(0400) According to Lin Dacheng's report, at that time, there were about 3,000 officers and troops attacking Weizhenbao, and the leader was that Lu Yide. They carried siege weapons. The white-clothed army resolutely counterattacked. In the end, Lu Yide was repulsed. The same is true of Zhenshuo Fort. On the side of Zhenshuo Fort, Chi Hu was in charge, and the counterattack of the white-clothed army was even more resolute.

Chi Hu reported: "In addition to Lu Yide, there is another general, named Lin Shenhe, who also participated in the attack. There were only about 10,000 soldiers in Ningxia Town. Lu Yide commanded 5,000, Lin Shenhe commanded 3,000, and the remaining 2,000 were Li Guozhen's personal family. Judging from the combat effectiveness of the troops, this Lin Shenhe seems to be stronger than Lu Yide. ”

Regarding Lin Shenhe's information, Xu Xingxia is still relatively clear. Speaking of which, this Lin Shenhe general, in the official army of Ningxia Town, can be regarded as having some ability, and he is relatively upright. Xu Xingxia has not heard of any kind of scandal he has had. In general, Xu Xingxia has never had any conflict with him before. This time, Lin Shenhe also made a move, indicating that the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town were indeed ready to use force against him Xu Xingxia.

However, there are also some doubts here. If the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town thought that they could defeat the white-clothed army by relying on the soldiers of Lu Yide and Lin Shenhe, it would undoubtedly be a cannibalistic dream. I guess they won't be so naïve. Tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry can't help the white-clothed army, let alone explain the army. So, why are they doing this? What are the conspiracy behind the attack on Weizhen Fort and Zhenshuo Fort?

Chi Hu said eagerly: "My lord, what should we do?" ”

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "Come and don't be rude!" Let's attack Pingyu City! ”

For a long time, Xu Xingxia has not had a clear concept of his strategy. The main reason was that he himself vacillated on the issue of rebellion. He had always fantasized that if he could not rebel, it was better not to rebel. But now it seems that if you don't rebel, others think that you are easy to bully, and think that you have some scruples. Rather than this, it is better to be above board. Lao Tzu wants to grab the turf! Grab the population! Grab resources!

If you dare to provoke me, I will dare to fight back! From a strategic point of view, taking Pingyu City is equivalent to completely controlling the northern part of Ningxia Town. Pingyu City is the core of the northern part of Ningxia Town, without Pingyu City, Ningxia City will be directly under the threat of the white-clothed army. If there is a large-scale war in the future, Ningxia City itself will be enveloped. If the strength of the white-clothed army is strong enough, it can also directly attack Ningxia City and control this strategic point.

Of course, the white-clothed army wanted to take Pingyu City, and there were some difficulties. Among them, the biggest difficulty is that there are cannons in Pingyu City. According to intelligence, there were a total of sixteen Franc machine guns in Pingyu City, four in each direction. These Franc machine guns, all set up to counter the attack of the Tartar cavalry, still have a certain lethality. No matter how powerful the muskets of the white-clothed army are, there is still a gap between them and the Franc machine artillery.

In addition, Lu Yide's 5,000 soldiers were also stationed in Pingyu City. If it is a battle in the field, these 5,000 soldiers basically do not need to be considered. The musket volleys of the white-clad army can completely crush them. However, these 5,000 soldiers, relying on the cover of the city walls of Pingyu City, and with the help of the Franc machine artillery, it was not so easy for the white-clothed army to deal with it.

In addition, if the white-clothed army brazenly attacked Pingyu City, the Ming army in Ningxia City would inevitably send reinforcements. Pingyu City is the northern gate of Ningxia City, and once Pingyu City is controlled by the white-clothed army, Ningxia City will be in danger. For this point, Li Maohui or Li Guozhen should be very clear. Therefore, they will not let Pingyu City fall easily. They will definitely take the method of besieging Wei to save Zhao, and send reinforcements to attack and thwart the operation of the white-clothed army to attack Pingyu City.

In other words, this is definitely not as simple as attacking a castle in Pingyu City, but a large-scale contest between the white-clothed army and the Ningxia Zhenming army. With the development of the war, whether it is the white-clothed army or the official army of Ningxia Town, it may be necessary to use all their strength to fight to the death. The strength of the white-clothed army is limited, but the number of officers and troops is unlimited. In case of emergency, they can transfer troops from Yansui Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town.

At present, several of the most elite troops under Xu Xingxia's command, such as the Eagle Cavalry Army, the Eagle Cavalry Army, the Dragoon Army, and the Leopard Cavalry Army, are all in the Bayannur grassland, and for the time being, they cannot participate in the war. The chariot battalion and artillery battalion are also on their way to the Bayannur grassland, and they are not there for the time being. The only thing he could use was the rest of the troops, about 4,000 or so. Among them, Gao Yigong and Gao Jie commanded new troops.

"It's done!" Xu Xingxia quickly made up his mind.

With his order, all the units of the white-clothed army began to move.

Countless war horses, gathered around the Black Mountain camp. A large number of soldiers in white are busy preparing for war in an orderly manner. A large amount of ammunition, transported from military warehouses, was distributed to each soldier. The carriages that had set off in advance, already carrying food and ammunition, had entered the battlefield ahead of schedule. The stragglers of the Eagle Cavalry Army killed directly around Pingyu City.

