Before the Jin soldiers could attack, the Song army fired two fire oil balls with the Thousand Infantry Cannon. This kind of fire oil ball was very different from the previous ones. It was a solid fire ball made of circles of fire oil cloth.
It is made of twisted strips and has excellent elasticity.
Although the Thousand Infantry Cannon could only shoot one mile away, with its excellent elasticity and strong inertia, it could eventually bounce to three or four miles away, which happened to be the location of the Jinbing camp.
Of course, if the Jin soldiers' camp fence was erected, the kerosene balls would be blocked by the camp fence, so the Song army launched these two burning kerosene balls before the camp fence was erected. Chen Qing just wanted to
Test the material of the Jinbing tent, whether it is a wool tent or a sheepskin tent.
This relates to his strategy of using fire attacks.
The fireball landed on the ground and bounced high, heading towards the Jin soldiers' camp. The soldiers raised their shields and shouted, "Stop them!"
The two fireballs came with fierce force, passing over the heads of the golden soldiers and shooting into the hundreds of large tents that had just been set up, but they were eventually blocked by the golden soldiers.
Chen Qing could clearly see from the top of the city that a blazing fireball fell on a large tent, but it did not burn through the tent. This made Chen Qing feel slightly chilled. The opponent was indeed a sheepskin tent.
The Jinbing's sheepskins are either used to make clothes and shoes to keep warm, or directly used as stalls to spread in tents, or directly used to make sheepskin rafts. They are rarely used to make large tents. Most tents are made of wool tents, and only marshal's tents and tents are made of wool.
Only the garrison directly under the Emperor of Jin used large sheepskin tents.
This time is obviously special. Perhaps his fire plan is too powerful and the golden soldiers are on guard.
Chen Qingdang immediately ordered: "Shoot gunpowder arrows for Liu Qiong!"
Like the last time he dealt with the Xixia army, Liu Qiong still led five hundred cavalry to harass the enemy on the periphery. They had supplies hidden in Yelanggou, which could last for a month or two.
But Chen Qing now needed to tell him that the Jin soldiers were different from the Xixia army in that they used sheepskin tents. They should not risk using fire tactics to attack as it was too dangerous.
The Song army fired a gunpowder arrow from the top of Beicheng down the cliff, with Chen Qing's order tied to it.
Two scout cavalry were waiting at the foot of the mountain. They picked up the arrow message and urged their horses to run into the distance...
At this time, the drums of the civil war were blaring loudly in the Jin army camp, and the high camp fence had been erected, blocking the view of the Song army at the top of the city.
But soon, groups of Jurchen Army soldiers and Puppet Qi Army soldiers rushed out of the camp and quickly assembled outside the city. Wanyan Mouyan and Dutong Commander Li Chengxun were the main and deputy generals.
No more than 10,000 people, just a test. If we can attack the city in one go, then attacking Ganquan Fort this time will be easy.
Wanyan Wushu does not have such extravagant hopes, and almost everyone does not have such extravagant hopes, so the Jurchen soldiers will not attack the city, but the Jurchen soldiers will be responsible for covering the city, and the Qi army will be responsible for attacking the city. The Qi army that was drawn only
You can lament your own misfortune.
The Jurchen soldiers were all cavalry, so Wanyan Mouyan shouted, "Attack!"
"Woo——"
The low antler horn sounded, and five thousand Jurchen cavalry suddenly rushed out, running towards Ganquan Fort three miles away under the leadership of Wanyan Mouyan.
Wanyan Mouyan actually prepared some programs in private. For example, he wanted to challenge Chen Qing. He also prepared a large canvas to humiliate Chen Qing in order to retaliate against Feng Xiang for being humiliated.
However, the atmosphere of the battle was too depressing, and there were Marshal Du and Supervisor Army watching the battle behind him. Without reporting the battle in advance, Wanyan Mouyan finally gave up his plan to challenge and humiliate Chen Qing, and would implement it later when he had the opportunity.
On the top of the city, Chen Qing ordered coldly: "Prepare the divine arm crossbow!"
Two thousand Divine Arm Crossbow soldiers were half lying on the ground, kicking on the crossbow body with their feet, pulling and stringing the bow string with both hands, then loaded the crossbow arrows, knelt down on one knee and half squatted, and pointed the Divine Arm Crossbow at the sky.
