Pirate Song

"Don't fire arrows. It's just a waste to fire arrows at this time. Give me the order to prepare the crossbow. Aim at every stone cannon of the Jin soldiers. Be sure to do it accurately!" Gao Huaiyuan immediately ordered.

Immediately, the operators of several bed crossbows that were transported to the north wall began to get busy. Compared with the stone cannons used by the Jin soldiers, the bed crossbows of the Song army seemed to be sharper. After all, the stone cannons of this era still relied on It is operated by humans, but the bed crossbow uses mechanical force. Compared with the bulky stone cannon, the bed crossbow is much lighter. It is placed on the city wall and blocked by the battlements. It is basically impossible to notice their existence from below. This is also Gao Huaiyuan didn't use the bed crossbow for the first time just now. Even though the arrows shot by the bed crossbow are not heavy, their range is much longer than that of the stone cannon, and the accuracy is not comparable to that of the stone cannon. So when he saw the presence of stone cannons in the Jinbing array, he deliberately hid the defenders' bed crossbows. It seemed that it was time to use them this time!

The defenders who were operating the bed crossbow threw off their thick armor and clothes, and went into battle shirtless and struggled to pull the winch on the bed crossbow. After a tooth-piercing creaking sound, the capstan fixed on the bed crossbow The giant bow slowly opened, and finally there was a crisp sound, and the thick crossbow string was hung on the machine frame.

"Aim with round hammer arrows!" Gao Huaiyuan strode to a crossbow and shouted to the operator.

So the spears with huge hammers at the front were placed on the chute of the bed crossbow. The officers and soldiers pushed the bed crossbow and slowly made the Wangshan above it catch the moving golden soldiers and stone cannons outside the city. , Gao Huaiyuan then ordered to the crossbowmen: "When the Jin soldiers are in chaos, shoot the arrows immediately! Release the crossbows for me!"

Following his order, the beaters who had been prepared immediately swung their mallets and hit the crossbow mechanism with all their strength. Then there was a dull buzzing sound on the city wall, and several black spots were like black lightning. Flying out quickly, in the blink of an eye, he flew into the array of golden soldiers and hit the crowd of golden soldiers heavily, causing a bloody ripple inside.

Gao Huaiyuan immediately lay down on the crenellations of the city wall and looked out to see the effect of shooting. After watching it, he felt quite regretful. Due to lack of training, the first round of shooting basically did not achieve the expected effect. Several round hammer arrows were fired. After that, none of the moving stone cannons hit, leaving his plan to kill the golden soldiers and stone cannons in vain.

Fortunately, the Jin soldiers formed a dense formation, which made them the best targets. Huge round hammer arrows fell into the crowd of Jin soldiers one after another. Wherever the hammers stuck, muscles and bones were broken, and human corpses flew everywhere. The round hammer arrow, which had become unstable, still maintained its terrifying lethality. The sweeping arrow shaft wreaked havoc among the crowd like a broom. Even if it was hit by the arrow shaft, the result was not much better. All the golden soldiers who were hit were They fell down on all sides and were either dead or injured after landing. Every arrow caused huge damage to the Jin soldiers, causing the crowd of Jin soldiers to scream in surprise.

"Fire arrows!" Gao Huaiyuan immediately seized this favorable opportunity. The formation of the golden soldiers was chaotic, and a large number of gaps appeared in the shield formation, which was an opportunity that their archers could take advantage of.

Hundreds of crossbowmen then fired arrows together, and the rain of arrows once again enveloped the heads of the golden soldiers. The golden soldiers who were hit by the arrows screamed and fell to the ground one after another.

Huluchi, who was watching the battle from a distance, suddenly straightened up on the horse. Both hands holding the rein and whip were clenched at the same time, and his eyes widened, but then he relaxed, still

No words were spoken.

A lieutenant beside him exclaimed: "Damn it! There is actually a bed crossbow in the city!"

"Be calm and don't be impatient. The Song army is good at making crossbows. It's not surprising that Huangzhou City has such weapons. Keep beating the drum and advance without stopping!" Hu Luchi shook the whip in his hand and gave the order.

