Fenghou

Chen Qing yelled, "Everyone should perform their duties, don't get confused!"

He led fifty support soldiers to kill them, stabbing them with long spears, 'Puff! A shot pierced the chest of a wolf soldier, and the point of the gun was picked up. The wolf soldier screamed and was thrown into the city.

Another crenel was opened up, and it was too late to rush up. Chen Qing simply took down the bow and arrow, opened the bow and set the arrow, and beast-like faces appeared in his mind.

He shot five arrows in a row, and the arrows were not in vain. The five wolf soldiers who had just rushed to the top of the city were shot in the throat and face, and they were all killed by one arrow.

"Commander, be careful!" a soldier yelled.

Chen Qing instinctively bowed his head forward, only to feel a heavy blow on his back, followed by burning pain.

When he turned around, behind him was a ferocious-looking leader of the wolf soldiers, wearing a silver wolf helmet. He should be a commander of a thousand soldiers. He was more than two meters tall. , and sent two rescued Song Army soldiers flying.

Commander Xiao Tat stared at Chen Qing as soon as he went to the city, and he killed seven or eight soldiers of the Song army in a row. He was extremely cunning, he gave up his eye-catching long spear, walked around behind Chen Qing in the confusion, and stabbed Chen Qinghou. Cut off the neck.

It's just that Chen Qing reacted too quickly and avoided the fatal blow.

Chen Qing rushed forward without hesitation, and threw the leader of the wolf soldiers down. Xiao Ta screamed and struggled, but Chen Qing strangled his neck tightly.

Chen Qing freed his left hand, drew out the arrow and stabbed fiercely at Xiao Ta's face, 'Puff! The arrow pierced into the opponent's left eye, Xiao Ta screamed, blood spurted out and splashed on Chen Qing's face.

Chen Qing pulled out the arrow, the eyeball was still stuck in the arrow shaft, and he thrust another arrow into the opponent's forehead, Xiao Ta tilted his head to avoid avoiding it, one ear was pierced off, his face was bloody, screaming and screaming, a hair The shrugging big hands pinched Chen Qing's throat, trying to crush his throat.

Chen Qing pressed Xiao Tat's neck with his knee, and broke his fingers with his right hand, but the other party refused to let go. Chen Qing thrust more than a dozen arrows, "Crack!" 'The arrow broke, and the point of the arrow pierced his forehead, and Xiao Ta gradually lost his life...

Chapter 42 Path

The bravery of the general also aroused the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Song army. A dozen wolf soldiers who rushed to the top of the city were all killed. , so that the soldiers of the Song Army withstood the first wave of shock.

Lieutenant General Yang Yuanqing took over the command, and he shouted: "The commander is only slightly injured, don't worry everyone."

He stabilized the army's morale in time, and commanded the soldiers to smash the enemy's head with rolling logs and rocks. Nine siege ladders remained.

The huge stones and rolling logs dropped on the top of the city caused heavy casualties to the attacking Jin soldiers. The corpses piled up on the top of the city, and the offensive was obviously weakened.

The chief general, Chen Qing, was sitting against the parapet, feeling exhausted and dizzy, which was a sign of blood loss.

A medical soldier was nervously bandaging him to stop the bleeding. The knife from behind cut off his armor, leaving a wound three inches long and half an inch deep. The medical soldier was very worried.

Chen Qing waved his hand, signaling that he was out of the way.

'when!when!when! 'The bell for withdrawing troops rang, and the golden soldiers raised their shields high and retreated slowly.

This is a retreat, not a retreat. The rules of Jinbing are extremely strict. When retreating, whoever dares to run with his back to the city wall will be beheaded by the overseer immediately, and the whole family will be made a slave.

On the top of the city, the soldiers of the Song Army raised their morale and raised their spears to cheer.

The withdrawal order was issued by Wanyan Wulu, and Han Chang was filled with anger and shame. He lost [-] soldiers and paid for Xiao Tat, the commander of the wolf soldiers, but he still failed to capture the city.

