Fu Song

Chapter 736 Counterattack
Yeluzhen has quite a lot of cannons. Apart from the batch that was assigned to the army at the beginning, it is the two hundred iron cannons that Xiao Chuo assigned to them at the end. The firepower of the Liao Army was actually not bad for the medicine packs that came out, at least not worse than the Song Army in Xuzhou City.

But in the early stage, Yeluzhen was basically useless.

Firstly, the trenches and bunkers that stretched for several miles minimized the lethality of the artillery, and Yeluzhen knew very well that the quality of those iron cannons was so poor that it might be a one-time product, so I didn’t At the most critical time, he will never use it.

Good steel should be used on the blade, concentrate all the artillery, and inflict a lot of damage to the Song army at one time, so as to take the opportunity to break through the strong city wall of Xuzhou. There is only one chance.

But now, Yeluzhen thinks it's a chance.

After several months of fierce fighting and scrambling, the defense around Xuzhou City has basically been wiped out, the city wall is already in sight, and the last line of defense of the Song Army has entered the range of the artillery.

Either don't use it, use it, and do it to the extreme.

In the early stage, Yeluzhen endured great casualties, and gradually competed with the Song army for positions in the trenches, just to give the Song army the biggest surprise in the end.

Now, more than [-]% of the trenches and bunkers belong to him.

The criss-crossing trenches seem to be the same from the outside, but only when you go deep inside, you will find that there is actually a lot of difference inside, and it is not the same at all.Every section of the trench has a different function.

When Yeluzhen got the detailed map of these trenches and carefully analyzed the functions of these different trench bunkers, she was really impressed.

After this contest, he felt that he had benefited a lot and really learned a lot.

Now, he made full use of these trenches.

Hundreds of cannons were quietly transported to the front through these interconnected trenches. When the attack time came, they could immediately open fire on the city wall after removing their camouflage.

And in the countless trenches, the elite sergeants of the Liao Dynasty have made final preparations.

Yeluzhen didn't think Xuzhou's city walls could withstand such a fierce concentrated firepower attack. Most of the city walls would be blown down. Even if they didn't collapse, the Song army defending in this area would inevitably be caught off guard sweep away.

As long as a gap is opened, there will not be much suspense about the next battle.

Yeluzhen stood on the top of a stone castle, staring at the bright moonlight, those slightly shining armors were rushing to their positions quickly and quietly.

For the past few days, the artillery has been quietly transported and quietly installed, and today the final attacking force will also be in place.

Before dawn, the attack will be in full swing.

Xuzhou City in the distance doesn't seem to be unusual.

In the faint light of the flames, patrolling soldiers with guns and knives could be seen walking up and down the wall.

Back inside the stone castle, Yeluzhen took off the iron helmet and put it aside, sat down cross-legged, and said to the guard: "I'll take a nap for a while, wake me up at four quarters!"

On the artillery position of the Liao army, Xia Song sat cross-legged next to the artillery, beside him sat his fellow countryman Xia Dalang, a group of four artillerymen, one main gunner, one clearer, two loaders, If the four of them are well-trained and cooperate tacitly, they can increase the firing speed of the artillery to the highest level. The difference in firing speed between the best artillery group and the worst artillery group can be three to four times.

Xia Song and the others are Han people from Youyan, who were the first to be selected for artillery firing training. These gunners are either fellow villagers or relatives.

Of course, what they used were the few bronze cannons carefully crafted by the Liao Kingdom.

Xia Erlang was worried, and glanced at the left and right sides, they were iron cannons, and looking at the operation of those gunners, it was obvious that they were not well-trained.

"Gunner!" He pouted his lips, motioning Xia Song to look at those iron cannons. "What if it blows up? Didn't the old officer say that the iron cannon exploded so easily?"

"Shut up!" Xia Song shouted in a low voice: "Do our own thing well and put on your armor!"

Xia Erlang sighed: "The artillery team is so dense that it's really going to explode. What's the use of wearing armor? The shell fragments can't kill us, and the shock can kill us."

