Chizhong stood in front of the formation and looked at the city from a distance. He could faintly see the city towers and the tall towers in the city in the misty spring mist.
Jinyang has fallen. Surrounded by the gathered army, it is like a rock in the sea, standing there silently. But how many people don't recognize this city? The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Many heroes started their fortunes here. People often say that Jinling, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, had a kingly aura. But seriously speaking, since the late Tang Dynasty, the kingly aura seems to have been transferred here.
This city has been attacked countless times since the fall of the Han Dynasty. It has been flooded, burned by fire, bombarded by stone cannons, and run over by armies.
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Officials, a small army and extremely poor people, it has survived every time. Even Zhao Kuangyin, who swept across the Central Plains with overwhelming force, came back defeated again and again when he went on a personal expedition. This is a city of miracles.
Now, can it create another miracle? Maybe not. This time it will definitely be defeated. There is no doubt about it. The only thing that is unpredictable is probably the time it takes to conquer this miracle city, ten days?
One month? Three months?
Not far behind Chizhong, military craftsmen were hauling huge logs and starting to build siege weapons and huge ladders. Before the craftsmen, they dug trenches, deployed their horses, and faced the enemy.
The army in Jinyang was waiting in full formation, and he stood in the middle of it, occasionally glancing at the emperor's camp from a distance, although from here he could not see anything in the mist.
This time, the Zhao Guan family actually ordered their troops to rush directly to Jinyang City. This was indeed beyond Chi Zhong's expectation. In the past, their troops were only responsible for peripheral operations and never had to intervene in direct siege matters. Therefore,
They were completely unprepared and did not carry any heavy siege equipment. Therefore, he doubted how much sacrifice his army would have to make and how effective it would be.
Siege equipment is not that easy to build. Trench bridges, folding ladders, watchtower carts, trebuchets... Even if there are a large number of skilled craftsmen, they cannot even think of building these huge siege equipment within a month. These equipments
They can only be built in advance, disassembled for transportation, and reassembled under the city to make a batch of siege equipment. It will take several months and requires a large amount of wood, iron, special tools, and professional craftsmen.
On the other hand, the Song army's camp must have been fully prepared. In the light mist, Chizhong saw a behemoth that had just been assembled and was advancing towards the city. It was a giant siege chariot. The whole chariot was like
A mobile city tower, the construction model is also like a city tower. There is actually a disc wall and a parapet wall at the top, with a radius of five feet and a height of more than ten feet. There are countless small wheels at the bottom, which push forward on the smoothed ground very quickly.
Of course, the number of people used is even more impressive. There are actually more than 2,000 people dragged and dragged. One siege chariot uses so many people. That is, the Song Dynasty has such strength. Look carefully, the siege chariot
There is also a hook board several feet long on it. Once the city is approached, the soldiers hidden in the siege chariot will
The soldiers can rush straight into the city along the pedals. If there is a chariot behind such a chariot that can block rolling wood, rocks, rockets and flying stones, and the chariots and chariots are connected, then the army can be endless.
There is no need to worry about the threat from above. If there were more tanks like this...
Returning to look at the city head, Chi Zhong couldn't help but take a breath of air. There was movement at the Jinyang City Wall, which had been silent in the mist. Compared with the giant thing below the city, the things pushed out from the city head were much smaller, but Chi Zhong had sharp eyes.
I have identified them as trebuchets. No matter how sturdy the tank is, as long as it enters the range of this trebuchet, it will inevitably fall apart if it is hit by it.
In this era, the Arabs' back-and-forth cannons had not yet been introduced to the Central Plains, and the Romans used natural fiber bundles twisted together as "springs" with gears to play a stopping and transmission role, which was more advanced than the back-and-back cannons.
Trebuchets have not been introduced to the Central Plains, and the two gears and screws
The most basic component that is indispensable in mechanics has never appeared in China. Therefore, although the Chinese are the first nation to use stone-throwing weapons, they have always used weapons that require many people to pull them, cannot aim, and cannot be guaranteed.
A clumsy stone cannon that shoots the same range every time.
Therefore, the size of the stone projectiles they throw is limited, and the range is only fifty steps, requiring one to two hundred people to operate at the same time. As for the siege party, its usefulness is greatly limited, while the defenders are condescending to use it.
But it is relatively easy to use, and the core will not be attacked, so even strong women and young people can launch it in an orderly manner.
An idea flashed in Chizhong's mind, and he suddenly thought: I heard that Yang Hao used many skilled craftsmen to make a large number of sophisticated siege equipment when he attacked Yinzhou, and used a large number of trebuchets. The city of Yinzhou was made of huge rocks and rammed earth.
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It was built extremely solidly, but it was riddled with holes. After occupying Yinzhou, he mobilized the entire city to rebuild the city. With his manpower, if he used such a clumsy trebuchet, it would be impossible to achieve such results. Could it be that
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Just when he thought of this, he heard someone laugh and say: "Ah ha, it turns out to be General Chi. Is your siege chariot of Song Ying's still spectacular?"
Chi Zhong turned his head and saw a man dressed as a civil servant walking towards him with a smile, but his expression and gait were full of the air of harassing a warrior. He turned out to be Cao Yuguang, the supervisor of Yang Hao's camp. Now Yang Hao, Zhe Yuxun,
Yang Chongxun went to the camp to wait for the official dispatch.
