Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 480

Will be the courage of soldiers.Seeing the valiant commander in the army yelling so loudly, the left battalion soldiers of the front-selected army cheered up after listening, turning around as if to run back, but amidst the chaos, dozens of people crowded in front of the ladder car, how could they retreat? .I saw a few torches thrown on the city wall, and the ladder car burst into high flames in the blink of an eye!Some oil tanks that did not hit the ladder truck fell to the ground, splashing oil all over the ground below the city, and at this moment also caught fire.

Xie Yuan saw the opportunity early, and the sergeants on his way did not suffer much damage.By the time the fire ignited, he had already run out of the range of the flames.But the man who supported the cart under the ladder cart and a few brothers who were slow-footed all became people of fire, crying and screaming like crazy cows and horses, rolling and struggling on the ground, their screams were miserable and horrible.

The defenders on the top of the city took the opportunity to fall into trouble, and greeted the people below with strong bows and crossbows.Fortunately, the crossbowmen of the forward army under the city were more effective in suppressing it, and the south city wall of Shen County was destroyed by stone cannons for a while. Although the enemy buildings were well protected, the female wall was damaged a lot.The top of the city was severely damaged, and naturally there were not many places for crossbowmen to settle down.Therefore, although they threw a stone into the well, the biggest disaster was still that the 'man' fell into the well first, not the stone that was thrown down later.

The soldiers of the Zuoying retreated back in embarrassment. When everyone looked back, the ten ladder carts were ignited with flames, and even many areas under the city wall were burned into a fire dragon. It is feared that hundreds of soldiers of the Zuoying army would be buried here. Put it in the fire.

Such a tragic scene was staged in front of everyone, and the morale of the Western Army outside the city was demoralized.Many of those crying firemen are brothers who are familiar with each other. Although most of them don't know their names, they are from the same lineage. They have sang together, shouted together, fought together, and drank together. However, now he died so miserably that it made others feel extremely corrupted.

A canopy of arrows and crossbows shot over, and the living people who screamed miserably fell down one by one.No one blames Shangfeng for not understanding human feelings, this is human feelings, and this is "saving" them.

The fire below the city not only caused casualties to the soldiers of Zuoying who attacked the city, but also burned all ten ladder vehicles.

The Western Army below watched helplessly as the Liangshan Army in the city took the opportunity to repair the city wall again. When the fire below the city weakened, a hundred corpses of soldiers from the Zuoying Army of the Frontier Army were thrown from the top of the city, and the battalion commander Xie Yuan burst into tears.

Zhao Li climbed to the top of the city, looked at the Western Army outside and laughed, and those Huainan soldiers also pointed at the front soldiers below the city, laughing and cursing.

The sound of Ming Jin came from the rear, and Wang De and Xie Yuan helplessly ordered everyone to retreat.This defeat dealt a heavy blow to morale, and everyone was upset, and returned to the formation dejectedly.

Zuoying's losses were particularly heavy.There are four teams of 500 people, only one of them is left after three stops.

Later, news came out that it was the thieves who had splashed soybeans on the top of the city. They were wearing special spiked shoes. They were men from the Western Army who had little effect but jumped up to the top of the city to fight.All the heroes who were like wolves and tigers suddenly became soft-footed shrimps, and were easily stabbed to death by the bandits on the head of this small city in Huainan.

Of the [-] first batch of hand-to-hand fighters on the ten ladder cars, only less than [-]% escaped.However, an impression has always been imprinted in the hearts of the generals of the Xuanfeng Army, that this bird boy surnamed Zhao is so sinister and cunning.

In the next few days, the Xuanfeng army continued to step up the attack on the city.Of course, their main method of attack is stone cannon.Because the utensils under the city of Luzhou are also in short supply, Zhao Ming can only cut wood to make the utensils by himself.However, the forests within a radius of [-] miles around the city were all cut down by Zhao Lizhuo, and even the houses and markets outside the Siguan were also demolished. The only way for the Song army was to drive out the people and demolish the villages outside the city.

This made the local people hate him even more.

Zhao Ming also made a few false attacks, including the main attack on the west city and the north city, but they were all unsuccessful. On the contrary, the battalions of the main attack lost more than a hundred troops.

As a general of the Western Army, it's not that Zhao Ming has never seen cruel siege battles. His soldiers lost a lot, but he didn't care.But losing manpower and not being able to win the city, this is unpleasant.

The small Shen County is not a famous city or a large county, there is not much a tall city and a deep pool, and it has been under the city for a long time, which really makes Zhao Ming ashamed.

Furthermore, the wounded soldiers in the battalion have a great impact on morale. Limited to the simple medical conditions and few military doctors, those soldiers who are seriously injured basically have no choice but to die helplessly, or are directly abandoned by the doctors. Lying alone in bed suffering.If you get through it, you will be a good man again. If you can't get through it, you will beg your brothers around you to make up for yourself.

