First Minister of Ming Dynasty

His voice unconsciously rose three points.

Indeed, taking Hangzhou would not only mean that Zhu's army would have access to the sea, but Zhang Shicheng would also suffer heavy losses.

At that time, there is only one Tianwan left, and the conditions for becoming king are indeed sufficient.

Zhu Yuanzhang still maintained his composure and steadfastness, perhaps this is the secret of his ability to go to the end!

Judging from the current situation, due to the light capture of Huzhou, the entire battle situation is particularly favorable to Zhu's army. From north to south, Zhu's army is on the offensive. Xu Da has already assumed the posture of attacking Hangzhou. Living there also entered a fighting state.

This state of vigorous vitality and all things competing for development is really overjoyed... But I don't know who will win the top spot and become the brightest pearl on the crown of the future King Wu!

For this question, Chang Yuchun was very sure.

"I issued a military order to the superior, no matter what, I must take Jiangyin!"

Chang Yuchun glanced at all the generals under his command, especially Wang Bi who was at the top of the list.

Wang Bi stood up immediately, "As far as the commander is concerned, Jiangyin is backed by the Yangtze River, and the whole territory is flat. There are only a few hills, and there are no natural barriers. As long as we can break the city of Jiangyin, it will not be difficult to defeat the enemy."

"Then how do we break the city?" Chang Yuchun asked.

"Break the city with equipment first. Our army has already supervised the construction of the Lvgong chariot, and there are hundreds of stone cannons. The gunpowder is ready, enough to destroy the enemy!"

Chang Yuchun nodded in satisfaction, "Well said! Let me tell you guys, Lu Gongche is our biggest reliance this time. Jiangyin's guard is called Lu Zhen, and it is most suitable for me to use Lu Gongche to beat him!"

Chang Yuchun made an arrangement overnight, and the army attacked Jiangyin from the southwest.

At the same time, the navy Liao Yongzhong will attack from the Xijin Ferry in Zhenjiang to stop Zhang Shicheng's navy. If they want to play a trick of landing from the rear, they will probably fail.

Of course, Chang Yuchun didn't count too much on the navy, after all, this has always been Zhu's army's shortcoming, as long as they don't suffer losses, the real war depends on our good men on land.

Before dawn, Chang Yuchun dispatched his troops. Zhu Yuanzhang gave him two battalions. Counting the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, the total number exceeded 5000.

In the history books, there are tens of thousands of people, tens of thousands of people, and it seems that there are more than 10 soldiers and horses, which is nothing, just a drizzle.

But in fact, how many people have seen thousands of troops?

After all, these are solid soldiers, not students waiting to be lectured on the playground, nor the dense crowd in the market... They are strong and well-trained, they wear armor and hold shining weapons. One purpose, that is to kill!

Zhu's army took thousands of households as the basic unit. For each thousand households, a large flag was flying, and for more than a dozen thousand households, the banners were connected and the soldiers were densely packed.

A strong sense of oppression came to my face.

Standing in front of these soldiers, an ordinary person's legs would go weak and his heart beat faster at the thought of confronting them.

The defenders at the top of the city were no exception. As Zhang Shicheng's confidant, Lu Zhen stood at the top of the city, looking down at Zhu's army.

This group of people's armor is bright and imposing. Roughly estimated, the armor rate is at least half.

As we all know, no matter how many people an army claims, the core combat power is that many.There are thousands of elite soldiers, and no general dares to take them lightly.

After Zhu's army lined up, hundreds of carriages rushed out from the middle of Chang Yuchun's team, and these carriages ran towards Jiangyin.

This scene is a bit funny. After all, when is it possible to use chariot soldiers to attack the city?

But soon the people in the city stopped laughing.

These chariots did not want to attack the city, but stopped decisively at a distance of more than 300 steps from the city wall, and then each chariot was connected end to end to form a wall.

Then another group of soldiers from Zhu's army rushed out, ran behind the wall, and stood on guard to prevent the city from being damaged by the protruding soldiers and horses.After them, there are a large number of trebuchets. These towering behemoths, with a desolate and magnificent beauty, shake the sky and the earth.

"My lord, you can't let them prepare calmly!"

Some generals suggested to Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen supported the crenel, pressed her hands tightly, looked again and again, and finally had no choice but to say: "Our stone cannons can't reach! The crossbow bolts must be kept... If they want to attack the city, they must rush up, and then give them back Head on!"

Chapter 285 Chang Yuchun's Post-war Summary

Chang Yuchun was a top fighter, but just being brave and invincible was not enough to make him famous all over the world.Because those who only know how to fight and dash will definitely not be able to survive a few battles, and even if they are lucky, it will be difficult to rise to a high position.

