The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

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Xixia stationed troops in various military supervisory departments in Henan to defend against the Song Dynasty, including 50,000 troops in Hongzhou, Baibao, Anyanzhou, Luoluo, Tiandu, and Weijingshan to prepare for the Song Dynasty's Huan, Qing, Zhenrong, and Yuanzhou Fifty thousand people were sent to Youzhou Road in the left wing to prepare for Yan, Yan, Lin, Fu and other prefectures. For this Chage Eastern Expedition, a total of 70,000 troops were drawn from them. Under the attack of the Hedong Army, not even one out of ten survived, almost The entire army was wiped out, and the military strength in Henan was unprecedentedly empty. As a result, after the fall of Xiazhou, there were no troops to send.

However, Xiazhou City, an important town in Henan Province, is the Longxing place of the Dangxiang tribe and the southern gate of the Xingling area, so it must be captured. In addition, the Eastern Expedition Army suffered successive defeats, and there were constant urgent messages requesting reinforcements and military supplies. In order for reinforcements to transport grain and grass, the Wuding River Road must be opened, so Xia Lord Li Qianshun urgently ordered the supervisory army commanders in the right wing to gather 20,000 troops, and another 30,000 Lingzhou soldiers were sent to Xiazhou to recapture Xiazhou City to assist, and served as the east As the main force of reinforcements, Xiazhou City suddenly gathered a large number of troops, and the battle clouds were thick...

"Deputy Commander, we have been fighting for twenty days, and the prince has not arrived yet. Is the fight going poorly over there?" Zhao Yong and Zhao Ren, who were standing at the top of the city, were checking the enemy's movements. There were countless people piled up in front of the city. Since Xia Jun had no time to clean up the corpse, it was already dead and emitted a disgusting stench. Although everyone's faces were covered with facecloths soaked in wine, it was still difficult to resist.

"Now the city is under siege and news cannot be delivered. It is difficult for us to understand the external situation, but you have noticed. The Xia army's offensive has weakened significantly in the past two days. It seems that it is not working hard, but it seems to be perfunctory. Maybe the situation is Change!" Zhao Ren put down his telescope and pointed at the Xia Army scout who was wandering in the distance.

"These guys are scared by us and don't dare to move forward. They have suffered at least 30,000 casualties these days, but they haven't even touched the city wall. Now they have no desire to fight. As long as we charge, we can break down their defense line. !" Zhao Yong said confidently.

"No, although our casualties are relatively small, our casualties are close to a thousand. In addition, there are also 500 people who have temporarily lost their combat effectiveness due to the epidemic. Furthermore, offensive operations are not the strength of the Dragon Riders. This situation may be a deliberate display of weakness by the Xia army. , lead us out of the city for a decisive battle. If there are more heavy casualties, the huge city will have no troops to defend, and it will miss the prince's important event!" Zhao Ren refused.

"The deputy commander is right. Due to frequent firing these days, some of our rapid-fire cannons have cracks and can no longer be used. In addition, the reserves of gunpowder and shells are dwindling, making it difficult to carry out large-scale bombardments. If the attack fails, the consequences will be disastrous. !" Zhao Xiao said worriedly. In the beginning of the battle, the Xia army launched a desperate attack, and artillery became the most powerful weapon. They were high on the top of the city and could kill the enemy on a large scale from a distance, so every gun The daily firing volume of the guns exceeds the design limit. Coupled with the hot weather, the gun barrels dissipate heat slowly, and the losses are more serious. Some are close to being scrapped and cannot be used.

"Well, not only cannons are suffering serious wear and tear, but the wear and tear of our firearms is also a big problem. The barrels of machine guns have been generally replaced, and some of the wearing parts of the rifles have also been replaced. However, spare parts are still in short supply, so the craftsmanship team rushed to make them. One batch is not enough, and the bullet reserve is also tight. If the Xia army continues to carry out large-scale attacks, it will be difficult for us to cope with it!" Zhao Zhong is not optimistic about future battles. The intensity of the battle here is something they have never experienced before. , and before setting off, they made the best estimates and tried to carry as much ammunition as possible, but until now they were still stretched thin.

"The mission given to us by the prince is to attack Xiazhou City, guard the passage, attract the Xia army, block enemy reinforcements, and establish a supply base. According to the plan, the prince should have completed the task of annihilating the Xia army in the Eastern Expedition, and we will have completed it.

After completing most of the tasks, the main task now should be to defend the city and protect the food supply.

Come on, join the prince's army. The current situation is unknown. The Xia army may be waiting for reinforcements to attack again, so don't engage in battle easily. In view of our situation, I decided to shrink the defense line, abandon the Yangma City outside the city gate, and withdraw all

Xiazhou City must be defended with a strong city!" Zhao Ren thought for a while and said.

"Brother Ren, no, without the Yangma City outside the city, we are guarding the city wall. We have no depth of defense. Artillery and machine guns cannot exert their power. We also lack defensive equipment. We can only fight with the Xia army who climbed to the top of the city.

Hand-to-hand combat, and our soldiers lack such combat experience, I'm afraid the losses will be even greater!" Zhao Yong became anxious when he heard that he was going to abandon Yangma City, and shouted at Zhao Ren, even the deputy commander was omitted, and he directly changed it to

Brother Ren.

Zhao Yong's worries were not unnecessary. After they captured the city, they quickly established Yangma City a hundred steps outside Toudao City. It was said that it was Yangma City. In fact, Zhao Tao just borrowed the name at that time, which was essentially the same as the Yangma City at that time.

