Fenghou

"Yes! There is a small path that is not easy to find. We used to walk it when we were young."

Li Zhangsheng nodded, "Let's go tomorrow night!"

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In the afternoon of the next day, a [-]-strong army landed in Haiyang County, Runzhou. This is the Qinhuangdao of later generations. It is a good natural harbor and is very close to Yuguan.

The [-] troops landed and were immediately discovered by the Yuguan defenders. The defenders were very nervous.

Commander Xiao Hongwei was a Khitan native and he was cautious in doing things, so he was left to guard Yuguan.

Xiao Hongwei was also really shocked, the Western Army actually came from the waterway, but the shock was the shock, he had to defend the pass.

"The whole army is not allowed to slack off, prepare bows and arrows, roll logs and stones, the Western Army is likely to attack the city at night!"

The Guancheng was three miles long, and it was a bit difficult for two thousand soldiers to defend the city. All the soldiers pressed against the north wall, and their backs were basically free. Only a few dozen people were left on the south wall to guard the gate.

The [-] Western Army navy was just one mile away, and the chief general Tang Huai patiently waited for the dark.

When encountering different situations, different methods of siege should be adopted. For example, Liu Qiong used fire attack when he attacked Juyongguan, and then used a battering ram to smash open the city gate. Juyongguan has no meaning for them.

However, Yuguan, which Tang Huai was facing, was of great significance. He had to capture Guancheng in its entirety without destroying it, so Tang Huai used internal and external cooperation to capture the city.

It was already dark at this time, Tang Huai and Chen Bing held the torches a mile away, and the [-] troops gathered into a sea of ​​fire, full of murderous intent, patiently waiting for the changes on the top of the city.

In the south of the city, Li Zhangsheng led [-] soldiers and was rushing along the seaside path. The soldiers were covered by strange and jagged rocks. Nearly five hundred soldiers.

Soon, [-] soldiers arrived at the easternmost end of the city wall, which is close to the sea. Originally, there were soldiers standing guard, but the situation in the northern city was severe. Soldiers from all positions were transferred to defend the northern city. Pull away.

Several soldiers threw their iron claws to the top of the city, hooked them to the wall, and began to climb up. After a while, three soldiers climbed up to the top of the city. Seeing that there was no one around, they fixed the three rope ladders and threw them down the city. , the brigade of soldiers began to climb the rope ladder to the city.

There are [-] soldiers on the top of the south city gate. They are the only soldiers of the Yan army who stay in the south city. The soldiers are patrolling back and forth on the top of the south city, looking anxiously at the north city from time to time. Come here, the team is neat, and the Nancheng soldiers thought it was their own people who came to change the guard.

They greeted them happily, but what greeted them was a storm of arrows. Twenty soldiers fell down one after another. But he was overtaken by the second round of arrows. Three soldiers were shot by random arrows and fell to the ground. More than a dozen soldiers from the Western Army rushed up to protect the bell.

Only 480 soldiers were left in the southern city, and the remaining [-] soldiers, led by Li Zhangsheng, rushed to the northern city along the narrow aisle at the head of the city.

The two thousand soldiers on the top of the city were waiting in formation, the chief general Xiao Hongwei was a little surprised, why did the other side make no movement for so long, as if they were waiting for something?He had an ominous premonition in his heart.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion on the eastern part of the city wall, and the soldiers ran to the west one after another. I don't know what happened?

Xiao Hongwei hurriedly ordered: "Go and see, what happened?"

A soldier ran to inquire, and came back after a while to report, "General Qi, countless soldiers from the Western Army have been killed on the east wall. They are very fierce, and the brothers cannot resist it!"

Xiao Hongwei was startled and angry at once, and shouted: "The army presses up, hold them back!"

Under the city, Tang Huai also saw the chaos in the East City. It was their surprise soldiers attacking. Tang Huai immediately ordered: "The whole army attacks!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The drums of the Western Army were loud, and [-] soldiers carried a hundred siege ladders to attack. Their goal was the eastern section of the city wall. The [-] troops rushed towards the east city like a tide.

At this moment, on the eastern section of the city wall, the soldiers of the Yan army were being killed and retreated steadily, and the ground was covered with corpses. Xiao Hongwei was so anxious that he personally led a thousand soldiers to charge up. The two sides fought together on the top of the city. Li Zhangsheng was extremely brave. He wielded a big knife, and killed the enemy soldiers with head rolls and stumps all over the ground. Many soldiers were split in two, and their internal organs flowed out, with an extremely stench.

