Chapter 63 The north and the south start side by side
At noon, next to the East Fork of the North Road of the Yellow River.
A majestic war horse covered with a layer of leather armor and a leather mask struggled to carry its master out of the gap in the north. There, there were already people and horses close to each other, and the armor was so dense that the flags could not be unfolded at all, and the weapons
The flash of the blade is almost continuous under the reflection of the noon sun.
The heavy-armored long-axe soldiers of the Song Army and the heavy-armored cavalry of the Jin Army swarmed on the front line, killing each other regardless of casualties. And extending a little outward, the heavy arrows and powerful crossbows of both sides, although the accidental injury rate was alarming, but
Still dare not stop for a moment.
This gap, which is only more than two miles wide, has truly become a flesh and blood mill. It depends on who can't hold on first.
It can only be said that it is indeed a blessing that this war horse and its owner can escape from the battle group, especially as a heavily armored knight on the Jin Army's side whose goal is to break through this gap.
However, not long after the war horse escaped from the battle group, it quickly slowed down by the Yellow River. It kept whistling and then retracted its hind legs according to instinct. It turned out that there was an unknown time and place on the right hind leg of the majestic war horse.
Someone made a hole in the ground, and the outer skin was torn while running, and it was hanging on the leg, so that bright red blood kept blooming along the exposed wound, and followed the broken skin to the ground.
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Even when it left the core of the battlefield where the temperature was relatively high and arrived at the riverside, a thin layer of white mist was still surrounding the wound in the cold air of winter.
The Jurchen knight on horseback turned back to look at each other and obviously noticed this, but the adrenaline brought by the previous fight at the core of the battle group was still working. Without even a moment's hesitation, he directly waved the broken spear shaft in his hand.
He slapped the horse's butt hard, and at the same time the spurs under his feet exerted force. The horse felt the pain, spun on the spot, continued to gallop, and followed the owner's instructions and went straight to a group of civilians dozens of steps away. The knight immediately followed
Throw down the gun barrel, take a fist-thick cavalry hammer from your waist, and then raise it high.
These civilian husbands are digging a new trench under the orders and haste of several sergeants... There is no way, the battle on the front line is fierce, casualties continue, and as more and more wounded and corpses are carried to the back, the civilian husbands are obviously worried about the front line
Afraid and exhausted from the night, many people refused to work anymore, so that the Song Army had to use something similar to a war supervisory team to force these civilians to come to the back of the gap and continue to build a second line of defense in order to further hinder the Jin Dynasty.
The meaning of military cavalry.
As for the front line, the war supervisory team has already used it.
But no matter what, at this moment these civilians suddenly saw a Jurchen heavy armored cavalry crossing the battle line, riding a majestic war horse like a tower of iron, and then brandishing a hammer, they immediately fled in fright.
However, a few sergeants could only pick up their weapons in a hurry and tried to stop them.
An arrow was shot first and nailed the leather armor on the horse's neck.
This arrow actually did not cause any substantial damage to the war horse, but the arrow penetrated the leather armor and the neck, but it had an inexplicable effect... The momentum of the war horse was not only reduced, but also kept twisting.
The long neck was spinning on the spot to avoid the stinging pain on the neck. In the air, two Song soldiers holding long spears had already taken the opportunity to rush forward, trying to use their long spears to kill this man who had obviously lost his long soldier.
Jurchen knight stabbed.
When the Jurchen knight saw this, he cursed and reined in the horse again. At the same time, he was ready to abandon the horse if necessary. However, unexpectedly, a thick arrow suddenly shot from behind, grazing the Jurchen knight who was still spinning.
His armor shot a Song Army spearman in the face.
The knight looked back and saw that it was a heavy-armored comrade of the Jin Army who had lost his war horse. He was overjoyed for a moment, but he had no time to say thank you or anything. He just said hello and called on the heavy-armored man to go with him, ignoring the neighing of the war horse.
He directly pulled out the arrow from the horse's neck, forcibly restrained the horse, and prepared to charge again.