In history, there is a clear record of Chang Yuchun using LV bus to break through the city.Obviously, this is a brave and resourceful person. Of course, most people pay more attention to Chang Yuchun's fierceness, which is also reasonable, after all, he is really powerful.

But Chang Yuchun is also good when he needs to use his brain.

With his long knife in his hand, he watched the carts and walls being connected together, and the trebuchet entered the battle position, but there was no movement in the city, with eyes closed and waiting for the hammer, Chang Yuchun couldn't help shaking his head.

How can there be no reason to stick to it?

Anyway, send a few people to harass me, so that I can see your details!

Seeing that there was no movement in the city, Chang Yuchun was still a little uneasy.

This guy in the city is either a genius who uses soldiers and is stronger than himself, or he is a useless fat pig who only knows how to be beaten... No, he is not even as good as a pig. After all, the wisdom of a pig can still give you a mouthful. !

"How much ability you have, you will know soon!"

"Let go!" Chang Yuchun ordered decisively, and Zhu's army's trebuchets began to show their power. .

To be honest, this kind of battle is very boring. It is nothing more than the continuous firing of stone bombs, projectiles weighing 150 kilograms, constantly drawing a beautiful arc, hitting the city wall, or hitting the city.Occasionally, there are those who cross the city wall and fall inside, but the number is very small.

The city wall in front of me is made of rammed earth and is covered with masonry structure. From the current point of view, it is considered a fairly solid city.

It is also because of this that Lu Zhen has the capital to close her eyes and ask for a hammer.

But the city soon noticed the anomaly.

Zhu Jiajun's trebuchets were very powerful, and every time they fell on the city wall, they would bring a violent shaking feeling, as if the ground under their feet was shaking.

It doesn't matter, many of the blue bricks covering the outside were cracked or even fell off.

The city tower was also half collapsed by a stone bomb, and the walls and walls were broken, which was really shocking.

Lu Zhen was terrified. It was obvious that Zhu's army's trebuchets were more powerful than Yuan's returning cannons.If the fight continues like this, the Jiangyin City Wall will definitely not be able to hold it.

What exactly?

Should I ask King Cheng for tactical guidance?

Just when Lu Zhen was hesitating, Zhu Jiajun's trebuchet suddenly stopped.

The soldiers in charge of observation hurriedly reported to Lu Zhen that Zhu's army sent troops to attack the city and killed them.

Startled, Lu Zhen quickly ordered the soldiers hiding under the city wall to go to the city quickly.These people were ordered, some rushed to the city, and some carried crossbow stones, ready to attack Zhu's army.

But when they rushed up, they found a surprising scene. Zhu's army didn't attack the city at all, but pushed out many wheelbarrows from Zhu's army.

These wheelbarrows are all tied with sacks and bamboo baskets, which are filled with stones and sand.

Zhu's army's soldiers rushed to the moat at the fastest speed, pushed the car in, and quickly turned around and fled.

The wheelbarrow filled with gravel works very well, and only a dozen of them are needed to fill a large area.

The following soldiers also carried poles, filled bags of sand in the vacant places, and then quickly retreated.After just one round, the moat was actually filled by a quarter.

Zhu Jiajun's tactics were finally revealed.

Using the trebuchets as cover, they blasted the city head fiercely, and quickly filled the moat by taking advantage of the chance that the defenders mostly avoided the trebuchets.

This kind of tactic is definitely not miraculous, and even a little simple.But it was just so simple that Lu Zhen was helpless.

First of all, he couldn't solve Zhu's army's trebuchets, and secondly, he couldn't let the soldiers run to the city to shoot Zhu's army under the threat of stone bullets.

In short, there must be such a little time difference.

And what Chang Yuchun is focusing on is this time difference, if he has a way, he wants to go, if there is no way, he will be honest and let me get closer to the city.

Lu Zhen was really helpless, and repeated this process throughout the day.It's not that Lu Zhen hasn't struggled before. For example, he asked the soldiers to prepare some bows and crossbows in the city, so they don't have to tear them down.When Zhu Jiajun's trebuchet stopped, they immediately went up, picked it up and shot fiercely.

But to Lu Zhen's surprise, Zhu's army not only had stone bombs, but also gunpowder packs, and even fierce kerosene.

These things, mixed with stone bullets, slammed into the city, not only caught fire on the city wall, but because the gunpowder packs were light in weight and had a long range, they could even cross the city wall and fell into the city, where they exploded and ignited a fire.

Lu Zhen lost her temper, so she had to ask someone to arrange a water truck and be on guard at all times.

Just like that, one day passed, and most of the moat had been filled.

Look at this trend, it is not far from completely filling the moat.

