The next day, the sky was still dark, and the morning light had just emerged from the east. The drums, which had been silent for nearly a month, sounded again in the Jinbing camp, 'Boom! Boom! Boom!' The sound of the drums shook the heaven and the earth.
Mixed with the sound of the drums were waves of deep horn sounds, ‘Woo——’
This was the last attack of the Jin soldiers. Without the constraints of the supervisor Wanyan Chang, Wanyan Wushu decided to make a desperate move and dispatched all 50,000 troops.
Groups of Puppet Qi troops with neat armors. The Jin soldiers walked out of the camp, and the cavalry among the Jin soldiers also came out. There were 20,000 cavalry in the 50,000-strong army, 10,000 were authentic Jurchen army cavalry, and the other 10,000 were generalized Jurchen army.
The cavalry is mainly composed of Khitan, Xi and Bohai people.
These Khitan people and Xi people are different from the previous Khitan soldiers. The previous Khitan soldiers were prisoners of war who surrendered to the Liao army. But now these Khitan people and Xi people have lived with the Jurchens for a long time. They belong to the Jin Dynasty.
Second-class people, so they are called Jurchens in broad sense.
In addition to the 20,000 cavalry, the other 30,000 are infantry, of which 20,000 are the Qi army and 10,000 are the Guangxi Jurchen army. These 30,000 will be the main force in the attack on Ganquan Fort.
The 50,000-strong army was arrayed three miles away from Ganquan Fort. The army was overwhelming, banners were like clouds, and murderous intent filled the earth.
At this time, five heavy-duty nest vehicles, like five giant monsters, came out of the army. The strong oxen pulled them in front, and the soldiers supported them in the back. The large wooden wheels as tall as a person moved forward slowly.
The top of the city was equally murderous. Six thousand soldiers were deployed at the top of the south city. Their spears were shining golden in the morning glow. The soldiers were gearing up and their morale was high. Two thousand of them were already ready to put out the fire.
The fireballs thrown by the cavalry that appeared the night before made Chen Qing realize that the Jin soldiers would use their same tricks today. Their first attack would definitely be fireballs to disrupt the defense of the city.
Five heavy-duty chariots were already in place. Wanyan Wushu waved his sword, and five thousand cavalry galloped towards the city wall, holding fire oil balls and torches in their hands...
As expected, Chen Qing shouted: "All crossbowmen, prepare! Shield men, prepare!"
The crossbowmen are not only the two thousand divine arm crossbowmen on the city top, but also include the ten thousand archers in the city. Without the threat of trebuchets, the ten thousand archers can be fully deployed. Their city wall is about fifty steps
The formation was also designed to avoid arrows from outside the city.
According to the experience of previous battles, the arrows fired by the Jurchen cavalry outside the city will generally not exceed fifty steps beyond the city wall, but the crossbow arrows of the infantry will exceed the distance of fifty steps.
Therefore, each of the 10,000 archers is equipped with a shield to withstand crossbow attacks, but the threat will not last long. The divine arm crossbows and bed crossbows on the top of the city will clean up the enemy's crossbow array.
Ten thousand archers lined up in five steps, ten rows in total, prepared, shot and defended according to the command flags at the top of the city.
They are called the Thousand Arrows Piercing Heart Formation, which shows their powerful power.
The yellow flag in the order flag was raised, and ten thousand soldiers took their arrows and set their bows, waiting for the red flag to be raised...
At this time, two thousand divine arm crossbows were launched. Their target was not the soldiers on horseback, but the war horses. The effect was much better during the day than at night. The war horses kept falling down, and the soldiers on the horses were thrown out heavily, and were thrown out in the billowing yellow dust.
, the cavalry gradually arrived.
The top of the city was converted into a shield for defense. At this time, the red flag on the top of the wall was raised, and ten thousand soldiers drew their bows and fired arrows at the same time. Ten thousand arrows flew into the sky, weaving into a cloud of arrows, and instantly moved outside the city, shooting overwhelmingly at the bottom of the city.
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This timing was very precise. At this time, five thousand cavalry rushed to the city. They lit the kerosene balls. Before many soldiers had time to throw them, arrows fell like raindrops. Without shields, the result can be imagined.
Outside the city, a crowd of people fell on their backs. There were wails, screams, and the neighing of war horses. Thousands of people fell in an instant.
The cavalry rushed up from behind, and at this time, the second round of arrows came. Many soldiers threw away the fireballs and turned around to escape. This time the fireballs completely failed. Less than two thousand fireballs were thrown onto the city. In panic, many fireballs were thrown
It was thrown directly on the city wall, and most of the rest were blocked by shields. Only four to five hundred fireballs were thrown on the city wall, and were easily extinguished by the fire-extinguishing soldiers.