According to the battle plan formulated by Xu Xingxia, Chi Hu's shooting army, Liu Heng's tiger cavalry army, and Zhang Feng's wolf cavalry army were responsible for blocking the Ming army from the direction of Ningxia City in the south of Pingyu City. If the Ming army came out from Ningxia City to reinforce, they would solve it on the spot, and how much could they solve. The bottom line is to never let the official reinforcements get close to Pingyu City. The front-line command is in charge of Chi Hu.

Zhang Quanfu's Xiao cavalry, Gao Meng's tiger and leopard cavalry, Lin Dacheng's Xiongqu army, Gao Yigong's lion cavalry army, and Gao Jie's mastiff cavalry army were all under his personal command and prepared to attack Pingyu City. Their task, of course, is to take down Pingyu City as soon as possible. In consideration of the need to blast the city gates, these troops must prepare a sufficient number of explosive kits and a sufficient number of demolition teams. In addition, there were some Eagle Cavalry stragglers who participated in the battle.

"Attack!" Xu Xingxia gave an order, and the white-clothed army immediately rushed to Pingyu City.

Weizhen Fort is only half a day's walk from Pingyu City, and if you gallop on horseback, you can reach it in an hour. The large force of the white-clothed army, after an hour and a half, completed the siege of Pingyu City. At this time, Weizhen Fort was naturally closed with the gate, and there was a lot of noise. Looking at it from a distance, the city was full of dense officers and soldiers. Judging by their attire, all of them were soldiers. Obviously, they are all Lu Yide's troops. It is estimated that Lu Yide has also been waiting for Xu Xingxia's attack here for a long time.

In fact, it is. Since Lu Yide was stationed in Pingyu City, he has been desperately raising and strengthening the walls of Pingyu City, hoarding military supplies, reorganizing war preparations, and preparing to fight Xu Xingxia to the death. Last time in Qingshui Camp, he made Xu Xingxia very faceless. Coupled with all the insults in the past, Lu Yide regarded Xu Xingxia as an enemy who did not share the sky. As long as there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, he will never let Xu Xingxia go.

This time, Lu Yide was ready to rely on the solid defense of Pingyu City and the help of more than a dozen cannons, so that Xu Xingxia could realize that his behavior was absolutely wrong. The grasshopper shakes the tree, and it is beyond its own strength! With the little ability of the white-clothed army, they can only bully and bully the Tatar cavalry who have no heavy weapons. Once faced with the artillery, they will have to take a break. Lu Yide would not believe that the muskets of the white-clothed army would be more powerful than cannons.

Xu Xingxia asked Gao Meng to go to the front and was responsible for shouting. The main purpose, of course, is to drive a wedge between the ordinary military households and the soldiers in Pingyu City. He estimated that it was absolutely impossible for the military households in Pingyu City to follow Lu Yide for their lives. As a result, after repeated shouts, there was not much change in the city. The ordinary military households in Pingyu City are indeed very willing to listen to Xu Xingxia's words, and they are indeed unwilling to give Lu Yide their lives. However, the soldiers led by Lu Yide controlled the entire Pingyu City, and they didn't give them a chance to make trouble at all!

If you want to say that among the military households in Pingyu City, the most painful one is estimated to be Peng Feng of Qianhu. What he was most worried about was that Xu Xingxia launched an attack on Pingyu City. Almost every day, he spends his days in fear. Unexpectedly, this day finally came. Looking at the large number of white-clothed soldiers outside the city, who were constantly gathering, the look on Peng Feng's face was constantly changing. He, a thousand households, was really pushed to the forefront this time.

Damn, why are you in Pingyu City? Since Lu Yide is in Pingyu City, why didn't he want to escape early? Why do you want to follow Lu Yide to join in the fun? Isn't this deliberately looking for death? Idiots can think of what the consequences will be if they fall into the hands of Xu Xingxia. Old Devil Xu is not a good stubble!

"Fire!"

Lu Yide ordered viciously.

"Tom tom!"

All the cannons in Pingyu City began to roar.

"Whoa!"

Projectiles kept falling, making a rattling sound like raindrops.

This is a shotgun fired by the Franc cannon, which can hit up to four or five hundred meters away. Its main function is to kill and injure people who are not protected by armor. Shotguns contain a large number of marbles. If these marbles fall in the crowd, they will cause extensive damage to the crowd. If the number of artillery pieces is large enough, it will indeed be very troublesome for the attacking side. However, there are only a dozen artillery pieces in Pingyu City, and there are only four guns in each direction, and the density of marbles is a bit insufficient.

"Demolition team!"

"Up!"

Zhang Quanfu shouted without hesitation.

The soldiers of the white-clothed army, who were waiting for the battle, immediately flew up, and the soldiers who were responsible for blasting the city gate all used the eight immortal tables against the wet quilts and moved forward slowly. This is the most rudimentary form of protection. The marbles fired by the Franc cannon landed on the top of the wet quilt, bounced a few times, and there was no movement. As for the projectiles shot by ordinary muskets, they hit the top of the wet quilt, and there was no reaction at all.

(To be continued)