With the urgent reminder from the imperial capital, the sudden attack from the Machihans did not have much advantage, and the war broke out almost simultaneously in Kutdan and Legon. After Kutdan experienced the last rebellion of the Machi Khans, his hatred for the Machi Khans rose to a very strong level. Zhong Wenjing, as the governor of the South China Sea Autonomous Territory, made good use of this. After learning the news that the Machqi Khans might invade again, Zhong Wenjing immediately issued martial law in Kutdam and declared a state of emergency. The garrison immediately took over the administrative and security powers of the entire Kutdam, and the enthusiasm of the Kutdan people It was immediately mobilized, and the already strengthened city defense facilities were once again enriched. The people spontaneously organized a militia of 20,000 people to prepare to help the defenders in the war, and the gentry in Kutdan City Merchants even enthusiastically donated money and materials to prepare for the fight against the Machi Khans.
In comparison, the situation in Lygon is much worse. The main trouble comes from the geographical location of Lygon City. Lygon City was built in the center of a basin in a low mountainous area. The two hills adjacent to Lygon City were occupied by the leading troops of the Machi Khans as soon as the war broke out. These two hills became the observation sites for Lygon City. The best sentry position for city defense facilities.
Due to local historical evolution and customs, the city walls of Laigon City are too weak and low compared with the city walls in the Tanghe Empire. In order to be renovated and improved, due to the irregular shape of the city, Lygon City has several miles of urban buildings built on the shores of the resort Kunlun Lake in the east. When he realized that he would probably be the first to face the Macihans and the Nanyang Alliance. Both Lai Gong Prefecture and Zhongnan County spent a lot of money to improve the defense system that can be said to be quite bad. They rebuilt the city walls on the north and south sides of Kunlun Lake to connect the original unconnected city walls, and built a small fortress on each side of the shore. To prevent the enemy from possible breakthrough.
However, due to the wide surface and deep water of Kunlun Lake, the surrounding terrain is complex. The area along the lake is almost entirely occupied by the mansions and villas of wealthy businessmen from the South China Sea Autonomous Territory and the Nanyang Alliance. It is almost impossible to build military facilities along both sides of the lake, so the city defense of Lygon City appeared on the waters of Kunlun Lake. A rather large gap. If you want to defend the city of Lygon, you must not only defeat the enemies trying to break through the city on the city wall, but also repel the enemies trying to swim across the water on the Kunlun Lake. This defensive posture also gives The Fourth Army Corps responsible for guarding Lygon City brought considerable pressure.
The arrival of the Machikhans was quite sudden, but it did not make the Lygon people feel nervous or frightened. The Fourth Army had already completely taken over the city defense system of Lygon City, although the city walls were lower. However, given that they only had one legion to guard such a wide area of defense and a complex environment, Mulige and Wenner intended to strengthen the active defense capabilities of the first-line cities bordering Maci Khan and the Nanyang Alliance from the beginning. Needless to say, there are no need to mention powerful weapons such as catapults and serial crossbows. Even the second-generation Fire Dragon Cannon, which has just been finalized and produced, has been secretly allocated to eight weapons by the Military Affairs Administration, sweeping away the entire inventory in the warehouse. Strengthen the urban defense capabilities of the peninsula.
This improved fire dragon cannon is far from as crude as the first generation fire dragon cannon. The igniting powder mixed with some special mineral yellow phosphorus is not only as simple as igniting combustion. This kind of fire after encountering an external force impact The igniting powder will explode, although the power is only less than three meters in radius. But this is horrifying enough. The exploded oil will splash on the surrounding objects. The special properties of the underground fire oil will burn the things contaminated with it to ashes. This kind of almost vicious weapon has been developed. It has been predicted that war will become more and more cruel, and the outcome of war will be increasingly affected by some advanced weapons.
It's just that although this weapon is powerful, its danger is enough to make everyone shy away. In order to manufacture this so-called fire dragon shell, the Science and Technology Development Department has lost many excellent technicians, and the Experimental Field of the Science and Technology Development Department has also been affected by this. It was burned many times. This is also the reason why this kind of fire dragon cannon cannot be widely promoted. The storage problem of this kind of fire dragon cannon shells alone will bring too much risk, even in urban defense, it is extremely dangerous. Not to mention for sports field use.
Although the advancement speed is quite fast, after arriving at the gate of Lygon City, the Machi Khan army suddenly slowed down its progress. It is obvious that they also know that today's Lygon is definitely not the Lygon of the past. If they want to break this city , I’m afraid we still need to be fully prepared. When the black word "Pu" in the apricot-yellow flag was raised on the top of the hill north of Lygon City, Wenner knew that the Anguo general Pu Tiancheng of the Macihan people had arrived.
