Fenghou

At this time, two big fireballs were thrown from the top of the head, but this time the fireballs were not tightly bound and fell apart when they hit the ground. The burning fire cloth was scattered all over the ground, but the fire thorns inside did not explode.

The golden soldiers above their heads also realized that something was wrong, so they stopped throwing fireballs. The soldiers stepped forward carefully and collected twenty fire thorns that did not explode.

"Commander, there are twenty fire thorns in total."

The fire thorns were the size of a fist, made of leather paper, and there was a thin rope on it for throwing. Chen Qing didn't have time to study it carefully, so he ordered Zheng Ping: "Take a dozen brothers and gather up the fire thorns, don't step on them!"

"Follow the order!" Zheng Ping ran away.

Chen Qing said to Luo Gan again: "It's too late to evacuate the warehouse supplies, you lead the soldiers to seal all the warehouse doors with stones, don't let the fire burn the doors."

"Humble job understands!"

The enemy's intention of attacking with fire is obvious. They want to ignite and burn the warehouse. The caltrops are trying to injure the soldiers fighting the fire. It's a pity that the idea is good, but the reality is very pale. The warehouses are all made of stones. As long as the warehouse door Without being ignited by the fire, it is meaningless for the enemy to attack with fire.

Zheng Ping led the soldiers and quickly collected more than 170 small caltrops, and there were more than [-] unlit fire caltrops.

Zheng Ping put a pile of barbed wire wrapped in cloth on the table, with a look of contempt for this kind of firearm.

"In my opinion, this kind of fire thorn is a bluff. In fact, it is useless. You must first burn the soldering iron red, poke the iron into it to ignite the gunpowder inside, and then throw it out. At most, it can be thrown seven or eight feet away. There are only eight small caltrops, how troublesome you say, I might as well just grab a handful of caltrops and sprinkle them out."

The fuse has not been invented in the Northern Song Dynasty, so igniting firearms has always been a troublesome thing, and it only plays an auxiliary role on the battlefield, and cannot directly kill the enemy. Therefore, various firearms have been invented for many years, and they have always been a tasteless At the beginning, the sound of explosions, thick smoke and flames bluffed the Liao army and the Xixia army, but after everyone got used to it, the firearms of the Song army could not stop the attack of the Liao army and the Jin army at all.

Unless a barrel of gunpowder explodes, the air waves and shock waves do have a certain degree of lethality, but the cost is not cost-effective. Gunpowder is more often used to support combustion than to explode.

Yang Yuanqing looked at the firearm and said to Chen Qing: "Actually, we should pay more attention to the enemy's activities on the top of the mountain. They not only cut off our water source, but will they climb down the cliff at night? I am more worried that the enemy will go around to the south. Nancheng launched an attack!"

"You're right, we must be prepared!"

At this time, a low-pitched horn sounded in the distance, Chen Qing's face changed, and the enemy army was about to attack again.

There was a loud rumbling noise in the valley. Not long after, more than a dozen strong cattle dragged five large trebuchets. This kind of trebuchet was assembled overnight by gold craftsmen. The trebuchet was as high as one foot, and the long The throwing pole is as long as three feet, and it can throw a weight of fifty catties two hundred steps away.

Each trebuchet requires more than [-] people to operate, followed by dozens of mule carts, full of various siege supplies.

Two thousand puppet troops and one thousand Jurchen cavalry lined up. Today's offensive commander is a Jurchen commander named Wanyan Chimu, Wanyan Ulu's confidant general, who is good at attacking the city with weapons.

Not long after, five large trebuchets were lined up two hundred paces away. On each side of each trebuchet was placed a huge baffle with a thickness of three inches. The baffle was covered with two layers of thick cooked cowhide. Covering, even if the Song army uses a bed crossbow or a god arm crossbow, it may not be able to shoot through it.

Huge pressure shrouded the Guancheng, facing the five-headed monster-like trebuchet, Song Jun was helpless for a while.

