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Volume 2: Journey to Jianghu Chapter 383: Soldiers are approaching the city

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    Chapter 383: The troops are approaching the city

    He captured Tanzhou again, defeated Tang Tianheng and asked him to withdraw to Hebei. Ximen Qing immediately rewarded the three armies to celebrate.

    Now that there are two places, Tanzhou and Bazhou, Liangshan's power has increased. The two states occupy the land to complement each other and make it easy to advance and retreat.  What's more, Ximen Qing will take action against Jizhou next and retake Jizhou!

    If Jizhou can be captured and the three states are under control, then Ximen Qing will definitely send his troops north to continue the campaign, and then capture Youzhou, forcing the Liao army to retreat steadily, forcing them to go north to hide.  Because there are no big cities in Youzhou, Master Lang must leave seclusion if he wants to be safe!  As soon as they leave the pass, Ximen Qing can send a large army to garrison the pass to prevent the Liao army from invading. By then, Liangshan will occupy the land of the four states, and even Zhao Yunfu will be afraid of it!

    The Liangshan army celebrated happily, but in Jizhou City, Yelu Dezhong, Kangli Ding'an and He Shanlu had solemn faces.  Not only did they not win this time, but they lost tens of thousands of troops.  Now there are only 100,000 troops in Jizhou City, while Tanzhou and Bazhou belong to Liangshan's army.

    Yelu Dezhong and Kangli Ding'an knew very well how strong the Liangshan army was, and they also knew in their hearts that they were no match for them.  Moreover, the enemy has strong soldiers and horses. What can we do with our little 100,000 people?

    The three of them were worried and immediately wrote to their master, asking for support.

    The spies rushed to send a secret letter requesting support to Youzhou, and Master Lang immediately summoned his ministers to discuss important matters.

    Sitting on the dragon chair, Master Lang sighed, glanced at all the ministers in the hall, and asked: "My dear friends, now the Tang army has escaped, and the Liangshan bandits are here again. It is true that the wolf has gone and the tiger has come again.  , everyone knows how strong the Liangshan army is. Now that the Liangshan bandit army is strong and powerful, do you have any good chance to repel them?"

    Grand Master Chu Jian said: "Reporting to Master Lang, the enemy army is now in great momentum. We must not attack rashly. Between our ministers, we should let General Yelu defend the city and wear down the enemy army, and then we will send a large army to support quickly.  Now that the enemy has occupied Bazhou and Tanzhou, we must not let them capture Jizhou again! If we capture Jizhou, the enemy will be able to march straight into our Youzhou, and then our Youzhou will be in danger!"

    At this time, a warrior stood on the right side.

    I saw that this general was ten feet long, tall and tall, and his majestic appearance was not inferior to that of Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo.  This man's name was He Chongbao. He was appointed as the admiral of Youzhou's army and horses, and he was a brave general.

    He Chongbao cupped his hands and said: "Master Hui Lang, I think this is impossible! The enemy is so arrogant. If our army cannot shrink back, it will definitely affect the morale of the army and encourage the enemy's arrogance. From the perspective of the future, the best way is  Take the initiative to attack! As long as we can defeat the enemy, we can wipe out our army's weaknesses, and it can also demoralize the enemy's army. It's two birds with one stone!"

    Chu Jian added: "Although what General He said is reasonable, there are only 100,000 people in Jizhou City now, while the enemy troops in Liangshan are hundreds of thousands, or even more. With such a gap, how can General Yelu and the others take the initiative to attack?"  And we still need to win? Even if we send troops there, it will take several days to reach Jizhou City, and within these few days, there will be many changes, so as I see it, it is better to defend the city and not leave!"

    Master Lang nodded and said: "What the Grand Master said makes sense!"

    At this time, Chu Jian said again: "Master Lang, I have another plan that I can implement!"

    Master Lang was overjoyed and said, "Teacher, tell me quickly!"

    Chu Jian said: "According to the report from the spies, Ximen Qing led the army to capture Tanzhou, so he will naturally pay less attention to Bazhou, and there will not be too many troops left in Bazhou! In this case, why don't we send troops to capture Tanzhou?"  What about Bazhou? Bazhou borders Tanzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou. Its geographical location is extremely important. If you occupy Bazhou, you can enter and exit Tanzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou at will, and attack the three places at will.  , coupled with the steep terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be said that Bazhou is a big hidden danger in the hands of the Liangshan thieves, a knife hanging over our heads! Therefore, we must capture Bazhou, and we can even  The value of Bazhou is greater than that of Tanzhou and Jizhou!"

    Master Lang nodded and said: "What the Grand Master said is absolutely true! If Bazhou is not captured for one day, I will have no peace in Youzhou and always have trouble sleeping! Generals, who is willing to lead the troops to capture Bazhou?  Bazhou?"

    At this time, He Chongyang stood up.

    He Chongyang is He Chongbao¡¯s younger brother and a powerful figure, no less powerful than He Chongbao!

    He Chongyang said: "I will go there eventually!"

    Master Lang stood up and said immediately: "Okay! Grand Master, then you quickly send troops and deploy 50,000 horses to Jizhou to support Yelv Dezhong and the others. Order He Chongyang to lead 80,000 troops to capture Bazhou for me.  , take back Bazhou!"

    "My minister, I obey the order!" Chu Jian and He Chongyang accepted the order in unison.

    And just when Master Lang sent troops,At that time, Ximen Qing had already ordered more than a dozen leaders including Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu, as well as the shield camp and assassination camp to guard Tanzhou City.

