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4. Attack day and night

Han Hong still had to wait for reinforcements from Ziqing and Wei Bo to fight to the death.

So Hun Ye ordered to continue to organize dozens of large copper cannons to assist with the same number of light cannons to bombard Yacheng continuously, and began to organize infantry to dig the canals outside the Zaicheng. At this moment, Gao Yue hurried to Hun Yecheng's camp on Xili and said to him:

"Have you received any feedback from the peripheral troops recently?"

The civil servant of Hun Yu brought the official letter. Gao Yue frowned and frowned, and then said to Hun Yu in a deep voice: "I had some bad premonition before that King Chengde Wu Jun would turn against him."

Hun Ye was surprised when he heard this, and then Gao Yue gave evidence: his second son Wang Shiping stayed in the capital and would definitely report the situation of Zhang Maozong's case to Hengji. At that banquet that day, the new emperor mentioned to me that Zhang Maozong had been removed from all positions, and the Yiwu Army would resent the court because of this. Originally, its duty was to monitor Wang Wujun, but now Wang Wujun had no worries. He would probably join the rebel party to resist the court and preserve his separatist position.

"But Master Gong didn't say that night's banquet?"

Gao Yue shook his head slightly and said to Hun Yu: "If I speak out bluntly, it will harm the prestige of the new emperor and shake the will of the entire army, so I have to remain silent."

"The Grand Master is indeed far-sighted."

Before Hun Yen finished applauding, someone came to report urgently:

When the Fengcheng Army of Hedong and the Yi army of Zelu Zhao were supporting Mingzhou City, they were suddenly attacked by the elite cavalry army of Chengde in the Quanzhou County. They were attacked by Wei Bo general Nie Feng. The entire army was defeated and the deaths were thousands of people. Li said that Wang Qianxue was defeated and walked back to Fengkou.

"Damn it, Wang Wujun really rebelled and rebelled against the court!" Hun Ye was so angry that he looked at Wen Jie and handed it to Gao Yue, saying that Wang Wujun was simply shameless and pretended to join the official army, and then turned against him before the formation to launch an attack.

Gao Yue touched his chin, looked at Jintu, and was silent for a while, saying to Hun Yu and the generals:

"It seems that Xiahou Zhongxuan is alone in guarding Mingzhou City, which will surely be a fierce battle. Whether Mingzhou can be saved is really an unknown number."

"If I can't save it?" Hun Yeon was worried.

"The three prefectures in Taihang Shandong will be encroached by Wang Wujun and Tian Ji'an. They will form an extremely powerful coalition, head south to the prime minister and guard, and join the battlefield of Bian Song."

At this moment, all the generals all turned their attention to Gao Yue, the "Dinghai Dingjian".

Before Gao Yue could speak, he was reported from the East Cao Gate of Bianzhou: Liu Wu, the military commander of the Pinglu Army, seemed to have been greatly strengthened, and the attack on the Yicheng Army's fortress was stepped up. The Yicheng Army fought hard for days and suffered serious losses, and it seemed that it could not support it for too long. At most, it would be impossible to defend the Cao Gate in three or five days.

"It seems that Li Shigu has actually received reinforcements from Wei Bo Tianxiong Army." Hun Yen judged.

Gao Yue raised his arm, as if he was constantly calculating.

This time, Wei Bo Tianxiong's army invested a lot. Not only did it send tens of thousands of people to attack Mingzhou, but it also quickly reinforced Li Shigu's westward advancing group. However, Tian Ji'an sent so many elite field troops out, and the military town's financial and manpower was exhausted to the end. "Tian's bet was red, which also proved that Tian Ji'an was indeed a young man. If he had nothing to gain this time, his ambition would collapse faster than anyone else." Gao Yue thought to himself, and then he said loudly: "Quick Horse tells Yi Cheng's army that the three armies of Shen Ce Longxiang, Zhen Yi and Zhongwu will be drawn to reinforce them. The troops to attack Bianzhou Yacheng do not need so much."

