Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong - Chapter 370 Toulouse
Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong
Chapter 370 ToulouseChapter 370 Toulouse
"Hungary and Poland actually surrendered!?"
Everyone was outraged by this.
"Yes! Their next plan should be to invade Germany."
Someone asked, "Is God going to kill us Christians?"
"Who provoked those black-eyed, black-haired demons in the first place?"
However, no matter how much they cursed at this time, it could not change the fact that their territory was getting smaller and smaller.
Then...
Before they could continue speaking, a minor noble who had just returned from the front swung his horsewhip on the table.
Then he pointed to the map on the table and said, "The enemy's army has arrived at Carcassonne. I guess Carcassonne can only hold out for another half a month at most."
When the others heard this, they also replied: "What? Only enough to last for half a month?"
"You know, Mrs. Barak resisted Charlemagne there for three whole years."
When he came back, he said, "Things are different now."
"Their technology is more than one or two times better than ours."
"Also, they had trebuchets that could launch huge rocks."
“It doesn’t require much manpower.”
"If the Fort of Carcassonne had not been twenty yards above the ground, I believe it might not have taken even half a month."
"It's like Beziers. Because it was built on flat ground, it only lasted less than three days before the city was breached."
Everyone gasped.
"It's a pity that there won't be too many people stationed in a castle like this one that's built high up."
"It can only be used as a military fortress."
“It cannot be used for large-scale human habitation.”
Someone asked, "What should we do next? Toulouse is not much better than Beziers."
The man said, "Even if we can't win, we have to fight. There is no other way."
"Those who need to forge iron should forge iron, and those who need to practice swordsmanship should practice swordsmanship."
……
And on Han Shizhong's side.
indeed!
It’s pretty much the same as the other party’s estimate.
During the time he was attacking the city, some of the enemy's light cavalry were constantly interfering from the periphery.
But Han Shizhong ignored the other party at all.
Some of the opponents even made moves to rush forward.
But in the end they were repelled.
Hundreds of bodies were left behind, and then the battle ended.
In addition...
Han Shizhong also discovered.
Some of their noble lords began to forge large pieces of armor to cover their entire bodies.
And the thickness is not low.
This may have a certain impact on the lethality of their muskets.
You could have been ready to shoot at a hundred steps.
just now……
Han Shizhong felt that thirty or fifty steps would not be excessive.
of course!
It doesn't mean that a hundred steps will have no lethality.
It's just that if you shoot at thirty or fifty steps, you won't waste bullets and you can kill the enemy with one shot.
Since the enemy has no idea about their weapons, the only thing they can do is to increase the thickness of the armor and increase the angle of incidence to make it easier for the bullets to deflect.
Especially for some noble lords, their armor is much stronger than that of other mercenaries.
only……
There are advantages to doing this, but there are also disadvantages.
The advantage is that it can defend against certain bullets, but the disadvantage is that it is too heavy, which is definitely not suitable for field battles.
Even if the battle was fought on the city wall, one would be exhausted and paralyzed after swinging weapons for a long time.
After half a month of siege.
Han Shizhong then assigned another 1,500 men to defend Fort Carcassonne.
at this time……
Han Shizhong also received letters from Zhu Luo.
It is said that Alfonso VII, King of Castile, surrendered and then rebelled again.
Then, let Han Shizhong try his best not to believe the other party's words that he wanted to surrender.
During this period...the other party did send people to negotiate peace.
however……
The benefits Han Shizhong has gained since he went on the expedition have not been enough, at least that's what Han Shizhong himself thinks. Therefore, how could he accept the other party's peace talks so easily?
Before he came out, the government had no requirements for this expedition.
Just tell him to hit as far west as possible.
The things captured should be distributed to the meritorious soldiers as much as possible, and rewards and punishments must be clearly defined.
to be frank!What the government said is a reward for them!
The meaning is self-evident.
That means everything you capture belongs to you.
Including land, including women.
even……
It is not impossible for you to become the 'Lord of a City' in the end.
It's just that the "Lord of a City" here is, at best, just the level of the village chiefs of a few villages.
Even the position of county magistrate may not be enough.
In addition...
This is different from the Mongols who only destroyed and did not build.
Although the Song army did not build much, it at least paid great attention to the people's livelihood in the places it conquered.
As for the captured people, they would make them adapt to their rule as quickly as possible.
The Song army was probably not very friendly to two types of people.
One is a noble.
For nobles, their territories will be confiscated.
One is a soldier.
If you encounter soldiers on the battlefield, you will definitely not show mercy. You can even say that you will definitely kill them all.
however……
Even though the Song army was already quite restrained.
However, there are still many mentally retarded Christians who would insult the Song army and so on.
Faced with such a person, the only thing Han Shizhong could do was to let the Muslim soldiers arrest the other party and then execute him immediately.
Therefore, there have been constant controversies along the way.
But this rear base is still relatively stable.
Of course!There's no way the enemy will just let this go.
Han Shizhong also had to be on guard at all times, wondering if some people would sneak into the ranks of the people and instigate them to rebel.
The end of the year.
After conquering the Fort of Carcassonne, Han Shizhong finally led his army to the city of Toulouse.
At this time, the Count of Toulouse was also heartbroken.
after all……
This is his territory.
To be honest, they struggled for a long time as to whether or not to engage in a field battle with the Song army.
And people within the organization also have different opinions on this.
Some people say that instead of defending the city and waiting to die, it would be better to die in battle outside, which might be more painful.
Others said that it would be impossible to win a battle in the field, so they should firmly defend the city.
Since the husband has his own reasons, the wife has her own reasons.
Then divide into two groups.
Those who support defending the city will defend the city, and those who support a field battle will fight a field battle.
Then... on a bright day with no clouds in the sky.
The two sides fought a field battle ten miles outside the city.
In broad daylight, the battle situation between the two sides can be seen relatively clearly.
For example...
The enemy's artillery positions were set up there, so they used the most loyal Christians to hold them up.
Even if you see artillery fire and the people around you are beaten into pieces, you cannot retreat. This is the most basic requirement.
Of course, if you want to win a war, you can't just rely on shields.
It also depends on where the sword is pointing.
This requires you to adapt to the situation on the battlefield.
after all……
Although the Song Dynasty was indeed invincible, its soldiers were also human beings.
If they could find the weaknesses of the Song Dynasty, then perhaps they would still have a chance of winning.
(End of this chapter)