This era has no steel and cement, no construction machinery, the construction of the earth city is not an easy thing, if the sand and earthen piles, each high layer of earth will grow in the geometric base, the enemy on the wall and continue to use artillery stone cannons for harassment, trying to build a dirt city can only break a outer wall, it is better to attack in other ways, so the city of Nanjing, so the city of Guilin is already the limit, encountering Wuchang.

In short, the attack on the base earth city is a stupid way, the small city does not have to be so laborious, the big city is useless.

But Guilin is not small, but the threat is very large.

The western army of the Tucheng in the moat twenty steps outside the moat began to build, just stuck in the bow and arrow fire of the edge of the range, at the beginning of their position is low, standing on the wall of the Longwu army constantly shooting, to the Western army caused a certain number of casualties, but with the Tucheng day rising, sooner or later will exceed the wall, the attack and defense of the time will reverse, the turn of the Longwu army can only be beaten can not be put back, if the Western army will drag the cannon again.

Guilin is in the southwest, less through the war, the city is not too strong, there is no Nanjing, Wuchang that kind of composite wall, once the head of the city lost, the entire defense line will collapse.The threat of this Tucheng is too great, although the Western Army today put the initiative in the southern city, Longwu Emperor came to the South City, in order to see the progress of Tucheng with his own eyes.

Progress is not slow!

Unstoppable!

There is no doubt that the day when the city was built is the city of Guilin.Although the Longwu Army used all means to harass the Western army, delaying the speed of building the city.But roughly estimated that there are at most twenty days more earthen city than the walls.

In the city of Guilin.The military is no longer stable.

Just when the war with the Western army, the Longwu Dynasty was impassioned and impassioned, thinking that the Western army was only a remnant left by Zhang Xianzhong, and these two years ago, Yunnan, in the barbarous land, it was difficult to survive in the barbaric land, and the soldiers were tired and old, and certainly not the opponent of the Longwu Army.Unexpectedly, Liuzhou World War I Western army won a big victory, after the attack on the city of Guilin, the court saw their own Hehe soldiers.Compared with the Longwu Army, we know that people are wolves, their own dogs, Guilin is mostly unable to hold.

Since it could not be kept, of course, it was necessary to find another way out, and some ministers proposed to discuss and reconcile with the Western army, and were immediately drowned by the mouth of the people... Joking, the Western army was not a monk who would receive troops for a little sweetness, but in the name of Yongwang Zhu Cihuan to compete for the succession of Ming.The Longwu court has a count, from the Longwu Emperor to the ordinary civilian warriors, and the eternal regime is your enemy, and there is no possibility of peace.Unless the Longwu Emperor abdicates to the throne, let everyone give up the existing high-ranking officials Hou Lu, there is a glimmer of hope and the Western army to sign the alliance under the city.

Unable to hold.There is no peace, and the only way out is to abandon the city.To escape in linguine terms.

Unlike Chongchen, who was trapped in Beijing, the civilian warriors of the Longwu Dynasty were mostly in favor of withdrawal.There is no death to persuade the emperor to guard Guilin.

Chongchen 17 years, Li Chuan's Dashun army has swept the world's trend, the eyes of the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed, Chongchen Dynasty civil and military officials are ready to jump ship, ready to rely on the new dynasty, in line with the historical trend of change of the dynasty, no one is willing to accompany the Chongchen Emperor blind toss... Longwu Dynasty now has a certain strength, with the Ming orthodoxy, giving up Guilin still has a lot of room.Wait until you die, what would rather be jade than tile.

The South Party, Chu Xun, Donglin Party, etc. all advocated the immediate withdrawal of Guilin, although the Western army offensive was fierce, but they came from the thousands of miles of expedition in Yunnan, without the cooperation of the Marine Division, and took the time to escape from the dock of the East City Lijiang River, and the success of the grasp was at least eight points.The East Forest Party hopes to return to Jiangnan, Chu Xun hopes that Longwu Emperor will go to Hangzhou, and the South Party wants him to go to Guangzhou, in short, "Heavenly Son Guards the Gate" is a magnificent move worthy of praise for thousands of years, "Tianzi Guard Guilin" is not necessary and not worth it.

