Song Dynasty

Chapter 141 Siege War ([-])
No, no, no, the elite soldiers still can't go up until the critical moment!
Not only me, but even Kong Yanzhou has such thoughts.

Wang Shen shook his head, unable to make up his mind.

Yes, to put it bluntly, the current siege battle is all about consumption.Consuming supplies, human lives, and the morale of both sides, until one side can no longer hold on and collapses.

Victory may belong to the one who grits his teeth to the end.

I don't know what happened in the city. Next, the number of enemy catapults and various equipment became more and more, and they were full of tricks, which caused a lot of trouble for the Sizhou army's attack.

Especially those catapults are simply bad news for the captive soldiers. The huge millstone fell down and rolled on the ground, sweeping away a large area.After the fight, as long as there was a sharp cracking sound in the air, the soldiers below would yell and hide in all directions, and they would get into a mess first.

Fortunately, the stones in the city are always limited, and within two days, the cannon stones gradually became thinner.In the end, there was really a lack of ammunition, and the enemy even fired the soil into solid pottery with water and water.This kind of thing is not easy to fire, and it needs qualified scouring soil to bond it, otherwise it will be brittle when it encounters high temperature, and it can be resisted with a shield.

Similarly, fewer and fewer arrows were shot down from the city wall, and even without armor, they didn't penetrate deep into the flesh.

Wang Shen took the enemy's feathered arrow handed over by a soldier, looked at it intently, and his spirit suddenly lifted.Qichun is located in the south, where there are many bamboos, and the arrow shafts are all made of Nanzhu, which is of excellent quality.But the arrows shot by Kong Yanzhou's soldiers were made of thin wooden slats, which had no toughness at all, and the arrowheads were also very simple, only bound with a triangle iron piece.He was no stranger to this thing, it was a leaf removed from the iron armor.

This shows that their arrows have been exhausted.

Wars are fought with iron and steel, and the enemy doesn't even have the basics of weapons, so why should they fight with me?

And this year's severe drought has already shown faint signs. The Qishui outside the old city has completely dried up, and soldiers can easily kill under the city wall through the river bed.

"The decisive battle opportunity has arrived. Inform Du Shu and order him to build siege equipment as soon as possible. Two days, I will give him two days." Wang Shen cheered up: "Order all the ministries, each army will send a hundred elites to be the first daredevils .They have been resting for the past few days, so it is time to come out and do some activities.”

He has incomparable confidence in the elite he has trained.

At that time, the captive army can only clear the way in front and consume the morale of the enemy.Pressing up at the most critical moment will naturally capture Kong Yanzhou in one fell swoop.

The dryness of the river has opened up the passage for climbing equipment such as building carts, rushing carts, climbing the opposite building, and arrow carts.In this attack, Wang Shen gathered more large-scale machines than usual, almost all of the thousands of captive soldiers were suppressed, and there was a dark crowd in his field of vision, still as huge as the Gundam in science fiction movies, staggering and heavy. Moving wooden balconies.

On the west bank of the river, counterweight catapults were lined up, and baskets of pebbles were scattered on the top of the city like hailstones.

It took nearly a pot of tea time to prepare the firepower, and the enemies on the city wall couldn't even raise their heads amidst the crackling sound.

Wang Shen was extremely satisfied, and waved his hand: "Attack, attack, attack, I want to see Kong Yanzhou's head tonight."

But at this moment, a huge buzz covered the din of the entire battlefield.Looking up, everyone's faces changed in shock.

I saw that the sky was full of huge arrows.

No, no, this is no longer an arrow, but a spear.

Each foot is six feet long, with thick and thin arms, and a heavy hammer head and a large shovel are installed at the front end.

"Bed crossbow, bed crossbow!" There are many old Western soldiers in the Sizhou army, how can they not recognize this military weapon.

The pinnacle of the crossbow and arrow weapon during the Bed Crossbow Cold War was to rely on the joint force of several bows to shoot an arrow out. It often took dozens of people to turn the axle to pull it out. The range could reach more than 500 meters. It was indeed a long-range weapon at that time. .During the decisive battle between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom of the Tanyuan Alliance in Hebei, the Khitan general Xiao Talin was killed by a crossbow arrow on the bed, which caused the morale of the Khitan to be greatly depressed.In this way, the Song Dynasty's summation was accepted.In this way, the Song and Liao countries had a hundred years of peace.

Bed crossbows are generally equipped with three strong bows, which are powerful and heavy, and non-manpower can contend. This is the real cannon in the cold weapon war!Counterweight catapults are nothing in comparison.

The siege equipment that had just been pushed halfway was hit by arrows one after another, and was directly smashed to pieces by the heavy arrows, and the soldiers above fell like fallen leaves.

"How is it possible?" Wang Shen had heard of the prestige of the bed crossbow a long time ago, and he was shocked. How could someone surnamed Kong have such a big killer? It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense.

The crossbow arrows continued to fall, and fell into the crowd after collapsing several buildings, causing tragic screams.

There were too many attacking troops, they were crowded together and pulled into a ball in an instant.A soldier from the Military Jurisdiction Division yelled, "Rush up, go up, don't retreat!"

Then came the Shining Broadsword and Rolling Head.

They are trying to maintain order.

