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Lu Xiu thought about it, she also felt that she should do something for the city defense battle?

On the second day after entering the state of war, Lu Xiu summoned eleven members of the mutual aid team.

"Everyone knows that war is about to break out. Although we are women and cannot fight the enemy, we can also contribute, such as cooking, taking care of wounded soldiers, etc. My husband said that most of the soldiers who died in battle were not treated in time. For the dead, if the bleeding can be stopped and bandaged in time, most of the wounded soldiers can survive, I think we should take the initiative to volunteer and form a logistical women's army, what do you think?"

Everyone knew the truth, and they all expressed their approval. Li Mei smiled and said, "I heard from Lu Wei that the county government is also planning to recruit a large number of militia logistics. Why don't we go to the county government and try."

Everyone did as they said, and Lu Xiu brought everyone to the county government office. Jiang Yan, the county magistrate, first heard that Mrs. Dutong was coming, and personally invited everyone to sit down in the lobby.

Lu Xiu explained the purpose of his visit, and Jiang Yan smiled first: "This is a good thing! In fact, there are many logistical tasks, not only the care of wounded soldiers and cooking you said, but also many military affairs that need help. Although everyone It's a woman, but I think I can do it too."

"What do we need to do in terms of military affairs?"

"For example, writing suicide notes for soldiers, sorting out the roster of soldiers, and counting and registering supplies in the warehouse. There are two more important things, one is to make hemostatic cream, and the other is to sew masks."

"What is a mask?" Everyone asked.

"This is what everyone thought. If the enemy attacked with kerosene, there would be thick smoke billowing from the top of the city. At this time, soldiers would use cloth to cover their mouths and noses. Masks are cloths used to cover mouths and noses, which are sewn into a square, with a strap on each side, and put it over each ear, so that both hands are free."

"Is there anything else we can do?"

Jiang Yan thought for a while and smiled: "Let's do this! I will list all the things, and everyone can choose according to their own conditions!"

In the end, Yang Liu and Du Mei chose to sew masks, and Li Qingzhao and Lu Xiu chose to make hemostatic cream. After they went to Cangcheng to get the raw materials, they went home to work.

This is actually Jiang Yanxian taking care of them. They are not allowed to do rough work such as taking care of wounded soldiers, cooking, and managing warehouses. This requires moving supplies, which is not suitable for women. It is okay to let them participate Things to take home and do.

In the next few days, the entire county was busy. The county government organized seven logistics teams. There were 800 female doctors and nurses to take care of the wounded soldiers, mainly concubines and concubines, and they also cooked and delivered meals, and made ointments. And masks, moving supplies, warehouse organization and distribution, writing suicide notes to soldiers, etc.

In addition to the elderly and children, more than 1 people in the county were organized by the county government. At this critical moment, the county government began to play a huge role.

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Seven days later, a [-] coalition army consisting of [-] Jurchen Jin soldiers and [-] puppet Qi troops began to march in the direction of Ganquanbao.

This time, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Sheng, ordered the generals to supervise the battle, and ordered Wanyan Wushu to be the Marshal of the Right Capital, Wanyan Helisa to be the Marshal of the Right Deputy Capital, and Wanyan Talan to be the Superviser of the Capital.

The puppet Qi army was led by Li Cheng, the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy, and Lu Wei, the puppet privy envoy, was the logistics manager. He mobilized 20 Guanlong people to provide logistics support and transported a large amount of materials to Ganquan Fort.

These logistics resources were prepared by Wanyan Wushu for a year to attack Bashu, but they were basically useless, and they were just used to attack Ganquan Fort.

Ganquan Fort is like a sharp dagger inserted in Shaanxi Road and Xihe Road, which has seriously affected the Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy of the Kingdom of Jin.

Moreover, Chen Qing's sneak attack on Fengxiang Mansion made Jin Guochuan and Shanxi's grand plan come to an end. In addition, Wanyan Lou's great revenge was not avenged, which made Jin Emperor Wanyan Sheng hate Chen Qing to the bone. He has renewed the reward order and offered Chen Qing Whoever has the head, regardless of Jurchen or Han, whether it is a soldier or a pawn, will be crowned a prince, rewarded with 20 guan, and a hundred beauties.

In fact, even if a small soldier cut off Chen Qing's head, he would not get the king's title. The king's title must be obtained by a general such as the Jurchen commander or the commander of the puppet Qi army, but the specific meritorious deeds can get at least [-]. This reward is enough to drive ordinary soldiers crazy.

On the official road in the south of Ganquan Fort, the sky was covered with dust, and the flags were like an ocean. The murderous army kept shouting slogans, and the sound of drums and horns resounded throughout the world.

The [-] army stretched for ten miles, and there were [-] troops and [-] civilians behind them driving tens of thousands of carts, full of food, armor, supplies, camp fences and other supplies, heading for Ganquan Fort in a mighty manner.

