I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 91 Ordnance
Yang Wenguang led his army to Chanzhou. Along the way, scouts came to report that they found several Liao troops withdrawing from Yingzhou in batches. He Shao guessed right that Xiao Talin's real goal was Chanzhou.

Xiao Talin's series of actions reminded He Shao of a famous German general, Heinz Wilhelm Guderian. Most of the Kelan army led by Yang Wenguang were also infantry soldiers, traveling on two legs. , and the Liao army is all cavalry, relying on the absolute speed advantage to advance on the east road, which can be regarded as the blitzkrieg of this era.

"This Xiao Talin seems to be a master tactician."

If their goal was only the three passes, Xiao Talin led the army to storm the three passes, and there was no need for the Empress Dowager of Liao to personally conquest.

And since the coach Xiao Talin chose to bypass the three passes, it showed that their goal was not the small three passes at all, perhaps the entire Song Dynasty!
Now it's the autumn harvest, the Liao army doesn't need food and grass at all, and they are fighting in several states on the East Road. Everyone thinks that Xiao Talin's ultimate goal is Yingzhou, the grain and grass camp on the East Road, and most of the troops on the East Road are gathered in Yingzhou. Zhou, but Xiao Talin suddenly turned around and pointed at Chanzhou.

Chanzhou City is the key to Guannan, and what's more deadly is that it is only separated from Kaifeng City by the Yellow River. As long as Chanzhou is captured in one day, troops can come to Kaifeng City.

"With a big appetite, I'm not afraid of being overwhelmed"

"This kind of tactics pays attention to a surprise, if you can't defend Chanzhou"

"On the contrary, if we defend Chanzhou, we will be the ones who are at an advantage. Once the Liao army is in a stalemate, we will be surrounded on all sides."

Yang Wenguang usually doesn't have enough brains, but he has deep insights in the military formation.

"Tiger head, I'm curious, where is your father now?"

Whether the Liao army bypassed the three passes or marched on Hedong Road, the Polu army commanded by Yang Yanzhao never showed up. As the No. 1 general in the world, no one knows his intentions now.

"I don't know, but I believe my father will definitely appear where he should appear now"

"I hope so"

If He Shao hadn't known about the Chanyuan Alliance, even he would not have thought of Chanzhou, and finally Yang Wenguang arrived at the city of Chanzhou before the Liao army assembled.

"How many defenders are there in Chanzhou?"

What He Shao is most worried about now is that Chanzhou City will also send all the soldiers guarding the city to Yingzhou.

"Nearly [-] Viking troops"

The Liao army has nearly 30 troops, and the defenders in Chanzhou are only [-] to [-], even if Yang Wenguang brings them. The situation is still not optimistic.

"This Chanzhou defender will be veteran Yang Si, he is not comparable to an idiot like Fu Qian." Mentioning Yang Si, Yang Wenguang's eyes brightened.

"Surnamed Yang? Are you from Tianbo Mansion?"

"Old General Yang's Yang is not the Yang of the Yang family in Tianbo Mansion, but the Yang family of the generals of the Later Tang Dynasty. Although they are not from the same family, General Yang and my grandfather once fought side by side, and they are my grandfather's right-hand man.

After the death of my grandfather, General Elder was the leader of the Polu Army. In the Battle of Suicheng ten years ago, [-] Polu Army fought against the [-] elite Tielin Army in Daliao. General Yang and my father were killed in a bloody battle at Yangshan. The chief general of the Tielin army swept the Liao army with the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves in just one day.

It was also from that battle that my father became famous all over the world and became a famous general in the world. The Suicheng he guarded was called Tie Suicheng. The old general was wounded and sued to guard the rear. "

Yang Wenguang talked about the relationship between Yang Si and the Yang family, and He Shao felt relieved. He was already at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. If the general was the same as Fu Qian, there would be no need for this battle to continue.

Yang Sinian was nearly sixty years old, but his eyesight was not deaf and he was full of energy. When he saw Yang Wenguang, he couldn't stop patting him on the shoulder.

"Good boy, the third generation of Tianbo Mansion can now go to battle."

"Yang Wenguang admired the old general very much." Seeing his idol, Yang Wenguang was also excited.

"If someone else said that, I would still believe it"

"Old general, I have an important military report. On the way to Chanzhou, I discovered that the Liao army was marching in the mountainous area in the south of Chanzhou. Maybe in a day or two, they will launch an attack after they are assembled," Yang Wenguang said.

"At the beginning when Fu Qian asked for help, the old man refused on the grounds that the terrain of Chanzhou was critical. This is what he was afraid of. But now it seems that the thing that the old man is most worried about is about to happen."

Yang Si stroked his beard and thought for a moment.

"The Liao army has 30 troops, and the Kelan army is still not enough. If Chanzhou loses, it will definitely shake the Song Dynasty..."

Yang Si knew the importance of Chanzhou best.

