After marching all the way, in less than two days, I heard the rumbling of cannons in front of me. I thought I was about to arrive in Jining City.
General Lin was leisurely discussing with Gao Qiao about Jinling and Hangzhou where the butt of the kiln sister was bigger, and saw Hu Bugui coming in a hurry. Report: Report to General, twenty miles ahead is Jining City.The two armies on the left and middle roads have surrounded Jining North Gate and East Gate, and the navy has also blocked the way to escape to Weishan Lake. These three troops have confronted the Bailian Army, which is guarding the city.Just wait for our army to head north and trap the west gate, and then we can surround the White Lotus Legion in the city and unable to move.
Jining City is close to the shore of Weishan Lake and is the birthplace of the northern end of Weishan Lake. With a navy blockade, the White Lotus Army naturally has no way to escape.
Lin Wanrong sneered: Navy blockade?Can you believe this?When we were in Pei County that day, we were blocked, and the bastards of the White Lotus Sect came along the lake, and they attacked us without knowing it.
Du Xiuyuan, who was following him, said: The general didn't know that since the attack in Pei County that day, General Xu had thoroughly investigated the Weishan Lake Naval Division and appointed a new governor. This time, the bandits would never escape from Weishan Lake.
It turns out that Old Xu has done this, why don’t I know? It seems that this old man did not deliberately use me as bait last time. Lin Wanrong nodded and said: Since that’s the case, I told my brothers to slow down, stop at a camp for five miles, and start a fire for ten miles, and walk slowly.
Hu Bugui said in surprise: General, how can this make the three armies attack the city now, and they are all waiting for us to encircle.
Encirclement?Around it.Lin Wanrong smiled and said: After the siege is formed, we will fight a siege?
Hu Bugui said in confusion: Don’t you fight a siege?
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: Brother Hu, although I have never been to Jining, the White Lotus Sect has been entrenched in Jining for many years. If this city can be captured so easily, would it be necessary for the 100,000 troops of General Xu to personally general?
Hu Bugui is from Jining. He nodded after hearing this and said: What the general said is that the White Lotus Sect has been in Jining for many years and has long been operating Jining into an iron barrel. The city is solid, easy to defend but difficult to attack.Besides, this is the last stronghold of Bailian. All their elite troops gathered in the city and would never lose the city easily. If they insisted on siege, the resistance they encountered would be extremely tenacious, and our army would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Du Xiuyuan smiled and said: Lao Hu, your analysis makes sense. It seems that you have learned a lot of cleverness recently.
Hu Bugui said proudly: That's natural. Can you not learn to be smart with General Lin?
Lin Wanrong laughed and scolded: You guys don’t flatter you guys.Slow down the marching speed so that the brothers can eat and drink enough and have a good rest.
Du Xiuyuan said cautiously: The three fronts were looking forward to me to go to Jining on the right, why did the general ask the brothers to slow down?
Hu Bugui also said: It's Ah. Did General Lin forget that General Xu once said that whoever attacked Jining City first would ask for the first merit in front of the emperor.
Please help?
I really haven't cared about it, but Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan and others still have to rely on their military achievements to be promoted. Lin Wanrong smiled and said: Brother Du, I'll ask you a question.If you were the head of the defenders of Jining City, and you would see a large army siege on three sides, and there was no movement in the west, how would you feel?
Du Xiuyuan thought carefully for a while before saying: Then I must not dare to take it lightly. No movement does not mean there is no danger. On the contrary, the less there is no movement, the more vigilant I should be. If I am a defender, I will reserve capable forces and be vigilant in the west.Oh, I understand. The general means that we block the west side and surround it without fighting. This not only reduces the sacrifice of our army, but also makes the enemy be restrained everywhere and dare not place all the troops on the other three sides.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: You are only half right.For the White Lotus Army, we are surrounded and not fighting, which is a huge pressure. They are psychologically panicked, and their combat power will naturally be weakened.Of course, the brothers from the other three lines may have some complaints about us, but half of our ten thousand brothers are cavalry not suitable for siege. If the other five thousand camps are put into siege, then Bailian will inevitably mobilize all its forces to defend. Even if the city is broken, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties.This business is not cost-effective.It is better to guard the west gate and conduct offensive and defensive drills from time to time so that these bandits dare not act rashly, so that they can appropriately reduce the pressure on the other three sides.Someone can always understand our painstaking efforts.