Both the Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army had the experience of attacking Ganquan Fort. Knowing that these trees are the most lacking in trees, they carried tens of thousands of various types of wood.

This time, Jin Bing took Chengji County, two hundred miles away, as the logistics center, first continuously transporting materials from Fengxiang to Chengji County, and then continuously transporting materials from Chengji County to Ganquanbao.

On March 3000, ten days after Ganquan Fort entered a state of war, the [-] combined army finally arrived at Ganquan Fort. The army began to camp at the foot of Crescent Moon Mountain three miles away. A sentry tower was set up, and [-] people were sent to guard the top of Crescent Moon Mountain to prevent the Song army from condescendingly attacking the camp.

This time Jin Bing used a large sheepskin tent. The sheepskin tent is different from the wool tent. The wool tent has a fiber structure and is easy to catch fire, while the sheepskin tent is specially tanned leather, which has good fire resistance and is not easy to be ignited by fire. Dao Jin promised that if he threw the torch on the big tent, there would be no such tragedy as burning the company camp.

Both Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Talan came to Ganquan Fort for the first time. They went to the top of Crescent Moon Mountain and looked at Ganquan Fort several miles away. Under the mediation of the Emperor Jin, at least on the surface, they reconciled.

Wanyan Wushu has a lot of experience in attacking cities. Looking at the tall and majestic walls of Ganquan Fort, he took a deep breath and said lazily to Wanyan: "This is even more difficult to attack than Dasan Pass. I didn't know that Ganquan Fort It is a bit of a mistake to send only 300 people to guard such a majestic castle."

Wanyan Tarlan smiled faintly, "The key is Marshal Du didn't know that Chen Qing would come back, if he knew, he wouldn't be careless."

"Can you still find a way to transfer him?"

Wanyan Tartan shook his head lazily, "It's unlikely this time. He has already been conferred the title of Jiedu Envoy of Xihe Road by the emperor of the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid he will take root in the northwest."

Wanyan Wushu gritted his teeth and said: "Even if he takes root, I will uproot him!"

He immediately ordered: "Where is Wanyan Mouyan?"

Wanyan Mouyan stepped forward quickly, knelt down on one knee and said, "The humble job is here!"

"I will give you five thousand Jurchen troops and five thousand Qi troops, one hundred siege ladders, and attack the castle from the south!"

"Follow the order!"

Wanyan Mouyan took the Langtou military order and hurried away, Li Cheng also went down to help him order troops.

Probing and attacking is essential, Wanyan Wushu had to see the defensive strength of Ganquan Castle with his own eyes.

Gathering at this moment, suddenly two fireballs flew out from Ganquan Fort, roaring and hitting the Jinbing camp three miles away.

Chapter 388 Trial attack

Song Jun fired two kerosene balls with a thousand-step gun before the Jin soldiers attacked. This kind of kerosene ball is very different from the previous kerosene balls. It is a solid fireball ball made of circles of kerosene cloth. It is made of winding strips and has excellent elasticity.

Although the thousand-step cannon can only shoot one mile away, with its excellent elasticity and strong inertia, it can finally bounce three or four miles away, which happens to be the position of the Jinbing camp.

Of course, if Jin Bing's battalion fence is erected, the fire oil ball will be blocked by the camp fence, so Song Jun fired these two flaming fire oil balls before the camp fence was erected. Chen Qing just wanted to Test the material of the Jinbing tent, whether it is a wool tent or a sheepskin tent.

This is related to his strategy of using fire attack.

The fireball landed on the ground, bounced high again, and shot towards the Jinbing camp. The soldiers raised their shields and shouted, "Stop them!"

The two fireballs came fiercely, flew over Jin Bing's head, and shot into the hundreds of large tents that had just been built, but they were finally blocked by Jin Bing.

Chen Qing could see clearly from the top of the wall that a blazing fireball fell on a big tent, but it didn't burn through the big tent.

Jinbing’s sheepskin is either used to make clothes and shoes to keep warm, or directly used as a stall to spread in the tent, or directly used to make a sheepskin raft. It is rarely used to make a large tent. Most tents are made of wool tents, only the marshal’s tent and The garrison troops directly under the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin used large sheepskin tents.

This time is obviously special, maybe because his fire plan is too strong, Jin Bing is prepared.

Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Fire Liu Qiong with gunpowder arrows!"

Like the last time he dealt with the Xixia Army, Liu Qiong still led [-] cavalry to harass the enemy on the periphery. They had supplies hidden in Yelanggou, which could last for a month or two.

But Chen Qing needs to tell him now that the Jin soldiers are different from the Xixia army, they use sheepskin tents, and it is too dangerous to risk a sneak attack with fire.

