The soldiers and horses of Haohao Tangtang, like a long river, walk in the snowfield.

It is not high outside Liangzhou, but the terrain here is flat, which is conducive to the cavalry of Northern Liang.

In terms of riding and shooting, the soldiers and horses of Daxia did not enter the Northern Liang people.

Therefore, this piece of snow field can be regarded as a natural barrier conducive to the northern coolness.

"You didn't come here to squat on me?" Fang Jue was a little surprised.

The people of Beiliang were very confident in riding and shooting, and Fang Jue thought that they would take the initiative to attack and wait for the army here.

This was also the reason why Fang Jue did not let the Yulin Army attack directly.

When the difference in numbers is not large, it is really impossible to confront it head-on.

Beiliang horses are stronger and hardy, and the same is true for Beiliang people, who have an advantage in stature, and it is naturally difficult to match.

"General, this Liangshuang Snow Field and Beiliang are not stationed, it can be seen that they are indeed short of soldiers and horses, and they must have rebelled with Luoyang." Sun Yidao.

All the armies were adjutant generals in charge of the march, and the three main generals were all by Fang Jue's side, on standby at any time.

"It must be so, we have captured the fighter very well this time, and we will definitely be able to make a contribution." Wei Ran was also delighted.

The border has always been used to defending, and since Ye Xuanfeng stepped down, he has basically never been played, and he has been aggrieved for too long.

Finally, if you have the opportunity to take a bad breath, who is not excited?

Lin Beidao: "There are no cavalry garrisons in the Frost and Snow Plain, they will probably be trapped in the main city and will not attack." ”

"That's natural, they are seriously understaffed, and they are not qualified to fight hard with us in the field, so they can only defend the city." Sun Yi said with a smile.

Wei Ran said: "Don't be too optimistic, if they are really trapped and can't hold out, we may not be able to attack it." ”

"What are you afraid of, didn't the general say that firearms can open the way?" Sun Yi said lightly, and he could hear a little disbelief in his tone.

Fang Jue didn't say anything, so a few of them laughed and quarreled, and only asked after a long time:

"Over there in Shuangzhou, have our people replied, how many defenders are there?"

"General Yu, I have replied to the letter, and the defenders are less than five thousand." The master of the army said.

The main book in the army will record the details of the size of the army, and some omissions will remind the commander.

Originally, it was a military advisor who did the job of an alarm clock, but Fang Jue didn't have a military advisor, and he didn't need a military advisor.

"There are less than 5,000 people, no wonder they don't dare to come out, they have no extra manpower to guard the four gates, and if they divide some to harass us, if they are annihilated, they will not be able to defend the city." Sun Yidao.

"Less than five thousand."

Fang Jue muttered and analyzed slightly: "The chief general of Shuangzhou must have pressed heavy troops at the south city gate, which is exactly the direction we are going." ”

"Then let's attack the east and west?" North Lim Road.

"No, attack the south gate directly, quickly destroy the opponent's main force, and rush to Hanzhou immediately after sweeping the whole city!" Fang Jue said confidently.

As soon as these words came out, the three main generals couldn't be rectified.

Will you fight?

But no one dared to say it directly.

……

Before nightfall, the army walked through the snowy fields.

"General, we have already arrived in the territory of Shuangzhou, do we want to attack at night?" Sun Yi was excited.

Fang Jue asked rhetorically: "Do you know the way?" ”

Sun Yi was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't been to this place, and he really didn't know the way at night.

"Let's swagger here, Shuangzhou has long been prepared, what are you attacking at night?" Fang Jue said.

"Is it really, not using the art of war strategy at all?" Sun Yi couldn't help it, he felt that the military book had been read in vain, and it was useless.

"Why don't you use it?" Fang Jue said, "Tomorrow morning, the soldiers will come to the city. ”

"And then?" Everyone looked at Fang Jue.

Fang Jue said as a matter of course: "And then take it in one fell swoop?" ”

The three of them ......were shut up.

It's night.

The northern army of the expedition was recuperating, but the defenders of Shuangzhou couldn't sleep.

"The genius of the Emperor Pavilion review is still not to be underestimated, I am afraid that his slow progress all the way is an illusion, and there will inevitably be a sneak attack tonight, cheer me up!" The Lord of Frost State will stand on the head of the city in the south and say.

Disdain Fang Jue in front of his subordinates, that is strategic contempt, but you have to be cautious in doing things, and you can't be taken advantage of.

So he personally supervised the battle, wore armor, and kept his eyes on the south.

This staring is a night.

