Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Boom boom boom..." The sound of artillery outside Jinyang City is loud every day. ↖顶↖点↖Xiao↖ said, Guo Shao coughed from time to time, and the choking smell of gunpowder wafted in the wind, permeating almost every corner. The cannon array was still some distance away from where he was standing, but the sound of the cannons never stopped, and it seemed that there was always a "buzzing" in his ears.

In such an environment, Guo Shao felt a little dizzy, and his thoughts were not smooth. He rubbed his temples, sat down on a rough wooden table under an open shed, and looked at the map drawn with a brush. Li Chuyun has now arrived near Shiling Pass in the south of Xinzhou, and Xinzhou and Xinkou Town in the north are still under the control of the Northern Han Army.

Zuo You walked into the hut, and Guo Shao said, "If the Liao army approaches Li Chuyun's department, report it to me immediately."

Zuo You bowed, "obey the order."

As soon as the main force of the Liao army came into contact with Li Chuyun, Guo Shao planned to go north to supervise the battle in person. Because once the Liao army goes south, whether it can resist the enemy will affect the consequences of the entire war. Guo Shao believes that his presence on the battlefield can increase morale... He has a high prestige among warriors; he is also the emperor.

Ten days later, the detailed report from the north showed that the Liao army had passed Yanmen Pass and arrived in the Daizhou area. In the east, Gongye reported that the Liao army in Youzhou was approaching Niangziguan.

But at this time, the preparations for the siege of Jinyang South City are also in the making.

Guo Shao personally led the cavalry to watch within 200 paces of the city wall, admonishing them from left and right, but he ignored them and rode his horses calmly. This distance seems to be dangerous, but in fact the bow | crossbow arrows are definitely out of reach. The only danger is the catapults in the city and the remaining ballistas on the city wall; but the possibility of the catapults and sporadic ballistas to accurately hit the moving target is too small.

The surrounding soldiers all nervously looked up to the sky, fearing that a stone would fly over.

Looking closely with his own eyes, it seemed that the top of the slope was less than half a person's height from the city wall, and the parapet of that section of the city wall had already been completely destroyed by a large number of shelling. Zhou's soldiers did not need a ladder to attack from there, they could climb up with bare hands or a simple ladder.

A general reminded: "A tunnel has been dug, and the gunpowder has been buried! The tunnel of the Northern Han Army should not have been discovered yet."

Guo Shao nodded, and immediately turned his horse's head and ran back after seeing clearly.

He went straight back to the Chinese army, and the civil servants and generals followed suit, discussing in the big tent of the Chinese army. Guo Shao took a ruler to repeatedly measure a relatively finely made map, and said after a while: "I think..."

Everyone quickly stopped talking and turned their heads.

Guo Shaodao: "The strength of the Youzhou Army is limited, Niangziguan still has Xianggong Department, the threat to Jinyang is not enough for the time being; the main force is the northern Liao Army entering Daizhou."

Wang Pu immediately nodded in agreement.

Guo Shao glanced at him, and continued: "I want to stay and see what happens when we attack Jinyang first... Immediately send an order to Li Chuyun, as soon as the Liao army passes Xinkou, he will immediately report!"

Wang Pu said: "The minister will send out the military order later."

Guo Shao looked up at the outside of the tent, his voice became lower and lower, as if cautiously: "It's only this morning, and we will launch the attack today, so as not to delay it, so that the Northern Han army will be more prepared..."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Guo Shao said again: "The attack on the breach of the city and the breach of the basement are carried out at the same time..." He looked around, "How about using the explosion of the tunnel gunpowder pit as a signal? The buried gunpowder may not be able to blow down the city wall, but it will definitely explode, and the momentum will not be too small."

Wang Pudao: "The defenders in Jinyang City should be prepared. The gap is too small. It is best to use the elite to attack the city. The tiger's army has more mounted infantry on the right side, which can be the forward."

Guo Shao thought so.

The generals proposed various tactics one after another. Guo Shao continued to measure the map with a ruler, and did not speak for a long time.

He weighed the reasoning over and over again, reached out and rubbed his temples, and seemed a little hesitant at this moment. But when he really made a decision, he summoned the generals above the Huben Army, Jiannan Army, and artillery commanders to deploy specific strategies;

Not long after, the sound of cannons continued to sound all around, roaring. However, the sound of drums and trumpets in the Zhou army camp continued, the movement of flags, and frequent deployment of troops.

In such an open place, under sunny days, it is clear at a glance to deploy soldiers and horses in a large area, and I am afraid there is no way to hide what they are going to do! The roar of the artillery has been continuing, and it no longer stops intermittently like in the past, allowing Zhou soldiers and horses to approach the city wall in batches; the sky over the siege fortifications is full of smoke, and even the wind can't blow it away.

Guo Shao rode his horse and silently watched the mobilization of various places in the drifting gunpowder smoke. A large group of people and horses slowly approaching the first fortification line of defense were vast and mighty, which was completely different from the situation of a large group of wheelbarrows in the past; in addition, the earthwork had been completed, and the Northern Han army could also see it.

Guo Shao judged that this siege could not be a sudden attack like Shouzhou, and it would not be easy to break through directly; but at least such a siege could pose a real threat and pressure to the defenders of the Northern Han Dynasty.