Song Jun fired a gunpowder arrow from the head of Beicheng to the bottom of the cliff, on which Chen Qing's order was bound.

Two scout cavalrymen were waiting at the foot of the mountain. They picked up the letter of arrows and urged their horses to run into the distance...

At this time, the drums of the civil war in the Jinbing camp were loud, and the tall barracks had been erected, blocking the sight of the Song army at the top of the city.

But soon, groups of Jurchen soldiers and Puppet Qi soldiers rushed out of the camp and quickly assembled outside the city, with Wanyan Mouyan and Li Chengxun as the main lieutenants.

No more than 1 people, just a kind of temptation, if you can attack the top of the city in one go, then the attack on Oasis Fort this time will be easy.

Wanyan Wushu does not have such extravagant expectations, and almost everyone does not have such extravagant expectations, so the Jurchen soldiers will not attack the city, but the Jurchen soldiers will be responsible for the cover, and the Qi army will be responsible for the attack. Can feel bad luck.

The Jurchen soldiers were all cavalry, Wanyan Mouyan shouted, "Attack!"

"Ugh-"

The low-pitched staghorn horn blew, and five thousand Jurchen cavalry rushed out, led by Wanyan Mouyan, to Ganquan Fort three miles away.

Wanyan Mouyan actually prepared some programs in private, for example, he wanted to single out Chen Qing, and he also prepared a large canvas of humiliating Chen Qing, to repay Feng Xiang's hatred for being humiliated.

It's just that the atmosphere of the battle was too depressing, Marshal Du and the Supervisory Army were watching the battle behind him, and he didn't report in advance. Wanyan Mouyan finally gave up the plan to single out and humiliate Chen Qing, and waited for the opportunity to implement it later.

On the top of the city, Chen Qing ordered coldly: "Get ready!"

Two thousand soldiers of the God Arm Crossbow were half lying on the ground, kicking the body of the crossbow with their feet, pulling the bowstring with both hands, and then loaded the crossbow arrows, knelt down on one knee and half squatted, aiming the God Arm Crossbow at the sky.

The Song army in front of the battlements raised their shields, holding short spears, and looked coldly at the Jin soldiers rushing towards the city.

The five thousand golden soldiers formed a long torrent. They ran to the southeast corner, and then turned back from the southeast corner. They were about 120 steps away from the city wall, running parallel to the city wall, and kept shooting arrows at the top of the city. The arrows cover the attacking Qi soldiers, which will not form a fixed target. In addition, the Jurchens are skilled in riding, and the casualties will be much less.

Arrows roared towards the top of the city, and the soldiers of the Song army squatted down one after another to make room for the crossbow troops behind them. A large number of arrows passed over the top of the city and fell into the city.

Liu Cui shouted: "The enemy is at 120 paces, shoot!"

The crossbowmen have undergone rigorous training, and they all know what angle they need to shoot from 120 steps away to ensure the accuracy of the falling arrow.

The angle of the Song Army's god-armed crossbow was slightly raised, and when they fired together, only the sound of a crossbow machine sounded, and two thousand crossbow bolts were shot out suddenly, flying away, forming a thin cloud of arrows in the air, and shooting 120 steps away quickly Jin Bing.

Seeing the ferocious rain of arrows, the Jurchen soldiers hid beside their horses one after another, but still hundreds of horses were hit by the powerful arrows and fell to the ground neighing.

At this time, the battle drums of the charge sounded, "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Five thousand Qi troops rushed towards the city wall with one hundred siege ladders on their backs. Chen Qing ordered in a loud voice, "Ten thousand archers are ready!"

In the face of the enemy's tentative attack, Chen Qing did not intend to use sharp weapons such as trebuchets and gunpowder barrels. He had to save resources. He only had [-] powder barrels and [-] barrels of kerosene.

The camel team that went to Yanzhou to buy kerosene has not returned yet. Chen Qing has sent someone to inform them to take shelter outside. Coming back at this time will only make the gold soldiers cheaper. As for the gunpowder, he has not yet found the saltpeter mine, and he has not yet replenished the source. This is also something he is very anxious about.

There are saltpeter mines in Bashu, but the output is not high enough to be used by Wu's troops.

With limited gunpowder in hand, Chen Qing certainly wouldn't waste it on tentative attacks. He could use a bow and crossbow to solve the problem, not to mention the arrows could be recycled, and he could also use the arrows fired by the enemy into the city.

[-] archers have lined up inside the city. They use defensive bows. The arrows shot from outside the city are still dozens of steps away. Unless the opponent uses a large trebuchet, these [-] archers will become a nightmare for attacking soldiers. .

Niu Gao shouted: "The bow and arrow are ready!"

