my wonderful zoo

Chapter 96 Surrounding the Village
He was exhausted from the past two days and had no energy to wash up. He just put on his clothes and lay on the bed in the outer room. Accompanied by the faint smell of sweat on his body, Chen Xun quickly fell asleep.

Chen Qin stood in the middle of the room and looked at Chen Xun, who was fast asleep. Her pouty mouth closed just now, and the indignation in her eyes was only distressed.

Although he could not bear to mind Chen Xun's decision to use Lantau Island Village as a victim to transfer officers and soldiers, he had to admit that Chen Xun had greatly improved the lives of the villagers in Lantau Island Village.

Since arriving in Chenjiazhuang, Chen Qin has never been hungry again.

Even the families whose people died, after receiving huge compensation, no longer pursue anything, and even feel a little grateful.

After this period of understanding, Chen Qin already knew that it was this person who built Chenjiazhuang and advocated confrontation with the government like a jackal.He has shouldered all the pressure. Those who follow him only need to obey orders, and those who are protected by him can enjoy their lives in peace.It can be said that because of him, everything in Chenjiazhuang is possible now.

But he is also talented.

……

All night.

The officers and soldiers did not take advantage of the night to attack.

In this era, night blindness is the biggest enemy of any army that wants to fight at night.

If it weren't for a very elite army, the daily meals could ensure the meat intake, otherwise they wouldn't dare to fight at night.

When the sun rose, Chen Xun came back from his night patrol. He ate a few cold dishes and a big bowl of thick porridge, and then came to the north side of the village wall again.

The officers and soldiers outside the village have also had breakfast and are lining up outside the camp.

It seems that there will definitely be a battle today.

Before the officers and soldiers gathered around, Chen Xun began to inspect the city wall.

The city wall that was completed ten days ago has become fully functional after careful repairs over the past few days.

There are a total of ten enemy towers on the north side of the village wall, and ten bronze cannons are installed on them, which can fire five kilograms of solid pure iron (softer material) bullets, and can also fire six kilograms of shotgun shells.

The emission interval is about fifteen breaths (one and a half minutes).

In addition to artillery, there are also some bed crossbows set up on the village wall. Where the bed crossbows are set up, there are no outer wall stacks, so they can be fired downwards. Basically, everything within ten steps of the village wall and within [-] steps is within the range of the bed crossbow. under intimidation.

Because the village wall is too narrow, there are no traditional defensive weapons such as rolling stones, ash wood, and gold juice (dung). However, many black powder grenades are prepared, which are no less powerful than the former.

In addition to these, there are also some defensive equipment such as push rods, large axes, limes, incendiary bombs, etc. to resist siege equipment.

The push rod can push down the wall ladder (not a cloud ladder, but a long ladder with a grapple at the front). The ax is used to destroy the anti-push grapple of the wall ladder. The lime can attack the back of the ladder and drop the ladder (hanging on the back of the ladder to increase the weight). The weight of the ladder) and the officers and soldiers climbing the ladder.

Incendiary bombs can destroy ladders, siege towers/well rails (movable high platforms with stairs inside, on which archers stand), rams (destroy city gates), and wooden donkey carts (triangular protected vehicles, which can be hidden inside) soldiers).

As for the enemy's possible catapults and giant crossbows, they can only be dealt with by artillery and bed crossbows.

In order to prevent the enemy's fire pot attacks, some sand and soil are also prepared on the wall of the village for extinguishing fires.

There were also other small details that Chen Xun looked at as he walked.

Gradually I understood why Sun Tzu said: "Ten rules surround it, five rules attack it", because the defenders are really taking advantage of it.

Even the simple village wall of Chenjiazhuang can be equipped with so many defensive weapons. The advantages of those high-walled cities will only be greater.

I really can’t figure out how stupid the Song Guan family in the north must be to lose Kaifeng City so easily.With the strength of Kaifeng City, as long as they defend it a little seriously and with the Jin Kingdom's small number of troops, even if they are all dead, they may not be able to attack the city wall.

It took nearly an hour to circle around the wall and come down.

The defensive strength of Chenjiazhuang's wall is basically the strongest on the north side, slightly weaker on the east and west sides, and the weakest on the south side.

This is because the main force of officers and soldiers is most likely to attack the wall on the north side.

Especially now that the officers and soldiers of the navy have been wiped out, it is even less possible for them to risk being backstabbed by Chenjiazhuang's sea guards to attack the southern wall of the village.

Sure enough, the officers and soldiers chose half of the tactic of "encircling three and missing one", because Chen Xun was sure that the officers and soldiers did not implement the core of the tactic of "encircling three and missing one", which was to set up an ambush on the "missing" side. To the south of Chenjiazhuang is ocean.

The commander of the officers and soldiers deployed most of the troops outside the north wall, and a small number of troops were divided on the east and west sides to prevent Chenjiazhuang's cavalry from suddenly rushing out from the village gates on both sides and attacking the officers and soldiers who were attacking the village wall from the side.

The actual combat tactic is to attack by force.

"Lang Jun, it's almost noon, and the attack time may be after lunch." Lu Hui said to Chen Xun after he returned to the North Gate Tower.

"Don't be careless, the officers and soldiers may not have lunch." Chen Xun said.

The army in this era usually had two meals a day, and only had three meals a day during wartime or during heavy physical labor. The same was true for civilians.

People in Chenjiazhuang are used to three meals a day, so Lu Hui would judge like this.

The intestines and stomachs of the Forbidden Army outside the city are adapted to not eating at noon, so the possibility of the officers and soldiers giving up the extra meal and launching an attack at noon cannot be ruled out.

"It's because I didn't think well. I'm going to order you to go ahead and eat half a full meal at noon. The meals will be rotated in four shifts to ensure that most of the guards can participate in the battle at any time." Lu Hui said.

Sudden strenuous exercise on a full stomach can easily cause stomach cramps. The severe pain can basically make people lose their fighting ability.

"You go ahead, I'll watch from here." Chen Xun nodded.

Contrary to expectations, the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were quite stable.

Instead of letting the officers and soldiers attack the city hungry, they chose to put in a meal at noon, so that both sides facing each other inside and outside the wall could spend an hour at noon in peace.

This kind of steady character is the easiest to produce a general, because only by playing steadily and steadily can the possibility of defeat be reduced to the greatest extent.

Surprisingly, there can be big wins and big defeats.

At three moments later, the siege battle officially started.

The first to be sent up was the Xiang Army with four battalions/2000 people.

Carrying long ladders and holding shields, these Xiang troops were spread out in units of one capital or a hundred people outside the north side village wall, and simultaneously launched an attack on the entire north side village wall.

"This is a test for the officers and soldiers. Do not use artillery, grenades, rockets and incendiary bombs. Use conventional weapons to fight them back first." Chen Xun ordered.

"Can the bed crossbow be used?" Lu Hui asked.

"Okay." Chen Xun nodded.

Behind the siege troops, dozens of catapults, giant crossbows, and ten ladders were rolled out from the Forbidden Army formation. It was unknown which wave of offensives these siege equipment would be used in.

(End of this chapter)