Woowoowoo......

Knock knock, knock knock......

The sound of trumpets and war drums resounded throughout the city, and the battle between Daxia and Warat soon entered a white-hot stage.

"Five hundred steps...... Four hundred and fifty steps...... Four hundred steps, gunners ready! ”

"Three hundred and fifty steps...... Fire! ”

Boom, boom, boom......

As an important town in Hexi, Liangzhou City is equipped with dozens of large and small artillery pieces alone.

The north gate also defended the key direction of the Tartars, and twenty cannons roared and smashed one cannonball after another at the attacking Varat cavalry, each cannonball spun violently, smashed into the ranks of the cavalry, and bounced to take away the Tartars one by one.

Twenty blood marks stretched from Liangzhou City to the north, and if it was Caokou, it was estimated that they would have scattered and fled long ago.

But this is the most ferocious Tartar on the grassland, they want to attack Liangzhou City, rob money, food, and women.

"Two hundred paces, the archers are ready to ...... Musket shooting! ”

"One hundred and fifty steps, archers throw!"

"Shieldmen come forward, swords and axes are ready!"

Jia Cong did not interfere with the command of the deputy general Zhang Daiyan, this young general of the forbidden army is the grandson of the British prince Zhang Yue, even if it is not the eldest grandson, it is also a general talent carefully cultivated by the old man.

In the art of conducting head-to-head duels, Jia Cong is several streets below the level of others. The order flag waved again and again, and the war drums changed every time, flowing smoothly, without being affected by the power of the 100,000 troops outside the city.

The fire at the North Gate was still burning, and the fire ignited by the oil could not be extinguished with water.

The battle in the urn city has come to an end, and after closing the door and beating the dogs, Xu Youwen led people to carry out the final harvest.

Ah Luotai watched the north gate of Liangzhou City slowly close, but there was nothing she could do.

Losing the first battle, losing 5,000 soldiers in vain, and also dying the condor archers who had served him for more than ten years, Alotai hated the defenders of Liangzhou City to death.

But the fortified city of Liangzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and his own people are sleepy and lacking, so he can only hate Mingjin, prepare to set up camp, and besiege Liangzhou for a long time.

Jia Cong picked up the white tiger flag that symbolized the palace of Xining County, and threw it vigorously at the people under the banner of the handsome outside the city, and then laughed.

He shouted loudly: "Thank you for the great gift from Master Warat, Ben Bo has reluctantly accepted these 5,000 battle exploits, and he will definitely go to Warat Khan's tent another day to thank you!" ”

Da Xia Erlang at the head of the city laughed with Jia Cong, repeating the taunt of the Warat people in unison.

Ah Luotai's anger gradually calmed down from the beginning, and he ordered someone to step forward and ask, "The city guard, do you dare to leave your name?" ”

"Why don't you dare!"

The Jiazi banner hunts with the wind and stands next to the red golden dragon flag.

"Uncle Ben Xia Yongfeng, the official worships the military envoy of the Pingxi Governor's Mansion, and Jia Cong of the Rongguo Mansion!"

Jia Cong pulled out the Yanling knife on his waist with a sigh and raised it high: "Alotai, Benbo is waiting for you to attack in Liangzhou City!" ”

……

On the second day of the third lunar month, the 100,000-strong army led by the Warat Taishi Ross Arotai invaded the south, and after losing the first battle, he camped on the high ground north of Liangzhou City.

On the one hand, Jia Cong sent people to Lanzhou to deliver the letter on a fast horse, and on the other hand, he organized the people in the city to move south. Don't look at him confidently dealing with the siege of 100,000 troops at the head of the city, but he is not completely sure that he can keep Liangzhou City.

The capture of the city went smoothly, but it also caused a lot of casualties. Now there are only more than 9,000 capable warriors on hand, and the pressure is too great in the face of the elite of 100,000 Tartars.

