The Japanese army dug ditches day and night, looking out from the fortress, and the dust was filled with fog on sunny days and rainy days did not stop.
Zan Jurun and the generals observed for a few days and determined that the method of digging ditches by the Japanese army was similar to each other, as if they had gained the insights from the ship sailing against the wind.
There are many oblique vertical grooves connected between two adjacent horizontal grooves.
But even so, the Japanese army could not be exposed to Xu Jun's artillery obliquely.But at a long distance, the threat of artillery is really much smaller.
Zan Jurun took out the drawings of the Ministry of Works when building the earthen fort and compared the artillery rules charts, held a wooden ruler and gestured at the angle on it, looked up and said to several civil and military officials: It is difficult to avoid enemy soldiers approaching the fortress.The trench can be attacked on the picture, but the shells hit a little farther and cannot be so accurate... What's more, our ammunition is not enough to use too many artillery.
Zhang Jiankui said: Our troops must be more careful of night attacks in the future.
After hearing this, Zan Jurun looked at him, nodded and pointed at the black line on it with a wooden ruler. It was probably not possible for other generals to understand it, but Zan Jurun thought that Zhang Jiankui could understand it, and Commander Zhang said very well.In the distance, the angle is not good, not to mention that the farther the artillery fires, the greater the expected deviation, and it is difficult to hit the trench just in time; but as long as you get close to the corner wall, please see...
He held a ruler and pointed, no matter how he dug the trench, his side back must be exposed to the firepower of a corner wall.The bronze cannon has a sight, and the slant of a hundred steps is extremely small, which will definitely cause effective damage to it.Therefore, after the Japanese trenches approached, they could only sneak attacks at night to put in their troops, otherwise they would be covered by my artillery fire.
After saying that, he repeated another sentence, but the ammunition will gradually be insufficient...
The dilemma Xu Jun is facing at present is not food, but the shortage of gunpowder and iron pills used for artillery!
Although this fort was built, although it was equipped with a large amount of firearm equipment, the copper artillery needed too much ammunition and it consumed very quickly by reserves alone, so Xu Jun's artillery could not even exert half of its power...just to save ammunition.
Zan Jurun wrote in the file: I personally observe the actual combat of Liuhua Fort and think that the current fortress has at least two major flaws.
First, it depends too much on artillery fire, and artillery consumes huge ammunition. Without reinforcement channels, the fortress will be difficult to last for a long time.
Secondly, the fortress is too small and is easily besieged by the enemy. The long-range artillery fire cannot effectively extend the radius and digging trenches can be broken. I believe that to support the defense under the siege of the army, several layers of fortifications must be set up on the periphery, muskets should be used to make up for the artillery fire, and the defense distance should be increased.
As Zan Jurun expected, after the Japanese army approached the trench near the periphery of the fortress, they also dug the trench under artillery fire, but did not attack.
At night, small groups of people attacked Xu Jun and shot him with special bows and arrows.
The harassment could not cause too much damage to the Xu army, but the Xu army had no choice but to do anything to them. Every day, soldiers and ammunition were gradually consumed.
...A month later, even ordinary soldiers felt that the situation was not good.Xu Jun's artillery rarely roared, and some people said that the gunpowder shells were almost exhausted.
Because heavy weapons lack firepower, at night, the Japanese army began to attack the city with wooden ladders from time to time.And faintly, the enemy camp in the distance seemed to be rushing to build a ladder.
The soldiers of Xu Jun took turns to serve, eating and sleeping for only four hours every day, and the surroundings were very noisy.
There was a soldier in the wounded barracks who wanted to cut off his right arm, and the doctor notified the ten generals Yu Liang to discuss the matter.
After Xu Jun soldiers were injured, the doctor would clean and treat the wound to avoid suppuration; but he still could not completely prevent some people from suppuration.
Once the deeper wound becomes purulent, if it is the torso, it will definitely die. If it is the limbs, it can only be cut off, otherwise it will not be cured!
Although Yu Liang was a military general, he was a scholar. He saw the scene of his arm chopping in the wounded barracks with his own eyes, which was very shocked... and the man died later.
