Fenghou

Chapter 1501 Trial Attack
Wanyan Wushu rushed to the vanguard camp with [-] soldiers, and the main force behind him was about a hundred miles away.

Room B of Suo Li came out to welcome him, "Please refer to the lord for the humble position!"

Wanyan Wushu waved his hand and asked, "Are any soldiers sick?"

"Report to the prince, not yet!"

Wanyan Wushu breathed a sigh of relief. Some soldiers in his main army fell ill, but the number was not many, only dozens of people, and the illness did not spread.

Room B Suoli said again: "I also feel that the military doctor is right. The key is that the groundwater in Shangjing is polluted by the epidemic. Now that you leave Shangjing, there will be no epidemic."

Wanyan Wushu nodded and sighed: "That's true. Many people don't want to leave Shangjing, but now it seems that leaving Shangjing is a wise move. Even the number of ordinary people who get sick has been greatly reduced."

When they entered the camp, they saw that soldiers and craftsmen were busy, and the simple siege ladders that had been built had piled up like a mountain, with hundreds of them.

Wanyan Wushu stepped forward and looked carefully at the siege ladders. They were basically made of straight birch and pine wood, tall and strong, but relatively simple to make. The two big iron hooks look more powerful.

"Is it firm?" Wanyan Wushu asked.

Suo Li Yishi smiled and said, "It just looks a bit clumsy, but it's very strong, and there's no problem in attacking the city!"

"That's good! How many can you build in a day?"

"Around eighty, but there are only a limited number of iron hooks, only three hundred pairs of iron hooks, and not enough pig iron!"

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "There is still some pig iron in stock, I will send someone to deliver it, and I will try my best to collect some pig iron, which must be used for attacking the city."

Speaking of this, Wanyan Wushu asked again: "How is the situation in Linhuang City?"

Soli Yishi bowed and said: "The humble staff sent out three batches of spies, two of which did not come back, probably hunted and killed by the other side's scouts, but the third batch of spies came back and brought back several Jurchens from the ranch, They know better."

"Is anyone still there?"

"Still!"

Soli B quickly sent someone to find the Jurchens to bring them back. Soon, two Jurchen men were brought up. They were in charge of the sheepfolds in the pasture. The Western Army transferred the Jurchen people in a hurry, and many people missed them. , these two are also one of the missing.

The two men knelt down and saluted, "The villain kowtows to the prince!"

"Have you been to Linhuang City recently?"

"Reporting to the prince, we have sent sheep twice recently!"

"What's the situation in the city, how many troops are there?"

"We've only heard some generalizations from people."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Just talk about it!"

"I heard that there were 5 people when they came. It was said by the officials in charge of the ranch. Later, they sent troops to attack Dading Mansion, and then sent troops to escort the Jurchen people away. It is estimated that there are at most 2 people now."

Wanyan Wushu thought for a while and said, "Do they know there is a disease?"

"They knew that, so they told everyone that the plague that broke out in the Kingdom of Jin would spread over. Everyone was frightened, and then they all moved away."

Another person also said: "They have never opened the gate of the city, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. We can only deliver sheep at the gate of the city, and we are not allowed to enter the city. The water burns the skin, so wash it off quickly."

Wanyan Wushu asked some more questions, and then let them go down. He felt that these two people were also hearsay, and the information was not very accurate. It is estimated that there are more than 2 Western troops in the city.

He called a military doctor and asked, "Can lime kill the disease?"

"I heard that the Han people use lime water to disinfect and splash it on toilets, roads and rooms. When they go out, they have to splash lime powder on their bodies. It's very choking!"

"Then why don't we use lime?"

"My lord, we use fire, and fire is the same, and there are no lime mines near Shangjing."

Another military doctor also said: "My lord, the outbreak in Shangjing is mainly due to the pollution of the groundwater. Using quicklime has no effect. As long as you leave Shangjing and pay attention to isolation, the epidemic can also be controlled."

