In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 344 Empty City Strategy?No, it's a sinister plot
When Hara Xulie ran back to his formation, he saw his grandfather Chaghatai looking at the city wall with a gloomy face: "Is there anyone up there?"

"?" Haraxulie was stunned for a moment, with a confused look on his face: "I seem to see a Song man wearing armor standing behind the crenel."

"Look at your arrow."

Haraxulie turned around and saw that the arrow tail was still facing the sky, standing motionless.

If this shot hits someone, they will definitely fall to the ground, unless it hits a straw man.

"Empty city plan?" Chagatai suspected that there might be no one in the city at all.

He immediately called a team (a team of ten) to knock down the city gate, and at the same time sent some craftsmen and sergeants to cut wood and build ladders.

The place where wood can be cut is still relatively far away from here, and it was cut down a lot by the Song army before.

The Mongolian army knocked on the door a few times, then hurriedly came back, saying that there must be bricks and stones behind the door, and there was no reaction.

But no Song troops came out of the city, which made Chagatai very confused.

This time he called a team of [-] people and pointed at the west city gate.

"This city wall has just been built. Stones have been piled up in a hurry. There are gaps between the stones. You stick your daggers in and try to climb up." He couldn't wait for the ladder to be built, and now wanted to go into the city to see what was inside. Is there any Song army?

"Here." Hundreds of Mongolian troops took the order and left.

Chagatai looked at the retreating Mongolian army ahead with a worried expression.

He suddenly began to hate going to war with the Song army.

In the past, whether it was the Western Expedition or the invasion of the Jin Kingdom, there were so many treacherous ways on the battlefield.

The Song army made all kinds of tricks in the war, and it was impossible to prevent victory.

Now it seems to be an empty city strategy, which is really disgusting.

He was very torn in his heart. He hoped that it was an empty city strategy so that he could attack the city without ants, but he also hoped that there were Song troops inside so that after breaking through, they could all be massacred.

In his complicated mood, a hundred-man detachment of the Mongolian army quickly approached the gate of the West City.

A Mongolian army looked up and saw that the city wall was not high, only seven or eight meters. The newly built area was about seven steps wide. It was all made of bluestones. There were gaps between the stones. It must have been the work of the Song army in a hurry. Too late to perfect.

Hundreds of people gathered within seven steps, and then began to climb up. They took out meat-eating daggers and handed them to a few people in the front row. While climbing, the front row inserted the daggers into the gaps to form a ladder. It was very simple. .

After the people in the front climbed up, the people in the back stepped on the daggers and continued to climb up.

Chagatai and Hara Huleh watched them from a few hundred steps away. After a while, the front row had climbed to the battlements.

Chagatai, who had always been nervous, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was no Song army in the city. It was indeed an empty city strategy.

"Go up, go up." Haraxulie was dancing and excited. Unexpectedly, Shazhou was actually an empty city. So what was the point of the Song army repairing the collapsed city gate?
Chagatai was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed.

Because he saw the crowds at the battlements at the top of the city.

The Mongolian troops who were climbing at the front were almost at the crenellation, and the people below were cheering, feeling that they were about to go to the city.

Unexpectedly, several Song Army heads suddenly protruded from the crenel.

The Mongolian army at the front was raising his head and climbing up, looking fiercely at Song Jun's head. The two men were facing each other, less than half a meter apart.

"Hold the grass." Meng Jun's mind went blank. He wanted to jump down, but felt it was too high.

But he saw Song Jun grinning, and several Song Jun heads appeared around him at the same time.

Several Song soldiers looked at the Mongolian army.

Then, whoosh, there were long spears on the left and right sides of the crenellation, stabbing directly at the Mongolian army.

This Mongolian soldier was also a fierce man. He let go of the dagger with his left hand like lightning and quickly grabbed it.

Whoosh, I happened to catch the head of a spear.

"Chi Chi" A burning smell suddenly filled the air and filled the surrounding area.

"Ah" Meng Jun screamed, let go, and his body fell.

The front half of Song Jun's spear was actually made of steel, and it was already burning red.

The Mongolian army didn't even have time to take a closer look, and found that the spear was coming towards him. He subconsciously grabbed it with his hands, and his hands were burned directly.

His body fell down, and there were all people climbing up below, so there was a scream below, and three or four Mongolian soldiers were led by him and fell heavily to the ground at the same time.

At this moment, a large number of Song troops appeared on the city wall.

Swish, swish, the Song army's arrows rained down like rain, and the Mongolian army gathered under the city gate screamed and cursed.

