Chapter 658: The Battle Begins
Xu Yang saw that the guards led the soldiers to look for Li Guangzhen in Xiangcheng, and he had so many people that he naturally couldn't wait for Li Guangzhen to return. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
So, Xu Yang looked at the generals and officials in front of him one by one, and said loudly: "Since Li Guangzhen is hiding from me, then there is no need for us to wait for each other." Now, let's start talking about the war. ”
"General Xu, you have always received the trust and reuse of the Holy Lord, and we have also heard about the general's battle in Tianjing and Gan Province. Now that Xiangcheng is besieged by the gang of gangsters of the Holy Lotus Sect, how to fight is better to ask the general to deploy. ”
"General Xu's fame, we have already heard like thunder. With General Xu leading us against the Holy Lotus Sect, then the certainty of victory will be greatly increased. ”
"General Xu, you can give us an order directly. We will certainly obey the general's command and dispatch with full authority. ”
Xu Yang saw that these generals flattered him every word, and these generals were all local generals in Xiangcheng. And the generals led by themselves looked at everyone with a dry smile, as if it was strange that everyone did not praise Xu Yang.
Xu Yang knew that these flattering words could not bring victory to the army, so he hurriedly waved his hand at everyone, signaled everyone to stop talking, and said: "Don't say these flattering words to General Ben anymore, let's discuss how to deal with the enemy." ”
"General Xu, it is not that we flatter the general, but from the bottom of my heart I admire the general's bravery. And General Xu's achievements, naturally we don't need to tell about it. Since this is the case, then let's not praise General Xu for the time being, but discuss the strategy against the enemy. ”
"General Xu, I am the general guarding the city gate on the south side of Xiangcheng, and I have the most contact with the gang of gangsters of the Holy Lotus Sect. During the period when our army fought with the Holy Lotus Sect, we also found that the Holy Lotus Sect had no rules to be found, and it was just a group of rabble. ”
"General Xu, the general who guards the area around the city tower on the south side of Xiangcheng, is also the one who has the most contact with the Holy Lotus Sect army. When our army was at war with the Holy Lotus Sect, this gang of gangsters fought perfunctory, and they had no intention of participating in the war at all. ”
"General Xu, I am the general guarding the city gate on the north side, and I haven't had much contact with the Holy Lotus Sect army, just fighting some stragglers. ”
"I am the general guarding the west gate of the city, and I don't have as much contact with the Holy Lotus Sect as the first two generals, but I am fighting with some stragglers. ”
"I am the general who guards the castle tower on the east side, and there have never been major battles in the place I am in charge of, only some small battles. ”
"General Xu, the battle on our east, west, and north sides is the most understated, and the battle at the city gate on the south side is the most tragic and huge. Therefore, half of the troops in Xiangcheng were concentrated at the south gate. ”
Xu Yang said this simply, and had a general understanding of the strategic deployment in Xiangcheng, and thus knew some of the situation of the Holy Lotus Sect.
And when Xu Yang came towards Xiangcheng, he also saw the general situation of Xiangcheng with his own eyes, and also saw that there was a large area of the Holy Lotus Sect military camp gathered at the south gate, while the other three city gates were only three or three Holy Lotus Sect troops.
"From this point of view, the Holy Lotus Sect army wants to break through the southern gate and enter the city of Xiang. Even so, the defensive lines of the other three gates should not be taken lightly, in case the Holy Lotus Sect changed its attack route and chose to attack the city from other places. Xu Yang said.
Everyone didn't need Xu Yang to say it, and they knew how powerful it was, so they hurriedly nodded and said: "General Xu, don't worry, we naturally don't dare to take it lightly, and we have already done all the deployments." ”
"Now that the Holy Lotus Sect has surrounded Xiangcheng for half a year, and has been fighting with our army for so long, I am afraid that the Holy Lotus Sect will not be able to capture Xiangcheng for a long time, and it will have to change its strategy. Generals, everyone should be careful!" Xu Yang said.
Everyone nodded yes, and they also thought that the Holy Lotus Sect would never be able to capture Xiangcheng, and they would definitely adjust their offensive strategy appropriately.
Therefore, everyone also took precautions against the Holy Lotus Sect as early as possible, in case it was too late to rush by then.
Xu Yang thought that the Holy Lotus Sect had attacked Xiangcheng so far, and had always attacked the city with soldiers, but the Thirteen Taibao had never shown up, but he was afraid that the Thirteen Taibao would appear one after another sooner or later.
Although the number of soldiers in Xiangcheng is not as large as the number of soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect, these soldiers in Xiangcheng are all trained soldiers, and they have also participated in large and small battles, which is definitely more than enough to deal with the rabble army formed by the Holy Lotus Sect formed by peddlers and pawns.
It's just that once the Thirteen Taibao of the Holy Lotus Sect make a move, then these soldiers in Xiangcheng will become the targets of being beaten and killed. And Xu Yang and his party were used to fight against the Thirteen Taibao, so that they could ensure that Xiangcheng was correct.
And Xu Yang also knows a lot about the six people in the Thirteen Taibao, Wang Wen, Huang Feng, Shuowang, Tufan, Kuohai, and Han Lie, but he only knows the negligible degree of Shi Tianliang who he just knew.
