Floor ships had developed to a very high level in the Han Dynasty. As early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty navy had been equipped with a large number of western floor ships that could carry up to a thousand soldiers for expeditions. By the end of the Han Dynasty, it had developed to At its peak, the sailing ships of the Jiangdong counties were more than ten feet high, with three masts at the front and rear, a stern rudder, and a bottom warehouse. They were divided into the west and west layers. They could carry up to 3,000 soldiers. They already had the ability to sail on oceans. ability.
In comparison, although the Liaodong Army's warship technology has not reached such a high level, each warship can carry more than 800 soldiers at full load, even though 20 of its more than 80 warships are logistics and cargo ships. , and all the ships were not fully loaded, and their total strength was as many as 23,000. On the other hand, the salt field garrison only had more than 2,000 people. Even if more than 300 saltmen were added, they could fight The number of soldiers is less than 2,000 Xibai, and the strength gap between the two sides is undoubtedly too great.
"Close the front and rear gates tightly, and all troops will go to the city immediately to prepare for war!"
Although Youzhou is close to the sea, the objects that can be defended have always been the nomads outside the customs. As for the power of the sea, it has never been seen before. This was not only the case when Gongsun Zan was in power, but also in the previous years, but it was not It hindered the military personnel from understanding the strongest arms of the navy, such as buildings and ships. Because of this, although the Liaodong Army's fleet had not yet docked, Yan Gao had already determined the general scale of the incoming enemy and urgently dispatched several envoys for help. After that, the peripheral defenses were completely abandoned and the entire army retreated into the reservoir area.
"Second Young Master, salt, a lot of salt..."
With such a contraction of Yan Gao's troops, except for the reservoir area, the entire large salt field was empty. The large number of Liaodong troops who came ashore from both sides of the salt field easily escaped from the two walls next to the reservoir area. After rummaging around in the salt field for a while, I was pleasantly surprised to find a mountain of salt beside the crystallization pond. I was overjoyed and immediately a soldier rushed from the gate to Gongsun Gong without even having time to breathe. After taking a breath, he yelled wildly in surprise.
"Let's go and take a look!"
In these days, salt is equal to money. Although there are salt fields in Liaodong, the method of boiling the sea to obtain salt is time-consuming and expensive. Not only does it require a lot of salt at the turn of spring and summer every year, it is barely enough. For his own use, there is no way he could smuggle salt to various places on a large scale like Youzhou did. Therefore, even though he knew that he would get a lot of salt this time, when the soldier came to report, Gongsun Gong still couldn't control the feeling in his heart. The surge of excitement, regardless of the fact that the salt field had not yet been cleared, hurriedly led the personal guards into the salt field.
No one doesn't like money. Facing the mountains of salt, not only the ordinary soldiers are busy loading salt into their waistbands, but some generals are also shouting at their soldiers to pack it with sacks and other objects. Some soldiers who were full of salt actually took off their trousers to pack salt. The entire Yanshan area was in chaos. If the Youzhou army took advantage of the situation to attack, they would definitely win a big victory. However, Yan Gao After hesitating for a long time, he didn't dare to give such an order. There was no other reason, because there were really not many soldiers under his command. It was easy to rush out. If the follow-up troops of the Liaodong Army entered the salt field, they would be afraid of coming back. It was difficult. When he thought of this, Yan Gao could only watch helplessly on the wall as the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army grabbed salt in the distance.
"Asshole, stop whatever you are doing. Anyone who dares to steal salt again will be killed without mercy!"
When the group entered the salt field, Gongsun Gongdang was dumbfounded and stared at the crazy behavior of his soldiers. After being in a daze for a while, he finally woke up and saw him taking out the pendant from his waist. The sword roared angrily.
Is Gongsun Gong's order effective? The answer is yes, but there is really no difference between it and no. Otherwise, except for a few soldiers who were alert and satisfied with the robbery and retreated after the order, the vast majority of the soldiers who were jealous of the robbery did not care about Gongsun at all. What was Gong talking about? She was just digging into her trousers or the bag made of trousers to grab some crystal clear salt.
"A bunch of bitches, Guards, come here. Anyone who dares to steal salt will be killed without mercy!"
Seeing that no one listened to his orders, Gongsun Gong was completely furious. Regardless of whether it would trigger a mutiny, he waved the three-foot green-edged sword in his hand and roared like thunder.
"promise!"
Gongsun Gong gave the order, and the guards soldiers who had already seen it with envy immediately responded with a bang and rushed towards the salt mountain at high speed, hacking and killing without hesitation, waiting for blood here Faced with the lesson, the soldiers of the vanguard force who were snatching the salt were finally frightened and woke up, and they all dispersed with a roar.
"Zhao Qi, I will order you to lead a battalion of soldiers to guard the Salt Mountain here. Anyone who dares to come close will be killed. The rest of the troops will immediately surround the reservoir area and fight for me to break in. No chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
After the bomb suppressed the chaos of the vanguard soldiers, Gongsun Gong's anger actually did not diminish much, but now he no longer planned to hold the vanguard accountable, but planned to completely wipe out the defenders in the reservoir area. With all of them gone, he might as well quickly lead his troops to Ji County and complete the important task entrusted to him by his father. As for the salt, they are all here. When Youzhou is captured, they are not all from his Gongsun family, so there is no need to rush. For a while.
In order to keep it dry and to prevent astronomical tides, the storage area of the salt field was not built in the middle of the salt field, but around a hill in the southeast corner of the salt field. The Western Zhou Dynasty was surrounded by high walls, and dozens of warehouses were built along the hill. , there is a door at the front and back of the reservoir area, the east side facing the sea is the entrance, and the west door is the exit. Both are two copper-clad wooden doors, extremely thick, and there is a gate tower as a cover. The wall is eight feet high and three feet wide, all made of bluestone. The fortress is extremely solid. There are defensive facilities such as crossbows and arrow towers on the wall. It can be used as a military fortress. This is why Gongsun Ming knew that the Liaodong Army would raid the Yuyang Salt Fields and never sent more troops here. The confidence of the garrison lies.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The Liaodong Army's sneak attack was extremely well prepared. Twenty transport ships were loaded with many crossbows and trebuchets. Under Gongsun Gong's strict order, a large number of siege equipment was quickly moved ashore. At the end of the West, At this moment, the Liaodong Army, which was finally ready, began the siege of the Kurdistan Region. With as many as thirty ballistas and nearly a hundred manpower trebuchets as the vanguard, it poured firepower on the city walls of the Kurdish Area. Although the accuracy was actually limited, the momentum was huge. Yan Gao did not dare to take it lightly. He ordered the defensive crossbows on the top of the city to launch a counterattack, and the two sides fought back and forth. In full swing...
