Fu Song

Chapter 466 Difficult
The dark clouds covered the top, and the entire sky was like a black pot lid. It seemed that the next moment, it would be snapped down fiercely, burying everything below.

The strong wind swept everything, and the sharp whistling sound made people upset.

On the entire battlefield, the flames of countless burning fires moved eastward and westward with the wind, and occasionally some burning firewood rose up with the wind, but after leaving the fire, they flew in the wind The flame, but persisted for a moment, it turned into a puff of green smoke.

Naturally, the only thing that could suppress the whistling wind was the hoarse shouts of the attacking soldiers and the cheering drums that sounded from time to time.

The Dali army has cleared all obstacles before Gao Yingxiang's camp.

Now they are facing each other's own army.

The entire ground was filled up by nearly one meter, and then a large camp was built on it. Don't underestimate the one-meter-high earth platform. When the two sides are fighting, a little height from him can make the opponent take advantage.

The two trebuchets were slowly pushed towards the battlefield by hundreds of soldiers shouting.

It has been half a decade, and the craftsmen of Dali have finally produced these two trebuchets.

The huge battlefield killer is slowly approaching the opponent's camp. This giant trebuchet with a range of more than [-] steps can throw hundreds of catties of boulders at the enemy camp, let alone the temporary camp on the opposite side. , Even the strong city can't withstand the repeated attacks of such trebuchets.

Seeing such a sharp weapon appear on the battlefield, the Dali army suddenly burst into cheers.

As long as the catapult can launch the attack as scheduled, they will be one step closer to victory.

Seeing the sudden increase in morale and under the banner of the Chinese army, Dong Xian couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Rewards, the officials who supervised the construction of the trebuchet should be rewarded, and the craftsmen should be rewarded even more!" He said to the Chinese army officer beside him.

"It deserves a heavy reward!" The military officer nodded repeatedly: "Prime Minister, our army will definitely defeat the rebels today!"

Dong Xian took a deep breath. After fighting for many days, there has never been such a long-range weapon in the opponent's barracks. It is probably because Gao Yingxiang didn't bring craftsmen with him when he came out. This will be of great benefit to him. .It's not in vain that when I came out, regardless of the lack of food and grass, I must bring these hundreds of craftsmen with me.

Above this distance, only oneself can attack them, and they can't hit themselves at all.

The trebuchet finally moved to the predetermined position, and the craftsmen began to wield the sledgehammer, nailing wooden stakes the size of bowls into the ground to stabilize the huge guy, and the soldiers who pushed the trebuchet quickly moved to the ground. In front of the trebuchet, an army array was laid out, with large shields, spears, and crossbows stacked densely one after another.

According to past experience, at this time, the enemy in the military camp will definitely dispatch cavalry or other elites to rush out in an attempt to destroy the catapult.

Right now, the trebuchet is only about two hundred and fifty steps away from the opponent's army stronghold. The cavalry can rush over without breathing, and the infantry can't take long.

The commanders on the front line didn't even quite understand why the enemy on the opposite side didn't rush out as they advanced. You must know that at that time, they were at their weakest.

Right now, the army formation has been set up, and the defense has been quite stable.

In the military village, Gao Yingxiang sat on a high platform, which was the center of his commanding operations. Around the high platform, there were hundreds of big drums, and a command flag was planted on the platform, and under the platform, A messenger is waiting there, ready to accept orders at any time and then rush to all directions of the position.

This high platform is also within the attack range of the opponent's trebuchet.

Gao Yingxiang rejected the flag officer's suggestion to step down from the high platform, and still sat there, staring coldly at the trebuchet in the distance.

And behind the fence of the army camp, the soldiers pushed out the two giant crossbows, and tore off the felt cloth covering his body. This cold machine revealed his hideous face.

These are the two giant crossbows provided by Guiyang Road to Gaobu.

Gao Yingxiang knows the value of a giant crossbow that can be freely disassembled and assembled at any time, with a range and power comparable to that of an eight-ox crossbow.

The eight-ox crossbow is too huge and requires too many people to operate. It is basically impossible to go with the army. More often, it is used to defend the city.

The giant crossbow developed by the Song army perfectly overcomes the weakness of the eight-ox crossbow.

