King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 469

Staring at the quiet Youliao army camp, there was a voice of doubt on the city of Xuchang, Cao Cao said, "How is this possible? Around Li Lin's handsome tent, with Li Lin's delicate thoughts, how can he let his side have a little hidden danger of fire?"

The people on the side were also puzzled, and Yu Jin said, "My lord, the flames only lasted for a moment, so it shouldn't be a surprise attack or something intentional!"

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Yeah! But at this time, there will be fires around his handsome tent, this Li Lin..."

Xun You cupped his hands and said, "My lord! Our army has been confronting the Youliao army for more than two months. I believe that Li Lin of the Youliao army is also exhausted. It is normal to have such omissions. Don't worry, my lord!"

Cheng Yu also said, "My lord, there will be more than half a month of winter, which will be of great benefit to our army. After winter, the Yellow River will freeze, and Li Lin's grain road will be cut off. The army will have a chance to fight back, and it is inferred that this year's winter will be much colder than previous years. Although Li Lin's Youliao army grew up in the bitterly cold place of the Youliao army, they are somewhat resistant to cold, but Li Lin's army came from afar, and it is very inconvenient to transport the house. As long as the weather is cold, there will be a huge crisis. Henan is damp and cold, and it is also different from the place of the Youliao Army. The soldiers of the Youliao Army came here for the first time. When you arrive in Henan, you will definitely feel uncomfortable writing!"

Cao Cao nodded, smacked his lips, looked around, and felt that this was not a place to talk, so he said to Cheng Yu and Xun You, "Zhongde, Gongda, you two come with XX!"

"No!" The two bowed their hands together, and they also understood why Cao Cao didn't talk to them on the top of the city. On the main seat, Cao Pi stood next to the main seat, and Xun You and Cheng Yu stood under it.

Cao Cao hesitated and asked, "You two think that the matter in the north can be accomplished?"

Cheng Yu and Xun You looked at each other, Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "At this time, Li Lin is visiting a lot of horses outside the city, and the news is still not coming in for the time being, but with the wisdom of writing, I think it will definitely happen!"

Cao Cao nodded. Although he was a little dissatisfied with this matter, after all, it was such a critical juncture, and the war must be the most important thing first. Cao Cao said, "In this case, if there is chaos in Li Lin's rear, and it is just the beginning of winter, it must be Li Lin also has no time to stay in Henan for a long time, within half a month, Li Lin will definitely want to retire!"

Xun You cupped his hands and said, "My lord, although our army has suffered heavy losses during the two-month battle, there are still more than [-] defenders in Xudu, and Li Lin's Youliao army has lost more than ours. After the Yellow River froze, Li Lin's food road was blocked. I believe that Li Lin also thought of this point. He didn't launch a violent siege in the past two days. It can be known that all Li Lin's supplies have to come from thousands of miles away. When You Liao arrived, I didn't leave anything for Li Lin, and Li Lin has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, so he probably wouldn't take the opportunity to rob the people, my lord, then Li Lin won't be able to hold on anymore!"

Cheng Yu nodded and continued, "On our side, Xudu City has sufficient food and grass, which can be used for more than three months, and there is a lord in the city, and all the soldiers will use their lives. Even if Li Lin is on the offensive for two months , it must be impossible to attack, as long as we can't hold on, then Li Yuanjie will definitely retreat, otherwise his Youliao army will be trapped to death in Henan!"

No matter how strong you are, you can't fight against the sky. No matter how many troops you have, you can't reverse the movement of the sky. When winter comes, it's not a good time to fight. There are no good heating methods here. There is no down jacket to keep out the cold. No matter how many leather jackets Li Lin has, they cannot withstand an army of tens of thousands of people. Therefore, the soldiers must not be able to withstand the severe cold. When winter comes, Li Lin has only one way to retreat. , This is not only the people on Cao Cao's side who think so, even the soldiers on Li Lin's side think so. If Li Lin makes the soldiers endure the severe cold to attack a city like Xuchang, it doesn't matter whether they can be captured or not. There will be chaos, and the soldiers will also hate Li Lin. Not only the people's will cannot be violated, but the army's morale is even more inviolable. However, Cao Cao and the old people don't know that Li Lin is developing a big killer at first sight. The cross-age killer is also a killer that allows them to make all the meticulous plans and directly destroy it. Under the strong military strength, Cao Cao's more arrangements are futile. Such a killer , it is simply not something people in this era can bear...

