The news of millions of Liao soldiers coming from the south caused a huge ups and downs in Yan territory, but at Lushun Mansion, it still created some tense and depressing atmosphere.

Before the war, even the bravest warriors would feel fear. Especially the number of enemies is large, which is likely to be 400,000 or 500,000!

The officers of the Youzhou Army stationed in Lushun would not believe that millions of Khitans and other things would not believe that their understanding of the military power of the Liao Kingdom was not inferior to Yelu Yanxi.

Before losing Yan territory, the Great Liao Kingdom had a population of about 10 million. Now the Liao Kingdom had lost the largest population of Nanjing Road. The Jurchen tribe alliance also rebelled and took away Ningjiangzhou and Huanglong Prefecture. In southern Liaoning, the Suzhou Anfu Army was also lost. After losing that territory, the population of the Liao Kingdom was only six or seven million. How could it be that it could mobilize a million army? If it could pull out 400,000 or 500,000 troops, it would have already poured out the whole country's troops.

Of course, if the whole country's troops are devoted to the enemy, they can only win, not lose. For a country with a population of 600,000 people, the price to be paid to mobilize 400,000 troops to fight is enough to shake the foundation of the country. If it is defeated again, haha... the national destiny of the Great Liao will come to an end.

So it is easy to imagine how tragic this Lushun Battle will be!

The torment that you have to endure when you wait for a fierce battle is often more uncomfortable than when you really fight.

Standing at the highest point of Daheishan Mountain City, Huang Zhisheng, the Lushun Mansion, looked down at the enemy who had been scared for several months.

The names of the enemy generals who were erected five miles away were written in small characters of Khitan. Huang Zhisheng and Ma Zheng were in the border area for many years and knew Khitan characters. After looking at the telescope for a while, they all recognized the names of the generals as "Gao, the governor of the South Hai Army of Haizhou". The leader of the army was actually Gao Yongchang, the leader of the Bohai people.

Didn’t Gao Yongchang form an alliance with Youzhou? He also plans to become king in Liaoyang. Why is he helping Yelu Yanxi take the lead now?

Huang Zhisheng glanced at the words Gao on the black flag for a few more times, and his eyes seemed to be burned. He involuntarily turned his gaze away. Because he saw Gao Yongchang's general, the dark Liao army was busy digging trenches and repairing fortifications! Did they also learn the ability to "take step by step, and advance the fortress"? It would be a bit troublesome to use the fortress to push the Daheishan Mountain City, but the terrain on both sides of the Daheishan Mountain was relatively flat. On the west side, a Lushun City was built with the Liaohai Sea, and on the east side, a Dongguan City was built with the East Sea (the Yellow River in later generations).

Because the scale of the two projects is not small, and the scale of the engineering team in Lushun Mansion is limited, it can only be built with simplified means and two earthen cities were built.

Dongguan City is not bad, because the terrain of Dongguan City is dangerous, located between Daheishan and Xiaodongshan, and is backed by the East China Sea. The terrain is narrow, so it is difficult for the Liao people to expand. Moreover, Huang Zhisheng ordered people to log wood and carry soil to make a fort on Xiaodongshan and build a large one. Xiaodong Fortress to cover Dongguan City. Therefore, the defense system is still very complete and relatively reliable.

However, the terrain of Lushun Fucheng is relatively wide, with Daheishan going west to the seaside, and it is flat. Although there are many hills in the north of Lushun Fucheng, it is not the jurisdiction of the Youzhou Army, but the territory of Fuzhou, the Liao Kingdom. After the Youzhou Army occupied the entire territory of the Anfu Army of Suzhou, Fuzhou became the focus of the Liao army's defense. Thousands of Khitan soldiers were stationed, and many fortresses were built on the mountains next to Lushun Fu.

Now the Liao army, who came from afar, built fortifications in front of Lushun Mansion, was clearly trying to dig the trench outside Lushun Mansion.

This battle is not easy to fight!

"Which is Gao Yongchang's Bohai soldiers?"

"It's not all Bohai soldiers, and the Khitan cavalry are supervising the battle... I guess I want to use the lives of the Bohai people to fill our city?"

Ma Zheng and Chai Tong, who were also standing on the top of the city, were not as nervous as Huang Zhisheng, and discussed in a calm voice.

"General Manager, the Northern Lu finally came from afar. Why not take advantage of their foothold and let me lead the troops out to greet them and give them some great taste."

"There are most likely ambushers on the northern mountain. Are you sure you can win?"

"Hehe, what if there is an ambush? Can the Khitan cavalry break our gun array? And don't we still have 27 cannons? Give me 9, so you can win a complete victory."

Ma Zheng put away the telescope and smiled and said to Chai Chong: "The first battle must be won! So there are too few 9 cannons, drag all 27 out!"

"It's so bad!" Chai Tong laughed, "Then you will definitely win! Finally, you'll get some troops..."

"Let's go," Ma Zheng called out Chai Chong, who was about to turn around and leave, "Do you know how to coordinate the artillery step? This is the latest tactic."

"Cai Chong's artillery step coordination?" Chai Chong was stunned. "General Manager, the subordinates don't know much about artillery..."

"Then let Luo Kedi command and you help him." Ma Zheng said, "This general manager will supervise the battle in Lushun Mansion City!"

