[Chapter 400] Attacking Pinglu City!

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According to Lin Dacheng's report, at that time, there were about 3,000 official troops attacking Weizhenbao, and the leader was Lu Yide. They carried siege weapons. The White-clothed Army launched a decisive counterattack. In the end, Lu Yide was defeated. The same was true for Zhenshuobao. On the side of Zhenshuobao, Chi Hu was in charge, and the White-clothed Army's counterattack was even more resolute.

Chi Hu reported: "In addition to Lu Yide, there is another general named Lin Shenhe, who also participated in the attack. The war soldiers in Ningxia Town were only about 10,000. Lu Yide commanded 5,000, Lin Shenhe commanded 3,000, and the remaining 2,000 were Li Guozhen's private servants. Judging from the combat effectiveness of the troops, Lin Shenhe seemed to be stronger than Lu Yide."

Xu Xingxia is quite clear about Lin Shenhe's information. Speaking of which, this Lin Shenhe gang general is somewhat capable in the official army of Ningxia Town and is quite upright. Xu Xingxia has not heard of any kind of scandal he has had. In general, Xu Xingxia has never had any conflicts with him before. This time, Lin Shenhe also took action, which shows that the senior management of Ningxia Town are indeed preparing to use force to deal with him Xu Xingxia.

However, there are some questions here. If the senior officials of Ningxia Town thought that relying on the warships of Lu Yide and Lin Shenhe could defeat the White-clothed Army, it would undoubtedly be a dream of being cannibalistic. They probably wouldn't be so naive. Tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry could not do anything to the White-clothed Army, let alone explain the army. So, why did they do this? What conspiracies and tricks are there behind the attack on Weizhen Fort and Zhenshuo Fort?

Chi Hu said eagerly: "Sir, what should we do?"

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "It is impolite to come but not come! Let's attack Pinglu City!"

Xu Xingxia has always had no clear concept of his strategy. The main reason is that he is unstable on the issue of rebellion. He has always imagined that if he can not rebel, it is best not to rebel. But now it seems that if you do not rebel, others think that you are prone to bullying yourself and think that you have any concerns. Instead of doing this, it is better to turn against it openly. I want to grab territory! Grab population! Grab resources!

If you dare to provoke me, I dare to fight back! From a strategic perspective, taking down Pinglu City is equivalent to completely controlling the northern part of Ningxia Town. Pinglu City is the core of the northern part of Ningxia Town. Without Pinglu City, Ningxia City will be directly under the threat of the White-Clothed Army. If there is a large-scale war in the future, Ningxia City itself will be wrapped in. If the White-Clothed Army is strong enough, it can also directly attack Ningxia City and control this strategic point.

Of course, the White Army had some difficulties in taking Pinglu City. Among them, the biggest difficulty was that there were cannons in Pinglu City. According to information, there were a total of sixteen Folang cannons in Pinglu City, with four in each direction. These Folang cannons were set up to counterattack the attacks of the Tartar cavalry and still had a certain lethality. No matter how powerful the White Army's muskets were, there was still a little difference compared with the Folang cannons.

In addition, Lu Yide's five thousand warriors were also stationed in Pinglu City. If they were fighting in the field, these five thousand warriors basically did not need to be considered. The white-clothed army's muskets could completely defeat them. However, these five thousand warriors rely on the city walls of Pinglu City and the help of Folang machine cannons, so it would not be so easy for the white-clothed army to deal with them.

In addition, if the White-Clothed Army brazenly attacked Pinglu City, the Ming army in Ningxia City will inevitably send reinforcements. Pinglu City is the northern gate of Ningxia City. Once Pinglu City is controlled by the White-Clothed Army, Ningxia City will be in danger. Li Maohui or Li Guozhen should be very clear about this. Therefore, they will not easily let Pinglu City fall. They will definitely take the method of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, sending reinforcements to attack, and obstructing the White-Clothed Army's actions to attack Pinglu City.

In other words, this is definitely not as simple as attacking a castle in Pinglu City, but a large-scale battle between the White Army and the Ming Army in Ningxia Town. With the development of the war, whether it is the White Army or the official army in Ningxia Town, they may need to use all their strength to fight life and death. The White Army has limited power, but the number of the official army is unlimited. In an emergency, they can mobilize troops from Yansui Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town.

At present, several of the most elite troops under Xu Xingxia's command, such as the Eagle Cavalry, the Eagle Cavalry, the Dragon Cavalry, and the Leopard Cavalry are all on the Bayannur Grassland. For the time being, they are unable to participate in the war. The chariot battalion and artillery battalion are also marching towards the Bayannur Grassland, and are not there for the time being. The only remaining troops he can use are about 4,000 people. Among them, Gao Yigong and Gao Jie are all new troops.

"It's done!" Xu Xingxia quickly made up her mind.

With his order, all the troops of the White Army began to move.

