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Volume 9: What is missing in Jinou must be replenished Chapter 14: The Sit-in War

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    Guangwu Walled City and Baicaokou were the hotspots that the Li family in Xiazhou paid most attention to. The brutal siege did not take place. It seemed that they had already made plans, and they seemed to be afraid of the Liao Kingdom's careful management of Guangwu Walled City.  He Huaipu and his troops who inspected the Yanmen Pass at Baicaokou did not rush to attack the city rashly. Whether it was the gunpowder blasting method commonly used by the Zhou army in recent years or the old routine of ants attacking the city for thousands of years, He Huaipu did not rush to use it.  stand up.

    Since the Zhou army, which has the advantage in strength and weapons and is in the active position of attacking, is almost a waste of money, it is hiding in the Baicaokou camp and not knowing what to do. It is not coming up to attack the city in a big way. Guang, who has only 2,000 people at his disposal, is full of enemies.  Of course, the defenders of Wucheng Village would not rush out of the walled city to challenge the Zhou army after being full. Huangfu Jixun still remembered the Zhou army's field combat capabilities.

    Of course, the Guangwu Walled City did not have a south gate, and it was inconvenient for the Liao army defending the city to leave the city directly to challenge the Zhou army at Baicaokou. Moreover, the walled city's defenders were mainly Han'er troops, with infantry as the main force.  Lord, the military configuration is also suitable for defending the city rather than fighting in the field.

    Huangfu Jixun can be said to be the first person among the generals on the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom who has the most rich experience in fighting the Zhou army. This is naturally from an optimistic perspective. If it is switched to a pessimistic perspective, then Huangfu Jixun basically  He was already frightened by the Zhou army. It is not too much to say that he was frightened out of his courage.

    With such combat experience and mental state, it is simply impossible for him to be aggressive. Fortunately, Huangfu Jixun is currently only responsible for guarding Guangwu City. Defense always requires less courage and morale than offense.  Some.  What's more, after so many years of spying on the Zhou army's firearms, the Liao army had come up with some defensive methods. Although they still lacked confidence in battle, their confidence in defending the city had increased a lot.  At least Huangfu Jixun was a little confident in his ability to defend Guangwu City.

    All in all, whether it is from the perspective of the construction of the city wall, the configuration of the garrison's troops, or the characteristics and combat will of the general, the situation here is that the Zhou army mainly attacks and the Liao army mainly defends. As long as the overall situation does not change significantly, the situation will be reversed.  The possibility is almost non-existent.

    Even if the defenders at the top of the city encountered shelling from the direction of Baicaokou, this basic situation still did not change. Huangfu Jixun was determined to hold on.  Even if he was bombarded by scattered iron bullets, he was still willing to remain unchanged in response to changes.

    Of course, this is also because the Zhou army's bombardment is bearable, although it is not clear from the top of the city how many artillery pieces are in the Baicaokou camp (the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom now know. The Zhou army can roar and throw iron projectiles)  The weapon of Huangfu Jixun was not a heavy trebuchet, but something called an "artillery"), but it can be seen from the fact that Huangfu Jixun only had three or four iron projectiles falling on the city in each round.  There will be no more than four artillery pieces, and their power is not that amazing¡ªat least not as scary as the heavy artillery pieces that Han Zhifan described that bombarded Taiyuan City.

    ?According to the description of Han Zhifan, who experienced the Taiyuan city defense battle.  At that time, the Zhou army blocked Taiyuan's four heavy cannons and bombarded them with a range of two or three miles. The sound when the projectiles were fired can be described as thunderous noises. The sound caused by the cannons firing projectiles could even be felt on the top of the city.  The ground shook violently, and the iron projectiles fired weighed more than ten kilograms.  And it flew very fast, and when it hit the ground and the facade of the city wall, it created a deep pit.  A person standing close to the impact point of the projectile can feel the strong shock. As for the projectile hitting the crenellation of the female wall directly.  That's basically crushing.

    All in all, if Han Zhifan's description is true, then the heavy artillery used by the Zhou army to attack Taiyuan City has a farther range and greater power than any trebuchet. In the face of such terrible weapons, even Taiyuan  That kind of fortified city won't last long.

    However, the artillery used by the Zhou army at Baicaokou was not that terrible.

    There is only one mile from Baicaokou to Guangwu Walled City. Of course, the artillery can be placed in the camp and projectile projectiles to the city head one mile away. This is still better than most trebuchets, but for  The shock caused by Huangfu Jixun was not that great.

    The Zhou army's artillery fire at Baicaokou did not make as much noise as Han Zhifan described. A series of muffled sounds could be heard from a mile away, not to mention thunder, let alone the vibration when the projectiles were fired.  The surface of the earth spreads to a mile away.

    The most important thing is that the iron projectiles thrown are not too big. They cannot weigh more than ten kilograms. It is only four or five kilograms. It can indeed form a small ball when it hits the ground and the rammed earth facade of the city wall.  If it hits the blue granite, it will cause the surface of the stone to break, but that's it.  After all, Guangwu Walled City was prepared for the Zhou army's iron projectile bombardment tactics. The facade of the city wall was naturally made of staggered stones and rammed earth, but the crenellations of the female wall were all rammed earth, and they were filled with straw bags.  ?After pressing down a layer, it was unexpected that the iron pellets would splash up and hurt people. Moreover, the iron pellets were not so big, and the rammed earth crenels would not be smashed immediately.

