She Song

Chapter 129 The choice of spearman Wu Ming
This year, Wu Ming was tall and burly and skilled with swords, guns and sticks, so he was selected as a spearman of the Forbidden Army. This time he was also sent to the wasteland to exterminate the traitors of Han Ji.

He and his colleagues trekked all day and fought hard for most of the night. They were already exhausted. His Highness King Yun set fire to the house to successfully isolate the two sides. It was rare for everyone to have a rest, so he blended in with the crowd to sleep.

The treatment of the Sanya Imperial Guards was the most generous among the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty. They usually exercised every ten days, but they never suffered as much as today. They fell asleep leaning on each other.

Wu Ming, who was sleeping sweetly, was awakened by a huge noise. As soon as he opened his eyes, he was suddenly frightened by the scene around him and broke into a cold sweat.

"Boom boom boom~"

A series of explosions sounded like thunder in his ears, the dazzling red light, and the scorching heat forced him to stand up.

Around him, huge fireballs could not withstand the impact of falling to the ground at high speed and exploded instantly. Countless fireballs splashed like fireworks.

The place where Wu Ming rested was the Chinese Army's most forward assault vanguard camp. Although there were less than 300 people left, it was still very dense. But wherever he could see, dozens of people had been buried in the sea of ​​​​fire, and more people were burning. flames.

The inexplicable appearance of the fireball and the pitiful cries of the burned people left everyone stunned.

Put out fires, save people!
Wu Ming quickly returned to normal, threw down a comrade next to him, and suppressed the flames in his chest and abdomen to the ground.

The fire was quickly extinguished after the air was cut off. Although his comrade's chest and abdomen were burned in many places, he managed to save his life.

After helping their comrades to evacuate to a safe area, many soldiers thought it was a punishment from the God of Thunder. Some even knelt down to pray to God and Buddha.

But as the son of a fireworks and firecracker craftsman, Wu Ming soon smelled a hint of sulfur smoke in the hot air.

This is a man-made incendiary bomb, not a natural disaster!

Who did it?
Just as Wu Ming was guessing, the catapult observer on the roof of the shed clearly saw the impact point of the incendiary bomb through the telescope.

"Ten steps forward, five steps to the left, one to the right, and five steps outward, and keep dropping bombs!"

The craftsmen skillfully adjusted the angle and distance. Soon, the five large bamboo balls were loaded into the bucket and fired.

When Wu Ming looked at the five fireballs rising from the north and flying towards them from mid-air, he no longer had to guess.

Han Ji must have been equipped with catapults, and five of them were fired at the same time. The previous round was a test fire, and this round was definitely aimed at the crowd.

Not only Wu Ming, but almost everyone saw that in the blue night sky, five small dots gradually turned into five huge fireballs, falling towards them.

Panic broke out at this moment.

Most of the people screamed and turned and ran away. Hundreds of commandos trampled each other.

But Wu Ming pulled his rescued comrade forward and ran forward, rushing past the still burning remains of the fireball before lying down on the ground.

He made sound and wise judgments.

The running of the assault battalion soldiers could not compare with the speed of the fireball, and five dazzling fireworks bloomed accurately in the crowd.

Nearly a hundred people were immediately engulfed in flames. The soldiers who were lucky enough to escape rolled and crawled back to the Chinese army. However, at this time, everyone in the Chinese army headquarters was also in danger.

Han Ji actually owns five catapults!He actually used terrifying incendiary bombs!
This is something that human power cannot contend with!

As a result, the generals and counselors rushed into the big tent, only to see Zhao Kai lost his mind and a strange man kneeling on one knee.

Who is this?What happened?
Facing the concerned inquiries from the counselors and generals, Zhao Kai pointed at Mu Wen and said, "He brought information from Han Ji. We were ambushed by Han Xiaoyao... Mu Wen, tell them about it!"

It turned out to be a secret agent from the Imperial City Division!
After listening to Mu Wen's narration, everyone was terrified. It turned out that Han Xiaoyao deliberately lured His Highness to lead his troops into the camp. In the end, he took out his trebuchet and bombarded the densely packed Forbidden Army with long-range firepower.

In addition to blocking the attack with fire, Han Xiaoyao arranged for 700 men to wait for work inside the fortifications.

Withdrawing, nearly a thousand people including Yuan Shishi, Dong Xiaoyi, Jiang Queer, etc. have completed the deployment of blocking the retreat.

No matter which direction they break through, in addition to a large number of traps, they will inevitably be pursued by the opponent's most ferocious enemy. With the current state of the Forbidden Army, simply retreating will probably result in an overwhelming defeat.

Suddenly, a counselor remembered the light cavalry on the left and right wings. These were two powerful forces, and they were still intact.

"Your Highness, please quickly order the cavalry on the left and right wings to attack, and cooperate with the central army inside and outside to gain a chance of survival!"

Zhao Kai asked doubtfully: "Didn't you say that cavalry is not suitable for fighting in shantytowns?" Their lives were at stake, and a group of generals had to come forward to explain.

