Naturally, Shi Wentai and Chi Jingde would not disobey the general order of "Destroying Luntai and recovering Loulan" issued by Zhou Yi.
But Shi Wentai didn't want to hurt innocent people, so he asked people to spread the news in Luntai City.
Those who use pots and pans to eat and drink to welcome the king's master will live, and those who hold swords and weapons in their hands to resist the power of heaven will perish.
In the view of King Luntai, the war was fought by surprise. The reason why Chen Guo did this was completely bluffing and wanted to disintegrate his army from within through psychological tactics.
However, although King Luntai claimed to have more than 5,000 horses, most of these men were slaves or servants.
Even if his 5,000 men were all warriors, it would still not be enough for Shi Wentai and Chi Jingde's forward army to have one head per head.
When Shi Wentai and Chi Jingde led 10,000 troops to the city, King Luntai finally experienced the feeling of black clouds pressing down on the city and threatening to destroy it.
The armor of Chen Guo soldiers seemed to shine with a faint light under the sunlight, and this dim light made them look even more solemn.
Looking at Chen Guo's mighty guards with armor outside the city, King Luntai already regretted provoking Zhou Yi like that.
Despite this, the tough-talking King Luntai still wanted to rely on the four- to five-meter-high city wall to resist.
Chi Jingde and his forward army were equipped with twenty artillery pieces. Originally, Chi Jingde wanted to directly concentrate the 20 artillery pieces, blast open their city wall first, and finally lead the army to cover them up.
However, Shi Wentai disagreed. In Shi Wentai's view, it was a waste of artillery shells to use artillery against the city walls built by King Luntai and their sand.
And this time is also an excellent opportunity for them to command and train their troops. If they directly use artillery to blast away the opponent's city wall, wouldn't it be a failure of the commander-in-chief's intention of using their two new generals to march west to Dawan to train them.
After Shi Wentai's brainstorming and analysis, Chi Jingde also felt a sudden realization.
"No wonder, even this time General Lin and General An personally asked for a battle to help the commander pacify the Dawan barbarians, but they were rejected. Even if it didn't work, the commander would ask Commander Qian, Commander Deng and others to follow them. .”
"The reason why we were chosen to go on the Western Expedition this time is to cultivate our ability to lead troops. If Wen Tai hadn't told me clearly, I really wouldn't have realized this."
Shi Wentai smiled knowingly and continued: "The commander-in-chief not only knows people well, but also trains his subordinates and guides the juniors. Such kindness is like a teacher or a father!"
Chi Jingde nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, the commander not only made us eat dry food for three meals a day, but also taught us how to read and write. I now know more than 300 characters!"
"Zhang San once said that there was a thieves magistrate in Pingliang County who thought that the people were illiterate, so he deliberately turned the one-year tax exemption on the imperial list into a 30% tax increase."
"I have also heard the story you told. The Marshal's kindness is as great as the mountains and the sea, so we must not only win this battle, but also win beautifully."
Shi Wentai analyzed so much for Chi Jingde, and this was completely the result of their brainstorming.
The reason why Zhou Yi led the two of them on the westward expedition was because they dared to attack and kill King Juncheng's Daguan Guards. What Zhou Yi wants is the fierceness of the two of them.
Zhou Yi knew very well that in future wars, victory would not be won by relying on a sea of people. If there are too many people, they will be a living target for guns and artillery. On the contrary, Zhou Yi still admired Chi Jingde's tactic of using artillery first and then using it to let the soldiers rush in.
Of course, this did not affect the results of their siege on the second day.
Chi Jingde led 2,000 troops to attack the west gate. As soon as King Luntai's most powerful general showed his face, a small soldier under Yuchi Jingde shot him dead with an eight-oxen crossbow.
King Luntai's most powerful general, his head exploded like a watermelon hit by a heavy hammer, and his brain and plasma splashed all over King Luntai's face.
King Luntai's legs collapsed and he fell to the ground. He looked at the headless corpse in horror and felt a warmth flowing out from under his legs.
The general was killed instantly, the king was so frightened that he peed his pants, and the entire Luntai City defenders no longer had any fighting spirit.
Coupled with the extremely strong defensive power of the armor of the Weiwu Guard army, the arrows of the Luntai defenders were unable to break through the Weiwu Guard's defense.
Although Chi Jingde has been promoted to the rank of general and commanded the vanguard army, he still takes the lead.
Even though there were more than 10 arrows inserted into his armor, Chi Jingde remained unmoved and rushed forward bravely.
Chi Jingde's move can be said to be a vivid interpretation of the language required for sergeants in the mighty guard army - "Soldiers, follow me".
Under the leadership of Chi Jingde, the mighty Wei army was as powerful as a rainbow.
Looking back at the defenders of Luntai City, they saw that Chi Jingde was hit by more than ten arrows, and he was still so fierce that no one could defeat him. They couldn't help but fear him like a tiger.
When Chi Jingde led his troops to attack the city wall of Luntai City, the defenders in the city began to flee. They robbed the army's property and horses and tried to escape through other city gates.
However, how could Shi Wentai let the defeated remnants of them achieve their wish? He had already laid ambushes in several other directions. For those who tried to fight against Zhou Yi's mighty army and others, Shi Wentai would not show any mercy to them.
It only took less than half a day for Chi Jingde and his army to capture alive the king of Luntai who despised Chen Guo's mighty guards.
At this moment, the king of Luntai Kingdom, who was full of irritation, was no longer as rebellious as before. He tried to use his kindest smile to gain the understanding of Chi Jingde and Shi Wentai.
It is a pity that Zhouyi had already issued the general order to "destroy Luntai and collect Loulan".
As for the ordinary people in Luntai City, as long as they do not take up arms against the mighty guards, Shi Wentai and Chi Jingde, who adhere to the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, will naturally not embarrass them.
When Shi Wentai and Chi Jingde only killed King Luntai and his stubborn soldiers, and did not harm the people of Luntai, the people in the city felt relieved.
Although Weiwuwei has not yet shown kindness to the people of Luntai, the people of the entire Luntai City are already very grateful to the leadership of Weiwuwei.
Because if it were any other king of the Western Region, the men in the entire city would have become slaves, and the women would have become the tools for the victors to vent their desires.
Nowadays, the victors of the Mighty Guards not only do not kill them or rob their property, but they still allow them to live and trade in a stable manner, which was unimaginable before.
More importantly, the appearance of the mighty guards made Luntai City safer and fairer.
The order established by the Mighty Guards made all the people in Luntai City subconsciously think that it was King Luntai who was the fool who brought trouble to himself. Therefore, many people would spit at the spear with King Luntai's head on it when they passed by. A few spits.
