With Wang Cong's command flag waving, King Zhao's army advanced.
The army under King Zhao was battle-hardened, but they had not fought a few siege battles.
They have been fighting with Houjin on the border for many years. Both sides have always been engaged in field cavalry battles and have almost no experience in siege warfare.
There were no fortified cities on the border of Houjin. At most, there were some earthen castles and small fortifications.
Even in such attacks, King Zhao's army rarely encounters them.
It was not just the Zhao Wangjun, because in the entire Zhou Dynasty, except for the Shence Army that guarded the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, the rest of the armies had no experience in large-scale sieges.
So now that he was attacking the right camp of the Longwu Army, Wang Cong began to consciously accumulate experience.
In subsequent wars, siege warfare will be an unavoidable difficulty.
The infantry of King Zhao's army slowly pushed forward in response to the sound of drums.
Dozens of shield vehicles were lined up in a row at the front of the military formation to resist the arrows of the Longwu Army.
King Zhao was obviously prepared for this battle. This kind of shield vehicle was not common in the battle sequence of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but now there are dozens of them launched. It is obvious that they were not built in a hurry.
After two formations of arrows, Long Wujun stopped temporarily.
The forward of King Zhao's army was covered by shield chariots and large shields. Ordinary arrows could not have much effect and could not even stop their advance.
On the contrary, the Zhao Wangjun camp was in high spirits.
"Keep pushing!"
"All in one go!"
"Destroy the enemy!"
The team leader, captain and other junior officers continued to boost morale and marched towards the Longwu Military Camp.
Compared with King Zhao's army, whose morale had soared, Longwu's army seemed to have no movement, with only sparse arrow rain, which was difficult to have a substantial impact on the advance of the front army's shield troops.
The deputy general at the rear couldn't help but said happily when he saw this scene, "General, look, without those obstructive sentries, the army's offensive immediately became smoother."
Although Wang Cong had a smile on his face, he remained calm.
It seems that the opponent's leader is not Zhao Tianlin. He obviously lacks experience and is not decisive enough. In this case, he seems to be in a mess.
In fact, before the launch, Wang Cong also lacked the experience of attacking the stronghold.
The opponents of King Zhao's army have always been the Jurchens of Houjin. The Jurchens are a fishing and hunting tribe. For them, what is a camp? It is just a place to rest and station. How can it have the thousands of years of military art inheritance in the Central Plains.
Before attacking, Wang Cong also had concerns. People are always easily overwhelmed by unknown things, even the generals leading the army. Especially when the Tianji city-breaking crossbow and catapult attack failed,
It is definitely false to say that Wang Cong has no troubles in his heart. But as the commander-in-chief of the Left Army, he cannot show it on his face.
Now that the progress is going smoothly, Wang Cong breathed a sigh of relief.
This is a good start!
Just when King Zhao's army was complacent and thought he could advance to the front of the Longwu Army camp in one go, an accident happened.
Suddenly, dust was flying at the shield car and shield soldiers at the front, and the advancing shield soldiers and shield car suddenly fell into the ground.
Wang Cong's face, which originally had a faint smile, twitched slightly, and he turned out to be trapped in a trap.
Horse traps are used by infantry to delay cavalry attacks in defensive battles.
Houjin's cavalrymen came and went like the wind, and there were very few infantrymen. Even the infantrymen were equipped with war horses.
King Zhao's army wanted to attack with cavalry. Even if it was defense, it was still a city defense battle, and there was almost no need to trap horses.
Therefore, even a mature and prudent general like Wang Cong did not consider falling into a trap at all.
The shield chariots and shield soldiers in front were caught off guard and fell into the horse trap.
This immediately caused flaws in the originally strict formation of King Zhao's army.
The Longwu Army was already prepared. When the shield soldiers and shield chariots fell into the horse trap, the Longwu Army's strong crossbowmen were launched.
Because of the loss of shield soldiers and shield chariots, the crossbowmen and spearmen of King Zhao's army were exposed to the arrows of Long Wu's army.
Arrows rained down like rain. Thousands of soldiers of King Zhao fell to the ground under this round of offensive, wailing all over the field.
This was not only a physical blow to Zhao Wangjun, but also a blow to his spirit.
The early attack was unfavorable, which still had an impact on morale.
The Longwu Army's horse trap pit was very long and deep. When the soldiers of the Longwu Army dug the horse trap pit, they placed a large number of bamboo wedges, that is, sharpened bamboo wedges, in it.
Falling from the horse trap, the bamboo wedges were inserted into the pit, and all the shield soldiers who fell into it were injured.
When arranging defenses, Zhao Tianlin did not consider the option of attacking, so the horse traps in front of the left and right battalions of the Longwu Army almost covered the front of the camp, making it impossible for the soldiers of King Zhao's Army to continue in the short term.
