Just as a touch of fish belly white fell on the horizon, five or six muffled sounds were heard. With the sound, the artillery shells fell into the Jin army's barracks at the ferry, and there was a burst of exclamation. Before the Jin army in the military camp could react, artillery sounded again.
Zhang Chi held the steel knife in his hand and looked at the military camp in front of him that was beaten to pieces by artillery shells. There were two to three hundred Jin soldiers inside running around, screaming loudly, not knowing what was going on. Some had no time to put on their clothes, while others were already fully dressed, but they just didn't know what to do.
The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the Song Army appeared in the distance. Some Jin Jun exclaimed: "Oh, it turns out it's Song Jun who's calling! What kind of magic is this!"
While shouting randomly, the Jin army began to form a team and came towards this side.
Zhang Chi shouted sternly: "Kill over and seize the ferry! Today's battle is up to us!"
After saying that, he rushed out first.
A thousand Song troops followed closely and faced the remaining more than a hundred Jin troops. After a fierce fighting, all the Jin army fell on the battlefield.
At the top of the city of Shaanzhou, Li Su was also startled by the sound of cannons. He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked to the top of the city.
Looking at the black smoke outside the city and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke, Ba Li quickly said: "What happened? The Song army is coming to kill?"
A general said: "Back to Lang Jun, it's the Song Army! But they didn't attack the city, but captured the ferry outside the city. They thought they wanted to cross the Yellow River."
After hearing this, Ba Lisu immediately knew something was wrong. Said: "Pinglu County in the north is our retreat, we must not fall into the hands of the Song army! Uluhei, immediately lead two thousand soldiers and horses out of the city and take back the ferry!"
Uluru Heigao on one side claimed that he was, and went down the city wall to order troops.
Upon arriving at the ferry, Mao Balang immediately led the boatman to inspect the ferry tied to the river. Most are generally decayed and need to be repaired. There were eight boats left intact and ready to cross the river immediately.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi said to Zheng Pingyan, the commander on the left: "Time is urgent. You lead a battalion and cross the river first. If the Jin army comes to attack, just hold the ferry. Mao Balang said that there is a ferry in Maojin Village opposite, and we will meet later. The crossing is getting faster and faster.”
Zheng Pingyan promised. He immediately ordered the former military camp and crossed the river with himself.
Everything is in order. Mao Balang said to Zhang Chi: "Zhizong, it's not easy to cross the river here. You have to risk your life every time. Since ancient times, people from Maojin Village have been ferrying the ferry at this crossing. Others can't do it. In the past two years, , there are occasional strong liquor sellers nearby, I heard they are sold from your Ruzhou. It’s cold now, can everyone have a bowl of strong liquor to strengthen their courage.”
Zhang Chi shouted to Li Bin, the party secretary: "Bring the liquor immediately, one bowl for each of the stern workers!"
Li Bin said yes, and soon he brought two altars. Pour it into a small bowl and hold it in the hands of the soldiers.
Mao Balang led all the boatmen and passed in front of these soldiers. Each person had a bowl of wine and drank it straight into his stomach. It went straight into the stomach like a ball of blazing fire, and everyone felt their bodies dry and hot. Following behind Mao Balang, he strode onto the ferry.
Uluru ordered a thousand soldiers and walked out of the east gate. When they walked around the horse and were about to form their formation, they heard several muffled sounds. Before anyone could react, the iron bullet hit the crowd. An iron bullet passed through five or six soldiers and then hit the horse's face, causing a small section of the horse's face to collapse.
After the cannon fired, the sound of cannon continued from behind. The Jin soldiers who passed around the horse's face were all smashed to pieces with arms and legs missing, and were either injured or disabled.
Uluhei himself had never shot before. An iron bullet hit his left arm, and half of his arm flew out.
When Ba Lisu saw it on the city, he was shocked. He could see clearly from a high place that the Song army was arrayed two hundred steps away, and these cannons were still so powerful. The Song army sealed the city gate with artillery, and the Jin army could not get out at all. As soon as they rounded the horse's face, they were immediately bombarded.
Uluhei, who was missing an arm, was heartbroken and hurriedly walked around the horse's face and returned to the city. After climbing the city wall, he said to Ba Lisu: "Mr. Lang, the Song army outside does not know what kind of monster they are using. As soon as we step out, iron bullets will hit us. The soldiers are either dead or wounded, how can we get out of the city?"
Ba Lisu said in a deep voice: "Don't panic. I think the Song army used weapons like bed crossbows, which is just a lot more convenient. They guarded the city gate, so we had to lower the city. But it's just dawn, and if we lower the city we will be attacked by the Song Dynasty. The army attacked. We had to wait until night before sending people out of the city."
Uluru Black said: "The Song army's iron bullets are so powerful that they can even knock down a horse. Based on my humble position, I'm afraid the city wall can't stop them."
"I understand." Ba Lisu's face turned dark. "You're seriously injured, so you'd better go down and heal first. I have my own strategy for dealing with the enemy here!"
Uluhei promised, said goodbye and left.
Ba Lisu looked at the Song army outside the city with a dark face, thinking of ways to deal with it.
The Jin army only had a few dozen troops stationed in Pinglu County. When they saw the movement on the other side, they all gathered at the ferry. Seeing the ferry approaching, he shot randomly with his bow and arrows. It's just that the Jin army's bow was weak. Seeing that the ferry was not far from the shore, it just couldn't shoot.
Zheng Pingyan looked at the Jin army on the shore and estimated the distance. The water looked calm, but in fact it was flowing very fast and the boat was bumping violently. Moreover, the distance between water and land seems to be very different, so it is not easy to estimate accurately.
As they got closer to the shore, Zheng Pingyan said to Mao Balang at the helm: "I have to wind the crossbow here, brother, take care of it."
Mao Balang laughed loudly and said: "General, just do your best, I will keep things stable here!"
Zheng Pingyan nodded and ordered the crossbowman on the ship to take out the crossbow and string it with his feet on the ship. Looking about thirty steps away from the shore, he shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow!"
The Song troops on the boat fired their powerful crossbows, and a dozen Jin troops on the shore were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Generally speaking, the infantry of the Song Dynasty used ten bows and the cavalry used eight bows. The bow power of the Jin Dynasty was weak, the infantry used badou, and the cavalry was even weaker. But this does not mean that a bow with low power is less powerful. The Jin Army's arrows are heavier and cause more damage. It's just that the range is short, generally no more than ten steps. Compared with the Song Army's crossbow, it was far behind.
The Song army fired crossbows on the ship, and the Jin army could only retreat. Soon more than 20 corpses were left on the shore, and they watched helplessly as the Song army landed on the shore.
After stepping onto the shore, Zheng Pingyan let out a sigh of relief. Holding a waist knife in his hand, he said to his subordinates: "There are only about thirty people left in the Jin army, and the overall situation has been decided. Qian Dutou, Li Dutou, the two of you lead the troops and follow me forward to destroy the Jin army. Song Dutou , you lead your men to help the boatman organize the ferry!"
All three of them agreed together.
There are more than thirty Jin troops, and when they are at their peak, they can chase down the Song army with one or two thousand people. But at this time, facing Wang Xiaolie's two hundred people, he was completely powerless to fight back. After two rounds of crossbows, Zheng Pingyan led his men forward to eliminate them all.
Zhang Chi held a telescope on the other side and kept watching Zheng Pingyan's movements. Seeing him destroying the Jin army, he stood firm and breathed a sigh of relief.
After occupying the ferry and having nearly twenty ferries from Maojin Village, Zhang Chi knew that he would definitely be able to cross the river.