Seeing this, another Song Army spearman was immediately frustrated and simply turned around and ran away, dragging his spear. The knight was even more delighted, but his battlefield experience told him that the spearman had not let go of his spear. He could not have been cheating and should have left it behind him.
Pao Ze, who had a hard bow in his hand, was superior, so he no longer paid attention to the spearmen, but turned directly to the Song Army archers who had shot arrows before.
The war horse galloped past the archer's side. The Jurchen knight just struck the archer, who was obviously in a panic and was about to flee, and knocked him to the ground from behind.
However, when the knight succeeded with one blow, he reined in his horse and turned around, he was shocked to find that the comrade who had previously assisted him with the arrow had disappeared without a trace, and he did not know when or how he died.
Even the body was hard to find.
Of course, this Jurchen knight was not pitying people, but he was rushing here alone. The role of his comrades was undoubted. The opponent had saved his life just now, which is proof. At this time, he suddenly lost his only comrade, and he couldn't help but panic.
But now that he was panicking and the cold wind blew by the river, the energy he had brought out on the main battlefield suddenly disappeared.
The knight began to have some doubts.
In fact, he was right to worry. The surrounding Song troops came to their senses and saw that there was only one knight. The knight had lost his long soldier, and the horse was half-stretched and his legs were bloody. Sure enough, someone immediately shouted hello on the battlefield, and then the knight
Seeing seven or eight Song troops gathered together, armed with bows, crossbows, spears and shields, they came towards them.
At this moment, the knight neither dared to respond to the enemy, nor dared to return to the gap that was like a flesh and blood mill. However, he hesitated for a moment, turned his horse's head, and prepared to gallop towards the civilian husband who had dispersed before.
But when he saw that he was about to catch up with one of the more obvious civilians, the war horse suddenly staggered, turned over his hooves, and knelt down in a small trench that had been dug... This group of civilians
The reason why they were able to stay together even when they were escaping was because someone told them to lead them to hide behind this newly dug trench.
Not to mention, after the war horse staggered, because the horse's speed was not fast, it did not throw the knight out at all. It only made the latter's chest feel tight and his eyes darkened. In addition, his feet were caught in the stirrups, and he lost control for a moment.
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The knight knew that he was at a critical moment, and even though he had no strength to open his eyes, he struggled to clamp the horse's belly, and at the same time pulled the reins, trying to pull the horse up.
As expected, this majestic war horse did not disappoint its owner. With its strong vitality and obedience from years of domestication, it used all its strength to raise its front hooves and prepare to rescue its owner.
But at this moment, an ax that was obviously not a standard piece of equipment, but rather looked like a logging ax suddenly appeared and struck almost flatly at the erect front hoof of the war horse. The tomahawk got stuck under the knee of the war horse, and blood flowed from it.
As noted, the war horse was completely unable to support itself, so it whined again and knelt down again.
"Grab his hammer!"
The Golden Army Knight was in great pain, but he could still hear someone shouting and gasping for breath beside him. After hearing this, he quickly waved the cavalry hammer in his hand to try to hinder the opponent.
However, he did not swing it, and after a vigorous swing, the war hammer fell away.
The civilian husband who chopped off the horse's hoof before was Zhou Bin. Now he was in a state of embarrassment, his eyes were red, and he struggled to pick up the hammer almost instinctively. At the same time, he shouted to his fellow civilian husband:
"Pull him down! Hold him down! I'll finish him off!"
The civilians were not fools. When they saw the surrounding reinforcements, they would arrive immediately. This golden armored cavalry was even more unable to move. They hurriedly swarmed up. Seven or eight people grabbed the arms of others and grabbed the pockets of others. Sure enough, they successfully pulled the opponent from the army.
Immediately drag him down and hold his limbs firmly.
Poor this Jurchen Pu Liyan, he was basically a veteran who had experienced many battles. At this moment, his horse had stalled and he was trapped in a tight siege. Even if he struggled hard, how could he resist?