Some Mongolian troops turned around and ran away, but the Song troops on the city wall chased them and fired wildly.

When they ran twenty steps, less than half of the hundreds of Mongolian troops were already there. When they ran thirty steps, there were only more than 20 people left.

In the end, only a dozen people ran back, and many of them were shot with several arrows.

Chagatai and Hara Xulie were furious and cursed at the back.

Hundreds of Mongolian elites were killed before the war officially started, and dozens of them were killed. How could the Song army be so insidious in their war?

At this time, there were still many Mongolian soldiers under the west city gate who were not shot to death on the spot. They were lying on the ground screaming and rolling. At the top of the city, there were Song soldiers who raised their bows and arrows, aimed at the city, and shot them one by one.

Every time a person is shot, the city top bursts into applause.

The people below the city screamed in agony, and the Song troops at the top of the city cheered everywhere.

Then another Song army held up a straw dummy with the arrows that Hara Xulie had shot on it. He walked around the city in a show of force, as if he was mocking Hara Xu Lie, and the Song soldiers screamed even louder. Happy.

After a while, all the Mongolian troops under the city stopped moving, and it was obvious that they had all been shot.

Deathly silence, there was deathly silence on the Mongolian side.

The Mongolian army following Chagatai, like the previous Mongolian army in Shazhou, had been victorious in every battle during the Western Expedition, and had never suffered such a heavy loss.

They were so prosperous in Central Asia. Unexpectedly, they suffered a big loss today in their first battle with the Song army. The Mongolian army couldn't believe it.

After a while, many people came to their senses and shouted that they wanted to break through Shazhou and massacre the Song army in front of them.

Chagatai was also furious. This Song Dynasty man was too shady. He deliberately did not show his presence before and then made a dummy. This made Chagatai think it was an empty city plan. Unexpectedly, he sent a team of [-] people and shot him immediately. When the battle officially started, the Mongolian army lost one hundred men.

The more Chagatai thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Send the order, build a ladder with all your strength, and attack the city tomorrow." Chagatai thought to himself, the Song army is surrounding Suzhou and has not attacked, so I am not in a hurry. I will defeat this Song army first, and then go to relieve Suzhou. around.

That day, the Mongolian army surrounded Shazhou and then looked around for trees to build ladders.

on the city head.

Dazazan and Azanbi were wearing Mongolian army chainmail and were moving tools.

The two followed the Song Army to conquer Shazhou. Zhao Xiaotian said that the two performed well this time. Their families can enter the city in the future, but they will be recruited as the official servants of the Song Army. In the future, they will be in Shazhou or Diezhou. Choose a place to herd or farm.

Of course, if you are in Shazhou, the grassland you get will be five times larger than that in Diezhou, because Diezhou is overcrowded.

The two brothers thought about it. Azanbi still wanted to go back to Diezhou to get the land, while Dazazan wanted to get the land in Shazhou.

Of course, this will have to wait until the Mongolian army is defeated.

From now on, the two of them are regarded as servants of the Song Army, and their monthly salary is [-] yuan, including food and accommodation, as well as two kilograms of refined salt and two pounds of sugar each.

They work as civilians with the Song army and earn thirty cents a day, but now that they add refined salt and sugar, their income is obviously still high. More importantly, whether they are raising livestock or farming in the future, their taxes will be greatly reduced, and they can be exchanged for purchases first. Various supplies and soldiers from the Song Army will also be obtained.

Of course, they are still outside now, so they first got a few sets of Mongolian army armor for use.

It was still relatively hot in Shazhou in April, but in order to save their lives, the two wore a layer of leather armor on the inside and Mongolian army chain mail on the outside.

However, the hats of the Mongolian army were rarely made of iron, and were much worse than those of the Song army. The two of them thought of a way to find the armor of the Mongolian army, took out the iron pieces, and then used two layers of hats to sew the iron pieces inside. .

Captain Zhao Xiaotian also took good care of them and appointed Dazazan as a servant captain, who was in charge of ten newly joined Tibetan soldiers.

It was also suggested that they fill their shoulders and chest with iron plates to improve defense as much as possible.

Because the iron sheets of the Mongolian army armor were too thin, Zhao Xiaotian also found two Song army armors, dismantled them directly, and distributed them to several people.

After some operations, Dazazan and Azanbi were fully armed, like armored men.

Their team happens to be responsible for the defense of the West Gate.

The two of them would be carrying things and chatting at the same time.

