The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

In the battle of the later Jin Dynasty, a huge bright yellow banner slowly came to the center of the front line. Dozens of Houjin generals turned over and dismounted, respectfully giving way to a road and kneeling down.

A man with a golden helmet is not slow.

Although it was more than two miles apart, Li Yuanqing recognized it at the first sight. It must have been the old slave himself.

This bright yellow flag, Li Yuanqing memory is too deep.

In Shenyang city that day, he Shixian and his thousands of elite riders fell on the way to the flag.

"Hiss..."

Li Yuanqing could not help but take a breath. He had thought of ten thousand possibilities before, but he never thought that the old slave would come to Lvshun such a small place

This can only show that Lushun has attracted enough attention from the old slaves, and it has reached the point where he can fight in person

Zhang pan and Chen Zhong are also a little silly. After a long time, they can't return to God.

And the soldiers around them were at a loss. They looked at the battle line of Houjin not far away, and didn't know what to do

The old man came to

This, this in this piece of land, I'm afraid, few people can bear this kind of pressure, right?

It's like a deified devil

After a long time, Chen Zhong finally came to his senses and spat, "ha. The old dog came in person. Ha ha, he really gives us face. Well, I'll get rid of the old dog. Let's go to Shenyang again

Zhang pan also realized that the mood around him was not right. He laughed and said, "it's good. I'm tired of living, old dog. I can't bear to think of it. I'm going to give us merits

At this time, Li Yuanqing had calmed down and said with a smile, "it's the face of our brothers that I can come. Yes, very good. "

When the soldiers around saw that the three generals were so relaxed, the atmosphere of repression and tension could not help but dissipate a lot. In addition, some people began to talk and laugh, covering the sky and the sun. The clouds came and went quickly, as if there was no shadow left.

The three men arranged their own trusted officers to be responsible for the normal operation of the city wall. Together, they came to the top of the gate tower of the north gate, overlooking the formation in the direction of the rear Jin army.

This is the highest point in the surrounding area. At this time, the weather is transparent and you can see far away.

Even if you can't see the outside, you can't look at them.

The three men are looking at the rear Jin army here, and the latter Jin army is also looking at Lushun city.

The old slave was riding on a tall black horse with gold helmet and armor. The horse was more than one head higher than the ordinary war horse. From the perspective of Li Yuanqing, the figure of the old slave was particularly clear.

Around him, there were thirty or forty eight flag generals who firmly guarded him in the middle.

At this distance, cannons and catapults can't reach it. Neither side has strong long-range strike weapons, so they can only look at each other.

While looking at the city of Lushun, the old slave held a whip and pointed to the city. Beside him, several generals were bowing and bowing to explain something to him.

The old slave nodded occasionally without much movement. Li Yuanqing could clearly feel the momentum of the man who was in the top position all the year round.

"What on earth does this old dog want?" Chen Zhong even began to be a bit impatient and spat in a low voice.

Zhang Pan's face was also extremely grim, "Yuan Qing, Lao Chen, I'm afraid Tartars will come to the real style this time. We must be more careful. "

As a general at the front line of the Liao area, after so many fierce battles, Chen Zhonghe and Zhang pan naturally had a hundred times higher vision and thinking than ordinary soldiers.

The old slaves came in person, which almost meant that the main forces of the whole country in the later Jin Dynasty were basically mobilized.

With the strength of one country, we will fight against the small town of Lushun

Moreover, it is almost impossible for Lvshun to have reinforcements

At this time, Li Yuanqing had completely calmed down. On the contrary, he looked away. He slowly vomited out a foul breath and said with a faint smile: "it's very good that the old slave can come. If it is spread to the imperial court, it will increase our value. "

"Yuanqing, when is it? Do you still think about it?"

Zhang pan couldn't help laughing, "if the city can't be defended, what's the relationship between the court and us?"

However, Chen Zhong knew Li Yuanqing very well. Seeing Li Yuanqing's appearance of light clouds and gentle breeze, he said, "Yuanqing, your brain is alive. Is there any good way?"

Li Yuanqing smiles, "how? I have a lot of them. But we're not in a hurry. What are they going to do first? "

Li Yuanqing's calmness gave Chen Zhonghe and Zhang pan a lot of confidence. They had to bear with themselves and continue to explore the movements in the direction of Houjin.

The old slave stood about a quarter of an hour before the battle, and then he returned to the rear array. Soon, the front line side of Houjin began to work.

It looks like they're going to bulldoze. They're going to push it.Houjin was good at field operations, but in fact, they were not amateurs in attacking cities.

Through the exchange with Liu Dadou, Li Yuanqing basically understood the whole process of the battle of Xiping fort on that day.

Starting in the morning, the Houjin army began to attack the city. Xiping fort was close to ten thousand garrison troops, but it did not persist until evening. Finally, Luo Yitong committed suicide and xiongcheng fell.

From a tactical point of view, Luo Yitong's deployment was not too big a problem. It was just that there were too many troops in the post Jin army, which were all the main force. Under the siege of the city from all sides, the manpower in the city was not enough. The most important thing was that Luo Yitong pinned too much hope on the reinforcements, which broke his last psychological defense line and failed.

Li Yuanqing now ponders that although there are many reasons for the fall of Xiping fort, there are two main reasons, which are the root cause.

