The Song Army began a new round of actions to heighten and widen the ice wall, and even Yunzheng was involved in this crazy activity.
They are all people who have been working on the battlefield for a long time. The whole Jingxi Army also smelled the danger. After a short rest for a day, thick smoke was everywhere outside the Xijing City. This time Yun Zheng came from a dirt bunker on the edge of Xijing.
Coal was dug out. In fact, the surrounding area of Datong Prefecture is a famous coal-producing area. If others don't know Yunzheng, how can they not know that many black mountains are actually exposed coal mountains?
The charcoal was brought back from the coal mountain, and then it was lit on a simple camp stove, and all kinds of strange things were put on it to boil water.
This thing will kill people after being ignited in the ice house, but it is perfect for melting ice and snow. Making an ice wall is very simple. After the soldiers piled baskets of snow on the ice wall, they stepped on it to make it strong, and then
Pour a basin of freshly melted ice water over it, and in the time it takes to make a cup of tea, the ice wall will be raised by more than a foot.
The soldier on guard at Diao Dou looked enviously at his companions warming themselves over a fire and boiling water on the ground. He was the only one standing on Diao Dou drinking from the northwest wind. However, he still stared closely at the Xijing City opposite, not daring to make any oversights.
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In the room behind the ice wall, countless soldiers were sleeping in their clothes, with their weapons in their arms. Once the horn sounded, they would rush forward as soon as possible to fight with the Liao people.
After the first ice wall reached a height of two feet, Yun Zheng began to lead the rest of the army to build the second ice wall. It was only twenty feet away from the first ice wall. With this wall, it was like having
The Wengcheng can trap the enemy, which is extremely advantageous for team defense.
The news from Wu Jie proved that Yun Zheng's judgment was correct. The Liao army in Datong County was madly advancing towards Xijing, and Wu Jie met Wu Jie unexpectedly on the wasteland. The battle lasted all day. In the end, Wu Jie was unwilling to fight with Madang.
Both sides of the Liao army were hurt, so they retreated ten miles to camp. While the Liao army was licking their wounds, they also built a hundred-foot-long ice wall in the middle of the steep valley.
Now, the two armies are engaged in a life-and-death battle in the almost knee-deep snow across an ice wall. At the same time, the enemy troops in Changqing County and Tiancheng County also walked out of the city. They were mobilized in full force. According to Hu Balun
Report, the number of people is not less than 30,000.
At this point, Yun Zheng finally felt at ease. Things were developing in the direction he expected. Once the Liao people, who were stumbling forward in the ice and snow, lost their war horses as speed killers, they were equipped with numerous long-range weapons.
In front of the Song army armed with weapons, they were nothing more than human targets.
People can't feel the cold when working. When Yun Zheng returned to the handsome tent exhausted, he found that the white fur on his body had become a rag. Fortunately, this thing was waterproof, otherwise
He will work hard like a monkey to peel off the wet clothes stuck to his skin.
He put his hands on the charcoal fire to roast them for a while. After he came to his senses, his hands were in excruciating pain.
Chen Lin helped Yun Zheng take off his fur coat and complained: "This kind of cumbersome work should not be done by the commander-in-chief!"
"At this time, the most idle people in the whole army are the Chinese army. As the war has developed so far, it doesn't matter whether we are with me or not. As long as we build the wall high enough, we will win this battle."
Chen Lin said with emotion: "In the past, I always doubted why the commander-in-chief always won every battle. Many times, I thought that it was not that the commander-in-chief had never been defeated, but that he used greater victories to cover up those defeats. Now it seems
, the commander-in-chief always fights with all his strength every time he fights. I, the Song Dynasty, have a commander who burns fires and builds walls, how can we not win?"
"It's not as noble as you say. On the battlefield, everyone's life is at stake. I just want to try my best to save my own life and kill the enemy's life. Therefore, sometimes I have to be a little cautious in doing things. I also ask for more supervision.
It’s better to hide it.”
Taking advantage of this vicious hometown's rare opportunity to get emotional, if we don't ease the situation between the two parties at this time, we really will not be the Son of Man.
Although Yunzheng is the boss in the army, if this old guy is really causing trouble from the bottom of his heart, Yunzheng believes that his trip to the north will probably not go smoothly.
