Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1681 Battle of Shangdang Ten

The night shrouded the eldest son city, and it was silent.

city ​​wall.

The Yan army changed defenses, the second battalion went down to rest, and the third battalion relayed. Under the darkness, they carefully defended against sneak attacks outside the city.

Ju Yi personally went back and forth on the city wall to check the defense situation. After holding on for half an hour, he was a little tired, and he didn't want to go down the city wall to rest, so he just found a place on the city wall and closed his eyes to rest.

under the city walls.

In the dark night, one after another quickly crossed the moat that had been built, and entered under the corner of the city wall.

"The generals of the two armies are ready, we will attack at night!"

In the distance, the two main forces of the Ming army, nearly [-] soldiers, are already gearing up.

This time, Zhang Liao personally commanded.

Faced with such a decisive battle that needs to be fought quickly, Zhang Liao only believes in his own, and he cannot guarantee that others can show the tactical effect.

Command is an art, but this art is poured with blood. On the battlefield, even a small mistake will bring casualties.

The Ming army paid special attention to the cultivation of generals at the grassroots level, that is, they made great efforts in command. Under the imperial court, Jingping Wubei Hall has been established in every state.

Although it cannot be compared with the scale of those academies, great efforts have been made in cultivating military officers, which is also a basis for forging the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

And Zhang Liao is the best in this respect.

His martial arts skills are not as good as those of top fighters, and his strategy is no better than those super strategists. The only thing that can be considered excellent is that his abilities in all aspects are well balanced.

And what made him most self-aware was his talent in mobilizing troops and dispatching generals. In this regard, he was much stronger than Lu Bu.

Lu Bu used his personal charm to subdue the soldiers, which was an unstoppable personal charm brought by peerless force, but Zhang Liao did not.

Zhang Liao used his most outstanding commanding ability to convince the generals at the grassroots level enough to command an army like an arm.

"General, my first battalion has carried all the explosives and entered near the gate of the city!"

Lei Hu cupped his hands and said.

That's right, the new weapon is the explosive pack. Compared with the artillery, the explosive pack is easy to manufacture and has a strong destructive power.

If you have gunpowder, you can create explosive packs.

The powerful lethality brought by the explosive package can also be used on the battlefield of cold weapons.

Especially siege.

If it is a decisive battle on the plains, the lethality of this explosive package is integrated, and it will not produce much effect, but when attacking the city, especially when attacking at night, it is the best choice to blow open the city gate.

"Command, after a quarter of an hour, ignite the fuse, and then all withdraw!"

Zhang Liao said in a low voice: "What I need is to blow up the gate of the city, so that ours can enter smoothly, so it must be precise!"

He still has some confidence in the lethality of the explosive package, because after demonstration, the explosive package he currently has is enough to blow open the city gate.

"Yes!"

Lei Hu nodded: "A certain person will go and supervise him personally!"

As he spoke, he led his guards forward in the dark.

Looking at the figure of Lei Hu, Zhang Liao took a deep breath, this battle will determine life and death, he may feel a little nervous in his heart.

"General!" Pound suddenly hesitated to speak.

"You want to ask, since I have such a weapon in my possession, why did I take it out now, right?" Zhang Liao saw through Pound's thoughts and said it in a low voice.

Although the weapon of explosive pack has never been used on the battlefield, generals above the rank of Zhonglang in the Ming army basically know it.

Because after many times of drills, the explosive power of this new weapon is definitely the most powerful among the current weapons, and it also brings people a sense of fear.

"Yeah!" Pound nodded. The hard battles in the past few days have caused a lot of damage. If he had known that the explosive package was transported to the north, he would have asked to use the explosive package to blow up the city wall and fight decisively. At least his subordinates and the sun and the moon The soldiers of the First Army will not lose so much.

If you know that the Ming army used the strategy of elite soldiers, not the young and strong recruited casually, they can be regarded as soldiers.

It takes a lot of resources to train every soldier, so replenishing troops is also a very difficult thing.

Even if all the national strength of the Ming court supports the military, the current scale is the maximum limit.

For these generals, sacrificing a soldier is very uncomfortable.

"Pang De, you are a general. You should understand some things very clearly. But since you asked, I can also say that sacrifices are inevitable on the battlefield. Because you are the commander, you must be ruthless enough." !"

Zhang Liao said calmly: "If we blow up the city wall from the very beginning and try to eat Ju Yi, it will be very difficult. Ju Yi can still withdraw. Only when I have consumed enough of Ju Yi can I have absolute hope." Be sure, you can keep him completely!"

