The struggle of the reborn prince

In the early morning, the soldiers of the Jin army on the watchtower of Hutunbao saw a group of Song army cavalry slowly coming along the shallows on the Xiliao River. Although he knew that this was just a routine patrol of the Song army, he still rang the bell. The alarm bell reminded the companions in the fort to strengthen their vigilance. ?. .Hearing the warning sound, more than 200 soldiers of the Golden Army led by a Bo Jin went up to the fort wall immediately.

"Damn it, these people also asked us to go, what a fool!" Bo Jinba Hu Le, the leader of the army, could only see from a distance about a hundred Song Army patrols slowly approaching across the river, and couldn't bear it. He kept cursing secretly, but he didn't dare to evacuate without authorization.

In fact, it's no wonder that Bahu was dissatisfied. Hu Tunbao can be said to be the first batch of fortresses built on the ferry after Saili defected and donated Linhuang Mansion to prevent the Song army from attacking.Because of the important geographical location, after the Taishi decided to build a boundary trench, it became an important support point on the thousand-mile defense line. The fortress was expanded, and beacon towers and barracks were built; The excavated sand piled up a three-foot-high and two-foot-wide earth barrier, which was covered with complete defensive measures such as arrow rests and crenels.

In the front, there is the Xiliao River as a natural barrier, and there are deep trenches as important points, barriers as barriers, and surrounding fortresses as reinforcements. Layers of obstacles are also arranged behind the earth barriers. Even if the enemy conquers the castle, it is difficult to drive straight in. .However, since the construction of the boundary trench that cost a lot of manpower and financial resources, there has never been a large-scale conflict between Song and Jin. In the village, there are only more than 200 soldiers led by Ba Hule on weekdays. Grazing, farming, living a carefree life. "Bo Jin, something is wrong today. The Song army has never crossed the river on patrol, and usually only a dozen or so riders. There is a whole team of people who came today. Is there any action?" A little leader of Ba Hule Look at the situation and asked.

"What's wrong? We and the Song Dynasty are bounded by [-] steps on the east bank of the West Liao River. Both sides belong to other people. In the past, people who didn't cross the river were also their territory. Now the emperors of the Southern Dynasty can only drive five miles away from this. Of course they also want to Strengthen your guard and patrol across the river, it's normal if there are more people!" Ba Hule stretched his neck and looked out.

"Bo Jin, the Song army left the river bank and is still moving this way, are they going to attack us?" The little leader was stunned, and after being quiet for a while, he screamed again. "Bo Jin, they have crossed the river and reached the earth beam. Our trebuchet can hit them!" The little boss was a little 'short-hearted', and he still broadcast live for Bahule after being reprimanded. Jian Bojin ignored his suggestion.Before giving up, he suggested, "Bo Jin, if we quietly leave the castle and detour through the river bank, we will be able to surround and annihilate these Song troops. Would you please tell the commander-in-chief that this is a great achievement!"

"You fucking don't know how to live or die!" Ba Hule finally erupted, kicking the little leader on all fours, and cursed angrily. "The commanding army of Heshi Lie has repeated orders not to provoke the Song army. Those who violate it will be executed, not to mention that the Song army just crossed the river. Even if they arrive in front of the fort, you dare to curse. It is a capital crime. Now you repeatedly instigate me to attack the Song army , Do you want the lives of this official and the commander-in-chief!"...

Seeing Ba Hule scolding and beating the little chieftain, the Jurchen guards on the fort were dumbfounded in fright, and no one dared to step forward to persuade them.But my heart is very confused. Is the Dajin Kingdom afraid of the Southern Dynasty to such an extent?Even if he shouted loudly, he would be executed.Oh, can this battle still be fought...

The scene on the wall of the fort did not affect the Song army crossing the river at all. A dozen or so riders among them rode straight to the earth beam, while the rest spread out their vigilance.These people were less than two arrows away from Hu Tunbao in a straight line, but they pointed at him like no one else, didn't give them any face, and didn't consider Jin Jun's thoughts at all.

"Zheng Ping, if you let your troops capture this fort, how will you command it?" The earth beam is five feet high, the only highland on the east bank of the river, slightly higher than the fort wall. With a clear view of the terrain, Zhao Tun looked at it with a telescope for a while, and then asked Zheng Ping beside him.

"Your Majesty, if I ask my subordinates to attack this fort, I will use the artillery to cover the engineering battalion to build a pontoon bridge over the river, and then lead the army across the river. If the enemy counterattacks from the fort while we are halfway across, I will use the artillery to cover the infantry to seize the beach. For the position, set up a security circle to cover the army crossing the river; if the enemy forms a formation to fight, use the hussars to charge the formation, and the dragon cavalry's two wings to defeat the enemy in front of you, and then take the opportunity to launch a strong attack to capture the fort; After the army crosses the river, launch an attack, fill up the boundary trenches, bombard the wall with artillery to open a breakthrough, and march into the city!" Zheng Ping replied without hesitation.