Ten thousand soldiers pulled out long and thick arrows one after another. This kind of arrow has strong gravity and extremely sharp penetrating power. It is almost impossible for shields and leather armor to block it. Only a high-quality double-layer cowhide round shield can block it, but It was the equipment of the Jurchens, and Liu Yu's tens of thousands of Yuncongjun guarding Bianliang. The ordinary Qi army could not enjoy such tough shields.

Ten thousand archers raised their bows to defend the city. At this moment, with a wave of the red flag above the city, the general gave the order to shoot.

Ten thousand archers drew their bows and released their arrows at the same time, and ten thousand soldiers' arrows soared into the sky, forming a powerful dark cloud, skipping over the top of the city, and shooting head-on at the five thousand soldiers of the Qi army who had already rushed close to the city wall.

These ten thousand soldiers and arrows came too suddenly.

Ten thousand arrows shot into the crowd like a storm, and the powerful and heavy arrows pierced the shields and bodies. Five thousand soldiers screamed and wailed, and countless people were shot by the arrows, causing heavy casualties.

Wanyan Wushu had no expression on his face, and said coldly: "Beat the drum to urge the battle!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The earth-shattering war reminder drum is sounded, and the war reminder drum is also called the life reminder drum. Once the war reminder drum is sounded, one can only advance and cannot retreat. Whoever dares to retreat will be killed!

Li Chengxun, the governor of the capital, had no choice but to shout: "Siege the city!"

Fortunately, they were already close to the city wall, Ten Thousand Arrows could only shoot one round, and they would not be able to hit them in the second round.

More than 3000 soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city in one go, and hung a huge siege ladder on the top of the city.

Chen Qing looked at the rungs of the siege ladder...

Chapter 389 Proposal

The first few steps of Jin Bing's siege ladder are made of pig iron as thick as a bowl, which cannot be cut off. It seems that Jin Bing has learned his lesson.

The puppet Qi army had already begun to attack the city, and the two sides stopped shooting. The two thousand crossbowmen retreated to the city, and only six thousand soldiers fought fiercely with the enemy at the top of the city.

This is the experience accumulated from many times of defending the city. The number of defenders on the top of the city cannot be as many as possible. Too many people will cause congestion, hinder support, and the defense efficiency will decrease. The rescue of wounded soldiers will not be timely, but the number is too small It doesn't work, the support will not be timely, and the enemy will attack the city.

The number of people is not too many, and the best way to defend is to maintain sufficient manpower and maintain rapid maneuvering. However, this requires a wealth of experience to deploy reasonably, and Chen Qing's army does not lack experience.

There are four large horse-faced walls in the south, and the fire is burning under the horse walls, making it impossible for the siege soldiers to attack the city from the horse walls.

There are sixty soldiers on each horse wall, in groups of three, two of them are auxiliary soldiers, who are responsible for winding, and the other is the archer, one of the best archers in a hundred, who use the magic arm crossbow on the horse wall Shoot the siege enemies on both sides, pick out the tall ones, or shoot the enemy generals.

They are called hunters, and they are one of Chen Qingjun's traditional methods of defending the city. Facts have proved that they are extremely effective, and can at least reduce the enemy's offensive strength by [-]%. Fire oil was used around the face to prevent the enemy from attacking the horse face wall.

The boulders on the top of the city were thrown down like hailstones. The puppet Qi soldiers on the siege ladder couldn't withstand the blow of the boulder. Their arms were broken and their heads were broken. The soldiers screamed and rolled down the siege ladder. They all yelled anxiously, "Don't come down, go up for me! Go up!"

Before the words fell, a cold arrow went 'Puff! ' The ground shot through Dutou's neck, and Dutou let out a muffled cry and fell down.

Almost all the leaders of the puppet Qi army standing near the siege ladder and shouting were shot and killed by hunters on the horse walls on both sides.

"Dutong!"

Commander Cheng Huan ran over and asked Chen Qing loudly: "Use kerosene! Burn these bastards to death."

Chen Qing's gaze was as calm as a mountain, he shook his head, "This is an opportunity for military training, fire oil and fire mines are not allowed!"

"Humble job understands!"

Cheng Huan ran back to the combat position. He roared, pierced the chest of an enemy soldier with a spear, and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"

The boulders, morale, and absolute superiority of troops made the Song army defending the city more and more fierce. On the contrary, the morale of the puppet Qi army was low, and most of them suffered casualties. They could no longer support it.

Wan Yanchang, who was watching the battle on the top of the mountain, couldn't help but suggested to Wanyan Wushu: "Instead of being defeated, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw the troops!"

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Order to retreat!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The withdrawal bell rang, and the remaining [-] Puppet Qi soldiers withdrew like a tide.

Wanyan Wushu didn't care about the life and death of the puppet Qi army, he smiled and asked Wanyan Helisa next to him, "What did General Helisa see in this probing attack?"