Wang Yan did not enter the house again until dark. Sitting alone under the tree in the yard, occasionally taking a sip of wine and thinking alone.
The night was already deep, and most of the soldiers outside were asleep. Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves outside, and they stopped outside the yard. Not long after, the soldiers hurried in and crossed their arms to Wang Yan: "Zhenfu, I have seen the system."
Wang Yan stood up suddenly and asked, "What did he say?"
The soldier said: "Zhizhi was originally stationed at Tutai Station in the east of Junzhou City, which is far away from the city. It was going to be dark when I got there, so I didn't say much. Zhizhi said that Junzhou would be conquered tomorrow, and Li Zhong's The remnant soldiers are likely to flee to the west. If you want to suppress them, you don’t have to move forward. Just set up an ambush near here."
Wang Yan couldn't help but frown after hearing this: "No matter how useless Li Zhong is, he still has nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses. Junzhou is also a fortified city. Why does Zhizhi think that the city can be broken tomorrow? Although he has won several battles in the past few years, Are you so angry?"
The soldier said: "Now that we have established an army of 100,000 men, we naturally don't take other people seriously."
Wang Yan shook his head: "No. I have seen Zhizhi many times. He is modest and prudent, and he is not a person who makes false promises."
After thinking for a while, Wang Yan said: "In this case, you can set up an ambush on the nearby official road, so as not to delay the important event. Tonight, I will go to Junzhou City to see how to break the city tomorrow. If the city is really broken, there will be no time to catch up. return."
The soldier hurriedly said: "Zhen Fu, if a gentleman doesn't stand behind a dangerous wall, why do you rush to the battlefield?"
Wang Yan said: "I also want to take a look and see what Dengzhou soldiers have become now after not seeing each other for several years. Our jurisdictions are close to each other, so we need to be aware of them. If something happens in the future, we won't be at a loss."
At that time, he arranged for the army to lead a few soldiers and head east along the Han River. It was already early morning when we arrived outside Junzhou City.
Surrounding three palaces and one, Wang Xiaolie surrounded the east and north sides of Junzhou. The south was a mountainous area with a small number of cavalry patrolling. On the east side of the city, no large army was sent to besiege it. Wang Yan chose a small hill and stood in the pine forest.
Looking around, I saw a series of barracks to the east of Junzhou. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there were.
The main road of Junzhou is a mountain to the north of the city, a river to the south, and the east and west sides are open. Although the city wall is not tall, the moat is wide, making it a strong city. Li Zhong had a lot of troops, enough to protect the safety of the city wall. I saw people moving around on the city wall, and there were no omissions.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Wang Yan couldn't help but frown. He whispered: "Faced with such a fortified city, why does Wang Xiaolie think it can be broken in one day?"
On the city wall, Li Zhong stood at the head of the city, looking at the troops in front of him who had begun to form formation. Said: "After waiting for a few days, these birds finally couldn't help but come to attack the city! Let grandpa open his eyes to see what Wang Xiaolie is capable of!"
After watching for a while, he asked the deputy general next to him: "They pushed many large iron cylinders outside. What are they and what is their use?"
Cheng Hua said: "I saw it too, but I just couldn't tell the clues. They started pushing these big iron cylinders towards the city wall last night, and they arranged them early this morning. Seeing that there are many soldiers around, I think they will be of great use."
Li Zhong said disdainfully: "What's the use? There are no goose carriages with towers or ladders outside. How can they attack the city? Zhi Niang thief, Wang Xiaolie looks down on me so much! Do you just want to climb the city wall with soldiers? Want to break my Junzhou!"
Seeing Li Zhong's angry face, Cheng Hua didn't dare to say anything anymore.
At the Wangxiao hunting camp outside the city, Tian Cheng shook the telescope in his hand vigorously and cursed: "Sister-in-law, why is this thing so easy to break? I only took two glances, and suddenly I can't see clearly!"
Zhang Chi said: "Yu Hou, we have already inquired about the situation in the city clearly, so there is no need to take a closer look."
Tian Chengdao: "I just saw a man who looked like Li Zhong at the top of the city. If he is really there, then our first shot will be aimed at his position. One shot killed this guy, and this battle is even more serious. Good to fight!"
After hearing this, Zhang Chi hurriedly said: "If you can't see clearly for a moment, just think it's Li Zhong! Yu Hou tells me the location, and I'll arrange the artillery!"
Tian Cheng thought for a while and said: "You are not an artillery person, so I'm afraid you won't be able to tell clearly at the moment. Go and call the artillery commander, and I will arrange it myself!"
Zhang Chi obeyed the order, turned around and left. Not long after, artillery commander Yu Wei came over.
He stepped forward and sang the promise. Yu Wei said to Tian Cheng: "The general is arranging the artillery to prepare the artillery fire. I wonder what Yu Hou's orders are?"
Tian Cheng pointed to the city head and said: "About ten steps south of the city tower, I saw someone who looked like Li Zhong, pointing there. It's best to fire your first shot there. Li Zhong was killed with one shot. This battle will be much easier to fight."
Yu Wei looked at the top of the city and said with some embarrassment: "To be honest with Yu Hou, the first shot originally planned was to avoid the city tower and hit the middle of the section of city wall to the north of the city tower. Because the city faces the river in the south, it would be beneficial to hit the north section. Let’s go into town.”
Tian Chengdao: "These are all small things. I just want to ask you, can you arrange the first shot to hit Li Zhong's position?"
Yu Cheng thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, the siege needs to be postponed for half an hour."
After hearing this, Tian Cheng waved his hands with some disappointment: "Li Zhong is a big living person. He has legs and can walk. In half an hour, he didn't know where he was! Forget it, let's stick to the original plan. !”
Yu Wei crossed his hands and made a promise, said goodbye and left.
Looking at Yu Wei's leaving figure, Tian Cheng said: "Although artillery is easy to use, it is too troublesome to prepare. If you had acted swiftly and killed Li Zhong with just one shot, wouldn't it have been a great achievement!"
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "Yu Hou, I don't know how much energy is saved with artillery. We can't be greedy. If there were no artillery, we would not even have the siege equipment ready in the five days we were here. I don't know how many people would die during the siege."
Tian Cheng nodded: "That's right. I don't know what the artillery will look like in the future, and whether it can be fired at will."
At the top of the city, Li Zhong watched for a while and said to the deputy general: "Look, the army outside the city is still half a mile away from us. They will not attack the city anytime soon. Come on, let's do a patrol."
Cheng Hua didn't dare to neglect. He respectfully made his promise and followed Li Zhong through the tower to the other side.
After looking at the city for a while, Li Zhong said: "Most of those big iron barrels are on this side. I don't know what they are used for. I see that the troops outside the city still don't have any siege equipment, and they don't even have any siege equipment." There are no ladders. How are they going to attack the city?"
Cheng Hua said: "I'm guessing, could it be using those big iron cylinders?"
Li Zhong laughed and said: "What nonsense are you talking about! I don't believe that iron bullets will come out of those big iron tubes, like stone cannons, and hit the city wall all of a sudden! Wang Xiaolie really has that ability, the first time he hit Kill me!"
Outside the city, Yu Wei looked at Tian Cheng's flag and ordered the artillery to light it.
