The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 712
On this day, after Zhang Jue led his army into the city, he really didn't buy any food in Chengzhou, so he left Chengzhou soon and continued towards Hengshanzhai.

As for the left and right armies led by Zhang Hongwei and Miao Cheng respectively, the left army has already marched to Ziqi, and the right army has also reached the territory of Deyongzhou along the Duni River.

They also haven't been blocked.

Until another two days passed, Zhang Hongwei led the Tianji and Tianxian armies to Deziqi county.This is the real start of the war.

Since Qi You has a guard at the head of the city, he will not let Zhang Hongwei's army go.

Zhang Hongwei said a few words to no avail, and with one arrow, the prelude to the battle to pacify King Guang was officially kicked off.

Although he has been around for several years, his archery skills have not declined, on the contrary, he has become more and more sophisticated.

An arrow shot straight to the top of the city.

The guard was so startled that he quickly stepped aside.

But the arrow hit the big banner at the top of the city with precision.

The flagpole broke instantly and fell to the top of the city.

Zhang Hongwei swung his bow and shouted, "Fire!"

Dozens of soldiers carried wooden boxes and ran to the front of the formation, lined up.

This alone has caused the city guard to change color again.

This motherfucker is a grenadier!

Since the Song army defeated the Yuan army one after another with grenades, even in remote places like Ziqi, legends of this magical weapon have also been circulating.

But the rumors only say that the grenadier is a special item of the Feilong Army, a member of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty.When did the Zhennan Military Region have grenade launchers?

The general stayed in Ziqi all the year round, so it is impossible to know that Zhao Dongting has ordered the army to reorganize.

Not to mention grenades, among the dozens of Forbidden Army named after Tiangang Star in the Song Dynasty, all of them are equipped with Shenlong guns, hot air balloons and sky cannons.

Moreover, each army also has special forces that are fully armed and much more elite than ordinary soldiers.

"Downtown!"

"Downtown!"

After hearing about the power of the grenade, the guard's complexion changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted to the soldiers on the top of the wall to go down, even ignoring the top of the wall.

He had heard that this grenade had the power to split mountains and rocks.

Afterwards, Zhang Hongwei's [-] grenade launchers in Tianji Army did not "disappoint" the guard.

The cannon rang.

For a moment, gunpowder smoke filled the city, and gravel flew everywhere.

It was morning at this time, and the sound of cannons awakened the entire Ziqi county from its silence.

After dozens of cannons rang out, it was difficult to see even the complete flag on the top of the city.

Zhang Hongwei had no intention of using the Tianxian army at all, so he waved again.

Fifty hot air balloons took off and flew towards Ziqi County.

At the same time, there were dozens of soldiers wearing light armor and even masks on their faces, rushing towards Ziqi City Gate with a thunderbolt hanging from their waists.

This is the special force in the Tianxian Army, named Lijian by Zhang Hongwei, who is known as the "General of the Arrow" in the army.

Although this special force has only 500 people in total, it is undoubtedly far ahead of this era in terms of elite level and special level.

They are afraid that they are not much better than the Feilong army.

There are even masters of the Lower Yuan Realm in the army.

Dozens of people ran outside the city gate without hindrance, and more than a dozen thunderbolts were thrown at the north gate of Ziqi County.

Then, at the moment the city gate collapsed, dozens of Lei Qiqi were thrown into it.

The Ziqi garrison who had originally planned to sit on the sidelines inside the city gate was caught off guard by the bombing. This was just the beginning, and the corridors of the city gate were filled with tragic scenes of corpses everywhere.

Dozens of soldiers with sharp arrows did not rush into the corridor, and simply ran back to the army after throwing the thunder.

The Ziqi defenders in the corridor who were blown dizzy could only stare dumbfounded.

Zhao Dongting didn't want to let firearms flourish too much and change the pace of development of this world.Except for the county towns, the defenders are only equipped with a small amount of Shenlong guns, but where is there such a thing as thunder?

Fighting is the business of the forbidden army.

In Zhao Dongting's eyes, the defenders were originally just troops from various places assisting the officials to settle matters that the officials could not handle.

"kill!"

Zhang Hongwei waved his bow and yelled loudly, the army rushed towards the city gate like locusts.

Even hundreds of meters away from the city gate corridor, there was a dense rain of gunshots.

A little smoke came out of the Shenlong guns in the hands of the Tianxian soldiers.

The dense Ziqi defenders in the corridor fell to the ground in rows.

Their cloth armor can't withstand the power of the Shenlong Gun, but the range of bows and arrows and crossbows is not as far as the Shenlong Gun.

For a moment, the corridor was filled with the voices of crying father and mother.

