Three hundred and ninetieth chapters stone throwing
Wanyan Mouyan was shot to death. He turned over and fell off his horse. Gao Ding galloped on his horse, drew his sword and cut off the head. He picked up the head with the tip of the spear with one hand and then turned back and rode back to the city. There was cheering on the city top!
Yang Zaixing sighed softly. The Yang family's gun and the Gao family's gun have been competing for hundreds of years, but they can't compete with the Gao family's carbine. Today he saw the famous Gao family's carbine with his own eyes. It was really powerful.
Of course, an expert knows the ropes. The power of the carbine lies in mastering the timing. Usually when two horses are crossing each other, they will stare at each other with the corner of their eyes. But once they are out of the length of the spear and are sure that the opponent will not stab them again, they will relax their vigilance.
However, Gao Ding lay back and pulled the opponent back into the range of the spear. His timing was extremely precise. It didn't matter if he did it earlier or later. In addition, he was extremely fast. By the time the opponent reacted, it was already too late.
I haven't practiced this move for many times, and I really can't grasp the timing.
Wanyan Mouyan's soldiers were a hundred steps away. They rushed over a step too late and only managed to grab the body. They had to return with the headless body and the horses. The ten thousand Jurchen cavalry were silent.
Wanyan Wushu was extremely angry and ordered: "Trebuchet attack!"
Ten newly assembled heavy trebuchets were rumbled out of the military camp by dozens of strong oxen. Each trebuchet was two feet high, and the throwing rod was very thick, about three feet long. This was a relatively advanced heavy trebuchet.
The machine uses a winch to pull up the two-thousand-pound wooden box. The wooden box falls, and the other end of the throwing rod is projected out.
The reason why it is advanced is that it uses a winch control, which does not require a lot of manpower. Just a few cows can pull the winch chain.
The disadvantage is that it is bulky. A trebuchet plus winch chain and falling iron weighs up to 10,000 kilograms, making it difficult to transport, not to mention there are as many as ten.
But no matter how difficult it is to transport, it must be transported. It can throw seventy or eighty kilograms of heavy objects three hundred steps away. It is definitely a sharp weapon for siege. In addition, there are large baffles, half a foot thick and one foot high, to protect
Soldiers and cattle were not shot by the Song army's crossbows.
The trebuchet was placed three hundred steps away from the city wall, and thousands of soldiers and hundreds of craftsmen were busy debugging it inside the baffle.
At this time, Chen Qing had already guessed the opponent's intention, and he immediately ordered: "The opponent will use fire attack, prepare to deal with it!"
An army that is proficient in fire attacks also knows how to defend against enemy fire attacks. The best way to deal with fire attacks is sand or mud. Mud is better than sand because mud has stronger adsorption properties.
No matter whether the opponent attacks inside the city or at the top of the city, the Song army is well prepared.
The six thousand troops on the city retreated quickly, leaving only two thousand men, who were commanded by Yang Yuanqing. In terms of dealing with fire oil, the most experienced general was Niu Gao, who was responsible for commanding the city, followed by Yang Yuanqing. These two
Their characteristics are that they are meticulous, considerate, and deal with everything without leakage.
Chen Qingze retreated to the corner of the west wall. There was originally a high observation tower here. It had been destroyed, but the base was still there. The Song army repaired it into an observation tower about ten feet high. Chen Qing watched the battle from the observation tower.
, you can see the three scenes inside the city, at the top of the city and outside the city. It is a very good command position.
At this time, the Song Army's two thousand-step cannons also began to prepare. They would use the newly developed fire clay to deal with the enemy's trebuchets.
Both the Qianbu Cannon and the Fire Harrier were commanded by Wang Duo. Dozens of craftsmen, led by master craftsmen Xie Changzhi and Hu Zhen, also rushed to the Qianbu Cannon. To the left of the Qianbu Cannon was a high platform that was two feet high and five feet long.
, is actually the roof of a row of residential buildings. It is temporarily used as a launch pad for large fire kites. Their targets are also the opponent's trebuchets. This is called attack against attack.
'Bang! Bang! Bang!'
The Jin soldiers' heavy trebuchet was the first to launch, and ten huge fireballs rose into the sky and flew towards Ganquan Fort. Chen Qing could clearly see that the fireballs were aimed at the city, and he immediately ordered: "Order the city to prepare!"
The red flag was waving on the top of the city. Niu Gao could see it clearly and shouted: "The fire-fighting team is ready!"
Four thousand soldiers formed eighty fire-fighting teams, each with five people, pushing wheelbarrows filled with soil and holding shields, shovels and iron hooks.