"This... the last general obeys the order." Chai Tong was naturally unwilling, but the Youzhou army was strict in discipline. Ma Zheng is now the general manager of the military and horses of Lushun Mansion, and he controls the generals. Chai Tong dared not disobey his orders.

If you don't listen, you won't beheaded. However, if Ma Zheng ordered Chai Chong to be dismissed and replaced by generals in the last battle, it is a taboo for the Song and Liao armies, but the Youzhou army is not afraid of it. Because the Youzhou army has standardized troops, standardized professional officers, and a standardized command system. Most officers can be replaced at any time.

It is not because Ma Zheng was deliberately trying to get along with Chai Chong. Instead of the artillery chief Luo Gang replaced Chai Chong as the commander of the front enemy. Instead, Luo Gang is now one of the few officers in the Youzhou military system that cannot be replaced.

Because this man is now one of the few people standing at the forefront of the military revolution!

The Youzhou Army's offensive model with spearmen and heavy cavalry as the core is being challenged by the offensive operation model with artillery as the core.

Luo Gang, who is almost the founder of Youzhou artillery, is undoubtedly the flag bearer of the "artillery-centered theory". According to his point of view, spearmen and cavalry are no longer important. In the future, they will fight for cannons. First, they will concentrate on cannons to make the opponent dizzy, the formation is scattered, and they cry and call their parents. When the cavalry and spearmen attack, they are still afraid that they will not win? If the wind direction and wind speed on the battlefield are appropriate, they can also use the smoke from cannons to cover the infantry and cavalry charge.

So in the future, the infantry and cavalry will circulate around cannons. The first priority is to protect cannons; the second is to charge after cannons knock down the enemy and end the battle!

...

Gao Yongchang, who was about to be bombarded, was extremely depressed now. He had already discussed with Wu Haogu, Ma Zhi, and Aguda, and we all divided the Tokyo Road of Liao Kingdom together. His heart was not dark, and he took over the territory centered on Liaoyang Prefecture and was satisfied to be the King of Bohai.

But now, Xiao Ta was also the useless person who took thousands of Khitan cavalry and escorted his Bohai soldiers to dig trenches outside the city of Lushun... After the trenches were dug and the fortress was built, it was time for his own Bohaier Lang to attack Wuhaogu's Lushun City. I really don't know how many heroes in Bohai would die after this battle?

Of course Gao Yongchang didn't want to fight, but he couldn't turn against him now. Because the old fool who was so confused about his study and his mind was blocked, he became a king of the Bohai tribe who was fun. It sounded quite big, but those who knew the Liao official system knew that anyone who was called a king was not particularly big in the Liao Kingdom, nor was he a king, but a local official who managed a specific tribe.

However, this name that is easily misunderstood by ignorant and foolish people and the surname of Dagong Ding is too easy to associate those cowards among the right surname of Bohai. They think that the Liao Kingdom would allow the Bohai people to have their own country, just like the original Goryeo, and only act as a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom... As a result, Gao Yongchang finally grasped the power in his hand, and it turned into air. What he could control now is the three thousand Bohai elite soldiers controlled by his younger brother Gao Yongfu. This Bohai elite soldiers was adapted from the Bohai troops originally stationed in Liaoyang Prefecture. Some of the unreliable soldiers and generals in the former Bohai troops were sent to help Dagong Ding train. Then a group of Gao clan members were added to turn the Bohai troops into the Gao family army.

But how useful can these mere three thousand elites be in a large battle with hundreds of thousands of people? I feel so depressed to think about it!

When he was depressed here, his confidants suddenly reported loudly: "Tai Shi, the Youzhou army has left the city!"

What? Gao Yongchang was shocked and hurriedly stood up in the stirrups and watched. He saw four miles away, in the direction of Lushun Mansion, a large group of squadrons and cavalry, led by several red flags flying, rushing out of the city.

Gao Yongchang's brother Gao Yongfu also drove over and arrived in front of Gao Yongchang, "Brother, what should I do?"

What to do? Cool salad!

Gao Yongchang gritted his teeth, "The Youzhou Army is not weak, and we are not opponents when we fight hard. We still have to hold on to the base."

Not to mention, although this person has never fought any tough battles, he still has self-knowledge.

"But the camp has not been built yet..."

"Then it's faster!"

"Brother, it's too late."

Gao Yongchang looked around. The trench had just been dug, and there were only one shallow one, and there were not many sandbags. The people who cut trees in the mountains had not come back yet... It seemed that there was no time to repair fortifications seriously. Without fortifications, the Youzhou Army could break up its Bohai soldiers with just one charge. Although Xiao Ta also ambushed 7,000 Khitan cavalry in the north mountain, once they rushed up, they would probably trample on them, regardless of the Bohai people or the Youzhou Army...

"Go and drag the grain truck over!" Gao Yongchang was really a little anxious, "Take the grain bags as sandbags, connect the grain trucks to the ends and ends, and cross in front of the formation... Hurry up, go and arrange it quickly, it will be too late!"

"Brother, if the food is ruined, what will we eat for the 20,000 Bohai brothers we brought?"

Eat? Gao Yongchang gave his brother a blank look and said to himself: What should I want to eat if I survive if I have the fate!

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