The capital of Mingzhou was Guangfu City. Dou Jiande and Liu Heita built the capital here in the late Sui Dynasty. Not only was the walls high and the trenches were deep, but the city walls were well laid, but the defense facilities such as the original military cave, corner tower, and thousand-jin gate were still retained.

However, although the city defense in Guangzhou has formed a certain scale, it was not until the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty that the water of the Fuyang River was drawn, forming a 10,000 mu of lakes surrounded by water, which was like a landslide in Liangshan. In this period, if attacked, the enemy could still directly kill the city.

Under the shed built on the inside of the city wall, many soldiers were already lying on the collapse in blood-stained linen, wailing. Suddenly, a rapid and harsh sound of gongs and drums sounded, and the generals and generals in helmets and armor hurriedly led their soldiers to rush to the top of the city. When Huo Yanwei, who was in Mingzhou, came to the top of the city and looked out at the scene outside, his face was as deep as water and his expression seemed particularly solemn...

Because Huo Yanwei had already seen that a large number of Later Tang army and horses had appeared in his sight. The knights roared back and forth. The people and horses were as quick as dragons, and they were also showing their military power while galloping.

This group of armored cavalry was also an elite soldier in the Later Tang Dynasty. He was good at fighting and fierce. Huo Yan was proud of his military appearance and could feel it at a glance. Soon, all kinds of siege equipment used to fill trenches, destroy guardrails, and hit the city walls and gates... The siege equipment used for ants climbing slowly appeared in sight.

It was obvious that the Later Tang army, which was killed at the city of Guangfu, had to launch a full-scale attack on the city wall from the beginning.

He also saw the Later Tang infantry that arrived in front of the city one after another, and began to set up camps in batches and line up to settle the troops who attacked the city walls in turn... Huo Yanwei's expression became a little more serious. After learning about the military situation of the enemy's large-scale invasion, he did not hide in the city walls and planned to defend the city to death. Instead, he dispatched his troops and horses, cooperated with the defenders of several county yards under his command to intercept the enemy's food routes, and waited for an opportunity to set up ambush to annihilate the vitality of the Later Tang army as much as possible.

However, the strategy to defeat the enemy that Huo Yanwei and his confidant Chunyu Yan came up with was discovered by Zhou Dewei, a famous general of the Later Tang Dynasty.

Mingzhou, as the front line prefecture under the Yangwu Army, bordering the Later Tang Dynasty, Huo Yanwei commanded 20,000 troops, which was still of a certain scale. However, he took the initiative to fight against the defeat and was besieged by the enemy. Except for a small group of soldiers and horses who escaped back to Guangfu City by chance, the rest of the troops were like meat buns to beat dogs, and they never returned...

In this way, Huo Yanwei lost three or four thousand soldiers in vain, but Zhou Dewei took advantage of the situation to sweep away the remaining counties and towns under Mingzhou. Now the troops are heading directly to the capital of Guangzhou... Originally, Huo Yanwei asked himself that the young and strong factions in the Wei Dynasty were also considered outstanding, but now he confronted Zhou Dewei and realized that the opponent's ability to use troops was far above him. This famous general from Hedong was indeed not a false reputation!

In the city, there were another group of Wei soldiers who were about to come out quickly with the rapid command of their generals. The city walls were lined with strands of crossbowmen. The bundles of arrows and crossbow arrows, as well as sandbags and grass for repairing collapsed gaps, were piled up tightly on the city and under the city.

Chunyu Yan, who was in charge of the military and political affairs of Mingzhou with Huo Yanwei, had already reached the wall. He looked out and saw the huge enemy forces outside the city, Chunyu Yan felt a sense of terrifying aura coming to his face. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said in a deep voice:

"The Jin people came in full force. Not only were the 70,000 troops of the vassal Han led by Zhou Dewei himself, and mobilized a large number of siege equipment. It seemed that it was not only ant support to attack the city. From the beginning, he had to attack the city with all his strength, waiting for an opportunity to force our army's city defense to reveal fatal flaws... This battle is also destined to be very sinister."

"Don't say it's sinister. Even if it's a life of death, don't you and I have to grit our teeth and hold on?"

