marquis of jingan

Chapter 1060 Pulling Out the City

Chapter 1060 Pulling Out the City

After the pre-war meeting, Ling Su and Xue Wei each returned to their military tents, while Shen Yi stayed at the Lian Qingshan camp.

Three days later, the left army of Teng County arrived at Lianqing Mountain, joined Shen Yi, and an army of more than 4 people went straight to Zou County.

The distance from Lianqing Mountain to Zou County is already very close, only a few tens of miles, less than a hundred miles. After the army marched, within two days, Zou County was seen from a distance.

However, it was already evening at this time, and the Zuo Route Army set up camp outside Zouxian County according to Shen Yi's instructions.

When the sun went down, the camp was finally over.

That night, the moon was shining brightly, Master Shen put on a cloak, walked out of the tent, and looked at Zou County not far away under the moonlight.

Su Ding, who was in iron armor, followed behind Shen Yi, and after Shen Yi stopped, he also stopped.

After staring at Zou County for a while, Master Shen shook his head slightly and said, "It's a pity that after the incident in Xuzhou, the people of Qi became more wary of us detective Chen. The newspaper’s intelligence capabilities in Shandong have almost disappeared.”

He looked at Zou County and said in a low voice: "Now, I don't even know how many people there are in this county."

Shen Yi's thinking in Northern Qi was far more than that of Lin Sheng.

Two years before Lin Sheng went to the north, the Di Baosi had already started wiring in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to describe the newspaper company as well-informed.

After the incident in Xuzhou, although Lin Sheng and Di Baosi played an extremely critical role, even played a decisive role, Shen Yi and Di Baosi also had to pay the price for it.

Because Lin Sheng has been in contact with too many threads of the Di Baosi, especially when he bought grain on a large scale, he almost used all the energy of the Di Baosi.

In this case, following the vine of Lin Sheng, it is very easy to touch other staff of the Mansion News Agency.

Therefore, after attacking Xuzhou, Shen Yi asked those who would definitely be exposed to withdraw to the south, and asked those who could still hide to shrink their tentacles and stop all actions.

Under such circumstances, the intelligence network that the Dibao Division spent several years building almost ceased to exist overnight.

Even so, the Di Baosi was retaliated by the Northern Qi Cleanliness Department, and a small number of people were discovered and arrested by the Qi people.

Due to various reasons, Shen Yi's intelligence network in Shandong was hit hard and basically paralyzed.

Therefore, he is now fighting, on the one hand, mainly relying on the intelligence of the inner guards, and on the other hand, relying on various intelligences to estimate the situation on the battlefield.

Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said, "The Dibao Division under the command of Shen Gong shined brilliantly in the Battle of Xuzhou. In the documents of the Ministry of War, most of the credit for Xuzhou was placed on the Huai'an Army, but in the eyes of the general, The Dibao Division has at least [-] to [-] successes."

Shen Yi looked back at Su Ding, and shook his head slightly: "In the final analysis, the Di Baosi is just an assistant."

"Also, it's not appropriate for Di Baosi to ask for too much credit."

Having said that, Shen Yi didn't continue, because it would be very complicated.

He looked at Zou County and asked, "Have you figured out how to fight tomorrow?"

Su Ding also looked at Zou County, and said, "Mr. Shen, although the city walls of this county are not short, they are not too high. The gates may not be strong. Tomorrow, we plan to attack from four gates at the same time and blow them open with gunpowder." city ​​gate."

Shen Yi immediately frowned, shook his head and said, "It can't be exploded."

He looked at Zou County, and said in a deep voice: "If there is land under the gates of this county, which allows us to dig a hole to fill gunpowder, then there is indeed a possibility of blasting the gates, but almost all the gates ..."

"There are bluestones under the city gate, not to mention digging them on the battlefield, even if you have time, it will be difficult to dig them out."

The power of gunpowder in this era is seriously insufficient, and the high-explosive gunpowder of another world, or even liquid bombs, are basically two things.

If it is used in a confined space, it is possible to blow open the city gate, but in an open environment, this possibility is basically impossible.

After all, it is a city gate, not a wooden gate.

Although Su Ding is also from a thousand households and has been in the army for a long time, he didn't have much contact with gunpowder before he entered the Huai'an army. Cold weapons are the main ones.

Hearing what Shen Yi said, Su Ding scratched his head, and then said: "If this method is useless, then the last general can only mobilize artillery and bombard one of the city gates. If it can be blasted open, then it will be good. open…"

He lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I can only force it."

Shen Yi folded his hands behind his back and looked towards Zou County.

"Tomorrow... Let's fight for a day and see how well the Qi army is doing in this city."

