Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 613
The siege of Ba County has entered the third day. The battlefield is filled with gunpowder smoke, corpses are scattered all over the field, and it is full of pungent oily smoke. On the first day of the offensive, the Liao army suffered a big loss. A large number of poisonous thorns were planted, which caught the attacking enemy by surprise. Hundreds of cavalry and more than 1000 infantry were pierced by thorns, temporarily losing their combat effectiveness.

Although the small thorns have not reached the point of killing people, they cast a great shadow on the soldiers' psychology and seriously affected the morale. They made it impossible for the soldiers to charge when they attacked, and when they walked carefully to the city, they were hit by arrows from the top of the city. Head on.

They attacked three times in two days, and the Liao soldiers suffered heavy casualties without touching the top of the city. They lost more than [-] soldiers and nearly [-] siege ladders.

At night, [-] cavalrymen of the Liao Army kept galloping back and forth in the east of Ba County, sprinkled bags of soil on the ground passing through the city wall. They wanted to build several new roads. The army cavalry kept advancing, and beside him, [-] soldiers of the Song Army holding crossbows with divine arms were waiting in full force.

Once the enemy troops come within range, they will not hesitate to shoot arrows. There is no unified order, and the soldiers are free to play.

At this time, nearly a hundred soldiers shot arrows from the northeast direction at the same time, and screams and horses neighed from below the city. More than a dozen cavalrymen who were delivering soil near the city were shot and killed by random arrows. Some cavalrymen were shot and killed, and there were numerous casualties.

When Xiao Han's family slave got the news, he had no choice but to order: "It is only a hundred steps away from the city, no need to go deep."

In fact, laying new roads is just to deceive their own soldiers, to get rid of the influence in their hearts, knowing that there are more thorns under the city wall, how can they get rid of it?

At three o'clock, the cavalry ahead came to report that the thirteen new roads had been paved, and Xiao Han's slaves immediately ordered the troops to withdraw and wait for the dawn.

After the Liao soldiers stopped paving the road, the city was completely quiet. Soon, more than a hundred soldiers climbed down the city and scattered a lot of thistles on the new road.
At dawn, more than a dozen new roads appeared in the east of the city, and soldiers could charge along these dozens of new roads without worrying about stepping on thorns.

However, these dozens of new roads are all dead ends, and they disappeared when they were about a hundred steps away from the city. The powerful crossbow at the top of the city shot and killed more than 300 cavalrymen at night, making other cavalrymen terrified. Dare to go one step further.

'Boom! Boom!Boom! The drums sounded, and three miles away, tens of thousands of Liao troops lined up in the wilderness. Thirteen thousand infantrymen were ready, their armor was bright, their knives and guns were unsheathed, and they were carrying three hundred siege ladders. I don't know, the [-] siege ladders are already their last siege weapon, and there is no wood to replenish in the surrounding area. If they can't take Ba County today, they will lose their siege ability.

Xiao Han's servant drew out his battle sword and shouted sharply: "The first person to attack the top of the city will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver and be promoted to three ranks!"

The [-] infantry roared loudly, and their morale was lifted. Xiao Han's family slave pointed his sword at the top of the city, "Kill me!"

"Kill!"

Thirteen thousand soldiers roared and rushed to the top of the city, and the sound of huge war drums encouraged the soldiers to charge.

The Liao soldiers ran along the thirteen newly paved roads. Indeed, there was no threat of thorns, which made their morale high. However, when they were 150 steps away from the city, the soldiers who were running at the front fell down one after another and hugged their feet. Howling, the sudden change stopped the running soldiers, and the soldiers began to panic. He knew in his heart that the soldiers in front had stepped on thorns again, and they hadn't been removed completely.

The soldier's sudden stop made Xiao Han's servant furious. He knew very well that there would be such a result, but he would never allow the soldier to be timid at this critical moment.

