The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

In the early morning, the Jin army garrisons on the Hutun Fort looked at the watchtower. They saw a team of Song cavalry coming slowly along the shallows on the Xiliao River. Although they knew that this was just a routine patrol by the Song army, they still rang.

The alarm bell reminds the companions in the fort to strengthen their vigilance. This article was first released. Hearing the warning sound, more than 200 Jin soldiers immediately went up to the fort wall under the leadership of a Bojin.

"Damn it, these people also let us go, it's really a mess!" Bojinbahule, who led the troops, saw about a hundred Song army patrols coming slowly across the river from a distance.

Zhu cursed inwardly, but he didn't dare to evacuate without authorization.

In fact, it is no wonder that Bahule was dissatisfied. Hutun Castle can be said to be the first batch of forts built on the ferry after defecting in Saili and presented Linhuang Mansion to prevent the Song army from launching an attack. Because the geographical location is important, it is too

After the division decided to build the boundary trench, it became an important support point on the thousand-mile defense line. The fortress was expanded and beacon towers and barracks were built. A trench several meters deep was dug in front of the fort, and three were piled up with the dug sand and soil.

A stubborne with a height of 2 ft. and a wide range of earthen buildings, with perfect defense measures such as arrow tables and mercerations.

In front of the West Liao River is a natural danger, deep trenches are the key, barriers are the obstacles, and surrounding forts are the help. Layer obstacles are also arranged behind the earth fortresses. Even if the enemy conquers the castle, it is difficult to drive straight into the castle. Hutun Fort is as solid as a soup.

. However, since the boundary trenches built with huge manpower and financial resources were built, there had never been a large-scale conflict between the Song and Jin countries. In the village, only more than 200 garrison soldiers led by Ba Hule were stationed in the village, leading their own Meng'an.

Grazing, farming, and living a life of freedom.

However, since the legend of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in Xia Dynasty, he became nervous on the border after the northern tour of the Song Dynasty. The Heshilie Zhining Corps, which was originally used to wipe out the Mongolians, did not retreat after completing the mission. All border forts entered combat preparations, Hutun Fort

The garrison also increased to a thousand troops. The commander of a thousand men, and Bahule changed from a local emperor to a thousand men's subordinates. After the emperor of the Song Dynasty arrived in the Fuhulin area, the Jin army's fortresses increased again.

We were on guard and waited all day to prevent the Song army from attacking. As long as we discovered the Song army's activities, we had to go to the fort wall to prepare for war no matter how much, which made everyone trouble.

"Bojin, what's wrong today is. The Song army has never crossed the river on patrols, and it is often only more than ten riders. There are only a team of people coming today. Did they take any action?" A small leader under Bahule's commander

Asked after seeing the situation.

"What's wrong? Our Song Dynasty is bounded by two hundred steps on the east bank of the Liao River in the west. Both sides of the river belong to others. In the past, people were only a river and were also a territory. Now the Southern Dynasty emperors were only five miles away, so of course they also wanted to do so.

It is normal to be more vigilant and patrol across the river, it is better to have more people!" Ba Hule stretched out his neck and looked out.

"Bo Jin, the Song army left the river bank and was still moving towards this side. Are you going to attack us?" The little leader was disappointed and screamed again after he was quiet for a while.

"What are you talking nonsense? Although the Southern Dynasty army is powerful, there are less than a hundred cavalry. You think they are as stupid as you. Isn't we seeking death with such a few people?" Bahule slapped the little leader's helmet hard on the helmet of the little leader and slapped hard on the helmet of the little leader

He slapped and scolded.

"Bojin. They crossed the river and reached the earthen beam. Our trencher can hit them!" The little leader was a little 'ignorant'. He was scolded and was still broadcasting live for Bahule.

Seeing that Bo Jin ignored his suggestions, he still didn't give up, he suggested, "Bo Jin, if we quietly leave the fort and detour from the river bank, we will definitely be able to surround these Song troops. Are you talking to the leader of the thousand men?

This is a great achievement!”

"You damn it's really not to know how to live or die!" Bahule finally broke out, kicking the little leader four feet into the sky, and cursing angrily, "Heshilie's commander's army is not allowed to provoke the Song army after repeated orders. Violators

If you kill me, don’t say that the Song army just crossed the river, you dare to scold me in front of the fort. Now, if you repeatedly instigate me to attack the Song army, do you want the life of me and the thousand-man leader?”

Seeing Bahule cursing and beating the little leader, the Jurchen guards on the fort were stunned and trembling, no one dared to come forward to persuade him. But I was very confused. My Great Jin Kingdom was afraid that the Southern Dynasty had reached such a point.

Did you even shout at him? He was going to be executed. Alas, can this battle be fought?

The scene on the fort wall did not affect the Song army crossing the river at all. More than ten of them rode straight at the earth beam, while the rest dispersed their warnings. These people were less than two arrows from Hutun Castle in a straight line.

But no one else pointed at him, without giving him any face, and did not consider the Jin army's ideas at all.

"Zheng Ping, if your troops were asked to capture this fort, how would you command?" The earth beam was five meters high, and it was the only high ground on the east bank of the river. It was slightly higher than the fort wall. Although I saw the details in the fort, it was within the boundary trenches.

The terrain was completely visible. Zhao Qi immediately followed the telescope and observed for a moment, and asked Zheng Ping beside him.

