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Chapter 1061 The Confident Chief Steward Yelu Dadun (first update)
Chapter 1070

Wanjingkou Fort at the northeast end of Youzhou in the Song Dynasty, and Sanchakou Fort at the southeast end, backed by the Wuding River, were both occupied by the Liao Army before.

Sanchakou even became an important transfer station for the Liao army's supplies.However, both of these forts were burned down by the army led by that teacher when the Liao-Xia coalition invaded Youzhou.

More than a year ago, after the end of the war, Wanjingkou Fort and Sanchakou Fort, which had almost become ruins, were rebuilt.

It is no longer the kind of fortress built with rocks and wood, but a solid fortress built with bricks, stones and cement. Since Sanchakou is the closest to Xiazhou, its reconstruction work has naturally become the top priority. Heavy.

Today's Sanchakou, the fort wall is two feet high and thick, and there are usually three thousand troops stationed there. In wartime, it would not be too crowded if there were more than ten thousand soldiers.

And Wan Jingkou is not much different.Therefore, when Wang Yang realized that the Liao people would probably become angry and raise troops instead of coming, he agreed to Zhe Keshi's initiative.

The [-] elite divisions were divided into two groups, one to reinforce Wanjingkou, and the other to go straight to Sanchakou. In addition, the Wuding River Navy Division was ordered to strengthen its guard and rush to rescue Sanchakou at any time.

In the early morning of the next day, when the army of the Liao Kingdom appeared in front of the Sanchakou Fort, the four gates of the Sanchakou Fort were already closed.

And Zhe Keshi, the old driver, was standing on the top of the city at this moment, holding a binoculars in his hand, and carefully sizing up the Liao army that appeared several miles away.

After seeing the arrogant banner, Zhe Keshi couldn't help showing an expression that was as expected. "It seems that Yelu Dadun did not exceed my expectations. He didn't have the guts to attack Youzhou, so he only dared to come here to show off his might."

"The general is wise, but Yelu Dadun underestimates us too much. With only 3 to [-] troops, does he think he can capture our Sanchakou Fort?" Chen Jinzhong, the guard of Sanchakou Fort beside him, said. He curled his lips and laughed with a look of disapproval on his face.

"Don't be too damned complacent, arrogant soldiers must be defeated, haven't you heard of this famous saying?" Zhe Keshi glared at the guy and said.

Chen Jinzhong chuckled, lifted the iron helmet on his head, scratched his itchy scalp with his fingers and said.

"Your Excellency has taught you the lesson, and the general understands, but the problem is that the general is telling the truth. With this rock-solid Sanchakou Fort, and the [-] elite garrisoned by you, my lord, there are still people behind you." My Song Dynasty's Wuding River navy guards, the last general really can't think of a reason for our failure."

"That's true, but... well, forget it, remind the soldiers to be on guard and be cautious. By the way, let the trebuchet team in the fort be ready, so that those bastards can taste it in advance. Taste it."

Zhe Keshi rolled his eyes, but he couldn't say anything more. He turned his head and looked at the five long shoots standing in the center of the fortress, feeling more calm in his heart.

These five long shoots are naturally the most important projectile parts of the Yuanyou trebuchet. Except for the batch in Youzhou, which are all made in Youzhou, nowadays, whether it is Wanjingkou Fort or Sanchakou Fort The Yuanyou stone catapults inside are all parts made by the Military Weapons Supervision Institute, and assembled after getting them to the border fort.

Compared with the original Yuanyou riprap machine, the precision of these standardized production Yuanyou riprap machines has been improved to a certain extent, and the durability is also the same.

However, in order to ensure the dominance of Song Dynasty over this advanced weapon, whether it is Wanjingkou or a border fort like Sanchakou, the operation of Yuanyou stone throwing machine is in charge of a special person, and each machine , are repeatedly poured with kerosene.

Dear judges, you are not mistaken. This is naturally to prevent this advanced weapon from being leaked. Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, when the entire Yuanyou stone trebuchet leaves the factory, every part will be soaked in kerosene first.

If someone robs you, hehe, you only need to approach them with a torch, then these extremely powerful weapons will turn into piles of huge bonfires in a short moment, even in rainy weather, The existence of kerosene will not give the enemy any chance to capture Yuanyou trebuchet.

A large number of parts in the Yuanyou stone throwing machine can already be replaced by metal castings, but the problem is that the wood consumed by this thing is really not a small amount, and the current output is not high.

However, Emperor Zhao Xu still gave [-] blocks to Shaanxi North Road with a stroke of his pen, which was almost the output of the weapons supervisor in two months.

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Two miles away from Sanchakou Fort, Yelu Dadun reined in the horse's head and stopped the whole army from moving forward.

He rode his horse to a high ground and looked down at the Sanchakou Fort, which is backed by the Wuding River. Since the Liao, Xia and Song Three Kingdoms Wars, when the Song people rebuilt the fort, the Liao Kingdom will naturally not miss the opportunity. A lot of detailed work was also sent, and they also had a certain understanding of the rebuilt Sanchakou Fort.

Hmm... It's just that the more you understand it, the more painful it becomes. The new Sanchakou Fort built of cement and stone bricks is no longer something that can be broken or collapsed by siege weapons such as crash hammers in the past.

We can only use the human sea tactic, use cloud ladders and long ladders, take human lives to fill them up, rely on the bravery and fearlessness of the soldiers, and work hard to fight a war of attrition with the Song army in the city.

The gate of the fortress was closed tightly, and the fortress was heavily guarded. On the fortress, flags were flying, and the figures that were coming and going, I am afraid that the Song army had already begun to prepare for it, and it seemed impossible for me to be caught off guard up.

Since there can't be a sneak attack, then just do it openly. Yelu Dadun thinks that he can't deal with that Youzhou, but with this Sanchakou Fort, which is nearly two-thirds smaller than Youzhou, he is naturally full of confidence.

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In the early morning, the emperor Zhao Xu was still as usual, after breakfast under the personal service of his beloved Queen Meng, put on his court clothes, and said distressedly to Queen Meng who was behind him.

"Hurry up and go back to catch up on sleep. Now that you are heavy, don't be exhausted."

Empress Meng Shi caressed her six-month-old swollen belly with a happy face, and nodded obediently. "The courtiers and concubines know, go to the official family quickly, don't miss the early court time."

The Emperor Zhao Xu nodded, and then strode away with great strides. Queen Meng was pregnant again, which was definitely great news for the Song Dynasty royal family.

Although the emperor already has a son and a daughter, in this era, it is difficult for heirs, and half of the children's ability to grow up to childhood safely depends on caution, and the other half depends on luck.Therefore, the more children the emperor has, the better.

After Empress Meng gave birth, within eight months, she was pregnant again with the dragon species. This made the empress dowager Gao Taotao so happy that she could hardly close her mouth from ear to ear, and felt more and more that the granddaughter-in-law she had chosen was indeed the best good candidate.

(End of this chapter)