But the fact is here, no matter how angry he is, there is nothing he can do.

Han Chang urged his horse to run forward, clasped his fists and said, "I'm incompetent in a lowly position, I can't share the marshal's worries!"

Wanyan Wulu waved his hand, "It's not your fault, it's because the enemy army is too cunning to cut off the rungs of the siege ladder. No matter how brave your men are, they can't kill them."

"You can change the rungs of the siege ladder into pig iron rods, and you can defeat the enemy's move."

"Don't rush to attack the city for now, change your strategy!"

Wanyan Wulu looked at the top of the mountain and said calmly: "Although they are condescending, there is still a place higher than them."

……

Jiandao Pass is located on a branch of Longshan Mountain. The mountain is extremely dangerous, with lush forests on the top of the mountain and few people.

A golden troop composed of more than 120 Jurchen soldiers and puppet soldiers climbed up Jiandao Mountain under the leadership of a hunter guide.

There is no road on the mountain, and there are thorns and jagged rocks all over the mountain. They climbed rocks and walls, passed through dense forests and thorn bushes, and it took them two hours to reach the top of Jianbai Mountain.

A Jurchen soldier stood on the top of the mountain and looked down. The soldiers of the Song Army in the Guancheng were like ants, and the Guancheng was like a square of wood stuck in the middle of the canyon.

"How is it?" asked the centurion in the distance.

The Jurchen soldier nodded, "Below is Guancheng. If there are enough stones and giant trees, we can indeed launch an attack downward."

"What about bows and arrows?"

The centurion came over, looked down, frowned and said, "I'm afraid bows and arrows are a bit difficult, but it's not impossible. The key is to have enough numbers."

After surveying for a long time, Orion looked at the sky, and politely said to Jin Bing: "Now it's getting dark early, we must hurry up to go back."

The centurion had no intention of going back, his task was not yet completed.

"Is there a way to enter Guancheng on the mountain?" the centurion asked.

Orion shook his head, "There is definitely no way. If you want to go down, you can only hang down by ropes. It is at least eighty feet high from here to the foot of the mountain, which is very dangerous."

"If I want to go to the south canyon, is there a way to walk?"

"Yes, there is. It is about [-] miles away. There is a small road to go down. Below is a very deep and narrow valley. Going out of the valley is five miles south of Jiandao Pass."

The centurion glanced at the mountain on the opposite side, and asked again, "What about the other side?"

Orion shook his head like a rattle, "As I said before going up the mountain, the east is far easier to walk than the west. If you want to go up the mountain in the west, you have to go at least dozens of miles away to find a path, and there are all cliffs."

The Jurchen centurion did their homework before they set off, and they also specially recruited surrendered soldiers from Siyang County who were originally stationed in Guancheng to go up the mountain together.

The centurion found a puppet soldier and asked him, "Where is the water source in Guancheng?"

The soldier of the puppet army clasped his fists and said, "General, the source of water in Guancheng is in a cave behind the warehouse. It is a spring, but where is its source? I really don't know."

The centurion looked at Orion again, and Orion was full of doubts: "There are indeed springs on the mountain, and there are three springs, but I don't know which spring is in Guancheng?"

"Take us to find them one by one!"

……

At night, the Jurchen camp was still brightly lit, and in the commander's tent, Wanyan Wulu was discussing with the generals how to attack the pass.

"As the marshal expected, the opponent's strength is at most about 1000!"

Han Chang said loudly to the crowd: "Although their fighting power is very tenacious, their number is limited after all. As long as we make a big bet and attack day and night, I believe we can take Guancheng within three days!"

Wanyan Wulu waved his hand, "If you count Xia Jin's 5000 troops, our loss has already reached [-]. In fact, the loss of troops is not a problem. The key is the siege weapon, which we are going to use to attack Dashanguan Weapons, not many.

