Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 276 Tamra Kingdom
"General, how should we fight this battle?" General Yang Xuxiu asked in a low voice.

Lin Rui was really in a dilemma. Although Tamra City could be taken by storm, the soldiers would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. This was inconsistent with his original plan. He promised that the casualties would not exceed a hundred.

At this moment, Xu Qing walked out from the team and said with a smile, "Let me try it!"

Lin Rui knew that Fan Ning's bodyguard had high martial arts skills, especially lightness kung fu, and he personally saw him jump off a tall mast without any damage. Such martial arts might not be effective in large-scale battles. It is big, but it can play a key role in the surprise attack.

Lin Rui said happily, "What can I do to help Xu Zhuangshi?"

Xu Qing looked at the high suspension bridge and said, "I hope General Lin can use bows and arrows to suppress the formation for me, and besides, be ready to hit the wall!"

The hammer was already ready, and Lin Rui immediately turned around and shouted: "A thousand crossbowmen, let me suppress the enemy's bow and arrow!"

'Boom!Boom!Boom! 'The drums of war were beating fiercely.

A thousand soldiers shouted and rushed up. They stopped 120 steps away from the city wall, raised their crossbows and shot at the city wall. The powerful crossbow arrows shot at the soldiers at the top of the city. Dozens of defenders couldn't dodge in time, and they screamed in a series of arrows. .

The rest of the soldiers squatted down in fright to avoid the Song army's crossbow attack.

At this time, Xu Qing took a fine steel claw. There were three barbs in front, one foot long. It is a special iron claw for siege. It is relatively rough and strong. The flying tiger claws of martial arts practitioners are much finer than it, and can be carried in the arms.

Xu Qing walked quickly to the front of the ditch, looked up at the high suspension bridge, which was two feet above the ground, and two thick iron chains were pulling the two ends of the top of the suspension bridge. He smiled at him and said, "Throw the ax to me later!"

"What?" The soldier didn't understand what he meant.

Xu Qing didn't answer, but with a flick of his hand, the iron claws flew out and caught the iron chain on the left. Xu Qing stepped back more than a dozen steps, ran forward suddenly, jumped a foot high, and lightly grabbed onto the iron chain. The rope in the air, his body was still reverberating in the air, but his arms didn't stop, and he quickly climbed up.

The soldiers of the Song Army suddenly exclaimed, followed by warm applause.

At this time, Hideo Hirano, who was hiding behind a city wall, sneered in his heart. He grabbed a pair of bows and arrows, opened the bow and set up an arrow, and aimed at Xu Qing in mid-air. When the string was loosened, a mace arrow 'whoosh! ' shot to Xu Qing.

The arrow was like a shooting star, and it was extremely fast. The moment the arrow was about to hit Xu Qing, Xu Qing arched his body and kicked the arrow. This kick accurately hit the shaft of the arrow and kicked the arrow away.

Lin Rui was furious and ordered: "Suppress the enemy!"

Another round of dense arrows shot towards the city, seventy or eighty arrows were all aimed at Hirano Hideo, Hirano Hideo was about to shoot the second arrow, but Song Jun was too anxious to shoot, so he had to squat sideways.

At this time, Xu Qing had already grasped the edge of the suspension bridge with one hand, and turned around and shouted at the soldiers: "Throw me the axe!"

Only then did the soldier come to his senses, he threw the sharp ax at Xu Qing with all his strength, Xu Qing grasped the handle of the ax lightly in the air, and with all his strength used the ax to chop at the iron chain on the suspension bridge.

Seeing the flames splattering and the iron chain being hacked loudly, Lin Rui understood Xu Qing's intention. He was cutting the iron chain, but is it possible?It's almost like burning with fire.

Everyone looked at Xu Qing suspiciously, wondering if it would have any effect.

Xu Qing hacked the iron chain just to understand the texture of the iron chain. He felt that the casting was very rough and the quality of the iron was not good. It was either the military fine iron made by repeated forging, or the common rough iron sold in the market. All kinds of iron farm tools are made of it.

He was overjoyed, he chopped the ax on the wood, but took out a fine steel saw in his arms, this is his treasure, it can easily cut through the iron bars as thick as thumbs on the bars, when he was a gangster, this was his The most capable assistant.

Xu Qing quickly came back to saw the chain along a gap made by the axe. At this time, Song Jun's arrows were like locusts, and they kept suppressing the defenders at the top of the city to buy Xu Qing time.

Suddenly, a 'click! With a loud noise, the long iron chain was broken and flew into the air like a giant snake, while the suspension bridge tilted to the left, leaving only an iron chain pulling the suspension bridge.

Lin Rui was overjoyed, and shouted sharply: "Get ready to hit the hammer!"

Dozens of soldiers carried a four-foot-long thick log with an iron head on the top. This was a battering ram, weighing two thousand catties. Another hundred soldiers raised their shields to protect the soldiers holding the battering ram.

At this time, the night had fallen quietly, and the sky became dark. Xu Qing was like a huge lizard, climbing on the suspension bridge, struggling to saw the iron chain on the left.