For a moment, he was finally pinned down in the ditch by these peasants, in the red mud stained with horse blood.
"Xiao Yi, come and lift his mask, don't let him bite you!" Zhou Bin picked up the cavalry hammer, came to the side of the opponent's head, clasped his hands, and shouted an order to a slightly younger civilian husband beside him.
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Xiao B trembled and hurriedly, hurriedly rode on the cavalry, and then went to take off the mask. He first tried to pull it down, but when it failed, he quickly pushed it up. Sure enough, he pushed the mask away, revealing a face of about forty years old, with a rough appearance, but
There cannot be any fundamental difference in appearance from the people around him.
The face was staring at the person riding on him, with a clearly panicked and pleading expression, but Xiao Yi was just at a loss.
On the other hand, Zhou Bin, who was squatting beside the knight, saw this expression and hesitated for a moment, but it was just a pause. The next moment, Captain Zhou, who had experienced too many things, did not hesitate and tried his best to hammer the fist-thick cavalry hammer in his hand.
He raised it high and then smashed it down hard towards the area under the opponent's eyes!
After one blow, it was a bloody mess!
After two hammer blows, the surrounding civilians noticed that the cavalry had lost all its strength and its entire body was loose!
After three strikes, the face of this Jurchen knight who came from Guantao was not only red, but black, white, red, and yellow, all mixed together.
But after Zhou Bin killed this man, he didn't stop at all. He just got up and picked up the cavalry hammer in his hand and quickly made another assignment: "Old Zhang, you go and lead them to continue to build the trench. Dabao, Erbao, your brothers, hurry up."
Quickly take off his armor and hand it over to the imperial camp officer. Xiao Yi, you come with me to report your merits to our village!"
The seven or eight Song troops who were preparing to surround and kill this Jin Army knight had actually arrived dozens of steps away. However, they saw that the commander of the village was luring the enemy first and killing the enemy behind. Moreover, after three hammer blows, not even a moment later.
Stop, you are so calmly assigned, you are already shocked, how can you have the slightest intention of grabbing the credit?
In the end, he was led by the village commander in a daze, and went to the nearest flag to find an officer to report his merits.
The nearest flag is two hundred steps away. The general under his banner is a commander. He is called Zhang Kui. He is a member of the Chixin Corps. He accumulated merits after Yao Mountain and was transferred from the Imperial Banzhi to serve in the Imperial Right Army.
, quickly rose to the position of commander, but it was just that he had not fought for a long time and had no achievements in leading troops in an organized system, so he was unable to cross the biggest step.
Without further ado, Zhang Kui had actually noticed the commotion caused by this gap to the west. He watched the scene with a cold eye, and then listened to the slightly nervous Jinshi accompanying the army and the commander of the camp recording their merits, waiting for everything to be settled.
, he just got on his horse and headed east from here.
To the east, there are thousands of Song troops arrayed neatly. Although they are not clustered with long axes and heavy steps, they are also lined with spears and crossbows, and there is no shortage of swords, shields, bows and arrows.
Zhang Kui went straight to the banner of Zhang Zi, who was the largest in the platoon, held hands with each other, and made suggestions.
"Open a small opening along the river in the west, and your troops will set up a net in the rear to wait?" Tian Shizhong, who had just returned from the front line, frowned slightly when he heard this. "It's the area close to the river in the west that can't hold up.
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"No, it's just that the general couldn't bear it when he saw that the front line was anxious and the casualties were heavy, while I was waiting in formation at the rear and couldn't come forward to help." Zhang Kui handed over his hand.
"You're also worried that you won't be able to get any credit, and you won't be able to get the commander's attention even after the Northern Expedition is over, right?" Tian Shizhong responded coldly. "Zhang Kui, do you think that this is still a period of peace, and that this is still the place where Jingdong is stationed?
Do you think that without the leader of the Red Heart Corps, Liu Tongzhi will cut off the ten secret boxes of the imperial camp's right army?"
