Fu Song

Chapter 726 New War Mode
Zhang Ren walked in the tunnel in silence.

And the group of officers following behind all stared wide-eyed at this moment, looking at everything around them in shock.

The tunnels here are very wide and deep. Horses can run in the tunnels, and holes are dug out on the walls of the pits. Each hole can accommodate ten to twenty soldiers.

Pausing for a while in front of a hole with a straw curtain, Zhang Ren stretched out his hand to lift the straw curtain, stepped in, and all the officers followed.

Compared with the previous small holes, this hole is obviously bigger, but the height is the same. People like Zhang Ren can't stand upright at all, but Wu Zheng showed his advantage of being thin and short at this time.

"From now until the end of the battle, here will be where my Chinese army will be!" Zhang Ren said.

Wu Zheng took a step forward, left and right with Zhang Renyi, and hung a pair of blueprints on the wall of the pit.

"This is the area we need to defend. It is about three miles long from east to west, and about one mile wide from north to south." Zhang Ren pressed his hand on the drawing.

Everyone looked at this relatively abstract drawing, and the muscles on their faces twitched a few times.

On the drawing, the lines that come and go vertically and horizontally are all thick or thin lines of different colors.

On the way to Xuzhou, everyone knew that there must be an extremely fierce battle, which was probably more tragic than any battle they had participated in before, because in the past, no matter what, when it really didn't work, they could still retreat , but this time, it is absolutely impossible to take a step back.

But what everyone never expected was that they were actually fighting in such an environment.

Is this going to crawl around the ground like a swarm of mice?
"In the coming time, everyone needs to be familiar with everything in our defense zone. These tunnels look messy, but in fact there are rules to follow. Everyone must be familiar with them. I don't want to see the After the war broke out, some people would get lost within their defense zone!" Zhang Ren said.

"Commander, why are you fighting in such a place?" A battalion general pulled his beard vigorously, with a depressed expression on his face.

"New weapons bring new ways of warfare. Everyone, if you want to survive in future wars, then hurry up and change your concepts and adapt to this new era!" Zhang Ren said.

Ren Zhong continued: "Everyone, the next battle of Xuzhou will be the beginning of the large-scale use of gunpowder weapons in wars. According to intelligence, the Liao army now has hundreds of artillery pieces of various types. In addition, they can use trebuchets, The launch of explosives such as crossbows, the large-scale use of gunpowder weapons such as hand cannons, and the dense array of offense and defense in the past are all typical death-defying tactics."

"Hundreds of artillery pieces?" Everyone in the cave turned pale.

Wu Zhengchi sneered: "What's so scary. They have it, but we don't? Tell you, ours is better. When you left the city gate, did you see the gun barrel rising from the horse's face? That is A bronze cannon weighing more than [-] jin has a range of more than five miles!"

Zhang Ren walked a few steps in the cave, saw an earthen platform, and sat down straight down, which allowed him to straighten his back at last, "The reason why these earthen holes are dug is firstly to prevent bombardment, and secondly, to There is a place to shelter from the wind and rain. As for how to fight this kind of battle, the above has never experienced it before, nor have we experienced it before. You need to find out by yourself, but there is one rule. gotta be!"

Zhang Ren's voice became serious.

"In the past, the chief assistant said that if you lose your land, you will lose all your land, and if you lose your land, you will gain all your land. Then the country will be destroyed and the species will be destroyed. Therefore, those who dare to speak out will be killed without mercy!"

"Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!" The officer in the hole stood up straight, beat his left chest with his right hand, and responded loudly.

"There are some things, I can tell you in advance that the Liao people and their servants who attacked Xuzhou exceeded 20 people, while our outlying positions and the garrison in Xuzhou city totaled only 5 people!" Zhang Ren said: " Our task is to firmly stick these 20 enemies to Xuzhou City, so that they cannot advance an inch, as long as we do this, then their doomsday will come."

Three thousand soldiers and horses were stationed in these tunnels.

The tunnels are of different depths.

