woo woo woo woo……
Dong dong dong, dong dong dong…
The sound of horns and war drums resounded throughout the city, and the fighting between Daxia and Wala soon entered a fierce stage.
"Five hundred steps... four hundred and fifty steps... four hundred steps, gunner, prepare!"
"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 City Gate was also the key defense point for the Tatars. Twenty artillery pieces roared and smashed their shells at the attacking Oara cavalry. Each shell rotated violently and smashed into the cavalry team. The Tatars were taken away one by one by bouncing.
Twenty bloodstains extend from Liangzhou City to the north. If they were grass bandits, they would have fled in all directions.
But these are the most ferocious Tatars on the grassland. They want to invade Liangzhou City and steal money, food, and women.
"Two hundred steps, archers ready... musket fire!"
"One hundred and fifty steps, archer throws!"
"The shield-bearers come forward, the ax-bearers are ready!"
Jia Cong did not interfere with the command of deputy general Zhang Daiyan. This young Forbidden Army general was the direct grandson of the British Duke Zhang Yue. Even if he was not the eldest grandson, he was still a general talent carefully cultivated by the old man.
In the art of directing direct duels, Jia Cong was several steps ahead of others. The flags were waved again and again, the war drums changed every time, and the movements were smooth and flowing. They were not affected at all by the power of the 100,000 troops outside the city pressing down on the border.
The fire at the North City Gate is still burning, and the fire started by the fierce oil cannot be extinguished by water.
The fighting in the urn city has come to an end. After closing the door and beating the dogs, Xu Youwen led the people to carry out the final harvest.
A Luotai watched helplessly as the north gate of Liangzhou City slowly closed, but there was nothing he could do.
He lost the first battle, losing five thousand soldiers in vain, and also killed the eagle shooter who had served him for more than ten years. Aluotai hated the defenders of Liangzhou City to death.
However, the fortified city of Liangzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and his own people are short of men and horses. He can only pay for it with hatred, 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, threw it at the people under the commander's banner outside the city, and then laughed.
He shouted loudly: "Thank you so much for the great gift sent by Grand Master Wala. I reluctantly accept these five thousand battle achievements. I will definitely go to Wala Khan's tent to express my gratitude someday!"
Da Xia Erlang at the top of the city laughed loudly along with Jia Cong, repeating his mockery of the Wala people in unison.
Aluotai gradually calmed down from his initial anger, and ordered someone to step forward and ask: "General guarding the city, do you dare to leave your name?"
"Why don't you dare!"
The big flag with the word Jia is hunting in the wind, standing next to the red golden dragon flag.
"My uncle, Grand Xia Yongfeng, is the military envoy of Pingxi Governor's Mansion, Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion!"
Jia Cong pulled out the Yanling sword from his waist with a swish sound and raised it high: "Aluotai, I'm waiting for you to attack in Liangzhou City!"
…
On the second day of March, Vara Grand Master Choros Alotai led an army of 100,000 troops to invade south. After losing the first battle, they set up camp on the high ground north of Liangzhou City.
While Jia Cong sent people to Lanzhou to deliver the message, he also organized the people in the city to move south. Even though he could confidently handle the 100,000-strong army attacking the city at the top of the city, he was not completely sure that he could save 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. Facing 100,000 elite Tatars, the pressure is too great.
"Uncle, General Zhang, there is enough food and grass in the city, but I'm afraid there are not enough weapons to defend the city. Especially the gunpowder reserves, which will be exhausted after ten days of fighting at most."
Xu Youwen has checked the city's reserves. There is no shortage of food and grass, but the shortage of gunpowder, arrow clusters and other ordnance is too big.
The pen in Jia Cong's hand paused, then he hummed calmly and continued writing the memorial.
After finishing writing the report in his hand, he raised his head and said to Zhang Daiyan: "Since the Tatars can invade Liangzhou City, they should have captured the Zhenfan Guards in the north. Now it is snowing again and the mountains are closed. , the nearby guards have no hope, so they can only ask for help from the nearest Yongchang Guard. General Zhang, can you hold on for ten days without losing anything?"
Zhang Daiyan did not pat his chest as a guarantee, but looked solemn.
"If the entire Wala Tatar army presses forward, the consumption of ordnance will increase exponentially. The general will think that he should send a surprise army to support the outside, not to kill the enemy, but to contain it. The number of people does not need to be too many, just two thousand. That's it. At first, the Tatars can’t tell whether our army is real or not, so they can delay it for as long as possible. It’s just..."
The enemy is numerous and we are few, and Jia Cong also understands the principle that if we defend for a long time, we will lose.
However, Zhang Daiyan's tactics were also very risky. Two thousand cavalry came out of the city to contain him and narrowly escaped death. The troops and horses in Liangzhou City are insufficient. If the enemy accidentally annihilates these two thousand people, Liangzhou's military strength will be even less.
"Uncle, whether it is Lanzhou or Yongchang Guards, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of those nearby. If the city of Liangzhou does not tolerate any loss, the general will be more willing to let the Tatars into the city and give him a heavenly punishment of Zhurong."
hiss!