"The general doesn't dare!" Zhang Kui quickly bowed his head. "The general has no such selfish motives, he just considers the war."
"Thinking about it!" Tian Shizhong was finally furious. "Aren't you just selfish because you saw that we still have enough troops for this battle? Open your eyes and show me. The battle ahead is so fierce. If we retreat,
Who will be responsible for causing a total collapse of the situation? And there is no need to attack the city after this war? Such a large Yuancheng is more than ten miles wide, and the shortest part of the city wall is three feet high. The towers are seventy or eighty, worth eight
A famous city... I wonder how much effort it will take? Come back with me! Guard your headquarters and wait for the order to attack!"
Zhang Kui walked away in embarrassment.
After Zhang Kui left, Tian Shizhong had a dark face and just turned his attention to the front line again, but he couldn't help but take off his leather gloves and hold them tightly in his hands.
Moreover, as the actual commander of this battle, Tian Shizhong's perspective is of course higher. Just like Zhang Kui doesn't care about the death of a soldier, how can he care about the little thoughts of a commander? He cares about,
There should be only one thing from the beginning, which is to hold the gap and ensure that the Jin army cannot break through this line of defense.
However, from a macro perspective, this strategic goal has actually been achieved from the moment the battle began.
The two armies met on a narrow road, and they were fighting for a breath. If you can hold on, you can hold on. If you can't hold on, you can't hold on. The Song Army obviously held on. Not only did it hold on, it also had enough troops to deploy a second line in the rear.
Line of defense.
Therefore, under this situation, just as he and Zhang Kui began to think about participating in the war and making meritorious deeds, Tian Shizhong, who had just returned from the front line, actually also had some ideas. Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, the elites of the two armies were crowded in a narrow place.
, unable to advance or retreat, they can only consume each other's lives. This makes Tian Shizhong, who has not fought a tough battle for several years, a little panicked. What he is worried about now is that if the three thousand long axes are used in this battle, his father-in-law will be handed over.
What should I do if my foundation has been thrown away?
To put it bluntly, he was a little frightened by the brutality and intense consumption on the front line.
The only thing I have to say is that I have to worry about it. The current situation is that you can't risk the collapse of the battle line and come up with something to replace it. You can only wait for the naval ship to pass by and use the eight-oxen crossbow and cannon.
Che, starting from Ali's department, reversed the situation of the battle.
The sun gradually turned again, the time came into the afternoon, and the battlefield became increasingly chaotic.
Fierce fighting continued at the gap in the front line. On the defense line on the east side of Yongji Canal, the Jin Army still broke through from time to time. At the same time, at the same time, no less than 700 to 800 corpses were placed behind the Song Army's second line of defense.
Here, thousands of injured people were forced to live in the open air, and screams and groans could be heard everywhere.
It's funny to say that in the morning, the civilians who were so frightened by these casualties that they needed to supervise the battle team to maintain order saw more and more corpses and wounded people, but they became much quieter. They just stood there with a strong sense of exhaustion.
Digging trenches.
Of course, even Zhang Kui finally got the opportunity to fill a gap.
It was at this time that the East Fork of the North Yellow River was finally cleared, and the ships of the Song Army's imperial navy were finally in position, and soon a volley was fired at the Ali tribe.
This time, the eight-niu crossbows on the small ship that were almost eliminated had a miraculous effect. Once fired, three iron gun-like crossbow arrows were fired directly and flatly by the height of the ship, but it happened to be six or seven.
Within the ultimate range of a hundred steps, it was lowered to about the ground, and combined with the dense Jin Army troops, the lethality of this weapon reached a certain limit.
Often with one shot and three arrows, dozens of people can be incapacitated in an instant, with their flesh and blood flying everywhere, and their limbs even being separated on the spot.
In comparison, the artillery and carriages on a large ship that rely on projectile ballistics may not be able to do as much damage as the Eight Bull Crossbow on a small ship.
There are a total of eight small ships of this kind equipped with eight oxen crossbows in the imperial navy.
