Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 888 Wang Xiu's Worries

With the issuance of the military order, the defenders did not panic anymore. They carried out the only two bed crossbows, and used the metal gear winch to quickly load the arrows.

This improved bed crossbow is not as sharp as the crossbow on the guard navy ship, but it is the standard configuration of the imperial army. Compared with the cart crossbow and the god arm bow, it is much stronger.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy bowstrings, the pear blossom arrow of the shovel-shaped arrowhead took hundreds of steps in a parabola and landed in a crowded place, causing a violent explosion. More than a dozen people fell to the ground screaming and bloody.

"Look, that's the mountain, hehe, the improved pear flower arrow is really powerful, and it is indeed a masterpiece of Yuquan Mountain." Seeing the battle situation on the mountainside, and Xia Jun's evacuated and embarrassed appearance, Cheng Jiao couldn't help but burst out laughing. .

For defense, the cottage is not equipped with bows and arrows, but all strong crossbows. This is also the characteristic of mountain warfare. Steep mountains are used for long-distance shooting. In order to ensure accuracy, strong crossbows are a better choice than hard bows, and they can save energy to the greatest extent. .

On the first line of defensive positions, more than [-] powerful crossbows fired in volley. Those Hengshan and Uyghur crossbowmen were caught off guard. More than [-] people fell from the two attacking teams, and the swordsmen and poker players were knocked down by the powerful crossbows. , the huge inertia made them roll down the slope.

Facing strong crossbows is not fun. Mountain warfare is condescending, and crossbow arrows are aimed directly. Without heavy armor protection, one arrow kills one.

The battle had just begun, and the Xia army's attacking troops were suppressed. The Song army's powerful crossbows were so accurate that they almost couldn't hold their heads up.Attacking from the bottom to the top, it is impossible to wear heavy armor, they all advance lightly, and no one dares to be a hero.

Ren Duoye looked up at the battlefield, he was very angry. As a proud and arrogant son of a rich family, he was already very angry after repeatedly attacking Dongguan City.Seeing that a cottage is also heavily defended, it is equipped with bed crossbows and strong crossbows, which makes him feel ashamed. You must know that some rich family children are waiting to see his jokes.

However, with the continuous blows of crossbows, Xia Jun was suppressed an inch, especially the use of firearms, which was even more frightening.

Seeing the officers and soldiers of the Song Army lift out iron cannonballs the size of steamed buns, ignite them and throw them at Xia Jun, the iron cannonballs rolled into the crowd, followed by violent explosions, blood and flesh flew everywhere, the scene was horrible.

Still playing like this?Ren Duoye had seen this kind of weapon before. It was an iron-hulled firearm with a black powder matchlock inside. After being lit, it was thrown from the top of the city.Of course, Song Jun launched it with a catapult, and the power was even more shocking.

This thing can be used in the mountains, it seems to be more powerful than in the city, and the flying gravel is also a huge damage to the officials, which makes people feel distressed.

Seeing the continuous losses of the elite troops, Ren Duano couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't allow the elite troops to lose meaninglessly, so he could only send an order to withdraw them temporarily, and urgently recruited his son to fight on the mountain.

Cheng Jiao saw Xia's army withdrawing, and a group of boys in uniform began to gather down the mountain, he couldn't help but yell at the party members for being shameless, and if they encountered hard problems, they would use the lives of Han people to fill them.

Zhuang Gongzi is the name of the troops formed by the Han people in the Xia Kingdom. Every military supervisory division has Zhuang Gongzi, who are responsible for the most difficult combat tasks. To put it bluntly, they are cannon fodder for consumption.

With the blowing of the unique conch horn, several hundred loaded sons began to climb hard.As the Han people under the rule of the party members, they are a sad population. Not only are they of extremely low status, they are bullied by the party members, and they have always played the role of vanguard in previous wars. , to replace the dead ghosts for the Xia army's elite, and then use the elite troops when the enemy is almost exhausted.

However, even if they understand their own destiny, they can only accept the arrangement of fate, because only by making military achievements can they get a little respect from the party members and be granted a certain recognized social status, and they will no longer be a pariah.

Perhaps, he could become a general and enjoy the honor of being superior to others.

There is no one who is not afraid of death. To send them up is to fill the hole with human life. Everyone is tremblingly praying for good luck. The spirit is about to break down.

When the horn of charge sounded, they put their fears behind them, gritted their teeth and rushed forward, trying their best to get close to the stockade and those independent small fortresses, trying to survive as much as possible, and gain that poor recognition.

There was a fierce battle on the mountain, and the Dongguan city below the mountain was not idle. Xia Jun organized several teams of soldiers and horses to attack Guancheng in turn. Cheng Jiao could hardly separate himself, and the crossbow arrows stored in the cottage were also being consumed little by little.

Kaifeng

Wang Xiu seemed idle and didn't seem to care much about the battle situation, but those who knew him knew that he was waiting for some kind of opportunity.

During Cai Yi's visit, he saw Wang Xiu who was calm and calm in front of him, and seemed to have some kind of anxiety. He couldn't help saying: "Wen Shi, what's the matter?"

Wang Xiu shook his head, and said slowly: "Yi Zhi, Wushu arrived in Xiangzhou in Guantang the day before yesterday, and arrived at the edge of Junzhou today. What do you think?"

The Jin army stepped up their march, and their intentions were hard to guess. They divided into six groups, aggressively, and caused an uproar among the Kaifeng soldiers and civilians who were used to the opponent's slow pace. Could it be that the Jurchen really wanted to fight?
It cannot but be said that the worry is justified. Some Golden Army rangers crossed the border and looted the property of the border people, which is exactly the same as the previous southward invasions.

On the Guantang just now, Jin Army General Ali's troops even crossed the northern part of Junzhou and directly attacked a Song army that was intercepted, and a small-scale conflict broke out between the two sides.

The Song army did not show weakness either. This was Liu Kai's commanding envoy unit. They put up a tenacious resistance, and the two sides were almost evenly divided.

As the deputy envoy, Cai Yi naturally knew the rumors about Kaifeng City. Facing the menacing Jin army, he also had a headache, and said in a difficult way: "Do the captives really want to fight? Wen Shi has a good way?"

Wang Xiu shook his head, and said calmly: "Is there any way, Yi Zhi thinks that the captives will fight?"

"Isn't it?" Cai Yi was stunned, savoring Wang Xiu's implication, and couldn't help saying: "Wenshi doesn't worry about captives?"

"That said, why should I worry about captives? Without key interests, we can't fight at all." Wang Xiu rolled her eyes, contemptuous for a while.

Cai Yi was a little messed up, he came back to his senses for a long time, and asked tentatively: "I think Wen Shi seems to have something on his mind?"

"It's something on my mind, and it's not too small." Wang Xiu answered very frankly.

It will be Cai Yi's turn to roll his eyes, and said hastily: "Something is wrong? Everything in the Northwest is under control, and you say that the captives won't really fight, so what else can you worry about?"

(End of this chapter)