"Your Highness, it is true. Cavalry are good at sprinting in plains, and the narrow roads in shanty towns have limited space, which will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of cavalry.

But the matter is urgent, and the Chinese army is now in danger, and King Yun's golden body cannot be lost.Therefore, contact the two wings to attack forcefully, and the Chinese army should cooperate with the outside to have a chance of getting out of trouble! "

Someone else among the counselors said: "That's right! As long as His Highness breaks through the siege safe and sound, you can calmly mobilize the army to encircle and suppress the rebels. Please order the cavalry immediately to rescue immediately at any cost!"

Everyone hurriedly agreed, and some people wanted to give orders for Zhao Kai.

But Zhao Kai was still hesitant. Once the cavalry fell, there would really be no hope.

Mu Wen suddenly remembered Qi Ziyan's last information and quickly added: "According to what Han Xiaoyao said personally, the rebels are required to strictly guard against the cavalry on both wings and not allow them to enter the camp for rescue..."

Zhao Kai's heart moved.

What the enemy fears most is what we want to do most. It seems that cooperating inside and outside may really work!
At this time, five catapults of the Korean army were approaching little by little. After multiple rounds of bombing, the Chinese soldiers began to show signs of instability.

While Zhao Kai ordered his headquarters to move closer to Feng Yu's rear army, he also sent two groups of messengers to issue storming orders to the left and right cavalry.

Zhao Kai slowly retreated, while Han Xiaoyao pressed forward step by step, with 700 people guarding the catapults and advancing forward.

In addition to surveillance, Yuan Shili also sent individual soldiers to harass Feng Yu from time to time, and even used trash talk to shake the minds of the other party's soldiers.

"Well, did you see it? With the catapults and incendiary bombs, the Chinese army will definitely be doomed. Now you are the turtles in the urn, with no way to survive! Once the Chinese army is dealt with, as long as a few incendiary bombs are dropped, you will all be burned to death... That look is really miserable~"

Naturally, Feng Yu also had die-hard loyalists under his command. He couldn't help but get angry. He raised his head and cursed: "Shut your mouth. If you dare, come and kill me..."

Before he could finish his words, a long arrow shot into his chest, and the diehard fell straight down.

Yuan Shishi snorted coldly: "I don't dare to say that you can penetrate Yang with a hundred steps, but you have never missed a shot at someone in fifty steps. Whoever refuses to accept it can come out and try!"

With an example, no one would want to be taken advantage of, so the soldiers in the rear army tightened their bodies more and more, hiding themselves tightly.

Feng Yu was extremely angry, and the morale of his men dropped again and again. If this continued, there would be no guarantee that deserters would appear.

However, the dull roar and the red light of the fire made him feel irritable. What on earth was King Yun doing?

After King Yun gave the order to the cavalry, he slowly retreated, hoping to cooperate with the inside and outside to break out of the siege, but another situation made him very distressed.

It was already the ugly hour, the time when the human body is most sleepy and slack. The battle between the two sides lasted for most of the night. The originally arrogant and arrogant Forbidden Army finally reached its limit, and large-scale faults appeared during the retreat of the Chinese army.

Many soldiers had learned that the Forbidden Army was surrounded by Korean troops and were always in danger. King Yun had no choice but to mobilize cavalry to rescue them. However, even if they broke through, it would be difficult for most ordinary soldiers to escape.

As a result, some people began to abandon their armor and follow King Yun lightly, hoping to run faster when breaking through, but many wounded soldiers were abandoned where they were.

Wu Ming and his colleagues failed to keep up with the group. Faced with hundreds of Korean soldiers, he chose to surrender and became the first batch of prisoners of the Korean army.

Upon learning of this situation, Han Ji immediately launched a psychological war and called on the Imperial Guards soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender. The Korean army promised to treat the prisoners preferentially.

Sure enough, some people couldn't bear the fatigue and began to stay where they were and surrendered to the approaching Korean army.

Shen Erniang and other female generals took in the prisoners and not only did not beat or scold them, but provided them with hot meals and soup, and the hospital also began to treat the wounded soldiers.

This made many Imperial Guard soldiers look at all this in surprise, feeling uncomfortable in their hearts.

It turns out that Han Jun is not the heinous devil that the general said. How can a devil give food and drink to prisoners and heal their wounds?

The political workers took the opportunity to launch a psychological battle, further detailed the background of Han Ji, and revealed that Zhao Kai gained military power by attacking the Han military camp in order to seize the throne of the emperor.

Therefore, all those who died tonight will be remembered on Zhao Kai’s head!
Moreover, Han Xiaoyao's decision to rebel against the imperial court is to overthrow such a cold-blooded and cruel high-ranking official as King Yun, and to create a new world where everyone is equal and no longer suffers for the common people!
Finally, Wu Ming, a Forbidden Army spearman who had narrowly escaped death and was extremely disappointed with King Yun, mustered up the courage to make a decision. He stood up and asked.

"Um...sir, can I take refuge with you?"

(End of this chapter)