Fenghou

Chapter 615 Despair
Dozens of gunpowder barrels suddenly fell from the top of the Khitan cavalry in the back. This time, the Song army above used a small trebuchet to throw it farther, and exploded on top of the Khitan cavalry, 'Boom!boom!boom! '

The deafening sound of the explosion reverberated in the valley. Thousands of poisonous nails flew in all directions, and the Khitan cavalry raised their shields to resist. Although the poisonous nails could not penetrate the armor and shield, their legs and horses could not resist, and they were shot down one after another. The poisonous nail was shot, the screams and the neighing of the horses resounded through the valley.

Many war horses went crazy and ran forward desperately, rushing towards the Xi army in front.
Amidst the sound of explosions and screams, the three thousand crossbow arrows were like a swarm of locusts flying up suddenly, covering the sky in darkness.

The crossbow bolts flew over the shield wall and shot at the soldiers behind. None of the soldiers behind had shields. In the dense rain of arrows, they had nowhere to escape. They were hit by arrows and screamed, and a large number of soldiers fell down.

At this time, hundreds of crazy war horses rushed into the crowd from behind, and the Xi soldiers were in chaos.

Wanyan Huonu hurriedly ordered the Khitan cavalry to retreat, but the soldiers of the Xi tribe continued to attack. Wanyan Huonu also had rich combat experience. He knew that the reason why he was shot down by the Song army's crossbow arrows was the distance. It can only shoot flat, and the shield wall will work at this time.

Wanyan Huonu ordered loudly: "Beat the drum!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The earth-shattering drum sound echoed in the valley.

Thousands of Xi soldiers started to run, and the [-] soldiers in front held up their shields, and the soldiers carrying soil bags were wrapped in them.

They were getting closer and closer to the line of fire of the giant log. Suddenly, hundreds of soldiers running in front screamed and fell down one after another. They stepped on the thorns on the ground, and the slender and sharp iron nails pierced the soles of their feet, causing excruciating pain. Tolerate.

"Throw fire oil balls!" Liu Cui ordered coldly, this is their trump card.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! 'Hundreds of small trebuchets were fired at the same time, and burning kerosene balls hit the top of the shield wall one after another. Dozens of soldiers instantly turned into burning men, howling and rushing towards the river.

The kerosene buried on the ground was ignited, and a distance of two hundred steps along the official road turned into a sea of ​​flames, and thousands of soldiers fell into the sea of ​​flames.

They yelled in fright, some turned around and ran for their lives, others rushed to the river first
Three thousand god-armed crossbows were fired again, this time with three shots, and the stormy crossbows were fired at the chaotic enemy army. This time the effect was remarkable. After one round of shooting, five thousand soldiers of the Xi tribe completely collapsed in front of the powerful crossbow array, throwing away the dirt and turning around and running wildly. The first attack ended in a disastrous defeat at the cost of two thousand people killed.

At this time, five thousand soldiers of the Xi tribe were attacking forcibly on the top of the mountain, trying to seize the abandoned old official road.

The old official road was much narrower than the valley. The widest part was about three feet, and the narrowest was only one foot. Dozens of giant trees were placed on the mountain road, but they were not for lighting the fire, but to provide cover for the soldiers. , they have arrows, and the other side can also shoot arrows.

Gao Ding looked coldly at the enemy army hundreds of miles away, and he couldn't see the end of his eyes.

In fact, Gao Ding has countless ways to deal with the enemy army, such as throwing barbed thorns and burning with kerosene. He only needs to fill the kerosene within two hundred, and then cover it with a thin layer of soil, and one fire can kill thousands of people.

But Gao Ding decided to use the trick of extermination, which completely cut off Jin Bing's idea.

On the mountain road, rows of Xi soldiers raised their shields and approached step by step, "Attack!" A commander shouted, and the Xi soldiers accelerated at the same time, and ran towards the Song army with short spears in their hands.

The soldiers of the Xi nationality behind fired crossbow arrows one after another, and the arrows shot towards the Song army two hundred steps ahead, trying to suppress the Song army with arrows.

The soldiers of the Song Army hid behind the giant tree and lowered their heads one after another to avoid the arrows shot by the enemy. After a round of arrows, the Song Army began to fight back.

"Fire arrows!"

With Gao Ding's order, ten bed crossbows were fired at the same time, and fifty jackdaw arrows were extremely powerful and shot at the rushing enemy army. Shoot through, let alone only two hundred steps now.

The jackdaw's arrow shot through the shield and the armor effortlessly, and the soldiers running in front fell down one after another, but it didn't affect the attack of the soldiers of the Xi clan, or even their running speed, and they directly trampled on their companions. dead body running.

