On the ninth day of the first month of the fourth year of Guangxi, the Montenegrin Army, which had completed the redress, appeared on the Jizhou Plain.

The people are still the same group of people, the generals are still the same group of generals, and even the banner of the "Black Mountain Army" has not changed, but when this army walks quietly in the wilderness, it makes passers-by have a different feeling. With neat steps, serious military appearances, and swords and guns glowing with cold light, no matter which aspect is measured, it seems that this army can hardly find the kind of gangsterism that occupied the mountain as the king at the beginning, and has a calm and cold atmosphere like iron.

People are naturalized citizens of the Jin State, will be an officer who obeys Zhao Xing's orders, although the words "Black Mountain Army" have not changed, but the number is written by Zhao Taifu himself, since this army officially returned to the Jin State, their fate has taken a complete turn.

"Report to the army commander, our army is still twenty miles away from the west gate of Xiatao City, has it entered the state of second-level combat readiness?" a junior officer rushed to Zhang Yan from the front of the team on horseback and reported loudly.

Commander Zhang Yan replied firmly: "Order the whole army to stop marching, camp here today, bury the pot to cook tomorrow, pull out the camp at the right time, and arrive at the foot of the city of Tao before the time!"

After the camp of the large army, Zhang Yan gathered in the Chinese military tent to discuss matters, mainly to announce the battle order.

Zhang Yan was the first to speak: "Brothers from Montenegro, when we joined the Jin Kingdom, we had to make a decision when we wanted to leave, and those who did not leave were deemed to be willing to join the Jin Kingdom, and in the future, they would obey the orders of Taifu Zhao and serve the Protector Army. Now that the big war is imminent, Lord Taifu orders us to lead the army to capture the city of Taotao, and no one is allowed to retreat from the battle, otherwise military law will be engaged!"

One of Zhang Yan's former subordinates said loudly: "Commander, we all understand the truth, military law is like a mountain, military discipline is like iron, and there is no room for offense! Since the brothers are doing this bloody business on the knife edge, then the matter of losing their brains has long been put aside, you better hurry up and assign tasks to everyone!"

"The specific combat tasks are assigned by the military division, everyone listen honestly!" Zhang Yan loudly reminded several of his generals not to be impatient.

Jia Mu got up and said: "According to the battle plan, our army will arrive at the city of Liao Tao tomorrow, and the Xiongwu army will reconnoiter the battlefield environment together, prepare siege equipment, and officially attack the city at noon the day after tomorrow, within three days, no matter how many casualties are given, we must take the city of Tao! Our army is mainly responsible for attacking the west gate and the north gate, the Xiongwu army will attack the east gate, and the south gate will be set aside for the Yuan army to retreat and escape. ”

At midnight on the second day, the Montenegrin Army arrived at the designated battlefield on time, and then organized officers at all levels to conduct field reconnaissance at the west and east gates of the city. Zhang He, who was sticking to the pottery city, stood on the city wall, looking at the Montenegrin army that was camping outside the city, and a bitter taste surged in his mouth.

Zhang He has been holding on to the Taocheng for more than two months now, and the Xiong Zhen army besieging the city did not take long to go around the city, and continued to attack the Nangong City of Anping Kingdom to the south, but the Xiongwu army never moved its nest again, and the defenders in the city were consumed.

Some subordinates suggested that Zhang He take advantage of the darkness to go out of the city and attack the camp, but Zhang He directly vetoed it. Others don't know how powerful the Protector Army is, but Zhang He knows. If it weren't for the Xiongwu army's fear that the casualties of the storming of Xiatao City would be too large, as long as Li Jinwu outside the city gritted his teeth and was ruthless, Xiataocheng would have been captured sooner or later. The reason why the Jin army besieged but did not attack was that he was afraid of the city walls and moats, and if he took people out of the city to fight with him with a hot brain, he just fulfilled Li Jinwu's wish, and he had to get in as many as he wanted.

This afternoon, the soldiers suddenly came to report, saying that a large number of troops were suddenly found on the west gate and the north gate outside the city, Zhang He felt that the situation was not good, and after he went to the city to observe carefully, he found that the besieged city was no one else, it was Zhang Yan of Montenegro who had conspired with Yuan Shao at the beginning, and Zhang He's mood became even heavier.

Zhao Xing was reluctant to let the Xiongwu Army lose too much, but it didn't mean that he was reluctant to let the Montenegrin Army lose, and Zhang He would use his troops like this, using a battle to test the loyalty and strength of the Montenegrin Army, there was no more suitable task than attacking the city of Liaotao.

Zhang He suddenly realized that the pottery city under his feet, including himself, had become Zhao Xing's sparring partner and touchstone at some point.

On the eleventh day of the first month of the fourth year of Guangxi, the weather on the Jizhou Plain was still cold, but the 80,000 troops outside the city seemed to have forgotten the cold wind in winter.

"Boom, boom, boom!" the three siege cannons burst out and spread far in the wilderness.

The infantry, with a shield in their left hand and a ladder in their right, rushed out of the camp first and ran under the moat covered with thin ice. The archers in the city watched as the soldiers outside the city came into range, and then began to fire arrows down the city.

The officers outside the city immediately commanded the longbowmen to move closer to the city walls and fired arrows at the city's head, intending to suppress the archers on the city.

"Catapult, launch!"

"Bed crossbow fire!"

The hoarse command of the officers resounded above the city.

Then huge stones flew down from the city and smashed into the approaching longbow formation, instantly smashing many people into a pile of flesh.

"Boom thunder, launch!" The speed of the counterattack under the city was not slow at all, and it didn't take long for an iron lump with its tail and black smoke to fly up to the city, and then exploded among the soldiers defending the city, creating a burst of chaos.

"Lie down, hide under the female wall, and wait for the enemy army to climb the city and fight them hand-to-hand!" Zhang He loudly instructed his soldiers to avoid the thunderous attack, and he himself hid under the female wall built on the anti-slope.

Zhang He's judgment was undoubtedly accurate, all the soldiers defending the city could not be exposed to the range of the catapults under the city now, only when the enemy army landed on the top of the city and the two armies were fighting together, the catapults under the city could not continue to fire, and then it was the will and physical strength of the soldiers who fought for it.

"Report to the general, the enemy army has begun to enter the city!" the soldiers shouted to Zhang He.

"Report to the general, the enemy army is coming!"

"All fight back!" Zhang He suddenly jumped out from under the female wall, holding a machete and slashed at a soldier who had just exposed half of his head, and cut off the soldier's head on the spot, and the steaming blood plasma spurted high from between the short necks......

Zhang Yan commanded the Black Mountain Army to launch a fierce attack from the west gate and the north gate, although many soldiers fell in the sprint and fell down the ladder, but the soldiers who rushed up from behind were still desperately climbing towards the top of the city.

"Brothers, kill me with me! Whether the Montenegrin Army succeeds or fails, we will fight here!" Zhang Yan was as light and clever as a swallow, and climbed to the top of the city with great speed along a cloud ladder.

On the city, every moment there are soldiers falling from the ladder or the battlement, every moment there are soldiers to fill the vacant position, from noon to start the siege battle, the two sides will use all their strength as soon as they fight, it seems to be to completely burst out the mood that has been suppressed for many months, either to be taken away by someone, or to take the life of the enemy, and the blood gradually stains every brick at the head of the city of Tao......