Early this morning, the morning mist had just dissipated. Zhao Yong climbed to the north gate of Xijing City and found that a wall of earth about 100 feet high and five feet thick was built in front of the Jin army camp overnight. The length was roughly the same as the front of Xijing City.

The section ended on the banks of the Datong River, and there were still civilians who continued to increase the earth walls under the drive of Jurchen soldiers. Every time a layer was piled up, someone would water the river water. In the severe cold, mud and water quickly freeze into one.

The sound of the trumpets and axes and chisels of Jin soldiers were clearly audible, and outside the city turned into a large construction site overnight.

"Master, the walls of the Jin army camp are also strengthening!" Jiang Wei, the lion general who accompanied Zhao Yong, pointed to the distance and said.

"Yeah!" Zhao Yong held the telescope and looked into the distance. There were a large number of giant trees piled up in front of the walls of the Jin army camp. Further away, more newly harvested trees were transported, and the large wood was used to strengthen the village.

The thinner walls were transported between the village wall and the earthen wall, forming short walls, with soil piled up at the back, leaving only a narrow road in the middle that can accommodate two horses in parallel.

"Master, what do the Jurchens want to do?" Jiang Wei asked in confusion.

"It's still necessary to ask. The Jin army wants to surround Xijing City and stop us from breaking through!" Leopard general Zhang Pu said in his palm.

"I'm not blind, of course I know they want to siege the city!" Jiang Wei gave Zhang Pu a blank look and said, "I mean the Jurchens should know that we have captured Bochuan and Baozhou, blocked their retreat and came to aid the Jin army.

They should withdraw their troops as soon as possible, and at least they should open up the road to return to China to avoid falling into the siege. But they obviously don’t want to leave like this!"

"Yes, aren't they afraid that we will cut off the retreat. Instead, they will trap us together in Xijing City?" Zhang Pu also felt that it was not right and said in confusion.

"Order the artillery to fire two artillery guns and bombard the earth base!" Zhao Yong ignored the two subordinates and put down his telescope and said.

"fire!"

'Boom, boom', the artillery set up on the top of the city fired two guns at the Jin army's building. One shot went off. The shells fell over the earth and fell into the group of workers who were piled up, jumping on the frozen land.

A few people smashed the bones and tendons, and the rest of them ran around in fear, causing a sensation; another shell was in the middle of the earth. The effect was unexpected, only a few pieces of earth as big as fists fell off, not as expected.

The collapsed down.

"Huh! Why is this happening?" Zhang Pu shouted in surprise. It was hard to believe that the hasty ground was so strong.

"Cao Yi, are your soldiers lazy and have reduced their loading?" Jiang Wei pointed to the rapid-fire cannon on the top of the city and asked Cao Yi, the commander of the First Brigade of the Artillery.

"No, the distance from the top of the city is four hundred steps away from the earth base. This is the maximum range of the rapid-fire gun, and the gun is still set up on the top of the city to launch condescendingly. Otherwise, it will not be able to hit the earth base, and it is definitely not a small load.

The reason!" Cao Yi put down his telescope and shook his head, denied that it was the reason for his artillery.

"That's not even a five-pound iron bullet can't even be smashed out, right?" Jiang Wei still suspected that Cao Yi had hidden his own secrets and asked with him.

"This is nothing new. When Defei defended Yuanzhou, she used the method of freezing water to resist the attack of the Jurchens. Tens of thousands of Jin troops failed to break the city for tens of days. The Tucheng was solid after watering.

Like iron, the rapid-fire cannons are used to perform long-range shooting and their power is reduced. The result of the combination of the two can be seen!" Zhuge Hong, the Duke of Yu of the Aid Army, smiled.

"Yes. In order to facilitate the installation of our warship, we are equipped with light rapid-fire cannons. Even if we are close to the fire, it will take several rounds of artillery to collapse. If we bombard the heavy naval guns, a volley cannon can

It’s a pity to make contributions..." Cao Yi said with a wry smile.

"Well, Zhuge's words make sense. What else do you see?" Zhao Yong asked the generals on the city.

"The Jurchens meant it very clearly. They built this turtle shell to stop our attack and continue to siege the city." Zhang Pu said.

"I don't think it's like that. All the Jin troops south of the Datong River were expelled. There was no problem in communication between Xijing and the rear. Wouldn't it be useless to build a siege of the Jurchens?" Jiang Wei disagreed with Zhang Pu's statement.

"The emperor often said something 'Abnormality is a monster'. When the Jurchens knew that the retreat was cut off, they mobilized so many people to waste time building a building instead of withdrawing troops as soon as possible. There is probably some conspiracy hidden in it.

What do you think?" Zhuge Hong said.

"What the Jin army did is indeed abnormal, and I can't determine their purpose for the moment, but you find that no Jurchens have become smarter!" Zhao Yong said, pointing to the Jin army who was busy transporting soil and mud like an ant under the city.

"Why did the Grandmaster say this?" Several people looked at the city for a while, but didn't see anything, and asked curiously.