Xu Yang hoped that these six people could appear at the same time, but he was worried that the six people would not appear at the same time.
Because if the six people can come out all at once, then Xu Yang can wipe out all six people. But if the six of them join forces, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for them to deal with.
Xu Yang and the generals had been discussing the matter of dealing with the Holy Lotus Sect's army from morning to night, not only knowing the Holy Lotus Sect's combat methods, but also knowing the strength of the Holy Lotus Sect's army, and found that the Holy Lotus Sect's strength was now almost comparable to the imperial army.
And now the imperial army in Xiangcheng should have the baggage weapons, and the Holy Lotus Sect army should also have them, and they are no worse than the imperial army, otherwise they will not defeat the army that Ma Zichen first formed, and finally can only ask Xu Yang for help.
And after the Xiangcheng army joined Xu Yang's army, its morale was instantly boosted, and it was even more determined to hold on to Xiangcheng. Otherwise, in the long run, the army in Xiangcheng will have to surrender, or live and die with Xiangcheng.
Xu Yang saw that it was already dark now, and he had been in Xiangcheng for two days now, and in addition to learning some information about each other, he had never encountered the Holy Lotus Sect's army attacking Xiangcheng.
Xu Yang saw that he almost understood the situation of the two sides, so he said to everyone: "It's not too early, everyone is still busy。。。。。。 ”
And as soon as Xu Yang finished speaking, he suddenly heard bursts of thunderous artillery fire resounding from outside the city, and in an instant, all the generals stood up suddenly, and everyone's first thought was: The Holy Lotus Sect is going to attack Xiangcheng again.
"General Xu, this burst of artillery fire resounded from outside Xiangcheng, I am afraid that the Holy Lotus Sect will attack Xiangcheng again. ”
"General, judging from the sound of artillery fire, I am afraid that this time the Holy Lotus Sect will start attacking from the four city gates at the same time. ”
"General, let's hurry up and go to the city tower to command and supervise the battle!"
Xu Yang nodded to everyone and said, "The battle has started so soon, everyone should hurry back to their posts and command the battle." ”
Suddenly, all the generals hugged their fists at Xu Yang one after another and said that they obeyed, and then turned around and went towards their posts.
Xu Yang watched all the generals leave, and said to Ma Zichen: "Brother Ma, you can stay in the prefect's mansion, and I'll go to the South City Gate to have a look." As he spoke, he hurried towards the southern gate.
Ma Zichen saw Xu Yang walking quickly towards the city gate, and he also heard from the bursts of artillery fire that the loud noise of the city gate on the south side was the heaviest, and hurriedly said something like pay attention to safety to Xu Yang, and then ordered the guards to pay close attention to the battle situation.
When Xu Yang hurried towards the south city gate, Apo and the others also hurriedly followed, and they all walked towards the south gate one after another.
Xu Yang felt the earth tremble violently as he walked towards the city gate, and the closer he got to the city gate, the more deafening the sound of artillery fire became, making the air boiling hot, and the air was filled with a thick and pungent smell of gunpowder.
While Xu Yang and his entourage were walking in the direction of the city gate, they saw the soldiers around them treating the wounded back and forth, and on the other hand, they were reinforcing in the direction of the city wall, and on the other hand, they were transporting arrows, ammunition, stones, thistles, giant trees, etc.
As Xu Yang and his party got closer and closer to the city wall, from time to time, there were shells jumping over the tall city wall, roaring into the city, causing the residential buildings near the city wall to collapse one after another, and the soldiers who didn't have time to hide were also instantly bloody and fleshy, and the screams continued to resound.
And when these shells hit the city wall, they instantly felt that the city wall and the earth were trembling, and the outside of the city was as bright as day, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled.
Xu Yang and his party walked along the steps towards the city tower, and saw the soldiers hurriedly walking by, each of them more or less wounded, and the steps were also scattered with broken soldiers' remains.
When Xu Yang and his entourage stepped on the city tower worriedly, they saw that the outside of the city was as bright as day, but what shone on the sky and earth was a hot fireball that came from the roar, and the friction air became hot, and the choking smell of gunpowder became more and more intense.
I saw that all the soldiers and generals on the city tower were hiding in the shelter, and no matter how these fireballs smashed on the city wall, they could not kill all the soldiers. However, from time to time, fireballs smashed on the city walls, causing the soldiers to be shattered in an instant.
At this moment, the city tower has long been in ruins, and the appearance of the city tower has long been lost.
When the soldiers and generals on the city wall were hiding behind the bunker, they suddenly saw several figures standing there unmoved, and when they were about to tell the other party to dodge, they suddenly found that everyone was Xu Yang and his party.
Xu Yangguang concluded from the fierce artillery fire outside the city that he was afraid that the soldiers would be instantly shattered by the shells if they came out. Therefore, there was no criticism or irresponsible remarks at the soldiers and generals who were evading.
And Xu Yang looked towards the city wall, and slowly walked towards the city wall near the outer end of the city, as if he didn't pay attention to these dense rains of bullets and bullets at all.