Under the arrangement of the third rate, Zhang He, Zhang Liao and other Han army generals have seen a wonderful actual combat exercise. The battle-hardened generals can naturally understand the hidden meaning behind this practice, and the atmosphere of the ensuing discussion is also warm, although there is no lack of controversy in everyone expressing their opinions, but the overall purpose is only one, to apply the effect shown in the experiment to the actual combat as much as possible, but also to strive to achieve the best results, and argument is also the best way to solve practical problems.

After discussing for two hours, almost all the details were mentioned, and everyone even forgot to eat because of this, and they all seemed very devoted, and then Zhang Hu simply asked the guards to send the meal to the model, and everyone continued to discuss the detailed process of the siege while eating, all of which was a very natural scene in the Han army, and it was also one of the reasons why they were strong and invincible! It is difficult to eat without saying anything in the military camp, and it is also chic to look at those generals who are usually majestic in the battle array while eating with a rice basin and foaming at the mouth.

"Jun Yi, the main attack in front has made you fight for seven or eight days, and the brothers of the Tiger Guard have also worked hard, and the casualties are not small, this time the siege is still let our Yanyun battalion help the leader." Swallowed a large piece of beef Zhang Liao said to Zhang He very seriously, there was a bit of merit in these words, but Wen Yuan said that he didn't have this thought, and Zhang He, who was staring at him with his eyes, also understood in his heart.

"What General Zhang said is that the brothers of the Tiger Guards have been fighting very hard in the past few days, and my Chang'an battalion has been resting for more than ten days, and this time it is time for us to contribute." Zhang Xiu on the side then said, Hanzhong is led by Zhang Hu, and the leading generals are Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Zhang Xiu, Liu Yi once laughed and said that this is a veritable Zhang Jiajun, but Zhang Xiu's qualifications are relatively shallow, and Zhang Liao is easy to speak.

What Wen Yuan said is that in order to achieve the kind of effect that Mr. Third said, the equipment battalions of our three armies must be used together, and the thunderbolt canisters must also be fully prepared...... "As the chief general of the first army of the Han army, who is not Zhang He and others who are not arrogant?" It is not ambiguous to grab the merits of the war in ordinary times, but once the matter comes to a critical juncture, everything will be for the sake of the public heart, when Zhang He spoke, his eyes did not leave the miniature model of Jia Mengguan, and his face was also unchanged with a deep contemplative color.

"Without further ado, this matter will be summed up soon, the time will be calculated first, and the power of the fire attack method of the three armed forces should be unhindered, but the range of this waterwheel is too much, if you want to make up for the lack of ice and snow, you have to get close to the opponent's city wall, this casualty is afraid that it is not small and our army's action must be fast, here I am afraid that I will have to wait for the selected elite soldiers to join the drill tonight, and then I will have to bother Mr. Third to guide a lot." Zhang Liao couldn't help nodding when he heard this, and what he said in his mouth was praised by everyone, including Zhang Hu, and all of them were to the point.

"The generals of the military division can rest assured that the general affairs are willing to serve the Son of Heaven at any time." The third-rate rumors also said excitedly, as a craftsman in the utensils shop, he could still participate in such an important battle, if this matter was a meritorious achievement, it would be the best reward for the kindness of the Son of Heaven!

"Okay, what Wen Yuan said is very true, Jun Yi Gong Wen Yuan, immediately mobilize three thousand soldiers per army to practice the method of water cannon siege, the equipment does not need to be distracted by this, the third Mr. can sit here and send people to participate in the counseling of the army, and the order to go down with the army craftsmen will rush to make water cannons according to the drawings tonight, this thing is not extremely difficult to make, and our army only needs to use it for one day, Meng Qi ordered the Ming Dynasty to respond to the surrounding defense and handed it over to the Sizhou battalion such as you, Cao Hong This person is extraordinary in his use of troops to prevent him from going out of the city!" When Zhang He and others discussed, Zhang Hu did not participate too much, but let the generals show their strengths, but brainstorming also needs to be decided in a word, and after listening to enough opinions, what he is doing now is to make up his mind.

The weather in Hanzhong is as cold as a day, it has reached the point of dripping water into ice, but the atmosphere is really hot in the main village of the Han army, the officers and soldiers of the three armies are in the open space in the camp with the guidance of the third rate to carry out the waterwheel drill, and there are migrant workers in the woods everywhere who are constantly cutting down the trees needed to make the waterwheel, from the generals at all levels to the ordinary soldiers and then to the people who accompany the army have thick winter clothes to keep out the cold, the sufficiency of materials is the greatest guarantee of the Han army, and the severe cold has not affected the combat effectiveness.

