On the snowy night of the 25th, the campfire lit by Zhu Longpo at the head of Yangxin City illuminated the wilderness outside the west city like a moonlit night. Large snowflakes fell on the city head. Lin Fu sent Jiangdong Left Army, Jinzhong Army, and Shao Wu Army out of the city in turn.
They harassed the soldiers who were monitoring the city gate and those stationed at Zhulongpo. This harassment continued until dawn, when Ning Zechen led the third battalion of 500 cavalry and arrived.
Ning Zechen's troops came with a large amount of supplies transported on simple sleds with 400 mules and horses. They took advantage of the snowy night to approach Yangxin City along the frozen Zhulong River. Under the cover of the city's defenders,
Escape quickly into the city.
When Ning Zechen came to the city, in addition to hundreds of thousands of kilograms of rice and grain, he also brought a large amount of arrows, ordnance, medicinal materials, etc., all of which were in short supply in Yangxin City.
Crossbows, especially the crouching crossbow and the waist-opening crossbow, play a huge role in countering the wandering shooting tactics of the captives and light cavalry, delaying and disrupting the clashes of the captives and light cavalry, and killing and wounding a large number of the captives. They will also play a huge role in defending the city.
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Ning Zechen's 500-horsemen carried 300 strong crossbows, bringing almost half of the strong crossbows of the fourth and fifth battalions. In addition, there were enough components to install eight bed crossbows and four scorpion crossbows.
, all concentrated on strengthening the North City, which is most conducive to the deployment of siege troops.
In order to raise more arrows, Lin Fu commandeered the only four blacksmith shops in the city for military use, collected iron tools and melted them to make arrowheads of various specifications; he even dug out the stones on the county Yaqian Stone Street.
, enlisting masons to make stone bullets fired by scorpion crossbows.
Ning Zechen led his troops to arrive, and Lin Fu asked Ao Cang's sea city wall to assist in defending the city, and mobilized elite soldiers to strengthen Ning Zechen's troops. In addition to the more than 500 Jiangdong Left Army infantry on the city wall and the original 800 or so Yangxin defenders,
In addition, Lin Fu's mobile forces at his disposal included 600 armored soldiers from Ning Zechen's department, 300 elite cavalry from the Central Jin Army under Zhou Tong's department, and 1,200 infantry from Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang's departments. In addition,
There are also more than 1,200 auxiliary soldiers and more than 8,000 young and strong men organized, who can be mobilized to the city at any time to strengthen the defense.
On the 26th, a large number of captive troops swarmed outside Yangxin City. Just as Lin Fu expected, the Linqing rebel general Ji Shiben led more than 6,000 Linqing surrender troops to take the vanguard for the Dong captives, and there were more than 3,000 captive cavalry menace.
Packed with a large number of looted civilians, the troops came down, bringing the number of troops outside Yangxin City to more than 12,000.
"The pirates really think highly of Yang Xin!" Lin Fu sighed slightly. He pressed the hilt of his sword and wore a scarlet cloak. He stood on the north city gate tower and looked at the soldiers slowly moving in the wilderness between Zhulongpo and Yangxin City.
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"The Jiangdong Left Army has captured nearly 4,000 prisoner heads in other battlefields. They can't even look down on Yang Xin..." Geng Quanshan said.
Lin Fu smiled.
Yangxin is not close to Jinan and Linzi. It is about 250 miles away from Jinan and about 200 miles away from Linzi. Generally speaking, this distance is beyond the dangerous distance where infantry can attack directly. But Donglu
There are difficulties with Donglu.
When Jinan was captured, the Donglu sent the Linqing rebel general Mo Jiben to lead the Linqing surrender troops as the main siege force. The main force on the southern front of the Donglu suffered limited casualties. However, outside of the city of Jinan, the accumulated number of Donglu captured was close to 300,000.
Except for a small number of people who were driven as civilian auxiliaries to fight with the army, most of the captured people were concentrated in Jinan, Dezhou and other cities for custody and could no longer move with the army.
