The struggle of the reborn prince

At noon, the rumble of artillery opened the prelude to the siege.According to the art of war and common sense, the time to siege the city is generally chosen at dawn or early morning, which can achieve the purpose of a surprise attack and have enough time, so Xia Jun saw that the Song army who had lined up in the morning did not act, and thought it was another attack. Routine 'drills', at noon they began to change guards and have meals.And Zhao Tong also had his own reasons for choosing this time. At noon, they launched their attack along the sunlight, which made it easier for their side to aim and shoot. As for Xia Jun, they had to defend against the light, and the glare of the sun would certainly affect their hit rate; Another reason is that there is often a period of no wind in the northwest at noon.

The defensive facilities of Lingzhou City were destroyed by the artillery fire of the Song Army in the past two days. Although repairs were rushed day and night, the city towers, archery towers, and turrets could not be repaired in a day or two, so they had to be cleaned up, and more battle sheds were built. Forts, reserve weapons, rolling logs, rocks and yellow sand, water urns and other fire extinguishing appliances.As soon as the cannons of the Song army rang, the Xia army on the top of the city immediately rang the bell, and got into the battle shed to avoid the shelling. Those who ate put down their rice bowls quickly, picked up their weapons and lay down in the cave of Tibetan soldiers under the city, ready to go to the city to support them at any time. .But this time the Song Army played tricks again, instead of explosives such as flower bombs, it was replaced with incendiary bombs...

Seeing that the city was on fire, Zhao Ren immediately ordered the bridge to be built, and the engineers who had already prepared for it immediately rolled out a dozen trench bridges with the assistance of the peasants.The bridge is one foot wide and six feet long, with wheels mounted underneath.They are all made of hardwood and can accommodate cavalry to cross the bridge.The road leading to the city has been cleared, and many drills have been done on similar terrain before the war, and the bridge has been successfully erected.Two by two are joined together, and several temporary bridges with a width of two feet have appeared on the wide moat.

After the trench bridge was erected, the peasants quickly withdrew. Another team of peasants carried straw bales and shovels to fill the ditch and bury the pit. suspension bridge.Clean up the pits, corners, and horse barriers set up by the Xia army in front of the city, clear the passages, and use blasting methods to deal with those low walls that are difficult for manpower to reach...Their entire operations were completed under the cover of artillery fire. And the action is even more orderly.The division of labor is clear, and each team performs its own duties. One team finishes the work and immediately leaves, while the other team immediately steps forward to take over.Just like a production line in a factory.

The road here had just been cleared, and the 'rumbling' sound reappeared, but several siege vehicles with the same height as Lingzhou City and several corridor vehicles with strange shapes and bridges were launched from the formation.

The siege engine has already been used when attacking Toyosu Castle, but the one used this time is different from the last one.Not only are two double machine gun bunkers set up on the roof to provide fire support.Moreover, the whole body is covered with cowhide and soaked back felt pads, even the peasants pushing the carts are completely covered in it.All the people in the front command with whistles. After training, these people have really achieved the same pace, moving forward, retreating, and turning, just like one person.

In the past, the gallery car was only used to cover the work under the city and acted as a temporary shelter, but Zhao Tong improved it. Of course, this one looks a bit nondescript now, but in the eyes of modern people, it can be recognized at a glance. Is it the gangway car for getting on and off the plane?However, at this time, the roof of the chariot was changed to a pointed roof, covered with iron sheets, which can resist arrows and flying stones. The soldiers who attacked the city could run directly along the corridor bridge to the city, which is more convenient than the corridor shape of the past 轒辒 chariot. many.

In order to maintain stability and solidity, these furniture must be made huge and driven by human power, so the movement must be slow.Although the artillery of this season has been improved by Zhao Tun, it is limited by factors such as the current manufacturing technology and gunpowder formula, and its firing speed, power, accuracy, and lethality are far inferior to modern artillery.The city wall of Lingzhou was long, with a width of five feet, even modern artillery could not guarantee that every piece would fall on the city wall. Therefore, even though Zhao Tuo concentrated all the artillery of the Zhongyong Army, it was still inevitable to lose sight of the other.He first used incendiary bombs to clean up the defenders at the top of the city, buying time to open up the passage, but in order to prevent accidentally injuring the siege troops, he had to switch to solid bullets and flowering bullets. The weak points gathered in the upper city along the horse road and the sprawling city wall, and began to block.  …

"Concentrate the firepower of the machine guns and wipe out the archers on the top of the city!" The two dragon cavalry battalions of Tiger General were in charge of attacking the city gate. The outstanding sharpshooters went forward to establish shooting positions to cover the siege troops.

"Order Zhao Xiao to extend artillery fire to attack the enemy below the city, and to release smoke bombs below the city!" Before the battle, Zhao Ren and other loyal and brave generals deduced the siege tactics with the prince many times, and had plans for various situations. Ascending the city, he immediately ordered the artillery fire to be diverted, cut off Xia Jun's access to the city, and released smoke to cover Xia Jun's sight.

The smoke bomb has already been used when dealing with Brother Cha, but at this time, there are less poisons and more wolf dung. The smoke column produced by this thing burns straight up and lasts for a long time. He was shrouded in thick smoke when he didn't have a bowel movement. Although it also blocked the sight of the attacking side, it had a greater impact on Xia Jun. He couldn't figure out the direction of Song Jun's attack for a while, so he had to divide his troops everywhere, and the ones under the city were blocked by artillery fire. The military strength is inevitably stretched.

"It's time for the commando to attack!" Seeing that the smoke was getting thicker and thicker, and the Xia army on the top of the city had turned into heavenly soldiers and generals flying through the clouds and fog, and just when they were blinded, Wu Tao, the commando leader who turned to face him, said, Now he is the commander of the [-]th Battalion of the Leopard General. Because of his calmness and decisiveness in battle, he was chosen as the captain by Zhao Tun. Because after he went to the city, the situation changed rapidly, and a strong commander was needed to deal with the enemy's situation, and he was just right. Candidates.

"Attack!" Wu Tao saluted the prince, without any nonsense, he immediately led the troops out, but their attack target was not the front where the attack was fierce, but chose the southeast corner of the city wall, and the tools used to climb the city were also traditional ladders and Hookline.

"Tell Zhao Xiao, the commando is attacking!" Zhao Tong picked up the binoculars, watched the commando under the leadership of Wu Tao pass the moat smoothly, and quickly approached the city wall under the cover of terrain and features, he ordered.At this time, the second echelon team, which was in charge of supporting tasks, also began to move down the city. They all had training in advance for covering, carrying, climbing, and fighting after climbing, and they were very clear about their tasks.

"Boom..." A row of shells suddenly fell from the southeast corner of the city wall, destroying the grate fence and crossbow platform protruding from the top of the city. Several corpses of Xia soldiers fell from the top of the city. A ladder has been set up on the city wall, and his heart is also suspended, the real day is coming... , You are welcome to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. .