Above the ocean, the tide was surging, and hundreds of warships entered the Qiongguan. On the top of the triple platform, the largest dragon boat giant ship, Zhao Hunting wore a gilded cloud-winged helmet and a golden fish scale armor, and the gold-swallowing beasts forged from copper on both sides of his shoulders were hideous and ferocious, and the copper bubbles on his red gold arms and hands were full of indescribable majesty.

Zhao Lie stood quietly in front of the fence, holding the scope retrieved from Ding Xiaoyi to observe Qiongguan City, a dark red big army was pulled straight by the sea breeze, and there was a popping vibration sound from time to time. Behind him, Jiang Fenglie, Ouyang Guanhou, Zhang Ba, Su Jingzhan and other generals also transferred from each command ship to Zhao Lie's seat ship one after another, and discussed how to fight the next battle together.

In the scope lens, the north gate of Qiongguan is clearly visible, the banners and banners on the city are hunting, the figures are rushing, and there is a faint sound of gongs and horns, obviously the defenders are actively preparing for battle. However, there was no Yuan army on the beach, and it was obvious that the other party had no intention or ability to prevent the Dragon Bird Army from landing.

The terrain of the north gate of Qiongguan is not complicated, the field of vision is expanded, the terrain is gentle, and facing the city gate is a Zhanger Avenue paved with polished and smooth reefs. On both sides of the avenue are undulating hills, the tops of which are fresh in the mud and have no vegetation, apparently recently covered.

On the top of the hill, there is an enemy tower made of reefs on the left and right, which itself is not more than a zhang high, but by the increase of the terrain, it is enough to have a height of two zhang and five or six feet, and the circumference reaches three hundred steps, which is almost equal to the area of a Changhua military city. Due to the high terrain, it is impossible to see the inside of the building from the sea.

Except for the two unusually large enemy towers, the terrain here is not unusual, and it is similar to that of Cliff City, but when it extends to Baishakou Beach, it shows something special, and that is one word - high.

How so?

Coming out of the north gate of Qiongguan, go straight to Xu, the terrain is getting lower and lower, but in general it is normal, until Baishakou Beach, the terrain suddenly falls, there is a vertical drop of three zhang high, forming a wall cliff. There are only three trails that lead to the cliff face and into the north gate.

Such terrain is half natural, half artificial. Usually the continental shelf enters the sea, and the terrain is lowered from a height, which is a natural formation. However, the place where the shelf meets the beach is vertically smooth, and there is no grass, so it is difficult to climb with bare hands, which is done by manpower, in order to improve the defense of the Qiongguan.

Zhao Lie watched while listening to a man in black beside him report information.

This man in black was one of the original members of the Black Crow, and later entered the Sentry Camp and became a Sharp Soldier. He was ordered to infiltrate Qiongguan City early to investigate the military situation, and at this time, he was explaining to Zhao Lie and the generals in combination with the terrain in front of him: "...... There were high hills on both sides of the road, which made it difficult for the attackers to keep their formations in line when they charged. However, during the previous Ali Hague invasion of Qiongguan, this hill was bulldozed so that it could be set up. Two months ago, Long Wenmaung requisitioned 500 troops, and spent a whole month rebuilding the earth into mounds and restoring its original appearance, intending to stop our army from ......"

Su Jingzhan said: "I said, the soil of the hill is so new......

Jiang Fenglie pointed to the cliff: "What will the Yuan army do on that cliff?" ”

The man in black shook his head: "There is no arrangement." ”

Zhang Ba's big eyes like a copper bell stared out: "How is it possible?!" ”

How could such a semi-natural and semi-artificial excellent defense not be arranged? Which guard would be too stupid to abandon it?

The man in black continued: "The arrangement of the Yuan army is on top of those two enemy towers - they have arranged two five-tip cannons ...... each."

Ouyang Guanhou took a breath: "Damn it, it's ruthless!" ”

The five-tip cannon rod is two zhang long and five, the rope is more than 80 pulls, the operator is more than 150 people, the stone bullet weighs 50 catties, and the throwing distance is 180 steps...... Wait, from those two enemy towers to the cliff wall, it's about 200 steps, plus the height bonus, it's just within the strike range...... I see. It's no wonder that these two enemy towers are equivalent to the size of an ordinary castle, and they originally had to accommodate nearly a thousand artillery soldiers and two huge artillery carts.

