He said he needed crossbow arrows, so the crossbow arrows rained down like raindrops.
He said that there would be stones thrown by crossbows, so after the rain of arrows, the stones fell from the sky towards the poor Liao soldiers like meteors.
At this time, Yun Zheng is actually almost like a god. He controls the life and death of more than 500,000 people on both sides of the enemy and us. Therefore, at this time, Yun Zheng is as cold as a stone. If the sound of artillery is not constantly ringing in his ears, Yun Zheng will
Zheng almost regarded himself as a god.
He saw the bodies of the Liao people being pierced by crossbow arrows, their heads being smashed by stones and bleeding, he saw them being carried backwards by the crossbows of the Eight Ox Crossbows, and he saw the artillery tearing apart the catapults that the Liao people were desperately trying to protect.
into pieces.
It wasn't until the corpses of the Liao people were spread evenly across the ground that Yun Zheng knew why these people wanted to attack desperately. Their corpses covered the dense triangle thorns tightly, and then the Liao people's cavalry rushed up, but
, their target this time was not Yunzheng, but the artillery behind the second ice wall. It seemed that Xiao Dahu finally realized the terror of artillery.
The strong Liao officer with a broken arm finally arrived at the location of the first fortification. His body was covered with crossbow arrows, and he lay on the barbed wire like a porcupine. Even if he was hit by more crossbow arrows, he was only slightly shaken.
In two clicks, he and the barbed wire have become one.
The three-foot-high antlers cannot completely block the cavalry's leap. However, when the antlers are placed in four or five rows, even the most majestic war horses cannot leap over, and the final result is just to be strung together.
On the deer antlers.
The Liao people didn't seem to care very much. They were like a herd of frightened animals. They braved the rain of arrows and stones and stepped on the corpses of dead infantrymen to finally reach the first pass, just to hang themselves and their horses on the antlers of the antlers.
superior.
Even though the person in front of him was an enemy, Wang Anshi couldn't help but close his eyes. At this time, Wang Anshi was thinking about Taizong's three Northern Expeditions. The tragedy there was probably similar to what he saw before him, right?
Wang Anshi didn't think that the Liao people could break through the first line of defense, let alone the second ice wall. Lang Tan's troops, who had slept all day, were gearing up for battle behind the second ice wall. This army could
It is said that Yunzheng's army has the best equipment and the most elite troops.
Without the cover of trebuchets, the Liao people could only rely on their own flesh and blood.
The artillery is still firing shells slowly, but at a much slower speed. In order to prevent the artillery from exploding, Sun Jie needs to constantly throw ice and snow on the barrel of the artillery to cool down. It is freezing cold in other places, and only the location of the artillery
The place is filled with smoke like a distillery.
Yun Zheng squinted his eyes and stared coldly at the advancing Liao army. After watching for a while, his eyes drifted to the top of Xijing City. Under the quiet moonlight, Xijing City was as quiet as if it was asleep.
There are also many cold moons at the border.
The songs of the Liao people could no longer be heard on the battlefield. The only thing that could be heard was the roar of artillery and the sound of the Song army using gunpowder shells to fight back against the Liao people. Even a series of screams could not enter people's ears.
The sound of gunpowder bombs exploding gradually became quieter, and the charging cavalry in the open space became sparse. The remaining Bai Shiqi did not join the battlefield again, but stopped outside the range of the crossbows and watched from a distance.
The mountain of corpses and sea of blood ahead.
At the same time, the Song army advanced another hundred feet, and the remaining Liao troops outside the city abandoned their remaining trebuchets and all entered Xijing City.
Under Yun Zheng's order, an artillery piece left the hill, left the protection of the second ice wall and arrived outside Xijing City. The muzzle was facing the east gate of Xijing City.
After the sound of thunder, the gate of Xijing City was scorched black, and a half-foot-long hole was opened in the closed gate.
After Sun Jie waited for the artillery to cool down, he reloaded the gunpowder and shells. Another shell accurately flew into the city gate hole. This time, the one-foot-thick city gate finally left the city wall and fell to the ground with a roar.
After the Liao army panicked, sandbags piled up like raindrops at the city gate. After a while, the tall city gate hole was filled to the brim with sandbags.
Yunzheng's order to retreat sounded, and the Song Army stopped advancing. The civilians began to place the first line of defense, antler crotches and barbed wire on the Song Army's new forward position.
After the moon rose to the sky, no more Liao soldiers came out of Xijing City. Yun Zheng let out a long breath. There was no warning of battle from Jiang Zhe and Liang Jihou Dayi. This shows that the Liao people
This attack is a focused attack with a purpose.
Yunzheng did not plan to attack the city immediately. Even if one tunnel was discovered by the Liao people, the remaining tunnels were still intact, and Yunzheng did not plan to send people into the city. After yesterday's battle, he understood that if the Song army fought with the Liao people,
The brutal street fighting will definitely not end well.
Now he just needs to wait and wait for the laws of nature to kill Xiao Dahu.
It doesn’t matter if a person doesn’t eat for one day. If he doesn’t eat for two days, his hands and feet will become weak. If he doesn’t eat for three days, his body will automatically protect itself. If they don’t eat for ten days, the consequences will be very serious. They will no longer have the slightest strength to stand.
