This is a temporary fortification!
Since ancient times, we have only heard of sharpening guns before battle, but now we actually go a step further and build cities before battle!
However, the trick that Zhao Kai came up with was quite effective. He had 80,000 soldiers, more than 20,000 mules, horses and carts, and more than 400,000 bags of white rice - all of which was packed in sacks and cattail bags. Yes, as long as sacks or cattail bags are piled up one by one, and fire mud is applied on the surface, a city wall can be formed.
Eighty thousand people built 400,000 rice bags, and each person could only carry five big bags on average. They were all strong soldiers. How could they not have such strength?
As long as everyone works together, it won't take long to build a "rice city" or a "meter wall".
In addition, the Song army always pays attention to fighting in formations and then fighting. If they cannot cavalry, they can only set up strong formations similar to hollow square formations to resist the enemy's cavalry. In order to set up the formation better and faster, when the Song army went out to fight in the field, they would definitely bring formation equipment such as horse guns, forks and rafts, fighting boards, gate jammers, etc., as well as many iron caltrops, wooden caltrops, etc. Bits and pieces that can be scattered on the ground to prick someone's feet.
The army led by Zhao Kai was preparing to fight the Jin soldiers on the east bank of Yishui River, and of course they also brought these formation utensils. Now just take them out, place them outside the rice wall or insert them on the top of the rice wall. At most, dig a shallow trench, and the "fortification on the battlefield" will be completed.
These tasks are not too time-consuming for 80,000 people. As long as it is well organized, it can definitely be completed within two hours.
The questions now are two. One is where to build the city?
The second is how to boost the morale of those sleepy and tired young men!
"Guan family, we can build a Great Wall!"
At the urgent military meeting before the formation, Yue Fei drew a line with his finger on a wooden map, "Build a Great Wall between Funiu Mountain and Jishan... It is about twenty miles, with one mile of ground and two bases." Ten thousand bags of rice should be enough."
Yue Fei's "stroke" shows his real skill!
The location he chose was not only just right to block the main road leading to Ruzhou, but it was also extremely flat and not divided by ravines, so large trucks transporting grain could run wherever they wanted. It is easy to pull the convoy over and form a straight line from northeast to southwest, and then just take down the rice bags and build them up.
Yue Fei then added: "There is no need to build two meter walls, just build one... one side is roughly vertical, and the other side is built as a slope. Just insert forks and rows of wood on the top of the meter wall."
"What about the other side?" Zhao Kai asked, "Aren't you afraid of the gold thieves from Linru Town coming?"
He doesn't know how many gold thieves there are in Linru Town? Because the 3,000 cavalry that Yin Shu can lead are all elite, their individual combat power is so strong!
If this kind of soldier with superior individual strength is used to fight formation battles and siege battles, that's all. This is like asking the "King of Soldiers" to squat in the trenches of a battle, and there is nowhere to show his abilities. But if you let them serve as hard-hitting rangers and shield the battlefield, that would be awesome.
Zhao Kai's Yulin cavalry and Tiance cavalry were no match for them, and their numbers could not be ascertained at all.
"There shouldn't be many people over there in Linru Town... I estimate that there are only three or four thousand riders. They should have sneaked across Jishan Mountain." Yue Fei guessed, but it was quite accurate. "My brother has already asked The main road in Jishan has been blocked for a long time. It is impossible for the golden thieves to break through silently. They must have divided into several groups and sneaked over from the small road. There cannot be too many.
So we only need to build a wall, connect 16,000 carts end to end on the other side, form three or four car arrays, put up dry gorge boards, and sprinkle some iron caltrops and wooden caltrops on it. "
Zhao Kai asked again: "What about the more than 4,000 large vehicles?"
Yue Fei said: "It's used to transport troops! We can't just defend but not attack...and to defend this twenty-mile long wall, we must have a troop of soldiers and horses that can be maneuvered. My brother suggested that we wait for a long time. After the wall is built, use the infantry of both armies to mount the city to resist the enemy, and the rest will be in reserve."
"Okay!" Zhao Kai accepted Yue Fei's suggestion without thinking.
Han Shizhong is not here, just listen to Yue Fei in terms of military affairs!
But Zhao Kai, an official, also has to play a role! At this moment, his eyes were extremely resolute, his face was tense, and he said word by word: "The rise and fall of the Song Dynasty depends on this one move. All soldiers should fight with all their strength... If we win this battle, all except In addition to discussing merit before the formation, all soldiers from the prefecture who have not been allocated land can actually be assigned their duties in Ruzhou, Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Caizhou, Chenzhou, Yingzhou, Yingchangfu, Zhengzhou and Kaifengfu. 100 acres of land!
All soldiers who have been granted land will be rewarded with 3 pieces of silk!
All rural soldiers and civilians who participated in the war were assigned to the government for their utility, and were assigned 50 acres of land in advance!
If there is a person who sacrifices his life for righteousness, all the land will be given to his family members, and 30 pieces of silk will be given as well! "
Zhao Kai is ready to fight!
Most of the 80,000 people who are following him today have not received land grants. Calculating that one person is given an average of 75 acres, he would have to spend 6 million acres!
