Fu Song

Chapter 485
Although the rain for two consecutive days was not heavy, the ground was completely soaked. When no one was walking around, it looked smooth and nothing special, but now, it is completely unsightly.

Countless people and horses ran on it, and the mud was churning. Not to mention people, it was horses. It took a lot of effort to run. If one was not careful, the horse stumbled and fell heavily to the ground. Some could get up again. Running, those who were unlucky, stepped on a small pit under the mud, broke their legs directly, lay on the ground and screamed.

After a day of camping and preparations, the Liao army finally launched a full-scale attack on Dongshoucheng.

After dealing with the Western Army a lot, the Liao Army on Xijing Road, up to Governor Yeluhuan, and ordinary generals such as Yelu Changfeng and Yelu Changsheng, did not have the slightest contempt for them.

These are all the experience and experience born out of eating a ditch and gaining wisdom.

All the generals of the Liao Army who looked down on the Western Army are now lying on the ground, leaving only skeletons.

So this time, the Liao army was fully prepared for the attack. From manpower to supplies to equipment to tactics, none of them had the idea of ​​making a quick attack.

Don't look at the Liao army under the surrendered city of Lindong, which has [-] soldiers of all kinds. If you add civilian husbands and others, there are [-] people, but there are also a lot of Western troops here.

There are more than [-] elite defenders in the city. Now that the young and strong are recruited during the war, it is estimated that [-] to [-] people are quite a lot.

The battle of siege has always been surrounded by five times and attacked by ten times. With this number of people, it is almost just enough to meet the standard.

But the Western Army is not just these defenders!

There are still an ominous number of cavalry in the Black Mountain Weifu Army Division!

The reason why it is said to be ominous is that the Dangxiang cavalry is similar to the cavalry under the head of the Liao Kingdom. There are not many regular troops. It's cavalry.

This team, doesn't know the cat is there yet.

The enemy in front of you is there, and the threat can be seen and felt.

The invisible enemy is scary.

You don't know when he will jump out and give you a knife.

Therefore, Yelu Changfeng led thousands of cavalrymen from the Liao army palace to wander around Ge, not daring to relax his vigilance at all.

In war, of course the cannon fodder goes first.

Tens of thousands of civilians kept sending all kinds of materials for the Liao army in the back. If they were lucky, they would turn around before the war broke out and prepare for the second round of material transfer. If they were unlucky, they had just arrived here. After sending the supplies into the warehouse, he was forced to go to the battlefield.

These people can use all kinds of defensive weapons that do not consume the defenders, and can even be used to consume the murderous spirit and morale of the defenders.

Of course, those deep trenches under the city and all kinds of obstacles on the charging road also need these people to fill and clean them up.

Dongshoujiang City and its two acropolises do not have moats, but they are not without trenches.

Obviously, when the war was approaching, Chen Qiao, the guard of Dongshoucheng City, ordered someone to dig it up.

It was one foot deep and about six feet wide, making it extremely embarrassing for the attacking army.

When the cavalry passed through these trenches, they all gasped when they saw the sharp bamboo sticks and wooden stakes inserted upside down in the trenches.

And under the column of mud, countless caltrops are also threatening the soles of everyone's feet all the time.

Even a war horse with iron palms nailed, if it is not angry enough, when it steps down and steps on the little thing with three spikes, it is basically useless.

I don't know how much of this kind of thing the defenders have sprinkled around. Anyway, you only need to see those limping and hooting civilians and whining horses on the way to charge, it is enough to make people feel fearful.

But the role of countless civilian husbands should not be underestimated.

The peasants carrying earth bags rushed to the ditch and put the earth bags on their backs into it, then turned around and ran. Whether they would be hit by the arrows from the city could only be left to God to decide.

There are also folkmen who hold a large plank or a long tree pole when rushing over, and then place the plank and tree pole horizontally on the trench after rushing over, which is more efficient than filling soil bags.

Of course, a thick enough tree trunk is not easy to handle, and even less planks.

Therefore, the method of filling trenches with soil is still the mainstream.

Within a range of about [-] meters below Dongshoujiang City, there are already dead or injured civilian husbands lying there.