Zhang He in the field is undoubtedly the busiest one, want to simulate the real model of Jiameng Pass in a short period of time, even with the current strength of the Han army is impossible, but after attacking the city for many days, even if you close your eyes, the city wall of Jiameng Pass will not make any mistakes in the hearts of Zhang He and other generals, the high wooden wall is a substitute, and a team of Han soldiers and soldiers are in action with tacit understanding of the use of waterwheels to spray strong water columns on it! There are also special shieldmen around them to protect the safety of the soldiers and waterwheels, the weather is so cold, the training ground is also murderous, the training of the Han army has always been from the actual combat, never negligent.

This kind of training lasted for a total of three days, and the three generals Zhang He, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xiu took turns to take the lead role, and at the same time, the Tiger Guard's attack on Jiameng Pass did not stop, but weakened in strength, and the tactics also changed from the previous specialization to a full flower. Cao Hong noticed the difference in taste a little, but at this time, it was difficult for him to have an active way except to see the moves, and he had only one purpose, that is, to do his best to keep Jia Meng firmly and steadily.

The day of the general assault was set four days later, and according to the unanimous agreement of the meteorological officers of the various armies and the elders of the local guides, it was the most likely day of heavy snowfall, and the Tiger Guards had also found a weakest part of the city wall for the general assault after half a month of siege, and of course this weakness was only relative to the fortified Jiameng Pass. The Han army wants to make the most of all the conditions that can be used, and they can't ignore every detail, which will determine success or failure to a great extent!

On the afternoon of October 28 in the first year of the Han Dynasty, Jia Meng closed the sky with a haze, and there were already small snowflakes floating up, all of which were happy in the eyes of Zhang Hu and others, although the weather was already in the forecast, but the time was so compatible, but it could give people a sense of providence, which was of great benefit to the morale of the soldiers, and it was also a strong psychological suggestion. The reason why he chose to attack the city in the afternoon was also the result of Zhang Hu's consultation with the generals, and the weather at night was the coldest after the fire burned the wall, and it was able to use the conversion of extreme cold and heat to the fullest.

The elite soldiers of the three armies of Huwei, Yanyun and Chang'an have lined up neatly under Xiongguan, and the large phalanx of nearly 100,000 soldiers is silent at this time, all the soldiers have a kind of excitement before the war, and the snowflakes that are gradually thickening make them have endless expectations, and everyone is waiting for the order of the main general with bated breath! At this time, silence is better than sound, the quiet huge siege queue can give the defenders a strong to the pressure of suppression more than the usual shouting and killing, today's Han army is different from the past, look at the banner under the city All the main forces of the Han army have been dispatched, this battle must have a different meaning from the past.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the howling north wind is also howling in response to the situation, this scene and the confrontation between the two sides of the city and the city, the heaven and the earth are filled with a sense of slaughter! The Han soldiers did not move like a mountain, letting the icy cold wind and snowflakes blow on their faces, and their hands clenched the weapons in their hands, and even their palms were a little white because of the atmosphere before the war! Zhang Hu did not immediately order the siege of the city, through the clairvoyant mirror they could clearly see the faces of the defenders at the head of the city, at this time they were under great pressure, the atmosphere that awaited before the battle was enough to make people collapse.

"Command, siege!" After about half an hour of confrontation, the faces of the defenders at the head of the city eased slightly, the order flag in Zhang Hu's hand finally waved, and in an instant, the calm was broken by the shouting of killing like a flash flood, and the Han soldiers were divided into several teams desperately towards the Xiongguan that they had not taken for several months, but a huge gap was left between the two teams of soldiers on the inside, which was the weak position of the wall of Jiamengguan observed by the Han army. At the same time, hundreds of sky-bombing cannons from the equipment battalions of the three services also began to fire in unison, and hundreds of thunderbolt canisters filled with fire oil rushed straight towards the city wall like locusts flying in the sky.

They are no strangers to the Han army's infantry artillery and the soldiers of Cao who defended the city, and they also know the power of the thunderbolt canister, and the comrades are burned by the fire oil and scream like purgatory, this fire oil burns with extremely fierce momentum, no one wants to be touched by it, it will represent death, and it is the most tragic one! It should be said that the psychological deterrence brought by the Thunderbolt Jar to the defenders was greater than its actual effect.

However, what makes Cao Hong and the defenders strange is that few of the thunderbolt canisters of the Han army today can hit the city, their target seems to be the city wall itself, the shooting accuracy of the equipment battalion has been greatly improved with the continuous deepening of the actual combat, hundreds of thunderbolt canisters with the whistling wind accurately smashed on the city wall, the adhesion and combustion of the refined fire oil have been well reflected, and the entire city wall has fallen into a sea of fire when the fragments of the tank body are splashed, and the thick black smoke rises, The flames of the sky made the cold much less powerful.

The attack of the equipment battalion obviously will not stop here, once there are signs of burning out of fire oil in some places, there will be a greater number of thunderbolt canisters to fill it immediately, the intention of the Han army is very obvious, they will not let the fire go out, but in Cao Hong's eyes, it is confused, what are Zhang Hu and the Han army going to do? Could it be that the oil in their thunderbolt cans could still burn the city bricks?