There was no need for the generals to shout, and the Ziqi defenders who were crowded in the corridor all retreated in panic.

As soon as the battle started, the morale of the Tianxian army was almost completely destroyed by the powerful equipment configuration.

The most important thing in ancient wars is morale.

Although I don't know how many defenders are gathered in Ziqi County, the outcome of the war can be determined at this time.There is no doubt that the self-qi defenders will be defeated.

Before Zhang Hongwei led a mere four thousand troops into the city, there was already a thunderstorm in the city.

The smoke billowed.

General Ziqi didn't have the rich experience in fighting against the thunderbolts of the Yuan Dynasty army, not to mention that he didn't use the people as hostages, and placed all the soldiers on the street, which was a heart-wrenching consequence.

Seeing thunders falling from the sky, the face of this guard, who had never seen the world much, turned pale.

These days, there are nearly ten thousand troops from all over Ziqi who have pledged their allegiance to King Guang.He originally thought that relying on the convenience of defending the city, he could keep the Tianji and Tianxian armies out no matter what.But looking at it now, not to mention blocking the two armies, it's hard to say whether he can hold on for half a day in Qi County.

Amidst the shouts of killing, the defenders in the tunnel retreated steadily.

Apart from the Sharp Arrow Army in Zhang Hongwei's Tianji Army, the number of Shenlong gunners has also reached two thousand.

These two thousand dragon gunners are enough to be called the army of wolves and tigers at this time. After killing the city, they spread out at an extremely fast speed, occupying a radius of tens of meters around the city gate.

There was a shot.

One by one, the Ziqi defenders fell in response.

It is really as easy as chopping melons and vegetables for a nearly modern army to deal with these defenders who are only armed with knives and guns.

Zhang Hongwei did not go to the front by himself, his eyes swept over the chaotic Ziqi defenders, and at this moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Now he finally understands why the emperor has no plans to increase the number of troops after he moved to Changsha and even implemented the New Deal.

With the power of Shenlong Gun and Booming Thunder, although the imperial army of the Song Dynasty is only more than [-], it definitely has the strength to compete for world hegemony.

And like the Yuan Dynasty had millions of troops, how much more money would it cost to support the army every year?How much pressure will it bring to the country's finances?
The emperor is really right!

Soldiers are fine, not many.

He could see that at this time the number of defenders in Ziqi County was far greater than the thousands of soldiers he attacked the city.But the situation seemed to be that only a few hundred people were resisting him.

Zhang Hongwei didn't give any more orders, but just watched quietly.

This is Ziqi County, and no accident is about to be taken.

Sure enough, not long to wait.The morale of these rebellious troops gathered from all over the county in Qi County has been low.

These rebels may not have the intention to die for Zhao Bingxiao, and they probably don't want to die in Ziqi County.At this time, there was no chance of winning, and more and more people fled to various places in the city in panic.

There are fewer and fewer defenders on the street.

Many generals were shouting, but it was useless.

The bloodless guard was dripping with cold sweat, and eventually dozens of Jianghu masters went to assassinate the general of the Song Army.

However, these masters couldn't even rush through the firepower net of Shenlong Gunner.

If it is less than Shangyuan, in such a fight, there is really no trouble.

Before noon, the sound of gunfire and cannons in Ziqi County suddenly disappeared.

The defenders in the city died and fled.

All the [-] troops led by Zhang Hongwei entered the city.

Afterwards, 3000 people from the [-]-strong army were divided into more than ten groups and headed for various towns in Ziqi.

The emperor said, if you want to fight, you have to beat the rebellious army thoroughly!So that in the future, whoever dares to rebel in Song Dynasty will have to weigh it first.

To kill chickens to scare monkeys, Zhao Dongting has already used this trick with great proficiency.

After Zhang Hongwei made some adjustments in the city, he didn't stay much, only one or two thousand soldiers were left to guard the city, and then the army continued to move towards Temo Road.

Tianxian seized Ziqi for half a day, which was regarded as the beginning of the war to quell the Guangwang Rebellion.

How the ten or so scattered troops dealt with the villages of the vassal Zhao Bing in Ziqi County was not mentioned.

Another day.

Without encountering any resistance, the army led by Zhang Jue reached the city of Wulong Prefecture, which is only a hundred miles away from Hengshan Village.

"cage……"

Zhao Dongting looked up and saw the word "Wulongzhou" on the top of the city, and chuckled softly.

If it is said that Chengzhou was not bought by Zhao Bing, he can believe it.But if he said that Zhao Bing hadn't bought over ten towns in a row, he absolutely didn't believe it.

Zhao Bing is completely letting his army go deep!

Want to be besieged on all sides?
(End of this chapter)