Datang New Order

Beizhou City is located on the north bank of Yongji Canal. It was an important place on the Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty and also an important northern town of Wei Bojun.From here, go south along the Yongji Canal, and in less than two days, you can reach Weizhou, where Wei Bojun's Jiedu is located. This is where Lu Longjun's first battle southward.

At this moment, Beizhou has already closed its doors.The city wall is not considered high, only two feet hanging zero, but the clear river water was diverted outside the city to form a moat to protect the city of Beizhou on all sides.As long as you can safely cross the moat, you can climb the tower with a ladder.Therefore, after the follow-up army arrived, the soldiers and civilian husband camps began to cut down trees and build ladders.

Zhou Zhiyu, the former battalion commander of the Jianzu Battalion, came out of the tent of the Chinese Army with a heavy heart.

Luo Hongxin, the old commander of Wei Bojun, died of illness, and Luo Shaowei, the young commander, succeeded him.What is young Rossowe?When the old commander Luo Hongxin was alive, he was just a cockfighting playboy, even many generals in Weibo Town were not convinced.When the news reached Youzhou, everyone in Lu Long's army thought that this was a godsend opportunity, and it was a good time to annex Wei Bo, so they urged the generals to move south.Zhou Zhiyu also agreed very much at the time, and was one of the first generals to write a letter to make a statement.

So Liu Dashuai resolutely raised his troops, assembled the elite five thousand yamen troops from the headquarter of the Lulong Army, and ordered eight thousand Badu cavalry, two thousand descendants of the mountains, three thousand silver gourds, and eight thousand soldiers from each Guanzhou town, and recruited a large number of Jiedu mansions. Jurisdiction over 35 counties in thirteen prefectures, recruited 5 young and strong men, and compiled them into five battalions of healthy soldiers.Not only that, the Jiedu envoy of the Yichang Army and the young commander Liu Shouwen also led tens of thousands of troops to help.The two armies rendezvoused by the Juma River. There were nearly [-] soldiers alone, and together with tens of thousands of civilian husbands, they boasted [-] soldiers!

Many trusted generals who started with the commander in chief have been promoted, and Zhou Zhiyu is one of the best.He was originally the personal guard of the Marshal, and was later transferred to the Badu Cavalry to become a cavalry general. This time, he was directly appointed as the commander of the former battalion of Jianzu and the captain of Yihui. The soldiers and horses under its jurisdiction have also expanded from 2000 cavalry in one capital to [-] in one battalion.

At this time, although the world is in chaos, names and weapons are given indiscriminately, dispatches and officials are quite chaotic, and the infantry of the Jianbing Battalion is not as elite as the cavalry of the Badu, and the recruits who have just become an army are not comparable to the veterans who have experienced battles. But at least after Zhou Zhiyu became the commander of the former battalion of healthy soldiers, he can already be in charge of his own side!What's more, Yanzhao's disciples are so generous, they have always been an excellent source of soldiers, most of the young and strong have been practicing martial arts all year round, they are much stronger than other places, and they can fight when they are pulled on the battlefield.In time, with the experience of the Jianjuying in the battle of the Central Plains, Zhou Zhiyu will surely have a brighter future!

On the other hand, as one of the top three feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty that lasted for nearly a hundred years, the current Wei Bo army has long since passed away. Except for the eight thousand teeth army, which is still the elite of the world, the rest does not have any good armaments.However, the six prefectures under the jurisdiction of Weibo Town are indeed a piece of fertile land, not only with well-developed irrigation, complete farming, and lush fields, but also densely populated and numerous populations.If you capture this place, in addition to getting a generous supply of supplies, it is also equivalent to opening up a southward passage.

Just as the army encircled Beizhou, the scouts from the south came out with news that the Bian army had gone north!This is definitely unexpected news. At that time, everyone had a collective discussion and thought that Li Taishi of Hedong and Zhu Taiwei of Xuanwu were fighting against each other, and Wei Bo was ignored, not to mention that Zhu Taiwei's Bian army was still encircling and suppressing. Rebelling against Qin Zongquan, let alone rescue Wei Bo.But what are you afraid of? No one expected that the Bian army would have such strength. When they were using troops on both the east and west fronts at the same time, they would still have the strength to rescue Wei Bo!This news weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

Moreover, Beizhou rejected Kaesong's surrender.Facing the encirclement power of Lu Long's army, a small city of Beizhou dared to resist stubbornly. I really don't know what the guards had to eat!But now the problem is that the siege is not easy. Of course, the small Beizhou can be eaten with an army of tens of thousands, but it will take time. What is the most lacking now?But it was time.If it takes ten days and a half months under the city of Beizhou, how many difficulties will be added when the Bian army reinforcements arrive and attack Weizhou in the future?

During the military meeting just now, everyone's faces were ugly. The commander lost his temper in the tent and asked to go down to Beizhou in three days. Zhou Zhiyu, one of the commanders of the Jianbing Battalion, received the order to attack the city on the spot.It is not surprising to receive the order, and he has long been mentally prepared.The infantry battalion is a temporary recruitment of young and strong, which is not comparable to those teams that have been killed for a long time. Without training in battle formation, they cannot be used alone in field battles.But the land of Yanzhao is different from other places. The folk customs here are tough, the people are heroic, and there are many rangers and warriors among the young and strong. It may not be possible to let them fight in the field, but one against one, they are not lost to anyone!Therefore, the siege of the city by the strong soldier battalion can just give full play to its strengths and avoid its shortcomings.

