Under the city of Lingzhou, Di Qing looked at the top of the city, with flags waving and extremely strict defense. He said to Zhang Yu beside him: "Tomorrow, New Year, there will always be a battle before the New Year. Order the artillery to make artillery on the city, and try to attack for a round of attacks."

Zhang Yu got the order and ordered the personal soldiers to order the artillery outside the city to prepare.

At this time, the sun was rising, and a gorgeous ray of light shone down. The reeds in the swamp not far away were drawn out of the gold edge. In the reeds, Song soldiers walked around from time to time, preparing to fire the cannon.

Not long after, a horn sounded, and smoke came from the Song army's positions outside the city. Cannonballs roared to the top of the city, and gravel splashed everywhere.

Wei Minglangbu at the top of the city tilted his head and patted his body, "The Song army's cannons are indeed powerful, they are so far away. I can see clearly where the smoke rises? That is where the Song army's cannons are. Quickly load gunpowder and bomb their cannons! As long as we defend their cannons, the Song army will have no choice. The court has put a lot of effort into strengthening the city walls and installing cannons on the city. Is it so easy to attack?"

The soldiers on one side filled the cannon behind the female wall with gunpowder, loaded bullets, and lit the medicine twist.

Soon after, several cannons were heard, and the shells were whistling, shooting towards the Song army outside the city. However, Dangxiang's cannons were not only heavy, but also had no means of aiming. They lacked gunpowder and the soldiers were less trained. The place where the bullet landed was still a long way from the Song army's cannon position.

Wei Minglangbu looked at it and stomped his feet and said, "It's useless! Quickly recharge the medicine, adjust the cannon position, and aim at the Song army's cannon attack!"

Di Qing outside the city looked at the place where the Dangxiang shells landed and said to Zhang Yu beside him: "Lingzhou City is indeed different from other places. There are artillery on the city. In this way, our small and medium-sized artillery will be useless, and we will inevitably be shot by the cannons at the top of the city in the near future. If you want to attack the city, you have to wait for the heavy artillery behind to be transported here. If you shoot the heavy artillery far away, Dangxiang's cannons will be useless."

Zhang Yu said: "Taiwei, why have to wait for the heavy artillery to come? Our army has more than 200,000, and we can gather more than 100,000 elite troops under the city alone. Dangxiang is no match at all. Why not mobilize the army and brave Dangxiang's artillery fire to attack the city directly?"

Di Qing said in a deep voice: "If that were the case, the loss of people would definitely be a decimal. Since Du Jingluo opened up the Hequ Road, we have never suffered such heavy losses. It is difficult for the court to explain it. Today is different from the past, and the view of the front line in the court is very different from before."

Zhang Yu said: "It's so annoying to fight like this! If it were in the past, the army would not use guns and cannons, as long as the food and grass were safe, just move forward. We should move forward with all our might, why did we just arrive at Lingzhou City today! There is no one who can't die in the war. Just command the army to move forward and the ant attaches to attack the city-"

Di Qing waved his hand: "Don't say it! Others lead troops to fight, they win easily. We need to fill in our lives. What will others say! Wait a moment, come up with heavy artillery and suppress the artillery of the Dangxiang people on the top of the city."

After saying that, he said to the personal soldiers on the side: "The artillery soldiers have also seen how far the Dangxiang people's artillery can be fired. They ordered them to move the artillery to the range and re-arrange them. Tomorrow, New Year, today, and see what will happen!"

The commander of the personal soldiers agreed and went quickly.

Di Qing looked at the city and said after a while: "Lingzhou City is on the bank of the Yellow River, surrounded by water on three sides. The only road that came is not wide and is difficult to capture. Although it is frozen, there is no cannon on the water surface, so you can only attack the city from this side."

Yang Sui on the side said: "Taiwei, cannons cannot be installed on the water surface. You can build a pile of earth in the swamp, and cannons cannons can be installed on the pile of earth."