In the first half of the night, the lord saw that no one came to sneak attack, and said confidently: "It's worthy of being a genius, but you actually expected that I would be prepared, so you deliberately consumed our spirit and waited until we couldn't hold on before we came to sneak attack?" ”

At midnight, the soldiers and horses of Great Xia still did not see a single person, and the main general suddenly said: "That Fang Jue really has something, I understand, he wants to attack in the second half of the night, and that is when we are mentally exhausted." Cheer me up! ”

However, in the second half of the night, there was not half a figure in the south.

"General?"

The lord frowned: "Did he go and attack my two doors?" Good guys, that's a hard idea! Let the people at the East and West Gates be careful! ”

"General, the brothers are a little tired after staring at it all night......"

"Let the brothers resist for a while, the soldiers and horses of Great Xia in front of Li Min will definitely attack!"

"Cluck...... A rooster crows in the city, breaking the night, and a little red light lit up in the sky.

It's dawn.

"General......" The generals stopped talking.

The corners of the Shuangzhou Lord's mouth twitched slightly, and he saw that the brothers were all with dark circles, and he suddenly became angry.

"Fang Jue of the dog day, he is really a waste with a false name, I look down on him, and he didn't even want to surprise me!"

He was very angry, feeling that Fang Jue didn't understand the art of war, and he didn't pretend to move slowly all the way, but he was really leisurely.

Are you fighting a war?

Are you traveling?

"General, the scout has come to report, the enemy army has appeared twenty miles outside the city, and the army is pressing!" A general paraphrased the scout's words.

The Lord asked, "How many?" ”

"More than 30,000 people, it should be the whole army attacking."

"What?"

The main general was shocked: "Is he going to use crowd tactics?" ”

There was no division of troops, outflanking or flowering on both sides, but directly on the front?

"General Ben has been in the army for more than 20 years, and I have never seen such a commander who does not know how to use soldiers!"

The tactics of crowds, this kind of tactic he has not seen for many years. It's not that it can't be done, but that using this trick without an absolute numerical advantage is tantamount to death.

And the battle was not fought like this.

"They stopped, they didn't rush." A staff general pointed out of the city, and the army stopped five miles away.

"Later, let them scold as they want, don't respond, wait for them to attack the city." The Lord will command, for fear that those hot-blooded idiots will appear, and give people heads.

……

"General, we've arrived."

After seeing the head of the city, the army marched for more than ten miles, and did not stop until the distance was less than five miles.

Fang Jue said: "It's all here, Shuangzhou hasn't come out to meet the enemy yet, they really plan to be a shrinking turtle." ”

"It's spineless, but it works." Lin Bei said with a smile.

Wei Ran said: "How does the general plan to attack the city?" ”

"Get closer, get into range of the catapult, and assemble the catapult." Fang Jue ordered.

"In that case, we're within range of the defenders' bows and arrows?" Lin Bei reminded.

Fang Jue shook his head: "I didn't plan to throw stones, throw some light things, our catapult can throw four or five hundred steps, right?" ”

"One or two hundred catties of stones, at most nearly three hundred steps, if it is very light, four or five hundred steps may be." The general in charge of ordnance replied.

Wei Ran said: "The defenders are condescending, Bei Liang's bow and arrow can shoot more than three hundred steps at most, if the catapult is laid four hundred steps away, it can indeed not be covered." But what is the power of our catapults? ”

Catapults, which are used to project higher quality objects, can be used to continuously bombard city gates or walls.

Under continuous attacks, the defenders will not have time to repair and will be broken by catapults.

However, this requires continuous bombardment, and it needs to be close enough that people can return fire at this distance. But now Fang Jue didn't plan to throw stones, and the defenders could only watch the catapult assemble four hundred steps outside the city.

"Firearms battalion?" Fang Jue looked back at Zheng Jun.

Of the 100 people brought by the Musket Bureau, there were more than 80 left, and Fang Jue temporarily set up a firearms battalion in the army.

At present, there are only more than 80 people, but these people have been working overtime in Liangzhou in the past few days and have made a lot of good things.

"So far away, what firearm can be used?" Sun Yi was still unconvinced.

I saw Zheng Jun wave his hand, and the people of the firearms battalion carried a basket of sealed clay pots to the front of the battle.

"What is this?" Lin Bei had seen firearms, but he had never seen this thing either.

Fang Jue looked at Zheng Jun: "The long fuse that you made is not going to blow it up before you make a move?" ”

"Don't worry, general, it's absolutely no problem, we are already skilled, and it's okay to do these things!" Zheng Jun said confidently.