The three siege ladders took the lead on the top of the city controlled by the Western Army. Soldiers swarmed up. The top of the city was already under the control of the Western Army. They did not encounter any obstacles. In just a moment, the No.1 soldier jumped onto the top of the city. Immediately after the second person and the third person, more and more soldiers climbed to the top of the city, and the two sides began to fight for the top of the city.

The chief general of the defenders, Xiao Hongwei, was so anxious that he ordered all the soldiers to press on and drive the enemy down from the city. The shot came from the ground, he couldn't dodge in time, it hit the left chest, Xiao Hongwei screamed, and fell to the ground on his back, several soldiers hurriedly dragged him down.

More and more Western troops rushed to the top of the city, outnumbering the enemy. At this time, the city gate was opened, and the soldiers of the Western Army rushed in. The guards on the top of the city could no longer hold on and began to be completely defeated. , but the Western Army had already entered the Wengcheng, and the enemy army had no way to go down the city. They knelt down and surrendered one after another.

After a mere quarter of an hour, the war ended. None of the 1000 soldiers escaped, and more than [-] people became prisoners of war. The main general Xiao Hongwei was seriously injured and died.

The Western Army occupied Yuguan and guarded the throat of Liaodong entering Yanshan Mansion and even the Central Plains.

At the same time, Wanyan Zonghan led [-] Jurchen cavalry who had already passed Jinzhou, and were heading south quickly to rescue Yanshan Mansion.

……

Chen Qing also led an army of [-] to enter Yanshan Mansion from Juyongguan, while Niu Gao and Gao Ding each led an army of [-] to cross the Juma River. Niu Gao divided [-] troops into the Ten Thousand Nuzhen Army and ordered Wang Duo to lead them to attack Yi County in the west, while he himself led an army of [-] to march towards Daxing City.

After Gao Ding led the army to capture Guiyi County, he also sent [-] troops to attack Yongqing County, which also had [-] defenders.

At this time, the Jin soldiers were also rapidly shrinking. There were only [-] defenders in Daxing City, and [-] Jurchen troops were deployed outside. Qing County's troops withdrew.

There were 4 Jurchen soldiers in Daxing City, and another [-] troops were too late to withdraw, and were annihilated by the Western Army in Rongcheng County and Guiyi County.

Just two days after Yuguan changed hands, Chen Qing, Niu Gao, and Gao Ding's army joined forces outside Daxing City, with a total force of 20, besieging Daxing City in the central capital like an iron barrel.

The first thousand and 360 chapters of Daxing ([-])

Daxing City is today's imperial capital, Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, and the central capital of the Jin Kingdom. Such an important place is guarded by only [-] Jurchen troops, which also implies from one side that the Jin Kingdom's military resources are exhausted.

After all, the capital and ruling center of the Kingdom of Jin are still in Liaodong. Of course, the main forces of the Kingdom of Jin are concentrated in Liaodong, and the Yanshan Mansion is like a corner of the Kingdom of Jin. The Kingdom of Jin also wants to protect it. The way to rescue the army is to garrison fewer troops at ordinary times, and to increase troops in time when a crisis occurs.

This kind of defense is not impossible, because there will always be signs of a war breaking out, such as the increase of troops, the transportation of food and grass materials, and even Chen Qinghui's inspection of the Hebei army.

There was at least one or two months between the warning signs of war and the official outbreak of war, and Jin Guo had enough time to mobilize reinforcements for deployment.

But there is a big loophole in this resident plus rescue model, that is, the fear of a blitzkrieg. Once the Western Army launches a blitzkrieg and suddenly attacks Yanshan Mansion, the Jin Kingdom will not be able to rescue in time.

Chen Qing saw this loophole very clearly. He led the army to fight fiercely with the nomadic cavalry on the grasslands in Fengzhou, which made the Kingdom of Jin relax its vigilance. Guan, even if the Jurchen cavalry came to the rescue at a speed of three hundred miles a day, they would not be able to enter Yanshan Mansion.

This is an extremely beautiful attack, and it is also very classic. With the combination of the odd and the odd, it is inevitable to seize the Yanshan Mansion.

