The Iron Army has always been a war beast fed by victory. Lang Tan's Guanghua Army also experienced the Qingtang Battle. After drinking the blood of the Tubo people with swords, it became an army that could be considered a strong force wherever it stood.
Nowadays, although facing a strong enemy, only a strong general like Lang Tan can convince people by saying such words, so Tan Wei's confidence was aroused, he put on his armor and went to inspect the city wall. The Liao people suffered a big loss, and they must
We will not give up. Fortunately, if the enemy wants to retaliate and attack the city, he must make some adjustments anyway. The myriad of war preparations cannot be prepared in one day.
The camp of the Liao army was very busy. Generals kept coming out of the central military tent in a hurry, and then an army moved along the Pianguan River in the direction it had planned, forming a faint encirclement. Xiao Huoer couldn't help but
He planned to let a Song army escape from his big net. The Song army general who had deceived him would be really hard to vent his anger if he couldn't peel off the skin and remove the heart.
The emphasis of siege warfare is to quickly ascend the city. Only by ascending to the top of the city can we achieve the goal of decisive victory in close combat.
Xiao Huo'er was not a pure grassland cavalry general. He had been influenced by the military strategy of the Song Dynasty for a long time. He was one of the few generals in the Liao Kingdom who knew how to attack a city and how to quickly capture a city.
Therefore, those siege equipment that were scorned by the Liao army generals were not lacking in his Xijing camp. When he was in Xijing, he even made a ram, a large siege equipment that he disassembled and followed the army.
Carry it and reassemble it once you need to attack the city.
He actually had three of these eight-wheeled, five-story siege towers in his army. The bottom level contained soldiers pushing the vehicles forward, and the other four levels contained combat soldiers for siege. The vehicles were about four feet high and two feet wide.
It is two feet long and seven feet long. It is covered with thick wooden boards from top to bottom. The outside of the wooden boards is also covered with two layers of rawhide. It is invulnerable to weapons, water and fire. It is one of the best siege weapons.
The ram can use its own height to shoot directly into the city from the car. It can also be used to get close to the city wall, destroy the parapets (battle walls), and directly attack the enemies on the wall. Once the ram is close to the city wall, there will be a springboard to set up.
On the city wall, hundreds of elite soldiers in the cart can jump onto the city to fight. Xiao Huoer even creatively loaded the charging cart with powerful crossbows and small stone cannons. Therefore, he was full of confidence in whether he could break through the side pass.
Gained confidence.
In addition to rushing chariots, the Liao army also carried a large number of ladders and catapults, and even prepared equipment for filling Jumagou outside Pianguan City.
Xiao Huo'er seemed to have become much older overnight, and the aloof demeanor of yesterday completely disappeared. Many times, only pain can promote the growth of a man.
After many years of smooth sailing, the young and successful Xiao Huoer has been controlled by others from the day he met Yun Zheng. Whether it was the recovery of Shenwu City or the incompatibility with Guo Hengchuan, he was deeply hurt.
He had lost his self-esteem, and he had long been holding back his anger and wanted to teach Yun Zheng an unforgettable lesson.
No matter how angry he was, he did not dare to confront a famous general like Yun Zheng head-on. He originally planned to form a group of Xijing's troops to firmly defend Xijing, and hold Yun Zheng back as his biggest enemy.
achieved.
It's a pity that the envoy of the King of Nanyuan made all his plans come to nothing. Yelv Xiezhen is simply a fool. He mobilized the entire country's troops and was unable to break through on a front line of more than 300 miles. Thousands of generals could not help but one Di Qing.
But why did he order more than 50,000 people to fight against Yunzheng, another famous general of the Song Dynasty?
The Beijing army has never been of the same mind as the Liao Dynasty. Since Taizu formulated the national policy of "ruling the Liao people with the laws of the Liao people and the Han people with the laws of the Han people", Han people, these former slaves, are now slowly filling the court.
, over a hundred years, the power has grown to the point where even the dignified descendants of the Xiao family had to give in.
Guo Hengchuan was obviously full of doubts, but after the envoy arrived, he still controlled the power of the Beijing army. The memorial he and Wu Gudu handed over disappeared and there was no news. Xiao Huoer even suspected that his memorial was not delivered to His Majesty the Emperor at all.
The case was detained by those Han Lin Ya. This was not the first time such a thing happened.
Forced to suppress the doubts in his mind, Xiao Huoer sent an order to the Song people who really surrendered to the Liao Dynasty. He wanted to thoroughly understand why such strange things happened when he came to Pianguan. When did the small Pianguan pass?
They have become obstacles that hinder my progress.
Xiao Huoer met Hua Tianshou.
The first time he saw Hua Tianshou, Xiao Huoer wanted to tear this guy apart because he found out that he actually knew this guy. He had appeared at his family banquets many times in Xijing. At that time, this guy himself
Longjiu is the biggest smuggler on Song Guohe East Road. I bought my ram, as well as the blueprints for ladders and trebuchets from this guy.
Hua Tianshou gently removed the long knife Xiao Huoer put on his neck and said, "Long Jiu came a step too late, and Junjun Hou was injured. I'm really sorry, but Junhou, please listen to the next words before dealing with it."
Not too late!"
Xiao Huo'er said coldly: "Long Jiu, since you regard me as a friend, but you are not sincere in your treatment of friends, causing my army to be defeated miserably, what else do you have to say?"