In this battle, attacking the eldest son city was not the ultimate goal, but eating the [-] Yan army under Ju Yi's command was his goal.

Siege of a city is just a performance of winning a battle, but it is not the final result. If you want to defeat the Yan army, you don't have to win Bingzhou. If Bingzhou is gone, they can still retreat to Youzhou and Hebei.

This battle was a battle for Mujing to unify the world, for which the Ming army came out in full force.

Therefore, the main purpose of this battle is not to gain or lose one city or one place, but to eliminate the vital forces, disable the main force of the enemy army, and achieve a result of uniting the world.

Hearing this, Pang De felt a little bitter in his heart. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he agreed with Zhang Liao. They are both chief generals, and they should all know the trade-offs between gains and losses.

"The last general is a bit persistent!" Pound bowed his hands and admitted his mistake in a low voice.

"You are not obsessed, but you are responsible enough to the soldiers under your command!" Zhang Liao said softly, "This is a very good quality, don't give up, in the future you will walk more smoothly in the Privy Council because of it! "

He raised his head, looked at the vast starry sky, and said: "Once this war breaks out, it won't be long before the Great Ming dominates the world. I hope we can all keep our eyes open and see the day when the world returns to Ming!"

He came out of the chaotic times, even when the big man was not in chaos, he also grew up from the turmoil in the frontier.

After decades of adapting to troubled times, war seems to be used to it.

But his heart, as always, yearns for peace, longs for one day to be able to escape Nanshan, take off his armor and wear a long robe, and become an ideal scholar.

"We can definitely see it!"

Pound said confidently.

It is true that he is a general, but he has surrendered for many years, and he has already regarded the Ming court as his own spirit in his heart. After fighting for many years, he also hopes to see the Ming Dynasty rule the world.

"What time is it?" Zhang Liao took a deep breath and asked.

"It's two quarters!" the guard replied.

"Signal, let Thunder Tiger ignite the fuse, Pound!"

"exist!"

"Prepare immediately. Once the first Thunder Tiger Battalion blows up the city wall, you must enter the city as soon as possible. Don't give them any time to react!"

Zhang Liao said in a low voice.

"promise!"

Pound nodded, and personally led the generals, bowed his body, crawled in the darkness as much as possible, and walked towards the city wall.

........................

The night became more and more quiet, which also made Ju Yi feel more uneasy. He closed his eyes and opened them again, and the irritability made him unable to sleep.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

The captain of the third battalion came up and reported, "General, what's the matter?"

"Have you checked the defense?"

Ju Yi asked.

"It has been checked, and there is no problem. Rolling stones, tung oil, rolling logs, and all fortifications, there are no problems, and the beacon towers are always ready. As long as the Ming army dares to attack at night, we will be able to do so within a quarter of an hour at most." , Dispatch the main force to defend the city wall!"

The lieutenant replied.

"That's good!"

Ju Yi thought for a while, and felt that he was a bit of a soldier. Although the Ming army was strong, it was impossible to break through the eldest son city easily.

Just as he was about to close his eyes and meditate, he suddenly heard some creaking sounds.

People who practice martial arts have sharp eyes and ears.

His strength in martial arts is rare in the world, and his hearing and eyesight are naturally extraordinary. He asked: "What sound do you hear?"

Everyone was puzzled and shook their heads.

"Light a torch, shine a light on the city wall, send someone down from the hanging basket, and go down to the city wall to have a look!"

Ju Yi came out and looked down, but he couldn't see anything, but he was worried, so he let the soldiers move quickly.

When the city gate is closed, even scouts can only go up and down with hanging baskets, so as to prevent Ming army soldiers from following into the city. No matter what the situation is, try not to open the city gate as much as possible.

"Yes!"

The captain nodded and moved quickly.

But when they were still preparing, a military lord with sharper eyes saw the fire below the city wall from an angle.

"There are people in the city!"

The Marquis called out.

"Light the torches, light the beacon tower, all soldiers, prepare for battle!"

Ju Yi quickly reacted. Whether it was a night attack by the Ming army or not, he had to deal with it with this attitude first.

Only by being careful can the eldest son city be safe.

"boom!"

At this moment, there was a roar, and the earth shook.

"what happened?"

"Did the earth dragon turn over?"

"It shook!"

"It seems to be under the city wall?"

"What the hell is going on!"