Wang Shen: "Go up the attacking troops, tell them to hurry up, we can no longer give the enemy a chance to calmly arrange." Yes, after so many days of fighting, the enemy's defensive tricks have become more and more sophisticated, and their countermeasures have become more and more skilled. , give them more time, who knows what new tricks Kong Yanzhou will play.

The [-] Sizhou army elites who had already been prepared rushed forward despite the flying arrows and stones.

The boarding car that was level with the crenelation of the city wall finally leaned crookedly, followed by countless long ladders.Like ants, they climbed up first, and the real hand-to-hand combat began.

Kong Yanzhou also released the elite, and the two sides fought repeatedly at the battlement.

This old bastard was also desperate. He asked people to transport baskets of copper coins to the city wall like flowing water, and dumped them on the ground, allowing the soldiers to take them for themselves.A large number of supervisory teams were also deployed, and once someone retreated, they would chop down with knives.

Human heads were thrown into the city densely, some were chopped off from the Sizhou army who died in battle, and some were executed when they were serious about military discipline.

Mu Ye Si He, the battle ended in a row of bright red melted lead juice.

The extremely vicious Kong Yanzhou army poured the molten lead juice and boiled excrement water down indiscriminately. The attacking soldiers finally couldn't bear it, and screamed and fell down the ladder, collapsing like a tide.

The fire was raging at the top of the city, exuding the stench of burnt flesh.

"This should be the first defeat of our Sizhou army?" Looking at the city wall that has been completely stained with blood, Wang Shen felt sad.

The loss in the First World War today was really not small, and only two hundred or so of the four hundred pioneers came back.As for the captured soldiers, there should be close to [-] casualties.

The morale of the captive soldiers has completely collapsed.

"No, Kong Yanzhou won't be able to survive." Wang Shen laughed coldly: "How many troops he can have, the elite is only three or four thousand? The people recruited are only [-]. They can't afford this kind of consumption. Continue tomorrow." .Chen Da, the Military Law Department needs to be strengthened, don't be afraid of killing people. Anyone who dares to retreat, no matter what their position is, will be cut off."

"Yes, my lord."

"This battle can't be delayed any longer. It must end as soon as possible. Continue to organize the dead soldiers first, and each army will draw 100 people each. This time, the deputy commander must lead the team. If you lose like this today, you have the face to stand on my side in front of you?"

"Military envoy, let me be the first to go to the city tomorrow." Wu Xianxian stood up.

Wang Shen scolded: "You are the commander of the first army, you go up first? Go away, don't you understand, the deputy commander."

Wu Constitution: "Military envoy, Wu Tuo can no longer fight?"

"What's wrong with him, the injuries on his body haven't fully healed yet?" Wang Shen asked.

Wu Xianxian looked worried: "I will report to the military envoy, today is the team led by Deputy Commander Wu. He already has a chest injury. He was hit on the chest by the bandit army earlier. The wound burst open and he fainted from the pain."

"Ah... this bastard, he actually went to the front line by himself." Wang Shen's eyes were green with anger after losing a general like this: "Have you asked Lang Zhong to see it?"

"I've already seen it, but the injury is too serious, and I have already sent it back to Huanggang." Wu Xianxian looked sad.

"Bring a letter to Wu Tuo, let him rest and recuperate, and don't rush back to the army until the injury is completely healed. Hey, the last bloody battle in Ma's family, he was seriously injured, and he returned to the army before he recovered." Wang Shen continued Said: "In the future, there must be a rule in the army. It is not up to him to decide whether the wounded can return to the army. He has to let the doctor nod."

At this moment, Wu Xianxian called out and pointed forward: "Kong Yanzhou!"

All the officers looked intently, and saw Kong Yanzhou standing on the crenel on the blazing city wall, laughing wildly: "Son Wang Shen, do you know how powerful Grandpa is? Yes, yes, yes, your Sizhou army can fight, Your cavalry is powerful, but what can you do? Fly up with long wings! Do you think I will obediently give you Qizhou? It will be your mother’s Qingqiu dream. I will sit in the city and see you with my own eyes. The day the head of this bastard fell to the ground. Haha, haha!"

Wang Shen sneered, and shouted with all his strength: "Kong thief, you are already a turtle in an urn, you are trapped in a city of sorrow, and I have a victorious army. The morale, supplies, and military strength are ten times yours. I don't understand your words." Where does self-confidence come from?"

"My self-confidence? The reason why I have this confidence is because I got Zhuge Kongming who is very scheming. To be honest with you, the reason why you have been beaten so miserably by Lao Tzu these days is because of this expert. "

After finishing speaking, he turned around and shouted: "Lu Benzhong, come out and say a few words."

I saw a familiar figure appearing at the mouth of the pheasant battlements, and a clear voice came: "Wang Shen, after you came to Huangzhou, you expropriated and extorted violently, harmed the people, and set up cards to collect lijin. , the future will definitely be a great rebellion. Earlier, you plundered the village with your troops. In the past few days, three thousand people in Qichun died under your sword. It can be said that everyone wears mourning, and every family wears mourning. The people of Huang can't wait to eat your meat and sleep with your skin. Sooner or later, you will die and your family will be wiped out. If you still have a little bit of conscience, lead your troops to rescue the siege. Otherwise, I will report to the court and punish you group of rebellious officials Thief."

"Mr. Donglai..." Wang Shen took a breath.

The generals of each army also looked at each other in blank dismay, but were silent.

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