The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1821 Khitan Siege ([-])

"Your Highness, they are going to escape. Do you think we are going to chase them?" Gao Qiong came to Zhao Xu's side, and he couldn't call her brother-in-law at this time.

"Humph, this time they are cheap. Chasing is not our style, and our purpose is not chasing. If we go out of the city, they will know how many troops we have. Don't forget what my trebuchet is for."

Zhao Xu waved his hand to the people who had already prepared in the city. At this time, hundreds of large boxes were brought up again. These boxes were bigger and heavier than before. , what kind of treasure is contained in it, even Liu Qinhu and Dong Zhenhai, who are protecting Zhao Xu, don't know what is contained in it.

Those people took out the contents skillfully, and this time they finally knew what was inside. It was still a stone, but the shape of the stone was different. At a glance, it was clear that it was not an ordinary stone. Are they ordinary stones? These stones are filled with gunpowder. These are the meanings of grenades or mines.

"Let you open your eyes, this is our new development, let these Khitan people come and try its power, come and start launching."

Soldiers of the Song Army started to ignite the fuses and throw them downwards. This is much more powerful than gunfire. Even if some can't explode at all, they can still kill people. This is another consideration. .

The explosion rate of this batch of equipment is really not high, but the impact is very large. It is like a siege artillery, which makes people really feel that these things are really awesome.

There was a smell of blood and gunpowder, and Zhao Xu was choked up and coughed a few times, but then he coldly ordered to continue.

Following his order, countless stones were thrown down again and flew towards a place tens of meters away. There was a sea of ​​people there, and it was the most crowded place in the entire battlefield. This was also the farthest the soldiers could throw. The place, they have exhausted the energy of feeding.

Those soldiers who had fled after the first wave of explosions thought they were safe, but soon their pupils were filled with extreme fear again, and they watched helplessly at the terrifying weapon that had taken the lives of countless companions appeared above their heads again.

"Snapped……"

The sound of loud explosions spread far away, and one after another of the crowd fell helplessly on the battlefield.

The more crowded the place, the greater the number of casualties, and they themselves became chaotic. Today is really bad luck. First, they were burned by kerosene, and then they exploded with bottles, and now they are here again An explosive thing.

Especially the explosive things that the stone knows, although they may not all explode, but they are stones, and stones can be killed from the city wall.

Many Khitan soldiers were crushed to death, and some were trampled to death by their own people, because they were out of order.

The Song army above the city wall saw the situation below and applauded in unison, which was deafening, while the Khitan soldiers below the city looked at the city wall in horror. They were still afraid that if there was another wave, would they survive?
If you don’t leave at this time, it’s too late, so they ran away quickly. This thing is very powerful, but how far can you throw it? We run away, and then suppress you with bows and arrows. Let’s see what you do?
Although their morale was extremely low, their movements were still swift without any pause.

Especially when it was a major matter related to their lives, of course they were extremely sloppy, Sa Yazi left the reach of human arms, thinking that it would be safe, but they were wrong.

"Haha, do they think that there will be nothing wrong with this? If someone uses a trebuchet, I think they will lose a group of people."

Projectors, just came in handy at this time. Just now, some soldiers wondered what these trebuchets were doing. Is this a display? They are usually used for siege, but now they are placed on the top of the city. Now they know .

The stones fired from the trebuchet happened to fall among the fleeing people, and a violent explosion occurred, causing countless casualties.

"It seems that war still depends on high technology. Sooner or later, the advantage of numbers will be replaced by high technology. No wonder so many people in the Qing Dynasty will be defeated by a few foreigners. The gap in the advantages of this weapon is really not ordinary. big."

"What are you talking about, Your Highness?" Gao Qiong was confused when he heard Zhao Xuzai muttering about foreigners and weapons.

"Nothing, remember that if they evacuate completely, don't worry about them, as long as we hold the city wall. Don't dispatch, just wait until all our soldiers have evacuated, and we will evacuate too. Remember, if we don't have these Shi Lei, then use a bow and arrow."

It seemed that Zhao Xu was about to leave. He had other things to do, but at this moment, the Khitan soldiers who had been repelled made a comeback, and they came with siege weapons and artillery.

Suppressing the offensive at the top of the city, Zhao Xu was stunned. At this time, artillery was the Song Dynasty's patent. How could they have artillery? Has Khitan's technology reached this level?

He didn't have time to think about it, these Khitan artillery were so fierce that they almost knocked down the city wall. Fortunately, it seemed that their shells should not be many, but they still knocked down a corner of the city wall.

The Khitan soldiers below rushed over like a flood, and it was too late for Shi Lei at this time. Zhao Xu decisively ordered the use of bows and arrows, and the Song army had the most bows and arrows at this time.

Thousands of arrows were fired, a dark cloud formed in the sky, and the Khitan soldiers below were suppressed, but the price paid by the Song army was also small, and the defenders on the city wall were almost wiped out.

"The Khitan people withdrew, and asked people to carry the remains of our brothers down for a proper burial. They are all heroes. They didn't enjoy the blessings during their lifetime. I will let them enjoy the glory after death." Zhao Xu was also a little moved, and said a moment ago Those who laughed, their souls returned to the underworld in the next moment. There is no immortal in war, but Zhao Xu still hopes that this feeling will not be felt in the future.

The Khitan people probably saw that they had suffered a lot of casualties, so they retreated temporarily. In one day, several sieges ended in failure. The Khitan people were also very depressed, more angry, not talking about the Song army. Are they all soft-legged shrimps? How can they persist so much? Are they really struggling to support them?

The Khitan people were also beating their hearts, whether this news is accurate, Xiao Tianzuo and Yelu Haowu both had doubts on their faces.

(End of this chapter)