Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

A day passed, and Guo Shao didn't sleep well at night.

In the early morning of the next day, the light outside the tent was hazy and foggy, and the weather should not change. The fog was formed last night by the undispelled gunpowder smoke.

"Your Majesty, I will boil hot water for you at the end." Lu Chengyong said behind him.

"No need." Guo Shao withdrew his gaze from outside the tent, lowered his head, poured cold water on his face with both hands. Exhaling with a "huh", he continued to wash his face with cold water.

His mind seemed to be clearer, and he could clearly see the veins and pores on his arms, and the water drops on his copper-colored skin. When he straightened up, a soldier next to him handed over a cotton towel, and Guo Shao wiped his face and arms casually.

"Shushasha..." A servant was grinding ink. The sound of orderly footsteps sounded outside the tent, and two rows of armored soldiers walked outside, and the two young generals handed over the soldier talismans step by step.

Guo Shao threw down the towel, walked to the wooden case and sat down, picked up the brush and dipped it back and forth in the inkstone, then quickly drew a crooked right triangle on the paper, and then drew a vertical line in the middle.

This vertical line is like the height of the city wall of Youzhou City. One right-angled side is the watchtower, and the other side is the ground distance from the watchtower to the catapult position in the city.

The vertical line (city wall) divides the large right triangle into two similar triangles, one large and one small. Similar sides are proportional, junior high school geometry knowledge, it is very simple to estimate; at least for Guo Shao.

If you want to build some watchtowers that can see the catapult positions... First of all, the closest position from the wall is 200 steps (about 300 meters). If you are too close, you may be within the range of heavy defensive weapons such as catapults and ballistas, and will become a fixed living target. Secondly, the city wall is three feet high (about ten meters). According to the ratio of the side length of the triangle, if the watchtower is six feet high, you can only see the scenery in the city that is two hundred steps away from the city wall.

That is to say, it is absolutely impossible to see the ordnance positions in the city when building watchtowers... It is impossible for the Liao army to place the catapults two hundred steps away from the city wall, so that they can only hit their own people.

At this moment, the sound of "Woo... woo..." horns sounded in the air, with different lengths and very dull and monotonous tones.

Guo Shao raised his head and put down the brush, looked up to observe the brightness of the light outside. It was light, but it seemed it would be a while before the sun rose.

A servant dressed in commoner clothes and combing his hair came in and said, "Your Majesty, breakfast is ready."

"I'll rinse my mouth first, and then eat." Guo Shao said in a steady tone.

The sound of horns outside the account will distract people's attention and make Guo Shao feel a little irritated; moreover, it is a signal of preparation for war and will accelerate the sense of urgency. But he still didn't panic and eat breakfast while riding a horse like some ministers in Tokyo.

It's just that his movements are obviously faster, fast but not chaotic.

In Guo Shao's heart, he has always believed that all things are composed of atoms, molecules and other particles. Such a concept will imply to him: keep the habit of small things, and the big things are still under control.

He tidied it up, and conveniently picked up a dagger with a scabbard and a gold trim around his waist, and then helped it to a convenient position. Several attendants in the tent bowed down to salute Guo Shao together.

The sun has risen in the east, and it is still sunny today. But the smog over the camp made the sun look dim, as if a haze had hung around it.

Just like Guo Shao's mood, things are indeed not going well.

Walking out of the tent, you can see a wide field of vision. There are knights running outside the camp. A large number of soldiers in the camp are preparing weapons and ordnance. Some craftsmen are building equipment in the camp.

As soon as he walked outside the big tent of the Chinese army, he suddenly saw Jing Niang walking over quickly, so Guo Shao slowed down and waited.

Jing Niang looked around and handed a torn envelope to Guo Shao without saying a word.

Bing Caosi's secret sentry has found a large number of Liao cavalry between Tanzhou (Miyun) and Shunzhou. Guo Shao thought about it for a while, and thought: As expected, the Liao army still walked to the nearest Gubeikou after all.

Walking into the big tent of the Chinese army, a group of civil servants and military generals were already waiting there, and when they saw Guo Shao they all stood up and saluted.

Guo Shao strode up to the upper seat and sat down. Wang Pu clasped his fists and said, "The old minister has something to report first. Several tunnels leaked water last night, so we have to abandon them and find another place."

Guo Shao frowned and said, "Why is the water seeping now?"

Zhou Jun had just arrived in Youzhou City, and as soon as he started to build the siege fortifications, he chose a location and started digging tunnels... Gunpowder bombing the city and infantry and artillery attacking the city have been tried and tested. They are still very skillful this time, and there is no reason to change these tactics.

Wang Pudao: "The groundwater in Youzhou seems to be of different depths. Although we dug wells to test the depth, as we progressed, the water still seeped."

After hearing this, Guo Shao said: "Choose a new location, and I will go to see it later."

Wang Pu asked again: "Last night, the Chinese army discussed building a watchtower. Can the Qianying Military Mansion arrange manpower?"

Guo Shao felt that building watchtowers was of little use...but it was not completely useless. At a high place, it was easier to estimate the position of the enemy's catapult through the projected stones. Moreover, the Chinese army will immediately come up with countermeasures, which can also stabilize the morale of the army.

