People in the Song Dynasty were lawless

Chapter 395 Blow the attack horn!

"Dudududududu!~"

"Dududududu!~"

"Dudududu!~"

Sharp whistles rang out in the wilderness, which made the Song Army, who was going crazy, sober up a little.

Liu Chun, the general of the Song Army, kept blowing his whistle and gathered the surrounding soldiers.

"Quickly, count the number of people and have the soldiers return to the team immediately."

"Yes."

The surrounding messengers quickly spread around.

Not long after, the Song army within about one kilometer gathered in a hurry.

"You all come here and tell your soldiers that this is an emergency. You should take care of your own soldiers and follow me, okay?"

At present, the horns of the Song Army are controlled by the military level, and only those at Liu Chun's level can blow them.

"We are subordinates of General Wang Zhongbao."

Liu Chun pointed in the direction of Xijin City and said, "There are scouts coming to report, but they are already more than ten miles away from the city."

Seeing what he said, everyone had no choice but to agree.

After the Forbidden Army was restructured, the original number of more than 2000 battalions became more than 1000. The largest organization is the left and right wings, of which five battalions constitute one army and ten armies constitute one army. The two left and right wings add up to people.

The soldiers chased him out, shooting everywhere.

Liu Chun suddenly felt a headache.

Only when everyone arrived did they realize that Liu Chun was not his commander at all.

"The main force of the Liao people has returned to support."

Because the army assembly order can only be issued by Fan Zhongyan, the sound of the trumpet can be heard in a radius of at least one kilometer. After Fan Zhongyan issues it, it will be transmitted to Zhang Kang, and then passed on by Zhang Kang.

After they learned that the main force of the Liao army had appeared, they could only use whistles to attract the nearby Song army, and slowly gathered the Song army that had been broken up into battalion levels to the corps level.

Therefore, the combat units summoned by these military-level generals are often battalion-level combat units.

Liu Chun waved his hand impatiently and said: "My husband asked us to adapt to the situation. It does not mean that the main force of the Liao army will remain unmoved. Maybe my husband has his own considerations, but we must not do nothing, even if we assemble first." It’s a good idea for the teams around you to get closer and take a look at the situation.”

But they didn't dare to brag.

"what about you?"

The Song Army did not have a regiment system and was mainly based on battalions.

If it weren't for the hundreds of personal guards around him, he might have almost become a polished commander.

"We are sending a message of congratulations to the general and his subordinates."

Where are they now?
About twenty miles north of Xijin City, probably in the Aobei Forest Park area of ​​​​later Beijing, there were dense forests around here, and they pursued the Liao army here.

"Report, we are subordinates of General Mahoma."

"You ask me how I know."

My lord, you gave the order for a chaotic battle and it was a pleasure to kill the Liao people.

"Confused!"

Knowing that they were inexplicably placed under Liu Chun's jurisdiction, someone was dissatisfied and said: "General Liu, I'm afraid we are not under the same command as yours."

"That"

Everyone was chattering.

Liu Chun said to the officers of the other ministries.

But all TM's troops dispersed, and none of his own soldiers and horses went anywhere.

Some people wondered: "Since the main force of the Liao army is here, why doesn't Mr. Xian blow the horn and summon all the scattered soldiers around to go back?"

This coming and going will definitely cause the entire wilderness to be filled with the sound of the Song Army's horns, and naturally the troops will be summoned back quickly.

The Song Army has more than 100,000 troops, and now there are more than 100 battalions running around in the wild, and there are also smaller "capitals".

The problem is that Fan Zhongyao did not issue the order, and the senior officers of the Song Army did not have the authority to issue orders without authorization.

Someone hesitated and said, "General, please tell me what the urgent military situation is?"

Therefore, the Song soldiers who were fighting in the wild at this time actually had no idea what the situation was at the moment.

Liu Chun said angrily: "Now is the time of military emergency. We are all Song soldiers. If we have to worry about the war, how can we ignore the overall situation? What's more, if we look closely, we are all under the command of Xianggong Fan."

After all these people were summoned, naturally the highest ranking officer came over for a meeting.

Situations like Liu Chun's happened everywhere in the wilderness.

"What section are you in?"

It was getting dark, and since Fan Zhongyan had not yet sent someone to blow the horn to summon the three armies, everyone continued to do their own things.

"We are He Bin and General's subordinates."

As a result, thirty or forty miles to the north from Xijin City and thirty to forty miles to the northeast, the entire road in the direction of the Liao army's retreat was filled with the disintegrating Liao army and the pursuing Song army.

The main force of the Liao people arrived in a big way, and the Song scouts were not fools, so they would naturally report the situation to the surrounding senior generals.

