I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 530 Young Mozi

If Song hadn't deployed so many troops around "Shangqiu", and the Song army from other places had always come to join the battle, the original army would not have delayed so long before launching a formal siege on "Shangqiu".

Think this is slow?It's actually fast enough.

In many siege battles with cold weapons, the battles on the periphery lasted for more than a year. Maybe the attacker had to retreat without even touching the city wall.

In more than three months, the original army repelled seven Song army reinforcements to "Shangqiu", and pulled out all the large strongholds within [-] miles of "Shangqiu".The remaining small strongholds will not affect the battle situation since then, and the location is not important, there is no need to completely clear it before attacking the city.

With the arrival of a new day, the original army had eaten the court food early, and a large number of soldiers left the camp under the restraint of the officers. They came to the rear of the trench dug by their own side and began to line up.

The soldiers of the Song Army on duty noticed the movement of the Yuan army and knocked on the golden (bronze) instrument for warning. The rapid sound of the gong could be heard outside the city, and then the whole city appeared bright light that could be reflected by the clouds.

The fire needs to be big enough for the clouds to reflect the light.In this state, the starlight will be covered, and people will no longer be able to see the Milky Way clearly.

When the first ray of sunlight hit the earth in the morning, the original army had already set up formations in the four directions of "Shangqiu".

Song Junluan came to the city wall to watch in person. With a clear enough vision, he could feel panic in his heart when he saw it.

The number of original troops lined up outside the city is really too many, at least [-] in each direction, and the number of siege equipment is extremely large.

"Mo Qing?" Song Junluan called Mo Di, also Mo Zi.

Mo Di looked too young, and indeed he was still very young, only 20 years old this year.

Song Junluan asked: "There are so many enemy siege towers, is the golden hook really capable?"

The so-called "golden hook" is a bronze hook with a rope. It has a spearhead at the front end, which can be fired with a bed crossbow, which can penetrate wood and then hook.

The Song army prepared this kind of equipment, it must be used to target the siege towers of the original army.

Mo Di is a descendant of a down-and-out aristocrat. His early experiences were complicated and he had received a complete family education. Later, he worshiped Confucianism as his teacher and learned exactly the theories of Confucius.

Later, Mo Di felt that Confucianism was not suitable for him, but he was very interested in craftsmen's work, so he chose to return to Song Dynasty to revive his family business.

If one were to say why Mo Di devoted himself to the career of a craftsman, it must be said that he was influenced by Zhiyao.

In other words, Mo Di has personally traveled to the original country, seen some waterwheels in the water system, and also seen the help of new things to the national strength of the original country. He originally wanted to make some agricultural tools that he had seen in the original country. After showing his skills, he was recommended to Song Junluan by the nobles of the Song Dynasty.

For Song Guo, waterwheels and other tools that can help agriculture are of course important, but the situation in the world has changed a bit, and what Song Junluan wants more is to quickly increase military strength.

Under Song Junluan's repeated inquiries, Mo Di made it clear that he could improve the bed crossbow and manufacture other military equipment. The added aiming parts became more accurate, and Song Junluan suddenly felt that he had found a treasure.

Because Song Junluan paid enough attention to the relationship, he gave Mo Di a title in a very short period of time, and he gave mansions and servants in "Shangqiu", and granted lands and subjects in other places.

The restoration of glory that Mo ancestors dreamed of, Mo Zhai completed it when he was less than 20 years old under the circumstances.

Of course, whether he can keep that honor depends on how effective the siege equipment invented by Mo Di was in this battle.

The reason for this statement is that even if "Shangqiu" is captured by the Yuan army, facing such a talent, the Yuan country will definitely recruit.

So, the fate of the Song Kingdom is not the key to Mo Di, the real key is the effect of those instruments.

Mo Di chatted with Song Junluan for a while, then found an excuse to leave.

Recently, Mo Di feels that many instruments can be improved. For example, instruments with two metal blades should not be fixed in one place. You can add a bronze rod or a strong enough wood as a support point, and then install pulleys to make it Can move left and right.

Then there's the shaft, maybe one or more barbs can be added to turn the shaft into a soft but malleable material.

Many things are definitely not perfect when they first appear, and they are basically improved slowly, and finally become the best finalized style.

Song Junluan's expectations for Mo Di were very high, to the extent that Mo Di could not imagine.

