On the southern front outside Youzhou City

The cannons on the high platforms piled up everywhere were constantly spraying out fire smoke. The black shells were like hovering crows, making a whirring sound of wind, flying up and down the walls of Youzhou City in a dense trajectory that most people cannot see clearly with their naked eyes.

From time to time, clusters of earth mist and fragments burst out on the seemingly solid fortifications, or among the crowds hidden behind the city plates and women's walls, splashing and exploding into pieces of blood or broken limbs and bodies.

The sheep and horse walls built outside the moat, together with the defenders behind them, were no more than a dozen artillery regiments and heavy grenadiers using flying fire thunder, and only one corpse buried in the rubble and not yet cleared;

Only the two fronts built by sheep and horse walls between Kaiyang Gate and Yingchun Gate, which are located in the southeast, relying on the support of the condescending stone cannons, crossbows and fire-casting cups on the top of the city, can we survive and support it.

However, this persistence, which was done with all its strength, was gradually destroyed and destroyed as the cost and result of the large equipment on the city was gradually damaged.

After all, although the defenders at the city head were condescending to the enemy, it was a bit of a disadvantage and disadvantage to relying on these presets and stone cannons and bed crossbows assembled at the city head to attack the earth-platform artillery building built by the Huai Army.

Not to mention that these catapult stone cannons that rely on manual assembly, but rely on experience to roughly aim with the naked eye, can the touching hit rate and landing errors be able to make the same rough weight fall on those earth platform cannons with less than a few steps;

Even the crossbow, which is known as accurate and sharp, and has broken harnesses, is not the narrow opening that stretches out the long tube in the middle of the cannon, or even the cannon stacked with log support baskets and soil, cannot be shot through and can only be nailed straight on top to decorate.

Moreover, even if a certain artillery building is accidentally hit by a stone that hits the top of it, collapses, or knocks over, the damage to the artillery itself is a slight result. Once the dead and injured are treated and the scene is cleaned up, and after replacing it with a new artillery mount and bunker, it is often another fire point that is constantly spitting.

However, there is no such luck or opportunity when the stone cannon and crossbow on the top of the city; it is fine if it is smashed to pieces by the heavy iron ball, even if it is affected by the bouncing and flying iron ball, it is impossible to escape the fate of disintegrating in a split and shattered manner.

Not to mention that every time you are hit, it is a tragic scene of at least a dozen casualties between the operators and soldiers on the side of the equipment. Compared to the other side, half of the earth pile that was only broken and almost bloodless, it is so damaging and wearing down morale.

However, they were still trying hard to persevere, and from time to time, there were waves of defenders rushing out from the city gates that opened from time to time to support the friendly forces behind these incomplete sheep and horse walls, so that they would not collapse in the next moment.

However, suddenly, whether it was Kaiyang Gate or Yingchun Gate, these defenders hiding in the wall of sheep and horses to shoot arrows desperately could not be restrained by the noise and dull roar on the high part of the city wall behind them;

But behind the wall of the east corner of the city between the two gates, the seven-level brick and wood tower built on the east corner platform, which is located as the landmark building of the Dharma Treasure Temple and the battlefield observation site, was built on the east corner platform by a vibrator bombardment of battlements by a heavy artillery tower on the high platform outside the city, and hit the side between the five and six floors in the air. In an instant, large pieces of wooden fragments and broken bricks and tiles splashed out, and a small piece was obviously missing in the air.

Then, in the city, the tortoise tower, which was given the public's expectations, shook a few heavy and laboriously, and fell tiles and exterior decorations like flowing springs. Amid the terrifying sound of the horns on the top of the tower, they stood firm again in the horror sounds of the people on the top of the tower.

However, among the soldiers on the top of the tower who were responsible for watching and sending letters, someone collapsed unbearably; the other party almost desperately pushed and knocked over, and those comrades who tried to organize and stabilize him abandoned their duties and rushed downwards;

This was like a chain reaction, and the rest of the people followed suit as if they were waking up from a dream; then, as the shaking sound of the stairs they were rushing to escape, the tower waist, which had originally been broken, made another creaking sound of overwhelming creaking.

Then, as the sixth floor suddenly broke the retreat and could not stop, the first human body that was flying out of the air screamed desperately and struggled to fly out. The damaged tortoise tower seemed to have received some kind of traction and inspiration, and directly followed the human body that fell down and fell into a bloody mud, and collapsed most of the tower body above the damaged part and swept down the thick top with golden decorations onto the east corner city wall not far away.

In an instant, smoke and clouds and fragments splashed and collapsed, almost covering the city wall at least a hundred steps long; and in a very short moment, all this happened irreversibly.

The densely projected arrow rain and stone bombs on the city wall also stopped in an instant, and turned into a kind of shrill, tragic call and extremely chaotic noise.

But under the city, there is another situation and situation.

Facing the Huai Army's pioneers who took the opportunity to attack like waves, as well as those stacked and undulating gun tips and blades that were hidden in the moats and ravines, reflecting a continuous stream of sharp and reflective reflective gun tips and blades; the guards curled behind the sheep and horse walls couldn't help but show a certain expression of despair in their irrepressible pale faces.

