"That means we still have more iron artillery on hand?" Yeli Yasi said with joy.
Mu Huali looked at Yeli Yasi calmly, a little disappointed in his heart, but calm on the outside.
In the past few years, the Mongolian army has fought fiercely in Hezhong and other places, integrated several large countries in the Western Regions, and absorbed many of their officials and craftsmen. Only then did they barely have the ability to reversely deduce the weapons used by the Han people in the Central Plains.
Mu Huali is the actual person in charge. Although he has just started with a bumpy start, he has put a lot of effort into it. To be honest, the more devoted he is, the more he realizes the difference between barbarism and civilization, and the origin of civilization.
But Mu Huali never forgot that he was a Mongolian, and that being brave and good at fighting was what allowed the Mongols to conquer the world. He firmly believed that the so-called civilization can bring sophisticated weapons, but it will also lead to brittle skin and soft body. The weapons that fall into the hands of useless people will eventually be snatched away by brave warriors.
Countless victories in the Western Regions and among the mountains and grasslands in the river emphasize this point. The Mongols who experienced the Western Expedition personally destroyed countless cities, rural areas, roads and water conservancy facilities, and they have all seen this clearly. They have emerged from the shadow of failure. They are still proud, still believe in their own strength, and regard all enemies as prey that will eventually be killed.
But Qianhu Nayan like Li Yasi has stayed in the grassland for too long. They experienced the failure of the Central Plains and witnessed the erosion and penetration of the grassland by Han forces. They were scared in their bones and no longer had the confidence to defeat the enemy. But he doesn't want to admit it.
That's why Yeli Yasicai attributed the enemy's strength to a certain weapon that the Mongols did not master. And when the Mongols mastered such a weapon, he placed great expectations on it. It seemed that with this weapon, the Mongols People no longer have to fight and bleed.
This is so disappointing.
Weapons are dead, but people are alive. I am afraid that the next combat mission will have to be placed on the heads of those lustful people.
Many Mongolians have gained unimaginable wealth because of the rise of the Yeke Mongol Uluse. However, they do not understand that the Yeke Mongol Uluse is not a country in the general sense, and it has never relied on a certain ethnic group. It is just a country. The tool of conquest that Genghis Khan created for himself.
Only truly bloodthirsty warriors can be included in the scope of tools, regardless of race classification. Among all tools, hounds may be the most favored, but those who have lost their courage and been raised too fat have Hounds, worthless!
"There are another batch of iron artillery, which are slightly different from the ones in front of us, but they are also very powerful. However, calculating the time, they should all be used now. This battle will not be as simple as Han'er imagined, not to mention the scale of the troops. , and... ahem, don’t worry, Khan Yingming has already made arrangements!"
Mu Huali looked calm and said slowly: "We Mongolians are the best warriors and herdsmen, but not the best craftsmen. No matter how hard we try, we can't make iron artillery better than those made in the Central Plains." The more the better. So, that’s it. Use it all at once to let the people in the Central Plains know that we have iron artillery, which is more important than actually having iron artillery!"
These words became increasingly difficult to understand, and Li Ya wanted to ask more clearly, but he could vaguely see Mu Huali's displeasure. Besides, since it was the Khan's decision, how could anyone else dare to ask more questions? So he bowed his head.
, no more words.
As Mu Huali said, in the expectations of the southern Han'er, this war may be the Mongolian cavalry repeatedly attacking the strict barriers until they fail. But the Mongols are not obliged to follow the Han'er's command to dance. Genghis Khan planned
, was a real counterattack, and the scale of the war was larger than anyone imagined.
While the western section of the boundary trench defense line, the continuous mountainous areas from Jinshan to Datong Prefecture were violently harassed by the Mongolian army, the eastern section of the boundary trench defense line was also under tremendous pressure.
The first one to bear the brunt was the part of this defense line that penetrated most northward into the grassland, Linhuang Mansion, the capital of the old Liao Dynasty.
Shi Qing was originally prospecting deep in the grassland. After learning that the Mongols were launching a massive attack, he ran away without hesitation and ran to Linhuang Mansion before stopping. He moved so fast that even the Mongols didn't catch up.
But after arriving at Linhuang Mansion, he could no longer escape.
It's not that we have to say that we have the responsibility to defend the territory, the imperial court will be particularly demanding. Linhuang Mansion has continued to decline after the establishment of the Jin Kingdom. Although it has the reputation of being an important town, it is actually an ordinary stronghold with a garrison of two hundred troops. After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty,
It also penetrates more than controls the grasslands, and does not place a large number of soldiers and civilians in Linhuang Mansion.
