Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 1053 Outside Daming Mansion

According to custom, Liu Yi only arranged 500 people in Huanshui Town as a warning.

June 26th, the fourth day after the grand ceremony. The weather was so hot that it felt like water was dripping down, and there was no wind in the sky. The guard stood lazily on the low town wall, fanning himself with his hands from time to time, and looking at the sky impatiently.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves in the air. With the sound of horse hooves, the figure of the cavalry appeared.

The guard was shocked: "Where did the cavalry come from? There was no sound just now, and suddenly there was a loud sound of horse hooves!"

Shouting in his mouth, he ran to strike the hammer. The sound of the trumpet sounded quickly, crisp and melodious.

As the clang sounded, soldiers came out of the tent one after another. Cursing, he touched the carbine with his hand and left the tent.

Where are you waiting for the soldiers to be dressed up? There was no trench outside the wall, and there were no defensive equipment on the wall. The cavalry rushed over like flying.

Yue Zhaoqing's horse rushed up to the door panel of the village wall. He placed his four hooves firmly. The door panel has just been raised and is rising slowly.

Yue Zhaoqing stabbed a soldier with the spear in his hand and shouted: "Stay! You still don't come down!"

With just one shot, the soldier was stabbed to death. The other soldiers were so frightened that they threw down the door panels and ran away. There was no one holding the door panel, so it slowly came down again.

The soldiers behind stepped on the door panel and filed in.

The town was not big, so the cavalry passed through the door and quickly passed through the town.

The soldiers guarding the town were not clear-headed, and there were only a few dozen soldiers uniformly dressed. Ten or twenty came forward to fight, while the others turned around and ran away when they saw something was not going well.

The cavalry chopped down the soldiers who came forward, and chased after the soldiers who escaped. A few cavalrymen firmly guarded the gate of the town, and the following infantrymen came in like a steady stream. Once the infantry comes in, it's all over, unless the guards resist.

In just the blink of an eye, Xie Linong's cavalry occupied the town. Only some people dare to open the door, stick their heads out, and check what's going on outside.

Xie Linong rode on his horse and entered the town slowly. He looked around and sighed: "The defense is so lax, how can Liu Yi hold on to the town? It was just a cavalry charge that captured Huanshui Town. You can imagine other places as well."

When they arrived at the village hall, Xie Li Nong ordered his soldiers to take Liu Yi's map and look at it carefully.

Liu Yi was not very familiar with military affairs. He only assigned soldiers according to general principles and could not look at the details at all. The distribution of troops is roughly 5,000 in Daming Mansion, 3,000 in Nanle Town, and 2 or 3 in Gu Town. Originally, the three places were supposed to be connected into one, with reconnaissance cavalry everywhere and constant reports, but where were the reconnaissance cavalry and reports constantly? It's just that the army is divided into three groups and there is no connection at all.

After watching for a long time, Xie Linong shook his head: "He arranged it like this, I just have to defeat them one by one."

He said to Yue Zhaoqing: "You take the troops and horses under your command and surround Nanle Town. At first, you surrounded Nanle Town, and you were not in a hurry to attack. You will wait for the follow-up artillery to come up. When Peng Qiucheng takes the troops and horses under his command to Weidian for a circle, then Meet you at Nanle Town. After the two armies meet, attack immediately."

Yue Zhaoqing folded his hands and said yes loudly.

Xie Linong said: "I will personally lead the remaining three commanders to meet Liu Yi for a while. His highest headquarters is located in Daming Mansion, leading five thousand troops and horses. It is quite strong. However, there is no structure and it is a mess. How can we fight?"

After saying a few words, Xie Linong divided his troops from Huanshui Town. He personally led three commanders along the Yongji Canal to attack Daming Mansion, while Yue Zhaoqing took his commanders slightly south and attacked Nanle Town. Daming Mansion is a big city, and the city gates have been closed for the past few days. No entry or exit is allowed. Liu Yi only wanted to defend himself, so why did he care about the inconvenience for the people?

When Xie Linong arrived at Damingfu City, it was almost dusk. After looking at the city, he ordered his men to set up camp. He immediately surrounded the city with his own soldiers and checked to see if there were any loopholes. He was very close to the city and didn't take the defenders in Daming Mansion seriously at all.

After walking around the city wall, Xie Linong said: "There are rolling logs and stones on the city wall. If we really attack, there will be many difficulties and it will not be easy to handle. Wait one night and wait for the cannon to arrive tomorrow. , aim at the city wall and attack one point."

Tan Shuwen said: "The Puppet Qi have never seen artillery. They have only been bombarded by artillery. I guess there is nothing they can do."

Xie Linong said: "Liu Yi only led his troops to invade the south. It's hard to say whether he was bombarded by artillery. Let's bring the artillery to give Liu Yi a lot of experience."

Tan Shuwen laughed. He said: "The cannons were transported back and forth when the commander-in-chief came from Hedong Road, but they were not used. This time when we arrived at Daming Mansion, it would be good to give Liu Yi some insights. If you use them well, Liu Yi would like to thank you."

The two returned to the handsome tent, changed into casual clothes, and served dinner.

The soldier knew the coach's preferences, so he found a way to make a plate of cockroaches at night and served them together with a plate of ribs.

As soon as he saw the food, Xie Linong said happily: "It is this season, and the cockroaches and cockroaches are crawling out of the ground one after another as if they don't need money. Pick up more, and it will be a good dish! With cockroaches and cockroaches, it is different from other dishes." It’s all done!”

After saying that, he reached for one, put it in his mouth and chewed it.

Wei Shuwen sat down and drank a large bowl of wine with Xie Linong. Then he drank wine and ate meat, which was a great pleasure.

After a while, Wei Shuwen took the wine bottle aside and said: "There will be a battle tomorrow, so don't drink too much tonight. Just drink these and save them for when the battle is over. Although Dutong has a good amount, he is afraid Something happened."

Xie Linong said: "Qianjia is too careful! I do things in a measured way. When has anything happened?"

Wei Shuwen said, "It's better to be careful."

Xie Linong ate several earwigs and crickets to calm down his irritable mood. Said: "The Puppet Qi's tactics are rough and their command is sloppy. It seems that there are flaws everywhere. The artillery will come tomorrow and they can be defeated in one battle!"

Wei Shuwen said: "Li Xing's troops will not be able to reach Daming Mansion until the day after tomorrow. The generals are marching too fast, is it——"

Xie Linong waved his hand and said: "There is no way, Li Xing is too slow! If we have to wait for him, when will we wait? Our army is so unlucky that it has missed many major battles in a row? This time Daming Mansion is not going to happen anyway. Will miss it!"

Wei Shuwen said: "Actually, Li Xing is not too slow. It's just that he was a few steps faster when the generals marched. Fortunately, Li Xing has a good temper and won't cause trouble. It's hard for others to say anything if the generals are too fast. If it were someone else, It’s easy to cause conflicts.”

Xie Linong said: "I am holding a breath in my heart, how can I be slow?"

Wei Shuwen smiled and shook his head without saying anything more.

It was obvious that Wang Xiaolie was going to be emperor soon. Xie Linong wanted to seize this opportunity to ascend to the throne. How could he not be impatient?

(End of this chapter)