After the defeat of Longxi, Chun Yuyue was depressed for a long time and almost starved himself to death, but later recovered a little, but he was also in low spirits.

Soon, he returned to the court of King Gaochang.

Tu Nao stayed in Xiazhuang and was appointed commander-in-chief, and he didn't rest for a day all winter.

He knew that the Liang army would definitely come over.

The situation is far from optimistic.

This winter, the army suffered considerable losses due to the loss of wounded and sick, and his command totaled less than 60,000 men.

Chun Yuyue recruited new soldiers in the rear, saying that it was recruitment, but in fact it had reached the point where all the people were soldiers.

They can only seek foreign help.

One letter after another, kept being sent to the Holy Court of Light, but they all fell into the sea, and there was no response at all.

The Holy Court of Light is like being deaf and blind, turning a blind eye and hearing but not hearing.

They were completely abandoned!

Li Huai's side received a letter of peace from the Bright Holy Court more than two months ago, which was to make peace, not to seek peace.

The Bright Holy Court stood on the side of a third party and wanted to persuade Li Huai to give up attacking the Gaochang royal army.

Hehe!

The good guys let them all be.

I want to eat a fart!

Half a day after the army started, the vanguard troops had already reached the edge of the Yellow River, and they had been reconnoitring the west side of the river for three months.

It can be said that there are a few grasses in Hexi, and they have all been counted.

It was determined that Tu Nao did not send troops to defend.

But in order to seek stability, Li Huai still ordered Yan Gaoyang to arrange an artillery battalion in the east of the river to cover the army crossing the river.

Gollum! Gollum!

At the forefront were dozens of ox carts, each with a chain, one for each cart, each as thick as a thigh.

It was Li Huai who decided more than three months ago that he would continue to fight and let the rear deliberately produce.

He wants to build a bridge over the Yellow River!

Sou!

The iron chains were pulled across the river by the warriors, and there were eighteen iron chains in total, divided into two groups, seven in parallel, and one on each side of the half-man high.

Three triangular piles were driven in the middle of the Yellow River to support the weight of the middle, and at the same time, half a circle of canal walls were made upstream of the triangular piles, like a birdcage, to block the debris washed down and the impact of the water.

This section of the Yellow River Basin is on the Loess Plateau, and there is no sediment, otherwise, Li Huai would not dare to build a bridge like this.

Once the chains and triangular piles have been erected, logs are mounted three feet apart, and these logs are laid across the bridge to secure the spacing between each chain.

Finally, a layer of planks was fixed on it, and the thickness of the planks was enough to support the passage of the cannon.

Thereupon!

Two chain bridges were erected, and this is the first time in the world that someone has erected a large bridge over the Yellow River.

The Liang army began to cross the bridge in an orderly manner, and after the whole army passed, they left a battalion of troops to cultivate the camp at both ends.

Guarding the Chain Bridge, as well as the ferry port near the Chain Bridge.

Li Huaizhi's main purpose in building these two bridges was not to make it easier for the army to cross the river.

It's for a smoother logistical passage.

This battle, but an expedition!

After crossing the Yellow River, the Liang army divided into two routes, Li Huai led an army to attack from the south to Xiazhuang, and Qi Yuanbai led an army to attack from the north to Xiazhuang.

Qi Yuanbai returned to his past position, facing off against Xiazhuang across the Huangshui, and Li Huai could almost directly attack the city because he was walking from the south.

Why say almost?

Boy!

Tu Nao, this guy, in one winter, actually dug a moat around Xiazhuang.

It is the water of the Huangshui River.

He also has a special canal, which means that he is not afraid that the Liang army will repeat his old tricks and block the water and flood him.

In addition, the city wall of Xiazhuang has also been heightened and strengthened a lot.

It can be vaguely seen that there are ambushes in the mountains and forests.

Tu Nao's meaning is equivalent to sticking to the end.

Xiazhuang is blocked at the entrance, and there is no need to bypass it, and there is no need to go around, and he will attack the hinterland of the Gaochang royal department later, and he also needs to transit the city of Xiazhuang.

A tough battle that can't be avoided!

Rumble! Boom!

Start with a few rounds of solid bullets and test how strong the walls are.

The projectiles smashed on the city wall, but they only smashed a small gap, and there was almost no real effect.

In this way, it will take ten days and half a month of continuous bombardment to destroy the city wall, and at that time, the shells that go out can be piled up into a wall.

"Lord, they have strengthened the city wall with glutinous rice." Yan Gao Yangyu reports.

Ruthless enough!

It is estimated that the Gaochang royal department is almost out of food, and even uses glutinous rice to strengthen the city wall.

"Stop shelling!"

Li Huai ordered.

We have to find another way, a strong attack will definitely not work, the casualties will be too great.

And there is no way to outwit.

What to do?

Li Huai noticed the mountains and forests on both sides, so he beckoned to Yan Gaoyang and asked him, "If you put the cannon on the mountain next to it, can you directly hit the city?" ”

Yan Gaoyang picked up the binoculars, glanced at them, estimated the distance, and thought about it again.

