Valley Emperor

Xuanping two years on the first day of the new year.

On this day, after the light of the city in Liuzhou, Guangxi, the scene in the city looked the same as before, and the streets did not change as before, but what was different from usual was that the people were hiding at home and did not dare to open the door at all. The few domestic slaves sent by the big gentry to inquire about the news were also in a hurry, and their faces were full of worry.

The entire Liuzhou city was in a state of panic.

Outside the city, the army of pseudo-Tang thieves gathered, and they were actively preparing to attack the city.

Therefore, even if it was a traditional Spring Festival on this day, there was no festive atmosphere in the city of Liuzhou. Even if it was the New Year's Eve dinner last night, it was just a casual meal, no matter if it was ordinary people or those big gentry families.

Inside and outside the city, there is absolutely no festive atmosphere for the Spring Festival!

As for the civil and military officials in Liuzhou City, they couldn't even eat their food, because as long as they were not blind, they could see that this time the pseudo-Tang bandit army was coming, and the most important thing was that they expected The court reinforcements never came.

They also got the news before the arrival of the pseudo-Tang thief army. The 8,000 reinforcements led by the governor, Wei Yan, had already suffered a disastrous defeat at the Anjia Wharf in Xiangzhou half a month ago, and in the end there were only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses left. He fled along the river in embarrassment. Now Wei Yan, the governor of Guangxi, has rebuilt his camp in Wuxuan, claiming that he will do everything possible to prevent the pirate army of the Tang Dynasty from advancing eastward along the river!

They didn't know whether Wei Yan could block the eastward advance of the pseudo-Tang bandit army in Wuxuan, but they knew that they were about to die.

Because Wei Yan suffered a tragic defeat, and then retreated to Wu Xuan, and he could only passively defend, and did not dare to launch a counterattack!

What does this mean? This means that the adults above have no hope of counterattacking Liuzhou in the short term. The war between the imperial officials, at least the officials in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, and the pseudo-Tang bandit army will enter a lasting state...

This means that the adults have already given up on Liuzhou Fucheng and the more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians in the city.

Affected by this, the atmosphere in the city was not very good. Whether it was ordinary people, gentry or even soldiers in the army, they all maintained an extremely pessimistic attitude towards the Liuzhou defense battle.

Even the most optimistic people don't think that they can hold Liuzhou City, at most it is only half a month or a month.

Although they have an army of 10,000 people in the city, many people know that the regular army in the city is only more than 6,000 people. The remaining 6,000 or 7,000 people are young men recruited from nearby before the arrival of the pseudo-Tang bandit army and after the bandit army besieged the city. , The young men recruited from the city, these people are worrying about their combat power!

However, the pseudo-Tang thieves outside the city have also found out to some extent. The main force is the first soldier brigade of the pseudo-Tang thieves. It has defeated as many as 50,000 or 60,000 Guizhou officials.

Although the other pseudo-Tang bandit armies are weaker, they are all regular armies. For example, the garrison troops in the bandit armies are all descended soldiers from the Ming army. No matter how bad these descendants are, they are stronger than the Qing Dynasty. It is said that once the soldiers of the official army reach the side of the pseudo-Tang thief army, they will immediately become fierce and not afraid of death, and their combat power has increased a lot out of thin air!

These traitors didn't see them working so hard when they fought for the Ming Dynasty. After they betrayed the Puppet Tang, they became so fierce, a bunch of ungrateful guys!

The pseudo-Tang thief army outside the city is so strong, and their own troops are insufficient, and half of them are young and strong. Under the strong attack of the pseudo-Tang thief army, it is not bad to be able to last for half a month.

But what is the use of half a month or a month? They had been surrounded by the pseudo-Tang bandit army for more than a month before, but what was the use?

It was of no use at all, the reinforcements still did not come, and our own side still couldn't hold it, and they couldn't even break through the encirclement.

The hope of winning is out of sight, and the pessimistic mood is spreading all over the city!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the soldiers and civilians in the city had not had breakfast yet. There was a rumbling sound of cannons outside the city, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were no longer curious about the sound of the cannonballs of the Puppet Tang Bandit Army.

The last time the Pseudo-Tang Bandit Army attacked Liuzhou City, they also fired like this. They also expected this. The only thing to worry about is that you don't have to be so unlucky to be hit by the cannonballs of the Pseudo-Tang Bandit Army.

However, soon, the people in the city discovered that today's artillery bombardment was unusual, because the sound of the artillery was much denser, and the people also saw that many officers and soldiers were rushing to the city wall, and they all looked nervous.

Through these circumstances, some smart people have already noticed that the pseudo-Tang bandit army has waited for so many days, and finally it is about to start an attack on Liuzhou!

So, on the first day of the new year, inside and outside Liuzhou City, the rumbling sound of cannons instead of firecrackers echoed in the sky above Liuzhou City, and the sound was always on, as if it would never stop.

In order to reduce casualties during the attack, and also because of the new batch of ammunition supplies, Hao Bainian ordered the artillery units not to save ammunition, but to fight vigorously!

