In the camp of the Ming army, Yang Sichang took Zuo Liangyu, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi to inspect the seized grain and grass, as well as the heads of the thieves who were captured.

Liu Yan also followed, and after seeing Xu Ming, he asked, "How about the casualties of the cavalry battalion?" ”

Xu Ming deliberately said loudly: "General Qiyu, our army has succeeded in a surprise attack, and the battle will end in less than half an hour, beheading six thousand eight hundred and fifty ranks, and there are no casualties among all units of our cavalry battalion!" ”

"What!"

"How is that possible!"

Yang Sichang and others next to him heard Xu Ming's answer, He Renlong and Li Guoqi shouted that it was impossible, and Zheng Chongjian also didn't believe it.

Zuo Liangyu was in disbelief at first, and then his face changed, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes when he looked at Liu Yan. 33

Yang Sichang asked with a smile: "Commander Xu, you said that there were no casualties in your department in this battle, but is it true?" ”

Xu Ming said proudly: "There is no joke in the army, and the last general will not dare to speak!" ”

"Good!"

Yang Sichang laughed and said: "General Liu Shen is really a fierce general, a strong army, with General Liu, our army will win this battle!" ”

Then Yang Sichang said to the soldiers and horses of the Supervisory Battalion who were inspecting the heads of the thieves: "No need to check again, the heads of the slaves and thieves captured by General Liu have exceeded 10,000, and the heads of these thieves will definitely not be fake." ”

Zheng Chongjian let out a sigh of relief, came to Yang Sichang, and said: "Supervisor, General Liu has won this battle, our army has captured a large amount of grain and grass, and the morale of the generals is booming, is it not to discuss how to attack Agate Mountain?" ”

Yang Sichang didn't answer directly, but looked at Liu Yan and asked, "What does General Liu think?" ”

Liu Yan said: "The superintendent can first spread the news of the robbing of the thieves' grain and grass to shake the hearts of the thieves, and then I can concentrate my forces to attack Agate Mountain." ”

"All the bandits are trapped in the mountains, how can the news be spread?"

At this time, Xu Ming came over and said a few words in Liu Yan's ear.

Liu Yan nodded with a smile, and then said, "Inspector, our army has captured dozens of thieves and prisoners in this battle, and we can release them." ”

Yang Sichang laughed loudly: "General Liu is really a genius, okay, just do it!" ”

On the side, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi were all a little uncomfortable when they saw that Liu Yan was so valued by Yang Sichang, but they couldn't do anything, after all, Liu Yan's talent and military exploits were here.

And Zuo Liangyu was uncomfortable, and wanted to suppress Liu Yan, but when he saw that Liu Yan's department was so strong, he had a sense of fear in his heart, and under the contradiction between the two, he snorted coldly, stopped talking, and entered the big tent of the Chinese army.

Seeing this, Yang Sichang didn't care, and beckoned everyone to go in and discuss the attack on Agate Mountain.

In the evening of the next day, Zhang Xianzhong was set up in the camp of the Chinese army on the mountain west road of Agate Mountain, Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Kewang, Zhang Wenxiu, and Zhang Nengqi's four righteous sons were all there, and several people were worried, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

Zhang Dingguo said: "Marshal, the dozens of defeated soldiers who fled back have already been taken into custody, how can they be released?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong is thin and capable, nicknamed Yellow Tiger, and he also has a yellow face and long beard, and he is very angry, and he said coldly at this time: "Kill them all!" ”

"Dashuai!"

Zhang Dingguo still wanted to dissuade him, but Zhang Xianzhong said angrily: "How can those who shake the hearts of the army survive?" Kill in public, in order to calm the army's heart! ”

Zhang Dingguo had no choice but to clench his fists and take the order: "Yes!" ”

At this time, Zhang Kewang said: "Marshal, now that the grain and grass in the army are about to run out, He Yilong, Cao Wei, and Zhang Tianlin, who have passed through the sky, have sent people over to urge them to ask for grain and grass almost every day, and the hearts of the various troops have been floating, how can it be good?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong thought for a moment and said: "The Ming army defending on the west side of the road is Zuo Liangyu's department, and the defense was very lax before, and the soldiers and horses who escorted the grain and grass came down from that side. In my opinion, it is possible to concentrate the elite to break through from the west road, and after opening the gap, the whole army will go down the mountain and withdraw, and rush into Sichuan first! ”

Zhang Nengxiu and Zhang Nengqi nodded in agreement, but Zhang Kewang and Zhang Dingguo were skeptical.