Ten bed crossbows in the second row shot out immediately, and another fifty jackdaw arrows shot at the enemy forcefully, knocking down dozens of people again, and a lotus five gurney crossbows shot out, killing nearly two hundred soldiers, but for the For the [-] enemy troops on the mountain road, the casualties of [-] people are really nothing.

The bed crossbow did not affect the running speed of the soldiers of the Xi tribe. They were getting closer and closer to the Song army, less than a hundred steps away.

"retreat!"

After Gao Ding gave an order, the soldiers of the Song army retreated one after another. Gao Ding pulled out a torch, flung it into the wind, and ignited a matchlock beside him.

Gao Ding held a spear in his hand and dialed the arrows. He was the last one, and followed all the soldiers to the west.

The soldiers of the Xi tribe cheered and rushed up at a faster speed. At this moment, there was an earth-shattering explosion, and a hundred catties of gunpowder buried at the bottom of the mountain path exploded. Falling down the valley together, the dust filled the air.

After the dust was blown away by the wind, the mountain road with a length of seventeen to eighty feet disappeared and turned into a steep slope. This was exactly the same as the method used to blow up the mountain road on Wuren Road. This was not due to Liu Qiong and Gao Ding Hey, this is actually a case in the gunpowder actual combat manual, and all generals above the command have a copy.

Of course, this method can only be used by making full use of the soil mountain roads of the Loess Plateau. If it is the granite mountain roads of Taihang Mountains, this method will not work at all.

Gao Ding withdrew a mile away, detonated a hundred catties of gunpowder again, and blew up a section of the mountain road, but this time it was even more powerful. A mountain road of more than [-] feet was blown down. Two blasts were completed, and the official road was abandoned. There is basically no suspense in the battle for the .

Two huge explosions could be heard for more than twenty miles, and even Wanyan Yinkeshu, who was supervising the battle behind him, was startled. He anxiously asked the left and right: "Where is this explosion?"

The soldiers looked at each other, "Go and find out!" Wanyan Yinkeshu ordered.

Several soldiers urged their horses to gallop away
At this time, the Song army re-arranged the defense in the valley, and Liu Cui ordered all [-] bed crossbows to be placed in front of the giant wooden array.

Only by placing it in the front can it play a powerful role.

At the same time, Wanyan Huonu launched a second round of attack. Although the soldiers of the Xi tribe were terrified of being killed, they had no choice. Charging forward, they have only one task, to break through the giant wooden array and create conditions for the cavalry behind to charge.

"Kill!" A commander-in-chief roared, and five thousand Donghu soldiers rushed towards the giant wooden formation one mile away. The one in front was still a thousand shield troops. run wildly.

The Song army removed part of the giant wood on the river, which was reserved for the retreat of two thousand soldiers operating bed crossbows, but it also gave the enemy soldiers a glimmer of hope, so that most of the soldiers were running on water.

After crossing the [-]-step line of the Song army, Liu Cui gave an order, "Fire the arrows from the bed crossbow!"

Four hundred and fifty bed crossbows were fired at the same time, more than two thousand jackdaw arrows shot out of the air, and shot at the enemy at high speed, and shot in front of the enemy in an instant. The sharp iron arrows pierced through, and the jackdaw arrows pierced the armor again and shot into the human body. The Xi soldiers twisted their bodies and fell on their backs. In just one round of firing, more than [-] of the thousand soldiers with heavy shields were shot and killed.

While running, the shield wall suddenly disappeared, and the six thousand divine crossbowmen started to launch three-stage shots again. The dense raindrops of crossbow arrows shot into the running enemy team, and the enemy troops fell one by one, in the water, on the official road , wailing everywhere, and countless soldiers uttered the screams before the moment, full of despair and helplessness, full of fear of death.

The crossbow formation composed of [-] god-armed crossbowmen and [-] bed crossbows was extremely powerful. After only three rounds of shooting, more than [-] powerful crossbow bolts were fired, and the [-] soldiers almost disappeared.

At this time, Wanyan Yinkeshu got the news that the mountain road was blown up by the Song army. At this time, he had never heard that the mountain road could be blown up with gunpowder. He stared blankly at the valley for a while, and finally realized that what he was facing That's right, what a powerful Song army, they couldn't break through the canyon interception of the Song army.

Hopes were shattered, Wanyan Yinkeshu was completely hopeless, with such a strong opponent, how could he take Guanzhong?

Wanyan Yinkeshu let out a long sigh, "Order the entire army to withdraw from the canyon!"

(End of this chapter)