Brothers, Xiaozhou is a kind person. I beg for all kinds of support. I thank you.

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If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

By this time, the Changsheng Battalion had already had very mature experience and a very three-dimensional system in attacking tough battles.

In this era, hot and cold weapons alternate. Although firearms have been widely used in various wars, due to various limitations such as technology and stability, firearms have not yet occupied the overwhelming mainstream.

In a tough battle like this, even if Tashanpu is just a small city and the walls are still made of mud, the wide moat on the outside is not easy to cross.

At this time, when the Ming Army and the Later Jin Army faced this "surround" defense system, they still adopted a very conservative and most stable way of advancement, bulldozing and filling ditches.

Use solid earth to fill the moat and the fortifications in front of the moat to ensure that the army can quickly and effectively approach the city, turn around, and then rush into the city to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

The advantage of bulldozing and filling ditches is that it is stable and step-by-step, making it difficult to find faults. However, the biggest disadvantage of this primitive propulsion method is that it cannot guarantee speed and is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

When there is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, this actually doesn't matter, especially since most of the Ming army's wars were overseen by civil servants. If the general is so sure-footed, he will definitely win the title of 'stable'. If he reports to the top, maybe

You can also earn the title of 'Confucian General'.

But when the enemy and we are in a stalemate, this kind of fighting method of bulldozing earth and filling ditches may be destined to only serve as a wedding dress for others.

In the five thousand years of war history in China, including the history of world wars, neither Genghis Khan nor Alexander the Great have ever had a stalemate and then won.

Of course, after Genghis Khan rose to power, the greatest mobility advantage of the Mongols was brought into play. After no one in the world could compete with them, the so-called stalemate could not stop the power of the Mongolian cavalry at all.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing did not have the absolute dominance advantage that Genghis Khan had when he rose to power and conquered the world.

In such a battle, and against Jierhalang, who had the main force of the Jin Army behind Haizhou, it can only be said that Li Yuanqing was kicked in the head by a donkey.

Because this will give Jierhalang more time to prepare, and allow Jierhalang to clearly determine the direction of the Ming army's main attack, and even determine the core elements of the Ming army's troop deployment.

But at this time, Changshengying's pontoon technology was already quite mature and advanced.

Bulldozing and filling the ditch may take a day or two, or even two or three days, with constant entanglement and push forward, but the floating bridge technology only takes half an hour, or even a quarter of an hour.

At this time, under the continuous roar of "booming" artillery, the engineers in front quickly laid the foundation on the shore and quickly laid the pontoon bridge covers forward.

The so-called pontoon bridge, as the name suggests, is a bridge floating on the water.

Generally, simple pontoons are mostly made of cheap and affordable bamboo. As long as there are people, they can be laid for several miles in one day at most.

However, the pontoon at Changshengying was not made of bamboo. Instead, it was made of sturdier camphor, birch and other mixed woods. Bamboo was soaked in kerosene and dried in the sun, which only partially enhanced the buoyancy.

These sturdy, highly buoyant but not too heavy pontoon covers are about two meters long and one meter wide. When laid on the water, they are like a small bamboo raft. Even on the rough waves of the sea, they are very strong.

, not to mention on this moat that flows very slowly.

These pontoon covers were pushed to the surface of the water. To a certain extent, it was like nails driven into the ground. Although it would cause a shaking feeling, as long as the subsequent iron chains were connected, the sturdiness would not be inferior to that of the ground.

The Changsheng Battalion engineers were very fast. In the blink of an eye, they had already covered half of the moat.

The blue-flag soldiers behind the earthen wall fired arrows, throwing axes, javelins and other hidden weapons to harass them, but they were quickly suppressed by the roaring artillery and two sharp blunderbuss.

The key is that these engineers and soldiers are very dispersed.

The advance width of nearly one mile was limited to only three to four hundred people, including many shield-wielding swordsmen.

This made Jilharang frown a little.

Jierhalang originally thought that the Ming army was going to advance massively on the pontoon bridge, so he directly used explosive bags to attack it, allowing Li Yuanqing to take a good drink.

But at this time, the Ming army only had these "crooked melons and cracked dates", and it was obviously difficult for him to directly expose the strength of his explosive packs, so he could only clenched his fists and continued to endure.

However, Jilhalang is not in a hurry.

Li Yuanqing has already opened up such a large formation, and the subsequent fierce attack must not be far away.

When the Ming army was fighting, Chen Zhong couldn't help but frown tightly, and said abruptly: "Yuanqing, Jierhalang has two brushes. How can he still hold back at this time?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "Brother, Jierhalang is considered a talent. However, if he were an ordinary person, our battle would be difficult."

Chen Zhong understood what Li Yuanqing meant in a moment?

He laughed loudly and said: "That's right. All things are born, and one thing comes down to another."

Bu Mu Butai also understood Li Yuanqing's deep meaning at this time, and his beautiful eyebrows could not help but frown tightly.

She had a vague hunch that Jierhalang's actions might have been controlled by Li Yuanqing. At least, Li Yuanqing had already noticed something.

Especially when Li Yuanqing was talking and laughing so calmly and calmly, Bumubutai had a very bad premonition in his heart.

