The news of the arrival of a million Liao soldiers from the south caused a monstrous wave in Yandi, but on the side of Lushun Mansion, it still created some tense and depressing atmosphere.

Before the Great War, even the most courageous warriors would be afraid. In particular, the number of enemies is very large, most likely four or five hundred thousand!

Millions of Khitan or something, the officers of the Youzhou Army stationed in Lushun will not believe it, their understanding of the military strength of the Liao State is not under Yelu Yanxi.

Before the Great Liao Kingdom lost its Yan Land, it had a population of about 10 million. Now the Liao State has lost the most populous Nanjing Province, and the Jurchen Tribal Alliance has also rebelled, and also took away Ningjiang Prefecture and Huanglong Mansion, and also lost a Suzhou Anfu army here in southern Liaoning. After losing that territory, the population of Liao was left with a maximum of six or seven million. How is it possible to mobilize a million-strong army? If you can pull out four or five hundred thousand people, you will already be pouring out the country's troops.

And the army of the whole country to crusade against the enemy, of course, can only win, not lose. For a country with a population of six or seven million, the price to be paid for mobilizing four or five hundred thousand troops to fight is enough to shake the country's foundation. If you beat it again, hehe...... The national fortunes of Da Liao are coming to an end.

So it is conceivable how tragic this Battle of Lushun will be!

And the torment of waiting for a tragic battle is often more unbearable than when a real fight starts.

Standing at the highest point of the mountain city of the Great Black Mountain, Huang Zhisheng, who knew the affairs of Lushun Prefecture, looked down at the enemy who had frightened him for months.

The names on the flags of the enemy generals erected five miles away were written in small Khitan characters. Huang Zhisheng and Ma Zheng have been in the border area for many years and both know Khitan small characters. After looking at it with a telescope for a while, they all recognized the name on the general's flag as "Haizhou South Navy Festival Degree Envoy". The leader of the troops was actually Gao Yongchang, the head of the Bohai people.

Didn't Gao Yongchang form an alliance with Youzhou? He also plans to establish himself as the king in Liaoyang, how can he help Yelu Yanxi take the lead now?

The high characters embroidered on the black flag, after Huang Zhisheng glanced at it a few more times, his eyes seemed to be burned, and he involuntarily looked away. Because he saw Gao Yongchang's general, the Liao army was busy digging trenches and repairing fortifications! Could it be that they have also learned the ability to "advance the fortress step by step"? It's a bit of a hassle. It is impossible to use the fortress to push back the mountain city of the Great Black Mountain, but the terrain on both sides of the Great Black Mountain is still relatively flat. On the west side, a Lushun Mansion City was built near the Liaohai Sea, and a Dongguan City was built near the East China Sea (the Yellow River in later generations) on the east side.

Because the scale of the two projects is not small, and the scale of the engineering team on the side of Lushun Mansion is limited, so it can only be simple and simple, and two earthen cities can be repaired.

Dongguan City is okay, because the terrain of Dongguan City is dangerous, located between the Great Black Mountain and the Little East Mountain, and it is also backed by the East China Sea, the terrain is narrow, and it is difficult for the Liao people's army to deploy. Moreover, Huang Zhisheng also ordered people to cut down wood and soil on Xiaodong Mountain as a fort, and built a large and small Dongbao to cover Dongguan City. Therefore, the defense system is still very complete and reliable.

However, the terrain on this side of Lushun Mansion is relatively open, and the big black mountain goes all the way to the sea to the west, and it is all flat land. Although there are still many hills in the north of Lushun City, it is not the jurisdiction of the Youzhou Army, but the territory of Fuzhou of Liao. After the Youzhou Army occupied the entire territory of the Anfu Army in Suzhou, the Liao State, Fuzhou became the focus of the Liao Army's defense. Thousands of Khitan soldiers were stationed, and many fortresses were built on the mountains next to Lushun Province.

Now the Liao army from afar is building fortifications in front of Lushun Mansion, and it is clear that they want to dig a trench outside the city of Lushun Mansion.

This battle is not easy to fight!

"It's Gao Yongchang's Bohai soldiers?"

"It's not all Bohai soldiers, but also the cavalry of the Khitans supervising the battle...... I guess I want to fill our city with the lives of the Bohai people, right? ”

Ma Zheng and Chai Fang, who were also standing at the head of the city, were not as nervous as Huang Zhisheng, and discussed in a calm and calm voice.

"Chief, the northern captives have come from afar, so it's better to take advantage of their foothold to stabilize and let my old firewood lead the troops out to greet them and give them some powerful taste."

"There are probably ambushes on the mountains to the north, are you sure you can win?"

"Hehe, what if there are ambushes? Can the Khitan cavalry still break our gun array? And don't we still have 27 cannons? Allocate me a 9 door, and the custody can win a big victory. ”

Ma Zheng put away the telescope and said to Chai Fang with a smile: "The first battle must be won!" So 9 cannons are too few, drag all 27 out! ”

"Howler!" Chai Fang laughed and said, "Then there is no doubt that you will win!" The last general is going to order troops......"

"Wait," Ma Zheng stopped Chai Fang, who was about to turn away, "Do you know how to fight and coordinate with each other?" This is the latest tactic. ”

"Artillery step coordination?" Chai Fang was stunned, "Chief, the subordinate doesn't know much about artillery......"