Yu Liang couldn't sleep well during several rests, and the wounded soldier's face kept flashing in his mind, feeling very depressed.
In the noisy environment, nearly thirty men were crowded in a house. Since the siege, everyone has been holding it here for several months. It is not convenient to take a bath, and the smell inside is quite impressive.
Yu Liang lay on the felt mat of the wooden bed, staring at the gray and black roof, motionless.
At this time, someone asked: General Yu Shi, did the superiors say when will the reinforcements come?
Yu Liang said angrily: Who knows?I used to hear that Jiangning Shipyard was building the Mulan ship. The large ship drained thousands of materials and could carry hundreds of people, but such a large ship was slowly built, and it would be difficult to achieve within a year or two!
The man responded disappointedly and said: Didn’t the Goryeo and our gang help us at sea?
Yu Liang sneered: Who doesn’t hear that the hearts of non-my race will be different?
The man said in a daze: What does it mean?
Yu Liang still looked at the roof. Without turning around, he could hear that the person who was speaking was Zhang Da. He couldn't read a lot of words.
Yu Liang then explained boredly: The meaning is, why do others work hard to help you if they don’t have much benefit to the Koreans?
That's true.Boss Zhang seemed to be very disappointed.
The two of them fell silent, with all kinds of strange smells mixed in the dim house, and the air was filled with snoring... Almost all the soldiers of the guards under Yu Liang's army were from poverty, and these people who were used to hard life were also good. They were completely adapted to such an environment, after all, they could eat enough.
But Yu Liang couldn't do it anymore. He was pale and thin recently.
Yu Liang turned over and saw that Boss Zhang was still awake.
Zhang Da found that Yu Liang looked at him, turned his head and said: I was thinking, fortunately, I didn’t let the third brother come, otherwise his newly married wife would not even keep her, and she would be a widow!
Suddenly, he suddenly said in a voice: It’s all from the Zhang family, just take over it.
A depressing smile suddenly sounded in the room, which made the place look less heavy.
Zhang Dadao: Can we still go back alive?
No one can answer this question.The lonely army hangs on the East Island. If there is no reinforcement, the gods will die. What's more, most of them are just farmers, not gods!
After a while, Zhang Daqiang smiled and said: But it’s not a loss. Our house has been repaired and some land has been built. The third brother has also married a wife.I'm a life of poverty, so it's worth it to be replaced!
After hearing this, Yu Liang couldn't help but say: Haven't you ever thought about yourself?
Zhang Da was stunned for a moment, touched his head and said with some annoyance: The Japanese lady shouldn't have let go, she is still here now, I will spend all the valuables and go to sleep for a night!
After hearing this, Yu Liang felt a little strange and looked at Zhang Da. He seemed to be in his early thirties, but he looked older... Zhang Da, haven't you touched a woman before?
Zhang Da said disapprovingly: In the past, my family couldn't even eat enough food, which woman did it for her?After joining the army, I repaired the house and built a land. The money for the third brother to marry a wife was not enough (the guards had a low income, almost all relying on war). I had made the ewe from the neighboring village, Caizhu Li's family...
Before he finished speaking, several people couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Yu Liang also felt that it didn't sound good to hear such an embarrassing thing, but Zhang Da didn't seem to feel that way, and he was still serious.
Yu Liang said: Lao Zhang is quite a fun person.He felt that such talent was quite good, which was to make others laugh so hard that their stomach hurt, but he didn't.
Zhang Dadao: It’s just this thing that makes me feel uncomfortable. I’m so old that I haven’t tasted it…
Speaking of this, the few people who were not asleep once again talked about the topics they liked.Only then did Yu Liang feel that these rough men also had a meticulous side, that is, when talking about women.
It's really not easy to do this business.When Yu Liang spoke, he was not as vulgar as the soldiers. He sighed a little, thinking that there is nothing good, but why did I do it now?
Yu Liang couldn't explain it clearly, but there were always some unspeakable things that made Yu Liang reluctant to leave.