These people who have been in contact with gunpowder weapons and deal with cannons all day long have figured out before more people that the most lethal place of gunpowder weapons is not the broken nails and iron pieces that hurt people, but the place after the explosion. shock force.

But now, the amount of gunpowder on their position is astonishing. If there is a mistake, where will they run for their lives?
Generally speaking, the survival rate of artillery is still very high. They will not rush to the front line. If there is a mistake ahead, they will lose the battle, and if they really want to run, they will be the first to run.

And for technical units like them, the tolerance level is still very high. Generally speaking, they will not be held accountable for running away.

But if his own cannon blows up and kills himself, that is God's will.

"The iron cannon has ten shells, and we have twenty!" Xia Song said, "After the shooting is over, there is nothing to do with us. Those iron cannons, again, must last ten rounds!"

"I hope!" Xia Erlang said, "I've been nesting in this damn place for so long, and I've got sores all over my body, which are so painful and itchy that it's extremely uncomfortable. After this battle, we should return home." Let's go home, in this lifetime, I will never come to this stuffy, humid and hot place!"

"Who wants to come!" Xia Song sighed. "Calculating the time, your nephew should be nine months old now. I will go out when your sister-in-law is about to give birth. I hope I can rush home when your nephew is one year old."

"Should be able to. Didn't the superiors say that the Song people were exhausted? That's why we launched a general attack and took down the enemy in one fell swoop!" Xia Erlang said.

"Who knows!" Xia Song said, "If you're an official, you only need to believe one or two out of ten sentences."

Xia Erlang chuckled: "I don't trust them, I only trust you."

"Let you guys make that pit a little stronger, how are you doing?" Xia Song stretched his neck, and glanced at the extremely quiet Xuzhou City: "My hair is standing on end, and I'm always sweating. not good."

"Could it be a cold? This damn weather, during this period of time, many people in the entire artillery battalion have caught a cold! It's very scary!" Xia Erlang said: "Battlemaster, according to your orders, we have found many Wood, I rebuilt the original cave for hiding soldiers, and now it’s very strong! What’s the matter, hiding the four of us, there’s no problem at all!”

Xia Song nodded.

Hu Dugu squatted in the ditch. From their position, when they looked up, they could clearly see the tall and majestic Xuzhou City hundreds of steps away, and they couldn't go any further.

Song is very cunning. At a distance of more than 100 steps below the city, Song people lit piles of bonfires, illuminating this area like daytime. If you want to lurk in that area, a single person can think about it There is a way, but the big troops don't even think about it.

Some scouts had touched it before and confirmed that there were no enemies in the opposite ditch. It seemed that they also understood that they could no longer stop Daliao outside the city, so they retreated back into the city.

Hu Dugu was the group of people who rushed to the front, commonly known as death squads and vanguards. Generally speaking, they were the troops with the most casualties.After a big battle, out of ten, [-]% to [-]% survived, which is considered good.

If there is a way, Hu Dugu certainly doesn't want to come to such an army, but who made Hu Dugu's family involved in the Yeluxi rebellion in the early years?The elders in the family are all dead, and Hu Dugu is the oldest person in the family. There are women and children in the family.

If he wants his family members to live a normal life, he can only fight with his life. If he dies, his family members will be pardoned. Generally very fast.

Hearing the sound of the cannon and the sound of the crossbow, don't think about anything, just rush forward.This is the advice given to him by experienced seniors, if you run slowly, you will die quickly.

Of course, running ahead and dying quickly is also a matter of probability.

Carefully inspecting the shoes, underwear, and all the scattered places, Hu Dugu tied them up with rope or linen. They are not like the Leather Army Army behind them, they belong to the Shan Army, and they have a full set of armor.

Everyone in the vanguard battalion relies on themselves for their equipment.

Hu Dugu had an iron helmet, and he was wearing paper armor. His family used to make paper armor in the Liao Kingdom. Paper armor is lighter than iron armor. A really good paper armor has no worse protection than iron armor. Paper armor is just afraid of water.

When it doesn't rain, the benefits of paper armor are obvious, it is light and can run fast.

