Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 595 Fancheng
Two long dragons marched southward in mighty style.

One team is cavalry, and the other team is civilians pushing various siege equipment.

Nanyang is the junction of the Three Kingdoms. When Xu Cheng was stationed here, he built a large number of siege equipment in preparation for attacking Wuguan.

Wuguan was not in use for the time being, but Jingxiang was.

There were more than [-] troops on the Western Front, plus Qin Biao and Mi Jin's Shangyong Army, and the Nanyang local suppressing army, the total strength was as high as [-], not counting the civilians recruited.

The Liang Kingdom was extremely efficient. The emperor decided to march south, the Shang Shutai was responsible for logistics and local support, and the Ministry of War formulated a feasible battle plan.

In fact, the strength of a country does not lie in its land and population, but in its ability to mobilize and respond.

Liang Guo's politics were clear, vigorous, and its internal operations were smooth.

There is almost a consensus to unify the world. Regardless of the court, the nobles, the nobles, the civil servants and the generals, they can cooperate with each other instead of restricting each other.

However, the commander of the West Route Army was not Liu Laozhi, but the Liang Emperor Li Yue himself.

Since they wanted to hurt Jiangdong so that they could not interfere with the future Northern Expedition, a thunderous strike was necessary.

"General Biao has prepared bamboo rafts and rafts in Xincheng County upstream. We can advance to Xiangyang just waiting for His Majesty's order!" Cui Hong joined the army and followed him to fight.

"Instruct the entire army to hurry up, don't spare the livestock and horses, and transport the siege equipment to the front line as soon as possible!"

There was only one chance. Huan Wen's army was stationed in Jianghuai, leaving Jingxiang temporarily empty of troops.

Li Yue wanted to capture Fancheng and Xiangyang in one go and realize Cao Wei's original pattern of suppressing Jiangdong.

Of course, it also depends on how this battle goes.

If everything goes well, it might even be possible to win Jingzhou together!

The cavalry separated their horses to assist the civilians in dragging siege equipment.

In all Liang Kingdom's territories, official roads were built, the roads were compacted, and gravel and cooked sand were sprinkled.

Due to the limitation of national power, it is worse than Qin Zhidao. There is no lime, but it is enough.

There is no rain or snow this winter, so the road is easier to walk.

With a "squeak" sound, a truck next to Li Yue rolled over to the ground, disturbing the war horses.

"Bold!" The guard pressed the handle of the knife and stared at the civilians nervously.

"Uh-" Li Yue tightened his horse's reins and calmed the horse.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life..." The civilian husband knelt down.

"Get up, I forgive you." Li Yue didn't waste any words, and he and his guards helped the carriage up.

If you are a Yecheng craftsman, you will make the siege equipment into detachable parts and then assemble it at the front line.

However, the level of the craftsmen Xu Cheng recruited temporarily was a little inferior. It would be good if they could make things, and Li Yue didn't expect too much.

"Thank... Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Li Yuedu helping the cart himself, everyone's morale was greatly boosted. They no longer complained about being tired and pushed various equipment forward together.

After a day and a night, Fancheng, which is located on the side of the Han River, can be vaguely seen.

When Guan Yu flooded his seven armies and shocked China, he failed to capture Fancheng.

I don’t know if this battle will be successful.

The scouts from Fancheng had already discovered the army, and they were huddled in the city.

In this way, Li Yue set up camp with peace of mind.

After a day's rest, Zhang Hao, Liu Laozhi, and Murong Ling each led their cavalry to line up under the city. The men were like tigers, the horses were like dragons, and their swords and spears blocked the sun. Although there were only [-] cavalry, the army was extremely powerful.

The civilian husband pushed the siege equipment to the front of the city.

Li Yue led the [-] Xuanjia battalion to watch from behind.

"Your Majesty, General Qin asked when to attack." The scout came first to report.

"No need to ask, if the battle begins in Fancheng, cross the river immediately and attack Xiangyang, regardless of the cost of casualties!" Li Yue is sure to win. "Wei!" the scout flew towards the west.

