In the north of Huangwei Mountain, the mountains are all over the wilderness, and they are all Jurchen camps. Every night, the bonfire is like the sea, but the military fortress on the mountain is terrifying.

This road is Zonghan's town, because it crosses the Huangwei Mountain and goes straight into the Fenhe River valley, which is convenient for the army to pass, and the pass military village here is slightly simpler than the dangerous defense system of Yanmen Pass.

Whenever the day, you can see the Jurchen military horses galloping back and forth, but they are going to plunder the grain. At night, there is also a fire like a dragon, shuttling back and forth, in order to intimidate the morale of the defenders in front of them.

Relying on the superiority of troops, the Jurchen military horses were scattered very widely on the front, driving many auxiliary troops such as those who were ragged and equipped to keep testing along the vast front, looking for whether there was a mountain path that could be passed, and a road that could bypass the military village. As long as a flaw is found, then the Jurchen elites who have been waiting will swarm in and tear the gap bigger and bigger until it can no longer be blocked.

In addition to the search for flaws, a series of tentative battles broke out. The Jurchen army was still dominated by auxiliary armies and tribal armies, and found some military villages that seemed to be slightly isolated, and besieged and attacked.

The method of attacking the fortress is when there are not enough equipment. Hu Lu's first choice was to expel Shengkou and fill the trench with his life. However, after Xiao Yan's business transfer in Yunnei, he finally retreated and took the strategy of clearing the wilderness. At this moment, Yunnei no longer has enough raw words to be driven by Jurchen plunder. Even if some of them are plundered, they still have to work in the battalion. Using thousands of lives to fill the military fortress, non-Jurchen Tartars are unwilling, there is really no such condition.

You can't break the village by brutal methods, the only option you can get. It's a strong bow and a hard crossbow to shoot and cover. Then cover it with an auxiliary army with a side card. Then fill in the moat, open the attack channel, and then use the rudimentary ladder ant attached to the moth to rush up.

This method of attacking the village is so low that it can be imagined. First of all, let's not talk about whether you can suppress the defenders on the walled wall with a strong bow and crossbow. Even if you fight for hundreds of lives to fill the road, the ants and moths will go up. The question of whether or not they could continue to commit troops to occupy the wall was also a huge question, as the defenders were concentrated and not interfered with by the attacking fire. A light counterattack can recapture the walled wall that was robbed for a while.

Either it is to carry out patient and careful earthwork, divide the military fortress that you want to capture, and then patiently consume the troops and equipment in the military village little by little.

But the defense system run by Han Shizhong, how could it be just a lonely military fortress for the Jurchen Tartars to attack? They can all support each other, and the other will be helped. And the defenders are a strong army that dares to go out of the village to fight in the field. With the level of the Jurchen Tartars, it is really a bit difficult to open the defense line here.

The Jurchen Tartars spread out their fronts and tried repeatedly, but they did not find an undefended mountain road that could pass through a certain number of military horses. After trying to attack a few small military villages, he was attacked by the defenders' arrows and crossbows, ash bottles and other defensive equipment. lost a lot of lives, and never touched the wall.

Deliberately exposed flaws to lure the defenders into battle. The defenders came out, but they relied on the military village to fight in formation, and in the field battle of Yicheng, they beat the siege horses of the auxiliary army.

The defense line here, if there is a strong army to defend it, it can really be called impregnable. And the Great Song Dynasty can afford it compared to the Jurchens. The Jurchens only have the broken Yunnei, and the Great Song Dynasty is backed by Hedong Road, and there is also the land of, which can continuously transfer military supplies and grain up. As long as the Jurchen Tartars are exhausted, Han Shizhong will not dare to counterattack at that time!

The defense line here is stable, and Han Shizhong is not worried about Yue Fei's place. In the area of Yanmen Pass, the terrain is dangerous, and the pass is strong, and it is still above your own house!

However, the Jurchen Tartars spread the front in this way, and repeatedly tried to attack on a small scale with the auxiliary tribal army that could be consumed. But it also has an advantage, that is, it firmly attracts the main force of Han Shizhong's Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army to the defensive line.

But whenever it is defensive and offensive, it is necessary to maintain a complete line of defense. The defenders actually cost more troops than the offensive and defensive. Because the attacker can choose the focus at will, concentrate forces to attack and fight. The defenders, on the other hand, must keep the entire defense system intact and cannot be completely unprepared anywhere. Once the slightest wavering, maybe let the mobile Jurchen military horses drill into the gap, and the entire defense line will be shaken!