He looked sideways slightly, and saw that Wang Pu was looking into the distance with concentration. Wang Pu's face didn't move much, but it was very serious. Looking at it, Guo Shao felt that Wang Pu had the same judgment as himself... After all, an important town like Jinyang was defended by the elite main force of the Northern Han Army.

In the first line of defense in the distance, the fourth army on the right wing of the Huben Army has already lined up, all soldiers on horseback.

Facing Leishan, a group of men and horses opened the gate of the defense line and rode out slowly in rows. Several banners embroidered with tigers in front of them fluttered in the wind in the smoke. They were the banners of the most elite tiger army of the Zhou army. A team of more than 20 people formed a horizontal row, a total of more than 20 rows. After all were dispatched, no follow-up troops followed. A total of about 500 soldiers and horses commanded by each command formed a horse-riding phalanx and marched slowly.

Not long after, the same phalanx came out of the camp on the two flanks of the rear, and the three groups of men and horses formed a Chinese character, advancing against the phalanx on the mountain.

The sound of the cannon was still loud, and rows of white smoke rose one after another from the Zhou army's camp in the rear. The opposite city wall was already riddled with holes and in a mess. Stone bullets kept falling on the city wall, and earth and rocks flew randomly in the distance.

The first commander of the Fourth Army in the right wing in the front center was gradually approaching the city wall, and stones fell from the top of his head from time to time. It was the catapults deployed by the Northern Han Army behind the city wall and launched an attack;

At this time, the first commander gradually accelerated, the horses cantered forward, and the originally neat cavalry formation began to bend.

There is a row of jagged flags directly in front of them, which are the fifty-step marks made by Zhou Jun before, and they have not been completely destroyed. At this moment, the wailing horns of the camp in the rear sounded loudly, and a large blue flag kept waving.

The cannonade stopped immediately! The sound of horseshoes suddenly roared... It wasn't just the sound of horseshoes just now, but as soon as the louder gunfire stopped, the movement of the sound of horseshoes immediately became prominent!

"All the cavalry gradually accelerated, the central department and the left and right wings commanded to charge forward.

The hooves of the horses were like thunder, and there were layers in the distance; the three commanders in front were charging, and the tide-like troops in the fortification behind also spread out from the defense line.

At this moment, suddenly the ground trembled violently! As if there was a sudden earthquake, everyone saw a flash of lightning in the distance to the east, and a large cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rose up, and immediately heard a "boom" and an explosion that shook the mountains! The expressions of all the people changed, but it was not the first time that a large number of soldiers of the Huben Army had seen such an explosion.

The three commanders of the Fourth Army rushed towards the city wall frantically, and quickly covered the broken flag marked by fifty paces among the galloping cavalry. The wall on the opposite side is getting closer!

"Fight for the Great Zhou Emperor!" The big man in the front drew his saber and raised it high and shouted. All the soldiers shouted loudly.

The striker galloped across the moat that had already been blocked, and rushed to the bottom of the slope of the earth mountain. All the troops immediately got off their horses, and the people in front climbed up the hill with swords and shields!

The one rushing to the front was a Dutou in heavy armor. He crawled desperately, his mind blank. None of the generals of the Huben Army was experienced in many battles, but he rushed to the front in such a situation, he knew that he would definitely die! Dutou was really scared, even if he went into battle more than once; but he couldn't stop, and he had to run as fast as possible, so that he could set an example for the soldiers behind and run faster... He had to take on this responsibility, and if he stopped, the entire command would be dragged down, and the military law after the war would definitely not spare him!

Fortunately, most of the soldiers of the Huben Army are veterans of the battlefield. Otherwise, in this situation, before seeing the enemy, they would be so frightened that they would be so weak that they would not be able to hold their weapons.

"Ah!" Dutou roared loudly, the voice was not only angry, but also full of fear, "Kill!"

He had already climbed up the slope, and there was a short section of flat dirt road at the top of the hill...in order to prevent the Northern Han army from using unbroken 100-jin stone bullets as rolling stones to counterattack. They all ran a few steps, and saw some Northern Han soldiers who were still on the city wall during the shelling approaching the city wall in a mess, some with long guns, and some with bows and arrows. At this time, he has passed the most fearful early stage, and his rich experience in battle has calmed him down a lot... Either you die or I die, the only thing to do is fight!

"Fire the arrow!" Du raised his sword and shield and shouted.

"Swish..." The crossbowmen behind fired their arrows one after another, and there were screams all over the city wall, and there were also those who were injured by the bow|crossbow from behind, but the most common sound was the "clinking" metal impact.

Dutou held the sword and shield tightly with both hands, and was the first to press against the edge of the city wall. With his left foot kicked on the ground, his body suddenly pushed upwards, and his right foot was lifted to step on the city wall. "Kuuuuuuuuuu!" His forehead hurt, and the violent impact and vibration of metal made him feel dizzy. A soldier of the Northern Han Dynasty had already rushed forward, and waved a knife to greet Dutou's head. His eyes were dazzled, but he didn't faint. Subconsciously, he slammed his body forward, and immediately hit a person, and both of them fell to the ground.

The generals and soldiers of the Zhou army behind roared and climbed up the city wall desperately.