They are now heavily armored on the upper body, but have no armor on the lower body. They walk a little top-heavy, but when they stand on the top of the city and shoot at the city, the defense effect will be better, so they can only endure it.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the Mongolian army may attack the city tomorrow." The shouts of the Song army were everywhere at the top of the city, and Dazazan and his brothers moved tools together.

He looked into the distance from time to time. There was no ladder among the Mongolian army. He probably didn't bring it. After all, it was too far from the Chagatai territory. It should be built on site like the Song army, and the attack would be tomorrow at the earliest.

He and Azanbi ran from the top of the city to the bottom of the city. There were various tools piled underneath, the nearest being piles of sandbags.

The sandbags were full of sand and stones, and they were both fierce men. They picked up one in each hand and returned to the city.

All the sandbags were first piled in the middle of the city. After the whole team brought dozens of them up, four wooden sticks were erected.

Then use sandbags to pile up the folders and put four wooden sticks on the top of the city.

Two of them are close to the battlements, and two are at the back, forming a square.

Then he went to the bottom of the city and carried wooden sticks across the four sides and tied them up with hemp ropes. In just half an hour, an awning similar to that of later generations was built. The awning was one meter high above the battlements. Dazazan was less than 1.7 meters tall. , standing under the awning, the space above the head is only twenty centimeters. If the arrows under the city are not thrown, it is still difficult to shoot them in levelly.

The tent they slept in was covered with an awning.

They divide each tent into five pieces, so they can convert it into five awnings.

In the early morning of every day, water is poured on the wood, and the felt is soaked in water overnight. After dawn, the cover is picked up, and then covered with sand and gravel. Some of the sand and gravel are taken from the sandbags on the side to cover it.

An awning is about four steps long and wide, and a team of them can stand inside. However, during a battle, not all of them can stand inside. There are six people in the team who have been using arrows, and they can stand in the awning and shoot arrows at the city.

Some of the other five people have to stand behind the battlements to protect themselves from arrows, and some have to use other weapons and tools to support them at any time.

Dazazan took the whole team of 11 people and spent the whole morning setting up the awning.

Everyone was sitting in the awning to avoid the sun, and there were Song troops on the left and right doing the same thing.

Each awning is six or seven steps apart, so there are awnings everywhere on the entire city wall.

There will be one largest of every three awnings, covering all the front and rear crenellations.

Because the city wall is eight steps wide, the awning of Dazazan is only four steps wide.

Various supplies will be placed in the widest awning, like in the awning next to Dazazan, the Song Army is transporting new things.

Dazazan watched while sitting and resting.

The Song Army first brought up an iron pot. Of course Dazazan knew this iron pot. It was the guy who cooked meals during the Song Army's march, and it was quite big.

Before the battle begins, a pot of oil will be burned in the iron pot, and then the Song Army's arrows will be soaked in the oil for a while before use, and the spears will be placed in the fire under the pot to burn red. The spears used by the Song Army to defend the city are specially made. In addition to the gun head, the front part is half a meter long and made of iron cast pipe, which is then set in a wooden stick.

When the hot arrow hits the Mongolian army, even if it is just a scratch, it will kill someone.

"It's so gloomy." Dazazan muttered in a low voice. He looked at the awning above his head and felt that this thing really gave people a headache. I don't know how effective it is in preventing arrows, but it must be effective.

In the afternoon, they gradually brought in various supplies and a lot of arrows.After capturing Shazhou that day, Dazazan, Azanbi and others were called by the Song army to collect arrows at the top of the city.

In the battle against Shazhou, what impressed them most was not the Song army's earth-shattering gunpowder and astonishingly powerful artillery, but the Song army's continuous rain of bows, crossbows and arrows as if they were free of charge.

From the beginning of the siege, the Song army fired arrows constantly. Nearly [-] crossbowmen fired arrows at the city from all directions in Shazhou City. Most of the main force was concentrated in the West Gate area.

Dazazan himself was relatively slow in shooting. He and Azanbi each shot about twenty or thirty arrows in the whole battle. Dazazan shot eleven Mongolian soldiers, and Azanbi shot Four Mongolian troops. (Of course, being shot does not mean that you will be killed on the spot. Many people can continue fighting after being hit by several arrows.)
Considering that he was pushing the cart in the first half of the time, many Song soldiers shot more than them.

Even if the Song army each shot fifty arrows, in less than an hour, the Song army shot nearly 50 arrows at Shazhou City.

When he set out from Diezhou City, Dazazan thought that the millions of arrows he brought in his camp were relatively large and would be enough for the Song army to last for a long time.