So at this moment, except for some generals who pursued too far or were stupid enough to rely on connections to get to the top, most of the Song army generals within twenty miles around Xijin realized that something was wrong and began to try their best to gather the surrounding troops.

Many generals of the Song Army recruited other soldiers under their command. Some gathered one or two thousand people, some gathered two or three thousand people, and the largest was Guo Zun, who gathered more than seven thousand people.

In this way, the Song army, which had originally dispersed more than a hundred troops, gathered in a short period of time, forming about thirty troops of various sizes, with an average of about 3,000 troops per troop, and some teams even had two or three military ranks. The generals gathered together and were discussing what the situation was now.

The change of situation on the Song Army's side did not change the attitude of the Liao Army, nor did it even arouse alarm, because when the main force of the Liao Army came over, the Song Army encountered along the way also blew their whistles immediately, and then hurriedly fled on horseback.

Therefore, even if there were whistles everywhere and the Liao army scouts were conducting reconnaissance, the senior officials of the Liao army could only judge that the Song army was gathering in a small scale and not a single bugle sound for a large-scale gathering could be heard.

At this moment, Yelu Zongzhen's main force finally arrived outside Xijin City.

It was already a quarter past eight o'clock in the evening, which was about eight o'clock in the evening. The sky was completely dark, and the bright moonlight cast a silvery glow across the sky. The visibility was actually not very good, and one could see about seven or eight meters around.

The main force of the Liao army was carrying torches, like thick fire dragons. But compared with the raging fire in the city, it pales into insignificance.

After all, it was a fire in an area close to one square kilometer in radius.

If it weren't for the Yaochi and Guanyin Lake to the west of Danfeng Gate, and the Long Street to the east, and we could find ways to stop the fire, I'm afraid the entire Xijin City would be a sea of ​​​​fire by now.

"Report!"

The scouts rushed over and reported to Yelu Zongzhenhui: "Our army encountered a blockade by the Song army near the city gate."

"Can the situation in the city be investigated?"

Yelu Zongzhen asked.

"There were constant sounds of musketry in the city, as well as shouts of death and screams."

the scout replied.

"Can't we break through the city gate?"

Yelu Zong really frowned. The scout said: "There are many Song troops near the city gate, and their firearms block the city gate. It is difficult to force their way in."

Yelvzong really had a headache.

The Song army was able to use artillery to break down the city gates and then charge into the city, because they had muskets.

And they only have cold weapons.

Facing people using muskets to guard the city gate, everyone would die.

"Where's the ladder?"

Yelu Zongzhen asked.

Xiao Ying replied: "In the rear army baggage team."

"How long does it take to arrive?"

"I'm afraid it will take more than an hour."

"Soldiers are very quick, we can't wait any longer."

Yelu Zongzhen took a deep breath, then waved his hand and said: "The order is given. The entire army will launch a surprise attack and enter through the city gate hole broken by the Song army. Be sure to cooperate with the remnants of the city and the fire to annihilate the Song army in the city in one fell swoop. Wait. After destroying the Song army in the city, it will be much easier to clear out the stragglers in the field."

"Yes."

Xiao Ying, Xiao Xiaoyou and the other generals all came down.

It's really time to attack.

Because from the perspective of the Liao army, first, there are still some Liao troops in the city struggling with the Song army.

Second, the Song army had no time to quickly gather the scattered soldiers in the field.

Third, although the Song army defeated their rear army and part of the central army, and at least 100,000 people were scattered by them, the Song army is still in a state of disarray.

However, they still have about 70,000 to 80,000 people in the central army and the front army. They have collected another 20,000 to 30,000 defeated soldiers on the road, and have assembled a large force of 100,000 people. They are still in formation, so they will not be defeated by thousands of stragglers. Stop it.

"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

As the desolate horns of the Liao army sounded, the Liao army soldiers, who were overwhelmingly crowded in the north of Xijin City, began to form a formation.

Then they divided into left and right sides, ran out several knights, and headed towards the east and west city gates.

The rest of the main force slowly moved towards Xijing City.

At this moment, between Gongchen Gate and Tongtian Gate, there were many Song troops near the city gates on both sides, blocking the small group of attacking Liao troops. No one could see what was above the city wall.

But if Yelvzong really knew, he would be scared to death.

Because the Song army was constantly raising the cannon barrels to the city wall.

The total weight of the Weiyuan Cannon is 200 kilograms, but this includes the turret, gun mount and gun body. The actual weight is about 180 kilograms, and only two people can lift it up.

So at this time, the Song Army placed these small steel cannons one by one on the wide city wall, and now more than 200 of them have been assembled.