Lu Zhen was terrified. He felt that the matter was not that simple. If it was just an ordinary siege, it was not necessary to fill the road so wide.

Moreover, a wheelbarrow was used, and the roadbed was very strong. Large siege equipment, such as goose carts, crash carts, and shield carts, could approach the city wall.

Then came the terrible hand-to-hand combat. Back then in Gaoyou City, they suffered a lot of losses.

Someone must be sent out to destroy the road paved by Zhu's army.

Back then, I led troops out of the city, and there was no problem.

"Pass my order, anyone who is willing to go out to fight in the city will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver! In addition, in addition... the officer will be promoted to three ranks!"

Under Gu's heavy reward, there must be a brave man.

Sure enough, three hundred warriors were selected from the city.

Holding a bowl of wine, Lu Zhen said to everyone: "Brothers, at the beginning, I was ordered by King Cheng to go out of the city to kill the Yuan army, and that's why I'm here today. You... work hard!"

Lu Zhen drank a bowl of wine with the big guy and left in a hurry.

300 people wrapped in leather armor, holding sharp knives, descended from the city wall... They moved very lightly, for fear of alarming Zhu's army.After coming down, wading across the moat, ready to do it.

But at this moment, there was suddenly a vast expanse of white things, and when there were still thirty steps to go, these things screamed!

It's a flock of geese!

It turned out that Zhu Jiajun drove the geese to the filled place after dusk and let them act as a guard.

When he heard the crowing of geese, Wang Bi put on his armor, jumped up, and rushed out with a long knife in his hand.

The soldiers in charge of the guard quickly put themselves in the battle position, and the crossbows and gunpowder packs all rushed in the direction of the geese.Before the three hundred warriors who attacked had time to react, they were beaten until their parents screamed, and their corpses were in disarray, which was extremely miserable.

As for Zhu's army, only more than 20 big geese were wounded and sacrificed in the battle. Wang Bi said that we suffered heavy losses!

After the sneak attack failed, Lu Zhen was also stunned for a long time... What's going on?In Gaoyou back then, Bailing's method was tried a hundred times, but why didn't it work?

This group of people is far worse than them.

When the sky brightened and the siege battle started again, the soldiers in the city suddenly discovered that the passage made by Zhu's army was wider and farther away. Not only that, but there was an extra layer of wooden boards on it!

It turned out that Zhu's army resolutely filled the moat while chasing and killing soldiers and horses last night.

Today, a flat road leading directly to the city wall of Jiangyin has come out.

Lu Zhen was terrified, and when he looked behind the wall of Zhu Jiajun's car, his body suddenly shook and he almost fell down!

It turned out that Zhu Jiajun also moved several huge monsters in the evening, and they were listed in front of him.

Just judging from the volume of thirty feet long, it is undoubtedly the Lu public car!

Well, one night, ambushing the soldiers and horses in the city, filling the moat, and transporting the Lu public car, is not enough for you to keep busy!

Chang Yuchun's face was full of smug smiles, thanks to the surprise attack by the soldiers in the city, he was able to take advantage of the chaos to arrange, otherwise, how could it be so silent!

So Lu Zhen wanted to die with all her heart.

That being the case, breaking the city is today!

"Shoot out all the gunpowder bags and hit me hard!"

The trebuchet really went all out, and the protagonist was about to change soon. They seized all the time and performed with all their might.

On the top of the city, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the smoke filled the air.

Under the violent explosion, bricks flew all over the sky.

The defenders in the city were already terrified and restless.

Before the smashing of the trebuchet was over, the three Lugong carts were pushed out.

More than two feet high, thirty feet high, hundreds of soldiers, and hundreds of oxen... Together they form the largest siege weapon.

Lu Zhen's heart was broken, and she hurriedly ordered, "Use a bow and crossbow, shoot! Get on the rocket!"

He yelled desperately, and the defenders did follow his orders, but Zhu's army's Lv bus was not so easy to deal with.

Not to mention that it was covered with five layers of cowhide, the outside of the cowhide was covered with thick mud and iron plates, so the bow and crossbow could not penetrate it at all, and the rocket could not be ignited.

Looking at other methods, it seems that they don't work.

I can only watch helplessly... These behemoths are approaching the city wall, and maybe the city will be broken in the next second.

Lu Zhen finally gritted her teeth and seemed to remember that he was one of the eighteen poles back then.It is not so easy to seize Jiangyin in my hands!

Summoning her courage, Lu Zhen drew out her weapon, held it high in the air, raised her arms and shouted hoarsely, calling out to her subordinates, and rushed up to meet Zhu's army!

Just as Lu's bus crashed into the city, the front door opened, and the soldiers inside rushed out and collided with Lu Zhen. In a blink of an eye, several soldiers were injured.