The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 845
As Liu Hongyi said, although they had no experience in fighting on the battlefield, they did not lack courage.Because they are grateful to the Song court and are full of centripetal force towards this court.

It was gray.

Dark clouds loomed extremely low.

In the misty rain, Yue Li's army approached outside the city of Yongzhou.

Their black armor and uniforms seemed to blend with the world.

The city wall suddenly fell silent.

Facing the seemingly endless Yue Li Jun, anyone would be filled with depression.

The rain was pattering, flowing into the armor, and it was chilly.

Yue Li's cavalry was in front, and the infantry was in the rear, moving forward slowly.The sound of their footsteps seemed to ring in my heart.

thump.

thump.

thump.

It was only about 500 meters away from the city that the continuous army stopped suddenly.

With the waving of the military flag, the soldiers slapped their weapons on their chests.Make a bang bang bang sound.

This is to use force to overwhelm people.

The defenders on the top of the city put the thunderbolts on the cannon throwing carts, drew their bows and arrows, and stood ready for battle.

There are also dozens of grenade launchers, all facing the outside of the city.

It's a pity that although the garrison also has a flying corps, hot air balloons can't take off in such a rainy day.

"Get ready! Listen to the orders!"

Some generals were running on the top of the city, shouting continuously.

"kill!"

After a few minutes, there was a sudden sound of drums outside the city.Then there was a loud shout of killing.

The two Yueli cavalry formations at the front moved out of the way, while infantry regiments behind them attacked the city gate.

There are people in the army pushing tall towers, and there are countless ladders.

These are the most common siege equipment.

The Song generals at the top of the city all raised their hands high, staring at these Yueli soldiers with burning eyes.

Waiting until these Yueli soldiers had just advanced tens of meters, such a shout sounded on the city wall, "Let go!"

The command flag soldier waved down the red command flag in his hand.

boom.

boom.

The levers of the cannon-throwing carts were raised high, throwing the thunder out of the city.

Dozens of grenadiers also fired at the same time.This cannonball was much faster than Hong Tianlei, and it fell into the crowd outside in the blink of an eye, and then exploded with a bang.

Sergeant Yue Li suffered a stroke and someone was blown up.

Immediately afterwards, the bombardment thunder thrown by the cannon-throwing cart also fell on the crowds far or near.

The rumbling sound was incessant.

Many potholes appeared in the originally flat land outside the city in an instant.

The neat formation of Yue Li's army became a little disorganized.

Under the power of Hong Tianlei's grenadier shells, no one would not feel timid.

The shouts of the soldiers of the Yue Li Army were completely covered up.

Their original rainbow-like aura seemed to have fallen to the bottom at this moment.

The generals in the army behind were also dumbfounded.

They have seen the power of Thunderbolt before, so they don't feel invincible.But he never thought that the power of the grenadiers in the Song army was several times greater than that of Hong Tianlei.

Seeing the soldiers in front blown to pieces like sand, these generals felt chills in their hearts, even colder than this spring rain.

At this time, a second wave of shells had already landed on the top of the city.

The infantry formation attacking the city gate was crying again, and the formation became even more disorganized.

The mask looked at Chen Guojun and said, "Commander, order the troops to withdraw! We can't take this Yongzhou city."

His eyes fell on the top of the city.

The Song army on the top of the city was densely packed.

They only have [-] soldiers left in total, and they may not be able to take this Yongzhou City even if they fight all their lives.

Chen Guojun's eyes were looking at the artillery carts and thunderbolts on the top of the city, and he murmured in a low voice, "It would be great if we could have such ordnance..."

He sighed, "Order Mingjin..."

He just came to test the depth of Yongzhou City.But now, even though they had just attacked the city, it was already possible to see some details of the Song army in the city.

Just these cannon carts and grenade launchers, it is doomed that this city of Yongzhou cannot be captured by their Yueli army.

Mao Zishi nodded, and said to the orderly next to him, "Mingjin retreat!"

Neither he nor Chen Guojun planned to let these pawns rush to the gate of the city.Because Yongzhou City cannot be taken down, any further fighting will only increase casualties.

There was an abrupt ringing sound.

Before and after, it took only two or three minutes for the infantry of the Yueli Army to start the attack.

The crowd retreated violently.

