"Your Majesty, if the infantry can conquer the Guancheng, the last general is willing to lead his troops to attack Huanglong!"

The generals expressed their opinions one after another, and Lu Yousheng, the commander of the Second Cavalry Division, could not hold it back. However, he was full of cavalry. No matter how much the battle of the siege was, it would not be his turn. In desperation, he could only make a promise with a red face.

"Well, since everyone wants to fight, then fight."

Seeing Lu Yousheng's frustration, Hongqing couldn't help but smile, pressed her hands, and agreed to the generals' request in a calm manner.

"Your Majesty, what you said is true?"

As soon as Hong Qing said this, all the generals were stunned. There was nothing else. In the past few days, the generals have come to ask for battle, but no matter how generous the prologues were, they could not get the truth from Hong Qing's mouth. Now, just as they started discussing things, Hong Qing was so accurate. It really made the generals unable to believe their ears. After a long period of dullness, Zhang Miao, who came to his senses, asked suspiciously.

"What? I look like a lie, huh?"

The Northern Army was progressing smoothly, and Hongqing was in a good mood. She wanted to have fun with the generals last time. She was not in a hurry to reveal the mystery, but instead groaned in displeasure.

"The general dares not. The general does not mean this. Ah, Prince, the general asks for his life to beat the vanguard and swears to take down his old teeth!"

Hongqing had a strong evil spirit. Even though Zhang Miao was so bold, she couldn't help but panic and quickly explained randomly.

"The prince clearly understands that it should be our army's turn to fight this battle. The last general asks to take the city and begs the prince to accept it!"

When Cheng Guiwu heard Zhang Miao ask for a fight, he was immediately anxious and hurriedly shouted.

"Don't fight, my first army is the main force, and good steel must be used on the blade. This battle will belong to my first army. Prince, please give the order. I can't take the old teeth. My old tower will come to see you!"

Seeing that the two colleagues were snatched up, Tashan was not willing to give in. Relying on his height and strength, he squeezed in from Zhang and Cheng, and started shouting wildly at the top of his voice.

"Okay, don't fight anymore. Let's leave this battle to Kui'an to fight."

Seeing that the three generals under him had fought for the competition, Hongqing was obviously a little impatient, so she waved her hand and issued an order in an unquestionable tone.

"Ah, I..."

Kui'an was carrying an artillery division. Although he was definitely the leader of the army in terms of firepower projection, he could only cooperate with the infantry to assist. He didn't expect Hongqing to hand over the task of siege to him. After hearing this, he was stunned on the spot.

"Prince, isn't it? Kui'an's men are all artillerymen. What are they going to steal the city?"

"That's right, can Chief Krishna really use cannons to flatten the old teeth? Even if he can, how many shells will be wasted?"

"Prince, are you just kidding again?"

...

Not to mention that Kui An was surprised, Tashan and others were also puzzled and started to yell.

"That's right, I just let the artillery division fight this battle. I don't need to rush to the city, all I want is to hear a sound."

Hongqing suppressed her hand and stopped the arguments of all the people and said something serious and insignificant, which immediately caused all the generals to fall into a petrification state.

"The last general is unknown, please give me some advice."

Kui'an was a cautious person. He didn't know why, so he dared to accept the order so carelessly. He didn't care about the surprise gaze of his colleagues, and hurriedly spoke and asked for advice.

"It's very simple. Send a battalion of light infantry cannons to hit him for a long time. As for the cover, let Zhang Miao draw a regiment and watch it."

Hongqing smiled jokingly and explained indifferently. Even though Kui'an became a little more confused, he looked at Hongqing at a loss, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"The prince is clear about it. The old gate is thick and built with bluestone. Is it a lightweight cannon that will not be responsible for the trouble?"

Kui'an didn't react, but Zhang Miao shouted in confusion.

"Well, I really don't take the blame. If I do, I won't send it to you."

Hongqing smiled and waved her hand, still in her careless look, giving an explanation that made the generals confused.

“…”

When they heard Hongqing's nonsense explanation, the generals were all blinded. They looked at each other in a daze, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Everyone was stunned and went down to prepare. The battle started at noon. The artillery only slammed and hit the two bases. No one was allowed to rush the city. Whoever dared to violate the order of my king's general will be engaged in military law!"

Although all the people present were confidants, Hongqing did not intend to reveal the scheduled combat plan. If there were no other people, they were not afraid of ten thousand, but they were afraid that if there were fewer people, the more they could achieve suddenness. The so-called "the king will not lose his country secretly, and the ministers will not lose his body secretly" is the reason.

