Liu Mingzhi glanced at the soldiers of the three armies who were lining up to prepare for battle, and walked towards the city gate with the Heavenly Sword and the horse in hand.
Looking at the soldiers on the city wall, Liu Mingzhi knew that this battle was most likely unavoidable.
Stopping outside the range of the arrow, Liu Mingzhi gathered some inner strength and shouted loudly towards the city wall.
"Jingyuan Marquis, my king's words yesterday are still effective. Now we can open the city gate and discuss everything. Otherwise, if the three rounds of drums fall, I will order the three armies to enter the city with blood-stained weapons."
Chen Jin, who was waiting for Jingyuan, slowly leaned out of the battlements and looked at Liu Mingzhi in the distance.
"Your Majesty, think twice. Now that Duke Yong'an and Guan Ninghou have entered the palace to be sanctified, the court will give you a fair and just explanation.
I hope the prince will consider the common people of the world and the people in the city not to engage in war rashly because of the kindness of the former emperor!
Your Majesty, we have been officials in the same dynasty for more than ten years. I hope your Majesty will stop your troops for the sake of this old man's superficial face! "
Liu Mingzhi listened to Jingyuanhou's old words of admonishment, shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked towards his own army camp.
Jingyuan Hou Chen Jin didn't expect Liu Mingzhi to be so decisive, so he looked at Liu Mingzhi's back and sighed heavily.
At this moment, he fully understood in his heart that the relationship between the imperial court and King Bingjian was already at the same level, and there was no possibility of relaxation.
Liu Mingzhi stopped in front of the formation of the soldiers of the three armies and waved the flag in his hand fiercely.
"Send the order, set up artillery and break the city!"
The ordering soldier hesitated for a moment, then rode towards Jiang Lei's artillery position, holding the order flag.
"The commander-in-chief has ordered us to set up artillery and destroy the city."
Jiang Lei looked at the arriving messengers, glanced at the city wall with complicated eyes, then raised his finger to measure the approximate distance.
“Ten artillery pieces were aimed at the city gate at half elevation and loaded with solid ammunition.
Thirty gates each to the southeast and southwest walls were spread out and loaded with explosive ammunition. "
The artillerymen around Jiang Lei looked at each other and looked towards Jiang Lei.
"General, do you really want to deploy the artillery array mercilessly? The guards on the city wall are the soldiers we used to live and die with.
If we were merciless, one round of artillery would kill and injure at least a hundred brothers. "
Jiang Lei looked at the hesitant expressions of the gunners around him and sighed silently.
"Brothers, the military orders are like mountains!
Arrange the artillery array! "
"Got...got the order!"
In about a stick of incense, hundreds of gunners skillfully set up the artillery, and dozens of artillery barrels flashing with cold light were aimed at the tall city wall of the north gate of the capital at different angles!
"Report immediately to the commander. The artillery array has been deployed and can be fired at any time."
"yes!"
"Report, Commander-in-Chief, the artillery array has been deployed and can be fired at any time!"
Liu Mingzhi put down the telescope in his hand and looked at the surrounding generals.
"Chu Jing, Feng Buer listens to the order."
"The general is here!"
"You two each lead two battalions of soldiers and horses to the north, northeast and northwest sides of the city to conduct roundabout reconnaissance. Once Yong'an Gong's soldiers and horses come to break the formation, immediately cover up and stop them."
"Got the order!"
"Ning Chao, Ye Baotong listens to the order!"
"The general is here!"
"You two each lead two battalions of soldiers and horses, and launch a feint attack at the east and west gates to disperse the garrison on the northern city wall!"
"Got the order!"
"Cheng Kai obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"You lead two battalions of troops and launch a feint attack in the south of the city, mainly bombarding the city gates with artillery fire. Share the artillery fire from the Forbidden Army defenders on the city wall and buy opportunities for Jiang Lei's artillery phalanx."
"Got the order!"
"Han Peng!"
"The general is here!"
"Don't forget your mission!"
"Got the order!"
"Disperse, Guluo attacks the city!"
"With your order, we must retreat!"
"Baoyu!"
"The general is here!"
"You and I each hold half of the troops and horses on the east and west walls of the city gate, commanding the brothers to attack the city."
"Got the order!"
Amidst the roaring of war drums, the soldiers and horses of the Six Guards of the New Army, under the leadership of their respective generals, gathered towards the four gates of the capital, looking for the most suitable location to launch an siege.