Xu Jun's overall sentiment, the glory brought by victory and dignity, and the brotherly relationship inside are indeed very good compared to other industries and military forces at other times.
Yu Liang exhaled and smiled and said to Zhang Da: Let’s leave the words here. As long as we go back alive, I will pay for Lao Zhang to taste the taste!
After hearing this, Zhang Da immediately said: Hey, you guys have heard it, General Yu Shi must keep his word!
At this moment, someone suddenly said: Commander Zhang, General Zhang...
Several people who were not asleep quickly stood up, and some people who were asleep woke up.The standing person hurriedly clasped his fists and held the salute.
Zhang Jiankui raised his hand and said: No.I will just look around and see my brothers, nothing else.
Life is quite hard.Zhang Jiankui understood as soon as he came in.He is a middle-level general of the Imperial Guard and has a very good income. He must have lived a good life when he was in Tokyo, and he may not be worse than Yu Liang.
Zhang Jiankui said again: But once a while, I will make you enjoy the food and drink!
This time the reaction was not as enthusiastic as before. Everyone came to the fortifications to defend every day. No matter how stupid a person is, he could roughly feel what the situation was.
Seeing this, Zhang Jiankui said again: The court is building ships, and I will assure you that reinforcements will definitely come!
Still no one said anything.
Zhang Jiankui's only way to boost morale at Shijianbao was to say these two sentences, and he repeated it many times.There is nothing else, but only these two sentences are real. No matter how good other words are, it is nonsense.
Perhaps some people are affected by some righteous atmosphere, but for ordinary soldiers, having money and food to improve their survival is the most important thing, so we need to talk about rewards... But having money and food, we have to have life, so we need to talk about reinforcements.
Simple, straightforward and rough.
At this moment, Zan Jurun also walked into the barracks.
Zan Jurun is a civil servant, but he has a lot of dealing with the army, so he is very straightforward and happy to come in. He said: Even those brothers who died in battle for the country will still receive the rewards. At that time, the Ministry of War and the Military Department will give the brothers what they deserve to be given to your family.
Zan Jurun and the generals observed for a few days and determined that the method of digging ditches by the Japanese army was similar to each other, as if they had gained the insights from the ship sailing against the wind.
There are many oblique vertical grooves connected between two adjacent horizontal grooves.
But even so, the Japanese army could not be exposed to Xu Jun's artillery obliquely.But at a long distance, the threat of artillery is really much smaller.
Zan Jurun took out the drawings of the Ministry of Works when building the earthen fort and compared the artillery rules charts, held a wooden ruler and gestured at the angle on it, looked up and said to several civil and military officials: It is difficult to avoid enemy soldiers approaching the fortress.The trench can be attacked on the picture, but the shells hit a little farther and cannot be so accurate... What's more, our ammunition is not enough to use too many artillery.
Zhang Jiankui said: Our troops must be more careful of night attacks in the future.
After hearing this, Zan Jurun looked at him, nodded and pointed at the black line on it with a wooden ruler. It was probably not possible for other generals to understand it, but Zan Jurun thought that Zhang Jiankui could understand it, and Commander Zhang said very well.In the distance, the angle is not good, not to mention that the farther the artillery fires, the greater the expected deviation, and it is difficult to hit the trench just in time; but as long as you get close to the corner wall, please see...
He held a ruler and pointed, no matter how he dug the trench, his side back must be exposed to the firepower of a corner wall.The bronze cannon has a sight, and the slant of a hundred steps is extremely small, which will definitely cause effective damage to it.Therefore, after the Japanese trenches approached, they could only sneak attacks at night to put in their troops, otherwise they would be covered by my artillery fire.
After saying that, he repeated another sentence, but the ammunition will gradually be insufficient...
The dilemma Xu Jun is facing at present is not food, but the shortage of gunpowder and iron pills used for artillery!
Although this fort was built, although it was equipped with a large amount of firearm equipment, the copper artillery needed too much ammunition and it consumed very quickly by reserves alone, so Xu Jun's artillery could not even exert half of its power...just to save ammunition.
