The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 948
Anbei City in the north of the Song Dynasty is the only fortress of the Song Dynasty outside the grassland.

The city was built last year to accommodate the history of the Kebineng Ministry.

Anbei City and Surrender City are also pilot sites in line with the Song Dynasty's northern defense strategy.

The city has a special geographical location, backed by the easternmost peak of the Yinshan Mountains, and built on the back of Rushui (later Lightning River), forming a geomantic treasure land with a river backed in front of it.

Jin Wushu doesn't know if this feng shui can add blessings to the people in the city, but this city is very difficult to chew, but it makes Jin Wushu feel the same way!
The Jurchens' attack on Anbei City faced the first difficulty.

The current Rushui is not the Lightning River of later generations, a small river that can be crossed with one foot.

It is a river that is wide enough for several battles and has sufficient water sources. This place has a pivotal position in the history of the Liao and Zhao Song Dynasties.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Empress Dowager Xiao planned and commanded the "Battle of Gaoliang River" and "Battle of Waqiaoguan" and other wars.There are also "Battle of Qigou Pass" and "Battle of Feigukou", where the frontline base camp is located.

It is about the same as Jixian County, where Lu Heng, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, is located. It is an important frontline of the Liao Kingdom in history.

After the Tanyuan Alliance, Xiao Chuo spent ten consecutive years in this area to escape the summer heat and meet with envoys from various countries. It was an important political area of ​​the Liao Kingdom.

But now because of the unique terrain and situation, it has become the bridgehead of Song Dynasty!
Jin Wushu led the army across the Rushui River, which is the diversion water for the moat of Anbei City. To break through Anbei City, you must first cross the moat.

A strong attack is obviously not enough. The width of the moat is all within the range of the long-range defense equipment on the city wall. The Jurchens are brave but not used to consume the source of troops like this.

At that time, Jin Wushu did not rush to attack the city first, but asked Wanyan Zongxiong to build a dam on the upper reaches of the Ruhe River. After the water volume dropped, he used dry grass, stones and other sandbags made of leather to fill up the moat.

In order to allow the siege equipment to pass through, it is necessary to tamp it with soil, hay, etc., so that the siege equipment weighing hundreds of kilograms can pass by.

Completing these is only the first step, and then the city wall as high as three feet has to be faced.

Since then, Jin Wushu has been put into practice, and the siege knowledge learned from the Koreans, Han Chang and others!
That's right, Jin Wushu is not a Jurchen who relies on brute force, but a person who loves to learn, can accept new things, and can understand his own shortcomings.

Jin Wushu believed that if he went south to attack the Song Dynasty, he would have to face the fortified city. The grassland people are good at attacking and the Han people are good at defending.

To break through the defense of the Han people, one had to face the difficulty of the Fortified City, and the Great Wall in front of them was the first hurdle.

This time, Jin Wushu brought many Koryo craftsmen to build siege equipment such as goose carts, rush carts, ladders, well fences, and catapults. City, day and night siege, fierce generals rob the city, not to mention stupid methods such as ants climbing the wall.

It can be seen from this that Jin Wushu told Xiao Talin that he would take Anbei City in three days at the beginning, he was not brazen but confident.

It's a pity that even if Jin Wushu wants to become fat in one go, it depends on who his opponent is.

The rushing car was burned clean by the fierce fire oil, and the goose cart and the ladder became torches when they met the fire dragon cabinet and smoldered before they got close to the city wall.

The invention of the fire dragon cabinet can be said to be the nemesis of siege equipment such as ladders and goose carts that need to be close to the city wall.

The well rail and the trebuchet were smashed to pieces because they were not as accurate as the Song Dynasty's powerful equipment. As for the large rocks thrown by the Jurchen's trebuchet, they were all defended by the wooden building.

It is easier to dig Zijun. Yue Fei put several water tanks in the dead corners of the city wall. When you see the ripples, you know that there are Diggers under the city wall. Batch of Diggers.

As for taking turns to attack the city, attacking the city day and night, and fierce generals robbing the city, it is even more ineffective. Yue Fei set up a reserve team early on to replace the soldiers on the city wall and give them sufficient rest.

As mentioned earlier, the highest record of Jin Wushu is only Wanyan's golden marble touches the city wall, but was still driven off by Yue Yun.

The confrontation between Jin Wushu and Yue Fei is not like fighting an alien war, but a civil war!And it's a textbook civil war!

Another day of attacking the city, Jin Wushu had figured out the opponent's tricks, and the first wave of long-range strikes used eight-ox crossbows, catapults, and crossbow battalions to block the advance.

This splashing attack can use siege equipment to reduce casualties. Jin Wushu ordered the craftsmen to erect a giant shield two feet high in front of the engineering equipment. Only the boulder bullets of the trebuchet can cause damage.

Jurchen soldiers can hide behind giant shields, and even fight back with bows and arrows!

The second wave of attacks is the most troublesome, those copper lumps that breathe fire.

Wooden siege equipment is very flammable, just go up to deliver firewood.

Jin Wushu still thought of a way. While pushing the siege equipment, he pushed forward the long-distance trebuchet with insufficient precision, and used the trebuchet to smash those iron lumps.

The lack of long-distance accuracy can be compensated by quantity and distance. Multiple trebuchets can always destroy some of the copper bumps.

Jin Wushu believes that such a precise instrument should be very limited even in the Song Dynasty, and the number will not be many!
At the same time, after a few days of observation, Jin Wushu discovered that although these copper lumps are powerful, they will stop after half an hour each time they are used (cooling time).

As long as they support to this stage, they can send out fierce generals like Wanyan Jindanzi to seize the city.

Jin Wushu is worthy of being Yue Fei's lifelong enemy, and he is still very talented in warfare, at least all the methods he has explored are effective.

It was also such a record that made Yue Fei feel that his opponent was also very difficult, and he recognized Jin Wushu as an opponent.

This day was also the same. After using the siege equipment to consume the defense equipment of the Song Dynasty, the trebuchet continued to smash and finally destroyed several copper bumps.

"Golden marbles, kill!" Just as Jin Wushu was about to give an order, suddenly a messenger came to report: "Sixth son, there are a large number of enemy troops in the south!"

"What? Where did Xiao Talin and the Liao people go?" Jin Wushu was taken aback, and did not receive any news from Xiao Talin at all.

After hesitating for a while, Jin Wushu still made the right decision and did not want to fight, but ordered: "Send the troops to withdraw! Jin Danzi, Zongxiong, and Han Chang lead the cavalry to meet the opponent. I want to know where the army is!"

"Here!" Wanyan Jindanzi held a pair of hammers, rode on a BMW horse, and led a group of cavalry to the south with Wanyan Zongxiong and Han Chang.

Yue Yun in Anbei City was a little surprised: "Father, why did the Jurchens retreat so quickly this time!"

Yue Fei watched for a long time with his clairvoyance: "Wanyan Zongbi sent Wanyan's golden marble to the south, obviously something happened in the rear, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!"

"Send a team of cavalry to investigate how the lower border pass is!"

"Father, I'll do it right away!" Yue Yun cupped his fists as he received the order and left.

In addition, sixty miles south of Anbei City, Zhao Yu personally pleaded guilty to Lu Xun: "Report to Marshal, the general will let a team of Jurchen scouts escape, and the whereabouts of our army must be leaked, Marshal please punish!"

"It's up to people to make things happen. It's impossible to be so smooth every time. Now that you know it, speed up your march and give them a blow!"

(End of this chapter)