Chapter 404. Gourd Array
According to the arguments of modern history, it was not the Tsar's army that destroyed the Napoleon Empire, but the cruel winter in Russia. Even Emperor Napoleon, who was invincible across Western Europe, fell into the cruel ice and snow, which shows how great the cold winter had on the army.
As the first snow fell, even the Gongsun family warriors who had lived in Liaodong for a long time could not avoid the influence of the severe cold. From the information released by Chen Rong, a simple-minded and well-developed monkey general, the other party's leading general, and the Xinchang General Gongsun Zhi, the relative uncle of Gongsun Kang, the Muslim Mu of Pingzhou, ordered the Gongsun family's besieged army to retreat three miles and set up camp on the spot.
For two or three consecutive days, this army did not launch another attack on Lianjiao City.
In fact, in the first day of the North Gate Battle, the Gongsun family army had lost the determination to win the battle of Lianjiao City. This time, Hu Han soldiers were only more than 20,000. In one attack, more than 2,000 people were shot dead and injured by the city gate. Moreover, Liaodong was still very backward in this era. Even if the Liaodong people were looking for teeth, the Gongsun family had no experience in attacking the city several times. Facing the cement pouring, and the defenders were sufficient and well-armed Lianjiao City, the Gongsun family really lacked the means and equipment to attack the city.
One by one, they were built of fur, which was a bit similar to later yurts. Several Liaodong soldiers squeezed together and shivered around a choking fire pit. The morale was actually lower than a certain level.
I believe that even if Wang Hou sent people out of the city and shot an arrow, Gongsun Zhi could order the withdrawal of his troops on the grounds that the situation of the war was in a state of being anxious and no victory or defeat.
However, after more than ten days, Wang Hou was like a turtle, just huddled in Lianjiao City and didn't even give him the steps. He attacked this way, and thousands of people died, and retreated to Xiangping in shame. Not to mention the face of the Gongsun family, even Gongsun Zhi himself could not explain, so he was forced to stand in Lianjiao City and waited for Wang Hou to attack.
But while stomping his feet that were numb from cold, Gongsun Zhi was cursing at the big turtle shell, he was completely unaware that Wang Hou had indeed taken action, but he did not do as he expected.
Under the cold sea breeze, the Qingzhou ships anchored in Lianjiao Port were frozen on a layer of thin ice. They wore thick cotton gloves and had cables tied around their waists and climbed onto the mainmast with difficulty. The sailors held hammers and pounded the cable locks that were frozen into ice in the cold.
The broken ice fell down. The newly moved pulley rubbed against the cables that were frozen hard and made a harsh moan. The heavy sail was hung high again. Facing the rare warm sun, fifteen main sailboats in Qingzhou rushed out in the tiger's tone.
Standing on the hull, holding the railings in both hands wearing leather gloves, while watching the sea view of the first snow, Zhao Yun also blew a bunch of heating outwards.
The boss Wang Tuqiu was really able to hold his breath until he went to the battle before revealing his strategy. Listening to his strategic goals, Zhao Yun couldn't help but take a breath while secretly observing the Gongsun family for three minutes.
Who is not good to provoke? But he just gets into the petty Wang Tiangao!
However, no matter how miserable the Gongsun family is, it is not up to us! Suddenly, more than a dozen sailors shouted and turned the sails. The heavy giant ship made a 90-degree turn with the creaking sound of wood. Looking at the sea that suddenly became clear, Zhao Yun clenched his fists again and hummed gloomyly.
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In the era of cold weapons, the most extreme troops were Genghis Khan's Mongolian army, swept across the Eurasian continent, marched tens of thousands of miles, and massacred as many as 100 million people. One of the secrets to the success of the Mongolian army was to compress the army's logistics to the extreme.
The troops drove the livestock to follow the army, grazing while walking, and directly supplying the army. Moreover, the Mongolian warriors fought with one horse and even three horses, and two horses carried food and marched while robbing. In the bloody war, even the most famous military strategist in the West, even the Great, could not forget the achievements made.
Compared with the extreme Mongolian cavalry, the Yan army of Gongsun's family was obviously much worse, and they also needed to eat! In order to support 20,000 people to set out from the Liaohe Plain and conquer Lianjiao City at the corner of the Liaodong Peninsula. Gongsun Kang mobilized tens of thousands of people to transport grain from the rich Liaohe Plain across hundreds of miles to the south. A supply line spanned a full half of Liaodong County.
It was this supply line that made Wang Hou know that Gongsun Kang sent troops to attack him, which was so shocking!
The Gongsun family Ligen and the Liaohe River are a typical farming regime, but he is not.
The terrain of Dalian City in later generations was quite unique. It was the thinnest tip of the Liaodong Peninsula that stretched into the sea. There were seas in front and left and right. Moreover, Jinzhou City, which was connected to the Liaodong Peninsula, was narrower, with only a few kilometers of land connections. Moreover, the narrow terrain was not even. The remnants of Daheishan rose from the middle of the isthmus, dividing the Jinzhou Land Bridge into three pieces. There were only two coastal plains east and west for large troops to pass through.
Although the steel handicraft industry is underdeveloped, it is located in Liaodong after all, next to the nomadic peoples. The Gongsun family's animal husbandry is really good. Along the coastal plain under Xiaohei Mountain, thousands of people led cattle and horses, carried heavy food buckets, and moved forward in a steady stream of silence.
Suddenly, a Liaodong Minzhuang let go of the cow he was holding, covered his crotch and slipped out of the queue in three steps, facing the vast sea, a stream of heat was pouring out.
But as he finished humming a little tune, he was about to put on his pants, suddenly the man's hand froze on his belt, and even a certain brother didn't care. He stared at the sea with his eyes wide open in surprise.
Paji~
The back of his head suddenly felt a sudden blow, and then the sergeant screamed in the back, pointing at his nose and grinning and scolding.
"I'm so lazy! Why don't you get back quickly and be caught by me again. I have to slap you dozens of military sticks!"
"But..., but the head! There is! There is a sea monster!"
"Damn it, don't fool me. I'm so big, I haven't seen the sea..., Hai..., Hai..., Damn! There's really a sea monster!"
Hearing the trembling sound of his subordinates, he was about to kick him when he was angry, but before his feet could fall, the bearded man's eyes could not help but widen his glare and screamed in horror.
With his roar, the Liaodong Minzhuang who were still carrying military rations could not stay. They made do with three or two to the towering beach shore and looked at the sea silly.
While they were looking around, pointed sea monsters were scattering their teeth and claws a few miles away, and rushed to the shore fiercely. Then, small black dots were spit out from the sea monster's mouth again, and their steps were heavy and crackling, rapidly growing bigger. After more than ten minutes of silence, the bearded Liaodong chief roared shrillly.
"Caval! The enemy attacks!".
It was too late, and the breastplate with steel helmets and protruding on their chests was covered with white frost in the cold weather, spitting out bursts of white smoke, and they had already rushed to less than 200 meters away from them!
Facing the setting sun that was already westward, the long horse spear blades sandwiched under the crotch of these iron armored cavalry reflected layers of cold light...
Chapter completed!