    He also ordered Zhu Tong, Lei Heng and a dozen leaders to lead the assault battalion back to Bazhou, and ordered Yuying, Modao, Xiong, Ying and Mastiff to guard Bazhou, and together with Tao Qian to guard against Liao army sneak attacks  .  An army of 90,000 guards Bazhou. It will not be easy for He Chongyang's army of 100,000 to capture it.

    And he personally led the Leopard Camp, Qinglong Dadao Camp, Liehuo Camp, Lianlian Tiema Camp, Elephant Camp, Wolf Camp and other troops to Jizhou.

    At this time, the army was already thirty miles outside Jizhou City. The army was building wells, ladders and other tools in preparation for attacking the city!

    And Ximen Qing, Wu Yong, and other generals were discussing in the Chinese army's tent.

    Then I heard Wu Yong say: "Commander, the spies came to report that the enemy army was unable to retreat and had no intention of going out to meet them. It seems that they are ready to waste their time and wait for the support of the army!"

    Wu Song slammed the table and shouted: "Then attack by force. We can't let the enemy's reinforcements arrive!"

    "You're right, I, Mr. Guan, would like to take the lead!" Guan Sheng said, patting his chest. As he spoke, he set his sights on Ximen Qing, waiting for Ximen Qing to speak.

    Ximen Qing nodded and asked: "By the way, scholar, how long will it take for the wells, ladders and other equipment to be built?"

    Wu Yong said: "It will be almost completed by tomorrow evening. Fifty ladders, thirty well rails, and hundreds of climbing ropes"

    Ximen Qing nodded and said: "Then we will start attacking the city in the early morning of the day after tomorrow! But before the attack, our secret weapon can be used to show its power! Yue Fei?"

    "Here you are!" Yue Fei said, cupping his fists.

    Ximen Qing said: "Have the firearms from Liangshan arrived?"

    Yue Fei said: "It will arrive at almost noon tomorrow!"

    "That's good!" Ximen Qing chuckled and then said to everyone: "Gentlemen, this time I'm going back to Liangshan to ask that old boy Ling Zhen to improve the artillery craftsmanship. Now the artillery he has built is not only much smaller in size and easier to carry.  And it is very powerful, and the time for changing guns is short, which is very suitable for siege! I asked him to send more than fifty. When we attack the city the day after tomorrow, each battalion should not be busy attacking, let the artillery show its power first, let you know,  The next era will be the age of firearms!¡±

    "How can artillery be so powerful? Once our cavalry takes action, no matter how powerful it is, it will still be defeated!" Guan Sheng frowned and said unwillingly.

    Ximen Qing smiled and shook his head, saying: "Don't believe it, you will know how powerful it is when we attack the city the day after tomorrow!"

    The day after tomorrow, early morning.

    When the sky was dark, the Liangshan army prepared and prepared their meals. Then the army set up ladders, pushed the well rails, and rushed towards Jizhou with great momentum.

    Ximen Qing stood on the well, looking at the tens of thousands of soldiers under his feet like ants, Ximen Qing felt a surge of pride and fighting spirit in his heart.

    With a hundred thousand elite soldiers, you dare to laugh at Liao dogs for not being husbands!

    But on the city wall of Jizhou City, Yelu Dezhong, Kangli Ding'an, and He Shanlu stared at the approaching Liangshan army with painful expressions.

    Yelv De emphasized and said: "He Shanlu, you quickly mobilize the army in the city to defend the city. Kangli Ding'an, you quickly have the soldiers prepare bows and arrows, crossbows, kerosene, rolling stones, etc. We must defend Jizhou City.  , we must not let Liangshan capture it!"

    He Shanlu and Kangli Ding'an clasped their fists hurriedly, and then ordered the guards to summon soldiers and prepare items to defend the city. They did not dare to waste a moment.

    Kangli Ding'an said angrily: "The enemy is too cunning to attack the city so quickly! There is only one day left before the arrival of reinforcements. We must hold on for a day and a night and must not lose it! As long as the reinforcements arrive, the enemy will attack the city again, hum.  , we will make it impossible for them to come back!"

    "That's right! You must defend the city! When the city is alive and people are alive, people will perish when the city dies!" Kang Li Ding'an said through gritted teeth.

    Yelu Dezhong also nodded, and then shouted to all the soldiers on the wall: "You gentlemen, you are all brave warriors of the Liao Kingdom and heroes of the Liao Kingdom! This time the enemy invades and insults our Liao Kingdom.  Majesty, we must defend the city to the death and let the enemy know how powerful we are! In this way, we can protect the people in the city and our wives and children behind us, don¡¯t you think? They want to capture Jizhou City, that¡¯s good,  Then step over our corpses. If the city is alive and people are alive, the city will be dead and people will be dead!"

    As soon as these words came out, the busy soldiers waved and shouted in unison, with great momentum.

    But at this time, He Shanlu's expression suddenly changed, and then he hurriedly pulled La Yelu back, then pointed at the approaching enemy troops outside the city, and said: "General, look at what the enemy is doing?"

    Yelu Dechen turned his head hurriedly and looked.

    ¡°A few hundred meters outside the city, Liangshan¡¯s army stopped.  Then he met the armyA hole opened in the team, and hundreds of soldiers came out carrying huge wooden boxes.

    These soldiers walked forward, stopped a few meters outside the bow and arrow attack range, then opened the box, took out a long cylindrical object and an iron seat, and then fiddled with it.  A row was set up.

    Looking at the strange objects in the row under the city, the Liao troops all looked at each other in shock.

    He Shanlu said to himself: "This thing looks so much like the Song Dynasty artillery? But isn't the Song Dynasty artillery big? Several people can't move it, so why is this thing so small?"

    Yelvde trembled heavily and suddenly shouted: "No!"

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