Chapter 293 The last moment, the battle against the city
Master Yan learned Yin Yuan's lesson and ordered the Yan family's children to guard him closely. Yin Bai couldn't get any closer, so he picked up his bow and arrow, aimed at Yin Yuan's white-bearded head, and shot it.
With a "whoosh", Mr. Yan was completely unprepared to be attacked by his own people. The children of the surrounding aristocratic families were not as professional as real soldiers. He was pierced by an arrow from the cheek. Yin Bai was extremely powerful. The sharp arrow penetrated from the left and came out from the right.
Mr. Yan only felt a chill on his face, and then a sharp pain came. He found out that it was Yin Bai who shot the arrow, and became furious.
"Hello……"
The word "good" had only been pronounced half a sound, and the blood on his cheeks gushed out wildly. When the surrounding Yan family children saw Yin Bai shooting arrows at Mr. Yan, they were all frightened and angry, and attacked Yin Bai. Mr. Yan was in unbearable pain and collapsed.
Get off your horse.
The rebels were in chaos, and Yin Bai and dozens of servants behind him were besieged.
"Sir, let's go quickly."
"Don't drag me. I'm going to kill this old guy. You can give me back my father's life, old dog." Several servants hurriedly pulled Yin Bai to leave. Yin Bai jumped to his feet and shouted.
"Let's go, young master." The loyal servant opened the way, and the servant behind forced Yin Bai to escape.
Mr. Yan's death was unknown. Yin Bai and some businessmen who did not want to rebel took the opportunity to escape with Wei Yan's troops. Most of the other disciples who supported the New Deal waited and watched. Instead of stopping these people, they made way for them.
Shen Dan was both civil and military, and when he saw the rebellion led by Mr. Yan was in chaos, he commanded his troops to rush out of the diagonal stabs and pursue Wei Yan in hot pursuit.
When Shen Dan was about to pass through the street with his soldiers and horses, two unknown big things suddenly pushed out from the side door.
The big thing has two wheels. It looks like a cart, with a box in the middle. There are a row of serrated cuts on it, and densely packed sharp arrows are placed on the serrated openings.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
I saw the two big guys shooting hundreds of feather arrows at once. Most of the guards in front of Shen Dan were killed. Shen Dan hurriedly reined in his horse. The horse was hit by more than a dozen arrows, and his hoofs were raised and hissed.
These two big guys are Huang Yueying's crossbows. They have been improved by Ma Jun. At the beginning, Liu Zhang said that he would not produce giant crossbows, and even ten-shot and seven-shot crossbows could not be manufactured for the time being because of insufficient funds.
But Ma Jun and Zuo Bo are both "scientific madmen". How could they resist this temptation? With Huang Yueying's drawings, they wanted to design it to see if it was feasible.
Uncle Zuo didn't understand mechanics, so he gave all his family wealth and Liu Zhang's reward to Ma Jun. Ma Jun also used his family wealth, and after nearly a year of experimentation and manufacturing, they worked together to make these two giant crossbows.
These two giant crossbows, the cost of purchasing consumables, test firings, finished products, and especially the failed experiments, almost exhausted the money of the two of them. Although they were produced, Ma Jun also knew that he could not maintain them. They were originally placed at home for show.
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I didn't expect that it would come in handy at this time. When I decided to follow Zhou Buji to deal with the rebels, I pulled these two big guys out.
The people Ma Jun left behind to control the crossbow were all well-trained soldiers sent to him by Liu Zhang.
After the giant crossbow fired a wave of arrows, the four crossbowmen hurriedly loaded the arrows. Shen Dan was hit by an arrow in his arm, flying a piece of flesh. He was already furious. How could these people reload? He immediately ordered the rebels to rush forward.
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"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
The four guards nearby held a machine box and pointed it at the rebels. The seven-shot box crossbow was also made jointly by Ma Jun and Zuo Bo. It was extremely powerful and once again shot down the oncoming rebels.
At this time, the crossbow cart was also loaded. Two people pushed the cart and rammed it towards the rebels. The rebels were frightened when they saw the rows of cold arrows on it. The rebels had no shields, even if there were only a few people on the other side, here
Narrow streets are also invincible.
On the two-foot-wide street, the frontline rebel army was defeated, dragging thousands of people behind to trample on each other. Shen Dan couldn't stop scolding even a few defeated soldiers. In the end, he felt chilled by the rows of arrows and hurriedly gave up.
He grabbed his war horse and fled with the defeated soldiers.
The two ballistas chased the rebels for hundreds of steps until they reached an open area in front of them and finally stopped. The road was littered with trampled rebel soldiers.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
Hundreds of arrows formed an arc and were fired at the rebels again. Soldiers who ran slowly were nailed to the ground. The crossbowmen pulled a machine spring, opened a small door on the box in the middle of the crossbow cart, and lost the fire certificate.
Entering, the ballista that had been refueled burst into flames.
Ma Jun and Zuo Bo's year's hard work was in vain, and a dozen crossbowmen turned around and ran away.
"Chase, chase for me."
The two crossbow vehicles allowed Wei Yan's army to escape in vain. Shen Dan was furious and vowed to kill the dozen crossbowmen and command the rebels who had escaped the crossbow arrows to turn around and pursue them.