Offensive and defensive drill?Du Xiuyuandao: What is offensive and defensive drill?
Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously and did not answer.But Hu Bugui said again: What if the enemy chooses to break through?
Breakthrough is good.Lin Wanrong smiled and said: Our five thousand cavalry has not come in handy yet. I want to do such things every day with ease.If they really dare to break through, we will siege the cavalry and the infantry will attack the city without delay. Hehe, aren’t we brothers who are the first to enter the city like this?
Only then did Du Xiuyuan understand the true meaning of it. General Lin was indeed far-sighted, which was really a clever plan.
Lin Wanrong led the troops on the right and slowly advanced forward. The twenty-mile journey was not until noon. At this time, the other three groups of people were fighting drums and shouting to attack the city.
Looking from afar, Jining City was indeed extremely strong. The white lotus soldiers guarding the city were wrapped in white veil, and they were fighting fiercely with the officers and soldiers who were attacking the city with swords and guns.
These white lotus soldiers and horses were well trained, and although there were only 10,000 people, they relied on the high and dangerous walls of the city to retreat several groups of soldiers.
Lin Wanrong remembered what Xu Wei said before the military camp, saying that the White Lotus Sect only had 5,000 troops, and all of them were mobs. Now it seems that this statement is completely untrue. The combined soldiers and horses of the White Lotus Sect are afraid that there will be more than 10,000 people, and they are definitely not mobs, and they don’t know where they recruited the troops.
When the Bailian defenders saw a large army coming from the west, they immediately became nervous. Thousands of soldiers stood on the city wall, not daring to slacken at all.
Lin Wanrong ordered someone to move a chair, put a teacup, sat on the chair freely, took a few sips of tea, and yawned a few times in Jining Ximen, and suddenly shouted: Li Sheng, where is Li Sheng
The last one will be there!Li Sheng hurriedly responded.
Lin Wanrong said: Go aim your five magic weapons cannons at the head of the west city, shoot me a few hard shots, and tell these bastards that my brave and invincible right-road army is coming.
The Shenwu cannon played a huge role in the suppression of Bailian this time. The ten cannons of the Shenji Camp were far from enough. Xu Wei mobilized twenty newly modified cannons from Anhui and Shandong and other places and transported them to the front line.
During the reorganization of Fengxian County, Lin Wanrong's right army was divided into five gates, and Zuo Zongyou's left army was also five gates.
Only the Central Army led by Tong Cheng had a large number of cavalry, Xu Wei distributed twenty heavy artillery to them, leaving it for their purpose of siege.
Li Sheng turned the gun and aimed at the west city gate of Jining. With a loud bang, the dust on the west city gate fell down, and several white lotus soldiers who were caught in the cannon fell to the city.
Lin Wanrong winked at Hu Bugui, and Hu Bugui turned over and said loudly: "My sons, come with me."
The thousands of elite cavalry and three thousand infantry behind him made a shocking cry and then charged behind him.
The Bailian Army guarding the city rushed to shoot a rain of arrows and landed far away on the ground, unable to hurt the officers and soldiers.
Hu Bugui rushed halfway, and suddenly waved his hand and the soldiers behind him stopped. The formation changed. The cavalry returned to the cavalry, the infantry camp returned to the camp, and no longer charged forward. He actually started practicing unscrupulously in front of the defenders.
The Bailian Army guarding the city did not dare to slack off at all. They looked at the actions of the officers and soldiers nervously, but after a moment, the training of the officers and soldiers in front of them was over, and they lined up in an orderly manner to return to the camp.
The defenders breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly there was another shocking cannon sound, but the officers and soldiers' Shenwu cannons roared again, coaxing the city gate to collapse.
When the cannon stopped, Du Xiuyuan led another wave of troops to rush up, but he also learned from Hu Bugui's appearance. Halfway through the attack, he changed his formation and started practicing.
