Chapter 499 Cannon Fodder(1/2)
From Longshu Bay to Chengdu Prefecture, it took only more than 30 miles, and the 80,000 army walked for three days.
Every time after walking half a mile, a fire light lit up and exploded near the long queue, and then tens of thousands of people went in a row to find cover. The Qingzhou army was confused at first, but after suffering a few losses, they also learned to see the fire and lay down.
But it was impossible to know where the fire light came out in advance, which made everyone start to concentrate and look at the mountains and fields around, not even dare to blink.
All the generals riding horses dismounted and marched between the infantry. Wang Bing, as the main target, directly cursed and took off the general's armor and hid behind the team to avoid being found.
In the end, the team dispersed directly, and everyone did not dare to approach the grain trucks, horses, and infantry pushing the arms were even pale. If the military supervisor had not forced him with a knife, he could have left the food, supplies and supplies.
It was even worse when camping at night. Every short time, a shot fell into the camp and I didn’t dare to sleep or couldn’t sleep.
Faced with such shameless harassment, Wang Bing had to send a brigade of scouts to search the mountains. After searching, he walked around. When he arrived near Chengdu Prefecture, the extremely tired soldiers could not even open their eyes, let alone fighting.
But I have arrived at the place and I have to fight if I can't.
In order not to be bombed into a mohua like last time, 80,000 troops were divided into six routes, surrounding Chengdu Prefecture from all directions, Qingzhou Army was in front and imperial guards were behind, and the remaining two groups of troops were on standby in the south and north. After testing the direction of weak defense, they rushed into Chengdu Prefecture in one go...
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Dongdongdongdongdong-
The sound of war drums is like thunder.
On the city wall of Chengdu Prefecture, a large group of soldiers ran back and forth, pushing the newly-departed general's cannon onto the city wall.
Cao Hua walked up to the top of the city gate with his sword and looked at the movements between the mountains and fields with a telescope.
Old man Lu walked beside him, holding a purple clay pot with a plain expression:
"Wang Bing is a general, but unfortunately he met a genius like the governor. He was trapped in a desperate situation and forced his attack on the city. He would be frustrated again later. I don't know what his expression was."
Cao Hua put down his telescope and smiled:
"What a ghost? In this case, people with their heads on their necks know how to hit them."
Old Man Lu could not refuse, and turned his head to look at the artillery soldiers who were so motivated and could not wait to say softly:
"The Song Dynasty imperial guards were 1.2 million, half of which were stationed in northern borders, and 200,000 were in Bianjing. After this battle, the imperial guards from the north would not be able to mobilize heavy troops to enter Shu. It would take less than half a year for the governor to conquer the four routes of Chuanxia. More than 18 million people in the four routes of Chuanxia were enough to divide the borders and establish a country. What is the plan for the governor? "
When Cao Hua heard this, he thought for a moment, shook his head and chuckled:
"Pave the road first, and wait until I don't break the law to kill the emperor."
"Well... the governor is quite Cao Cao?"
"Wife Cao...hehe... by the way, why didn't those wealthy families just think of giving food, grass and silver?"
"...Mrs. Chen said hello and said that the governor didn't like it, so he stopped everyone who sent the woman...."
"...I just said... Jingliu still understands me..."
"snort-"
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Dongdongdongdongdong-
Amid the intense sound of war drums, in the wilderness outside the city wall, countless minions of Qingzhou army rushed to the distant city under the command of the leaders of various families.
The imperial guards followed closely, pushing the siege equipment and moving forward in an orderly manner.
Wang Bing sat in the camp seven or eight miles away, and could only understand the situation from the news from the scout Pegasus. He had a map in front of him, and many generals gathered here to analyze their current direction.
Bang bang—
The dense sound of cannons came from a very far away, and every sound involved the minds of many generals.
Tan Zhen walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, silently counting the sound of cannons, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he didn't know what to say.
"Report—There are fifteen artillery guns in the east city, the south city, and the north city, and there are only four artillery guns in the west city."
"Report—The Dongcheng Imperial Army stopped moving forward when he heard the sound of cannons, and the Qingzhou Army fled in chaos..."
"Report-Lu Junyi and eight thousand Qingzhou troops broke into three miles outside the west city, and the imperial guards followed closely..."
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As several news came, the situation gradually became clear.
Many generals were a little more at ease. Xicheng was behind Chengdu Prefecture, and his defense was indeed the weakest.
Wang Bing slapped the table: "Attack Ximen with all his strength, he will be resigned without mercy, and he will attack the city at all costs."
"promise!"
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There are only a few words in the handsome tent, but outside Chengdu Mansion, there is a scene like a purgatory on earth.
Countless Qingzhou troops fled in the wilderness, and dense artillery fire fell among the crowd. The bandits in the rivers and lakes who had seen the power of artillery began to retreat immediately.
The neat imperial infantry, pushing the shield chariot and holding up the spear, although they stopped, their formation was not scattered, blocking all retreat routes of the Qingzhou army and forcing the bandits who had just been recruited to fill out a bloody path with their bodies to attract artillery fire on the city.
