Chapter 404: The stalemate in the northern battlefield
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The moon in the Northern Territory of Dalong also hangs high in the sky, announcing the arrival of the Lantern Festival.
However, the arrival of the Lantern Festival did not add any joy to Northern Xinjiang, but instead presented an atmosphere of chilling.
In the General's Mansion, Zhang Kuang held a candle in his hand and was carefully reviewing the map around Yingzhou City, showing a thoughtful look from time to time.
For several consecutive days, except for the exploratory siege by the prince of the Dulu tribe on the first day, which suffered huge losses, the Turks have been attacking Yingzhou City on a small scale in the past few days.
Trying to understand the deployment of soldiers in Yingzhou City, Longwuwei of Yingzhou is also studying the Dulu tribe's new tactics.
The lesson from the heavy casualties in the first battle made the Dulu tribe change their previous tactics of going south to invade the border and attack the border fiercely, and began to use military tactics. The troops that harassed Yingzhou City each time were only about a thousand people.
Zhang Kuang understood that this was the Dulu tribe's plan. He wanted to lure Longwuwei out of the city to fight, and then consumed the arrows of the Longwuwei guard. In response to the Dulu tribe's attack in the first two days, Zhang Kuang ordered the soldiers to still be covered with arrows. Later, Knowing that this was in vain and would not yield any significant results, he ordered the guards on the city wall not to fire arrows.
However, the Turks still enjoyed this and disturbed Longwuwei's military morale three times a day.
"Xiong Kaishan, Huo Buyan, and Ke Yan meet the general."
"Excuse me, how is the situation outside the city?"
"It's still the same as before, encircling but not attacking. The Turks are now quite afraid of our eight-oxen crossbow and don't dare to enter the range of 500 steps."
"General, the last general has just observed the situation of the Turkic camp on the city wall. I am afraid that they will launch a general attack in less than two days."
"That's right, General, now we and the enemy have almost tested each other. I'm afraid the Turks have had enough of the freezing weather outside. Humans can stand it, but horses cannot. It's estimated that they will launch a general attack in the near future. "
Zhang Kuang stood the candle in his hand on the table and took down the map hanging on the wall: "Kaishan, how long will it take for your light cavalry to rush to this position."
Xiong Kaishan thought for a while and said, "It will take about thirty breaths to get back to the general. The terrain is complex and uneven, and the war horses cannot run wildly. They must pass through this uneven depression smoothly before they can charge with all their strength. "
"Thirty breaths? Can you think of a way to rush here within twenty breaths?"
Xiong Kaishan stared at the map for a while and shook his head: "General, there are some difficulties. If you want to rush here in twenty seconds, you must first cross this depression. However, if you cross the depression, the cavalry will be exposed to the Turks."
“How about sending someone to fill in this depression?”
Huo Buyan also frowned and looked at it.
Zhang Kuang shook his head: "No, not to mention that our intentions will be exposed under the eyes of the Turks. Secondly, it is difficult to obtain soil. The ground outside is frozen like a stone. Finally, the terrain is covered with snow and it is difficult to identify. The soldiers based it on The memory can still cross this depression, but once a gully is missed, the light cavalry will be thrown into chaos."
"Oh, I don't know what these stupid Turks are thinking. They can just stay in the big tent and sleep in the cold and freezing days. They have to go south. Isn't it more conducive to their attack at the beginning of spring?
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"Brother Kaishan, you are totally wrong to say that. It is helpful for the Turks to attack, but it is not good for us. These Turks cannot be underestimated. Their fighting methods completely suppress our equipment. We will fight if we can."
, just run away if you can't beat them, but our war horses can't catch up, otherwise they wouldn't be so arrogant in their turn."
Ke Yan said helplessly.
Xiong Kaishan scratched his head in embarrassment: "I, old Xiong, are almost confused by these guys, but what you said, Ke Yan, is absolutely right. Even our light cavalry can't keep up with the Turkic horses. We finally have hundreds of them."
Turkic war horses, if you have too few people to catch up, you will easily suffer losses, you are so damn useless."
Zhang Kuang sighed: "Since the improvement is less than twenty breaths, then we should find a way to delay the Turks' attack."
"How to delay? We can't go out of the city to meet the enemy. Once a general attack is launched, even if Brother Ke Yan's Mo Dao team is extremely powerful, how can the two thousand Mo Dao team resist the nearly 30,000 Turkic army."
"Four hundred crossbows seem like a lot, but facing 30,000 Turkic cavalry, it's just a drop in the bucket."
"General, why don't I command the light cavalry to steal a battalion and kill as many as they can? First, we should attack their arrogance."
"Don't be reckless. According to my general's understanding of Ashina, this guy must have already tied his pockets and is waiting for us to get in. To steal the camp now is tantamount to asking for death."
"Oh, the weather is so bad. You can freeze even if you pee. I really don't want people to live." Zhong Qiang walked in with a yawn.
The busiest people these days besides Zhang Kuang are the soldiers of the Bow and Arrow Battalion, who have to guard against Turkic attacks every day.
Crazy eyes lit up as he looked at Zhong Qiang who was yawning again and again: "Zhong Qiang, what did you just say?"
"Ah?" Zhong Qiang was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhang Kuang at a loss: "General, I will definitely not use foul language next time."
"That's not the problem. Did you just say that you can freeze even when you pee?"
"Yes, the general has just come out of the toilet."
He slapped the table arrogantly: "There is a way."
"General, what can we do?"
Several people stared at him wildly.
"Water."
"Water?"
"Where to water?"
Huo Buyan was stunned and immediately understood: "General, you want the snow outside the city to freeze. In that case, the Turkic cavalry will not be able to use their hands and feet freely."
"Not only can the cavalry not be able to move, but their siege equipment can't even get close."
"General, if everything freezes, it won't be possible to fix it overnight."
"It can't all freeze. If it all freezes, the Turks will definitely retreat. You only need to sprinkle cold water every time with a gap of about ten feet. In that case, the snow will be soft and the ice will be strong. Each loose and solid can form a natural set of
If you want to transport heavy siege equipment to the defense line, you must break through the ice, but in that case they will become a living target for the archers, narrowly escaping death."
"General, you are really doing a disservice to our wisdom."
Zhang Kuang glared angrily and analyzed it on the map: "Zhong Qiang, Huo Buyan, you let your agile brothers use ropes to climb down the city wall, and dispatched 10,000 auxiliary soldiers to help fetch water. You are acting like a different person.
The Lantern Festival is ready."
"It's an order."
The two of them left the general's mansion without hesitation.
"Ke Yan, Golden Eagle sent a message to the other generals of the Five Guards, asking them to try this method too."
"It's an order."
"General, the capital is 600 miles away and we have to rush it here."
"Six hundred miles urgent? Could it be that something happened in the capital? Send the message quickly."
"Qi Wei has met the general."
"Commander Qi? Why is it you? Is there something wrong in the capital?"
Qi Wei took out a brocade box from his back: "General, Your Majesty asked the general to send a telescope to help the general observe the military situation."