But in just one morning, we lost [-] siege ladders, accounting for [-]% of the total. Although we still have buildings and crashes, I don’t want to waste them all on the arrow, so we need to change our thinking. Use another way of siege. "

Han Chang was very helpless. He had just found a sense of siege, and then paused. Didn't his two thousand elite soldiers sacrifice in vain?

He was dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. After all, he was not the chief general, but also a Han Chinese, so he had no decision-making power.

At this time, a soldier reported outside the tent: "Marshal, the mountain exploration team is back!"

Wanyan Wulu was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Let the leader in!"

Not long after, the centurion who was exploring the mountain walked quickly into the big tent. He knelt down on one knee and saluted, and presented a map to Wanyan Wulu, "This is today's harvest. It's marked on it."

Wanyan Wulu quickly took the map and looked at it carefully. He pointed to the downhill arrow and asked, "Can I go down from the top of the mountain to the inside of the Guancheng?"

"Reporting to the commander, we can only hang it down with a rope. There is a slight buffer in the middle, but at least a [-]-foot-long rope is needed to climb down, and it is easy to be spotted by the enemy!"

This will become a living target, no!Wanyan Alu rejected the plan to go down the mountain with a rope, and asked again: "Then is there a way to go outside Nancheng?"

"Yes! It's just a long way around, and the road is not easy to walk."

"And the water source in Guancheng, have you found it?"

"Beizhi found three springs, all of which flowed into the mountain in the end. I don't know which spring is the source of Song Jun's water."

Han Chang finally couldn't help but said: "Commander, the Song army will definitely have water to store. It usually takes a few months to besiege without food and water. The battle with Monk Yuan is imminent. I'm afraid we don't have time to delay it."

"I know in my heart that the mountain is just an auxiliary means. We will use multiple measures. I want to see how many troops the Song Army has against me?"

……

The city was also brightly lit, and after several bloody battles, Chen Qing and the generals also knew where their weak points of defense were?

In the final analysis, their numbers were too small to form a strong blow, and their army had suffered nearly 200 casualties, which made Chen Qing really worried. If the enemy resorted to a war of attrition, he might not be able to last for a few days.

Chen Qing also wanted to send an eagle letter to ask Wu Jie for reinforcements, but Wu Jie only gave him two letter eagles. When he captured Guancheng, he had already sent one letter eagle, and the remaining letter eagle was because Guancheng fell. It was sent from time to time, not for him to request reinforcements.

"Let's not count on reinforcements. Even if reinforcements arrive, it will take more than ten days."

In the room, Chen Qing said to several generals: "The next step we have to do is to minimize casualties. Of course, we can't expect the enemy's subordinates to show mercy. I mean, try to protect the soldiers as much as possible, such as armor, healing, etc. Wait, there is also the need to strictly prevent accidental casualties."

Yang Yuanqing was puzzled and asked: "What do the commanders mean by accidental casualties?"

"If it's not casualties on the battlefield, they should be considered accidental casualties. For example, soldiers were killed by wounded soldiers pretending to be dead while cleaning up the battlefield, or soldiers were shot by enemy spies outside the city while patrolling. , will not happen, we must resolutely prevent it.”

Everyone nodded silently, Zheng Ping said: "Just now the commander mentioned wound treatment, we should recover the slightly injured soldiers as soon as possible and return to the battlefield. At present, we have 37 lightly injured soldiers and 14 seriously injured soldiers. These 37 soldiers should Get medical treatment as soon as possible."

"How is the Commander's injury?" Yang Hua asked suddenly.

Only then did everyone remember that Chen Qing was also injured, so they ignored him, and they all looked at Chen Qing together.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "It should be a minor injury, not a bone or muscle injury. The wound medicine Yang Dazhi gave me is very effective. The wound has scabbed over. I just need to wait for it to heal as soon as possible."

