On the night he arrived in Fengshi City, the Tiefeng County Army set up a siege camp outside the city.

Compared with the distance between Maple Stone City, the site selection of the camp is closer to Maple Leaf Fort, vaguely cutting off the connection between Maple Stone City and Maple Leaf Fort.

Standing on the fort at the northeast corner of the camp, Richard Mason told the story of setting up a siege camp: "According to the requirements of the 554 Ordinance, the siege camp must be set up at a location that covers at least three kilometers from the enemy's area, is close to the water source, and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, the siege camp must be as firm as possible. If conditions permit, the siege camp should be built in accordance with the highest standard permanent military camp standards."

In addition to Mason, there were also a group of new army officers on the fort.

Whether they were in the infantry regiment, artillery team or cavalry team, as long as they were not on duty, they were all called over.

Facing a group of new army officers, Mason spoke as encouragingly as possible and asked: "Why?"

The appointed commanders of infantry, cavalry and artillery at all levels looked at each other. Some people thought about it, but no one dared to speak rashly.

Perhaps in the eyes of the soldiers, they are high-ranking officers, but in front of several civilian officials, they still feel that they are big-headed soldiers.

"Don't be afraid, say boldly." Mason asked kindly: "Why is it at least three kilometers? Isn't it a waste of soldiers' physical strength to set up a camp so far? As a siege, why do you have to spend a lot of effort to build a military camp?"

"Because of the cannon?" someone replied in a low voice.

"Yes." Mason nodded with praise and explained: "If the site of the camp is too close, it will give the defense the opportunity to use artillery to harass it. The camp target is too large, and the artillery does not need to be shot very accurately. But as long as one or two shells fall into the tent, everyone can sleep uneasy all night. The three-kilometer distance is enough to isolate most of the harassment of artillery. But there is more than this reason."

"In order to prevent the defenders from robbing the camp," said Bart Xialing.

"Yes." Mason smiled and nodded again, continuing to explain to others: "The further the distance between the siege camp and the fortress, the greater the possibility of the siege camp being exposed in the middle of the siege camp, and the longer it takes to withdraw troops. In many cases, the siege camp often does not take the shortest route, but instead attacks from the city gates in other directions, deliberately detours from the longest route, and then returns from the city gates closest to the siege camp after the battle. However, these are the situations that only happen when siege large cities... I can't explain it clearly in a few words, and I will tell you separately in the future. Is there any more?"

Several new army officers expressed their ideas, but they were not right. They acted as temporary classes and fell silent for a while.

"There is another most important reason, which is to leave enough space as a battlefield for fighting with the enemy rescued." Seeing this, Mason directly revealed the answer.

He accelerated the progress and explained: "This is why the siege camp needs to be built to high standards as much as possible. Theoretically, the siege war requires huge resources, making the siege army unable to pose a threat to other directions and difficult to deal with external attacks. In layman's terms, when you attack the city with all your strength, once the enemy reinforcements appear, the battlefield situation will be reversed instantly."

"The situation of siege without breaking the city but being surrounded has happened many times in the sovereign war." Mason said casually: "For example, in the 529th Dulin Siege Battle. The Alliance Army attacked the city and surrounded the imperial troops in the fortress. The Alliance Army that occupied the city was soon trapped by the Imperial Army who came to support it. Finally, the old marshal led his army and surrounded the Imperial Army that blocked the city from the outside - four layers inside and out like pies! Therefore, as the siege, we must be even more prepared to be surrounded."

Regardless of whether they could understand it or not, the new army officers were nodding desperately.

"The last one...that Dulin sieges the city." Someone couldn't help but wonder and asked in a low voice: "Who won?"

A group of new army officers looked at the questioner and looked at the Mason Protective Officer - in fact, this is the one that everyone is most concerned about.

"That's what we won." Mason raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise, how could I give this example?"

The lookout became quiet again.

"So." Mason raised his hand and pointed around and asked, "Why are we setting up the camp here?"

