The four thousand armored cavalry were completely defeated, and the leading general did not know whether he was alive or dead...
Such bad news is like a huge stone weighing on my heart, making Changyi's chest feel distressed and short of breath.
After pondering for a long time, he hissed: "Yuanming, take my order to find Fuluo. Please send two more battalions of armored cavalry. One cavalry will serve as a scout. The other battalion will collect the broken troops along the way... But
It is necessary for Jin to order the soldiers to keep silent and keep it secret, so as to disturb the morale of the army..."
"No!"
Pei Sui responded solemnly, and just as he was about to go downstairs to give Volo an order, another urgent message came from the distance.
Just as they had just done, the two suddenly turned around and saw several more riders running wildly from the rear camp.
As before, the cavalry was composed of a mixture of Hu and Han. They should be the defeated army after facing Li Chengzhi. But this time there were twenty or thirty cavalry, and they should be first and last holding a flag with the word "成"? p>
Sung Kyung-jun is not dead?
Chang Yizhi felt a little better: "Pass it on..."
While the orders were being passed around, a dozen riders rushed to the foot of the watchtower, and Cheng Jingjun was there.
But he seems to be injured...
The soldiers downstairs quickly carried him to the top of the building and took a closer look. Pei Sui was horrified and Chang Yizhi's face became even more solemn.
As if he had been smoked, Cheng Jingjun was completely black from head to toe.
The armor on his body was originally a fish-scale armor with each nail blade polished until it was as bright as a mirror. At this time, it seemed as if it had been covered with a layer of dust and had already lost its color.
What's even more terrifying is that there are actually a few shining beads embedded on it, which seem to be made of fine steel.
Looking further up, the left side of Cheng Jingjun's face was covered in blood and flesh, and it was swollen and fuller and taller than the breasts of the strong women who served as soldiers in the Jiankang Palace...
The pain must be unbearable. Cheng Jingjun couldn't stop trembling. He was supported by Chang Yizhi's soldiers and knelt in the building: "The last general... deserves death. Please punish me by the county magistrate!"
Chang Yizhi didn't ask him to excuse himself, but knelt down in front of Cheng Jingjun and looked at him carefully for a while.
Looking at the injuries on Cheng Jingjun's face, he stretched out his hand to dig hard at the nail leaf. But the bead was embedded so tightly that it was impossible to pull it off with just his fingers. Chang Yizhi pulled out the short blade under his waist and pried it out.
Got one.
It may have been caused by the collision. The bead has been somewhat deformed, but it is still round when you hold it. It is not damaged at all due to the impact.
Looking at Cheng Jingjun's steel armor again, although it did not penetrate directly, a small crater was created in both layers of armor.
Pei Sui took a sharp breath: If it weren't for the two layers of bead leaves, this bead would have penetrated into Cheng Jingjun's belly. This is where the organs are, and no matter which part is injured by this bead, it will not hurt.
There will be Sung Kyung-joon’s life.
"This steel ball, and this injury on your face, are they caused by thunder?"
"The county son (Pei Sui's title of county son)...Mingjian..."
Cheng Jingjun gritted his teeth tightly and tried hard to recall the scene: "When the final general led his cavalry to the Wei army camp, it was already dawn and his eyes could already see.
At that time, the general thought that the Wei army would close the gate of the stronghold and fire thousands of arrows. Or they would defeat the cavalry with their cavalry, but when they got close to the stronghold, they saw an artillery array..."
Chang Yi's doubtful voice interrupted: "What does the cannon look like?"
"When it is not launched, it is only six or seven feet tall, which is about the same height as ordinary people. It is as strong as a cannon cart that is many times smaller: it is square and square, and its shape is like a door, with a beam (lever) on the top and wheels at the foot.
……
Therefore, the general guessed that it should be an artillery carriage. But for some reason, there is no need for horses to pull it, and there are only seven or eight soldiers under each carriage..."
Chang Yizhi and Pei Sui looked at each other and had the same thought in their hearts: It is indeed thunder!