What is really unwilling to give up Guilin, mainly the Longwu Emperor himself, as well as some of the firm imperial party officials, since the outbreak of the battle in Guangxi, Longwu Emperor put on the blood and the Western army desperately, if now withdraw from Guilin, it is equivalent to the previous achievements abandoned, the vitality is greatly injured, and can not control the warlords of all the way in the future.

"Insist on the last five minutes", although the emperor has not heard this sentence, but holding such an intention, he still wants to insist, do not give up at the last moment, to see if there will be a miracle.

Under the city wall, a team of Western soldiers shuttle, busy, harassment and attack has not stopped, in the pile of the earth city at the same time they are trying to destroy a variety of urban defense, fill the moat and trench, clear a large area of flat open space, so that the large attack equipment can smoothly reach the foot of the wall... As a commander in the battle, Liu Wenxiu will certainly not put the hope of victory on the earth, all kinds of offensive means to cooperate with each other.“The ants.”

The attack of the Longwu army soon attracted the counterattack of the Western army, in addition to using bows and arrows, fire thorns and city, a row of cannons in front of the camp fired fiercely, the shells kept hitting the wall, the bricks and stones kept falling down, the city building seemed to collapse at any time, a large group of Western soldiers shouted to the wall, the atmosphere of the battle became a lot of tension, the atmosphere of the battle became a lot of tension.

Play really!

The Western army occupies the initiative on the battlefield, can be put into the follow-up forces at any time, the feint attack into a real attack, the Longwu army must always play the spirit of twelve points, can not tolerate a little negligence.Probably saw the dragon flag of the Longwu Emperor, the attacking Western soldiers were very excited, shouting and shouting at the dragon flag, and the shouts of Zhu Yijie were ringing from the four fields.

Along the horse road on the wall, several civilian soldiers rushed over, and it was the military department that still asked.

“Your majesty, this is too dangerous, so please take shelter!”The question is still a civilian dress, not a coat.Just don't pick up the robes around the waist, and a few white hairs come out of the bouquet of bras.It looked very haglong.

“I don’t have to hide, and I have nowhere to hide!Guilin is in danger.Alas, although I can't kill the enemy by hand like Taizu, I will not run away..." Longwu Emperor generally did not take the risk to be on the front line, but today just in time, seeing the danger, he avoided the morale, and said that he would survive this war.

"Your majesty is mighty, but..." Cheng asked to look down to the city, the Western army has rushed to the city wall, and a dozen strong and strong men together stir the turntable.The ladder full of soldiers slowly rose, the Longwu army continued to throw down the flying stone, hit the Western soldiers cracked down, but the ladder was very strong, continue to rise, and the eyes are about to hit the gate.

No, we must persuade the Longwu Emperor: "... but your majesty is in the mountains, and it should not be easy to take risks, and the city is not stable at present."Let your majesty preside over the big picture, and not dwell on the battle.”

“This...” The emperor hesitated.

There are those who fight in the city, those who run away, and perhaps others who have hidden other thoughts.At the moment of life and death, everyone disagrees, and the contradictions are easily intensified, and the civilian and military officials who advocate fleeing Guilin account for the majority.Some of them have been very restless recently and often secretly conspired in secret.In case of course, the emperor has imposed martial law in the city.No one is allowed to move a soldier without his command.

However, he is still very restless, those who advocate the escape of the Wenchen warriors are scared of the courage of the Western army, feel that Guilin certainly can not keep, stay here only a dead end, in the urgency do not know what impulsive things, and Longwu Emperor has a feeling that after learning that Yongwang Zhu Cihu is the son of Chong, some officials in the court have not been very firm, such as the most feudal official Chen Ziqiang, such as Guangxi officials, such as Guangxi officials.The thief, when he mentioned Zhu Cihua, was honored as His Majesty the Eternal King.

Heaven and earth royal master, the king over the parents, second only to heaven and earth, since the emperor, since the current life, the ordinary military and civilians and some officials are difficult to regard him as an enemy, if Guilin to the last moment, perhaps some people will fall.

With a clapping, the high ladder of the rising ladder suddenly smashed on the stack, the Western soldiers on the ladder jumped on the wall, and the early prepared Longwu army killed together, although the Western army soldiers fought bravely, but the number of people in the upper city was too small, successively cut down and stabbed, scrambled corpses, blood sprayed, and the remaining Western soldiers shouted like wild beasts.Another bang made a few loud noises, and several other ladders also hit the city, more Western soldiers rushed up, and the advantage of the Longwu Army gradually narrowed.