Di Qing said: "Cannons can be placed on the pile of soil. What should we do if the soldiers attack the city? If there are no soldiers siege the city, even if the city is destroyed, it will be useless! After today, we ordered the soldiers to fill all the swamps around us! As long as we capture Lingzhou City, Dangxiang will only be able to surrender! We used three more uses and attacked Lingzhou City. There is no way to take the city!"

The generals crossed their hands and made preparations separately.

On the top of the city, Wei Minglangbu watched the Song army move the cannon position within the range and said to the generals around him: "Song army was sly and moved the cannon to the back, but the cannon on the top of the city could not be shot. Why are our cannons so useless? Can't they overwhelm the Song people with high and low?"

The general crossed his hands: "Taiwei, our cannons are not as strong as those of the Song army, and their gunpowder is not as good as those of the Song army. How can we fight farther than those of the Song people? As long as they are far enough from the city, there is no way to do anything to them."

Wei Minglang preached: "We can't beat them, wouldn't they not be able to hit the city wall?"

The general shook his head: "This is indefinite. I heard that the Song army had heavy artillery, which was shot very far, and the shells were powerful."

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard the sound of cannons sounding outside the city again. Because I was too far away, I did not hit the top of the city this time. As long as I hit the bottom of the city wall, there was no damage. Lingzhou is an old city and has been reinforced many times recently, and it is not possible for artillery shells to collapse.

Wei Minglangbu bent down and looked down at the city, saying, "As expected, the Song army's cannon can only reach the city wall. As long as it cannot hit the top of the city, the guards can garrison to see how they attack the city!"

After saying that, he patrolled the city. Seeing that the bullets shot from the Song army were actually iron bullets, he couldn't help but curse: "The Song people are so rich that they use iron bullets! But I don't know that in order to cast the dynasty, there were almost no iron pots in the territory, which was really a tyrant!"

The general next to him said: "Our cannons are not as far away as the Song army's cannons. This is why they use iron bullets, which are stuffed tightly. Unlike us, the stone bullets and the cannon barrels leak air, which is naturally worse than that."

Wei Minglang preached: "What's the solution? I don't produce iron in this dynasty. If you put away the iron balls from the Song people, it may be useful in the future."

After saying that, he looked at Song Jun outside the city and said, "You use iron bullets with great wealth, let's see how much iron you have! When the iron bullets are used up, how can you attack my city then! At that time, I will send a large army out of the city and see how you resist!"

The general said: "Taiwei, the Song army not only has artillery, but also guns. When the two armies face each other, we must not be opponents. We can only rely on the city and shoot artillery against the Song army. After a long time, the Song army lacks supply and people are tired of war. That is the time to fight."

Wei Minglangbu nodded: "The Song army is really hateful. He dares not go forward to fight, so he only dares to use guns and cannons. If not, how could they be allowed to attack the city of Lingzhou? The 70,000 troops in my city are unfortunately unable to fight against the Song army, which is really hateful!"

Lingzhou is a big city, and an ordinary small city can not accommodate 70,000 people. Dangxiang has prepared for several years, and the food stored in the city can last for several years. He is the idea of ​​exhausting the Song army. Dangxiang took Lingzhou because he relied on the long supply line to defeat the Song army.

After walking around the city, Wei Minglangbu was about to return to the government office and said to the generals around him: "I heard that Changyi Yuanzhi made a lot of noise behind the Song army and took over the Qingyuan army. If there is no news these days, do you know where they have gone?"

The general said: "I heard that the Song army sent General Jiao Yong to lead 5,000 troops south to encircle and suppress Changyi Yuanzhi and others. Seeing that Qingyuan's army could not be kept, Changyi Yuanzhi took his subordinates into the mountains and forests, not knowing where to hide. His troops had only a few hundred people, but they were just a small mess and were not worthy of use."

Wei Minglang preached: "Don't underestimate them. The thousand-mile dike is destroyed by ant hole. If the Song army cannot quickly pacify Chang and move Yuanzhi and others, there must be other foreign troops and learn to revive. At that time, the rear of the Song army was unstable, and our opportunity came. The two armies fought and won for a while was useless. Only those who won the final victory could laugh to the end."

The general crossed his hands and gave Wei Minglangbu to the top of the city wall.
Chapter completed!