Xu Youwen couldn't help but take a deep breath. This young man from the British government was too cruel.
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not that far, let's discuss first who will lead the troops out of the city to contain the Tatars. But you reminded me that the Zhurong natural disaster does not necessarily require letting the Tatars into the city. It’s pretty good on the Tatar’s grain and hay stacks.”
Willows are broken in March in Chang'an, and the wind and snow in the frontier fortress are still cold.
The son of the Central Plains put on his armor at night and vowed to kill Hu'er to offer sacrifices to Xuanyuan.
Dozens of people quietly set out from the south of the city, wearing white cloaks and blending themselves into the snow on the ground.
Jia Cong handed over the task of burning Tatar grain and grass to a small team composed of Dragon Guards and Forbidden Army scouts.
Also leaving the city at the same time were two thousand elite cavalry led by Jia Shiyi. In order to cover his brothers who were burning food and grass, Jia Cong planned to launch a night attack tonight.
He knew that Aluotai would definitely be prepared for Daxia's night attack, but in order to burn the Tatars' food and grass, he had to take this risk.
The night in Liangzhou was dripping with water and turned into ice. Jia Cong stood on the wall of the North City Gate and looked at the Tatar camp from a distance. He felt that the wind blowing from the north was carrying the Tatars' obscene laughter.
This group of damn beasts actually sent people to plunder the surrounding villages during the day. If he hadn't been short of time, he would have moved the people outside the city long ago.
Damn the Tatars, damn Qi Wenliang!
boom!
The sudden explosion of fire and loud noise in the north brought Jia Cong back to his senses. He held the handle of the knife in his hand tightly and nervously looked at the Tatar camp.
Jia Shiyi brought not only two thousand cavalry out of the city, but also several newly made gunpowder bags. This new weapon with huge lethality was regarded by Daxia Erlang as a weapon to open up the Tatar camp.
The huge explosion carried a powerful shock wave, instantly tearing apart the Tatar defense. Then two thousand cavalry directly inserted themselves in, catching the Tatars by surprise.
Aluotai, who was in the Chinese army's tent, kicked the woman on the bed away and cursed: "Damn Southerners, they don't obey the rules. They are launching a night attack in the middle of the day. Where is the martial virtue?"
"Master, Master..."
"Get in!"
The soldiers rushed into the big tent, took one look at the naked woman who didn't know whether she was alive or dead, and trembled.
"To report to the Grand Master, the Southerners used the mysterious Sky-shaking Thunder to smash our army's resisting horses and are heading towards the Chinese Army. To prevent any accidents, the Grand Master should move away first."
Aluota snorted coldly: "How many people are here?"
"It's hard to see clearly when it's dark, but there are...well...at least thousands of troops, all of whom are elites!"
"Armor! Tonight I will use the lives of these thousands of southerners to avenge the prairie warriors who died in Liangzhou City!"
Aluotai is also a brave man. He is very depressed about the defeat in today's first battle. Now that he has a chance to take revenge, he will not let it go easily.
After putting on the armor, he rushed out of the tent with a scimitar in hand. But the sound of fighting that was getting closer and closer suddenly changed direction and turned to the south midway.
"Report! The southerners rushed to the vicinity of the Chinese army but were blocked by the pro-military camp. They turned south and seemed to be escaping!"
When Aluotai heard this, he immediately became angry. I prepared my troops and waited for you to attack at midnight. You came to kill me when you didn't follow the rules of martial arts in Daxia.
Now I still want to run away...
"Why are you so stunned? Why don't you hurry up and chase me! Let the southerners run away, and military law will serve you!"
Jia Shiyi led two thousand elite troops from the Tatar left army and rushed in. As if he was in an uninhabited land, he smashed the clay pot in his hand towards the Tatar camp as if for free, and then threw the torch in his hand.
The fierce fire oil exploded, and the Tatar camp immediately burst into flames everywhere. The Tatars who were originally waiting for the Great Summer Night Attack were confused. They had to put out the fire and pursue them, and they became a mess.
By the time the generals who reacted roared and urged the whole team to pursue, Jia Shiyi had already led his men to the vicinity of the Chinese army's tent.
However, he never thought of drilling directly through the Tatar camp. That would not only cause too much resistance, but also prevent the mobilization of more Tatar troops.
"Brothers, follow me and kill!"
Jia Shiyi pulled the reins of his horse and turned south, giving the Tatars the illusion of withdrawing to Liangzhou City.
Aluotai had already led his men to chase him. The Tatar generals were immediately mobilized by Aluotai, who mobilized more than 10,000 men. The remaining people also focused on the coach.
Dozens of people hiding in the north side of the Tatar camp took the opportunity to quietly sneak into the Tatar camp. After getting rid of the exposed posts and hidden sentries in front of them, the leading Longjing Guard Baihu made a gesture to everyone and counted. The ten people broke into pieces and scattered in all directions...
Aluotai had read countless military books, and he knew the importance of food and fodder for an army. Therefore, he placed the grain and grass camp on the north side of the Chinese army's tent to prevent surprise attacks 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. In fact, there were only a few dozen people who actually burned his grain and grass. At this time, they had already touched the grain and grass stacks in Oala.