The rudimentary medical environment would even put many soldiers who were wounded by arrows into desperation.

Only those soldiers who were not seriously injured or outstanding officers and warriors could be treated.

And the small Shen county is so difficult to fight, so the battle under the city of Luzhou is even more difficult.After the failure of the stone cannon, Liu Yanqing successively used methods such as ladder carts, trench bridges, goose carts, and caves, but all of them had little effect.

Just when he was in dire straits, the Wuwei Army came to report that Yang Zhi had already led his troops to Hezhou, which was an urgent matter; then there was news from Shen County that a small county town actually withstood the pounce of the Xuanfeng Army .

Zhao Ming's request for help earlier was regarded by Liu Yanqing as waste paper, but now that Luzhou City is in trouble, the strategic position of Nashen County has suddenly increased a lot, and he has to seriously consider it.

Yao Gu also spoke for Zhao Ming, "Zhao Ming is the confidant of the prime minister, and the Taiwei should be courteous. What's more, being careful in the county is also the key. The Taiwei must not be arrogant."

If so, Liu Yanqing sent all the remaining ten gun carriages to Shen County.

Zhao Lisu stood on the gate tower of Shenxian County, the sound of flying flags filled his ears, and his eyes were deep.

The Song army's reinforcements have arrived!
At dusk, he clearly saw a team coming from the direction of Luzhou and entering the camp outside the city.It seemed to carry a lot of equipment inside.It is conceivable that the war will inevitably start again tomorrow.But Zhao Li was worried at the slightest, that the soldiers came and sent the enemy water to the weir, that's all.He was only worried about the Battle of Luzhou, and that prescription was the key to the confrontation between the Qi and Song armies on the Huainan battlefield.

The night was dim and starry, Zhao Lixiong's strong figure stood at the head of Shenxian County, looking at the Song army camp outside the city by the faint starlight.The latter set up a large camp outside the county seat, and as far as the eye could see, there were patches of marching tents.

"Sasha—" came the sound of heavy footsteps, but it was Zhou Chunlai, the deputy military envoy, who walked quickly with his steel knife in his hand, "Brother Zhao, there is nothing wrong in the city, and the brothers have all fallen asleep."

"It seems like nothing happened tonight." Zhao Li nodded to indicate that he heard Zhou Chunlai's words. "But the Song army will definitely launch a fierce attack tomorrow! Brother Xian, please go down and rest. There will be a hard battle in the future."

If so, nothing to say all night.

A short and peaceful night passed. When the red sun erupted and leaped from the eastern horizon, the Song army outside the city had already lined up and was ready to go.

Amidst the vigorous sound of war drums, accompanied by the continuous sound of horns, groups of armored infantry surged out of the camp of the Song Army and approached the city of Zhishen County to line up.

Commander-in-chief of the Song Army, Zhao Ming, wearing a bright silver Wenshan heavy armor, with a pure black shiny horse under his crotch, appeared outside the south gate of Shenxian County under the guard of a group of generals and hundreds of elite cavalry. mirror.But it was captured by the Song Army in the First Battle of Nachao County, and all the generals of the Western Army shared it. One of them fell into his hands, and Zhao Ming was immediately shocked as a fetish.Another one was sent to Luoyang. I think it will not take long before this thing will spread among the Song army.

Zhao Ming slowly raised his right arm. Under the bright red sun, his shining armor seemed to be covered with a layer of blood-red brilliance. The eyes of countless soldiers of the Song Army gathered on his single arm, and he waved forward lightly. A heavy voice sounded: "Cannon bombardment."

The ten gun carriages, together with the two in the hands of the Song Army in Shenxian County, last night, the craftsmen accompanying the army in the camp worked all night long before they were reinstalled before dawn, and the original The two gun carriages were disposed of.

This is a severe test for the little Shen County.

There are no Liangshan cannons here, which is naturally different from the situation when Luzhou City was attacked and defended, and the thin and old rammed-earth city defense buildings in Shen County cannot be compared with Luzhou City at all.

In an instant, the deep and distant horns of the Song army array became loud and clear.The fierce battle drums resounded through the sky, almost shattering the eardrums of the soldiers of the two armies.Amidst the rhythmic chants, the tall siege equipment advanced from the rear of the Song army to [-] steps away from the city, and suddenly rows of armored soldiers with heavy shields had formed a shield wall in front of the stone cannons.

However, the Huainan army on the top of the city can continue to maintain calm. They must be nervous in their hearts, but at least no one shows that fear when facing the enemy.

No one loses!That's something they've learned since entering boot camp.

"put!"