"twitter!"

Hongqing had already said this, and the generals did not dare to go to the point of being more ruthless, so they could only respond with all their hearts and withdraw from the central army's tent, and each arranged combat deployment without mentioning it.

"The Qing army is here, the Qing army is here!"

It was approaching, and the weather was so hot in the middle of summer, but the many guards on Laoya were afraid to be careless at all. They braved the scorching sun and patrolled the city. As soon as the Qing army was walking along the valley road was about to come out from the corner two miles away, sharp-eyed sentries immediately discovered the arrival of the Qing army and immediately shouted at the top of their voices. In an instant, the horn sounded shrill, and the originally quiet city was in chaos.

"Prepare for war, take your place. Those who dare to make noise will be killed!"

As the sound of armor rubbing loudly, a bearded general with a helmet and armor led hundreds of strong soldiers to the top of the city. This person was Altenthur, the guard of old gate, and one of the three powerful generals under Luo Buzang Danjin. However, when he saw several of them walking to the city plate, he looked at the Qing army team slowly coming towards the city with a serious expression. Then he raised his hand and shouted in full spirit. In an instant, he calmed down the scene. The originally uproared defenders immediately calmed down, and took their own positions according to the already arranged defense areas, nervously guarding the arrival of the Qing army.

"The entire army stopped, and each artillery was arranged on site."

The Qing army that was coming did not rush straight to the city. With Kui'an's silence, the entire army stopped less than a mile from the city. The artillery of a battalion was busy and began to set up a nervous formation. However, the problem arose - according to the Qing army's organization, a light infantry cannon company with nine cannons, and three companies had twenty-seven cannons. Although they were all light infantry cannons, each cannon position must have a safe range of about four square meters. The narrow and winding terrain before the pass must be provided with the steps of cooperation in combat.

The soldiers left room to cover. No matter how they were allocated, they could only arrange three cannons on the front. Due to the limitations of the terrain, they could only arrange four rows. In other words, less than half of the artillery soldiers in a battalion could go into battle. The disputes caused by this are inevitable. There is no one else. The gunners have been trained for so many years and have shot many live-fires. But if they really want to go into battle, it is the first time. No one is willing to stay away and watch others enjoy themselves. They are inevitable.

"Order: Shield Knife Hand, crossbowman first removes the head of the city, stand by the wall, and stops the posts at the city, and the cannon positions are ready to fight!"

It is naturally not an idiot to be sent by Luobuzang Danjin to guard the old gate. In fact, he can be said to be the only general under Luobuzang Danjin who followed the Fourteenth Master in the west. When the Fourteenth Master was expeditioning, he had recruited soldiers from the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai to fight with the army. Altengthur was fortunate to lead two thousand Mongolian cavalry to fight a positional battle with Dace Wang Dundobu in Tibet with the main force of the Qing army. He had witnessed the sharpness of the Qing army's artillery brigade. At this moment, when the Qing army began to deploy artillery positions, his pupils immediately shrank, and he did not dare to be careless, so he quickly issued several general orders.

Altenthur's general orders are wise. There is no side of it. The old gate is just a military fortress. The city area is limited. It can only be squatted at most 3,000 troops. No matter how many there are, it cannot be accommodated. If it is really a heavy army stationed at the top of the city, no matter how many troops there are, it is probably not enough to bombard the Qing army's cannon. If it weren't for the Qing army's sudden robbery, Altenthur wanted to remove the gunner who operated the old artillery from the top of the city. The training of gunners is not an easy task.

Among the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai, there are very few people who know how to use artillery. Even if the gunners on the city are actually novices trained by surprise, Altentur really doesn't want to sacrifice himself in vain. The problem is that once the gunner retreats, the city will be empty. If the Qing army suddenly robs the city, the consequences will not be a joke. It is because of this consideration. Even if he is reluctant to leave, Altentur did not dare to sing an empty city plan.

"Fire the fire and blow me up!"

After some trouble, the Qing army's artillery position was finally ready, but Kui'an's already bad mood not only did not improve, but it was even worse. He didn't want to fight such a bad battle, but he didn't have the courage to disobey Hongqing's military orders. In addition, he had seen clearly that most of the enemy troops on the city had retreated. The effect of the artillery bombardment was as Hongqing said. Only a sound could only be heard. This situation obviously could not make Kui'an feel proud. However, the military order was a military order. Even if there was much dissatisfaction in his heart, Kui'an could only shout in a muffled voice.

"Dong, dun, dun..."
Chapter completed!