The man in black continued: "There are also seven cannons and ten guns in the city, with a bullet weight of ninety pounds and a range of two hundred and fifty paces, which echoes the number of two enemies. If the enemy army surrounds the tower, the cannon fire in the city will be within a radius of 100 steps from the enemy tower, which can inflict heavy damage on the enemy who surrounds the tower. And the distance between the two enemy towers is also exactly within the range of the five-tip artillery strike, so they can support each other...... On the same day, Qiongzhou pacified Lord Zhao, and he used this triangular cross artillery attack method to beat the Yuan army several times, and it was difficult to get close to the city. ”

The generals were shocked by each other, no wonder the previous Qiongzhou pacification enabled Zhao and Luo to block the Ali Hague Boat Division with thousands of troops, such a terrain, such a sharp weapon, it was really easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Jiang Fenglie gritted his teeth and said categorically: "If you want to break the Qiong pipe, you must first take this second floor." ”

All the generals deeply believe that no matter how difficult it is, it must be attacked.

Zhao Lie let out a sigh: "It would be nice if there were cannons, everything would be solved with a bang." ”

Cannon? What is it? The generals around him were confused.

Su Jingzhan said: "Is what the prince said about the Xiangyang cannon?" This sharp weapon has not been made by my Song army. Besides, this cannon is too heavy and huge to be installed on a ship, otherwise Ali Hague would have used this weapon to blast open the Qiong pipe that day......"

Zhao Lie smiled and said nothing, this thing can't be said to the generals, let them misunderstand.

The situation is clear, and the strategy is basically clear, that is, to sweep away the enemy towers on the hills on both sides first, and then besiege the city. This style of play is in the middle distance, but it is more time-consuming, and the casualties are also large. But in the face of such terrain, it is difficult to have any other way, otherwise with the ability of Ali Hague, it will not be blocked for so long.

Zhao Lie had a vague plan in his heart, but it was not too mature, and he had to look at the Yuan army's style of play before making a decision.

So, which army should be sent to the test first?

After the reorganization of Yacheng, the Song army has reached 16,000 people, except for the Zhuri, Tianwu Forbidden Army and Zhusi Ya Guardian Soldiers and Horses, the rest are merged into the Dragon Bird Army. To some extent, the Dragon Bird Army has replaced the Song Forbidden Army as a symbol of elite.

At this time, the total army of the Dragon Bird Army was 14,000 men and horses, of which 2,000 were guarding Yacheng, 3,000 were guarding Wan'an Army, 1,000 were guarding Changhua's army, and the remaining 8,000 people and ships were all on the march. Of these 8,000 soldiers, there are 5,000 soldiers. The rest are either auxiliaries, craftsmen, or shipwrights, although these people have no combat power, but they are an important part of an army, so they must also be counted.

In this battle, there were a total of fifteen battalions, of which directly under Zhao Hunt were the martial arts team, the sentry battalion, the broken battalion, the Chijiao battalion, and the first battalion of recruits, with a total of 2,000 men and horses.

Jiang Fenglie commanded the Baiyi Battalion, the Zhongshun Battalion, and the Second Recruit Battalion, with 1,500 men and horses.

Ouyang Guanhou commanded the third, fourth, and fifth battalions of recruits, with 1,500 men.

Zhang Ba also commanded the third battalion of recruits. Su Jingzhan was the commander of the navy, and his subordinates were mostly accustomed to water warfare, and the main task in this battle was to blockade the sea and not participate in siege warfare.

The recruit battalion is composed of soldiers and volunteers, and there is no battalion number because there is no combat exploits. In the future, the battalion number will be determined according to the combat achievements and characteristics of each battalion.

Of these twelve battalions (except Su Jingzhan's navy), which one of Zhao Hunt will order to fight?

Jiang Fenglie, Ouyang Guanhou, and Zhang Ba bowed down to fight: "The last general is willing to lead this glory of the first shot to recover Qiongzhou!" ”

Zhao Lie's eyes slowly turned, and finally stopped at Zhang Ba: "Zhang Commander obeyed the order, with a battalion of troops, he took advantage of the high tide to land on the beach, and attacked two enemy towers respectively. ”

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