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Chapter 893 Just listen to the sound ([-])
"My lord, if the infantry can conquer Guancheng, the final general is willing to lead his troops to attack Huanglong!"

All the generals expressed their opinions one after another. Lu Yousheng, the commander of the second division of the cavalry army, couldn't hold back anymore. However, he has all cavalry under his command. No matter how round the siege battle is, it is impossible to be his turn. In desperation, he could only make an empty promise with his face flushed.

"Well, since everyone wants to fight, let's fight."

Seeing Lu Yousheng's aggrieved state, Hong Qing couldn't help smiling at him, pressed her hand, and agreed to the generals' request calmly.

"My lord, is what you said true?"

As soon as Hong Qing said these words, all the generals were taken aback, even if nothing else, in the past few days, the generals have come to ask for a fight frequently, but no matter how generously they spoke, they could not persuade Hong Qing The truth came out of his mouth, but now, Hong Qing agreed so easily at the beginning of the discussion. It really made the generals not believe their ears. Just now Zhang Miao asked doubtfully.

"What? Does this king seem like a liar, huh?"

The North Route Army is progressing smoothly, and Hong Qing is in a good mood, so she decided to have fun with the generals for a while, and was not in a hurry to reveal the answer, but pretended to be displeased and grunted and said: .

"The last general doesn't dare, the last general doesn't mean that, ah, lord, the last general asks for orders to fight the vanguard, and vows to take down the old jaw!"

Hong Qing had a lot of evil spirits on her body, Zhang Miao was so bold by nature, she couldn't help being panicked when she put on such a sullen face, and hurriedly explained it.

"Master Mingjian, this battle should be our turn, the last general asks for orders to take the city, I implore the Lord for permission!"

Hearing Zhang Miao's request for a fight, Cheng Guiwu became anxious immediately, and hurriedly followed and yelled.

"Don't fight, my first army is the main force, good steel has to be used on the blade, this battle belongs to my first army, lord, you just give orders, if you can't take the old teeth, my old tower will stand up Come and see!"

Seeing that the two colleagues were about to scramble, Tashan would not give up his hands, relying on his height and strength, he squeezed in between Zhang and Cheng arrogantly, and yelled at the top of his voice.

"Okay, don't fight anymore, let Kui'an fight this battle."

Seeing that the three generals under him were fighting endlessly, Hong Qing was obviously a little impatient, so she waved her hand and gave the order in an unquestionable tone.

"Ah I……"

Kui'an led the artillery division. Although it was definitely the leader in firepower projection, it could only cooperate with the infantry to fight and assist. It was not at all expected that Hongqing would hand over the task of siege battles. It was in his hands, and upon hearing the words, he was immediately stunned on the spot.

"My lord, isn't it? Kui'an's subordinates are all artillery, so what are you going to do to rob the city?"

"That's right, is it possible that Mr. Kui can really use a cannon to flatten the old jaw? Even if it can, how many shells will be wasted?"

"My lord, are you kidding me?"

……

Not to mention that Kui An himself was inexplicably surprised, but Ta Shan and the others were also very puzzled, and started yelling nonsense.

"That's right, let the artillery division fight this battle. I don't need to rush to the city, all I want is to hear the noise."

Hong Qing pressed her hand, stopped the arguments of all the people, and said something that was not very serious, which made all the generals fall into a state of petrification.

"The final general is unknown, so I ask the prince to give me some advice."

Kui'an is a cautious person, without knowing why, how dare he accept the order so carelessly, and he hurriedly asked for advice without caring about the surprised gazes of his colleagues.

"It's very simple. Send a battalion of light infantry guns up and bombard him for a long time. As for the cover, let Zhang Miao draw a regiment to watch."

Hong Qing smiled jokingly, and explained it nonchalantly. Dang even made Kui An even more confused, and looked at Hong Qing in a daze, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Your Majesty, the city wall of Laoyaguan is thick and built of bluestone. I'm afraid light rifles won't do the trick?"

Kui'an didn't react, but Zhang Miao yelled in confusion.

"That's right, it's really not the right thing, if it's the right thing, the king won't send it up."

Hong Qing smiled and waved her hands, still in that casual manner, and gave an explanation that confused the generals.

"..."

Hearing Hong Qing's nonsensical explanation, all the generals were blinded, they looked at each other at a loss, not knowing what to say for a while.

"What are you doing in a daze, go down and get ready. The battle will start at noon, and the artillery will just bombard it. Hit it with two bases. You are not allowed to rush into the city. Whoever dares to violate the king's general order will be subject to military law!"

Even though all the people present were confidantes, Hong Qing did not intend to disclose the planned battle plan, nothing else, not afraid of [-], just in case, the less people know about secrets, the more suddenness can be achieved, the so-called " The king will lose his country if he does not keep secrets, and his ministers will lose his body if he does not keep secrets" is such a truth.

