After many consultations, the General Staff of the Song Dynasty finally locked the first target of the cross-sea landing combat troops in Jinzhou. The high-level rule of the Song Dynasty required political effects. This was the first northern expedition carried out by the Song Dynasty after Emperor Taizong's second northern expedition. It was important to recover Yan Yun, but what was important was that the high-level rule of the Song Dynasty also needed a posture - the posture of unifying the world.

Politically, the Song Dynasty needed to take the initiative, which was not something that the soldiers could understand. What they did was to win. Originally, if the General Staff of the Song Dynasty made a choice in the most certain way when formulating a combat plan, they would also choose Jinzhou - because Jinzhou was located in the sea and was not far from Laizhou, and they were very sure of succeeding in a sudden attack. Even if the surprise attack failed and became a protracted war, it would be nothing great, because the sea was next to it. The Song army only needed to be more alert and moved the cordon outward, and immediately retreated from the sea when it found that the enemy situation was not conducive to it.

However, when the General Staff was formulating a combat plan for the cross-sea landing combat troops, its purpose was to use this force to transfer all the Liao defenders stationed in Yanyun, so that they could feel that they were not able to defend the main force of the Song army starting from all the Hebei routes.

After weighing each other and referring to the situation in the past few days, the senior leaders of the Song Dynasty made such a decision - hoping to attack Jinzhou to destroy Liao. At that time, the senior leaders of the Liao Kingdom would be shocked by the Song army that appeared in their hinterland, especially after the Song army occupied Jinzhou. The geographical location was close, which could cause chaos among the senior leaders of the Liao Kingdom. Now the distribution of the Liao Kingdom's troops is mainly concentrated in the north of the Huanghe River in the north. The Liao army defeated Mogus in the Huanghe area half a month ago. I think the senior leaders of the Liao Kingdom could no longer tolerate the strength of the Bu people. In the case of thinking that the south was stable, it would be better to take advantage of the opportunity of national mobilization to completely defeat the Bu people, so that they would never have the chance to rebel against the Liao Kingdom again!

After the Liao army defeated the Mogus coalition in Huanghe, it directly crossed the Huanghe River and marched northward. The two sides started a new confrontation near Linhuang Prefecture. At such a long distance, what would it be if the senior ruling leaders of the Liao Kingdom knew that their Jinzhou was captured by the Song army? The army in the north was attacking Linhuang Prefecture, and there should be no more than 100,000 troops around Dading Prefecture. This number is basically the same as the number of cross-sea landing combat troops. However, one thing to note is that the Song Dynasty can still continue to transport its own troops to Liao through sea ships, but the newly transported troops cannot be put into combat immediately and need to rest for one or two days.

After lurking in Laizhou for two days and one night, the cross-sea landing combat troops finally began to march north when the next night came. They only made people in Laizhou and did not let people go out. Until now, the Khitans do not know that their Laizhou City is already surnamed "Song". However, the Song army guarding Laizhou City is also very clear that as long as they are well guarded, they will not be discovered by the Khitans for half a month, but as soon as they go out of the city and attack outside, they will soon expose themselves.

During the renovation, the Song Dynasty transported a total of 110,000 soldiers from Jingdong East Road to Laizhou, Liao Kingdom, and a large number of weapons and equipment. In addition to the large catapult carts that could not be sent over due to size problems, various small and medium-sized catapults, divine arm crossbows and crossbows were sent out, which to a certain extent made up for the siege capabilities of the cross-sea landing combat troops. The most important thing is that the transport fleet also brought twenty artillery and a large number of incendiary bombs, which gave this army, which was isolated in the hinterland of the enemy, had very strong combat power. The only thing that could be considered was the lack of war horses.

Just as the Song army came out of state to set out for Jinzhou, Wuxin led his 3,000 special forces to attack He Jiaji and obtained the horse caravan where Xu left. With the cooperation of this caravan, the logistics transportation pressure of the cross-sea landing combat troops was greatly reduced. In addition to obtaining the Xu caravan, they also got a lot of horses and carts from He Jiaji, and they all transported them back to Laizhou and handed them over to the logistics forces and began to chase the main force forward.

Although the harvest of attacking Hejiaji was not rich, it was also a small gain. This also made Wuxin feel that he would sweep the surrounding villages and towns first, and see if he could get more horses from there. You should know that this is in the Liao Kingdom. The price of horses in the Liao Kingdom is very cheap. In the Song Dynasty, when the Western Xia Dynasty was not obtained ten years ago, there were many princes and nobles riding in ox carts. In the Liao Kingdom, there were just the opposite. The number of horses has no price pressure, which made people more willing to use horses as animal power.

Looking at the three thousand special forces under his command, Wu Xin was also a little confused. You should know that when they were in Xixia, each person had a horse. In order to maintain the mobility of this force, two or three horses of a soldier were not new. Look at the current situation, horses are easily frightened on sea boats and cannot be transported in large quantities. His special forces were pieced together to make two thousand of them ride on horses, which greatly affected the mobility of the special forces. The special forces also had two thousand horses. In the cross-sea landing combat troops, only senior officers and commanders had horses, and the others had to go to Jinzhou with their legs.