Relying on the defensive line to fight, of course, you can wait for work. However, it also firmly tied its forces to the defensive line. More than 16,000 regular soldiers of the Shenwu Victorious Army, together with auxiliary armies, were distributed among large and small military villages. It is also necessary to concentrate a certain amount of reserves just in case. Even if Han Shizhong wanted to take care of the direction of the Lan army, he really couldn't draw any troops. The only hope is that the army of King Yan, who has already set out for the battle, will arrive soon.

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The morning wind was strong, and it entered the enemy tower of a famous Gaoyan village in the south of Huangwei Mountain, whining.

Han Shizhong stayed in this enemy building.

Zong Han personally led the army in front of him, and no matter how wide Han Shizhong's mind was, he didn't dare not go to the front line in person to keep abreast of the movements of the Jurchen army and horses. The location of Gaoyan Village is in the center, and there is enough water to drink horses, and the terrain is slightly wider and flatter, which is convenient for him to personally lead the horses to help. Therefore, the Chinese army was set up here.

When it was dark, Han Shizhong jumped off the bed and rubbed his face vigorously. The guards had already come with a pot of hot soup for him to wash. Outside the enemy building, there were already auxiliary generals in the army, such as Sima, waiting to report back on last night's situation.

Han Shizhong wiped his face with a square scarf without raising his head and ordered: "Let them come in and report the military situation one by one!" ”

The guards opened the door, and suddenly the cool morning breeze poured in, which made Han Shizhong just refreshed. The generals who were waiting outside and Sima and others, who were in charge of all aspects of affairs, rushed in and reported the military situation from yesterday to the present one by one.

“………… The Tatars besieged Shangdengzhai, or the bird auxiliary army and Zahu were the mainstay, and the Jurchen army and horses supervised the formation. After a battle, he killed thirty-seven, caught eight or nine alive, and didn't ask about any birds. There is about one Jurchen Tartar who oversees the array, and he can't see how much he can attack. Turn around and leave. ”

“………… Jiasizhai was attacked last night. The Tartars wanted to set fire to the wall. It was found when carrying firewood and grass through the trench. A flurry of arrows shot over. Then the armor soldier raised fire and went out of the village to fight. Decapitation level fifty-one. There are three levels of true Jurchen inside. The left chamber commanded Mo Cunzhong to ask for the award for the defenders of Jiasizhai. ”

“………… Last night, 3,000 stone of grain and 27,000 bundles of grass were transferred. There are also 400 infantry long axes sent by the Hedong Iron Supervisor, but the iron smelted in Hedong is brittle, and it is not as sharp as the blades sent by Bianliang. Whether the four hundred long axes are collected or sent down, please make it clear to the Lord. ”

“………… The transfer carts have broken down a lot, and the livestock on Hedong Road are also insufficient. The reassuring envoy said that he had done everything he could. And so it goes. I'm afraid that the grain, straw, forage, and all kinds of military funds that will be sent next will be less. ”

Han Shizhong snorted, not quite wanting to deal with these trivial things.

Since retreating to the border defense line on the eastern edge of the river, it has been these sporadic battles. The decapitation is basically dozens of levels, and it is basically an auxiliary army. Last night, Jia Sizhai beheaded fifty-one, and there were three real Jurchens in it, and they came up to ask for a prize on Baba's report. When did the Shenwu Victorious Army actually degenerate to such a point?

As for the matter of rear transfer, although the war is about logistics. There is no qualified military general who does not attach importance to this aspect. However, the defense line here has been operating since the arrival of the Shenwu Changsheng Army in Hedong. Accumulation of grain and grass and military funds. Now it is not said that it is piled up or lacking, but the rear transport is cut off. It also consumes much more energy than a Jurchen Tartar in person.

The defense line is solid, and there is no shortage of military resources. It stands to reason that as a general, you should be satisfied. But Han Shizhong couldn't sleep well these days. Every night, I always worry about what happened somewhere! And the biggest concern is the west side of the house. So he has been holding a military horse in his hand, ready to help in that direction at any time. According to Han Shizhong's thoughts, the folding of the family's military horses can be regarded as capable of fighting. Even if the Jurchen breaks the border from the direction of Lanzhou, it can support it for a while? At that time, it was just to turn around and rush back to help, should it be too late?

Just when Han Shizhong was ready to brace himself to deal with these small things in the army. I heard the sound of the horse's hooves suddenly sounding outside, and for a while, I don't know how many horsemen rushed towards the location of the Chinese army in Gaoyan Village!