Xiao Han's servant immediately ordered: "Urge the attack, and order the sword and ax to supervise the battle. Anyone who dares not to advance will be killed!"

The startling sound of war drums sounded again, and thirteen groups of cavalry galloped away. They held sharp knives and forced the infantry to charge forward. They killed hundreds of the last infantry in a row. The soldiers even used the cavalrymen and horses shot dead last night to pave the way.

The rain of arrows fell all over the city, and the armor and shields of the attacking Liao army soldiers could not withstand this powerful penetration, and they screamed and fell to the ground, but the fallen soldiers became paving stones for the soldiers behind, and many wounded soldiers He did not die under the arrows, but died under the ruthless trampling of his companions. The last more than 100 steps turned into a road paved with corpses. Long planks were laid on the trenches, and the soldiers of the Liao Army finally attacked the city. .

There were [-] soldiers and [-] militia deployed on the top of the city. Bazhou had no large catapults or bed crossbows, but Fan Ning temporarily sent [-] small catapults and [-] iron fire mines to Bazhou, and Ask them to use it only at the most critical moment.

Fan Ning explained very clearly to everyone that the Iron Fire Thunder can only be used as a deterrent weapon, and it is used at the most critical time of the war. On the one hand, he is worried that the frequency of use will make the Liao army find a way to deal with the Iron Fire Thunder. On the other hand, he does not want the Song Army to rely on Tie Huolei, but hopes that the Song Army will improve its combat capabilities through continuous fighting.

Therefore, regardless of Baosai County, Hejian County, Yi County or Ba County, the Song Army did not easily take out iron fire thunder. Arm crossbows, etc., as long as they are used skillfully, they can also shine in defense.

Just as the enemy was running towards the city, the Song army threw hundreds of kerosene jars down the city, filling the city with kerosene. When the Liao army crossed the trench, they put a siege ladder on the top , Song Jun threw countless torches down the city, and the fierce fire oil under the city burned quickly.

Arrows rained down, flames blazed, and the more than [-] Liao troops who attacked the city suffered more and more casualties, but Xiao Han's slaves did not have any intention of withdrawing their troops. He ordered: "Continue to urge the battle!"

'Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom! 'The thunderous war drum sounded fiercely again.

Many soldiers who were about to retreat saw the murderous sword-axe supervising team, so they had to turn around and rush towards the city wall. There were too many dead, and the corpses were all over the city. It is very large. In the wilderness outside the city, there are not only a large number of thistles, but also countless horse pits. There are sharpened wooden sticks waiting for the horses' hooves to step into the pits.

Because the cavalry could not intervene, the Liao army had no cover to attack the city. The powerful arrow rain caused the Liao army to suffer more and more casualties. The soldiers could not attack the city, but the flames became more and more fierce. The ladder was swallowed up, and the whole city was filled with the pungent smell of burning corpses.

The last siege ladder also burned out because it could not withstand the fire. Without siege weapons, the Liao army under the city became arrow targets.

Seeing that Xiao Han's servants could no longer attack the city, they could only sigh, "Withdraw!"

'when!when!when! The bell for withdrawing troops rang, and the Liao army was defeated like a tide, and more than [-] Liao soldiers retreated desperately.

In the fierce battle that lasted for two hours, the Liao army suffered more than 8000 casualties. In the end, only [-] soldiers returned to the main formation. The fire under the city was still burning, and more than [-] siege ladders were burned charcoal.

There was a burst of cheers from the top of the city. In the end, the Song Army won the third offensive and defensive battle with less than 500 casualties. It wiped out more than 1 people from the Liao Army in total, and achieved a major victory in the Battle of Bazhou City. victory.

More than [-] Liao soldiers retreated to the ferry [-] miles east of Baxian County, where they set up a large camp. The Liao army's self-rescue has failed, and they are at a loss. Except for food and grass, they can support them for two months. They were all lost, and now they had no other choice but to wait for the rescue of the Liao Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)