Chapter 232 The Battle of Xuzhou
Wu Shu said: "Han Chang, what do you think this Yue Fei has to do to defeat Zong Fu?"
In Wushu's heart, his third brother Zongfu was very strong. Among his brothers, his ability as a commander was second only to his most respected second brother Zongwang.
Wu Shu felt very complicated when he heard that Zong Fu was defeated by an unknown Song general.
He wrote down the name "Yue Fei" and became very interested in this person.
Yesterday, the scout reported back that the Xuzhou defender's name was Yue Fei, and he even sent someone to confirm whether he was the Yue Fei who defeated Zongfu.
Now it seems that it is undoubtedly this person.
Han Chang said: "It is said that Yue Fei made a sneak attack on Marshal Zongfu at night. This cannot be regarded as the strength of frontal combat."
Wu Shu said: "You mean, if it weren't for the sneak attack, Yue Fei would definitely not be Zong Fu's opponent?"
"When the general was in Zhending Mansion, he sent someone to inquire about this person. He only officially joined the army the year before last. At that time, he was just a small leader in the Song Army in Hebei."
"A small captain, after two years, became the commander-in-chief of a large army?"
Wu Shu could not help but have a strong curiosity about Yue Fei.
It is Yue Fei who is standing on the tower of the North City Gate.
Yue Fei saw the Jin army's formation split up, and a young man wearing a suit of armor walked to the front surrounded by his own guards.
The young man had dark skin and a beard.
Rows of heavy armored infantry trotted neatly to the front, forming a line of defense with armor to protect him from behind.
"I am Wanyan Wushu of the Jin Kingdom!" Wushu shouted loudly. The surrounding army was silent. The pedestrians either fled into the city or had fled Xuzhou. There was no one else in the surrounding areas.
Wushu himself has a strong body, full lung capacity, and his voice is particularly pleasant to the ears.
As soon as he announced his name, the Song troops at the top of the city couldn't help but start talking.
Wanyan Wushu, the fourth Jurchen prince, was a well-known figure that Song Jun usually discussed.
In particular, some grassroots officers had case studies analyzing Jin Wushu during their classes in the martial arts hall.
Legend has it that he had cavalry that looked like "iron towers", called iron pagodas, and their combat effectiveness was terrifying.
Wu Shu continued: "May I ask, where is Yue Fei and Yue Pengju?"
Yue Fei stared at Wu Shu in front of him. From this distance, he couldn't see anything clearly. He just responded: "I am Yue Fei!"
"Okay!" Wu Shu suddenly became excited, "I have heard about your name for a long time, and I am very happy to see you today!"
He continued: "Pengju! You are a general. I don't want to be your enemy. If you open the city gate quickly and surrender to me, I will definitely use you!"
Yue Fei was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Jin Wushu didn't declare war, but instead asked for surrender.
The surrounding Song Army sergeants also showed surprised expressions.
Yue Fei laughed and said: "Jin Wushu, I advise you to retreat quickly!"
"Peng Ju, we have a strong army and a large number of talents in the Jin Dynasty. It is only a matter of seconds to destroy the Song Dynasty. Why don't you abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side?"
"Haha, although I, Yue Fei, am a martial artist, I also know how to be loyal to you and serve your country!"
After saying that, Yue Fei picked up a big bow and instantly drew the bow to the full moon.
The soldiers around him were all shocked when they saw it.
This bow weighs nearly three hundred pounds!
Most people wouldn't even dare to get close, let alone pulling away.
The leather armor underneath his armor made a faint creaking sound, as if it was about to burst open due to strong muscles.
The arrow flew out suddenly, and the bowstring vibrated like a dragon's roar.
The arrow flew down and hit two hundred meters!
Finally it fell on the ground in front of the Jin Army infantry shield. It was inserted into the ground and it shook.
In response to this sudden arrow, the soldiers of the Jin army all took a breath of cold air.
The arrow actually flew two hundred meters. How strong was the person who shot the arrow?
Two hundred meters is already the limit for bows and arrows.
And Yue Fei was the one who broke the record for the weight and power of bows and arrows in the Song Dynasty.
As if feeling the killing intent of this arrow, Wu Shu's war horse couldn't help but neigh twice, and the horse's hoofs stamped on the ground several times.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Wu Shu wouldn't have believed that someone could shoot a bow and arrow so far.
Jin Wushu said angrily: "Yue Fei, I have given you the opportunity. If you don't cherish it, don't blame me for being ruthless! After I conquered your Xuzhou, I decided to massacre it to show the world that I, Da Jin,
Powerful!"
After saying that, Wu Shu turned around and went back with the people.
The main force of the Jin army began to retreat and set up camp.
In the next few days, Jin Wushu did not attack the city, but went around to capture strong men to build trebuchets.
The city of Tokyo is four feet high (approximately 12 meters) and cannot be captured. He does not believe in Jin Wushu. The city of Xuzhou, which is only a few meters high, cannot be captured!
Large-scale felling of trees in the surrounding area and construction of trebuchets took only three days to build nearly 90 trebuchets and 50 ladders connected to goose carts.
During the attack on Tokyo, Zong Han built two hundred goose carriages, which took nearly half a month.
From this point of view, whether it is the Jin Army or the Song Army, there is a big difference in the actions of the army in cold winter and autumn.
Early in the morning on September 21st, the Jin Army's military camp was in full swing.
Ninety trebuchets were pushed up first. The scale of these trebuchets was not large, at most small and medium-sized, smaller than the two hundred trebuchets used by Zong Han to attack Taiyuan and Tokyo.
But in Wushu's mind, dealing with Xuzhou was enough.
What he was fighting for now was time. He didn't know why Yue Fei was stationed in Xuzhou, but if the Song Dynasty was given time to react, both Huaihe and Huaihe might start deploying heavy troops.
Soon the Jin army began to attack the city, and the trebuchets were lifted up like monsters several meters high.
Boxes of stones were pushed over.
There are even "iron artillery".
The Song Army was not idle either, and all the Song Army's trebuchets were deployed.
In fact, Zhao Ning has the opportunity to improve the trebuchet, such as improving the trebuchet into a returning cannon.
But now is not the time. The current Song Dynasty itself is still too weak and is in the defensive stage. After the improvements are made, the Jin army will soon learn from it. Instead, it will use the return artillery to attack the Song Dynasty. Wouldn't it be shooting itself in the foot?
The trebuchets from both sides soon started fighting.
The Jin army's iron artillery smashed and injured a group of Song troops at the top of the city. The fire caltrops thrown by the Song army also knocked down a group of Jin troops at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The war drums of the Jin army sounded, followed by the trumpets.
Next, the ladder mounted on the goose carriage also began to move forward.
The Song army used rockets to quickly hit more than a dozen goose carts.
When the goose cart arrived at the bottom of the city tower, the ladder was quickly raised, and the Jin army rushed out one by one and began to climb the city tower.
The towers of Xuzhou City are only seven meters high, which is half shorter than Tokyo City. The difficulty of the Jin army's attack was reduced by more than half.
At this time, the results of Yue Fei's usual rigorous training were reflected.
Although many soldiers of the Shenwu Army are new recruits, their daily training is close to actual combat. Faced with this situation, many soldiers did not panic, but maintained high morale and fought back against the Jin army.
Chapter completed!