He is not good at killing dragon guards head-on, but he is very experienced in sneak assassinations and arson and chaos.
Coupled with the fierce fire oil provided by Jia Cong for each person, even a little spark is enough to make the grain and grass stack explode into a huge torch.
Jia Shiyi hung up Aluotai, who was pursuing behind him, and led him in circles on the north side of Liangzhou City, neither far nor near.
Jia Cong, who was watching the battle at the top of the city, could even hear A Luotai's roaring and cursing. Less than 300 steps closer to Liangzhou City, Jia Shiyi suddenly changed direction and rushed to the west.
When only the Tatars were left in front of the city gate, Jia Cong immediately shouted: "Fire!"
Boom, boom, boom...
The artillery sprayed flames in the dark night, and the huge roar directly woke up the sleeping soldiers and civilians in the city. Thinking it was a Tatar night attack, they quickly put on their clothes and armor, and rushed out of their homes with swords in hand.
But before they could gather on the city wall, they heard the sound of gongs, and the captains from various places began to calm the morale of the troops.
"Everyone go back to sleep. Tonight our army will attack the Tatar camp at night. This is the cannon at the top of the city to support the brothers who are going to attack the camp."
The artillery fired only one round, and twenty shells took away the lives of less than a hundred Tatars.
By the time A Luotai gathered his men and horses to avoid the bombardment of the city's artillery, the men and horses led by Jia Shiyi had long disappeared.
Before Aluotai could say a harsh word, there was a sudden noise behind him. When he looked back, he immediately shouted loudly, because the night sky above the camp was illuminated by a huge torch...
Jia Shiyi did not return to the city, but took his troops directly to Liulin Terrace on the west side of Liangzhou City, which was the military base under the rule of Liangzhou Guards.
Starting tonight, he will lead his elite force, which is now less than 1,788 people, to gather the troops from the nearby guard base, continuously harass the Tatar army, and do his best to contain the Tatar power for the city defenders.
Dozens of people who went to burn the Tatar grain and grass quietly returned to the city from the east gate, and more than half of them were killed or injured.
"Uncle, the general and his brothers have lived up to their orders. At least half of the Tatars' food and fodder have been burned. The remaining food and fodder is enough for one hundred thousand people to last for three to five days at most!"
Wala was originally invited by Qi Wenliang to come here. He entered the customs through Liangzhou and did not bring much food and grass at all.
I didn't want to but was blocked by Jia Cong at the foot of Liangzhou City. I was already worried about the lack of food and grass, and now half of it was burned, ha...
Jia Cong ordered the medical officer to apply medicine and bandages to everyone, and then returned to the general's mansion to discuss the military situation with Zhang Daiyan and Xu Youwen.
Tonight's plan went smoothly, with good results.
However, all three of them looked solemn, because most of the Tatars' food and grass had been burned, and Aluotai's attack tomorrow would definitely be crazier than today.
"Tomorrow's defense is the most critical. As long as we can withstand tomorrow's crazy siege, Arotai will definitely stop first and search for food and grass."
Zhang Daiyan clasped his fists and said: "Uncle, tomorrow we should adopt the strategy of using all the grass and trees to fight. Let Aluotai think that Liangzhou city has strong soldiers and tens of thousands of soldiers defending the city, so he dare not burn all the troops and horses."
Jia Cong nodded and told Xu Youwen: "General Xu will work harder tonight and distribute the armor and swords in the warehouse to the young men in the city. Tomorrow, the walls of Liangzhou City must be lined with swords and swords, which will scare the Tatars to death!" "
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There is a river about fifteen miles northwest of Liangzhou City, named Shiyang River.
There are several small town Wubao on the west side of the river bank from north to south. These are the beacon towers of the Liangzhou Guards.
Jia Shiyi galloped across the snowy field with his men and horses, and soon arrived at the nearest fort, Liulintai.
However, there were only a few old and weak people in Liu Lin Taichung at this time. Qi Wenliang had placed Zhang Chaogui as the commander of the Liangzhou Guard, and he often used his free money to support his private soldiers.
When Jia Shiyi led his troops to Liulintai, he almost smashed the table in anger when he asked.
Including Liu Lintai, the entire Liangzhou Guard's seventeen Wubao Guardhouses only had thirty or fifty old and weak people left to make up the numbers. Not to mention suppressing bandits and killing enemies, there was not even firewood in the beacon tower.
"No wonder the 100,000-strong Tatar army arrived at Liangzhou City, but there was no news from the beacon towers. The traitors have harmed the country, and they will definitely cut Qi Wenliang and Zhang Chaogui into pieces one day!"
Several old, weak, sick and disabled people in Wubao waited tremblingly for Jia Shiyi's handling. Jia Shiyi waved his hand impatiently and asked people to take them down. He opened the map and began to think about what to do next.
He also said that integrating soldiers and horses from various garrison posts to support Liangzhou City relied on these old, weak, sick and disabled people, which were not enough for the Tatars to fill the gap between their teeth.
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