The daily life of Dali Siqing

Yanmen.

"Beat the drum, attack!"

With Wang Cong's command flag waving, King Zhao's army advanced.

The army under King Zhao was battle-hardened, but they had not fought a few siege battles.

They have been fighting with Houjin on the border for many years. Both sides have always been engaged in field cavalry battles and have almost no experience in siege warfare.

There were no fortified cities on the border of Houjin. At most, there were some earthen castles and small fortifications.

Even in such attacks, King Zhao's army rarely encounters them.

It’s not just the King Zhao’s army, because in the entire Zhou Dynasty, except for the Shence Army that guards the 36 countries in the Western Regions, the rest of the armies have no experience in large-scale sieges.

So now that he was attacking the right camp of the Longwu Army, Wang Cong began to accumulate experience consciously.

In subsequent wars, siege warfare will be an unavoidable difficulty.

The infantry of King Zhao's army slowly pushed forward according to the sound of drums.

Dozens of shield vehicles were lined up in a row at the front of the military formation to resist the arrows of the Longwu Army.

King Zhao was obviously prepared for this battle. This kind of shield vehicle was not common in the battle sequence of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but now dozens of them have been launched. It was obviously not built in a hurry.

After two formations of arrows, Long Wujun stopped temporarily.

The forward of King Zhao's army was covered by shield chariots and large shields. Ordinary arrows could not have much effect and could not even stop their advance.

On the contrary, the Zhao Wangjun camp was in high spirits.

"Keep going!"

"Boom!"

"Destroy the enemy!"

The team leader, captain and other junior officers continued to boost morale and marched towards the Longwu Military Camp.

Compared to King Zhao's army, whose morale had soared, Longwu's army seemed to have no movement, with only sparse arrow rain, which was difficult to have a substantial impact on the advancement of the front army's shield soldiers.

The deputy general at the rear couldn't help but said happily when he saw this scene, "General, look, without those obstructive sentries, the army's offensive immediately became smoother."

Although Wang Cong had a smile on his face, he remained calm.

It seems that the opponent's leader is not Zhao Tianlin. He is obviously inexperienced and decisive. In this case, he seems to be in a mess.

In fact, before the launch, Wang Cong also lacked this kind of experience in attacking the camp.

Zhao Wangjun's opponent has always been the Jurchens of Houjin.The Jurchens are a people of fishing and hunting. To them, what is a camp? !It's just a place to rest and camp. How can it have the thousands of years of military art inheritance in the Central Plains region.

Before attacking, Wang Cong also had concerns. People are always at a loss for unknown things, even the generals who lead the army are like this.Especially when the Tianji city-breaking crossbow and catapult attacks failed, it is definitely a lie to say that Wang Cong's heart was untroubled.It's just that as the commander of the left army, he can't show it on his face.

Now that the progress is going smoothly, Wang Cong breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a good start!

Just when King Zhao's army was complacent and thought he could advance to the front of the Longwu Army camp in one go, an accident happened.

Suddenly, dust was flying at the shield cart and shield soldiers at the front, and the advancing shield soldiers and shield carts suddenly fell into the ground.

Wang Cong's face, which originally had a faint smile, twitched slightly, and he turned out to be trapped in a trap.

Horse traps are used by infantry to delay cavalry attacks in defensive battles.

Houjin's cavalrymen came and went like the wind, and there were few infantrymen. Even the infantrymen were equipped with war horses.

King Zhao's army wanted to attack with cavalry. Even if it was defense, it was still a city defense battle, and there was almost no need to trap horses.

Therefore, even a mature and prudent general like Wang Cong did not consider falling into a horse trap at all.

The shield carts and shield soldiers in front were caught off guard and fell into the horse trap.

This immediately caused flaws in Zhao Wangjun's originally strict formation.

The Longwu Army was already prepared. When the shield soldiers and shield chariots fell into the horse trap, the Longwu Army's strong crossbowmen were launched.

Because of the loss of shield soldiers and shield chariots, the crossbowmen and spearmen of King Zhao's army were exposed to the arrows of Long Wu's army.

Arrows rained down like rain. Thousands of soldiers of King Zhao fell to the ground under this round of offensive, wailing all over the field.

This was not only a physical blow to Zhao Wangjun, but also a blow to his spirit.

The early attack was unfavorable, which still had an impact on morale.

The Longwu Army's horse trap pit was very long and deep. When the soldiers of the Longwu Army dug the horse trap pit, they placed a large number of bamboo wedges, that is, sharpened bamboo wedges, in it.

Falling from the horse trap, the bamboo wedges penetrated into the pit, and all the shield soldiers who fell into it were injured.

When arranging defense, Zhao Tianlin did not consider the option of attacking, so the traps in front of the two battalions of Longwu Army almost covered the front of the camp, making it impossible for the soldiers of King Zhao's Army to continue in the short term.