So the drums among the Jin army continued to sound, a little more urgent. After it reached the battlefield, the Jin soldiers immediately marched towards Huangzhou City again under the command of their respective generals, no longer paying attention to the crossbows at the head of the city.

"Calibrate the target and continue to wind the string! Install round hammer arrows!" Gao Huaiyuan waved the order.

The city was busy again. The soldiers worked hard to operate the crossbows, loaded the round hammer arrows again, took careful aim, and fired towards the city again.

On the short 100-meter road, the Jin Army dropped a large number of corpses. Such a blow left the Jin Army with no power to fight back. They could only secretly pray to the gods and Buddhas, hoping that the person hit by the arrow would not be themselves next time.

Finally, after paying a considerable price, he once again marched to the third

Within a trench, but after three rounds of firing, the experienced Fangzi crossbow operators still successfully destroyed several stone cannons carried by the Jin army. The hit gun mounts were broken on the spot and fell into the crowd.

, and killed and injured some Jin soldiers, which was a big blow to the Jin soldiers.

But at this time, the two sides came into the range of each other. After the first failure experience, the Jin soldiers learned a lot better this time. Using the big shield as a cover, the Jin soldiers' archers opened their bows one after another and fought with the people on the city.

The Song army launched a shootout, and the two

The arrows of the army kept crisscrossing in the air, and the sky was filled with the shadows of arrow feathers. The sound of whooshing was endless. Both sides were injured. However, because the Song army on the city was covered by many defensive equipment, the casualties were obviously higher than that of the Jin army.

The soldiers are just much smaller.

A large number of golden soldiers took advantage of the mutual attacks between the two sides and swarmed outside the city to block the horses. They used their round shields as a cover to block the arrows that were constantly being fired. They desperately tried to dismantle the block of horses in front of them and build stone for them.

The advance of the artillery opened the final passage.

The Song army, under the command of Gao Huaiyuan and other generals, began to fire arrows at these golden soldiers crazily, constantly shooting the golden soldiers in front of Juma, but the arrows could no longer withstand the incoming tide.

The golden soldiers gradually began to dismantle Juma, and more golden soldiers rushed to the front of Juma and joined the ranks of dismantling Juma.

"Replace the jackdaw arrows with bed crossbows! Shoot at the Jin soldiers in front of the horses. The crossbowmen suppress the Jin army archers. Don't idle the artillery carts. Try to kill and injure the enemy troops as much as possible!" Gao Huaiyuan kept running back and forth on the city wall, giving constant orders.

Following orders one after another, the Song troops on the city wall were directed to use the power of their long-range weapons as much as possible, killing and injuring a large number of enemy troops.

So under his instigation, the Song army on the city wall began to release all the weapons that could hunt down the enemy more crazily toward the city, including arrows, stones, rockets and other weapons that could get the golden soldiers, and they all began to go into battle. However,

Even so, the Juma army began to dwindle under the continuous demolition of golden soldiers.

The attack of the Jin soldiers was obviously better organized this time. A large number of archers kept firing arrows at the top of the city, posing a considerable threat to the Song soldiers guarding the city. Some Song soldiers were knocked down by arrows.

He was then taken off the city wall on a stretcher for medical treatment.

Fortunately, most of the Song soldiers had armor for self-defense. Most people who were hit by arrows were only slightly injured. As long as they were not hit directly in front of the door, many Song soldiers fought bloody hard and could not reach the city wall even with minor injuries, and continued to fight fiercely.

Gao Huaiyuan looked at the Jin soldiers under the city and knew that continuing like this was not an option. However, he still did not move the other team of defenders who were taking a rest to the city wall because he knew that this was far from the most critical moment and he had to maintain

Sufficient reserve force to cope with the more brutal battles to come.

"Everyone, keep on holding on! It's getting late, and the Jin army is also a human being. They will also get tired. I will hold on until dark and let you go down to rest. Everyone, work harder!" Gao Huaiyuan loudly encouraged the soldiers who were defending against the enemy.

, at this time, he suddenly became alert and dodged an arrow that was heading straight for him. He swung the sword in his hand and knocked away another arrow, thus escaping the disaster.