At the end of the third round of salvos, the Ali troops' casualties caused by naval attacks reached the total casualties of the previous morning's ground combat.
What's even more terrible is that, faced with this unexpected and shocking visual impact, Ali's Jin army finally began to waver. They no longer maintained their formation and battlefield discipline, and took the initiative to wait for Ali's military order to be conveyed.
Towards the Yongji Canal further inside, they were gathered and squeezed together to avoid the blow of the Baniu Crossbow.
For a time, there was a blank area of 700 to 800 steps on the narrow land to the north of the defense line, adjacent to the Yellow River channel on the east side.
Faced with such a situation, Wanhu Ali, a Jurchen general who was over fifty years old, hesitated a little, but when he noticed that the two northernmost large ships gave up bombarding the river with artillery carts, and turned to sail directly further north.
, but finally made up his mind and rode directly onto the extremely simple pontoon bridge on the Yongji Canal.
And soon, he came to the flag of Piaohe, which was almost level with his own flag.
"Withdraw!"
Ali got straight to the point. "It won't work in half a day, and it won't work in another half day. Don't waste your troops here in vain!"
Chaohe looked at Ali coldly: "If you can't charge the cavalry with a hundred and eighty rounds, how can you call the cavalry?"
"There are ships of the Royal Navy on the river to the east, all equipped with ballistae... Seven or eight hundred steps along the river, we can no longer stand." Ali was expressionless and responded slowly. "Although I don't know what the situation is below the city, but
They are definitely weaker than us and can't drag many people away... If I were Yue Fei, I would definitely send an army out along the east river later to surround us both."
"It's not too late to retreat after they come out." Chaohe hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head. "There may be soldiers and horses in Yuancheng trying their best to bite Yue Fei, waiting for us to pass."
"The Song Army has already sent a ship to Guantao." Ali finally told the last fatal information. "If Guantao is captured by the Song Army's navy and the Song Army on the other side of the river...then send another army here to follow.
If they come out along the river to the east to surround us and bite us, the twenty thousand of us will really be doomed."
Piaohe finally changed his expression, but he was puzzled: "Why did the Song army have so many soldiers?"
"It should be that the elite right-wing troops from the imperial camp who had withdrawn from the three states were dispatched in advance...not 30,000 to a city versus 50,000, but 30,000 to a city versus 60,000 to 70,000." Ali remained calm. "At the beginning of the troop strength,
It was calculated."
Piaohe's resentment was hard to explain: "Wang Bolong relied on his own status and refused to obey the military orders of the commander-in-chief. He was greedy for merit and ruined his affairs!"
"Listen to me." Ali sighed. "Piaohe, I know that you and Gao Dutong are old friends, and Gao Dutong used to be secretive and hinted that he was from Korea, but in recent years he has gradually come to realize that he is from Bohai.
He is... big? After my brother left, he became the backbone of you Bohai people... It is normal for you to be afraid that something might happen to him. But things are not that bad for me. Yuancheng is dozens of miles around, and there are ten thousand households in the city.
With the thousands of Bohai and Korean athletes gathered by Gao Dutong in advance, plus the 20,000 to 30,000 civilians who were later recruited, there are sufficient supplies and weapons. We can still defend if we want to, especially if our reinforcements are not available until this month.
It’s time.”
Piaohe was still in a difficult mood, but he lowered his head and glanced left and right on his horse, and then said coldly: "General Ali, I remember that I had heard of your name when I was a marching warrior.
Several princes dared to contradict him face to face, why are they so persuasive now? Is it really because they are old and have become Buddhists?"
Ali was silent for a while and then calmly responded: "There is some belief in Buddhism, but this matter has nothing to do with belief in Buddhism. But later I gradually understood that if you want to persuade others, there is no good in speaking evil words. It is better to speak kind words and treat them honestly."
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Liahe took a long breath, raised his head and remained silent for a moment.
