The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 365 Liu Tai’s siege method

Since the news of Liu Tai's southern expedition was released through Wang Xizhi's newspapers, it was natural that Liu Tai consciously released it.

The purpose is to make everyone in the Jin court focus on themselves.

With the arrival of September, Liu Tai led Liu Ming as his deputy, Liu Xia as his minions, Xi Jian as the mastermind, Xun Chuo as the army leader, Ge Xin, Wei Xiong, Deng Yue, Zhou Ping and other school captains, no less than dozens of people, leading his own headquarters of about 50,000 people. Joined Wang Sang's army in Xinye.

When he saw the news, Tao Kan even breathed a little urgently.

After all, people get their names and trees get their shadows. Liu Tai raised troops from Qingzhou and fought all the way. Now only the Jin court is left to pacify the world. How could Tao Kan be careless?

Tao Kan can make decisive judgments, and this Fancheng may be in danger.

Liu Tai came to the Hanshui River to observe the situation in Fancheng.

It has to be said that although Fancheng and Xiangyang are only separated by the Han River, Tao Kan has an elite naval force that can rescue Fancheng from time to time.

Just like this, although Wang Sang successfully cleaned up the defense system around Fancheng, there was nothing he could do about Fancheng itself.

Because he did not have a naval force on hand, Tao Kan always sent a navy to assist Fancheng in its defense.

Fancheng has reinforcements from time to time to support them. They can not only transport supplies, but also transport seriously injured people to retreat.

This gives the soldiers in Fancheng a great psychological advantage. They still have comrades they can rely on. With such high morale and sufficient supplies, it will not be easy for Wang Sang to capture Fancheng!

Of course, if Wang Sang really risked his life and asked the soldiers to put their lives in, Fancheng might also be able to win.

However, Liu Tai gave the order, and it didn't matter even if Fan Cheng couldn't take it, which naturally made Wang Sang choose not to force it.

You will clean up the peripheral defense facilities that should be cleaned up by yourself, but if you really can't take Fancheng in a short time, then you should be prepared and let Liu Tai take care of it!

Of course, I somewhat wanted to give a gift to Liu Tai.

After all, Wang Sang has one foot in the opportunity of enfeoffment. Li Gu, who made another choice at the beginning, is now living in Yanmen. Wang Sang cannot be underestimated.

So Wang Sang naturally let Fan Cheng stay as a gift and left it to Liu Tai to handle.

To a certain extent, Fan Cheng is the chicken that Wang Sang prepared for Liu Tai and killed it for Tao Kan to see!
Liu Tai was more or less aware of Wang Sang's thoughts, but he didn't say much. After occupying Xinye, he only continued to organize the transportation of supplies to Xinye for hoarding, so as to ensure that he could perform effectively.

And Liu Tai's siege method is very simple, so simple that it doesn't feel like siege, but like demolition!
The engineering battalion led by Gu Fei was building the Thunderbolt cars piece by piece.

Regarding this, Fancheng's defenders were not at all surprised. After all, Wang Sang had also used catapults to attack.

Although it was very thrilling when they were attacked on the first day, most of the soldiers were more or less used to it. They just had to hide under the city wall and avoid being hit directly.

When Liu Tai saw this scene, he didn't mean anything nonsense. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I'm very curious about how strong Fancheng's wall is and can it withstand the rocks of my Thunderbolt Chariot!"

To be honest, Liu Tai's Thunderbolt Vehicles introduced the concept of vectors for standardization reasons. At the same time, ballistics was introduced through his alchemist who was good at mathematics, and corresponding sights were added to all these Thunderbolt Vehicles.

Even the weight and shape of the stones are all unified, which was polished day and night with a simple steam engine.

It can only be said that war is really a propeller for the development of science and technology. I think that steam engines can derive new effects from the most superficial effects of pumping water and crushing, but there has not been much improvement in several years.

But I ordered the engineering battalion to find a way to polish the stones day and night. Craftsmen who can think of corresponding methods will be rewarded. Otherwise, you will polish them yourself.

Then Jie Fei took the lead. They came up with a steam engine to grind stones. There is no need to go into the specific details, but for the workers, they only needed to add water and coal day and night.

As for Liu Tai's attack on Fancheng, there was really no technical content. He just used thunderbolt chariots to pelt stones one after another.

But with this simple and crude tactic, Liu Tai spent several months hoarding enough supplies to Xinye, allowing Liu Tai to gather enough ammunition for the attack on Fancheng, and then let the catapults continuously throw stones at one place.