There is no safe place on the city wall now. Under the fierce counterattack of the golden soldiers outside the city, arrows are everywhere on the city. Many wooden signs and leather curtains are pricked like hedgehogs, and some curtains are even more

They were torn into pieces by the arrows that were shot up. If you are not careful, you may be hit by the arrow. Many Song soldiers began to lose their glory, but they still persisted in firing arrows and shooting at the enemy.

After nearly a day of fierce fighting, these Song Army soldiers have begun to adapt to the cruelty of this kind of war. Blood seems to be in human eyes and no longer dazzling. They can even ignore their comrades standing beside them.

People fall down without even looking at them. Once they become numb, nothing can easily move them.

After some replacement of parts, the futon crossbows were replaced with pouches, and bundles of arrows were directly filled into the pouches. Then, under the operator's blow, they flew out of the battlements like a swarm of bees, scattering towards

As a result, the firepower on the city suddenly increased several times, and a large number of the Jin soldiers' archers below the city were shot over, causing the Jin soldiers' suppressive fire to slow down a lot.

But what happened next began to develop in a worse direction, because at this time Gao Huaiyuan learned that the Jin soldiers divided their forces and began to attack the city on the east side of the city. There was no time to set up trenches and resist horses outside the city.

, I just spread some caltrops and dug some

The defensive capabilities of the trap are weaker than those in the north, and the moat is relatively narrow in the east section of the city. The Jin soldiers started to attack in the east of the city at this time. They undoubtedly wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and break through the defense in the east of the city. Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but start to feel a little worried about the city.

The soldiers from Daye Township in the east became worried.

After all, most of these rural warriors have never experienced the test of a battle formation, and have not even had time to conduct any combination drills. They only used these two or three days to teach them some defensive strategies. How can they

Gao Huaiyuan really didn't know whether he could withstand such a test, but he couldn't get away to check on the situation at the moment.

Because at this time, the Jin soldiers had already pulled out the anti-horse guns outside the city, and began to move the remaining stone cannons outside the moat. Under the cover of the Jin soldiers' archers, they started loading and were ready to fire.

A group of golden soldiers carried large stones on their shoulders and transported them to the city. They put the stones into the leather pockets of the stone cannons. Many golden soldiers began to drag the ropes of the stone cannons. Under the command of the officers, they struggled to drag the ropes.

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"Everyone, be careful! Pay attention to the flying cannon rocks!" Seeing that something was not going well, Gao Huaiyuan immediately shouted again.

Soon after he spoke, as soon as he finished speaking, huge stones flew over with the sound of wind. Some stones crossed the city wall and fell heavily in the city, while others directly hit the city wall. On the top of the city, there was a rumbling sound. After the boulder fell, rubble flew up and down the city wall. After seeing a house in the city being hit by a boulder, a huge hole appeared in the roof with a rumble, and then the house also After shaking a few times, it suddenly collapsed.

There was also a large stone that hit the center between the two battlements, causing a section of the parapet to collapse on the spot. The rubble flew everywhere on the wall like bullets. The two Song soldiers hiding behind the parapet had only time to scream. , he was hit by a stone and flew backwards. His body flew far away, rolled directly to the inner wall, and fell into the city. The screams of pain suddenly stopped.

"Concentrate all your firepower on me to deal with the artillery vehicles under the city! We can't let them continue to show off their power! Rockets! Prepare rockets! Attack with fire!" Gao Huaiyuan angrily grabbed everyone who was releasing arrows not far from him. head, shouting orders to them.

After receiving the order, the Song army immediately turned their crossbows and focused all their firepower on the stone cannons of the Jin soldiers under the city. The arrows were like locusts, struggling to kill the Jin soldiers who were manning the cannons, and the Jin soldiers would also The shield soldiers pushed up and struggled to cover the stone carts and continued the bombardment. At this point, the siege battle on the first day reached a peak.

Song Junxun lit the rocket in the brazier prepared on the city wall, and aimed the rocket at the gun mount below the city. The rocket was nailed to the gun mount and began to burn immediately, but the effect was not very good because the gun mount of the large stone cannon They are all made of solid wood, and the wooden frames are very strong. Even if they are hit by rockets, it is difficult to destroy them in a short time.