"I can hang it in."

It means to hit a parabola, use inertia, and let the shell fall freely, and the power will be much less.

"That's enough for them to eat a pot."

Li Huai found the herald and exchanged opinions with Qi Yuanbai first, and the two of them actually wanted to go together.

The advantage of the Liang army is that it is a cannon, and it is a cannon that can go up the mountain!

Then they will be executed separately.

Li Huai was in charge of the south, and Qi Yuanbai was in charge of the north.

It's just that the skirmishers in the mountains are a little troublesome.

It doesn't matter so much.

Li Huai took the fire team, opened the way with sword and shield soldiers, and advanced up the mountain, as long as he dared to take the lead, it was a round of guns.

They dared to rush down, with the sword and shield men in front and the fire guns snapping in behind.

No tactics, only technology!

Defy?

You can use a firecrackle too!

Do you have one?

Tu Nao in the city also noticed the movements of the Liang army, he didn't expect that the Liang army would attack the stragglers in the mountains first.

Although he didn't expect it, he had expected this situation, and the order he gave was that if the Liang army attacked them, they would run deep into the mountain.

Wait for Liang Jun to stop, and then turn back to harass.

He had good ideas.

Li Huai was not in a hurry at all, he stopped after reaching the mountainside, and then ordered the soldiers to cut down all the surrounding trees.

If you can't cut it in one day, you can cut it for two days, and if you can't cut it in two days, you can cut it for three days, he has waited for a winter, and there are still a few days left?

A few days later.

The vegetation on the mountainside was so clean that not a single rabbit could hide it, and a simple path was built to the bottom of the mountain.

Another battalion was brought up and watched from behind.

Then.

The artillerymen dismantled the base, carried the barrel up the hill, and constructed an artillery position on the mountainside.

The vegetation has been cut down.

All of Liang Jun's actions were exposed to Tu Nao's eyes. But what can he do when he sees it?

If you have the ability, come out and fight!

In the battle of Longxi, he had 150,000 against 80,000 Liang's army, and he did not win.

Now, Liang Jun 160,000 against 60,000!

Li Huai divided his troops casually, and he was the superior force.

Does he dare to come out?

"Not good!"

Tu Nao secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly asked the soldiers to find cover, and hid for a while, but did not hear any movement.

I don't know what Liang Jun is waiting for.

Of course, Li Huai was waiting for Qi Yuanbai to give a signal.

Soon!

Chirp!

A red flare lifts into the air.

"Fire!"

Yan Gaoyang roared angrily.

Rumble! Boom!

Rumble! Boom!

On the mountainsides on the north and south sides, a burst of gunpowder smoke of white clouds came out at the same time, and the cannonballs whistled through the air and fell in Xiazhuang City.

Bang! Bang!

The house collapsed, the house collapsed, the people died and the horse howled!

Fighting from both sides, there can be no perfect cover, unless they dig the tunnel in advance.

"Keep fighting! Hit hard! ”

Whenever the shells were fired out like a torrential rain, and there was no need to worry about how many they hit, Yan Gaoyang was particularly excited.

It's like being beaten with chicken blood.

"Damn, even if you don't need money for the shells, don't shoot at Lao Tzu, just straighten the cannon and then hit it."

"Why are you so slow, when you usually train, you want to go to the girl, and you will be soft when you go into battle."

"Chen Erzhuang, it's a good fight, let's have another shot, and I'll reward you with half a catty of millet wine when I turn around."

"That's it, hit hard!"

“……”

Inside the city!

"Brothers, if you hold on for a while, it is impossible for the Liang army to keep firing cannons, and if you persist until the end, it will be victory."

"If you lose Xiazhuang, the Liang army will attack your hometown, and your cattle and sheep, your wives and daughters will all become the spoils of the Liang army."

"For the sake of the tribe, for the sake of the king, the god of Kunlun guards us!"

The shells poured down like a torrential rain, and the crashing sound was loud, and I don't know if these words can be heard.

But they're gritting their teeth.

Li Huai looked at the effect in the city, which was not bad, but compared with the kind of chirp~bang~boom, it was still too far behind.

Liangzhou's technology is still a little behind, and you still have to work hard!

"Brothers, rush!"

The stragglers who ran into the depths of the mountains and forests couldn't help it, they couldn't watch their brothers being bullied like this.

Red eyes popped up.

Li Huai just glanced at them, and the powerless roar and impulsiveness were also a joke in the eyes of the enemy.

Now, Li Huai is their place.

"I'll leave it to you, I'll go down the mountain." Li Huai greeted Yan Gaoyang, ignored them, and went down the mountain.

It is simply impossible for them to break through the line of defense, and if they come out, they will be sent to death!

Tu Nao thought it would be okay to hide?

How can you cheap him.

"Fill up the moat and prepare for a storm!" Li Huai ordered, he can hide from the shelling, and how can he hide?

The other side.

Qi Yuanbai was also arranging for people to cross the river and attack from the north.