Chapter 604: Port Arthur
Chapter 604: Port Arthur
The land is still the same land, the beach, the sea, the harbor, the hill, but the name has quietly changed, the former Duli Town, the Port of Arthur in the era of Li Huaitang.
Lushun Lushun, the journey was smooth sailing, the name was very auspicious, and everyone was happy.
The risk of drifting on the sea all year round is self-evident, and no matter how strong and large the ship is, it cannot even be called a drop in the ocean in the face of nature's wrath. The name of auspiciousness plays a great role in the psychological suggestion of sailors, and sometimes even has the effect of turning decay into magic.
Perhaps it was Xiangrui, who benefited from the name of Lushun, that nearly 20,000 people and materials were transferred from Damiao Island to Port Arthur quite smoothly, and no accidents occurred. This idea is deeply ingrained in the hearts of all the people of the Liaodong fleet, after all, the sea is still very foreign to most of them, and to achieve such an achievement exceeds everyone's expectations, if this is not a miracle, what else?
The rapid transfer of personnel and materials provides a guarantee for the construction speed of Arthur Port. Temporary granaries, barracks, and private houses have gradually become large-scale, and the city walls on the hill and the barracks in the pass have seen the rudimentary form.
The Liaodong fleet is moored in the west of the harbor, standing on the ship and looking north, the mountainside of Gongwei Harbor is covered with dense human figures, like a colony of ants that are successful in foraging, rushing to the nest frantically.
Almost everyone took part in the event, including the vast majority of sailors.
It all came because of two messengers from the Bohai Kingdom who arrived unexpectedly. They brought arrogance and ordered Feng Changqing to release the new 'wife' of the Bohai monarch - the white 'jade' Mingzhu concubine.
At this point, Tu Buyeo learned that the identity of the little lady he captured was so noble. This beautiful concubine can be described as daring, taking the opportunity to return to her mother's home to save her relatives, and only took an inner 'servant' to secretly go south hundreds of miles, just to see the legendary Tang Dynasty, which is as rich as heaven across the sea.
Release? No 'door'! Presumably, the messengers of the Bohai Kingdom can also slowly see the clues, and it is not the Haikou who occupies Port Arthur, nor is it a temporary borrower, but a strange force that intends to occupy this place for a long time.
The two countries 'exchanged' troops to make the Feng Changqing invalid, and the girl dared to collect debts from the new immigrant, can he have a good life if he is not killed? Chopped!
Of course, before that, it is customary to serve a 'forced' feast. From the envoy of the Bohai Kingdom, Feng Changqing could not squeeze any oil and water, and did not get the news that Ningyuan's iron cavalry army had conquered the ancient county town of Liaoxi.
So, the messenger of the Bohai Kingdom split up, stood up, rolled down the mountain, and lost the most important part, the head hanging on the top of the hill.
The Bohai Navy at the foot of the mountain was thunderous, but it also held back.
Yes, Lang Gui was eager to make meritorious contributions, but he was not a reckless man, and the fortifications on the hill told him that compared with his eight hundred horsemen, the enemy's strength was only a lot more, and he occupied an absolute geographical advantage, and if he rushed forward, the fate was likely to be the same as the two envoys he sent.
Unable to eat hot tofu in a hurry, Lang Gui is waiting, although the credit will be thinned by the reinforcements, but it is better than vain.
Feng Changqing is also 'fine' in his calculations, the mobile force he has at his disposal is limited, and the benefits of active attacks are unpredictable.
The two sides were surprisingly unanimous, and the calm was full of murderous aura.
Tranquility is only relative, in Port Arthur, the atmosphere of preparation for war is tense, soldiers and horses are mobilized, and materials are flowing......
Feng Changqing had two bags around his waist, and after landing, he used the first one, and then there was the name of Port Arthur; In the face of the enemy's counterattack, he took down the second one, and the general's strategy to break the enemy was inside.
The note was unfolded, Feng Changqing's eyes lit up, and the case was amazing.
