Standing between the crenellations of the city wall and looking down, bursts of black smoke still shrouded the entire city wall. It looked a bit scattered, but the lethality and deterrence caused to the enemy made Wenner truly feel for the first time the guys from the Technology Development Department. The terror of the brain. This is no longer a simple massacre, it is simply a barbecue feast that lets people see how it is made, except that the targets of the barbecue have become Machi Khan soldiers, and the burnt smell is mixed with the stench, permeating the entire city. Wenner has involved all government officials in preventing the spread of the plague. If this kind of weather really allows the plague to spread, it will not only bring war and destruction to the entire Legon, but may even lead to complete destruction. .
The initial shock and fear on the faces of the soldiers on the city wall gradually faded away as the war became increasingly fierce. They had witnessed too much life and death in the past few days, which made them gradually adapt to the cruelty of war, but Wenner believed that what he had experienced The tragedy and terror are enough to make them unforgettable for a lifetime. Whether the development of the Fire Dragon Cannon as an epoch-making defensive weapon is a good thing or a bad thing for Xijiang is still open to debate. Wenner thinks that the damage caused by this weapon to the attacker has already been It can't be simply described in words. If this kind of weapon is fully equipped, I'm afraid it will bring unprecedented trouble to the attacker. In particular, the ambition revealed by His Highness the King of Qin will never stop at the land of the Empire. The Empire is just a stepping stone and a platform for him. The entire Eastern Continent will crawl under his feet, and even the Central Continent. Wen Na narrowed his eyes slightly. Eyes, maybe myself and my colleagues will witness and participate in this feat that shocks the past and the present.
The combat effectiveness of the Machikhan people was also demonstrated in this battle. Wenner had to admit that the Fourth Army would not be able to gain much advantage if it competed with the opponent in the field. Fortunately, they had a defensive advantage and were assisted by weapons like the Fire Dragon Cannon, which allowed the Machihans to deeply appreciate the power of a new weapon. However, the numerical advantage of the Machikhans and their tenacity made up for their shortcomings. The Fire Dragon Cannon did cause huge losses to the Machikhans in the early stage. But as the war progressed, the Machikhans also came up with some ways to neutralize and reduce the lethality of the fire dragon cannon, such as spreading the attack, soaking their coats in water, and even using thick wet quilts to suppress the burning fire oil. However, These can only reduce losses, but they cannot avoid them. They can only respond with more crazy attacks. Only by attacking Ligon City as soon as possible can they avoid this kind of catastrophe that may happen at any time.
The shores of Kunlun Lake became the central focus of the war. In view of the fact that the fire dragon cannons in the city wall attack and defense battle were too lethal to the Machi Khan soldiers, the Machi Khans also decisively adjusted their deployment and focused their assault on the shores of Kunlun Lake. Although Xijiang had burned all the boats along the lake in the early stage, the endless bamboo forests along the lake became a natural raw material for raft building. Thousands of bamboo rafts were completed in just three days. In the boat race, the two sides once again staged a bloody battle on Kunlun Lake.
However, in view of the weak defense of Kunlun Lake, Wenner also focused his defense here. Without the support of the Fire Dragon Cannon, this place could only rely on the early layout and the tenacity of the soldiers to resist the attack of the Machihan people. It should be said that the reminder from the imperial capital gave the Legon defense a valuable opportunity to respond. Although it was impossible to build the entire Kunlun Lake defense line as strong and complete as the city wall, Wenner still managed to build it along the Kunlun Lake shore in the shortest possible time. More than a hundred defensive towers were built. This kind of high platform is either made of wood and stone structure, or is built directly from the soil. It is rough and simple but quite practical. Each high platform is either equipped with three or five crossbows, or one or two medium-sized trebuchets, or is directly equipped with a The small team of Gaoyue javelin throwers and Gaoyue militiamen from the peninsula became the most important supplementary force of the Fourth Army.
Every charge from the other side will always make Wen Jie feel anxious. The Machihan people's charge of risking their lives is also reflected in the water offensive, although it is obvious that they are not good at surface combat. However, the huge double-layered bamboo raft still provided them with a relatively stable attack platform. The huge bamboo raft was erected and turned into a natural shield. Whether it was a spear or a crossbow arrow, it was difficult to break through the protective barrier formed by this earthen shield. The mistake on this point cost the Western Xinjiang side a considerable price. Except for the trebuchets that were able to break through the barrier of bamboo rafts and pose a threat to the Machikhans, the others could only watch helplessly as the bamboo rafts slowly approached the lake shore, and a large number of horses Using the cover of this earthen shield, Qi Khan's soldiers rushed to the lake shore one after another, but their good luck could only end here. The intricate high-level attacks gave full play to their commanding heights, and each wave of crossbow bolts Attacks or javelin launches can always contain the most ferocious shock waves, and can always bring a boost to the most dangerous areas of one's own defense line.