The amount of work involved in the trap was huge, and Zhao Wangjun's scouts were monitoring it during the day, so Long Wujun did not dare to let go, so he chose to start work at night.
The excavated soil can be used to strengthen the fort and watchtower, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
As Wang Cong ordered the flag to wave, King Zhao's army issued a military order, "Build bridges, fill holes, and continue the attack!"
In the army, there are long wooden boards, which were originally used to deal with the moats of city defenses. In the cold weapon era, as long as it was not an arid area, moats were basically the standard equipment for city defenses, and they were of great use.
The remaining soldiers and horses carried large shields, laid long wooden boards on the pits where the horses were trapped, and built wooden bridges. The soldiers of King Zhao's army passed the wooden bridges and continued to move forward.
The short distance of five hundred steps made Zhao Wangjun suffer a lot.
"Rocket! Get ready!"
The strong crossbowmen in the Longwu Army immediately replaced themselves with rockets.
"put!"
Nearly ten thousand fire arrows fell, and these long wooden planks, which had been built for some time, had become dry and flammable, and more than ten pieces with missing protection were immediately ignited.
"Rocket, shoot again!"
Not to be outdone, King Zhao's army launched tens of thousands of rockets into the sky and shot into the Longwu Army camp.
The catapults in the formation also threw out jars of fire oil.
Under the combined action of fire arrows and kerosene, the civil structure fortresses of the Longwu Army also caught fire in many places.
Although Zhao Wu prepared sand and soil to extinguish the fire early, it still caused a panic in the army.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Wangjun continued to move forward and rushed outside the camp gate.
"kill!"
The strong men who had been hiding behind the shield soldiers immediately rushed out with swords and axes in hand. These people were specially prepared to break down the door.
The gate of the camp is made of wood and is mainly used for interception. Naturally, it cannot be as strong as the city gate and can be destroyed with a broadsword and an axe!
"prick!"
The moment these swordsmen appeared, countless spears shot out from the gaps in the camp gate, stabbing all the swordsmen in the first round to the ground.
The two sides are already locked in a stalemate, and the real bloody battle is only beginning now.
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In the Chinese cavalry phalanx of King Zhao's army, Qiu Fu was watching the battle of the left army with a telescope.
"Yes, Wang Cong has already engaged the Longwu Army in close combat!"
As long as he can hold on to the Longwu Army, he won't be afraid of being defeated. In this kind of offensive and defensive battle that tests military strength, Qiu Fu, as the side with the superior force, will definitely have the upper hand.
While the left army was fighting, the right army of King Zhao's army also began to clash with the left camp of Long Wu's army.
Compared with Wang Cong's steady and steady attack, it is obvious that the leadership of the Right Army was more radical and the fighting was more bloody.
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However, Qiu Fu remained indifferent. He was waiting for Zhao Tianlin to show up.
Zhao Tianlin's troops are divided into two camps. Naturally, he has no skills and can only be in one military camp. As long as his position can be determined, Qiu Fu will be sure to defeat him with all his strength!
Although Long Wu's army was prepared, the camp gate was still breached by King Zhao's army regardless of the cost of casualties.
It was like a gap suddenly appeared in a tightly guarded dam, and the turbulent water that had been accumulated used this gap as a breakthrough and burst out.
This is the case for the current left army of King Zhao's army. Soldiers and horses poured into the camp gate of Longwu Army like a tide, trying to completely submerge the defenders of Longwu Army.
The whole camp seems to be crumbling and may be broken through at any time!
In the left camp, veteran Zhao Tianlin patted Zhao Wu on the shoulder and said happily, "Hahaha, you kid, you did better than I imagined!"
Zhao Wu had a look of embarrassment on his face, this compliment was too straightforward.
The gate of the right camp of the Longwu Army was a flaw deliberately left by Zhao Tianlin for King Zhao's army.
The offensive momentum of King Zhao's army just now also shocked Zhao Tianlin, a veteran general. He did not expect that Qiu Fu would be such a fool and would actually order the entire army to attack.
In Zhao Tianlin's opinion, this kind of bloody battle has no strategic significance at all!
Seventy thousand soldiers and horses are pressing forward, but Zhao Tianlin's two battalions on the left and right only have 30,000 men each. If the enemy forces are allowed to attack with all their strength from all sides, the defensive pressure will become huge.
Therefore, Zhao Tianlin gave Wang Cong a glimmer of hope. Under Zhao Tianlin's secret instructions, the Longwu Army weakened its defense at the camp gate that could have been defended, and deliberately allowed King Zhao's army to break through.
As he expected, the moment the camp gate was breached, the soldiers of King Zhao's army were like hyenas that had smelled blood, baring their teeth and claws to attack with all their strength.
In front of the camp gate, within a radius of thirty feet, it has become the core of the bloody battle between the two sides.
There is only one word in everyone's mind at this moment
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"!