Now, the three-person camp has not received instructions from the officials on how to distribute it, so it is still connected together. This Cao Yuguang is a familiar person, and he became familiar with the generals of each camp within a few days of marching.
At this time, he strolled into his army.
Chi Zhong was secretly on guard, but his face remained calm. He held his hands with a smile and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Cao. Such a siege chariot is really sharp. But I see that there are a large number of stone cannons at the top of the city. It's this kind of cannon."
The nemesis of the huge siege equipment, this... will be a hard battle."
"Yes." Cao Yuguang walked to his side and looked side by side at Jinyang City in the faint mist: "One general can achieve thousands of bones, and the emperor's hegemony has always been like this."
He glanced at Chi Zhong and said with a smile: "But although the Han Kingdom has favorable geographical location, good weather, and good people, it is all in the hands of the officials. Compared with its true strength, the Han Kingdom is far behind by more than a step and a half, even though this battle will definitely be fought."
It will be hard work, but the Han Dynasty will definitely be destroyed, but no one can deny the result."
Chi Zhong nodded and said: "My lord, what you are saying is that this time the Han Kingdom is doomed."
Cao Yuguang smiled and said: "By then, our Song Kingdom will have unified the Central Plains. With its vast territory, large population, rich national power, and brave soldiers, it is difficult for any country in the east to rival our Song Kingdom. Haha.
, Speaking of which, Chen Hongjin from southern Fujian and Qian Chu from Wuyue are the only ones
A wise man like me, he saw the invincibility of our Song Dynasty early. Chen Hongjin decisively donated his land and surrendered his troops. The officials gave him glory and wealth, so that he could share the glory with us in the Song Dynasty. Wu Yue Qianchu also repeatedly expressed his intention to stay in Bianliang and wanted to come and go.
The day when Wu Yue will be crowned will not be too far away.
Comparing the two, Li Yu, Liu Jiyuan and their like are much stupider. When the heavenly troops came to the city, they actually clamored for a fight to the death. Li Yu was so steadfast in his vows that he surrendered in the end. In my opinion, Liu Jiyuan won't be tough for long. Soon.
We have to follow in the footsteps of Li Yu. Hehe, there is a big difference between taking the initiative to surrender and being forced to surrender, General Chizhong, don’t you think so?"
Chi Zhong was slightly shaken and smiled unnaturally: "That's what Mr. Cao said."
Cao Yuguang suddenly turned around, looked directly at him, and said with a smile: "The attack on the city is imminent. The officials have always known that General Chi Zhong is brave. This attack on the Han Dynasty and the expansion of territory will be a rare opportunity for generals to make achievements. General Chi will also return
It’s time to show off your strengths and not let the officials down.”
Chi Zhong was flattered and said quietly: "The official...do the official know the name of the last general?"
Cao Yuguang said with a smile: "Not only that, the officials in the northwest know all the generals very well. Officials often say that among the generals in the northwest, there is no one under the command of General Yang Chongxun. Marshal Yang's subordinates are all in the wild grassland of the Western Region, and they will go through wars in the future.
After tempering, if one or two strong generals will be born, now..., but there is still a big gap between them. A general who can be called a famous general, looking to the northwest, is brave and good at fighting, resourceful, rich in strategy, able to be civilized and military, and only loyal.
one person."
Chizhong was surprised and happy after hearing this, and asked in disbelief: "The official... the official really said that?"
Cao Yuguang said sternly: "That's natural. How dare Cao dare to falsify the imperial edict? The officials also said that in terms of General Chi's ability, it is not inferior to Generals Cao Bin and Pan Mei. It's just that General Chi lives in a corner of the northwest. How can it be difficult?
If you have the opportunity to display it, otherwise this famous general of the Song Dynasty, who has unparalleled achievements, is the most powerful in the world, and is famous in history, there will be a place for General Chi."
When Chi Zhong heard this, his eyes suddenly turned clear, and his expression became cold: "The officials praised me so much. Chi Zhong is so virtuous and capable. I don't dare to be praised by His Majesty like this."
Cao Yuguang saw the change in his expression, so he stopped continuing the topic. He chuckled, looked over Chi Zhong's shoulder, looked into the distance, and said leisurely: "The imperial military meeting seems to be over."
"Oh?" Chi Zhonghuo turned around and looked into the distance. He saw the gate of the emperor's camp on the hillside wide open, and big flags were held in people's hands. Each big flag came out, and there were dozens of people beside it.
The knights roared and galloped in all directions. It was obvious that the generals attending the imperial meeting were returning to their respective camps with their own soldiers.
Cao Yuguang said with a smile: "Shuai Yang will return to the camp soon. We will soon know how the three armies in the northwest will be dispatched. I will go back to the camp first. General Chi, take my leave."
"Master Cao, walk slowly."
Chi Zhong held up his hands as a gift and watched Cao Yuguang march back to Yang Hao's camp. He pondered for a long time and then turned to look at the camp. The generals had already galloped down the hillside. For a while, Chi Zhong couldn't see where they were going.
Zhong slowly turned around and looked at Jinyang City again. It was still standing there firmly. It was conceivable that... it would soon end its fate as a city of miracles.
However, what Chizhong didn't know was that there were many people and many things surrounding this city, and many, many legends were about to happen. Many years later, when these legends became stories and spread throughout the world, these legendary people and things remained the same.
