Chapter 363: Military center

In the vast grassland, the Qingzhou Army and Cangzhou Army led by Niu Ben officially merged on the grassland. After that, Niu Ben commanded Shanhaiguan. Bayi Chinese ≤≈＝≈≠≥≥≈≤≥
It has been more than half a month since Jizhou came out. During this period, news of the restoration of the Jizhou rebellion also spread.
"General, look!"
While marching, Lu Fei suddenly pointed to the mountains that appeared in the distance, and between the mountains, a male gate stood between the sky and the earth.
This is Shanhaiguan, the gateway to the north of Dayu.
"Shanhaiguan!"
Niu Ben's eyes flashed a ray of light. For many years, this Shanhaiguan pass, known as the world's number one pass, has been held by the Barbarian as the only place where the Barbarian goes south.
If Shanhaiguan is captured and heavy troops are stationed in the military town in Shanhaiguan, they will threaten the barbarian's hinterland from then on, and the attack and defense will be easy.
All the generals looked at Shanhaiguan not far away, with excited expressions.
"The whole army is advancing! Take down Shanhaiguan!" Niu Ben yelled, and the soldiers of Qingzhou Army quickened their pace.
Since entering the grassland, they have never seen the soldiers of the barbarians, but only some abandoned barbarians.
Needless to say, the barbarians naturally retreated with the army,
If Bei Shan dies, the entire blood wolf tribe will face extremely severe punishment. It is not impossible to slaughter a tribe for burial with the bloodthirsty and barbaric savagery.
Because of this, the blood wolf tribe was so panicked, and it was also a consideration that they would take advantage of the victory to pursue it, and take advantage of the barbarian tribe's time to increase their troops and win in one fell swoop.
It was noon, and an hour later, the Qingzhou Army and Cangzhou Army arrived under Shanhaiguan.
The former military town is now in the hands of the barbarians. Looking at the barbarian soldiers on the wall of Shanhaiguan, Niu Ben ordered an encampment on the spot.
Luo Xin commanded the artillery to push one hundred and fifty artillery to the front.
The side of Shanhaiguan that used to face the barbarians was a high city wall, and in front of the country was the military town behind the city wall.
Now the military town and the city wall are in the hands of the barbarians. If you want to take down Shanhaiguan, it's easy, just take the military town.
"Liang Yubin, He Cheng!"
Because of Jizhou’s outstanding performance on the battlefield, the attack on Shanhaiguan Niu Ben brought the two over, and hot air balloons were also coming.
"Here!" Liang Yubin and He Cheng ran over.
At this time, the situation in the military town cannot be seen from the outside, and Niu Ben is to let the two ride a hot air balloon to observe the situation inside.
Upon receiving the order, the two immediately began to ignite the fire with the help of the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army.
"Hey, Governor, how about letting us go up too?" Lu Fei said, licking his face.
Luo Xin and the other school lieutenants also looked greedy.
The way Luo Quan boarded the hot air balloon on the Jizhou battlefield made them envious. Now it has become an honor to board the hot air balloon.
Niu Ben straightened his face, "This is a battlefield, not a children's house, so I want to board a hot air balloon. After I go back, I will ask your Royal Highness to let you sit down. Now you cheer me up."
After all, Niu Ben was secretly happy, and ran a few steps to the hanging basket.
All the generals suddenly showed contempt.
Niu Ben boarded the hot air balloon. At this time, the soldiers pulled the rope of the hot air balloon and slowly released it. The hot air balloon continued to rise into the sky, and the situation in Shanhaiguan Military Town was immediately clear.
Holding the telescope, Niu Ben observed it carefully.
At this time, the Shanhaiguan army town was in chaos, and there were slave soldiers and barbarians gathering on the wall.
These brutal soldiers pointed at his hot air balloon and kept saying something. The scene was very chaotic.
Niu Ben sneered in his heart, but the hot air balloon scared the barbarian defenders very much.
However, after observing his brow furrowed, there were about 130,000 defenders in this small military town, most of which were slave soldiers and some were barbarians.
After understanding the basic situation, Niu Ben let the hot air balloon descend and landed by himself.
"Captain, how is the situation?" Lu Fei asked.
"There are about 130,000 defenders in the city. It seems that Chagatai thought that we might attack the city, so he left most of his troops." Niu Ben said.
"One hundred and thirty thousand?" Lu Fei suddenly made trouble.
In the past, it was the barbarians who attacked the city. Now it's their turn to attack the city. Everyone knows that this is not an easy task.
Niu Ben nodded, "It's too late to attack the city tonight. The old rule is to arrange the chariot on the periphery to prevent the barbarian cavalry from sneaking. You can bury the pot to make food, and attack the city tomorrow morning."
The generals nodded.
Then, Niu Ben discussed the method of attacking the city with everyone. It was basically impossible for 40,000 people to attack the city where 100,000 people were stationed.
"General, it is better to give a tooth for a tooth. The barbarians in the Battle of Cangzhou last year tried to blow up our city wall. How about we put up a few barrels of gunpowder to blow up the wall of the barbarian directly. fear."
Niu Ben nodded, "This is a way."
Luo Xin also said at this time: "This time the Cangzhou Army brought a new type of shell, called a lime shell. His Royal Highness said that this shell is also good for the soldiers defending the city. It is better to use it tomorrow."
"Why is it so troublesome? Directly bombarded with one hundred and fifty artillery pieces, and these puppies directly sent them to Chang Hentian." Lu Fei roared.
Others seemed to say nothing.
Niu Ben shook his head and said, "The soldiers who stayed on guard, go to eat and rest, and attack the city tomorrow."
Lu Fei scratched his head, begging to be bored, and went out with the others.
On the second day, the soldiers had breakfast, and the assembled bugles soon sounded in the camp.
At this time, the hot air balloon took off again, and Niu Ben stood on the hot air balloon to see the whole situation.
This time, the Qingzhou Army was on the offensive side, and more than 40,000 soldiers posed under the city.
The barbarians were crushed on the city, and many barbarians were holding bows and arrows.
In fact, what Lu Fei said last night was right. After thinking about it all night, Niu Ben decided to bombard with artillery. This was the advantage of the Qingzhou Army.
One hundred and fifty artillery pieces were laid out behind the city gate, from one end to the other, one every two meters, stretching more than three hundred meters.
Almost the entire Shanhaiguan city wall was covered by artillery.
Boxes of shells were placed under the artillery, and the gunpowder packs were also sufficient.
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The barbarian defenders were not so lucky. Jizhou Station lost all its artillery.
Because I am confident that I will not fail this time, there is no remote tool in Shanhaiguan to fight back.
Looking at the dense guards on the wall, Niu Ben gave orders on the wall.
"Use artillery to hit me fiercely!"
At his order, Luo Xin smiled cruelly, and he shouted at this moment: "Fire!"
"Boom boom boom..."
In an instant, one hundred and fifty artillery shot out thick smoke and flames, and the shells slammed into the battlements. Suddenly, the gravel on the battlements overturned.
The city gate in front of Shanhaiguan became a hornet's nest under the bombardment of artillery.
(To be continued.)