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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Bending the Sky Chapter 118: Killing and Swallowing (8)

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    In the north of Yi County, nearly twenty catapults have been erected high in the Jurchen army formation.  These powerful siege equipment have long been mastered by the Liao Empire in the north. After the Jurchens destroyed the Liao Dynasty and fully inherited the Khitan heritage, this siege method was also fully inherited by the Jurchen army without hesitation.  Among the Jurchen East Army heading south this time, there are at least four to five thousand craftsmen who are good at making various attacking tools and equipment.  This mixed craftsman camp of various ethnic groups is under strict protection and surveillance by Jurchen troops and horses.  Compared with the Jurchen army's auxiliary troops such as Cangtou's suppression, and the tribal troops who then went south to fight.  The treatment of these craftsmen far exceeds theirs. Not only is there plenty of food, they even have plundered women for them to vent their anger on.  However, the strict military laws of the Jurchen military aristocrats also hang high on their heads. If they cannot build enough attacking equipment within the time limit, they will be beheaded.  The attacking tools made are not strong enough and durable enough, so they will be killed as well.  Under such a threat, this craftsman camp is always able to produce a large number of attacking tools that meet the requirements in the shortest possible time when faced with war.  For example, when they besieged Tanzhou, they used more than twenty catapults to break open the city wall and finally fell into the city.  And in the time and space without Xiao Yan, when the Jurchen army besieged Bianliang, they surrounded Bianliang City together with the stone cannons captured by the Song army, and set up hundreds of catapults in total, blasting the Bianliang city walls every day!  At this moment, there are more than twenty catapults, most of which are three-shooted and five-shooted. There are also two or three particularly tall seven-shooted cannons, standing in the Jurchen army formation like wooden towers.  Around each catapult, there were ant-like crowds surrounding it, and the roughly polished stone bullets were carried into the pockets by strong men.  Dozens of shirtless men pulled the thick ropes hard.  Shouting the slogan, pull it to the limit and then suddenly release it.  Stone bullets, large and small, were ejected.  Draw an arc in the air and finally fall towards the target.  Or fall into the open space, splashing mud, dust and smoke.  Or just hit it on the stockade fence, you will see broken wood flying, you can also see the smashed human body and limbs flying around, and screams suddenly arise.  A gap was immediately blasted out of the Mianyan Village Gate.  There are always people coming out of the village, using wooden stakes prepared in advance and smashing them into the soil.  Repair the village defense.  The infantry of the Jurchen brigade formed in front of these catapults to prevent the city defenders from attacking and destroying these precious offensive tools.  The Jurchen cavalry held the battle at the back.  Be ready to support these infantry troops at any time.  "Compared to the size of the Jurchen army, there were not many soldiers and horses in formation to protect these catapults.  And more Jurchen horses may be resting in the camp to recuperate the military horses that are a little tired and have lost weight since going south.  Or just go out to plunder and thresh the valleys. Every day, Jurchen knights escort the babies of the brigade and the looted grain and fodder into the camp.  More than twenty catapults were bombarding them unhurriedly, slowly destroying the defenses one by one.  In the Jurchen army, more catapults are being built.  The Yixian defenders also calmly responded to such a blow.  Yi County is a small town, and the defenders and civilians are at least six to seven thousand strong.  This means that there are sufficient manpower, whenever the stronghold defense outside the city is bombarded and a gap is created.  There are always people in the village who repair the village defenses in time.  And the lost manpower can also be replenished.  Tired defenders could also be replaced.  Between the outer fortress and the city wall, the defenders dug two more deep trenches, transported the excavated soil into the city, and rushed to build an inner wall along the city wall.  A real siege battle should originally be this way of fighting.  The attackers used various long-range attack tools to destroy the defense line, consume the city's resources, and exhaust the defenders.  The army surrounded them, plundered all directions to see the army, and took turns to rest and reorganize to strengthen the army.  In the end, the city became more and more exhausted, and could no longer maintain and repair the defense line, and finally broke through it with a large army.  Earlier, the female true army Ma was filled with the madness of life. Although it seemed fierce, if the defenders in the city were firm enough to fight, it was the most unavailable way for the defenders.  The defenders relying on the city can achieve a good casualty exchange ratio in such an offensive, but in the end, the ones that cannot be consumed will be the attacking party!  Such an offensive seems to mean that the Jurchen East Army has woken up from the previous madness and finally returned to normal.  But he still placed his main force in front of Yixian and was determined to destroy this city!  