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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 63: Insidious Trench Formation

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    "My lord, you must not do this!" Fan Xitong would mention this matter, so he naturally had his reasons.  Among the multi-prefecture coalition forces, Taiyuan Prefecture had the largest number of troops. Fan Xitong always felt that the leader of Lang Son Prefecture, who only led a few thousand troops, was too arrogant.  In order to separate from the young palace master, Fan Xitong planned to give Taiyuan Palace a voice when dividing the spoils.

    According to convention, prisoners of war captured on the battlefield will automatically be converted into slaves, and the distribution of these slaves is generally based on the number of troops sent.  What Fan Xitong didn't expect was that the direction of things was completely different from his expectation.

    "What, do you have any objections?" Although Fan Xitong is in his forties and much older than Zhou Shixiong, given his status, what does a general of the palace have anything to talk about with the master of the palace.  In fact, Zhou Shixiong likes this strict hierarchical system.

    "I don't dare, general. It's just that these prisoners are not captured by your family. Should I ask my Palace Master and Zheng Palace Master how to deal with them?" Fan Xitong is still working hard. He is not so poor that he has to deal with thousands of prisoners.  They are reluctant to part with it, they just want to gain a high ground for their palace master.

    "General Fan's suggestion is very good. I will ask the two palace masters for their opinions before making a decision." Zhou Shixiong endured his anger and agreed. He did not expect that Fan Ganji would be so cooperative with him, but his subordinates would jump out to cause trouble. It seems that  It makes sense that the coalition is the most fucked up.

    Small conflicts within the coalition forces will naturally not be exposed when the foreign enemy is strong. Everyone knows that the weak can only work together to resist the enemy.  But the alliance of two strong men cannot avoid their conflicts, such as Zheng Zhuang and Zheng Yiguan.  Both of them received urgent reports that Chunmei City had been captured, and they unanimously chose to wait for the other party to take action.

    Zheng Zhuang¡¯s reasons are very good. He is fighting 40,000 Northern troops. If he retreats rashly, it would be suicide. He has not the habit of committing suicide.  Zheng Guanguan's reasons were a little less solid. He was worried that Shanluo Mansion would send troops, but no one could say for sure whether Shanluo Mansion would send troops.  Therefore, within three days of receiving the emergency report, Zheng Zhuang sent ten waves of messengers in succession to urge Zheng Yiguan to take back Chunmei City and open up the only channel between Heping Prefecture and Hexi Prefecture.

    Zhou Shixiong waited for three days in Chunmei City. The Li Chao army in the east did not respond, and the Heping Mansion soldiers in the west did not show up. There was silence under Chunmei City, as if everyone had forgotten it.  Zhou Shixiong was still sober. He knew that this was just an illusion. He had pinched Li Chaojun's vitals. Neither Zheng Zhuang nor Zheng Yiguan could let this state continue.

    The first person who couldn't sit still was definitely Zheng Zhuang, because the military rations he carried were close to being used for chimes. If he didn't think of a way to deal with Chunmei City, his 20,000-feather Lin Wei would be surrendered in Hedong City.

    "King Qingdu, let's retreat." Zhao Zhongshi is a fierce general, not an idiot. The Northern Army, which was half disabled after being beaten by the Yulin Guards, hid in Hedong City. He wanted to rely on these two Yulin Guards to break through the city. It took less than ten and a half days.  Months are absolutely impossible.  But if the problem of food and grass is not solved, Yulin Wei will probably starve to death 90% of the time in ten days and a half.  So, he had to make this suggestion.

    Zheng Zhuang no longer had the strategizing demeanor he had before, frowning and pacing in the tent.  He had thought of all the ways he could think of, but he couldn't think of any better way besides retreating.  Ou Boda was also in the tent, and his expression was no longer calm, because he knew that the Northern Army guarding Chunmei City would not treat him as a friendly force. If Chunmei City could not be captured,  His own life is also in great danger.

    "King Qingdu, according to the detective report, there were only about ten thousand enemy troops in Chunmei City. It was only with sharp artillery that Chunmei City was easily captured. I think" Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Zhuang had already waved his hand.  stopped him from speaking.

    "Boda, tonight I will lead my army back to Chunmei City to look for opportunities to defeat the enemy. You lead the Northern Route Army to pretend to attack Hedong City. You only need to delay it for two or three days, and I will solve this problem." Zheng Zhuang's words convinced Uncle Ou.  Da was shocked. Wasn't it obvious that he wanted to come to the rear and die?  !

    "King of Qingdu!" Ou Boda stood up angrily and planned to discuss it with Zheng Zhuang. Unfortunately, Zheng Zhuang didn't give him a chance. He winked at Zhao Zhongshi and turned around and walked out of the tent.  Zhao Zhongshi looked at Ou Boda with a smile, "Master Ou, the prince's military order is hereby issued, please obey the order." Ou Boda then remembered what the situation was now. Zheng Zhuang did not take the opportunity to accuse him of disobedience.  If you kill yourself, you have already gained face.

    "Zheng Zhuang's refusal to kill Ou Boda was not a sign of mercy, but it was because he was unable to do such a stupid thing at this time that might cause a mutiny among the soldiers in Guangnan Prefecture.  He walked out of the tent and glanced at Hedong City in the distance, and sighed heavily, "Zheng Zai is still young!"

    Zheng Zhuang never thought about attacking Chunmei City. He only hoped to return to Heping City through Chunmei City as soon as possible. At that time, it would only be a matter of words to counterattack Chunmei City.  The problem is that Zhou Shixiong has no intention of letting Zheng Zhuang escape from danger easily.  After completely controlling Chunmei City, Zhou Shixiong sent people out of the city to dig trenches and completely cut off the official road connecting the two governments.