Huo Yanwei gritted his teeth hard, and he looked back and saw that the inner side of the city was full of soldiers under his command were mobilized and ran around quickly, crowded like worker ants. He pinched his fists tightly and then said:

"A great man, you must be successful in this world. Brother, you are the imperial examination candidates and recruited by the court. You and I have the fate to take care of each other. I am fortunate to recruit Your Majesty and follow the commander of Ge Jie to fight with your life. Only then can I be named the governor of a state. With such fame and fortune today... Now that the great enemy is in front of you, you must not be afraid before fighting. The fame and fortune we are fighting for is more than that!

Indeed, if it is a field battle, I am not the opponent of Zhou Dewei. Even if I defend the city to the death, the situation will be extremely dangerous... I can only do my best to fight to the last moment. I only hope that the defenders in Xingzhou can resist the offensive of the Jin people. You and I will preside over the city defense war. In any case, I must hold on until Ge Congzhou returns to the army to help!"

As for the Later Tang cavalry who had gradually gained their position outside the city of Guangzhou, they spread out their sparse formations. The whistle detectives rode their horses and ran back and forth at the boundary of the range of the guards' crossbows on the top of the city. Some of the cavalrymen were waving their weapons, speaking Shatuo, Chinese, Tuyuhun, etc., and shouting at the top of the city.

The infantry troops organized the previously cut down wood plants into the ground in an orderly manner, began to dig deep trenches, forming the other side of the village, and began to build marching tents according to their respective teams.

Zhou Dewei, the general of the Later Tang Dynasty who commanded these 70,000 troops, stood solemnly under the crowd of followers. He looked at the outline of the city wall of Guangzhou, and his expressionless face was still as if it were cast in stone and iron. He just stared indifferently at the banners put out by the Wei Chaoyang Wu army on the top of the city and the enemy guards who had already been arranged in formation.

Suddenly, a rider rode his horse and a commander of the Han army affiliated to the Later Tang Dynasty rushed to Zhou Dewei, and immediately reported loudly:

"Reported to the General Manager Zhou, the scout has clearly identified the surrounding terrain. There are no other Wei people ambushing them. There are also Daizhou troops guarding them. I believe they will be able to arrive here the day after tomorrow. Today we will set up camp first, and we can attack the city early the next morning!"

When Zhou Dewei heard this, he just nodded slightly. He suddenly spoke, and his low tone was mixed with awesome murderous intent:

"...Mingzhou Governor Huo Yanwei, I have also heard of his name. The Yangwu Army Ge Congzhou attacked Zhao Yi Army, killed my Tang Dynasty loyalist Pei Yue and occupied Zezhou. This is exactly the fault and the debt is the master... If Huo Yanwei and the Guangfu defenders are unwilling to surrender, they will send orders to surround them from all sides, and they will definitely not let anyone escape. They must seize the city wall as soon as possible and kill all the Yangwu Army Yawei Army members in the city!"

... Until the Later Tang army had built a series of camps on all sides of Guangzhou City and raised fences. As for facilities such as the Wanglou, although it would take several days to complete the construction, Zhou Dewei obviously did not want to wait any longer, but wanted to seize the military prefecture capital under the Yangwu Army as soon as possible.

Huo Yanwei, Chunyu Yan and even the defenders in the city had to watch the enemy soldiers outside the city draw water and chop firewood, bury pots and make rice... In some camps, smoke rose one after another. More soldiers were busy working. Even though their hands and feet were very neat, the officers of various departments acted according to Zhou Dewei's military orders, walked back and forth, and shouted loudly to order the soldiers under their command to move faster.

The enemy was sharpening his sword and was carrying out preparations before the siege... However, although Huo Yanwei felt angry, he and his generals could only watch. After all, he had already been frustrated in the confrontation with Zhou Dewei, and was set up by the power of the famous Hedong general, and now he can only defend the city.

At night, the Han military troops of the Later Tang vassals and Han tents arranged shifts to guard the troops. After agreeing to the order for the camp, most of the soldiers had already stopped sleeping. As for the above city of Guangzhou, rows of torches were set up to reflect a bright area in front of the city. Of course, the soldiers who took turns to watch the night were not careless at all.

In this way, regardless of the attack and defense, the soldiers on duty were vigilantly staring at the enemy's city walls and military camps opposite. Until the sky was dim, they could be said to be peaceful this night.
Chapter completed!