Su Ding immediately bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, for such a big city, there are tens of thousands of people in the city, and the city walls are not so tall, and the craftsmen of the Left Route Army have been rushing to make ladders overnight. , even if it is a hard bite, it can be completely eaten within ten days."

The siege equipment of this era is generally produced on-site.

Whether it is a ladder, a battering hammer, or a catapult, it is the same, and it needs to be temporarily cut down nearby wood to make it.

After all, the most important thing for the army is mobility. If you carry these ordnance with you, you will probably turn into a turtle directly.

After all, Shen Yi's central guard camp only brought some artillery and powder, so the speed was slowed down a lot, and it still hasn't kept up with the left army.

Master Shen didn't speak any more, but silently raised his head and looked at the moon: "Let's talk about it after the fight tomorrow."

Su Ding lowered his head slightly and did not speak.

………………

Early the next morning, the Huai'an Army's Left Army began to deploy troops outside Zou County.

Around Si time, the army rushed towards Zou County with improvised catapults, battering rams and other ordnance.

After arriving at the front of the battle, Su Ding ordered more than 20 artillery pieces to bombard the gate of Zou County together.

With a loud explosion, after the three rounds of artillery were over, there were craters made by solid bullets on the gate of Zou County, but the gate as a whole remained firm without any signs of damage.

Su Ding looked back at Shen Yi who was watching the battle with a telescope behind him, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Shen, the distance is too far!"

If these cannons were closer, there would be a great chance of blasting open the city gate.

But because there are bows and crossbows in this era, and there is never a shortage of sharp shots, artillery can only fight beyond the range of an arrow.

When the enemy is standing at a high place and throwing them all at once, the effective killing can be up to two hundred paces away.

If there is a heavy crossbow on the tower, or even a bed crossbow, the killing distance can reach four to five hundred steps at most.

Therefore, the distance of the artillery can only be fired at four hundred paces, which seriously reduces its actual combat capability.

After all, what Su Ding is using now is the first-generation improved artillery that Shen Yi made in the southeast in the early years. Although the weight has become lighter, the actual power is still slightly inferior to those giants on the city wall that can easily weigh several thousand catties. .

There was no expression on Shen Yi's face, he just said lightly: "Here General Su is the chief general, how to fight. You decide by yourself, don't ask me."

The Zouxian battlefield was just a small battlefield during the entire Northern Expedition. Originally, Shen Yi should not have been there in person, and it was not even enough to attract the attention of the commander-in-chief Shen Yi.

In the future, it would be more reasonable for a battle of this level to be in the charge of a commander or even a general at the level of a thousand households.

Su Ding looked at Shen Yi's expression, and with a decision in his heart, he waved his hand and gave his order.

"Left Army Pioneer Battalion, line up!"

Under Su Ding's order, five battalions of thousands of households came out almost at the same time.

They are the vanguard battalion of the Left Army, with a total of 5000 people.

Su Ding waved his big hand and shouted: "Siege the city!"

The 5000 people did not hesitate too much, and as the military order was issued, they all shouted and rushed towards Zou County.

Both Su Ding and Shen Yi held up the binoculars at the same time, watching the situation on the battlefield in Zou County.

While the two were carefully watching the situation, a familiar voice rang in Shen Yi's ear.

"Mr. Shen, General Su!"

"The end will fight!"

Shen Yi put down the binoculars and looked at the person.

Liu Mingyuan, former deputy general of the Right Route Army, half-kneeled in front of the two of them, with his head bowed deeply.

Master Shen didn't speak, but just looked at Su Ding with a half-smile.

Su Ding took a deep breath, strode forward, and said in a low voice: "General Liu, attack Zou County, every battalion of our left army has a chance to fight, why are you so anxious?"

Liu Mingyuan raised his head, took a quick look at Shen Yi's expression, then lowered his head again, gritted his teeth and said, "The final general wants to lead the army to attack the city himself, and make meritorious deeds!"

Hearing his words, Shen Yi frowned unobtrusively, then walked away with his hands behind his back, ignoring the two of them.

Seeing Shen Yi walking away, Su Ding walked up to Liu Mingyuan, grabbed his arm, lowered his voice, and shouted angrily: "General Liu, who in the army said you were guilty?"

Su Ding also felt a little helpless.

Liu Mingyuan's nature is not bad, but he has too much habit from Qianwei, and...

EQ is too low.

"You continue to make trouble."

Su Ding looked at Shen Yi's back and warned in a low voice.

"It was really a mistake."

He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse.

"Don't worry, in my left army, there will be times when you make meritorious deeds..."

(End of this chapter)