In the night, clusters of bonfires illuminate the wilderness in the western part of the Korqin Grassland.

The two armies led by Aguda and Empress Dowager Xiao no longer hide their whereabouts. Not only are they not hidden, but they also make great efforts to light the bonfire everywhere.

The two armies, now only 30 miles apart, each set up camp. The 40,000 army of the Eastern Liao army formed a classic camel city. The 140,000 army of Aguda built three huge "car arrays" - they used large chariots to form a circle to protect the camp and put a pin-shaped figure on the grassland.

In the Che Formation and Camel City, most of the soldiers had already woken up from their sleep, sitting together in groups, whispering around the bonfire. Or wiping the weapons and armor, yearning for the upcoming battle. Thinking about what kind of rewards they could get after defeating the enemy? Or muttering words and praying to unknown gods.

Both sides sent out their sergeants, but they did not fight fiercely like before, but only protected their respective camps and prevented them from getting close to attacking.

Now that the main forces on both sides are facing each other, there is no need to cover them up.

The two armies can meet on the boundless grassland so quickly, of course because the coaches of both sides are determined to fight to the death.

If one party wants to go around in circles, it is possible to go back to another month.

However, Xiao Sesse, who was clearly at a disadvantage in the army, did not hide at all. The Ming Dynasty generously advanced westward from Linhuang Prefecture City. It did not cover up much, and directly exposed the main force to the eyes of the Jin army scouts.

Aguda, who found out Xiao Sesse's military strength, did not hesitate anymore. He gave you a chance to fight 140,000 and 40,000. Are you embarrassed to avoid the battle again?

Moreover, Xiao Sesse brought 40,000 people to greet him, which clearly made it a time for the Zhou army under Linhuangfu City to break the city.

Although Aguda didn't believe that the Zhou army could break the Linhuang Mansion City within a few days or ten days, he still did not dare to take this risk and would rather choose to fight Xiao Sesse tomorrow during the day.

But on the eve of the war, Aguda suddenly discovered a very serious problem - he, the founding master of the Great Jin Kingdom, would not fight anymore!

That’s right, Aguzha won’t fight anymore!

It wasn't because he had Alzheimer's disease and forgot his skills in fighting. But he accidentally encountered a military revolution. The military strategist before the military revolution has now become a semi-military blind...

In Aguda's imperial tent, Wanyan Zongbi was presenting his combat strategies to the king of the Great Jin Kingdom one by one.

Aguda discovered in pain that he, or the Jurchens' best tactics, are now outdated!

The Jurchens' iron cavalry attacked and encountered the Camel City... The Camel City, which was tied up with hooves and boxes on its body, was not something that the cavalry could knock it away.

The Jurchens' ability to archery that they practiced hard during hunting in the mountains and forests when they were young was met with cannons and camel cannons!

Isn’t it a treacherous thing to shoot with the cannon that fires shots? Besides, the Khitans can also shoot arrows. They not only have bows, but also have extremely penetrating Tianjin crossbows!

As for hand-to-hand combat... Of course, the Jurchens are very good at fighting! But hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield is a battle formation, not a comparison with traditional martial arts. One-on-one fight is not a war, it is a fight!

And if you want to form a formation... cannons and camel cannons, there will be live targets! A large group of people squeezed side by side, and even with their eyes closed, they could kill a large number of them!

So hand-to-hand combat is not very good!

When fighting now, the focus is on the cannons and the cannons are bombarded, and the cannons are bombarded after bombarding!

The function of cannons is to break up the opponent's array and create conditions for their own charge.

In other words, if the cannons cannot fight, they will not discuss anything else... Oh, there is no way out. When the cannons cannot compete with them, they can also build fortifications.

Therefore, the decisive battle with Empress Xiao will start with digging trenches and piled sandbags!

The great Jin Tianshang now has to fight a war by digging pits and building a building! It’s a bit painful to think about it!

"Don't we have hundreds of cannons?" A Guda interrupted, "Why do you have to dig so many pits?"

"Father, our cannons are small, all of which are 250 jin bronze cannons, and they can only fire 6 taels of projectiles, and the range is close." Wanyan Zongbing said, "Although there are many, the firepower is insufficient, and they cannot withstand their 4 jin cannons."

In Zhou State, the cavalry cannons weighing four kilograms, one kilogram is sixteen kilograms, and four kilograms is sixty-four kilograms, and the firepower is ten times that of six kilograms...

Now the artillery of Zhou and the artillery of the Song Dynasty are two routes. The Zhou State focused on developing medium-sized and heavy artillery - the Zhou State did not lack horse-drawn horses.

The Song Dynasty, which lacks horses, is a combination of heavy fortress cannons and light cannons. The light cannons are mainly two models: 250 jin and 400 jin. Because the 400 jin cannon is a new product, it is not available for the time being. Therefore, the Jin Dynasty purchased 250 jin cannons from the Song Dynasty, which are quite ineffective.