The White Lotus Army was at a loss, but could not slack off, because no one knew when this training turned into a real siege. For a moment, the city was in a panic, and the White Lotus Army soldiers were extremely anxious.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "There are some shells, and they are called Li Sheng to bombard the ball day and night, so that you can't stop."
Tens of thousands of soldiers are divided into three waves and take turns to practice. It depends on whether you are afraid or not, or whether you are afraid or not.
Damn, don’t say that I have too many people, I’m just bullying you, what’s wrong?
Hu Buguizhe returned, dismounted and said with a smile: The general is indeed a clever plan. Our real and fake attacks will not hurt a soldier. However, the bastards of the White Lotus Sect are always nervous, afraid that they will be scared to urinate.
The other three sides were filled with the rumbling of cannons, and the fighting became more and more intense, and it was obvious that they had entered the critical stage.
Report to the general that General Tong Cheng, the commander of the Central Army, sent someone to pass on a message, asking us to cooperate with them in the attack!A messenger reported.
When I reported to General Tong, I said that our army was conducting a siege drill.Lin Wanrong said.
Seeing the messenger walking in a hurry, Hu Bugui smiled and said: I didn't know until yesterday that Zhai Canghai, who was broken by us, turned out to be this brother-in-law named Tong.Zhai Canghai's sister is Tong Cheng's most beloved third concubine.
Really a brother-in-law?
Oh, I guessed it just by chance, but I guessed it. This Tong Chengzhai made a name for himself, and it turned out to be a famous master.
Lin Wanrong looked in the direction of the Central Lu Army for a few times, and saw more than twenty giant cannons firing all the way to Jining City. Flashes of fire pierced the eyes, and the dust from the explosion covered the city's head in the smoke.
The firepower of this Tong surname is really fucking powerful. If I hit me a few shots, I will die even if my skills are good.
After practicing back and forth for ten thousand soldiers and horses several times, the White Lotus soldiers guarding the city became more and more nervous and dared not relax.
Listening to the rumbling cannons and fighting sounds from the other three sides, Hu Bugui said anxiously: General, this Jining City is probably going to be destroyed.If we don't attack the city, we will be robbed of the title by others.
Before he finished speaking, he heard a shocking shout. The west gate of Jining opened wide, and a group of people emerged.
General Lin was leisurely discussing with Gao Qiao about Jinling and Hangzhou where the butt of the kiln sister was bigger, and saw Hu Bugui coming in a hurry. Report: Report to General, twenty miles ahead is Jining City.The two armies on the left and middle roads have surrounded Jining North Gate and East Gate, and the navy has also blocked the way to escape to Weishan Lake. These three troops have confronted the Bailian Army, which is guarding the city.Just wait for our army to head north and trap the west gate, and then we can surround the White Lotus Legion in the city and unable to move.
Jining City is close to the shore of Weishan Lake and is the birthplace of the northern end of Weishan Lake. With a navy blockade, the White Lotus Army naturally has no way to escape.
Lin Wanrong sneered: Navy blockade?Can you believe this?When we were in Pei County that day, we were blocked, and the bastards of the White Lotus Sect came along the lake, and they attacked us without knowing it.
Du Xiuyuan, who was following him, said: The general didn't know that since the attack in Pei County that day, General Xu had thoroughly investigated the Weishan Lake Naval Division and appointed a new governor. This time, the bandits would never escape from Weishan Lake.
It turns out that Old Xu has done this, why don’t I know? It seems that this old man did not deliberately use me as bait last time. Lin Wanrong nodded and said: Since that’s the case, I told my brothers to slow down, stop at a camp for five miles, and start a fire for ten miles, and walk slowly.
Hu Bugui said in surprise: General, how can this make the three armies attack the city now, and they are all waiting for us to encircle.
Encirclement?Around it.Lin Wanrong smiled and said: After the siege is formed, we will fight a siege?
Hu Bugui said in confusion: Don’t you fight a siege?
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: Brother Hu, although I have never been to Jining, the White Lotus Sect has been entrenched in Jining for many years. If this city can be captured so easily, would it be necessary for the 100,000 troops of General Xu to personally general?