The closer the place was to the city wall, the more tragic the situation became. In some places, corpses were even piled up layer by layer.

The infantry of the Liao army pushed forward slowly, and the huge shields erected a shield wall, covering even the top of their heads, which made them look like a huge iron-shelled tortoise.

And the civilian husband rushed out of these iron-shelled tortoises, rushed to those trenches, and then ran back quickly.

Yeluhuan used the civilians in this way, although there were still huge casualties, but at the same time it also gave the civilians more hope of survival, because these pawns were approaching the city wall step by step.

Whether it is the trebuchet in the city or the ballista on the city wall, they can pose a threat to the shield formation. A stone bomb can always make a gap, but the gap will be filled immediately.Although the eight-ox crossbow is powerful, its rate of fire is extremely slow. After one crossbow, facing a dense crowd, at most a dozen people's candied haws will be unable to continue.

As the enemy suffered more and more casualties, they were getting closer and closer to the city wall, and the trenches were slowly being filled.

There are fewer and fewer civilian husbands. Standing on the city wall, you can see those civilian husbands gather from behind the shield formation to the two sides of the Liao army's main formation, and then go to the rear in groups.

The withdrawal of the civilian husband means that the official battle is about to begin.

Behind the shield formation, crossbow machines showed their ferocious faces one by one.

It is not as powerful as the eight-ox crossbow, but he is obviously faster to load the crossbow, and there are fewer people who need to operate it.

An eight-ox crossbow requires someone in his early twenties to operate, and four or five people can handle one of these crossbows under the city.

The humming sound was endless. These crossbow arrows were not aimed at the defenders on the city wall.
They shot at the façade of the city wall.

After one round, dozens of crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm appeared on the facade of the city wall.

Then, another round.

And behind these ballistas are the archers of the Liao army. They draw their bows and arrows and shoot at the defenders on the city.

In terms of crossbows, no one can stand against the Song army.

Because the power of their god arm crossbow is indeed the ceiling above this world.

Xiao Ding's Western Army also mastered the manufacturing method of the God Arm Crossbow.

After Xiao Cheng obtained the blueprints for making the Divine Arm Crossbow, and then solved the process of making materials, the Divine Arm Crossbow could be mass-produced no matter whether it was in the Western Army or the current Guizhou Army.

And with the continuous improvement of their technology, the cost is also constantly falling.

Specifically speaking, the manufacturing cost of the Dasong Craftsman Camp in Bianliang City is much lower.

Don't look at the Liao people who started shooting on horseback, but like now, everyone stands there and shoots at each other, and the one who suffers is always the Liao people.

But the Liao people did not retreat despite the casualties.

Round after round, more and more crossbow bolts were placed on the wall.

Of course, the Liao army didn't want to shoot down the city wall like this, which is also impossible.

They used such crossbow bolts to set up climbing points on the city wall.

Next, of course, is the cruelest ant-attached siege.

On the top of the city, Chen Qiao glanced at the wall below the city that seemed to be covered with thorns, then turned her head and asked, "Is the golden juice ready? Lei Mu is also waiting for you! As for the pole, the pole is ready. "

The so-called golden juice is to boil the excrement with fire, and then pour it on the head when the enemy is attacking the city. After boiling, the smell in the city is naturally bad, but it is even more terrible when it is poured on the enemy's head , This thing is poisonous, after being burned, the probability of death is as high as [-]%, and it is difficult to cure.

Lei Mu is easy, anyway, if you hit him, you will basically die immediately.

As for the racket, it was something Chen Qiao and the others made by borrowing from the racket on the naval warships. However, it has not been reflected in the actual combat.

Liao army infantry got out from behind the shield formation.

Standing on the city, you can see very clearly that there are people wearing heavy armor. Such people are usually the elite of the army, and they can still walk like flying in armor weighing tens of kilograms. They are the main force in the attack, and of course they are also the focus of the defenders. object of care.

Most of the people are wearing simple iron armor or even leather armor, because they want to pursue speed.

The faster you run, the faster you climb, the easier it is to survive.

Below the city, the rate of fire of the archers of the Liao army became faster and faster, and some cavalry who had been wandering on both sides also came on horseback, passing quickly under the city, but they just drew their bows and fired arrows.