"twitter!"

Hong Qing had already said so much, the generals didn't dare to say any more, so they could only agree to the promise with all their hearts, and all quit the central army tent, and went to arrange the battle separately Deployment is not mentioned.

"The Qing army is here, the Qing army is here!"

Noon is approaching, and the midsummer is extremely hot, but the guards on Laoyaguan dare not be careless. Braving the scorching sun, they are patrolling back and forth on the pass city, and the Qing troops meandering along the valley road As soon as they came out of the corner two miles away, a sharp-eyed sentinel immediately noticed the arrival of the Qing army, and immediately shouted loudly. In an instant, the horn sounded mournfully, Guancheng, which was originally relatively peaceful, became a mess.

"Prepare for the battle, everyone is in position, anyone who dares to make noise, beheaded!"

Amidst the sound of armor rubbing loudly, a bearded general with a helmet and armor had already rushed to the top of the city with hundreds of strong soldiers. One of the three fierce generals under Jin, but when he saw a few of them walking to the city plate, he looked at the Qing army brigade slowly approaching Guancheng with a solemn expression, and then raised his hand, full of air. After drinking a loud voice, the scene was instantly calmed down. The defenders who were in an uproar immediately quieted down. They all took their positions according to the defensive area that had been arranged, nervously guarding against the arrival of the Qing army.

"The whole army stopped, and all the artillery arrayed on the spot."

The Qing army that came meandering did not go straight to the city. With Kui'an's shout, the whole army stopped less than one mile away from the city. A battalion of artillerymen was busy and began to form a tense formation, but Unexpectedly, just at the beginning, the problem came—according to the establishment of the Qing army, a light infantry company had nine guns, and the three companies added up to 27 guns. Although they were all light infantry guns, each gun position required A safe area of ​​about four square meters is required, given the narrow and winding terrain in front of the pass, and there must be room for the infantry to go up and cover. No matter how they are deployed, only three cannons can be placed on one front, and because of Due to the limited terrain, they can only be arranged in four rows, which means that less than half of the artillery of a battalion can go into battle. The disputes caused by this are inevitable. No matter what, the gunners have been training for so many years. I have shot live ammunition quite a few times, but it was the first time I actually went into battle. Since no one would stand aside and watch others have fun, it was inevitable to fight for it with loud noises.

"Order: Shield swordsmen and crossbowmen withdraw from the top of the city first, and stand by the wall. The sentry posts on the top of the city do not move, and the artillery positions are ready to fight!"

Altintur was sent by Luo Bu Zang Danjin to guard Lao Yaguan, so he was naturally not an idler. In fact, he could be said to be the only general under Luo Bu Zang Danjin who had followed the Fourteenth Lord in the Western Expedition. During the Western Expedition of the Fourth Master, he recruited soldiers from various Mongolian tribes in Qinghai to fight with the army. Altintur was fortunate to lead [-] Mongolian cavalry with the main force of the Qing army to fight a positional battle with Dace King Dunduobu in Tibet. Having seen the sharpness of the artillery brigade of the Qing army, when he saw the Qing army starting to deploy artillery positions, his pupils shrank immediately, and he dared not be careless, so he hurriedly wrote a few words will order.

Altantuer’s general orders are not unwise, nothing else, Lao Yaguan is just a military fortress, the city’s area is limited, and it can only garrison three thousand troops at most, and it cannot accommodate any more. At the top of the city, no matter how many troops there are, it may not be enough for the Qing army to bombard it with cannons. If it weren't for the fear that the Qing army would suddenly rob the city, Altentur would have wanted to remove the gunners who manipulated those old artillery from the top of the city——Gunner It is not an easy task to train them. Among the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai, there are very few people who know how to handle artillery. He died for nothing, but the problem is that once the gunners withdrew, the top of the city would be completely empty. If the Qing army suddenly rushed to the top of the city, the consequences would not be a joke. She, Altantuer did not dare to sing an empty city plan.

"Fire the cannon and give me a blast!"

After a lot of tossing, the artillery positions of the Qing army were finally ready, but Kui'an's already bad mood not only didn't get better, but made his side even worse, nothing else, he didn't want to fight such a bad battle, but He didn't have the guts to disobey Hong Qing's military orders, and he could see that most of the enemy troops on the top of the city had already withdrawn, so the effect of the bombardment would be exactly what Hong Qing said--you can only listen It's loud, this kind of situation obviously can't make Kui'an proud, but military orders are military orders, no matter how much dissatisfaction there is in his heart, Kui'an can only order in a muffled voice.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

After the military order was issued, the gunners of the Qing army did not dare to be negligent, and they pulled the cannon bolts and lead ropes one after another. Amidst the intense roar, the explosive shells pierced the sky and flew towards the direction of Guancheng. past……

(End of this chapter)