Chen Qing shouted: "Don't panic, use mud to put out the fire!"
Every ten steps beside the female wall at the top of the city, there is a large wooden box filled with soil and a shovel. They are like fire-fighting equipment and have always been placed at the top of the city.
The soldiers worked together to cover the kerosene with soil, and then used shovels to shovel the soil soaked in kerosene down the city. Thousands of soldiers acted together, and the first round of fire was quickly extinguished.
"Capital, the enemy is here again!" the soldier shouted.
In the darkness, thousands more people rushed towards the city wall. Chen Qing shouted: "Use your shield to resist and use your wooden box to catch them!"
At this moment, two thousand professional fire-fighting soldiers rushed to the city. They were indeed professional soldiers. They immediately unfolded wet bedding, two people sharing a bedding, and set up a bedding fire-fighting formation at the head of the city.
This is what the soldiers came up with. In addition to mud being effective against kerosene, wet bedding is also effective. In fact, they all play a role in isolating oxygen.
The soldiers gave up the open space to them one after another, and the soldiers stood in front of the battlements with their shields raised, becoming the first line of defense.
There were three thousand cavalrymen running up this time. They also carried kerosene balls and ran against the rain of arrows on the city. They hid on the sides of the horses to avoid the densely fired arrows. Unless the horses were shot, otherwise
It is difficult for arrows to hit them.
Approaching the city wall, fireballs rose into the sky one after another and were thrown towards the city. Although there were three thousand fireballs this time, the Song army was well prepared. They raised their shields to hit the fireballs thrown from below.
Falling towards the city, nearly half of the fireballs were eliminated in the first round of defense.
Some of the remaining fireballs landed at the top of the city, and some flew past the city head and flew into the city. The wet bedding at the top of the city caught the fireballs lightly, then took two quick steps and threw the fireballs into the open space inside the city.
This kind of burning has little impact, and there is no need to cover it with soil. It will be extinguished after the kerosene is burned out.
Hundreds of fireballs that landed on the city were quickly dealt with without causing any commotion. The Song Army's ability to fight against kerosene has become more and more powerful and proficient. Even ordinary soldiers know how to deal with kerosene.
, burying it with sand is most effective.
The Jinbing craftsmen made a total of 10,000 hand-thrown fireballs, but 5,000 failed. Wanyan Wushu watched the situation on the top of the city and never saw any sign of fire. In the end, he had to sigh deeply and said, "Send the order."
withdraw troops!"
Wanyan Wushu knew very well that the opponent was fully prepared, even the kerosene had failed, and they had no other special siege weapons. In the end, apart from heavy casualties, there would be no gains.
The ten thousand soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief and followed their commander back to the military camp.
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At noon the next day, Wanyan Helisa led 5,000 troops to escort five large nest vehicles and arrived at the camp. They were transported from Jingzhao, first by water, then by land, and finally from Deshun Prefecture.
Wanyan Wushu learned the lesson from the last time. This time the transportation was very secretive. It was hidden during the day and transported at night. It took a full twenty days to reach Ganquan Fort.
Wanyan Wushu then sent Wanyan Helisa and five thousand cavalry to meet them a hundred miles away and escort them to the Ganquanbao camp.
These five chariots are heavy weapons for siege. Each one weighs tens of thousands of kilograms and consumes a lot of wood to make. It is difficult to find a way to crack it. Back then, the Song Army paid a heavy price to resist the attack at Jianxiao Pass.
Enemy hive vehicle attacks.
At that time, the nest car was only a medium-sized nest car, but now the nest car is a heavy-duty nest car. It is twice as big in size, more than double in weight, and the wood used is thicker. What's more serious is that it is used for attacking
Customized by Ganquanbao, all heights are just right.
Each nest truck is transported on a special giant flatbed truck. A large truck requires dozens of cattle to pull it, and it moves very slowly.
