At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 441 Rou'er's Talent

Yanle City is only about [-] kilometers away from Huairou City, so in the evening, Xi Ren's reinforcements arrived one after another, but it was troublesome to move the heavy siege equipment, so the next morning, Xi Ren put the siege equipment It was transported outside Huairou City and started to be assembled intensively. The Xi people who had just tasted the sweetness from Yanle City now know the taste, so they are ready to make another victory.

"A total of five archery towers, three trebuchets, two bed crossbows, and three ladders. Grandma's must have been provided by the Turks to Xi Thief." The brigade commander Zhang Duo cursed.

County Magistrate Lu looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "The Turks were not good at attacking cities, but Princess Yicheng brought a lot of books and craftsmen with her husband, and taught the Turks to farm and make various tools, so now the Turks I also learned how to make siege equipment, people who are not of my race must have a different mind, some things really cannot be taught to them.”

Wei Zheng nodded in agreement and said: "What Magistrate Lu said is very true. Fortunately, the techniques of smelting and forging are relatively complicated. In addition, the northern land is barren and the climate is harsh. Otherwise, the Turks would learn the techniques of smelting and forging, and the consequences would be disastrous. Just imagine, you see, the weapons and equipment of Xi people are very poor. Some people still use wooden sticks and wooden spears, and the arrows are only made of spikes and stones. If it is not for the advantage of riding and shooting, I think we can use weapons. The superiority in equipment beats them."

County Magistrate Lu nodded in agreement and said, "Mr. Wei is very observant, that's true."

Gao Bufan said with deep emotion: "Chicks can be hatched as dense as chicken eggs, and the blockade will definitely not be able to block it. Sooner or later, the Yi people will learn to smelt and forge, and the Northland is not as barren as you imagined. On the contrary, The mineral deposits are still very rich, but the barbarians don’t know how to detect them. The best way for us to maintain our superiority in armaments is to constantly innovate and create more powerful weapons.”

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, cold weapons were still the world. Although gunpowder had been invented, there were almost no places where it was used. In the Sui Dynasty, it was not even popular to set off firecrackers during Chinese New Year. Gunpowder was only a by-product of Taoist alchemy.

Finally, Xi Ren assembled the siege equipment, and the three catapults and two bed crossbows were pushed to the front of the formation first, and began to test fire, adjusting the angle and distance.

However, Xi Ren's trebuchet hadn't started to show its power, but the trebuchet on the top of the city opened fire first, and a stone weighing several tens of catties was thrown into the sky roaring, drawing a long parabola, and hit one of Xi Ren's catapults. Five or six meters in front of the trebuchet, a big pit was smashed on the ground. Although it missed, Xi Ren, who was in charge of operating the trebuchet, broke out in a cold sweat.

"Okay, the angle is right, but the shooting range is not enough. This time, use a lighter stone!" Gao Ming shouted sharply.

Gao Ming is a soldier of the Gao family in Bohai. He has read books and is considered a half-intellectual. He has a flexible mind and is good at spatial abstract thinking. He was selected by Gao Bufan as the squad leader of the magic machine class. crossbow these equipment.

The Shenji class is naturally a new military unit set up by Gao Bufan himself. Now it only has a scale of 50 people and is responsible for "high technology". He usually teaches geometry, mathematics, and physics knowledge such as ballistics and wind resistance. For Gao Bufan, who was born in a professional soldier, it was just a piece of cake, but it was undoubtedly a profound knowledge in the Sui Dynasty.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the magic machine class of Yingyang Mansion will become the Sui Dynasty version of the "Rocket Army" in the future, and the exaggeration is the "Chinese Academy of Sciences". Of course, the level is definitely not comparable to the current one. The current Rocket Army plays It is a global precision and rapid strike. It is very remarkable that Gao Bufan's magic machine class can invent "Shenhuo Flying Crow" or bird guns. Moreover, this is definitely a black technology level in the Sui Dynasty, which was more than 400 years old. .

Closer to home, let’s say that Gao Ming ordered the soldiers to change to a lighter stone, then slightly adjusted the angle of the trebuchet, and began to turn the noose.

boom……

One of Xi Ren's trebuchets took the lead, and the boulder roared and hit the wall on the side of the city gate. The door was broken.

Xi Ren hit the city wall with his first shot, and the gunners were so excited that they sang and danced, and even other Xi people ran back and forth with horses and swords, making ho-ho sounds to cheer.

Gao Ming grinned grimly and shouted, "Let go!"

The tipping bucket of the trebuchet suddenly tilted up, and the stone was thrown high and flew nearly a hundred meters. Although it missed Xi Ren's trebuchet, it just hit the opponent's group of gunners who were singing and dancing. Five or six people were injured by the deadly smash, and the upper body of one of them was smashed into pieces, which was really shocking!
It will be the turn of the defenders on the top of the city to cheer and shout: "Well smashed!"

Gao Ming was not very satisfied, because he missed the target. He was going to smash the enemy's trebuchet. Only by disabling the opponent's trebuchet can the danger of the city gate being smashed be resolved.