However, more than 2,500 of the 5,000 cavalrymen died tragically under the fire of 30,000 arrows in three rounds. It can be said that the gain outweighs the loss.
This is what the soldiers of the Song Army call the power of the Ten Thousand Arrows Piercing Heart Formation. Under ten thousand arrows, it is difficult for an ant to survive.
Some people may ask why the cavalry don't carry shields, because it involves a problem of igniting fire. The yellow dust and gravel in the sky are stirred up during the rapid running. No matter whether it is fire or flint, they cannot be ignited. They must carry torches.
With a five-pound fireball in one hand and a torch in the other, it was naturally inconvenient to carry a shield. What's more, they could rely on their superb equestrian skills to avoid arrows. They were successful the night before yesterday, and only a few dozen of the five thousand cavalry were hit by arrows.
Since you can dodge arrows with your horsemanship, you won't bother carrying a shield anymore.
The soldiers watching the battle took a breath of air. The Song army's arrow array was too powerful. How could they capture the city?
The fire attack failed again, but Wanyan Wushu remained unmoved, and he fought exactly according to his plan.
He waved his sword and shouted sternly: "Beat the drums, the army will attack!"
'Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!'
One hundred battle drums beat at the same time, and the sound of the drums was earth-shattering. Twenty thousand puppet Qi troops carried 250 siege ladders and went into battle. Ten square formations were spread on the ground, like ten carpets undulating forward.
The chariots were also dispatched. Ten thousand Guangyi Jurchen infantry surrounded five chariots and drove slowly towards the city wall, with horns blaring and murderous intent.
Wanyan Wushu led 17,000 cavalry to press the formation. His face was expressionless, and he did not care about the life and death of the Qi army and the Donghu infantry at all.
At this time, Wanyan shouted to Lisa in a low voice: "Marshal Du, do you want to send five thousand horse archers up to cover?"
Wanyan Wushu shook his head, "The real threat is inside the city. The archers don't have enough range. Unless we have bed crossbows or divine arm crossbows, let them defend themselves!"
Wanyan Wushu knew full well that he didn't care whether the Qi army lived or died, but Li Cheng would consider that he would not really let his soldiers die in vain.
Sure enough, when they were about 150 steps away from the city wall, Li Cheng, the leader of the puppet Qi army, gave an order, and five thousand crossbowmen fired arrows into the city at the same time. Five thousand arrows instantly passed over their heads and shot into the city.
The black flag on the top of the city was raised. This was the enemy's crossbow arrows. The ten thousand archers in the city raised their shields.
Five thousand crossbow arrows were shot from outside the city, hitting the archers like raindrops, and hitting the shields. Although there were shields for defense, they still could not cover everything. The five thousand arrows caused nearly two casualties to the Song army's archers.
Hundreds of people.
Immediately, doctors and soldiers came over, carried the injured soldier out, and bandaged him for emergency treatment.
On the top of the city, five hundred bed crossbows and two thousand divine arm crossbows were firing at the same time, all targeting the five thousand crossbowmen who were one hundred and fifty steps away, especially the two thousand five hundred jackdaw arrows, which could not be blocked with shields.
Stop, screams suddenly broke out, and the crossbowmen were shot down one after another.
Fifteen thousand Qi troops carried siege ladders and rushed within a hundred steps of the city wall. However, the target of the Song army on the top of the city was not them, but still five thousand crossbowmen.
The bed crossbow and the divine arm crossbow fired in turn, leaving no chance for the crossbowman to breathe.
Li Cheng shouted sternly: "Disperse! Disperse! Disperse!"
General Li Cheng is worthy of being the best general in Qi. He has experienced hundreds of battles and has rich experience in sieges. Facing the powerful bow and crossbow array on the city, the best response is to disperse and lengthen the battle line. In this way, casualties will be reduced.
It's smaller.
His generals and soldiers quickly spread out, and the remaining four thousand crossbows also spread out, and the battle line expanded from one mile to three miles.
The red flag on the top of the city was raised, and a strange sound was heard above the head. Ten thousand arrows passed over the city and fell from the sky.
Ten thousand soldiers' arrows fell from the sky densely, and the black pressure was very terrifying. The soldiers of the puppet Qi army had no way to hide, so they could only raise their shields in despair and resign themselves to their fate. The shields could not block the penetration of the arrows, and people were wailing everywhere outside the city.
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But the casualties were not heavy. One round of arrows only caused less than 500 casualties.
The dispersion measures achieved excellent results. Even Chen Qing, who was on top of the city, secretly nodded in praise. This puppet general of the Qi army was so capable that his army was able to avoid the Thousand Arrows Piercing Heart Formation.
Eighteen thousand puppet Qi troops rushed to the city, and siege ladders were set up on the top of the city.