"Then let Roke take command, and you assist him." Ma Zheng said, "This general manager will supervise the battle in the city of Lushun Mansion!" ”

"This ...... The last will obey. "Chai Fang is naturally reluctant, but the Youzhou army is strictly disciplined, Ma Zheng is now the head of the soldiers and horses of Lushun Mansion, controlling the generals, and his orders Chai Fang does not dare not disobey.

If you don't listen, you won't kill your head. But Ma Zheng's order can dismiss Chai Fang - changing generals in battle is a big taboo for the Song army and the Liao army, but the Youzhou army is not afraid. Because the Youzhou Army has standardized troops and standardized professional officers, as well as a standardized command system. The vast majority of officers can be removed at any time.

And the use of artillery chief Luo Gang to replace Chai Fang as the commander of the former enemy is not that Ma Zhengcun and Chai Fang can't get along. Instead, Luo Gang is now one of the very few officers in the Youzhou military system who cannot be replaced.

Because this master is now one of the few people who are at the forefront of the military revolution!

The Youzhou Army's offensive mode, with pikemen and hoplites as the core, is being challenged by the offensive mode with artillery as the core.

And Luo Gang, who is almost the founder of Youzhou Artillery, is undoubtedly the standard-bearer of the "artillery-centric theory". According to his point of view, pikemen and cavalry are not important, and in the future, the war is to fight with artillery, and first concentrate the artillery to bombard the opponent dizzy, the formation is scattered, and the crying father and mother are called. Cavalry and pikemen will attack again, and they are afraid that they will not be able to win? If the wind direction and speed on the battlefield are suitable, you can also use the smoke from artillery to cover the infantry and cavalry charges.

Therefore, in the future, the infantry and cavalry will revolve around the artillery. The first priority was to protect the artillery; The second is to charge after the cannon has knocked out the enemy and end the battle!

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Gao Yongchang, who was about to be bombarded, was now in a depressed mood to the extreme, he had already discussed with Wu Haogu, Ma Zhi, and Aguta, and everyone divided the Tokyo Road of Liao Kingdom together. His heart is not black, he is satisfied to win the territory centered on Liaoyang Mansion and be the king of the Bohai Sea.

But now, he let Xiao Tzu Buye, that waste, take thousands of Khitan iron horsemen and escort his Bohai soldiers to dig trenches and build fortifications outside the city of Lushun Mansion...... When the trench is dug and the fortress is built, it is time for his own Bohai Erlang to storm the ancient city of Arthur. I really don't know how many strong men in Bohai will die after this battle?

Of course, Gao Yongchang didn't want to fight, but he had no way to defect now. Because the old fool who was so confused with reading and reading came back that he became a coaxing king of the Bohai Department. It sounds quite big, but those who know the official system of the Great Liao know that anyone who is called a king is not particularly big on the side of the Liao State, and he is not a prince, but a magistrate who manages a specific tribe.

However, this kind of name, which is easy to be misunderstood by the ignorant and foolish people, plus the surname of Dagongding, is too easy to make those cowards in the right surname of Bohai think that the Great Liao Congress will let the Bohai people have their own country, just like the original Goryeo State, only as a subject country of the Liao State...... As a result, Gao Yongchang finally grabbed the power in his hands, and it turned into air. What he can control now is the 3,000 elite soldiers of the Bohai Department mastered by his younger brother Gao Yongfu. This elite army of the Bohai Department was adapted from the Bohai Department originally stationed in Liaoyang Prefecture, and some of the unreliable generals in the original Bohai Department were sent to help the Grand Duke Ding run a regiment training. Then a group of Gao clan people were added to enter and the Bohai Department became the Gao family army.

But how useful can this mere 3,000 elites be in a great battle with hundreds of thousands of people participating? It's so depressing to think about!

When he was depressed here, his henchmen on the left and right suddenly reported loudly: "Taishi, the Youzhou army is out of the city!" ”

What the? Gao Yongchang was startled, and hurriedly stood up on the stirrup to watch, and saw that four miles away, in the direction of Lushun Mansion, the brigade rode on foot, and under the guidance of several hunting and fluttering red flags, it was pouring out of the city.

Gao Yongchang's brother Gao Yongfu also drove his horse and came to Gao Yongchang, "Big brother, what should I do?" ”

What to do? Cold!

Gao Yongchang gritted his teeth, "The strength of the Youzhou army is not weak, and we are not opponents if we fight hard." You still have to defend the base. ”

Not to mention, although this one has not fought any hard battles, he still has self-knowledge.

"But the barracks haven't been built yet......"

"Hurry up then!"

"Big brother, it's too late."

Gao Yongchang looked around, the trench had just been dug up, only a shallow one, and there were not a few sandbags, and the people who went to the mountain to cut down trees had not yet returned...... It seems that it is too late to repair the fortifications. Without fortifications, the Youzhou army can scatter its own Bohai soldiers and horses with a single charge. Although Xiao Tzu did not ambush 7,000 Khitan cavalry in the mountains to the north. But once they rush up, I'm afraid they will all have to be trampled on regardless of the Bohai people or the Youzhou army......

"Go and haul the grain cart over!" Gao Yongchang was really a little anxious, "Use the grain bag as a sandbag, connect the grain truck end to end, and cross the front of the battle...... Hurry up, go and decorate, it's too late! ”

"Big brother, if the food is wasted, what will the 20,000 Bohai brothers we brought eat to eat?"

Eat? Gao Yongchang glanced at his brother, and said in his heart: If you have a life, you can live and what you want to eat!

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