It is better to say that the difference is that of modern outer city fortifications. The main body of the fortifications is two trenches surrounding the city. A parapet is built on the side facing the enemy, and machine guns are set up ten steps apart.

The bunker, in order to prevent damage caused by enemy bows and arrows, also covered the trenches. In the first fifty to a hundred steps, defensive measures such as horse-blocking stakes and pits were set up, and two defensive lines were set up in the next thirty steps.

Machine gun positions were arranged, high platforms were built behind the defense line, and artillery positions were arranged to form a complete defense system, which maximized the power of firearms.

If you abandon Yangma City and defend the city, the city wall is only fifteen steps wide and the defense depth is narrow. The enemy will be right in front of you as soon as you climb the tower. And because the city wall is too high and built steeply, there are many blind spots for shooting. As long as the enemy gets close,

If the city wall is built, it will be difficult for firearms to exert their power, especially rapid-fire artillery.

It's impossible to shoot at all. Its maximum angle of attack is there. You can't let the cannon shoot upside down with its butt stuck out! The invincibility of the Zhongyong Army is largely based on well-trained and sharp firearms. Give up now.

Taking advantage of the firepower and taking this strategy, how could Zhao Yong not be worried?

"Zhao Yong, what you said makes sense, but we can still take advantage of firearms by guarding the city wall. Although the city wall is narrow, we can still set up war tents. The walls of Yamato Castle are much narrower than this. This is what the prince did back then, and he will still general Xia Jun

To repel, if you put the muzzle of the gun on your head and shoot, the shot will be accurate, and you can save a lot of bullets; and there are horse faces and turrets all over the city wall, and we can place machine guns on them to also exert firepower and attack the incoming enemy.

Enemies who enter a blind corner; artillery positions can be set up on the crossbow platforms and piers behind the city wall, so that we can appropriately reduce the charge of the artillery and reduce the wear and tear of the gun barrel. When the enemies gather under the city, the lethality of the artillery can be doubled.

Long, that is, once the city wall is lost, we can retreat to the Wengcheng and establish a second blocking line, and the enemy will not be able to enter the city!" Zhao Ren smiled and did not mean to blame the old brother, pointing to the various defensive measures on the city wall.

"Brother Ren is right!" Zhao Xiao looked at the crossbow platform behind the city wall with the eyes of an artillery commander and nodded. "We can measure the shooting elements in advance and set up observation posts in the corners to direct the shooting, but the rapid-fire cannon is really

As Brother Yong said, once the Xia army approaches the city,

It will be difficult to exert its power, but the mortar is fine, but the crossbow platform is a straight up and down patio, and you have to climb up and down by ropes. It takes a lot of effort to set up the gun position. How do you think of hoisting the cannon up? The crossbow platform

It also needs to be reinforced, otherwise the recoil force will be too great and the floor will leak!"

"Brother Yong, let me tell you something you don't want to hear. You came from a hussar background and are not used to commanding dragon cavalry. Brother Ren is right. Firearms can also be used on the city wall. If you are asked to guard the top of the mountain,

You still don’t know how to fight!” Zhao Zhong said sarcastically, “What can the enemy do if they get to the city? He can’t even draw his bow, so he has to

Being beaten to death, besides, close combat with the saber is also the strong point of dragon cavalry, and not only the hussar cavalry has practiced it! Even if we cannot defend the main city and retreat to Wengcheng, the wall of Wengcheng is the same height as the main city, and we will not suffer from the terrain, unless they

Jump down from the top, otherwise we will block the passage and they will still be trapped and die on the city wall. Climb up and roll down!"

"Okay, okay...I can't speak against you. You are all brothers. You can do whatever you say. I will listen to you!" Zhao Yong was speechless by everyone. He thought it was right and raised his hands to surrender.

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'Bang, bang, bang...' Suddenly, there was a continuous muffled sound from the city, like the sound of muskets being fired. Several people hurriedly stretched their heads and looked down, but they were so smoked that they retched. It turned out to be Xia who died in the battle.

Under the exposure of the sun, the internal organs in the belly of the soldier's corpse deteriorated and began to bloat. Finally, the belly could not bear it anymore and exploded, and a piece of the intestines inside flew out.

"Ugh, I skipped lunch again today, it's so fucking disgusting!" Zhao Xiao spit out the sour water and touched his mouth with his sleeve.

"Your Majesty, please come here quickly, otherwise we will be smoked to death instead of fighting!" Zhao Yong howled miserably.

"We have beef stew for lunch today. You two can't eat it anyway, so just leave it to me!" Zhao Zhong vomited and said without changing his expression.

"Stop talking and prepare quickly. We will quietly retreat into the city tonight and notify the health team to boil more anti-epidemic medicine. If anyone is infected with the corpse poison, this will become a dead city!" Zhao Ren is the leader, throat.

After inciting for a few times without vomiting, he frowned and said, beckoning everyone to get ready to go down to the city...

Zhao Ren may have been with the prince for a long time and acquired a sixth sense. Xia Jun quietly mobilized reinforcements in the past few days but deliberately showed weakness, just to attract Song Jun to go out of the city to fight in the field. But Xia Jun couldn't wait at this time, also due to communication

Due to the lag, the Xia army attacking the city had just learned that Chage had broken through in Zhuolunchuan and most of them had been wiped out, so they were 'retreating' to Mingtangchuan.

According to the news, the imperial court now issued a fatal order to capture Xiazhou City within two days, open up the Wuding River Road, and allow Cha Ge to return home. So in the early morning, the Xia Army began to attack. This time not only hundreds of troops were dispatched at once.

The cavalry of the team also used a new weapon-a small cart filled with sandbags, just like the Tubal Road made the Tubal tanks...

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