This will also force the southern front of the Eastern Lu to divide their troops again, so that the Japanese troops entering the invaders this time will be divided into three groups: the northern front, the southern front and the eastern front.
The Donglu must be on guard against the Qinwang Division gathered in the northeastern area of Zhongzhou County. The main force on the southern front left behind in Jinan, Dezhou, and Linqing cannot be divided into too few troops, which means that the number of troops on the eastward march eastward is limited.
The geographical location of Yangxin does not seem to be surprising. It is even a little far away from the direction of the east line of the Japanese army. However, it is only eighty miles away from Zhulong Bay. It retreats into the sea and is delivered to the coastal area south of Bohai County by sea ship.
. Entering the cities of Bohai, Shouguang or Changyi to the northeast or east of Linzi City can directly contain the main force of the eastern front of the Japanese army attacking Linzi. Even after the main force of the eastern front of the Japanese army successfully captures Linzi, it can prevent them from continuing to advance eastward.
In addition, by advancing westward from Yangxin, we can recapture Shanghe, Linyi and other cities, and directly reach the waist of Jinan and Dezhou, forming a pincer attack on the southern line with Qinwang's division gathered in the northeast of Zhongzhou.
Lin Fu gathered more than 6,000 elites in Yangxinneng. Among these 6,000 elites, in addition to the remnants of Shaowu Town, the Jiangdong Left Army and the Jin Bing Army had just combined forces to defeat 4,000 captive enemies. Their morale was high and their willingness to fight was strong.
It is a military force that cannot be ignored by the Donglu. The Donglu's vigilance against the Jiangdong Left Army is even greater than the Qinwang division gathered in the northeastern area of Zhongzhou County.
It is impossible for Donglu to sit back and watch Lin Fu gather troops in Yangxin to form a flexible containment and attack its east and south fronts.
Either suppress the Jiangdong Left Army in Yangxin City, or directly suppress the main force of the eastern front under Yangxin City and capture Yangxin City. No matter which strategic intention is realized, the number of troops sent to Yangxin cannot be small.
The Battle of Jinhai also proved the field combat capabilities of the Jiangdong Left Army. With less than five thousand soldiers and light cavalry, it was impossible to suppress the Jiangdong Left Army in Yangxin City and unable to move.
It was not beyond Lin Fu's expectation that the captive soldiers came east this time and together with the rebel generals surrendered more than 12,000 troops, it was not up to him to decide whether the captive soldiers would attack or besiege Yang Xin.
But in any case, the captive soldiers have not lost the courage to attack the city, not to mention the rebels who can be driven. Even if they do not have a strong will to capture Yangxin City, forcing the rebel generals to send troops to attack the city is what the captive generals should do.
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Ye Jiduo rode up to Zhulongpo and looked at the defense situation at the head of Yangxin City.
The three thousand soldiers who pursued Yangxin in advance did not even set up a simple camp under the active harassment of the defenders. Ye Jiduo Dy had a sullen face and did not express anything to the incompetence of the forward generals. He only sent a large number of cavalry along the way.
Zhulongpo was on alert, and Mo Jiben, the commander-in-chief of the left capital of the Han army, led the troops from Linqing to descend and speed up the construction of the camp.
It is difficult to seize anything from the local area. Within half a month, there are nearly 16,000 light cavalry, surrendered soldiers, and accompanying soldiers and civilians. There are more than 12,000 horses, mules and horses. We need 20,000 grains for half a month.
There are 180,000 grains of stone, rice, and fodder.
The logistical equipment is so huge that without a strong camp, it is impossible to just camp in the open air.
Nah Xiongqi temporarily removed all military posts, and only asked Yezier Khan to send him as a casualty officer to serve as a staff officer to the third prince Yejiduo Dy.
The person who made him suffer the humiliation that he will never be able to wash away in his life is in Yangxin City. Although it is far away, there are no other generals wearing green armor and red helmets at the top of Yangxin City. If there is a card with a shooting range of a thousand
With a five-hundred-step longbow, He Xiongqi would never hesitate to draw his bow and shoot at Lin Fu. However, at this time, he strongly advised the three princes to come here and besiege the city of Yangxin, and not to attack the city easily.