Liu Baozhong was walking around in his office. For a military veteran, this slightly anxious look was rare to see.  Every time we go into battle, we can see hundreds of casualties in the blink of an eye. What else can happen on a daily basis that can move a veteran?  Liu Baozhong¡¯s so-called government office was actually just a military tent located in the original state government office.  It turned out that all the houses in the city had been demolished, and the bricks, tiles, wood, and stones were all stored up as materials for repairing the city's defenses.  Even Liu Baozhong didn't leave a comfortable room for himself.  Even with this big cowhide tent, Liu Baozhong seldom sets foot in it these days.During the few days when the Jurchens besieged the city, Liu Baozhong settled in the enemy tower on the city wall. When he was sleepy, he could just find a place to relax for a while and call it a day.  It wasn't until the Jurchens slowed down their offensive and adopted a long siege and slow attack posture that Liu Baozhong could return here, preparing to take off his clothes and armor temporarily, find some water to scrub them, and then have a solid sleep to recuperate.  It seems that this battle can be fought. The veterans have experience. It is not possible to be too tight and wear yourself down.  Being able to sleep like a rock while catching some free time is also a skill learned through experience!  But this plan immediately disappeared after getting the latest military information.  Liu Baozhong sent all the guards around him to look for Yang Zaixing. He was in the military tent, walking back and forth, rubbing his hands, and was so excited that he could hardly control himself!  In the past few days, Liu Baozhong has been thinking about something.  Why are the main forces of the Jurchen East Route Army stationed near Yixian County? What is their intention?  Could it be that he wanted to capture Yizhou and then send troops to Feihuxing to support Zong Han's West Route Army?  This is too unreasonable.  And if not.  Such a long line of defense on the edge of Hebei.  The Jurchen East Route Army has sufficient strength.  It is enough to launch powerful offensives at multiple locations in an attempt to break through the border defense line at the edge of Hebei Province. Why are so many troops and horses diverted to the Yizhou front line, and from the beginning they are red-eyed and wasting their lives in a frenzied attack? It is really a bit big.  Unreasonable.  It is naturally something that Liu Baozhong likes to see, firmly attracting the main force of the Jurchen East Route Army in the direction of Yizhou.  But what Liu Baozhong is worried about is how long he can attract the Jurchen East Route Army!  ¡° If the latest military information we have obtained is true, then it may really be possible to firmly drag the Jurchen Tatars on the front line of Yizhou and give them enough consumption.  Cover the Hebei direction for as long as possible until King Yan eliminates Zong Han's troops in the Hedong direction!  A general of the Dragon Guard Army was also in the tent at the moment. Seeing Liu Baozhong walking around eagerly, his face was full of joy.  The latest military information just now was brought by him. This general was the commander who took turns commanding the defense line in the north of the city.  After repelling a Jurchen Tatar offensive, he captured a Jurchen infantry general and returned.  This general is still named Liaodong Mature Jurchen. Although Wanyan was recruited into the army because of his own clan and commanded more than a hundred Cangtou suppressors, this Mature Nvzhen general was a person who had crossed the Bohai Sea and the Song Dynasty Hebei East Road.  Mao Pi Dongzhu, who sells medicinal materials, speaks a good Chinese language.  People are also very awake.  Once this person is captured alive, he will talk in Chinese to make friends.  But I have questions.  No one answered.  The commander immediately asked why the Jurchen East Route Army suddenly moved south in large numbers, with its troops directed towards Yizhou, and launched a frenzied attack regardless of the cost from the beginning, and what their intentions were.  From the mouth of this mature female true general, I got an astonishing news.  The Jurchen army had already spread the news that this time the army hurriedly set off from Tanzhou and Yanjing, gathered in one place and surged southward, pointing directly in the direction of Yizhou. At the beginning, they were red-eyed and risked their lives to strengthen the city defense against the southerners at all costs.  attack.  The reason was that a southern general sent from Yizhou, with a team of sentry cavalry, went deep into the vicinity of Yanjing, bumped into a group of Jurchen masters who came out to have fun, and killed them all.  Clean!  This mature Jurchen general is obviously quite popular among the Jurchen army, and the information he has found out is quite detailed.  They can even name the young Jurchen masters killed by the Southern Army. Among them were the biological children of Wanyan Zongwang, the commander-in-chief of the Jurchen East Route Army, and the children of Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongpan, the Jurchen noble generals of the East Route Army.  They are all included!  And the southern general has been identified in the battle for several days.  He led the cavalry to counterattack several times, and one horse must take the lead in each formation.  A big spear with no match, several Jurchen warriors tried to capture him but were knocked down in the melee.  In the Zongheng formation, he is like a killing god, and he is currently in Yi County City!  