At this time, ten large fireballs passed over the city and shot into the city. This was the golden soldiers' attempt to deal with the 10,000 archers in the city.
The isolation zone in the city is about a hundred steps long, with high walls built on the edge to separate it from the residential areas, also to prevent fireballs from hitting the residential areas.
The Jin soldiers' fireballs were exactly the same as the Song army's fireballs. They shattered when they fell. The fireballs in the clay pots splashed out and spread all over the ground. They were immediately ignited by the fire, forming a sea of fire.
The fire-fighting team rushed forward and spread soil on the kerosene. The burning kerosene was extinguished by the soil. Usually three or four groups would deal with a fireball. Otherwise, there would not be enough soil and there would be no time.
Time was very tight. They had to deal with the fireballs before the second wave of fire oil barrels were thrown, and at least put out all the open flames, so there was a wet quilt on each wheelbarrow, which was used in emergencies.
The soldiers were busy working nervously and skillfully. They used shovels to shovel the soil mixed with kerosene into large baskets, quickly transported it to the edge, and poured it into large pits.
Just after dealing with ten large fireballs, the soldiers shouted, "Here we go again!"
The soldiers looked up and saw ten large black wooden barrels this time. They were kerosene barrels, obviously here to fuel the fire.
The soldiers dodged one after another. Ten large wooden barrels fell to the ground and broke into pieces. Black kerosene poured all over the ground. Eighty fire-fighting teams rushed forward again.
Chen Qing stood on the observation deck, watching the Song army's counterattack. Thousand-step artillery and fire kites were ready, waiting for his order.
Chen Qing pondered for a long time, but unexpectedly ordered: "Stop the counterattack temporarily!"
The messenger rushed over and waved the yellow flag. This was an order to temporarily stop. Wang Duo was stunned, but he did not dare to disobey the command. He shouted: "Stop the ignition temporarily!"
The soldiers blew out the fire breakers, because they were temporarily stopping, not giving up, so they still needed to wait for further orders.
Zheng Ping and several generals were confused. Zheng Ping asked: "Why did the commander-in-chief suspend the counterattack?"
Chen Qing pointed to the soldiers who were busy removing kerosene on the ground and said: "Whether we are throwing fire clay or fire kites, we have to pass through the isolation area. The ground in the isolation area is full of kerosene. I am worried that our attack will ignite the ground."
The kerosene on it.”
"How could that happen?" All the generals were stunned.
"You didn't see it clearly, but I saw it clearly. When the opponent's fireball flew over, it dropped a lot of scattered flames all the way down. I'm worried that the fire mud and the fire kite would also drop sporadic fire points, which would isolate them.
Use the kerosene you brought to light it."
Everyone suddenly realized that they had all considered it carefully. This was the first launch and everyone had no experience. They were afraid that what they were worried about would happen and many soldiers would be burned to death.
Chen Qingdang immediately ordered: "Replace the thousand-step cannon with boulders, and replace the fire kites with thunder kites!"
The Song army quickly made changes. The fire mud was removed and replaced with boulders. The fire kites were also removed and replaced with thunder kites.
At this time, the red flag was waved, "Bang! Bang!" There were two loud noises, and two hundred-jin boulders rose into the air and roared towards the giant trebuchet five hundred steps away. At the same time, ten thunder kites also ejected.
Then he came out and flew towards the heavy trebuchet.
‘Boom!’ There was a loud noise, and a huge boulder hit the edge of the baffle. The boulder bounced high and hit a heavy trebuchet.
The heavy trebuchet was hit with a bang, and the horizontal axis broke and the throwing rod fell.
Opening the scoring, destroying a heavy trebuchet.
At this time, the cross-thunder kite also flew steadily.
The thunder kite is actually a flying gunpowder barrel. The kite's belly is filled with gunpowder and poisonous nails, and its tail drags a burning match rope.
Song Jun's distance calculation was relatively accurate, which basically ensured that the Thunder Kites would explode over the target.
'Bang! Bang!'
Ten thunder kites exploded in the air one after another. Thick smoke filled the air, and dense poisonous nails flew in all directions. The target of the thunder kites was not the trebuchet, but the soldiers operating the trebuchet and the healthy bull pulling the winch.
The soldiers were caught off guard, and many of them were shot with poisonous nails. Almost half of the cattle were also shot with poisonous nails. Several cattle were in unbearable pain, went crazy, ran around wildly, and pulled down three winches.
There was chaos on the trebuchet position, and the heavy trebuchets had to temporarily stop attacking.
Wanyan Wushu could see it clearly. He was afraid that the trebuchet would be destroyed, so he immediately ordered: "The trebuchet should be withdrawn from the camp!"