"Your troops have suffered heavy casualties." Ali remained calm when he saw this. "Just retreat first, and I will come to the rear for you... But now that we are retreating, they cannot outflank them, and with how many infantry they have, they should not be able to pursue them."
"Wave the flag! Blow the trumpet!" Pyoha finally gave up his temper and simply gave the order. "Withdraw with caution! Be sure to bring the wounded with you!"
The surrounding Jin troops had been waiting for this military order for a long time. When they received the words, they immediately rushed away. Ali simply turned around and dispatched his troops.
Just like that, the war suddenly ended, and the Jin Army was the first to be unable to hold on... This was certainly not an accident, but it still made many Song troops who were fighting on the front line overjoyed... Many of the red-eyed people ignored military orders,
They directly pursued and broke out of the gap, but immediately encountered a counterattack by the Jin army and even collapsed for a time.
But fortunately, the Song Army's second line of defense was hurriedly raised, stabilizing the situation, and the Jin Army was not reluctant to fight.
The war ended very suddenly, not just in the gap. After the reinforcements were withdrawn from the city, the Jin Army cavalry below the city also chose to evacuate at the signal from the city... But Yue Fei did not let his back to the Wei army.
He ventured across the Yongji Canal from the rear to block the Jin army's route back to the city, but only allowed them to enter the city.
Of course, there are various reasons for doing this. For example, there are many turrets in the northwest area of Daming City. If you fight under the city, it is easy to suffer a condescending blow from the city. Another example is that the Yongji Canal, an artificial river, is not wide or narrow.
It was narrow, and unlike the dense pontoon bridges laid inside the northern position, it might not be possible in time; for another example, Gao Jingshan was also a smart man, and he even asked some Jin Army cavalry to detour to the safest southeast water gate to enter the city.
But reasons are reasons after all. If you don't do it, you haven't done it, and you could have done it in the first place.
This caused heavy losses to the subordinates, especially Tian Division who found that the death rate of his long ax heavy infantry was as high as 20%, and fell into some extreme uneasiness.
That's right, it's not resentment or dissatisfaction, but uneasiness... After such a long time, although Tian Shizhong can't be said to have an intimate understanding of Yue Fei, he has somewhat understood the other party's temper.
"marshal!"
In the afternoon, after hurriedly assigning frontline affairs, Tian Shizhong galloped to the foot of Yue Fei's four-character banner. Before he could get off his horse, he hurriedly asked. "The enemy's army was defeated, and the city was bound to be shaken. Not to mention such a big city, which is dozens of miles in circumference.
We can always find loopholes, so why not use gunpowder to blow up the city tonight, and then recruit dead soldiers to attack, and once successful, we can take over and achieve a miraculous feat?"
Yue Fei shook his head as expected: "Tian Dutong, if that was the plan, I should have spared no expense in casualties and tried to keep the cavalry outside the city as much as possible..."
Tian Shizhong sighed softly when he heard this, and stared at the other party again, almost helplessly: "Then what do you want to do?"
"Tian Dutong, that's what I thought." Yue Fei suddenly raised his hand, and the surrounding soldiers and horses moved away like a tide. Even the sergeant holding the big banner also took the initiative to evacuate. When the surrounding sergeants dodged, this
The marshal of the Hebei Front Army of the Song Dynasty had just calmly reined in the situation. "As long as we keep the gunpowder bombing of the city properly and don't let it get damp or anything like that, then the bombing today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will succeed or not, in principle."
It should be the same..."
"Do you want to wait and hold back the main force of the Jin army? Are you afraid that the reinforcements of the Jin army will not come when they see the loss of Daming Mansion, but will turn back to Taiyuan?" Tian Shizhong almost blurted out. "Right? You come across the river,
Although it is to destroy the city, but more importantly, it is to use the city as a means to restrain the main force of the Jin army for the officials, right? You have a big plan from the beginning! From the beginning, you are aiming at the main force of the goddess.