Zan Jurun wrote in the file: I personally observe the actual combat of Liuhua Fort and think that the current fortress has at least two major flaws.
First, it depends too much on artillery fire, and artillery consumes huge ammunition. Without reinforcement channels, the fortress will be difficult to last for a long time.
Secondly, the fortress is too small and is easily besieged by the enemy. The long-range artillery fire cannot effectively extend the radius and digging trenches can be broken. I believe that to support the defense under the siege of the army, several layers of fortifications must be set up on the periphery, muskets should be used to make up for the artillery fire, and the defense distance should be increased.
As Zan Jurun expected, after the Japanese army approached the trench near the periphery of the fortress, they also dug the trench under artillery fire, but did not attack.
At night, small groups of people attacked Xu Jun and shot him with special bows and arrows.
The harassment could not cause too much damage to the Xu army, but the Xu army had no choice but to do anything to them. Every day, soldiers and ammunition were gradually consumed.
...A month later, even ordinary soldiers felt that the situation was not good.Xu Jun's artillery rarely roared, and some people said that the gunpowder shells were almost exhausted.
Because heavy weapons lack firepower, at night, the Japanese army began to attack the city with wooden ladders from time to time.And faintly, the enemy camp in the distance seemed to be rushing to build a ladder.
The soldiers of Xu Jun took turns to serve, eating and sleeping for only four hours every day, and the surroundings were very noisy.
There was a soldier in the wounded barracks who wanted to cut off his right arm, and the doctor notified the ten generals Yu Liang to discuss the matter.
After Xu Jun soldiers were injured, the doctor would clean and treat the wound to avoid suppuration; but he still could not completely prevent some people from suppuration.
Once the deeper wound becomes purulent, if it is the torso, it will definitely die. If it is the limbs, it can only be cut off, otherwise it will not be cured!
Although Yu Liang was a military general, he was a scholar. He saw the scene of his arm chopping in the wounded barracks with his own eyes, which was very shocked... and the man died later.
Yu Liang couldn't sleep well during several rests, and the wounded soldier's face kept flashing in his mind, feeling very depressed.
In the noisy environment, nearly thirty men were crowded in a house. Since the siege, everyone has been holding it here for several months. It is not convenient to take a bath, and the smell inside is quite impressive.
Yu Liang lay on the felt mat of the wooden bed, staring at the gray and black roof, motionless.
At this time, someone asked: General Yu Shi, did the superiors say when will the reinforcements come?
Yu Liang said angrily: Who knows?I used to hear that Jiangning Shipyard was building the Mulan ship. The large ship drained thousands of materials and could carry hundreds of people, but such a large ship was slowly built, and it would be difficult to achieve within a year or two!
The man responded disappointedly and said: Didn’t the Goryeo and our gang help us at sea?
Yu Liang sneered: Who doesn’t hear that the hearts of non-my race will be different?
The man said in a daze: What does it mean?
Yu Liang still looked at the roof. Without turning around, he could hear that the person who was speaking was Zhang Da. He couldn't read a lot of words.
Yu Liang then explained boredly: The meaning is, why do others work hard to help you if they don’t have much benefit to the Koreans?
That's true.Boss Zhang seemed to be very disappointed.
The two of them fell silent, with all kinds of strange smells mixed in the dim house, and the air was filled with snoring... Almost all the soldiers of the guards under Yu Liang's army were from poverty, and these people who were used to hard life were also good. They were completely adapted to such an environment, after all, they could eat enough.
But Yu Liang couldn't do it anymore. He was pale and thin recently.
Yu Liang turned over and saw that Boss Zhang was still awake.
Zhang Da found that Yu Liang looked at him, turned his head and said: I was thinking, fortunately, I didn’t let the third brother come, otherwise his newly married wife would not even keep her, and she would be a widow!
Suddenly, he suddenly said in a voice: It’s all from the Zhang family, just take over it.
A depressing smile suddenly sounded in the room, which made the place look less heavy.