"Get ready!"

The soldiers of the Yan army on the city wall panicked a little. The city wall they were standing on was shaking, which made them feel that a natural disaster was coming.

"gunpowder!"

Ju Yi reacted quickly, his eyes widened, thinking of Liu Bei's reminder in the army that the Ming army had a new type of weapon, which was made from alchemists' alchemy recipes, and it was so powerful that it was called gunpowder.

His first reaction was gunpowder.

"Boom boom boom!!!!!!!!!"

At this moment, one after another roaring sound continued to ring out. Amidst the sound, they saw the huge flames, the flames one after another, followed by the huge bombing force, which made the whole earth shake. The vibrations were concentrated at the gate of the city.

"No, the city gate has collapsed!"

The walls at the gates of the city are beginning to crumble.

The soldiers of the Yan army who were on the top were also buried in the mound in a panic.

"The earth dragon turned over!"

"Run!"

The Yan army was completely taken aback by the sudden change. After all, weapons like gunpowder rarely appeared on the battlefield, and they had never seen it before.

"Calm down, it's not the earth dragon turning over, it's the Ming army's new weapon!"

Ju Yi calmed down very quickly. He yelled desperately, trying to suppress the morale of these soldiers, but under the obvious panic, these soldiers had already gone crazy.

The defense on the city wall quickly became empty.

"kill!"

After the bombing, the city gate collapsed, and the Ming army stood outside the city under the general lighting of a torch. Pound took the lead and led the army in.

"kill!"

"kill!"

The soldiers of the Ming army rushed into the Changzi City in the light of the fire like generals.

In the past few days, the Ming army suffered a lot of casualties, but none of them were able to reach the top of the city and break through the city wall. At this time, under the bombardment of gunpowder bags, the gate was directly opened.

The hot weapon entered the battlefield for the second time, and once again achieved brilliant results.

"Stop and hold the city wall!"

Ju Yi was a little crazy, beheading three or four deserters in a row, but he couldn't control those deserters on the top of the city, and the entire third battalion had collapsed across the board.

"General, the third battalion has collapsed, and the Ming army is about to attack. Let's retreat to the city, or we won't be able to leave!"

The lieutenant of the third battalion, at this moment, his hair disheveled, his body covered in smoke and dust, his forehead, arms, and scars, he was the closest to the gate of the city, and was almost buried in the collapsed city wall formed by the huge bombing force. The personal guard dragged him out of the pile of stones desperately.

He quickly found Ju Yi.

"If we don't retreat, we still have the Wengcheng. If we retreat into the Wengcheng, we can still fight. If we can't defend the south gate, we will definitely lose in the city!"

Ju Yi snorted coldly and howled angrily.

Although the gate of the city was blasted open, there is still an urn inside the gate, which is the second defense of the city gate.

As long as he can gather these rout soldiers and retreat into the Wengcheng, he still has a chance to block them.

The captain became anxious, and quickly said: "General, the urn city and the city gate are integrated, and the defense of the urn city is less than one-third of the city gate. Now the gate of the generals is broken again, and it is impossible to block the gate when they retreat into the urn city." If we can't live in the Ming army, we can only be blocked by the Ming army in the Wengcheng. Once we are blocked in the Wengcheng, we will have nowhere to go. Even if there are still troops in the city, they will surround the Wengcheng and destroy us at any cost. Now The situation, we can only retreat into the city, integrate our forces, and use the streets and alleys in the middle, we can still fight, if we are here, we will die for sure!"

His persuasion brought Ju Yi back to his senses.

"withdraw!"

Ju Yi led the remaining soldiers and withdrew to the city.

The Ming army easily occupied this southern city without a single soldier.

Zhang Liao straddled the city wall on horseback, looked inside the city, it was still dark, his eyes flickered brightly: "Thunder Tiger!"

"The end is here!"

"You are the vanguard, attack the city immediately, don't give them any chance to rest, there are no tactics, only one point, the brave wins when you meet on a narrow road, show your bravery, fight when you meet, kill when you are in battle, and kill them Fear!"

Zhang Liao has already won the first blood, he will not give Ju Yi a chance to come back, he must suppress Ju Yi's main force tonight, and then he can clean up.

"promise!"

Lei Hu nodded and stood up.

"Pound!"

"exist!"

"You lead the army to sneak attack and walk around the east city, you can't give Ju Yi any chance to escape!"

"Yes!"

Pound nodded.

(End of this chapter)