The Yan army is also called a miscellaneous army. There are many ethnic groups in it, including Khitans, Xi people, Han people, Bohai people, Koreans, etc. They belong to the local army, with low pay, poor equipment, poor training, and generally low morale.
When 40,000 Western cavalry attacked them from both sides, they quickly collapsed.
Wanyan Shenshi was so anxious that he shouted: "Hold on! Hold on! Don't run away."
At this time, a general was stabbed obliquely. It was Yue Yun, the most powerful general of the Western Army. He had seen this Jurchen general a long time ago, swung his hammer and shouted: "The Jurchen thief is here to die!"
Wanyan Shenshiyi recognized Yue Yun at a glance, and killed the bronze hammer general Pucha Ahudie in a duel. Originally, Wanyan Shenshiyi entered the battle to challenge Yue Yun in the second formation, but was temporarily adjusted and Yelu Ali
Replacing him, this matter has always made Wanyan Shenshi resentful.
His martial arts are extremely strong, and he can appear and disappear with a steel spear. He has both Jurchen strength and Han skills, and is known as the first warrior in the imperial court.
Unexpectedly, he met Yue Yun at this time. Wanyan Shenshiyi immediately realized that Yue Yun must be the commander-in-chief of the Western Army. If Yue Yun could be killed, the situation might be reversed.
He also shouted, "Death to the South Barbarian!"
He urged his horse forward, drew his spear and stabbed it, producing seven spear flowers, which were both insubstantial and insubstantial, making people dizzy.
But what Wanyan Shenshiyi didn't know was that Yue Yun's marksmanship was also extremely good. He inherited his father's Yue family gun, but because of his extraordinary strength, he chose the 82-pound plum blossom silver hammer.
Yue Yun sneered, clamped his hammers together, and with a loud bang, he clamped the tip of the spear accurately.
Divine Master Wanyan was frightened and pulled hard, but the spear did not move at all. The two horses were intertwined. He held the spear with one hand and pulled out the sword with his right hand and slashed at Yue Fei's arm.
Yue Yun dodged a sword and yanked his hammers violently. Wanyan Shenshi couldn't hold the gun with one hand, and the spear flew away with a 'whoosh!'
Wanyan, the divine warrior, lost his weapon, his face changed greatly, he spurred his horse to run away, and after less than ten steps, Yue Yun swung his right hand and hit Wanyan with a flying hammer, 'Bang!' The sledgehammer hit Wanyan firmly.
Wanyan Shenshixi's vest spurted out a mouthful of blood. He was beaten to the point where his bones were broken, his heart burst, and he fell off his horse and died.
Yue Yun's soldiers rushed forward and chopped off Wanyan Shen Shixi's head with one knife. Yue Yun took back the silver hammer and shouted: "Anyone who does not surrender will be killed!"
The cavalrymen of the Western Army fought bravely for merit, killing the Yan Army soldiers with their heads rolling in rivers of blood. Many soldiers knelt down and surrendered. They were also killed and had their heads cut off by the Western Army soldiers who were eager for credit.
In this battle, 40,000 cavalry faced 20,000 infantry. The Western cavalry annihilated 20,000 enemy troops at the cost of less than 2,000 casualties, killing more than 12,000 enemies and capturing more than 7,000 enemies.
Most of the people who came down were Han Chinese, and they escaped with their lives just by looking like Han Chinese.
Daxing City was the central capital of the Jin Kingdom, and its defenses were also very comprehensive. Sixty large trebuchets were arranged at the top of the city, which could throw a boulder weighing 80 kilograms 150 steps away. Not only were there trebuchets, there were also a thousand trebuchets.
A crossbow and several thousand barrels of kerosene.
The 40,000 Jurchen army is well-trained and fights fiercely, but it is a pity that the number is smaller, otherwise they would also be a strong enemy of the Western Army.
Forty thousand gold soldiers and 20,000 temporarily recruited militia troops were busy preparing for war on the top of the city, carrying supplies, debugging trebuchets, and transporting countless rolling logs and stones to the top of the city. People came and went, shouting slogans and moving large stones.
The atmosphere on the top of the city was noisy and lively.
Wanyan and Lisa stood at the top of the city, looking at the Western Army camp several miles away with a heavy heart. He had been captured by the Western Army before, and he had always had a shadow of the Western Army in his heart. In the past ten years, he had repeatedly lost battles against Chen Qing.
