Liu Mingzhi hurriedly imagined the situation in Chongzhou City in his mind. He had no hope of fully utilizing the advantages of artillery to bombard the two countries' coalition forces.
His opponent is not a three-year-old child. He must know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and try every means to reduce his own casualties.
After drinking tea, Liu Mingzhi already had a rough plan in his mind and figured out how to deal with the enemy.
"Jiang Lei!"
"The general is here!"
"Now that the Turks are leaving the city in large numbers, it is the best time to fire artillery. Send an order for your artillery to target the east and south city gates and bombard them with coverings. The gate openings are only so big, so the cavalry must be gathered together densely. Take advantage of this opportunity The speed of their cavalry has not been used yet. Now is the best time to bombard. Go and deliver the order quickly. Don’t be afraid of wasting cannons..."
Before Liu Mingzhi's order was finished, the roar of cannons came from the east gate of Chongzhou City and the south city gate.
Liu Mingzhi was startled and looked towards Chongzhou City with a surprised expression. It seemed that Jiang Lei really had talents under his command who knew how to size up the situation and seize the opportunity.
He grasped the best opportunity to bombard the Turkic cavalry perfectly.
Jiang Lei saw the joy on Liu Mingzhi's face and already knew something in his heart, but he still said: "Commander, the general did not give the order. After the war is over, the general will severely punish the generals who have exceeded their authority without authorization."
Liu Mingzhi rolled his eyes, knowing what Jiang Lei was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, but he didn't expose him.
Looking at the east side of the city, I could see smoke rising straight into the sky from the two southern city gates, which made me sigh.
"After retaking Chongzhou, find the brother who ordered the artillery fire and give him great credit. From now on, you will all form your own army. The better the soldiers under your command, the more relaxed I will feel!"
"The last general takes orders and records great achievements!"
"Aunt Mo Rongrong, Han Peng obeys the order!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
"Gumo Rongrong, here is an order for your Gumo cavalry to entangle the Turkic cavalry who are leaving the city to fight. You must not escape from them!"
"The Turks have no infantry to cooperate with them. They only rely on a single light cavalry to fight out of the city. It is tantamount to giving you military exploits in vain. You must seize the opportunity."
"The last general takes command!"
"Han Peng!"
"The general is here!"
"Take your heavy cavalry and cooperate with General Gumo to kill the Turkic soldiers fighting out of the city. After losing nearly half of their troops, try to persuade them to surrender."
"The general will get the order!"
"Cheng Kai, Zhou Baoyu!"
"The general is here!"
"The two of you will each command an army and horses, and keep an eye on the north and west city gates of Chongzhou for me. It is best for the Jin Kingdom's Fei Xiong Guards not to leave the city to fight. As long as they have the idea of fighting out of the city, they will immediately cooperate with Jiang Lei's artillery fire. Suppress them back to me."
"Since they want to divide their forces, we will defeat them one by one. First, we will eat the Turkic cavalry outside the city with all our strength, and then we will plot against the Jin Kingdom's Flying Bear Guards in the city."
"The last general takes command!"
"Han Zhong obeys the order."
"The general is here!"
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted Han Zhong on the shoulder: "Han Zhong, whether the Musket Battalion can show off its power in a battle depends on your ability today!"
"The equipment you carry costs twice as much silver as the equivalent number of heavy armored cavalry. I hope you won't disappoint me."
Han Zhong nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Commander, just look at it. The general will use the musket in his hand to end the myth that the Turks are superior in cavalry and archery."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Chongzhou's position with cold eyes, and waved the flag in his hand fiercely.
"Everyone performs his duties and works hard to defeat the thief!"
"We'll leave!"
"Rong Rong!"
Girl Rongrong, who got on her horse, was startled, turned around and looked at Young Master Liu with a faint smile: "Commander, do you have any other instructions?"
"Be careful!"
Gumo Rongrong was startled for a moment, then smiled sweetly: "Commander, you have seen a few kings personally lead the troops. I will go and deliver the order and I will be back!"
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and nodded: "Okay, just think that this commander is just a mediocre person, and go ahead with the order!"
"Well, Rongrong is resigning!"
