The main reason why the Hengshan defense line is difficult to defeat is that this is a mountainous area.
All military cities and fortresses are built in dangerous places.
Either there are two mountains sandwiched together, or the terrain is steep and difficult to climb.
Yue Fei, who was going into battle for the first time, wanted to attack Luyi Fort, which was a narrow place between two plateaus.
There is no point in crossing mountains and ridges in this kind of place, because your logistics and equipment can't be transported there, so what can people do if they cross mountains?
Not only is it a barren land, but during the war it was even more fortified and clear, with no rat meat to eat.
The so-called war is about logistics, and what is maintained is the logistics line.
Only with good logistics supply can we have combat effectiveness.
So facing Luyi Fort directly, we can only attack directly.
The open space in front of the military fort is narrow and can only accommodate a hundred or ten people at most. It is truly easy to defend but difficult to attack.
There are also trebuchets in the fort. If the two sides engage in an artillery battle, it will take at least half a month to capture it.
Li Yunze didn't have much time to waste here, so he simply arranged for the cannon fodder from the Death Soldier Battalion to push an iron-covered wooden cart loaded with mining explosives straight to the fort gate.
Yue Fei's group of warriors provided support for him.
"Master." Before going into battle, Yue Fei saw Zhou Tong who came to visit, and immediately complained, "Can you tell me, brother, that you don't need to take care of me like this?"
Zhou Tong was puzzled, "You are going to attack the city, which means you are stronger than those in the dead soldiers camp, so how can you take care of them?"
"Master, look." Yue Fei patted the strong armor and stomach that covered his body, and then motioned to the nearby dare warriors, "We are just dare warriors, but everyone is issued with such a sophisticated armor and stomach. These days The daily food and clothing expenses are even better than I ever imagined.
There must be meat and wine at noon. Even the Forbidden Army would not receive such treatment..."
Yue Fei thought that this was all because he was Li Yunze's junior brother, so he received such special care.
"Hahahaha~~~" Zhou Tong heard this and immediately laughed, "You don't understand anything. Also, you are just a brave warrior, so you don't know. Now that the army is strong, your senior brother is willing to spend money in the army. . Nowadays, everyone in the military is treated like this. Don’t say it’s you.
We are brave warriors who are about to go into battle. Even the archery and archery societies who transport food and grass can wear a suit of leather armor. It's not that they are reluctant to give them armor, but that they don't need it to transport food and grass. "
Yue Fei was inexplicably surprised: "Is this really true? How can the imperial court be so wealthy?"
Zhou Tong looked a little disappointed, "Although your senior brother has become a powerful minister, he has managed things well. The twilight spirit of the past few years has been swept away. As you and I have traveled along the way, there are obviously many smiles on the faces of the people everywhere. A lot."
Recalling what I saw and heard along the way, not only were there almost no traces of the numerous bandits and strongmen before, but the people everywhere looked obviously better and their clothes were thicker.
Yue Fei nodded slowly, feeling that his senior brother had done a good job.
"Pengju." Zhou Tong said earnestly, "No matter what happens to your senior brother in the future, whether he is ruined and betrayed by the Qing Dynasty, or whether he embarks on the road of abdication. You only need to pay attention to whether the people in the world are living a better life. If they are living a better life. OK, you can do anything
I didn't see it, just fighting in the field to resist foreign humiliation. If your senior brother doesn't do well, then hang up your seal and leave, and live freely in the world. "
Yue Fei bowed deeply, "Disciple understands."
After dinner, the low military bugle sounded throughout the military camp. A large number of sergeants, neatly dressed, came out of the camp under the leadership of generals at all levels.
Originally, a battle involving only a few thousand people did not require the presence of a general like Li Yunze in person.
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But who knew that this was Yue Pengju's first appearance? Li Yunze personally led the team and watched from behind.
The cannon fodder endured the defenders' arrows and cannon stones, gritting their teeth and pushing the heavy wooden cart forward slowly.
Surrounding the wooden chariot were guards with shield soldiers holding large shields, and behind them were archers and crossbowmen who were shooting at the defenders on the city wall.
As for the brave warriors, they were raiding the formation further back.
Although they didn't know what was contained in the wooden cart, the defenders knew they must not let it get close.
All kinds of defense equipment swarmed in, arrows, stones, fire, putty, bottles, thunder, rocks, and logs fell like raindrops.
The defenders even used powerful bed crossbows.
The bed crossbow with powerful kinetic energy can even penetrate the iron sheet of the wooden cart, shaking the heavy wooden cart and causing it to sway.
More than ten crossbows were lost in succession, and they were nailed to the wooden cart like a circle of needles.
Seeing that the shot could not penetrate the covered wooden cart, the defenders turned to attack the dead soldiers pushing the wooden cart.
Although he was wearing a heavy armor, he could not miss the stout crossbow that was about half a man's height when he was shot by the bed crossbow. However, all those who were hit were shot directly through and nailed to the ground.
The crossbow failed to penetrate the body but he was not dead for a moment. The desperate screams were really mind-numbing to hear.
Some of the dead soldiers who couldn't bear it turned around and ran away, but they were quickly killed by the generals supervising the battle.
In addition to the death row prisoners from various places, the sources of these dead soldiers are mostly prisoners captured during the suppression of bandits, as well as members of the powerful gentry families.
Of course they did not have the consciousness to die for Li Yunze and the Song Dynasty. The only thing that can supervise them is the sword that supervises the team.
Seeing that their morale was in danger of collapsing in the face of the huge deterrent power of the bed crossbow, a man from the group of archery dead soldiers stepped out from the crowd, and the bow and arrows in his hand roared out like meteors, killing the Xixia soldiers who were operating the bed crossbow one after another.
