The party members call themselves Da Bai Gao, as the name suggests...... But in Yang Gon's view, the ordinary soldiers and herdsmen are not very white, and the group of herdsmen in front of him, who are like beggars in Yang Gon's eyes, are all black and dirty, and there is a red red on their cheeks after the wind and sun on the plateau. It's not that they're born this way, it's the environment.

Yang Gon is a Khitan from Daliao, and a sense of superiority arises spontaneously at this time! Obviously, the Liao army is much more decent than the party members.

Although the Liao people were founded by nomadic tribes, there used to be Youzhou, and now there are rich Bohai farming areas, and there are many tribes under the rule of the vast land, in addition to nomadism, mainly through learning the things of the Han people, from the law and etiquette to the production has been relatively advanced.

On the other hand, Yang Gon has enough confidence to feel that they are like beggars.

However, Yang Gon did not despise their combat power too much, and was still confident. Because he knew that the endurance and bravery of these nomadic herdsmen and cavalry in the treacherous environment were naturally trained...... The poorer the person, the less afraid of death. There may be a lack of battle training, but cavalry combat is supposed to be flexible and relies more on individual force endurance.

There are also a large number of Hengshanqiang infantry in the rear, poorly equipped, and they are also extremely vicious.

Li Yiyin, who was traveling with him, looked at the well-trained and clean Liao army, and seemed to realize the gap, and said: "The party members are desperate not to lose to other families in the battle array. ”

After all, he was an accomplice, Yang Gon hid the sense of superiority in his heart and said, "All the departments in the world attach importance to the performance of the Li Gong clan, and Xiao Gong is looking forward to it day and night. Party members still need to be trained......"

As soon as the words fell, a martial artist said angrily in Qiang language: "We are not the sons of the Khitans, and if we send someone here, we will point fingers?" ”

Yang Gon didn't understand and looked at Li Yiyin. Li Yiyin scolded in Chinese: "It's not your turn to speak!" ”

Although he couldn't understand what the man said, Yang Gon could feel that it was not a good word from his expression, he pondered for a moment and said, "At least you can't stop training war horses." ”

At this time, there was a sound of "crackling ......" in the distance, and several people followed the prestige, and the cavalry marching camp had just been set down, and the "training" advocated by Yang Gon had begun again.

The temporary training of the party's war horses was relatively shrunk. Yang Gon couldn't help it, he couldn't get enough ** for a while, and the ** carried by the army had been used up in the previous days.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Khitans knew "Fu **". In that year, the Central Plains Erli rebelled, and the Zhao family made a large number of **, intending to blow up Jinzhou City, although it did not succeed in breaking the city (because Guo Shaojinfeng's recipe did not have a method of purification and a method of classifying the proportion of the test, nor did it tell the court the importance of sealing to the **explosion), but leaked a better ** formula to the Northern Han Kingdom.

The Northern Han Kingdom was a vassal state of the Great Liao at that time, and the Khitans got Fangzi because of this.

After the Khitans learned to concoct **, it has not come in handy in battle formations, but it is used to train war horses to adapt to artillery and firearms. The sealed hard bamboo tube can imitate the explosion of artillery, and the explosion can imitate the explosion of artillery.

Yang Gon said: "The cannons of the Xu people are used to siege the city, and they can also scare the war horses; Although the firebolt is not as far as the bow and crossbow, it is not very useful, but it can also frighten the approaching horses. If a horse has never heard of an explosion, it will be alarmed, but fortunately, the horse has a spirit, and it is much better to get used to it. ”

The Central Plains used firearms in the Youzhou War twice, and the Liao people already had experience. During the first Northern Expedition, there were very few firearms, and the horses roared and the war drums were noisy, only the cavalry close to the small group of firecrackers was very uncomfortable and was frightened and confused. For the second time, the Central Plains people had used a large number of firearms in Wubao, but the Liao people had already taken precautions......

That's why Yang Gon said, "The fire gun has no power, it's just that the horse is afraid." ”

He said, looking at the training outside the camp with some concern. Because the ** carried by the Liao army was used up, and the raw materials needed for ** could not be found for a while in Pingxia, the current method was a last resort.

I saw those soldiers on the ground with low bamboos cut from Hengshan, and they struck them with hammers so loudly that they "crackled", and then lit fires and set smoke, and gathered their horses nearby to listen. In another place, the party members lit fires and set off cigarettes, and at the same time beat big drums to make a "dong dong ......" sound.

But more of the party members were giggling and laughing, and many of them danced in the open space with a crackling sound, and took the thing as a joke and accompaniment, and sang and danced with great joy.

Yang Gon saw it in his eyes, his expression was serious, he really didn't do it for fun, he felt that this matter was very important.

By the time it got dark, Yang Gon had already returned to the Liao military camp to rest, but he was suddenly invited by Li Yiyin's people.

Li Yiyin was next to the fire, and when he saw Yang Gon, he stood up: "I just got the report from the scout, and the Xu army has started to build a city where the Wuding River flows into the Yellow River. ”

Yang Gon frowned, but he was not much surprised, and said, "Xu Guo's old trick is repeated!" They are also like this in Youzhou, building hundreds of big cities and small forts! ”

Li Yiyin: "......"