    "What can we do?" Zheng Zhuang abandoned the Northern Route Army and confused the Northern Army at the foot of Hedong City, while heHe brought more than 10,000 Yulin Guards to Chunmei City.  When everyone saw the changes in Qing Guan Dao, they couldn't help but take a breath of air.  The originally flat and wide official road was crisscrossed with ditches, completely blocking the road surface.

    "This commander-in-chief of the Northern Army is really vicious." Ou Boda did not stay in the Guangnan Fubing camp to wait for death. He followed Zheng Zhuang to Chunmei City.  Looking at the official road that was completely cut off, Ou Boda trembled all over.  He had a premonition that these few miles would be the road to death, and he could only ask God whether he could survive it safely.

    Zheng Zhuang ignored the words of the two men behind him. He frowned and looked at the official road, and then at the four artillery pieces at the top of Chunmei City. He couldn't figure out what the Northern Army general was up to.  He has used artillery himself and knows that this kind of heavy artillery does not do much damage to soldiers. Its greatest role is to attack cities and break gates.  If the enemy general's idea is to use artillery to kill his own troops, I'm afraid he will be disappointed.

    "Zhongshi, you lead the vanguard and I will hold the line for you." Zheng Zhuang said nicely. Zhao Zhongshi and Ou Boda both knew what this meant.  Zhao Zhongshi gritted his teeth, pulled out the long sword from his waist and swung forward, "The vanguard army attacks." After saying this, he clamped his horse's belly and took the lead.  The three thousand feather forest guards followed the commander and rushed towards the official road. They knew that they had no way out.  Only by rushing through the road in front of us can we save our lives.

    Zhou Shixiong stood at the top of the city to observe the enemy's situation. When he saw the Li Chao army sending a force to test the firepower, he certainly could not disappoint the distinguished guests. He nodded to Zhou Er and said, "Fire." There were four loud bangs, boom, boom, boom, and the artillery at the top of Chunmei City sprayed out.  Four pellets.  The projectiles carry strong power and rush towards the enemy group, causing blood and wails wantonly before the kinetic energy disappears.

    Zheng Zhuang looked at the vanguard army expressionlessly while riding on his horse. His guess was correct. Although the artillery was very powerful, it did not do much damage to the soldiers.  After a round of shelling, the Habayashi Guards Pioneer Army lost no more than fifty or sixty people at most.  It is simply impossible to completely eliminate these three thousand Yulin Guards with artillery.

    Zheng Zhuang was calm because he was in a safe place, but the Yulin Guards who were inside the bombardment of Fan Wei could not be as calm as him.  Looking at the corpses that were broken into pieces by projectiles, the Habayashi Guards forgot that they were the most powerful soldier of the Li Dynasty. They only hoped that their parents would have two more feet so that they could escape from this area as quickly as possible.

    Zhao Zhongshi was the first to rush to the first trench. He found that the trench was two feet wide and one foot deep. At least it would be impossible to pass through, and it would have little impact on the infantry.  However, there was a strange phenomenon that puzzled Zhao Zhongshi.  There are thick wooden boards laid in these trenches. I don¡¯t know why.

    Boom boom boom, the artillery at the top of the city roared again, leaving Zhao Zhongshi no time to think about why the enemy laid planks in the trench.  He dismounted and jumped into the trench, and learned to use the trench to avoid shelling without any instructions.  Zhao Zhongshi's approach attracted countless people to imitate him, and more than two thousand Yulin guards jumped into the ditch to find cover.

    This round of bombardment only took away the lives of a dozen unlucky people, and the efficiency was much worse than the first time.  A smile appeared on Zheng Zhuang's face, and he once again found the feeling of strategizing.  The enemy general's methods did not escape his expectations at all. It seemed that the Northern Army general in Chunmei City was just a lucky guy, and he was still far behind him.

    Zhou Shixiong watched the enemy troops crawl out of the first trench and rush towards the second trench. After jumping into the trench, the enemy troops did not climb out, but hid inside and waited for the third round of shelling.  Zhao Zhongshi seemed to have found a way to respond to the enemy's shelling. Every time, he waited for a break in the enemy's shelling before rushing to the next trench. Zheng Zhuang and Zhou Shixiong both nodded with satisfaction. One said it was good, and the other said it was stupid.  die.

    After struggling for more than an hour, Zhao Zhongshi led the Yulin Guards, whose number was reduced to less than 300, to jump out of the last ditch, and the bombardment was also suspended.  Zheng Zhuang suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. He laughed at how interesting it was that the Northern Army general had built such a trench formation. Not only could it not cause huge damage to his own army, but it could also provide a shelter to avoid artillery shells. It was really thoughtful.

    "Let's go." Zheng Zhuang took the lead and rushed towards the first trench. He had already begun to figure out how to use this opportunity to get more benefits from Zheng Yiguan.  Zheng Guanyin could not escape the crime of refusing to save his life. It was impossible to calm down his anger without bleeding.

    "The second artillery team is ready. No one is allowed to fire without my order." Zhou Shixiong saw the enemy group starting to enter the firing range, looked at Zhou Er and said with a smile.  Zhou Er immediately conveyed the order, and four artillery pieces covered by gun jackets were revealed, ready to give Zheng Zhuang a taste of the feast.

    "Zheng Zhuang didn't know that the enemy general was so insidious. Although he had eight artillery pieces, he kept using four artillery pieces to attack the vanguard army. He was really unworthy of a man.  More than 10,000 people rushed towards the first trench in a chaotic manner. The city still only greeted them with four artillery pieces. Zhou Shixiong did not want to reveal his strength so early. He had to wait until the most appropriate time to take action with all his strength.

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