Han Shizhong pushed away the generals who were still waiting for him in front of him, and strode out of the enemy building. Standing on the wall and looking up, I saw more than ten horsemen, hunting and dancing with flags on their backs, galloping! It is rumored that the cavalry has never entered Gaoyan Village, so he shouted loudly: "The Tartars are all out and attack the village!" ”

Han Shizhong was stunned, and immediately turned his head and shouted: "Armor for someone!" What about the cow gao? What about Qu Da fool? Let's take a look! ”

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Countless horns, whining. Groups of Jurchen military horses seemed to be spread out as far as the eye could see. On the ground, dust rolled, and groups of Jurchen military horses rushed in the direction of the south. In addition to the auxiliary tribal army, there are also Jurchen armor soldiers, surging like iron streams, reflecting one piece of metallic light after another.

Thousands of military horses, still with auxiliary armies and tribal armies as the vanguard, drilled into the thousands of ravines of Huangwei Mountain, at least at the same time, launched an attack on dozens of military villages! How many as 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses are used? And there are brigades, which are coming from the north in an endless stream!

This offensive has been launched since dawn. In front of dozens of military villages, it was made into a pot of porridge. In this full-front offensive, the Jurchen army didn't care about human life, but just fought in front of the military village. If one team can't attack, the other team will go up again. And against the military fortress, a camp has also been built, and it seems that it is preparing for a long-term siege!

When Han Shizhong rushed to the front line, the battle had already lasted for half a day. Han Shizhong arrived on a beacon tower high on a mountain, and the vision was unobstructed.

How many military villages ago, the sound of killing shook the sky. I saw that the Jurchen military horses were rolled up layer by layer like a tide. And in the military village, how many strong bows and crossbows are fired like flying locusts. There are also stone cannons in some military villages, and the polished stone projectiles fly out and fall into the dense Jurchen army, which is a blur of flesh and blood.

After the Jurchen military horses attacked the wall, from time to time the gate of the village opened, and the heavy armored infantry warriors of the Shenwu Victorious Army came out with long blades, and the cold light rolled, and the Jurchen military horses that rushed close to the wall were killed layer by layer!

Half of the Jurchen army consumed human lives in half a day is several times greater than before!

What Han Shizhong saw was such a scene of fierce battles on all fronts. And the Jurchen military horse still looks like it is not dying, and it seems that it is ready to fight like this. Even if you fill it with human lives and gnaw it with your teeth, you must gnaw away the defense line of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army!

Niu Gao, who was standing beside Han Shizhong, had a lot of blood in his veins, and he slapped his fist fiercely: "General, just fight like this!" Pull the Chinese army up. Accompany the Jurchen Tartars to the end! Look at how many lives these dog tartars have! ”

The Qu Gai behind Niu Gao couldn't help nodding, and this sentence also won his heart. Following Han Shizhong's side, except for one or two ranger battles in Yunnei and cutting off a few Tartar heads, it was extremely difficult to see blood at other times. It's been boring for a long time. The Jurchen Tartars seem to be desperate this time, isn't this a pleasure?

Han Shizhong's face sank like water.

Such an offensive seems tragic. But the defense system built by the Great Song Dynasty, coupled with the strong army such as the Shenwu Victorious Army, how could it be filled by human lives? And just can't last long, how many days can such an offensive last? Is it a famous general's work to throw human lives at such a cost?

The mountain wind came with the sound of shouting and killing, but Han Shizhong was shocked.

This is to drag the main force of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army! Such an offensive, in addition to the more than 2,000 elites of the Chinese army that he still controls. The rest of the forces will be firmly nailed to the defensive line, at least until the offensive has not weakened, and it will not be able to be withdrawn. And the Jurchen Tartars risked so many lives to nail their main force to the front, needless to say that other places have opportunities to take advantage of!

There can't be a problem with Yue Fei, then the west has opened a gap for the Jurchen Tartars!

What is the straight thief's broken family army for?

Han Shizhong turned around violently and waved his hand and ordered: "Send the Chuanchuan to ride out and find out the military situation in the west!" Quick payback! ”

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Zong Han was dressed in a slightly old armor, looking back to the east, watching the Jurchen armor in the distance drive the auxiliary army and the tribal army to step forward and join the flesh and blood mill before joining the Song army's military village.

And in front of him, rolling westward, it was all an army dominated by true Jurchens!

This time, the army of 100,000 went south, and the real Jurchen 60,000. There were more than 20,000 in front of the Yanmen Pass, and he directly led 40,000. In addition to staying behind 10,000 led by Xi Yin, he drove the auxiliary tribal army to drag the southern Korean military horses in front of him. The rest of the elites headed west, heading south along the gap that could be opened by silversmithing!

Sure enough, the military horses of the Southern Dynasty were still what he knew. Although a strong army suddenly emerged, the others were still vulnerable!

Well, let's see which of us moves fast! (To be continued......)