, even Guanzhong was lost by him. If it weren't for his strong backing, he would have been dismissed and imprisoned long ago. How could he still have the opportunity to guard Yanshan Mansion and Zhongdu.
"Marshal, the Western Army is likely to use fire to attack, and then use iron fire thunder to blow up the city. I have two suggestions!" The speaker was his deputy general Pucha Ahu, who was also an experienced, brave and famous general.
"What do you suggest?"
"The first suggestion, I suggest placing kerosene barrels above the city gate. Once the Western Army uses iron fire mines, it will definitely attack the city gate. We use fierce fire to burn it. Rolling wood, stones and the like will not have much effect. They will only be pervasive.
Only fire can stop them."
"This plan is good, I agree! What's the second suggestion?"
"The first suggestion is to use fire, and the second suggestion is to prevent fire. I heard Han Chang say that to deal with the Western Army's kerosene, the fire can be extinguished in time with mud or fine sand, and then the mud and sand can be shoveled away."
Wanyan Jiulisa also knows this method, but the effect is not very good, but it is still a method.
"Yes, but it is best to organize a special fire-fighting team and conduct training. They must be skilled in putting out fires and move quickly to keep up."
"I have organized a militia group of 20,000 people in the city. I can organize a fire-fighting team of 5,000 people and train them."
Wanyan drank from Lisa and nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you!"
In the North Camp of the Western Army, hundreds of craftsmen were also busy installing heavy trebuchets. This heavy trebuchet appeared for the first time in Daming City, but it only took two days, and the effect was not very satisfactory. The main reason was that the accuracy was not enough. The craftsmen
We also found the reason. The main reason is that the aiming positioning is relatively rigid. The 350-step line positioning is selected in advance. However, in fact, each trebuchet will have small differences. In actual combat, the difference is often just a millimeter, which is a thousand miles away.
Now that they found the reason, the craftsmen made adjustments and upgrades again, and switched to the Wangshan sight in the crossbow. It does not need to be positioned in advance. It can be aimed while moving forward. Once it is aimed, it will be positioned immediately, replacing the previous determination in advance.
The position of the 350-step line may be 370 steps or 330 steps. Each trebuchet is different.
After many tests, as long as the weight of the thrown object is ensured to be an accurate eighty kilograms, it is basically indistinguishable.
Interestingly, there is also a newly invented gravity clock in the camp, standing next to the Chinese army's tent. Various military operations, as well as the soldiers' work and rest arrangements, and all places that require time are based on its time.
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The soldiers were very curious, and many of them would take a look every day. The change of the gravity clock on the lives of ordinary people was subtle. In the past, various timers were used by wealthy people. Ordinary people could only know the approximate time, and the specific time could only be guessed.
, with the public clock, everyone can use it as a standard to arrange their daily life and do many things.
There are hundreds of large ships moored on the Sanggan River, and many craftsmen are renovating the ships, mainly installing small trebuchets and heavy oil fire cabinets. Soldiers generally use manual oil-spraying leather bags, which are completely sufficient, but
For some precision strikes, such as dealing with trebuchets and bed crossbows on the city top, you need to spray oil from the fire cabinet accurately and then set it on fire.
Chen Qing and several major generals stood on a five-foot-high wooden observation platform, observing the situation on the top of the city. The observation platform was one mile away from the city wall, and the enemy's longest range crossbow could not reach it, so it was absolutely safe.
Liu Qiong pointed to the city head and said: "Your Highness, those soldiers wearing leather armor should not be the Jurchen Army, but the Yan Army?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "There is no Yan army in the city, it should be the militia they recruited, the people in the city."
Liu Qiong also saw it clearly. He was surprised and said: "There will be so many people?"
Chen Qing sighed slightly, "This is Yanshan Mansion! How did Tong Guan's army suffer a disastrous defeat back then? Wasn't it because it couldn't get the support of the people of Yanshan Mansion? This is also the reason why I don't want to break the city early. Entering the city to fight in the streets,
All the people in the city may share the same hatred with the Jin soldiers, and we will suffer heavy casualties and even have to retreat from the city in defeat."
Niu Gao whispered: "To treat them with kindness and power, we can't just be gentle. We should use iron fist, so don't show any mercy."
"you're right!"
Chen Qing said calmly: "The right way is to combine kindness with power!"
Inside and outside Daxing City, both sides are preparing for war intensively. Time passes little by little, and in two days, a war will begin.