"Uncle, General Zhang, the grain and grass in the city are quite sufficient, but the ordnance to defend the city is not enough. In particular, the reserves of gunpowder will be exhausted in ten days at most. ”

Xu Youwen has already checked the reserves in the city, and there is no shortage of grain and grass, but the gap in gunpowder, arrows and other ordnance is too big.

The pen in Jia Cong's hand stopped, then he hummed calmly and continued to write the report.

After the report in his hand was finished, he raised his head and said to Zhang Daiyan: "Since the Tartars can invade the city of Liangzhou, the town in the north should have been taken by it." Now that it is the time when the snow is closing the mountain, the guards on the left can not count on it, so they can only ask for help from the nearest Yongchangwei. General Zhang, can you hold on for ten days without losing? ”

Zhang Daiyan didn't pat his chest as a guarantee, his face was solemn.

"If the whole army of Varat is overpowered, the consumption of ordnance will increase exponentially. The last general thought that when a surprise soldier was sent outside, he did not seek to kill the enemy, but only to contain him. The number of people doesn't have to be too much, two thousand is fine. In this way, the Tartars cannot distinguish between the virtual and the real of our army, and they can delay it for as long as possible. Just ......"

The enemy is outnumbered, and Jia Cong also understands the truth that if you defend it for a long time, you will lose.

However, Zhang Daiyan's tactics were also very risky, and two thousand cavalry went out of the city to contain them, and nine died in life. The soldiers and horses in Liangzhou City were already insufficient, and if the two thousand people were accidentally annihilated by the enemy, Liangzhou's troops would be even less.

"Uncle, whether it's Lanzhou or Yongchangwei, far water can't quench your thirst. If it weren't for the fact that Liangzhou City could not afford to lose, the last general would be more willing to put the Tartar into the city and give him a blessing to Rongtian. ”

Hiss!

Xu Youwen couldn't help but take a deep breath, this young master of the British Mansion is too ruthless.

Jia Cong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not to that point, let's discuss who will lead the troops out of the city to contain the Tartars." But you reminded me that Zhurong doesn't have to put the Tartars into the city, it's pretty good to put them on the grain and grass stacks of the Tartars. ”

Chang'an folds willows in March, and the wind and snow are still cold.

Zhongyuan Erlang put on armor at night and swore to kill Hu'er to sacrifice Xuanyuan.

Dozens of people who quietly set out from the south of the city donned white cloaks and blended themselves with the snow on the ground.

Jia Cong handed over the task of burning the Tartar grain and grass to a team composed of the Dragon Guards and the Praetorian Scouts.

At the same time, there were also two thousand elite iron horsemen led by Jia Shiyi, in order to cover the brothers who burned the grain and grass, Jia Cong planned to have a night attack tonight.

He knew that Ah Luo Tai would definitely guard against the night attack of Great Xia, but in order to burn the grain and grass of the Tartars, he had to take this risk.

The night in Liangzhou dripped into ice, Jia Cong stood on the wall of the north city gate and looked at the Tartar camp from afar, he felt that the wind blowing from the north carried the obscene laughter of the Tartars.

These damn brutes actually sent people to raid the surrounding villages during the day. If he hadn't had enough time, he would have moved the people out of the city long ago.

Damn Tartar, damn Qi Wenliang!

Rumble!

The sudden explosion of fire in the north and the earth-shattering sound brought Jia Cong back to his senses, and he held the hilt of the knife in his hand tightly, looking nervously at the camp of the Tartars.

Jia Shiyi brought not only 2,000 cavalry out of the city, but also several newly made gunpowder bags. This new weapon with huge lethality was used by Da Xia Erlang as a sharp weapon to open the Tartar camp.

A huge explosion with a powerful shock wave instantly tore through the Tartars' defenses. Then two thousand iron horsemen inserted directly into it, and the Tartar was caught off guard.

Arotai in the big tent of the Chinese army kicked the woman on the bed and scolded: "Damn the southerners, they don't follow the rules. At this time, he carried out a night attack, where is the martial virtue! ”

"Taishi, Taishi......"

"Get in!"

The soldiers rushed into the big tent, only glanced at the naked woman who didn't know life and death, and struck a shock.

