Bringing Military Supplies to Ming Dynasty

The news quickly spread back to the Chinese army, and Alipu’s expression became a little more calm after hearing this. The Five Star Army gave up the Saihan Mountain guard for no reason. This can only explain one truth, that is, they had guessed that they would attack Sicheng. Speaking like this, Sicheng, who had been prepared for a long time, might not be as easy to attack as imagined.

The army will start and pull, and it will not stop because the opponent is prepared. The army continued to advance, relying on its absolute superiority in military strength. This time, it was also determined to take down Sicheng with Alipu. At the very least, Yang Chendong would be blasted out of the grassland. If possible, he could kill here. Of course it is the best thing to get him.

The army of 300,000 came in mighty, and along the way, the green grass became dry, revealing yellow or black land. After all, there are too many horses, and the amount of food consumed every day is an astronomical number.

After another three days of rushing, the army finally came to the so-called grassland number one city.

Looking from a distance, Shicheng is like a heavenly descending male gate standing on the grassland, lying here like an is a Heavenly God beast, demonstrating its domineering and mighty.

“Is this Shicheng? It is really majestic?” Riding a war horse, he came to the grassland five miles away from Shicheng, looking up at the high city in the distance, and also expressed his inner feelings first. Realism.

It was also the first time I saw Alipu Prime Minister in Sicheng. It also showed an expression of admiration. He sighed sincerely: “The Great Ming Duke of Zhongdan is indeed a great man. In terms of the size of city, it is a great effort. This financial power and this courage are beyond people’s reach.”

“Hehe, it’s just that it will soon belong to us, no Is it?” Under the sigh, Yixian’s eyes showed a greedy expression.

“Yes, it will soon belong to us.” Alipu was also inexplicably excited. I also tried to keep the development in the past few years unsatisfactory, thanks to his Prime Minister’s role in it. And if Sicheng can be taken and a lot of resources can be looted from here to return to China, it must be a big stimulus to the domestic economy, and maybe it will come to a big development.

I also consider first that he will become the lord of Sicheng. In this way, even if he fights and loses in the future, he doesn’t have to be like a stray dog ​​and has nowhere to go. At that time, he has the strength to attack and retreat. When that happens, his strength will double or even be more than impossible.

The two incumbents both gave the order to station the army with a look of expectation. In order to make this time more rewarding, they issued an order to besieged the city on all sides, that is, it is not allowed to let go of the existing people and objects in Sicheng.

During the siege of the city, more than 300,000 mu of grain fields appeared in front of them. For this matter, Yexian and Alipu came to the scene one after another. When they saw that so much food was about to grow, they were very excited. With this, the food and grass problem of their army was solved, so the two of them issued the same order, which is to order that no one is allowed to destroy these growing grain fields.

The city has always been surrounded. Looking around from the gate tower, the continuous barracks are next to each other, and the densely packed silhouettes are like endless ants.

Under the intention of Yang Chendong, the four inner city gates were specially opened, allowing ordinary people to go to the outer city gate tower to watch the enemy situation. This completely unconventional behavior immediately attracted countless The people went up to the gate tower and watched, and many people saw their legs still trembling when they saw too many enemies getting down the gate tower. They were really frightened. After all, the 300,000 army mentioned in the mouth and the 300,000 seen in the eyes are simply two concepts.

For this matter, City Lord Yu Mian raised doubts. According to what he said, the people should not know too much, otherwise they would be really scared, and there might even be civil unrest. Regarding this, Yang Chendong just said, “If you enjoy peace for a long time, you will forget war. Now letting them feel the atmosphere before the war will only make them cherish peace and life more, and the hard-earned happiness now. Life. In order to ensure that such a life can last, everyone must contribute.”

Yang Chendong’s decision to make this is based on his own basis, that is, this battle of defense. He did not intend to use too many regular troops. If possible, he would not use a regular army, and the reserve is sufficient.

Just like the 30,000 elite cavalry facing Taisun Khan, Yang Chendong adopted the mode of training soldiers, and finally created a World’s First Cavalry Division, which strengthened and improved the strength of the Five Star Army cavalry strength. At this time, he is still preparing to train.

Only in actual combat can we produce elite soldiers. It is better to have a tailwind fight only by relying on exercises, but once the situation is tight, it is hard to say what kind of decision will be made.

Before Yang Chendong, he decided to build another army after the New First Army, whose name was the New Second Army.

But how the soldiers of the New Second Army were generated, he just gave a rough idea. It was only now that he was besieged by the city, he gave his final opinion and decision, that is, reserve fighters will go to the gate tower for three days without dying, and they will be eligible to become fighters of the New Second Army.