After saying that, Gao Yue suddenly came to his senses. The battlefield shouldn't be Hun Yu, so he hurriedly stepped back, but Hun Yu turned sideways and made repeated gestures of invitation, meaning that the entire battle situation will be handled according to what the Grand Master wants.

It was urgent, and Gao Yue was no longer modest, so he issued orders in succession: "All all the cavalry of our Wuyi Army must be released, and pounced on the Pinglu Army at Caomen, cut off their way back, and create panic."

"The Wanquan tactics that were previously bombarded with artillery have no effect. We must do our best to capture Han Hong's Yacheng in the shortest time at any cost. As long as we capture Bianzhou, the whole game of chess will be alive. Then I will lead the main force to go north, and Hotan Ji'an and Wang Wujun will compete. So from now on, the Wuyi army, Jingsai army, Fenghua army and Shenwei Hall rear army will each draw two or three thousand elite Kokang soldiers, surrounded Yacheng, and form a first-row team, using shield chariots as a cover, and ants will attach to the city walls and attack in turn without interruption!"

"Just do as directed by the Grand Master!" Hun Yu said quickly.

"Here!" All the generals bowed their orders.

No need to wait the next day, since the afternoon, the infantry of various officials and soldiers pushed the shield chariots covered with wet cotton cloth. They first sacrificed their lives to fill the trenches under the Yacheng City, then cut down and overthrew the sheep and horse walls and wooden fences, and lie behind the shield chariots to resist the guns, bows, arrows, and rolling stones that were shot like raindrops on the city, rushed in like a tide, forcing them to lean under the city wall, and climbed up like crazy ant colonies. The remaining Tooth soldiers of Xuanwu also gritted their teeth, killed their eyes red, and kept throwing thunders down, blew up the cloud ladder, and assassinated the officers and soldiers who came up with crutches and long spears.

The war became more and more fierce. Gao Jing, Bai Juyi and other artillery troops did not dare to fire artillery, so they began to follow the infantry and save lives and help the wounded. The bodies of the official army were carried back from the front and then lying on the straw mat, stained with blood all over the street.

Dong Jin climbed onto the roof of the military mansion and was stunned and shocked.

"Please suspend the offensive in the rear of the Shenwei Palace."

In the camp, Gao Yue had no expression on his face, "Tell Fan Xichao, Dai Xiuzhi, Bai Suole, Cai Fengyuan, the front army attacked the city, and the back army would eat and prepare for night battles, and not stop."

"Can casualties..."

"We have great casualties, and Han Hong has great casualties. Compared to us, his blood cannot last long. As long as Bianzhou City is captured, all the sacrifices are worth it." Gao Yue's attitude was very serious and cold.

In Yacheng, Han Hong was already nervous. Whenever the sound of cannons came, he asked: "Is it Gao Yue's cannon or Li Shigu's cannon?"

So the fangs ran out and explored three times in one moment. When Han Hong was about to rest after night, he learned: "The official army took advantage of the night to attack, pushed the artillery twenty steps away, and blasted our city walls, and collapsed several feet."

"Clog it, block the gap." Han Hong shouted, "Stand until the sun is bright, and the Pinglu army and Tianxiong army will arrive."

As a result, at dawn, the offensive of the government troops became even more fierce and there was no momentum to stop.

Han Hong stared at his blood-stained eyes, rushed out of the yamen, climbed up to the city, and saw that the bloody smoke shone brightened the sky at the Cao Gate to the east. It seemed that Liu Wu's soldiers and the officials at the Cao Gate were fighting in an intense battle, and it was difficult to separate them.

Looking west, there were several collapsed gaps in Yacheng's city walls, and the body was almost more than ten feet high. "Whether, Li Shigu and Tian Ji'an have tried their best. When it reaches this point, it can only be said that it is time and luck."
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