"The Jurchens have rarely won for more than ten years. Apart from the emperor being superior to them in strategy and tactics, we rely on sharp firearms. In the field, our cavalry's "stone wall" charge often makes the Jin army.

The defeated army can be said to be the magic weapon for our army to win!" Zhao Yong nodded in agreement when he saw everyone, and then said, "The Jurchens were able to destroy the Khitan and attack the Central Plains because they were the best at field battles and rely on their own cavalry to defeat their opponents. But now you are

Seeing the Jin army building high earthen bases and laying low walls in it, it was obviously a defensive situation. It seemed that we gave up the field battle we were best at because of fear, but it also limited our advantage!”

"Well, the general's analysis is incisive!" Zhang Pushen said with consent, "The Jin army can use this to block our artillery from killing and killing, and they can hide soldiers behind them, and use archers to block our attack to give a large number of

Kill and kill, and force us to dismount, attack and break through obstacles on foot, and give full play to the melee power of swords and guns and individual fighting skills that are better than our advantages!"

"Yes, even if we break through the earthen walls, the Jin army can still rely on the low walls all over it, hiding in and blocking our soldiers who are approaching. However, due to the narrow roads and the obstacles, we cannot use the stone wall we are good at.

'The impact greatly reduces the impact of our cavalry. Although their cavalry use is also restricted, in general, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. At least it can be guaranteed not to be defeated by our attack!" Jiang Wei also discovered

The mystery.

"The Jin army's earth base is also very particular. As you have seen just now, the distance between the earth base and the head of Xijing is about 400 steps, which is the range of our artillery. Its power is greatly reduced and it is difficult to destroy the earth base.

It is difficult to cause major casualties to the soldiers inside; and if we want to use artillery to destroy the earth base, we must move forward within 200 steps to shoot. This distance is within the range of the Jin army's catapult, and they can use us to move forward.

The opportunity to implement intercepting shooting, but we cannot directly aim and shoot because we are blocked by a strong earth barrier. This will greatly limit the use of artillery and weaken the effect." Cao Yi then analyzed from the perspective of artillery

Pros and cons.

"The war between the two armies is about working hard. Even if our army successfully breaks through the ground and passes through obstacles, there are still a camp with more tight defenses ahead. Can we still have the strength to continue the attack, and once we have suffered huge casualties, we still have the strength to continue our attack?

If the Jin army brigade, which is powerless in the attack, can take advantage of the situation and attack, and our army will be in crisis!" Zhuge Hong added.

"What everyone analyzed makes sense, and the Jin army is also constantly looking for our weaknesses in failure. They struggle to build a base seemingly a stupid way, but they all hit our life gate, restraining our advantage and weakening our combat effectiveness

, It will be impossible to live up to the old job in the future!" Zhao Yong sighed and said, in the early days of the founding of the army, the emperor said that he would learn about war in war. It seems that it is not only applicable to his own side, but also to the enemy. They are not fools, but also to progress.

"The general is right. A spear is strong when it is strong when it is strong when it is strong, and a spear is strong when it is strong. Only by constantly improving can one stay invincible place!" Zhuge Hong agreed with Zhao Yong's view very much, and others nodded and said it was...

"Does the Jin army really have to retreat and be ready to confront us here? Then they will definitely be the ones who are trapped in the end!" Zhang Pu said. He was still puzzled by the behavior of the Jin army. If both sides are on the defensive position now, then

It became a battle between the two sides. As long as the Jin army's access is blocked, they will definitely lose. Could this be just the Jin army's delaying strategy?

"From the current situation, there are two possibilities: one is that the Jin army is here to defend and wait for assistance, consuming our strength, and waiting for domestic reinforcements to reopen the road to Xijing, replenish the troops and supplies, and defeat us and continue to move south;

Second, the Jin army took defense as an offensive, used a unit to defend the camp to restrain the troops in Xijing, block our pursuit, cover the brigade of troops to retreat, and sacrificed a small number for the safe brigade of evacuation!" Zhuge Hong analyzed.

"No matter what, we cannot let the Jin army build the land, otherwise it will cause endless harm to our future battles. We should stop them now!" Jiang Wei said anxiously.

"Well, Lao Jiang is right. This task will be handed over to the artillerymen. You can find a way to make trouble for them. In addition, you two will send scouts to figure out the purpose of the Jin army, whether to leave or stay!" Zhao Yong thought about it.

I wanted to give an order, and then went down to the city and returned home. Thinking about facing Jin Fushi's difficult old man, he had a headache...

Zhao Yong felt confident when he received a reply from the Privy Council. Because it took time for A Shu to mobilize personnel to prepare, he was anxious to launch an attack. Jin Fushi's request for an early attack had solved the danger of Xijing and expelled the Jurchens from the country.

The request was always perfunctory on the name of the incomplete blocking line between Bochuan and Baozhou. When asked urgently, he asked the Goryeo Army to take over the defense of Baozhou as soon as possible so that the Song army could concentrate its forces.

But now the situation has changed again. Wu Shu’s actions are like a fog that makes people unable to understand what he wants to do? What is even more worried is that Jin Fushi can’t hold back and cannot withstand Gao Li who is eager to achieve success.
Chapter completed!