The Khitan people chose the right time to attack and caught Li Chengzhong off guard. In the first two days after entering Bailang Mountain, Li Chengzhong was quite vigilant. He specially set up sentries at the mountain pass to keep an eye on the Khitan people's actions. But because
The Khitan people had not taken any action, so he seemed a little lax. In addition, there were too many things to worry about in the past few days, so he did not invest much energy in improving the defense facilities of the military stronghold.
In the past few days, while waiting for Feng Dao to bring back the exact news of whether to leave or stay, he focused more on inspecting the topography of Bailang Mountain, as well as communicating with and comforting the refugees who entered the mountain.
He also used his free time to think about how to train these soldiers...
The current defense facilities of Bailangshan Military Village are extremely crude and can be described as almost non-existent. Except for the stone wall stuck between the two mountain walls, there are only a few stone houses on the top of the hills on both sides. The stone wall is very narrow.
No one can stand on it. There are some remaining stone holes along the stone wall inside the military village, which were used to build plank roads. Judging from the distribution of these stone holes, there should be a place for standing on the inside of the stone wall.
A wooden plank road and several high arrow towers were built to facilitate the soldiers to rely on the stone wall for guarding. However, the wooden plank road and high arrow towers of the past have long since disappeared, and the only thing left is a few rotten wooden boards piled up in the corners of the wall.
In other words, this stone wall is now just a stone wall, and it is still a stone wall only more than ten feet high. At the same time, there is a gap nearly two feet wide open on the east side of the stone wall. This is the original military village.
The location of the village gate is very similar to when Li Chengzhong was ordered to garrison Yuguan!
If he had known this day, he should have devoted all his energy and energy to repairing the walls and defense facilities. Even if he had started earlier, it would have been better than now! At this time, Li Chengzhong was so upset that he almost wanted to die.
The only advantageous place is the few stone houses on the mountain walls on both sides of the military stronghold. Compared with the fortress on the side of Yuguan City, these stone houses are more conducive to defense. These stone houses are located in a place more convenient for defense than the Yuguan Fortress.
Much higher. At that time, Li Chengzhong found several archers for testing. If he shot from below to the stone house on the top of the mountain wall, the arrows would be weak and had almost no killing effect. On the contrary, if he shot from top to bottom,
Arrow attacks have no effect at all. Because the terrain here is narrower than Yuguan, the archers on the top of the mountain walls on both sides can hit the target more accurately. This is also the only bright spot in the entire military stronghold defense.
"How many people are here?" Li Chengzhong suppressed a little panic in his heart and asked Wang Dalang pretending to be calm. In order to enhance the calming effect, he even deliberately slowed down his speaking speed. After hearing the news, Jiang Miao,
Major officers such as Zhang Xingzhong, Zhou Qidao and several group leaders have already gathered around. The general is the bravest of the army. This simple truth is deeply understood by Li Chengzhong. If he shows the slightest trace of panic, it will have a great impact on the whole party.
The morale of the team.
Wang Dalang licked his dry lips and said solemnly: "There are a lot of people here, I'm afraid there are no less than a thousand people..."
"Have you entered the mountain? Where have you been?" Li Chengzhong asked.
Wang Dalang shook his head: "Not yet, we stopped at the mountain pass. The Khitan bearded guy and the kid who came last time are there... I didn't dare to delay, so I came back quickly... I left two brothers at the mountain pass.
If there is any further situation, they will rush back to report it."
At this time, all the officers above the rank of team leader gathered around Li Chengzhong. Many of the more alert soldiers clenched their swords and guns and looked here from all directions. Many civilians vaguely felt something was wrong when they saw this. Although they did not dare to come over, they
They all silently watched this small circle crowded together. Suddenly, the whole military camp was silent, and the atmosphere seemed extremely tense.
What to do? Looking at the brothers who were waiting for his orders, and the soldiers and civilians who were watching him, pairs of eyes came together. There were expectations, excitement, but more nervousness, anxiety and confusion. Li Chengzhong was the first
When Tian Tian was the master of the house, he felt a mountain of pressure. This pressure was so heavy that he almost suffocated.
Are you going to defend Yizhai? Looking at the extremely crude stone wall, Li Cheng felt a chill in his heart. According to Wang Dalang, there were no less than a thousand Khitan people coming, and he only had 270 soldiers with swords and guns in his hands.
There are many, and it is estimated that there are less than 200 people who can actually go into battle. Even if you include the young and strong people who are fleeing, there are less than 500 people. Not to mention whether those people will cause chaos to the war during the battle, it is hard to say.
things.
"Transfer" with the people's strategy? By constantly pulling on a large scale in the White Wolf Mountain, let the Khitans reveal flaws in the movement, and then find the weaknesses to divide and eliminate them? This is a glorious tactic proposed by the great leader before time travel
The thought appeared in Li Chengzhong's mind at the first moment.
Li Chengzhong remembers that when he was serving in the army, the instructor carefully analyzed and summarized the reasons why the Red Army achieved brilliant victories in the first to fourth anti-encirclement and suppression campaigns in the tutorial class of the party activist training class.
To implement this advanced tactical concept, three conditions are needed: a base with strategic depth, a team with firm will and good fighting skills, and the determination to dare to break through all the jars in the family.
Li Chengzhong compared the existing conditions in front of him. After the comparison, he was frustrated to find that he did not meet any of them.
Bailang Mountain is quite big, but compared to the red base area back then, it seems a bit too small. Not to mention that the entire Bailang Mountain area is only twenty miles from east to west and less than five miles from north to south. It is separated in the middle alone.