Fu Luo and Yuan Li both said yesterday that the Wei army's artillery carts were very easy to handle. Just attaching a large stone to the tail would save the need for oxen and horses. And the range was extremely long, up to a hundred paces away...
"At the end of the day, the general thought that it was inconvenient to maneuver the artillery carriage. After one round of firing, the cavalry had already rushed into the formation. Moreover, the artillery array was so densely arranged that it would not cause much casualties. Therefore, the general at the end of the day gave the order to remove the spectators' cavalry.
, the rest of the people follow me into the battle...
But when he was fifty or sixty steps closer, he heard a whistle from the enemy's formation, and the general felt the golden sun (sun) suddenly approaching in front of him, and then he fell unconscious...
According to what the personal guard next to me said afterwards: At one time, something was thrown by the enemy's artillery cart, and it exploded right in front of my eyes. It was like thunder and lightning, fleeting, and then I saw the general standing up as if he had been hit by a hammer.
Just pour it.
Fortunately, the last general had all his armor and only suffered minor injuries. But his mount felt like it had been stabbed by more than a dozen bullets, and it immediately bled profusely and gushed out...
Everyone who was struck by lightning was like this, and those who were lucky enough to be uninjured fell to the ground due to the fright of their horses, or were carried away by the frightened horses... And in just ten breaths, our cavalry formation collapsed...
Commander Wei must have anticipated this event long ago, and hid a battalion of tiger cavalry on the left and right of the artillery array. When we were defeated, he would come to cover us up and kill us. In the haste, not one out of ten of our troops survived this battle..."<
/p>
Ten don’t save one?
Just one face-to-face meeting, and yet he was defeated so completely?
The flesh on Pei Sui's face kept twitching, but Chang Yizhi was still calm, but his face was as gloomy as water.
"This defeat was not the fault of the war, so why are you guilty?"
He expressed comfort in a warm voice, and patted Cheng Jingjun on the shoulder, "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. Take a good rest, and when you recover from your injuries, it will not be too late to follow me and take revenge..."
Just this sentence made Cheng Jingjun burst into tears, wishing that he could repay Chang Yi's trust and kindness.
He kowtowed heavily: "The kindness of the county marquis will never be forgotten!"
Chang Yizhi smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Go down!"
Ziyou took Cheng Jingjun downstairs, and as soon as he left Yun Che, Pei Sui couldn't wait to ask: "So and so, how should we fight this battle?"
"Don't panic, Yuan Ming!"
Chang Yizhi exhaled slowly, his eyes firm and lively, "You are only surprised and doubtful of the benefits of this thing, so you are worried. But why can't you calm down and think deeply about how to restrain this thing?"
Even the two layers of heavy fish scale armor were almost penetrated, how to overcome it?
"Think carefully about Jing Jun's words: This thing is magical, but it still cannot escape common sense. It does not come with wings, but needs to be thrown from a cannon cart to throw it far... Therefore, the Wei army is marching like the wind, waiting to catch up tonight
When we get to Qianyin, we need to set up artillery carriages before we can launch... Therefore, there is no danger today. We can order the entire army to use all possible means to attack the city..."
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Pei Sui said anxiously: "That's it, what about tomorrow?"
No matter how small the source of water is, the city is still nearly three feet high. And Li Shao has tens of thousands of troops. Not to mention one day, which is ten and a half months, I'm afraid he won't be able to capture it...
"Tomorrow? Haha... Li Shao was able to retreat overnight, why can't I, Chang Yi, retreat? If the attack fails at night, the entire army will be ordered to retreat to the south bank and dig the river channel again..."
Chang Yi Zhi suddenly sneered, "I disagree, Li Chengzhi's sky thunder can blow up the tens of feet of the Gan River to flatten it and dry it up?"
Pei Sui breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as you know how to avoid the sharp edges for the time being.
Once back to the south bank, the coalition forces can advance and attack, retreat and defend. When Li Chengzhi suddenly hears that the Confederate Army and Hu Cavalry are wreaking havoc in Guanzhong, let's see how he responds. It won't be too late to make plans again.