The cannons on the top of the city are still ringing.

It wasn't until the infantrymen of the Yueli Army retreated to the back of the cavalry that the generals of the Song Army on the top of the city reacted and asked people to stop throwing thunder.

Is this over?

Everyone looked at the Yue Li Jun outside the city in a daze.

Such a siege would be too anticlimactic.

It wasn't until a long time later that the Yueli army outside the city began to retreat slowly, and the garrison on the top of the city finally came to their senses.

Cheers resounded through the city.

Although Yue Li's army did not wantonly attack the city, their retreat was a victory for Da Song.

This kind of victory can also make these defenders who have never been on the battlefield feel sincerely happy and excited.

In comparison, the expressions on the faces of Liu Hongyi, Zhu Haiwang, Zhu Hecong and others were undoubtedly much duller.

Zhu Haiwang tilted his head and said to Liu Hongyi: "Yue Li Jun is here to test our truth..."

Liu Hongyi nodded, and said with a light smile, "They're pretty clever. I just don't know if they'll have the awareness to retreat in spite of the difficulties."

As he said that, his eyes suddenly became a little deep, "If they want to leave Song Dynasty like this, it's just a dream."

Zhu Hecong followed suit and nodded, "Anyone who dares to invade our Great Song Dynasty must pay the price in blood."

Zhu Haiwang said: "Let's wait and see, if they plan to withdraw their troops..."

He smiled at Liu Hongyi, "I hope Liu Anfu will give me and He Cong a chance to let my brothers lead an army out of the city to exterminate them."

There was a little surprise in Liu Hongyi's eyes, "Could the two brothers really plan to stay in the army forever?"

Brothers Zhu Haiwang and Zhu Hecong smiled and looked at each other, "The army is the place where a hot-blooded man should stay..."

Obviously, the two brothers preferred life in the army to being officials in the court.

Not long after Yue Li's army left, there was a shadow hall enshrined out of the city, following the footsteps of Yue Li's army from afar.

Chen Guojun returned to Guwanzhai with his army, and immediately sent messengers to Taipingzhai.

Afterwards, the army only took a short rest before leaving Guwanzhai and headed southeast.

They are going to Qinzhou.

Qinzhou is next to Yongzhou, along the coast, and partly borders the Yueli Dynasty.

Chen Guojun led the army to go to Qinzhou, obviously he had plans.

After taking Qinzhou, the grain and grass in his Yueli Dynasty can be continuously supplied from the sea and land lines, so that his army can stand still in the territory of the Song Dynasty.

From a strategic point of view, Qinzhou is not even worse than Yongzhou.

And the actions of their army did not escape the eyes of the priests of the Shadow Palace behind.

Several priests rushed back to Yongzhou City after seeing Yue Li's army heading southwest.

Liu Hongyi and others gathered in the government office in the city soon learned of the news.

But where did Li Jun go to the southwest? This is undoubtedly a question worth studying.

It is very unlikely that they will retreat to Yueli to the southwest, but it is also possible that they deliberately deceived others, or they may be trying to capture a certain town southwest of Guwanzhai.

In the southwest of Ancient Wanzhai, there are eight prefectures (towns) and Yongping Village.

The Yue Li army was frustrated in Yongzhou City, and it might be possible to seize the territory of those tribes and develop.And Yongping Village is also empty now.

Liu Hongyi looked at the generals in the hall and asked, "What do you think, what does Yue Li Jun intend to do?"

Everyone was thinking about it, and then Zhu Hecong said: "They have gone to the southwest, so there should be only two possibilities. Either they are looking for land to take root and waiting for domestic reinforcements, or they are deliberately misleading our army to pursue. Maybe they will attack our army in an ambush, or Perhaps, they will directly withdraw to the Yue Li Dynasty."

Liu Hongyi frowned slightly, "There are only a few small towns in the southwest of Guwanzhai, how can they accommodate so many people? Do they dare to take all those towns?"

He thinks this is unlikely.After all, none of the tribes have turned against Yue Li Jun, and Yue Li Jun has no reason to ask for trouble.

The discussion lasted for a long time.

In the end, Liu Hongyi and others decided not to lead the army out of the city easily.Just sent several waves of scouts to watch the movement of Yue Li's army.

Yongzhou City is always the top priority.

(End of this chapter)