Although winter makes the environment of the Northern Expedition Army worse and more difficult, the enemy on the opposite side seems to have reached the end of the road. It is said that a large number of dead people are already dead in the city every day.

Some defenders even tied up these frozen hard corpses as weapons to throw down to counterattack the siege troops. Of course, it is unknown how much effect it has.

In short, as long as you stand on the Mang Mountain outside Luodu and look from a distance to the top of Luodu, there is a large part of the day, shrouded in smoke and fire. Only when you enter the night will it calm down slightly. The temperature that suddenly drops after dark is mostly unbearable for the most brave and warlike soldiers.

Under this situation, some undercurrents that were forcibly suppressed also quietly surged again as the center of gravity shifted and loosened in the city.

Most of the time in history, solid fortresses have always been broken inside, and the key is the cost and conditions required.

Although they experienced some twists and turns before, as the two southeastern troops approached the city, surrounded the two sides and attacked day and night, these speculative mentality of unwilling to die with the city and unintentionally tied up with the powerful ministers who were in charge of the northern court, and who were bound to die, gradually emerged again under the distressed city.

Therefore, when the cold wind roared and the noise was rising, Wang Song, the commander of the enemy in the Eastern Front, was also waiting in a complicated mood, the latest loss brought by the messenger

Because, in the past two days, someone was shooting out of the city with many notes of message delivery, expressing some kind of sincere and communicating, while others were written in agreed secret words, involving the inner response and foreshadowing that had been missing for a long time before.

Faced with such an opportunity, he did not dare to be proficient, but he did not dare to neglect. While blocking the news quickly, he quickly submitted it to the Frontier Military Affairs Office to obtain endorsement for some kind of cheap behavior.

He may not be considered a pure warrior, but he is definitely a qualified minister and superior.

Because he knows how to adapt to others and is most beneficial to him, but he also knows how to gain resources for his subordinates and balance the relationship between them, and effectively establishes his own authority.

In this way, he was able to embark on an enviable path of relocation without any qualifications and achievements in staying abroad, and continue to maintain a high position and a strong reputation.

In contrast, the notorious Luo Fanzi took the opportunity to take advantage of the attack on the north army, but he was not as angry and indignant as he appeared.

However, sometimes it is just for the basic position and authority of the superiors, so they have to do this. How can those people understand their complex mentality and considerations?

As the leader of the army in front of the formation, he hurriedly returned with injuries and took over command, which was given the potential need to compete with the Central Army and to challenge Luodu's honor and initiative.

Therefore, the pressure and expectations on him were really quite large, but it was not something that the warrior's true nature and style could be understood by the guy with political vision and overall view.

On the one hand, out of a competitive position and potential attitude, we have the hope of arriving at the middle army south of Luodu first, and consume more of the strength of the Luodu defenders; on the other hand, we must ensure that our army simultaneously follow up the progress and rhythm of the attack, so as not to be taken away from the first achievement of breaking the city.

The decisions and wars were not effective several times before, and the great achievements of being the first to enter the pass and the subsequent foreign aid were taken away by the army and horses of the middle route, which was enough to make the southeastern road embarrassed and lose points.

This time, he not only tried to spy and understand the progress of the friendly and neighboring troops, but did not let the other party be more beautiful than before, but also controlled the rhythm and order of the offensive in a proper manner, so as not to backfire and directly damage the overall situation.

In terms of internal weighing, he felt that it was not easy for him to be content.

When the war reached this point, as the commander-in-chief of the general front, he could only choose to rely on one side to recruit Yanbian troops from the Southeast Road and the central military system of the Kenei where he was born.

because,

According to some of the meanings directly conveyed by some of the great figures in the Privy Council in the rear, the Yanbian soldiers, who were originally subordinate to the Southeast Road Army, had already gained enough merits and achievements during this Northern Expedition. Therefore, it is necessary to have some balance and adjustments to give more opportunities to defeat the enemy and make meritorious contributions to others.

After all, during this Northern Expedition, the imperial court actually sent many troops to the army from the order of directly affiliated Chinese and foreign troops stationed in Kinai, not to serve as a foil or subordinate role.

In fact, compared with these Yanbian troops, which have been experienced in the enemy for many years, as an army that has been stationed in the center for many years, it is rare to have the opportunity to make contributions on weekdays. Therefore, they need corresponding contributions and achievements.

In other words, the children of wealthy families and ministers and nobles arranged in these armies also need this merit and record to add a prestigious qualification and foundation to their short or long-term military career.

So far, except for the New Army's right wing or Imperial Camp left wing, which has a close relationship with the Southeast Road Army, there is not much in the order of the Central Army, including the other six divisions of the New Army. It is an outstanding record that is particularly impressive. The most common thing is to follow the crowd, steadily obtain some collective planning, strive to help, etc., and to be more moderate and general commendations and assessments.

