The number of artillery shells is limited and can only be used as a strategic weapon deterrent.

Qin Huaidao didn't plan to waste the shells here, the danger of Hanzhou was the point, and instead of answering Li Jing's question, he shouted to Luo Ying: "Keep an eye on the front, be careful of sneak attacks." ”

"Obey!" Luo Ying solemnly clenched his fists.

"Send people out for ten miles in all directions to reconnoiter the enemy's situation." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Luo Wu.

Luo Wu nodded and quickly went to make arrangements.

Qin Huaidao looked at Cheng Yanjin and Fang Yiai, and continued to order: "Find a sheltered place to camp, do a good job of defense, be careful of the enemy's sneak attack, and bury the pot to cook." ”

"Obey!" The two solemnly clasped their fists.

The battlefield is not peacetime, and it must be taken seriously.

There are hundreds of carts, more than 2,000 people are responsible for transportation, all of them were retired from the forbidden army and joined Qinjiazhuang, since it was changed to an investment agency, several trade routes were suspended, and the transport guards had nothing to do, so they voluntarily followed and organized into two baggage regiments, Cheng Chumo and Fang Yiai each received one.

"Protect relatives and others." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Luo Zhang.

There are many relatives accompanying him, as well as the craftsmen who have been dug up and the students who have been recruited, safety is also a problem, Qin Huaidao is not at ease, so he transferred a battalion from the Guards Regiment to assist Luo Zhang in guarding it.

Luo Zhang responded with a fist and hurried away.

The large army moved quickly, camped, cooked, patrolled, and put on a permanent posture.

Qin Huaidao stood in front of the army, staring coldly at the city in front of him, if the enemy army in the city rushed out, he had already set up a tripwire on his side, plus a crossbow, and killed as many as he wanted, but the trenches in the other three directions were not ready, and once they were killed, they might not be able to stop it.

Fortunately, the city is quiet and there is no abnormality.

Li Jing saw Qin Huaidao's worries, and whispered beside him, "Are you worried about killing?" ”

"100,000 enemy troops, if you really want to rush out, we can't stop it." Qin Huaidao admitted it calmly.

"Don't worry about the old man, it's noon, even if you want to rush out for a decisive battle, you have to eat, 100,000 troops eat, plus all the preparations before the decisive battle, you can't do it in two hours, even if you send some troops out to test, it will take an hour to prepare, enough for everyone to dig a trench to block the enemy." Li Jing analyzed.

In the end, he is a veteran of the battlefield and has a lot of experience.

Qin Huaidao actually didn't know much about the fighting style of this era, every time he fought in the past, he came at his own pace, after listening to the analysis and thinking about it carefully, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Shibo, how many people do you think the enemy will send to test the attack?" ”

"If it's me, let go of the main gate, after all, there is artillery, the other three gates each send a thousand cavalry to test whether there is also artillery, if not, then send people to attack, the cavalry fights at night, Tubo is not bad, as long as you find an opportunity in one direction, increase your efforts, take it in one fell swoop, and then send more troops to outflank other directions."

"Shhhh

Qin Huaidao was secretly taken aback, this style of play seems to be a tactic of adding oil, but in fact it is not, in the era of cold weapons, the cavalry rush is a war of attrition, Tubo has a lot of troops, can afford to consume, his own people are few, he can't afford to consume, and in the end he will be eaten by Tubo little by little, and the tactic of adding fuel becomes a greedy snake tactic.

Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao shouted: "Luo Wu, send banner soldiers to the other three gates, once you find that Tubo is attacking, quickly report it, go quickly." ”

"Obey!" Luo Wu hurriedly agreed and arranged for someone to go.

"Knowing that Tubo is attacking, how do you plan to counteract?" Li Jing asked curiously.

"Shelling!"

"What if the Tibetans don't care about the casualties?" Li Jing asked rhetorically.

"Then raze to the ground." Qin Huaidao said murderously, it's a pity that the shells are wasted, but there are still explosive bags, it's a big deal to have an air raid, I don't believe they dare to go out of the city.

It was noon, the sun was shining, the visibility was very high, and the wind was just right.

Qin Huaidao looked back at Wang Hu who was not far away, and ordered: "Take your people to the upwind outlet, prepare for the air attack, and bring enough explosives bags to wait for my order." ”

"Obey!" Wang Hu solemnly clenched his fists.

When Li Jing heard the explosives pack, the corners of his eyes twitched, thinking of the tragic situation of the Li family's mansion being bombed in Zhao County, and immediately thought that it was now to deal with Tubo, and immediately smiled, and said with emotion: "I have always heard you say, but I have never seen it with my own eyes, I hope that today I will have the honor to see the grand occasion of flying and see the power of the explosives pack." ”

Cheng Yanjin said with a depressed face: "Pharmacist, I feel that the times have changed, our set is completely useless, you and I have become useless old men." ”

"It's useless for you, the old man can still use his brain." Li Jing snorted.