Longqi retreated slightly, and the royal army responsible for protecting the Longwu Emperor did not easily go out to fight, but arranged a thick defensive line in front of the Longwu Emperor, but they also blocked the passage of the friendly army, and the follow-up troops of the Longwu Army were not conducive, and the Western army was constantly washed up on the wall.

It's time to go!

“Chengqing, where will Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong II be now?”Longwu Emperor's spirit, walking still maintain a calm and comfortable style, asked Cheng calmly asked, Chu Jun's standing still is relative, not really static, from time to time also do a interspersed dispatch, small fight two battles, just do not fight with the Western army, Guilin's situation is so critical, Longwu Emperor does not expect Chu Jun to unblock, as long as it can be more positive, play a certain role.

"Tan Xiao is in the whole state, Zhou Guodong is in the channel, the forward soldiers and horses have approached Lingchuan, and they are fighting fiercely with the Western army."The question is that the military department still has a book and knows the movements of the ministries.The channel is the Xianggui Canal, Wang Kefan invested a lot of money, as the Western army approached Guilin, Chu army also moved forward to the Tuen Mun canal, never let others dyed.

“Going to the river?Well, well...” Longwu Emperor nodded, a little relieved in his heart, Linchuan County is the northern gate of Guilin, but more than 60 miles away, Chu Jun into the army here, the Western army must not sit idly, the only United States is insufficient, Chu Jun only a forward force arrived in Lingchuan, if Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong's main force are coming, Liu Wenxiu at least to move half of the force to fight, Guilin can be greatly relieved.

Ask this meaning and ask the question, but there is already a answer to the question.

"Your majesty does not know, Tan Xiao, Zhou Guodong two generals although good war, but the soldiers and horses are less than the Western army, if the rush into the defeat, and then no elite soldiers dare to come to the Guilin to solve the siege, only waiting for Hao to shake the flag, Liu Fangliang II will enter Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi soldiers and horses also rushed from the east of the Lijiang River, several together, will be able to Liu Wenxiu away..."

...

Under Lingchuan City, Chu and the Western Army lined up, and the war was imminent.

Unlike the information held by Longwu Emperor, Zhou Guodong only left a small number of defenders in the area of the channel, but he personally came to fight Lingchuan with the main force.

"Lingchuan must take it, otherwise we will not be able to reach Guilin, and in case of an accident your majesty, we will no longer be able to confess to the military gate."Zhou Guodong pointed to the Western Army array opposite the horse whip, with a sharp eye: "The Western army was not inferior to the army, the army door to Liu Wenxiu was unusually pushed, saying that he was second only to Li Dingguo's general in the Western army, today at the sight of his soldiers and horses, really well-known, this battle is expected to win and lose, but do not fall in the prestige of our Chu army!"

Although Zhou Guodong is young, he has been bringing troops to war in recent years, and has been pushing the fire of the Fa to be pure and blue, and he will raise the fighting spirit of several ministries in a quiet manner.

The crowd will be invited to fight, with the Zhou Guodong order, the drums suddenly sounded, thousands of Chu army lined up neatly stepped forward, musketsmen in the middle, long guns and shields to cover the left and right flanks, Rangers in the surrounding, each service to form an organic whole, on the one hand is the decisive battle of the terrain.

After the Western army captured Lingchuan County, there are more than 4,000 elites here, monitoring the Chu army movement in the vast area of the lake, Chu Jun into the Lingqu, approaching Lingchuan, the Western Army will not choose to passive defense, but lead the army out of the city to fight... It has long been heard that Chu Jun has the secret technology of attacking the city, Lingchuan is only a county town, guarding in the city may not be able to block the Chu army's attack, it is better to pull out a happy field battle.

More importantly, guarding the city is too passive, even if the city is not lost, can not lift the threat of Chu Jun, if Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong all arrived, but will bear the pressure of times, it is better to take advantage of Zhou Guodong's in-depth, they will be completely defeated, Tan howling is not enough.

After the threat of Chu Jun was lifted, Guilin was naturally readily available.(Unfinished...)

Chapter Two-Twenty-One: The Soldiers