There are a large amount of supplies in the cave warehouse, including grain, salt, wound medicine, spears, swords, leather armor, crossbows, arrows, and everything they need.
Perhaps the Song army stationed here retreated in a hurry and did not have time to take away most of the stored supplies.
Chen Qing asked Yang Hua in confusion: "How do you know there will be soldiers and armor supplies?"
Yang Hua explained: "Before taking the post, we were stationed at Shengping Military City in Fangzhou. When we left, there were orders from above that all materials were not allowed to be destroyed and were sealed for the rebels. It was the same when our Eight-Character Army withdrew from Shangdang.
A large amount of military supplies were left to the local rebels."
So that’s it, Chen Qing understood.
He stepped forward and picked up a tall walking bow. To be precise, it was not a walking bow, but a defensive bow. Its appearance was very similar to the English longbow of later generations. It was about a person tall and used three-foot-long arrows.
However, this kind of longbow arrows can currently only deal with ordinary infantry wearing leather armor, and cannot penetrate the black iron armor of the Jurchen Ranger Cavalry.
To deal with the Jurchen Ranger Cavalry, you must use a crossbow with stronger armor penetration.
Chen Qing put down his bow, and something else caught his attention.
Ten wooden trailers were neatly placed against the innermost wall. The reason why Chen Qing regarded them as trailers was because there were four wooden wheels underneath.
"What is that?" Chen Qing asked, pointing to the ten wooden trailers.
"Ah!" Several soldiers shouted in surprise, "It's a bed crossbow!"
Bedzi crossbow is a bed crossbow, which has been around since the Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang's repeating crossbow is made of bed crossbow, which can fire ten crossbow arrows at a time.
The military technology of the Song Dynasty reached its peak, and the bed crossbow was more sophisticated. It could shoot five iron arrows at a time and penetrate the enemy's armor from a distance of 500 paces. However, it was easy to operate and five soldiers could control a bed crossbow.
Unexpectedly, the sealed Fangzi crossbow and a large number of weapons and supplies were found in the military stronghold, which gave the despairing Song soldiers once again seen hope.
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"Brothers, we fought our way out of an army of thousands of horses. The most difficult moment has passed. Although the number of pursuers is three times ours, the Jurchens' advantage is riding and shooting, and attacking cities is not their strong point.
We are in a condescending position, with fortifications to rely on, beds, crossbows, and food. This is the way of survival that God has left for us. Brothers, we will live up to God and we will definitely win the final victory!"
Chen Qing raised his spear high and shouted sternly: "It's God's destiny, we will win!"
"We must win! We must win!"
Ninety-eight soldiers raised their arms and shouted together, and their morale was high.
Chen Qing divided the ninety-eight soldiers into five teams and appointed captains with rich combat experience to guard the team.
The soldiers acted quickly, and bundles of spears and arrows were brought out, as were dozens of military crossbows and ten crossbows.
"Du Tou, they are coming!" the sentry shouted loudly from the observation platform.
Chen Qing strode to the gate of the camp and looked down the mountain. He saw a dense crowd of Jurchen soldiers on the mountain road, about a hundred steps away from the military camp. They held shields and spears, and there were about six or seven people in a row.
He was walking towards the army camp step by step.
But from Chen Qing's perspective, he couldn't clearly see the number of people on the other side.
"How many people are there on the other side? How are they deployed?"
The sentry above replied: "There are about fifty people in front, holding shields and spears, and the main force is behind, dozens of steps apart!"
Chen Qing thought for a moment. The opponent was also a scout. The biggest characteristic of a scout is that he is cautious and will not take risks easily. Chen Qing decided to take a gamble and catch the enemy by surprise.
He resolutely ordered: "Open the camp door!"
………..
Wanyan A'lu led three hundred Jurchen soldiers to attack the military stronghold cautiously. He was the commander of the ranger cavalry and was very cunning. He would not lead his army to rush forward recklessly. Instead, he asked fifty people to test the opponent in front. He led two
More than a hundred main force followed behind.
"Captain, the gate of the military camp is open and no one can be seen. Could it be that all the enemy troops have escaped?"
"It's impossible. They didn't leave so many wounded soldiers in the woods or on the river beach, let alone on the mountain. They must have found weapons in the military camp."
Speaking of this, Wanyan Alu ordered: "Notify the brothers in front to raise the shield higher!"
Wanyan Alu is not worried about the opponent's bows and arrows. Their armor is enough to withstand ordinary bows and arrows, unless it is a military crossbow, but with shield defense, military crossbows can't hurt them either.