"Qiqi Taishi, the southerners used the mysterious earth-shattering thunder to shatter our army's rejection of horses, and they are killing the Chinese army. In order to prevent accidents, Master Taishi should transfer first. ”

Ah Luo snorted coldly: "How many people came?" ”

"I can't see clearly when it's dark, there's ...... Well...... There are at least thousands of them, all elite! ”

"Armor! Tonight, I will use the lives of these thousands of southerners to avenge the grassland warriors who died in Liangzhou City! ”

Arotai is also a brave man, he is very angry about the loss of today's first battle, this will have a chance for revenge, how can he easily let it go.

After putting on his armor, he rushed out of the tent with a scimitar in hand. But the sound of the fight, which was getting closer and closer, suddenly turned in a different direction, and turned to the south halfway.

"Report! The southerners rushed to the vicinity of the Chinese army and were blocked by the pro-army camp, and turned to the south, as if they were about to escape! ”

When Ah Luo Tai heard this, he was immediately angry, and the Taishi was waiting for you to attack at night, and you will kill you when you don't talk about martial arts.

Now I still want to run......

"Why are you stunned, don't hurry up and chase me! Let go of the southerners, military law serves! ”

Jia Shiyi led two thousand elites from the left army of the Tartars to kill, as if entering a no-man's land, the clay pot in his hand smashed towards the Tartar camp tent as if he didn't need money, and threw the torch in his hand over.

The fierce fire oil burst into flames, and the Tartar camp immediately caught fire everywhere. Those Tartars who were originally waiting for the night attack of the Great Summer were stunned, and they had to fight the fire and pursue, and they became a mess.

By the time the reacting generals roared and urged the whole team to pursue, Jia Shiyi had already led people to the vicinity of the Chinese army's big tent.

However, he did not think of cutting through the Tartar camp directly, which would not only be too resistant, but also unable to mobilize more Tartar men.

"Brothers, kill with me!"

Jia Shiyi tugged on the reins of his horse and turned south, giving the Tartars the illusion of retreating to Liangzhou City.

Arotai had already chased after him with people, and the generals of the Tartars were suddenly mobilized by Arotai more than 10,000 people, and the rest of the people also paid attention to the boss's side.

Dozens of people hidden on the north side of the Tartar camp took the opportunity to sneak into the Tartar camp, and after solving the bright stakes and secret sentry in front of them, the leading dragon guards gave everyone a gesture, and dozens of people broke into pieces and scattered in all directions......

Arotai didn't know how many military books he had read, but he knew the importance of food and grass for the army. Therefore, he placed the grain and grass camp on the north side of the Chinese army's big tent to prevent a surprise attack by the Liangzhou army south of the camp.

But he would never have thought that tonight's cavalry night attack was simply an illusion created by Jia Cong, and there were actually only a few dozen people who really burned his grain and grass, and at this time they had already touched the side of Wara's grain and grass stack.

The dragon guards are not good at frontal fighting, but they are very experienced in stealth assassination and arson.

Coupled with the fierce fire oil that Jia Cong equipped everyone with, even if it was just a little spark, it was enough to make the grain and grass stacks burst into a huge torch.

Jia Shiyi hung A Luo Tai, who was chasing behind him, not far away, not close, and took him around the north side of Liangzhou City.

Jia Cong, who was watching the battle at the head of the city, could even hear A Luotai's roar and curse, and less than three hundred steps closer to Liangzhou City, Jia Shiyi suddenly turned around and rushed to the west.

When there were only Tartars left in front of the city gate, Jia Cong immediately shouted, "Fire!" ”

Boom, boom, boom......

The artillery in the dark night sprayed flames, and the huge roar directly woke up the sleeping soldiers and civilians in the city, thinking that it was a night attack by the Tartars, and they quickly dressed and armored, and rushed out of the house with swords.

But before they could assemble on the wall, they heard the sound of a gong, and the captains everywhere began to calm the hearts of the army.