After asking the generals who led the troops to fight, the unintentional special forces began to attack everywhere, and on the way to the main marching, the surrounding villages and towns began to look for horses and other animal powers. In addition to allowing soldiers to ride horses and increase the speed of the march, the obtained ox carts and other transportation tools can also liberate a large number of logistics troops and greatly accelerate logistics supplies.

Although this is not a pastoral area of ​​the Liao Kingdom, the horse production volume is far less than that of the exaggerated exaggeration of Wuxin who could get thousands of war horses by sneaking into a horse farm in Xixia, the Khitans of the Liao Kingdom have always claimed to be the horses to win the world. Moreover, when the Liao army expanded its army, all the people who joined the army brought their own horses, so there are many horses raised among the people. After searching for a village, they can get at least hundreds of war horses. If the larger towns are harvested, they will get more.

Wuxin and the others searched everywhere. The three thousand special forces troops were divided into dozens of 100 teams, just like they were fighting in the Western Xia Dynasty. The division of labor was clear according to the map. In less than half a day, they raided more than a dozen villages and several larger villages and towns. They even got more than 3,000 war horses. Not only did their special forces reach the level of one horse, but they also provided the main force with more than 2,000 horses and a large number of animal power chariots.

Such results made the special forces particularly excited. The entire special forces rode on horses, which also gave them the ability to search for war horses and large animal chariots farther away. Unlike the main force of the orthodox imperial guards who were born in various routes in Hebei, they did not have any psychological pressure in this regard. The idea that the special forces accepted during their training was that, except for a naked person, they could rob them from clothes to weapons, food to mounts. As long as it was beneficial to completing the task, killing and setting fires in the rear of the enemy was common.

For the special forces led by Xiang Wuxin, their establishment and service can even be traced back to before the War of Destroying Xia. It was the first special forces in the Song Dynasty to be put into actual combat. Although they have been expanded, they have been a sharp blade in the hands of the Song Dynasty in recent years. They go wherever there is danger. It is common to see red on the tip of the knife. Compared with the cross-sea landing combat troops next to them, the difference between the two is as big as the difference between adults and children.

Facts proved that the decision of the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty to mobilize this special forces to participate in the battle in the Liao Kingdom was very correct. Two days before departure from Jinlaizhou to Jinzhou, the special forces swept across hundreds of surrounding villages and towns almost like locusts, harvesting about 8,000 war horses and more than 1,000 cattle, horse and carts. After receiving such favorable supplements, the entire army's march speed greatly accelerated. By the afternoon of the third day, the vanguard of the combat troops who landed across the sea had already seen the walls of Jinzhou City. About 500 soldiers in the special forces had already dressed up as refugees from Liao Kingdom entered Jinzhou City in order to support the main force in siege.

Due to the unblocked information transmission, the cross-sea landing combat troops did not know that artillery also had the function of beheading. The highest general of the cross-sea landing combat troops was Lu Dafang, a famous general who was guarding Daizhou in the past. The Lu brothers were also well-known in the political arena of the Song Dynasty. As a general who was a Hebei official, he did not suffer much in his promotion. In addition, he was capable, so he was a ruthless character in the army and was highly favored by soldiers.

Although he did not realize the beheading function of the cannon, Lu Dafang was still in line with the arrangement of the platoon, and he also wanted to see what special things are in the firearms that were rumored to be known as "stunning". He had long heard that this cannon was a firearm that was successfully developed by Prince Xiao Wang who spent several years, invested countless money and concentrated the top talents of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, judging from the orders he received, once his cross-sea landing combat force was in crisis, his primary task was to destroy the artillery and shells, and it would never be left to the Khitans.

Lu Dafang also knew that his partner Wu Xin was a disciple of Xiao Wang's prince consort. Although Wu Xin had no airs, due to its special nature, everyone had a strong murderous aura on his body. Lu Dafang couldn't figure out why these people were top talents in the imperial guards a few years ago. After arriving in the special forces, they actually became like this in the past few years. Not to mention that Lu Dafang was unwilling to contact the special forces, even during their march, they all came to separate. The main force only accepted the things sent by the special forces, and Lu Dafang had no right to order Wu Xin to do what he had to do - although Lu Dafang himself was the highest military chief of this cross-sea landing combat force.

Although he was a little repulsive to the special forces, Lu Dafang and other main officers were very impressed by the special forces. After they went out for a long time, they saw a horse in their hands. After they came out for another two days, they brought them more than six or seven thousand horses, which allowed the cross-sea landing combat troops to have a small cavalry unit. And thousands of cattle, horse and carts also greatly accelerated the marching speed, otherwise they would walk to Jinzhou with two legs, and there would be no one to go to Jinzhou. The most important thing was that when the main force arrived in Jinzhou, they would not come to see Lu Dafang informed the other party that more than 500 special forces had already entered the city first. As long as the fireworks in their hands were issued, the special forces in the city would launch a sudden attack on the South Gate Tower, and the inside and outside would take the city gate down the next time.

