Li Guoqiu has been highly regarded recently, and his efficiency in doing things is also very high. Within a few months, under his leadership, the Tiefutu Cavalry was quickly established. Although due to the rush of time, there are only three thousand cavalry so far.
There are only a few others, but this heavy cavalry has obviously become a quasi-ace soldier in the Jurchen army. This man is also quite proficient in the art of war, and Wanyan Aguda benefited a lot from talking with him, so he has a strong influence on Li Guoqiu.
Also, always seek advice from Li Guoqiu on everything.
The recent plan to make unreasonable demands to Zhou Dynasty was Li Guoqiu's suggestion. Li Guoqiu said that if the troops are sent out, they must be famous. If they attack Zhou brazenly, they will not agree with the people of heaven and earth, so they need to find a reason to send troops and occupy the moral position.
The commanding heights will have an imperceptible boost to morale.
Originally, with Wanyan Aguda's character and temper, he would do whatever he wanted without caring about these things. But Li Guoqiu told him that if he wanted to become the master of the world in the future, he must win people's hearts from now on. If the world's people
Everyone thinks that Wanyan Aguda is a person who goes back on his word, does not recognize others and does not keep his promises, so even if he captures the Great Zhou Dynasty, he may not be able to keep the results. If the tripartite peace treaty is torn up at will without any reason, it will be regarded as betrayal. So go and talk to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The purpose of Zhou's request was not actually to get some real benefits, but to let the other party refuse and then tell the world that it was Zhou who refused to help each other and that they disregarded morality and took the moral advantage. Li Guochou's words made
Wanyan Agu felt a sudden enlightenment and sighed, so he followed the good example.
When Li Guoqiu heard Wanyan Agu asking for his opinion, he withdrew his gaze and saluted: "Chief, it is understandable that General Yalu does not want to spend his time. After all, Bazhou is a fortified city. Our army has also traveled long distances, even
In order to be exhausted, we set up camp to rest and wait for the arrival of siege equipment before attacking the city to ensure that nothing goes wrong. However, in my opinion, there is no need to go to such trouble. The soldiers and horses in the surrounding towns are all rabble, and all they rely on is Bazhou.
The city walls are strong, but apart from that, they are useless. This is the first battle of our army, and it is bound to exert the power of the Jurchen army. If we are cautious and fearful of this small border city, how can we intimidate the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty.
This battle will be won with a thunderous force, which will frighten everyone in the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, I think there is no need to wait for the arrival of siege equipment."
Wanyan Agu frowned and said: "What you said makes sense, but do you want me to attack the city by force? This... I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties. It is said that there are as many as 80,000 troops defending the city."
Li Guoqiu chuckled and said: "Chief, those are just 80,000 lambs. They are probably trembling with fear now. As long as one point is broken, the whole line will collapse. No one knows these soldiers and horses of Zhou better than me.
In the battle of Jijin Mansion, all the elites of the Zhou Dynasty were lost. What was left was a mob. All the generals in the Zhou army who could fight were also dead. If Yang Jun, Han Gang and others were still alive, they could still defeat these 80,000 people.
Turn into soldiers and horses that can fight. But the leader in front of me is Shi Zhiyuan. Although this person has some abilities, he is not a person. If the big leader believes in me, he will take charge of launching an siege. If the attack cannot be taken, the big leader will
Just chop off my head."
Wanyan Aguda nodded slightly and said: "Since the military advisor said this, how can I not believe it? So what if we can't capture it? I won't chop off your head, I still want the army.
The master is here to give me some advice. I don’t say anything anymore, just pass the order and prepare to attack the city."
Yalu Buhua and others were stunned and speechless. The big leader actually wanted to attack the city directly. Li Guochou seemed to have confused the big leader. The big leader obeyed his words. This may not be a good thing. But the matter was over, the big leader
The order was given and everyone had no choice but to carry it out.
Half an hour later, one hundred thousand siege infantry were ready to attack the city. With the sound of the trumpet, the siege began. The infantry stepped on the thick snow and rushed towards the bottom of the city. The snow was soft and difficult to walk.
The speed was extremely slow, and Yarubuhua and others felt that this kind of siege was actually a mistake. What was the difference between this kind of siege and death.
After entering the city for a hundred steps, arrows rained down from the top of the city. The trudging Jurchen soldiers were living targets, and they soon suffered heavy casualties. Flowers stained with blood bloomed on the snow. Although they were gorgeous, they were
Extremely terrifying.
Just when Wanyan Agu felt that doing so seemed too stupid, Li Guochou remained calm and said in a deep voice: "Big boss, it's time for me to lead Tiefu Tu into battle."
"What? You want to lead Iron Buddha to fight?" Wanyan Agu said in shock.
"Are you crazy? Attacking the city with heavy cavalry? You must be really crazy." Generals such as Yalu Buhua Akebehulu also shouted in shock.
Li Guoqiu said in a deep voice: "The infantry is only a cover, and only Tiefutu can seize the city gate. Chief, please allow me to lead the army into battle. I don't want my brothers to suffer too many casualties, so we can't delay it any longer."
Wanyan Aguda looked at the situation in front of him. One hundred thousand infantrymen had not yet been able to attack the city. They were only struggling and being beaten halfway. Even if they did attack the city, they would probably suffer huge casualties. Listening to Li Guochou's tone, he seemed confident.
