The sound of snare drums and the red flags were like the sea. After several days of renovation, the soldiers of the Li family army had completely escaped from their fatigue and were extremely full of energy.

At the forefront of the entire offensive sequence, the infantry's sword and shield hands were followed by the artillery army, including the 12-pound cannon, followed by more than 100 Hui cannons and simple stone catapults affiliated with the artillery army.

The crossbowmen hid among the offensive team, and behind them was Li Zhongyi's guards.

On the horizon, there was a thin black line at first, but it slowly turned into a thick black line. The soldiers of the imperial guards on the camp wall looked at each other and felt a huge sense of oppression.

After about half an hour, when the Li family army's offensive front completely appeared in front of the imperial guards, many imperial guards couldn't help but gasp for several times.

My goodness, the war horses in the Central Plains are seriously lacking, as if they don’t have money, endless, and you can’t see them at first sight.

70,000 vs 230,000. With a huge difference in force, the Li family army dared to take the initiative to attack the imperial guards defended by the battalion. The imperial guards generals who accompanied Han Tong to watch the battle were involuntarily discussed.

"Where did Li Ni get so many horses?"

"Oh, I robbed it from the Khitans, and I heard that I almost took Youzhou."

"Stop talking nonsense, the Khitans are armed with hundreds of thousands of armor. How can Li Ni rely on to get Youzhou?"

"You are ignorant now. Li Ni beat Yelu Xiu Ge so hard that he ran away with his head in his arms, and he didn't dare to fight..."

"Shhh... Be careful of your words, you can't say a few words. If Han Shuai hears it, wouldn't your head move?"

"Li Ni is also a very capable traitor. In just a few years, he has brought out so many powerful troops that have been through the battle formation."

"As far as I say, I shouldn't be holding onto the camp. I'll rush out first and grab the first prize, just to destroy Li Ni's majesty..."

Before the decisive battle was officially started, the generals under Han Tong were actually already timid.

Many generals of the imperial guards believed that Han Tong's way of being a turtle was simply to increase Li Ni's power and destroy the court's spirit.

However, no matter how much he complains, no one thinks that the imperial army, with sufficient military equipment, and a mountain of food and grass, and the absolute advantage of troops will be defeated in the camp.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the army of the Central Plains dynasty, besides the appearance of traitors offering the city or offering camps, have never lost in the battle to defend the camp (city).

Siege battles have always been a headache for the attacking party. There are many military tactics, and they will surround them ten times more troops than the defending party before they dare to surround them.

However, Li Zhongyi is an alternative. His troops were obviously several times less than those of the court, but he dared to raise troops to attack. What's wrong with this?

Han Tong, who was holding the wall in his hand, said nothing for a long time. As a long time ago, he vaguely smelled the same smell. He thought about it carefully, but he still couldn't figure out where the problem was?

This is one of the factors that lead to military information asymmetry and ultimately gain defeat.

Li Zhongyi always remembered the memorial of the anti-British hero Lin Zexu. Lin Zexu was known as the prophet who opened his eyes to the world, but told Emperor Daoguang that the British people's legs could not bend and they had to jump and rush on the road.

This is the major misunderstanding caused by the gap in knowledge. Lin Zexu has a ridiculous side, let alone ordinary people in the late Qing Dynasty?

Li Zhongyi rode on the back of "Blood Kill", and the corners of his mouth were always raised high, and he was in a very good mood.

After the Li family army repaired for several days, Li Zhongyi did not order the general attack, mainly waiting for the dozen 12-pound cannons that were behind.

Whether it is the Li family army or the siege led by Han Tong, they are essentially part of the imperial guards.

However, Li Zhongyi had always been aware of the elite imperial guards of the imperial court, but Han Tong knew very little about the advanced killing techniques of bronze artillery in the Li family army.

After Zhao Kuangyin was defeated, he had never seen any trace. Otherwise, Han Tong would have used the ready-made excuse to chop off Zhao Kuangyin's head.

Realizing that the morale of the army was a little confused, Han Tong suddenly drew his sword in his hand and shouted sternly: "No matter who it is, those who dare to disrupt the morale of our army will be killed."

When the imperial guards saw Han Tong's confidant's close teeth, they held the sword that had been following Han Tong for many years in their hands, and were patrolling everywhere with murderous intent. Everyone knew that they had annoyed Han Tong, and they were afraid that they would not be used as a scapegoat, so they hurriedly closed their mouths.

Among the imperial guards, there are no special military judges, and the executors of the killing orders are usually the personal teeth of the central army.

Han Tong's personal execution of military law is both a helpless move and an authoritative need for law enforcement.

As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official of the prime minister’s concierge is the power of the chief confidant!

Han Tong knew that Li Ni's army opposite had only more than 70,000 people. However, the momentum of the 70,000 people traveled gave him the illusion that there were 700,000 people.

"Hu..." Han Tong subconsciously let out a long breath, and his originally burst of confidence plummeted. After all, Li Ni had defeated the fearful Khitan cavalry many times, including the invincible Sullivan Army in people's eyes.

Li Zhongyi rode high on the back of "Blood Kill", waved the whip in his hand, and asked Li Yongtang with a smile: "Han Tong refused to come out, your 12-pound cannon is the time to show his power. However, I must remind you that the stock of fire* medicine is insufficient, so you should save some use."

Li Yongtang beat his chest and saluted loudly: "Report to the master, if a five-stage volley can't open Han Tong's camp gate, the little one will come and see you."

Li Zhongyi was a generation of heroes who started his career through military merits. After spending a long time with Qiu Ba and others, he loved to listen to such decisive military orders.

Military orders are actually divided into two types: one is forced intentional frame-up, and the other is full of confidence and cannot be compared with each other.

Li Yongtang obviously belonged to the latter. Li Zhongyi nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, if the army defeated Han Tong's camp without any effort of swearing in the dust, then I will congratulate you, Viscount got it."

After receiving Li Zhongyi's promise, Li Yongtang was happy and couldn't stop his eyes.

You know, among the Li family, it is difficult to get promotion and even more difficult to get a title!

The difficulty of promotion lies in the necessity of an exam whenever you are promoted. Exams are not just about literacy, but also about familiarity with the map and proficient in leading troops. The most important thing is that those who dare to draw their swords are not afraid of sacrifice.

It is more difficult to get a title than to be promoted. The reason is actually very simple. First of all, you need to accumulate enough military merits, at least three second-class merits, and one first-class merit, which is just beginning.

Secondly, there should be no more than three violations of military law. For minor violations in the Li family, punishment measures should be mainly used to beat military sticks and be confined as the auxiliary.

Often, soldiers are afraid of being confined, not afraid of being spanked. The feeling of confinement is really uncomfortable!

The unlucky guy who was locked up in 12 hours a day could only talk to himself, not thinking of saying a word to the guards.

When delivering food, the guards would put the food in front of the window. No matter what the people inside called, the guards would leave the food and leave, and would never dare to speak.

In essence, the mental damage caused by cold violence is more unbearable than the pain of slapping the butt.

After the six soldiers of the army lined up, Li Yongtang beat his chest heavily and said enthusiastically: "Just please wait for my good news." He turned around and left without dragging on the ground.

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