"Keep moving forward, stick to the shore, and cover the people boarding the ship!" A row of crossbows fired, and Han Qing waved the command flag on the flagship and shouted loudly.
The flags were fluttering and the horns were sounding continuously, cooperating with each other to spread his orders throughout the fleet.
Six large warships and four sentinel ships continued to move toward the shore, leaving a wide enough channel for the ships picking up the people. Then they adjusted the hulls on both sides of the trestle and aligned one side of the ship's side with the river bank.
"Formation, formation, the reloading of the crossbows is slow, and there is no accuracy." More than 200 steps away, Xiao Moke, the deputy general manager of the Pedestrian Department in southern Daliao, got up from the ground, holding his head full of dirt, and continued to organize his subordinates.
People fight back.
The Liao assassins who were caught off guard by the crossbows were forced to form a team again, trying to drive the common people into the vanguard and seize the opportunity to seize the ships.
Before they could come into contact with the fleeing people, a hail of arrows fell from the fleet led by Han Qing himself, turning the dozen or so assassins at the front into porcupines.
The rest of the assassins could not charge despite the rain of arrows, so they used weapons to protect their vital parts and retreated hastily. Xiao Moke, the deputy general manager of the Pedestrian Department of Daliao South, became angry and strode forward, swinging his knife and slashing at the assassin's head.
, "Attack them, attack them, and mingle with the people. General Song is just seeking fame. If we mingle with the people, they won't dare to continue firing arrows!"
"Whoosh -" Before he could finish his words, another crossbow gun roared towards him. Although it did not hit his body directly, it nailed the soldiers around him to the ground.
The soldier screamed miserably, but did not die immediately. He held the crossbow pole in both hands and huddled on the ground in pain.
However, two flames quickly shot up from the front and rear of the crossbow pole, igniting the soldier's hands and arms together, causing thick smoke to billow.
The smelly fish oil spilled from the clay pots at the front and rear of the crossbow pole, causing the fire to quickly increase. The unlucky soldier was quickly burned into a burning man, screaming and struggling.
"Bang!" The oil tank exploded and sparks flew around. Xiao Moke, the deputy general manager of Daliao's Southern Pedestrian Department, was so frightened that he stepped back waving his weapons. In a short period of time, he had no time to do anything to force the assassin under his command.
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The morale of the assassins had already collapsed. Without the pressure of their superiors, who would continue to use their bodies to block the crossbows fired from the ship? Each one of them took the opportunity to turn around and run away, retreating further than before.
"Get on the boat quickly, don't be crowded, there are enough boats!"
"Don't carry weapons. Those who do carry weapons will be killed on the spot!"
"The Liao people have been beaten away. Everyone, hurry up and get on the boat. Don't look around!"
"Liao Guo Xizuo walked away by himself. There is still an inspection in the middle of the river. Once you get on the boat, you will never look back!"
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Finding that Liao Kingdom's Xizuo was forced to stay away from the ferry, Yuan Bao shouted to maintain order while moving more of his large warships to the Jian Bridge.
The load capacity of a large ship with hundreds of materials is astonishingly high when it does not carry heavy provisions and does not consider the rest space of the soldiers.
After only three large ships were loaded with people and left, the number of people fleeing at the ferry was reduced by 60%. The remaining 40% were basically old people, women and children, which made it easier to follow orders.
Everyone, you support me and I support you, and under the command of Yuan Bao and others, we line up to board the ship. The evacuation is getting faster and faster, and the order is becoming more and more orderly.
Yuan Kun, who was ordered to lead a squadron to intercept and inspect the ships in the middle of the river, no longer wasted any effort. He directly let every giant ship filled with civilians pass.
Several assassins of the Liao Kingdom who had just been fished out of the Yellow River saw it clearly. They opened their mouths and spit out water, while feeling regretful in their hearts.
'If I had known this, I wouldn't have rushed to board the ship. If I had blended in with the people and boarded the huge ship at the back, I might have had a chance to complete the mission!'
However, this idea was soon overturned by themselves.
If the Song army hadn't decisively rammed and sunk the two front sentinel ships, how could they have allowed the remaining giant ships to pass with confidence?
The Song general who led the army clearly first established his authority by ramming the boats, scaring the other assassins from having the courage to mingle with the people, and then began to safely and boldly take the people across the river! (Note: Historically, Ding Wei's move
Yes, the condemned prisoners were killed as Xizuo from the Liao Kingdom, and Xizuo was so frightened that he did not dare to board the ship)
"Damn it, damn it. The dog thief surnamed Han is as cunning as a fox!" Four hundred steps away from the ferry, Xiao Moke, the deputy general manager of Daliao Nan Pedestrian Department, finally saw Han Qing's arrangement clearly and was so angry that he burst into tears.
black.
His serial plan failed completely from the beginning.
Han Qing's behavior cannot be judged based on the style and habits of other officials of the Song Dynasty.
Han Qing does care about the life and death of the people and his reputation, but Han Qing cares more about the final result of the matter and knows how to find another way!
Han Qing saw through his conspiracy, but did not jump into his trap. Instead, he used his trick to kill him by surprise.
Now, the first link of the chain plan has completely failed. Xiao Moke knows that even if he reorganizes his assassins, he will not be able to recapture the ferry and Jian Bridge in a short time.
"Yes, yes, yes--" The angry horse's hooves struck from far to near, making the ground tremble slightly.
Yelu Longxu, the commander-in-chief of the Daliao East Route Army, finally realized that Xiao Moke's plan to seize a boat to cross the river had completely failed. He simply ordered the commander of the horse army, Yelu Keli, to lead a thousand cavalry and charged towards them with great momentum.
ferry.
The cavalry had no ability to seize the ferry, but at least they could hack to death all the people who were too late to board the ferry on the Jian Bridge.
The cavalry did not have the ability to attack the Song army on the battleship, but at least it could interrupt the Song army's rhythm of evacuating the people and defeat the Song army's arrogance.
The cavalry has no ability to kill Han Qing on the battleship. At least, it can give a sigh of relief to the Daliao assassins and give Han Qing a taste of humiliation and heartache through killing!
"Send an order to Yuan Bao and ask him to continue picking up the people on the ship. Don't worry!" On the flagship, Han Qing quickly took a clear look at the actions of the Liao army. He grabbed the order flag and waved it quickly above his head.
The sound of the horn, accompanied by the dancing flag, quickly conveyed his order to Yuan Bao's ears.
A sentry ship shuttled back and forth with messengers to confirm the order again.
"Prepare the ballista!" He waved to Yuan Bao from a distance, and Han Qing turned his head and gave instructions to the brothers around him.
He never hesitates to use the most vicious thoughts to figure out the bottom line of the invaders.
From what he knew about history, the crimes committed by the Khitans against the people of the Central Plains were no less severe than those of other invaders.
Therefore, before he led the fleet across the river, he had already anticipated what the Khitan people would do after their conspiracy failed.
Yelu Longxu's behavior did not exceed his expectations at all!
If he anticipates it, he will arrange countermeasures in advance.
The crossbowmen also hated that the Khitans harmed innocent people. They all worked together, and soon the report of "preparation is complete" came back to Han Qing's ears.
"A group of three ships, 250 steps, take turns!" After quickly judging the distance between the Liao cavalry and the ship, Han Qing raised a scarlet flag above his head, first swung it left and right, and then waved it down with all his strength.
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Three carefully modified crossbow guns roared away from the ballista and flew towards the target.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" The explosion sounded immediately. It was not too loud, but it made the Liao cavalry team suddenly stagnated. Immediately afterwards, the horses lost control and ran rampant, knocking their own team to the ground.
