Chapter 600: Building Fortifications (Second Update)
In the early morning, under the soft sunlight of the grassland, the grass leaves are covered with water droplets, and in the sun, they emit a crystal light. Please search () to see the most complete! The fastest update
When the morning breeze blows, the water droplets slowly shake on the top of the leaves, and occasionally, some water droplets will roll off the leaves, and then fall into the lower leaves, merging with the water droplets above, and eventually, dripping into the soil.
Yunxia Mountain, located in the east of the Woma Plain, the mountain is not high, more than dozens of zhang, but the area is very vast, there is a river at the foot of the mountain to pass through, the mountain is covered with low shrubs, and dense green grass.
Compared with the mountains of the Cangyan Mountains, the lone peak of Yunxia Mountain is a little more desolate, but it is a little more atmospheric and thick, and it is part of the northern mountain range of the Woma Plain.
Last night, Hou Mingfeng and Zhao Hongru led the army to arrive here in a hurry, and there was no time to rest, Zhao Hongru ordered the ironclad infantry to build a camp, and by the way, he sent people to explore the terrain of Yunxia Mountain, so as to make a reasonable defense.
According to Lin Feng's plan, this trip only needs to bring a little grain and grass, hold on to Yunxia Mountain for five to ten days, and after attracting the main force of the cavalry outside the Saiwai, the Yan troops from all walks of life will gather from all directions, so as to completely annihilate the cavalry outside the Saiwai.
However, when rectifying the military horses, Lin Feng temporarily changed the plan, his idea was perfect, but the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing, and any small mistake would change and affect the development of the war, so before leaving, he specially sent additional food.
Zhao Hongru understood that Lin Feng was worried in his heart, more than 100,000 troops went deep into the grassland, in the long wilderness, and they were unfamiliar with the place, if there was an accident in any link in the deployment, the most elite troops of the Yan Kingdom would become a lone army, and it was very likely that the entire army would be wiped out.
As one of the leading generals, he knew Lin Fengliang's hard work, so even if he faced the cavalry outside the Saiwai and the troops were on the defensive, he had to strive to save everyone's lives.
In the early morning, scouts from all walks of life returned one after another, and Zhao Hongru grasped the topography of Yunxia Mountain in detail.
There are three sides of Yunxia Mountain on the slopes, but the north side is very steep and rugged on the border with the continuous mountains, if you want to attack from the north, you must be prepared for chains, iron hooks and other climbing things.
Because, if the cavalry from outside the fortress attacked from the north, the ironclad infantry would be able to easily hold the north.
Therefore, the defense of the Yan army must be concentrated in the three aspects of the southeast, east and west, and it will also become the key area of the Yan army's operations.
Probably grasping the topography of Yunxia Mountain, Zhao Hongru quickly made a decision that before the battle, he must build a strong defense line in Yunxia Mountain to block the cavalry outside the Saiwai.
From the very beginning of this war, it was decided that the ironclad infantry must be on the defensive, relying on the terrain of Yunxia Mountain to fight against the cavalry gathered from all directions.
It means that the stronger the fortifications are built, the greater the damage to the cavalry, the smaller the casualties of the ironclad infantry, and the longer they hold on, the more likely it is to give the main army a chance to annihilate all the cavalry.
Soon, according to the number of ironclad infantry and the topography of Yunxia Mountain, Zhao Hongru probably had the main force in his heart, and decided to build four lines of defense in a row in Yunxia Mountain, which is dozens of zhang high, so as to effectively block the opponent.
The first line of defense, set up two miles away from Yunxia Mountain, set up a large number of traps, tripping horses, cutting down the shrubs in the mountains, twisting the bark into ropes, sharpening the trunks to form spears, forming a chain of arrows, and striving to effectively attack the opponent's forward cavalry.
As a result, a large number of cavalry outside the Saiwai will be killed, causing a shock to the opponent's psychology, reducing the opponent's morale in attacking the mountain, thereby reducing the pressure on the ironclad infantry.
The second line of defense, set up at the foot of Yunxia Mountain, the use of mountain stones, under the mountain to build a ring fortification, after the fortification, the use of the horse chopper to dig a deep ravine, if the horse crosses the fortification, the huge drop will make the unprepared cavalry, even the people and horses all folded in the ravine.
At the same time, on the slope of the hill 200 paces away, a simple defense was built to provide a hiding place for the ironclad infantry, and after the opponent's army and horses were broken in the ravine, the ironclad infantry quickly shot the opponent.
Zhao Hongru planned to turn this place into a tomb of cavalry outside the Saiwai, where at least seventy or eighty thousand opponents would be wiped out, so the second line of defense was built very steeply and full of murderous opportunities.
The third line of defense, set in the middle of the mountainside, is also the strongest and most magnificent of the four fortifications, the whole fortification is formed by boulders, and there are gaps between the boulders, which can just ensure that the infantry can safely defend the crossbow without showing their faces, so that they can also shoot each other and ensure the casualties of the soldiers.
After the fortifications, continue to form fortifications to ensure that the infantry is invincible to the opposing cavalry, or the number of coalition cavalry is too large, from the mountain, the boulders that build the fortifications can be turned into killing weapons, and the ironclad infantry can quickly and thoroughly reach the second line of fortifications, and continue to attack the coalition forces with the remaining troops.
After all, if the cavalry outside the Saiwai can break through the first two lines of defense in a row, it will mean that the Yan army will completely fall into a passive situation, and the offensive and defensive situation will also become the most fierce place for the two armies to fight.