Lu Dafang has now determined why the order issued by the Privy Council's bigwigs to him was to attack Jinzhou City. Although there were no traditional powerful siege equipment, the special forces around him were a "city guarding nemesis". As long as they were reasonable arrangements, not to mention capturing Jinzhou City, a city that was not big and not very strong, he was also confident even if it was a difficult city in the Liao Kingdom.

Lu Dafang did not directly use the firework order that Wuxin gave him. Instead, after arriving at Jinzhou City in the afternoon, he immediately set off his siege to attack the city. The catapult threw two incendiary bombs from time to time throughout the night, which made the defenders in Jinzhou City feel uneasy and nervous all night.

It was impossible for Lu Dafang to bring all the cross-sea landing combat troops to attack Jinzhou. Only 60,000 people participated in the attack this time, and the remaining 50,000 continued to hide in Laizhou. In addition to planning to surprise the Khitans at the most critical moment, he also guarded his own way of return - Jinzhou City is also near the sea. But its port is far from comparable to Laizhou. In the eyes of the Song general, Jinzhou Port can be called a port. At best, it is just a fishing village. Their large ships cannot be driven in at all. Only medium-sized lucky ships can barely make do with it. Once the war fails, it is obviously unlikely to complete the retreat task of the entire army from here.

It was a bit difficult for 60,000 troops to attack Jinzhou City. Fortunately, according to the latest intelligence, the Khitan defenders in the city were only more than 20,000. With such a force comparison, Lu Dafang could not be assured to command the troops to surround Jinzhou City, and could only focus on the south and east walls. Some troops were deployed on the west side to prevent attacks on the flanks. The entire "encirclement of three quarries and one" - Lu Dafang received the task of taking down Jinzhou City, rather than annihilation of all the defenders. Giving the Liao Dynasty a escaping exit can also shake the morale of the army. The offensive at the beginning is more fierce, allowing the Khitans to retreat and escape to Jinzhou City and escaping will also reduce their pressure on the siege.

In fact, Lu Dafang also greeted Wuxin before this - Wuxin's special forces will ambush at the exit of the northern city wall after the siege starts, and do more ambushing on the possible escape routes of the Khitans. With the combat effectiveness of those frightened birds, the combat effectiveness of those special forces is absolutely impossible to compare with the special forces that are like wolves and tigers. How much they can handle depends on the ability of the special forces.

Lu Dafang was not as lucky as Bingfeng. There was at least a weapon expert like Tianji around Bingfeng. However, Lu Dafang did not have such talent. Although he was very curious about artillery, he did not have much hope for it. He only knew that this thing was a powerful weapon for siege and defending the city. In addition to leaving ten artillery at the top of Laizhou City, the remaining ten were taken outside Jinzhou City by him.

Ten artillery pieces lined up. The Khitan guards in Jinzhou City also led their generals to observe the Song army's platoon on the city tower, just like Xiao Tuguci. Unfortunately, Lu Dafang did not realize that he could take the opponent's command brain with one shot, but instead asked the artillery to aim at the city gate and the city head to shoot.

Two artillery shot the city gate accurately, and the generals of both sides of the war did not expect that the Jinzhou city gate was actually exploded. And the Khitan general on the city tower was so horrible that he immediately fled from this dangerous area with the help of his subordinates.

Lu Dafang and Wu Xin next to him were stunned by this. When he observed through the telescope that a group of Khitans were in chaos on the city tower, Wu Xin shouted loudly: "All artillery fired at the city tower!"

After hearing this loud shout, Lu Dafang hurriedly ordered the generals next to him to let their catapults lean forward and use incendiary bombs and other firearms to bomb the city. He also organized the follow-up troops. Once the firearm attack stopped, the charge troops immediately rushed towards the city gate.

Lu Dafang said with some regret: "The first shot at the beginning was a bit too impatient. I didn't expect this thing to be so powerful. If I aimed at the city tower, it would probably not take long for the Khitans to surrender!"

After hearing several loud noises, the South Gate Tower turned into a sea of ​​fire under the bombardment of ten artillery pieces. However, Lu Dafang and Wuxin knew that the gap in the cannon aiming at the city tower was enough for the Khitan generals above to escape. Although they also killed many enemies, this cannon was obviously better than attacking the city gate directly.

After ordering the artillery to change the target, the Song Dynasty's siege troops began to operate in an orderly manner, and Wuxin knew that there was nothing to see here. With the unexpected weapon of artillery, this was unimaginable to the deterrent force of the Khitan defenders on the city. In any corner of the city, it would no longer be a safe place. As long as the Song army was willing, any point on the city could be attacked by artillery. The Song army under the city was about to approach the city wall, especially the repeated bombardment of the artillery on the city gate hole, which caused heavy casualties and injuries to the Khitan soldiers who wanted to repair the city gate.

"Mr. Lu, I will lead my troops to the north gate to ambush now. I will be honored by my good news at that time!" Wuxin said with his fists.
Chapter completed!