Zhou Zhiyu was also ready to be the first to ask for orders to attack the city, but when he received the order, he felt a little panicked.It stands to reason that Beizhou, which has a low wall and weak troops, should be able to fall easily, because it was reported before the war that there were only a thousand soldiers in Beizhou city.But since the Bian army has unexpectedly moved northward, will there be any changes in this siege?

He rode his horse around in his own camp, and after inspecting all the teams, he sent orders to all the leaders to come to the main camp for a meeting.

During the military meeting in the tent of the camp master before Jian died, Li Chengzhong was eating pancakes and a bowl of mutton bone soup by the stove, explaining to Jiang Miao the essentials of ascending the city in a low voice.During these days of marching, Li Chengzhong gradually regained the skills he learned during his military service and fully demonstrated the basic qualities that a soldier should have. After being praised many times by the team leader and the team officer, he also won the respect of his teammates.Even Ren Dutou privately asserted that Li Chengzhong must have been a veteran!

Jiang Miao was very eager to learn, and was very grateful for Li Chengzhong's kindness along the way, so he often asked him about matters in the army.According to the method of using the dagger that Li Chengzhong learned in the army in his previous life, combined with the stabbing of the bayonet, he has done research on this aspect in the past two days. At this moment, the two of them are discussing the tactical moves during the siege.Of course, rather than talking about it, it's better to say that Li Chengzhong was teaching Jiang Miao while pondering.

"When climbing a ladder, the center of gravity must be low, and only when you are low can you be stable. Especially when climbing a ladder, if the center of gravity is too high, it is easy to fall, and you will definitely not be able to step on it stably." Li Chengzhong thought hard and recalled.

"Center of gravity?" Jiang Miao didn't quite understand the word, so she opened her mouth and asked.

"Well, or the waist... the position below the navel, this place is where you can exert your strength... Don't worry about it, just lower your body a little bit, and that's right..." Li Chengzhong explained.

Jiang Miao held the wooden bowl, chewed the big cake and posed according to what Li Chengzhong said, "Is that so?"

Li Chengzhong corrected his standing posture, then nodded, let Jiang Miao sit down, and continued: "The moment you get to the top of the city, jump in obliquely, don't rush directly, remember that your target is not directly opposite The person next to you, but the one next to you. In this way, there is a great chance to miss the attack of the enemy directly opposite you, and at the same time, it is easier to attack the side of the enemy next to you by surprise."

Jiang Miao blinked her eyes and silently understood, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "It's a good idea!"

Li Chengzhong continued: "The neck, waist, and abdomen are the weak points of the human body. If you try to cut at these places, it will be more difficult for the enemy to defend..."

Just as he was talking, Zhao Da, the cook in the team, came over with a smile and added a pinch of black powder to everyone's bowl.Zhao Da is a serious Yanzhao disciple, but he is not good at fighting, and he has no great ambitions. He is also a veteran, and he joined the army earlier than Mr. Liu, but he has always been a fire leader, cooking for everyone.Li Chengzhong was taken aback, tasted the soup, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "Huanjiao?"

Zhao Da turned his head and grinned: "I just got it at noon, everyone have a try!"

The broth with pepper powder tastes better, Zhao Da added it to everyone one by one, and the atmosphere in the team instantly became lively.Zhou Wuyou gulped down two mouthfuls of the broth happily, and suddenly remembered something, hurried over to ask Zhao Da: "Old Zhao, where did you get this prickly ash? How much more?"

Zhao Da replied: "It was grown in the woods behind the camp. There are several pepper trees there."

Li Chengzhong's eyes lit up.

After the meal, Li Chengzhong asked Zhao Da to help him get some prickly ash, pounded it into powder, asked for a small earthen pot, and then found a remote place in the camp to start tinkering.

The simple paper smoke bomb he distributed before crossing is still there. As a thought of separating two lives, he keeps it with him at all times. Now that the siege of the city is imminent, in order to save his life, he can only reluctantly attack it.He carefully disassembled the smoke bomb, put the colloid in it into a clay pot, added some water, and lit a fire under the pot to heat it.After a while, wait for the colloid to dissolve gradually, then stir it with a branch, and sprinkle pepper powder while stirring.After stirring evenly, he turned off the fire, inserted the gunpowder wire removed from the smoke bomb into it, exposed two inches of length as a lead wire, and waited for the colloid to re-solidify, and a simple smoke bomb with ingredients was processed.

It's a pity that there is no chili powder, otherwise the effect will be better if you add it.Li Chengzhong searched for this thing after crossing, but unfortunately no one had heard of it, so he regretted that he could only continue to eat those bland foods, and he is still not used to it.Of course, it’s also good to have pepper powder. When you go to the city, throw it on the top of the city, and don’t you want to choke the defenders’ noses and tears?

The earthen pot Li Chengzhong found was not big, only the size of a fist, and it was specially used to warm Shangguan's wine, and he just stuffed it into his arms. He immediately smiled with satisfaction, and went back to his camp humming an out-of-key tune.