"Your Majesty, if you ask your subordinates to attack this fort, I will first use artillery to cover the engineering camp to build a floating bridge on the river, and then lead the army across the river. If the enemy takes advantage of our half-crossing time to go out to fight back, I will use artillery to cover the infantry to seize the beachhead to capture the head of the beach.

Position, establish a warning circle to cover the army across the river; if the enemy is in line to fight, the cavalry will rush forward and the dragon cavalry will detour the enemy in front of you, and then take the opportunity to launch a strong attack to capture the fortress; if the enemy cannot stand firm, it will be in full

After crossing the river, the army launched an attack, filled the boundary trenches, bombarded the village wall with artillery to open the breakthrough, and drove the army into the city!" Zheng Ping replied without hesitation.

The emperor's question was not difficult for Zheng Ping. They had always done this in the past, and it was tried and tested. After he restored the Kruel Army, he served as the commander-in-chief and left behind. After the Jin army on the opposite side built the boundary trenches, he had already thought of the fate of the people.

The primary issue in attack is to break through the boundary trenches. Therefore, exercises over the years have been a must-training subject, and the combat plan has long been clear.

"Well, what you mean is to use artillery to knock down the fort wall and enter the fortress through the gap!" Zhao Qi looked at Zheng Ping and asked, nodding and saying, "Not to tell me whether you can cross the river smoothly, Cao Yi, your artillery brigade

Can the fort wall be quickly blown up after the entire army crosses the river and open the breakthrough?" He turned his head and asked Cao Yi behind him.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's fortress wall is three meters thick. If you concentrate your firepower on heavy artillery, you can do it with only three or five rounds of volleys." Cao Yi was a little puzzled. The artillery was created by the emperor, so he should be very clear about the power of heavy artillery. How to reverse the situation.

I asked myself, but I had to answer, and answered after a moment of contemplation.

"Haha, it takes only three or five rounds to do it. I'm afraid that it will be difficult to damage the wall of the castle for a day and a night!" Zhao Qi laughed dryly and suddenly said angrily.

"Your Majesty calms down. There is no error in the calculations of the subordinates. The Jin army fortress walls are all rammed, and there are no bricks outside and no stone reinforcement. They cannot withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery!" Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking about his own

There is nothing wrong with the answer. How powerful is a volley of three or five rounds of artillery fire in an artillery brigade? I have said this out of conservatism.

"Hmph, then I'll ask you, if you bombard the fort wall with heavy artillery, you must shoot directly to ensure the effect. The current situation is that there is a wall of earth made of digging sand and soil in front of the fort wall. The Jin army used the excavated trenches to dig boundary trenches.

, Can your heavy artillery penetrate the earth wall up to five feet thick and then hit the fort wall? Even if it can penetrate, have you considered how much power it can be left?" Zhao Qiong snorted coldly and asked repeatedly.

"Your Majesty..." Cao Yi grunted for a long time without answering, and only felt sweating in his palms and forehead. Why did he ignore this inconspicuous earth wall?

As one of the earliest gunners in the army and the commander of the First Brigade after the expansion of artillery, Cao Yi is familiar with the operation and performance of various artillery. Of course, he knows that the power of shells entering the loose sand will be greatly reduced and the lethality will be reduced; bombarding the city wall from the front

The shooting is better than the top and has much higher accuracy. The earth wall in front of you is slightly lower than the fort wall. It seems to be a pile of inconspicuous sand and soil, but it just blocks the direct shooting of the artillery fire on the fort wall, and its thickness is enough to eliminate

Reduce most of the power of artillery fire, and if you want to hit the castle wall, you can only use a projectile.

"Your Majesty, we can use the projectile to suppress the enemy and let the soldiers explode the gap by blasting!" Seeing the awkward scene, Zheng Ping hurriedly spoke out to help Cao Yi save the siege.

"Haha, do you think your army can reach the city? I'm afraid it's like artillery!" Zhao Qi looked at Zheng Ping with a squinted look and sneered.

"Your Majesty, the situation is not that serious, right?" The emperor was really shocked. Not only did he startle and shocked Zheng Ping, but all the military generals who accompanied the emperor to reconnaissance the terrain were also stunned.

"Look first, there are many platforms on the wall of the Jin army fortress, and there are also rammed earth platforms and unkempt earth trenches behind the boundary trenches. Do you know what they are for?" Zhao Jie pointed at Hutun Fort with a horse whip from a distance.

Say.

"Your Majesty, those earthen towers can be used to cover artillery fire and block the cavalry's charge. As for those earthen towers, it should be..." Zheng Ping looked for a moment and said, and he thought about the use of earthen towers, but those earthen towers really don't know what to do.

It's too much to say that it's the general station, but the playground is a little smaller, and I really couldn't imagine it for a while.

"Those are platforms used by the Jin army to arrange trenchers. Earth-stacks can not only be used to cover artillery fire, but also to hide soldiers and equipment. Once the battle begins, those trenchers will be covered with trenchers. Look again

The distance between the boundary trenches and the Xiliao River is only the two arrows are covered by heavy trenchers. When you cross the river, those trenchers suddenly fire. Think about the consequences!" Zhao Qiong said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, I am so stupid. I didn't expect that the Jurchens would have such a ruthless trick!" As the emperor's example, Zheng Ping and others felt cold in their hearts. If they fought in the past, the artillery would play a role in the entire battle.

The decisive role is that there is no need to attack the infantry and cavalry. As long as the artillery is taking advantage of the opportunity of the artillery crossing the river and launching a raid with a catapult, it can smash the artillery into losing the battle. The ending is self-evident... (To be continued...)