After all the generals left quickly, Liu Mingzhi held the Heavenly Sword on his waist and sat down cross-legged: "Du Yu, bring the chessboard, I have nothing to do and I want to have a game with Deputy Commander Song! "
"Got the order!"
After Du Yu left, Song Qing hesitated for a moment before sitting cross-legged on the ground opposite Young Master Liu.
"The war is about to break out, but you still have the heart to play chess?"
"Haha! Taking Chongzhou is just a matter of chance. There is nothing to worry about."
"Be careful, your tongue flashed. The enemy on the opposite side is not a wine bag or rice bag, but the Flying Bear Guard, one of the twelve guards in the southern border of the Jin Kingdom, which is as famous as the six guards in the northern border! Although the identity of the Turks is not clear yet, but they can follow The Flying Bear Guards fighting side by side to defend Chongzhou are not just ordinary people."
As he spoke, Du Yu led a group of soldiers to lift the chessboard in front of Liu Mingzhi: "Quick, put the chessboard in front of the commander and the deputy commander!"
"Odd? Even?"
Song Qing didn't expect that Liu Mingzhi was really in the mood to play chess, so he nodded helplessly.
"pair!"
The sound of chess pieces jingling came. scattered on the chessboard.
"Congratulations, you guessed wrong, I made the first move!"
Liu Mingzhi picked up a chess piece and put it down without hesitation, as if he was sure of victory.
"Now our military strength exceeds that of the enemy by a generation, and I have exhausted all my wealth. All kinds of firearms have been brought to the battlefield. If I can't capture Chongzhou anymore, I will not have the dignity to survive."
"Especially because I didn't expect that they would have differences, and they couldn't reach an agreement on defense and taking the initiative!"
"In this way, our time to capture Chongzhou will not be postponed, but it may be advanced by a few days!"
"How can I see it?"
"It's obvious how a single arm can be the opponent of a combined arms operation."
"The most powerful thing in field battles right now is the combined combat of infantry and cavalry, which can more than double the combat power of both offense and defense!"
"But they are not united. They all want to save the lives of their own soldiers."
"The Turks want to go out and take advantage of their cavalry, while the Jin people want to take advantage of their infantry in street fighting. This will actually give us an advantage."
"What do you think the light cavalry without the cover of archers, halberdiers, and shield bearers has a chance of winning against the combined charge of our artillery, light cavalry, heavy armored cavalry, and archers?"
"If you want to escape, there are fifty thousand light cavalry under Rongrong's command. It will be easy to entangle them."
"Even if God is not kind and they escape from the encirclement by chance, don't forget where they are, Lingzhou and Hanzhou!"
"Escape from our encirclement, whether they retreat north or south, they will be within the angle of our three armies. Unless they grow wings and fly out of our northern border, sooner or later they will be a pile of food on our plate. Just food to go with the wine.”
"Looking at the Jin infantry who are trapped in the city, do they think street fighting can stop our offensive?"
"Brother, times have changed. I have arranged all the musket battalions. How can I be afraid of their street fighting!"
Song Qing glanced at Young Master Liu in surprise: "Then you were sighing just now, looking like you were having trouble!"
"There is no other way. Compared with washing the ground with cannon fodder, many brothers will be killed in hand-to-hand combat. It is a fly in the ointment."
"I brought you out to do meritorious service, not to die!"
"But after all, my thoughts were too good. It's impossible to fight without dying. If that's the case, let's find a way to minimize the casualties!"
"I never imagined that one hundred thousand elite soldiers would not dare to attack the city after being bombarded for one day. I thought they could last at least three or four days!"
"After all, they are all elite teachers. How could I have imagined that they would be so useless!"
"Just pretend to be a coward. The Jin Guo Fei Xiong Guard's combat power is definitely not weak. After all, they have been fighting with the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang for many years. Without these artillery, it's hard to say how much we would have to pay!"
"Having said all that, how long do you think it will take to retake the city?"
Liu Mingzhi stared at the chessboard and pondered for a long time. The chess pieces fell heavily, and then he stared at Song Qing with piercing eyes.
"Chongzhou will be destroyed in five days!"
"One more day, I'll smash my dick on the spot and serve you food and drinks!"
PS: My brother’s family has been having some troublesome things recently. It’s finally over today. Updates will resume tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding during this time.
Will definitely resume updating tomorrow.
