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Chapter 616 We just need to defend the ancient city (first update)
Chapter 625

"Those firearms... This is really a solution. However, firearms can only be projected with crossbows. I'm afraid they can only harass the enemies on the wall of the ancient city of Wuyan at most." Zhong Shidao frowned and said.

"It's okay, General Zhong, didn't you bring two bed crossbows?" Wang Yang said to Master Zhong with a wicked smile on his face. "My Song bed crossbow has such a long range that there is no weapon in the world that can defeat it. There must be no problem in firing those gunpowder weapons."

"... Bed crossbow, do you want to use the bed crossbow to launch those firearms?" Zhong Shidao looked at this guy with a dark face.The bed crossbow of the Song Dynasty can indeed be regarded as the long-range lethal weapon with the longest range and the fastest flying speed in this era, or in this period of historical time and space.

"My lord, you probably don't know that the bed crossbow can only be used to shoot special crossbow bolts. Those gunpowder arrows and the like, under the string force of the bed crossbow, the body of the arrow may break before it is fired. Into several pieces." A general next to him stood up and explained.

"Who said that we must let that thing shoot special crossbow bolts?" Wang Yang chuckled, and his smile became more and more treacherous. "Before, Wang used to work in the Military Weapons Supervisor for a period of time. I think all the adults know about it."

"I dare not say anything else, but Wang can guarantee that he has a deep understanding of the long-range weapons of my Song Dynasty, especially the characteristics of various crossbows. Believe this, no one will object, right?"

Wang Yang glanced at the dozens of generals present. Everyone understood and remained silent while nodding.

Even Mr. Han Zhongyan, Mr. Han, spoke in agreement. "I won't object. If Mr. Xiao Wang doesn't understand crossbows thoroughly enough, how can you invent such a sharp weapon as the Yuanyou Crossbow."

"The durability of this thing is excellent. In the past, a god arm crossbow could be fired at most [-] to [-] times, and the crossbow arm had to be repaired or replaced. As for this Yuanyou crossbow, all generals must have seen it and used it. Is it over?"

Zhe Keshi stood up and said loudly. "Yuanyou crossbow has the same shooting range as God's Arm Crossbow, but its durability far exceeds that of God's Arm Crossbow. During the Battle of Hongdezhai, Zhe had a Yuanyou Crossbow in his hand. Within a few days, it shot nearly Chiya, however, was not damaged at all."

"Not only the Yuanyou crossbow in Zhe's hand, but also the Yuanyou crossbow in the hands of other people. In terms of durability, it is far stronger than the divine arm crossbow."

"So, with Mr. Xiao Wang's talent, I believe he will definitely have a way to use the bed crossbow to use those gunpowder weapons to hit the Xixia soldiers and horses in the ancient city of Wuyan."

All eyes focused on Wang Yang again, and Wang Yang smiled lightly, with such a confident smile. "Please leave it to me, Wang will definitely not let you down."

"Since you are so confident, Mr. Xiao Wang, then I will leave this matter to you." Han Zhongyan nodded slightly and finalized the matter.

Afterwards, after repeated requests from Liang Yibu, Han Zhongyan finally agreed, and Xu Liang Yibu led [-] infantrymen to the ancient city of Wuyan to assist in the defense.

Moreover, Zhe Keshi was appointed as the chief general to lead [-] troops to the ancient city of Wuyan. Naturally, Wang Yang and those siege weapons brought by his masters were also indispensable.

The ancient city of Wuyan is not far from Hongzhou City. It is precisely because of this that Mr. Han Zhongyan agreed to Liang Yibu's request and asked him to lead [-] infantry to help in the battle.

If there is any problem, the Great Song garrison in Hongzhou will fly directly to help, and it is completely in time.

After preparing for a day, [-] troops were in front, and [-] cavalry quietly followed behind the [-] troops, marching mightily towards the ancient city of Wuyan.And Sa Chen, who was strictly guarding the ancient city of Wuyan, had already received the news when the Song army was still ten miles away from the ancient city of Wuyan.

Some people jumped out and expressed their desire to fight face to face with the Song army, but such a bad idea was opposed by most people.

"Our army has only [-] soldiers and horses, but only [-] can fight. Now the main force of the Song Dynasty has gathered in Jianing Military Division. If we take the initiative to attack, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving up our geographical advantage to fight with the Song Dynasty in the field? ?”

"My Daxia soldiers and horses are extremely brave. If we fight the Song army in the field, we will definitely win." The general retorted loudly and unwillingly.

"The opponent has [-] soldiers and horses. If we want to win, then all the soldiers and horses in the city must be dispatched. At that time, if the Song army sends a partial army to capture the ancient city of Wuyan...then you will bear the responsibility. Can you afford it?" Fei Tingdarong stroked his long beard, glared at the general and shouted.

In the end, the general could only sit back resentfully. "Should we just let them besiege us here?"

"Let them besiege. Anyway, we just need to defend the ancient city. Over there, we are stepping up to build a strong raft, but these days, there is too much ice, and it is really difficult to cross the river." Sa Chen said with a slap in the mouth.

The most troublesome problem now is not Song Jun, but the Wuding River, which was clear and sometimes turbid at that time. Because of the coming of cold winter, a lot of broken ice has formed on the surface of the Wuding River, which is not flowing fast now, with different sizes.

Under such circumstances, the rafts built before could not withstand the collision of these broken ices and were easily knocked apart. After paying the price of dozens of lives, now we can only try to build a stronger and more durable raft. The rafts dared to cross the river, or they expected the weather to get even colder and make the entire river completely frozen, so that the army could cross the river directly.

Nowadays, seven or eight rafts have been built that are thicker and stronger, but even in the presence of crushed ice, they can only go back and forth on the Wuding River twice a day at most, and can only transport no more than a hundred people at a time.

"Then it's decided, stick to the ancient city of Wuyan. If the Song army besieges the ancient city, it's fine. If they want to attack the city, then it's okay. To be honest, I really look forward to their attacking desperately." The city." Hearing Sa Chen's words, the arrogant soldiers of Xixia couldn't help laughing out loud.

Before noon, [-] troops had already arrived at the ancient city of Wuyan.Liang Yibu led [-] soldiers and stationed troops at the south gate of Wuyan Ancient City. One of the two frontier generals was in charge of the north gate and the other in charge of the west gate.The ancient city of Wuyan, built against the water, is surrounded on three sides.

"What are these Song troops doing?" Sachen, who was dressed in fine Xixia armor, stood on the gate tower of the west gate and looked out into the distance.

The Song army stopped at a place about one mile west of Wuyan ancient city and started camping. It was nothing more than camping. While camping on one side, they were still digging the soil, as if they wanted to build a tall tower.

"What do these Song soldiers want to do? Could it be that they want to build a tall tower to observe our defenses in the city?" A general scratched his head, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)