"Those who are good at retreating will kill you!"
"Those who are good at retreating will kill you!"
The army supervisor shouted loudly and killed the Qingzhou army that dared to attack the imperial guard camp one by one.
The Qingzhou army, who were dead in front and behind, could only rush forward with a tough bullet.
The more than a dozen cannons, facing nearly ten thousand scattered minions, could cause very limited damage, but the deterrent power of killing the attack was already scared out of the courage of the Qingzhou army. After running out of the coverage of the imperial guards' crossbow, he lay in the depression and shivered and refused to continue to move forward.
On the other side, outside the west gate of Chengdu Prefecture, it was quite smooth.
Lu Junyi commanded many good players in Liangshan, drove away a team of three thousand small forces ahead, and rushed within three miles under the bombardment of four cannons. He did not have the thick armor of the imperial guards and ran very fast.
As long as the Qingzhou army rushed under the city wall to start siege, the artillery fire at the top of the city would definitely not be able to take into account the distance. The imperial guards took advantage of the momentum to charge and pull the distance, and the crossbows could cover and fight back.
"kill--"
The sound of yelling and killing resounded throughout the country.
Above the city, Li Bairen commanded the crossbowmen to shoot arrows.
Waves of arrow rain fell, blocked by shields and nest carts, leaving countless corpses three hundred steps away.
Seeing approaching the city wall, Lu Junyi looked overjoyed and waved the flag wildly to urge the imperial guards to follow.
The imperial guards were so close to the city walls of Chengdu for the first time, and the blood of the long-term battle also surged into their hearts. As the war drums sounded, the 20,000 imperial guards gathered began to charge.
"kill--"
In the Qingzhou army, more than 3,000 small forces gathered, the Liangshan bandits rushed through the rain of arrows and artillery fire with swords and axes, and finally rushed under the city wall.
Hu Sanniang's face was covered in blood. Most of the relatives and friends in Zhujiazhuang behind her had died in the artillery fire, Liangshan and the Imperial Guards.
All of them are dead, and these small forces that are regarded as cannon fodder have no choice.
She was the first to approach the city wall, and the long ladder was placed on the city wall, and then climbed up.
The loud noise of artillery and the shouts of killing filled my ears, and sharp arrows slid past me from time to time.
Hu Sanniang, who was quite heroic between her eyebrows, was almost deaf when she was shocked by the violent artillery fire. She bit her scimitar between her lips and climbed up the ladder with all her relatives and friends. Her eyes were almost ferocious when she saw her relatives, friends and brothers falling down.
Two years ago, Liangshan attacked Zhujiazhuang, but Xie Yijun helped him but failed to defeat him, but Zhujiazhuang's vitality was greatly damaged.
Her fiancé, the eldest son of the Zhu family, died at the hands of the Liangshan bandits, and had a deep hatred of Liangshan. However, Liangshan was too powerful, and hundreds of lives were placed in front of the village. No matter how much she hated Liangshan, she could only bury her heart.
A few months ago, Liangshan was recruited by the court and turned directly into a person from the court. The small forces around him could only surrender and reintegrate, otherwise they would be justified by Liangshan and the Hundred Swords Alliance.
Zhujiazhuang was just a small place, and the high-ranking officials of the court didn't even look down on him. They directly incorporated Zhujiazhuang into the 20,000 troops in Liangshan, giving her a position as a small leader.
The Qingzhou Army said it was an army, and there were countless forces inside. There were countless small forces like her who brought her family members over.
The court drove the Qingzhou army to take the lead, and the Baidao Alliance gave Liangshan the lead, and the people of Liangshan naturally allowed small leaders like her to walk in the front with their respective teams.
As the saying goes, "Military orders are like mountains." If she does not lead her team to rush up to the city wall, she will be crushed to death by the Liangshan people behind her. There will be an imperial guard who is eyeing her covetously, and there will be no way out at all.
Relatives and friends died one by one by one, wailing and crying filled their ears.
Hu Sanniang's beautiful cheeks were almost ferocious, but she could do nothing.
Fortunately, I finally arrived under the city wall.
Hu Sanniang climbed up the long ladder and quickly avoided the sharp arrows and boiling oil shot. The city wall was three and six meters high and the ladder could not reach it. She took off her flying claws from her waist and hooked them on the city wall.
As long as she climbs up, with her skills, she should be able to stand for a moment. The imperial guards behind her rushed up, and she and the remaining relatives and friends might be able to survive.
Hu Sanniang thought so, grabbed the rope, and climbed up hard before it was cut off by the Shu army.
Boom boom boom boom-
Several roars sounded from the inside of the city wall.
Unlike the terrifyingly powerful general artillery, the sound this time was very small.
Hu Sanniang looked up and several round iron balls with sparks flew out of the city wall and landed on the ground.
Boom boom boom boom-
A violent explosion sounded from behind, and screams instantly spread across the entire city wall.
Hu Sanniang was shocked and didn't understand why the artillery in Western Shu suddenly changed.
To be continued...