"What a walled fort!"

When Yeluchun's army arrived at the Nameless Fort, he took a breath of cold air when he saw the walled fort that had been built almost overnight. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Originally, in his opinion, under the cold and freezing conditions, if he wanted to build a fortress in a few days, he could only make do with it, but when he looked at it today, he found that the fortress of the Song people had really been completed!

The wall of the fortress is not as square as other cities of the Song people, but a protruding six-pointed star, the wall of the fortress is not high, the soil foundation of the waist is not high, and the wall with mud and wooden planks on it is not very difficult to attack at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, Yeluchun has a big headache.

No matter which section of the wall he chooses as a breakthrough for his attack, it means that he will be flanked from the other two. The Song people don't say anything else, the advantage in the crossbow arrow is obvious, even if the Liao people are good at shooting, but when attacking the city, it is the Song people who have the advantage!

What's more, the opponent is the Donghai Chamber of Commerce Escort Army!

Over the years, the Liao State has inquired about the news of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce Escort Army in many ways, and there is a relationship with Yu Liyan, especially some Khitan people who have been naturalized and changed their Han surnames to wear Hanfu to serve Zhou Quan.

Not only the Liao Kingdom, but also the Jin Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, and Goryeo, and the same is true for Jeju Island, which is such a big place, and it is impossible to go out on missions from time to time, and to keep it a secret completely.

In addition to artillery, another feature of the escort is the crossbow!

Gears and fine steel, huge financial resources and unimaginable industrial power of the era made the escorts generally armed with various types of crossbows. Large bed crossbows and eight-ox crossbows are not necessary because of artillery, but crossbows held by individual soldiers are almost equipped - in fact, individual crossbows are expensive because they are more complex to manufacture, and the price of each is close to 100 yuan.

Money is not a problem, Zhou Quan can afford to spend it!

Spending a lot of money brings terrible medium-range lethality, the crossbow is easier to master than the bow, and at a certain distance, its lethality is even stronger than the bow, but it is not as convenient as the bow.

But with the fortress as the backing, the shortcoming of not being so convenient has been compensated.

Yeluchun had already imagined how heavy the casualties of the soldiers would be if he attacked and fired like this.

"How were they built?" Jerry asked.

"Those Song people made iron frames and wooden planks in advance, and after they arrived here, they built them like a bridge, and then filled them with earth...... By the time I arrive, I'll be done! Xiao Si replied first.

Ye Luchun looked at this fortress, imagining the scene of the Song people building the fortress at that time, and felt a cold shiver in his heart.

Isn't this the same as the legendary Song people's workshops in Xuzhou, Haizhou and other places, all the parts have been made, as long as they are assembled in the final process, there is no need to be busy at all.

It's a real headache to fight against such a force.

"Oh, has Uncle Guo ever tempted?" He asked again.

"I made a feint and lost ...... More than 200 people were lost. In front of him, Xiao Sixian was a little depressed.

Ye Luchun didn't look at him, just glanced at his subordinates, and sneered twice in his heart.

More than 200 people...... Looking at the appearance of Xiao Sixian's 5,000 people, at least one-tenth of them are missing, that is to say, his loss should be more than 500 people!

"Marshal, give me enough troops, I will definitely be able to take this fortress, it won't take too much time!" Xiao Sixian shouted again.

Anyway, it's not him who is going to rush and kill desperately, he just needs to roar and shout in the back, what does it matter to him how many people die?

Ye Luchun didn't speak, but just asked, "Can you take a detour and go straight to Wuqing?" ”

"If it's a detour, it's not unavoidable, it's mostly flat here, but it's just ...... Even this is the case here, what the situation in Wuqing is, you can imagine. Moreover, Wuqing County is dilapidated, the other party doesn't care, what the other party cares about is the seaside Zhigu Port, which is too close to the sea and difficult to defend against naval guns. The staff next to him said.

"Trouble!"

Ye Luchun smiled bitterly, Zhou Quan has a gunboat, he is already invincible, and all he can do is to make it impossible for him to loot the population.

Thinking of this, he ordered: "That is the case, camp on the spot, we have many soldiers, we can be the left, center and right three battalions, trap the west, north, and south sides of the fort, and leave only the east for him to evacuate." ”

Xiao Si was anxious first, how could he show his skills in such a confrontation, and he didn't seek merit so much, but he wanted no fault, how could he defeat Zhou Quan and avenge the revenge in his heart?

He hurriedly said, "Dashuai, give me another 20,000 people...... No, 10,000 people, shall I try again? ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, there will be an opportunity to attack in the next few days, Zhou Quan wants to cut off my food channel, then I will cut off his supply, although I will leave the east road for him to go, but he will be harassed by light horses to block his supply, see if he lasts long, or I hold out for a long time!"

This is where the advantage of the Liao army lies, they are fighting on their own, the supply line is only Yanjing, and Zhou Quan's supply is far away from Jeju, not to mention that the weather is getting cold now, if the Bohai Sea is frozen, then Zhou Quan's supply will be interrupted!

Just as at the beginning of the battle of Guandu, although Cao Cao's troops were small, the supplies could not keep up, and although Yuan Shao's troops were numerous, the supplies were extremely sufficient.

