"Husband, how should we act?" Lin Yiru asked, looking at the map in front of her.

Cao Yan put away his joking expression just now and asked with a serious expression: "I wonder if you have heard of blitzkrieg and beheading operations?"

The two women looked at Cao Yan in front of them and shook their heads. It was strange that they had heard of this concept of later generations.

Looking at their gaze of seeking knowledge, Cao Yan knew that they wanted to continue talking.

Cao Yan pointed to the map on the table.

"Look at the map! We are now at Pingxia City. Tomorrow, our troops will be divided into two groups, one by one, one by one, and one by one, and one by one, and one by one, and the other by the reward and movement mouth." Cao Yan pointed to these locations on the map. If it was the age of cold weapons, it would be necessary to remove the city walls along the way to advance slowly. Otherwise, if the retreat is cut off, the entire army will be killed.

This time, Cao Yan planned to go straight to Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Xixia. He didn't take such a small city to heart, so he planned not to remove it one by one, but to come as soon as possible. Of course, this is also the reason why this small city could not hold on for a while under the power of cannons.

"Pingxia City is only more than 60 kilometers away from the Shangyikou (Tongxin County in later generations). If you use horses to travel fast, you will probably only be two or three hours. There are only 4,000 troops stationed here. This is a problem for the cold weapon troops to last ten days and half a month. However, we use artillery to open the way. It is not that I look down on the labor crystallization of the people of Xixia. If I can't blow it up in half an hour, I feel that the quality of this city is very good."

Lin Yueru nodded in agreement. Although she didn't go to see the audience, she could think of the virtues of the birds there compared to Pingxia City she was in. When she thought of the shelling in Liangshan, it felt very immersive!

Then Cao Yan pointed to Mingsha (the later Zhongning County): "This place should be 80 kilometers away from the Guanyikou, and the whole journey is 150 or 60 kilometers. I guess if we run fast, the vanguard army should be able to have lunch outside the city. When our artillery troops arrive in the afternoon, we should be able to end the battle before night time. After that, we left the Huaide army and the Phoenix Army of the Guard to cut off the rear for us. Our main force lays equipment here to cross the Yellow River. Although the Yellow River is frozen, I guess it is not much faster for safety. If the entire army wants to cross it, it will take one or two days."

"Why cross the river?"

"Simple, crossing the Yellow River now is because there are not many towns on the east bank of the river. As long as you capture Qingtong Gorge, Xingqing Mansion is like a little girl without clothes to us..." Cao Yan suddenly remembered that he was not explaining to the old gangsters' subordinates, but swallowing the two words behind him to his wife and sister-in-law, and changed the statement: "Hehe, it's like taking a bag for us. It can avoid unnecessary battles along the way and put the speed of the journey to the limit. If you don't cross the Yellow River here and walk the southwest of the river, there will be too many cities and too many military camps along the way. They can organize a group of horse teams to harass us, which will make us unable to get up. This is very time-consuming. And if you go to cross the river near Xingqing Mansion, we will be surrounded by the enemy, which is not good for us to cross the river!"

Lin Yueru obviously knew what Cao Yan wanted to say before. After being influenced by the markets in Kaifeng Prefecture, she knew much more than her sister. She glared at Cao Yan fiercely: "Stop staying with those streetmates in the future!"

Cao Yan smiled awkwardly and looked at Lin Yiru.

Lin Yiru knew that this was Cao Yan asking for her opinion: "I have no objection, just do what my husband said."

"Okay, I'll order them to rest early today, get up at 7 o'clock tomorrow, and set off on time at 8 o'clock!"

The time zone here is two hours later than in the south, and it just dawn when it gets up.

Cao Yan didn't want to fight in the middle of the night. First, he didn't want to attack, so he couldn't do it. Second, it was too early to freeze the cold and the black paint was disgusting.

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"We have been low-key for too long. Today, let the world see the horror of our Phoenix Army's blitzkrieg! Let our enemies feel the fear in their hearts when they mention our names in the future! Let the Phoenix Army soar above the nine heavens forever! The Phoenix is ​​invincible!" Cao Yan, standing on the city gate, did not make a long speech, but only said such a short sentence.

"Phoenix! Phoenix!"

"I'm invincible!"

"Phoenix! Phoenix!"

"Soar in the sky!"

"Phoenix! Phoenix!"