Yang Gon scolded: "Xu Guoren likes to play tricks and steal the most, every time they build a city like this, they will consume it if they don't have a chance, and they will only go out when they have a chance." ”

Li Yiyin said: "If they want to spend so much in Pingxia, the grain and grass will be sent from afar, and I am afraid it will not be light." ”

Yang Gon nodded after hearing this: "Exactly, Pingxia is not as good as Youzhou, in the Hebei Plain, the water and land are unimpeded." Xu Guoren can't afford it...... It's just that General Li has enough grain? He couldn't help but emphasized, "Da Liao is not rich, and the grain transported from Da Liao is also a long way away." ”

Li Yiyin's face was embarrassed, this time almost all the young people who could help were gathered.

Li Yiyin said: "If the army builds a city and defends it, we will attack Lingzhou with the main force to the west, occupy the fertile land of the Lingzhou Hetao, and make a joint connection with the Hexi party." ”

Yang Gon nodded, "That's very good." However, Zhe Deyan is in Lingzhou, and it is estimated that he has already smelled that something is wrong, and he is restless, and he may have been on guard and will defend it. ”

Li Yiyin said: "It's better than the city defended by the forbidden army of Xu Guo...... I also wondered, since the Xu army attacked, the strength was only more than half of ours, so it turned out that he was using this trick to return to attack and defend! ”

……

At the confluence of the Yellow River and the Wuding River, more than 70,000 troops and tens of thousands of people arrived, and more than 100,000 began construction work.

Guo Shao turned into an architectural designer. He first named the fort "Fort of Nothing", and later added the name "Fort of Never Fall", intending to use it as a rear base camp, and then began to design rudimentary drawings...... The ancients had a wealth of experience in building cities, and there were also ways to build cities in winter, so he didn't need to do it. However, Guo Shao believed that Xu Jun was equipped with a large number of firearms, and the original city model was no longer suitable for tactical needs.

Guo Shao knew nothing about modern fortifications, and his knowledge of ancient city construction was limited to actual combat. But he thought about it a little with his own mind, and he also wanted to find out that the ancient city was born from cold weapons...... The wall is often eight meters high (equivalent to a three-story building) and the circumference is more than ten miles!

Guo Shao pondered two reasons, one is to prevent a large number of cold-weapon soldiers from climbing, and the high wall increases the difficulty of climbing; Moreover, the firepower of the defenders is also limited, the higher the wall, the easier it is to defend, and the gravity of throwing earth and stones will cause great damage. Second, China has always been an economic powerhouse, and a large perimeter can protect urban residents and the economy; The larger the city, the more numerical the besieging side will besiege.

But time has passed, and it is no longer interesting to hold on to the old concept and build an uncertain city.

First of all, a city of uncertainty is built on a barren land, and there is no people to live in. The one-mile range of the field bronze cannon also increased the circumference of the siege of the ancient army in disguise.

Therefore, the volume can be greatly reduced, which greatly reduces the construction cost. It is only necessary to meet the needs of garrison barracks, warehouses and other places. Completely military fortress.

Secondly, it does not need to be so high, again reducing the cost of building a city. A large number of defenders armed with firearms, the city was defended by firepower, not by the height of the walls. The height of the wall can also create a fire blind spot.

Finally, square cities are also not conducive to crossfire, and the artillery has a large number of blind spots. The urn city of the ancients is also called "Moon City", which is like an arc protruding, slightly increasing the firepower point. Guo Shao got inspiration from here and prepared to make this design more prominent.

Liuhua Castle! The rough picture has been drawn, like a fortress flower with six petals. Each "petal" is a two-sided horn that grows around the fortress; With the addition of the arc-shaped connecting edge between the two lobes, the figure actually has six corners and eighteen edges.

Guo Shao took a wooden ruler and constantly tested and compared it on paper, and came to the conclusion that no matter where he attacked, he would suffer cross-fire from direct fire in about three directions.

Of course, this fortress is more vulnerable than ordinary castles when it is not supported by firearms, because it is shorter and smaller. Therefore, when designing, it is necessary to consider the weather in which rain affects the use of firearms......

…… Guo Shao mainly considered the firing points of artillery and arquebuses. The six-petal protrusion is a solid earth rammer, and a hole is dug in the outer wall to provide a beam as a cover, one can prevent the attack of catapults, and the other can shelter from the rain.

Outside the physical fort, the lower part is an inclined plane, and three female walls are repaired in layers, and a small Tibetan soldier hole is dug behind the female wall (to avoid the rain in rainy days). Enemy soldiers in close proximity will be killed by cross-fire from arquebuses in three directions; Moreover, there are three soldiers hidden in the hidden soldiers behind each wall, and they take turns firing to ensure the frequency of fire.

There is a small fort and a sentinel defense system within a radius of ten miles, and fireworks, Kong Ming lanterns, wolf smoke, and drums are used as signals for early warning; When encountering a small group of men and horses, they will send troops to exterminate them with a small fort, and when they encounter a large group of men and horses, they will give a signal and run away on horseback.

There is a water gate on the south side of the fort, a ditch river is connected with the Yellow River, and a wharf is set up in the fort. As long as the Yellow River is controlled, foreign aid from Wudingbao can be guaranteed.

Guo Shao designed the drawings and ordered the Tokyo Military Department to equip the inland water division with artillery to ensure the seizure of the Yellow River water rights if necessary...... Although the party does not have a water division. But Guo Shao was excited, and used a perfect posture to examine the design of this wonderful fortress like a flower!

He looked at his achievements and couldn't help but be excited: "This fort, as long as the Central Plains can supply supplies, it can be defended for a hundred years!" An army of a million is sent to death! ”