This was the voice of Tuoba Yan, and the inside of the barrier suddenly became silent. Yang Hao slowly stood up and put the shield in front of him. At such a close distance, the flying arrows were coming at such a speed that even good skills may not be able to avoid them.
Come on, he doesn't dare to blindly trust others.
"Haha, Tuoba Yan, your reception today is much more exciting than the roast sheep and singing and dancing that night. I guess... you are no longer the young patriarch of the Bai Ling clan. Can you tell me your real name?
"
Yang Hao calmed down and looked for Tuoba Yan's position in the fog. At the same time, he quietly gestured to Mu En to find an opportunity to shoot a cold arrow. However, Tuoba Yan seemed to be galloping away on horseback in the fog, and his voice fluctuated from left to right.
People simply cannot grasp his exact location.
"Haha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say. I am indeed not from the Bai Ling clan, but if you call me Tuoba Yan, it's not bad. I also have a name. You must have heard of it. I don't know the name Yinzhou Li Guangyan.
Has Mr. Yang ever heard of it?"
There was a commotion behind Yang Hao, and Yang Hao also raised his eyebrows. Of course he had heard of Yinzhou Li Guangyan. As the core figure of the Tuoba clan, Li Guangyan's family has inherited the position of Yinzhou Defense Envoy, and is the same as Xiazhou Yinan.
The two sides echoed each other from afar, suppressing the seven clans of Dangxiang in the middle, and resisting the interference of the Uighurs, Tufan, Khitan and Central Plains forces outwards, keeping the land of Xixia firmly in the hands of their families. However, Yang Haoshi did not expect that he would surrender.
Jian Cong concealed his identity and left his hometown to go deep into the Hengshan Qiang scattered area.
"It turns out that it is Lord Li Guangyan who is the defense envoy of Yinzhou. I am disrespectful and disrespectful. Speaking of which, you and I are both ministers of the Song Dynasty. I wonder why Lord Li met with each other in war?"
Li Guangyan laughed loudly: "Master Yang, I don't burn fake incense in front of the real Buddha, and you don't have to be so pretentious. This northwest territory has always done its own thing. Which vassal has paid attention to the official family of the Song Dynasty? Since you Xia
Since the establishment of the prefecture and the prefecture, the two prefectures have had close contact with Fulin, and they obviously do not take the Li family seriously. You, Mr. Yang, are very impressive. Not only did you win over Linzhou and Fuzhou as your backers, but you also
You have been beaten and pulled, and the Qiang people in Hengshan have also made you a friend. Now Xiazhou is fighting with the Tufan people, and there is no manpower available for the moment. I received Jiyun's secret letter, so naturally I have to stand up for him."
"It turns out that you are here to seek justice for Li Jijun in Xiazhou. You are similar to him in age, but in terms of seniority, you should be his uncle. Since you are standing up for your nephew, it is only natural. Mr. Li is very patient.
It's very strange that you have abandoned me for so long before looking for an opportunity to take action. If you had killed people by the Wuding River, Yang would be a corpse by the Wuding River now."
"Haha, I'll kill a thousand people and lose eight hundred to myself. I won't do any uneconomical business. The Luling Army swept through all the Qiang. I can't help but be wary of the majesty of the Luling Army. If I come with a large group of troops,
, I can't hide it from your eyes and ears. I lead a small number of people. You have 800 soldiers in hand. How can I not be afraid? But after watching these few days, your people are only meager. I have a long history.
Yinzhou, I really didn’t expect that the Qiang people in Hengshan would fall to this place, and they would be defeated by such a Han army. It’s really sad.”
Li Guangyan's disdainful words came out, and Yang Hao's soldiers all looked dissatisfied. Yang Hao was unmoved and laughed and said: "Master Li is indeed amazing. He dared to leave his nest with only more than two hundred people."
, there were some women and children among the more than two hundred people, but it’s no wonder that the officer took a wrong look. In this way, the reason why the young master was ordered to kill Rigude with an arrow that night was because he was from the Yinzhou area, and he was afraid that he would recognize him.
Out of your identity?"
Speaking of this, Yang Hao felt a chill in his heart again: "It's not surprising that an adult has such scheming and means, but it's really shocking that a child has such insight and can make a decisive decision. This
The child will be something great when he grows up, but I don’t know what his last name is, or whether he has a name in history.”
Yang Hao thought about it, calmed down his mood, and then said: "But now that you have failed in luring me to reinforce my troops and defrauding my camp, what can more than two hundred people do to me? This is the territory of the Qiang people in Hengshan, and it is not
Under your jurisdiction in Yinzhou, if you can attack my camp with these two hundred men, then just let your horses come over."
Li Guangyan sneered and said: "Even Linzhou Prefecture does not dare to openly betray my Li family. You, a small Luling Prefecture, dare to challenge the authority of my Li family before you have a stable foothold? Hey! You are not strong enough.
, but I have gained a lot of courage. Do you think it is difficult to kill you? By killing you today, I am just giving the Nazheyang family a warning, so that the Hengshan Qiang who are ready to make a move will know who is the leader of this desert grassland.
The true master!"
Yang Hao smiled and said: "In that case, please use the sword!"
Li Guangyan snorted coldly, and there was no sound from the other side.
Mukui said uneasily: "They have used tricks again and again. They have never attacked by force so far. There must be some trick."
Yang Hao looked at the foggy sky and said, "Mu En, look at the weather, when will the fog dissipate?"
Mu En said solemnly: "Sir, looking at the weather, I am afraid that heavy rain is coming. When the heavy rain comes, although the fog dissipates, your vision will be greatly affected. Although our troops are larger than theirs, we need to protect those merchants every day.
