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Is Li Bao a madman in battle?

The Jurchens were madmen when they fought!

Zhang Guangdao, who was launching a fierce attack on Pingdingjun City,

I never dreamed of this.

There are still such wonderful things in the world.

Pharmacist Guo wasn't particularly beautiful.

A section of the city wall on the north side,

After multiple reinforcements

They were still blasted open by the cannons.

However, it can still be defended.

Due to excessive rammed earth reinforcement

The opening created by the blast was a slope.

And there are also all sorts of random obstacles.

The defenders can continue their defense by relying on the slopes and obstacles.

"Father, the Jurchens are here again."

"You brought your old brothers,"

“Go and guard that place yourself,”

"If the city walls fall, you will pay with your head!"

"Yes!"

Guo Yaoshi stood atop the city wall, leaning on his long spear.

He works so hard without any complicated thoughts.

It's simply because he's betrayed others too many times.

He himself was tired of it.

Since the emperor trusts him,

Zhang Guangdao also entrusted him with important responsibilities.

Then we'll risk our lives to defend Shouyang.

The Ming Dynasty will definitely not lose.

We made it through this time.

The future is bright!

.....

When Han Xin attacked Zhao,

That is, to gather troops and store grain at Yuguan.

In the same year that the Northern Song Dynasty destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty,

They then built Pingding Army City on the original site of Yuguan.

To prevent anyone in Shanxi from causing trouble again.

Around the military city,

There are also many mountain fortresses.

They were all pulled out one after another by Zhang Guangdao.

For example, Baijing City to the east.

Also known as Baijingzhai, Baijingzhai, and Xitianmen.

It was forcibly occupied by Zhang Guangdao last year.

Cut off the southern passage between Pingdingjun City and Jingxing.

There is a fortified village on Black Sand Ridge in the northwest.

It was commonly known as the South Heavenly Gate, and it was also removed this year.

Pingdingjun is now an isolated city.

Because the city walls were too strong

The Huihe cannons relentlessly pounded their way in for a month.

It only caused a few cracks.

The real gain

They smashed down the city gate tower and the arrow tower!

Zhang Guangdao tried various methods.

In the end, they relied on having more soldiers.

The process of filling in the moat is being carried out step by step.

Use siege equipment to cover the infantry's advance.

Directly outside the city, dozens of meters away,

Two lines of vehicle defense were constructed.

Then the soldiers and laborers were ordered to build a high platform.

During the construction of the platform,

The city's defenders discovered that archery was ineffective.

They also repeatedly broke out at night to try and sabotage the fortifications.

But behind the car formation and the high platform

Troops were always on rotation to defend the area.

The defending troops were completely unable to break through the defenses.

Chapter 2002 Father and Son Go into Battle

More than sixty platforms, each 10 meters high.

They built it up little by little outside the city.

Above each platform

Two wooden cannons were set up.

Aim at the top of the city wall, which is dozens of meters away.

This tactic has existed since ancient times.

But in the past, they used catapults.

And they deployed archers.

They could only exert limited firepower to suppress the defending forces.

The garrison commander who pacified the region was named Wanyan Saba.

He was the son of Wanyan Wulu and the nephew of Wanyan Sagai.

He saw that the earthen mounds outside the city were being built higher and higher.

The order to remove all the city's gates had already been given.

Trees were placed behind the parapet to protect against arrows.

They then moved in a lot of furniture to prop up the door panel and secure it.

"You will personally lead the troops to defend this side!"

Wanyan Saba said to a Han general.

The Han general immediately knelt down to receive the order:

"The small one dies,"

"We'll die here too!"

"very good."

Wanyan Sa nodded and smiled.

That Han general was of Han origin from the Liao Kingdom.

His name is Dong Cai.

He first led a peasant uprising in Yizhou.

Despite repeated defeats, they persevered.

They fled from Hebei to Shanxi.

They turned the Liao Dynasty's Shanxi territory into a complete mess.

Then they surrendered to the Song Dynasty.

He was given the name Zhao Xu by Emperor Huizong of Song.

He also instigated Emperor Huizong of Song to attack the Liao Dynasty.

Emperor Huizong of Song settled Dong Cai in Shanxi.

Let him continue to lead the old troops.

However, Dong Cai's military rations were withheld for a long time.

He himself was also discriminated against by Song Dynasty officials.

Soldiers and their families were granted land by the imperial court.

And it occupied a large amount of Shanxi's grain tax.

He also had a bad relationship with the locals in Shanxi.

Actually, these grains,

Most of it was embezzled by civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty.

However, the people of Shanxi were subjected to heavy taxes.

They vented their anger on Dong Cai.

After all, they are outsiders.

Furthermore, the soldiers' discipline was poor due to hunger.

From generals to soldiers and their families

Dong Cai's troops suffered endless humiliation in Shanxi.

When the Jin army attacked...

Dong Cai's troops were short of food and clothing.

He quickly turned around and sought refuge with Wanyan Zonghan.

They also helped the Jin army conquer cities and seize territory along the way.

In Dong Cai's view,

Wanyan Zonghan was a wise ruler.

I have never shortchanged myself.

Moreover, they valued him highly.

Both the Liao and Song dynasties were scoundrels.