Weizhou City's defense military meeting has been held many times. Since the Xixia army arrived at the city yesterday afternoon, Su Jin, Li Chong, Jingtai, Pan Jiang, Wei Songhe, as well as several mid-level generals and dynasty Mahan who were deployed in Weizhou have been
Stand on the city gate tower and observe carefully.
Wave after wave of soldiers and horses arrived one after another. Jingtai made a rough estimate and concluded that the number was definitely more than 100,000. Everyone was depressed. The 100,000 army was already the number of enemy troops they had always thought. It was almost approaching the psychological bottom line.
But now it seems that the enemy army is far more than this number. According to Jingtai's estimate, it should be between 120,000 and 30,000.
In this way, the number of enemies outside the city was three times that of the defenders in the city. There were originally 20,000 defenders in the city, plus the 15,000 troops Han Qi sent Jingtai to bring reinforcements, plus the people who came back after Li Zhong came back.
The number of men they selected who could fight was only around 40,000, which was a full 80,000 to 90,000 fewer than the enemy.
Su Jin was unsure, and the look on his face became more solemn. Jingtai comforted him: "It seems that the soldiers and horses of the Western Bandits did not carry any siege equipment. There seemed to be thousands of black camels in the camp on the right. They must be carrying whirlwinds."
Cannons are used, but it is impossible to rely on cyclone cannons to attack the city. That thing will not work at all under the solid city defense of Weizhou. It seems that the Western thieves are fast but not fully prepared. They have no siege equipment.
What can you do to me, Weizhou?"
Su Jin felt relieved after listening to Jingtai's words. Without siege equipment, it would be difficult to break through Weizhou's solid city defenses. Fighting with manpower alone was exactly what he wanted. Weizhou City had sufficient supplies and nearly 600,000 arrows.
In addition, there are countless wood and stones collected from Longshan in preparation for rebuilding the house. At this moment, they will all become sharp weapons to defend against the enemy.
Thick battlements have been raised on the northern city wall. They used to reach the chest, but now they are almost reaching the neck. Even the Xixia military master standing below the battlements could not shoot the defenders on the city with arrows, and Pan
Jiang found more than 20 dusty bed crossbows in the armory deployed in the capital, which greatly improved his long-range shooting ability. Su Jin had seen the power of this thing when he was in Luzhou, and the crossbow arrows
The ability to break through walls and split trees is awe-inspiring, and is a real weapon for defending the city.
After a comprehensive analysis, Su Jin was relieved and even eager to try. When he heard that Li Yuanhao might personally supervise the battle, Su Jin suddenly had the urge to slap Li Yuanhao in person. If this battle made Li Yuanhao lose his temper.
, I wonder if this arrogant Xixia monarch will storm out of the city and go into battle himself.
However, in the afternoon, the situation suddenly changed; when Su Jinzheng and Li Zhong were taking a nap in the temporary headquarters in Beicheng, Jingtai burst in with great enthusiasm, his face changed and even his voice changed.
"Master Su... things are not going well."
Su Jin quickly asked: "What's wrong? Did the enemy do anything unexpected?"
Jingtai said: "I was watching at the top of the city just now and saw a group of soldiers coming from Longshan. Something big has changed."
Su Jin said: "What's the big deal? There are already several times more people than me, so what's the difference if there are more people? Wait...you mean they came from Longshan?"
"Yes, I came down from Longshan Mountain."
"What are they going to Longshan for?"
Jingtai wiped his sweat and sighed: "What else can be done? Of course they cut down the wood and took out the stone. Moreover, they brought back a large amount of wood and have already started to build things."
Su Jin was surprised and asked: "What to build?"
Jingtai said with a trembling voice: "Throw... stone... machine!"
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Su Jin and others stood under the city tower and stared dumbfoundedly at the busyness below. However, they saw that the large sandy land in front of the enemy camp was piled with hills of wood and stones, and soldiers and horses were constantly transporting wood back from Longshan.
and stones.
What's even more depressing is that hundreds of craftsmen have begun to build more than a dozen trebuchets at the same time. The rough wood is connected with tenons and iron nails, and two are erected high, on the triangular chassis at the bottom.
Use big stones to hold them down, and a horizontal pole is placed in the middle of the two tall masts. The horizontal poles are connected to a hanging weight at one end and a spoon-shaped stone bag at the other end.
The structure of the trebuchet is very simple. You only need to order someone to pull down one end of the spoon, load it with a large spoon of stones, cut the rope, and drop the weight at the end to eject the stones in the spoon.
come out.