Chen Qing stared at it for a moment, and then ordered: "Order the tiger shooter to shoot the belt tied on the trebuchet!"

The strap binding may be the weakness of the trebuchet, but how easy is it to break it?

The trebuchet creaked open, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

They were launched continuously, and five black dots soared into the sky, roaring towards the top of the city.

"Squat down!" Yang Yuanqing yelled.

The soldiers on the top of the city fell down one after another, bang!boom!A huge catapult hit the city wall and the top of the city, making the sound of a piece of wood cracking.

"No! Not a boulder."

When Chen Qing turned his head, he saw that a large wooden barrel was completely shattered, leaving only two iron rings, and thick black kerosene flowed all over the ground. kerosene.

"Not good, the enemy will attack with fire!"

Chen Qing shouted, Jin Bing's second round of attack came, five huge fireballs, burning in the air, flying towards the top of the city with fireworks.

When the fireball hit the top of the city, it immediately shattered into small fireballs all over the sky, scattered in all directions, and ignited small gunpowder packets, making the fire even more intense.

"Boom!" The city was on fire, and the soldiers dodged one after another...

Chen Qing looked at the enemy's third round of attack, and it turned out to be a wooden barrel. He immediately shouted: "All soldiers withdraw from the city!"

The soldiers rushed down the city along the corridor, and the five wooden barrels thrown there contained kerosene and gunpowder, which made the fire above and below the city more fierce, and gradually engulfed the top of the city.

This is when the soldiers in Guancheng also shouted. It turned out that the golden soldiers on the top of the mountain also threw down large wooden barrels filled with kerosene and fireballs mixed with gunpowder, and then threw them down...

Not long after, the entire Jianbai pass was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, the flames were soaring, the smoke filled the air, the momentum was frightening, and the shouts of killing outside were loud...

"Commander, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold back, let's retreat!" The faces of several people all changed.

"No!"

The red flames in Chen Qing's eyes shot up to the sky, but his eyes were extremely firm. He shook his head and said, "Unless we are all killed in battle, the Jurchens will never even think about entering the Guancheng!"

Chapter 44 Sneak Attack

The Jin soldiers attacked for a whole night, and the entire Guancheng was filled with thick smoke. The soldiers covered their mouths and noses with cloths dipped in water, and fought against the flames under the command of the general Chen Qing.

This is Wanyan Wulu's plan to use fire to attack, forcing the Song army to exhaust the precious water source in a panic. Without drinking water, the Song army can only abandon the pass and retreat south. They can occupy Jiandao Pass without a single soldier. .

It's a pity that Wanyan Wulu met Chen Qing, who had 800 years more experience than the average Song general. He didn't use precious water to extinguish the fire at all, but used mud and sand, which is the ultimate way to deal with oily fire.

Luo Gan led [-] soldiers to bury the kerosene in the warehouse compound with soil. From the chaos at the beginning to the end, they gradually cooperated tacitly. Some people shoveled the soil, some carried the burden, and some buried them.

The most worrying thing is that there is no loss in the warehouse, half of the barracks were burned down, and all kinds of supplies were evacuated to the south in time. The entire city wall was blackened by the smoke and fire, and it was covered with a layer of black ash. The same is true on the ground in the city. It was burned and collapsed, leaving only ruins.

More than 100 logs that were too late to be removed from the top of the city were burned into coke, the city tower was completely burned, and turned into a piece of white ground, and even the suspension bridge was burned into coke, unable to bear the weight and broke suddenly, leaving only half of the suspension bridge Hanging on the city wall, like a door curtain, it just blocked the city gate.

The soldiers were all covered in smoke, their faces and bodies were completely black, only their eyes were white, but thanks to the experience of the general Chen Qing and the effective command of the generals, no soldier was killed or injured, even the wounded soldiers It was also transferred to the open space to the south in time.

In the early morning, there was a drizzle, which is the spring water that revives all things. The soldiers raised their heads and enjoyed the nourishment of the spring water, letting the drizzle wash away the stains on their bodies.