    This level of shelling is much better than what Taiyuan City suffered back then. Moreover, the artillery used by the Zhou army was not only less powerful than those used to attack Taiyuan City, but also was much smaller in number. Huangfu Jixun still had some confidence.  Keep it.

    Besides, Guangwu Walled City only had to face attacks from the south, and the entire city was not surrounded by the Zhou army. Although Huangfu Jixun knew that the defenders had been semi-abandoned by the Liao Lord's battle plan, the way back was always clear.  It was a fact, so he was not panicking at the moment.

    If the Zhou army attacked the city in this state, Huangfu Jixun was confident that he could defend it for a year or two - being hit by four cannons for an hour or two every day, at most two or three defenders would be unlucky.  He was so rushed that he was hit by projectiles. It is estimated that Zhou Jun would be the one who couldn't stand this level of consumption in the end.

    Indeed, now the Lord of Liao has no intention of sending reinforcements to the front line. The Han'er troops in the border cities are basically regarded as expendables, purely to consume the Zhou army's troops and supplies, and to delay a little time. However, with Guangwu  Judging from the battle situation in the walled city in the past two days, the Zhou army's more than a hundred iron projectiles were exchanged for less than double-digit casualties from the Liao army, and at most some damage to the city defense. Such an exchange was completely overdone.  Huangfu Jixun is not a completely ignorant person. He also knows a little about how difficult it is to produce iron materials. If the two sides continue to use iron projectiles and human lives to consume each other, the Zhou people will probably not be able to hold on in the end.

    And once it is delayed until the end of autumn, the Lord of Liao may change his mind and send reinforcements to the front line.

    Therefore, after being bombarded by the Zhou army for two consecutive days, Huangfu Jixun's mood became more optimistic, his fear of the Zhou army's firearms was weakened, and his confidence in defending the Guangwu Walled City was greatly enhanced.

    "Why didn't the Zhou people bring over the heavy artillery that bombarded Taiyuan City? The four artillery now are not scary at all Guangwu Walled City may not be as good as Taiyuan Fort, which has been in operation for decades, but each  This kind of modification to firearms is quite effective. If Zhou Jun only has this little ability, he will really achieve my reputation as the 'Iron Wall'."

    Huangfu Jixun hid behind the crenel, huddled under the straw bag and looked at the Zhou army camp at Baicaokou, thinking secretly in his heart.  Through the analysis and judgment of the impact points of the projectiles in the past two days, he already knew that the safety of this position is no less than that of the north of the walled city. With the obstruction of crenels and the protection of straw bags, projectiles falling at the top of the city cannot hit directly.  Yes, as for being buried under the smashed sand, this kind of unreasonable disaster cannot be avoided by shrinking down.

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    "How long will it take for the inspection team to make a successful detour? This Guangwu Walled City is so well-built that the commonly used methods of digging, blasting and siege by our army may not be effective. The three to four thousand people in the Baicaokou camp cannot support the ants.  Even with the casualties of ascending the city, it¡¯s not worth risking the lives of the men until other strategies are exhausted"

    When Huangfu Jixun was huddled behind the crenellations of Guangwu City Walled City and looking at the Zhou Army Camp at Baicaokou, He Huaipu in the camp was also observing the city wall through a telescope, studying the attack effect of artillery, and thinking about various  Plan of attack.  Within the circular field of view of the telescope, the top of Guangwu Walled City was deserted. Only a few heads could be seen flickering behind some crenels. The additional layer of straw bags on the crenels was announcing to him that the Liao army would also come.  As you progress, you will also gradually learn how to guard against firearms.

    After watching for a long time, He Huaipu put down the lens and sighed to the sky: "It's a pity that it is difficult to transport the more than ten siege heavy artillery from the outskirts of Taiyuan City, and we can't set up such a large formation here at Baicaokou. Otherwise,  More than a dozen iron projectiles weighing more than ten kilograms hit each other at once. No matter how well the Liao army defenders here knew how to take precautions, and no matter how strong the city walls made of staggered stones and rammed earth were, the city head would still be leveled by our army!  As long as the Liao army cannot stand at the top of the city, our army will not suffer much loss by forcing its way up."

    At this moment, both the attacking and defending sides thought together tacitly. The heavy siege artillery outside Taiyuan City was undoubtedly an artifact in the hearts of the Zhou army soldiers who had seen such scenes. It was also an unquenchable dream in the hearts of the enemy soldiers who had seen and heard of their power.  dimple.

    Unfortunately, those heavy artillery are really too heavy. Although they can still be moved as long as tens of millions of civilians are determined to do so. Taiyuan is not very far from Yanmen Pass, but the Gouzhu Saigu Road is not so easy to pass. After a comprehensive review by the Privy Council,  Judging from the situation, it is not planned to transport those heavy siege artillery unless it is absolutely necessary.

    After all, war is not about weapons alone. A small Guangwu Walled City should not become a natural moat, and the Zhou army should not be an army that can only rely on artifacts to fight.

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