Such superb shooting skills naturally amazed everyone.
"Hua Rong is really capable. It's a pity." Li Yunze, who witnessed this scene from behind, shook his head slightly. This guy was brainwashed by Song Jiang. He gave up his great future and ended up like this. It's really pitiful.
"For the sake of his sister, give him a chance."
The choice in life is really important. Hua Rong showed loyalty and let Song Jiang and others go, but now he can barely save his life by relying on the girl's nepotism and fight for his life in this death camp.
In addition, there was Guan Sheng, the great sword. When Li Yunze supported Zhao Huan in taking power, Guan Sheng refused to accept the order, thinking that he could not mobilize troops without official orders.
As a result, he was originally very promising, but he was sent back to continue doing his own inspections, and he was probably going to retire.
Hua Rong's performance boosted morale. Without the terrible threat of the crossbow, the dead soldiers regained their courage and pushed the wooden cart to the city gate with hum.
The defenders threw down the thunderstones, rolling wood, and bottles of fire putty as if they were free, but in the end they were of no use.
Following Li Yunze's instructions, the detonation procedure was started, and everyone immediately ran back in a swarm.
There was a thunderbolt from the blue, and a cloud of dust rose into the sky, covering the entire military fort.
The flying gravel and soil even hit the gathering place of the daredevils a thousand steps away.
Yue Fei, who was stunned by the shock, shook his head and subconsciously leaned down to pick up a piece of gravel. The crystallization temperature was extremely high and it broke when touched.
"What kind of spell is this?!"
Before Yue Fei could figure it out, the horn sound of attacking over there was already sounded.
A group of thousands of brave warriors lined up and pressed towards the military fort.
Behind them were elite Forbidden Army soldiers wearing heavy infantry armor.
The expected fierce and fierce battle did not occur. The defenders on the city wall had already been wiped out, and everyone within a few hundred steps suffered a similar fate.
Bypassing the big pit and entering the castle along the ruins of the collapsed city wall, it was gray and full of broken pieces.
After walking through the dusty area and arriving at the other side of the military fort, they saw the defenders who had been frightened crazy.
Yue Fei leaned over and turned over a Xixia sergeant lying on the ground, but it was extremely soft when he touched it. After careful inspection, he discovered that the bones and internal organs were actually broken!
Only then did he take a breath.
What kind of divine object is this? It’s so terrifying!
If this is the case, then what does it mean for us martial arts practitioners who have toiled our bodies for more than ten years?
Just like after the emergence of machine guns, the grassland tribes became good at singing and dancing.
When hot weapons appeared, martial arts training could only be about strengthening the body.
After all, even a world-famous hero can be knocked down with one shot.
With tons of minerals to open the way, the military fortresses that had previously required the lives of countless Song soldiers were easily breached one after another.
The Hengshan defense line that the Xixia people are proud of is so vulnerable to mining explosives.
The reason why he stopped using c4 and switched to this one was because Li Yunze felt that the acquisition of c4 was too high-profile. Every time he returned to the modern world recently, he always felt as if there were pairs of eyes staring at him.
It is much easier to convert it into mineral medicine. There are many mines in South Africa, and the supervision of this stuff is also very loose, so it will not be so eye-catching.
In addition to destroying the Hengshan defense line of the Xixia people, the use of mines and drugs also played another unexpected role.
Here in Hengshan, there are many Dangxiang, Qiang, and even Khitan people as well as miscellaneous people who can't tell who they are.
In the past, they mostly stood on the side of Xixia. Whenever a war broke out, they would mount horses and carry bows and arrows to harass the Song army.
It can be seen that after witnessing the earth-shattering movement of the strong walled city being blown apart, these barbarians gradually changed their minds and began to contact the Song army in order to switch camps.
Li Yunze naturally refused to accept anyone who came.
Just give them some money and food, arrange some random tasks for the tribal leaders, send some gold, silver and jewelry, etc., and you can get a lot of cannon fodder, so why not do it.
As more and more barbarians joined, Li Yunze's army became larger and larger.
The Xixia people did not expect that the Hengshan defense line would be broken through so quickly. They were still blocked in Pingxia City before. They were afraid that the Song army would march straight into the standing army, so they hurriedly dispatched it.
By the time they came over, it was already too late.
After successfully breaking through the narrow and difficult Hengshan defense line, the Song army, which had expanded to more than 100,000 troops, swept through the entire seven states of Hengshan like a flood.
The three military divisions of Long, Yin, You, Hong, Shi, Yan, Xia Qizhou, plus Jianing Military Division, Zuoxiang Shenyong Military Division and Xiangyou Military Division were all defeated.
In the past, the city walls that were strong enough to withstand the siege of armies for months or even years were only as strong as a cigarette in the face of explosives.
When the main force of the Xixia Standing Army finally crossed the Yanchi Desert and arrived outside Yanzhou City, they were greeted by the main force of the Song Army who had been waiting for a long time.
The soldiers lined up to press forward, the archers and crossbowmen followed up, and the soldiers on both sides galloped and harassed them.
The Western Xia people were defeated of course.
The standing army of less than 50,000 people was nearly wiped out in this battle.
Because there was a desert behind him, it was almost impossible to escape from being chased by Fanqi when he was escaping.
The famous Iron Kitten, the famous Bu Ba Zi, the famous...
A group of Xixia's elite soldiers were completely eliminated in this battle.
According to war theory, the main battle determines the fate of the country.
When Xixia lost the Hengshan defense line that they relied on for survival and almost all of the main force of the standing army, their fate was already doomed!
Xixia, which had been rebelling against the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, finally came to be defeated by its former master.