Although he has been immersed in large and small wars for decades in his life, Wenner has never felt the weight of the burden on his shoulders like this now. Mulige had led two divisions to personally fight the war a few days ago. After guarding Kuterdam, the defense task of the entire Lygon City was handed over to him. Three main divisions plus a guard division were all the power he had. In the eyes of outsiders, Mulige, as the commander of the army, seemed to be deliberately avoiding responsibility when he chose to defend Kuterdam at this time, but Wenner knew that this was his partner's intention to make him lose this battle in the defense of Ligon. Let yourself show the art of command. The fact that Mulige left six of the only eight fire dragon cannons for himself was enough to prove the sincerity of his partner. Wenner could only feel grateful.
What makes Wenner feel embarrassed is the front-line defense of Kunlun Lake. Although the Machikhan people's naval force is not very good at combat, after all, Kunlun Lake is just a lake, not a natural barrier. Even ordinary troops can do it if they have enough time. You can also swim across it. In the eyes of the navy, this long lake surface does not pose any obstacle. If we can seek a breakthrough from here, it will have unexpected effects.
Wenner could even vaguely see through the telescope a group of figures swaying under the apricot flag on the hill opposite. The person in front was arrogant and waving the riding crop in his hand, pointing and saying something. From the clothes of the other party and the attitude of the officers surrounding him, From the looks of it, this person should be General Pu Tianxing of Anguo, who is said to be the most adept at running and attacking among the Machi Khans. Wenner has studied this person's previous tactical arrangements. What this person is best at is attacking in the east and in the west. He uses smoke to conceal his true combat intentions, and then implements rapid maneuvers, using tactics to surprise and attack the weak points of the place, and obtains victory in one fell swoop. success. From the destruction of the Yue Jing Kingdom to the battle for Ronisia and the attack and defense of Sanjiang, we can see his active performance. In Wenner's view, if it is only offensive operations, his performance should be called the three great generals of Machi Khan. first among them.
Now the Machikhans are attacking the southern front with Putiancheng, and the Ming Dynasty is pressing heavily on Kutdan, forming a joint force between the two fronts. Due to the special geographical environment of the peninsula, whether it is the loss of Kutdan or the loss of Legon, it is very likely that they will still be on the sidelines. The Nanyang Alliance in the state will send troops, which will make the situation on the peninsula even more dangerous. And if the Machi Khans can be successfully blocked outside the cities of Legon and Kutdam, not only will the Machi Khans' strategic intentions not be realized, but the wavering wallflowers of the Nanyang Alliance will also restrain their ambitions and dare not Act rashly.
To achieve this goal, it is necessary to rely on the weak defense system of Lygon City to firmly drag the Machi Khans in this low and gentle hilly land, so that the Machi Khans cannot advance their army deep into the peninsula, and the north As long as the Sixth Army Corps, which is marching south under the starry night, arrives in Kutdam's defense, I believe that mobile forces can be deployed soon to carry out reinforcement operations. Especially as the Machi Khan army penetrates deep into the peninsula, its logistics line is the biggest weakness, and if you want to do so, In order to finally achieve the goal of forcing the Machi Khans to retreat, I am afraid they still have to work hard in this regard.
The people in Lygon City have been mobilized in all aspects, and the number of voluntary militia members has exceeded 20,000. The last time the Machihan people's poor performance in Lygon still makes the people of Lygon grit their teeth, and again. Once when faced with the attack of the Machikhans, the Lygon people had no choice but to fight to the death and beat him to the death.
While Wen Na was concentrating on how to deal with the army of Mach Khan who had begun to set up camp around Lygon City, Pu Tiancheng was also thinking hard about how to fight this battle. Seven elite divisions are following behind him, and now it depends on whether he can show the majesty of the Machikhans in this battle.
Wenner guessed right. It was Putiancheng himself who climbed up the hill to inspect the defense system of Lygon City. Although the defense system of Lygon City was not perfect, especially the Kunlun Lake line seemed to be a natural gap for breakthrough, Putiancheng I don't think so. I'm afraid that the people of Western Xinjiang will also deploy heavy troops to defend this well-known gap. No one can tell whether it is a shortcut or a trap. The city wall of Lygon should be a good opportunity. This long and winding wall provides the best attack area for your side.
As the regiments arrived one after another, the soldiers swarmed in, and rows of various military chess pieces began to be erected. The heavy pressure made the sky dim suddenly. The soldiers were busy digging trenches to build deer villages. High and thick The fence was quickly erected, which was necessary to deal with the Machihan cavalry, and it looked a bit serious and square. The war is about to break out.