During the Napoleonic period, 2200 French troops attacked Tsarist Russia with only more than 100 artillery pieces. But France was not that big. In its heyday, the total area including occupied territory that was not included in the territory was only million square kilometers.

When the Song Dynasty was at its weakest, its land area was three times that of Napoleon's period, its population was four times that of France, and its resources were extremely rich, so it had a lot of artillery.

The basic configuration of the Song Army is that one army has ten heavy artillery pieces and 1800 field artillery pieces such as Weiyuan Artillery. This leads to the current army of more than 300 in Fan Zhongyan's hands. The total number of field artillery pieces is more than , and there are also heavy artillery pieces. Many doors.

The number of troops is 150,000, and the artillery configuration is four times that of Napoleon. This is basically a reflection of the gap in national power.

So Fan Zhongyan gave an order, and at this moment, more than three to four hundred field artillery pieces were carried up one after another above the city wall. Although the heavy artillery was too heavy to be moved to the city wall, small steel cannons were enough.

A famous scout took advantage of the darkness and stuck his head out from the female wall to look outside. Even with a telescope, it was pitch black outside, except for the Liao army's fire dragon team in the distance, which was full of dazzling light.

They were like countless fireflies in the darkness, urging the horses and slowly coming towards the entrance of the city gate of Xijin City.

No one charged, because charging towards the city gate with thousands of troops was an act of suicide. The Song army was crushed to death by its own people before they could fight. Therefore, they all approached in an orderly manner, and the soldiers at the front had already raised their weapons. Steel shield.

They had to go in with the muskets of the Song army. As long as they rushed into the city gate and the Liao army continued to crowd in, they could always get close to the Song army, and then they would raid into the city and kill the Song army in the city.

"Ms. sir, the Liao people have begun to attack."

Zhang Kang stood by the city tower, listening to the sounds outside the city that had a completely different rhythm from the Song horns.

That is the horn of the Liao people, full of desolation and melodiousness.

“We also blow the trumpet.”

Seeing that the Liao army was slowly approaching and had already entered the range of artillery fire, Fan Zhongyan said softly: "Let the artillery push out of the crenellations of the female wall and aim at the outside of the city!"

"Yes."

Zhang Kang issued orders to the soldiers around him and asked, "Are you blowing the rally horn?"

"Do not."

Fan Zhongyan turned his head, glanced at Zhang Kang meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Blow the attack horn!"

Attack number?
Zhang Kang was silent for a while, and then asked: "Ms. sir, do you really trust these generals? It's hard to win this chaotic war until now."

Fan Zhongyan shook his head and said: "It's not a matter of trust, but that only by doing this can we maximize our interests. We will not only save Xijin, but also eliminate the effective strength of the Liao people, and prepare for the general to destroy the Liao Kingdom."

"If we fail to send troops in time to disrupt the Liao people's rhythm, then when they retreat to the rear and a large number of soldiers and horses gather to defend, it will not be so easy to defeat them head-on."

He continued: "At that time, it is very likely that we will continue to make progress step by step as before, even if we have to fight until next year. So this is an opportunity created by the Liao people themselves, and we must make good use of this opportunity. In this way, too I can only trust my generals."

"But if these generals fail to respond in time, I am afraid they will not be able to expand the results."

Zhang Kang said with a bitter smile.

Fan Zhongyan is right. Only by doing this can we expand the results of the battle, not only save Xijin, but also defeat the Liao people at once and drive them out of Yanyun.

But this requires extremely high general quality, because the army is scattered and relies entirely on the command of the middle and lower levels.

If these generals cannot exert their subjective initiative and assemble their troops at this time, once the artillery on the city of Xijin is fired with full force and a surprise attack is launched to cause chaos to the Liao people, then most of the Liao army will still escape.

In this way, the enemy's vitality will not be killed, and there will be many obstacles to destroying the Liao in the future. At most, the battle will be over and the Liao people will flee north in panic.

However, at this moment, they had no other choice but to hope that the Song generals below would understand.

"Okay, let's blow the trumpet."

Fan Zhongyan saw that rows of artillery had been pushed to the crenellations of the female wall.

The gun muzzle made of steel was aimed at the outside of the city.

The gunner was already calibrating the position.

"Blow the trumpet!"

Zhang Kang said to the messenger holding the horn next to him.

"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

A horn sound that was completely different from that of the Liao army sounded, and then the trumpet players around them started playing almost instinctively when they heard the sound.

The low horn horns slowly spread into the distance in the open space, and the sounds one after another spread out like circles of ripples. A trumpeter mustered up his strength and blew out the Song Army's own offensive rhythm!

There seemed to be countless voices echoing from all directions.

The Song troops on the periphery who heard the sound of the horn also responded to the direction of Xijin City, telling them that they were already ready!

(End of this chapter)