Right now, this giant crossbow only needs four people to complete all the operations.

An iron-cast crank was inserted into the machine bracket, and two soldiers stood facing each other. At the same time, they grasped the crank and turned it vigorously, and then they could see the thick bowstring being pulled apart bit by bit, accompanied by With a click, another soldier next to him put a crossbow with a thin arm into the groove.

Different from ordinary crossbow guns, the front end of this crossbow gun is still tightly wrapped with some packages, and the long lead wire hangs down.

The ballista bowed its waist, its eyes were at the same level as the ballista, squinting its eyes and muttering to itself, then took a knife from its belt, cut off a part of the lead wire carefully, and pointed at the side nodded.

In the distance, the cheers of the Dali army came, accompanied by a huge roar.

The soldiers raised their heads, their eyes following the huge stone bomb flying in the sky.

A big guy weighing more than one hundred catties flew over. For the people below, there was actually a feeling of resignation. If he really wanted to fall on your head, even if he brushed against you, it would be a dead end.

However, generally speaking, this thing is not used to kill people, its greater role is to destroy buildings.

Amidst the loud noise, the boulder fell, and a barracks in the camp suddenly turned into scum, and even a sentry tower next to the barracks also collapsed.The soldiers above fell down screaming, and after falling, they crawled out from inside again, limping and cursing.

"Fire!" Shi Chang roared.

The fuse was ignited, burning with a chirp, and then a small mallet was hammered down, hitting the bow of the crossbow machine, and the crossbow arrow came out of the string with a sharp whistling sound.

Gao Yingxiang followed the huge crossbow with his eyes.

Looking at the falling trajectory, Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but frowned. He was getting close, and could only shoot into the opponent's army formation, but couldn't reach the opponent's trebuchet.

Killing people is meaningless.

But the next moment, Gao Yingxiang stood up suddenly.

The crossbow arrow did fall a little closer, and it was stuck in the middle of the enemy's formation. A Dali soldier below was nailed to the ground by the huge crossbow arrow, which was extremely miserable.

But this is not important.

The important thing is that at the next moment, when everyone's eyes fell on the dead soldier, the sound of a huge explosion resounded across the battlefield, overwhelming all other noises.

Then, the dense army protecting the trebuchet centered on the crossbow arrow, and within a few steps around it, there was no one standing around, and an irregular circle appeared.

At this moment, another crossbow arrow flew towards another trebuchet with a screaming sound.

This one was very lucky, and with a snatching sound, it was stuck on the thick pillar of the trebuchet base.

The huge kinetic energy of the crossbow made him break the pillar directly hit into two, and then insert it obliquely on the ground. The trebuchet shook a few times. It was not the most core support and had little impact on the trebuchet.

But the sound of the explosion that followed made the trebuchet shake more and more. Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, the huge monster that took less than half a month began to tilt slowly, and the soldiers below scattered and fled.

With a bang, the trebuchet fell sideways and turned into a pile of waste.

Gao Yingxiang let out a heavy breath.

There was a smile on his face.

It wasn't because of the collapse of these two catapults, even without such sharp weapons, he could still think of other ways to destroy each other, but it would only cost more.

What he valued was the opponent's morale, and because of the two blows from the ballista, he fell to the bottom in one fell swoop.

He stood up, stretched out his hand to hold a flag in front of him, and was about to give an order to let the troops that had been prepared a long time ago rush out, and kill the opponent by surprise to expand the victory.

The flag was pulled out, but his face felt a little cold.

Gao Yingxiang raised his head, feeling more raindrops on his face.

It's raining!

He put the flag back in front of him.

Heavy rain is coming.

In an instant, it fell down like a pour, so dense that both sides could only hear its sound, but never saw its shadow again.

The ravines on the ground were filled with rainwater in a blink of an eye.

In such weather, there is no need to talk about fighting.

Listening to the sound of the golden gong for withdrawing troops from the opposite side, Gao Yingxiang also spit out two words.

"Ming Jin!"

Not only did it rain heavily, but it also lasted for a long time.

As night fell, although the rain slowed down, it still had no intention of stopping. Gao Yingxiang was wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, and patrolled the barracks.

At this time, I had to admire Gao Yingxiang for forcibly building a one-meter-high earthen platform when camping.