Behind Mason, the lights on the walls of Maple Leaf Fort are clearly visible. Surrounding the watchtower are just harvested farmland, which is flat and empty.

The Tiefeng County Army's siege camp was neither close to the water source nor was conducive to defense, and the distance between it and the enemy's fortress was far less than three kilometers.

"Because reconnaissance and intelligence show that the defenders of Maple Leaf Fort no longer hold large-caliber artillery, and there are only a few small-caliber city wall rotating cannons left in the fort. So we can boldly approach and go down to Maple Leaf Fort." It was already late, and Mason did not have time to continue to carry out heuristic teaching: "Similarly, only when we are close enough can we shock the Maple Stone City militia and respond to any abnormal movements in a timely manner."

"In a word," Mason concluded: "It is also important to understand the theory, adapting to the situation."

The new army officers applauded, and many breathed a sigh of relief--they were finally able to go back and rest.

After walking all day, digging a ditch for half a night, I was temporarily dragged to class, and everyone was very tired.

"After talking about the siege, let's talk about the defensive." Mason was still unsatisfied: "There are never forts that cannot be captured, but why do we still need to build them? Because forts are not only shields, but also fulcrums, springboards and spearheads. They can not only consume the enemy and delay the enemy, but also provide a stable supply storage area and protect friendly forces for internal maneuvers. Even if the enemy finally breaks through the fort, the fortress will be enough to make the enemy pay a heavy price..."

"So." Mason pointed to Maple Leaf Fort and asked brightly: "Look at this solid fortress, then look at the surrounding terrain and environment. What can you learn from its location?"

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Although the fighting style of attacking and defense around cities and fortresses is not highly valued in the country of galloping horses.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! However, in the alliance's military system, the siege tactics are undisputedly a major issue, and can even be said to be one of the most important contents.

As for siege alone, everything is very particular, from the selection of the camp to the determination of the main attack direction, from the means of blocking enemy strongholds to the timing of using psychological tactics.

In the past, these military knowledge—not only included siege tactics—was taught orally within the aristocratic class, and young nobles watched and learned how to command an army by serving the high aristocrats.

So when one day they actually take over the command flag of an army, they naturally know what to do.

In this way, the ruling group monopolized military knowledge and successfully caused most of the uprising to be eliminated at the stage of sparks.

But the disadvantages of this method are also obvious: as long as one or two generations of peace or a devastating defeat, the aristocratic class can throw away all the knowledge necessary to organize an army and can only accumulate again from a small fight.

It may even be stagnant at the level of small-scale fights due to the lack of external threats.

The alliance military system founded by Marshal Ned Smith does not have this shortcoming.

Through monastic military education, batches of alliance officers such as Winters and Mason no longer have to summarize their experience bit by bit through practice, but can learn from books the lessons obtained by predecessors with their blood and tears.

But when we arrived at the new army of Tiefeng County, the situation reversed again.

In addition to the superstructure, all the middle and lower-level officers of the new army of Tiefeng County came through actual combat screening.

They are brave, loyal, keen intuition, and extremely lucky. Compared with the fashionable and ignorant trainees who have just entered the Military Academy, they have all the qualities of becoming qualified military commanders.

All they lack is knowledge.

Winters and Mason had to seize every opportunity to pour knowledge into their heads.

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The next day after the siege camp was set up, the company where the monkey was located received an order to dig trenches.

Some new recruits are not very accustomed to digging trenches, but the "veterans" who have experienced the blood mud battle are already familiar with it.

The baggage battalion brought the whole vehicle of shovels, axes, pickaxes, and tools. They had a full meal. The soldiers led their men out of the camp and then excavated.

When digging, you should not dig straight, you should dig diagonally.

Dig out twenty steps away first and expand.

Then dig out twenty steps vertically and widen.

Finally, the trench overall presents a W-shaped tortuous appearance.

Although the Maple Leaf Fort in front of him no longer has effective counterattack methods, the Tiefeng County Army was still very strict when digging the trench.

