nanming man

Chapter 778 Civil Work
The border between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, except for the grassland in the north, is mainly the two places of Hedong and Zhongzhou.

There are no cities on the grasslands, no herdsmen in the Western Wei Dynasty, and no subjugated tribes, so they cannot occupy the grasslands for the time being.

Not facing the Central Plains, the Wei army cavalry passed, the Mongols on the grassland avoided, and the Wei army had no way to get supplies. Once the cavalry retreated, the Mongols came back to graze, so the original method could not occupy the grassland at all.

Therefore, the main direction of Wei Jun's attack was not the Hetao Plain in the north.

Speaking of Luoyang, Zhongzhou, it is indeed a good direction of attack, with strong political significance, and at the same time, it can make the territory of the Western Wei Dynasty more closely connected.

It's just that the Wei army's attack on Zhongzhou did not actually have a strong sense of urgency for the Manchus.

Even if Luoyang was besieged, Beijing still did not perceive a huge threat, so the Wei army only sent [-] troops, led by Jin Shenghuan, to contain the Qing army in Henan.

The land of Hedong is exactly between Xi'an and Beijing. If the Wei army occupies this place, it can directly threaten Beijing. It is easy to take Hedong and then Henan.

From a military point of view, attacking Hedong would allow the Wei army to take the initiative in the fight for Beijing. From an economic point of view, Hedong was an important taxation area for the Manchus.

Therefore, in this Eastern Expedition, Wei Jun's 5 troops attacked Hedong, but only [-] horses were used to contain Henan.

At this time, after the second batch of Wei army crossed the Yellow River, the Hedong Wei army had nearly 5 people, and the stretch of military tents almost covered the inside and outside of Pujin Pass, and various materials were piled up like mountains, which seemed a bit crowded and messy.

The [-] Wei army was blocked in Puzhou by Azig. If they did not break through the defense line of the Qing army, the soldiers and horses on the west bank would not be able to get through, and the Wei army would occupy the east of the river by every means.

After the night attack two days ago, the Qing army stopped fighting. More than 4 troops hid behind the line of defense, desperately strengthening the line of defense.

In the early morning of this day, Gao Yihuan and his generals climbed up the hillside to observe the Qing army's defense line in order to formulate a perfect attack strategy for digging trenches.

At this time, the scene on both sides of the Su River has completely changed. The trees that blocked the shooting area were all cut down and disappeared.

The outermost perimeter of the Qing army's line is a series of slanted wooden stakes, with antlers repelling horses, and then a deep trench about one foot wide and deep, with sharpened wooden stakes inserted in it, and the excavated soil is piled up one foot high. The earth wall of the Qing Dynasty has a chest-to-chest female wall, which is the same as the earth wall of the Wei Army.

Gao Yihuan glanced at the first wall of the Qing army with binoculars. There were banners and flags all over it, and there was a cannon at a certain distance. Qing soldiers with bamboo hats were patrolling it.

Behind the first wall, there are several ditches that passed through the soldiers connected with the second wall. Between the two walls, there are also obliquely stabbed wooden piles, horses, antlers and ditches. The difference from the first wall is that Behind the second wall, there are several huge mounds, and behind the mounds are hidden stone catapults.

The Wei army mortars have a long range, and they can hit the front of the first line even if they are placed at the end. However, the Qing army can only place the trebuchet on the second line of defense and cover it with mounds to avoid being destroyed by the direct fire of the Hongyi cannon.

The catapult is the same as the mortar, its ballistic trajectory is a parabola, it cannot be hit if it is too close, and it cannot be hit if it is too far away, and the area where the horses and antlers are distributed in front of the first front line is the area where the attacking personnel are most concentrated , so put it a little later and bombard there, so as to cause more damage.

The third line of defense is basically the same as the second line of defense. The three lines of defense of the Qing army extend from the plain to the slopes on both sides, and each has an earthen fortress on the top of the slope.