It is estimated that after beating the gold thief, Zhao Kai will have to lead a group of government soldiers to fight the landlord...
Based on the land price before the invasion of the Jin soldiers, it would cost almost 40 to 50 million dan to obtain grain!
In other words, most of the Song Dynasty's wealth was squandered by Zhao Kai, a prodigal son, in one go!
Although this kind of reward is wasteful, the effect is unquestionable!
Zhao Kai's order was quickly conveyed by military officers and lecturers at all levels - this time it was not a matter of pie-in-the-sky, but it was really about dividing the fields, oh, just to defeat the gold thieves!
If the gold thieves cannot be defeated, Ruzhou, Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Caizhou, Chenzhou, Yingzhou, Yingchang Prefecture, Zhengzhou and Kaifeng Prefecture will all be their territory!
Now everyone was stimulated to the point of going crazy! That fatigue and fear were all swept away!
To divide the fields and divide the land, it depends on the present day!
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"Quick, quick, why are you dazed? Get to work!"
"What are you waiting for? How good you are in this life depends on today... If you do it well, he will be the best in the future!"
"Damn it, you have to endure the most hardships to become a master... I just lie down tired today, how hard can it be? Compared with ten years of poverty? Compared with me who practiced martial arts at the age of five and endured small hardships The pain of martial arts?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, the golden thief is coming... Whether he will become a human being, or he will go down to the underworld and become a ghost, it all depends on how hard we work!"
Ren Dejing, who was serving as an officer in the newly formed Ruzhou civilian generals, was walking back and forth like crazy at this time, shouting loudly, and even cajoling and deceiving him like a sinister contractor. , urging the 2,000 people under his command to carry the big bag at all costs!
Under the bewitchment of his clever mouth, Minzhuang underneath really did everything he could!
Under the heavy reward, there must be a strong man!
For the farmers at the bottom of the Song Dynasty, 50 acres of land was an amount that they could not earn even if they lived frugally in a lifetime...not to mention that these 50 acres were job-related farmland!
There is no tax or apportionment on the official land. If you plant it yourself, you will get all the benefits from the harvest!
Although the right to use it is only for 60 years, its value is much higher than that of freehold private land.
For these 50 acres of land, there are people who are willing to fight against the thieves, let alone just carry a big bag?
So everyone's adrenaline surged, and everyone couldn't use up their strength!
And there is no need for officials and foremen to supervise, everyone consciously works hard... It’s okay if they don’t work hard! The gold thieves are coming soon, and the Linru Town behind them is still on fire. It is estimated that the gold thieves will also take out the money.
If you don't work quickly, when the golden soldiers arrive, the landlord's dream will be shattered and his life will be lost!
In addition to the people working, Yue Fei also dispatched infantrymen from two armies who were preparing to serve as reserves to carry the big bags together!
Nearly 60,000 people threw their arms away and worked hard... A Great Wall was built almost at a speed visible to the naked eye!
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Wanyan Zonghan had already set up a central army in the county government office of Yingyang County at this time. He led 30,000 elite soldiers from the camp in Quhe Town at three o'clock today. In addition to Yin Shuke, those who attacked before him also led 5,000 Jurchens and Khitan cavalry as vanguards, Wanyan Pujianu and Yelu Mawu.
When Zong Han's army just arrived in Yingyang County, they happened to encounter a fire in Linru Town on the other side of Jishan. Of course he knew that this was a silver skill that could be succeeded, so he was naturally in a good mood.
When he thought about it, once the Song people's grain transport team found out that their retreat was cut off by Yin Shuke, they would definitely fall into panic...most likely they would abandon their baggage and scramble to escape to Yique. At that time, he only needs to let his golden soldiers cover them up for a while, and he will be able to cut off many heads.
Then he would let the soldiers below seize the Song people's grain carts, and then advance towards Ruzhou, which was empty of troops!
As long as Liang County in Ruzhou is surrounded, the Song Army's food route from Nanyang to the north will be completely cut off!
After cutting off the Song Army's food route, there was no need for him to confront the Song Army in Dengfeng and Mi County... he could just wait for them to run out of food and retreat.
At that time, Wanyan Zonghan will be able to send troops from Dengfeng and Mi County to attack Yingchang Prefecture, Chenzhou and the southern part of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Wanyan Zonghan felt extremely happy at the thought of being able to plunder a lot of property and slaves from those places.
At this moment, his son Wanyan Xiebao suddenly ran in from outside, shouting as he ran: "Dad, something is wrong... The Great Wall is coming!"
Who is coming?
Wanyan Zonghan didn't understand. He frowned when he looked at his son, who was wearing two layers of armor and running out of breath. "Xie Bao, where have you been? Why haven't you seen anyone for so long?"
Xie Bao replied: "Dad, my child just went to the front line to watch the battle!"
Going to the front line?
Wanyan Zonghan said in his heart: You are so courageous!
"Dad, what's wrong, a Great Wall suddenly appeared between Jishan Mountain and Funiu Mountain ahead, blocking our way to Ruzhou!"
"What? A Great Wall suddenly appeared?" Wanyan Zonghan couldn't believe his ears.
Xie Bao nodded: "Yeah...I don't know where it came from? It wasn't there just now, but it suddenly appeared!"
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