Liu Song Hanque

After Liu Yuanjing and Zongxi made the soldiers familiar with these new muskets, they set off from Jincheng with their luggage and headed for the Hexi Corridor.

The coalition forces of Beiliang and Tuyuhun had already been waiting quietly in Guzang City.

They did a lot of preparation.

Dig wide trenches, clear walls and erect fields, hoard food, and encourage soldiers and civilians.

With such efforts, everyone became more and more optimistic about the outcome of the Anti-Song Dynasty, as if they could really stop the menacing Song army.

Even Liu Yuanjing and Zongxi came to Guzang City, looked at the preparations made by Beiliang, and couldn't help sighing: "The army and the people are united, if our army really only leads tens of thousands of cavalry to storm the city, even if it does not fail, it will be a tragic victory." .”

In order to show respect for Beiliang's behavior, and to reduce the casualties of some soldiers in the headquarters, Liu Yuanjing and Zongxi did not rush to attack the city. After coming up, Beiliang will be completely ruined.

But Beiliang obviously didn't see it that way.

When they saw that the Song army came to Guzang City, they didn't even try to test it, but chose to set up camp on the spot. They thought that the Song Army saw the high walls of Guzang City and dared not make hard work.

This was obviously going according to Beiliang's expected script. Juqu Mujian immediately contacted Mu Gui, hoping that he could make a move and turn this Song army into a lone army in one fell swoop.

After hearing this, Mu Gui naturally led tens of thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers out, wanting to complete the plan they had set from the beginning.

The Tuyuhun soldiers made detours day and night to the rear of the Song army, waiting for the Song army's supply of food and grass.

This time, Mu Gui really waited for him.

"My lord, something is wrong!"

"What's wrong?"

"A part of Song Jun's carriage does look like grain and grass, but there is another part that grows tall. The wheel marks are heavy, like iron, and they are covered by cloth. It's really strange!"

"What a strange thing!"

Suddenly Mu Gui's eyes lit up.

"Before, Helian Bobo used to smelt steel and formed a whole cavalry!"

"Now that the main force of the Song Army is cavalry, it is very likely that there will also be cavalry! And the iron objects brought in are likely to be armor for cavalry!"

Although Tuyuhun occupies the Huanghe Valley, there is no shortage of food and grass, but the smelting technology is hard to describe.

Not to mention high-end goods such as cavalry, even qualified infantry armor can't make two sets. Now I heard that it may be the battle armor of the Song Army. How can Mu Gui hold back?
"Unexpectedly, not only the food and grass can be intercepted, but also the battle armor!"

"This time, it's worth it!"

Tuyuhun started his business by "fighting houses and robbing houses". Seeing such benefits, how could he resist the temptation, and directly Wanqi came out of the mountain, rushing towards the Song Army's logistics troops roaring.

"Array!"

Song Jun was a little flustered when he first saw the Tuyuhun army, but the school officer accompanying the army, Yao Sheng, was extremely calm and immediately organized the soldiers to line up.

Yao Sheng was a government soldier who had performed outstandingly in the Battle of Exterminating Xia before, and he has been working with Fu Hongzhi since then. This time the imperial court also accepted his appointment as a logistics officer.

Seeing the Tuyuhun cavalry rushing out, Yao Sheng immediately ordered his soldiers to change the shape of the chariot formation, leaving aside the chariots carrying food, grass and baggage, and pulling the chariots covered with cloth in front.

"Let go of the guns! Prepare the shells!"

The artillery was removed from the chariot by the soldiers and set up, aiming at the Tuyuhun army coming to attack, ready to go.

"fire!"

The cannon came out of the chamber and smashed headlong into Tuyuhun's army formation with powerful kinetic energy, creating a huge hole in flesh and blood in an instant.

"Go on! Don't stand up!"

The number of artillery carried by the Song army this time is not too many, only a few dozen.

But compared to the role of artillery at this time, the shock is obviously stronger than the killing.

This is true for Goguryeo soldiers in Liaodong, and it is the same for Tuyuhun soldiers here.

Mu Gui stared blankly at the dozens of flesh and blood pits that appeared in his cavalry formation at that moment, and he collapsed.

Man's greatest fear comes from the unknown.

The current artillery has already surpassed the limit of Mu Gui and others' cognition, so the trembling from the depths of their souls has already defeated them.

Before he even had time to call for retreat, Mu Gui subconsciously manipulated his horses to gallop backwards, leaving only these Tuyuhun soldiers still facing everything in a daze.

Tens of thousands of Tuyuhun cavalry, if they charge hard, they can still rush to the Song army with dozens of cannons.

But no one dared to rush.

The shock of being crushed to death by artillery was too great. All the Tuyuhun soldiers ran for their lives in a panic after several rounds of cannon fire. Who would dare to charge against the Song Army's position?

Thus, a miracle was born.

Hundreds of Song soldiers scared off tens of thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers.

What created this military miracle was not some famous generals, not some fierce soldiers, but those dozens of artillery pieces.

The military, at this moment, has completely changed.

The scared Mu Gui didn't dare to stay for a moment, and fled all the way back to his hometown, Shazhou, and hid in it trembling.

"The Song army has gods to help! We have no chance of winning!"

The terrifying power of the artillery made it hard for Mu Gui to believe that it could be done by manpower.

He attributed it all to God in order to find an excuse for his ignorance and weakness.

After this battle, he directly sent a letter to Beiliang——

"We cannot be enemies of the Song Army!"

Juqu Mujian and the others were covered in confusion, apparently not knowing that Mu Gui's tone had changed so quickly.

But soon, they also tasted the same taste as Mu Gui.

When all the two hundred cannons were transported to the front line, Liu Yuanjing and Zongxi no longer concealed them, but showed the cannons openly, and pointed the dark and deep cannon holes at the impenetrable Guzang City.

After the first round of volleys, the walls of Guzang City became crumbling, and many military buildings on the walls were already destroyed.

After the second round of shooting, part of the city wall of Guzang directly collapsed, exposing the scenery of the city.

Juqu Mujian and other Beiliang monarchs and officials panicked and wanted to send soldiers to block the city wall to prevent the Song army from rushing in through the gap.

However, the Song Army's combat thinking was obviously contrary to their cognition.

Liu Yuanjing and Zongxi didn't let the soldiers charge over, and exchanged their lives for the medals on their bodies.

shooting.

Keep shooting.

It was not until the outermost wall of Guzang City was completely destroyed, the tower collapsed, and it was reduced to ruins that the Song army stopped the bombardment.

"This thing is really a good medicine to save the world!"

In the past when attacking a city, the Song army would never have captured a city like Guzang without killing hundreds and wounding thousands, and spending several months.

But now, with only a few gunpowder and shells, such a result can be achieved, which is really amazing.

Zongxi, who had always been perverse, touched the cannon barrel and sighed: "What's the use of believing in Buddhism?"

"This is still the most merciful thing!"