If the double-layered fortifications of the third line of defense still can't stop the coalition cavalry, at this moment, after a large number of casualties among the ironclad cavalry, they will fall into the battle of trapped beasts.
In desperation, he could only rely on the fourth line of defense to defend on the top of Yunxia Mountain, waiting for the rescue of the main army of the Yan army.
According to Zhang Hongru's estimate, the allied cavalry will at most lead the troops to break into the second line of defense, and then, between the second line of defense and the third line of defense, the Yan army and the coalition army will fall into a stalemate, and the ironclad infantry can hold on for at least ten days, unless all the arrows are exhausted, and the Yan army can only participate in white-knives battles.
Although Zhao Hongru despised the cavalry outside the Saiwai in his heart, it would never be wrong to take precautions and take precautions.
When the ironclad infantry was in full swing to build fortifications, Hou Mingfeng sent Lin Hu to personally lead the troops to garrison at the foot of the mountain.
On the mountain, after Hou Mingfeng and Lin Shi studied the battle plan of the blade warriors, the two looked at Zhao Hongru personally leading the troops to build a defense, Lin Shi said with emotion: "Looking at the hard work of the ironclad cavalry, the last general feels that the cavalry is still happy, and he can fight if he can, and he can't turn around and evacuate, unlike the infantry, when he encounters cavalry, he needs to build a defense, and he is passive everywhere." ”
"Lin Shi, General Zhao is the most shrewd infantry general in the Yan army, his combat methods are completely different from ours, you just wait to see how much damage it will cause to the Cypriot and foreign coalition forces when the four defenses are built." Hou Mingfeng said with a smile, passive defense and building fortifications may not be impossible to gain an advantage.
At that time, it was still Zhao Hongru who proposed to build two checkpoints in the Leimingguan Mountain Road bordering the Song army in the Bishan Plain, and forced the Song army to defeat the famous general Zhu Hai of Zheng State.
This time, Zhao Hongru built fortifications again, and he may not be able to force the coalition forces to move an inch, however, if the other party wants to occupy Yunxia Mountain and annihilate the ironclad infantry, it must break through four lines of defense. 、
However, the price they need to spend can be imagined, so Hou Mingfeng said that it was only appropriate for Zhao Hongru to lead the army to garrison Yunxia Mountain in this battle.
"We'll see!" Lin Shidao, he knew what Zhao Hongru and the ironclad infantry were superior to, but he had never seen it with his own eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little anticipatory and curious in his heart.
Hou Mingfeng smiled, patted Lin Shi on the shoulder, and said: "Don't wait and see, we have more than ten thousand cavalry behind us, and before General Zhao leads the troops to complete the construction of the fortifications, we must ensure the safety of the ironclad infantry." ”
"Yes, the general will act according to the general's deployment!" Lin Shi suddenly realized and hurriedly took action.
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More than ten miles away from Yunxia Mountain, he didn't sleep all night, Zha Su's eyes were bloodshot, and he was riding on a war horse, his whole expression was very bad, he was crumbling, and he could fall from the war horse at any time.
Last night, it was as if I had experienced the most tragic and painful torture in my life.
Since last night, the troops encountered the trap laid by the Yan army and were inexplicably damaged, and the army began to clear the various defenses left by the Yan army.
At first, Zasuhe was ready to make a detour and pursue the Yan army directly, but if he withdrew, the cavalry led by Borchi would still be damaged, so he had no choice but to insist on clearing them.
Overnight, the army stopped and stopped, still trapped far away from Yunxia Mountain, the Yan army fled, but the casualties of the coalition army continued to increase.
This night, he hated the Yan army, the other party set traps, there were no rules and rules at all, sometimes walking a hundred steps unharmed, sometimes, just after the investigation, the army moved forward, but would encounter traps in dozens of steps.
The hateful Yan Army completely uses the grassland as a killing battlefield!
At this moment, Borchi stayed next to Zasuhe, his face was also heavy, and at dawn, he led his troops to gather with the cavalry led by Zasuhe.
At first, I thought that with Zha Suhe leading an army of 100,000 to monitor, the Yan army could not escape from under Zha Suhe's eyelids at all, and the convergence of the two armies was the time for the Yan army to be annihilated.
Unexpectedly, there is always a gap between dreams and reality, and when he found out that Zha Suhe was in the same situation, the situation between the north and the south of the other party made him still regretful, and he only felt that he had underestimated Yan Jun.
Beneath the lush green grass, danger lurks at any time and place, and the slow advance of the army must have delayed the warplane.
Borchi only felt ashamed, before the two armies clashed, the coalition forces were in the position of being suppressed by the other side.
However, when he learned that the Yan army was heading in the direction of Yunxia Mountain, Borchi was also puzzled at first, but while waiting for the coalition forces to investigate the traps everywhere, he gradually guessed the Yan army's intentions.
Yunxia Mountain wanted to be the closest mountain to the east of the Woma Plain, and the Yan army did not send elite cavalry to break into the grassland as before, but instead sent infantry to travel a long distance to Yunxia Mountain.
Obviously, they have no plans for a quick victory, and they must be ready to rely on Yunxia Mountain as a rocker and prepare to hold the Woma Plain, so as to encroach step by step, and gradually annihilate the tribes of the grassland.
Bolchi wasn't sure if Yan Jun's intentions were in line with his guess, but it wasn't a good thing for Yan Jun to garrison Yunxia Mountain after all, it was quite a sharp knife stuck in front of his own door, and it was inevitable that there would be accidents when coming and going.
"These bastards!" Borchi yelled and scolded!
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