"Commander!"

The frail scholar Du Min found Chen Qing with a roll of paper.

He was busy writing letters to the soldiers, but as he wrote them, the family letters became the last words left by the soldiers to their families. These plain but touching family letters made Du Min completely understand what is meant by Family and country feelings.

"Mr. Du, what's the matter?" Chen Qingying stepped forward and asked.

"I found this when I was transferring paperwork last night, and I think it's quite important."

Chen Qing took the scroll and opened it. It turned out to be a map of Guancheng. Although it was very simple, it showed all the places they couldn't see.

"This is……"

Chen Qing pointed to a thin line hanging from the top of the mountain, with a semicircular hole at the bottom, "This is the source of mountain spring water." Chen Qing recognized the thin line.

"Commander, look at this line again!" Zheng Ping pointed to another thin line on the top of the mountain.

This thin line made a big bend, and finally extended down from the top of the mountain and fell into a canyon. There was a sign below it, "The canyon is a line of sky, about five miles south of the city, where the general's broken monument is." '

Chen Qing's gaze became serious. If he read correctly, this should be a small road that can go around to the south of the city. This is the north-south attack they are most worried about.

Yang Yuanqing also nodded, "It should be a secret road through the mountain, leading to a very narrow canyon, and the exit is next to the General's Broken Monument!"

"Commander, let me take the brothers there!" Zheng Ping stepped forward to ask Ying.

Zheng Ping was quick-witted, and it was indeed more appropriate for him to deal with such emergencies. Chen Qing readily agreed, "Take fifty brothers and bring more military crossbow arrows."

"The commander gave me two more barrels of kerosene, which drove me into a hurry. Burn the fuck."

Chen Qing nodded with a smile and said, "Take away the barbed wire and a few catties of arsenic, you can figure it out yourself!"

Zheng Ping left with fifty soldiers and a dozen horses, carrying a large amount of arrows and supplies.

At this moment, another low-pitched horn sounded from the north, 'Woo——'

The enemy army picking the fruit is coming!

……

Wanyan Wulu personally led [-] cavalry to the gate of Guancheng.

The city of Guan had been burnt to blackness, and the suspension bridge had been burnt into two pieces, hanging in front of the city gate in an ugly manner, and the city tower was gone.

It's just that the battle flag of the Song Army on the top of the city is still standing, and soldiers are densely packed in front of the battlements.

Wanyan Wulu actually felt very upset, the city of Guan was still standing, the soldiers were still full of energy, their helmets were shining brightly, nothing had changed at all!

Chief Wanyan Chimu said in a low voice: "Perhaps the other party is just pretending to show us. I think that after the fire last night, their water is almost exhausted."

Wanyan Wulu nodded, Wanyan Chimu's words touched his heart, the city was burned last night, would the other party watch the warehouse burn down?Impossible, they must fetch water to put out the fire.

Although this is the judgment, Wanyan Wulu also knows that they have delayed too long, and the battle against Monk Yuan should have broken out.

In fact, he didn't care about Monk Yuan's winning or losing, but the Song army was annoying, and more than a thousand people blocked his own 3 people, which really made him feel ashamed.

Wanyan Wulu immediately said to Han Chang: "This commander will give you another forty siege ladders, and you must take down the city before dark!"

……

In Wujia Town, about 2000 miles south of Jiandao Pass, a Song army of [-] soldiers is marching rapidly northward. The main general is Yang Zheng, who controls Wu Ling’s confidant and beloved general. He is ordered by Wu Jie to support Jiandao Pass. .

Although his military rank was higher than that of Chen Qing, Chen Qing was the defense envoy of Jianbai Pass. Yang Zheng could not take the lead, at most he would assist Chen Qing in defending the city. Wu Jie had repeatedly told him before leaving.

They had just passed Wujia Town for less than two miles, when suddenly dust was flying behind them, and horseshoes roared.

