Fenghou

Chapter 217
The huge fireball burst after hitting the ground, and a large amount of gunpowder, sulfur, fire cloth and other inflammable materials poured out, ignited by the flames, and immediately formed a sea of ​​flames.

A group of militia soldiers rushed up, and several militia soldiers blocked it with shields to prevent the fireball from detonating. Two other soldiers pushed the burning fireball into a large circular pit nearby with long forks, and five or six soldiers used shovels to burn the ground The gunpowder and other objects were pushed into the round pit together.

At this time, several militia soldiers who picked up the soil rushed forward and poured the soil into the round pit. The fire was extinguished instantly, and the round pit was filled with soil. The soldiers stepped on it with their feet, and a burning fireball was wiped out.

The other eight fireballs were also extinguished by the militia soldiers in the same way.

"here we go again!"

The soldiers shouted, this time it was eight clay pots filled with kerosene, roaring and flying over the city wall, and smashed into the open space in the city.

"Prepare the dirt!"

Niu Gao yelled, hundreds of soldiers pushing wheelbarrows were eager to try, and thousands of soldiers carrying soil loads were also waiting in line. The clay pots fell to the ground and shattered, and fire oil poured out. It was covered up, and the soldiers rushed to work together, swinging shovels to load the mud mixed with kerosene on a wheelbarrow and transport it away.

With a tacit understanding and well-trained, even Zheng Ping, who has always been picky, gave Niu Gao a thumbs up, commanding his eyes to recognize people, this Niu Gao's organizational skills are indeed very strong.

Of course, this is also related to the large number of people. There were only a few hundred people in Jiandao Pass at the beginning, and there was no time to deal with the pouring kerosene.

But for the attacker, this is called clearing the field, clearing the crossbowmen and soldiers in the city to prepare for a large-scale attack on the city, otherwise all the arrows in the city will be fired, which will pose a huge threat to the soldiers of the attacker.

At this moment, the huge war drums outside the city sounded, and the fire attack inside the city did not stop, but the attack outside the city had already begun.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

Amidst the sound of huge war drums, five thousand crossbowmen took the lead in formation. They knelt on one knee two hundred steps away, raised their crossbows and shot towards the top of the city. The five thousand crossbow arrows shot towards the top of the city like a storm. The soldiers squatted down one after another.

"Bed crossbow and god arm crossbow shooting!"

Five hundred bed crossbows and one thousand god-arm crossbow soldiers were launched together. The black and powerful crossbow arrows roared down from the sky, and the density was suffocating.

Li Liangfu turned a blind eye and roared, "Siege!"

'Woo—'

Dozens of low-pitched horns blew, and five thousand Xixia soldiers rushed out carrying the siege ladder, rushing towards the city wall like a rising tide, and crossing the hundred-foot line.

The bed crossbow and god arm crossbow were still shooting at the Xixia crossbowmen below the city. After a few rounds of arrows, more than half of the five thousand Xixia crossbowmen had been killed and had to ask to retreat. Seeing that the siege soldiers had rushed to the city, Li Liangfu agreed The crossbowmen retreated.

More than [-] crossbowmen retreated in a panic, leaving corpses all over the ground,

The bow and crossbow battle was over, and the progress of the war turned to the siege battle. The three thousand guard bows on the top of the city were fired, and the three thousand soldiers were recruits. The long arrows fell like raindrops, and their penetrating power was so strong that Xixia soldiers' armors couldn't resist them, so they could only rely on their shields to resist them.

Group after group of soldiers fell down amidst screams, and countless more soldiers rushed up.

A hundred siege warships were hung on the top of the city, and five thousand soldiers bravely climbed up. What greeted them was a torrential rain of rolling logs and rocks. Without the threat of bows and arrows under the top of the city, the bed crossbow and god arm crossbow were removed and replaced with A total of [-] defenders were deployed on the four-mile-long city, divided into [-] groups, and each group of [-] people was used to deal with a siege ladder.

Chen Qing saw that the top of the city was quite crowded, and the opponent's trebuchets were only half left, so the threat was not great, so he immediately ordered: "Withdraw the bows of the city guards and release arrows under the city!"

"There is an order to control the city, withdraw the bows of the city guards to the city and release the arrows!"

Zhang Min, the commander of the crossbowmen, shouted, "Follow me, the defenders and the archers!"

He led [-] archers along the corridor and quickly withdrew down the city, and the city became less crowded at once. One hundred groups of soldiers performed their duties, and another thousand soldiers were divided into ten groups. Under the leadership of Yang Zaixing, Continuously maneuver and run on the top of the city, supporting any dangerous places at any time.

