The rise of the prince

Chapter 796 (777) Difficult

The war outside Shanhaiguan went unknowingly for four days.

However, the battlefield was not as bloody and cruel as imagined. From the second day on, Jingguo's army had no casualties, because the Jin army completely gave up going to the top of the city to prevent them from filling the river, and only sent a few sentries to observe the Jing army at the top of the city. trend.

Wei Yubai and Yang Hongzhao in the Jing army also quickly understood the intentions of the guards of the Jin army and praised him for his cleverness. Thinking about it this way, he should be a general who fought with the Taizu of the Jin Kingdom back then. He is experienced and knows how to fight.

So he was not polite, and ordered to speed up the filling of the river.

The experienced guards on the other side also caused great trouble to the artisans in the army. Within a dozen miles in front of Shanhaiguan, as long as there are tall trees that are taller than people, they are all cut down. The place where there are suitable trees is more than ten miles away. The auxiliary soldiers are busy filling the river, and the craftsmen cut them down and move them here. This is a big project.

Wei Yubai was in a hurry, because she knew that time was running out, and maybe the prince and the third division would launch a surprise attack at any time, so she ordered the fifth division of the new army to send a regiment, the combat units were changed to auxiliary soldiers, and the people and horses together helped the craftsmen in the army transport timber .

This incident affected the morale of the Fifth Division, and the soldiers who were sent to move the wood also complained. They all came to fight. Come on, let them do auxiliary work
Wei Yubai knew it well, but he had to do it.

In the afternoon of the third day, excited cheers came from the forward positions, because the sandbags thrown in began to be seen, which meant that thousands of people had gone through three days of non-stop filling the river and it was almost completed!The moat like a bottomless pit has finally reached its limit.

The morale of the soldiers was even higher, and they roared and sang in unison,

By the fourth day, the sandbags had completely reached the surface of the water, and the soldiers became even more excited. The next step was to widen the sandbags. After all, it was necessary for thousands of troops to pass through.

Wei Yubai also heaved a sigh of relief. At this point, most of the work of filling the river has been completed, and it will be completed tomorrow. It will definitely not hold back the commander. She originally expected it to take longer than this, but there is no golden man Disturbance greatly increases speed.

Yan Shen was already gearing up, pulling the rein and excitedly saying, "We'll soon be able to fight the Jinren!"

Yang Hongzhao smiled, "It also depends on the progress of the craftsmanship. Once we start attacking the city, the cannons will be useless. Cannonballs don't have eyes, and they won't distinguish who is our own. The guard of the Kingdom of Jin can see this clearly, so Only set up sentries at the top of the city.

Using the Ladder Ant Possession Technique, we can't do good things. We dare not fire from the rear, and it's not easy for soldiers to shoot while lying on the ladder. Suddenly, we have no advantage. We use our own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths. This old man thinks it is not advisable.

When the building car is finished, the soldiers will be able to level with the top of the city as if they are walking on the ground, and they can easily shoot. We still have to wait for the building car to be built. "

Wei Yubai nodded: "General Yang's words are reasonable. I also think it's not easy for the new army to attack the city without building vehicles. Once they ascend the city, the artillery can only be fired into the city to deter the enemy, and the effect is limited." Everyone also gradually discovered the limitations of the artillery. Old cannons are not as accurate as new ones, and it is better to shoot them one mile away, and you can't shoot in the direction of friendly troops two miles away, or the shells may hit your own people, especially if you are fighting hand-to-hand.

Just like the artillerymen aimed at the top of the city on the first day, but a considerable part of the shells still hit the city wall below, and there were potholes everywhere on the wall. Many of my own people died, but I dare not do this.

So successive attention was shifted to the craftsmen.

There is one more thing that Wei Yubai has to explain to the soldiers, that is why the Chinese army is flying the flag of commander, why has Li Xingzhou not been seen after several days of fighting.

She made up a lie, saying that the commander-in-chief caught a bit of cold on the way and was bedridden, but it was not serious, but he needed to recuperate and was inconvenient to meet people.

On the other hand, in fact, Li Xingzhou has been in the third division, and the third division is going to set off quietly two days after the departure of the main army. It will concentrate the new Type [-] guns transferred from various divisions, plus the later ones, a total of fifty guns .

The new guns were heavier and more difficult to transport, but they were important weapons that could change the tide of battle.

On the way to the north, because of the heavy artillery, and several rains during the march, the road was muddy. In order not to slow down the progress, we joined forces with the former army and the middle army as soon as possible, and handed over more than [-] new artillery pieces of the rear army to some soldiers of the new army. Move slowly with the auxiliary soldiers.

One day after the departure of the army, and one day before the third division was ready to depart, more than 20 guns finally arrived.

The soldiers in charge of transporting the guns were also unlucky.

It was raining and the muddy roads in the Bazhou area originally slowed down the trip, but when we arrived at Yanshan City, we encountered continuous rain, making the road even more difficult. After taking shelter from the rain for two days, we found that the rain had no intention of stopping.

The officers in charge of leading the team were also in a hurry. They didn't know the situation ahead. If there was a fight ahead and their guns were still on the way, what would they do? They felt ashamed of the country, their comrades-in-arms, and the commander-in-chief.

So all the people got together and fought hard, braving the rain and pulling the heavy new cannon to continue northward.

However, God seems to be against them. For six or seven days in a row, the rain continued day and night, and the roads were muddy and waterlogged. In many places, horses could not walk, and they had to use manpower!
Not to mention being exposed to the rain and the cold, because the cannon is too heavy, walking like a snail, and you can’t even reach the next station in a day. Camping in the wild in this weather is almost the same as sleeping in muddy water. The whole body is wet and can freeze at night. dead.

When the whole team arrived at Yanshan Mansion, there were more than 13 people who were sick, and [-] people died on the way!

The five died of wind-cold and high fever because they had been traveling in the rain for days, had no place to rest, could not be treated in time.

The rest. Because they were too tired, their bodies were soaked in muddy water, they camped and fell to the ground to sleep, but it rained for six days and six nights, and there was no place to be dry. The deadly cold hit at night, and they were all asleep He left quietly, and when he found it the next day, the body was already stiff.

They could only dig pits and bury the corpses of their comrades-in-arms on the spot to prevent them from being eaten by wild beasts, and then continued on the road, and finally carried them to Yanshan City step by step with difficulty.

When the leading officer reported this to him, he cried as he spoke.

Li Xingzhou felt a pain in his heart, and the mixed emotions of heartache and regret filled his chest. He stepped forward to help him up personally. If they didn't work hard, the third artillery division would not be able to carry them. Now there are more than [-] new artillery pieces , they have a greater chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)