The fierce battle lasted from the afternoon to the night. As the defender, the losses of the Longwu Army were obviously smaller, with about 5,000 men and horses injured.
King Zhao's army launched a desperate attack and suffered 9,000 casualties.
But as night fell, King Zhao's army had no intention of retreating. Instead, with the sound of war drums, the offensive became more fierce.
Zhao Tianlin now understood Qiu Fu's strength in a real sense, and had no intention of retreating after fighting like this.
Because of the gap deliberately created by Zhao Tianlin in the right camp, the battle has been centered around the battle for the camp gate.
The battle in Zuoying was even more fierce. Xu Wentao, the general of Zuoying, and the Longwu Army of King Zhao's army fought fiercely.
Longwu's army suffered more than half casualties, while Zhao Wang's army also lost more than 25,000 people.
However, neither side had any intention of retreating, and even when night fell, they had no intention of stopping.
At this stage of the battle, Zhao Tianlin still did not show his large banner of the Chinese army.
It's not that Zhao Tianlin doesn't want to display the flag, nor is it that he doesn't dare to display the flag. It's just that now that the Longwu Army is clearly at a disadvantage, he will display the flag again. With the bravery shown by Qiu Fu now, he will definitely try his best to first
Hang yourself!
The loss of the great banner means the death of the general! Even if he is not dead and the military flag is lost, who knows whether Zhao Tianlin is dead or alive on this chaotic battlefield?! As long as the rebels in Prince Zhao's Mansion add fuel to the flames, then the Longwu Army will surely
Morale has plummeted! I am afraid that defeat is not far away!
But soon, Zhao Tianlin made up his mind and raised the flag!
Because Xu Wentao's troops in the left camp were about to be unable to hold on, Xu Wentao's troops were not impressive, but quite satisfactory. An afternoon of bloody battles caused heavy losses to both the left camp of Longwu's army and the right army of King Zhao's army.
If Zhao Wangjun continues to attack like crazy, Xu Wentao cannot stop him.
Xu Wentao's unit was a third-line garrison force drawn from various places. Its combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Preparatory Army. Zhao Tianlin transferred 10,000 people from his own Longwu Army to Xu Wentao for the attack, but this still could not fundamentally change the fact that its combat effectiveness was weak.
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After losing most of the elite troops of Longwu Army, Xu Wentao's troops were on the verge of collapse, and the pressure on them must be relieved.
Otherwise, once Zuoying is completely defeated, King Zhao's army will have no constraints and can besiege Zhao Tianlin's troops without any scruples.
In the right camp of the Longwu Army, horns sounded, war drums beat, and a Chinese army flag was raised in the light of the fire. This was Zhao Tianlin's commanding flag.
In such a battle, the Great Banner represents Zhao Tianlin.
When the soldiers of the Longwu Army's right camp heard the sudden sound of war drums and saw the raised flag, they felt that their original fatigue was relieved and their spirits were lifted!
This is the charm of the first army coach.
"Old General Zhao is right behind us. Brothers, follow me and kill him!"
A school captain, covered in blood, brandished a broadsword and pounced on the soldiers of King Zhao who were pouring in.
The soldiers in this Longwu Army were all soldiers led by Zhao Tianlin.
These middle- and lower-level officers felt towards Zhao Tianlin like a handsome man or a father.
Will be a brave soldier!
When Zhao Tianlin's large banner of the Chinese army appeared, this veteran injected strong courage into Long Wu's army.
Of course, the morale of the Longwu Army was greatly boosted, but Qiu Fu and Wang Cong also saw this military flag.
Under the command of Wang Cong, the offensive of King Zhao's army became more and more frenzied, attacking the fortress from all directions.
At this moment, tactics no longer make much sense. Fighting in close combat is all about blood and courage.
On the outskirts of the camp with a radius of several miles, countless figures were strangled together, with murderous intent!
There are only two colors of black and red left in the whole world! Black is the night sky, and red is the countless blood shot out. Gradually it gathers on the ground, and eventually ravines are washed out on the soft sand, and finally seeps into the Yanmen.
In the outer land.
The soldiers and horses that were attacking the left camp of Longwu Army gradually stopped their offensive and began to retreat.
They don't want to waste time here. As long as they kill Zhao Tianlin, it will be victory!
A cruel smile appeared on Qiu Fu's face.
"Old guy! You finally can't bear it anymore!"
Qiu Fu personally brought 30,000 cavalrymen and was waiting for Zhao Tianlin to show up. Qiu Fu pointed his horse whip at the flag of Zhao Tianlin and said, "Li Yuan, follow my light cavalry and seize the head of this old guy Zhao Tianlin from the flank!"
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"Keng!" Li Yuan beside him drew out the sword from his waist, "Kill!"
The fine cavalry of King Zhao's army slowly started to move, like an undercurrent under the night, and charged towards Zhao Tianlin's flank.