Chapter 933: The general offensive begins
At dusk, the sunset is like blood.
The Hanzhou army is in full swing preparing for tonight's siege, and the nearly 20,000 troops who have taken refuge are also busy adapting, using the rules of the Hanzhou army, and the competition determines the official position, which is simple and rude, but it is deeply liked by the soldiers.
Only those who kill with their ability are deeply supported.
After this reorganization, the army will be more united and more combative.
After Qin Huaidao accompanied Yuzhang and the children to dinner, there was nothing to do, and they walked to the scene of the reorganization to watch, many people saw Qin Huaidao coming, and they became more and more active, and the competition was called ruthless.
As for tonight's siege, since it was handed over to Xu Shiji, he naturally didn't ask anymore, no need to suspect people, and no doubt about employing people.
Looking at the wonderful competition, Qin Huaidao couldn't help but applaud loudly: "Well done, you kid is ruthless enough, keep up the good work, this king is optimistic about you." β
"If you want to lose, hurry, hug your waist and drop him!"
"Ahem, where to kick it, beware of people being out of business!"
"Hold your legs, don't bite!"
"Why is it so weak? Pity! β
"Hahaha!"
Everyone saw the dignity of the King of Han, and the indescribable Qin Huaidao actually spoke rudely, but he felt very cordial and easy-going, laughed, coaxed, shouted, and was extremely happy.
"Newspaperβ"
Suddenly, a brocade-clothed guard came on a flying horse, hugged his fists and said: "King Qihan, a cavalry of about 3,000 people suddenly came out of the city, tried to escape, but was blocked back." β
"Want to run?"
Qin Huaidao immediately thought of something, and asked, "Can you see who is the person leading the troops?" β
"I don't know, but the army is well-armed."
"That's supposed to be Luduke's soldier."
Zhang Xing came over and said, seeing Qin Huaidao looking at him suspiciously, he quickly explained: "King Han, there are only 5,000 cavalry in Qinzhou, and the last time I went out of the city, I lost 2,000 in the first battle, and the remaining 3,000 or so are all Lu Dudu's family soldiers, not in the imperial court sequence, they are considered private soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is very strong, and the equipment is good, it must be that Lu Dudu wants to escape." β
Qinzhou has long been surrounded by large legions, and although the three thousand cavalry are highly mobile, they can't kill them.
Qin Huaidao had no doubts about Xu Shiji's ability, and asked, "How many are killed?" β
"Kill about half, and the rest flee back to the city." Jin Yiwei added.
"The herald ordered the British Duke not to let anyone go, and this king will rest in Qinzhou tonight."
"Obey!" Jin Yiwei pulled the horse's head and galloped away.
The British were planning to attack the city tonight, and there was a map on the desk, which was drawn according to the dictation of Zhang Xing and Jiang Tong, where how many people were deployed, what the combat strength was, the distribution of the streets, the military camps, the governor's mansion, and so on, all of which were clearly marked.
After receiving the order from Jinyiwei, the British duke had a little more solemnity on his face, looked at everyone and said: "Everyone, the king of Han is watching us, this battle must be won, and the casualties must be reduced, do you have confidence?" β
"Yes!" The crowd answered.
"Very well, let's go down and prepare."
Everyone left one after another, the British Duke thought about it, hurriedly found the Chinese military tent, and learned that Qin Huaidao went to the north to watch the reorganization, hurried over, and saw Qin Huaidao shouting excitedly from afar, mingling with the soldiers, without any fight, and his heart was warm.
For the sake of generals, who does not want the lord to follow to be sympathetic to his subordinates?
"See King Han!" Xu Shiji walked forward quickly and saluted.
"The British duke is here, look, these bastards are ruthless enough, they are all good soldiers." Qin Huaidao smiled excitedly.
Xu Shiji observed, and saw that everyone was competing, just like an enemy, he didn't take it seriously, but he was quite restrained, and he didn't make any trouble, such a soldier is bloody, which general doesn't like it, and couldn't help laughing: "I heard that they are all forbidden troops of the imperial court, and their combat effectiveness is naturally good, congratulations to King Han for getting another iron army, can you allocate some to the old man." β
"Don't worry about this army, they come out on their own, not counting your military exploits, there are still 80,000 in Qinzhou City, how many can be caught is yours." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"Is King Han serious?" Xu Shiji's eyes lit up, and he was worried that there was no place to replenish the source of troops.
"When did this king lie to you?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically, the army in the Central Theater is dominated by Tuyuhun people, and there are relatively few Tang people, which is a hidden danger.
Xu Shiji was overjoyed and continued: "King Han, the siege plan has been determined, and the King of Han is invited to approve it. β
"Forget about the approval, after saying that this battle will be handed over to you, how can there be any reason to meddle again?"
"King Xie Han!"
Xu Shiji said with some excitement, this trust is too heavy, although Qinzhou is small, there are still 80,000 people in it, who dares to hand it over to one so reassuringly?
Xu Shiji couldn't help but think of the time when he worked on Li Er, every battle plan had to be approved by Li Er before it could be executed, and even during the implementation process, he could intervene at any time, and he commanded remotely, which was very passive, so he had to take the blame if he was defeated, and he couldn't be aggrieved.
Looking at the present, I don't even ask a word about the battle plan, this is trust, but also respect!
Death for a confidant!
Xu Shiji saluted solemnly and said, "King Han rest assured, if you can't take Qinzhou, the old man will come to see him." β
As he spoke, Xu Shiji strode away, his eyes firm and sharp!
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Night fell imperceptibly, and the sky and earth were dark.
The army stepped out of the tent and quickly assembled, a murderous aura rushing into the night sky.
The wind was blowing, and the flags were hunting, as if they were cheering for the soldiers.
There were no orders, no mobilization, no war drums roaring, the army was silent and patiently waiting.
Until it was completely dark, everyone took out a white cloth and tied it around their necks for identification, and silently pushed forward, their eyes full of longing and desire for military merit.
Jinyiwei had already sent four squads to infiltrate the city gate, and watched the advancing army until the general attack began, and they took out explosive bags and piled them up on the city gate, ready to detonate.
The defenders on the city wall also saw the advancing army, the number was too many, the pace was roaring, it was too difficult to conceal, Xu Shiji didn't plan to hide it, after so many days of attack, the defenders in the city were already exhausted, and the morale was low, so there was no need for a sneak attack, and they were ready to attack directly.
"It's coming, it's coming!"
"They're coming!"
"What to do? Are you going to die? β
"I don't want to die yet!"
"Quick, go and tell the governor!"
On the city walls, the defenders were in a panic.
"Boom!"
An earth-shattering explosion rang out, shaking the night sky and shattering the insistence of all the defenders.
A terrifying explosion of fireballs shot up into the sky, like a flaming beast roaring, roaring, chilling.
The city gate was shaken by the blast wave, and the rammed earth collapsed and fell down, and even the city walls shook a little.
None of the defenders had ever seen such a terrible scene, and they were stunned for some reason.
Before everyone could react, terrible explosions sounded one after another in other directions.
The four gates of the city exploded.
"Killβ"
I don't know who yelled.
The soldiers joined in, shouting and killing one after another, and poured into the city.
The big war has begun!