At this time, 20 troops besieged Daxing City, divided into three camps, north, south, and west, leaving the east gate unencircled, leaving a way for the [-] Jurchen troops in the city.

The walls of Daxing City are tall and broad, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the moat is also extremely wide. Large siege weapons such as trebuchets must be used to suppress the opponent.

Fifty heavy trebuchets and a thousand craftsmen who attacked Daming Mansion back then were on their way to Daxing City.

The King Yong’s Tent in the North Camp is also the Commander’s Tent. At this time, the generals gathered together in the big tent. In front of them are two big tables. On one table is a wooden model of Daxing City, and on the other table is Yanshan Mountain. The mountain and river terrain sand table of the province.

Everyone is observing the characteristics of the city model. All of them are generals who have experienced many battles. The wide moat made them immediately think of ships. Of course, the moat of Daxing City is still some distance from the city wall. Climbing the city is not realistic, but you can fight with bows and arrows at the bow of the ship and the city, and even attack with fire.

At this time, Chen Qing coughed twice, and everyone's attention turned to King Yong. Chen Qing said slowly: "I want to tell you two news first. The first news is that [-] Yan troops in Pingzhou are heading towards Daxing. We will arrive in Daxing City around tomorrow night, we must annihilate this army, Yue Yun and Zhang Xian obey orders!"

"The end is here!" Yue Yun and Zhang Xian clasped their fists together.

Chen Qing took out the command arrow and said: "The two of you each lead [-] cavalry to encircle and suppress the army in Pingzhou. Those who surrender will be spared, and those who resist will be killed!"

"Follow the order!" The two took the arrow and hurried away.

Chen Qing said to the generals again: "The second news is that the other party's [-] reinforcements are rushing from Liaodong, but our [-] navy has captured Yuguan, cutting off the connection between Liaodong and Yanshan Prefecture."

Yang Zaixing asked: "Why doesn't Your Highness allow [-] troops to enter Yanshan Mansion, and we besiege the city to fight for aid, and annihilate the [-] troops as well?"

"Yang Dutong asked a good question. When fighting for Shandong Road before, we put 100 reinforcements from the enemy into Shandong Road, and finally wiped them out. But why did I intercept the reinforcements this time? You may not think of the reason , because this is Yanshan Road. It has been more than [-] years since Shijingtang was ceded to the Liao Kingdom. Although the gentry here have a Han face, in fact, their interests are closely related to Liao and Jin. I consider myself a native of the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom. Only the most oppressed and exploited people will care about their homeland. When we seized Hebei Road, we felt deeply. The Han officials from Yanshan Mansion resigned one after another, unwilling to serve me. It can be said that we have no foundation in Yanshan Mansion, but we came suddenly, Jin Guo has not had time to mobilize the people, so once the [-] cavalry reinforcements enter Yanshan Mansion, it may arouse the common hatred of the entire Yanshan Mansion. Willing to face."

Niu Gao nodded, "Your Highness is right. We traveled all the way north. In the counties we passed, none of the county magistrates came out to greet us. The people were also quite indifferent. They were completely unsurprised and excited by seeing the Han army. I'm afraid the Jurchen reinforcements entered Yanshan Mansion Afterwards, the people along the way will line up to welcome them."

"Niu Dutong supplements very well!"

Chen Qing praised: "When we captured Yuguan, the Jurchen reinforcements couldn't come in. Ordinary people didn't know it. They thought it was the Kingdom of Jin who abandoned them. They were desperate, hated, and turned to obey us, but once reinforcements came in. Yanshan People in the government will think that the Kingdom of Jin has not abandoned them, and they will definitely send people, food and money to support the soldiers of the Golden Army. Even if the soldiers of the Golden Army fail, they will not change their allegiance easily. , our future governance will be very difficult.”

Only then did everyone understand His Royal Highness King Yong's worries and prudence, not only from military considerations, but also from political considerations, which is not what they are good at.

At this time, Chen Qing pointed at the model of Daxing City and smiled again: "Let's discuss how to attack the city better? General Yang will talk first!"

Yang Zaixing clasped his fists in salute, "The lowly job is the first to make a fool of yourself!"

