Fenghou

Wanyan Lisa said slowly: "The ten thousand crossbowmen in the city are too threatening, we must destroy them first."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Actually, not only the [-] crossbows in the city, but also the archers on the horse-faced wall are quite sharp. Chen Qing lit the fire under the horse-faced wall, just because he didn't want us to attack the horse-faced wall. It can be seen that he The emphasis on the horse-faced wall.”

Wan Yanchang also added with a smile: "There shouldn't be too much kerosene and gunpowder in the city."

Wanyan Wushu pondered slightly: "Perhaps the opponent just wanted to train soldiers, so he didn't use kerosene and gunpowder!"

"I'm not judging that they don't have much stock because he didn't use it, but because Lin'an has no fire oil, neither Jingxiang nor Bashu, and Chen Qing basically didn't replenish it, and the same is true for gunpowder, so I can conclude that there is no fire oil in his warehouse. Not much in stock."

Wanyan Wushu knew that Wanyanchang's intelligence was more powerful. Since he said so, there must be a basis for it. If there is insufficient fire oil and gunpowder in the city, that would be a good thing.

Wanyan Wushu suddenly remembered a big event, and immediately turned around to ask Li Chengdao: "Has your army controlled the fire oil in Yanzhou?"

It was not long ago that Wanyan Wushu knew that kerosene was only produced in Yanzhou, so he began to pay attention to it.

Li Cheng clasped his fists and said, "Report to Marshal Du, no one took care of it before, but we have ordered the local government to strictly control it!"

"The local government?"

Wanyan Wushu knows these so-called local officials too well, they are all mercenary, as long as they have money to take, no matter how strict their control is, they will be full of loopholes.

He frowned, and said very dissatisfied: "kerosene is not used to make lamp oil and medicine, it is an extremely important military material, how can it be handed over to the local government, it must be controlled by the military, and your economic and strategic government must take over immediately. Don't allow a single drop of state fire oil to fall into the hands of the Song army, otherwise I will do it according to military law!"

Although Li Cheng fought Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty, he didn't have a deep understanding of kerosene like Jin Bing, so he didn't take it too seriously. When he saw Wanyan Wushu was angry, he quickly bowed and said, "I'll fly a pigeon to send a message right away. Order the Jinglue Mansion to quickly send troops to take over Yanzhou Huoyou."

This attitude is pretty much the same, Wanyan Wushu's face softened slightly, compared to the scarcity of kerosene, gunpowder is produced in more places, and saltpeter is produced in many places, but Wanyanwushu cares more about gunpowder technology. Before Wanyanchang It is proposed that Qin Hui of the Song Dynasty obtained the gunpowder keg technology in Chen Qingjun, so how is the progress?

Wanyan Wushu asked Wanyanchang again: "How is the progress of the gunpowder barrel?"

Wan Yanchang shook his head and sighed: "Chen Qing's army got the gunpowder barrel, but there is no ignition device, so it should be cheated by Chen Qing.

But I heard that Lin'an's Military Weapons Supervision has already begun to imitate a large number of them. It is very likely that they have obtained the technology. I have ordered Lin'an's subordinates to get blueprints and gunpowder barrels from the Military Weapons Supervision at all costs. It should not be a big problem, just It may be too late to attack Ganquan Fort this time. "

"Okay! If you don't have gunpowder, use kerosene. Let's take a rest for a day and start the battle tomorrow morning!"

……

As soon as Chen Qing returned to the barracks, a soldier came to report, "Report to Dutong, the other commander sent a letter!"

Chen Qing took the letter and read it again, and said to Yang Yuanqing: "It's a letter from Wanyan Wushu. He hopes that we will return the bodies of the fallen soldiers to them and let them handle it!"

Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and asked, "Did he send someone to clean up the corpse, or did we send someone over there?"

"It was not stated in the letter!"

Yang Yuanqing said casually: "Let's do this! I suggest setting up a non-combat zone one mile away. The earthen platform in the southeast is just right, where you can return the corpses, exchange prisoners, letters, or negotiate. What do you think? "

Chen Qing nodded, "I think it's feasible!"

He immediately wrote a reply letter and ordered someone to send it to the Jinbing camp.

At the end of the fierce battle, the Song army began to send people down to the city to collect weapons and arrows, as well as siege ladders and reusable boulders were also brought back to the city. Area.

Chen Qing proposed a non-combat zone suggestion. Wanyan Wushu agreed. The Jurchens valued the corpses of fallen soldiers. Of course, they do not refer to the corpses of Han Chinese soldiers, but the corpses of Jurchens soldiers who died in battle. They need to be burned by a shaman burial.

Even though Wanyan Wushu also knew that Chen Qing's small plan was to take advantage of the opportunity to collect spoils, but this non-combat zone proposal was good for burying the Jurchen soldiers who died in battle, and Wanyan Wushu did not object.