Not only were the Tibetan soldiers at the corners of the trench reinforced with wood, but also collected branches and straw everywhere to cover the top of the trench, covering the view from the wall.

While digging a trench in front, weaving baskets in the back, as if they were not besieging a fortress with only a few hundred old, weak and disabled, but attacking a fortress with severe garrison.

Compared with the huge formation of the Tiefeng County Army, the defenders' response seemed very powerless.

When the Tiefeng County Army was first discovered that the Tiefeng County Army was digging trenches approaching, several rounds of cannons were set off on the walls of Maple Leaf Fort. However, when the rebels ignored them, the defenders no longer wasted gunpowder.

So the defenders in Maple Leaf Fort stared at each other and let the Tiefeng County Army "do whatever they want."

Perhaps because he knew that the monkey was about to be promoted, he sent a living sergeant to give the monkey an easy job: cutting trees.

Hearing the sergeant's words, the monkey silently put down his pickaxe, took his axe and carriage, and headed to the woodlands outside the country.

The double-carriage carriage is driving on suburban roads, with freshly harvested wheat fields on both sides of the road.

The plowing oxen and horses were paced in the harvested wheat fields. These big animals were very smart and had to eat up all the lost wheat ears before they could enjoy the face and taste the wheat straw.

"It's so good. When we get rewarded for merit next time, we should have a place, right?"

"Of course, I just don't know where we will be divided."

The monkey's comrades-in-arms talked, and they followed the monkey and chickens to the sky, and they no longer had to dig the soil under the sun.

The monkey drove the carriage without saying anything.

There were originally six people in the tent where the monkey was located. After the battle in Hegu Village, only three were healthy and one of them was lying in the wounded barracks.

The monkey didn't say anything, and the other two comrades-in-arms started chatting with each other.

The relationship between the soldiers in the same tent was extraordinary. The two comrades knew that the monkey was sad because of Paco's death, but they would not dare to speak like others when they saw the monkey being depressed. In fact, their "normal performance" was the greatest comfort for the monkey.

"Oh, I've obviously arrived at the edge of Fengshi City, but I won't let us in. I don't know what the adults think!" A soldier chewed hard and dry horse meat and complained: "I haven't seen what a big city like Fengshi City looks like! Can't I let me in and see?"

"Who doesn't know what you are thinking?" Another soldier leaned against the guardrail of the carriage and scolded: "Didn't he just want to visit the kiln?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Soldier Luxi Vengeance has said that the few silver scoundrels in our pockets can be washed clean in less than a day, and I still have to owe a lot of debts."

"When did I say I'm going to that kind of place?"

"Okay, okay, I'm accusing you. Hello, have you heard?" The soldier leaning against the guardrail lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "The list of merits has come out. Company Commander Bunier's number of acres is still the first time, and it seems that the merits he made are called... Yes, it is called 'first'? It means the first one to rush up and fight for his life."

"How could he say that he is powerful?" Another soldier naturally spread his hands: "The head is the first. Now there is no head is the first, but he is still the first."

"How many acres does he have?"

"one thousand?"

"One thousand? It's already one thousand. I guess there are two thousand."

"Oh my God, two thousand acres. If I had two thousand acres, I wouldn't carry the muskets and go home to close the door and become the owner of the manor."

"If you have the life to earn, you have to use that life." The soldier leaning against the guardrail laughed and scolded: "When you save up to two thousand acres, I'm afraid you're going to spend your life."

After saying that, he looked up at Lantian and sighed: "I can't use that much, two hundred acres are enough. I just want to finish the war early, build a small wooden house, and raise a few horses. In the first year, I only plant barley, the second year, and the third year, I waited for the place to ripen and then plant wheat. In the future, I can change the wooden house to a big house. Then, I live in it until I die of old age."

Another soldier couldn't help but sigh as he heard this.

"How do you calculate the pension for a dead person?" the monkey asked suddenly: "Have you said it?"
To be continued...