Hu Bugui is from Jining. He nodded after hearing this and said: What the general said is that the White Lotus Sect has been in Jining for many years and has long been operating Jining into an iron barrel. The city is solid, easy to defend but difficult to attack.Besides, this is the last stronghold of Bailian. All their elite troops gathered in the city and would never lose the city easily. If they insisted on siege, the resistance they encountered would be extremely tenacious, and our army would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Du Xiuyuan smiled and said: Lao Hu, your analysis makes sense. It seems that you have learned a lot of cleverness recently.
Hu Bugui said proudly: That's natural. Can you not learn to be smart with General Lin?
Lin Wanrong laughed and scolded: You guys don’t flatter you guys.Slow down the marching speed so that the brothers can eat and drink enough and have a good rest.
Du Xiuyuan said cautiously: The three fronts were looking forward to me to go to Jining on the right, why did the general ask the brothers to slow down?
Hu Bugui also said: It's Ah. Did General Lin forget that General Xu once said that whoever attacked Jining City first would ask for the first merit in front of the emperor.
Please help?
I really haven't cared about it, but Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan and others still have to rely on their military achievements to be promoted. Lin Wanrong smiled and said: Brother Du, I'll ask you a question.If you were the head of the defenders of Jining City, and you would see a large army siege on three sides, and there was no movement in the west, how would you feel?
Du Xiuyuan thought carefully for a while before saying: Then I must not dare to take it lightly. No movement does not mean there is no danger. On the contrary, the less there is no movement, the more vigilant I should be. If I am a defender, I will reserve capable forces and be vigilant in the west.Oh, I understand. The general means that we block the west side and surround it without fighting. This not only reduces the sacrifice of our army, but also makes the enemy be restrained everywhere and dare not place all the troops on the other three sides.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: You are only half right.For the White Lotus Army, we are surrounded and not fighting, which is a huge pressure. They are psychologically panicked, and their combat power will naturally be weakened.Of course, the brothers from the other three lines may have some complaints about us, but half of our ten thousand brothers are cavalry not suitable for siege. If the other five thousand camps are put into siege, then Bailian will inevitably mobilize all its forces to defend. Even if the city is broken, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties.This business is not cost-effective.It is better to guard the west gate and conduct offensive and defensive drills from time to time so that these bandits dare not act rashly, so that they can appropriately reduce the pressure on the other three sides.Someone can always understand our painstaking efforts.
Offensive and defensive drill?Du Xiuyuandao: What is offensive and defensive drill?
Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously and did not answer.But Hu Bugui said again: What if the enemy chooses to break through?
Breakthrough is good.Lin Wanrong smiled and said: Our five thousand cavalry has not come in handy yet. I want to do such things every day with ease.If they really dare to break through, we will siege the cavalry and the infantry will attack the city without delay. Hehe, aren’t we brothers who are the first to enter the city like this?
Only then did Du Xiuyuan understand the true meaning of it. General Lin was indeed far-sighted, which was really a clever plan.
Lin Wanrong led the troops on the right and slowly advanced forward. The twenty-mile journey was not until noon. At this time, the other three groups of people were fighting drums and shouting to attack the city.
Looking from afar, Jining City was indeed extremely strong. The white lotus soldiers guarding the city were wrapped in white veil, and they were fighting fiercely with the officers and soldiers who were attacking the city with swords and guns.
These white lotus soldiers and horses were well trained, and although there were only 10,000 people, they relied on the high and dangerous walls of the city to retreat several groups of soldiers.
Lin Wanrong remembered what Xu Wei said before the military camp, saying that the White Lotus Sect only had 5,000 troops, and all of them were mobs. Now it seems that this statement is completely untrue. The combined soldiers and horses of the White Lotus Sect are afraid that there will be more than 10,000 people, and they are definitely not mobs, and they don’t know where they recruited the troops.
When the Bailian defenders saw a large army coming from the west, they immediately became nervous. Thousands of soldiers stood on the city wall, not daring to slacken at all.
Lin Wanrong ordered someone to move a chair, put a teacup, sat on the chair freely, took a few sips of tea, and yawned a few times in Jining Ximen, and suddenly shouted: Li Sheng, where is Li Sheng
The last one will be there!Li Sheng hurriedly responded.
Lin Wanrong said: Go aim your five magic weapons cannons at the head of the west city, shoot me a few hard shots, and tell these bastards that my brave and invincible right-road army is coming.
