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Part 2: Seeing the Dragon in the Field Chapter 815: Complete Victory (Part 2)

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    As soon as the rooster sang, the sky dawned again. Li Xian, who had just woken up from meditating, suddenly opened his eyes, shook the white fox fur robe on his body, straightened up, and stood up, without disturbing the already exhausted body.  Gao Miao, who was sleeping soundly on the side, strode out of the city gate tower, stood at the city plate, took a breath, rubbed his slightly numb hands, squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at the distant horizon with a relaxed expression.  The red sun peeked out from above.

    Five days have passed since the King of Yue Army first attacked the city. The King of Yue Army, which had suffered a serious blow to its morale and morale, took a two-day rest and then launched a three-day frenzied attack. Unfortunately, in addition to another attack under the city, the King of Yue Army  Except for the corpses left on the ground, nothing was gained at all, and he could not even climb the city again. There is no doubt that the Yue King's army is no longer capable of doing anything. Even so, Li Xian never showed any carelessness and always stood firm.  On the city wall, they serve as an example for all armies.

    "Your Majesty, the general has prepared all his war horses. Please let your Majesty know for sure!"

    While Li Xian was silently meditating, Zhang Mingyuan, dressed in armor, led Li Yaodong and other generals and excitedly emerged from the stairway next to the city gate tower, but saw several of them striding behind Li Xian.  , bowed, clasped his fists in a military salute, and reported loudly.

    "Well, don't be in a hurry, just wait, you can fight the battle!"

    Li Xian has always used troops to make great achievements, and he has never been suppressed and beaten as hard as this time. He has long thought about launching a counterattack, and today is the day to counterattack. Not only the Hexi Army came from afar  The movement has been in place. Li Boyao, who came all the way from Xiangzhou, has arrived in Caizhou and is not far from Luoyang. It is time to end this farce. Not to mention the generals who are eager to try, even Li Xian himself is also  It was difficult to calm down, but it was not time to attack yet. Li Xian would not be so impulsive as to be blind, so he just smiled, waved his hand, and responded calmly.

    "No!"

    Since Li Xian had opened his mouth, the generals who were eager to participate in the counterattack would not have any objections, and each of them bowed and promised.

    "Ah."

    Li Xian did not pay attention to the generals anymore. Instead, he turned back and cast his gaze on the Yue King's camp in the distance. He raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a sarcastic smile

    "Come here, bring me some wine!"

    In the large tent of the Chinese army in the camp of the King of Yue Army, Li Zhen, who had just woken up from a hangover, felt a splitting headache. She got off the camp bed groggily, staggered to the table, picked up the wine jar with both hands, and was about to go.  He poured it into his mouth, but the wine jar was already empty. No matter how he poured it, no drop of wine fell. He was so angry that Li Zhen turned livid, threw the empty jar to the ground, and roared angrily to the sky and the earth.

    "Father, you can't drink any more."

    Hearing something strange inside the tent, Li Wen and others who were waiting outside the tent couldn't help but tremble. After looking at each other, Li Wen was the more courageous. He lifted the curtain of the tent and walked quickly into the tent.  Zhong, with a bitter face, persuaded in a low voice.

    "Fart, do you want to die of thirst? Go away! Get the wine, quickly, if you want more, military law will be engaged!"

    The attack on the city failed, Xiangzhou was lost, plus the tragic death of his eldest son and the escape of his chief adviser, Li Zhen was completely discouraged. At this moment, she only wanted to use alcohol to anesthetize her nerves, but she couldn't listen.  Not only did Li Wen not listen to his persuasion, but he became furious and cursed.

    "Father, you"

    Seeing Li Zhen being so frantic, Li Wen couldn't help but panic a little. Before he could persuade him, he suddenly heard a faint sound of shrill horns. He couldn't help but shuddered, not for any other reason.  Because he had been in the Hexi Army for many years, he had already heard the origin of this horn. Astonishingly, the Hexi Army had arrived. He was so anxious that he couldn't care less about etiquette and rudeness. He grabbed Li Zhen's arm and said,  He shouted anxiously: "Father, it's bad, the Hexi Army is coming!"

    "What? This is impossible!"

    As soon as he heard what Li Wen said, Li Zhen could no longer get angry. He was stunned for a moment, and then jumped up like an old cat whose tail was stepped on - Li Zhen was extremely fearful of the Hexi Army.  Yes, if he hadn't learned about the avalanche in Xiaoshan Mountain, he would not have dared to attack Luoyang City so recklessly. Now that Luoyang City has not yet fallen, and the Hexi Army has arrived, the situation for Li Zhen could not be worse.  .

    "Father, please give the order quickly. If our army does not withdraw at this time, I am afraid it will be too late!"

    Li Wen knew better than anyone else that the combat power of the Hexi Army was so powerful that he simply couldn't muster the intention to fight. So he planned to quickly withdraw to Caizhou, which was still in his own hands. As for what to do after arriving in Caizhou, Li Wen at this time  But he didn't want to think too much about it.

    "Can't retreat, pass Gu's order, all ministries stick to the camp, no one can leave the camp without Gu's order!"

    Li Zhen, who suddenly woke up, was obviously more calm than Li Wen.He didn't dare to expose his back to the Hexi army, which was famous for its cavalry. If he really retreated at this time, he would definitely be driven away by the Hexi army. He could only hold on to the camp first and look for opportunities before retreating.  It is possible for Fang to escape.