This not only tests the quantity of stones that Liu Tai's army has saved over the years, but also tests the quality of the catapults built.

After all, using the "Van Fleet Ammunition" strategy on a Thunderbolt Car is an unparalleled destruction of the Thunderbolt Car itself.

In this era, most people's concept of catapult is to suppress and then attack according to the trend.

It's not that they don't want to knock down the city wall, but if the catapult is not powerful enough, accurate enough, and of poor quality, it simply cannot defeat the city wall.

But Liu Tai aimed to smash the city wall directly with his thunderbolt chariot.

The foundation left over from so many years of semi-industrialization ensures that the trebuchet has enough replacement parts. No matter where it breaks, there are parts that can be quickly replaced. Coupled with the previous preparations, this tactic makes its debut in this era.

This attack method directly blinded the Fancheng defenders, and even the naval forces dispatched by Tao Kan early on were still hesitant.

Because even they don't know whether they are going to rescue them at this time or continue to watch.

After all, the current battle between the two sides is completely different from the previous wars. Who has ever seen a thundercart directly smashing the city wall?

Could it be that I could still use my flesh and blood to withstand these boulders that were almost as big as my own body? ?

Tao Kan's naval forces couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the scene in front of them. They didn't know what else they could do.

At this moment on the battlefield, they could only watch as Liu Tai's engineering battalion continued to throw stones.

Under this massive amount of stones thrown at me, the wall of Fancheng, which was indestructible in my eyes, collapsed after enduring countless attacks!
"Attack! Take Fancheng!" Liu Tai did not hesitate. Seeing the walls of Fancheng collapse, he immediately ordered his soldiers to attack!

The soldiers naturally did not hesitate and charged towards the collapsed city wall.

By now, it was impossible for the Fancheng defenders to withstand their crazy fighting spirit.

"Sure enough, it is more comfortable to fight ancient wars with modern war concepts." Liu Tai couldn't help but reveal a somewhat proud smile on his face as he watched the walls of Fancheng collapse.

Over the years, I have worked so hard to climb up the technological ladder, strengthen my organizational strength, and increase investment in the industrial system. At least at the moment when Fancheng collapsed, all of it became valuable.

I can proudly announce that from now on, the logic of siege warfare will change. It was thought that if the city wall was thick, it would be able to withstand the opponent's attack. What made the opponent unable to move forward was that the era was completely over.

Of course, this cannot be regarded as a technical victory. At most, it can be regarded as a material victory. Anyone with the capital can do this.

It's just that Liu Tai can accumulate these technologies, organize an engineering army, and dispatch materials from Kyushu to gather in the new fields. This is Liu Tai's ability.

If we don't directly use our power to suppress people, how can we pay for it with human lives?

"Your Majesty, with this improved Thunderbolt Chariot, not even Xiangyang can withstand the front of our army!" Wang Sang also came over to congratulate Liu Tai at this moment.

"After the beating is completed, arrange for people and the engineering battalion to recover all these stones!" Liu Tai glanced at Wang Sang and said, "As long as they are not broken, use them as many times as possible. In the future, they will still be used when beating Xiangyang. !”

"I understand!" Wang Sang nodded repeatedly after hearing Liu Tai's words.

Although Liu Tai was really handsome when he attacked Fancheng with a thunderbolt chariot just now, behind such handsomeness was the embarrassment of having to work hard to recover these stones.

When the city wall collapsed and Fancheng fell into street fighting, Fancheng's army was unable to withstand the attack of Liu Tai's army.

Perhaps it can be said that they originally only followed the Han army to fight with the intention of serving as soldiers and eating.

This allowed them to obey the garrison's orders while the city was still there, and try their best to rely on the city walls for defense.

But without the protection of the city wall, facing the ferocious Han army like wolves and tigers, some of them resisted, some begged for mercy, and some simply took off their armor and jumped into the river. They did not expect to swim across the Yangtze River, but as long as they reached their own water The teacher is enough!

At this moment, Tao Kan, who was on the other side, looked serious as he watched his soldiers fleeing hastily from Fan City.

To be honest, Tao Kan had tried his best to think about what method Liu Tai would use to attack Fancheng.

The navy that I dispatched is also ready to support Fancheng at any time. After all, the ships shoot from a high position, and they also carry powerful crossbows aimed at the Han army's armor. The purpose is to inflict heavy damage to the Han army in Fancheng, even if it cannot do heavy damage. We also want to kill the majesty of the Han army.