"Eternal!"

"Let's go! Our large army must spend the night in Mingsha before tonight."

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In the past year, the training results of almost two years have been fully reflected at this moment.

This time, Cao Yan brought small infantry artillery and mortars. In this era without reinforced concrete, and the Xixia side was full of city walls built on rammed earth, which was completely enough.

Thanks to the high military power value in this era.

This infantry gun weighing only more than 200 kilograms and a few kilograms of mortars could not feel any weight to them.

After Cao Yan asked for speed, everyone used a horse to pull it, and several large-sleeved and round-waisted artillery soldiers took turns pushing it behind, and the speed was directly up to thirty yards!

Yes, those who want to be artillery must be big and strong. In a gun squad, at least one person can run with a cannon, or at least one person can walk for several miles with a cannon on his back, especially Lin Jiazhai, Lin Daniu, who acts as Lin Yueru's guard, can carry four infantry cannons alone and trot for a few kilometers.

The thin man is not allowed to take any artillery in other positions except for the talent targeting talents. At the same time, the artillery is also the best food for the entire army, second only to the kitchen chef.

On the earth wall of the village.

The soldiers of Xixia looked at the cavalry of the Great Chu in a daze. After these enemies arrived, they surrounded them without any subsequent actions.

The other people who followed did not stop, and did not even have the interest in taking a look at them. They directly followed the Hulu River and plunged into the hinterland of Xixia.

Looking at this strange scene, a low-level captain in the Chuta Village asked the leading deputy general: "Sir, are we going out to test it?"

The deputy general glared at him and pointed to a small earth slope not far away.

"Did you see the red figure riding on a horse on the hillside?"

"See, could it be?"

"Nonsense, the only one who can have this armor in the entire Great Chu army is that person. Who dares to go out and test it now!"

There was silence around them. They were not afraid of death, but they were not so stupid that they took the initiative to die.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Relax the wolf!"

"yes!"

But just when the communicator was about to send the communicator.

Suddenly, a sound came from afar, like a roar of thunder.

Then the sound of breaking through the air came.

The last "bang!" explosion sounded near everyone.

A red and charming flower of death blooms.

Everyone only felt a buzzing sound in their ears.

Then, before everyone could come back to their senses.

Countless sounds of breaking through the air roaring.

Continuously.

moment!

The entire Chuta Village turned into ruins.

"Leave a thousand people to clear the field, and the others will continue to move forward!" Cao Yan left a sentence, turned his head and said, "Go!"

Run towards the position of the army's vanguard!

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At this time, the vanguard had arrived at Mingsha.

Mingsha's city guards, when they heard the city guards report that a large number of Chu troops came outside the city, the city guards felt that the messenger was lying to him.

How could the Chu army be killed in this silent way? Did you see a small team of lost reconnaissance cavalry as a large force of Chu?

Until he personally ascended the walls in Freedom City.

He realized that the messenger not only said nothing wrong, but also said it was too light. When he came out to see, the entire city was surrounded.

But these troops did not attack them.

The purpose is to prevent them from leaving the city so that their escort carriages will drive towards the Yellow River.

By the Yellow River, pieces of boards were unloaded from those carriages.

The auxiliary soldiers took the plates and paved the roads to cross the river one by one.

When Cao Yan caught up.

Part of the vanguard troops had already crossed the Yellow River.

"How is it?" Cao Yan came to Lin Yiru, rode side by side with her on horseback, and looked at Mingsha City in his sight.

"There have been smoke in the city. It is estimated that the nearby military commanders have received news and sent people to come."

"It's okay, when they come, we'll all solve it. By the way, have the artillery arranged? "

"It's ready, you can start anytime."

"Okay, I'll send an order to let them make the right move, and only defeat me from the city gate, so that the people who stayed are better guarding. By the way, who will guard it!"

"Yes, Axue brought Xiang Zhu's guards."

"Oh, where are they?"

"It seems like a team is gathering to say goodbye to the others."

"Go and find Xiang Xue and Xiang Zhu for me." Cao Yan ordered the messenger who followed him.

"yes!"

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"Brothers! Take care of yourself all the way. Why don't you take these cars of things away together!" Xiang Zhu looked at his good friends, Xiang Lei, Xiang Chengyin and others.

Xiang Xue nodded silently.
To be continued...