Zhang Dingguo said: "Marshal, listen to the defeated soldiers who fled back, there is an elite Shandong soldier in the Ming army, with sharp firearms and strict battle formations, even more powerful than Cao's soldiers and horses, if our army wants to break through, we must focus on guarding against the Ming army, and we must not underestimate the enemy!" ”

Zhang Kewang also said worriedly: "And I'm worried that after this battle, Yang Sichang must have paid attention to the west road, maybe the Ming army has strengthened its defenses." ”

Zhang Xianzhong frowned and pondered, and then said to a few people: "The Ming army succeeds, and then it will definitely besiege Onyx Mountain with the power of a great victory, our army must take precautions as soon as possible, as long as the defense line is held, the arrogance of the Ming army will be defeated, and then our army will break through to succeed." ”

Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewang all nodded in agreement.

"Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Kewang!"

"In!"

"The two of you will lead 20,000 elites to stand by in the camp, as the main force to break through, and listen to my orders."

"Yes!"

"Zhang Nengqi, Zhang Wenxiu!"

"In!"

"Zhang Nengqi led 10,000 soldiers to garrison the West Road, and Zhang Wenxiu led 10,000 soldiers to be ready to support the West Road at any time to block the Ming army's attack."

"Yes!"

"I led 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard the families in the army, and at the same time sent people to contact He Yilong, Cao Wei, and Zhang Tianlin, and told them to defend the line of defense, and I will find a way to solve the matter of grain and grass."

Zhang Kewang said with a smile: "What does the marshal mean, let the three of them give me the military break?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said: "This is natural, someone must stay." ”

Two days later, Yang Sichang led the Ming army to begin the siege of Onyx Mountain.

Yang Sichang ordered Zuo Liangyu to shrink his forces to attack the west road, Liu Yan led his troops to attack the east road, and Zheng Chongjian led He Renlong and Li Guoqi to attack the south road.

The Ming armies of all departments came out together, ready to take Onyx Mountain in one go.

Liu Yan commanded the Chinese army and ordered the commander of the front battalion to make Chen Xun lead the troops, then the rear battalion, the left battalion, the right battalion, and the middle battalion. As for the artillery battalion, at this time, Qian Jian had already led the artillery battalion to build an artillery position at the foot of the mountain, and before each battalion attacked, Qian Jian would cover the enemy's defense line with artillery fire to kill and wound the thieves to the greatest extent.

Each battalion took turns to attack and consume the thieves' strength within an hour, and was not in a hurry to take the thief's defense line, which was also to preserve its strength and avoid the increase in casualties among the officers and men of each battalion after a long battle.

After everything was ready, Liu Yan ordered the soldiers of the front battalion to prepare for the attack, and then handed over the command of the front line to Chen Xun. Now Liu Yan intends to start training several of his generals, after all, only everyone has grown up, which can be regarded as a great help to his own strength.

Suddenly, Liu Yan heard a noise coming from the west and south, and Xu Ming and Miao Shao next to him also heard it.

"My lord, Zuo Liangyu and Qin Jun's side have started to do it, they are both active enough this time."

Liu Yan said with a smile: "In their opinion, the thief is already a turtle in the urn, and now attacking Agate Mountain is competing for military merit, how can you not be in a hurry?" ”

Xu Ming said: "Then we have to step up, we can't let Zuo Liangyu's bastard take the lead." ”

Liu Yan was not in a hurry and said: "You remember, you must despise the enemy strategically, but you must attach importance to the enemy tactically. ”

"The combat power of the thieves is far inferior to the army of slaves and thieves, so in terms of strategy, this official does not look down on Zhang Xianzhong's department at all, and in terms of arranging troops, he will not directly press the whole army as he did against the slaves."