But Tao Kan didn't expect that Liu Tai's attack on Fancheng was so simple and crude, but he was able to defeat him ten times with one effort.

He directly smashed Fancheng open with a dense catapult, and then let the Han army charge in from the front, so that he was pushed all the way by the opponent without using all his preparations.

This feeling of frustration is the most frustrating for any general.

Because this shows that the strength of one's own army is not as good as that of the other party.

And Liu Tai also knew very well what the strength of the Han army was. That's why he used such an incredible but suitable fighting method for the Han army!

Although Tao Kan completely lost all his strongholds north of the Han River, the only thing that made Tao Kan feel relieved was that the Han River itself was the biggest restriction on the Han army. With the naval blockade, no matter how strong Liu Tai's army was, , No matter how accurate the Thunderbolt car is, there is no point.

When Liu Tai captured Fancheng, he could only find a suitable place to build a water fortress, build boats, and prepare to cross the river.

It's just that it's not easy for Tao Kan to use his navy to destroy it.

After all, the large-scale thunderbolt vehicles hurled stones at once, and the navy troops were overturned and damaged countless times.

After suffering a loss, Tao Kan no longer dared to come during the day. Instead, he sent troops to harass him at night. However, Liu Tai directly decided to strengthen the Han River at night, so Tao Kan had to deal with it carefully.

All in all, during the confrontation between the two sides, Liu Tai and Tao Kan always tried to find ways to disgust each other.

Liu Tai was naturally having fun with this. After all, he was waiting for Su Jun to surprise Jiankang, but Tao Kan, what are you waiting for?
Tao Kan naturally didn't know what Liu Tai was thinking. At least on the current battlefield, Liu Tai's tactics were brilliant, but Liu Tai's performance always showed the superiority of his army.

For example, Liu Tai's army was larger in number, so Liu Tai attacked in all directions, as if he had to cross the river wherever he wanted.

Tao Kan had to send soldiers to watch everywhere to further dilute the army in his hands.

However, Liu Tai took advantage of his large number of soldiers and changed a group of soldiers to make a gesture of crossing the river during the day. Last night, the professional soldiers went to bed.

Tao Kan took advantage of the navy's proactive attack to seize the initiative and disrupt Liu Tai's shipbuilding rhythm.

But Liu Tai's army did not panic like ordinary troops even at night. On the contrary, they could see the enemy in the dark and sound the alarm as soon as possible to prepare for a counterattack.

Tao Kan and Liu Taiqin fought back and forth. Because of the excellence of Liu Tai's soldiers, many of Tao Kan's surprise attack strategies aimed at causing unrest among the soldiers were completely ineffective.

On the contrary, Liu Tai built the navy camp so openly and successfully attracted Tao Kan's attention, allowing his soldiers to take the initiative to attack several times, but instead his own army suffered a small loss.

Of course, it cannot be said that Liu Tai was perfect, but every time Tao Kan's plan was successful, the quality of Liu Tai's lower-level soldiers exceeded Tao Kan's expectations.

It made Tao Kan feel like the other party had clearly stepped on a trap, but after the other party stepped on the trap, he still blew himself up. It was really unspeakably depressing.

Liu Tai, on the other hand, took his time to build a water village as a bait, but Tao Kan would always find a way to stop it.

As the two sides continued to fight and test each other, the losses of the grassroots soldiers of both sides were actually very high, especially the losses of the opponent's attacking side.

But in Tao Kan's view, what he had to do was rely on the Han River to intercept Liu Tai, and it was necessary to slow down Liu Tai's purpose of building this naval camp.

After all, as long as Liu Tai crosses the river and attacks Xiangyang with the tactics of attacking Fancheng, even if Xiangyang is taller and stronger than Fancheng, it is still a city wall made of Sanhe soil. Facing the opponent's unreasonable attack method, Xiangyang will not be able to defend it.

In this case, it is better to use offense instead of defense to delay Liu Tai's Jin army.

After all, human life is the least valuable thing in this era, and famous generals are more willing to use it.

Tao Kan was like this, and Liu Tai was even more like this. The war between the two sides gradually turned into a scout war, or a small group of troops fighting.

Liu Tai's fight with Tao Kan attracted the attention of everyone in the Jin court.

After all, this is Liu Tai. The protagonist of this attack on Jin Ting is not Liu Tai, then who is it?

At this moment, Su Jun successfully boarded his warship, followed the monsoon wind and cold current, and headed towards the hinterland of the Jin Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)