This tall intellectual nobleman is simply a vicious wolf that eats people without spitting out their bones.

Su Mo'er was still confused at this time.

He lowly said to Bu Mu Butai beside him: "Master, what on earth is Master Six thinking? It's such a time, why hasn't he ordered the warriors to attack? If we wait any longer, the Ming army will probably go up."

Bumbutai glanced at Su Moer.

Just when he saw Su Mo'er clenching her two small fists hard, the two small plump balls on her chest were trembling with excitement, and her little face turned red from suppressing it.

People say 'big breasts but no brains', but Su Mo'er doesn't seem to be as big as she is... Why is she so brainless?

"Su Mo'er, please be quiet and wait patiently. You should see the results soon."

"oh."

Su Mo'er did not dare to resist Bumbutai's order, so she shrank closer to Bumbutai and looked forward eagerly.

At this time, the Ming army's pontoon bridge fortifications were about to be pushed to the other side, under the foundation of Tashanpa's wall, but Jierhalang still had no intention of taking action. Many of the main forces with blue flags behind the city wall were killed by the Ming army's artillery and cannons.

He was so depressed that he couldn't lift his head, and he looked a little embarrassed.

Li Yuanqing played with the gold pocket watch in his hand slowly and methodically, and lit a cigar.

The rise of the Jin Army, including its subsequent successful entry into the Central Plains, was no accident.

To a certain extent, this is actually the common characteristic that nomadic peoples, and even Han families, can ultimately succeed in.

For example, Yelu Abaoji, the ancestor of Liao Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda, the ancestor of Jin Dynasty, as well as brothers Genghis Khan, Li Yuan and his son, Zhao Laoer and Zhao Laosan, are all brothers of tiger father and tiger son, brothers, friends and brothers.

At least in their entrepreneurial stage, almost all the men in the family were elite.

If analyzed using the theories of later generations, this is actually easy to understand.

A start-up company has limited funds and manpower, but is under great pressure. It must use everyone's talents and work together to tide over the difficulties.

As a result, everyone holds multiple positions and has been trained on the battlefield for a long time. Even if he is a mortal who has been pushed to the front desk for a long time, how can he not grow as long as he is not a useless piece of wood?

Times make heroes!

If the opportunity does not come, even if you are truly a genius, but you do not have this platform to display your talents, you will have to be coiled up like a dragon or lying down like a tiger. In the end, you are destined to be "lost to everyone".

It's not a family company, which is even more obvious at this point. In the early stages of establishment, when momentum builds, everyone must be elite.

At this time, if Jierhalang were placed in the Ming Dynasty, based on his coldness and forbearance, he could definitely be regarded as a general.

Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled.

He just likes to kill generals and destroy elites!

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second!

As Zhao Laoer said: "How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed?"

If the princes, grandsons, and generals around him are not cleaned up, how can he, Li Yuanqing, talk about all the affairs of the country by himself, and get the most beautiful wife in the world?

In front, the pontoon bridge was pushed under the city wall and integrated with the wall, so that there was no need to drive piles on the sandstone foundation stone under the wall. The engineers and soldiers retreated back under the cover of the sword and shield men.

The artillery had fired seven or eight rounds at this time. In addition, the weather was hot at this time, and the muzzle began to heat up, so it gradually became quiet.

Chen Zhong smiled at this time and said: "Yuan Qing, it's almost done. Let's give it a try."

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Command the front army to fight back."

"yes."

The order was quickly transmitted to the front through semaphore, signal flares and various methods.

The men who had been huddled in the fortifications behind them and waiting for a long time jumped out of the fortifications one after another, like a swarm of bright red ants, densely yet scattered and slowly pushing forward.

On top of the tallest pagoda in Tashanpu City, Jierhalang's spirit couldn't help but be shaken. He had been suffering for so long, and he had been waiting for this moment. He couldn't help but jump up, "Here comes someone! Order the slaves in the front army to prepare for the battle."

Get ready! I have packed all the explosive bags neatly!"

"twitter!"

Although the communication system of the Later Jin Army had fewer signal bombs than the Ming Army, their flags were also very clear and orders were quickly communicated to the front line.

Behind the city wall, simple catapults and trebuchets began to operate one after another. Explosive bags and black clay pots that had been prepared for a long time were put on the shelves and tidied up.

Seeing that the Ming army's front troops had entered the pontoon, the Ming army's spearmen and sword and shield bearers carrying the ladders had begun to push forward, and Jierhalang's fists were filled with sweat and made a "creep" sound.

"Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I've endured it for so long. I don't care about this short period of time. Wait until their front troops come up again."

Jierhalang couldn't help but think silently in his heart.

Before the Ming army entered the battle formation, Niu Gensheng also frowned tightly.

As the leader of Li Yuanqing's personal soldiers, and having been trained on the battlefield for many years, Niu Gensheng's acumen for war is far beyond comparison with others.

Seeing that the men had arrived at the city, these dog Tatars with blue flags were still so silent. In addition, Li Yuanqing had given him a warning in advance, and Niu Gensheng's heart was in his throat.
To be continued...