"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of beating drums resounded throughout the world, and groups of soldiers began to form formations, ready to attack.
In Nanle City, the officers and soldiers of the Yue Family Army were also well prepared to defend against the enemy. Yue Fei was not Zhang Yong, who knew how to use armor and weapons like a fool.
After Yue Fei kicked open the treasury, he first assembled a pile of things that looked like firewood to Zhang Yong into seven crossbows and three high-quality throwing carts.
Then he looked at the remains of the fire that Zhang Yong had used to keep warm, and kicked Zhang Yong out.
After that, a jar of earthen jars was moved onto the city wall, which contained kerosene and other fire starters.
In the end, the soldiers of the Yue Family Army stood directly at the top of the city with crossbows and shields, waiting for the enemy's attack. Their momentum was only stronger than that of their opponents.
"Charge!" With a loud roar, many soldiers and horses under the city began to attack Nanle, and the guards on the four walls immediately brought up all the defensive equipment.
"Throw!" Yue Fei took the lead in launching his own throwing cart. After all, Nanle County was not considered a top-notch county in Daming Prefecture. After Zhang Yong had harmed the supplies here, he didn't have much left.
Now we can only take action first and reduce our losses as much as possible.
Sure enough, the three throwing carts and the less than ten crossbows could not cause much damage to the enemies below. They rushed to the gate of Nanle City with huge rocks and arrows.
Then they rushed towards the city wall immediately. At the same time, siege equipment such as trebuchets and rams were also pushed onto the battlefield and began to show their power.
The battle entered an anxious state immediately, but neither Yue Fei nor Zhao Huan felt worried because of this matter.
"The enemy is already approaching, take out your things." Yue Fei looked at the enemy troops who had rushed to the city and ordered to the side.
Li Dao, who was following closely behind, bowed and promised, and then small jars were taken out one by one, and they were also held in the arms with fire twisters.
"ignition!"
"Throw!"
After Yue Fei shouted this order, the jars were lit with fire twisters and thrown directly below, followed by roaring sounds.
The sound is not loud, and the fire is not strong, but the lethality is not bad.
Looking at this scene, Zhao Huan couldn't help but sigh, "Gunpowder is really easy to use!"
Don't misunderstand that this is Zhao Huan's invention. He doesn't have this ability. Although he knows the general formula of gunpowder, he was immediately rolled his eyes by Yu Wenxu after he prepared the nondescript thing, and was immediately taken to the In the treasury.
"This thing is called Flying Fire. It is much more reliable than the one made by Your Majesty. I have my own workshop in the Song Dynasty. This thing was made in the first year of Tianyou in the late Tang Dynasty.
It's pretty good for me to use. It's been my main reliance on resisting the Liao Kingdom in recent years.
Your Majesty, don't be too nervous, it's quite safe here. "
Looking at the ring of flying fire in the treasury, he confirmed again and again that this thing was gunpowder, and then he thought about it again...
In a few years, it will be time for Chen Gui to come up with muskets, or ones with bayonets...
Zhao Huan thought about his half-hearted methods, and then consciously chose not to interfere with this matter. In front of the wisdom of his ancestors, he felt like a scumbag.
However, Zhao Huan did not go out empty-handed this time. The flying fire in the treasury allowed him to equip Yue Fei with a lot.
This time was when Feihuo showed his power, and the sound of each sound directly caused the enemy troops under the city to be defeated. They were also soldiers of the Song Dynasty, so of course they were no strangers to this thing.
Even high-status generals such as Du Chong still had a lot of flying fire in their hands.
But these things are all specially provided by the imperial court, and not many can be produced in a year. Every time they are used, they are very cautious, and they are not allowed to keep such things in their hands.
Now seeing Yue Fei throwing flying fire under the city as if he didn't want money, Du Chong, who was behind the army, turned dark in anger.
"Prodigal son, this prodigal son, he is wasting his family!"
In Du Chong's eyes, if this thing lurked under the city gate, and when they broke through the city, the army rushed into it, and set it on fire, many of their people would die there.
It's not just how powerful this thing is, but the destructive power of this thing in a small space is really amazing.
This is not something for when armies are facing each other head-on!
As soon as Du Chong finished cursing, he once again saw pieces of flying fire being thrown directly into their army by Yue Fei using a cart.
Because the flying fire was very light, it was thrown directly on the heads of their rear troops. The soldiers who were just about to join the battlefield were hit by this blow and were stunned.
It doesn't do much damage, but it's a strong deterrent.
In this case, Du Chong and Liu Yu looked at each other and knew that there was no need for these people under their command to continue fighting.
"Withdraw troops!" After Du Chong issued the order to withdraw troops, he immediately rushed to find Brother Wanyan Yinshu. At the same time, Liu Yu also made the same choice as him.
"General, now that we have tried out the Song Army's methods, we have come all the way. If we continue to attack directly, the gain will be greater than the loss.