The Song army in front of the battlements raised their shields and held short spears in their hands, looking coldly at the Jin soldiers rushing towards the city.
Five thousand gold soldiers formed a long torrent. They ran to the southeast corner and then turned back from the southeast corner. They were about 120 steps away from the city wall. They ran parallel to the city wall and kept shooting arrows at the top of the city. They were traveling at high speed.
Using arrows to cover the attacking troops while running will not create a fixed target. In addition, the Jurchens are skilled in riding, so casualties will be much less.
Arrows whizzed towards the city head. The Song soldiers squatted down one after another to make room for the crossbow troops behind them. A large number of arrows passed over the city head and fell into the city.
Liu Cui shouted: "The enemy is at one hundred and twenty steps, shoot!"
Crossbowmen have undergone rigorous training. They all know what angle they need to shoot at to ensure the accuracy of the arrow when shooting from a distance of 120 steps.
The angle of the Song Army's divine arm crossbows was slightly raised, and they were launched together. The sound of the crossbow machine was heard, and two thousand crossbow arrows suddenly shot out and flew away into the air, forming a thin cloud of arrows in the air.
The golden soldier ten steps away.
Seeing the fierce rain of arrows, the Jurchen soldiers hid on the sides of their horses, but hundreds of horses were still hit by the powerful arrows and fell to the ground neighing.
At this time, the drums of the charge sounded, "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Five thousand Qi troops carrying a hundred siege ladders rushed towards the city wall like a tide. Chen Qing shouted: "Ten thousand archers are ready!"
Facing the enemy's tentative attack, Chen Qing did not intend to use sharp weapons such as trebuchets and gunpowder barrels. He had to save resources. He only had one thousand gunpowder barrels and three thousand barrels of kerosene.
The camel team that went to Yanzhou to collect kerosene has not returned yet. Chen Qing has sent someone to inform them to take shelter outside. Returning at this time will only give the Jin soldiers an advantage. As for gunpowder, he has not yet found a saltpeter mine and has not replenished the source.
This is also something he is very anxious about.
There are saltpeter mines in Bashu, but the output is not high and not enough for the Wu-level army.
With limited gunpowder in hand, Chen Qing certainly would not waste it on exploratory attacks. He could completely solve the problem with a bow and crossbow. Moreover, the arrows could be recovered and he could also use the arrows shot by the enemy into the city.
Ten thousand archers have been lined up in the city. They use defensive bows. The arrows fired from outside the city are still dozens of steps away from them. Unless the opponent uses a large trebuchet, these ten thousand archers will become a nightmare for the attacking soldiers.
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Niu Gao shouted: "Get your bows and arrows ready!"
Ten thousand soldiers drew out long and thick arrows one after another. This kind of arrows has strong gravity and extremely sharp penetrating power. It is almost impossible to block them with shields and leather armors. Only high-quality double-layered cowhide round shields can block them. However,
That was the equipment of the Jurchens, as well as Liu Yu's tens of thousands of Yun soldiers guarding Bianliang. Ordinary Qi troops could not enjoy such a tough shield.
Ten thousand archers raised their bows high to defend the city. At this moment, the red flag on the top of the city waved, and the general gave the order to shoot.
Ten thousand archers drew their bows and released arrows at the same time. Ten thousand arrows rose into the sky, forming a powerful dark cloud. They passed over the city and shot towards the five thousand Qi soldiers who had already rushed to the city wall.
These ten thousand arrows came too suddenly.
Ten thousand arrows shot into the crowd like a storm. The strong and heavy arrows penetrated the shields and bodies. The five thousand soldiers screamed and howled. Countless people were hit by arrows, causing heavy casualties.
Wanyan Wushu had no expression on his face and said coldly: "Beat the drum to urge the battle!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The earth-shattering sound of the war drum is also called the war drum. Once the war drum sounds, you can only advance, not retreat. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed!
The capital commander Li Chengxun had no choice but to shout: "Attack the city!"
Fortunately, they were already close to the city wall, Wan Arrow could only shoot one round, and the second round could not hit them.
More than three thousand soldiers rushed to the city at one go and hung huge siege ladders on top of the city.
Chen Qing looked at the rungs of the siege ladder...
