Chapter 98: Are the soldiers of the Song Dynasty here?
Zhao Kai actually didn't even have 10,000 elite soldiers. There were only more than 8,000 soldiers who could be considered "elegant". This was not only the number of elite soldiers he brought to the Mazizi Pass, but also the number of all the elite soldiers he had... In addition to these more than 8,000 people, there were more than 2,000 people recruited by Ma Kuo, and more than 1,000 people brought by Liu Wei.
In other words, Zhao Kai's total strength was only 12,000... Moreover, he was unable to increase his troops to his wife's closure.
Because Liu Wei's soldiers had to guard against the Jin thieves in the direction of Yanshan, it was impossible for them to increase their troops to Niangzi Pass.
The soldiers Zhao Kai stayed in Xiangzhou were all slow-moving infantrymen. They walked at least 10 days in 500 miles, and the logistics of the infantry coming from the brigade was also a big problem. The eight thousand horse teams that supplied Zhao Kai's supply to Cizhou, Zhaozhou, Xinde Prefecture and other places could still deal with it. It would be a bit difficult to ask them to take out food to feed tens of thousands of infantrymen and followers.
In addition, Zhao Kai can't afford so much money to support tens of thousands of troops in long-term high-intensity combat...
Therefore, Zhao Kai's troops at hand are really less than that of Han Shizhong, Liu Wei, Liu Ziyu, Chen Ji and others.
But Zhao Kai is not a shame!
How could the chosen one be weak? What's wrong with the few soldiers? There are not many Jin soldiers on the opposite side, and there is only a small and broken camp. The trenches are shallow, the sheep and horse walls are short, and the wood used to repair fences looks thin. There is not much difference between such a broken camp and not.
Although Zhao Kai had not many troops under him, he had enough equipment to attack the city. Not only were there eight oxen crossbows, but there were also many sieve cannons at the Madam's Closure, and there were also many pebbles on the Mianman River Beach. They could be picked up and fired with the sieve cannons to smash people.
After thinking about it, Zhao Kai, who felt that he had a great chance of winning, said to Han Shizhong in an encouraging tone: "Good minister... This battle is related to the rise and fall of the country. You can only move forward, not retreat. You should encourage him.
Besides, the number of soldiers and horses of the Lone King is unknown. If I stick to my wife's imprisonment, I will let the Jin thieves see through the truth. It is better to work hard to attack his camp, so that the thieves do not know how many troops we are, and they may leave in horror!"
Although this is a bit reasonable, it will definitely be regarded as a foolish word on paper. But it will be different from Zhao Kai's mouth... This king said all day long that he was chosen by God, and looking at his performance over the past few months, it seems that he really has such a choice!
And his "stupid words" often come true!
For example, it was quite stupid for him to say that the Punishing Army would definitely be able to defend it. Han Shizhong and the generals didn't believe it at all... aren't you sticking to it now?
Thinking of this, Han Shizhong crossed his hands and said, "The last general will order the order... the last general will arrange to attack the Jin thieves' camp."
Zhao Kai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good minister...How to fight? Just make the decision alone! Fight well, Gu Wang and Liu Anfu, Senator Liu is waiting for your good news!"
"Here!"
When Han Shizhong agreed, his heart was warm... This king really knew heroes and valued heroes! Han Dahe said heroically: I have been ups and downs in the Western Army for so many years, and have won so many battles, but no one thinks I am a real hero! Only this Prince Yun, you will know my skills as soon as you see me!
Only geniuses have this kind of vision, right?
Thinking that Zhao Kai was the king of choice, Han Shizhong's confidence was immediately enough, and the way to attack the Jin army camp emerged from his heart - it was the way to "force the enemy" just now!
In addition to the 20 bed crossbows, more than a dozen guns were transferred from the wife to attack the Jin thief's camp.
In addition, the lady closed some bracelets - wooden boards wrapped in iron leaf nails, which can also be placed on a large cart. It is a tool to guard the city or camp, which is used to plug doors or block roads on the city wall, or to place them behind the fence as a chest wall.
This kind of gang board can also be placed on the car and pushed onto the field battlefield to be used as a shield - it is a bit like a car, but it will be lifted down during combat. Moreover, because there are nails on the gang board, it is not easy to be overturned by the enemy.