An hour later, the truck, Linchong, Crash Truck, and Thunderbolt Truck were pushed to the predetermined position. Murong Ling personally adjusted the range. Everything was ready. Li Yue looked up at the sky with the bright sun shining, "Siege the city!"

"Siege!"

The command flag waved behind him, and the war drum roared, resounding throughout the mountains and rivers.

To the northeast of Fancheng, a rain curtain composed of crossbow arrows, cannon stones, and kerosene tanks hit the city head hard.

Like shooting stars or migratory locusts, they streak across the blue and wide sky, which is extremely spectacular.

Fancheng and Xiangyang are two strong bones. Before chewing the bones, you must have good teeth. Li Yue has already been mentally prepared.

Crossbow arrows, cannon stones, and kerosene were thrown at the top of the city for free, with flames billowing and smoke rising.

After a full hour of bombardment, the crash car, city boarding car, and impending car were pushed over.

There was a counterattack on the city wall soon. Arrows, rolling logs, and cannon stones were thrown down like water. The boarding car pushed up was densely studded with feathers and arrows, as if feathers sprouted out of thin air.

A dozen or so soldiers who had been splashed with kerosene let out frightening screams at the foot of the city, their bodies twisting violently.

The collision resulted in seven vehicles being destroyed by heavy stones thrown from the city wall.

However, three charging vehicles approached, equipped with heavy crossbows, and spear-like arrows hit the city head one after another, causing bursts of blood.

There was a rush car to suppress it, and the city boarding car also passed by.

The hook board was stuck on the infantry battlement, and five or six black cloud generals jumped out with bones, short halberds, and hand hammers, and fought with the Jin army.

Although the Jiangdong nobles were repeatedly defeated in battles, the soldiers at the bottom were extremely brave and fierce. They refused to retreat and strangled the black cloud army at the top of the city. The dense spears rushed in like a wall, pinning the black clouds that rushed to the top of the city. Hedgehog.

Jiangdong's crossbow machine is unique in the world and is more sophisticated than Liang's.

Within thirty steps, he could shoot through the armor of the Black Cloud Army.

After nearly two hours of fierce fighting, the Black Cloud Army was still unable to open up the situation.

At this moment, the north gate of Fancheng suddenly opened, and a group of cavalry rushed out fiercely, all holding large axes. They rushed under the city car and chopped wildly.

Cutting off a corner at will, the boarding car fell to the ground.

Or just throw the fire oil can from the horse, and the city will have its own rockets to shoot down...

"When did Jiangdong have such excellent cavalry?" Li Yue was stunned when he looked at the cavalry that suddenly came out.

Jiangdong is good at naval warfare and crossbows, and now he actually has an armored elite cavalry.

"Your Majesty, please don't forget that Qin and Jin are in alliance. Jin has food, grass and weapons, and Qin has war horses and livestock, so we can exchange what we need." Cui Hong reminded.

"In this case, I will capture Jingzhou and cut off the communication between them!"

If Qin and Jin continue to cooperate like this, it will pose a great threat to Liang.

The Jin State is not the Soochow of the past, and the Qin State is not the Shu Han of the past.

If it forms a tripartite confrontation, Liang's advantage over Qin and Jin will not be that great in the long run.

Huan Wen was trying to destroy the land in Gengxu, and Fu Jian was also making reforms in Guanzhong.

If Fu Jian succeeds, Qin will have great potential.

The siege on the first day was completed under the stubborn resistance of the Jin army.

Li Yue did not expect to break the city in one battle, so he ordered his soldiers to rest and attack again tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, that night, Zhu Xu personally led his elite cavalry to attack the camp, but the Black Cloud Army was already prepared.

Zhu Xu was also a veteran general. When he saw that the situation was not good, he rushed out before the Black Cloud Army could encircle him, and lost more than 470 horses.

Casualties are not insignificant.

The Black Cloud Army also suffered more than a hundred casualties.

(End of this chapter)