can cross the Red River, the two armies will join forces again and concentrate their forces to attack the town! ”

Zhao Gong was silent for a moment, then clenched his fists and said categorically: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

At this moment, there was a sudden loud "boom" in the air, which made people mistakenly think that it was thunder. But soon the noise became more frequent, and it was an army of giant catapults.

Yang Qi glanced up at the sky outside the door and said, "Early tomorrow morning, our Chinese army will be able to officially start attacking the city." Let's both do our own thing and try our best to succeed. ”

Zhao Gong hugged his fists and said: "In this case, the last general will not stay longer, return to the army immediately, and build a warship in accordance with King Cheng's order." Leave! ”

Yang Qi personally sent Zhao Gong to the door of the tile house, and then asked Wang Wei to send Zhao Gong out of the camp.

In the fortifications of the army, there was smoke everywhere, and trebuchets were ringing one after another, like a huge thunder falling from the clouds; The infantry of the army were watching from behind the fortifications, and they were not yet on the line. In the open space behind the fortifications, countless craftsmen are still rushing to work on ladders, carts and other equipment.

In front of the fence, five hundred steps away is the wall of the main city of Mubang. There were only trebuchets of the Cheng army, and the Donghu army did not return fire...... Because it was useless to fight back, the trebuchets of the Donghu Army could not hit so far.

A catapult is similar to a heavy projectile, flying into the air and then smashing a hole in the ground, or falling onto a city wall and smashing into a crumble of rubble. At close range, you can also stuff the wooden horse and ram the fine soil to scatter, and the small iron pellet of gravel can be killed in the area, and the effect is better when it is closer.

Yang Qi rode a horse and patrolled along the fortifications of the fence, watching the soldiers put stones there. The ground shook and the mountains shook, and the battle was very large, but the accuracy and lethality of the trebuchet were indeed limited, and at a distance of five hundred steps, most of the stones could not hit such a big target as the city wall, and the killing range was not large.

This is what the most powerful weapon of this era looks like. Yang Qi knew very well in his heart that in the end, the winner would still be decided by the people rushing to the front and relying on swords, guns and swords to distinguish the superiority.

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