The emperor's question was not difficult for Zheng Ping at all, they had always done this in the past, and it was tried and tested.After restoring the Krupp army, he served as the commander of the capital and stayed in Dading. After the Jin army on the opposite side built the boundary trench, he already thought that if he was ordered to attack, the first problem would be to break through the boundary trench. Therefore, the exercises over the years are compulsory training subjects. It is clear to the chest.

"Well, you mean to enter the fortress through the gap after the artillery bombarded the fort wall!" Zhao Tuo looked at Zheng Ping and asked, and he nodded and said, "Let's not talk about whether you can cross the river smoothly, Cao Yi, your artillery brigade Can the fort wall be blown down quickly after the whole army has crossed the river, and a breakthrough can be opened?" He turned his head and asked Cao Yi behind him.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's fortress wall is three feet thick. If you use heavy artillery to concentrate firepower to bombard it, you only need three or five rounds of salvo." Cao Yi was a little puzzled. The artillery was made by the emperor. He should be very aware of the power of the heavy artillery. I asked myself, but I had to answer, so I answered after a little thought.

"Hehe, it only takes three or five rounds, even if you bombard the fortress wall for a day and a night, you won't be able to damage anything!" Zhao Tang laughed dryly and suddenly said angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Your calculations are not wrong. The walls of the Golden Army Fortress are all rammed. There are no bricks or stone reinforcements on the outside. They cannot withstand heavy artillery bombardment!" Cao Yi froze for a moment, thinking about what he had done. There is nothing wrong with the answer, how powerful three or five salvos of artillery fire from an artillery brigade are, I am already conservative when I say so.

"Hmph, let me ask you, if you bombard the fort wall with heavy artillery, you must shoot directly to ensure the effect, and the current situation is that there is an earthen wall in front of the fort wall that was built with sand and soil excavated when the Jin army dug the boundary trench." , can your heavy artillery penetrate a five-foot-thick earth wall and then hit the fort wall? Even if it can penetrate, have you considered how much power it will have left?" Zhao Tang asked repeatedly with a cold snort.

"Your Majesty..." Cao Yi groaned for a long time without answering. He only felt his palms and forehead sweating. Why did he ignore this humble earthen wall?

As the first batch of gunners in the army, Cao Yi was the commander of the first brigade after the expansion of the artillery. He was familiar with the operation and performance of various artillery. Of course, he knew that the power of the shells would be greatly reduced when they hit the loose sand, and the lethality would decrease; Shooting is better than shooting from the top, and the accuracy rate is much higher.The earth wall in front of me is slightly lower than the fort wall. It looks like a pile of inconspicuous sand, but it just blocks the direct shot of the artillery fire on the fort wall. Its thickness is enough to reduce the power of the artillery fire. If you want to hit the fort wall, you can only Use projectile.

"Your Majesty, we can use projectiles to suppress the enemy, and let the soldiers use explosives to blow up the gap!" Seeing the embarrassing situation, Zheng Ping hurriedly spoke out to rescue Cao Yi.

"Hehe, do you think your army can reach the city? I'm afraid it will come and go like the artillery!" Zhao Tuo squinted at Zheng Ping and sneered.

"Your Majesty, the situation isn't that serious, is it?" The emperor was really not surprised, and Zheng Ping was shocked by one sentence, and all the generals who accompanied the emperor to scout the terrain were also dumbfounded.

"Look first, there are many platforms on the walls of the Golden Army Fortress, and behind the boundary trenches there are also rammed earth platforms and unevenly arranged earth barriers. Do you know what they are for?" Zhao Tang pointed at Hu Tunbao with a horsewhip. Said.

"Your Majesty, those earthen barriers can be used to cover artillery fire and prevent cavalry charges. As for those earthen platforms, they should be..." Zheng Ping looked at it for a while and said, he thought of the usefulness of the earthen barriers, but he really didn't know what those earthen platforms were for. It is said that there are too many Dianjiangtais, and the playground is a little smaller. I really couldn't think of it for a while.

"Those are the platforms used by the Jin army to arrange trebuchets. The earth barriers can not only be used to cover artillery fire, but also can be used to hide soldiers and equipment. Once the battle starts, those earthen platforms will be covered with trebuchets. Look again The distance between the boundary trench and the Xiliao River is only two arrows away, and it is covered by heavy trebuchets. When you crossed the river and lined up, those trebuchets suddenly fired, think about the consequences!" Zhao Tong said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates are really stupid. They didn't even think that the Jurchens would have such a ruthless trick!" According to the emperor's example, Zheng Ping's people felt cold in their hearts. If they fought in the old way, the artillery would play an important role in the whole battle The decisive role, you don’t need to attack the cavalry army, just use the trebuchet to launch a surprise attack while the artillery is crossing the river, you can smash the artillery and lose the battle, the ending is self-evident...)