Wanyan Wushu was visiting the wounded soldiers in the tent. Of course, they were not wounded soldiers of the puppet Qi army, but wounded soldiers operating heavy trebuchets. They were basically Jurchen soldiers. They were all poisonous nails splashed when the thunder kite exploded.
hit.
The tent was filled with a stench, and the sounds of soldiers wailing in pain were everywhere. The severe pain caused by the poisonous attack was unbearable for the soldiers.
At this time, Wanyan Wushu saw a dozen poison nails on the plate on the table. He reached out and picked up a poison nail and took a closer look. It was a small iron bump. There was also a faint blue dry stain in the gap. He
Throw the poisonous nail back on the plate.
A military doctor came forward and bowed to Wanyan Wushu. Wanyan Wushu pointed at the poisonous nails on the plate and asked, "Are these poisonous nails very poisonous?"
"Reporting to the Marshal, this poisonous nail is made of arsenic. It is not very strong, but it is not weak either."
"What will happen in the end?"
Wanyan Wushu glanced at the wounded soldiers in the tent and asked, "Will they all die?"
"Although it is very painful now, because the amount of poison is small, as long as it does not hit the head, heart or other vital parts, you will generally not die. I have treated the same wounded soldiers before, but in the end they lost their ability to fight."
"What's the meaning?"
"It's just that they can't even lift more than ten kilograms of heavy objects, and they are almost useless."
"Damn it!"
Wanyan Wushu cursed in a low voice, didn't want to read any more, turned around and left the tent.
After walking out of the tent, he took a deep breath of fresh air. The stench inside the tent was really unbearable.
Wanyan Wushu looked at Ganquan Fort in the distance, his heart full of anxiety. He could not find a way to defeat the Song army's poisonous nail firearms and fierce fire oil. Once the city was attacked, there would inevitably be a large number of casualties. The test of five thousand people
After attacking, only more than 1,800 people retreated in the end, which shows that the Song army was fully prepared.
At this time, Han Chang stepped forward and said: "Marshal Du, in my humble position, I have countermeasures to crack the enemy's firearms."
Wanyan Wushu perked up and said quickly: "Say it!"
"Beizhi had many dealings with Chen Qing. Beizhong discovered that the power of a gunpowder barrel is not very powerful. Unless it explodes in front of him, it will not cause much damage. The key is the poison nails."
"I also know that poison nails are powerful, but the key is how to prevent them?" Wanyan Wushu interrupted him.
Han Chang explained calmly: "If the firearm explodes on the ground, the person must lie down at this time and cover the head with a shield. If the firearm explodes in the air, it is best to squat down and hold the shield above the head."
Next to him, Fan Gong laughed dryly and said: "How do we know where it will explode? It must be after the explosion that we know whether it is above the head or on the ground. The question is how do we know in advance? Take precautions in advance?"
Han Chang sighed and said: "The military advisor's question is correct, so it's best to lie down. At least one of these situations can be prevented."
Fan Gong wanted to question him again, but Wanyan Wushu waved his hand, "As long as there is a simple way, it's good to lie down and it can be promoted!"
"Thank you, Marshal Du!"
After returning to his tent, Wanyan Wushu said to Fan Gong: "No matter whether Han Chang's method works or not, we must give an explanation to the soldiers and calm their nerves, otherwise this battle will not be fought.
Already."
Fan Gong said quickly: "This humble position is not considered well!"
Wanyan Wushu sighed, "Now I finally understand why the 100,000-strong Xixia army couldn't attack Ganquan Castle. This castle gives people a sense of coercion, and they are afraid when they attack, not to mention the defending army.
An army with rich experience in defending the city!"
Fan Gong felt that the coach was a little lacking in confidence, so he made some suggestions: "Marshal Du, there is no need to think too highly of the opponent. I feel that any castle has weaknesses. The key is that we have to find its weaknesses and it will be easy to attack."
"What is the weakness of Ganquan Castle?"
"I'm currently investigating. There are no clues yet. I will report it in time once I find out."
"You should investigate carefully to see how much manpower and material resources are needed, just ask!"
In the Chinese army camp of Ganquan Fort, there is a large table in the middle. There is a wooden model of Ganquan Fort on the table. Not far from the model of Ganquan Fort, there are ten very small trebuchet models. This is
The generals simulated fighting a trebuchet attack.
A circle of generals stood around the table, including general Chen Qing, deputy generals Zheng Ping, Yang Yuanqing, general Hu Yantong, and five tiger generals Yang Zaixing, Gao Ding, Liu Cui and Niu Gao, as well as logistics general Hu Yanyun, firearms general Wang Duo,
The scout general Zhao Xiaoyi, as well as the counselor Zhang Xiao and the county magistrate Jiang Yanxian.
Chen Qing held the wooden pole and said to everyone: "Although we have many sharp defensive weapons, such as bed crossbows, divine arm crossbows, city defense bows, fire thunder and kerosene, Wanyan Wushu will definitely not allow us to use these weapons.