If the power is insufficient, use the quantity to make up. This time, Aguda brought out 34 Meng'anzhong, and there were 21 artillery soldiers. The 250-jin cannons were equipped with more than 200 cannons.

These more than 200 250-jin cannons were too precious and cost a huge sum of money from the Great Jin Kingdom, so they had to be protected by building fortifications.

So the flexible maneuvers of the Jurchens disappeared and they became migrant workers who built hard villages and fought wars.

So while the soldiers in Dongliao were still waiting for the "last breakfast" uneasy, the "invincible" Jurchen Danda had already carried a shovel and started digging pits and piled sandbags... The dignified Jurchen Ganda is almost becoming a migrant worker now!

Oh, they are not the most unlucky Gundam. There are even more unlucky people than them, the group of birth Jurchen warriors who are staying in a tofu bastion.

July 18, the eighth year of the republic of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

One gun was pushed into the cannon position, and the muzzle was slightly raised and aimed at the tofu city wall three or four hundred steps away in front. The gunners were all in place, holding various gunfire tools, and nervously waiting for the order to open fire.

There were 16 artillery teams participating in this shelling, with a total of 88 artillery pieces, including 16 12-jin cannons and 72 6-jin cannons. These are most of the artillery pieces affiliated to the Linhuang Legion. Only 4 artillery teams equipped with 4-jin cavalry cannons were allocated to the Dongliao Legion for use, making the latter's 4-jin cavalry cannons reach 56.

However, it is more than enough to concentrate 88 cannons against a tofu battered bastion.

Wang Yan and Wu Yiyong strode into a bunker made of sandbags. The bunker was 400 steps south of Linhuangfu City, just to the right of the artillery position. There was an empty space in front of him, without looking at the distance, you could see the situation of the south wall of Linhuangfu City in your eyes.

There were already many officers waiting in the bunker. When they saw Wang Yan and Wu Yiyong coming in, they stood at the scene and saluted. They were all officers from the Army Supervisor and the Military Computer Room, waiting for Wang Yan to issue an order to bombard the bombardment.

The sun is gradually rising, and the morning mist that was originally floating on the grassland has completely dissipated.

The cannons of this era are all direct aiming weapons, and the barrel can only be slightly adjusted up and down, and the inter-sighting and bending shooting are still under study.

However, 88 direct-aiming cannons are enough to deal with the right-angle wall of Linhuang Mansion!

If the Jurchens did not build another low rammed earth barrier with a large oblique angle within the city wall, and six or seven hours of shelling, the city wall that could be demolished hundreds of steps wide.

The question now is whether the infantry of the Linhuang Legion can be killed or driven away after the city wall is collapsed and the Jurchen barbarians inside are killed or driven away.

Thinking of this, Wu Yiyong looked around and saw no infantry. Only the dismounted knights of the First Cavalry Division served as guards on both sides and behind the artillery positions.

It is not the time to dispatch infantry. The infantry are resting in the newly built camp, and tonight is the time for them to come on the field.

After Empress Dowager Xiao led the Eastern Liao army to leave, Wang Yan and Wu Yiyong lifted the siege of Linhuang Mansion and concentrated all their troops on the grassland south of Linhuang Mansion.

While building fortifications, prepare for shelling.

...

At the same time.

A team of Jurchen scouts cavalry arrived in a "tofu batter" deep in the Korqin grassland on the north bank of the Liao River.

First, Puliyan did not get off his horse after entering the city, and ran straight to the government office in the city.

The movement of riding a horse and galloping was quite loud, and many Jurchen men immediately came out of the tents and houses on both sides of the street to watch.

This simple castle is now filled with tents and houses where the Jurchen soldiers live!

The 45,000 Jurchen elite soldiers led by Wanyan Zonghan and Yin Shuke were quietly hidden here at this time, waiting for the order or opportunity to attack...

"Report to the left, the army of the Blast Zhou has moved! Tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry have crossed the Huanghe River and are heading towards Linhuang Mansion!"

"Really?"

"The opportunity is here..."

Zong Han and Yin Shuke looked at each other and their breathing became rapid.

The tens of thousands of troops of Zhou State have always been stationed in Dading Prefecture. Once they go north, Dading Prefecture will be empty and ready.

This is an opportunity!

Yin Shuke said: "Leave the way, send troops immediately! Fighting Wu Haogu was caught off guard!"

"Okay!" Wanyan Zonghan nodded and gritted his teeth, "Even if he can't defeat Dading Mansion, he has to wash the surroundings of Dading Mansion... In this way, the Zhou army on the grassland, Liaogou will have to retreat!"

To be honest, the Jin Dynasty's combat strategy is actually very clever! It is a double insurance. The 140,000 elite troops led by Aguda is the first level. The 40,000 surprise troops led by Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Yinshu are the second level.
Chapter completed!