Dozens of Gansu boards and more than 100 large chariots were quickly combined with the same number of large chariots and turned into Gansu boards. Under their cover, the heavy infantry (dismounted cavalry) of Zhao Kai's troops continued to advance, pushing them to about 100 steps outside the Jin army camp. Under their cover, 20 Baniu crossbows were also lifted up by 600 crossbowmen, and then placed behind the Gansu boards that had been lifted from the car and placed horizontally (this is relatively low and will not block the launch of the Baniu crossbow).
Other Gange boards and large walls are erected intertwined, forming a wall of boards. 4,000 heavy infantrymen are carrying long spears, crossbows, knives and axes (the spear and long-handled knives can only be selected as one of three) and short-soldiers or blunt weapons or machetes, arranged behind them.
After a while, hundreds of gunners (also brought by Liu Wei) carried the cannons and shut them down from the wife with their stylus, and began to hit the ball behind the Gange board. After a while, more than a dozen cannons were assembled.
Another posture is to use a crossbow gun, a wooden feather arrow, and a stone bullet (throwed out of the tip cannon) to force the Jin soldiers out!
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On the Jin camp, when the Song army was busy arranging an attack, they were not idle either. Whether it was the Jurchens or the Khitans, whether it was the regular soldiers or Ali Xi, they all started to move and worked like crazy. They dug soil to build walls and built fortifications to resist the "rain of bullets" (cross guns, stone bullets) that were about to begin.
Wanyan Shiema and Yelu Yu saw each other, hiding behind a thickened earth wall, looking around, the more you looked, the more you felt something was wrong!
This is not a bluff, this is a real blow!
If these Song troops just wanted to defend Niangzi Pass, they would not have to sacrifice their lives to attack the Jin soldiers' camps in vain... And they had only one purpose of doing this, which was to open up the passage to pacify the military city!
"Shiya Ma Langjun, do you think they came to understand the siege of the military city?"
"No, it's impossible..." After hearing the question that Yelu Yu saw, Shiayama shook his head with a serious expression, "What's the point of pacifying the military city? There is no need to make a big move. They have now strangled the Niangzi Pass, which is enough to stop our army from advancing eastward, and there is no need to lift the siege of pacifying the military city."
"Then they are for..." Yelu Yuji thought about it, "For Taiyuan! Yes! Zhao Kai, no, it was Zhao Muji who must have come to Niangzi Pass to understand the siege of Taiyuan!"
"Yes!" Shiyama nodded slightly, "Otherwise, he, a king of the Song Kingdom, could he personally lead the army to Niangzi Pass for a small pacification army?"
Thinking of this, he immediately shouted: "Where are you here! Go and report to my father and commander, and tell him that the Song army, led by King Hun Zhao Mujie, has arrived at the Madam's Pass on a large scale... The intention should be to resolve the trap of Taiyuan!"
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At this time, Zhao Kai and Han Shizhong also got on the forefront together, not too far ahead, but went to a newly built viewing platform three hundred steps away from the Jin army camp.
Seeing that the two armies in front were like construction workers, digging soil and building tillages, Zhao Kai asked Han Shizhong: "Liangchen, how do you see the Jin thief's camp? Can we block our cannons and Eight-Nuo Crossbow?"
"Hehe," Han Shizhong smiled, "If the Jin people set up a tough camp first and then attack, we really can't do anything to them. But now this small and broken camp can take over the bird's affairs? King, wait a moment, and wait until the cannon is set up, and they will feel better."
"Okay!" Zhao Kai laughed, "Good minister, fight well... Give the Jin thief a little bit of awesomeness, so that they can know the power of our good men in the Central Plains!"
When Zhao Kaizheng was speaking, a stylus had been set up. Only a team commanding the stylus was yelling: "Pull it!"
Then there was a burst of rapid footsteps. More than a dozen men ran with the rope. When the rope was pulled, the tip rod of the tip cannon suddenly raised, and dozens of pieces of gravel picked up from the net bag of the tip rod on the head of the Mianmanshui Beach were shot out...
The long-awaited "rain of bullets" of the Golden Thieves is here!
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Chapter completed!