For several days in a row, Li Lin did not order the siege of the city, but instead ordered a large number of soldiers to cut down trees outside the camp. After all, the weather was already cold, and there was no heating, so there was only firewood to keep out the cold. Li Lin stepped up to make his own Something, and the soldiers under his command know that, the soldiers only know that Li Lin has set up guards around his camp all day long, and no one is allowed to stop around a hundred steps around his tent, but in fact, no one is watching. This day, here is an extremely stimulating question. Even if you are curious, you don’t want to smell it. The soldiers of Li Lin’s Strike Guard Battalion all use masks made by Li Lin. Protect your mouth and nose, and bear it With the smell of sulfide.

For five days in a row, Li Lin finally succeeded. He only saw the soldiers of the guard battalion in the Chinese army pushing the bed crossbow made by five strong bows and Taoists. This is the bed crossbow after Li Lin's transformation. The crossbow needs four people to play. It is much more powerful than the previous bed crossbow, and the range is also very far. Moreover, a protective plate is added on the top and wheels are added on the bottom. Soldiers can push it like a cart. Implantation crossbow, mobility and defense are enhanced.

But the bed crossbow is still secondary. The most important thing is of course what Li Lin made with the black powder he invented. Next to the tent, another camp tent was erected. The black powder was placed inside, and no one was allowed to approach it, and it was also protected from moisture. Black powder was manufactured, but it was not Li Lin who wanted to turn black powder into an effective weapon. It can be made in three to five days, so Li Lin has long thought that in such a short period of time, he will not be able to make any magical cannons, or even a burst gun, so he will directly combine gunpowder with a bow and crossbow As long as they are together, the bed crossbow is like a cannon, and the arrows fired by the bed crossbow can be used as shells. This is Li Lin's biggest problem.

"Bang!" A loud noise came from Li Lin's Youliao army. In the weather like the end of autumn, there were no cicadas, frogs, or warblers. Such a sudden explosion sound was like an earthquake. In the same way, whether it was the Youliao army camp or the Xuchang city on the opposite side, when they heard the loud noise in this life, they all became commotions.

Of course, there was a commotion at the top of Xuchang City, and then there was nothing, no earthquake, no tsunami, no fire, no violent storm, and most importantly, no enemy troops came to attack the city, so it soon stabilized , the defenders on the top of the city poked their necks strangely, looking at the Youliao army camp not far away, to see what the enemy was up to.

In stark contrast to the city of Xuchang, the Youliao army was stunned. There was such a loud bang, what happened? Everyone subconsciously felt the ground. Shouted, "What's going on, where is the sound coming from!"

Immediately, a soldier said, "General, it's not in the camp, but in the woods outside the camp!"

Zhao Yun immediately shouted, "Immediately tell the lord, each battalion is preparing for battle, be careful of the enemy's sneak attack, and immediately prepare the horses, and the Xiaoqi battalion will follow someone out of the camp to have a look!" Of course Zhao Yun and the others were worried. There are so many strange things these few days, no matter day or night, there will be a strong pungent smell around the lord's handsome tent, and the lord will not let everyone see what happened, and these days, everyone just got used to it. There was another loud bang, what could be done.

After a while, Zhao Yun waited for the flattery of the crowd to get ready. The groom said to Zhao Yun speechlessly, "General, there was a loud noise just now, and the horses were a little startled, so it took a long time to prepare. I hope the general will forgive me!"

Zhao Yun dared to take it too late, and immediately said, "It's nothing, nothing, the Xiaoqi battalion will get on the horse immediately! Let me go out to the camp and have a look!"

"Promise!" shouted the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion, and then Zhao Yun led the cavalry out of the camp. Although there was no order from Li Lin, Zhao Yun waited for a long time but did not wait for Li Lin's response. In such a big battle, who is not tense? Nervous, what if something really happened, so Zhao Yun ordered the army out of the camp first, and even if Li Lin knew about it, he wouldn't blame him.

In fact, Zhao Yun didn't know that the loud noise was caused by Li Lin. Since it was an experiment, of course he would start the experiment after he finished it. He covered the crossbow on the bed with a sack and carefully pushed it out of the camp to the outside of the camp. In the forest, Li Lin looked at an uncle, and said, "That's him! Get rid of him!" As he spoke, several soldiers from the guard battalion took down the sack covering the bed crossbow, and swiftly started rolling the gears, The bowstring of the bed crossbow was tense, and the special arrows made by Li Lin were placed in the arrow grooves of the bed crossbow. Of course, this was the result of Li Lin's training.

As for the arrow that combines gunpowder and bow and arrow made by Li Lin, it is not technical at all. It is located on the head of the arrow, which is huge on the bed crossbow, which is bigger than the Wuhuan cavalry's spear, behind the arrow tip. , with a big iron ball, the iron ball is set on it, combined, it looks like a long-handled hammer, but don't underestimate this thing, the iron ball is full of gunpowder, A Yin line leaked from the tail of the iron ball...

(End of this chapter)