Even if Linhuang Mansion is connected to the two Recruiting Divisions in the northeast and southeast on the map, the size is here. If it is a small stronghold, it will be lost.
The problem is that the military nobles of the Great Zhou Dynasty often do things before the imperial court. This small stronghold was of no importance to the imperial court, but it was a transshipment center specially placed by several large trading houses with people behind them. Because of Baiyin
The water source of Goluo River, Shi Qing also recruited people here and set up a large-scale felt field.
Don't underestimate this felt shop. Shi Qing resigned from his position as Tongzhou Defense Envoy and changed hands of several of his shops in Tongzhou. He really wanted to make a lot of money on the grassland and brought his family fortune with him.
And because all materials are in short supply on the grassland, Linhuang Mansion is no different from ruins, and the cost of establishing a factory is very high. Therefore, he will look for new sources of wealth everywhere.
Now, forget about the copper mine, don't even think about mining it in the short term. With the Mongols so encircled, the felt factory can't even start working.
When he was the king of Mount Tai, he didn't have much money anyway. When he saw the Jurchen army attacking the mountain, Shi Qing only had to wrap up the gold and silver in a soft package, tie it around his waist, and escape over the mountains. But now there is a huge early stage.
The investment, including the equipment purchased and the craftsmen hired, were all in Linhuang Mansion, which made him unable to give up no matter what. At least, he hesitated for a while whether he should give up.
In a short period of hesitation, the Mongols surrounded Linhuang Mansion, and it has been ten days since then. Shi Qing's own calculations indicate that at this moment, including Linhuang Mansion itself, the number of soldiers pinned along the boundary trench is about 20,000
People. In addition, the number of merchants, camel teams, and convoys must also be several thousand.
Such a large number of people actually filled the forts along the boundary trenches, enhancing the defensive capabilities of these forts.
At that time, Dajin took out coffins to build a boundary trench defense line, but had no money to maintain it. In the end, hundreds of thousands of people along the line became official soldiers. In fact, they were no different from beggars. Dazhou's financial resources were much stronger than those of the Jurchens.
The border forts restored in the past two years are also very strong, enough to accommodate so many soldiers and civilians to defend them for a long time.
Shi Qing, as the general manager of the Linhuang Mansion's military and horse capital, no longer thought about it at this time and suppressed his fear. He was the highest-ranking warrior on the entire defense line and was about to lead his men through this.
At the beginning of the year, Lu Shu, that little kid, went to the depths of the grassland without permission, and only relied on a group of fugitive slaves to hold Wusha Castle until the emperor personally led troops to rescue him. Shi Qing, who had experienced many battles, was able to do what Lu Shu could do.
Couldn't a serious frontier defender do this?
Linhuang Mansion is much more important than Wusha Castle. After fighting the Mongols for several days, Qingqi from the Great Zhou Dynasty appeared in both directions, from Taizhou to the east and Dading Mansion to the south.
Although the Qingqi could not directly break into the city, they lit up the smoke several times to communicate with the city, encouraging the defenders in the city to hold on with confidence, as they would have support.
In this case, Shi Qing's confidence became more and more abundant.
Several generals from the Red Coat Army were involved in a case in Tianjin earlier. It is said that they hoped that the imperial court would focus on starting a war with the Southern Dynasty and secretly delay the affairs of Northern Xinjiang. Shi Qing had heard about this matter secretly, although
Although he didn't participate, he was suspected of not reporting the information. He worked hard to defend Tongzhou and made money every day, but he was transferred to the border, which implied a small punishment but a big warning.
At this time, meritorious service is most needed. With meritorious service, not to mention promotion, at least the subsequent mining projects around Linhuang Mansion will receive more support!
What's more, Linhuang Mansion's military preparations are sufficient, enough to fight a good battle?
Today's Linhuang Mansion, in the inner circle, relies on the city wall near the old Yangde Gate and the remains of a Buddhist temple. The plaque of the Buddhist temple is still there, and it is called Jieyi Temple. There is also a high-rise building with two layers of rammed earth in the temple, named
Broken Wrist Tower is said to be the place where Queen Yingtian of Daliao broke her wrist.
