'It takes time to disassemble and hoist the cannon. Although the carriage is generally fine when Tongguan Sakado, it still takes some time to transport the cannons here, but time cannot be waited...' Pang Tong said first, 'I asked the navy to come with two small cannons, which can provide some help... However, the soldiers were a little tired when fighting for several days... Wen Yuan needed to pay attention to it when he arranged the soldiers.'

Zhang Liao nodded, "I will pay attention."

Pang Tong said to Zhu Ling again: "Now that we are pushing here, the transportation of food and grass is getting longer and longer. Although we have assisted the navy, the number of tower ships is small and it still depends on land transportation. However, if we can sneak attack through the gullies, Cao's army will definitely think about coming to sneak attack us... In this regard, General Zhu still needs to patrol strictly, and we must not be careless."

Zhu Ling bowed and said, "The last one will definitely take strict precautions!"

Ma Yue said: "If you open up the Gu Township, you can use cavalry!"

Pang Tong nodded and said, "It's true. It's not difficult to defeat Cao's army. The difficult thing is not only to defeat, but also to keep Cao's army as much as possible! Otherwise, the elite forces of Cao's army will still exist. If you fight this year, come again next year, and you will lose money, and we will lose."

After discussing the situation on the battlefield for a while, the three of them gradually gained a preliminary estimate.

"If Yanxiang is opened, not only will it break Shaanxi and Tianjin and cut off the communication between Cao's army from north to south, but it will also arrange people along the Dahe River. Xiaopingjin, Mengjin, and Heluo will all need people... Then the troops in Guanzhong will be transferred out..." Pang Tong exhaled, "At the end of this year, we will increase the number of troops."

Zhang Liao said: "If we want to fight along the river and defend Heluo, we will at least add another 10,000 soldiers..."

Pang Tong nodded, "Absolutely, we have this force."

But after a moment, Pang Tong said again: "However, Guanzhong still needs to be cautious, and soldiers should not be transferred to space... If there are more, they will have to wait for the troops in Sichuan, Sichuan and Hanzhong... Are the soldiers in the Northern Territory just enough, and they can't get it...

Ma Yue said: "If not, we will recruit soldiers on the spot! Aren't there still prisoners of the thief army? It can also be used!"

Pang Tong glanced at Ma Yue, "Those are not very useful...at least not now."

"The last general understands," said Ma Yue, "But they can still do ordinary labor and chores..."

『…』 Pang Tong frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything.

In the busy morning, time flies, and soon the soldiers used up their early chest and started line up.

Zhang Liao and others came separately and were busy.

Pang Tong sat in front of the map and pondered.

He heard that some of the military academies in the army had already begun to talk about what would happen after they conquered Shandong...

Some people have to add more honor fields to their families, which is not a problem.

The problem is those who regard Shandong Cao's army and the people of Shandong as the next best, intentionally or unintentionally suppress bullying.

Just as Ma Yue said, what else can I do some "rough work"?

If you just fight this battle, of course nothing is wrong, but if you want to start building the world of martial arts, then this matter will sooner or later have problems.

Zhang Liao received a letter from "Old Friends", which proved that Cao's army not only wanted to cause trouble in military affairs, but also wanted to make friends with interpersonal relationships. Pang Tong believed in Zhang Liao, but he had some concerns about Ma Yue.

However, now we still need to focus on the old city of Tongguan...

The war drums sounded, and the soldiers shouted, and the three-colored flags advanced eastward.

With the sound of war drums, Zhang Liao led his troops to the old city of Tongguan, but he soon noticed that today's Cao's soldiers seemed a little different.

The most direct thing is that the drums and shouts are louder.

This means that the morale of Cao's army has increased significantly.

Why does this happen?

Zhang Liao frowned, noticed something was wrong, turned over and dismounted, and strode into a lookout car.

The car is not very high, but it can provide Zhang Liao with a broader perspective.

Zhang Liao took out the telescope and carefully observed Cao Jun's movements.

Zhang Liao suddenly saw a big crow looming in the city.

『Prime Minister Cao?』

Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment.

In the early morning, I had a brief military discussion, and I was talking about how to break through the old city of Tongguan. I also believed that the key to the subsequent battlefield was to follow-up breakthroughs and control the nodes on the river. As long as Pang Tong's subsequent troops and food and grass were smooth, he would be able to win in Heluo.

However, Zhang Liao and the others had just finished discussing, why did Cao Cao's banner appear here?