The non-combat zone designated by the two sides is located in the southeast direction, about one mile away from the city. It happens to be a large natural platform, covering an area of ​​about ten acres.

More than 3000 corpses were sent to the platform, and the other party also dispatched dozens of ox carts to transport the corpses back.

Both sides are very careful in handling the corpses. Once a plague occurs, the armies of both sides will suffer heavy losses, unless they want to deliberately create a plague to destroy each other.

The generals of both sides were in their respective camps watching the corpses on the distant platform to return. At this moment, Wanyan Mouyan mustered up the courage to step forward and said to Wanyan Wushu: "Marshal Du, I want to single out Chen Qing tomorrow!"

Wanyan Wushu was startled, and he immediately remembered what Fan Gong had told him, Chen Qing wanted to single out Wanyan Mouyan in Fengxiang, and he almost succeeded.

It would be best if Wanyan Mouyan could kill Chen Qing, but it wouldn't be a pity if he was killed by Chen Qing.

Wanyan Wushu said with a faint smile: "I'm afraid you are not Chen Qing's opponent, you will lose your life!"

"How can I not avenge the murder of my father? Even if I die in battle, I will not hesitate to do so. I implore Marshal Du to agree!"

Wanyan Wushu glanced at Wanyanchang again, "How does the Supervisory Army feel?"

Wan Yanchang said with a blank face: "This is not something the supervising army should ask about."

"Okay! A certain company is approved, I will write another letter to Chen Qing and ask him to play heads-up tomorrow!"

3 Chapter Ninety

There are no buildings under the South City and East City of Ganquan Fort, and there is a separation zone of more than a hundred steps. These two sections of open space are used as a training place for the army and a testing ground for some new weapons when there is no war.

At this time, the military battalion was experimenting with mud fire oil, which was a by-product of the development of the fire kite, but Chen Qing was quite interested.

The so-called mud kerosene is to mix mud and kerosene to form a solid combustion agent, which can be thrown directly in a burning state, instead of first throwing kerosene and then igniting it with a rocket as before. It can directly target the enemy. Attack on fixed targets such as army catapults, nest carts, warships, and siege ladders.

But its biggest role is to improve combustion efficiency and save kerosene. Every time [-] catties of kerosene is thrown out, at least half of it will be ineffective combustion. Under the current background of kerosene tension , the appearance of mud kerosene will undoubtedly greatly reduce kerosene loss.

However, kerosene does not burn after being mixed with soil. Most of the time, it cannot burn, or the flame is very small, and it does not work, so repeated trials are required.

Xie Changzhi explained to Chen Qing: "We have tried repeatedly. Although it is made into soft mud, the throwing effect is better, but it actually only burns with a layer of kerosene on the surface, but if it is made into a thin mud state, it will fly in mid-air. If it spreads out, the fire oil inside will also be ignited, and the killing area is also large, so we unanimously decided that it is better to make it into a slime shape, and we named it fire mud."

"But it's made into thin mud, and it will flow down when soldiers throw it." Chen Qing was a little worried.

"You can wrap it with oiled paper, and the oiled paper will spread out in the air, so that it won't affect the trebuchet."

Chen Qing nodded, "Then let's try it!"

Xie Changzhi waved his hand, and a soldier came over carrying a wooden box and placed it next to a small catapult. The soldier opened the box and put a five-jin oiled paper bag in the throwing pocket of the small catapult.

"We have three kinds of oil paper bags, five catties, ten catties and twenty catties. Thousand-step guns must use twenty catties of fire clay."

Chen Qing stepped forward to take a closer look, and saw that the oiled paper was tied with a rope. Xie Changzhi lightly pulled at the end of the rope, and once he wiped it, the rope fell off, and the oiled paper spread out, revealing the black mud inside.

Fifty steps away on the opposite side stood a small wooden house, which was the target of the small trebuchet.

The soldiers ignited the fire clay, and it burst into flames, and the edge of the oil paper also burned. The long arm of the trebuchet threw out the oil paper package. Sure enough, the oil paper separated from the fire clay in the air, and the fire clay gradually dispersed, turning into a A big ball of fire, 'pop! 'The ground hit the log cabin, and the log cabin was wrapped in fire mud and burst into flames.

Chen Qing said happily: "If the opponent is a big ship, if it hits the hull, it will burn a big hole in the hull sooner or later."

Xie Changzhi said with a smile: "Actually, we think it will be more effective to deal with dense enemy forces flying all over the sky!"

"Then get ready, it will probably work soon."

At this time, a soldier rushed over, clasped his fists and said, "This is a letter from the commander of Jin Bing to Dutong!"

Chen Qing received the letter, it turned out to be another letter from Wanyan Wushu, this was the second letter within a day.

