flstandardbreds Chapter 158 Why attack Li Family Village? Go to Tangyin City.
Chapter 158 Why attack Li Family Village? Go to Tangyin City.
这么多人为何李振选择让王长刀防守最重要的李家寨呢？因为王长刀的性格脾气是这几个人中间最稳重的，但凡是李振说怎么干人家就怎么干，在这个过程中要是有人提出其他的建议，王长刀一概不理。
因为在他的人生理念中，李振说怎么干就怎么干。就例如这次部署地雷，王长刀完全是按照李振的部署要求设置的，而且这些地雷埋设的并不多，要是张召坤再狠狠心拼着死掉一些金兵的代价，那就可以趟过来了。
看着那些金军斥候兵纷纷朝着其他方向去了，领队的李家军营长对旁边的士兵说：“都撤了吧，这条路他们是不敢走了，我们先回山寨。”
What should have been a half-day journey took these Jin soldiers two full days to reach the foot of the walls of Lijiazhai.
Zhang Zhaokun, mounted on his horse, looked up at the towering city wall and exclaimed, "This is a fortified city? Damn, even the walls of our Zhongdu city aren't this impressive!"
Today, the population of Lijiazhai has reached 60,000 to 70,000. Li Zhen specially organized the craftsmen in the village to form an infrastructure team. The village takes care of all the people's basic needs, and they are specifically responsible for the construction of the village walls and the basic infrastructure for people's livelihood within the village. Over time, the walls of Lijiazhai have been built to a height of more than 20 meters and a width of three to four meters on the top, which can be considered a marvel of the times.
Not only that, because the infrastructure materials used to build Li Family Village were all brought by Li Zhen from the modern era, if the city wall were built according to the model of this era, such a high city wall would have to be trapezoidal to be stable, otherwise the entire city wall would collapse if the foundation was slightly deformed.
There's no need to worry about the walls of Lijiazhai. They're built straight up at a 90-degree angle because the cement and bricks are made using modern technology, and there's steel reinforcement in the middle. So even if the foundation deforms, the walls might not collapse during an earthquake.
手下的一个副将问道：“将军，我们的云梯最长的也就十米，这可如何是好？”
After observing for a while, Zhang Zhaokun said, "It's alright. If the city walls are no good, then we'll concentrate all our forces on attacking their city gates. Once the city gates are breached, no matter how high the city walls are, it's useless."
As they spoke, these men rode their horses to the gate of Li Family Village. Several Jin soldiers slowly made their way to the gate. One of the bolder Jin soldiers poked the gate hard with the barrel of his spear.
"when!"
“哎呀！这李家寨实力这么雄厚，竟然使用纯铁的城门，而且听声音还是上好的钢铁。”
金兵立马将这个情况告诉了张召坤，这些众人都傻眼了：城高门厚武器好，这仗如何能打。
As night fell and all was quiet in the Jin army camp, the majestic command tent in the center was brightly lit, the atmosphere both solemn and fervent.
Inside the tent, a group of Jin generals stood in a circle, their faces solemn, their eyes reflecting both a desire for victory and deep contemplation of their current predicament.
"My beloved generals, our army has been here for two days, and the sturdy city walls are like an impregnable fortress, blocking our advance. Is there any brilliant plan to break this stalemate? Whoever can come up with a good idea will be credited with the greatest merit."
Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zhaokun's voice was calm, but he could not hide his anxiety. His eyes were sharp as he swept over the wise and brave generals in front of him.
“末将以为，可将数架云梯捆绑加固，形成巨型云梯，以人数之众，合力攀上城头，或可一举破城！”一将挺身而出，声音洪亮，提议中带着几分决绝。
"This plan is courageous, but the defenders on the city walls are densely packed, and arrows are raining down. I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed." Another general slowly shook his head, his brows furrowed, clearly having doubts about the plan.
“那便组织我军中擅长土木之工者，暗中挖掘地道，直通城内，给予敌军致命一击！”又一人站出，眼中闪烁着狡黠之光，其计策之奇，令人眼前一亮。
然而，此言一出，帐内随即陷入一片沉默。众人皆知，此法虽妙，却也耗时耗力，且风险重重，稍有不慎，便可能前功尽弃，甚至暴露行踪，反遭敌袭。
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhaokun felt a mix of emotions. He had originally thought that a mountain stronghold would be the easiest to attack, but he hadn't expected it to be so troublesome. He slowly walked to the commander's desk, his fingers gently stroking the cold edge of the table, lost in thought for a long time.
"What you have all said are good strategies, but each has its advantages and disadvantages. Our army needs to find a strategy that can reduce casualties and achieve a swift victory." Zhang Zhaokun spoke slowly, his voice revealing an undeniable firmness. "Tonight, let's discuss this further, pool our wisdom, and strive for perfection. Remember, true wisdom lies not in taking extraordinary risks, but in assessing the situation and achieving the greatest victory with the least cost."
At sunrise the next day, the first thing Wang Changdao did was to see how the Jin soldiers were attacking the city walls that day. After he arrived at the city walls, he used his binoculars to observe the Jin army camp.
Wherever his gaze fell, there was no trace of the Jin soldiers. It turned out that after several discussions last night, Zhang Zhaokun finally decided at dawn: abandon the attack on Li Family Village and instead head towards Tangyin City.
So tens of thousands of people rushed towards Tangyin City without even having breakfast. In their haste, they left behind a lot of military equipment and tents without having time to pack them up. It wasn't that they didn't want them anymore, but they were worried that the garrison in Li Family Village would launch a surprise attack if they saw that they were leaving. So compared to human lives, these things were nothing.
The Jin army's retreat should have been a good thing, but Wang Changdao said with a dejected look, "You said we finally came, so we should at least have a fight. But we didn't even fight, so how am I supposed to get credit?"
After retreating from the city wall, Wang Changdao reported the situation to Zhao Yingluo: "Mistress, the Jin army has withdrawn. Judging from their direction, they should be heading towards Tangyin City."
Upon hearing that the Jin army had retreated, Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, breathed a sigh of relief. He had been captured by the Jin army and harbored a natural fear of them. He hadn't slept well all night since learning of the Jin army's attack the previous day.
赵佶：“这些杀神可算是走了，我得回去补个觉。”
After saying that, he put on his coat and sauntered toward his bedroom. Wang Changdao simply ignored this scene, after all, this was his boss's father-in-law, and he couldn't afford to offend him.
赵缨络微笑着对王长刀说：“王大哥，对于军伍事务奴家可不懂，既然夫君让你掌管李家寨的防务，你就看着安排就是了，只要不是太大的事情就不用这么麻烦来汇报了。”
王长刀微微躬身道：“主母可不能这么称呼咱，要不您还是喊声老王吧，如今这金军撤走了，估计一时半会是不会回来了。我看要不让寨子里的人一切照旧吧，毕竟再过几天我们种植的土豆都该收了。”
虽然赵缨络这么说，但是王长刀还是知道尊卑的，毕竟如今李振可算得上是整个安阳府地界最大的官。虽然金国和宋国都不承认，但是此地的老百姓认呀。