In just a few days, the capital was first surprised and then delighted. From the overwhelming favor, it started to get busy.
Mao Wenlong was very difficult to do. He took the initiative to assist the DPRK without any orders from the imperial court, achieved great achievements, and gained face for the higher country.
The 100,000 arrears of wages will be shipped immediately, and Denglai and Tianjin towns will each receive another 50,000 shi, which will be delivered within a time limit. Hu Liangfu, the inner town, led the army to assist Dongjiang.
The battlefield situation changes rapidly, and the speed of information transmission in ancient times was so fast that it took more than a month to go back and forth, which was normal.
After receiving the order from the imperial court, we mobilized our troops and waited for reinforcements to arrive on the Korean battlefield. The cucumbers and vegetables would probably be cold.
Only Yuan Chonghuan of Ningyuan could attack Jianlu at the fastest speed and the shortest distance, and encircle Wei and save Zhao.
But as long as he shirks the blame and wastes his time on correspondence with the court, the court will not be able to cure him of any serious crime.
On the Korean battlefield, the Dongjiang Army and the Korean volunteers were still fighting against the Jianlu. The most intense offensive and defensive battle began in Longgushan City.
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The northern city wall of Longgu Mountain City is built along the main peak of Longgu Mountain, and the east and west walls are built along the branch ridges. With a circumference of two kilometers, it can be described as small but strong.
The only areas suitable for large groups of troops to attack are the valleys to the south and the relatively broad and gentle hillsides.
Now, tens of meters away from the south city wall, there are dozens of boulders arranged in a row, more than ten meters apart. The shapes of the boulders are different, but they all weigh about 700 to 800 kilograms. Some gravel, soil and snow can be seen below.
Zheng Fengshou and other rebel generals stood at the top of the city with stern expressions on their faces, looking at the approaching thousands of enemies.
The harassment and attacks along the way did slow down the pace of the troops led by Yue Tuo, but what was supposed to come would still come.
However, with the precious time gained, the defense of Longgu Mountain City was strengthened. The huge rocks under the city were laid under the guidance of Guo Dajing himself to give the enemy attacking the city a head-on blow.
After Yue Tuo led the reinforcements to Longchuan, he rested for two days, built a lot of siege equipment, and then personally led 3,000 troops to attack Longgu Mountain City to destroy the base of the resistance here.
"Do you dare to fight?" A loud Manchu shout came from the top of the city, echoing in the valley, "Fight quickly, I want to eat your flesh."
Yue Tuo, who was on the horse, narrowed his eyes and was not offended by this simple trick. However, he did not see that those boulders had any other function besides hindering the offensive formation.
"Master Beile." Jia La'e Zhen Meng Tan stepped forward to ask for a fight, "The last general will lead his army to attack first and explore its true and false position."
Yue Tuo nodded and said: "This city is steep, but this side is easy to attack. I always feel a little strange, why is the enemy so powerful? Lead your own troops and conduct a trial attack first."
"Yes." Meng Tan responded, turned around and left.
The trumpet sounded with a whimpering sound. After receiving the order, more than a thousand soldiers dismounted their horses and supported shields. Hundreds of shaven men carried ladders and launched an attack on the city with loud shouts.
"Put the enemy closer before attacking." Zheng Fengshou gave the order with a sneer. Cui Xiaoyi and others defended themselves in separate zones. They were all elite soldiers.
The men with shaved heads carried the ladders and rushed straight to the city, but no arrows or guns were fired on the city, and they were allowed to put up the ladders and build the city wall.
The fierce troops also rushed over. One of the archers stopped, stretched their bows and fired arrows towards the city, while the other group of captives shouted forward, preparing to climb the ladder under the cover of bows and arrows to attack the city.
The arrow hit the shield with a clanging sound. Zheng Fengshou gently pushed the two guards away and observed the distance between the enemy and the city wall with wide eyes.
Okay, okay!
Zheng Fengshou shouted loudly: "Get angry!"
"Get angry!" The dozen or so soldiers around him also shouted loudly. The order was strange, but the sound was heard in all directions.
Mengtan held a steel shield and stood next to a huge stone. Listening to the sounds coming from the city, he raised his head in confusion and looked toward the city.
Before he could see what was going on, a loud booming sound erupted in his ears.
Yue Tuo's eyes widened. His feeling was indeed correct. There was something strange, and it was on those huge rocks.
With loud roars and loud noises, streams of black smoke emerged from under the boulders, and the embedded rubble was shot out in all directions under the push of gunpowder and the pressure of the boulders.
This is not a gravel mine during the Anti-Japanese War, but a copycat version of a directional mine. It uses the weight of boulders to squeeze the gravel and spray it around to maximize the damage to the enemy.
As for homemade jumping mines, Guo Dajing could also make them. But time was short, so he instructed the Korean volunteers to lay this kind of landmines that were both serial and directional outside the city.
Rubbles swept away everything around him like raindrops, including Jianlu and the shaved man with the ladder. The distance was carefully calculated by Guo Dajing, and he was almost in the middle of the attacking enemy.
Screams and wails came one after another. Under the blast of gravel, the enemy's flesh and blood flew everywhere, and a large area fell down around the boulder, dead and injured.
Jianlu, who was originally testing the attack, was severely wounded by this sudden and violent blow. With the firing of arrows, stones and muskets from the city, the attack had just begun, but he was beaten and retreated in embarrassment.
Yue Tuo gritted his teeth as he looked at Mengtan's body that was carried back. Although he was attacked by landmines on the way back to the army, the number was not large and only a dozen people were killed or injured.
But he never thought that landmines could be used in this way. As soon as the siege started, two to three hundred people were killed and wounded, including a Jia La E Zhen.
Hearty laughter rang out in the city, and North Korean volunteers excitedly raised their weapons and shouted and cheered. It was exciting and joyful to repulse the Jianlu attack so easily.
Zheng Fengshou laughed, stroked his beard, and said to Cui Xiaoyi: "Guo Baihu's fantastic ideas are often unexpected, but they are also powerful and practical, which is admirable."
Cui Xiao smiled and said, "Didn't Mr. Zheng say that it is a blessing for Guo Baihu to come to help in the battle? Now he has hit the mark. He can be said to have a keen eye for recognizing talents."
On the other side of the city wall, Fujino Masa's eyes glanced at the corpses lying under the city wall. Although not all of them were injured by landmines, they played a major role.
"That's awesome!" Fujino Hide's little black face was full of shock and admiration. His eyes widened as he separated the shield-wielding volunteer soldiers on the left and right and looked at the bottom of the city.
Fujino Masaaki smiled, reached out to pick up the rubble that collapsed on the city wall, threw it in his hands, and said: "After this explosion, if there is a huge boulder blocking the road, Jianlu will be very worried if he encounters it again!"
If Guo Dajing were around, he would definitely be very impressed. What Fujino said was so true that he almost expressed the essence of mine warfare.
It doesn't matter whether you bury it, or how much you bury it. The enemy doesn't know anyway. As long as the enemy is fearful and cautious, part of the purpose of mine warfare will be achieved.
Just take Yue Tuo, if he knew there would be such a mine, would he still dare to order his soldiers to swarm up and attack the city?
Fujino Hide nodded and smiled, and said: "Using the power of thunder to frighten the enemy should be enough to achieve the effect my father said."
"If there had been landmines, Yishu——" Fujino was about to say but stopped, sighing secretly in his heart.