Luoding Prefecture is basically mountainous, and the population was not large at that time. If it were not for the fact that it was an important transportation route connecting Guangdong and Guangxi, there would not have been a prefecture here.

A small population means insufficient food, and the food for the garrison in Luodingzhou had to be transported from Guangzhou.

Before Rong'an deployed his defenses in Luoding, he must have transported a lot of food and grass here. However, due to the difficult mountain roads, the amount of food and grass transported in must have been small. They could naturally hold out for a short period of time, but if they were besieged for a long time, they would definitely run out of food and grass.

For China, besieging without attacking is definitely the most cost-effective tactic. After all, the casualties in siege warfare are too great.

Although Rong An is just an average fighter, he has fought with Chen Gu several times. He is one of the few people who have witnessed and experienced the power of the Chinese army with his own eyes.

Therefore, the new army formed by Rong An was not weak. In terms of armaments, they had also made many preparations to deal with China's rifles. For example, there were two types of protective gear: cotton armor and leather armor. Iron plates were installed in various key parts of the cotton armor to improve its defense.

In terms of weapons, various small cannons and rifles with very long range are also prepared.

Even the soldier Rong An had to undergo targeted training in various aspects, such as dodging bullets, improving shooting accuracy, and strengthening physical fitness.

After receiving the mother-and-child cannon sent by Jiaqing, Rong An's strength was greatly enhanced.

When Scar and Stumbling Block first arrived in Luoding Prefecture, they tried to attack the city, but when they found it too difficult, they had to adopt the tactic of besieging without attacking.

After all, although he had Chen Gu's secret letter and knew that Cai Qian had already sent troops to Guangdong, if he could capture Luodingzhou and then take Guangzhou, the credit would be huge. Why should he continue to confront him?

As for attacking Luoding City for the sake of merit, the two men had thought about it, but it was not cost-effective no matter how they calculated it.

The soldiers in their hands are the bargaining chips of the two men. If the losses are too great, let alone whether Chen Gu and Chen Xiaoao will pursue them, the other soldiers under their command will inevitably become alienated from them.

On a hill outside Luoding City, Chen Gu was using a telescope to observe the situation in the city. Suddenly, a reflected light flashed through his sight. Chen Gu could not help but quickly shift his gaze over and happened to see Rong An also on the top of the city using a telescope to investigate the situation of the Chinese army.

Chen Gu did not know Rong An, but he had met him briefly in Jiangjin. However, it was night at the time, and even with the fire in the county government office providing lighting, it was not easy to see a person's appearance clearly. Moreover, Chen Gu's full attention was on Delentang at the time, and he did not notice Rong An at all.

However, after coming to Guangdong this time, I saw Rong An's portrait in the hands of people from the Tiandihui.

The two men looked at each other and saw the sneers on each other's faces. However, when Rong An saw Chen Gu's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Rong An only met Chen Gu once that night, but unlike Chen Gu who did not notice him, Rong An had a deep impression of Chen Gu.

After all, Chen Gu not only defeated Delentang, but also killed Delentang and 500 elite soldiers. Later, he destroyed Lebao's army of more than 10,000 in one battle. The most crucial thing was that Na Yancheng also died in that battle.

Therefore, Chen Gu was the enemy who killed Rong An's father, but Zhang San and Liu Er also died at the hands of Rong An. At least Rong An could not be separated from the responsibility for their deaths.

So there is a great hatred between the two.

"You're not dead! How could you not be dead?" Rong An was filled with hatred. After roaring twice, he quickly ran to the red cannon and shouted, "Aim at the opposite hill and fire. Quick, quick, aim at the opposite hill and fire."

"General, the distance to the opposite hill is more than five miles. Although it is within the range of the cannon, it is difficult to hit the target!" the gunner reminded.

"Fire! I told you to fire! Why are you still talking so much? Do you want to die?" Rong An asked with bloodshot eyes.

The gunner didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly adjusted the firing angle of the cannon, and then lit the fuse. After a loud "bang", the hilltop where Chen Gui had just stood was suddenly covered with dust.

Soon, there were continuous sounds of artillery fire, and the hill where Chen Gui had just been was hit by more than ten artillery shells in succession.

But at this time, Chen Gu had already gone down the mountain.

When Chen Gu saw Rong An running towards the cannon, he knew what he was going to do and naturally left and avoided him in advance.

Looking at the dust flying on the mountain, Chen Gu couldn't help but smile and said, "Rong An has a deep grudge against me!"

"They are nothing but useless people, and they can only do some evil tricks." Scarf bowed to Chen the Executioner and said, "Soon, I will kill them to vent my anger for the leader."

Chen Gu couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "He's not enough to make me angry, so you don't have to take it to heart. You can't be emotional when it comes to war!"

"Thank you for your advice!" Scar and Roadblock bowed to Chen Gu at the same time.

Chen Gu stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Since the enemy's artillery can reach this hilltop, then our artillery should be able to reach it as well, and the range of the rockets is about the same.

This hilltop has the advantage of being high above the ground, so perhaps a strong attack is possible."

The roadblock smiled bitterly and said, "There are only a dozen rockets in the army, and I'm afraid they won't be of much use."

"So few?" Chen Gu frowned and asked, "The manufacturing process of rockets is relatively simple, why did you only get ten?"

"It's said that transportation is difficult. Just transporting other armaments has already consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. The General Staff suggested setting up a rocket production base on the spot, but others disagreed." Scar explained.

It is normal to disagree. After all, rockets are still classified as confidential weapons. Although all armies are equipped with them, it is absolutely impossible to set up a production base outside for the sake of confidentiality.

"Don't even think about the production base, but it shouldn't be a problem to get some extra ammunition for your own use. I'll write a letter back personally and have someone arrange it for you." Chen Gu said with a smile.

It is certainly not easy to transport military equipment from Chongqing to Guangdong, but fortunately there is the Lingqu waterway, so it is not too difficult, it just takes a little more time.

"Thank you, Leader!" Scar and Stumbling Block bowed and thanked him at the same time.

The roadblock laughed and said, "If there are enough rockets to clean up the area, it won't be difficult to take down Luoding City."

"That's for sure. Luodingzhou City is just a small city. The reason why it is easy to defend and difficult to attack is all due to the terrain advantage. If there are rockets to destroy the city walls, it will only take a moment to take over the city." Scar followed.

Chen Gu smiled and nodded.

But Chen Gu was a little embarrassed about who to write the letter to.

(End of this chapter)