Another cry of 'Crash! With a crisp sound, the iron chain broke and flew towards the top of the city. The huge suspension bridge crashed down. The moment the suspension bridge fell, Xu Qing rolled over, flipped a few somersaults in the air, and landed firmly on the ground, welcoming soldiers Their applause.

Lin Rui shouted, "Attack the battering ram!"

Dozens of soldiers rushed towards the city gate with battering rams in their arms. The shields on both sides covered them tightly. A thousand crossbowmen fired arrows at the top of the city, suppressing the enemy army in front and making it impossible for the rolling logs and rocks to pass through. Hitting soldiers head-on.

Although the castle is well built, it is a small barbarian city after all. Many details are not done well. There are no battlements, no shooting holes, and no throwing slots. He watched helplessly as the battering ram hit the city gate.

'boom! 'With a deep muffled sound, the door shook, and dust fell down.

The soldiers in the city panicked and fled to the city gate, but there was no soldier at the city gate.

'boom! ' There was another loud bang, and with the sound of the peg breaking, the door was knocked open.

Lin Rui waved his knife and shouted: "Go into the city, and the resisters will be killed!"

Five thousand soldiers of the Song Army roared and swarmed into the city, and Tamna City finally fell.

After one night, the sky finally dawned. Except for the [-] guard soldiers, the rest of the craftsmen, soldiers and horses landed one after another. Fan Ning also landed with Di Qing and Zhao Zongshi. At this moment, Lin Rui stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to report: " I have lived up to my trust and captured Tamra City according to the original plan, Xu Qing captured the suspension bridge and made the first contribution in this battle, I would like to ask for a reward for him!"

Xu Qing also stepped forward and knelt down on one knee. Di Qing smiled and said, "Is Mr. Xu willing to join the army? If you want to join the army, I will protect you as Marquis Yu!"

Yuhou is a low-level officer, slightly taller than Dutou, equivalent to the deputy commander of the reconnaissance company, but this is just the beginning. If he continues to make meritorious service, Xu Qing can at least be promoted to the commander of the capital along the way.

Xu Qing shook his head, "I don't want to join the army, thank you Di Shuai for your kindness!"

"Okay! Write down the credit first, and then discuss the merits and rewards later."

Di Qing then asked, "How are the casualties, brothers?"

Fan Ning secretly praised in his heart, as expected of Di Qing, the first thing he thought of was not how many enemies he had killed, but the casualties of his own soldiers. No wonder he won the hearts of the soldiers at the border.

Lin Rui reported: "Brothers killed 23 people and injured 47, of which 14 were seriously injured, and the rest were all minor injuries. It is estimated that the number of casualties will increase."

Speaking of this, Lin Rui said bitterly: "The main reason is that there are [-] Japanese warriors in the city. They are very fierce. The casualties were caused by the fierce battle with them. The local Tamra soldiers have no fighting power, and they will be defeated in one battle."

"Have all the Japanese samurai been wiped out?" asked Fan Ning beside him.

Lin Rui nodded, "Reporting to Fan Yushi, all [-] Japanese warriors were killed, and none of them survived. Their leader was also shot by several arrows, and was finally forced to commit suicide."

There was a look of disappointment in Fan Ning's eyes. In fact, he hoped to leave a few alive so that he could understand the situation in Japan. But since all of them had been killed, Fan Ning didn't say much, and nodded with a smile, "Then Just get to the point!"

"King Gao Bo has been arrested, two thousand soldiers have been killed and more than a hundred of them have surrendered."

"Just killed more than a hundred people?"

Zhao Zongshi frowned, and asked inexplicably, "Why are there so few?"

"My envoy, the humble order is that the resisters be killed regardless, but in fact, except for the three hundred Japanese warriors, there is no resister. When the army arrived, they all knelt down and begged to surrender. There is no blood in the soldiers. More than 100 people were killed because they did not surrender in time."

Di Qing said with a smile: "Member Meng said that Tamra people are more obedient and lack the will to resist. This shows it."

Zhao Zongshi nodded, "Call Meng Yuanwai, let's go into the city!"

Surrounded by more than a thousand soldiers, the crowd arrived at Tamra City. Fan Ning looked at the fortified castle, turned around and smiled at Di Qing, "How does it compare to the city of the Xixia people?"

Di Qing smiled and said: "As far as the castle itself is concerned, it is still tall and strong, but the Xixia people built the castle on the dangerous mountain, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Tamluo City is far behind."

Zhao Zongshi said with a smile: "This can be used as the seat of the government office and military office, and it can be used to collect grain and grass materials."

When everyone entered the military city, a civilian officer came forward and reported, "The materials in the city have been counted. There are 750 shi of grain, more than 500 sheep, 2 cattle, [-] taels of gold, [-] taels of silver, and [-] taels of pearls." Dou, and some armor, that’s almost all the wealth.”

Fan Ning shook his head and sighed, "There is only so much wealth left in a country. What is the difference between this and subjugation?"

He immediately said to Lin Rui: "Go and gather all the citizens, let them come to the city, and tell them something."

(End of this chapter)