The third wave of war drums finally sounded, mixed with the sound of the horn to start the battle.
Liu Mingzhi held up his telescope and stared intently at the Forbidden Army guards on the city wall, silently planning their main defensive positions.
It takes about two cups of tea.
The sound of the war drums finally subsided, leaving only the melodious and deep sound of the horns wafting inside and outside the capital.
Liu Mingzhi put down the telescope in his hand and breathed out gently, frowning and waving the command flag heavily in his hand.
"Send the order. Beat the drums and attack the city with the whole army!"
"The commander-in-chief has given orders, beat the drums, and attack the city with the whole army!"
"The commander-in-chief has given orders, beat the drums, and attack the city with the whole army!"
"The commander-in-chief has given orders, beat the drums, and attack the city with the whole army!"
Hundreds of messengers shouted loudly, and the war drums that had subsided in front of the Chinese army's formation sounded again, urgent but full of rhythm.
In a short while, the rhythmic sound of war drums also sounded outside the remaining three walls of the capital. Within a few ups and downs, the sound of war drums outside the four walls of the capital coincided with each other, tacitly inspiring the morale of the soldiers of the three armies to attack the city. .
In an instant, with the sound of war drums, the entire capital was filled with a chilling atmosphere.
The more than 200,000 soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army immediately followed their commander's orders and began to attack in close coordination.
Jiang Lei looked into the mirror. The sword and shield soldiers were covering the archers, and they were slowly approaching the city wall at a steady pace. He put down his telescope and raised the flag in his hand.
"Three test shots."
The gunners pursed their lips and looked at each other, then put the torch in their hands toward the barrel with mixed feelings.
The capital city, which was filled with a chilling atmosphere, suddenly heard the dull roar of artillery fire, and dozens of flaming shells were fired towards the city wall.
in a blink.
The sound of exploding cannonballs and dazzling fires were heard from the tall city gates and majestic city walls. Smoke suddenly billowed up, mixed with the shrill screams of the Forbidden Army soldiers.
The war was about to break out under the test fire of the Six Guards of the New Army.
Marquis Jingyuan huddled behind the battlements, looking around at the smoke and dust on the walls on both sides that obscured his vision, gritting his teeth and waving the command flag in his hand.
"The artillery fires back, blow up their artillery for me, and the archers are ready. Once the rebels approach, they will be covered with arrows!"
"Got the order!"
Everyone knows that there is no room for relaxation in the current situation. What will follow is a life-and-death battle in which either you die or I die.
Jiang Lei held up the telescope and looked at the effect of the solid bullets hitting the city gate, and knew that the city gate hole had been sealed.
"For the ten artillery in the middle, lower the elevation by three fingers, and raise the elevation angle of the other artillery by two fingers at every interval, and fire three rounds of explosive shells rapidly."
"Got the order!"
After the first wave of artillery test firing, the gunners also understood that the rebellion was a foregone conclusion, and began to adjust the angle of the artillery in full swing, and went all out to bombard the city wall.
"Yu Bo obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"Immediately adjust the thirty artillery pieces on your position. Once the defenders on the city wall return fire, immediately find the location of the artillery pieces and suppress the artillery fire!"
"Got the order!"
Sure enough, the moment Jiang Lei finished speaking.
The artillery on the city wall was also flashing with fire, and the artillery shells were bombarding directly towards Jiang Lei's artillery position.
"fire!"
The two armies have not yet faced each other, but the artillery duel is already being staged fiercely.
After the sword and shield soldiers advanced hundreds of steps, they watched the guards on the city wall stop in place. The swords in their hands struck the shields in their hands steadily and powerfully, completely crushing the imperial guards on the city wall in terms of morale.
At the same time, the sound of rushing and killing also sounded from eight directions in the four directions of the capital, southeast, northwest and northwest.
"Report! General Commander, the soldiers and horses under Duke Yong'an and the soldiers and horses under King Zhao have already charged towards the rear camps of our army."
Liu Mingzhi looked at his own soldiers and horses who had temporarily gained an advantage in the artillery duel, and looked at the scouts on horseback calmly.
"Send the order and meet the enemy according to the plan!"
"Got the order!"
The rhythm of the war drums suddenly changed under Liu Mingzhi's order. The soldiers and horses in the four directions outside the capital immediately changed the way they attacked the city based on the signals transmitted by the war drums.