"Come again!" Gao Ming personally selected a stone and put it into the tipping bucket of the trebuchet, and twisted it tightly with the noose.

"put!"

The boulder roared out again, and this time it accurately hit Xi Ren's trebuchet, smashing it to pieces, causing the pieces of wood to fly nearly seven or eight meters high, and the surrounding Xi people ran away in fright.

"It's hit! Squad leader, we've hit it!" All the gunners jumped up excitedly, and the city roared with joy.

Gao Bufan couldn't help giving a thumbs up, and he hit three shots. Gao Ming's level is really good.

At this time, in Xi Ren's camp, the two golden masked men looked at each other in surprise, the Sui army's shot was too accurate, the blind cat met the dead mouse?
It's no wonder they think so. The accuracy of the trebuchet itself is extremely poor. Eight points depend on luck, and two points depend on eyesight. Therefore, the trebuchet also has a nickname to be a random shot. One out of ten rounds is considered lucky. Well, the Sui army only took three shots to hit. This luck was not only bursting, but even the septic tank exploded.

Shu Tai and Su Ke looked extremely ugly, and immediately ordered to launch a full-scale attack. As a result, five archery towers and two ladders were also pushed to the front of the formation.

The archery tower is a bit higher than the city head, and one archery tower can be used by twenty archers, and five archery towers can be used by a hundred archers. Immediately retaliated, the two sides shot back and forth, and Xi thief also took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.

Since there is no moat in Huairou City, Xi Ren quickly rushed to the foot of the city wall and used various tools to climb up. Two ladders were also put on the top of the city. The Xi Ren cavalry rushed to the city gate with battering rams.

At the same time, Xi Ren's remaining two catapults and two bed crossbows also began to display their power, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce.

Gao Bufan stood on the top of the city calmly, like a needle that stabilizes the sea. The recruits in Yingyang Mansion were in a hurry at first, but when they saw Gao Lang standing on the top of the city like a mountain, they immediately calmed down. Driven by veterans, they defended in an orderly manner.

As the saying goes, attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom.Xi Ren is good at riding and archery, and it is undoubtedly extremely stupid to abandon his strengths and take advantage of his weaknesses. What Gao Bufan has to do now is to defend the city, consume Xi Ren's troops as much as possible, and turn defense into offense when the opportunity arises.

Therefore, the more violent Xi Ren's attack, the better. After all, the defensive side has a natural advantage, and the losses of both sides are at least several times higher. In the case of equal strength, the balance of victory will eventually fall to the defensive side, so Gao Bufan is now invincible, unless Xi Ren suddenly wakes up.

The sound of fierce fighting outside the city was naturally heard inside the city. Cui Shirou stood in the yard and listened intently, her pretty face was a little pale, and the servant girl Shu Er next to her was also terrified, only the heartless green tasseled parrot jumped up and down on the ground Go to tease an ant, and make strange calls from time to time.

"Miss, don't worry, with Mr. Gao here, Xi thief will definitely not be able to attack." Shu'er seemed to be in the care of Cui Shirou, but she was actually emboldening herself.

The news that Yanle City was breached a few days ago has spread in Huairou City. Some people who escaped from Yanle City also vividly described the tragic scene of Xi Ren wantonly raping, killing and looting after entering the city, which scared the people in Huairou City. light.

In fact, in comparison, Cui Shirou is more worried about his father at the moment. Brother Gao said that he would bring his father back from Miyun County, but now that Miyun County is also surrounded by Xi thieves, he will naturally not be able to bring him back. Cui Shirou was so worried that Miyun County might be breached by Xi Thief, she couldn't sleep. As for her own safety, she wasn't too worried.

Maybe it's because her father Cui Hu talked too much about Gao Bufan's achievements, but Cui Shirou now has a kind of blind confidence in Brother Gao.

Suddenly, there was a painful cry from above the head, and then a black shadow plopped into the yard. Cui Shirou's master and servant were both startled. When they took a closer look, they found that it was a wild goose.

This wild goose was small and thin, and it looked immature. Its wings were bloody, probably injured. It tried to fly away several times, but it fell down half a meter from the ground, and finally hit the courtyard wall with its head in panic. Shrunk in a corner and did not move, probably exhausted.

The green parrot flew over bouncingly, tilting its head and looking curiously at the uninvited bird that had invaded its territory. The wild goose was probably frightened, and slapped the parrot with its wings, and the green parrot immediately yelled angrily. Shouting: "Rou'er, there are birds bullying your birds!"

Cui Shirou and Shu'er approached cautiously, while the wild geese struggled in fear.

"It's so pitiful, it must have been shot." Shu'er whispered, "Girl, please save it."

Cui Shirou also had a look of pity on her face, and stretched out her fingers to carefully touch the head of the wild goose. The wild goose was panicked at first, but after being stroked a few times, it slowly calmed down, allowing Cui Shirou to be picked up by it.

"Hey, don't move around, Rou'er will heal your wounds, it won't hurt you!" Cui Shirou walked into the house while stroking the wild goose, and the wild goose squatted obediently without moving.

If Gao Bufan saw it here, he would be shocked, perhaps, talent really can't be explained.

(End of this chapter)