Cheng Yanjin didn't answer in a depressed way, he thought he could still charge into battle, but now it seems that good guys, he can blow up the centaurs in the city directly from a distance, and he can also throw explosive bags in the air, and he doesn't need to kill in close quarters to win a big victory, and the generals are useless, what kind of battle is this?

A sense of discomfort came to his heart, and Cheng Yanjin was a little lonely.

Qin Huaidao has no comfort, this kind of thing can only turn the corner by himself, and if he doesn't adapt, he will be eliminated, and the battlefield can't be capricious.

Time is waiting to pass slowly.

The city was quiet, and the defenders on the city walls were still waiting solemnly, but there was no sign of sending troops.

However, the Zhangye County Shoufu was gloomy, many people gathered at the door of a bedroom, the door was closed, and they couldn't hear the movement inside, everyone walked around anxiously, their minds were floating, and they complained - what kind of city challenge? It's okay now, play yourself to death.

A veteran hurried over and shouted, "What happened to the third prince?" ”

"See the right handsome." The crowd saluted.

The person who came was Lu Dongzan's cousin Pu Minsi, a veteran of the army and the actual ruler of this army.

A general said solemnly: "Right handsome, I'm afraid the third prince won't be able to." ”

"It's a bastard, the old man has repeatedly ordered that he is not allowed to go out of the city to fight, so he will take a nap, you don't know where to stop? I'll clean you up when I get back. Putmins said and kicked open the door and entered.

In the room, a large bed was covered with blood, and there was a person lying on it, it was Zanpo, a military doctor was nervously stopping the bleeding, but where could it be stopped, Zanpo was motionless, let it be tossed.

Pu Mins stepped forward to probe, there was no breath, and when he felt his pulse again, his face instantly became gloomy, and he drew his knife reluctantly, and a stroke flashed, and the head of the military doctor fell to the ground, blood sprayed, and he fell to the ground.

The next moment, Pu Minsi returned the sword to the sheath, looked at Zan Po with emotion, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he stopped talking, and finally turned into a sigh and muttered: "Child, why are you suffering? Even if you want to surpass your second brother, you have to live, right? Now it's okay, kill yourself, your great enemy old man will take revenge, rest in peace! ”

As he spoke, Putmins reached out and covered Zanpo's dead eyes, and walked down with great strides.

At the door, countless generals retreated one after another, looking at Putmins nervously.

Pu Minsi cleaned up his mood and shouted with a cold face: "Pass the order, don't defend it, who dares to go out of the city without permission, cut it off, our army is not short of food, no shortage of water, can afford it, hold the city tightly, wait for them to attack, reduce casualties." ”

"But the enemy has a strange weapon that can attack from a distance." Someone reminded.

"What are you afraid of, there are a lot of us, how much can he bombard with that weapon, where to avoid the attack, what are you doing with two legs, can't you run? There is a city blocking them, they can't get in for a while, and when they go out, they are looking for death, don't you see that there are archers outside the city? ”

Everyone is a veteran of the battle, and they know very well that the city gate is so big, and they can only rush out so much at a time, and it is not enough to stuff their teeth in the face of tens of thousands of archers, unless they fill it with their lives and consume all the opponent's feather arrows, it is difficult to get close.

With the city to rely on, only fools can fight a war of attrition.

Everyone received the order one after another, not daring to question it.

Pumins pondered for a moment and continued: "It's not enough to be beaten passively, it will damage morale, the army is prepared, launch an attack at dusk, how to fight back and talk about it, pass the order, the whole city is plain, everyone is white, for the third prince to wear linen and filial piety, whoever kills one enemy will be rewarded with one slave, one young female slave will be rewarded for killing the enemy's team, and five young female slaves will be awarded to those who kill the enemy's captain, so that the cattle and sheep will be counted separately." ”

"Obey!"

When everyone heard the great joy, they fought desperately for something? Isn't it slaves, sheep and cattle and money? Especially the young and beautiful woman, brought back to the tribe to give birth to a bunch of babies, and the days are beautiful.

There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and the morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted.

Seeing that the low morale was mobilized, Pumins secretly breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Go and prepare." ”

Everyone said yes and dispersed excitedly.

After Pu Minsi and the others went out and walked away, he looked at a guard behind him and whispered: "Send back the news of the killing of the third prince Feiying, and tell the great King of Tubo that the King of Han of the Tang Kingdom has arrived, and Zhangye County is impregnable, so there is no need to worry, the plan to destroy the Tang Dynasty can be started." ”

The other party solemnly clasped his fists and turned to leave.

Pu Minsi looked out the window and muttered to himself: "King Han, I couldn't hand it over last time, this time the old man wants to see how capable you are, I hope you don't disappoint the old man." ”