Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 535 Battle of Beikou ([-])

"It seems that the people of Liao really believed it."

"In the past few days, they have launched more than a dozen small-scale attacks one after another. The most was 800 people, and the few were only a few dozen people. In the last few times, someone directly let them go to the foot of the city."

On the hill to the south of the north entrance, behind a pine forest, Meng Xuanzhe and Liu Qingchuan were meeting with the six commanders of Lianhuabao on the hill behind to discuss the details of the follow-up operations.

"It's too risky." Meng Xuanzhe said, looking down from a distance, there were six lotus fortresses intertwined in the valley, guarding the valley, and further north, the tall Great Wall at Beikou could be seen from a distance, and Liao army flags were everywhere.

To the south of the Great Wall, there are many camps, stretching into a large area, stretching for more than ten miles from east to west, still without a head, and on several low hillsides near the river valley, there are also Liao army camps everywhere.

There are a lot of Liao army activities near the mouth of the river, and you can still vaguely see hundreds of their cauldrons. On the hillside at the mouth of the river valley, the original Beikou village was completely occupied by those pots. It's all around the house.

"General, it doesn't matter. Anyway, they can't go to the city. The last time I let them go to the edge of the ditch." Several commanders laughed. Meng Xuanzhe is famous for his temper in the army. Everyone follow him One piece is less intense.

"Do they really believe it all?" Meng Xuanzhe felt fantastic looking at those scenes. The cauldrons used by people from the Liao Kingdom to make talisman water were placed from the entrance to the end of the village, and some were even placed on the western hillside. The scale was large enough for them. Making meals for tens of thousands of troops, what kind of scene is this, I have never seen it after fighting for so many years.

The most common ones are to boil golden juice and boil oil and water, but it's not such a big show.

"True letter, great letter, special letter!" Several commanders were quite proud, this is their masterpiece, "We increase the number of empty cannons every day, whoever they can fool, they just came to try it at first glance, they are not sincere to fight.

Let's figure it out, if we don't let them die a day, they think it's useful to drink more water. "

"You still have to be careful, in case they cheat you." Meng Xuanzhe warned.

"Don't worry, general, none of them can enter the pit. When they enter the tunnel, we still have fire mines to use, and throw them directly into the deep pit in the corner. How many people will die there, unless they die enough first, use their corpses The pit is filled." Several conductors filled the air with confidence.

Hearing what they said, Meng Xuanzhe felt the same way. After more than ten years of war and technological innovation, the Qin army now defends the city without relying on rolling logs, stones, gold juice and fire oil. The soldiers prefer to throw fire mines. .

A weapon that has been used in the Battle of Jingnan long ago and has been continuously improved for more than ten years. It has a spherical iron shell filled with gunpowder and iron beads. Once the explosion is astonishingly powerful, it can easily penetrate the iron armor within a dozen steps. Its power can blow people apart at close range.

That is much easier to transport than rolling wood and stones, gold juice and boiling oil, and it is much more powerful, and it is easy to carry.

An ordinary soldier can easily carry several pieces, but the traditional city defense equipment is not easy to obtain materials, not to mention time-consuming and laborious to carry, and it is extremely inconvenient to carry, and its power is not satisfactory.

Meng Xuanzhe nodded: "That's right. As long as the supply continues, the Liao army is unlikely to take down any fortresses. However, you should be careful of the Liao army's cold arrows. There must be many good players in their army."

Several people nodded, this is true, there are too many Liao soldiers.

"General, judging from their preparations these days, they will definitely launch a large-scale attack within three to five days. They have already believed that the talisman works, and they think they have found a way."

Meng Xuanzhe nodded: "If they firmly believe that they can reduce casualties, a full-scale attack will not be far away.

This is exactly what I want. The West Route Army has defeated the Liao Army behind the mountain, and they are passing through the back of the Liao Army from the northwest. The officials hope to fight ahead to attract the attention of the Liao Army from the front.

I was afraid that they would not dare to fight and wanted to organize an active attack. Now it's all right, let's wait for them to fight by themselves. "

Then he discussed with several commanders and said: "We have twelve battalions of cavalry stationed behind you. The Liao army must not know the situation here. After the fight starts, you will severely damage the Liao army and consume their morale. Charge again and defeat their main force in one fell swoop.

However, this requires good cooperation. The rear is too far away, and we don't know the battle on the front line. You need to announce the news that you can attack.

Your artillery fire should also be properly coordinated, so as not to accidentally injure. "

Several people nodded immediately, and then pushed out the commander located in the last fortress, because from his position he could have an overview of the overall battle situation: "General, once the Liao army suffers heavy losses and there are signs of withdrawal, we will immediately release signal flares."

Signal flares are similar to folk fireworks, but Qin Jun's signal flares are improved, adding a lot of black powder and turpentine, the flames are bright, the sound is loud, and they can be seen clearly from several miles away.

Meng Xuanzhe also explained: "If the battle is unfavorable, or if the Liao army uses some unexpected method, you must immediately send a signal in advance, and I will lead the troops to support you."

"Thank you, General!" Several people cupped their hands.

Meng Xuanzhe went on to say: "The commander-in-chief said that the supply ship will come tonight to replenish you with more ammunition for the big battle, if you can put down more, but be careful with the candles, don't fight without a fight, blow yourself up first. "

Several people nodded solemnly. There was indeed a tragedy of mismanagement of candles on the banks of the Daqing River before, which led to the explosion of the ammunition depot, killing seven people. Now the Qin army has a set of rules for controlling candles that have been used for several years.

Afterwards, several people discussed more details, such as fearing that the artillery fire and gunpowder smoke would affect the line of sight, Meng Xuanzhe's army sent messengers to watch the signal flares on the top of the mountain. The army rushed to the water, gave up the east side of the avenue to the artillery to clean up, and agreed on the firing principles of the six bastions after the cavalry entered.

The purpose of discussing these is firstly to better kill the Liao army, and secondly to avoid accidental injury. After all, shells do not recognize people when they are fired.

That afternoon, a group of people overlooked the river valley on the top of the mountain, hiding behind a few dwarf pines, and felt that they had clearly arranged the tens of thousands of Liao troops below.

In the evening, a group of supply ships from the Qin army arrived to replenish the fort with a large amount of ammunition.

A big battle was inevitable, and because he didn't know when the Liao army would launch an attack, but it was roughly in the past few days, Meng Xuanzhe didn't dare to relax. He asked the soldiers to stand still and set an example.

This is not a big deal for soldiers who have been fighting all year round.

In the next few days, the atmosphere at Beikou became more and more depressed, and a big battle was imminent.

At noon the next day, looking from the mountain, the Liao army had already pushed hundreds of shield carts secretly built behind the Great Wall in Beikou to the front of the formation. Many Liao troops also began to add water to the cauldrons in Beikou Village, and then a large number of Liao troops came from east to west. The tents that were more than ten kilometers long gathered one after another. A large number of them gathered that day, but they did not start to attack.

In the early morning of the next day, when the sun rose, the Liao army from all sides gradually gathered. By the time of dawn, tens of thousands of people had gathered, and the river valley was filled with darkness, and more people were still gathering.

The scouts on the top of the mountain immediately went down to report the situation to Meng Xuanzhe in the valley, and then the cavalry of the Qin army who were waiting for the attack also began to gather quickly, and the tension suddenly intensified.

All the soldiers took a deep breath to calm down, and the horses were also smart enough to dig the soil. Everyone knew that the big one was coming. Since the war started, the Liao army's largest counterattack would probably start today.
(End of this chapter)