The World of Yellow Sky

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Those aristocratic families will not be willing to be destroyed, nor will they be willing to sink. Although they have had their minions pulled out, their bridles have been put on, and their scales have been removed.

But they still have a strong body, and their core has not changed.

All the obedience now is just a disguise, it's just a pretense.

They will accumulate strength in the dark, and will gradually unite.

There is no need for anyone to take the initiative to do anything, they will naturally unite because of various things that happen.

In today's Ming court, most of the political and people's livelihood systems are borrowed from the systems of the later Ming Dynasty, and the law is based on the Han law, which is modified on the basis of the two, so that the current Ming system and laws come into being.

In these political systems and laws, there are bound to be loopholes and places that can be exploited.

The current war is visible to the naked eye, with swords and swords, but future wars will be wars where no gunpowder smoke can be smelled and no swords can be seen.

Xu An closed his eyes and cleared his mind of other thoughts.

These things are all things to come later, and the war in front of us is the battlefield that is really going on.

Xu An stood on the platform of the watch car, looking at the Han army company camp in the distance. On the hilltop in the center of the rolling camp, a big fiery red banner was slowly flying above it.

He is well aware of the deployment of the Han army.

In Pengcheng, Liu Xie wanted to delay the incident, and slammed east and west, so as to support the Huaishui Navy to regain the front line of Huaishui.

The distribution of the Huai River Basin is very wide. Pengcheng, Lu County, Xiapi, and even the whole of Xuzhou are actually within the radiation range of the Huai River Basin. The naval warships of the Huai River enter the tributaries through the Huai River and reach every corner of Xuzhou. Threatening Qingzhou.

If Liu Xie really succeeded, the Ming army without the support of naval warships could only temporarily retreat to Xuzhou, guard the river, then build warships, start to think of other ways, and instead attack from the north of Yanzhou.

The naval force of the Han army on the Huai River was not weak, and the most important thing was the assistance of the eastern Jingzhou navy led by Huang Zu, which added a few points to the combat power.

Although the navy of the Ming Dynasty was powerful, the Huai River was an inland river, and most naval battlefields were actually not suitable for sailing on it, nor for river warfare.

At most, relying on Jiancheng to stick to it, just like this stuck Han Ting's neck and maintained a balance of power.

The same is true of Xu An's original intention.

He had already made a defensive plan, and dispatched troops to prepare to strengthen Xu Rong's army. He stood firmly on the front line of the Huai River to stabilize the battle, and then ordered Xu Rong to lead most of them south to force Liu Xie and Hanting.

But I didn't expect that Liu Xie would impulsively go to Yujia's army and personally lead the army to Pengcheng.

So Xu An overturned all the previous plans and came up with a brand new plan.

The rapid defeat of Qingzhou and Xuzhou also caused many powerful families under the Han court to lose confidence in the Han family.

Although the conditions were harsh, Xu An's desk was still piled up like snowflakes with documents for surrender.

It can be said that perhaps even Liu Xie doesn't know half as much as Xu An about the Han court and the Han army.

"Send an order to He Man, let him lead the front army to fight steadily, gradually pull out the established camps, don't be greedy for success, and focus on stability in everything."

Strange to say, after the sound of the Ming army's offensive drums, the wind and snow between the sky and the earth gradually stopped, and everyone's sight gradually became clearer.

Although the falling snow had no effect on the battle, it still boosted the morale of the Ming army, and also hit the morale of the Han army to a certain extent.

Weather, location, and people.

The Han army originally occupied the right time and place, but as soon as the Ming army attacked, the wind and snow stopped, which really aroused everyone's involuntary thoughts.

Xu An's gaze did not stay on the advancing camp, but looked to the northwest, where Jiuli Mountain was located.

Sun Jing's defense, judging from the manpower, was actually a bit light-headed and heavy-footed.

The head is light, because the Han army is on Jiuli Mountain, there are only more than [-] Yanzhou soldiers led by Ji Ling, and more than a thousand village warriors on the top of the mountain.

Although sticking to the main points, it is actually not enough.

After all, the decisive battle location that Sun Jing arranged at the beginning was actually far away from Jiuli Mountain, and was set in the central wilderness of the eastern and western mountains.

Therefore, Jiuli Mountain is only for partial divisions to defend. Anyway, Pengcheng has tens of thousands of townspeople, and they can use refueling tactics to support Jiuli Mountain. There is no need to garrison heavy troops.

The belly is heavy, that is, the tens of thousands of troops inside and outside Pengcheng City. It seems that there are many people, but in fact it is a large burden. The five thousand imperial troops.