"But you have also seen today that the Jin army has not lost its fighting power. There are two thousand households. Our army fought with them in the gap in the wilderness. Both sides suffered heavy losses. If the main force of the Jin army arrives, our army will bomb the city again. It will be too late.
?" Tian Shizhong was furious. "If it's too late, the main force of 60,000 to 70,000 people will be overturned by the Jin Army's 140,000 to 150,000 households in the wilderness. Will the officials be able to relax?"
"So we must continue to build the fortifications without leaving any gaps, and do not go out to fight in the wilderness!" Yue Fei was still calm. "Look at the battle situation today. If the fortifications are complete and there are no gaps, can we defend properly?"
Tian Shizhong swayed on his horse, obviously understanding, but he shook his head heavily: "How much cultivation do you need?"
"Simple." Yue Fei stood on his horse and raised his finger to point to the mountains and rivers. "Yancheng is at the narrowest point of the two rivers of the Yellow River. It is only thirteen or four miles from east to west. Let's set up such a defense line in the north, and also set up such a defense line in the south, and then along the west
Another line of defense will be built on the river embankment, and another line of defense will be built on the east river embankment, which will be connected to the Daming City. At the same time, we can sail on land again, so that the navy can move parallel to the river..."
Tian Shizhong was almost dazzled: "You might as well build a city here around Yuancheng!"
"So what if we just build a city?" Yue Fei obviously didn't care. "Build a big city with a circumference of tens of miles, or even a hundred miles in circumference..."
"How can such a big city be defended?" Tian Shizhong was still uneasy.
"Why can't we defend it?" This time it was Yue Fei's turn to frown. "Before the freezing, if there were naval forces on both sides of the waterway, even though the main force of the Jin army arrived, it would be useless and could only be used from the north and south. But you have also seen the situation today.
They cannot spread out their troops...the defense is as secure as a mountain."
"Of course I know, the key is after freezing?" Tian Shizhong laughed angrily and interrupted him directly. "How to resist? If you can't resist, just use everything to blow up the city? Isn't this the most taboo thing for you?
What if the gunpowder fails...all the soldiers and horses, the destiny of a country, and ten years of work will be ruined here?"
"This is the key." Yue Fei pointed at the huge Yuancheng in front of the two of them. "The freeze period can be up to forty days, but in fact it should only be thirty days. Let's not talk about gunpowder, but only one thing... If Gao Jingshan
We can defend this city of 40 miles per week for 50 or 60 days with ten thousand warriors and more than 10,000 men. Why can't we defend a city of 100 miles per week for 34 days with 60,700 soldiers and 780,000 civilians?
Ten days? This place is not as big as Tokyo City. Aren't our soldiers and horses inferior to those of the Imperial Army ten years ago? But didn't Tokyo City also defend for several months, and then the city surrendered?"
Tian Shizhong was speechless in astonishment, but he shook his head again and again: "This place has a good location with a river, but how can it compare to the city of Tokyo if we start the base in a hurry?"
"Build an earthen rampart inside to enclose Yuancheng, so that the troops and horses in the center cannot break out; build an earthen rampart outside, build trenches to hold back horses, and erect fences; build an earthen hill in the middle, set up artillery carts, and divide the camps into layers.
"Listen... that's the logistics preparation. I also asked Tang Huai to immediately go behind me to attack the Jin Army's water fortress. The logistics preparation will be completed within forty days." Yue Fei spread his hands in response. "Brother Tian, please tell me clearly. With this,
What can’t be guarded?”
Tian Shizhong had a dark face, pinched the horse's mane, and said nothing.
Yue Fei knew that the other party was convinced, but instead he narrowed his eyes and looked around: "To put it bluntly, how can Taiyuan defend the city, how can Yuancheng defend the city, we can just do the same... Gao Jingshan just sent people to attack
I said, as long as he is in Yuancheng, Yuancheng cannot be shaken by me... I also have a saying today, but with me setting up a fort here, Yuancheng cannot be shaken by the overwhelming Jin army! Let you
That’s it for life! I’ve been treating them for ten years!”