Chen Qing also rushed to the city after hearing the inquiry. Dozens of generals watched the huge nest vehicles being dragged into the Jinbing camp. The expressions of all the generals became very serious. Although there were only five of them, they brought
The sense of oppression makes everyone's heart heavy.
Returning to the military camp, Chen Qing immediately summoned all generals above the commander level to discuss the matter in the Chinese army's tent.
"Everyone must have seen it just now. The Jin soldiers got five heavy-duty nest vehicles. They are very large and difficult to deal with. Let's brainstorm ways to deal with these five nest vehicles?"
Chen Qing glanced at everyone, Zheng Ping raised his hands and stood up and said, "Let me say a few words first!"
He cleared his throat and said: "Our past experience is that there is no point in using fire to deal with the nest car. The reason is very simple. It will take a long time for the fire to destroy the nest car. Once the fire in the nest car is extinguished, the city will be destroyed. In the end, the city will be destroyed."
The best way is to use a powder keg."
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a while and said: "Actually, kerosene can also be used, the key is to burn it inside, not the nest car, but the person!"
Chen Qing glanced at the counselor Zhang Xiao and saw that he was thoughtful, so he asked with a smile: "What does Zhang join the army?"
Zhang Xiao smiled slightly and said: "I think Commander Yang's last sentence is right. It's not about burning chariots, but about burning people. What we're dealing with is not chariots, but golden soldiers. So we shouldn't use them as siege weapons.
, but as part of our city wall, we directly attack and block the enemy troops in the nest car, what is the difference between that and defending the city wall?"
There was a burst of applause in the big tent. The words of the counselor Zhang Xiao made everyone feel suddenly enlightened. If they treat the chao chariot as a horse-faced wall, they will turn against the guests.
At this time, Chen Qing saw that Jiang Yan was smiling but said nothing, so he smiled and asked: "The county magistrate Jiang must have some high opinions, why don't you tell everyone about it."
"Just my humble opinion!"
"Whether you have a noble opinion or a humble opinion, tell us first and then we can judge!"
Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and said: "The essence of the chao chariot is also a siege ladder, but it is surrounded by a larger and more stable city. I observed carefully that the other chao chariot is at least three feet five six feet high, and the overpass is level with our city wall."
It is at least three feet long, but its inclination is very steep. The heel of the person in front is pressing against the head of the person behind, so it cannot accommodate many soldiers at a time.
I saw that it was very wide, so I judged that there must be a platform in the middle, turning the nest car into two flights of stairs. If our fire mines blew up the platform and the stairs, the soldiers below would not be able to climb up. This nest car
It’s useless. Is this its Achilles’ heel?”
Applause rang out again in the tent, and Chen Qing said with a smile: "This is not a foolish opinion, this is a wise opinion. Let us find out where the life gate of the chao chariot is, which is the stairs inside. Blow up the stairs inside and let us cut off the siege."
The three rungs in front of the ladder have the same purpose but the same purpose."
Everyone laughed, Chen Qing raised his hand to signal for silence, and everyone quieted down.
Chen Qing smiled again and said: "We burned ten of the enemy's heavy trebuchets before, and then we cleaned the battlefield and they were all burned to a white ground. Logically, there should be no harvest, so the enemy ignored them.
But we still had an unexpected gain, that is, ten very long iron chains, which are used for the winches of trebuchets. Each one is ten feet long, and they are not burned at all. We have put them in the warehouse and are preparing to use them.
Repair the city gate drawbridge."
The big tent was very quiet, and everyone was paying full attention to the coach's explanation.
"What would happen if we put a big iron hook on the front end of each iron chain, hooked it to the enemy's nest car, and hundreds of people pulled it together?"
The third round of applause in the big tent was like thunder. The other party could cut off the rope, but the other party could not cut off the iron hook and chain.
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Everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized. Three cobblers supported Zhuge Liang. With everyone's words, a complete response plan was gradually formed.