Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 961: Chapter 680: Night Raid and Siege

On the sixteenth of June, three hundred thousand Da Liang troops grandiosely arrived outside Baoding Prefecture City.

The army set up camp for thirty li, a murderous aura rising to the sky.

Although Baoding Prefecture City could be considered a large city, it was certainly not like the Capital City, not even on the same level.

Baoding Prefecture City, with walls four zhang high, had six city gates on all sides but lacked defensive structures like Vessel Cities and watchtowers, nor did it have many crossbows.

Because the Chongshan Town army occupied Baoding Prefecture City for too short a time, the city’s defense supplies were also inadequate.

Therefore, although Chongshan Town relied on the city to defend, their advantage in holding the city was not significant.

On the city wall, Yang Zhenshan looked at the encampment outside and sneered coldly.

”What are your thoughts?” Yang Zhenshan asked Yang Chengye beside him.

Yang Chengye knew that Yang Zhenshan was testing him, so he thought for a moment before saying, ”Grandson believes we should launch a proactive attack!”

Yang Zhenshan laughed aloud, ”Indeed, the biggest fear in war is fighting a stupid battle, aligning troops against troops, generals against generals, that’s a stupid battle.”

”We cannot stay static, nor can we let the enemy stay static. We need to keep moving, as does the enemy. Only then can we find the enemy’s flaw and crush them in one stroke!”

”Now we’ve already succeeded in getting the enemy to move. They’ve left the Capital City and appeared here, so it’s time for us to launch an attack!”

Yang Chengye’s eyes sparkled as he looked admiringly at Yang Zhenshan.

Even though he was now over forty, he still admired and respected Yang Zhenshan as before.

Yang Zhenshan patted his shoulder and said, ”Pass the order, attack the camp tonight!”

The Da Liang army had just arrived outside Baoding Prefecture City today, currently setting up camp. Usually, this would be a bad time for a camp attack as the Da Liang army would be on guard.

However, Yang Zhenshan felt this was a good opportunity; the Da Liang army’s camps weren’t fully set and lacked defensive measures like trenches, stockades, and traps.

This meant they could swiftly charge into the enemy’s encampment.

”Who should be sent to attack the camp?” Yang Chengye asked.

Yang Zhenshan looked at him with a quirky smile, ”The entire army will strike. Our goal in attacking the camp is not mere harassment, but to completely rout them!”

”But we have less than eighty thousand soldiers?” Yang Chengye was somewhat puzzled.

Yang Zhenshan laughed and asked, ”So what?”

Yang Chengye froze for a moment, then smiled, ”Grandson understands now!”

Indeed, so what if they are many and we are few?

When did Chongshan Town ever care about being outnumbered?

”Alright, go prepare! Let grandpa see your command skills!” Yang Zhenshan encouraged Yang Chengye.

The grandson’s experience might be lacking, but his abilities were truly exceptional, and Yang Zhenshan had high hopes for him.

In fact, Yang Chengye was best at managing military and political affairs. Over the years in Chongshan Town, almost every small and large matter went through his hands. The sustainable development of Chongshan Town in recent years was credited to Yang Chengye.

Feeling Yang Zhenshan’s encouragement, Yang Chengye nodded confidently, ”Rest assured, grandpa, grandson will not disappoint you!”

Then, Yang Chengye briskly descended the city wall while Yang Zhenshan continued to gaze at the Da Liang army camps outside.

The dense camps formed a pressing presence.

But to Yang Zhenshan, such pressure was negligible.

Yang Chengye went to assign tasks to the troops, while Yang Zhenshan sought out An Yuxing and their companions.

Tonight’s camp attack would involve the Innate Martial Artists as well, and in this battle, the Innate Martial Artists were the main characters.

The sky gradually grew dark, and in the Da Liang army’s camp, Emperor Tianwu and his people were also discussing the siege strategy.

They were considering how to quickly take Baoding Prefecture City.

Unlike the siege of the Capital City, where they had ample time to build siege weapons and could pressure the city’s defenders leisurely.

Now, needing to hurriedly return to Han Zhong Prefecture, they must attack quickly and defeat the Chongshan Army inside the city promptly.