Among the many famous generals in the world, not only Zhuge Liang has the ability to control the climate, Gongsun Xuanyuan can also do it, but only the climate in his hometown Youzhou is the most familiar.
Before landing in Liaodong, Xuanyuan had observed the climate and wind direction in western Liaoning. After landing, he deliberately avoided rainy days to ensure that there would be no sudden heavy rain during the fire attack.
As for the wind direction, during this period of time, the northeast wind prevailed in the western Liaoning region. Xuanyuan, located on the unnamed peak east of Lulongsai, could use the wind to launch the rocket farther.
After waiting for less than half a quarter of an hour, the originally weak northeast wind suddenly strengthened a lot, as if God was helping me.
"The wind is strong enough, get some candles and prepare to light the fire." Xuanyuan ordered excitedly.
After the soldiers heard the news, one man controlled the crossbow to load the rocket, and the other took out the candle from his arms. They didn't even need to use their mouths to blow it, because it spontaneously ignited under the blow of the wind.
After the forty-four candles were lit, Xuanyuan decisively ordered: "Light the fire."
Or all the rockets on the crossbow can be ignited.
The Qin army's eight-ox crossbow can shoot up to five arrows in one round, and the forty-four crossbows can shoot two hundred and twenty arrows in one round.
In fact, with the technology of the Qin Military Industry Manufacturing Institute, it is completely possible to build a crossbow with one crossbow and ten arrows. If it is more than that, it cannot be achieved with the current technology, but the corresponding range and penetration will be greatly shortened.
The Qin Army already has various types of crossbows in terms of close-range firepower, and the Banniu Crossbow is originally a bed crossbow that focuses on long-range attack. If the range and power are ignored in pursuit of firepower, the gain will naturally outweigh the losses.
It is precisely based on this consideration that the Qin Army's Eight Ox Crossbow will choose five arrows in one round.
In fact, if it were changed to one arrow per round, the range of the Eight Ox Crossbow would be even further. Even without the help of wind, it could still reach the Crescent Tower.
But if only forty-four rockets are fired in one round, the area covered by the firepower will be too small. After eliminating those that missed the target, it is still a question whether the Crescent Tower can be ignited in the end.
This is also the biggest reason why Xuanyuan relies on the power of the wind. The eight-oxen crossbow has a range of five arrows per round and cannot reach the Crescent Tower, so it must be propelled by the wind.
"Fire the arrow."
Xuanyuan's loud shout broke the silent night sky, and then...
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Two hundred and twenty rockets pierced the lonely sky? Flying towards the Crescent Tower in the distance? Let the night sky be illuminated by firelight.
The rockets used by the Qin army are not ordinary rockets, but special ones. Even if they fly thousands of meters at high speed, they will not be blown out by the airflow and wind. Instead, they will increase the burning speed of carbonite and saltpeter at the arrow. Once it hits, let the target
Burned more violently.
Boom, boom, boom...
Only a few of the rockets deviated after falling, and most of them landed in the area where the Crescent Tower was located? Did they set the Crescent Tower on fire immediately? And then radiated rapidly to the surrounding grain depots.
Seeing this, Xuanyuan quickly ordered to adjust the throwing angle of the crossbow, and then said: "There is no need to save ammunition, just shoot all the rockets in one go."
"promise."
The soldiers roared in response, then quickly loaded the rockets, then lit them and fired arrows.
After Xuanyuan's adjustment, the accuracy of the bed crossbow was greatly improved. Basically all the rockets in this round landed in the target area, so naturally there was no need to adjust the angle in the next round.
Under Xuanyuan's command, rockets were fired at the Crescent Tower one after another, and soon all the surrounding granaries were set on fire.
"The granary is on fire, please put out the fire quickly..."
"Water? Come find water quickly..."
A fire broke out in the Crescent Tower and set the granary on fire? The defenders inside the pass were immediately in chaos, as anxious as headless flies? They started fires in a disorderly manner? But grain and herbs are flammable materials? Once it is ignited, why is it so important?
extinguished.
Lulong guard Daishan, who had been sleeping, was immediately awakened when he heard the noisy shouts in the pass, and quickly put on his armor and went out to check the situation.
Daishan was originally on the front line, but as Aguda took the initiative to hand over power, Nurhaci did not have the opportunity to continue to protect him, so he sent Daishan to the rear to guard Lulongsai.
Daishan, who was demoted, did not feel depressed after coming to Lulongsai. Instead, he served as his guard with all his heart. He hoped that his performance would be seen by Nurhachi and he could be transferred back to the front line as soon as possible.
When he saw that the Crescent Building and the grain depot had been covered by fire, Daishan was dumbfounded. He pulled someone over and asked angrily, "How could that happen? What's going on?"
"Your Highness, the new Crescent Moon Building is lost and on fire."
"Nonsense, I am not blind, I can see. What I am asking is, has the Crescent Tower ever caught fire?"
"Heaven's punishment, it's heaven's punishment. Many brothers saw it. A large amount of fire fell from the sky and set the Crescent Tower on fire."
"God's punishment?"
Dai Shan had a look of disbelief, but when he followed the direction pointed by the soldier towards the blind spot of his vision, he saw streaks of fire falling from the sky, and the area where they landed happened to be where the Crescent Tower was.
Daishan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously thought it was heaven's punishment. His heart was suddenly surrounded by panic. He didn't understand how he had sinned against God. Could it be that he had killed too many people since he entered Youzhou?
After all, Daishan was not a fool, and he quickly discovered something was wrong.