It’s better to retreat for now! "
Brother Wanyan Yinshu looked at Du Chong and Liu Yu in front of him, knowing that they were different from those cannon fodder you had before, so he had to consider their opinions.
"Now we are retreating as soon as we take action. This is bad for morale!"
"The general clearly sees that we don't need to worry. As the saying goes, attacking the city is the top priority. We can pile up mounds of earth outside the city. The walls of Nanle City are not very tall.
As long as we pile up the mounds, we can place the carts and crossbowmen in front and shoot at the Song army on the city wall.
At the same time, as long as more mounds are set up, although it will waste a little time, there is a saying in the Song Dynasty that sharpening the sword will not waste time chopping wood.
After we set up eighteen mounds, we can directly suppress the Song army on the city wall.
When that time comes, we can wait for the army to attack the city with twice the result with half the effort. It will be really easy to conquer Nanle County! "
Brother Wanyan Yinshu looked at Du Chong who was talking eloquently and seemed to know everything about the world. He also made the same mistake as Zhao Ji.
"This guy is so talented!"
"Since you are confident, just do what you said!" Brother Wanyan Yinshu finally agreed directly to Du Chong's suggestion, which made Du Chong feel even more that he was Han Xin alive.
The Song Dynasty court knew absolutely nothing about itself!
Yue Fei, Zhao Huan and others watched the army hurriedly come and leave. Before they could understand what this group of people wanted to do, they saw a group of soldiers holding their shields high, and then carrying bags with their straps on their backs. The loose soil was transported not far outside the city, where it began to gather into mounds.
"Are these guys trying to gather soil into a mound, and then use the mound to suppress the city wall?"
"Hmm... the fighting style of the late Han Dynasty. Is Brother Wanyan Yinshu reviewing the art of war recently?"
Yue Fei and Zhao Huan looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. Then when the mound was about to be completed, Yue Fei shot the boulder he had prepared long ago towards the hill.
"It's really unsolvable once this thing is finished, but before it's finished, it's a living target for me to hit!"
With an order, the boulders were continuously thrown away, and one out of every three boulders would hit the hill, leaving holes in the unsolid mound.
What Du Chong spent a full day working on was completely destroyed by the endless blows from Yue Fei and others.
By the time the dust settled, it was already evening.
"It doesn't matter, the Song people are just a lone army in the city. If they have the ability, they will demolish the entire houses in Nanle City.
I'll just wait until tomorrow to continue.
Don't think too much, take a break today and take precautions! "
Du Chong's words really made the soldiers relax a little. After waiting all night, Brother Wanyan Yinshu thought that the Song people would use this time to boost their morale and directly leave the city to intercept the camp.
But after waiting for a long time, everything was calm.
The war seemed to be in a state of anxiety here. Brother Wanyan Yinshu was charging into the city with his army, while at the same time letting Du Chong continue to complete his task of gathering soil and forming mounds.
Various engineering methods are emerging in endlessly, but Yue Fei guarantees strict defense.
After Wang Yuan of Shandong Road received Zhao Huan's order, although he was surprised that Zhao Huan would directly intervene in the war, he immediately gathered his troops, took Guan Sheng as the vanguard, and went straight to Jinan Mansion on Shandong Road.
On the other hand, he personally led the army towards the agreed place.
At the same time, Zongze's troops also took action again. This time Zongze personally led the troops and issued an order to cross the river and fight to the death.
Many generals under their command gathered here immediately, and many soldiers and horses from the entire Central Plains and even the six counties of Xianghan also moved on hearing the news. Their targets were all Wanyan Zongbi, who was facing Zongze, that is, the famous Jin general Jin Wushu.
At this time, the Jin people stationed in Yanjing also began to take action after hearing the news. However, Qin Hui, who was on an envoy here, once again asked to see Nian Han, the commander-in-chief of the Jin people.
"Song Dynasty envoy Qin Hui paid a visit to General Wanyan Zonghan. Now the Jin army is attacking our Song Dynasty Daming Mansion again, but do you want to start a war again?"
"Yes!" This time Nianhan did not deny it and told Qin Hui his purpose straightforwardly, even without hesitation.
"We are about to start a war. If you just want to fight Jin Wushu, you will need to spend almost half of your country. A certain family might as well tell you that most of the bandits in the south of the Yangtze River have been persuaded by our army.
If you still refuse to admit defeat and pay tribute, the Song Dynasty will be prepared to accept enemies from both sides! "
"If this is the case, I'm afraid the Kingdom of Jin will not be stable!"
"That is our business. If you are talking about the lingering Yelu Dashi and the Xixia and other soldiers, there is no need to say more.
I, a golden man, am not afraid of any threats! "
"...In this case...someone please withdraw."
"You can leave if you want, just take your woman with you!" As he spoke, several concubines who once belonged to Zhao Ji were sent to Qin Hui.
Looking at the smile on Nian Han's face, Qin Hui felt chilled to the bone.