First of all, although Luo always has the heart to defend the city, he is seriously inadequate in preparation. He made a wrong prediction of the situation and did not prepare for the worst.

What's more, the terrain of xipingbao is so poor that there is no danger around it.

It is true that there are many large and small military fortresses around Xiping fort, but in such a situation, the main force of the Houjin army besieged the city, and the sand ridge has been defeated miserably. Who dares to fight around? Who has the ability to fight? To rescue the besieged xipingbao?

How could he give up this opportunity with his shrewd wisdom?

At this time, although Li Yuanqing's Sanbu did not have the configuration of Luo Yitong at that time, nor did he have so many allies, Sanbu and Lvshun city had unique advantages.

First, all three have the heart of guarding the city. Chen Zhong and Li Yuanqing need not say that Lvshun is the home of zhangpan and the lifeblood of zhangpan. Even if Li Yuanqing and his two departments do not contribute, he must work hard. What's more, the three parts have lost their lips and teeth, and their bones and tendons are broken. It is impossible for Li Yuanqing to spare no effort.

Moreover, Lushun has a dangerous terrain, with its back to the sea. It can be defended and retreated, which is far from the Xiping fort on that day.

Third, it is also the most important. Although the three parts seem to be scattered, neither Chen Zhong nor Zhang pan will refute Li Yuanqing's opinion in the general situation. To some extent, it is not too much to say that the three parts have been integrated.

The time, the place and the people are in harmony. Basically, Lushun has occupied all of them.

Even if the old slaves come in person, what's the matter?

It's a mule or a horse. You have to pull it out to find out.

Seeing that the Jin army began to push the earth, they all had a number in mind. The old slave didn't look down on Lushun because of his overwhelming advantage. Instead, he wanted to take the safest way.

On that day, when they were in Zhenjiang City, the latter Jin army also used this method to encircle the defense line of Zhenjiang City, so as to break through one by one and open the gap.

At this time, Li Yuanqing had no strong cavalry, and could not stop the movement of the later Jin army.

Ninety nine percent of the people in the Jin army who were engaged in these hard work were Han slaves, which would not affect their combat effectiveness at all, but would take some time.

"Yuanqing, we can't let these Tartars relax. It's only two miles away. In two days at the latest, they will push them to the bottom of the city, and then we will be passive. " Zhang pan has some anxious eyes, full of sweat.

Chen Zhong is also eager to look at Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing nodded, "good. We can't let them move forward so smoothly. The catapult is now on the top of the city. Let's try it out. "

Zhang pan and Chen Zhong also understood the meaning of Li Yuanqing and hurried down the gate tower.

On the head of the city, six catapults have been erected, aiming at the direction of the battle line of Houjin not far away.

Seeing Li Yuanqing coming, soldiers around him kowtow and salute one after another.

Li Yuanqing waved his hand to let them get up and said to Chen Changyou, the leader of Chen Zhong's family and soldiers: "Changyou, try to hit a few rounds. I want to see the effect. "

Chen Changyou is a native of Jizhen. He used to be a sailor in his early years. He knows this kind of catapult very well.

He naturally understood the relationship between Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, and quickly kowtowed to Li Yuanqing, "General Li, wait a moment, your humble duty will perform for you immediately."

With that, he called several soldiers and began to work.

During the reign of Emperor Zhu Di, Zheng He made seven voyages to the west, and the navy of Daming was once strong for a time.

Unfortunately, more than two hundred years later, the glory has long been gone, and what is left is not even as good as the leftovers of those years.

This catapult, to put it bluntly, is an enlarged catapult.

However, the craftsmen made a bracket on the rubber band to prevent the deviation, but that's all.

Soon, several soldiers holding a reef, propped up in the middle of the rubber band. Five or six people tugged hard on both sides to tighten the rubber band. Chen Changyou estimated his strength, touched the rubber band with his hand, and said, "launch."

For a moment, the crowd let go at the same time, and only heard the sound of "whoosh". The reef took a strong wind and flew to the front, crossing an unsophisticated low parabola and falling heavily to the ground.

Li Yuanqing quickly glanced, almost 300 steps, less than 350 steps.

"Long friend, can you go further?"Chen Changyou said: "General Li, the rubber band is a little old. I dare not drag it with my humble duty. If it's a good beef tendon, it should be able to go a few steps further. "

Li Yuanqing nodded silently.

He still overestimated the power of the simple catapult.

This thing, after all, can not be compared with artillery. Its inherent disadvantage makes it more vulnerable to the influence of environment and wind resistance.

But it's not close to 300 steps. If you operate well, you can kill people.

Moreover, this operation is not complicated, only soldiers have the strength.

"Changyou, I'll leave it to you. From now on, these soldiers are all taken by you. Give me good practice. Every shot, you must fight 300 steps away. If you practice well, you will be rewarded. Do you understand? "

"Yes. I understand your humble duty. " Chen Changyou can't help but be overjoyed. Li Yuanqing's generosity is well-known.

However, Zhang pan and Chen Zhong did not understand Li Yuanqing's intention. They could not think that they could withstand the elite army of old slaves by relying on these broken things?

Li Yuanqing, however, hastily pulled the two men down the wall and whispered, "two brothers, now I have an important thing to do. We must do it as soon as possible."