Chapter 111: The Great Battle Before the Battle
"The enemy is attacking the city, the enemy is attacking the city."
Countless exclamations sounded at the head of Tancheng City, and immediately the inspector team shouted loudly before the exclamations were gradually suppressed.
Zhao Mu, Wan Yan Gou, and other generals and ministers, stood on the head of the city and stared at the army of Chen Guo that was gradually approaching, neat and dense, and it made people feel chilled from a high place.
Zhao Mu asked the strategists around him: "Are you sure that there is only the Northwest Army, and there is no surprise attack by the army next to you?" ”
"300,000 Northwest Army, 5,000 Empress Guards, 20,000 Imperial Forest Army, and nothing else."
"This is strange, with an army of 300,000 to eat the fortified city defended by my 200,000 army, isn't it whimsical? The old man always thought they were waiting for reinforcements. ”
"General, no matter how many people he has, we are not vegetarians, there are 50,000 riflemen, which is worth 500,000 troops, and even if the enemy army has the ability to reach the sky, it will not be able to cross my Tan City."
"Yes, the riflemen are unprecedented!"
When the army was three miles away from the city wall, Zhou Tianwen ordered the army to stop marching and wait for Linghu Su's order.
Ling Husu was inspecting the artillery, and he asked, "How long will it take to assemble it!" ”
"About a quarter of an hour." That's fifteen minutes.
Linghu Su never expected that the artillery was strong, but it was inconvenient to transport, so it was forced to be disassembled into various parts. In this era, there were no powered transports, all horse-drawn carts were used, so parts had to be transported to the launch position to assemble and disassemble when they were finished.
"Didn't Zhang Wenyu make rollers?"
"Lord Zhang said that the weight of the artillery is too large, and it is impossible to make a roller that can bear such a weight for the time being, so it can only be disassembled."
"Vozh is not as flexible and light as a small one. What is the position of the best range. ”
The person who replied was Lang Zhong from the Firearms Department, who was also a famous craftsman.
"All things considered, it's best to be at 3.5 kilometers, and further on, it may be discovered."
In fact, it doesn't matter if you find it, anyway, Tancheng doesn't have a long-range weapon that can fire 3.5 kilometers, but you still have to be careful, who knows if there is artillery in the country. Moreover, if the enemy master comes out to forcibly destroy it, it is not a small trouble.
Then, Ling Husu issued an order, asking Zhou Tianwen to find a way to attract Tancheng's attention, and Cheng Jin led the guards to escort the craftsmen and artillery to the established position for installation and commissioning. Ling Husu gave half an hour, he must be cautious, there can be no accidents, if he blows up, it will be troublesome.
Zhou Tianwen and his subordinates summed it up, and a general slapped his horse out of the battle and shouted and scolded loudly under the city: "Zhao Mu old horseman, dare to send someone to fight Lao Tzu." ”
Zhao Mu and Wan Yan looked at each other, and then laughed.
"This is not a confrontation between the two armies, where does it come from. Order a squad of archers to shoot, drive them out. ”
Soon, a squad of archers fired dozens of arrows, and the general could only retreat beyond range.
In order not to let the other party find out that there was a conspiracy on his side, Zhou Tianwen sent a few more generals to scold outside the firing range, all scolding Zhao Mu, starting from the eighteenth generation of the ancestors, no matter whether there was one or not, scolding Zhao Mu was bloody, and the seven holes were smoking.
"General, the last general will go down to meet the battle."
Zhao Mu shook his head, they were on the defensive side, and there was no talk of opening the city to face the battle.
The strategist had a different opinion at this time, and said: "General, if you allow them to scold so angrily, I am afraid that it will hurt the morale of the soldiers. ”
Zhao Mu thought about it and nodded, very angry: "Zhou Tian asked, is this your plan, a child's general method." ”
The three generals fell from the top of the city holding on to the rope, and the gates would definitely not be opened at this time.
Seeing that the other party had no horses, Zhou Tian asked and shouted: "Our general, please dismount." ”
The three generals who were about to meet also dismounted, took all kinds of weapons, and rushed away.