.........

The night when the city was cleared, I received an unexpected news.

"Appointment for the inner supporter? Are you willing to surrender?"

I looked at the informer in front of me in a little surprised.

"You can open a city gate first as sincerity..."

Then, I knew the identity of the other party.

They were Han Zhongyan, who was pushed to power by himself, and instead launched a military transformation and made drastic moves to deal with the generals and their remaining forces;

It is said that with one move, they not only failed to attack the group of people who joined forces to overthrow Han Zhongyan, who was defeated; instead, they were secretly conquered by the other party, and then led their troops into the city and justified the "people who committed rebellion" and dealt with them decisively.

Therefore, the power and interests of the army they retained in Pingludao for generations were stolen; the privileges and huge affiliated industries they enjoyed were liquidated and deprived one by one, and used to buy new soldiers and promoted confidants; in a sense, they were the most bitter and revengeful existences and potential opposition groups.

It can also be said to be one of my greatest potential helpers in managing Youzhou City.

But in a sense, I am not willing to leave these generals who have been in the local area for many years, even the opposition that has been cleaned and suppressed by Han Zhongyan; I am more willing to pay the corresponding price and twists and turns to better paint and sprinkle on a brand new "white paper" better?

Instead of pinching your nose tolerating the residual influence and interests of these surrendered factions in the local area, and leaving them a channel for them to continue to recover and grow bigger in the future.

After all, there are already a group of local remnants that have to be taken over with Andong, which is enough for me to slowly concoct and clean up. The potential resistance they alone create for me to implement the policies in Andong, as well as the penetration and influence within Huai Town, will take a long time to digest.

As for the generals of Pinglu Road, they were much more chaotic and complicated than those of the Antonian princes. In Anton, I at least have the banner of Luo Family and the name of the great power.

According to the Northern Dynasties' hands left by the Pinglu Road, in order to prevent the story of someone like the Zhang clan of the three powerful ministers, the rise of Pinglu Road was once again happening, and the strategy of differentiation and control was adopted on Pinglu Road, which had gathered heavily in many years;

For example, in terms of jurisdiction over Pinglu Road, there is the Andong Camp, which is specifically responsible for the Northeast strategy and the Raole Governor's Office outside the enemy, and the Youzhou Governor's Office on the front line of the Songmo Governor's Office. There is also a three-way water and land transportation department in Hebei, which is responsible for the collection of money, grain and army and the transportation of troops.

Then, in the local area, it was deliberately divided into front (inside the mountain) and back (outside the mountain) according to the north-south Yanshan Mountain. Then, the four core towns represented by Lulong, Fanyang, Youzhou and Yingzhou, representing various types of Beijing troops, guards, and various autumn defense forces directly controlled by the Andong camp, and the main elite soldiers and generals in Pinglu are in harmony with the troops who are good at fighting.

Then within these four major towns with different dependent ranks, there are various town defense soldiers under their jurisdiction, united soldiers, local local soldiers, archers and other systems. The consequences are that various factions and generals are standing in hand, and only orders from the court can allow them to act in a unified manner;

Although the Northern Dynasties had been destroyed after the war between the two capitals, and the Andong camp, which could control all the forces and the general army, no longer existed; the situation left over from this system has been continued, and has become a large and small generation who have controlled military positions at all levels and corresponding hills, and private armed families have jointly discussed matters. Only when most of the interests can be coordinated and consistent, can a complex political atmosphere of joint force be formed to the outside world.

Therefore, in the era when Su Yuanjing was still in charge of the Nine Borders, even if the Luodu court center declined and its authority was exhausted, it could still mobilize and extract Pingludao's power. After leading troops out of the frontier, it could use the established strategy and continuous accumulation of power to influence Pingludao's strategic direction and situation in the surrounding areas.

After confirming that the Northern Dynasties had been destroyed, the generals led by the four towns of Pinglu Road also did not have enough presence in the malicious series of events that occurred in the north due to various internal inconsistencies and disputes, and even the mood of waiting and waiting.

Therefore, it is said that this Youzhou Jiedu and the governor of Pingludao, who was born in the mountains but did not have a direct background in the four towns, was able to emerge and gain an opportunity to overview the overall situation. Then, taking advantage of the unfavorable opportunity to go out, he decisively cleaned up the system and involvement of the general family. Han Zhongyan, the governor of the Youzhou Jiedushi and the governor of Pingludao, was truly a very outstanding figure.

At least, when the upper class figures in the four towns of Pinglu have all withered one after another, and the elite soldiers and generals have been drawn out, he rose with the background of local government bureaucrats in Lulong Town, and gradually gained prestige by cleaning up and sorting out the place, and even gained recognition from other old generals and families. Finally, under the balance between all parties, he seized nominal power and status.

Regardless of the specific military strategy, the rise of such a character is just a rival and target worthy of my solemn treatment.
Chapter completed!