It is delusional to really want to run fast while wearing an armor that weighs tens of kilograms.

Time passed little by little, Hu Dugu sat down, stretched his legs, took out a piece of dried meat from his bosom, and chewed it slowly.This is what he found from the opponent after he killed a Song army in the last battle. It tastes very good. Not only does it contain salt, it also seems to use spices.

Song people are really extravagant.

If he wins this battle, as long as he doesn't die, he will be able to get out of the vanguard camp, and he might be able to become a centurion or something in the future, so he can grab a lot of good things from the people of Song Dynasty.

The boys in the family don’t need to pay attention to them, they have to earn their own food, but if the girls want to get married, the dowry must not be less, otherwise they will not be able to lift their heads when they go to their husband’s house.

The Liao army has made final preparations before the attack.

But above the top of the city, under the seemingly peaceful surface, there are undercurrents surging.

Zhang Ren opened his mouth, but he didn't bother him all the time.

Behind the long city wall, behind the horse face, and above the archery tower, there are all bronze cannons, and below the city, every few dozen steps, there is a huge trebuchet, and what these trebuchets are throwing now is not Stones, but ignited gunpowder packs.Of course, there are also those crossbows, each of which is tied with a pack of explosives.

"You are a lucky general, the luckiest general I have met in so many years!" Gao Yingxiang did not hide why he brought Zhang Ren here, "Although everything is under control, I still want to Take your luck."

Zhang Ren had nothing to say.

If I were to change to someone with the same status as myself, I would definitely be full of punches, but the status of this person in front of me was not even a star and a half higher than myself.

"Don't look wronged." Gao Yingxiang glanced at Zhang Ren: "Luck is also a kind of strength."

"When will it start?" Zhang Ren said: "According to the previous arrangement, I think you are going to turn over all the land!"

"Of course we have to turn it over!" Gao Yingxiang laughed loudly: "In that area, at least [-] of the most elite troops of the Liao army are hidden. If they are destroyed, the backbone of the Liao people will be broken. It can be a full stop. Don't worry, there will be times when you will make contributions in the future, and then you will drive out the Liao people in one go. This is not something that can be done in a short time."

"I'm not in a hurry!" Zhang Ren laughed.

"That's good. You have been promoted quickly enough. The youngest commander in the whole army is just a little later than Grand Master Xiao. Be content. If you don't give some of the credit to others, people will be jealous. This It's not good for your future growth!"

"Thank you, General, for your teaching!"

"You are a family of officials. I think you have understood these principles since you were young, but you don't need me to teach you!" Gao Yingxiang smiled and looked up at the moonlight: "It's about to start, are you looking forward to it?"

"Of course! The next scene will definitely be epoch-making." Zhang Ren stood upright.

Gao Yingxiang smiled and lifted the pair of drumsticks in front of him.

In front of him, there is a huge cowhide drum.

Lift it up high and fall down heavily.

A bang broke the silence of the night sky.

With this sound, countless torches lit up the dim city of Xuzhou in an instant, illuminating the city brightly.It is connected with the light of those bonfires more than a hundred steps away from the city.

The continuous sound of drums sounded, and with the sound of the drums, there were clusters of flames that suddenly erupted from the top of the city.

At three o'clock in the middle of the night, Song Jun suddenly took the lead in attacking.

The moment Wudugu, who was squinting and sleepy, turned over subconsciously when he heard the sound of the drum, raised the spear in his hand, and rushed forward with his back bent. Affected by him, everyone in the trench Everyone followed him, running forward with the fastest speed.

Udugu's subconscious action saved his life.

Because he had just left his previous position, the gunpowder package thrown by the trebuchet landed on their area, and in an instant, the artillery and thick smoke completely covered that area.

Gao Yingxiang gathered hundreds of cannons, catapults, and crossbows, and divided the area in detail, assigning tasks to each cannon, each catapult, and each crossbow. These weapons, All the shells and gunpowder packs assigned to them must be shot out and hit the area assigned to them.

(End of this chapter)