Chapter six hundred and forty second hand-to-hand combat
Youyan, Tanzhou, the border between Song and Jin Dynasties.
North of the Great Wall, the mountains and plains are dotted with Jurchen camps.
Every night, there are bonfires like a sea, but when you look down from the beacon tower on the Great Wall, you can't see the edge at all.
This group of troops was controlled by Zong Han himself, and his previous defeats made him start to face the Song army seriously.
There are also some defensive fortifications set up outside the camp. Of course, compared to the dangerous defense system of the Great Wall, they are very crude.
The soldiers and horses on the Great Wall did not dare to slack off at all, because when defending against attacking, they had to maintain a complete defense line of the Great Wall. The defending Song army actually consumed more troops than the attacking and defending Jin army.
Because the Jurchens can choose the focus of their attack at will and concentrate their forces to attack. The Song army must maintain the integrity of the entire defense system and cannot be completely unprepared anywhere. Once it wavers, the highly mobile Jurchen army may be able to get through.
If it slips through the gap, the entire defense line of the Great Wall will be shaken.
The advantage is that if you defend according to danger, the casualty rate is much lower. After preparing for so long, there is nothing else on the Great Wall, but there are many bows, arrows and rolling stones.
Han Shizhong looked at the increasing number of Jurchen military camps. He was not very panicked, but even had some expectations.
The area around the Great Wall was run like an iron bucket, with no water leaking. The Jurchen Tatars spread the front and tried repeatedly, but they did not tear even a single hole.
After trying to attack several times, many lives were lost due to the defenders' arrows, crossbows, ash bottles and other defensive equipment, and they never touched the Great Wall wall once.
He was very confident in his heart. This line of defense that he had built with his own hands would be truly impregnable if guarded by him. Moreover, the Song Dynasty could afford to spend more money than the Jurchens. Now the Song Dynasty was backed by roads in Hebei and Tianjin Port.
One hundred thousand civilians continued to transfer military supplies and supplies. As long as the Jurchen Tatars were exhausted, Han Shizhong would not dare to launch a large-scale counterattack.
As for Juyongguan, he was not worried at all. The terrain of Juyongguan was more dangerous and the pass was stronger than his own place. Although Zongze, the general manager of the North Road, was a civil servant, Han Shizhong also admired his fighting ability.
Now the entire Jin army is marching south, but at this time Yang Shaozai is actually in Fuzhou, the far south.
The north and south are separated by more than ten thousand miles, and it takes a month or two for the news to be transmitted.
People in the DPRK were not sure whether they could respond in time and send troops for reinforcements in the absence of Shaozai.
Fortunately, Shaozai left enough reinforcements and reserve troops. Otherwise, if the Jurchens suddenly attacked, they might have a good chance of breaking the Great Wall.
Now that the Jurchens are constantly increasing their troops, news of Aguda's personal expedition has spread a long time ago. They expect to be able to kill them in at most half a month, and they don't know where they will attack first.
After a brief night of peace, the morning wind was strong and it penetrated into the stone towers of the Great Wall, making a whining sound.
Han Shizhong was staying in this building, with Zong Han's flag erected below and personally leading the army to press him in front of him. No matter how bold Han Shizhong was, he would not dare not go to the front line in person and keep abreast of the movements of the Jurchen troops and horses at any time.
This stone building was located in the center, and there was enough water for the horses to drink, and the terrain was slightly wider and flatter, which made it easier for him to lead the troops and horses to the left and right to support him, so he chose this place to set up the Chinese army.
As soon as the sky became bright, Han Shizhong jumped off the bed. His bodyguard had already brought a basin of hot soup for him to wash up. He rubbed his face vigorously and became energetic. Han Shizhong asked: "Is there any movement from the Tatars last night?"
Inside the stone building, there were already Sima and others from the army, all of whom were crowded inside, waiting to report on the situation last night.
"Last night there was no movement from the Tatars, but this morning I saw that there were more camps than ten miles away."
Han Shizhong took a breath of cold air, wiped his face with a square towel randomly, and cursed: "Thieves, thieves, and Tatars, could it be that the whole country moved to the Great Wall to be neighbors with me, Han Wu?"
On the uphill slope, more than a dozen sentinels covered with branches and leaves were galloping towards them. The soldiers along the way were hiding. One of the riders shouted loudly before entering the stone building: "Report! The Tatars came out in full force and launched a massive attack."