Some places are as deep as one or two feet, some places are only a few feet wide, some places are more than ten feet wide, and some places are so cramped that only one person can pass through. Some tunnels are dead ends, and some places are completely traps.

And above the ground is not bare nothing, parapets of different heights, every certain distance, there is a fortress covered with rammed earth and bricks.

The officers are leading the soldiers to set up positions.

In Zhang Ren's hand, there are only four bronze cannons, and there are more than ten oak wood cannons, but the range is much closer than that of the bronze cannons. What he has more is all kinds of crossbows. Among them, a crossbow machine is arranged. This kind of three-shot crossbow machine seems to have been greatly simplified in manufacturing process, which has led to a sharp drop in cost. Otherwise, it would be impossible to distribute so many to them. Like money.

As for hand cannons, [-] pieces were distributed, which surprised Zhang Renxi.

An intuition, Zhang Ren believes that in the next battle, weapons such as hand cannons will play an extremely important role.

Standing on the top of a fortress, Zhang Ren stared into the distance. The empty land was bare, let alone a tree, and even the taller grass had been chopped down. Some of the stones were picked up.

But before long, the void will be filled by the enemy.

Next, blood will soak the land.

There is no doubt that Xuzhou will become a flesh and blood mill, and hundreds of thousands of people from both sides will be turned in this mill.

Who will survive and who will die, it all depends on God's will.

While Zhang Ren was looking at the direction in which the enemy was about to attack, at the head of Xuzhou city, the big shots were also staring at the defensive position extending from the city to the end of the field of vision.

Xie Hong, governor of Liangjiang, looked at all this with shock on his face.

This time, he arrived in Xuzhou with a logistics transport team and reinforcements.

He started out here.

He bet all his wealth and life in Xuzhou, betting that Xiao Cheng would see the value of Xuzhou and send troops to rescue him.

He won the bet.

From a mere Xiazhou to Zhizhou, he soared into the sky.

Now he is the core layer of the Great Song Zhenger Eight Classics.

He is too familiar with Xuzhou.

But the Xuzhou in front of him is completely different from the Xuzhou city in his image.

The war, compared with his time, is completely different.

Caressing the cold barrel of a bronze cannon, Xie Hong said to Lu Wenhuan beside him: "Lu Shangshu, I can no longer understand the current mode of warfare."

Lu Wenhuan smiled and said: "Over the years, you have focused on local government affairs, and you will inevitably neglect the military. I don't have one. Every time a new weapon comes out, I will carefully study its function, its use range, and its scene. Shoufu will also be involved.”

Gao Yingxiang said: "Governor Xie, Xuzhou's defense system, well, what you see now is what Lu Shangshu guided us to build."

"General Gao raised me high. As for me, I am at most a participant. Originally, I wanted to stay in Xuzhou and experience for myself how the current war is different from the past."

"This is impossible!" Xie Hong blurted out.

"Same reaction as General Gao." Lu Wenhuan laughed.

"Of course not!" Gao Yingxiang said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the entire war against the Liao Dynasty. You need to dispatch the soldiers and supplies of the entire war zone, and patronize us in Xuzhou. You can jump! And you, Xie Du, have read this and expressed condolences, so hurry up and leave Xuzhou."

Xie Hong raised his eyebrows, and said: "General Gao, when you begged me to prepare more supplies for you earlier, you didn't have this attitude. Why, now that you have the things, you turned your face."

"Since we have obtained the things, we will naturally turn our backs!" Gao Yingxiang laughed. "Why, I still keep you for the New Year!"

"Let's go, since the master is already annoying, let's leave earlier, don't be annoying here!" Lu Wenhuan pulled Xie Hong up and walked down the city, saying as he walked: "Old Gao, 5 Man, a month! At least a month!"

"Don't worry!" Gao Yingxiang's voice came from behind.

Xie Hong looked back at Gao Yingxiang on the city wall, and asked Lu Wenhuan in a low voice, "There are at least 20 Liao people and servants. How many people will die here in a month?"