The priority target is still the Ming army artillery placed on the top of Liuzhou City. Although these artillery are small-caliber bowl guns with a range of less than 100 meters, if these artillery pieces are not eliminated or suppressed, when the troops launch a charge , will still bring great casualties to the infantry of the Datang Army.

At the same time as the shelling, Hao Bainian did not forget to take other measures, such as blasting!

On the one hand, the tunnel was dug furtively, and on the other hand, the zig-zag trench was dug upright and close to the city wall.

At the same time, he did not hesitate to use a lot of manpower to build a lot of mobile arrow tower vehicles, and then made a lot of shield vehicles that could withstand Ming army bows, handguns, bowl guns, and thick wood, leather, and thick cotton. Great shield made.

All of this is for the purpose of destroying and then conquering the walls of Liuzhou City!

In the tough battle of this era, the battle for the city wall represents the victory or defeat. If the city wall is won, then this Liuzhou city is in the pocket of the king of the Tang Dynasty. If the city wall cannot be captured, then the Ming army in Liuzhou city will be can continue to resist.

This massive bombardment lasted for two days!

No way, who let the Ming army in Liuzhou City seize it like this, and it has been shrinking and can't come out. Even the artillery on the head of the city has been temporarily withdrawn, but it is just a bowl of artillery with a weight of 100 jin or less, and it can be used at any time. Move up or down the city.

As the Ming army artillery units on the city head had not been successfully eliminated, Hao Bainian could only change his strategy and bombarded a certain section of the Ming army's city wall with artillery, especially 800 jin heavy artillery, in an attempt to destroy the Ming army's city wall. Boom for a while.

At the same time, the tunnel excavation was also relatively smooth, but unfortunately, there were many smart people in the Ming army in the city. It was soon discovered that the pseudo-Tang bandit army was excavating the tunnel, and targeted operations were carried out on the spot, and the dead were dispatched with a lot of gunpowder. Demolition took place.

Not to mention that the tunnel was not successfully dug, and a small number of soldiers who dug the tunnel were killed or injured.

Compared with the fact that the progress of tunnel tactics is not lost, it is much smoother to dig the trenches in an open and honest way!

Because the purpose of this kind of trench is not to go directly under the city wall, and then blast the city wall, its purpose is to allow the siege soldiers to reach the city wall safely.

And this kind of zigzag trench also has good defensive ability. If the top is covered with wooden soil, the bows and arrows of the Ming army and even the bowl guns are difficult to threaten the soldiers advancing in the trench.

Furthermore, every time the King of the Tang Dynasty dug a section of trenches, troops would be stationed accordingly. The Ming army's tactics of trying to send dead soldiers to destroy the trenches did not work at all, because these dead soldiers could not get close at all. There was no actual damage to the trenches.

The trenches are not tunnels, and they will not be bombed and collapsed. The trenches of later generations can even withstand heavy artillery shelling of more than 150 mm. Although the trenches of the King of the Tang Dynasty are a little worse, they are not just one or two. Packed with gunpowder can destroy.

After the trench tactics were carried out smoothly, Hao Bainian simply rebuilt the tunnel tactics, but this time he did not expect to dig the tunnel under the city wall, but used it as a tactic to support trenches to transport troops quickly and safely. Frontline trenches.

With the implementation of various tactics such as shelling, trenches, and tunnels, the Ming army in the city was finally unable to stop the gradual advance of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that his own trenches had been dug to less than thirty meters from the Ming army city wall, Hao Bainian was extremely relieved.

Although civil engineering is time-consuming, it is very effective in reducing casualties. In this way, your own siege infantry does not have to run hundreds of meters against the firepower of the pirate army, and can pass through tunnels and trenches. Arrive directly under the city wall~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and then launch a battle to climb the city.

As for the moat of Liuzhou City, it was quite troublesome at first, but Fang Dongquan came up with a strategy to dig a small canal directly, and then raided and excavated the moat connected to Liuzhou City one night. It took several days to finally The water in the moat of Liuzhou City has been drained clean.

Today, there is nothing in Liuzhou City that can stop his army from attacking!

After the trenches and tunnels on the front line were prepared, and the various siege equipment made by the troops were also prepared, on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Hao Bainian issued an order for the entire army to attack!

On that day, in the first attack of the Great Tang King Division, more than 2,000 troops were invested at one time, and the artillery of the Second Artillery Battalion carried out intensive rapid fire, so that the barrels of the artillery were shot. It was red, and it almost exploded.

Although the attack failed this time, resulting in the death and injury of more than 200 people in the third garrison brigade involved in the attack, Hao Bainian did not care. Although a large number of troops were involved in this first attack, strictly speaking, it was still only a tentative attack. Just to verify whether the siege tactics are feasible.

This time, the tentative attack made Hao Bainian see the feasibility of the tactics. At noon that day, Hao Bainian launched the real general attack!

This time, the main force of the siege is not the garrison, but the troops of the 1st Infantry Brigade!

Before the war, Hao Bainian personally gave a lecture to the officers above the 1st Infantry Brigade, saying: "In the matter of the food king's loyalty to the king, now, it's time for me to fight to the death for His Majesty's allegiance!

Today, let us use guns and blood to take down Liuzhou City and lay the foundation of the Tang Dynasty!

Master of the Tang Dynasty, invincible! ()

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