The foot is heavy, which refers to the company camp of the Southwest Han Army, the place where Liu Xiezhong Army set up, and this is also the decisive battle site set by the Han Army.

The first reason for Sun Jing to deploy defenses in this way is to ensure that Pengcheng is not lost and that her own side has stronger combat power.

The second is to rely on the Yanzhou army in Pengcheng and Jiulishan to create a threat in the north to further contain the Ming army, forcing Xu An not to attack with all his strength, and to concentrate his forces on one point.

I have to say that Sun Jing's ideas are good, but they are only limited to ideas.

Xu An continued to issue military orders, and the Ming troops in the formation stepped out of the formation one after another.

The tall counterweight catapult was slowly pushed in the direction of Pengcheng.

Xu An was very clear that the Han army camped on the western mountainous area had a clear view of everything in the wilderness, so he didn't have any cover, and he clearly wrote his intentions on his face.

After he saw Sun Jing's deployment and the deployment map of the Han army, he didn't have the idea of ​​concentrating his forces on one point.

Liu Xie wanted to play the game of playing tricks, and in this battle, Xu An also planned to teach Liu Xie what it means to be true and what it means to see is not necessarily believing.

Even if it is a bright card, the current Han court has no way to win.

……

Sun Jing stood on the watchtower, staring at the slowly approaching Ming army with an extremely embarrassed expression.

The Ming army launched a strangely shaped chariot, which looked like a large shield, but it had wheels so that the soldiers behind it could push it.

The soldiers of the Ming army hid behind the shield chariot and came slowly.

I don't know how the shield car was made, and even the crossbow gun was difficult to shoot through, causing no effective damage.

Even the stone bullets thrown by the chariots could not completely destroy the shield chariots in the Ming army.

"Turn on, get ready to fire!

! ”

As the Ming army approached, the Han army's Marquis on the wall of the Han army's barracks looked extremely ferocious. He shouted hoarsely, venting the anger in his heart.

Relying on the weird-looking shield car, the Ming army had already approached fifty steps away, but most of the crossbow spears they fired were blocked by the shield car, and panic appeared in his eyes.

The Ming army is like a monster, always able to invent new equipment and gain an advantage on the battlefield.

Under the camera, under the cover of the shield car, the sharp soldiers in the trapped camp and the left and right wings are already about to reach the camp of the Han army.

There was a sneer on Xu An's face. The improved shield car worked really well for the first time.

The shield car actually appeared once. At that time, it was simply reinforced and covered with animal skins. It was also used for siege, but the effect was not very good, and it could still be penetrated by crossbow spears.

But this time, the improved shield car has double decks on three sides of the carriage, the two decks are filled with sand, and the deck is covered with two layers of soaked quilts. Stone bullets thrown by some light catapults have no way to penetrate it.

"stop----"

When the ear-piercing sound sounded, under Xu An's camera, a large number of stone bullets swept through the air after attacking the Ming army's formation, and shot towards the Han army's camp.

The equipment for throwing stone bombs is the torsion catapult developed by the Ming army. Its size is much smaller than that of the counterweight catapult, and it is easy to transfer. It is very suitable for infantry support to have a catapult.

Although the power is much smaller than that of the counterweight catapult, it is completely sufficient for the camp of the Han army.

Under this round of stone-throwing attacks, there were already many gaps in the walls of several Han army camps.

Among them, there were three gaps in the camp in front of the trapped camp, and at this time the trapped camp was only forty steps away from the position of the Han army camp.

"Hugh—" "Hugh—" "Hugh—"

The bowstring vibrated and fell into the camp. Many archers jumped out of the shield chariot, bent their bows and set up arrows, and poured arrow rain at the Han army in a hurry above the camp.

Every vibration of the bowstring can basically bring out a mournful howl. The bow skills of these soldiers trapped in the camp are not weak, on the contrary they are very precise.

In the camp of the Han army, those recruits of the Imperial Army who were well-armed and had undergone long-term training but did not actually go to the battlefield suffered a great loss from the Ming army's catapults and infantry archers.

The same situation is not only performed in the front of the trapped camp, but also in the attack routes of the Ming army in other places.

As soon as the battle started, the defense line of the Han army was already crumbling...

Chapter 885 The Dark Hand

"Ugh——"

The deep horn sounded, and Gao Shun looked back at the direction of the Chinese army.

On the lookout car, a black and black banner is waving.

That's the signal to attack!

Gao Shun moved his eyes and looked down.

The soldiers of the military battalion have already begun to reorganize the army. They are slowly moving forward, coming under pressure, and are ready to change defenses.