When the commander learned about this extremely important military situation, he immediately went to find Liu Baozhong to report back, and Liu Baozhong jumped up as soon as he heard this.  Could this person be someone else?  Isn¡¯t it that guy Yang Zaixing!  No wonder that when he returned that day, he was chased by many Jurchen soldiers and horses. Finally, all the elite cavalry from Yi County City were able to snatch him down.  Then many Jurchen armies came later and attacked Yi County City with red eyes for several days. Only in these days did they wake up and stopped fighting for their lives. However, they still clung to the city of Yi County and built siege equipment to continue the attack.  It turns out that this guy Yang Zaixing caused the trouble!  "I think back then, King Yan personally led the army, and both Han and Yue commanders were present. It took a lot of effort to kill Zong Han's son She Hema.  But when this guy went out to investigate, he killed a bunch of sons of Jurchen nobles!  Suppose Hema was only the grandson of Prime Minister Sa Gai, but the people he killed were the descendants of Jurchen emperors like Aguda Wu and Begged to Buy!  How to reward such meritorious service is not something Liu Baozhong or even Yue Fei can do.Now that people can make the decision, the decision must be made by King Yan himself.  No matter how generous the reward is, this is not what Liu Baozhong really worries about. As long as Yang Zaixing is allowed to fight in front of the enemy in person, it will be better than giving him a high official and generous salary.  What Liu Baozhong really thinks is that this explains why the main force of the Jurchen East Route Army nailed Yi County City tightly, and how to use this opportunity to drag them tighter!  The reason why he brought Yang Zaixing with him was really because he didn't want to bury the generals who were transporting grain and grass in the back camp. Liu Baozhong was originally prepared to wipe Yang Zaixing's troubles.  But he didn't expect that out of kindness, Yang Zaixing would bring him such a big surprise!  Liu Baozhong had been walking back and forth in the tent for who knows how long, and the commander standing by was dizzy.  Finally, the sound of bags and boots was heard outside, and Liu Baozhong's personal guard opened the curtain.  I saw Yang Zaixing going straight in.  Fighting all the way back from Yanjing.  Without a breath, he led the cavalry to carry out many counterattacks in the city defense battle.  Put it on someone else.  Now I have been injured and exhausted.  But Yang Zaixing, a natural fighter, became more energetic the harder he fought.  When he entered the tent, he saw that his clothes and armor were covered with scars and blood. As he moved around, his back was still straight and his steps were vigorous.  What flashed in his eyes was still the arrogance of looking down on all his opponents.  It's just that the smell of blood emanating from his body is more than ten times stronger than before!  Such a fighting general.  It seems that after experiencing so many battles, he will gradually be sharpened into a peerless magic weapon.  Although it is impossible to rule all the armies and command Ruoding.  But given him an iron cavalry, he would dare to attack any large formation.  And he can always kill the generals and capture the flag, opening a path to victory for the commander-in-chief!  The admiration in Liu Baozhong's eyes disappeared for a moment, and he turned to face to face with a straight face and shouted: "You guys, I sent you to Yanjing to ride on the outposts to spy on your own troops. What on earth did you do?" Yang Zaixing immediately told him  He shook his head like a rattle: "I didn't do anything! I honestly went straight to the south of Tanzhou and saw the city fell. I helped a few people and then retreated honestly. How did I know that the Jurchen Tatars  Just stare at me? General, I dare you to swear!" Liu Baozhong just looked at him with a sullen face.  The commander next to him just suppressed his laughter.  At this time, he didn't bother to mention Yang Zaixing. He had made such a great contribution and it was so eye-catching. It didn't matter if General Liu scolded him or frightened him a little.  The arrogance that Yang Zaixing carried with him finally disappeared under Liu Baozhong's gaze.  I stood there feeling uneasy, feeling like I had nowhere to put my hands and feet.  After a stalemate for a while, Yang Zaixing finally couldn't hold on anymore, his whole face fell down, and he confessed honestly and dejectedly.  "When I was returning south from Yanjing, I ran into a group of Tatars in the valley who were killing people and setting fires. I couldn't hold it back for a moment, so I rushed towards them These Tatars didn't know how to beat me.  We killed most of them. There were more than ten or twenty little Tatars who were trying to escape, but we all killed them. They must have been important figures among the Tatars After leaving the valley, the Tatar Rangers followed.  He bit us like crazy and didn't let go until he got close to Yixian County. Then the Tatar army surrounded Yixian County General, it's not my fault!  The little Tartars just poked a hornet's nest? And Thirteen also killed these little Tartars. He can't escape any punishment!" At this moment, Yang Zaixing lost any sense of loyalty. He really thought that the general hated him.  The Tatar army is determined to attack Yi County.  Fearing that Liu Baozhong would send him back to escort the grain and grass, he quickly dragged Shi San out to top the tank.  Yang Zaixing also knew that Thirteen had the support of the Guo family's wife, who was more considerate than his own family in front of the general.  