In the end, the opponent could only fight them with spears, which was exactly what he expected.
If the three hundred most elite sentinel cavalry were still unable to defeat the hundreds of disabled Song troops, he might as well just wipe his neck and forget it.
Fifty Jurchen soldiers were getting closer and closer to the camp gate, fifty steps... thirty steps... twenty steps.
At this moment, five crossbows suddenly appeared at the entrance of the camp, and Chen Qing shouted, "Fire!"
Five bed crossbows were fired at the same time, and twenty-five bed crossbow iron arrows were shot out powerfully. These iron arrows are also called jackdaw arrows. They are actually small iron spears with feathers. They are three feet long and are indestructible within three hundred steps.
The shield in the Jurchen soldier's hand shattered, and the jackdaw arrow passed through his body, and then shot through the shield and body of the person behind him.
Five bed crossbows were pushed up and cocked, and five more bed crossbows were pushed up and fired. Twenty-five jackdaw iron arrows were shot out powerfully again.
The Jurchen soldiers screamed and fell to the ground one after another. Blood mist filled the air, and they suffered heavy casualties. In an instant, more than twenty people were killed by the Jackdaw Iron Sword.
"It's a bed crossbow!"
The Jurchen soldiers were frightened and turned around to run away. At this moment, the Song soldiers on the stone platforms on both sides showed up one after another, raised their crossbows and fired. Within dozens of steps, the powerful crossbow arrows penetrated the enemy's iron armor, and many
The soldier fell to the ground and could not get up again.
Wanyan Alu never dreamed that the other party actually had a powerful bed crossbow.
He reacted very quickly and immediately ordered: "Go into the woods!"
There were woods on both sides of the mountain road. The Jurchen soldiers rushed into the woods, hid behind the big trees and quickly retreated downwards.
"Fight out with me!"
Chen Qing led thirty of his men and rushed out with spears. Eight injured Jurchen soldiers who were not dead yet howled and raised their spears to meet them, but they were no longer a match for the Song soldiers.
In just a few moments, all eight Jurchen soldiers were stabbed to death.
After a great victory in the first battle, thirty-seven bodies of Jurchen soldiers were left in front of the camp gate, but the Song army was unscathed. Hundreds of Song soldiers cheered and their morale was boosted. For the first time, they had confidence in the future.
A trace of worry flashed in Chen Qing's eyes. He discovered the biggest weakness of the military camp, which was the pine forests on both sides of the mountain road.
What if the other party hides in the pine forest?
When the military stronghold was built, the risks of the woods were also taken into consideration, so all the trees within ten feet of the military stronghold were cut down.
Ten feet is only thirty steps, and there are woods thirty steps away. The Jurchens can hide behind the big trees and offset the power of their crossbows.
If you were to be more ruthless and set fire to the mountain, the thick smoke and heat would make it impossible for you to stay in the military camp.
Either go up the mountain from the side and cut off your own water source on the mountain, or shoot arrows from a high position to cooperate with the attack from below.
You can think of these ways to attack the military stronghold, but can't the enemy think of them?
Chen Qing once again realized that the only way for them to survive was to kill the opponent's general and make the opponent retreat without a leader.
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As night falls, the sky is covered with clouds, and the surroundings of the cottage are pitch black, which is very conducive to sneak attacks but not conducive to defense.
At this time, a thin figure jumped out from the northwest corner of the military village and was immediately spotted by the sentry.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Zhao Xiaoyi!"
When Chen Qing heard that Zhao Xiaoyi was not dead, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly came to greet him.
"Xiao Yi, didn't they realize that you released the wild bees?"
Zhao Xiaoyi scratched his head and said with a smile: "They found out, but they couldn't do anything to me, and they were eager to catch up, so they had to let me go!"
"How did you get in?"
Zhao Xiaoyi turned back and pointed to the northwest corner, "There is a gap over there, and there is a big rock below. I climbed up along the big rock, and I saw the Jurchen cavalry, but they didn't notice me."
"where are they?"
"Just hide in the woods!"
Zhao Xiaoyi's discovery made Chen Qing aware of the other party's intentions.
The Jurchens must have wanted to sneak attack the military stronghold at night.
"How many more Jackdaw Iron Arrows are there?"
"Sixty-eight more!"
Although the jackdaw iron arrows are powerful, they are not in large numbers. A crossbow equipped with ten jackdaw iron arrows can shoot two rounds. They picked up eighteen iron arrows and can shoot half a round more.
Chen Qing sighed in his heart and ordered Zheng Ping, the escort team: "Save the jackdaw iron arrows for use at the most critical moment!"
