Fenghou

Chapter 601
Running raid has two meanings. One is long-distance sneak attack. It is more suitable for the hinterland or logistics camp with few troops. There is also a second layer of meaning, which is long-distance deterrence.

This was very effective during the Jingkang and Jianyan years. The golden soldiers rushed with iron hooves, and wherever the iron hooves went, the defenders and officials of all cities fled. to Bianliang.

But the times are different now, and if Jurchen Tiesho tried to scare away the Song army with deterrence, it would not work at all.

The current soldiers of the Song Army all grew up with national hatred and family hatred. They are no longer the gang of veterans and ruffians in the past. Their fighting will and combat effectiveness are stronger than the veterans of the past. Shaanxi Road will no longer appear.

Niu Gao quickly judged that it would take two days at the fastest to travel from the Yellow River to Fushi County, and he still had a little time to make arrangements.

Niu Gao ordered the army to speed up the demolition of the wooden houses beside the city wall, trained the soldiers to use the crossbow, and at the same time recruited militia soldiers from the residents. In just half a day, more than [-] young and strong people signed up to join the militia. The army has a certain military foundation.

Niu Gao arranged for soldiers to train them to operate bed crossbows and small trebuchets. Four thousand men were needed to control one thousand bed crossbows, and fifteen hundred men were needed to control three hundred small trebuchets. A little training will do, and militia soldiers are the most suitable.

Fushi County is currently the largest county in northern Shaanxi, with a population of nearly [-]. The perimeter of the city wall is about [-] miles. It takes a lot of manpower and troops to cross the moat.

Chen Qing's judgment was very accurate. Even if Wanyan Yin could use surprise soldiers, his main force must be on the Luoshui Road, so Chen Qing sent Niu Gao, the general with the strongest defensive ability, to guard Fushi County. , a large part of the golden soldiers will be restrained.

Wanyan Huonu led [-] cavalry and galloped all the way. Two days later, they arrived in Fushi County, about ten miles away from the county seat.

"General Qi, the Song army closed the city gate two days ago, and all the people outside the city moved into the city!"

Wanyan's live girl had headaches for a while, and they had brought six days of dry food, so there was no problem returning, but what's the point of making this trip in vain?How can I explain to Marshal Du?

His lieutenant general, Chief Wan Pucha Asa said: "No wonder we didn't meet any Han people along the way. I guess they either entered the city or fled to the other side of the river. Why don't you search again to see if you can find some food. Let's hold on for a few more days."

Although she knew that the possibility was unlikely, Wanyan Huonu still had a glimmer of hope and ordered Jin Bing to search for food everywhere, "Don't let the cellar go, if you can't find food, burn the house down with a torch!"

The Jurchen cavalry split up, and after a while, the villages around Fushi County were full of smoke. The Jurchen soldiers only found a small amount of food, which the villagers couldn't take away. They hid it in the cellar and were dug out by the Jurchen soldiers. But it adds up to less than a hundred stones.

At this time, it was almost dark, Wanyan Huonu knew that there was no food to be found, so she ordered the whole army to assemble,

The Jurchen cavalry came from all directions and quickly gathered in formation. Wanyan Huonu said to the lieutenant General Pucha Asa: "After dark, shoot gunpowder arrows into the city and see if you can ignite the buildings in the city."

Pusha Asa immediately rushed to deliver an order that the army was ready to use gunpowder arrows.

The Jurchens are very capable of learning. Since they discovered the gunpowder arrows of the Song Army, they immediately abandoned the old-fashioned rockets. The kind of rockets that are tied to the arrow shaft with tarpaulins and fired after ignition. The gunpowder of the Song Army burns a lot and is easier to ignite. Large tents or wooden buildings are much more efficient than old-fashioned rockets.

Each Jurchen carried ten gunpowder arrows and ten fire zippers. When the night was dark, the Jurchen cavalry blew their horns.

The [-] Jurchen cavalry suddenly mobilized, and their horses galloped like a long dragon towards the county seat. When they reached the moat, they immediately turned south. Stop, take out another fire pocket and shake it in the wind, light the matchstick with the burning fire pocket, the matchstick smokes, they draw their bows and arrows, and shoot one arrow into the city, all of this is done in one go, as if Like clouds and flowing water.