"General Yang, it's the Jurchen cavalry!" A scout rushed up and shouted.

Yang Zheng's expression changed, and he asked anxiously, "How many people are there?"

"Around five hundred cavalry!"

Five hundred cavalry is not too many, and they can fight.

Yang Zheng immediately ordered: "The whole army is in formation, ready to fight!"

Two thousand soldiers of the Song Army quickly lined up. At this time, the Jurchen cavalry also stopped galloping a mile away, and the dust dispersed, revealing their dignity.

Coincidentally, this Jurchen cavalry also rushed to Jiandao Pass to inquire about the situation. The Golden Soldiers from the West Road had not arrived, and Wanyan was a little anxious when he did not stand up. He sent a commander and [-] cavalry to Jiandao Pass to check Happening.

Half an hour ago, the Jurchen cavalry heard that there was a Song Army team ahead, they chased after them, and finally caught up with them in Wujia Town.

Commander Wanyan Ligui squinted at the soldiers of the Song Army opposite him. The opponent's army was small and still infantry.

He brandished his knife and shouted: "Kill them all, and credit them with their heads!"

Five hundred Jurchen cavalry armed with spears and bows and arrows, they suddenly launched, the cavalry galloped, and the arrows shot at the opponent's formation overwhelmingly.

……

In the canyon, Zheng Ping led [-] brothers to find the general stele about five miles away from the military city. This was originally a monument to commemorate the general Xue Wanjun who led the army to pacify Liangshidu in the early Tang Dynasty. It was also called the general stele.

Only after the wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, only a small half of the stele of the general remained. There was a wooden pavilion before, but the wooden pavilion was also set on fire by the Jin soldiers, leaving only a ruined wall.

It’s still relatively easy to find. When Zheng Ping found the General’s Monument, he also found the one-line sky canyon. It is the sky in a line.

As soon as Zheng Ping and his army arrived at the mouth of the valley, they heard someone shouting in the canyon, "There is a light ahead, it should be the exit!"

Zheng Ping was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The bow and crossbow are ready!"

The soldiers didn't care about cleaning up, they took off their crossbows and loaded their arrows one after another, squatting in several rows, aiming cold crossbow bolts at the narrow valley.

The light in the valley was dim, and the situation in the depths could not be seen clearly. After a while, footsteps came, and several puppet soldiers appeared.

"First volley!" Zheng Ping ordered calmly.

The first row of five crossbow arrows shot out, and the leading soldier inside saw Taniguchi's Song army at a glance, and he screamed in fright, which then turned into a scream and fell down.

The three soldiers behind turned around and ran away, but before running a few steps, more than a dozen crossbow arrows were shot out, and they fell down one after another.

"There is an ambush by the Song army ahead!"

Someone shouted in the valley, and then hurried footsteps ran inward. There were about four or five people, and their footsteps gradually became silent.

"Xiao Yi, boil the poison quickly!"

After Zheng Ping gave an order, he rushed in, and soon dragged out a wounded enemy soldier who was not dead.

Chapter 45 Fighting Again

When a person is about to die, his words are also good. The puppet soldier who was captured was seriously injured. 20 people.

Zheng Ping was secretly surprised that there were 1000 people. He only had 50 people.

He thought about it, and cursed: "Damn it, you're afraid of a fart!"

That being said, he also sent a soldier back to report to the commander that the fuel was not enough and he needed some more.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoyi had boiled the poison in an iron pot, and the soldiers poured hundreds of caltrops into it.

Don't look at Zheng Ping's big heart and fat body, he is actually full of bad things, and he is best at using all kinds of insidious methods.

He looked around the canyon and saw that the inside was very narrow and not well ventilated. Zheng Ping couldn't help turning his eyes, and turned around to tell a corporal: "You take a few more brothers to cut some pine branches and come back. You want fresh pine branches, the more the better." .”

"Follow the order!"

The corporal saluted and led a dozen soldiers to the pine forest in the north.