Linghu Su watched from afar, three against three, there is not much difference in strength, at this time, it depends on which side cooperates well, because there is no one-to-one rule, even if it is three to one, it is not a problem to kill one first.
The soldiers on both sides cheered loudly, shaking the battlefield as if an earthquake was coming, and the mountains roared with a tsunami.
In the seventh minute, the general of Chen Guofang used a trick, and when he was fighting with one person, he suddenly returned to his horse and shot the general Wei Guo, who was fighting with another person behind him, through his vest and died on the spot.
The balance was broken, and the two immediately fell into a disadvantage.
Zhao Mu ordered a retreat, but the two did not dare to stay, so they used their skills and grabbed the rope to climb up to the city.
Xiu Yun was waiting beside him, and Ling Hu Su asked, "Who is the one who used the return horse pistol?" ”
Xiu Yun immediately replied: "That person's name is Zhao Bing, he is good at marksmanship, he is a small partial general of the Northwest Army, this person is good at playing some small cleverness, and he is overwhelmed." Does Your Majesty want to blame him, he was clever in the competition, and he lost my face in Chen Guo. ”
Ling Hu Su glared at him and said lightly: "Spread my word, the three generals will get the first prize for our army and reward a thousand gold." General Zhao Bingzhao spears like a dragon, eclectic to one pattern, and hopes to continue to work hard. ”
A cold sweat immediately broke out on Xiuyun's forehead and he knelt on the ground.
"Forget it this time, go and pass the decree, remember, don't talk about the generals and ministers in the future, for fear of causing death."
"The slave understands, thank Your Majesty for not sinning."
Xiuyun went to pass the decree, Bai Xiaoxiang sighed a few times beside him, and said: "You are becoming more and more majestic as an emperor, and I also think that Zhao Bing is good, for the enemy, you can't be rigid, and those who should be black-handed will be punished." ”
"Are you vixens taking a fancy to Zhao Bing again? It looks really clear and beautiful, which is in line with your aesthetics. ”
"Hehe, I'm not a person who is in the middle of nowhere, unlike someone, who changes more than 50 girlfriends a year."
Linghu Su was upright, kept silent, and pretended not to hear.
After the holy decree came to the front line, the three generals received the decree, and their faces were all happy, especially Zhao Bing, who smiled from ear to ear.
Zhou Tianwen said: "Our majesty is out of the box and eclectic, Zhao Bing, work hard, and have a bright future." ”
"Your Majesty, General Xie Zhou."
Only ten minutes have passed, and Zhou Tianwen continued to send masters to provoke, and now, no one in the city came down.
So, the city scolded again, this time it was not a few people, but the whole army scolded together, it was really angry through the mountains and rivers, and it could be heard within a radius of hundreds of miles, so angry that Zhao Mu's blood surged, and his face was red.
"Zhou Xiao'er, you actually used such despicable means."
Zhou Tianwen was actually very helpless, he didn't want to insult the old general, but His Majesty asked him to delay time, so he could only do it. And he still has to take the blame, and it can't be said that all this is His Majesty's idea.
Tancheng is a master again, this person does not need a rope, he jumps down directly, and he has a good light skill.
Zhou Tian asked that this person was not wearing armor, and he knew that he was a member of the sect, and immediately sent a general in the army, named Lin Cheng, and Zhao Bingnai's brothers, both from Nangunmen.
Zhao Bing can only be regarded as second-rate in martial arts, he is stronger than strategy. Lin Cheng is different, he is a first-class master, and his pistol skills are superb, which can be called a must.
Bai Xiaoxiang introduced to Linghu Su: "The person on the other side is called Pei Chuan, he is a master of the Cangyue faction, a master of swordsmanship, and Nangong Yin has learned swordsmanship in his hands. We are out of the battle is Lin Cheng, who is from Nangunmen, and he is also a generation of masters. However, I personally think Pei Chuan is a little stronger. ”
Ling Husu agreed, Pei Chuan is indeed a little stronger, at least in terms of internal force. But if it is a competition on the battlefield, it is difficult to say whether the winner will be defeated, after all, Lin Cheng is a general in the army, and he has a very heavy killing spirit, and he has more combat experience than Pei Chuan.