Both sides fought bloody battles above and below the city. Soldiers continued to fall from the top of the city and the stairs. Li Liangfu could see clearly, and he coldly ordered: "Another five thousand soldiers will be sent to the top of the city. The leader of the city will reward you with a thousand coins!"

'Woo—'

The horn of reinforcement sounded, and the second batch of [-] Xixia soldiers came up like a tide. They also carried a large number of siege ladders, bringing the number of attacking soldiers under the city to more than [-]. The entire hundred steps were densely packed with enemy troops. Soldiers, with heavy rewards, Xixia soldiers attacked frantically regardless of everything.

The siege ladders were constantly being overturned and fell down, and new siege ladders were constantly being hung up. The soldiers of the Xixia Army, mainly party members, were extremely brave, putting life and death at risk, and desperately rushed to the top of the city. , the rolling wood and rocks don't work anymore.

Chen Qing has turned to the observation tower, from which he can see the entire battlefield more clearly. He has enough troops, the key is how to use them to kill the enemy to the greatest extent.

He took out a command arrow and handed it to the messenger: "Notify Commander Zheng to deploy [-] soldiers to release arrows and crossbow arrows in the city, and use the three-three formation!"

Yang Yuanqing was in charge of the battle at the top of the city, Zheng Ping was in charge of deployment under the city, Niu Gao was in charge of militia support, Hu Yanyun was in charge of medical logistics, Zhao Xiaoyi was in charge of order in the city, and each general performed his duties.

As the chief general, Chen Qing is responsible for judging the situation and arranging the battles of the armies. This is called rules and regulations. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Only by responding to changes can we remain invincible.

No matter what kind of situation changes, they must stick to the bottom line, adhere to principles, never compromise, and never make concessions. This is to respond to changes with the same.

But on the battlefield, it is necessary to adapt to changes, not to be pedantic, not to be dull, and to face new problems that continue to arise, and to solve them quickly and decisively.

For example, too many people at the top of the city lead to congestion, which makes the reinforcements run too slowly and delays the fighter plane.

Another example is that if you find that the enemy army is too numerous and densely packed, you have to use weapons of mass destruction, either kerosene or firearms, but Chen Qing considered the cruel situation he might face in the future, so he used Thousand Arrow Array, which is also a weapon of mass destruction.

The reserve army was already ready, Zheng Ping dispatched troops, the previous three thousand archers were still in one group, at the front, followed by two groups of crossbow troops, each with [-] soldiers.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! The drums were beating rapidly, requiring nine thousand crossbow soldiers to quickly enter the state.

The arrow was strung up, the bow and crossbow were raised slightly, and the point of the arrow was at a [-]-degree angle, surpassing the top of the city, and the formation of the Nine Thousand Army was completely silent.

'Bang!Bang!Bang! 'The sound of the clapper suddenly rang.

Three thousand soldier arrows were shot first, and the dense arrows, like a dark cloud, crossed the top of the city and shot out of the city.

Immediately afterwards, another dark cloud shot out, and just as the arrows flew over the city wall, the third batch of three thousand crossbow arrows shot out again.

There was still fierce fighting on the top of the city, but the dense Xixia soldiers outside the city suffered a devastating blow. Arrows shot down overwhelmingly, and the shields were useless. Soldiers fell down crying one after another. Many soldiers were only injured at first. , but the next intensive supplementary arrows made the wounded soldier swallowed by the arrows in despair.

How could the [-] soldiers below the city block the rounds of thousands of arrows, and they shot five rounds of [-] arrows in just a moment, and the originally dense team became sparse.

Li Liangfu was still a little hesitant. If he withdrew his troops, his previous efforts would be wasted, but if he did not withdraw, the soldiers would suffer too many casualties, and his hesitation would lead to a large number of casualties.

The generals were in a hurry and shouted: "Commander, order the withdrawal!"

"Order to withdraw troops!"

Li Liangfu had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw, "Dang!when!when! The bell rang, and the Xixia soldiers who were attacking on the ladder, as well as the soldiers under the city, raised their shields and retreated step by step.

But it was still the same ten thousand arrows that sent them off. Two rounds of [-] arrows were fired, and the Xixia soldiers got rid of the attack of the ten thousand arrow array. Chen Qing immediately ordered to stop shooting.

In the first attack, the Xixia army suffered more than [-] casualties, while the Song army suffered only a few hundred casualties.

Li Liangfu deeply felt the tenacity of the Song Army, and he also tasted the power of the young general of the Song Army. He responded properly and was very organized. Those famous generals in the Song Dynasty were no different. For the first time, a shadow was cast over Li Liangfu's heart.

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