If Li Chengzhi had handled it properly and the Yuan and Wei imperial courts had responded in a timely manner, then even if there were no plans in this pass, they would not be blamed if they wanted to tell the emperor (Xiao Yan) the details.
Just like what Chang Yi said to comfort Cheng Jingjun: Even if you lose with such a sharp weapon, it is not a mistake in battle.
Now that Lan Ziyun has led tens of thousands of troops to the east, the counties and counties in Guanzhong have strong cities that can be defended, but there is no risk of tens of thousands of troops conquering one or two. Then seize a few forts, clan villages, etc.
Capturing some small animals and livestock can be regarded as an explanation to the court and the emperor.
Even if it doesn't work, it's okay if you don't rob the cattle and horses at this small entrance. Even if there are 10,000 or 20,000 casualties, the emperor will never blame him because of his trust in the county magistrate (Chang Yizhi).
I'm afraid that Chang Yi is arrogant and insists on going his own way, vowing to meet the little-known Li Chengzhi who has never done anything with him.
I also saw a ghost. Such a character appeared out of nowhere, just like an alien star descending from the sky, and suddenly heard about it?
Just as he was sighing, he heard Chang Yi's order: "Send an order to Yuan Li and call on the people to dig soil and fill the river. Give him an hour, otherwise he will come to see you!"
"No!"
The soldiers rode away, and Pei Sui looked at the town of Liyuan County, which was dozens of feet away, and secretly became suspicious.
I don’t know what Yuan Li is thinking. She is clearly sent to someone else, but she has no self-awareness and still thinks that she is the arrogant and domineering King Ji Yin?
If the county magistrate doesn’t target you, who should he target?
……
This time the war started in a hurry, where did the civilian men come from?
They are all county soldiers from Qianyuan, Chencang and other counties in the south of the Qinling Mountains. After the uprising, Yuanli recruited strong soldiers from several counties.
They should be called rebels, but Chang Yoshiyuki doesn't even want to give him this identity. So even if he dies in battle, his family won't even get some pension money or food.
Yuan Li didn't care anymore, she just kept a sullen face and kept giving orders to her subordinates to drive the civilians to dig soil and fill the river.
There is a lot of water in Qianyin, so the moat is very wide. After Li Shao led his army, he was afraid that the soldiers would be idle and cause trouble, so he ordered each battalion to take turns digging the river, and the ditch was dug nearly ten feet deep and four feet wide. Later, another channel was opened
The Qianhe River is filled with water.
Therefore, even if Mianyin is an empty city, Yuanli's tens of thousands of civilians will have to wait a long time to fill it up. What's more, there are tens of thousands of strong soldiers stationed in the city?
The armored soldiers on the city are densely packed, like ants digging their nests, and human heads can be seen everywhere.
The river is four feet wide, and it is nearly five or six feet away from the city. The total distance is only more than ten feet. Moreover, it is located at a high place, which is very convenient for soldiers to shoot arrows. Therefore, the civilians are still more than ten feet away from the river, and they are densely packed with arrows.
The arrows came like rain.
Yuan Li is a dead pig and is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. It is as if more than 10,000 civilians have been killed and injured, and the county town of Mian Yin is indestructible and has nothing to do with him.
But Yu Zhong couldn't be indifferent, so he was quite prepared. At least the folk lady who was carrying earth to fill the river had a wooden shield in her hand.
The shield is about two feet in circumference and two inches thick. When civilians carry earthen baskets and approach the city, they hold them on their heads.
It was extremely effective at the beginning. Sixty-seven out of ten arrows shot straight from the city head would be blocked by the wooden shield. Only a few would penetrate the wooden shield, or pass through the gaps between the civilians, and hit the chest, abdomen or limbs.
However, there were not many casualties and it did not cause widespread panic. Under the intimidation of the law enforcement team, the civilians were still running back and forth.
After filling it with soil several times, the defenders on the city changed their armor-piercing heavy arrows, from direct shooting to projectile shooting.