He picked up the wooden pole and pointed at the city wall: "The city wall is tall and strong, so it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We don't need to spend our troops on strong attacks and tough battles. We can definitely use our advantages to attack the morale of the enemy. I mean Said, don't rush to use iron fire mines, first use warships, heavy catapults, and kerosene to attack the enemy in turn, kill and injure a large number of enemy troops, and after the enemy's morale is almost wiped out, use iron fire mines to break through the city."

Niu Gao also laughed and said: "Seeing the wide moat, I also thought of warships. Hundreds of warships are transporting food and supplies northward along the Sanggan River. A warship of five thousand shi can rival the enemy's city wall. Bows and arrows Combat and firearms are enough to severely hit enemy soldiers!"

Chen Qing asked, "Are our fifty trebuchets also in the boat?"

Niu Gao nodded, "They're all there, they're just disassembled for shipment, and artisans need to reassemble them after delivery."

"It doesn't matter, we have a thousand craftsmen, and the installation can be completed in one day after delivery."

After discussing for a while, everyone agreed to adopt the catapult plus boat attack tactics.

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Yue Yun and Zhang Xian led [-] cavalry each to the east, and they stopped the [-] Yan army near Xianghe County.

At noon, [-] Yan troops were resting in the wilderness next to the official road, and the chief general Wanyan Shenshi was a little worried. He got the information that Daxing City had been surrounded by the western army, leaving only the east gate, so what happened to his army? To enter the city?It is impossible for the other party not to intercept it!

Or intercepting the logistics fleet of the Western Army, this is the best strategy Wanyan Shenshi can think of.

At this time, the ground trembled slightly, and the priest Wanyan stood up in surprise, and suddenly a soldier said: "There are enemies in the west!"

The priest Wanyan looked to the west, and saw a long black line several miles to the west, and countless cavalry were rushing towards it.

The priest Wanyan shouted loudly: "The whole army is assembled!"

"Ugh-"

The horn blew, and the Yan army who was resting got up and lined up one after another, preparing to deal with the impact of the army from the west.

They didn't know that behind them, the same 2 cavalry was coming towards them...

The first thousand and 360 chapters and seven Daxing ([-])

The Yan Army is also known as the Miscellaneous Army, with complex ethnic groups, including Khitan, Xi, Han, Bohai, Korean, etc. They belong to the local army, with low pay, poor equipment, poor training, and generally low morale. When [-] Western cavalry flanked them back and forth, they quickly collapsed.

Priest Wanyan shouted anxiously: "Hold it! Hold it! Don't run away."

At this time, a general was stabbed obliquely, it was Yue Yun, the number one fierce general of the Western Army. He had seen this Jurchen general a long time ago, and he swung his hammer and shouted: "The Jurchen dog thief takes his life!"

Divine Master Wanyan recognized Yue Yun at a glance, and killed the copper hammer general Pucha Ahudie in a one-on-one fight. Originally, Divine Master Wanyan went into battle to challenge Yue Yun in the second round, but was temporarily adjusted. Yelu Ali Replacing him, this matter has always made Wanyan Shenshi bitter.

His martial arts are extremely high-strength, and a steel gun makes him appear like a ghost. He has the strength of the Jurchens and the tricks of the Han people. He is known as the number one warrior in front of the imperial court.

Unexpectedly, he met Yue Yun at this time, Wanyan Shenshi immediately realized that Yue Yun must be the leader of the Western Army, if Yue Yun can be killed, maybe the situation can be reversed.

He also yelled, "The southern barbarians are to die!"

He urged his horse forward, stabbed with a spear, and shook out seven gun flares, which were false and real, making people dazzled.

But what Wanyan Shenshi didn't know was that Yue Yun's marksmanship was also extremely good, he inherited his father's Yue family spear, but because of his extraordinary strength, he chose the 82-jin plum blossom bright silver hammer.

Yue Yun sneered, and clamped his hammers together, 'Damn! 'With a loud noise, the tip of the gun was pinched precisely.

Priest Wanyan was shocked and pulled it with all his strength, but the spear did not move at all. His two horses crossed each other. He held the spear with one hand, and with his right hand, he drew out his sword and slashed fiercely at Yue Fei's arm.

Yue Yun dodged, dodged a sword, and yanked his hammers violently. The god priest Wanyan couldn't hold the gun with one hand, and the spear went 'whoosh! 'The hands flew away.