.Now that things have come to this, why should we give up halfway?
"Okay, it's up to you. But one thing is, if it doesn't work, don't force it. I don't want the Iron Buddha Temple to be lost here. You know how much it costs to build this army. Military advisors must be cautious, otherwise... it won't be justified."
Wanyan Agu Avenue.
"As I said before, I will vouch for it with my head. The chief will be waiting to enter the city." Li Guochou replied in a deep voice, bowed his hands, and rode away.
Three thousand iron pagodas were dispatched. The heavy armored cavalry trotted and charged towards the city on the snow that had been flattened by the infantry. The entire formation was like a moving hill, and the ground trembled when they stepped on it. Snow mist rose in the air.
, it seemed like it had snowed again. Under the sun, the colors of the rainbow appeared in the snow and fog, and the situation was extremely strange.
The Zhou garrison at the top of the city was stunned by the thousands of cavalry that suddenly rushed towards the city. They had never seen this type of cavalry. They were wrapped in black armor and had fang masks on their faces.
It was like thousands of monsters rushing towards the city.
"What the hell is that?" The soldiers looked at each other.
"Whatever, let me shoot them all, pretending to be gods." A general shouted loudly.
The archers at the top of the city responded immediately. Thousands of archers from the city tower and both sides poured all their arrows onto the three thousand iron cavalry. However, all they saw were arrows flying around, and the collision between iron arrowheads and fine iron armor erupted.
There were flying sparks, but they were like eggs dropped on stones. The three thousand heavy cavalry were completely unscathed, ignoring the rain of arrows, and continued
Continue to move forward unhurriedly.
"What kind of monsters are those? Why...why can't even a powerful arrow shoot them to death..." The defenders at the top of the city felt cold in their hearts. Although they still tried their best to shoot, they seemed to be doing useless work and were not facing the direction approaching the city gate.
The heavy cavalry has no lethality.
It wasn't until several bed crossbows turned around and fired at the heavy cavalry that they caused some casualties to the Iron Buddha Cavalry. After all, Dazhou's bed crossbows were well-made and powerful. Even though the heavy armor of the Iron Buddha Cavalry was not penetrated,
The powerful impact would also knock them off their horses, causing casualties. However, the number of crossbows was too small after all. Although they caused some casualties, they were completely unable to stop the Iron Buddha from approaching the city gate like a steel chariot.
Although Bazhou City is not surrounded by a moat, it does have a defensive trench that is two feet wide and more than one foot deep. Although the Tiefu Tu is unstoppable, it has to stop in front of this huge trench. The heavy heavy armored cavalry
What they fear most is the rugged terrain, let alone such deep trenches. In front of the tall city gate and the high suspension bridge, they can only stop here. This is why the Zhou garrison at the head of the city did not do it because of this.
The reason for the collapse due to the appearance of the monster cavalry was that they knew that the opponent could not cross this trench, and they could not even reach the city gate.
However, everyone was astonished at the next moment. Li Guoqiu, who was heavily armored and had been rushing to the front of the team, reined in his horse by the trench opposite the city gate. He looked at the high ground ahead through the eyes of his fanged mask.
He stood on the suspension bridge suspended by an iron chain and noose, with a contemptuous smile in his eyes.
"Come here, get the iron-armed crossbow." Li Guochou shouted in a deep voice.
A dozen riders from behind slowly came forward, carrying huge crossbows on their backs. The crossbows were twice as big as the ordinary crossbows, and the black crossbow body was actually made of fine iron.
The bow string is as thick as a thumb, and one can tell at a glance that it is an extremely powerful crossbow. And the crossbow arrows taken out by the dozen riders are also pure iron crossbow arrows as thick as a thumb.
"Get ready!" Li Guoqiu shouted.
More than a dozen horsemen assisted each other, and three horsemen worked together to pull the crossbow and put the iron crossbow into the trench. The war horses staggered, one person raised the crossbow arrow with both arms in front to act as a fake arrow, and the other person aimed and fired from the rear. When they heard
When Li Guoqiu's dull firing sound rang out from his mask, a dozen refined iron crossbow arrows shot out, piercing the air with a dull sound of wind and thunder.
The next moment, on both sides of the top of the suspension bridge, sparks flew from the ends of the two iron chains that passed through the holes above the city gate and connected to the axis of the tower. The sound of gold and iron clashing was extremely harsh. The iron chains connected to both ends of the suspension bridge crashed in an instant.
It shattered, and the suspension bridge that lost traction suddenly fell like a big cattail leaf fan. When it landed, the strong wind blew the surrounding snow and mud around, setting off a tornado. When the snow, fog and dust dispersed slightly,
It can be seen that the chasm leading to the city gate has turned into a smooth road.
Who would have thought that the other party would use such a method to remove the suspension bridge and open the passage to the city gate. Those iron chains were extremely thick, but they could not withstand the fierce blows of more than a dozen fine iron crossbows. The iron rings of the chains broke and were scrapped.
, the suspension bridge also fell. Li Guoqiu had made a lot of preparations before. This super-large crossbow was also his masterpiece. It was used to come in handy at certain critical moments. It came in handy at this moment.