If this kind of arrow is thrown, it can penetrate even a thinner iron helmet, let alone a wooden board?
As a result, the number of casualties gradually increased, the wailing outside the city became louder and louder, and more and more dead bodies were found on the way. Many civilians would even pretend to be hit by arrows while they were carrying the earth, and scream in agony.
He fell down and then pulled a dead body over him.
After half a lifetime of conquests, I have already fought many battles. How could I not see this trick?
Yu Zhong immediately ordered the supervising team, and ordered some civilians to carry the corpses instead of carrying earth. They were divided into a group of five or six people, with three people holding shields to protect the front, three people supporting the corpse to protect the top, and throwing it into the moat.
The citizen was so surprised: Although the arrow could penetrate the wooden shield, it could not penetrate the dead body?
For a time, the river filling speed increased a lot. The civilians who were lying under the corpses and pretending to be dead naturally did not dare to hide anymore.
But there are fewer and fewer corpses, and for just a moment or two, the speed obviously slows down.
Yuan Li punched the saddle hard, with an angry look on her face: "This old thief from Chang Yi is clearly trying to make things difficult for you: He knows that this city is difficult to break, and he also knows that Li Chengzhi will come to Qian as promised at the latest at night.
Damn, the army can only retreat temporarily. Why should he ask us to attack the city with all our strength and cause more casualties?"
"It depends on man-made things. What if it breaks? So even if we try, we have to give it a try. We can't let tens of thousands of troops stand under the city and do nothing, right?"
Yu Zhong's face was stern and his eyes were stern, "Furthermore, if Chang Yi does not attack the city, Li Chengzhi must suspect that this is a plan to attack the east or attack the west or to doubt the soldiers. He will see that since Mianyin is fine, if he does not return to help, but rushes to
In the east, isn't it dangerous for the partial troops sent by Changyi to various counties?"
Not to mention that it's okay, but when it comes to being handsome, every part of Yuan Li's body is filled with anger.
"Yu Sixian, are you and I raising our troops brazenly just to help Dao Yi and the Murong Hu thieves grab some cattle and horses? Even so, it is not as simple as you and I who raised our troops to surrender to Nanliang. Why should we let you fight with them?
Yuan Huai ran east and west, traveled north and south, worked hard and tried his best to gather hundreds of thousands of coalition troops here?"
Yu Zhong was speechless and sighed sadly: "The situation has taken a turn for the worse. Even if you and I are replaced by Chang Yi, what can we do? We can only avoid the sharp edge for the time being and figure it out slowly..."
Tu, your eldest mother, do you think I can’t see Chang Yizhi’s plan?
If you can retreat to the south bank of Lishui today and tomorrow, you can retreat to Chencang the next day. If Li Chengzhi is locked up every step of the way, do you think he will not retreat again and again, retreating to the Qinling Mountains, or even to Hanzhong?
When the time comes, you and I will have no soldiers and no land, and we will have no choice but to throw ourselves into the river alone.
If you are lucky, you can spend the rest of your life as a casual visitor. If you are unlucky, you may be given a glass of poisonous wine one day.
I, Yuan Li, rebelled because I thought I would live longer?
The shortcomings and strategies of Zhuzi...
"In vain, Chang Yizhi was praised by the southerners as a famous general in the world, as if he is rare in the sky and unparalleled on earth? It's nothing more than that..."
Yuan Li cursed and went downstairs.
Yu Zhong asked anxiously: "Where are you going?"
"Where else can we go? Naturally, we can recruit some strong-armed archers who are trained in chariots, and ride on ladders to shoot at the city guards... If we don't suppress them, I'm afraid the river won't be filled even at night..." Yu Zhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as Yuan Li didn't become angry and went to confront Chang Yi.
After calming down for a while, he heard Yuan Li yelling angrily: "Get my divine arm and bow!"
The relative understood the meaning and quickly handed over Yuan Li's big bow and a pot of arrows.
Yuan Li took a look and saw that the pot was full of blunt arrows, and the arrow shafts were all wrapped with silk with written words, and she felt a little calmer.