At this moment, under the earthen platform, the yellow muddy water flows like a rolling river. It looks extremely scary, but on the high platform, inside the military tent, it is still dry.

Gao Yingxiang, who was standing with his sword on his back, looked to the southwest. Although he couldn't see anything right now, Dong Xian's own army was stationed in that direction.

"Old man Dong, I'm going to suffer a lot!" Gao Yingxiang sneered.

"General, if it's a while longer, I'm afraid we don't need to fight them, and they're going to disperse by themselves!" A guard laughed.

Dong Xian's camp is indeed in a dire situation right now.

Not to mention the large tents of ordinary soldiers, it is Dong Xian's own large tent of the Chinese army. At this moment, the stagnant water in it has not exceeded his ankles.

Dong Xian stood behind the big case with a livid face, and there were two rows of generals standing below, all of them had extremely ugly faces.

The feet were soaked in the rain, and above the head, the sound of the rain hitting the military tent was even more disturbing.If it rains like this again, they might not be able to keep their camp.

The only advantage is that even if you can't keep it, the enemy on the opposite side can't kill it in such weather.

"President of the country, withdraw the troops!" Yu Dian, the chief of the Misha tribe, wiped the rainwater off his face, cupped his hands and said, "The high-ranking thieves can't defend themselves. This is because we have identified our weakness. Now we don't have much food and grass, and we don't have much food. We can't fight for a long time, and the morale is even lower when we encounter such hellish weather. Prime Minister, there are still two enemy troops behind us. Although we have blocked the news, the paper can't cover the fire after all. The soldiers are already talking about it. There are many."

"Yes, yes, Prime Minister, withdraw the troops!" The chiefs of Luomeng, Qianya, Luoxiong and other tribes shouted in one voice.

Dong Xian glanced at them coldly, slammed his fist on the table, and shouted: "I don't think the soldiers have lost morale, but you have lost heart! How is the weather, we are sad, that high thief Is it easy? Our food is enough to keep us going for half a month, and if we save a little, we can do it for a month. Withdrawal? Do you know what withdrawal means?"

Everyone was silent.

"Everyone is looking at the back, what is there to see behind!" Dong Xian sneered: "The Tianying Army of the Song thief only had [-] cavalry, can they attack the city? The other Tianyi Army has only [-] soldiers, Can they attack our important towns and cities? The meaning of their existence is to disturb our minds and prevent us from concentrating on fighting. As long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, the enemy behind us will be the softshell turtle."

"National Prime Minister!" Yu Yu, who had escaped from Lanxi, muttered, "The enemy's regular army is indeed small, but they have colluded with those rebels in the country, so it should not be underestimated. This is how we lost Lanxi!"

"These are not important!" Dong Xian said angrily: "Defeating the enemy in front of us is our only way to survive. Everyone, one by one, has the blood of the Gao family on their hands. You know who Gao Yingxiang is. We today If we want to disperse and regroup, I'm afraid it will be impossible! This point must be clear to everyone. At that time, apart from being defeated one by one by the high-ranking thief, and then washing our necks and being slaughtered by him, there will be a second Is there a way?"

Looking at the silent people, Dong Xian continued: "So everyone, for the sake of our own lives and the lives of your family members, we can only move forward and not retreat. The opponent in front is the problem we have to solve. The problems in the front and the back are not a problem, a few rebels can be calmed down with a flip of the hand."

"The Thirty-seven Departments of Dali, on that day, the alliance erected a monument to establish the country. On this land, we have existed for hundreds of years. We have defeated countless enemies. Even Song Taizu had to use a jade ax on the Dadu River. The land is the boundary, and we do not interfere with each other. Right now, the mere side of the Song Dynasty will make us submit? It is just a small problem within us that he found a loophole. As long as our thirty-seven departments unite With one heart, there is no problem in this world that we cannot overcome."

What he said made everyone in the big tent raise their heads.

History, of course, is glorious.

"Fight?" Dong Xian roared loudly.

"Fight!" Everyone roared angrily.

Dong Xian heaved a sigh of relief.

He knew that in the next battle, there would be no room for loss, and if he lost for a while, the entire coalition would fall apart.

People's hearts are scattered and difficult to gather.

(End of this chapter)