This fire is a bit small. If it is really a punishment from heaven, shouldn't it be a big fireball?
"No, this is not a punishment from heaven, it is a rocket."
Dai Shan said with an expression of disbelief. He was extremely confused now. He didn't understand how the enemy army came around to Lulong, nor how the enemy army shot the rocket over such a long distance. But now
Obviously, this is not the time to consider these things, fire fighting is the first priority.
"Quick, put out the fire quickly."
Daishan quickly ordered his men to put out the fire, but the fire had already started, and rockets continued to fall, making it impossible to put out the fire.
"Damn."
Dai Shan gritted his teeth angrily, looked at the position of the Wuming Peak with a look of resentment, and said bitterly: "I want to see who you are."
"The rest continue to put out the fire, and two thousand soldiers are separated, although I will go out of the city to take a look."
"twitter."
Xuanyuan, who was on the top of the mountain, was originally planning to retreat after firing the arrows, but he didn't expect that the Lulongsai gate would be opened wide at this time. Then the guard general led two thousand troops and horses out of the city, and he was immediately overjoyed.
Xuanyuan predicted the reaction of the defenders in the pass after burning the food and grass. The most likely reaction was that the entire army would scrimp on food and clothing and wait for reinforcements, but the company never expected that the defenders would leave the pass directly.
It is very unwise to directly go out to fight when the enemy is overt and we are covert. After all, what if we are ambushed?
General Lu Long didn't even understand this. He was obviously an incompetent general, so it would be easier for the Qin army to capture Lu Long.
The plan has changed. Now there is no need to delay until the defenders run out of food. Even if the follow-up plan is not implemented, Xuanyuan still has several strategies to capture Lulong.
"If you pass the order, you are not allowed to go down the mountain. We will wait here for the Qing army to attack."
"promise."
Immediately, Xuanyuan sent a flying pigeon message to Jia Fu, ordering him to immediately march towards Lulong to annihilate the group of Qing troops leaving the city.
Before Fei Ge's message arrived, Jia Fu had already sent out troops. Xuanyuan didn't need to remind him at all. After learning that the garrison of Guan had left the city, he and Sun Lingming immediately led the army and rushed over.
At this time, it was almost dawn. After Daishan led his army to the foot of the nameless mountain peak, he immediately ordered a siege of the mountain. He wanted to trap the Qin army on the mountain to death, but he did not want to kill a Qin army behind him, so he had to lead the army to fight with it first.
He wanted to fight, but he didn't expect that the opponent's number was actually more than his.
The reason why Daishan dared to leave the city was because he believed that there were not many enemy troops outside Lulong Pass, otherwise it would be impossible to hide from the Qing army sentries along the way. But now there are so many enemy troops outside the city, which is obviously greatly exceeded.
exceeded his expectations.
"Retreat, retreat quickly."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Daishan quickly ordered a retreat, but Jia Fu would not let him withdraw. He quickly sent a group of elite troops to block Daishan's retreat.
Lu Longsai's deputy general, Er Zhu Yujian, saw that Dai Shan's retreat was blocked. Considering Dai Shan's status as the prince, he did not dare to ignore death, so he quickly led his troops out of the city to rescue.
Er Zhu Yujian didn't even have time to fight with Dai Shan, but he was intercepted by Sun Lingming halfway. After saving Dai Shan, he got himself in, and was beaten to death on the spot by Sun Lingming's club.
After killing Er Zhu Yujian and defeating the Qing army leaving the city, Sun Lingming ordered the entire army to cover up and prepare to rush directly into the city, but in the end he was a step too slow and the city gate was closed before he could enter.
At the same time, after defeating Daishan's troops, Jia Fu rode up to Daishan alone. Just as he was about to kill him, he heard his horrified cry: "I am Daishan, don't kill me."
Jia Fu was overjoyed and immediately stopped his attack and captured Dai Shan alive. After hearing Xuanyuan's reaction.
After Xuanyuan came down from the mountain, he saw that Jia Fu had not only captured the Lulong guard alive, but also that the guard was Daishan, the son of Nurhachi.
The defenders opened the city gate.
Looking at Lu Longsai who was still burning with fire, Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled coldly, pulled out the short knife from his waist and stabbed Daishan directly on Daishan's left leg, causing Daishan to immediately wail in pain.
"ah……"
Xuanyuan looked at the screaming Daishan indifferently, and said calmly: "Let the garrison in Kaicheng surrender, otherwise I will kill you immediately."
Daishan, who was sweating in pain, turned even paler when he heard these words. During this moment of hesitation, Xuanyuan stabbed his right leg again.
"Ah, I say, I say, the garrison behind closed doors listen, I am the second elder brother Daishan, I order you to open the city immediately..."
Daishan shouted hard, but there was no movement in the pass for a long time, which made Xuanyuan frown.
"I said, don't the defenders in the Pass not care about Daishan's life or death?" Jia Fu said.
"No way? If that's the case, then what's the use of this Daishan? It's better to chop it up and feed it to the dogs." Sun Lingming said.
After hearing this, Daishan was frightened and fainted, but Xuanyuan said: "Daishan is still useful, but he cannot be killed yet."
At this moment, Lulongsai suddenly opened wide, and the defenders in the city actually opened the city and surrendered.
What Xuanyuan and others didn't know was that while they were waiting, there was already a fight in Guan due to surrender and refusal to surrender. In the end, the surrender faction won, and then they opened the city gate and surrendered to the Qin army.
At this point, Lulongsai was captured by Gongsun Xuanyuan, and Qin's counterattack against Qing would officially begin.