With the help of the cover of the shield car, the front line of the trapped camp is only more than [-] steps away from the Han army's camp. If they run at full speed, they can reach the Han army's camp in only three or four seconds.

The sound of the bowstring vibrating continuously rang in Gao Shun's ears, and Gao Shun was used to the mournful wailing on the battlefield.

Gao Shun turned his head again, left the cover of the shield chariot, and looked up at the Han army camp in front of him.

Through the gap in the visor, Gao Shun could clearly see the situation above the Han army camp.

The archers in the Han camp were so suppressed that it was almost difficult to raise their heads.

Hundreds of strong bows were fired almost at the same time, and a rain of arrows like locusts shot towards the wall of the Han army.

The archers of the Han army on the wall had no time to dodge, and the archers trapped in the camp were extremely accurate with every arrow.

Some feather arrows even shot into the extremely narrow observation port. Under the shooting of the infantrymen in the trapped camp, most of the guards on the wall of the Han army fell down immediately, and no one dared to show their heads.

The trap camp has expanded from the original 800 people to 3000 people now, and those Xianbei people who were captured in the Battle of Rao Leshui were also mixed in.

Some of those Xianbei captives were sent to labor camps for mining in various places, and some were transferred to the Western Regions to farm and breed as the logistics of the Protectorate of the Western Regions to develop the Western Regions.

And there are still some, a very small part, who were selected into the trapped camp. The first requirement of these Xianbei people who were selected into the trapped camp was excellent archery.

How can these archers of the Han army who became monks halfway compare with these Xianbei archers who have practiced bows and arrows since childhood.

Gao Shun's gaze swept across the wall of the Han army camp. Two places in the front camp were broken by catapults, but it was difficult to use as a breakthrough, and the degree of damage was not great.

"Ladders go first, get out of the way."

Gao Shun raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, waved it forward lightly, and ordered in a deep voice.

The flag was waved and the whistle sounded lightly.

A group of soldiers trapped in the camp that were advancing stopped almost at the same time, and short shouts of orders suddenly sounded in the army formation trapped in the camp.

The army formation in the trapped camp suddenly changed, and the four ladder vehicles behind the shield vehicle suddenly accelerated, and the shield vehicle in front of them quickly moved to the sides, giving way to the road.

Hearing the military order, the soldiers of the trapped camp who were pushing the ladder cart no longer saved their energy, and pushed the ladder cart forward one after another.

Gao Shun did not carry a charging cart. The camp of the Han army he attacked was built on a slope, and they attacked all the way from their backs. They used the charging cart to smash into the city gate and the camp wall. The impact center of gravity is further to the rear, making pulling more difficult and impacting less forceful.

It's better to use the more convenient siege ladder, just adjust the height of the siege ladder to adapt.

The camp wall is low, and at such an angle, it is completely possible to climb by hand, directly stepping on the ladder to climb the camp wall.

"Siege Ladder!"

Through the observation hole on the camp wall, a Han army commander saw the four tall siege ladders pushed out from the trapped camp. His voice even changed because of panic.

"catapult……"

Just as he was roaring, and wanted to direct the catapult to bombard the siege ladder that trapped the camp, a feathered arrow unexpectedly shot through the narrow observation hole and pierced his neck.

The military order he wanted to issue was unsuccessful after all. The sharp arrow easily pierced his unprotected neck, entered it from his throat, and penetrated to the back of his neck, leaving only a piece of arrow Feather is still in its throat.

All the soldiers squatting beside the head of the Han army looked terrified, and the soldiers hiding behind the bunkers on the camp wall almost subconsciously moved away from the nearby observation hole.

It's just that although the head of the Han army was killed in battle, someone else issued a military order to the soldiers who were in charge of manipulating the catapult.

"Stretch!" "Stretch!"

A loud sound appeared in the camp of the Han army, and the stone bullets thrown by the catapult crossed the dark sky and smashed hard into the army formation trapped in the camp.

"hidden!"

Just when those stone pops appeared in the field of vision of a group of soldiers trapped in the camp, except for the ladder cart that was still moving, everyone had already hid behind the shield cart.

"Peng!" "Peng!" "Peng!"

The sound of continuous bombardment appeared in the army formation trapped in the camp.

The army formations trapped in the camp were arranged extremely densely, and the shield vehicles followed one after the other without much gap.

It is almost difficult for the bed crossbow to shoot through the reinforced shield chariot, but the stone bullets thrown by these trebuchets can still threaten the army formation behind the shield chariot to a certain extent.

"Peng!"