"Didn't you say that the Xixia thieves can't make trebuchets at all? You also said that there are very few craftsmen in Xixia, and they can only make tables, chairs and benches. How can Xixia make such a trebuchet?" Su Jin asked while breathing in the air.
Jingtai pointed to the busy craftsmen under the city and said: "My lord, look at the hairstyle and clothes of those craftsmen. They are basically the way the Liao people dress. It seems that the Liao and Xixia have joined forces. The Liao people are good at making this kind of trebuchet for attacking cities. They must be
It was the Liao people who agreed to the request of the Western thieves and sent domestic craftsmen to help."
Su Jin gritted his teeth and cursed: "Liaogou is unwilling to be left alone. Let's record this account for them. The problem is how to change our style of play now that the opponent has a siege machine. We will definitely not be able to fight according to the previous deployment. Hey
!No matter how you arrange it, it won’t be easy to handle.”
Pan Jiang suddenly said: "Sir, why don't you humble yourself and lead a team of soldiers out of the city to attack the enemy unprepared, shoot all the wood craftsmen to death, and teach them how to make a trebuchet?"
Jingtai laughed and said: "Commander Pan, are you kidding me? Killing people in front of hundreds of thousands of cavalry? Isn't this killing an egg against a stone?"
Pan Jiang said: "Master Jing, I also know that the possibility of success is unlikely, but we have to give it a try. We can't just watch the Western thieves build one building after another. If we wait until they are all finished, we will have to
It’s a big loss.”
Jingtai sighed silently, agreeing with Pan Jiang's words but unable to agree with his proposal; Su Jin waved his hand and said: "Don't mention this matter. The possibility of success is very slim. Besides, you are the commander of the soldiers and horses in the city, how can you go there in danger."
Wang Chao stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "I am willing to go and give it a try."
Su Jin frowned and said, "Don't cause trouble. This is not the time to cause trouble."
Chao Chao said sternly: "My lord, I am not causing trouble, I am serious. Tonight, the Western bandits will rush to make a trebuchet overnight. I will lead a few capable brothers and bring kerosene to raid. If I can, I will do it."
If I don't have the chance to take action, I won't force it, and I will never risk my life."
Su Jin tilted his head and thought about it, and felt that it seemed possible. With the skills of Chao Chao and others, as long as they did not fall into a tight siege, there would be absolutely no problem in returning safely. The problem was that Su Jin knew Chao Chao. If he went out to take action, it would not be a problem.
I'm afraid he will never come back if he succeeds. I think Zhao Hu is more suitable. This guy will definitely carry out the orders.
"Brother Dynasty, you have other important things to do. I think you can ask Zhao Hu to take a few people to try this matter. Zhao Hu obeyed the order and immediately selected a dozen people with strong martial arts skills from my generals to bring firepower in the evening.
Let’s try it on the oil tank, but there are two things you must keep in mind, otherwise I won’t agree.”
Zhao Hu did not expect that this errand would fall on him, so he stepped forward happily and said: "Young Master is very interesting, let alone two, I will agree to even ten."
Su Jin said: "First, don't force meritorious deeds. The Western thieves must be very well guarded at night, so you must not attack forcefully. Second, if you are discovered, withdraw immediately and don't entangle with the enemy. If you agree to these two points, you can go ahead and do it."
This matter."
Zhao Hu agreed repeatedly: "How dare I not listen to what you say? Master is afraid that we will be surrounded by the Western bandits and cannot be rescued. I understand."
Su Jin said: "It's good that you understand. If you disobey my order, don't stay with me from now on."
Zhao Hu stuck out his tongue and said: "How dare you disobey?" He went to select personnel.
Li Zhong said softly: "Brother Su, this actually doesn't have any effect. We should think more about the deployment of defending the city."
Su Jin sighed and said: "Brother Zhaoting, why don't I know this truth? I seek medical treatment in a hurry, but I hope it can have some small effect, even if it can delay the time for the West Thief's trebuchet to reach a large scale, then we will have
More time to come up with countermeasures.”
Li Zhong patted Su Jin on the shoulder and said: "Brother Su, don't be anxious. Strong winds and waves are coming, and this time it must be auspicious. I, Li Zhong, firmly support you. You will definitely lead us to defend the city successfully. I firmly believe this."
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Su Jin looked into Li Chong's eyes and reached out to hold his hand. He was deeply moved. Li Zhong understood the problem. He must have seen that his confidence was insufficient. This was to cheer him up psychologically so that he could recover.
Calmly.
Su Jin needs time to sort out the current situation. The war is about to begin. He needs to take a good break and carefully consider the key points of this battle. Facing the biggest scene since time travel, Su Jin has no choice but to