"Old Hu," Feng Changqing beckoned to Hu.
In terms of seniority, he is more meritorious, and Feng Changqing, who came to the top, is far inferior to Hu Yijian, a veteran-level figure, not to mention Hu Yijian's other proud identity - the general's archery master. Therefore, Feng Changqing was quite polite to him.
Hu Yijian did not dare to slack off, before setting off from Luoyang to Shandong, the general had an order that he must strictly obey Feng Changqing.
"Although General Feng ordered, my old Hu will go down the mountain, and none of them will be able to escape."
Rushing to kill on the battlefield, Feng Changqing is far inferior to Hu Yijian, when it comes to calm command, Hu Yijian looks at his back in turn. Li Huaitang is clear about the characteristics of the generals under his command, which is why he chose Feng Changqing as the commander.
Feng Changqing smiled, pointed to the enemy cavalry under the mountain, and said, "If General Hu leads five hundred cavalry to suddenly kill from behind them, what will be the result?" ”
"Attack from behind?" Hu Yijian was puzzled.
"Yes, does General Hu have confidence?"
"Yes! Even if the enemy rider is many times larger, it can be completely annihilated! Hu Yijian responded loudly, and the pride and confidence on his face shone brightly.
"But how did you get back behind them?"
Heroic slogans are followed by the facts.
Feng Changqing was silent, and handed the bag to Hu Yijian.
"Sea freight?! This, this, it's so simple, why didn't I think of it? ”
Hu Yijian smiled and 'touched' his head.
"Lao Hu, you, you thief, thief lazy, think, what do you want?"
Nearby, the sound of Lei Wan's 'spring' came out, and the question was accompanied by heavy breathing. He had just carried a small and dilapidated winch crossbow up the hill with Tu Bulie and a dozen other people, and he was as tired as a ploughing ox.
This set of winch crossbow is a heavy killing weapon on the ship, because it is broken, it was disassembled by craftsmen and replaced with second-hand goods from the hands of the Jianghuai Datang Navy. The dilapidated winch crossbow was not worthless, and it was repaired by craftsmen who could barely exert its residual heat, just in time for this defensive battle.
Hu Yijian turned around and patted Lei Wan's 'Chun' on the shoulder.
"Brother, work hard, and go back and take you to eat 'meat'!" Wowhaha......"
It is said that Lang Gui is not alone, and there are many generals with the same purpose as him. The inner 'servant' who escaped by luck did not come with him, and when he saw that Langgui had too few men and horses, he went to the rest of the cities to ask for help, one in the east and one in the west, and sporadically brought in more than 3,000 strong men.
There are many bold people, on land, the Bohai soldiers have never taken the Haikou in their eyes, and no matter how many thieves there are on the hills, they are just a rabble.
The offensive is on the verge of breaking out, scrambling to be the first.
When Langgui climbed a hundred steps from the top of the mountain, he realized that something was wrong.
The number of feathered arrows falling from the top of his head was large and powerful, and it was obviously not the effect of the bamboo bow equipped by the Haikou.
Tang Jun?!
The speculation is well-founded, and looking at the world, it is possible that the Tang Army, which is as rich as the Tang Army, is so well-equipped.
The morale can be boosted, and the brave Bohai soldiers can die in battle, and they must not be intimidated! Lang Gui let go of the doubts in his heart, ignoring the casualties and kept urging the soldiers to climb up.
The bow and arrow are only three shots at the enemy, that is, facing the cavalry on the plain, the local point is replaced by the mountain, and the opponent is replaced by two 'legs', and the time of ten shots is possible, but the strength is insufficient.
For a time, there were as many arrows in the Bohai Navy as cattle and heavy casualties.
After surviving the rain of arrows, the tragedy was announced, and countless stones instead of feather arrows rumbled and rolled down, and the kinetic energy was so great that those who encountered it were either killed or injured.
Withdraw!
The offensive was overhaliant. The Bohai Navy left hundreds of corpses behind and fled down the mountain in disarray.