The amount of work involved in the trap was huge. During the day, Zhao Wangjun's scouts were monitoring it, so Long Wujun did not dare to let go, so he chose to start work at night.

The excavated soil can be used to strengthen the fort and the watchtower, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

As Wang Cong ordered the flag to wave, King Zhao's army issued a military order, "Build bridges, fill holes, and continue the attack!"

In the army, there are long wooden boards, which were originally used to deal with the moat of the city defense. In the cold weapon era, as long as it was not an arid area, the moat was basically the standard for city defense, and it was of great use.

The remaining soldiers and horses carried large shields, laid long wooden boards on the pits where the horses were trapped, and built wooden bridges. The soldiers of King Zhao's army passed the wooden bridges and continued to move forward.

The short distance of five hundred steps made Zhao Wangjun suffer a lot.

"Rocket! Get ready!"

The strong crossbowmen in the Longwu Army immediately replaced the rockets.

"put!"

Nearly ten thousand fire arrows fell, and these long wooden boards that had been made for some time had become dry and flammable. More than ten pieces with missing protection were immediately ignited.

"Rocket, shoot again!"

Not to be outdone, King Zhao's army launched tens of thousands of rockets into the sky and shot into the Longwu Army camp.

The catapults in the formation also threw out jars of fire oil.

Under the combined action of fire arrows and kerosene, many civil structures of the Longwu Army's barracks caught fire.

Although Zhao Wu prepared sand and soil to extinguish the fire early, it still caused a panic in the army.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Wangjun continued to move forward and rushed outside the camp gate.

"Kill!" The strong man who had been hiding behind the shield soldiers immediately rushed out with a broadsword and axe.These people are specially prepared for breaking goals.

The gate of the camp is made of wood and is mainly used for interception. Naturally, it cannot be as strong as the city gate and can be destroyed with a sword and an axe!

"prick!"

The moment these swordsmen appeared, countless spears shot out from the gaps in the camp gate, stabbing all the swordsmen in this first round to the ground.

The two sides are already locked in a stalemate, and the real bloody battle is only beginning now.

……

In the Chinese cavalry phalanx of King Zhao's army, Qiu Fu was watching the battle of the left army with a telescope.

"Yes, Wang Cong has already been in close combat with the Longwu Army!"

As long as he can stick to the Longwu Army, he will not be afraid of being defeated. In this kind of offensive and defensive battle that tests the strength of the troops, Qiu Fu, as the side with the superior strength, will definitely have the upper hand.

While the left army was fighting, the right army of King Zhao's army also began to clash with the left camp of Long Wu's army.

Compared with Wang Cong's steady approach, it is obvious that the leadership of the Right Army is more radical.The level of fighting is also more bloody.

……

However, Qiu Fu remained indifferent. He was waiting for Zhao Tianlin to show up.

Zhao Tianlin's troops are divided into two camps. Naturally, he has no skills and can only be in one military camp. As long as his position can be determined, Qiu Fu will be sure to defeat him with all his strength!
Although Longwu's army was prepared, the camp gate was still breached by King Zhao's army regardless of the cost of casualties.

It was like a gap suddenly appeared in a tightly guarded dam, and the turbulent water that had been accumulated used this gap as a breakthrough and burst out.

This is the case for the current left army of King Zhao's army. Soldiers and horses poured into the camp gate of Longwu Army like a tide, trying to completely submerge the defenders of Longwu Army.

The entire camp seems to be crumbling and may be breached at any time!

In the left camp, veteran Zhao Tianlin patted Zhao Wu on the shoulder and said happily, "Hahaha, you kid, you did better than I imagined!"

Zhao Wu had a look of embarrassment on his face, this compliment was too straightforward.

The gate of Longwu Army's right camp was a flaw that Zhao Tianlin deliberately left for Zhao Wangjun.

The offensive momentum of King Zhao's army just now also shocked the veteran Zhao Tianlin. He did not expect that Qiu Fu would be such a fool and would order the entire army to attack.

This kind of bloody battle has no strategic significance at all in Zhao Tianlin's opinion!

Seventy thousand soldiers and horses are pressing forward, but Zhao Tianlin's left and right battalions each have only 3 men. If the enemy forces are allowed to attack from all sides with all their strength, the defensive pressure will become huge.

Therefore, Zhao Tianlin gave Wang Cong a glimmer of hope. Under Zhao Tianlin's secret instructions, the Longwu Army weakened its defense at the camp gate that could have been defended, and deliberately allowed King Zhao's army to break through.

Sure enough, as he expected, the moment the camp gate was breached, the soldiers of King Zhao's army were like hyenas that had smelled the smell of blood, attacking with all their strength with bared teeth and claws.

In front of the camp gate, within a radius of thirty feet, it has become the core of the bloody battle between the two sides.