The original country is powerful, and three legions were assembled to fight fiercely with more than [-] Vietnamese troops in Donglai. At the same time, three legions were assembled to invade Song State.

If you know the original country, you will know that the six legions are not the limit that the original country can mobilize. Song Junluan has been collecting information about the original country, although it will not be very detailed, it is difficult to touch the core part, just the ones that have been detected It was enough to make him uneasy.

Song Junluan is already very old, and his thinking is actually still in the early days, and he has not been able to keep up with the times.

For example, this time, Song Junluan never imagined that the Yuan country was fighting with the Yue country, and would also fight against the Song country at the same time.

In Song Junluan's mind, Yuan Wang Yao had just asked the crown prince to marry Mi Zi as the crown princess, and King Goujian of Yue sent more than [-] troops to the north, so he should be happy for Song State to join the attack on Yue State. The action taken would be so drastic.

Not to mention that Song Junluan didn't expect it, many people in the foreign countries and the original country didn't expect it.

To be honest, according to common sense, the Yuan country is already at war with the Yue country, what should be done is to try to win over the Chu and Song countries.

It's just that no one expected Zhiyao's reaction in that way, the sudden invasion of Song by Yuan country.

The unsatisfactory thing about the Yuan country is that the Song country has always lacked a sense of security. Even if they didn't expect the Yuan army to invade at this time, they began to strengthen the city defense facilities on "Shangqiu" very early.

As for why the speed of assembly is so fast?Among the surviving vassal states, any country can assemble a large army very quickly.This is the basic survival ability of countries in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. Like the later generations, they have already been invaded, and it takes more than a year to gather an army, and the country has long been destroyed.

However, the territory of later dynasties is too large, and the slow speed of gathering troops is justifiable.

It's just that many dynasties are slow to gather not simply because of their large territory. To put it bluntly, it is the administrative system or officials at all levels that are holding back.

Song Junluan had seen enough, and when he was about to leave, he heard the sound of drums coming from the opposite side, so he subconsciously stopped to look.

A large number of original soldiers outside the city stepped forward to the sound of drums. At first, they followed the rhythm of the drums. Slowly, the steps of the soldiers covered up the sound of the drums. With their neatly raised legs, the walls of the city could follow the rhythm of the original soldiers. The propulsion produces vibrations.

"It's a good time..." A wry smile appeared on Song Junluan's face, and he quickly restrained himself.

In the future, there is a saying that the Han inherited the Qin system, and the current system of the original country may have changed. The military system, belligerence, and good combat actually retained the tradition of the Jin army.

Chu Shizi came quickly to Song Junluan, and said in a low voice, "Please go back, Your Majesty."

The original army had already started attacking the city, and it was too dangerous for Song Junluan to stay here.

Song Junluan said: "The wall on this side will be entrusted to the general."

Master Chu Zifei bowed solemnly, and replied, "You are here in the city!"

Song Junluan took one last look at the many siege equipment being pulled forward slowly by the cow, and left under protection with a sullen face.

The Song army on the city wall was busy, and the archers were ready to shoot. Many peasants moved arrows, wood, and stones to the city wall in fear.

Some bronze cauldrons also began to boil, and the things inside gave off a strong stench.This is cooking shit.

This is another method that Mo Di came up with, and if it is really used, it will become the first of its kind.

The main reason is that the Zhi family has never fought a city defense battle, otherwise it would not have been Mo Di's turn to become the initiator.

However, Mo Di could think of using this method to kill and injure the attacking party, it can only be said that people are really different.

It's not that boiling something is used against the besiegers for the first time, but it's specifically referring to things like boiling feces and urine.

Master Chu Zifei held his breath and watched the Yuan army advance step by step, and did not order the bed crossbow on the city wall to be fired when the Yuan army approached the city wall for 250 steps.

The bed crossbows of the Song army are arranged every 50 meters or so, and there are about twenty of them for each city wall.

Under Mo Di's suggestion, the bed crossbow will become a weapon for beheading tactics. The Song army will only cover the shooting when it finds a valuable present, or launch a hook with a noose to target the siege tower.

There was a rush of bangs from the original army, and the next second a black cloud of crossbow bolts rose from the ground.

This is when the crossbowmen of the original army entered the range, and they were the first to cover the defenders on the city wall with arrow rain.

After repeated improvements, Yuanguo's crossbow has a range of 420 meters.