He could ignore Chen Lin's extremely stinking suggestions, but he couldn't humiliate this old guy wantonly. Every person without a penis under his crotch had a somewhat twisted personality, even if Chen Lin, an old eunuch, only wanted to follow the emperor.
Go to hell and leave a good reputation as a loyal servant through the ages. This does not mean that this old guy will not have some small ideas.
Ever since he was stabbed severely in the back by Bao Zheng, the eternal loyal minister, Yun Zheng no longer dared to look down upon the integrity of the powerful people of the Song Dynasty.
Chen Lin said with a smile: "I know that I will not accept the fate of the emperor. As long as the commander-in-chief is devoted to thinking about me, the Song Dynasty, and sharing His Majesty's worries, I will naturally not talk too much."
Yun Zheng squatted beside the brazier and said with a smile: "The Northern Expedition is a long-term process and cannot be completed overnight. During such a long period of time, a general who is on an expedition will inevitably have some misunderstandings with Your Majesty, and secretly think that we are the Great Song Dynasty."
The reason why the post of military supervisor is set up in the army is to provide an additional communication bridge between the general and His Majesty.
We are on an expedition, and the military situation sometimes changes three times a day. In order to deal with the current crisis, we may not go against some of His Majesty's wishes. Once such a situation occurs, I would like to ask the supervisor to put in a few kind words. There are not many times when a warrior can stand out.
, it all depends on the supervisory army."
The two of them were pretending to be polite, but they saw a scout hurried into the military tent to report that the sound of trumpets in Xijing City was incessant, and the Liao troops at the head of the city were also mobilized frequently. Moreover, according to the report from the scouts on Diao Dou, Xijing City
The Liao army here began to gather on a large scale.
After hearing the scout's report, Chen Lin stood up with a roar. As soon as she grabbed her sword, she rushed out to kill the enemy for her country.
Yun Zheng continued to light the fire and said: "Don't worry, the Liao people have just started to gather now. It will take at least three hours for them to open the door and break out. If the 300,000 troops want to reach their position in a short time, no two hours can be done."
Otherwise, it's the same even if they are all in the same city.
Besides, such thick snow may not be suitable for Xiao Dahu to break out, not to mention that he is seriously injured. It is the same reason for him to break out and defend the city now. I don’t believe that Xiao Dahu, the majestic king of the Northern Court of Liao Kingdom, will not look at it.
Are you aware of the situation at hand?
So, this guy is bluffing or relying on frequent mobilization of troops and horses to slowly build up the morale of his soldiers, lest his army lose morale when he needs to break through."
Chen Lin smiled awkwardly and returned to her seat to drink tea. As soon as the sound of a horn was heard outside, he immediately became nervous, and in a short time he had already crushed three teacups.
Xiao Dahu was very busy in the city. Not only could he play the trumpet, but he could also play drums and gongs. Sometimes he would even open the city gate and rush out with hundreds of people, roaring past the ice wall, and then drop dozens of bodies.
The corpse hurried back to the city.
This kind of harassment didn't stop from the afternoon until late at night. It was unclear whether Xiao Dahu wanted to come out or not.
Because he had been busy all day during the day, Yun Zheng slept soundly. However, Chen Lin held a sword and paraded behind the ice wall all night. When Yun Zheng woke up after dawn, Chen Lin walked away rubbing her sore eyes.
Entered the handsome tent.
"The golden drums are beating loudly outside the house, why is the commander still lying down?"
"No one else, just trust your own generals!"
Seeing Chen Lin asking questions, Yun Zheng raised his porridge bowl and gestured to him, then continued eating. Today should be a busy day. Not only is Wang Anshi coming, but the confrontation between Wu Jie and the Liao army in Datong County should also come to an end.
The earth trembled for a while. This was the Liao people at the head of Xijing City launching their heavy trebuchets. Huge boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms hit the ground, snowflakes danced, and the ground shook.
No matter how powerful the trebuchet is, it cannot throw stones a mile away. If there is such a thing in this world, the only thing that can barely do it is the three cannons in Yun Zheng's hand, but these things are too heavy.
It has been hidden by Yun Zheng at Yehukou and has not been brought to Xijing. No sledge can transport those things. (To be continued)