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I have thought about it for a long time. The most likely possibility is to attack the city with trebuchet fire. Just like in the battle at Jianxiao Pass, Wanyan Wushu set the entire Nancheng city on fire. Our kerosene and fire mines could not be used. The army
The city must be evacuated.
If the enemy takes the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack and wait until they reach the top of the city before stopping the fire attack, Ganquan Fort will probably fall, so we must prevent this from happening. Let's talk about it!"
Everyone was silent, and Yang Zaixing asked: "How did Jianxiao Pass successfully withstand the enemy's fire attack?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly and said: "Jianxiao Pass was the fire we lit ourselves to push back the enemy troops who were attacking the city. The enemy troops did not realize this opportunity at the time, but I am afraid that may not be the case this time."
Zheng Ping understood Chen Qing and said with a smile: "Since the capital raised this risk, I believe there must be countermeasures!"
Chen Qing nodded, "I have an idea. I hope everyone will raise more questions and improve it!"
Chen Qing pointed to the trebuchet and said: "This trebuchet has a weakness. I discovered it before. It is divided into three parts: the main body, the winch, and the drop box. It must be installed and debugged on site. It takes at least half an hour. I think
This weakness is our opportunity!"
Before dawn the next day, the rumble of war drums sounded in the Jin Bing camp, indicating that the Jin Bing was about to attack the city again.
The Song soldiers in the military camp rushed to the south city. This time, the Song soldiers brought crossbows, small trebuchets, fire mines, and kerosene to the city. They all understood that the enemy's attack on the city today was by no means a test.
Already.
Chen Qing stood on the observation tower and observed the movements of the enemy camp. As the commander-in-chief, Chen Qing had many generals under his command. He no longer needed to personally participate in the battle like at Jianjun Pass, but he shouldered more important responsibilities. He needed to conduct overall combat deployment.
Once the deployment is wrong, soldiers will suffer heavy losses.
At this time, Chen Qing saw a group of oxen pulling a huge trebuchet out again. Chen Qing immediately ordered: "The south city head is temporarily restored to the state of resisting fire attacks, and materials and troops are withdrawn to the west city head and east city head!"
The opponent is obviously going to launch a fire attack again. The city walls are filled with kerosene and gunpowder. Once they are ignited by the fire, the consequences will be disastrous. They can only move them first, but they cannot go far, so it is most suitable to move them to the east and west city walls.
Although he already had a countermeasure, what if it didn't work? He didn't want to take this risk, so it was better to retreat first.
The order was conveyed, and the generals led groups of soldiers to quickly carry supplies and retreat. Only 1,000 fire prevention soldiers and 3,000 defense soldiers were left at the south city head.
At the same time, Chen Qing ordered: "Thousand-step artillery prepare for fire attack!"
The drums of the Jinbing camp were rumbling, and groups of puppet Qi army soldiers and Jurchen soldiers lined up. War flags were waving, spears were like a forest, and the armor shone coldly in the sun. Murderous aura filled the field, and crosses were mixed in the ranks.
The soldiers pushed the heavy trebuchet hard, shouting low chants from time to time.
‘Woo’ antlers were blown one after another, and a big battle finally came.
This time Wanyan Wushu dispatched 20,000 attacking troops, 10,000 Jurchen troops and 10,000 Puppet Qi troops. The 20,000 troops were divided into ten square formations. There were at least two hundred siege ladders in the square formations. The 20,000 troops were in the distance.
It stopped a mile away from the city.
Ten heavy trebuchets were already in place, but before the enemy could start debugging, the Song Army took the lead in attacking.
I saw two huge fireballs flying out of the city, passing through the air, cracking at the highest point in the sky, splitting into countless small fireballs, and hitting the enemy's trebuchet. The soldiers and craftsmen shouted and dodged.
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Two lumps of fire clay, weighing more than fifty kilograms each, split into hundreds of small pieces in the air and smashed into the Jin soldiers' trebuchet formation. The fire clay hit the baffle and trebuchet, sticking to them and burning.
stand up.
Many soldiers and craftsmen were also hit by the burning clay. They were so frightened that they shouted and took off their armor and clothes and ran away from their positions.
Immediately afterwards, ten thunder kites also flew out of the city and flew straight towards the army one mile away. General Han Chang shouted: "Aim your bow and arrow!"
Twenty thousand soldiers raised their bows and arrows at the same time, aiming at the thunder kite flying towards them. Less than a hundred steps away from them, the Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army fired thousands of arrows, forming a huge arrow net and shooting at the thunder kite in mid-air.
This was a good idea, as the ten thunder kites fell from mid-air and exploded on the ground.
Although Lei Yaozi failed, he successfully diverted Jin Bing's attention.
At this time, the thousand-step artillery once again showed its power. They fired continuously and threw ten barrels of kerosene into the trebuchet camp. The kerosene barrels shattered and the kerosene was ignited by the previous fire mud. Seven of the ten trebuchets
Engulfed in fire.
However, the thousand-step artillery did not stop, and continued to throw kerosene continuously until the fire completely engulfed the trebuchet.