Lu Wenhuan, who was about to get on his horse, paused for a moment, stepped on the saddle, straddled up, looked at Xie Hong and said, "At least half of it!"

Xie Hong, who was standing on the stirrup with one foot, shivered, slipped, and nibbled on the horse's belly. Fortunately, the horse had been with him for a long time, but it didn't even move. Lu Wenhuan who is gradually going away.

He got on his horse, looked back at Gao Yingxiang who was still waving on the city wall, and took a deep breath. After he went back, he should prepare more supplies to send here, maybe one more crossbow arrow, one more Cannonballs, maybe one less person will die here.

The 5 people here are all the most elite members of the Song army, half of them died, and it hurts to think about it.

Jiang Ning, the prime minister's office.

Xiao Cheng stood up, stretched, then covered his face with his hands, intending to squint for a while.The official document memorial in front of me, no matter how hard I try and sleepless, it will not be reduced. Anyway, after I have approved this pile, Liu Xin will immediately bring him another stack.

Of course, this is no wonder Liu Xin.

Right now, things are indeed a little more.

The front line has been fighting for almost a year. In order to deal with this war, the entire rear is desperately trying to do their own things better, just to contribute a little bit more to the victory of the front line.

From the initial panic to the present appearance that everyone is sure of victory, confidence is slowly accumulated in this way.

Of course, the common people, even the vast majority of officials and the army can think that victory must be something that is within easy reach, but people like Xiao Cheng and the others must consider the eventuality as a ten thousand event.

The door was pushed open, and Liu Xin walked in lightly.

"Sir, Zheng Zeshi is here!" Walking to the big case, he lifted the lid of the teacup, looked inside, then lifted the cup up, ready to change it for Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng sat up straight at once.

"When did you come?"

"Just arrived! Shall I invite him in?" Liu Xin asked.

"Duke Zheng is here, I have to pick him up!" Xiao Cheng stood up.

Zheng Zeshi, the once powerful sea merchant and pirate of the Song Dynasty, is now the president of the Song Dynasty Maritime Association. He is over seventy years old, but he is still full of energy, and his real age cannot be seen at all.

Xiao Cheng always felt that this guy had some kind of special skill for maintenance. More than ten years ago, he was what he is now, and he is still like this now, it seems that time has stagnated for him.

"Mr. Zheng, it's been a hard journey. It's Xiao's fault for calling you from your comfortable old house to Jiangning." Xiao Cheng opened the door and walked out. The old man Zheng with relish.

"I'm so bored in that house that it's almost moldy. Going out for a walk, blowing the air and basking in the sun makes me feel more energetic!" Zheng Zeshi stood up and cupped his hands, "How does my lord think my spirit is?"

"Speaking of which, I've always wanted to arrest you and torture you!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile, "I'll ask, where did you get the pill of immortality? It's been more than ten years, and you haven't changed. look."

"No matter how much you don't change your appearance, you're still old and rotten. You're in prime of life compared to Xianggong! Xianggong, you don't look very good!"

"It's purely staying up all night. This Liu Xin, I'm afraid I'll have a long rest. I have a full day's work arranged for me!"

While joking, Xiao Cheng welcomed Zheng Zeshi into his office.

There are only a handful of people in Song Dynasty who are worthy of him.

"The things that Xianggong arranged last year are all in place!" After sitting down, Zheng Zeshi said: "Thousands of seagoing ships have already made all the preparations, and now they are divided into three teams and are heading to the destination port. Each The teams are all led by appropriate people, and at the port side, the order of docking and the order of loading have been carefully planned."

Xiao Cheng nodded: "10 people, and the corresponding materials, depart from different places and ports, but arrive at the destination at the same time. The difficulty here is not ordinary, so I want you to take care of it yourself. Dishes, the fact that the fleet can set sail is only the first step, and the next thing must not be sloppy."

"These old men can figure it out without any problem, but my husband, I'm still a little worried. Can we really stand up to this decisive battle in the Jianghuai theater?"

(End of this chapter)