Attack the stronghold!"
Han Shizhong stood up suddenly, stretched out his hand and said: "Hurry up and put on my armor, go out and have a look."
Standing on the beacon tower high on the stone tower, overlooking the mountain, Han Shizhong held his hand very tightly.
Countless horns and whining sounds sounded, and groups of Jurchen troops and horses covered the area as far as the sight could see. Dust swirled on the ground, and groups of Jurchen troops and horses surged towards the south Great Wall. In addition to the auxiliary tribal troops,
There are even more Jurchen warriors surging like iron currents, reflecting a frightening black metallic light.
There are tens of thousands of Wuyangyang soldiers and horses, and they are still the usual Jurchen tactics of using the auxiliary army and the tribal army as the vanguard to consume the defenders' bows, arrows and rolling stones, and the Jurchen warriors delaying them. With so many soldiers and horses, they are constantly drilling
Entering the thousands of ravines under the Great Wall, at least at the same time, they launched an attack on dozens of Great Wall fortresses!
This attack was different from yesterday. The scale was different. More than 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses were used. There were also large groups, which came out of the camp in the north in an endless stream.
The Song army's defense was ruthless, but these Tatars just stalked the fortress checkpoint as if they didn't care about their lives. If one team couldn't attack, the other team would attack again. And even if they were against the military stronghold, it was impossible.
A camp began to be built at the foot of the mountain, seemingly preparing for a long siege.
"You are a thief, you have to fight for your life, don't you have to live enough to die?" Han Shizhong scolded and directed his men to wave the flag. When he saw where the offensive was fierce, he mobilized the troops on the southern slope to support him.
In front of the Great Wall defense line, the sound of killings was loud. Jurchen troops and horses were seen coming up layer by layer like a tide. And among the fortifications of the Great Wall defense line, there were many strong bows and crossbows, fired as densely as locusts. Some even had stone cannons.
, the polished stone bullets flew out and fell into the dense Jurchen army, leaving a bloody mess.
The rolling boulders even hit countless Tatars until their brains burst and their sternums were shattered.
The general behind Han Shizhong, Qu Duan, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Han Shuai, let's fight like this. We will fight with the Jurchen Tatars until the end. Let's see how many lives these dog Tatars have, and who can't afford it first?"
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His subordinates were so angry, but Han Shizhong's face was as dark as water and he suddenly calmed down.
Such an offensive may seem brutal, but after such a day of fighting, the defense system established by the Song Dynasty camp cannot be filled with human lives. Does Zong Han know? And how many days can such an offensive last?
This kind of clumsy fighting method was not at the level of Wanyan Zonghan. Han Shizhong was suddenly shocked. Could it be that some place had been breached?
This surprise is not trivial. Zong Ze is absolutely reliable on the Juyong Pass side. If Weizhou is defeated further west, Zong Han should mobilize his troops to attack Yunnei.
"Zhi Niang thief! Immediately send people along Jingshan to inquire about the military situation, and report back quickly!"
In order not to shake the morale of the troops here, Han Shizhong whispered: "Something may have happened in Longshan."
The Longshan Defense Line is located east of Jingzhou and north of Pinglu. The Luanhe River runs through the Longshan Great Wall from north to south.
Han Shizhong immediately concluded that there must be something wrong with the valley where the river flows, and the Jurchens might have to be moved behind Tanzhou.
This area is full of Youyan's powerful people. They saw the opportunity quickly and surrendered early to save their territory.
At that time, Han Shizhong felt that Longshan was a hidden danger, but for political purposes, he could not solve the matter. Because Youyan had just been recovered and was located at the junction of Song and Jin Dynasties. These local snakes and Yan lands were powerful, each with thousands of soldiers and horses under their command.
He is a native of Yanland.
You have really driven these people to the edge and rebelled against you. They have been under the rule of foreign races for hundreds of years and have gone through many hardships. They have long developed the mentality to stick together for warmth and only care about profit.
Han Shizhong was extra careful that day and built another line of defense between Gubei Pavilion and Shimen Town, which should be able to hold them back. When he led his army to kill them, he would repel or encircle the intruding Jin soldiers and recapture them.
Longshan is the right path.
However, without the Great Wall's natural moat, the next few fierce battles will probably involve close combat with the Jurchen Tatars.