Guo Zhaodao: "Captain, if you don't adopt this strategy, you can only adopt the strategy of hard resistance. Let's resist for a while and make a decision according to the situation."
Liu Hongcheng nodded and said: "Mr. Guo, I also feel that we should resist for a while before we talk about it. Besides, we are courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, so if we surrender to Du Qi directly, Du Qi will not believe it. On the contrary, we resist for a while, and when we really can't stop it , and then consider the method of false surrender. Only in this way can Du Qi really believe it."
Guo Zhao nodded and said: "What the governor said is true."
"Report!"
Just at this moment, a soldier came to Liu Hongcheng's side and said, "Captain Liu, the latest report from the sentry, the army led by Du Qi is less than ten miles away from our county seat and is about to arrive."
"Explore again!"
Liu Hongcheng gave an order.
He looked at the official road in the distance, which was only ten miles away, and it would not take long for Xia Guo's army marching in a hurry. It won't be long before Du Qi's army will arrive.
Liu Hongcheng waited quietly, time passed by little by little, when Liu Hongcheng saw a mighty army appearing on the official road in the distance, he knew someone was coming. Liu Hongcheng and Guo Zhao did not stay on the top of the city, but stood aside to direct.
This is to avoid being bombarded by mortars.
It would be too pitiful if he was directly bombed to death while commanding and shouting on the tower. Not long after, Xia Guo's army lined up. The black and dense army lined up, the armor was shining, and under the golden sun, the entire army outside the city showed unparalleled vigor, which was extremely impressive.
Du Qi's army approached the city.
Du Qi straddled his horse, looked up the tower, and shouted, "Where is Liu Hongcheng?"
Liu Hongcheng hid in the crowd and shouted: "Du Qi, if you want to attack, attack, why do you have to act like a little girl. I will fight to the death in Zhangye County and Ganzhou, and will never surrender."
He is hiding in the crowd.
The voice came out, but Du Qi couldn't judge Liu Hongcheng's position.
Du Qi smiled, but Liu Hongcheng's approach was rather cautious. But in fact, he had no intention of bombarding Liu Hongcheng with mortars at all, it was just that Liu Hongcheng hid himself.
Du Qi said in a deep voice: "Liu Hongcheng, the current situation in the Tang Dynasty is already in decline, and it is difficult for the mud bodhisattva to cross the river. You are now serving the Tang Dynasty, and you can only resist stubbornly. Open the city gate and surrender, and I will protect your glory for the rest of your life." Wealthy."
Liu Hongcheng said disdainfully: "Du Qi, you killed my brother Liu Hongji and kept me rich, what a joke! Let me tell you, I, Liu Hongji, and you, Du Qi, are incompatible. Zhangye under my Liu Hongji's rule will never surrender. I, Liu Hongcheng, will fight to the death."
Du Qi frowned.
Liu Hongcheng is really stubborn!
To say that the city of Zhangye County is not strong, it is not considered strong, but it is not as good as the real strong city. But even so, if Du Qi wanted to attack forcefully, he would definitely suffer losses.
"Your Majesty, the last general invites you to fight."
At this moment, it was the left vanguard who came out first. With sharp eyes, he said forcefully: "I am willing to lead the elephant soldiers under my command to join the battle, attack the towers, and seize the county seat."
Du Qi shook his head and said: "Elephant soldiers participating in the battle, although it is useful to attack the city, but the Tang army has gunpowder. Once the gunpowder explodes everywhere, it will make giant elephants go crazy and lose control. At that time, don't say it's an attack, think about it. It¡¯s impossible to stay in shape.¡±
The left vanguard paused for a moment, and said directly: "I am willing to lead the soldiers in the army to attack, and not let the giant elephant participate in the battle."
Du Qidao: "Have you figured it out?"
Zuo Xianfeng said: "I have thought it over clearly."
Du Qi looked at Xue Rengui and ordered: "Allow two thousand elites to the left vanguard, and he will personally lead the attack."
"unnecessary!"
The left vanguard shook his head and said: "The elephant soldiers under my command are enough to attack directly. Although giant elephants cannot participate in the battle, the elephant soldiers are all elite, and these elephant soldiers can also participate in the battle. This warrior will lead 3000 elephant soldiers to join the battle. We will attack On the tower, kill directly."
? Now it is the battle to attack Datang, and the left vanguard cherishes the opportunity very much. Only by seizing each opportunity can he have the opportunity to go further and make greater contributions.
Du Qi nodded and said: "I will deploy mortars to support you, and then dispatch 10,000 elite soldiers to attack and help you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The left forward immediately thanked him.
For him, it is enough to have artillery bombardment and 10,000 elite support.
As long as you can win the first prize, you will earn it this time.
Du Qi directly instructed Xue Rengui to make arrangements. Following the order, mortars began to aim at the city tower and bombed one after another. Amidst the rumbling sound, the left vanguard had mobilized the soldiers under his command to launch a fierce attack .
A total of 13,000 people began to attack Zhangye County. The densely packed army dispersed, and the left vanguard, dressed in armor, shouted while running: "Boys, kill! The meritorious service is today, whoever kills first will be able to make the first contribution. Let me kill, I will kill you!" The soldiers under the left vanguard are not cowards. Every time they make meritorious service, it is the other armies, and now our Xiang army will kill once, kill!"
Beside the left vanguard, the soldiers charge quickly.
Soldiers one by one kept sprinting.
After the crowds of people approached the city, not long after, there was already a response on the tower. Some soldiers drew their bows and shot arrows, and there were also catapults throwing gunpowder pots out to bombard them. It's just that under the bombardment of mortars, Liu Hongcheng's counterattack was suppressed on the tower guarded by Liu Hongcheng, unable to form a blocking momentum.
So much so that the army led by the left vanguard is rapidly approaching, getting closer and closer to the bottom of the tower.
Pat! Slap!
A cloud ladder was quickly built on the tower.
One by one, Xia Guo soldiers began to climb up along the ladder. The left vanguard took the lead. With a steel knife in his mouth and a ladder in both hands, he quickly climbed up like an ape. He was climbing extremely fast, moving left and right, getting closer and closer to the top of the city tower. Even though the city was heavily defended, the left vanguard did not stop at all.
The left vanguard climbed quickly and finally rushed to the tower. He swung the saber in his hand and slashed one after another, knocking down several defending soldiers of the Tang army around him, fighting for the space and time for the Xia soldiers to climb up.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Tang army around had already swarmed to kill the left vanguard, encircling the left vanguard, intending to surround and kill the left vanguard.
Facing a strong enemy, Zuo Vanguard looked stern and unafraid, swung his knife to meet them, and kept beheading the soldiers of the Tang army who came over one by one. Even so, the left vanguard was still injured. There were cuts on his back and under his ribs, and blood flowed out, staining his clothes red. However, stimulated by the blood, the left vanguard became more and more fierce, slashing and slashing continuously.
All the soldiers of the Tang army who came up one by one were beheaded.
Left Pioneer grinned, his blood-stained face was even more ferocious and terrifying. Around him, corpses fell one after another. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com