"Pass down our military order that the entire army repair ordnance and all officers and men are not allowed to leave the camp without reason, and send out scouts to find out the location of the Liao army and report its movements at any time."

Yang Si's decisiveness is hundreds of times stronger than Fu Qian's.

"Can you let me see what weapons are in the city?" He Shao also wanted to make some efforts.

"Who are you?"

Yang Si saw that He Shao didn't look like a member of the army.

"My brother He Shao, Li Xiang's student, was the first one who guessed that the real purpose of the Liao army might be Chanzhou, so he let me lead the troops to help."

"Oh?"

Being able to see through Xiao Talin's intentions surprised Yang Si a bit.

"Then you go and take this Mr. He Lang to have a look."

It was also the first time for He Shao to come into contact with these ordnance. Crashing cars, forks, flying hooks, yakshas, ​​ground listeners, rocks and rolling logs were all ruthless and rough.

Especially the crash, which is to insert a large door panel with countless blades, and then install it on the car. When the enemy troops break through the city gate and rush in, pushing and crashing the car is like cutting wheat, but what He Shao is most interested in is a slave.

Two large bows are placed on the bed frame, and there are twisted axles behind them. The arrows are three or four times thicker than ordinary arrows. Compared with ordinary arrows, this thing is more like a cannon!

"What is this?" He Shao asked.

"The big killer in the Welu army, the bed slave"

"The general has heard of the name of the bed slave for a long time, but it's the first time I've seen it, can you let the general try it?" Xue Cheng looked at it, his hands itchy.

"There's nothing wrong with that"

A group of people immediately tested the power of the bed slave on the school grounds. With the help of two people around him, Xue Cheng struggled to twist the axle and put on a crossbow arrow as tall as a person.

But the shooting range of the bed beast reached 200 meters. He Shao heard the sound of piercing through the air, and a wall was directly shot through by the arrow.

He Shao was a little amazed, this power is not to say, but the accuracy is a bit too bad.

Originally, Xue Cheng was going to shoot the bull's-eye, but the bed slave was shaking wildly when firing. In the end, the crossbow arrow not only missed the target, but also deviated by more than ten or 20 meters.

"Even if I stand there and let you shoot, you can't shoot, you bastard."

Yang Wenguang looked at He Shao strangely.

"What are you doing shooting you? The bed slaves shoot at the city wall. After the arrow is nailed to the city wall, the attackers will be able to climb up to the top of the city with the crossbow bolts. Moreover, the army is so dense that they can fall down even if they close their eyes."

Generally, bows and arrows only have a range of 20 meters. Yang Wenguang is considered a good archer if he can shoot 40 meters away. It is pure nonsense that he can shoot people from a distance of 200 meters. Lu Buyuanmen shot a halberd more than [-] meters. Of course, it is more bragging. .

The shooting range of the bed slave is far enough. He Shao suddenly thought that if he modified it to improve the accuracy, it would be Da Song's first sniper shot, and it could even play a role of surprise on the battlefield!

A person who graduated with full marks in physics, there should be no one in this world who understands mechanics better than him.

If you want to improve the accuracy, the first thing you need to do is to strengthen and improve the stability. Many parts of this bed are tied together with ropes. Wouldn't it be a joke if it shot into your own army.

In order to transform, He Shao directly dismantled the bed into eight pieces, replaced all the places that were originally tied with ropes with rivets, and added a load under the bed.

Of course, if you want to improve the accuracy, the most important step is to add sights.

The front sight cannot be made by the current means, but the principle of the sight is very simple, that is, to install a rear sight on the groove where the crossbow bolt is placed.

When shooting an arrow, the target and the rear sight are on the same straight line. When the distance is too far, the ballistic trajectory of the crossbow arrow is a curve, and you only need to tilt the bed up.

It took less than half a day to refit the bed slave, and He Shao could only direct from the side because of lack of strength.

He Si and Xue Cheng twisted the roulette in person, and after placing the arrows, He Shao aimed through the rear sight.

"Raise the Sight"

After an arrow was shot, it passed through the target 200 meters away, and Yang Wenguang's jaw almost dropped.

The bed slave only has strength but no accuracy at all. On the battlefield, he either shoots at the city wall or shoots blindly, but after being improved by He Shao, he directly refreshed the three views.

"It's a pity that I didn't hit the target..." He Shao was actually a little dissatisfied.

At the beginning, the deviation of the bed was 50 meters, but now even if the adjustment is made, there is still an error. He can only hit the target two or three times out of ten times. He Shao estimated that if he is proficient in the operation, he can probably hit the target about seven or eight times out of ten times. .

"Master He, why don't you let me try it?"

Xue Cheng was going to join the Polu Army, so he wanted to show his best in front of Yang Wenguang.

"Then you come"

Gunpowder seems to have been invented in the Song Dynasty. Before that, he was busy making money. If he knew that the Chanyuan Alliance came so quickly, he wouldn't mind letting gunpowder appear more than ten years earlier.

(End of this chapter)