Warriors can only become more mature after experiencing bloody battles and life and death. Some of them may be brave, some are wise and courageous, and some are simply avoiding and attacking, but no matter what the result is, as long as they can stay in the city for three days without harm, it is enough to prove He is a capable person, so he can be called a veteran.

Facts have proved that what Yang Chendong wants to build is an elite division, and is taking the route of elite soldiers. Moreover, he values ​​the lives of soldiers very much. There is only a slight possibility. He will always try to ensure the safety of soldiers. Under this principle, the establishment of the New Second Army can’t be entirely new recruits. Otherwise, it will really meet a tough battle, and if the loss is too large, it will not be his wish.

The task for the establishment of the New Second Army has been issued, and the rules of how to choose the personnel are also given. In order to ensure that there are no accidents while training troops, more than 8,000 soldiers of the New First Army Recruitment Division also boarded the gate tower. In principle, they don’t need to act when it is not critical.

Training is possible, but because of training and losing the city and defeating the battle, it is not what Yang Chendong wanted.

“Send them enough bows and weapons to tell them that they want to become glorious Five Star Army fighters and their chance to perform is here.” Knowing that all the four cities are surrounded, and When the surrounding water was still blocked, Yang Chendong neither fast nor slow issued a military order to the future commander of the New Second Army, Shebie.

This young man who has been reused since he met Yang Chendong and was promoted all the way to the half-Chinese and half-Mongolian bloodline, finally has the opportunity to stand alone. For this value, all you need to do except striving to the utmost is to go all out.

Will leave things to do, Yang Chendong is undoubtedly very relieved. So when the war was approaching, everyone was nervous and busy, but he accompanied Luan Xiaoyu in Yang Residence to teach her new songs and how to make new programs.

In Yang Residence Zhongtiantian, in addition to a group of general Lords coming in and out, there is also a group of female cadres from the Propaganda Department. In this regard, the feeling for everyone is that their Sixth Young Master’s heart is too big.

It’s this big heart, but it gives everyone the confidence. Yang Chendong’s indifference and self-confidence inspires everyone, and gradually, more officers don’t take the current battle seriously.

With two full days, Sicheng was surrounded on all sides, and then the army encamped, 300,000 people spent another two days, and then they were preparing the siege weapon, which is When they arrived under Sicheng, they realized that the previously prepared ladder was still too short, and the length was far from enough.

The city height of Sanbuwachuan City is only five-six zhang. The gate tower of Sicheng City has reached 15 feet high, and the length of the corresponding ladder must be increased. This matter is difficult for the Allied Forces. They had to send more soldiers to look around the woods, looking for available materials.

The offensive at that time, without the help of firearms, was usually the Old Third suit. Namely, shield cart, trebuchet and ladder.

Needless to say, the ladder is a thing for climbing the city with a simple structure; the catapult is a long-range offensive weapon, mainly for deterrence, in order to suppress the opponent’s bow and arrow pressure, but It is a pity that the stones on the grassland are not easy to find, especially when the beginning of the city was built, the nearby stones were excavated earlier, making the catapult into a gunpowder car at this moment, and because of the limited amount of gunpowder of the Allied Forces in the Wara The accuracy of the attack is really unsightly, and the formidable power of this catapult is also greatly reduced.

Lastly talk about the shield car. This is a wooden cart with a cowhide wrapper on the outside to ensure that bows and arrows are easily impenetrable. With the addition of cowhide soaking in water, it can also ensure that neither water nor fire can approach. It is the best auxiliary means close to the city, and it is also one of the important “weapons” for the Allied forces in Omar when attacking the city.

Among the 300,000 coalition forces that came, all of them were cavalry, and they also managed to pour 50,000 infantry into the city. This was also the main force in the siege. As long as they can attack the gate tower, then rush down, and open the city gate from within, the cavalry warriors can take the opportunity to enter the city. At that time, with the advantage of crowds, Sicheng will change hands and all the resources inside. They will all be snatched up.

“Thank You For Your Trouble Prime Minister.” Tomorrow is the day to launch the first attack, and I also looked towards Alipu with a look of please.

“Easy to say, easy to say.” Alipu nodded, choosing Sicheng as the target was originally his first proposal. Now that he has the infantry in his hand again for the siege, the battle will naturally start from him.

That night, Alipu called the infantry commander General Kurban and gave him the order to siege tomorrow. “Remember, the first day of siege is still tentative. First find out the reality of the opponent. There are always clouds outside. It is said that the battle strength of the Five Star Army is extraordinary. You have to be careful. In fact, there is no terrifying. , Cavalry’s advantage lies in rushing, not defending the city, so just let it go.”