Queen Yingtian is also a well-known ruthless character on the grassland. Legend has it that after Taizu of the Liao Dynasty died of illness, Queen Yingtian proclaimed herself the emperor, exercised imperial power on her behalf, and ordered the ministers who defied her to be buried for the Taizu of the Liao Dynasty. One of the ministers said
, there was no one who was close to the late emperor than the Queen Mother, so why didn’t the Queen Mother die and be buried? The crowd was furious for a while.
After hearing this, Queen Yingtian replied, "You are young and weak, and the country has no owner. I don't want to be buried, but I can't be buried." After saying this, she cut off her own wrist with a knife and ordered someone to send the severed hand to the coffin of Taizu Taizu of Liao Dynasty.
The internal servant died. This move frightened the civil and military officials of the entire court to tremble.
Shi Qing liked this woman's fierceness, so he went to Linhuang Mansion to build a new city with Jieyi Temple as the core.
As for the outer perimeter of the defensive circle, it is the foundation of the city built by the Liao people. The layers of ruins are enough to stop the Mongolian cavalry from running. The layout is similar to Haicang Town in Laizhou where Guo Ning started his career. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
.It is easy for the Mongols to besiege a city, but it is extremely difficult to break it.
But every now and then, there would be cavalry galloping back and forth outside the city, making a rumbling sound, and there would also be foreigners blowing horns and whistles or shouting one after another, which made people a little upset.
The Mongols' elite sentry cavalry, also known as Aljinchi, were getting closer day by day. Three or four days ago, they would rush through the collapsed old city wall from time to time, then pass by the tower of Yangdemen and go up.
Shooting arrows to intimidate.
Of course it would not work to just sit back and watch the Mongols approach the city.
Therefore, Shi Qing also sent out his most powerful jingqi, trying to fight with the Mongols on the winding roads among the ruins, driving them away from the ruins, or at least continuing to harass them and not allowing them to settle down calmly.
The generals of the various departments of the Red Coat Army in Taishan were not reorganized quickly. Shi Qing's team of elite cavalry were mostly his old subordinates. Their ability to fight head-on on the grassland may be average, but they were very good at fighting in narrow and complex environments.
Advance and retreat.
The two sides came into contact from time to time, and from time to time there was the sound of weapons clashing or the sound of bows and arrows being plucked from time to time among the broken walls.
A lot of people gathered on the city tower, and almost all the soldiers on guard went up to the wall to take a look. Every once in a while, they cheered or sighed. These loud and noisy men were temporarily gathered from the city. Except for a few of them, they were retired.
Apart from the old soldiers, most of them are urban vagrants or farmers who want to come to the north to try their luck and make a fortune.
These people dared to leave their hometowns, so they were considered courageous in the local area. However, they had experienced very few war scenes, so they were all very excited.
We have to admit the ferocity of the grassland peoples. Most of those who fell from their horses were Shi Qing's men. Seeing the Mongols' cavalry approaching again, smoke and dust rose up and down the Baiyingolo River, and the atmosphere on the city tower changed from one to the other.
The enthusiasm at the beginning gradually turned cold.
Shi Qing patted the crenel and said angrily: "Open the door, send more people, and pick up our injured first!"
Another team of warriors had already prepared and went down to the tower upon receiving the order.
In addition, there were messengers who shouted gold as a signal.
After hearing the order, the cavalry immediately sent out their manpower to cover the wounded scattered everywhere. However, the Mongolian cavalry took the opportunity to bite close by and kept firing arrows. Not only could the cavalry not get rid of them for a while, but they became entangled even tighter.
Without the cover of one's own cavalry, the personnel responding to the wounded did not dare to disperse.
Shi Qing frowned at this situation, feeling a little weird.
In the early years, the Mongols used horses and piles of earth to destroy the city. Now around the fort, there are broken walls of mud bricks left by the Liao people, as well as large pieces of rammed earth. Therefore, if the Mongols surround the city with a large army, they will attack without regard for casualties.
City, there are so many materials that can be collected and utilized here.
However, the Mongols had been besieging the city for ten days. They did not attack violently, but continued to send small troops to approach and threaten.
Using a small number of manpower to compete with their own side for this ruined area outside the city has no practical benefit to them. Even if they force the defenders back, the Mongols cannot set up camp here. The defenders can protrude from the city at any time and cause repeated harassment.
So, what is the purpose of the Mongols?
The defenders made a beautiful counterattack. Taking advantage of a sloping terrain, hundreds of people rushed at the same time, driving back the pursuing Mongolians. The Mongolians let out angry shouts and screams.