"But when it comes to a specific battle, you have to pay attention to the thieves. Even if Zhang Xianzhong is a straw bag, it is also a straw bag that has been rampant in the provinces for many years, and the person who can survive and mess up the southwest is by no means a simple person, at least in terms of combat attainments, he must be above ordinary people. You have to be careful with the battle. ”

Miao Shao and Xu Ming nodded and were taught.

Liu Yan looked at the Agate Mountain in the distance and said: "Therefore, the strategy of our army in this battle focuses on artillery, in short, it is: the artillery bombards the birds, and the birds bombard the infantry." The thieves are killed, the infantry is blasted after the birds, and the thieves are hiding, so the artillery and birds continue to bombard! ”

Liu Yan's strategy sounded like a slip of the tongue, but Xu Ming and Miao Shao heard a strong killing intent, such a strategy, not to mention that the army of thieves guarding Onyx Mountain was guarded, even if the army of slaves and thieves was guarding it, it was estimated that it would only be defeated!

Soon, the flags of the artillery battalion and the front battalion began to shake, signaling that they were ready for battle.

Liu Yan said calmly: "Order the artillery battalion to start artillery preparations!" ”

"Yes!"

The Chinese army's trumpet flag also began to shake from side to side, and the heralds of the pro-guard battalion rode out one after another, and began to travel between the Chinese army and the front line, contacting the heralds of the front battalion and keeping in touch with the front line.

A moment later, a roar sounded, and the seventy-two rocket launchers of the artillery battalion began to fire in a volley.

The rocket artillery is quick to reload and covers a wide area, which is just right to cover the thief defense line on Onyx Mountain.

"Put! Put it on me! ”

A total of 72 rocket artillery pieces are divided into three parts, each post's rocket artillery is fired in a salvo, and the three sentry posts take turns to bombard, continuously attacking the thief defense line on the east road.

The rocket artillery is not only loaded quickly, but also does not need to dissipate heat like the Franc cannon, as long as the number of rockets is sufficient, it can continue to bombard, which is a very ideal firepower weapon.

At this time, on the mountain of Agate East Road, there were all the messes after the rockets were whistling, and the thieves' defense line was full of flying arrows, and the rockets filled with fire oil were encountered, and even caused a fire, and many thieves and soldiers were burned, screaming and running in the forest, and they were burned alive in a blink of an eye.

In Ge Yan, He Yilong nested in a nest, and there were rockets flying over his head, and he roared loudly: "Where did the Ming army get this rocket, so many, when did Zuo Liangyu have so many rockets!" ”

A subordinate general climbed into this nest and said loudly: "General, the brothers can't hold on, it's not Zuo Liangyu's soldiers under the mountain, it's Shandong soldiers, they are all soldiers surnamed General Liu, it's too powerful!" ”

"Shandong soldiers!"

He Yilong looked at the general in surprise, but he was a little annoyed in his heart, and he started fighting, he didn't even know who the enemy on the other side was, what was this called!

"Send someone to contact Zhang Xianzhong and ask Zhang Xianzhong to send someone to support, immediately!"

The general cried and said, "General, just now Zhang Xianzhong sent someone to let us go over to support, saying that he couldn't hold on." ”

"Fart!"

He Yilong roared angrily: "Zhang Xianzhong has more than 60,000 people, even if it is 60,000 pigs, the Ming army can't catch them all!" ”

As he spoke, there was a sudden exclamation from the front, and before He Yilong could react, he saw solid cannonballs falling around, and as soon as those hot cannonballs landed, they began to bounce in all directions, flying everywhere inside and outside the defense line, beating many rogue soldiers to pieces, and at worst, breaking their hands and feet.

"Artillery!"

He Yilong saw the shells falling like raindrops, and exclaimed: "How many artillery are those Shandong soldiers equipped with, and they have such firepower!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a cannonball happened to land in this nest, and He Yilong and the subordinate general were directly smashed into a mess of flesh and blood.

Some people died, but not completely......