While the crossbowmen were shooting arrows, the advancing troops stopped.

The officers of Song State on the city wall kept shouting "raise the shield" and "dodge".

Of course, the soldiers of the Song army with shields raised their shields to protect themselves and at the same time cover the robes behind them.

Many soldiers of the Song Army approached the parapet, and they squatted down to hide behind the parapet.

The militiamen who were busy carrying supplies ran desperately to the passageway of the upper and lower city walls. In the chaotic situation, many people were pushed and fell down, and then they were trampled to the point of screaming.

The dark clouds made up of crossbow arrows fell, and there was a sound of movement. The civilians who had no time to withdraw from the city wall suffered heavy casualties in an instant. Even the soldiers of the Song Army hiding behind the shield or the female wall were not absolutely safe.

Master Chu Zifei saw something, his face changed drastically and he ran to the aisle desperately.

It was a large catapult vehicle of the original army making a swinging arm movement, and soon a stone bullet would be launched.

The arrows could still rely on shields and parapets to cover them, and they couldn't resist any protection against stone bullets. Master Chu thought that he, who was in command, couldn't die like that, so he really didn't escape out of cowardice.

The crossbowmen of the original army didn't just shoot once and they were done. They would follow orders and keep firing. Depending on when the melee troops officially climbed the city, or when there were not many defenders left on the city wall, the archery would stop.

The stone bullets fired by the catapult fell with a whistling sound, and more than [-]% of them hit the platform of the city wall, sweeping away the soldiers of the Song Army on it every time. The rest either hit the wall or crossed the city wall and smashed into the city.

Mo Di, who had gone back and forth, was looking at the catapult cart of the original army from a distance, muttering in his mouth: "I can't see clearly! If I can watch it closer, I can definitely imitate it."

In fact, the catapult has far more parts than the bed crossbow, and the principle is also much more complicated. It is not easy to imitate successfully just by looking at the appearance.

Yuan Guo's catapult vehicle is already the fifth generation. While the structure is more complex, the compactness of the parts has been strengthened, which has greatly improved the hit rate.

As if thinking of something, Mo Di's expression changed, and he shouted loudly: "It's over!"

The Song army arranged a lot of defense equipment on the city wall, and they were placed there so brightly that the arrows covered them and could not destroy the defense equipment. Once a stone bullet weighing dozens of kilograms hit it, it would definitely be destroyed.

What Mo Di was talking about is not just about the defensive equipment. The Song army has a pot of feces boiling every 20 meters. If they are hit, it doesn’t matter if they are scattered everywhere. Jun was scalded until his skin festered, and then died of disease?
Yes, Mo Di was very aware of the consequences of being poured with boiled excrement mixed with mud, so he suggested that Song Jun use boiled excrement and urine instead of the ointment mixed with mud.

A vicious mind or something?Isn't war about using any available means to kill and injure the enemy and give one's side more guarantees of victory? ? ?

Sure enough, just as Mo Di had worried, the first round of stone bombs fired by the Yuan army hit the boiling feces and urine, and it splashed everywhere in an instant, causing miserable screams.

Looking at the miserable situation not far away, Mo Di's face suddenly turned pale.

In other words, even if you don't cook feces and urine, you can cook other things, and the defenders on the city wall will suffer the same.

Mo Di had a huge psychological test because he gave advice.

So, Song Jun knew what long-range attack weapons the original army had, why did he put those things on the city wall?In fact, knowing or not is one thing. No matter what kind of defense equipment, they are very difficult to move. It is impossible to wait for the fierce battle to deploy because they know that they will be destroyed.

After the original army's various long-range weapons were put into use, the Song army left only a handful of soldiers, and the rest of the living retreated from the city wall.

After there were not many targets to attack, the melee troops of the original army went up the long ladder.

The Song army waited for the original army's long-range killing and projection to stop, and then returned to the city wall again.

As a result, the original army's troops that launched the offensive just turned around and ran quickly, and the long-range attack weapons of the original army began to attack again in the next second.

This approach is too common, and it is a mentality to play.

The original army has an overall advantage in long-range lethal weapons, and will definitely want to maximize this advantage.

If the Song army did not respond to a certain charge of the original army's melee troops, the original army would definitely launch a city-climbing operation in response to the situation.

Therefore, even if there were casualties, the Song army had to respond every time.

This siege battle is going on in this repeated trial and error...

(End of this chapter)