The four-meter high platform left no escape route, which meant that it also gave the guarding soldiers a death order to stay in position. This earthen platform also caused a lot of trouble for the Machi Khan soldiers. , the four bare walls cannot be climbed without climbing tools, unless a human ladder is set up, but this is undoubtedly an opportunity for the opponent to massacre, and paying such a high price to capture a high platform obviously seems a bit uneconomical, but if Without seizing these high platforms, it is obvious that the damage they caused to the Machihan soldiers who had broken through the defense line and bravely moved forward in the rear was obvious. Even Pu Tiancheng had to admit after the war that coming up with this idea did bring harm to his side. caused huge trouble and even became a key node in the Battle of Lygon and even the entire peninsula campaign.
The Machihan people did go smoothly when they first broke through the Kunlun Lake's first line of defense. Since Xijiang did not estimate that the Machihan people would use bamboo rafts as defensive shields to effectively reduce the damage that might be caused by passing through the Kunlun Lake, the Machihan people The attack wave successfully entered the close combat stage. At this time, the numerical advantage of the Machihans was fully demonstrated. Although the Western Xinjiang side was also fully prepared on the lakeshore, facing the swarming Machihans, they They had to rely on simple infantry defense lines to resist the enemy's charge.
This was a fateful battle concerning the life and death of the city of Lygon and the people of Lygon. The Machihans, who were determined to win, rushed up to the shore with shouts and roars and held up their weapons, and fought in a melee with the Western Xinjiang infantry who were waiting for them. , and the soldiers in Western Xinjiang also had the idea of sacrifice for their own benefit. Killing one would be enough, and killing two would be enough. The two sides launched an unprecedentedly brutal battle on the damp lowlands on the lakeshore. The Machikhans continued to send soldiers to the beachhead that had been captured, and Winner had no time to regret his mistake. He could only press all the reserves on board, or push the Machikhans back to the other side of the lake. Or there is no other choice but to allow the Machikhans to break through this line of defense and watch the fall of Lygon.
The two regiments of Gaoyue militia left by Mulige for Wenner once again played a crucial role in this battle.
Although this Gaoyue militia made great contributions in the Peninsula War, it did not win final recognition for their embarrassing identity. In this sensitive area of the peninsula, in order to avoid further complicating ethnic relations, even the establishment of two guard divisions had to consider the balance of all ethnic aspects. The Gaoyue clan has always been unpopular in the peninsula, and the more than 10,000 Gaoyue militiamen want to The idea of transforming them into regular troops in Western Xinjiang was quickly shattered, and the idea of occupying the garrison divisions was opposed by all ethnic forces in the peninsula. However, if Mulige gave up these Gaoyue militiamen, he would not only lose his credibility. , Mulige was unwilling to do that from the bottom of his heart.
Under such circumstances, with the mountains high and the emperor far away, His Highness the King of Qin and the people from the Military Affairs Administration could not take care of them for a while. Mulige and Wen Na, after discussing with the two governors Zhong Wenjing and Jin Ning, made an agreement. In the end, they adopted a somewhat bold alternative method, which was to recruit construction workers in the name of building Eastern Samoa and Moro and the later Ludao Military Port, and use these Gaoyue militiamen as migrant workers. They stayed, but secretly formed a regular force according to the form of the reserve army in the peninsula. Everything was carried out according to the regular army training, just waiting for the right time to be recognized. Of course, such a small move could not be hidden from the security department and the Military Affairs Administration. After Diao Su confirmed that it was just a workaround and not a conspiracy, he notified the Military Affairs Administration. Bo Jinchen, who was temporarily in charge of the work at the Military Affairs Administration, was originally interested in Gao Yue. I admired the soldiers' loyalty and combat effectiveness very much, and gave the green light to this matter. They even allocated 300,000 gold coins from the extra-budgetary expenditure of the Military Affairs Administration to deal with this batch of Gaoyue militia equipment. This also provided Bo Jinchen with a green light. It laid the foundation for winning the friendship between Mulige and Wenner in the future.
When the two sides, who had completely lost their minds on the lakeside wetland battlefield, entered the most brutal stalemate stage, Wenner, regardless of his age, personally led two regiments of Gaoyue militiamen into the battlefield on the Kunlun Lake, fighting for this beachhead. The three-hour battle came to an unsatisfactory end. The addition of more than 8,000 fresh troops and the commander's personal participation in the battle finally caused the Western Xinjiang Army to burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm. Even though the Machi Khans did not retreat even half a step, the bamboo rafts were used up but they did not have time to return to transport the soldiers again. Machihan's side was squeezed by the opponent almost in a way that caused a pool of blood every step of the way and finally retreated into the bamboo raft in the lake, leaving in despair with extreme unwillingness.
That day, the water on the shore of Kunlun Lake was like blood, and the piles of corpses were like mountains.