It was like Cao Cao listening to their discussion on the side, and now he ran over to put pressure on them and demonstrated.

『Dongdong, dongdongdong!』

Above the old city of Tongguan, the sound of war drums also sounded, and then a burst of cheers suddenly broke out.

『Prime Minister! Prime Minister!』

『Wonderful victory! Ten thousand victory!』

The sound is not neat, but noisy and loud.

Zhang Liao frowned.

Is Cao Cao really here?

But, it's good to come!

Zhang Liao looked back...

In the direction of Daheguanzhong, a ship is coming through the waves.

...

...

Cao Cao did not come to the old city of Tongguan, but Cao Zhanghe came with the flag representing Cao Cao.

Cao's army cheered not for Cao Cao, but for Cao Zhang brought the food and supplies they had been looking forward to for a long time.

In later generations, it may be difficult to understand the temptation of these simple vegetables, fruits, and salted fish and vinegar cloth to ordinary soldiers. After all, the vegetables in supermarkets are as green and cute as the cold winter. However, in the current man, after a long time of not seeing side food and even the staple food began to shrink, he would definitely cheer from the bottom of his heart when he suddenly saw the food and supplies on the supplies truck!

"The earth is guarding the city, the city is guarding the army, the soldiers are guarding the people, and the people are guarding the millet." Cao Zhang saw the morale significantly improve, and some cheerful Cao soldiers also showed their faces, and couldn't help but sigh, "The ancients said that they really wouldn't deceive me."

However, the pride and relaxation of Cao Zhang and Liu Fu did not last long. Soon they discovered that the ships on the river seemed to have changed...

『What is that?』

Cao Zhang was young and had a good look. He pointed to the ship coming from afar and said.

『Guanzhong Tower Boat...』

Liu Fu was a little surprised. Did Cao Zhang suffer from hysteria? Why didn’t he even recognize the tower ship?

"No, no, I mean the one on the bow of the ship..." Cao Zhang narrowed his eyes and then suddenly was stunned, and couldn't help but scream, "Wait, no, right?! They actually loaded the cannons on the ship!"

When Ma Jun was fighting with the navy before, because what he needed was to cooperate with the breakthrough battle in Tongguan Shangcheng, he was loaded with soldiers and war equipment, mainly catapults and crossbows, and no artillery was installed on the ship.

After all, the artillery single body is too heavy, and if the center of gravity of the ship in the river is slightly unbalanced, it will lead to a significant decline in the stability of the overall ship. At first, because of too many difficulties, Ma Jun gave up the idea of ​​installing artillery. In addition, there are artillery in the Shangcheng of Tongguan, and there is no need for additional installation of the tower ship. However, now the front line is beginning to extend, and the drawings of the Sichuan-Shu Navy's cannon installation have also been passed to Guanzhong...

When Ma Jun saw it, he suddenly realized itchy and immediately his hands were so itchy that he removed the crossbow and catapulted the stone car overnight, hoisted the cannons onto the stairs, and increased the counterweight.

Therefore, the combination of tower ships and cannons was presented to Cao Zhang and Liu Fu.

『Can artillery be installed on the building ship?』

If it weren't for seeing it with your own eyes, Cao Zhang really couldn't believe that the Cavalry Army would have created such a thing.

"artillery?"

Liu Fu was also very suspicious that the thing should not require a huge bracket. Even if it had wheels, it would take at least a dozen people to push. Can it be installed on the trekking ship now?

Although there is only one naval gun on the tower ship of the Guanzhong Navy, it can be imagined that such artillery cannons are used to shoot...

"Hurry! Send an order immediately to let all soldiers and troops along the river pay attention! Be careful of enemy artillery!" Liu Fu said loudly.

Originally, they were just guarding against the crossbows of the Cavalry Army, but now they have to be wary of artillery, especially some military camps that are closer to the river. The walls of the villages may need to be reinforcing, otherwise they will not be able to withstand it.

Cao Zhang also reacted and urgently ordered, "The city is surrounded by the river, and there are more stones and sand and soil! In case of emergency needs!"

When Cao's soldiers took the order, they left in a hurry.

As the cavalry naval army approached, the new model of coordinated combat between water and land, and the new tactics brought by firearms immediately made Cao's army finally raise its morale and fall again...

Cao Zhang looked at him and felt anxious, "This won't work... Morale is too low, we must find a way to improve our morale! Is there any way to destroy the tower ships in Guanzhong!"
Chapter completed!