Immortal Wanyan lost his weapon, his expression changed drastically, he urged his horse to flee, and within ten steps, Yue Yun swung his right hand and hit a flying hammer, 'Bang! The sledgehammer hit Wanyan Shenshi's vest firmly, and Wanyan Shenshi spewed out a mouthful of blood. His bones were broken, his heart burst, and he fell off the horse and died.

Yue Yun's personal soldiers rushed forward and chopped off the head of the god Wanyan. Yue Yun took back the silver hammer and shouted: "Anyone who does not surrender will be killed!"

All the cavalrymen of the Western Army fought bravely, and killed the soldiers of the Yan Army with blood rolling in their heads. Many soldiers knelt down and surrendered.

In this battle, 2000 cavalry fought against 1 infantry. At the cost of less than [-] casualties, the cavalry of the Western Army wiped out [-] enemy troops, killed more than [-] enemies, captured more than [-] enemies, and survived. Most of them are Han Chinese, and they escaped with their Han faces.

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Daxing City is the central capital of the Kingdom of Jin, and its defenses are comprehensive. Sixty large-scale trebuchets are arranged at the top of the city, which can throw 150-jin boulders [-] steps away. There are not only trebuchets, but also a thousand bed crossbows. And thousands of barrels of kerosene.

The [-] Jurchen troops are well-trained and fierce in combat, but it is a pity that their number is smaller, otherwise they would also be a strong enemy of the Western Army.

[-] gold soldiers and [-] militia troops temporarily recruited were busy preparing for battle on the top of the city, carrying supplies, adjusting trebuchets, and transporting countless rolling logs and stones to the top of the city. The atmosphere on the top of the city was noisy and lively.

Wanyan Helisa stood at the top of the city, looking at the Western Army camp a few miles away with a heavy heart. He was once captured by the Western Army, and he has always had a shadow of the Western Army in his heart. He has been defeated repeatedly against Chen Qing in the past ten years. He even lost Guanzhong. If it weren't for his strong background, he would have been dismissed and sent to prison a long time ago. How could he still have the opportunity to guard Yanshan Mansion and Zhongdu.

"Marshal, the Western Army is likely to use fire to attack, and then use iron, fire and thunder to blow up the city. I have two suggestions!" His deputy Pucha Ahu was speaking, and he was also a famous general with rich experience and bravery.

"Say, what's your suggestion?"

"The first suggestion is to put the barrel of fire oil above the city gate. Once the Western Army uses iron fire and thunder, it must attack the city gate. We will burn it with fire. Rolling wood and rocks will not have much effect, only pervasive ones Fire will stop them."

"That's a good idea, I agree! What's the second suggestion?"

"The first suggestion is to use fire, and the second suggestion is to prevent fire. I heard from Han Chang that to deal with the kerosene of the Western Army, you can use soil or fine sand to put out the fire in time, and then remove the sand and transport it away."

Wanyan Drinking Lisa also knows this method, but the effect of using it is not very good, but it is still a method.

"Yes, but it is best to organize a special fire-fighting team. To carry out training, fire-fighting must be proficient and fast to keep up."

"Beiqian has organized 5000 militia groups in the city, and can organize [-] people as a firefighting team and train them."

Wanyan Helisa nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you!"

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In the North Camp of the Western Army, hundreds of craftsmen were also busy installing heavy-duty trebuchets. This kind of heavy-duty trebuchets appeared for the first time in Daming City, but it took only two days. The effect was not very satisfactory, mainly because the precision was not enough. They also found the reason, mainly because the aiming and positioning were relatively rigid, and the 350-step line positioning was selected in advance, but in fact, each trebuchet would have small differences, and in actual combat, the difference was often a slight difference, which could be thousands of miles away.

Now that the reason was found, the craftsmen re-adjusted and upgraded, and switched to the Wangshan sight in the crossbow. It does not need to be positioned in advance, and it is aimed during the advance. Once it is aimed, it is positioned immediately, replacing the previously determined The position of the 350-step line of the catapult may be 370 steps or 330 steps, and each trebuchet is different.

After many experiments, as long as the weight of the throwing object is guaranteed to be exactly [-] catties, it is basically the same.

Interestingly, there is also a newly-invented gravity clock in the camp, which stands next to the main tent of the Chinese army. Various military operations, as well as the work and rest arrangements of the soldiers, all places that require time are made according to its timekeeping. .