Unexpectedly, after visiting the scene in person, I discovered that Song Jun's archery seemed to be free of charge, and the arrows Song Jun carried were also incomparable.

"Wow." Azanbi picked up a lot of arrows and threw them to the ground. He gasped: "Song Jun is so rich and has so many arrows."

Only their group of ten was given two hundred arrows first.

And there are mountains of them under the city wall, so you can go down and get them at any time.

"Put it in the shed, be careful of rain." Dazazan looked at the top of his head. The sky seemed to be clear, but according to the rules of the Song Army, he put it inside as much as possible.

Azanbi piled bundles of arrows around the sandbags and hung them on four pillars with hemp ropes, which did not take up much space.

Dazazan began to count his defense areas and defensive equipment.

A team of 11 people were divided into a defensive area about ten paces wide, with an awning occupying four or five paces. There were two hundred arrows, six spears, and six shields (all Mongolian round shields) placed in the awning. Six long knives, two hook spears, and fifteen bows.

They all brought their own bows when they came, but now they were defending the city and took a few more bows left by the Mongolian army for spare and replacement.

Dazazan piled other weapons outside the awning and under the battlements.

He looked around, but he didn't seem to see the rolling stones and logs commonly used to defend the city.

The Song army did not follow routines when attacking the city, and they also followed routines when defending the city.

This defense relies entirely on a large number of bows and arrows and pikemen on the city head.

If the Mongolian army ants are attached, they have to rely on spearmen and sword and shield soldiers?
While he was thinking, a group of Song troops came to their side not far away.

"Who is guarding this awning?" asked a deputy commander of the Song Army.

"I, I, Team Dazazan." Dazazan hurried forward.

"How many archers?" Deputy Song Song asked.

"Six."

"stand out."

Dazazan immediately called his subordinates to stand up.

Song Jun looked at his six archers, and then said: "Let's demonstrate once, and you guys can figure out how to fight."

He waved his hand, and six Song troops came out from behind.

Song Jun stood in the awning in two rows, three in front and three in the back.

This four-step wide awning has exactly two crenellations.

"Those in the front row should stay as close to the wall as possible behind the crenel, turning sideways -"

"If you recognize an officer on the other side, you can also shoot the other officer--"

"That one's called Da--"

"Dazhazan" Dazazan said again.

"You must be responsible for remembering that there will be a heavy reward for any subordinate who shoots a Mongolian officer."

The Tubo people around him burst into ecstasy, with excited expressions on their faces.

The three Song soldiers took out their bows and fired in demonstration.

Everyone on the side was explaining that this kind of thing is under the awning and cannot be ejected from above, so you have to guard against straight arrows and only expose half of your face. Moreover, if you look at the bottom at an oblique angle, it is difficult to see the people behind the crenel below.

After shooting, the three people immediately retreated into the awning to get arrows.

The other three stepped forward.

Why do we need to rotate? The main reason is to maintain physical strength, and the awning is only four steps wide, which is not suitable for six people shooting abreast.

People in the Song Dynasty were confused and said, you can also shoot ten arrows in the front row first, and then the people in the back row pass the arrows, and then the two people take turns.

Of course, you can use whatever tactics you have. In short, before you can kill the enemy, you must first protect yourself.

As long as the Mongolian army cannot reach the city wall, it will be fine to slowly consume them.

Dazazan and the others nodded one after another and listened carefully. He and Azanbi looked at each other. Song Jun asked them to protect themselves, which was still very popular.

"If more than four people in the team lose their combat effectiveness, they should go to the city to ask for reinforcements."

"Come this way." The people of the Song Dynasty all led Dazazan to the other side, facing the crenels in the city, and said to the people below: "When you get there, raise your spear and draw a circle in the air here. If someone sees it below, they will send someone Come for reinforcements.”

"Understood." Dazazan nodded heavily.

The head of the Song army told them the tactics of the Mongolian army ants, and they all listened carefully.

The tactics are actually relatively simple. When you see the Mongolian army's ladder being lowered, squat a person on the left and right of the ladder. When you get up, use your gun to stab them left and right.

It is almost impossible for the Mongolian army to be on guard on both sides.

And when stabbing, don't be anxious or afraid. Try not to expose your body too early and you will be shot by arrows from below.

Just let the Mongolian army attack the best ones when they are close to the crenel.

On many battlefields, when the defenders are in a hurry, people climbing ladders will expose their bodies to shoot arrows or throw stones before they get up, and they will easily be shot by arrows from below.