The Shenwu cannon played a huge role in the suppression of Bailian this time. The ten cannons of the Shenji Camp were far from enough. Xu Wei mobilized twenty newly modified cannons from Anhui and Shandong and other places and transported them to the front line.
During the reorganization of Fengxian County, Lin Wanrong's right army was divided into five gates, and Zuo Zongyou's left army was also five gates.
Only the Central Army led by Tong Cheng had a large number of cavalry, Xu Wei distributed twenty heavy artillery to them, leaving it for their purpose of siege.
Li Sheng turned the gun and aimed at the west city gate of Jining. With a loud bang, the dust on the west city gate fell down, and several white lotus soldiers who were caught in the cannon fell to the city.
Lin Wanrong winked at Hu Bugui, and Hu Bugui turned over and said loudly: "My sons, come with me."
The thousands of elite cavalry and three thousand infantry behind him made a shocking cry and then charged behind him.
The Bailian Army guarding the city rushed to shoot a rain of arrows and landed far away on the ground, unable to hurt the officers and soldiers.
Hu Bugui rushed halfway, and suddenly waved his hand and the soldiers behind him stopped. The formation changed. The cavalry returned to the cavalry, the infantry camp returned to the camp, and no longer charged forward. He actually started practicing unscrupulously in front of the defenders.
The Bailian Army guarding the city did not dare to slack off at all. They looked at the actions of the officers and soldiers nervously, but after a moment, the training of the officers and soldiers in front of them was over, and they lined up in an orderly manner to return to the camp.
The defenders breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly there was another shocking cannon sound, but the officers and soldiers' Shenwu cannons roared again, coaxing the city gate to collapse.
When the cannon stopped, Du Xiuyuan led another wave of troops to rush up, but he also learned from Hu Bugui's appearance. Halfway through the attack, he changed his formation and started practicing.
The White Lotus Army was at a loss, but could not slack off, because no one knew when this training turned into a real siege. For a moment, the city was in a panic, and the White Lotus Army soldiers were extremely anxious.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "There are some shells, and they are called Li Sheng to bombard the ball day and night, so that you can't stop."
Tens of thousands of soldiers are divided into three waves and take turns to practice. It depends on whether you are afraid or not, or whether you are afraid or not.
Damn, don’t say that I have too many people, I’m just bullying you, what’s wrong?
Hu Buguizhe returned, dismounted and said with a smile: The general is indeed a clever plan. Our real and fake attacks will not hurt a soldier. However, the bastards of the White Lotus Sect are always nervous, afraid that they will be scared to urinate.
The other three sides were filled with the rumbling of cannons, and the fighting became more and more intense, and it was obvious that they had entered the critical stage.
Report to the general that General Tong Cheng, the commander of the Central Army, sent someone to pass on a message, asking us to cooperate with them in the attack!A messenger reported.
When I reported to General Tong, I said that our army was conducting a siege drill.Lin Wanrong said.
Seeing the messenger walking in a hurry, Hu Bugui smiled and said: I didn't know until yesterday that Zhai Canghai, who was broken by us, turned out to be this brother-in-law named Tong.Zhai Canghai's sister is Tong Cheng's most beloved third concubine.
Really a brother-in-law?
Oh, I guessed it just by chance, but I guessed it. This Tong Chengzhai made a name for himself, and it turned out to be a famous master.
Lin Wanrong looked in the direction of the Central Lu Army for a few times, and saw more than twenty giant cannons firing all the way to Jining City. Flashes of fire pierced the eyes, and the dust from the explosion covered the city's head in the smoke.
The firepower of this Tong surname is really fucking powerful. If I hit me a few shots, I will die even if my skills are good.
After practicing back and forth for ten thousand soldiers and horses several times, the White Lotus soldiers guarding the city became more and more nervous and dared not relax.
Listening to the rumbling cannons and fighting sounds from the other three sides, Hu Bugui said anxiously: General, this Jining City is probably going to be destroyed.If we don't attack the city, we will be robbed of the title by others.
Before he finished speaking, he heard a shocking shout. The west gate of Jining opened wide, and a group of people emerged.