The rebels walked around the ballistae, and just after a few hundred people passed by, they suddenly heard two loud noises. The two ballistae exploded, and countless sharp iron pieces flew out and inserted into the throats of the rebels.
Face, the rebel screamed in pain and rolled on the ground.
The boxes of these ballistae are all mechanisms that add force to the bow strings. Countless springs and iron sheets are mixed in them. Ma Jun fixed all the springs on a few ropes. When the fire came together, the ropes were burned, and the springs bounced open and were clothed inside.
The iron piece flew away immediately.
The dozen or so soldiers were no longer anxious. As they were escaping, the two crossbows were loaded again. When they turned around, there was a burst of fire. The rebels who were in the lead were shot to the ground again. The dozen or so soldiers were relieved.
After escaping, Shen Dan stood behind the fire of the ballista, his face purple with anger.
Under the cover of crossbowmen, Wei Yan successfully broke through and brought out Yin Bai and others. Everyone ran to Elm Street, but they were all exhausted and collapsed one after another.
Zhou Buyi had been waiting here for a long time. The people on Elm Street came out with food to reward the troops. Wei Yan set up some sentries and leaned against a wall, silent.
Zhou Buyi came over with a bowl of rice: "General Wei, want something to eat?"
Wei Yan shook his head, and Zhou Buji picked up the chopsticks and started eating by himself. While eating, he said: "Isn't it just a defeat? Besides, you sent Zhang Ren to the city and killed Yin Yuan in this battle, so it doesn't count.
Lose, who would have expected that Shen Dan would bring so many people here.
Moreover, Shen Dan was once a superior, capable of both literary and military skills, and his ability to command the army was much better than that of the heads of several aristocratic families. Without him, the 30,000 rebels would have been completely defeated."
"Don't say nice things. If you lose, you lose." Wei Yan sighed: "The rebels, Shen Dan's army, and my army are all about the same strength. They are all a mess. No one takes advantage. If
Shen Dan has a group of elite soldiers, and I might not be able to get back even if I run away."
"Shen Dan." Wei Yan was silent for a while and then snorted: "How can I, Wei Yan, be defeated by him? I will go and reorganize the army right now."
Wei Yan stood up as he spoke.
"Wait." Zhou Buji looked at Wei Yan and said, "We have no chance."
Wei Yan frowned and looked at Zhou Buyi.
Zhou Buyi quickly took two mouthfuls of rice. He put down the bowl and stood up and said, "Don't be impulsive. If a sheep leads a group of sheep, they will always be sheep. But if a wolf leads a group of sheep, the momentum will be completely different. I see Shen Dan,
There are some generals. When he arrives at the rebel army, he will definitely organize the rebel army. In addition, our whereabouts have been exposed, so there is no chance of a sneak attack."
Wei Yan thought for a while and nodded silently. He was just angry for a moment. He only thought about the current fighting strength of the rebels and did not think about Shen Dan. Indeed, if Shen Dan comes to rectify the rebels, it will definitely become very difficult.
"You mean that we are stationed on the outskirts of the rebels and are at odds with the inner city?"
Zhou Buji nodded.
"That way we would be very passive."
"There is no other way."
He had thought of all the ways he could think of. The rebels numbered 40,000. His own army and inner city combined totaled just over 10,000. Faced with the huge disparity in strength, Zhou Buyi really couldn't think of a way.
Moreover, Zhou Buyi seems to be relaxed, but in fact he is doing it for the soldiers to see. What Zhou Buyi is most worried about is that the rebels will not attack the inner city, but attack him. The inner city still has walls, what do he have here? If he is driven out
If you leave the city, the sky and the earth will become inoperable.
At this time, Yin Bai came over and bowed to Zhou Buyi and Wei Yan: "The sinner Yin Bai, see General Wei and Mr. Zhou."
"Yin Bai, your father was killed by me, why did you come to surrender to me?" Wei Yan snorted, with disdain in his tone.
"Speak nicely." Zhou Buyi said to Wei Yan, smiled, and turned to Yin Bai: "Mr. Yin, the emperor's uncle promotes business, and you are the most active son of the family who responded. I know that you followed the rebels because you were coerced by your family.
, but we are at the end of the road now, and you will definitely die if you follow us, so you should go on your own."
Zhou Buji picked up his rice bowl and continued to cook rice
"Young Master Zhou." Yin Bai said loudly: "There is no grudge between the two armies. What's more, although my father died under General Wei's sword, it was Old Gou Yan who killed my father. I, Yin Bai, just like Young Master Zhou said,
I have never had any rebellious intentions towards the emperor's uncle and Mr. Xun, but my father was confused for a moment.
Even if I die, I, Yin Bai, will follow the young master and General Wei to avenge Yan Laogou."
"Aren't you afraid that if you can't take revenge, you will die too?"
"Old Yan Gou, either I die or he dies." Yin Bai said bitterly. The other young masters behind Yin Bai were all supporters of the New Deal. They were young and energetic and ran out with Yin Bai. At this time, they saw the craftsman soldiers.