Zhang Dadao: Can we still go back alive?
No one can answer this question.The lonely army hangs on the East Island. If there is no reinforcement, the gods will die. What's more, most of them are just farmers, not gods!
After a while, Zhang Daqiang smiled and said: But it’s not a loss. Our house has been repaired and some land has been built. The third brother has also married a wife.I'm a life of poverty, so it's worth it to be replaced!
After hearing this, Yu Liang couldn't help but say: Haven't you ever thought about yourself?
Zhang Da was stunned for a moment, touched his head and said with some annoyance: The Japanese lady shouldn't have let go, she is still here now, I will spend all the valuables and go to sleep for a night!
After hearing this, Yu Liang felt a little strange and looked at Zhang Da. He seemed to be in his early thirties, but he looked older... Zhang Da, haven't you touched a woman before?
Zhang Da said disapprovingly: In the past, my family couldn't even eat enough food, which woman did it for her?After joining the army, I repaired the house and built a land. The money for the third brother to marry a wife was not enough (the guards had a low income, almost all relying on war). I had made the ewe from the neighboring village, Caizhu Li's family...
Before he finished speaking, several people couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Yu Liang also felt that it didn't sound good to hear such an embarrassing thing, but Zhang Da didn't seem to feel that way, and he was still serious.
Yu Liang said: Lao Zhang is quite a fun person.He felt that such talent was quite good, which was to make others laugh so hard that their stomach hurt, but he didn't.
Zhang Dadao: It’s just this thing that makes me feel uncomfortable. I’m so old that I haven’t tasted it…
Speaking of this, the few people who were not asleep once again talked about the topics they liked.Only then did Yu Liang feel that these rough men also had a meticulous side, that is, when talking about women.
It's really not easy to do this business.When Yu Liang spoke, he was not as vulgar as the soldiers. He sighed a little, thinking that there is nothing good, but why did I do it now?
Yu Liang couldn't explain it clearly, but there were always some unspeakable things that made Yu Liang reluctant to leave.
Xu Jun's overall sentiment, the glory brought by victory and dignity, and the brotherly relationship inside are indeed very good compared to other industries and military forces at other times.
Yu Liang exhaled and smiled and said to Zhang Da: Let’s leave the words here. As long as we go back alive, I will pay for Lao Zhang to taste the taste!
After hearing this, Zhang Da immediately said: Hey, you guys have heard it, General Yu Shi must keep his word!
At this moment, someone suddenly said: Commander Zhang, General Zhang...
Several people who were not asleep quickly stood up, and some people who were asleep woke up.The standing person hurriedly clasped his fists and held the salute.
Zhang Jiankui raised his hand and said: No.I will just look around and see my brothers, nothing else.
Life is quite hard.Zhang Jiankui understood as soon as he came in.He is a middle-level general of the Imperial Guard and has a very good income. He must have lived a good life when he was in Tokyo, and he may not be worse than Yu Liang.
Zhang Jiankui said again: But once a while, I will make you enjoy the food and drink!
This time the reaction was not as enthusiastic as before. Everyone came to the fortifications to defend every day. No matter how stupid a person is, he could roughly feel what the situation was.
Seeing this, Zhang Jiankui said again: The court is building ships, and I will assure you that reinforcements will definitely come!
Still no one said anything.
Zhang Jiankui's only way to boost morale at Shijianbao was to say these two sentences, and he repeated it many times.There is nothing else, but only these two sentences are real. No matter how good other words are, it is nonsense.
Perhaps some people are affected by some righteous atmosphere, but for ordinary soldiers, having money and food to improve their survival is the most important thing, so we need to talk about rewards... But having money and food, we have to have life, so we need to talk about reinforcements.
Simple, straightforward and rough.
At this moment, Zan Jurun also walked into the barracks.
Zan Jurun is a civil servant, but he has a lot of dealing with the army, so he is very straightforward and happy to come in. He said: Even those brothers who died in battle for the country will still receive the rewards. At that time, the Ministry of War and the Military Department will give the brothers what they deserve to be given to your family.