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"Bang bang bang..."

"boom!"

"..."

When Luther and Wang Xie retreated to the second trench, the battle at Niutou Beach showed a one-sided trend.

When the soldiers of the Shi tribe who were fighting in the front suddenly realized that there was no reserve support, their hearts suddenly collapsed.

A large number of soldiers simply threw away their weapons, raised their hands, and chose to surrender.

In less than half an hour, the palace soldiers took control of the entire Niutou Beach.

Niutoutan was captured, and Zhao Xu, Chang Wei, Lu Chang and other generals crossed the river in a steamship.

"Your Highness, all the remaining soldiers of the powerful clan fled towards Jinling, probably to the second trench fortification."

The battlefield was filled with smoke, and the trenches were filled with corpses of powerful soldiers and mercenaries. Zhao Xu was inspecting with a solemn brow when Chang Wei said.

A school lieutenant just reported the detected situation to him.

Zhao Xu nodded and took Niutou Beach, leaving only two trench fortifications in Jinling City.

The next step is to destroy these two fortifications and annihilate the enemies on the battlefield.

The main goal of any war is to annihilate the enemy's effective forces, rather than simply siege the city.

Most of the troops of the Xie family, Han family, and Wang family are concentrated in Jinling. If this force is wiped out, both Su City and Songcheng will be easily defeated.

But if they cannot be annihilated, they will fight for him city by city with their strong military strength.

This is also the reason why he did not attack other coastal cities from the lower reaches.

In the end, he still couldn't avoid the battle at Jinling.

"There is no need to pursue. Let the soldiers rest for two or three days before heading towards Jinling." Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and said.

Jinling City is right in front of you, you can't run away.

The Xie family and the other three families would not run away. If they ran away, the world's granary would fall into his hands.

Therefore, the two sides always have to decide the winner.

Furthermore, the two trenches on the east and west of Jinling City can support each other.

Why should he use the tired troops who have fought in the war to fight the powerful troops who are waiting for work?

It's better to rest peacefully and then eat it in one pot.

In addition, there is one more thing.

There are two rivers in the east and west of Jinling. The west one is called Yuntai River, which is the contemporary Qinhuai River, and the east one is called Jiuxiang River. Between the two rivers is a mountain, which is the contemporary Zhongshan River.

Including Jiujiang, Jinling is located between three rivers and one mountain. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Because the trench fortifications of Jinling are right behind the Qinhuai River and Jiuxiang River.

So he needed to prepare tools for crossing the river.

For example, drag some boats ashore and nail planks on them.

During the war, these small boats were pushed into the river and connected front and back with iron cables to form a boat bridge.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei responded.

Zhao Xu then looked at the nearly 10,000 captured soldiers of the powerful tribe, and said: "In war, sometimes we also pay attention to the strategy of attacking the heart. These prisoners can be used to tap the morale of the powerful tribe."

Chang Wei didn't know why and looked at Zhao Xu, waiting for the next step.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xu said: "Take these prisoners to Jiangbei and let them see the prosperous life in Jiangbei."

Chang Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, these captured soldiers are either from wealthy families or are relatives of wealthy families. How can they be as grateful to Your Highness as the common people? It's all in vain for them to see you."

"This is not necessarily true." Zhao Xu rolled his eyes, "I have not killed all the wealthy families. Will the wealthy families who are willing to hand over their land live a good life in Jiangbei?"

After a pause, he continued: "Let them see that the wealthy clans who handed over the land are still living a good life. It will always leave some impact on them. When the time comes, let them come back and spread it among the powerful clan armies. At least it can break down some people’s will to resist.”

Chang Wei nodded slowly, "Your Highness is still thoughtful."

Deciding on this matter, Chang Wei ordered the prisoners to be escorted to Jiangbei, and took these prisoners to walk in the countryside and the county town, so that they could see the earth-shaking changes in Jiangbei.

After resting at Niutoutan for two days, Zhao Xu ordered his army to approach Jinling City.

In the Yuntai Hexi case, they faced off against the powerful army on the opposite side.

Stopping two kilometers away from the Yuntai River, he looked through the telescope at the strict trench fortifications on the other side of the river.

Compared with the Niutoutan fortifications, the Jinling trench fortifications are longer and basically go around the city.

Moreover, the first row of trenches was only about ten meters away from the river, obviously to prevent them from crossing the river.

In comparison, it is more difficult to attack than Niutou Beach.

After observing for a while, Zhao Xu frowned and ordered the soldiers to set up camp.

However, he did not let the royal army build wooden fences around the camp to keep the horses away, but simply pitched tents.

"Hey, Your Highness, will they be fooled?"

In Zhao Xu's tent, Chang Wei laughed heartlessly.

When marching and fighting, it is necessary to set up camp. This is to prevent the army from being attacked at night and suffering heavy losses.

This time Zhao Xu went against the grain and naturally had his own plans.

Because they have a more powerful defense method than wooden fences - landmines.

The opponent's trench position was difficult to attack, so he lured the snake out of the hole, allowing them to take the initiative to attack and take advantage of the chaos to win.

"The chance of being fooled is very high." Zhao Xu looked confident.

With the strength of the royal family's troops, the other party could easily think that they were arrogant, so they did not even set up camp.

In this way, a large number of elites will be sent to try to attack at night.

After all, no general will miss the opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

In this way, he could have his soldiers lay mines around the camp.

Surprise them when they sneak up on you.

At the same time, the soldiers of the palace can sleep peacefully.

It won't be too late to go out to fight after the mines are detonated.

"Hahaha, I can't wait." Generals such as Lu Chang, Qin Shan and Guan Tong were also there, and they couldn't help laughing.

Zhao Xu continued: "But the soldiers can sleep, but when they wake up, they must be able to fight as soon as possible, enter their respective positions, and leave a mark when burying mines, so as not to be unable to get out the next day."

"Yes, Your Highness." Everyone responded yes.

Although the palace's personal army had brought the mines to the north bank of Jiujiang a long time ago.

But due to the confrontation across the river, they basically didn't use them.

The other party didn't know about the mines, and they would definitely give them a surprise.

On the other side of the Yuntai River.

Luther and Wang Xie naturally noticed the camping of the palace's personal army.

The area near the Yuntai River was flat, and the barracks of the palace's personal army were stationed on a wide area without any protection, just like a girl walking alone at night.

"Will it be a trap?" Wang Xie asked Luther.

The failure of the Niutoutan battle made them more and more hopeful of a victory to inspire people.

"Maybe, maybe not, I can't tell." Luther shook his head.

The enemy's unguarded camp made it difficult for him to suppress the idea of ​​a sneak attack.

But the battle of Niutoutan scared him.

So he didn't dare to make a decision.

But he didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he said, "We'll know after a reconnaissance at night."