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Becoming an Emperor in the Five Dynasties Volume 27: Hunting the Prodigy and Guarding Huo Chapter 1: Songting Pass

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    The sound of killing in the high mountains and narrow valleys was loud, but compared with the intensive sound of gunshots that sounded at intervals, the shouts of killing were much smaller. Mixed with the shouts of killing were the sounds of bows and crossbows vibrating and sharp weapons breaking.  The sound of armor entering the body was almost inaudible, but the sound of stones, wood and other heavy objects falling to the ground could be heard from time to time. During this period, there were even rumbling explosions that echoed in the valley, but the sound of gurgling water near Guancheng on weekdays was eliminated.  Completely overwhelmed.

    Songting Pass is the first pass outside Lulong Sai. It is forty miles away from Lulong Sai. It is on the Linlanxing River Road. A tributary of Rushui passes through the mountains from northeast to southwest. It breaks out of this river road among the high mountains and ridges.  The location of Tingguan forms an excellent pass.  .

    The peaks on the east and west sides of this place are steep. The narrowest point between the two mountains is only a river and a mountain road. The peaks on both sides are about one to two hundred feet high. The north of the mountain is a cliff, but the south of the mountain is a loess plateau standing on the river road.  To the east, it was originally a resort for building a defensive pass to the north. Now, under the control of the Liao Kingdom, a defensive pass to the south was built on this loess platform.

    Due to the terrain limitation of the valley, Songtingguan Guancheng is not very big. It is no more than a hundred paces long from east to west and only sixty paces long from north to south. The city wall is as high as two feet and five feet. The middle of the south wall protrudes outward, forming a gap extending out of the city wall.  There is an enemy tower, which is also the main entrance of Songting Pass. However, on the north side of the city, there is no city wall built on the mountain.

    Naturally, it was impossible to completely block the river channel in such a narrow city, so a wing wall was built on the east and north sides of Guancheng. The east wing wall extended from the northeastern part of Guancheng to the east of the mountain.  , the wing wall is two miles long.  The north wing wall extends from the northwest corner of Guancheng to the north, spans the entire river channel, and connects with the peaks on the northwest side, but the length of the wing wall is less than one mile.  After having two wing walls.  The entire Guancheng is integrated with the mountains behind it, firmly controlling this dangerous pass and completely cutting off the Zhou army's northward path along Lin Lanxing.

    It was midsummer, and the climate in the northern mountains was getting hotter. However, it was still very cool inside and outside Songting Pass among the dense mountains and forests. However, the continuous precipitation in spring and summer and the melting snow on the mountaintops nourished the rivers on the west side of Guancheng.  Filling the riverbed of this seasonal wet tributary also made it increasingly difficult for the Zhou army to position itself here.

    Of course, such a small Guancheng cannot accommodate too many defenders.  The two centurions of the Liao Army usually garrisoned here, but with continuous warnings in the past few days, Nanjing Road temporarily increased the number of Songting Pass defenders to 1,000, including shifts.  These defenders were arranged along the city walls and wing walls, but they did not appear crowded. Of course, the distribution of the defenders on the city did not look too sparse. According to the general rules of city defense warfare, it can be said to be more than enough.

    The head of the city.  Han'er and Xiren stood on the edge of the crenellations, protecting the three walls and two wing walls tightly, although the defensive facilities on the city were not complete and there was no winch.  There was no trebuchet, not even a curtain to cover the stone.  There is no water even in the moat outside the city wall. All the defensive facilities are a winding moat that is two feet deep and two feet wide, and a continuous zigzag city wall that is two to five feet high.  In addition to the Liao soldiers at the top of the city carrying spears and bows, the Han'er and Xi people were on the front line, while the Khitans were monitoring behind with swords and shields.

    Outside the city, although the Zhou army could not form a grand formation, they still arranged an alternating firing array as far as possible facing the south wall, east wall and east wing wall of Guancheng. The west wall and north wing wall of Guancheng  Because the Sichuan Road passed by and could not be approached, it saved a lot of Liao army's defensive troops.  However, the Zhou army was not in a hurry to swarm the ants and board the city. These years of war experience have made the Zhou army full of confidence in their own set of siege procedures. As long as there are no death orders from the top, they will follow the procedures step by step.  Go down.

    "The construction of Songting Pass is really ingenious! Everyone says that barbarians are as good as monkeys. How can the Khitans, who only know how to rob on horseback, be so skillful in building a city? The platform in front of them was used by them.  After all, the small Guancheng is no worse than the cities in the Central Plains. What is even more unexpected is that they can build two wing walls in this narrow area to cover the entire hillside around the city. Let me know  I was caught off guard."

    Next to the Zhou army's banner in the south of the city, Geng Hao, the commander of the second command of the Hujie 7th Army, looked carefully at Songting Pass in front of him through a telescope.  He complained about the difficulties of his own army, but he seemed to appreciate the enemy's ability.

    After the east and west armies made great achievements, the camp in the north of Youzhou, which was responsible for the attack in the middle, finally moved. Gubeikou all the way and Lulongsai all the way, the fronts were directed at Bei'an Prefecture and Zezhou in the Liao Kingdom respectively. Geng Hao  He was the pioneer who led the camp from the north of Youzhou to Lin Lanxing from Lulongsai.