Thinking of this, Yelu Chun ordered again: "Xiao Daxun, you lead 5,000 troops to support Yelu Monk Nu, be sure to ensure the food supply of our army, and remind Yelu Monk Nu that if you encounter an enemy army, immediately ask me for help, and you must not be greedy for merit and war!" ”

His method of war is to fight steadily and steadily, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

Xiao Si heard what he meant first, and immediately became furious and wanted to persuade him again, but Yeluchun glanced at him at this time: "If there is a act of greed and recklessness and disobedience to the general's orders, it should be dealt with by military law!" ”

Xiao Si suppressed the anger in his heart first, retreated silently, and thought in his heart, he was going to write back immediately, so that he could tell this Ye Luchun for a good time.

The Liao army began to unfold, and Zhou Quan was on top of the Nameless Castle, seeing this scene with a telescope, and couldn't help grinning: "This King of Wei is a cautious and cautious man, and he is fighting steadily and steadily step by step...... It's a pity that he doesn't understand that everything he does is in vain in the face of absolute superiority! ”

"Junhou, just watch him camp like this?" A young man with a slight beard next to him asked.

This young man was Zhang Meng, who was rescued by Zhou Quan and his sister during the Pengcheng Rebellion. Time flies very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the child who was eleven years old is now a sturdy young man.

and grew into a relatively outstanding general, but his mind was a little anxious and he couldn't wait to make meritorious contributions.

"Let him set up camp, anyway, the decisive battle is not at this time, but ...... At night, give him a little activity so that they can't sleep. Zhou Quan said.

The Liao army did not have the equipment of the escort army, so it was slow to set up camp, and at night, it was still nodding torches and busy with a bang. Their three large camps were each on one side, about five miles from the Nameless Fort, and when the torches in their camp were gradually extinguished, suddenly a thunderous cannon rang out.

Ye Luchun, who had just lay down, did not sleep, and he was still a little worried in his heart, so he ordered to go out, make sure to do a good night patrol, and at the same time keep an eye on the Nameless Fort, so as not to let the enemies in the fort come out and attack. But before the herald had gone, the sound of the cannon began to sound, so frightened that he almost jumped up from his couch, and quickly put on his armor, and strode out of the camp, and looked out, and saw that about three miles outside the fort, there was a flash of fire from time to time, and then there was a loud noise.

The object of artillery bombardment was the Liao's Beida Battalion. Ye Luchun, who was in the western camp, looked uneasy, looking in the direction of that side, the torches had been extinguished a lot, and only some of the torches were left to prevent the enemy from sneaking up, but now, the northern camp was full of fires.

Night artillery shooting, in fact, may not be accurate, but for the Liao army, which is not used to artillery battles, the panic brought is enough to kill.

Camp Howling!

After the tired and tired Liao army, most of them had just fallen asleep, and the sound of cannons, coupled with the screams and flames rising from nowhere, instantly triggered the camp roar!

"The Song people are here!"

"Cannon, cannon, cannon!"

In the chaos, there were such shouts everywhere, torches could be illuminated, but they could not be seen, and the soldiers who woke up from their dreams, in a high degree of tension, regarded anyone who approached them as an enemy. They thought that since the Song people opened fire, they must have launched a night attack, but they didn't have the time to think about it, the main general arranged layers of early warnings, and it was impossible for the Song people to easily approach the camp.

Cannibalism and chaos have added to the panic. These requisitioned towns, towns, towns, and townsmen, and the brave and strong people, suddenly exploded, and they ran around like headless flies, and the whole camp was in chaos, and then they fled from the camp, and in the darkness of the night, it was difficult to discern the direction, so they only relied on the faint light of torches, and went to the west camp, trying to seek safety from the middle army in the west camp.

But what awaits them is an icy drink and a merciless rain of arrows.

Where did Yeluchun dare to put them into his own camp, not to mention spreading panic in, if it was mixed with the details sent by the Song people, and they suddenly seized the camp, would they still want this western camp?

Not only that, but he also sent a messenger to inform the southern camp that the sergeants were not allowed to sleep, and that they should be vigilant all night long, and that they should not let people in easily!

At this time, he regretted it in his heart, knowing that he was wrong after all.

Like him, there is also Zhou Quan who regrets it.

On the wall of the fortress, which is not very tall, Zhou Quan saw the chaos in the north camp with a telescope, and tsked twice, this was just harassment, but the effect was too good, if he had sent more troops and was more prepared, he might be able to directly destroy the other party's north camp.

But think about it, he only has 3,000 people in his hands, and if he captures tens of thousands of prisoners, what should he do with them?

There are not even enough people to guard the captives!

"Inform them that they will accept it when they see it, and they can come back...... Everyone has a good rest tonight, and we will continue tomorrow! Zhou Quan said.

On his side, he also arranges a police post, but those who take turns can sleep peacefully. The fire in the north camp of the Liao army burned in the middle of the night, and the west camp and the south camp were sleepless all night, from Ye Luchun to ordinary soldiers, almost all of them stayed up all night with their eyes stared.

In the early hours of the morning, the sky was getting brighter, and the Liao people began to count the losses, and the losses reported made Yeluchun's calm temperament like thunder! (To be continued.) )