Everyone went all the way to the top of the mountain and saw that the abandoned pier had been basically restored and turned into a observation tower.
Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi and others climbed to the top of the tower and looked down at the mountains. The top of Changling Mountain is wide and long, and slightly undulating. It is surrounded by many mountains, extending to the southwest and northeast, and connecting Jinzhou to the east.
, connected to Tashan Mountain in the west, so it is called Changling Mountain.
Here, there are several small hills surrounding the tower. On top of them, relying on the cover of big trees, several lookout posts were built to observe the surrounding situation.
Hong Chengchou and others looked near the tower. Thousands of soldiers from the Dushi Infantry Camp of the Xuanbei Army were busy building the core camp of the Changling Mountain defense line.
It was only then that the generals who came along took a long breath. They finally saw the familiar fortifications of the city.
The walled city of the Dushi Camp of the Xuanbei Army was centered on the watchtower, with the forts in the northeast and southeast corners as the edges. It was roughly a rectangular civil structure camp.
The village wall is made of large wood bones and rammed earth. In some key parts such as the village gate, there are piles of large stones. The village wall also has some protruding piers, gates and four corners in the shape of horse faces.
A gate tower and a turret were also built.
However, the construction project of this camp is quite large and will not be completed in a short time. Fortunately, the trench and low wall defense line on the hillside has been built, so the construction of the camp at the rear can be taken leisurely and there is no need to rush it.
Hong Chengchou and others looked at the groups of large vehicles and tanks outside the village wall. They were ten vehicles in a row, divided into eleven teams. The baffles and shields on the large vehicles had been erected, and light artillery was placed
on the car.
Chen Zheng followed Zhang Cheng's instructions and gathered the hundred carts on the left side of the chariot outside the camp, and built a mobile fort in conjunction with the three trench walls inside. They were divided into groups of ten, a total of ten.
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These large baggage trucks have now been unloaded. The empty trucks only carry a No. 5 Fran cannon and muskets. Each truck is equipped with ten soldiers and can be pushed to move quickly. Each cart is a move.
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In this way, not only can the carts be quickly pushed into the artillery position for firing, but at critical moments, the carts can also be surrounded and connected to form a vehicle array to block the charge of the Tatars.
The outer three trench low walls are equipped with tiger squat cannons, mortar cannons, flying cannons and other small cannons that are easy to move, as well as small cannons such as Baizi gun supported by Governor Hong Chengchou. Fixed and mobile gun positions are set up everywhere.
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Hong Chengchou turned his attention back to the camp. According to Zhang Cheng, the army's granary, gunpowder warehouse, and special buildings for treating wounded soldiers would also be built in the main camp.
Because we don't know how long we will be stationed on Changling Mountain, and the more than 4,000 soldiers will need a lot of grain, so this place will be used as a grain storage place for the Xuanbei Army. The grain warehouse is very large, and there is more than one.
Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, looked at the huge planning of the granaries in the camp, which seemed to be able to store a lot of grain and grass. He couldn't help but secretly sighed: Zhang Cheng is so thoughtful and scheming, why doesn't he have to help him fill up such a large granary?
A group of people got off the tower, walked around the camp, and then came to the fort in the northeast. They saw that there were also many low-wall trenches here, winding along the river to the northwest of Changling Mountain.
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On the northwest side, several stone walls were built according to the terrain. If the Tatars tried to climb up from here and were hit by the soldiers' musketry, even if they were not killed, they would fall to death.
Everyone inspected the entire defense line of the Changling Mountain camp. Looking at the unrecognizable hillside in front of them, everyone didn't know what it was like!
In a short period of time, an inconspicuous mountain has turned into a terrifying and dangerous place. What is certain is that if the Tatars really attack from here, they will definitely be bruised and bleeding, and they will cry without tears.
The Changling Mountain defense line deployed by Zhang Cheng was unanimously praised by the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, and the military commander Zhang Ruoqi. Both officials and generals believed that the fortifications here were impregnable and would become an important guarantee for the protection of the Xingshan grain road.
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They even suggested that the defense lines at Wudaoling and other places could emulate the practice here and set up strong walled trench defense lines.
That night, in the Chinese army tent at the Xuanbei Army camp outside Xingshan Fort, the generals were eating and drinking while discussing the war in Liaodong.
Zhang Cheng did not sit at the top today, but sat at the same table with all the battalion commanders under his command. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious, except for Dengfeng Camp Li Jiyu who was a little uncomfortable with it.
After all, he had only been in the group for a short time, and Zhang Cheng had always felt aloof. Now that he was having a drink at the same table, he felt a little at a loss.
On the contrary, Zhang Cheng toasted repeatedly and after a few glasses of warm wine, he relaxed a little, but felt extremely comfortable in his heart. He was grateful that Zhang Cheng treated him as a confidant.
Li Jiyu held up his wine glass and thought to himself: Since he is going to meet his master, he must retaliate to the point of death and fight for a future with his life, so that his life will not be in vain!
Chen Zheng drank some wine, his face full of excitement, and he said: "Changling Mountain is already impregnable, and now I am afraid that the Tatar thieves will not come. Commander, will this Tatar thieves really come to cut off my army's food supply route?"
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Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "Whether the Tartars will come is still just speculation. It depends on the progress of the war on the Songshan front. If our army wins the first battle and the Tartars retreat, how can they attack our Xingshan grain road?"
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All the generals nodded when they heard this, but Chen Zheng was a little worried and said: "If the Tatars don't come, I'll be working hard in vain!" "Hahaha!"
Zhang Cheng laughed and said again: "But do you think that when our division marches into Songjin, it will be possible to defeat the Tatars in one battle and make them retreat in the face of difficulties?" After hearing this, all the generals began to think silently, and no one answered them for a while.
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After a while, Wei Zhice was the first to speak: "Although the Tatar army is weaker than the king's army, they are united and their soldiers are strong and brave. They may not be defeated in a single battle!"
All the generals nodded in agreement, and Wei Zhice went on to say: "The Kuang Tatars rebuilt Yizhou City, and now they have driven slaves to farm for many years. They have also recruited Outer Mongolian cavalry, Korean musketry soldiers to assist in the battle, and even made the 'Three Mining Disciples' laboriously transport the troops."
There are dozens of cannons coming, which shows that his determination to attack Jin Dynasty is getting stronger. I guess that even if the war in Song Jin Dynasty does not go well, he will just recruit the whole country's young men to come here, and there is no chance of retreating lightly!"
Zhang Cheng tapped the edge of the table gently and said with appreciation: "What Zhi Ce said makes sense."
He added: "Just think, it has been more than two years since the Tatars settled in Yizhou and besieged Jinzhou. Even the red cannon has been transported to Yizhou for half a year, but has it been used?
According to my opinion, Jinzhou is already under siege. If he attacks with all his strength, he may have already broken the city. Why wait for today?
Their intention is not in Jincheng, but in aiding our Jin army. The Tatar thieves are deliberately trying to lure our king's army to go north to help relieve the siege of Jinzhou, so that they can find an opportunity to annihilate our army of hundreds of thousands of elites here. Their intentions are vicious and insidious, and they are indeed unstoppable.