Chen Qing opened it and looked it over, and it turned out that it was Wan Yan Mouyan who proposed to challenge him one-on-one. Chen Qing turned around and smiled at Gao Ding: "Your deal is here!"

……

In the morning of the next day, there was loud drumming in the Jinbing Camp, and teams of Jinbing rushed out. The [-] Jinbing quickly finished their formation, with banners unfurled, full of murderous aura, and [-] Jurchen cavalry rushed towards Ganquan Fort.

They stopped advancing one mile away from Ganquan Fort, and began to form a team quickly. A Jurchen general ran out from the team, wearing an iron helmet and armor, and holding a golden backed machete. It was Wanyan Mouyan.

Yesterday Wanyan Wushu received a reply from Chen Qing, and there was only one word, Zhan!

Early this morning, Wanyan Mouyan came out to challenge.

In the Jinbing camp, a giant log was used to build an observation deck covering an area of ​​one mu, which was two feet high. Wanyan Wushu, Wanyan Chang and a group of generals stood on the observation deck to watch the battle.

Seeing Wanyan Wushu's expectant face, Wan Yanchang said indifferently: "I'm afraid Mou Yan will be disappointed?"

Wanyan Wushu was taken aback, "The supervisor means that Chen Qing won't fight?"

Wan Yanchang laughed, "I know him very well. If there is no profit, he will definitely fight in person. This is not for equality, but because he is afraid of losing the opportunity. As for this Wanyan Mouyan , it's not worth his shot."

Wanyan Wushu's expression was a little displeased, and he looked at Ganquan Castle coldly...

The gate of Ganquan Castle opened, and a general with a white horse and silver helmet rushed out of the city. He was six feet four inches tall, equivalent to over 1.9 meters, with big arms and round waist, and a chiseled golden tiger head gun in his hand. He had a straight nose and a square mouth. Very handsome, it is General Gao Ding.

Chen Qing's five generals, Yang Zaixing, Gao Ding, Liu Cui, Liu Qiong and Niu Gao, Gao Ding ranked second.

On the top of the wall, Yang Zaixing looked resentful. You must know that this kind of single-handed opportunity is rarely encountered, but Dutong gave it to Gao Ding. At least it should be decided by drawing lots!

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Next time I will give you the chance to fight one-on-one. Even if Wanyan Wushu comes to challenge me personally, I will let you fight!"

Yang Zaixing changed his mind, and his mood immediately improved, yes!I've never heard of this Wanyan Mouyan, it's pointless to kill him, if he plays today, then next time it won't be his turn.

"Du Tong, then we've made a deal!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly, "It's a deal!"

On the battlefield, Wanyan Mouyan thought it was Chen Qing who had come out, so excited he rushed forward and shouted: "Chen Qing, I have been waiting for this day for a long time!"

There was a burst of laughter at the top of the wall, and Wanyan Mouyan realized that the opponent was holding a gun, not Fang Tian's painting halberd, and the opponent was not Chen Qing!He suddenly became angry and asked, "Who are you? Why doesn't Chen Qing come to fight me?"

Gao Ding chuckled, "Your uncle Gao Ding is too! My family doesn't even bother to fight against a nameless bastard like you."

Wanyan Mouyan was furious, urged his horse to gallop, rushed forward like a gust of wind, slashed at Gao Ding's neck with a slash, this slash was fast and ruthless, powerful, before the knife arrived, a fierce wind had already Gao Ding face.

Gao Ding thought to himself, "Good swordsmanship, no wonder you dare to single out Dutong!" '

He put away his contempt, bowed his head, dodged a sharp knife, swung his spear, and pierced the opponent's heart, this shot was also incomparably fast.

Wanyan Mouyan's reaction was extremely quick, and he blocked it with the knife, 'Dang! With a sound, the swords and guns shook away, and both of them felt their arms go numb.

The two shouted at the same time and fought fiercely together.

Gao Ding is a descendant of Gao Huaide, his spear and helmet are family heirlooms left by Gao Huaide, he is extremely talented, and his family martial arts is the strongest of the Gao family's children in the past 30 years.

At the age of 15, at the gun discussion meeting in Daxiangguo Temple, Gao Ding had a tie with Xu Ning, the coach of the 80 forbidden army, which caused a sensation in Bianliang. The saber was given to the boy from the same family.

It was also because he was too close to Gao Qiu that the new emperor Zhao Huan, who was enthroned, disliked him and sent him to Jinan to become a subordinate of Da Dao Guan Sheng. But it was also for this reason that he escaped Jingkang. disaster.

Gao Ding's experience was quite bumpy, ups and downs, wandering around, and it was not until he followed Chen Qing that he finally stabilized.