War is the best school, with blood as a teaching material, life as a lesson, vivid and intuitive, so that the surviving practitioners can improve their experience points.
The officers and men of the Bohai Navy are gray-faced, and there is no trace of their previous contempt, and their understanding is highly consistent, and their opponents are fierce opponents, not rabble.
Facing the dense rain of arrows to attack, it is indeed unique for Lang Gui. Poverty and technology limit the way of fighting of the soldiers of the Bohai State, in the eyes of the Bohai people who drink blood, you come and go, and the sky is full of arrows, which is a game of the rich, and it is a crazy money burn and a loser. compound bows, which are expensive; Feathered arrows are not cheap - of course they are not sharpened casually, and the shaft of the arrow looks like an earthworm bent counterfeit.
The class is very 'fine', but it's a pity that the "professor's" heart is too dark -- the tuition fee is expensive, but fortunately, Lang Gui is full of subjective and active 'sex', and the second class will not 'hand' in blank papers.
I'm here to 'hand in' my homework!
Lang Gui was not without pride, and the soldiers under his command were in a group of five, carrying sections of leafy tree trunks, moving upward with difficulty and slowly.
I have to admit that Lang Gui's creative 'sex', although the method looks stupid and earthy, is practical, and it is difficult for feather arrows to penetrate the dense branches and leaves on the trunk smoothly.
Feng Changqing stood on the top of the hill, condescending, the enemy's actions all fell into his eyes, and Lang Gui's intentions could not escape his eyes.
This time, the hidden and unrevealed weapon of the big killer began to speak.
The three winch crossbows were silently ready, and the crossbowmen were methodically placing the crossbow arrows into the arrow slots. This is not an ordinary arrow, a winch has seven arrow slots, the largest, the two sides are small, the largest branch of the crossbow arrow is thicker than an ordinary person's arm, the range of the 'shooting' is an astonishing seven hundred steps, ordinary rammed earth walls are difficult to withstand its shocking 'glamorous' blow.
The weakness of the winch lies in the lack of accuracy, no, the three winches twenty-one arrows burst off the string and rushed to the foot of the mountain with a terrifying momentum, but none of them hit. Feng Changqing and the others shook their heads in disappointment, while Lang Gui was terrified, the crossbow arrows that missed the target kicked up countless gravel and dust in front of them, and the stones as big as fists 'shot' at them, several people were hit in the 'legs', and they fell to the ground on the spot.
"Come again!"
Feng Changqing regarded the Lang Gui as the best weapon test subjects, and it was rare for them to crawl under the mountain to give the slow-paced winch crossbow a second chance.
This time, the winch crossbow was finally widely planted and harvested, and a main crossbow unexpectedly exploded in character, accurately hitting the trunk of the tree held by Lang Gui, the trunk was shattered countless times, and none of the five soldiers who were holding the tree and advancing flew backwards for more than ten steps, none of them survived.
Fortunately, the number of large-scale killing weapons on the hill was limited, and the frequency of firing was low, and they endured three rounds of terrifying blows head-on, and they all escaped their effective 'firing' range safely.
The distance was shortened to a hundred paces, and as usual there were countless stone greetings.
Of course, the stones can't stop the footsteps of Lang Gui, and the fierce fight is inevitable.
The 'hand-to-hand' combat was like a demon mirror, and Feng Changqing's new army was suddenly full of flaws, barely coping with the wolf-like soldiers of the Bohai Kingdom.
As soon as the battle began, the low walls soon ceased to be the dividing line between the two sides, and a large number of Bohai warriors crossed the weakly defended walls and even rushed behind the defenders.
The battle situation was unusually smooth, and Feng Changqing decisively threw himself into the reserve - the main force of hundreds of screaming Ningyuan iron cavalry led by Hu Yijian.
The reserve was full of movement, and as soon as it was thrown into the battlefield, the surging attack 'wave' of the Bohai people was like crashing into a large thick rock, and immediately suffocated, and then retreated.
