Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 723 Bowang Army Defense Battle
He is definitely not aimless. The last time the ship brought a large number of excellent armored battleships, as well as valuable new medicines, [-] core troops equipped with [-] improved god arm bows, [-] bed crossbows, and various sufficient firearms. .

Those heavy-duty trebuchets deployed in the city are all commanded by imperial guards and manned by hired soldiers. Equipped with explosive firearms, their power is quite astonishing.

In Beicheng, which is connected to the coast and the military port, more than half of the armor warehouses, gunpowder warehouses, and granaries can support several years of combat.

These equipments are much more than the establishment. According to the standard equipment of the imperial army of the Song Dynasty, an army only has [-] god-arm bows, and other crossbows have hundreds of them. The degree of attention can be seen.

"It would be great if there were enough manpower!" Gao Kan was also in a dilemma. He did not deny that he could do great damage to the enemy, but manpower was limited after all.Most of the people who migrated on a small scale died one after another, and only 2 people remained. In this way, there are still some people who cannot adapt, and there are still many people who get sick and die.

Among these people, there are no more than a few thousand young and middle-aged people, and almost all of them are incorporated into the township army and local soldiers. Usually, [-]% of them come to guard, and the rest work in agriculture.There is still a shortage of manpower.

Ge Shoujie was silent for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Sea ships try their best to support Beicheng, but they can't send troops to support at any time. They can save manpower as much as possible."

Gao Kan can understand Ge Shoujie's kindness, and it's not bad to be able to do this. They just refuse manpower reinforcements. Long-range trebuchets on sea ships, giant steel frame rotating crossbows, and large reserves of gunpowder are absolutely necessary for land warfare. .

In terms of manpower, the guards and officers of the water army are precious. Each ship has an establishment exceeding the quota, but the entire team does not have many people, let alone the Tiger Wing Army, and the landing operations are not headed by the officers and men of the water army.

Pan Xi also didn't expect Ge Shoujie to be generous, promising to embezzle the equipment on the ship when necessary, and said with a smile: "It is natural to be able to use the long-range ballista of the guard navy. Putting the ballista on the city, firing one cannon and ten crossbows continuously, is better than the bed." The crossbow is going to be too strong."

Ge Shoujie smiled heartily: "Okay, after I go back, I will unload ten crossbows from the boat, and the crossbowmen will go to the city together."

Gao Kan saw that Ge Shoujie readily agreed, but he still had some reservations. Thirty such powerful weapons were equipped on battleships.Well, it's not bad. Ten ship crossbows don't need to be fired in turn, which is enough for a poorly equipped barbarian to drink a pot.

Worried about what will come, the general of the Three Buddha Qi Army seems to have lost his patience. After several contacts were frustrated, he immediately mobilized thousands of people to launch a raid on the periphery of the Bowang Army, intending to massacre the immigrants in the Han settlements.

Fortunately, Gao Kan had thought of protecting immigrants long ago, and moved the old, young, women and children into the city long ago, and the Sanfoqi people almost had no results when they moved.On the contrary, the soldiers and horses who invaded a village were attacked by the Song army's ambushes, and hundreds of people were shot and killed.

There was almost no suspense in this battle. The Song army used the divine arm bow and the black lacquer bow to form a covering shot from far and near. Almost no one was killed.

The general of Sanfoqi seemed very shameless. He was completely irritated by the Song army. He launched an attack of tens of thousands of people and began to attack the outer Guanbao. The command is poor, the soldiers are scattered, and there is no combat strategy at all.

They obviously didn't understand the strategy of besieging the city and fighting one. They launched attacks on all fronts, not only attacking the north and south cities, but also attacking the military port, forming a full coverage with no focus, resulting in a military posture that seemed to be large in scale but small in threat.

There are few people in the outer Guanbao of the Song Army, but they are well-equipped, and the pressure they bear is not too great. As long as they stick to it safely and reduce casualties, there is still hope.

Of course, at the beginning, the Sanfoqi army focused on seizing the port entrance, but they really miscalculated, and the township army guarding the long wall of the port was also stubbornly resisting.

In the state of complete military defense in the northern city, it is completely possible to form a north-south attack with sea ships, and use the periphery of the military port as a flesh and blood mill. The price of more than a thousand corpses can be described as a heavy loss.

Gao Kan's defense against the Bowang army was very simple. Yunjian's southern and northern cities supported each other to ensure that the port would not be lost. If it was really impossible to resist, they could only retreat from the southern city to the northern city, and finally guard the port and board the ship.

It can be said that the surrounding forts are not for long-term defense, and once they find that the opponent is concentrating their forces, they will immediately pull out the troops.

During the more than ten days of fighting, none of the Guanbao was captured by the Sanfoqi people, and all of them were taken by the Song army to evacuate the strongholds in order to save troops.Disadvantages still exist, but the Song army's forces are becoming more and more concentrated, and they are gradually supported by sea ships.

In the face of the Bowang Army's complete defense system in the north and south cities, sufficient food and grass preparations, and a strong fleet support at sea.Sanfoqi had an absolute advantage in numbers, but their weapons and equipment and their tactical literacy were not flattering. Every time they attacked on a large scale, they were shot and killed by the Song army's firearms and highly accurate crossbow bolts.

Just collecting corpses and wounded soldiers is enough trouble, which seriously affects the combat effectiveness of the army.

However, with the passage of time, Gao Kan began to feel a little powerless due to the offensive of the Sanfoqi generals regardless of casualties.

They are fighting in the local area, and it is very convenient to replenish soldiers, and the casualties are much higher than that of the Song army. However, they can recruit a tribe and issue standard equipment to go into battle, and they are constantly bringing in new troops.

It is true that the Song army had excellent armaments and flexible tactics. However, as the casualties gradually increased, the number of immigrants was limited, and the number of soldiers was not enough. One person had to undertake the defensive task of two people, and the disadvantages became more obvious.

"My lord, rest for a while!"

The Sanfoqi army's violent attack was repulsed. Gao Kan, who was supervising the battle in Nancheng, was so tired that he almost collapsed. He dragged his tired body, removed the heavy armor, and leaned against the bottom of the dilapidated tower to rest.

To the guard's question, he shook his head feebly. He really didn't want to talk too much. He hadn't slept a full night in the past few days. This counterattack lasted half an hour, and he was so tired that he fell asleep with his head covered. He really couldn't hold on. up.

Not only could he not hold on, but the officers and men on the city wall were leaning against the crenel in disorder, falling asleep exhaustedly. Only some of the soldiers on duty were watching the movement of the Srivijaya army in the distance, and were ready to sound the alarm at any time. Some women and children He carried the syrup and distributed it to the officials to quench their thirst.

I don't know what's going on at the port?He wanted to rest for a while, so he hurried to the North City to take a look at the defense of the North City and the port. The battle there was not over yet.

It is true that the port is close to the North City, but it is a long wall for defense. If it were not for the fierce firepower of the naval ships, it might have been taken down long ago.

(End of this chapter)