    "Ah, Father, this"

    Upon hearing Li Zhen¡¯s order, Li Wen immediately panicked and was speechless, not knowing what to say.

    "You bastard, what are you doing here? Why don't you hurry up and give me the order? Go quickly!"

    Li Zhen was extremely anxious at this moment. When she saw Li Wen still acting stupidly, she immediately became angry, stamped her feet and started to curse.

    "Ah, yes, my child obeys!"

    After being scolded by Li Zhen, Li Wen finally came to his senses, hurriedly responded, and stumbled out of the Chinese army's tent, roaring to convey the order. After a while, the drums and trumpets were blaring, and he was still standing.  The three battalions of the King of Yue Army were all in a state of excitement. Groups of soldiers ran out of the tents in a panic. Under the shouts of generals at all levels, they rushed to the edge of the camp, either standing with swords and guns, or bending their bows.  Arrow, nervously watching the Hexi army that was slowly approaching two miles away.

    "Your Majesty, look, it's General Lin who has arrived. The last general has requested to come out of the city to be the vanguard!"

    The Hexi Army was all on horseback. Although there were only 40,000 troops, there were many horses per person, so it was extremely spectacular. Although the Hexi Army was not galloping, the movement was very loud. Not only Li Zhen and his son were alarmed, but also the people on the top of the city.  Zhang Mingwu and others also saw the arrival of the Hexi Army. They were so excited that Zhang Mingwu couldn't help but speak out again to appeal for war.

    "No rush, just watch first!"

    Looking at the Hexi army coming from all over the mountains and plains in the distance, Li Xian felt as if he had returned to the prosperous years a few years ago. The excitement in his heart was not inferior to that of Zhang Mingwu and others, but he had no intention of starting at this moment.  Instead of going to battle in the city, they deliberately let the Hexi Army perform well in order to set an example for the subsequent military and political reform.

    "Your Majesty is so partial."

    Upon hearing this, he could only watch his former colleagues show off their power. Zhang Mingwu felt as unbearable as a cat scratching him. He couldn't help but murmured in a low voice. When he suddenly saw Li Xian's eyes turning sideways, he was so frightened that he quickly covered it with his hands.  The funny look on his mouth immediately made all the generals laugh.

    "The whole army stops and forms a formation!"

    Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. Not to mention that Li Xian and his ministers were laughing and laughing on the top of the city, but Lin Chengbin and his troops slowly marched to only 300 steps away from the main camp of the Yue King's army and did not go any further.  Approaching, he waved his hand and issued a general order loudly.

    "Ohh Ohh ohh¡­¡­"

    Lin Chengbin gave the order, and the messenger who was following him blew the horn. The slowly advancing army stopped instantly. The soldiers of each department formed their own formations according to the pre-decided battle plan. It was just a stick of incense.  Time had passed, and an attack formation had been set up. However, the 12,000 infantry troops of the Army's First Division suddenly deployed forward, with 10,000 cavalry on each wing holding down the formation. Lin Chengbin led the 8,000 cavalry as the central army.  Eighty infantry cannons were lined up in a row, and their black muzzles were aimed unceremoniously at the Yue Wang Army camp 250 steps away.

    The riot spread uncontrollably in the Yue King's camp. Even though the generals at all levels tried their best to suppress it, it was still difficult to control it. For no other reason than that the power of Hexi's firearms had already spread throughout the Central Plains.  I have never seen it with my own eyes, but I have heard too many rumors. On the occasion of facing the strong army in Hexi, not to mention the fear and uneasiness in the hearts of ordinary soldiers, even the generals at all levels are also worried. It¡¯s just that  Li Zhen did not give the order, and the troops did not dare to move. They could only watch helplessly as the Hexi Army arranged their troops in an orderly manner not far away.

    "General, our troops are ready. Please let us know clearly!"

    After the various units were in place, a communications soldier from the First Army Division rushed to the Central Army's office. He dismounted with a skillful rolling saddle, put one knee on the ground, and reported loudly.

    "Attack!"

    Although the Yue King's army camp in front was very neat and orderly, with basically no major flaws, in Lin Chengbin's view, it was nothing more than mediocrity. He was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he waved his hand with a solemn expression and loudly issued the battle order.  .

    "No!"

    Since the general had given the order, the communication soldiers who came to report did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. They hurriedly responded, rushed back to the front line, and conveyed the order to the commander of the First Division, Xiao Sanlang.

    "Order the artillery to open fire and clear the enemy's fences and trebuchet positions!"

    Xiao Sanlang also didn't pay much attention to the seemingly stable camp of the Yue King Army, for no other reason than that in front of powerful weapons such as artillery, wooden fences, arrow towers, trebuchets and other objects were just dead objects.  It's just a target. It's impossible to stop the bombardment of artillery. After getting the general's order, there's no need to talk nonsense.??Issued a battle order.

    "Ohh Ohh ohh¡­¡­"

    Xiao Sanlang gave the order, and the horn of the former army command post suddenly sounded shrilly, conveying the order to the artillery position at the front.

    "Prepare each artillery position, fire quickly, targets: fences, arrow towers, watchtowers, trebuchets, fire!"

    As soon as he heard the horn sound, the artillery regiment commander Su Qingsheng, who had been on standby for a long time, immediately became energetic. He waved the small red flag in his hand and gave the order for the artillery bombardment.

    "Dong, dong, dong"

    As soon as the attack order was given, eighty infantry cannons began to perform. With loud noises, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and more than eighty explosive bombs roared towards the Yue Wang Army camp. The momentum was extremely shocking
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