, retreat quickly.
The infantry who had not dared to disperse before quickly rushed out to respond.
Hundreds of people in the outermost circle rushed forward, and dozens more people suddenly dispersed under the city gate, suddenly revealing the open city gate.
This is actually not a flaw. When defending the city, opening and closing the city gates at any time is a necessary condition to ensure that one can clean the surroundings of the city in reverse. Closing the city gates and being beaten passively is seeking death. Since Linhuang Mansion has a strong city, there is no shortage of troops.
, Shi Qing has no reason to give up the initiative on the battlefield.
But at this moment, a group of men covered in withered grass suddenly jumped up from the ruins of the wall, and then sprinted towards the city gate at full speed.
"Damn, you're being treacherous!"
Shi Qing immediately guessed that the Mongols were planning to seize the city gate by hiding their elite troops. He cursed, then turned and went down to the city. The people were running on the footpath, giving orders repeatedly to mobilize their troops and follow him to stop the enemy.
.
This little trick is a bit threatening, but there is no need to take it too seriously. The terrain outside the city and the daily comings and goings of the defenders are much more familiar to them than the Mongols. If the Mongols want to hide this from the defenders, they must dispatch very few manpower.
The defenders just have to deal with it calmly. It is not difficult to push back the enemy. As long as there is no big trouble, the city gate does not need to be closed!
Thinking of this, Shi Qing had already rushed to the city.
He had a reputation as a tough guy in the Red Coat Army in his early years. Although he has become more dignified in the past two years, his martial arts skills have not declined. When he reached the level ground, he put his feet on the ground and pushed forward with all his strength. He almost turned sideways and hid under the iron
Behind the shield.
If the Mongols shoot with arrows, they will definitely not be able to hurt him. But if they get close to fight, they will immediately be hit by the iron shield with huge power and lose their balance. Shi Qing just used the force of the collision to stop and swing his arms.
knife and beheaded him.
The series of movements are all honed through life and death on the battlefield. The movements are extremely smooth, and there is no need to carefully look at the enemy in front. The instinct on the battlefield is like this. According to the sound of the wind or the reflection of the residual light, you can naturally launch subsequent killing moves.
But Shi Qing didn't see the enemy's movement in his peripheral vision, he only saw several dark balls flying overhead.
The balls seemed to be made of iron or pottery. Some of them slammed into the shields of Shi Qing's companions or hit the city gate holes, exuding black viscous liquid; some exploded in the air.
Blow up the broken pieces of iron or porcelain and send them flying in all directions.
This is an iron artillery, a gunpowder weapon! Damn it, the Mongols also learned to use gunpowder?
During the previous fighting in the Central Plains, the Ding navy attacked cities and plundered territory, often using gunpowder weapons as their trump card. Although the Jurchens were poor at using their troops, fire attacks and other attacks were not uncommon. As for the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, it is said that they had more weird gunpowder weapons.
But this was the first time that the Mongols had used this move. Not to mention that Shi Qing had not expected it. Zhou Dynasty had not made any plan to face the threat of gunpowder weapons when it launched the entire line of defense against Mongolia.
Everyone is convinced that we have firearms but Mongolia does not. The Mongols’ ridiculously crude governance system cannot maintain the many links required to make gunpowder weapons!
Now Shi Qing suddenly understood that everyone was wrong. The Mongols were able to accomplish something if they were ruthless!
He suddenly felt out of breath.
The huge shock prevented him from running, and he fell to the ground. His ears were ringing, and when he looked up, he saw large plumes of smoke and rising flames covering both the inside and outside of the city gate.
Although most of the soldiers who followed him out of the city to fight were protected by shields, under the explosion, most of them were affected by the power and fell on their backs. Someone's broken leg was blown to the rammed earth of the city wall, and the black and red blood flowed from where it should have been.
The wound on the knee flowed outward, staining the yellow-brown soil red.
A very cruel scene appeared in front of Shi Qing's eyes. He opened his mouth and wanted to shout to close the city gate immediately, but what came out of his throat was not words, but mouthfuls of blood.
The next moment, he saw a companion rolling on the ground, trying to put out the stuck flames; and he saw someone rushing up to him, grabbing his arm and pulling him back. Maybe he was pulling too hard, and Shi Qing felt dizzy.
Dizziness, vision blurred, and then he lost consciousness.
This is really not a reverse cheat... read on and on...