All of this is to seek more living space for the seats in Pancheng.

Climbers are agile like apes.

Grab the spear shaft with one hand, and with a little force, the whole person can jump up several feet.

Looking at the densely packed monkeys on the city wall, even Chen Qiao's heart skipped a beat.

Speaking of no, it was really the first time for him to have such a typical offensive and defensive battle with the Liao Kingdom.

"Pour!" Accompanied by the roars of the officers, pots of golden juice were poured down from the city wall.

While the stench was overflowing, it was also accompanied by shrill screams.

There are those from the Liao Army and those from the Song Army.

Because when these Song soldiers poked their heads out from the city wall, the feather arrows under the city immediately found them.

Some unlucky people were shot down before they could even pour out the golden juice, and then the hot golden juice poured on themselves and landed on the city wall.

The lei wood was lowered along the city wall, and wherever it passed, whether it was crossbow arrows or people climbing up, they were all swept away.

The most outstanding thing is the racket.

It is said to be a pole, but in fact, a thick board is installed at the end of two long poles, and sharp big iron nails are installed on the back of the thick wood. More than a dozen soldiers erected the pole, and then went to the city. Throw away.

With a bang, it was like slapping a mole, the crossbow arrows were broken, and people were also slapped flat.

Then amid Qiqi's shouts, the racket was pulled back again, this time it did not fall back on the city wall to hide, but proudly stood tall on the city wall and stared at all directions, as if to say :"Who else?"

But the Liao army under the city was not intimidated by the loss at all. The crossbow arrows were still nailing to the city wall one by one, and more pawns were still climbing up. This time, more soldiers rushed up from behind. There were no soldiers climbing the ladder, but this time, no one climbed up under the vicious racket.

This thing is fierce, but it is not easy to move. After one blow, it seems to be a waste.

The Liao army is obviously also an experienced generation.

Their siege made Chen Qiao quite uncomfortable.

All-round attack and key breakthroughs are the offensive strategy of the Liao army.

Most of the places where they focused on breaking through were chosen in those corners of the city wall, which happened to be places where the defenders could not respond from the surroundings.

And the Liao army attacked from these places, it is precisely the most brave generation in the army.

Although it seems that the city has the upper hand, the casualties on the city are actually not small.

In the afternoon, someone from the Liao army had already stood on the city wall several times.

Except for Chen Qiao, everyone has already been on the front line and has been rotated once.

It was said that the Liao army's iron cavalry shocked the world, and their pawns seemed to have always been weak. But today, when Chen Qiao fought with one of them, he found that this statement was completely wrong.

The fighting toughness of the infantry of the Liao army is quite strong. Compared with the cavalry's virtue of running away when they can't fight, these guys are more fierce.

In the distance, there was the thunderous sound of horseshoes. Standing at the highest point of the city wall, Chen Qiao could barely see the cloud-like flag waving on the horizon. If the weather was fine, the sky should be covered by dust at this time. up.

Needless to say, it was Wild Leach's cavalry who arrived.

They made a long circle, crossed the Songgazi River, and arrived at the rear of the Liao army.

However, the old dog Yeluhuan was clearly prepared, and the Liao army from the brigade chased him away.

Chen Qiao knew that Ye Liqi would not fight head-on with the enemy, so he should run all the way to Xijing Road, pretending to raid Yeluhuan's lair, so as to contain more Liao troops.

The night finally fell, and with the sound of golden gongs, the Liao army retreated like a tide.

Today's battle has finally come to an end.

But everyone understands that this is just an appetizer before the big meal, and the next few days will be the highlight.

Today, everyone has figured it out, and they all know it in their hearts.

Below the city, the Liao people paid the price of thousands of people, while on the city side, there were also two or three hundred casualties. To be honest, no one was pleased.

Tomorrow, the people of Liao will definitely come up with some new things. Of course, in the city of Dongshoujiang, Chen Qiao still has some good things to use.

After all, it's all about their own tricks.

Human life, in war, is never something that is valued.

Even Chen Qiao, who was born in a young age, returned to the tower after a day of fighting, only knowing a specific number of casualties from his staff.

Three hundred and fifteen people.

(End of this chapter)