Where did the Queen Mother go?

On the night of 14 July, the senior generals of the Aguda Division, who had walked out of the Qianli pine forest a day earlier, were pondering the same question in their hearts.

Where did Empress Dowager Xiao's army go?

The 40,000 Liao soldiers who were supposed to follow Yan Zongwang and appear in the mouth of Aguta's 140,000 army suddenly disappeared!

In fact, Wanyan Zongwang's main force couldn't see the main force of Empress Dowager Xiao, but Zongwang's defenders were in contact with Empress Dowager Xiao's forwards. But last night, Empress Dowager Xiao's forward suddenly disappeared.

This morning, Wanyan Zongwang, who learned of this situation, immediately scattered most of the cavalry in his hand to search. But after searching all day, I didn't find Empress Dowager Xiao's army.

Not only is the big army gone, but even the "small army" is gone.

Obviously, Empress Dowager Xiao is not so naïve, she played Wanyan Zongwang!

Wanyan Zongwang, who knew that he had been tricked by Empress Dowager Xiao as a monkey, finally saw Ah Guda who came in high spirits that night.

"What? Nowhere to be found? Ah Guda stood up from his seat suddenly, "No, you are also a general, how can you be so confused?" ”

Wanyan Zongwang looked at his father, who was so thin that he was out of shape, and his sad tears were about to fall. Why was he tricked by that mother-in-law of Xiao Sese? How could she be so easy to deceive?

Although this mother-in-law has been very bold in using soldiers in the past few years, sometimes she will show great flaws. But when did the oblique and himself catch the flaws of others?

This girl's flaws are visible, but can't be caught!

It's the same this time, I looked like I was going to be fooled, but I ran away with a false shot...... It also caused my father to drag his sick body to run in vain.

No, it's not as simple as running for nothing!

This time it's Jin Liao's battle of national fortune!

Xiao Sisse couldn't be so dull, he didn't even know this. Even if she didn't know, Wu Haogu wouldn't know? The Zhou legation in Datong had long been informing the Zhou merchants in Datong to retreat...... In other words, Zhou Guo is ready to send troops to help Empress Dowager Xiao!

In this case, how could Xiao Siser not calculate the Jin Country well?

"Father, the Xiao family may have returned to the Baoyi Pavilion." Wanyan Zonggan said, "The Zhou army may go north to the Baoyi Pavilion to join it." If we form a brigade of 70,000 or 80,000 people, we will not be sure of winning a field battle. ”

Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said, "Although it is safe to withdraw to the Baoyi Pavilion, it is also a situation of long-term resistance. The Xiao clan has been extremely bold in using troops over the years, and it should not return to the Baoyi Pavilion. ”

"Bold?" Wanyan Zongbi sneered, "Could it be that you still go to Linhuang Mansion City?" ”

"This ......" Yan Zongwang thought for a while, and actually nodded, "It was the Xiao clan who ventured to raid Linhuang Mansion City!" ”

"Is it a general who will be attacked by sneak attacks?" Ah Gu laughed. He is very confident in Wanyan Xianye's younger brother.

The ability to use soldiers is one of the best in the Jin Kingdom, and he has been fighting with the Xiao family for so many years, will he still understand this bold woman? How could she be attacked by her?

Zong Wang also nodded, "It's the same...... Linhuang Mansion is a fortified city, and it won't be so easy to attack!

Father, what should we do? ”

"Let's cross the Heihe River and set up camp first," Wanyan said, "and it's not too late to make a decision when the enemy situation is ascertained." ”

There's no way to make a decision now, Empress Dowager Xiao doesn't know where she goes!

Instead of guessing, send someone to find out. An army of 40,000 will not disappear out of thin air.

Ah Guda sneered: "If she really goes to Linhuang Mansion City, it will be a self-defeating net!" We have 140,000 people, and Linhuang Jiancheng, will we not be able to take her tens of thousands? Besides, there are 40,000 strange soldiers in Sticky Han and Yinshu!

Even if Zhou Jun really makes a move, we can be undefeated! ”

……

When Ah Guda led the army across the Heihe River to set up camp and go down to the village, his younger brother Wan Yanxian already knew where the Queen Mother went?

I was looking for him later!

also brought tens of thousands of troops, murderously looking for trouble......

As soon as the Eastern Liao army arrived, it immediately besieged the city by separate routes!

First besiege it with a camel city!

There were more than 15,000 camels in the left and right armies of Empress Dowager Xiao, as well as a large number of four-wheeled vehicles. About 500 camel cannons were also erected and placed all over the camel city. This kind of camel cannon, which is actually a large musket, can fire shotguns, which is a great threat to the dense impact of the golden soldiers!

Iron beads enter the body, and they are not dead or disabled!

Moreover, there are still a small number of 4-pound cavalry guns in Empress Dowager Xiao's army. The weight of 4 catties of ammunition is almost hot against the city wall, and it is a big piece of artillery to install shotgun infantry and cavalry.

Therefore, seeing the camel city encirclement of the Eastern Liao Army, Wan Yan Xian actually didn't have the courage to go out to battle as a whole.

I don't have the courage to fight, but I won't admit defeat.

"Okay, the army is gathered...... I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people! This time, it can be regarded as sticking to the female fox Xiao Sise, and as soon as the fierce army arrives, the Xiao family will have no place to run! ”

"Stay behind, the Xiao family knows that Linhuang City is strong, and they still raise troops to surround it, I'm afraid there is some trickery, right?"

Talking to Wan Yan Xian is the judge of Linhuang Mansion Affairs, the supervisor of the army Wan Yan Chang, the Jurchen name is lazy, and he is the son of the late Du Bo Yan Yingge.