There is only one word in everyone's mind at this moment
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"!
The fierce battle lasted from the afternoon to the night. As the defender, the losses of the Longwu Army were obviously smaller, with about [-] men and horses injured.

King Zhao's army launched a desperate attack and suffered 9000 casualties.

But as night fell, King Zhao's army had no intention of retreating. Instead, with the sound of war drums, the offensive became more fierce.

Zhao Tianlin now understood Qiu Fu's strength in a real sense, and had no intention of retreating after fighting like this.

Because of the gap deliberately created by Zhao Tianlin in the right camp, the battle has been centered around the battle for the camp gate.

The battle in Zuoying was even more fierce. Xu Wentao, the general of Zuoying, and the Longwu Army of King Zhao's army fought fiercely.

Longwu's army suffered more than half of its casualties, while King Zhao's army also lost more than [-] people.

However, neither side had any intention of retreating, and even when night fell, they had no intention of stopping.

At this point in the battle, Zhao Tianlin still did not show his Chinese army flag.

It's not that Zhao Tianlin doesn't want to raise the flag, nor does he dare to raise the flag.It's just that now that the Longwu Army is clearly at a disadvantage, if he displays the banner again, with the bravery Qiu Fu has shown now, he will definitely use all his strength to strangle himself first!

The loss of the great banner means the death of the general!Even if he is not dead and the military flag is lost, who knows whether Zhao Tianlin is dead or alive on this chaotic battlefield? !As long as the rebels in Prince Zhao's Mansion add fuel to the flames, the morale of the Longwu Army will plummet!I'm afraid it's not far from defeat!
But soon, Zhao Tianlin made up his mind and raised the flag!
Because Xu Wentao's troops in the left camp were about to be unable to hold on, Xu Wentao's troops were not impressive, but quite satisfactory. An afternoon of bloody battles caused heavy losses to both the left camp of Longwu Army and the right army of King Zhao's Army.

Xu Wentao could not stop Zhao Wangjun's crazy attack.

Xu Wentao's troops were third-line garrison troops drawn from various places, and their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Preparatory Army. Zhao Tianlin transferred 1 people from his own Longwu Army to Xu Wentao during the attack, but this still could not fundamentally change the fact that its combat effectiveness was weak. .

Xu Wentao's troops were on the verge of collapse after losing most of the elite troops of the Longwu Army, and the pressure on them must be relieved.

Otherwise, once Zuoying is completely defeated, King Zhao's army will have no constraints and can besiege Zhao Tianlin's headquarters without any scruples.

In the right camp of the Longwu Army, horns sounded, war drums beat, and a Chinese army flag was raised in the light of the fire. This was Zhao Tianlin's commanding flag.

In such a battle, the Great Banner represents Zhao Tianlin.

When the soldiers of the Longwu Army's right camp heard the sudden sound of war drums and saw the raised flag, they felt that their original fatigue was relieved and their spirits were lifted!
This is the charm of the first army coach.

"Old General Zhao is right behind us. Brothers, kill me!"

A school captain, covered in blood, brandished a broadsword and pounced on the soldiers of King Zhao who were pouring in.

The soldiers in this Longwu Army were all soldiers led by Zhao Tianlin.

These middle- and lower-level officers have feelings for Zhao Tianlin like a handsome man or a father.

Will be soldiers!

When Zhao Tianlin's large banner of the Chinese army appeared, the veteran injected strong courage into Long Wu's army.

Of course, the morale of the Longwu Army was greatly boosted, but Qiu Fu and Wang Cong also saw this military flag.

Under the command of Wang Cong, the offensive of King Zhao's army became more and more crazy, attacking the camp from all directions.

At this moment, tactics no longer make much sense. Fighting in close combat is all about blood and courage.

On the outskirts of the camp for several miles, countless figures were strangled together with murderous intent!
There are only two colors left in the whole world: black and red!The black is the night sky, and the red is the countless blood shot out.Gradually they gathered on the ground, eventually washing out ravines on the soft sand, and finally seeping into the earth outside Yanmen.

The soldiers and horses that were originally attacking the left camp of Longwu Army gradually stopped their offensive and began to retreat.

They don't want to waste time here. As long as they kill Zhao Tianlin, it will be victory!

A cruel smile appeared on Qiu Fu's face.

"Old guy! You finally couldn't bear it anymore!"

Qiu Fu personally brought [-] cavalrymen and was waiting for Zhao Tianlin to show up. Qiu Fu pointed his horse whip at the flag of Zhao Tianlin and said, "Li Yuan, follow my light cavalry and seize the head of this old guy Zhao Tianlin from the flank!" "

"Keng!" Li Yuan next to him drew out the sword from his waist, "Kill!"

The fine cavalry of King Zhao's army slowly started to move, like an undercurrent under the night, and charged towards Zhao Tianlin's flank.