And his opponent Wanyan Mouyan is also a fierce general of the Jurchen army. Both he and his elder brother Wanyan Huonv have received the true biography of their father Wanyan Loushi, but Wanyan Mouyan's sword skills are better, while his elder brother is good at archery.

However, compared to their father Wanyan Loushi, their brothers' martial arts are still far behind. Wanyan Mouyan also knows that he may not be Chen Qing's opponent, but the fire of hatred in his heart has burned his head, and he can't wait to kill him. Kill General Song and force Chen Qing out.

Just because he was too anxious, his saber technique gradually became a little messy, Yang Zaixing on the top of the wall smiled and said: "Within three moves, Gao Ding will definitely win!"

"No! Within one move." Chen Qing said lightly.

He could see that Gao Ding was accumulating strength.

Yang Zaixing was stunned, and hurriedly looked towards the battlefield.

The two sides have been fighting fiercely for more than ten rounds, Wan Yan Mouyan cut the air with a knife, but Gao Ding unexpectedly did not fight back, the two horses passed by each other, Gao Ding showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, he already felt the opponent's back is loose.

He suddenly lay back and hit the carbine back, piercing Yan Mouyan's back as quickly as lightning.

Wanyan Mouyan suddenly came to his senses, but it was too late, 'Pfft! Chisel Jinhu pierced the back of his neck with a gun.

Chapter 391 Throwing Stones

Wanyan Mouyan was killed by a single shot, turned over and fell off the horse, Gao Ding galloped on the horse, drew his sword and cut off the head, picked it up with the tip of the gun with one hand, picked up the head and returned to the city with his horse, the city was full of cheers!

Yang Zaixing sighed softly, the Yang family's gun and the Gao family's gun had been fighting for a hundred years, but they couldn't compete with the Gao family's returning carbine, today he saw the famous Gao's returning carbine with his own eyes, it was really powerful.

Of course, it is an expert who looks at the doorway. The power of returning the carbine lies in grasping the timing. Generally, when two horses cross, they will stare at the opponent from the corner of their eyes, but once they are out of the length of the gun, they are sure that the opponent will not stab themselves again, and they will relax their vigilance.

However, Gao Ding lay back and pulled the opponent back into the range of the spear stabbing. The timing was extremely precise, it couldn't be done earlier or later, and the speed was extremely fast, by the time the opponent reacted, it was already too late.

This move has not been honed, and it is really difficult to grasp the timing.

Wanyan Mouyan's personal soldiers were a hundred paces away, they rushed over one step too late, only snatched the body, and had to return with the headless body and horse, the ten thousand Jurchen cavalry remained silent.

Wanyan Wushu was extremely annoyed, and ordered: "Tabuche attack!"

Ten freshly assembled heavy-duty trebuchets were rumbled out of the barracks by dozens of bulls. Each trebuchet was two feet high, and the throwing pole was very thick, about three feet long. This is a relatively advanced heavy-duty trebuchet. The machine uses a winch to pull up a wooden box with a self-weight of [-] kilograms, the wooden box falls, and the other end throws a rod to project it out.

The reason why it is advanced is that it is controlled by a winch, so that it does not require a lot of manpower, and only a few cows can pull the winch chain.

The disadvantage is that it is bulky. A trebuchet plus winch iron chain and falling iron weighs [-] jin, which is difficult to transport, not to mention there are ten more.

But no matter how difficult it is to transport, it must be brought here. It can throw a heavy object of seventy or eighty catties three hundred steps away. Soldiers and cattle were not shot by the bed crossbow of the Song army.

The trebuchet was placed three hundred steps away from the city wall, and thousands of soldiers and hundreds of craftsmen were busy debugging inside the baffle.

At this time, Chen Qing had already guessed the other party's intention, and he immediately ordered: "The other party will use fire attack, prepare to deal with it!"

An army that is proficient in fire attacks also knows how to defend against enemy fire attacks. The best way to deal with fire attacks is sand or soil. Among them, soil is better than sand because soil is more absorbent.

Regardless of whether the opponent attacked the city or the top of the city, the Song army was already prepared.

The 2000 troops on the top of the city retreated quickly, leaving only [-] people, and Yang Yuanqing was in charge of commanding. In terms of dealing with fire oil, the most experienced general was Niu Gao, who was in charge of commanding the city, followed by Yang Yuanqing. The characteristics are as careful as a hair, considerate, and deal with watertight.

Chen Qing retreated to the corner of the west wall. There used to be an observation tower here, but it had been destroyed, but the base was still there. The Song army repaired it into a zhang-high observation tower, and Chen Qing watched the battle from the observation tower. , Three scenes can be seen inside the city, at the top of the city and outside the city, very good command position.

At this time, the two thousand-step guns of the Song Army also began to prepare, and they would use the newly developed fire clay to deal with the enemy's catapults.