"Go back to sleep, tonight our army will attack the Tartar camp at night, this is the brother of the cannon at the head of the city who is attacking the camp before answering."

The artillery fired only one round, and twenty shells took the lives of less than a hundred Tartars.

By the time Arotai gathered his men and horses to avoid the bombardment of the city's artillery, Jia Shiyi's men and horses had long been gone.

Before Ah Luo Tai could say a cruel word, there was a sudden noise behind him. When he looked back, he was shocked to see that the night over the camp was illuminated by a huge torch......

Jia Shiyi did not return to the city, and directly took the men and horses to Liu Lintai on the west side of Liangzhou City, which was the guard under the rule of Liangzhou Wei.

From tonight, he will lead the elite, who are now less than 1,78, to gather the men and horses of the nearby guards, and continue to attack and harass the Tartar army, and do his best to contain the power of the Tartars for the defenders in the city.

Dozens of people who went to burn the Tartar grain and grass quietly returned to the city from the east gate, and more than half of them were killed and wounded.

"Uncle Qiqi, the last general and his brothers are fortunate to live up to their lives, at least half of the grain and grass of the Tartars have been burned, and the remaining grain and grass are enough for 100,000 horses to last for three or five days!"

Wara was originally invited by Qi Wenliang to enter the customs through Liangzhou, and he didn't bring much grain and grass at all.

I didn't want to be blocked by Jia Cong under the city of Liangzhou, and I already had a headache with the lack of food and grass, and now half of it has been burned, heh......

Jia Cong instructed the medical officer to give medicine to the people and bandage them, and then returned to the general's mansion to discuss the military situation with Zhang Daiyan and Xu Youwen.

Tonight's plan went well, and the results were good.

However, the three of them all looked solemn, because most of the Tartar's grain and grass had been burned, and Arotai's attack tomorrow would definitely be crazier than today.

"Tomorrow's defense is the most critical, as long as it withstands tomorrow's crazy siege, Alotai will definitely stop first and search for food and grass everywhere."

Zhang Daiyan clenched his fists and said: "Uncle, tomorrow we should implement the strategy of all grass and trees, so that Ah Luotai thinks that the soldiers of Liangzhou City are strong and strong, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers defending the city, so that he does not dare to break the cauldron and press all the soldiers and horses." ”

Jia Cong nodded, and instructed Xu Youwen: "General Xu will be tired tonight, and distribute the armor and swords in the library to the young people in the city, and tomorrow on the wall of Liangzhou City, there must be a forest of swords, and the Tartars will be scared to death!" ”

……

There is a river about fifteen miles northwest of Liangzhou City, named Shiyang River.

On the west side of the riverbank, there are several small town dock forts from north to south, which are the beacon towers of the guards under the command of Liangzhou Wei.

Jia Shiyi galloped on the snowfield with his men and horses, and soon arrived at the nearest dock fort - Liu Lintai.

However, at this time, there were only a small number of old and weak people in Liu Lintai, and Qi Wenliang placed Zhang Chaogui in the position of the commander of the Liangzhou Guard, and he did not do less to eat empty salaries to support private soldiers.

When Jia Shiyi led his troops into Liu Lintai, he almost smashed the table angrily when he asked.

Including Liu Lintai, there are only thirty or fifty old and weak guards left in the entire Liangzhou Wei 17 dock forts, not to mention the bandits and killing the enemy, and there is not even firewood in the beacon tower.

"No wonder the 100,000 Tartar army arrived at the city of Liangzhou, and there was no news from the beacon towers everywhere. The traitor misled the country, and he will definitely cut Qi Wenliang and Zhang Chaogui with a thousand knives one day! ”

Several old, weak, sick and disabled people in the dock fort were tremblingly waiting for Jia Shiyi's disposal, Jia Shiyi waved his hand irritably and asked people to take it down, opened the map and began to think about what to do next.

also said that the integration of soldiers and horses from various guards to support Liangzhou City relied on these old, weak, sick and disabled, not enough to stuff the teeth.

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Let's stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night.

(End of chapter)