As for the method of filling the river and attacking the city, even if there are more casualties than before, it cannot be stopped!

Time is running out, and the first batch of reinforcements from the Liao Army has entered the Hebei area. Guo Shao immediately took out the report of Bing Cao Si and handed it to Wang Pu, and ordered to inform all the ministries with the situation of the Tang report.

After a brief discussion, Guo Shao ordered the first drum to be played in the Chinese army. The military government also sent messengers to convey military orders to various places.

Amidst the sound of rumbling drums, the felt covering the cannon was lifted, and the soldiers in formation slowly moved forward. On the ground outside Youzhou City, it was like a huge machine running.

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Northeast of the Wenyu River, seven or eight cavalry of Zhou Jun Qingqi were slowly wandering along a small stream, following another group of cavalry on the opposite side not far or near. Zhou Jun's Qingqi was just that the horses were not wearing heavy armor, but they were also equipped with leather armor;

The horse team on the opposite side of the creek is a ranger of more than ten Liao troops. Neither side acted rashly, nor did they run away.

The leader of Zhou Jun was a ten general. This was the first time he encountered Liao cavalry after wandering around for many days, so he didn't leave immediately. The two sides just watched each other from a distance of about a hundred steps, and neither spoke loudly, as if they were guessing the other's intentions.

The creek is neither wide nor deep, but it is half as deep as half a person, which will definitely affect the charging speed. There are still many rocks in the stream.

The lethality of a skilled cavalryman's riding and shooting is only more than 20 steps, and the body is not as easy to borrow on the horse as it is on the ground. So this distance is very subtle, and it is impossible to have a conflict immediately, but you can clearly see each other's every move.

Some of the soldiers held bows and arrows, and some held knives|guns, nervously watching and riding slowly.

At this moment, I suddenly saw a small group of horsemen slowly approaching from the northwest. Under the sun, the plate armor reflects light, and it looks like a Zhou army.

The morale of Zhou Jun's side suddenly boosted, and they were all ready to try.

"Don't worry, watch." The ten general observed the way and distance of his people, took out a horizontal blower, and played the unpleasant sound of chirping.

The Liao army on the other side looked sideways, one side looked at the creek, and the other side looked at the horse team in the northwest.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the ten generals of the Zhou army immediately stopped blowing, carefully pulled out the arrows from the quiver, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, pay attention, as soon as they turn around and run, charge immediately!"

He took a look and saw that the two sides were walking on a beach. The water in this section of the stream is extremely short, not deep, but flat and spacious.

"Prepare!"

Unexpectedly, there was a loud yelling on the other side, and suddenly turned the horse's head and charged here! The ten generals were not mistaken, the rangers of the Liao Army did not run, but rushed over.

Zhou Jun's soldiers had already slapped their horses and rushed forward, and the ten generals did not hesitate any longer, and shouted: "Kill!"

Several riders slapped the horse to speed up, and the horse ran very fast, and soon stepped into the stream.

The white waves splashed immediately, and the ten generals stared wide-eyed, tensed all over, and quickly drew the bowstring, aiming at the frontmost Liao army cavalry, "Bang!" There was a sound of the string. It hit the target, but the opponent did not fall off the horse, and the distance was still a little far away, and the arrow hit the opponent's armor.

After a while, the strings crackled and crackled immediately. The arrows jingled on Zhou Jun's plate armor.

Without saying a word, the ten generals hastily retracted their bows, and pulled out a slender saber from their backs. The sound of shouting and killing suddenly roared.

"Dang!" The ten generals saw sparks flashing in front of them, and the collision of swords made the tiger's mouth numb. The blade snapped.

Immediately there were screams, and a cavalryman of the Liao army smashed a bronze bone (blunt weapon) on the shoulder of a Zhou army, and the soldiers of the Zhou army fell off their horses in response. The two sides interspersed with each other, raglans rushed past, and the sound of blows sounded from time to time.

A knight of the Zhou Army stabbed and missed with a horse lance, and swept and hit the Liao army cavalry. The horse lance was heavier than other horse warfare weapons, but he did not expect to shoot the Liao army cavalry off the horse.

"Ah!" There was a scream. When the ten generals dodged a rider, they seized the right timing to strike a Liao army, and then rushed past, leaving only the blood on the knife edge flying in the wind.

Soon the two armies crossed each other, and the rest of the Zhou army hurriedly stabilized their horses and charged forward, stopping and turning their heads. The ten generals looked at it hastily, and they lost three cavalry in one confrontation, all of them were injured and fell off their horses, still struggling in the stream. Eight cavalry lost less than half of them at once, while the Liao army was only hacked to death and one cavalry was injured.

The Liao army has doubled in size.

"Rumble..." The Qibaqi Zhou army in the northwest rushed up for reinforcements. The ten generals quickly turned their heads and took a look.

Someone hurriedly said: "Wait for the reinforcements to go!"

The ten generals looked at the three injured cavalrymen in the stream, and the Liao army had already turned around and began to charge again.

The ten generals said anxiously: "If you leave now, the three brothers will be hacked to death first!" There was no time to weigh before the battle, and the ten generals shouted: "Kill!"

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