After all, this is the front line of the Northern Expedition. Fighting for power and profit is to fight for power and profit, but there is no room for fraud or false reporting. If you accidentally or improperly deal with it, it is likely that the army will be lost, and even your life and future will be accompanied by the heavy price of blood.

Therefore, the rear announced the special Imperial Camp Army, which directly allocated and took over the actions of these outstanding troops active in the forefront, which were clearly a kind of blow and spur to the commanding generals at the forefront.

Therefore, he would rather have an attitude to make the guerrilla army, which is obviously not guaranteed by the commander, and will not have any surprises or variables, and try to exclude from the target and direction they control, and to distinguish them from the famous aspects.

As the saying goes, gains and losses are not what I have to worry about. Compared to the unparalleled achievements of capturing Luodu, what are the gains and losses and small episodes in the battle process?

Just after he walked around Luodu's sand table model, deduced countless times, and changed the fire cage to the third time in the tent.

With a report that was like a sound of nature, as he pushed the tent into the rolling wind and snow, a blue-white military general with a face blown by the winter wind delivered the response he expected, along with the sealed box, to him.

"That's fine,"

He couldn't help but praise him with joy.

"Now everything is there, only the east wind is missing..."

"We must give our efforts to do our best. The great cause of restoration and renewal of the country is right in front of us..."

Under the cloudy and sunny sky, the Heyang Bridge is still shrouded in the rumbling sound of cannons.

In the velvet backpack I accompanied, Schrödinger, the little cat who made great contributions because of the attempted assassination of a fake messenger, just shook the fluff in his ears and continued to enjoy its material rewards, a large pot of fish and meat dumplings.

Then he made some intermittent whirring sounds with satisfaction. It was already accustomed to the daily life under this noisy sound, no longer always climbing on my trouser legs, and desperately trying to get into my arms.

Nanguan City, which was blocked in front of Heyang Bridge, was still not defeated. Although it was worse than the tall and thick Wulao Pass or the towering Luodu City, it was one of the few famous passes in the world.

The city walls are also made of stone foundations, with large bricks and thick trunks, enemy towers, whistle towers, and arrow towers. They also have the characteristics of terrain that are surrounded by half and surrounded by water and occupied by a city. They make people unable to invest and give full play to their advantages in medical records, but can only attack face to face.

But it was not me who was anxious. I regarded this as an opportunity to take turns to carry out the battalions and regiments after a large number of new troops.

At least in addition to training artillery bombardment, it is easier to use auxiliary sequences of earth and stone operations to temporarily pile up into strips of high platforms, and then stand on top of three rows to shoot, and use relatively high levels to suppress the defending enemies in the city.

As the soldiers were beaten with more medicines, the proficiency and accuracy of the soldiers would naturally go up. There was no way to take advantage of them. Of course, I would like to respect Xie Bumin, a thankless act of close combat and sending people to attack.

Most of the time, I just watched the friendly forces rushing up to the city like a soaring tide. Although I had gained a foothold several times, I was defeated again and again under the same tenacious and resolute defenders' desperate counterattack and blocking.

I even saw several times that the injured enemy soldiers resisted the swords and guns that poked into their bodies, and led the soldiers who climbed the city to jump off the wall together. The determination and heroism among them were both admirable and fearful.

It is hard to say what other aspects of our camp are. The human resources outside the battlefield are sufficient. The friendly troops responsible for the frontal attack will soon follow suit and mobilize their subordinates, pile up several steps, surrounding the soil high platform of Nanguan City, and then line up with crossbows to shoot continuously with the gun team, suddenly suppressing the city head and unable to lift its head.

In addition, the enemy towers and arrowheads that were gradually destroyed by gunfire before finally gained a clear advantage.

However, compared to the regularity and unity of our army, the sequence of those friendly forces is a bit messy. Because of the cold weather, they will find ways to wear more grassroots outside the arsenal.

The so-called winter clothes are not enough to get a blanket. The cold-proof objects collected from various means and channels are wrapped in colorful clothes, looking like a flower and a refugee.

But as one of the eight key points, Nanguan City is still not so easy to knock down.

After the temporary ladder, the city tower and the rushing car were burned and destroyed by the defenders of Nanguan City again, the former army commander Wang Gui decided to try to attack the ground. As a result, it turned out that this was a disastrous decision.

The Heluo area is known for its eight-water circumference, and it also connects the Yellow River water system, which also means that the groundwater level near Luodu is relatively high.

At first, the excavation didn't feel anything, but when it was dug under the foundation of Guancheng Wall and needed to dig deeper, the Yellow River water, which had no warning, gushed backwards from the subtle underground cracks under its own pressure, and immediately soaked the half-corps soldiers responsible for excavation and transportation in it, and almost no one escaped.
Chapter completed!