"What deceit can be?" Wan Yan also smiled, "I just want to lure out the fierce army...... But what about eliciting it? This time, the Western Route Army came out, with 140,000 troops! Will they be able to eat? Not to mention Eastern Liao, what can Zhou do if he sends troops?

And I also hope that the soldiers and horses of the Zhou State can go north, and if they go north, the south of the Huang River will be empty, and there will be a chance for Sticky Han and Yinshu. ”

The mission of Sticky Han and Yinshuke is to raid the south bank of the Huang River, and if they have the opportunity, they will break through to the vicinity of Dading Mansion.

To achieve this goal, it was necessary to lure the Zhou army stationed in Dading Mansion to the Horqin steppe.

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"Wang Overseer, there is Linhuang Mansion City ahead!"

Chuan Qifei also came to Wang Yan's horse. The three divisions of the Linhuang Regiment marched north side by side, they set out from Dadingfu, crossed the Huang River in the north and stationed in Linhuang Fort first, and later went north to Baoyi Pavilion.

A few days later, Empress Dowager Xiao turned back in Heihe, and the news of the eastward march to Linhuangfu came, and at the same time, the Eastern Liao Military Jiyi Regiment also issued an order for the Linhuang Army to go north to Linhuangfu - the command and control of the Zhou army has always been very clear. The Eastern Liao Military Jiyi Regiment is the commander-in-chief of all the Zhou troops on the Dongliao battlefield, even if it is an infantry division brought to Dading Mansion by Wu Haogu, it also belongs to the command of this military Jiyi Regiment!

Therefore, after receiving the order to go north, Wang Yan immediately led his 41,000 troops (including a siege artillery battalion stationed in Baoyiguan), took all the artillery and baggage, and marched north.

The Zhou army brigade is very different from the Khitan and Jurchen soldiers. It was not composed of cavalry, but an army of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Brigades of foot soldiers carrying spears, crossbow machines, or swords and shields seemed to fill the line of sight. Groups of cavalrymen in armor swam on both sides of the army to provide protection. However, what frightened the enemies of the Zhou State the most was the artillery team that seemed to be a little too large.

The Linhuang Regiment originally had 16 artillery teams, and later a siege artillery battalion with 4 teams of 12-pound guns (each team had 4 guns). In total, there are 20 teams (equivalent to a company) of artillery with 112 cannons! This is nearly 40 percent more than what Emperor Napoleon considered "sufficient" in history, when Napoleon believed that two cannons for every 1,000 men were sufficient. By this standard, 80 artillery pieces were enough for a 40,000-strong Linhuang regiment.

And the artillery configuration of the Zhou army, even without additional reinforcement, exceeded the standards of the Napoleonic era.

Of course, when the two armies face each other, there is not too much artillery. There are many guns and great power! But when the troops are maneuvering, they have a headache!

Although the cannons of the Zhou army had long had a two-wheeled gun carriage and a two-wheeled ammunition front cart, the two could form a four-wheeled carriage that was convenient for dragging. However, due to the lack of tall and strong horses, the bronze guns were cast too heavy, and the gun carriages were also designed to be bulky. The artillery of the Great Zhou Republican Army became the largest horse purchaser in the Great Zhou State.

On average, one cannon in the Zhou army required 60 horses! Among them, 20 pulled the cannons, and 40 dragged the rest of the vehicles in the artillery unit - of course, these horses could not be rotated in a row, and had to take turns to pull the carts and pull the cannons.

That is, an artillery team with 6 guns and 160 artillery pieces needs to be equipped with 360 horses...... More horses than a cavalryman with two horses!

Moreover, all 360 horses need to be purchased from the market at military expense - the artillerymen will not bring their own horses to join the army.

In order to drag 112 cannons onto the battlefield, the Linhuang Legion prepared nearly 7,000 horses for them!

That is, the Zhou State, which has the vassal state of Eastern Liao, which produces horses, and has more than 30,000 knights' manors on the mainland, can provide so many horses without difficulty. Replaced by the Great Song Dynasty, the cannon is sufficient, and the horse that can pull the cannon is gone.

Therefore, in addition to the cannons placed on the city walls and battleships, the cannons of the new army of the Song Kingdom are very lightweight, most of them are "six taels of artillery" with a body weight of about 250 catties and can only fire six taels of iron bullets, and it is this kind of mini artillery that is sold to the Jin State.

Therefore, the top leaders of the legion, including Wang Yan, the overseer of the Linhuang Legion, Wu Chen, the deputy overseer, Wu Yiyong, the commander of the Jiyi, Ma Yong, the artillery director, and Wu Hong, the cavalry director and the commander of the First Cavalry Division, were all full of confidence in the breakthrough of Linhuang Fucheng.

Now hearing the report of Chuanqi, Wang Yan turned his head and asked Wu Yiyong, the eldest son of Wu Haogu: "The machine should be long, how many days can the city be broken?" ”

Wu Yiyong smiled: "It's hard to say if you haven't seen the terrain and the city wall...... But it won't last more than three days! ”

"Three days is enough?"

Wu Yiyong nodded: "It's enough for us!" ”

Ma Yong, the director of artillery and Ma Zheng's younger brother, also said: "Although Jin Bing bought a lot of six taels of artillery, it is impossible for them to master the technology of artillery so quickly. Artillery is not easy to learn! It's useless to have a cannon, the bastion is a big target. Moreover, it is impossible for the Jin people to completely transform the Linhuang Mansion City, at most they will build a few prismatic forts. Nothing to do! ”

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