Get up, let alone engage in a fierce battle.
Therefore, as long as Xiao Dahu is forced into Xijing City again, Yun Zheng's military goal has been achieved. From tomorrow on, artillery will circle around the city until all five gates of Xijing City are sealed.
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After the war subsided, Yun Zheng, who had just returned to the commander's tent, saw Wang Anshi and Chen Lin standing there with happy faces.
The tired Yun Zheng handed the helmet to the monkey. After the monkey took off Yun Zheng's armor, he brought a pot of hot tea and quietly left.
"Do you think Xiao Dahu will give up the military struggle?" Yun Zheng's voice was hoarse and full of exhaustion.
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "My belly waits for no one!"
"They have food! There will be no problem for at least half a month!"
Chen Lin smiled and said: "How many days can the war horse eat?"
Yun Zheng rolled his eyes, glanced at Chen Lin and said, "There are other things besides war horses!"
Chen Lin's face turned pale and she said hesitantly: "No way?"
Wang Anshi looked at the ceiling of the military tent and said quietly: "The Biography of Bai Qi and Wang Jian in the Historical Records" and "Historical Records of the Zhao Family" all contain: Zhao Kuo was besieged and the Zhao army had no reserves.
Kill and eat each other.
"Three Kingdoms" Wei Shu Zang Hongzhuan: "Hong and Yuan Shao were separated. Shaoxing soldiers surrounded it for many years. The food in the city was exhausted, and there was no strong rescue from outside. Hong was bound to save himself. He called the officials, soldiers, envoys and undefeated generals' wives to come out, and everyone was weeping.
She Hong went away. He also killed his beloved concubine to feed the soldiers. The soldiers were so salty and weeping that they could not look up to them. Seven or eight thousand men and women died lying on each other's shoulders, and there was no one who rebelled."
Zhu Can in the late Sui Dynasty was a famous man-eating demon king. At that time, there was a severe famine in Xiangyang and Dengzhou. White rice could not be bought for ten thousand yuan per husk, and it was common for the people to eat each other. Zhu Can took advantage of the chaos and raised troops, often capturing folk children. Steam and eat meat.
He said to the sergeant: "The most beautiful food in the world is better than human flesh. As long as there are people in the country, I don't have to worry about not having military rations." So he ordered his subordinates to capture women and children in separate lanes, steam them and distribute them to the soldiers for meals. .Every time a town was captured, Zhu Can gave orders to distribute the weak men and women to various tribes, and to kill and eat them when necessary!
During the Anshi Rebellion, the famous Zhang Xun guarded Suiyang, and his soldiers killed a total of 30,000 people!
There were also man-eating demons in the Song Dynasty. Wang Jixun, the son of Wang Rao, the governor of Zhangde, and the half-brother of Queen Xiaoming, specialized in beheading and killing slaves for fun.
This man had a cruel character and often forcibly bought young men and women from the people as slaves. If he was not satisfied, he would kill them and cook them for food.
It was not until after His Majesty ascended the throne that someone exposed his crime, and he confessed to killing more than a hundred maidservants. Because the crime was confirmed, he was beheaded in Luoyang.
As for Zhang Fangzhi, Wang Zhang, Shi Le, Shi Sui, Ran Wei, Duan Gong, Sun En, Yin Jianzhi, Tuo Bagui, Xie Hun, Juqu Tianzhou, Zhang Hongce, Li Guangde, Chen Qingzhi, Xiao Zhengde, Gao Yang during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, these Which hero in troubled times doesn't eat people, and which one doesn't eat people?"
"The cannibal Zhang Zhi has been made into a wax man by me!" Yun Zheng said lightly.
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "In this case, the commander-in-chief agrees to negotiate to avoid cannibalism?"
Yun Zheng took a sip of tea and said: "I just want to end the battle as soon as possible. After reorganizing the army, I have to march eastward. The soldiers are already exhausted.
As for cannibalism, he can't eat our heads if he beats a tiger. Xijing is a city of the Liao Kingdom, not my city of the Song Dynasty. Even if he likes to eat people, it has nothing to do with me. I only want to win.
If Xiao Dahu is willing to surrender, I will accept it, but the eleventh killing order must be carried out!"
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "In any case, the commander-in-chief has given a regulation. Since I am in the army, I will take full responsibility for my contribution."
Yun Zheng put down his tea cup and said to Wang Anshi: "If I want Xiao Dahu's head, he will agree, but he will not agree to the eleventh killing order, so don't think that you can solve the matter in Xijing through negotiation.
Xiao Dahu will definitely escape in the direction of Jiang Zhe and the others. As the King of Beiyuan from Liao, he would rather die in the wilderness than accept such humiliation!"
Chen Lin gritted her teeth and said, "Eat people as long as we watch!"
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "Starting to death and killing are both deaths. There is not much difference. Whether Xiao fights the tiger or surrenders, there will definitely be a decision tomorrow night."
Chen Lin said: "I think that whether we continue to fight or prepare for negotiations, we should write to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to make a decision."
Wang Anshi frowned and said: "It will take a month to express the memorial to and from Tokyo, which is 800 miles away. No matter what your Majesty replies by then, all the Liao people in the city should be dead."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "It's not too late to give your Majesty a memorial after tomorrow night!" (To be continued)