Ye Jiduo looked at Na He Xiongqi and said nothing.
The Donghu soldiers are divided into eight groups, among which the royal army is personally led by Yezier Khan, and the other seven groups are tribal soldiers. The four princes and three county princes serve as commanders, and each has a left, right, center, deputy commander.
As the commander-in-chief of one unit, Ye Jiduodi had to march cautiously in the face of the Jiangdong Left Army that had won three consecutive victories, but if he was asked to passively besiege the city and block the Jiangdong Left Army, where would he put his face as the third prince?
Besides, if we don’t force Mo Jiben to lead the Linqing troops to fight a tough battle, how can we make them harden their hearts and follow the Great Eastern Hu Khanate?
In addition, King Khan sent Azig and other young generals to follow the army to observe the battle, but they were not sent to see how they besieged the Jiangdong Left Army in Yangxin City.
It is strange to say that Mo Jiben did not even have the courage to defend Linqing under the hooves of the Donglu cavalry. After he led his troops to surrender, the generals in the army did not particularly trust them, the rebel generals, and only King Khan surrendered.
He strongly rejected all opinions and added Han troops to the eight divisions. He appointed Mo Jiben as the left commander of the Han army, and asked Mo Jiben to lead the troops from Linqing to attack Tuxiajin and Gaotang cities. He also made Mo Jiben the vanguard to attack the two cities.
Jinan City.
Unexpectedly, whether he was attacking Xiajin, Gaotang, or attacking Jinan, Mo Jiben worked surprisingly hard. He attacked the city in a methodical manner and did not hesitate to inflict casualties on his soldiers. He did not look like a cowardly general at all, as if he was an iron warrior.
As if he wanted to please his new master, he also took the initiative to invite a battle to attack Yang Xin this time.
Now Zhao Jinlong, who had fled into the mountains of northern Taipei, also led 5,000 Zhejiang soldiers and surrendered. The King of Khan directly appointed Zhao Jinlong as the right commander of the Han army, so that he could lead the surrendered troops to attack Jiyin and massacre the city first.
Now the main force on the eastern front is the surrendered Han army.
Ye Jiduo was puzzled by the different temperament of the southerners. He could only attribute this phenomenon to the fact that the southerners were all cheap. However, it was good to send troops to attack the city, which would allow Donghu, who was not good at attacking the city, to
The man shed less blood, but the King of Khan also asked the generals to seriously study the southerners' foot warfare and the methods of attacking and defending the city. Only then did Azig and other young generals come with the army to watch the battle. It seems that the King of Khan was not prepared for Mo Jiben's attack.
The city still has some confidence.
Mo Jiben galloped up the gentle slope, dismounted, saluted Ye Jiduo Dy, Na He Xiongqi and others, pointed at Yangxin City, and said to Ye Jiduo Dy: "Yangxin City only has four gates. Wait here.
After the fortress is built, please ask Prince Duodei to send cavalry to monitor the four gates. I can drive the Han army and civilians to dig and build forts outside the four gates so that the defenders cannot leave the city to disturb our siege army, and then they can attack the city...
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"How much effort will it take?" Azig scolded, "You shouldn't be too afraid to attack the city, right?"
"You're the only one who talks a lot of nonsense," Ye Jiduo whipped his dysprosium riding whip in the space and glared at Azig fiercely. Even though he looked down on Mo Jiben and other surrendered generals in his heart, what should he do if he wanted to drive them to attack the city with all their heart?
He still knew it in his heart. After teaching Azig a lesson, he said to Mo Jiben, "Forget Mo Dutong's trouble. Whatever you need, just ask me and I will try my best to do it for you!"
Mo Jiben kowtowed to Ye Jiduo with gratitude, and then went to urge the Han army and civilians to step up the construction of the stronghold.