Due to the terrain, it was impossible for Lang Gui to invest all his troops at once, and he also retained reserves, but the distance was too far to reach the battlefield in time.
As a result, Lang Gui was hacked by the ruthless "professor" for another expensive tuition. Hundreds of corpses were left behind, and they fled back to the point where they started.
The losers are always unwilling, and the Lang Gui forces are still abundant. For the third time, Lang Gui's preparation was more perfect, and a large number of wooden shields were made to replace the trunks that consumed heavy physical strength, and under the encouragement of the generals, he made a comeback.
Students progress, and professors keep up with the times. Feng Changqing made a lot of money and carried all the wood used to build the house up the hill.
The timber used to build the house is made of local wood, which is all round logs, which are best for rolling from high to low.
When Lang Gui climbed halfway up the mountain, he was surprised to realize that the professor had changed his teachings, and the previous algebra had been quietly upgraded to higher mathematics.
Tuition fees have to be paid in vain! And it's inflationary.
After three failures and heavy casualties, Lang Gui was secretly surprised, and then went to the black-hearted professor on the hill to take classes, and the end was only bankruptcy.
The purpose of the battle was no longer simply to rescue the princess, and Lang Gui realized that the Tang army's offensive had begun. Seeing the crisis at the same time, he also felt hope, and when he received the enemy's situation, he came desperately, and the main general Zhang Wenchong cowardly lost the fighter......
A dozen people asked for help and rode northeast at night, reporting the emergency enemy situation and borrowing troops from the nearby defenders.
The darkness encouraged Lang Gui, and he couldn't help but launch a night attack. In terms of IQ, Lang Gui couldn't catch up with Feng Changqing after eating pig brains for a few more years, his actions were all expected, but Feng Changqing's cunning made him suffer again. On the hill, in front of the low wall, there were potholes and traps, hay and oil were everywhere, and a fire burned them so that they cried wolf and rolled down the mountain.
The 'color' of the night also gave Feng Changqing impulsiveness, but his plan was not the same as Lang Gui's. In the harbor, the fire was bright, the war horses neighed, and three hundred Ningyuan iron cavalry soldiers led their horses to line up to board the ship, and the sky-high fires and screams and wails on the hill had nothing to do with them.
Hu Yijian is going to fulfill his promise and take Lei Wan 'spring' to eat 'meat'!
Port Arthur is located at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, and it takes little effort for ships to detour to the other side, and before dawn, more than a dozen large sea ships are in place. Countless flat-bottomed boats were put on the sea, and Hu Yijian and others would carry these boats to land.
The chrysanthemum 'flower' tactic had a striking effect. Lang Gui was full of ambition to launch the fifth offensive, and as soon as he climbed to the mountainside, a fire broke out in the backyard, and the soldiers who stayed behind to watch the horses were taken from the pot. No matter how much he tried to break his head, he could not have imagined that the enemy would land from behind him, flanking from front to back. This class was too 'fine', but the tuition fees made him jaw-dropping and heartbroken, and even his head as a scholarship failed to satisfy his unfulfilled opponents.
300 against more than 2,000, chased and killed from beginning to end, beheaded more than a thousand, and captured more than a thousand,
Thumped!
After this battle, Ningyuan's unparalleled reputation in the world shocked Liaodong.
The battle is over, and the sun is over.
Hu Yijian laughed happily: "Old Lei, is 'meat' delicious?" ”
Lei Wan 'Chun' grinned in return.
In the collective laughter, surprise was ushered in.
In the north of Port Arthur, the dust in the sky is very terrifying, and at a glance, it is estimated that there are more than 10,000 soldiers.
Hu Yijian's smile condensed, and he said to Tu Bulie with a strange look: "Old Tu, why don't you learn, why don't you learn to be a general to rob the princess?" Then the king has come to beg for you! "Please keep in mind the URL, if you like the wolf under the moon to write "War Owl in Tang"