"The Mongolian army ants will basically place a ladder about ten steps away. There are eleven of them within ten steps of your guard area. Don't be afraid of him coming up."

"Try to get him as high as possible before stabbing him."

"The archers give priority to shooting the archers of the Mongolian army under the city."

"Remember, shoot the Mongolian archers first. The more casualties there are among the Mongolian archers, the safer you will be. The only ones who can attack you are the Mongolian archers."

"Guarding the district for ten steps does not mean just guarding the district for ten steps. We also need to help each other in the surrounding districts."

“If one place is broken, other places will not be safe, so we must help each other.”

"If you really can't stand it, you can ask for help from below -"

After Song Jun explained, he quickly went to the next awning.

After the Song army left, Azanbi asked Dazazan in a low voice, how many people are there at the top of our city and how many people are there in the city?

He was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to hold on, because many Song troops had already left.

Shazhou City is not big, with a circumference of just over 3000 steps. According to the Song army's requirement of 11 people guarding ten steps, there are only more than 3000 people at the top of the city.

There are still 3000 people in the city. Including other personnel, there are about 8000 or [-] people in the entire city.

Among them, five to six hundred are new members like Azanbi and Dazazan.

"Don't worry, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in our city, and the Mongolian army can't get in." Dazazan didn't know how many people there were in the Song army. Anyway, he came with his mouth open and blew it first.

That night, most of their team went to sleep in residential houses in the city, and two of each team stayed in sleeping bags at the head of the city.

Early the next morning, the Mongolian army did not come to attack the city very early. It is estimated that the ladder has not been built yet.

But the Song army had already begun preparations.

Before dawn, Song Jun poured water on the wooden pillars of the awning, then spread the felt that had been soaked overnight on the awning, and then covered the felt with the sand and gravel accumulated on the edge.

Before going to bed at night, they had to lift up the felt, collect the sand and stones on it to the top of the city, and cover it again the next day.

Although it is troublesome, it can prevent arrows and fire, so it has to be done.

The sandbags beside the four pillars were piled quite high, mainly to prevent the awning from falling down. They could also be used as doorposts during war, and hiding behind the sandbags could also prevent arrows.

Then a pot of oil was started in the awning next door.

Before the oil was hot, Azanbi picked up twenty arrows and put them into the oil pan.

"Wait, wait, don't worry, the airs have not been put down yet, come one by one." Song Jun who was defending on the opposite side was unhappy and signaled that they hadn't heated up yet.

Azanbi could only wait patiently.

He watched as Song Jun picked up several spears, placed them under the pot, and put them into the fire to burn.

The spear was specially made by the Song Army. In addition to the spear head, there was also a section made of iron, which could burn red in a short time.

Seeing that there was still space, he turned around and took the six spears in his defense area, stuffed them underneath, and burned them together.

Song Jun first took a shelf and put it in the pot, and then he held a push of arrows and put them vertically along the shelf into the pot. The dense arrows were soaked in oil, and it was not full after putting fifty arrows.

Seeing him in a daze, the Song Army on the opposite side said, "Throw your arrows in there as well. Come and get them when you want to shoot them, and let them heat them inside."

"Okay." Azanbi nodded and threw some arrows into the oil pan.

Unexpectedly, the Mongolian army was slow to take action. They sat at the top of the city for half an hour after breakfast, watching the spears and arrows being cooked, but there was no movement below.

"If we don't fight today, the Mongolian army will not attack, right?" Azanbi said dissatisfied.

There was laughter all around.

They waited boredly on the city wall for an hour. When it was almost noon, they thought they would have another day of fishing.

at last.

Woo hoo, the rally horn sounded from the Mongolian army, and then the Mongolian army began to leave the camp and form a team.

"Coming, coming." Dazazan also became excited.

Everyone stood according to their positions, six of them stood in the awning.

Dazazan took his bow and came to a crenel on the left side of the awning. He hid behind the crenel with Azanbi squatting behind him.

Azanbi realized that he was not good at shooting, so he prepared to use a spear, but there was no rush at this moment. The Mongolian army did not come up. He turned around from time to time and saw under the pot not far away. The tip of the spear was red and red, which looked a bit scary. .

"Be careful, don't burn me." Dazazan was also a little panicked.

"Don't worry, I won't burn you." Azanbi grinned.

The two of them chatted slightly nervously, actually to eliminate the fear in their hearts.

After a while, the Mongolian army below began to advance.

Finally the city was attacked.

(End of this chapter)