And as the artillery was set up, the Jin soldiers soon covered the gun mount with wet cowhide, which not only blocked the Song army's rockets, but also covered a large number of Jin soldiers who were manning the artillery. Therefore, in addition to bed crossbows, Apart from this, it was almost impossible to cause effective damage to them. Only a large number of Jin soldiers were shot and killed near the artillery mounts. However, the number of Jin soldiers was too much than that of the Song army. They rushed up one after another and continued to fire cannons at the city.

Everyone is constantly feeling the vibrations coming from under their feet. Every time a big stone hits the city wall, fragments will fly around, and the city wall will shake. Under such a fierce bombardment, the originally neat arrow-stacked parapet on the city wall It was smashed into pieces like an old lady's gums, and the parapets in many places were destroyed, posing a great threat to the Song army on the city and causing it to lose some of its effective defenses.

Even some of the improvised stone cannons erected on the city were destroyed by such attacks, causing heavy casualties to Minzhuang who was operating the cannons.

This situation made the Huangzhou soldiers and civilians on the city wall start to feel a little frightened, and the speed of their counterattack began to slow down as their physical strength declined.

Even in the city, some large rocks fell, causing the houses close to the city wall to collapse. People's cries of surprise were also heard from the city.

"Bah! What's this? Keep firing arrows at me. I want to see how long the Jin soldiers can last. Give me all the cannon stones and crossbows to use against these damn enemy cannons. Kill them and I'll see if the Jin soldiers can survive. Is there any way to deal with us!" Gao Huaiyuan stretched out his head and fired another arrow, nailing a Jin army captain who was commanding the cannon stone to the gun mount.

At this moment, he felt his vision go dark, and he screamed something bad, and immediately turned over and rolled out. Not far after he rolled out, the section of the parapet where he was just hit a stone heavily, and suddenly collapsed. The flying stones jingled against his armor, causing him to spit out his tongue and cry out in horror. He prided himself on being very strong, but if he were hit by such a stone, he would still turn into flesh. Angry, he got up and cursed loudly, and fired a few more arrows with all his strength, hunting down a few unlucky golden soldiers.

Looking at the dense rain of arrows shooting up from the city, Gao Huaiyuan slapped his head and hurriedly ordered: "Push the prepared wooden girl's head to the gap to block the arrows! Try to shoot the golden soldiers who are firing the cannon!"

So the wooden heads that had been prepared were hurriedly pushed up the city wall and placed in front of the destroyed parapets. They became a temporary arrow stack, effectively blocking the Jin soldiers' bows and arrows. The two sides just shot each other. , the fierce battle continued until it got dark, and then the sound of ringing gold was heard in the Jin army's formation. If the fight continued, no one could see the opponent clearly, and it was just a waste of arrows in vain.

So the Jin soldiers immediately began to retreat like a tide, and the first day's offensive and defensive battle came to an end. The Jin soldiers paid the price of hundreds of people, but they basically cleared the defenses outside the city, and when the Jin soldiers withdrew their troops , taking advantage of the darkness, they also snatched back the corpses of the fallen soldiers lying on the battlefield. The battlefield was temporarily silent, but the Jin Army's artillery carts still stood at the bottom of the city and did not retreat for the time being.

After seeing the Jin soldiers gradually retreating, Gao Huaiyuan also breathed a long sigh of relief. A city offensive and defensive battle like this was far more intense than the last battle he experienced in Qifang Town. There were at least ten thousand arrows shot in the city. Arrow feathers were densely covered everywhere on the city and below. The white arrow feathers looked white in the firelight.

The groans of the injured seemed so abrupt in the night, but Gao Huaiyuan had long been accustomed to this kind of scene. He just sent orders to clean the city, clean up the remaining bricks and rubble that had been destroyed during the day, and collect the scattered arrows. , to prepare for the next battle.

At the end of the battle on the north wall, news came from the east of the city. The Jin soldiers were fiercely attacking the east city and had already stopped fighting. After a day of fierce fighting, the Song army counted the casualties. Overall, it was acceptable. The number of casualties was not high. Most of them were arrow wounds, and the number was not too large, so after the first day of fighting, the defenders took a lot of advantage.dd