The Song army is in the front line.Following the order of the leader Yu Hou, twelve stone cannons swung their long arms at the same time.Pieces of stones weighing hundreds of catties were thrown out violently.The stone bullets flew through the air with a sharp whistling sound, constantly rolling and rolling.Liaoyue Changkong slammed down on the head of Shenxian County with an aura of crushing everything.

"Dong Dong-"

The first boulder that fell flew directly over the city wall and smashed into the city, hitting a house near the city wall.Like a matchbox being crushed by a slap, the house that was hit from the side creaked and collapsed with a bang.

The rising smoke and dust made Zhao Li's heart tremble, as if he felt the trembling of the house.The next moment after the whole house collapsed, several Huainan soldiers who were resting in the room climbed out of the collapsed house in a panic...

"Are you yelling?" Looking at the few soldiers who escaped from death, he called Pao Ze to help dig people out.While pointing in the direction of the Song army outside the city, jumping around, opening and closing his mouth, Zhao Li's heart relaxed a bit.At least they still have the spirit to curse, instead of being frightened like a frightened mouse, trembling with fear.

But the next moment he frowned, why are there still people resting in the residence at this time?He had already sent an order for people to gather in the huts under the city!
After all, the latter is covered by a city wall, but the houses next to the city wall must not be inhabited.

"Boom——"

Two boulders hit the city wall one after another, and in an instant, two big depressions were smashed on the city wall.One of the stones bounced up.A section of the battlement was directly shattered, and lumps of rammed earth splashed down from the top of the city.A guard of the Huainan Army hiding under the battlements had a pale face, his eyes closed, and he continued to lie on the city wall with his teeth clenched.It wasn't until the sound faded away that he jumped up like his butt was on fire, and hid under the nearby battlements.

Then a cannon stone hit the battlement.When the sound of the "Boom" of the female wall collapsing disappeared, the soldier and the soldiers who were originally hiding behind the battlements disappeared without a trace.

"Crash-"

The gate tower was seriously damaged in the bombardment of the previous few days, but now the city wall has been repeatedly shaken, making the gate tower even more dangerous.The falling masonry fragments fell behind Zhao Li's bodyguard, and a larger fragment hit him painfully.But the soldiers just don't move!
Not long after the next moment, a cannon stone of the same size roared past.It crossed the city wall high and fell into the city. After a loud noise, a large hole a foot deep was smashed into the ground.

Zhao Li only felt the city wall under his feet trembling several times. Half of the 12-yuan stones hit, and the other three flew into the city.After all, the Song Army's stone cannons had been bombarding for many days in a non-threatening environment and had long been experienced.

Half of the hit rate is definitely very high for Song Jun's manpower Shi Paoyan, and Zhao Ming's face is also happy.Looking at it now, it might not take long for the southern city wall of Shen County to be blown down.

Zhao Li was full of solemnity. He saw with his own eyes that a watchtower collapsed amid successive vibrations. Only five or six hidden archers escaped, and the rest were either buried in the ruins or together with The enemy towers fell to the city together.

There was also a huge scar on the city wall.

Although he erected virtual fences around the oars and piled up coarse chaff bags underneath, the artillery stones did not hit the enemy towers, but hit the city walls.The consequence was just like the scene in front of him, which made him know very well.

There was also a cannon stone, which happened to fall in front of an ox cart transporting military supplies down the city, and the rolling rock hit the old cow in front of the ox cart with a rumbling sound, cracking it thoroughly. The watermelon, taught the old cow to burst into flesh and blood in an instant.The soldiers on the cart were quite nimble, and before the stone bullet hit the ground, they slipped and rolled off the cart, but they were also slammed all over by the old cow's flesh and blood.After the stone bullet shattered the old ox, it continued to go away, smashing the entire ox cart into pieces before it stopped...

Twelve stone cannons raged for more than an hour, which could be said to be overloaded. The city wall in the south city of Shen County was riddled with holes and was devastated.But to be honest, the damage caused to the defenders was extremely limited. Their main role was to suppress the enemy's morale and improve the morale of their own troops.

If so, when the southern city wall of Shen County collapsed one after another, sure enough, the soldiers of the Song Army outside the city were all excited.

"Oh oh oh——" Thousands of soldiers of the Song Army cheered in unison under the city of Shenxian County. They were the infantrymen of the frontline army who went into battle with a flame of fire and revenge. At this moment, their morale was even more powerful.

"Damn it!" Zhou Chunlai patted his armor to dust, glanced at the half-collapsed tower behind him, and kept cursing.

Zhao Li said calmly: "You don't have to be like this. Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. The Song army has the superiority in equipment, so what's the point of breaking our city defense? Let's rectify the generals and wait for the battle." Zhou Chunlai bowed to the leader. Life.

(End of this chapter)