Countless war horses gathered around the Black Mountain Camp. A large number of white-clothed soldiers were busy preparing for the war in an orderly manner. A large amount of ammunition was transported from the military warehouse and distributed to each soldier. The carriages that set out in advance had already transported food and ammunition and entered the battlefield in advance. The scattered soldiers of the Diaoqi Army directly rushed around Pinglu City.

According to the combat plan formulated by Xu Xingxia, Chi Hu's Shooting Army, Liu Heng's Tiger Cavalry Army, and Zhang Feng's Wolf Cavalry Army were responsible for blocking the Ming army from Ningxia City to the south of Pinglu City. If the Ming army came out of Ningxia City to reinforce, they would solve the problem on the spot, and how much could they solve it. The bottom line is that the official reinforcements would never be allowed to approach Pinglu City. The front-line command is Chi Hu.

Zhang Quanfu's cavalry, the tall and majestic tiger and leopard cavalry, Lin Dacheng's Xiongqu army, Gao Yigong's lion cavalry, and Gao Jie's mastiff cavalry were all prepared to attack Pinglu City under his personal command. Their mission was of course to take down Pinglu City as soon as possible. Considering the need to blast the city gate, these troops must prepare sufficient number of explosive packs and a sufficient number of blasting teams. In addition, some of the Eagle Cavalry scattered soldiers participated in the battle.

"Attack!" With Xu Xingxia's order, the white-clothed army immediately rushed towards Pinglu City.

Weizhen Fort is only half a day away from Pinglu City. If you ride a horse, you can arrive in one hour. The large army of the White Army completed the siege of Pinglu City after an hour and a half. At this time, the gate of Weizhen Fort was naturally closed, and the wind was in panic. Looking from a distance, the city was covered with dense official troops. Judging from their outfits, they were all war soldiers. It is obvious that they were all Lu Yide's troops. It is estimated that Lu Yide had also been waiting for Xu Xingxia's attack here for a long time.

In fact, this is true. Since Lu Yide was stationed in Pinglu City, he has been desperately increasing the walls of Pinglu City, hoarding military supplies, rectifying his combat preparations, and preparing to fight Xu Xingxia to the death. Last time he was in Qingshui Camp, he made Xu Xingxia very embarrassed. With all the insults in the past, Lu Yide regarded Xu Xingxia as an irreconcilable hatred. As long as he had a chance of one in ten thousand, he would never let Xu Xingxia go.

This time, Lu Yide was preparing to rely on the strong defense of Pinglu City and the help of more than a dozen cannons to make Xu Xingxia realize that his behavior was absolutely wrong. He was overestimating his ability to shake a big tree! With the ability of the White-Clothed Army, he could only bully the Tartar cavalry without heavy weapons. Once they faced the cannons, they would have to stop. Lu Yide would not believe that the White-Clothed Army's muskets would be more powerful than the cannons.

Xu Xingxia asked Gao Meng to go ahead and be responsible for the call. The main purpose was of course to alienate the relationship between the general military households and soldiers of Pinglu City. He estimated that the military households in Pinglu City would never be able to follow Lu Yide to work hard. As a result, after a series of calls, there was no big change in Pinglu City. The general military households in Pinglu City were indeed willing to listen to Xu Xingxia and were indeed unwilling to work hard for Lu Yide. However, the combat soldiers led by Lu Yide controlled the entire Pinglu City and did not give them a chance to get up!

The most painful thing among the military households in Pinglu City is probably Peng Feng. What he is most worried about is that Xu Xingxia launched an attack on Pinglu City. Almost every day, he spent it in fear. Unexpectedly, this day finally came. Seeing the large number of white-clothed soldiers outside the city gathering, the expression on Peng Feng's face was constantly changing. His Qianhu, this time, was really pushed to the forefront.

Damn it, why am I in Pinglu City? Since Lu Yide is in Pinglu City, why don’t he find a way to escape early? Why did he join in the fun with Lu Yide? Isn’t this intentional death? Idiots can even think of what consequences would be if he fell into Xu Xingxia’s hands. Xu Laomo is not a good man!

"fire!"

Lu Yide ordered viciously.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

All the cannons in Pinglu City began to roar.

"Crazy!"

Projectiles kept falling down, making a rustling sound like raindrops.

This is the shotgun fired by the Flang machine cannon, which can reach a distance of four or five hundred meters away. Its main function is to kill people without armor protection. The shotgun contains a large number of marbles. If these marbles fall into the crowd, it will cause large-scale damage to the crowd. If the number of cannons is large enough, it is indeed a very troublesome for the attacking party. However, there are only a dozen cannons in Pinglu City, and each direction is divided, with only four, and the density of the marbles seems a bit insufficient.

"Blasting team!"

"superior!"

Zhang Quanfu shouted without hesitation.

The white-clothed soldiers who were waiting for battle immediately flew up,

The soldiers responsible for blasting the city gates all used the Eight Immortals table to push the wet quilt and move slowly. This is the simplest protective weapon. The marbles shot from the Florian cannon landed on the wet quilt and bounced a few times, and there was no movement. As for the projectiles fired by the muskets, they hit the wet quilt, and there was no reaction at all.
Chapter completed!