Embarrassed and a little regretful, but it was already too late.
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In the rebel camp, Mr. Yan is still the commander-in-chief. In the past, direct command was given to Yin Yuan. After Yin Yuan died, Shen Dan became the deputy marshal of the rebel army and was responsible for commanding the entire rebel army.
Shen Dan did not attack the city. The inner city guarded by Zhang Ren with 5,000 men could no longer be captured by a swarm of swarms. Shen Dan became deputy marshal. The first thing he did was to reorganize the army and no longer use the family as a system.
, but divided according to combat strength, divided into three batches, a total of seven teams.
He placed his most elite troops, including Shen Yi and others he had brought from Shangyong, in charge, equipped with the best equipment, and formed an army of eight thousand barely resembling an army.
Shen Dan, however, defied all opinions and did not attack the city with all his strength after dividing his troops. Instead, he chose to attack Wei Yan's troops on Elm Street. Several rebel generals objected and were killed by Shen Dan, who controlled the military power, without hesitation.
The other generals all felt that the first priority was to capture the inner city. If they captured the inner city, the overall situation would be decided.
Of course Shen Dan knew that the inner city was the key, but when attacking at this time, the inner city and Wei Yan were at odds with each other, so it was difficult to win. Wei Yan must be attacked first. Even if Wei Yan could not be defeated, the thousands of craftsmen must be driven out.
city.
Shen Dan decided on his three-step plan. The first step was to surround the inner city with 20,000 troops and divide them into four groups. One group would supervise the battle, and the three groups would take turns attacking the inner city all night long. He would sit in charge of the central army, led by his younger brother Shen Yi.
Eight thousand elite troops attacked Wei Yan's tribe, and 12,000 elite troops responded from behind.
The second step is to drive out or eliminate the Wei Yan tribe and send more than 10,000 troops to guard the outer city to prevent other reinforcements from entering.
The third step was to call back his younger brother's elite troops and join forces to attack the city in turn. Shen Dan did not believe that Zhang Ren's five thousand miscellaneous soldiers could hold on for long. They would be able to capture the inner city and secure Chengdu before reinforcements from other areas arrived.
"Liu Zhang, if you take away my Shangyong, I will take away your entire Yizhou to avenge your shame." Shen Dan clenched his fists and said.
Under Shen Dan's reorganization, the disorganized rebel army has indeed changed a lot. Although the individual soldiers still have no fighting strength, at least they all know that they have a unified command. They are no longer a family group and fight lazily.
What Zhou Buyi was most worried about happened. As expected, Shen Dan did not directly attack the city with his entire army. Instead, he sent his younger brother Shen Yi to lead 8,000 elite soldiers and more than 10,000 accompanying troops to attack Elm Street. The craftsman soldiers had already been defeated once and their morale was depressed.
Even though Wei Yan and Yin Bai fought desperately, they still couldn't stop it.
The eight thousand elite rebel soldiers were all strong men, wearing armor and carrying spears. They were quite powerful in combat. The craftsmen soldiers were unable to fight against the enemy and were defeated.
Seeing that he was about to reach the south gate, Zhou Buyi shouted to Wei Yan: "General Wei, you can't leave the city."
Wei Yan looked at Zhou Buji, who said anxiously: "We will escape if we leave the city, but in this way, we will not be able to provide any help to the inner city. More importantly, if Shen Dan guards the city, other reinforcements will not be able to do so."
We can’t get in either, so we have to stay in the city.”
Wei Yan glanced at the rebels in the rear and said to Zhou Buyi: "Our morale has collapsed. If we fight again, we will only be wiped out."
"There is Fa Zheng Huang Yueying outside, and we are not needed. We are valuable only if we stay in the city. Now the inner city is fighting a bloody battle and is waiting for help. The more we stay, the more we can fight for the inner city."
Now the battle against the city seems to be the last moment, but Zhou Buyi has already thought of a non-solution, which may still have some effect.
Thinking of Liu Xun, Zhou Buji was willing to die for this little effect.
Wei Yan looked at Zhou Buyi, and finally chose to trust him, decided to turn around, and with one move of his sword: "The whole army turned back to meet the enemy."
When Wei Changchang shouted, the craftsmen were all stunned, but their panic could not stop like this. They were stunned for a moment and immediately continued to run away. There were less than two thousand people left, and most of them followed Ma Jun and Zuo
Bo's personal soldiers.
"Sir, let's go quickly." A servant shouted to Yin Bai.
"Yes." A fat young man who was usually close to Yin Bai said to Yin Bai: "Let's go quickly. We have been able to fight until now and our kindness has been exhausted. If we don't leave, we will be buried with them."
Yin Bai didn't move. He squeezed his knife tightly and said to the fat young man: "Brother Jin, please leave by yourself. Old Gou Yan and I are inseparable."
Yin Bai glanced at the city gate and said decisively: "I know that after I walk out of this door, I will never be able to take revenge. I can only watch Yan Laogou and the Yan family flourish. It is better to stay with Mr. Zhou and Wei.
General, give it a try."
Yin Bai had already put life and death aside, and said to all the servants: "You all should go, I, Yin Bai, will die here today."
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