Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you win every battle!
Therefore, after leaving the Temple of Heroes, the first thing Yuan Chonghuan did was to inspect the city defense situation and troop distribution of Baichengzi, accompanied by Xiang Xuanwu.
Baichengzi, whose real name is Tongwancheng, was built during the Northern and Southern Dynasties by Helian Bobo, the leader of the Xiongnu, who conquered hundreds of thousands of Hu and Han people. It took more than six years to build it as the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom he established. .
Later, when the Great Xia Kingdom fell, Tongwan City was ravaged by war many times and turned into ruins. Even its name was forgotten by the world. Only the solid city wall still existed, because the wall was made of a kind of white clay. So it was called Baichengzi.
Four years ago, Qin Feng was appointed as the garrison officer of Baichengzi. While forming the Tianwei Army, he began to rebuild Baichengzi.
Four years have passed, and after spending a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, the reconstruction has been completed.
After reconstruction, Baichengzi was divided into two cities: inner and outer cities, both of which were square. The inner city wall had a circumference of six miles, a height of five feet and eight feet, and a thickness of three feet and two feet. The outer city wall had a circumference of twelve miles and a height of five feet and four feet. , two feet and eight feet thick, all made of a special white clay, which is extremely strong, even to the point where "fire can be struck, and its strength can sharpen a sword and an axe"!
In addition to the solid city wall, there are various defensive buildings such as female walls, crenels, towers, archery towers, turrets, horse faces, Wengcheng, and Tibetan soldier caves.
Especially the forts, which are densely distributed on the top of the city. There are more than 200 invincible general cannons, divine general cannons, and divine machine general cannons. They are all new cannons cast recently and are extremely powerful.
Outside the city wall, three layers of grabens were excavated, as well as a moat more than eight feet wide and two feet deep.
Inside the city wall, a large vat was buried every five feet, with the mouth of the vat raised. This could monitor the movement underground and prevent enemies from digging secret passages in.
In both inner and outer cities, there are also grain and grass warehouses, weapons warehouses, gunpowder warehouses, medicine warehouses, sundries warehouses... all of which are fully stocked.
They also used large bamboo poles to drill hundreds of deep wells, so that even if the city was besieged, there was no need to worry about drinking water.
As for Yuan Chonghuan, after an inspection, he couldn't help nodding with satisfaction: "General Xiang, who designed the city defense of Baichengzi?"
"My General Qin personally designed and supervised the construction!"
"Good, very good. The defense is tight and there are no flaws. It is not inferior to the city defense of Shanhaiguan. General Qin is really a naturally handsome man. It is a pity that there are not enough troops in the city. If we can double the number of troops, a mere tens of thousands of *** will not be able to survive." Nothing to fear!"
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As the saying goes: laymen watch the fun, insiders watch the door.
During the inspection, Xiang Xuanwu accompanied him all the time. It turned out that the old monk was not only an expert, but also a very powerful one. He knew the city defense facilities well and every comment he made was on point.
Compare it with the city defense of Shanhaiguan, the first pass in the world.
In other words, Abbot Sanchi had been to Shanhaiguan and was very familiar with the city defense situation in Shanhaiguan, so he could say such a thing.
It can be seen from this that the three crazy abbots are by no means ordinary people. Who is his true identity?
Xiang Xuanwu thought for a while, then patted his forehead hard, forcing himself to interrupt his thoughts. This was a secret that his general deliberately concealed. It was better not to think too much about it, so as not to get into trouble.
"Master Abbot is right. The biggest problem now is that there are not enough troops in the city, and there are too many invaders. Once the war starts, it may not be able to last for a long time. I wonder if Master has any tips for defending the city. Please give me some advice. two!"
"I can't tell you what a clever plan I have. I only have a few tricks. The first trick is to ask the soldiers to bring more water and put it on the city wall!"
"Lift the water wall?"
"Yes, general, look up at the sky. There are overcast clouds and cold winds. The temperature will definitely drop sharply tonight. When the time comes, let the soldiers pour water on the wall. It will soon turn into an ice city. , smooth, smooth and strong, it’s not that easy for the Jurchens and Mongolians to climb up!”
"Using the cold weather and ice walls to defend against enemies is a clever move. It's really a clever move. I am
How stupid, why didn’t I think of such a good idea! "
Xiang Xuanwu slapped his head depressedly, remembering that in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is a story about Cao Cao building a city with ice water and defeating Ma Chao.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Liulang also used the method of freezing city walls to defeat the invading Khitan army.
Why don’t I know how to imitate the good methods used by the ancients? It seems that I will have to read more books and learn more about astronomy and geography in the future.
After secretly making up his mind, Xiang Xuanwu immediately issued an order to let the soldiers carry water to the wall. They waited until midnight, when the temperature dropped sharply, to freeze the entire wall. If the Jurchens wanted to climb the wall to attack the city, they would have to fall to death in large pieces. ,hey-hey!
"Master Abbot, what is your second tip?"
"My second move is to lay mines to blast the enemy!"
"Playing mines to blast the enemy?"
"Yes, before attacking a city, the Jurchens like to form a formation, wave flags and shout, then select brave men to run a few laps outside the city gate to show off their exquisite riding and archery skills, in order to strengthen their strength. One's own majesty destroys the opponent's spirit!
General Xiang can order his soldiers to plant some thunderbolts in advance on the edge of the moat outside the North City Gate. They will surely explode all over the place and destroy the Jurchens' spirit!
When the Jurchens attack a city, they never completely surround the city wall. They will leave one or two gaps for the defenders to escape, thereby weakening the defenders' will. If the defenders really escape, they will use the cavalry to pursue them. In the wilderness to eliminate it, this strategy can be described as quite vicious.
Lao Na estimated that the Jurchens would give way to the north and south and surround the east and west sides. General Xiang could order the soldiers to lay more ambush thunders on the east and west sides about three and a half miles away from the city wall. When they set up camp, It will definitely blow up the *** of many girls!
In addition, if the Jurchens want to attack the city, they must cut down trees in the surrounding area and make equipment for siege.
He ordered people to plant thunderbolts in the woods in advance. Since they could effectively kill and injure the Jurchens, they could also delay the time for them to build siege equipment. Kill two birds with one stone! "
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"A brilliant move, a really brilliant move. The general will definitely follow the rules!"
Xiang Xuanwu listened carefully, and then ordered the soldiers to take out a large number of ground and thunder mines from the arsenal and bury them at the designated location.
At the same time, Xiang Xuanwu was even more certain that the Three Crazy Abbot must have been a general before, and he often fought against the Jurchens and had rich experience, otherwise he would not be so familiar with the Jurchens' tactics and weaknesses!
"Master Abbot, what is your third tip?"
"Haha, I just looked up from the city tower and found that there are very few water sources around Baichengzi. They all rely on the big canal in the south to provide water and irrigate the fields!"
"It is precisely because of geographical changes that the river has deviated from its original position and the water source has become less and less. Baichengzi has become more and more desolate, and the surrounding fields cannot be cultivated.
After General Qin arrived, he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to dig a long canal and divert sufficient water from the Wuding River. Baichengzi was able to regain its vitality.
The surrounding wasteland has been irrigated by the river water and turned into high-yield fertile fields. Now the city is almost self-sufficient in the food it needs.
I understand, what Master Abbot means is to lay sky mines around the canals, and when the Jurchens get water, they will blow them up to death or injury? "
"The general is wrong. What I meant was to collect some cattle and sheep that died of illness and secretly bury them in the canals to spread the plague and kill the enemy with poison!"
"Spreading the plague...this...this...this is absolutely not allowed!"