Wanyan Wushu was really depressed. It wasn't about whether it was effective, but because he didn't know that quicklime could prevent the epidemic. Lime mines are produced in large quantities in Shinshu. He now suspects that the Western Army must have some good epidemic prevention methods, and they don't know.

But now the top priority is not to prevent the epidemic, but to seize Linhuang City, otherwise they will have no place to stand, and this is why Wanyan Wushu came to inspect.

He then said to Soli Yishi: "I will give you [-] Korean soldiers. Their epidemic is over. You lead an army of [-] to attack the city. Someone from the craftsmen will take over, so you don't need to worry about it!"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Two days later, [-] Koryo Army soldiers and [-] logistics soldiers arrived at the garrison. They brought a large amount of tents and food. kill.

Although the Kingdom of Jin captured Linhuang City with heavy casualties that year, it was 30 years ago. Almost all the soldiers who participated in the siege had died, and the then coach Wanyan Nianhan also died in the Liaoxi Corridor.

So to the current Jin soldiers, Linhuang City is completely unfamiliar, but when they get to the city, the tall and strong Linhuang City still makes them tremble for a while. The moat is so wide and the city wall is so tall. Attack the city?

Suoli Yishi is also one of the surviving veterans who participated in the battle against the Liao Dynasty. He has experience in siege. He immediately ordered the army to set up camp on the spot. He circled the city wall again and decided to concentrate the army to attack the north of the city. The terrain here is flat. The moat is relatively narrow.

As night fell, Niu Gao stood at the head of the city and watched the Jinbing camp three miles away. Judging from the size of the camp, there were about 6 to [-] enemy troops. Judging from the cart he was carrying, they should have attacked city ​​ladder.

"Dutong, this should only be the vanguard of the enemy army, and the main force of the enemy army is behind!"

Wang Duo suggested to Niu Gao: "I'm thinking about it, should we inform His Highness?"

Niu Gao laughed and said: "If His Highness receives the news, he will definitely come again!"

"But if the Jin soldiers can't attack Linhuang Mansion, it will be troublesome if they continue to retreat north."

Niu Gao thought for a while and said: "You're right, this is a plan to destroy money, you must not be negligent, you must inform His Highness!"

At dawn the next day, two hawks flew into the sky, one in front of the other and the other in the direction of Yanshan Mansion.

At the same time, the sound of war drums sounded in the enemy's camp, and the experienced veteran Soli Yishi sent [-] Korean soldiers to conduct a tentative siege.

What is a tentative siege is to check the defensive equipment of the Western Army through the attack, including whether there are catapults, bed crossbows, what kind of bows and arrows, how many soldiers there are, as well as firearms, kerosene, and Western Army tactics.

Niu Gao also saw the other party's intentions, so he handed over the command of the defense to Wang Duo. As the chief general, he would observe the enemy army at a higher level, and also control the defense of several other city walls.

"Ugh-"

The trumpet sounded, and ten thousand Koryo soldiers rushed towards the North City like a tide. They carried a hundred siege ladders and large wooden boxes. The large wooden boxes were used to build floating bridges. The moat was ten feet wide. Pontoon bridges can be built temporarily.

Behind the Goryeo army were a thousand soldiers, they were the Jurchen war cavalry who held the formation, and whoever dared to escape back would be beheaded immediately!

Ten thousand soldiers of the Western Army were also deployed on the top of the city, each holding a god arm crossbow. They had bed crossbows, but the opponent was attacking the city tentatively, so there was no need to waste the iron arrows of the bed crossbows on them. '

"Arrowers prepare!"

Wang Duo shouted sharply, the battle flag was waved down, ten thousand soldiers raised the crossbow, five thousand soldiers crouched at the top of the city, and another five thousand soldiers crouched behind them.

The enemy army was running closer and closer, and had already entered the range of 150 steps. Wang Duo shouted, "Fire the arrow!"

Immediately, thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city!
(End of this chapter)