"The commander still has to be careful, try not to use force these days, and don't let the wound burst, it will be troublesome."

Chen Qing nodded, and his eyes fell on Luo Gan. He saw that Luo Gan was thinking, but kept silent.

"Logan, say a few words!"

Luo Gan leaned slightly and said, "The humble official is thinking, will the Jin soldiers send surprise troops to seize the pass?"

Chen Qing was startled, he didn't expect the enemy to send surprise soldiers, so he quickly said: "Tell me in detail!"

Luo Gan thought for a while and said, "For a pass like ours, there are only two directions for the Raiders, one is underground, and the other is the sky. I am worried, will the enemy troops come from the mountain?"

Chapter 43 Fire Attack

In the dark night, Chen Qing stared at Taniguchi, perhaps the general of Taniguchi's golden army was also staring at Guancheng from a distance.

"Does the commander think that Jin Bing will use surprise soldiers?" Yang Yuanqing walked up to him and asked.

Chen Qing looked up at the dark mountain and nodded, "I was worried about this on the first day I came to Guancheng. If the enemy attacked from above us, how should we deal with it?"

Speaking of this, Chen Qing turned his head and said to Yang Yuanqing: "We can dodge even falling objects. What I am worried about is that the enemy will cut off the water source, mobilize the soldiers, and find all containers to hold water. From now on, nothing but drinking water and cooking And treat the wounded, all other water is stopped!"

……

Chen Qing's worry was not wrong. In the afternoon of the next day, a soldier rushed over and shouted from a distance: "Commander! Commander!"

Chen Qing walked out of the room, "What's going on?"

"You'd better go and have a look, over there in the cave."

Chen Qing led the capitals to the water storage cave. Chen Qing reached out and touched the moss-covered stone wall. The water flow was gone, and the spring water flowing into the crevice on the other side was also stopped.

"When did you find out?"

"I just discovered it, and immediately notified the commander!"

Chen Qing nodded, and said to Luo Gan: "It seems that your judgment is correct, the enemy army has indeed attacked us."

"The humble job suggests that the warehouse should be moved, it is too close to the stone wall, and it is easy to be attacked!"

Luo Gan didn't talk much, but every sentence was to the point, but now we need to solve the water problem, Chen Qing turned back and asked Yang Yuanqing, "Do the soldiers store water?"

"It started last night. All the containers, even the helmets that are not in use for the time being, are used to store water. The pool was almost drained last night!"

Seeing that the pool had been refilled, Chen Qing let go of his heart a little.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and a soldier shouted: "It's coming again!"

Chen Qing led the generals towards the entrance of the cave. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he saw a flaming fireball falling from the top of his head, the size of a millstone. A burning fireball.

One of the fireballs 'Boom!Boom! 'It exploded continuously, the sound was loud, the flames shot out, and a puff of black smoke rose into the sky.

"It's Fire Tribulus!"

The soldiers all exclaimed, they are too familiar, they are thorns in gunpowder weapons.

Yang Hua stepped forward and picked up a black granule and handed it to Chen Qing. Chen Qing took the heavy barbed thorn, which looked like a small prickly pear, except that the thorns were thinner and longer, and when people stepped on it, it would hurt. Pierce the soles.

"This is barbed wire!"

Yang Hua said in a deep voice, "It's our western army's sharp weapon against the Xixia cavalry. It's mainly used against war horses. It's packed with gunpowder and exploded before being thrown away. However, the caltrops are black and there is no poison on them."

"What will happen if the poison is quenched?" Chen Qing asked again.

"Poison quenching is very troublesome. It's not a big problem to be shot by one or two. If you get shot too much, you will be injured at least, or you will die at worst!"

Next to Yang Yuanqing added: "It's not that the Jin soldiers were soft-hearted and didn't quench the poison. It should be that they don't have gunpowder craftsmen in their tents, so they can't re-concoct them. They can only use the captured Song army firearms directly."