Liu Baozhong was still there, but the commander next to him couldn't bear it any longer. He slapped Yang Zaixing hard with envy and jealousy: "Zhi Niang, you have accomplished a great feat together! You killed a lot of the Jurchen Emperor's children and grandchildren.  The main force of the Jurchen East Route Army was firmly attracted to the city of Yi County. How come I am not as lucky as you?" Yang Zaixing was still stunned, but Liu Baozhong finally burst into laughter.  Although Yang Zaixing is reckless, he always has something to say and is the most disdainful of boasting.  Now, after hiding it, he finally admitted that he had killed a bunch of little Tartars. This matter couldn't be more true.  In this way, we can take advantage of this situation to hit the Jurchen Tatars hard and attract them more firmly under the city of Yi County!  Yang Zaixing finally realized that this was not a crime against his family, but an achievement. He couldn't help but asked: "General, if this is a great achievement, how much reward should there be?"  light.  As long as he can go into battle and fight, it will be fine, but it will be uncomfortable when he becomes an official.  But you can't be polite when giving rewards. This means you can get good horses, good armor, good weapons, and good wine. There are many rewards. I will also prepare two Qingtang Hao Zijia, wearing one collar and throwing away the other collar! ?Liu Baozhong waved his hand to drive people away with a serious face: "What reward? I brought you out from the back camp to fight in battle. What reward can't be worth it? And even if I give you a reward now, where will you spend it? After several days of continuous fighting,  At least the Tatars have calmed down a bit today, so go down and have a good sleep!" Yang Zaixing muttered as he bowed and prepared to leave. What he muttered was nothing more than saying that Liu Baozhong was stingy.  Liu Baozhong stopped him again and looked at Yang Zaixing seriously: "There may be a big war in the future. A certain general will use you as a vanguard to kill the Jurchen Tatars for a while and beat them more painfully. Now you are a bitter enemy for the Jurchen Tatars.  When we go into battle, I don¡¯t know how many Jurchen Tatars want to capture and kill you. Do you still dare to be the vanguard?¡± Yang Zaixing snorted, still looking like he was pointing his nose in the sky: ¡°Why don¡¯t you dare?¡±  The tent finally became quiet, and Yang Zaixing and others were sent out by Liu Baozhong.  Liu Baozhong still did not take off his armor and rest. Instead, he unfolded the wooden plan and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he muttered to himself.  "Now you can rest assured that Yu Jiang's reinforcements are coming up. The Zhi Niang thief must beat the Jurchen Tatars more painfully and make their eyes redder!" In the north of Yi County, hundreds of Jurchen guards were silent.  Standing on a high hill, surrounded by two important generals, they looked at the battlefield in front of them.  On the Youyan Plain, the Jurchen military tents spread out endlessly in sight, and the Jurchen flags danced covering the sky and the sun.  There is Yishui in the area, winding in the south.  The Yixian city wall, which is not very high, is like an earth embankment and wraps around the south of Yishui River.  From this distance, more than twenty trebuchets look like toys, constantly throwing out stone projectiles that look like small clay balls.  It fell to the ground, splashing with smoke and dust.  It was this city that, after several days of violent attacks, had cost one or two thousand lives, but it still failed to break through the defenses outside the city.  The southern general who had killed many of the Jurchen's noble sons with a big gun by the envoy of Yi County was still as vigorous as a tiger.  It is now certain that the people guarding this city are a determined and capable army.  To defeat this city, although the Jurchen East Route Army is powerful, they don't know how much time it will take!  One of the two Jurchen generals was Wanyan Zongwang, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army.  The other person, however, participated in the battle to capture Tanzhou as a deputy general, and he was also Wanyan Zongbi, the fourth younger brother Wanyan Zongbi who was very beloved by Wanyan Zongwang.  I don't know how long I watched, but Wanyan Zongbi finally said softly: "Brother, we can't linger here any longer. I would like to lead an army and test the edges of Hebei to find weak spots for the Southern Army to attack. If we can't do anything,  The army opens the way, let brother handle it! When we capture Bianliang, are you afraid that the defenders here will not be able to deal with it? The southern general who injured his nephew, as well as all the good people in this city, will  Kill them all to avenge my nephew!" Wanyan Zongwang's answer was a firm shake of his head.  Wanyan Zongwang, the commander-in-chief of the 100,000-strong Jurchen East Road Army, still had his eyes fixed on the city of Yi County.  Wanyan Zongbi finally hid his words of advice in his heart, but there was only a trace of doubt.  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????, Is this brother who has the talent to be a commander really confused by the tragic death of his nephew?  If that's the case, then let's just fight with my brother.  No matter what, let¡¯s level this city first!  To be continued.  ps: The cold is finally getting better, and I feel that my coding status has improved a bit today.  Please give me a monthly ticket!  !  !  !  !  Don¡¯t be squeezed out at the end of the month!  !  !  !  
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