    "Why did Commander Geng say this?" Lin Lanshou caught Chen Xing and said angrily, "This Songting Pass seems to be decent, but in fact it is far worse than my fortress in Dazhou! There is nothing in the trench.  To store water, there is no curtain outside the crenel, and there is no trebuchet or winch on the top of the city."The only thing left is to fight with us with bows, crossbows, swords and guns. Just being protected by a rammed earth wall won't do much."

    Geng Hao smiled when he heard this: "Chen Shou's words are true. Ever since Zhao Kengxiong, who is famous in Yanshan, figured out many ways to use firearms, Fan Yangjun and Lulongjun have surpassed the Forbidden Army in terms of attacking and defending the city In front of us  This Songting Pass may look very similar to the Liao Kingdom, but it is probably not worth mentioning in front of Chen Shouzhuo. After our army shoots Hulu to the point where he can't stretch his head, it will be up to Chen Shouzhuo's subordinates.  Show your skills!"

    Geng Hao did not feel dissatisfied with Chen Xing's dissatisfaction. Zhao Manxiong became famous from Gubeikou because he used his expertise as a hunter to make various uses of the firearms and gunpowder provided by the troops, not only when guarding Gubeikou.  It reduced many casualties, and also played an important role in blocking the Yelvwuzhi army's attempt to escape from the bottle-shaped mouth. It is not surprising that the officers and soldiers of Fan Yang Army and Lu Long Army who obtained his true message looked down upon the Liao Army's walled defenses.

    "Zhao pit bear? Hehe The nickname given to Commander Zhao by the Forbidden Army is quite appropriate. Not to mention, since Commander Zhao's technique of digging holes and laying mines was spread along the Yanshan Mountains, in addition to shocking the Liao army,  In addition, we did kill a lot of blind bears." Chen Xing smacked the meaning of "Zhao Keng Bear" and couldn't help but feel happy, "Although the Hujie Army is bent on suppressing the Hulu, we, the Lulongsai garrison,  They will definitely level the trenches and city walls in front of us!"

    Although Zhao Manxiong has no background, he has been promoted to the level of commander with his hard-earned military exploits over the years. He is also the direct commander of Fan Yangjun. He is not only responsible for the security guard of the commander, but also responsible for various trainings in the army.  , such a command makes them no less inferior than ordinary first-level military officers. Such soldiers with outstanding military exploits rarely attract jealousy in the military, but are regarded as idols by many grassroots officers and soldiers.

    Zhao Manxiong was able to make full use of various firearms and completed the task of blocking 100,000 Khitan cavalry with just ordinary state and county soldiers. Chen Xing, who thought he had obtained his true inheritance, would certainly not be afraid of a pine pavilion, even if the city was indeed  The cultivation was good and the geographical location was fully utilized.

    Geng Hao raised his eyebrows: "These combat assignments were originally decided by the commander-in-chief. Our powerful army relies on fire and blunderbuss. We will definitely suppress the Liao army and will not let them use their bows and arrows at will to hinder Chen Shou."  The action of catching the men under my command! I was just about to see how the Yanshan defenders, who are good at digging holes, are going to fill the holes now, and see how laying mines and firing artillery will turn into laying explosives to destroy the city."

    In the planned battle plan for the camp in the north of Youzhou, in addition to the possible battle between the two armies that will be borne by the Forbidden Army, the future logistics transportation line will be borne by Fan Yangjun, Lulongjun and the civilians of the two places, and the army's siege of the city will open up land.  It was completed by the cooperation between the Forbidden Army and the prefecture and county soldiers. Especially on the attack route across Yanshan, the prefecture and county soldiers of Fan Yang Army and Lu Long Army had a more arduous task. After all, they knew the local geography and enemy situation better than the Forbidden Army, and they had gone through  The state and county soldiers who Zhao Manxiong taught his skills were indeed very good at using firearms to attack cities and forts.

    "This Guancheng is good everywhere, but it should not be built to the south of the pass. The Liao Kingdom built Songting Pass here to prevent our army from advancing north, so the Guancheng should be built to the north of the pass and hide behind  The road behind Jiuhu Ridge is blocked by mountains. The mountains on both sides are natural city walls. There is only a narrow opening in the middle, and half of it is taken up by the river. In that case, the Hujie Army will not be able to arrange a few people.  The city is suppressed."

    Chen Xing squinted his eyes and glanced at the dusty and smoke-filled Guancheng to the north. He didn't pay attention to the trench filling work being done by his subordinates, but was worrying about the site selection for the Liao Kingdom's city building like an afterthought.

    Of course, this is also because he does not need to command the trench filling at all. This kind of repetitive work only requires discipline and courage. His military order has been issued long ago. All his subordinates have to do now is to muster the courage to brave the city.  The falling arrows and stones were just piles of earth, not to mention the Hujie army behind them who kept firing with firecrackers, so the falling arrows and stones from the top of the city were not that scary.

    However, the location of Guancheng and how to attack Guancheng, which is located in different terrain conditions, are the military thinking skills that Chen Xing needs to master further. Not to mention how to rebuild the Yanshan defense line after breaking Songting Pass.  From Lulongsai to the north, if he can tell something, he will definitely win the favor of the governor, and maybe even attract the attention of the commander.

    "Chen Shou is wrong." Geng Hao looked at Guancheng to the north again, shook his head and said, "Whether it is a defense against the south or a defense against the north, Songting Pass must be built here."

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