Hua Tianshou once again cupped his hands and said: "My real name is Hua Tianshou, Long Jiu is just a name I picked up when I was walking on Hedong Road. Who knows that people in the world only know Long Jiu, but don't know who Hua Tianshou is."
Xiao Huoer was stunned for a moment and frowned and said: "The guard general of the side gate should be Hua Tianshou!"
Hua Tianshou said with a smile: "I was appointed as the garrison of Pianguan Pass, so the Liao army broke through the city gate several times and came and went as desired. Now Yunzheng is in charge of the Hedong Road army. A general like me can no longer hide it, so I have to
I am hiding in the wilderness incognito. After I heard that the military prince was preparing to attack Pianguan, I was worried that the military prince did not know the depth of the Song army and might be taken advantage of by the enemy. I hurriedly set off from Wutai Mountain and rushed slowly, but I was still a step late. Please forgive me, general, and allow me to follow.
Pay it forward!"
Xiao Huo'er put the sword back into its sheath and sighed: "Yun Zheng is guarding Yanmen Pass and there is no leakage. There is nothing I can do to stop him."
Hua Tianshou took a step forward and said: "Yun Zheng has conquered all the battles in the past years, and is certainly not an easy person to deal with, but he has not yet reached the point of being invincible. I came here just to provide advice to the military princes. Pianguan
It's just a trivial matter. The small soldiers in the city and the military princes conquering the side pass are just a matter of time. The villain actually came here to discuss a big deal with the military princes. I'm not boasting, but if this deal is completed, it won't be a mere matter of Yanmen Pass.
Next, the military princes will surely rise to prominence in the Liao Kingdom."
Xiao Huo'er's eyes lit up and she signaled Hua Tianshou to continue.
Hua Tianshou looked around, but smiled and did not say much. Xiao Huoer hesitated a little and asked his personal guards to leave the camp. Only Wugudu was still sitting there with his big thorns, motionless.
Seeing that Hua Tianshou still didn't speak, Xiao Huo'er said to Wu Gudu: "City Lord, please step aside for now. We will discuss it again after I have a detailed discussion with this person."
Wu Gudu glared at Hua Tianshou and left the tent angrily. Xiao Huoer sat back in his seat, raised his hand and said: "There is no one here now. Tell me, I really want to know how you can make me step on the ground."
Yanmen Pass, finally ascending to the top."
Hua Tianshou didn't say anything. He took out a fist-sized gunpowder bomb from his arms, took two steps forward and placed it on the low table in front of Xiao Huo'er. He tapped it twice with his fingers, and then returned to his fighting position.
He smiled and said nothing.
Xiao Huo'er, who was startled, took the gunpowder bomb and weighed it twice in his hand. Then he put it on the case and said coldly: "I have one or two gunpowder bombs in my army too. It's not uncommon."
Hua Tianshou smiled and said: "Commander, please bring your collection of gunpowder bombs. If you compare the two, you will naturally find clues."
Xiao Huoer dubiously ordered his bodyguard to take a gunpowder bomb taken from a dead soldier of the Guanghua Army and put it on the table for careful comparison. After looking at it for a long time, he found nothing wrong.
Hua Tianshou turned the two gunpowder bombs upside down, pointed to the inscriptions underneath and said: "Look, Junhou, one gunpowder bomb has an inscription stating that it was made in the first year of Jiayou, the Great Song Dynasty, but the other gunpowder bomb has no markings."
, I wonder if the commander-in-chief has ever thought of the mystery?"
Xiao Huoer suddenly stood up and stared at Hua Tianshou and said: "Don't you think you can get a large amount of gunpowder and ammunition? As far as I know, the Emperor of Song Dynasty issued a strict order that anyone who privately owns gunpowder and ammunition will die!"
Hua Tianshou smiled and poured himself a cup of warm milk tea from Xiao Huo'er's silver pot. He sipped it slowly. After a while, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Can't the military lord think bigger? Gunpowder
The production of gunpowder bombs has been the most secretive thing in the Song Dynasty. There are only two workshops in the world that can make gunpowder bombs. One is on the island of Jinmingchi in Tokyo. It is guarded by the royal guards and is airtight. Not to mention taking it from inside.
When it comes to gunpowder bombs, even pieces of paper cannot flow out of them.
The other place is in Dujiangyan in central Sichuan, which is also an official workshop. The Privy Council of the Song Dynasty has listed the Dujiangyan workshop as a forbidden area. Except for the sergeants of Yunzheng's pro-army Jiaziying, anyone who comes within a hundred feet will be shot with a eight-niu crossbow.
And there will be absolutely no warning in advance. Under such circumstances, who do you think can smuggle gunpowder and pop it out?"
Xiao Huoer frowned and said, "Are you from the army? No, if you got it from the army, there would be an inscription on it."
Hua Tianshou said with a smile: "There are strict regulations for receiving gunpowder bombs in the army. Except for Yunzheng's army, all other armies must register with the Privy Council if they want to receive gunpowder bombs. If they use one, they must file a report with the Privy Council."
As long as something is found to be inappropriate, the military supervisors will definitely investigate it to the end and will never compromise."
At this point, Hua Tianshou smiled bitterly and said: "When I take office as the guard general of Piantuan, I will not be eligible to receive gunpowder bombs!"
Xiao Huoer felt that his whole body was shaking consciously. He took Hua Tianshou's hand and asked anxiously: "Could it be that you made this gunpowder bomb yourself? If the effect is the same, Brother Hua, just put forward any conditions.
Even if Xiao Huoer spends all his wealth, he still wants to know the secret recipe of gunpowder!" (To be continued)