It is not easy to cross the Xuanshui between Dongshan and Xishan. Therefore, the depth that Li Chengzhong can really use is only half. It is necessary to penetrate deeply in such a small area, not to mention carrying so many people.
People, it is easier said than done.
As for the team, more than half of his soldiers have been initially trained by him. He believes that the running ability of these soldiers must be much better than those of the Khitan people who have grown up on horses. Those Khitan people are all bow-legged on horseback.
, it would be okay if they dismounted and fought, but when it comes to long-distance running ability, it is definitely not as good as his soldiers. But this strength is limited. After all, Li Chengzhong's training on their running ability is very rudimentary and the time is very short.
, if he wants to truly complete the non-stop luring the enemy back and forth, pulling east and west, intersecting as fast as thunder, and charging bravely... these soldiers under his command are far from being able to do it. Li Chengzhong estimates that running in the mountains
After a day of fighting, these soldiers would probably wear themselves down, let alone fighting. He even suspected that given the nutritional conditions of these soldiers, many of them might urinate blood.
Finally, Li Chengzhong couldn't help but sigh as he thought about the grain and supplies that had just been stored in the cave dwellings, and the fields in the back mountains that had just sprouted green crops. He really didn't have the courage and determination of a leader to break up the family's fortune. These things were all
The foundation for Lieutenant General Li Cheng's future development is also the hope for the survival of nearly a thousand of his men. If the Khitans were allowed to loot these materials and destroy those fields, he could not imagine what would happen next. Breaking the pots and jars is easy to say.
, as long as he has the courage and determination to defy all difficulties, but Li Chengzhong thought to himself that he really does not have this kind of courage and determination.
All his thoughts were in a blink of an eye. Li Chengzhong pondered for a moment and then knew how to choose. He was helpless and had to admit painfully that so far, he only had one choice, the stupidest and most reasonable choice, which was to
Li Chengzhong, who was stuck here and thought everything clearly, began to issue orders. This was the first order he issued since he became the real master of the country.
Li Chengzhong had never been exposed to the concept of power before traveling through time. After traveling through time, he did not have much power until he went to Yuguan. Even if he made a guest appearance as the "top leader" in Yuguan, it was only in accordance with Zhou Zhiyu's requirements and within the framework of Zhou Zhiyu's orders.
When he truly became the de facto master of the White Wolf Mountain Military Village, he discovered that being a leader is really not that easy. Especially under wartime conditions, every order issued
It is related to the life and death of all the soldiers and civilians in Bailang Mountain. He finally understood why those big shots bite every word so carefully and speak so slowly when they speak, especially when issuing orders. Li Chengzhong issues orders
When I spoke, I spoke very slowly and carefully, which made people feel very heavy. It was so heavy. Every word weighed on the life and death of thousands of people. How could it not be heavy?
"Jiang Dutou, from now on, you urge the peasants to dig trenches on the inside of the stone wall. The trench must be one person high and one foot wide. Except for the gap in the stone wall, which does not need to be excavated, all the areas on the inside of the stone wall are dug out.
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"Bouchen Meng, Captain Jiao, you lead the archery team to immediately mark the area outside the stone wall. It is required that the ground outside the stone wall be divided into six to nine areas. After marking, each will lead a team of archers to board the left and right areas.
On the mountain walls on both sides, we stationed ourselves in stone houses on the top of the walls and conducted test firings from top to bottom. The specific requirements were the same as at Yuguan..."
"Zhang Dutou, all the spearmen will be led by you. They will form a team according to the organization of each group. It is required that the team be divided into two parts, one half is on the battlefield and the other half is on standby. The layout of the gap in the stone wall is the top priority. Priority must be given to ensuring the strength of the gap.
Deployment..."
"Zhou Dutou, summon all the sword and shield soldiers, and prepare each group as a team. The tactics are the same as at Yuguan..."
"Captain Zhao, you lead this group to cook immediately. I want everyone to be full before the war starts... Don't be reluctant to part with those dried meats, take them out... Your brothers must also keep their weapons on hand at all times.
Whenever there is an emergency around you, you have to go up and fight for your life!"
"Feng Sishi, the people are begging you. You have to move them to the back mountain and try to carry as much food as possible. If the fighting here is not going well, go out through the back mountain trail and look for an opportunity to return to Yuguan..."
At this critical moment, Li Chengzhong's mind suddenly became very clear. He issued orders one by one and considered all aspects. In his orders, he couldn't help but address everyone by official title, which made everyone feel a sense of solemnity when they accepted the order.
After Jiang Miao accepted the order, he hesitated and asked: "Li Lang...Dutou...when building the trench, don't you need to block the gap as well?"
Li Chengzhong nodded: "Although the gap is the biggest breakthrough for the Khitans, it is also the only channel for us to fight back. If this road is really blocked, we will have no threat to the Khitans... At any time,
Active defense is the preferred strategy in defense."
After everyone took the order and left, Lieutenant General Li Cheng summoned Zhong Silang to his side and said in an extremely solemn tone to the short man who had made great achievements in the battle at Yuguan City: "Mr. Zhong, I need at least two hours to do this."
Get ready..." As he spoke, he stuck a wooden branch on the ground: "Look, the shadow is here now... Before the shadow turns to this position over here, the Khitans cannot be allowed to arrive at the gate of the military stronghold... Lead your troops
Brother Huo, rush to the mountain pass quickly, and no matter what method you use, try to delay the Khitan people from entering the mountain...can you do it?"