The troops everywhere are limited and cannot take the initiative to disturb the enemy. If they use their cavalry advantage to move and attack and focus on one point, we will be exhausted, and I am afraid that sooner or later they will break our formation."
Yang Hao frowned and said, "Are we just going to have to be beaten passively?"
Mu En said: "Although our army's combat power is not as good as theirs, if we can abandon these bulky goods, escort those merchants among them, and rely on our numerical advantage to proactively seek out the enemy for a fight, we may not necessarily suffer from this heavy fog.
There are disadvantages and advantages, and maybe we can turn the situation around."
Yang Hao immediately shook his head. Mu En's suggestion was correct. In this situation, there is nothing to rely on, and the troops have to be dispersed. The individual soldiers are not as powerful as the opponent, and the advantage of the soldiers cannot be used. The only way is to abandon the baggage, gather troops in one place, and take the initiative.
Only by seeking out the enemy and fighting can you avoid being passively beaten.
But Yang Hao's weakness is these merchants and goods. If he does that, he will win this battle, but from an overall perspective, he will lose. Because of the Qiang raids in Luling Prefecture, all the merchants were killed.
They were scared away, and now they are reluctantly recruited back with the help of the Tang family's prestige. If not only the business fails this time, but all the money is lost on this prairie, then Luling Prefecture's prestige will be exhausted, and it will never be seen again.
I hope they will come to Luling Prefecture to do business.
Luling Prefecture maintains its relationship with Linzhou, Fuzhou, and other Qiang people by doing business. Luling Prefecture is now very poor, with no foundation for farming and animal husbandry. It relies on doing business to survive. If all the merchants leave, then Luling Prefecture will
There is no doubt that Lingzhou will fall. Even if Li Guangyan is driven away today, what will happen?
Yang Hao immediately said: "This can't be done. Industry and commerce are the foundation of Luling. We cannot abandon the merchants' goods, and those merchants must also try our best to ensure their safety. For the time being, keep watch and pay close attention to their actions. See
Let’s look at the changes in fighter planes and wait for an opportunity to break out if there is an opportunity. There are no mountains and no forests here, but seven or eight miles to the west is the Wuding River. We camp next to the river. We only need to take into account three sides, and the strength of the troops will be easy to control.
I will go to the formation first to take a look and appease the merchants."
Yang Hao said that he was about to walk towards the camp. As soon as he took a step, he heard a "clang" sound, like a dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Yang Hao was stunned for a moment, then there were a few more clang sounds, and then someone said
Screaming, Yang Hao lost his voice: "What happened?"
Before anyone could take a look, a fist-sized stone suddenly appeared from the mist in mid-air and hit a car with a "snap", cracking the shaft of the car. Then several more stones fell from the sky. Mukui
He shouted urgently: "Put up your shield and lower it quickly. Sir, get under the car quickly."
Mu En couldn't help but pick up Yang Hao and Tang Yanyan and hide under a car. They saw more and more stones falling from the sky. After a while, there were some smoke balls, and fire balls fell from the sky.
Falling, the smoke choked the mouth and nose, and the fire ball fell on the cargo, but it ignited. Someone rushed to save him, but when he was hit by a stone, even his helmet would have made a deep hole, and he fainted on the spot. The hit on his body was even more serious.
Broken tendons and fractures.
Mu En changed his color and said: "This is a cyclone cannon. They actually have a wind cannon? Those big carts must be those carts. Those ten or so carts are not loaded with goods, but whirlwind cannons. This...isn't this?
There must be as many as forty or fifty?"
Yang Hao hurriedly asked about the situation, but his expression suddenly changed. The cyclone cannon was originally created by Ma Jun during the Three Kingdoms period. It looks like a windmill, but it is actually a centrifugal trebuchet that uses centrifugal force to throw stones. If the centrifugal trebuchet
There are four
A spiral arm is called a "cross cannon". If there are more than four spiral arms, it is called a cyclone cannon. In the cyclone cannon originally invented, the riprap arms were vertical to the ground, so that the entire rotating roulette was
All the weight is maintained on the rotating bearing.
Based on the smelting technology at the time, if the rotating axis was made of metal, the center of gravity of the entire cyclone gun would be too high. If the rotating axis was not made of metal, no wood would be able to withstand the reaction force exerted back and forth by six or seven riprap arms.
Therefore, it is theoretically feasible, but difficult to use in practice. But this
The weapon was improved by the skilled craftsmen on the grassland. The improved spiral arm was tilted with the ground. The spiral arm of the tornado gun was also improved. In this way, the weight of the riprap arm was no longer borne by the rotating shaft, but by the rotating shaft.
It fell on the entire base, thus extending the life of the rotating shaft, and the cyclone gun became practical.
This small siege weapon is characterized by being able to be mounted on the saddles of camels, mules, horses and other livestock. It has strong maneuverability, but the power of the projectile blades it fires is less powerful. However, Yang Hao's hastily built camp is not solid.
The obstacles formed by the city, carts, cargo boxes, etc. were completely vulnerable. Even the shields could not withstand the stone projectiles thrown towards them.
Dozens of cyclone cannons, hundreds of spiral arms rotating non-stop, and stone bullets raining down, it is impossible to resist. In addition, there are poisonous smoke bombs made of wolf dung, horse dung, gunpowder, artemisia and other substances.
It is not easy to dissipate in the mist. If too much is inhaled, it can make people have difficulty breathing and cause bleeding in the mouth and nose.
For a time, there were coughs and groans everywhere in the heavy fog and smoke, and fireballs, smoke balls and stone bullets continued to fall. Yang Hao was worried about the merchants and goods, and could not throw away his burdens to fight the enemy. In such a helpless situation,
The weapons used to resist the enemy were unable to defend themselves, so they were really in a dilemma for a while.