Gunpowder arrows soared into the air, burning in the air, emitting thick smoke, spewing out bright red flames, and flew over the top of the city to the inside of the city.

On the city, Niu Gao shouted: "God arm crossbow fired!"

Thousands of crossbow arrows were fired from the top of the city, and the arrows shot towards the Jurchen cavalry below the city like a storm.

Hundreds of Jurchen cavalry were killed and wounded in a round of arrows, and the rest of the Jurchen cavalry turned pale with fright and galloped into the distance. Niu Gao shouted again, "The bed crossbow is fired! Aim for me."

Hundreds of bed crossbows chased the backs of the Jurchen cavalry and shot quickly, and more than two thousand jackdaw iron arrows whizzed out. Pierced the body and nailed many people to the ground.

The two rounds of crossbow arrows actually caused more than [-] casualties, and more than [-] people were directly shot.

Wanyan Huonu was so angry that she cursed and had nowhere to vent her anger. This was indeed his responsibility. He underestimated the enemy too much. He only thought of setting fire to the buildings in the city with gunpowder arrows, but ignored the counterattack from the top of the city. He thought it was the night Song Dynasty. The army was unprepared, but it was hit head-on.

He scolded for a long time, but it was meaningless, so he had to order the army to retreat to the camp, and the attack ended in failure.
It took Wanyan Yinkeshu's [-] troops a full day and one night to fully cross the Yellow River. The army was really exhausted, and they rested overnight in the camp, waiting for the luggage to cross the river.

Wanyan Yinkeshu conscripted [-] civilians to carry food, grass and supplies for the Jin soldiers. Mule carts full of food and fodder walked carefully on the pontoon bridge. There were a large number of siege weapons and various armor weapons behind them. With kerosene and gunpowder, the train team can be tens of miles long.

Wanyan Yin has been fighting for more than [-] years. From destroying the Liao Dynasty to attacking the Song Dynasty, he has experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, and experienced various forms of war. Of course, his fighting style will not remain the same, let alone the same as before. He used war to support war and conquered the Song Dynasty. He had a deep talk with Wan Yanchang before he set off from Shangjing, and he roughly understood the characteristics of Chen Qing's army. He didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, so he decided to use the method of attacking the Liao Kingdom to chase the city. Compete and move forward step by step.

In this case, a large amount of logistics, food and grass materials, as well as a large number of siege weapons will be required.

As soon as he arrived at the camp, the remaining general Wanyan Mici came forward and reported: "The living female marshal led [-] cavalry to attack Fushi County. There is no news yet."

Wanyan Yinkeshu frowned and asked, "Do you know the situation in Fushi County?"

"Reporting to Marshal Du, we have information from six days ago that the other party has [-] troops stationed there, and their main task is to guard the fire oil production area. The living female marshal thinks that the other party's task is not to fight, but to guard the fire oil. It should be very weak in combat capabilities. We use [-] cavalry are rushing to attack, if the opponent is caught off guard, the opponent will definitely abandon the city."

Wanyan Yinkeshu shook his head, "It's a bit taken for granted. I occupied Fushi County before. The county seat is very difficult to attack. Without siege weapons, there is no way to capture the city. Unless the opponent's army is guarding the oil well outside the city and there is no time to withdraw, the opponent If you prepare a little bit, you will make a trip in vain."

"Reporting to Marshal Du, Marshal Huo has also considered that if he succeeds, he will be able to capture Fushi County. If he fails, at most it will be a waste of time, and there will be no loss."

"I hope so! I'm afraid that your information from six days ago is out of date. Wushu, Talan and Helisa were all defeated by Chen Qing, and Marshal Lou Shidu even killed him. How could this Chen Qing Is it that easy to deal with?"

Wanyan Mici was taken aback, "It turns out that Marshal Lou Shidu died at his hands, no wonder the living girl is so excited!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu sighed softly, "This time in the battle to recover Shaanxi Road, I'm afraid that the living girl will be dazzled by hatred. I've been worried about this all the time."

(End of this chapter)