In the middle of the three defense lines is Sushui. The Qing army connected them with pontoon bridges in order to quickly deploy troops. At the same time, on both sides of the pontoon bridges, there was a section of earth wall with a lot of artillery on it to control the water surface.

Azig learned and sold, and built a solid line of defense. If Wei Jun wanted to break through, he had to wade through three lines of defense.

Gao Yihuan looked at the flags of the Qing army flying in the wilderness that had been dug beyond recognition, put down the binoculars, and cursed in his heart, "Gusun is really capable, the lonely king may not be able to step down this time."

Huang Bingzhong said, "I guess that Azig copied all our things, sharp wood, barbed wire, antlers, repelling horses, thunderstorms, and maybe they added some of their own things. !"

Zhao Daxian looked at the Qing army's line of defense and said, "This Azig is really shameless."

Most of the generals of the Wei army had solemn expressions, but there were also a few who were addicted to fighting and showed eagerness to try.

At this time, between the Wei army's front and the Qing army's front, nearly ten thousand Wei troops were sweating profusely, digging trenches to push the front line forward.

On the hillside, the red cannons of the Qing army roared and fired at the Wei army who was doing civil engineering work. The shells splashed clouds of dust, but they did not hurt the soldiers of the Wei army.

The soldiers of the Wei army dug trenches and advanced, and the soldiers stood in the trenches. The aim of the Hongyi cannon was not high, and the probability of hitting it right into the trench was very small.

The Qing army fired a few cannonballs, but it had no effect, and I felt that it was boring, so the artillery stopped shelling, and the leading officer turned around to report to Azig.

Before Gao Yihuan talked about digging a trench to attack, many generals didn't understand how to dig a trench.

At this time, he directly raised his whip and pointed at the Qing army's line, and said: "If the army attacks directly, it will first be shot, and then it will be blocked by antlers, repelling horses, and barbed wire. The bombardment of guns, bows and arrows, and thunderbolts, before approaching the Qing army's defense line, will lose a small half of the troops. When they approach the earth wall, the soldiers will be suppressed by the Tatars who occupy the land, especially the Tatars, without strong fire support. The trebuchets behind the second front are definitely going to throw thunder. If they cannot be suppressed during the attack, our army will suffer heavy casualties."

"That's why your majesty thought of digging trenches, digging all the way to the foot of the Qing army's defense line, so as to prevent the soldiers from being exposed and reduce casualties!" Li Dingguo said.

Gao Yihuan nodded, "Not only that, but also pull the mortars over and build a wall at their feet to shoot at each other to see who has the most firearms and who has the most powerful firearms."

Then, Gao Yihuan raised his hand, pointed at the Qing army's line, and ordered: "Bingzhong, when the trench was dug two hundred steps away from the Qing army, we were digging a vertical trench, connecting several trenches, and building a wall. Come on, the mortars will be placed here to bombard the first line of defense of the Qing army. After the wall is built, we will continue to dig forward, and we will have to dig trenches to connect with each other at a distance of fifty or thirty steps."

"Promise!" Huang Bingzhong clasped his fists immediately.

Gao Yihuan reminded again: "When digging a trench, it doesn't matter if the Qing army's artillery harassed too much. The key is to prevent the opponent's horse army from rushing out. Therefore, the artillery should be well covered. When digging, it is best to repair the horses every time you go a certain distance. wall."

"My lord, in this case, the amount of work is not small!" Zhao Daxian said.

Gao Yihuan said solemnly: "Don't be afraid of trouble, if tens of thousands of troops come here, it will only take a day or two longer."

"No!" The generals saluted again.

Gao Yihuan then waved his hand, "Okay, let's do it!" After finishing speaking, Gao Yihuan turned to look at Gao Yicheng, "Before attacking, the lonely king wants to see the movements of Luoyang, Xuzhou, Huai'an, and Beijing! Xuanyiwei collects the information as soon as possible come over!"

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