Water Margin people

At the end of April, Liaodong is already full of spring.

"on!"

Wanyan Yinshu commanded the soldiers and civilians to come forward.

The soldiers held up large shields and built a shield wall. Behind them were civilians carrying burdens full of soil.

The soldiers held their shields and moved forward slowly, guarding against a sudden attack from the fortress on the opposite high slope, while the civilians at the rear followed closely until they reached the vicinity of the ravine.

The shields were raised, and the peasants quickly guided the soil in their picks into the ravine.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

There was a sound of bowstrings in the fortress high above, and thick crossbow arrows flew out of the shooting port.

"Shield!"

Wanyan Yinshu was well prepared. He immediately shouted and called for the soldiers to use their shields to defend themselves.

The soldiers at the front immediately stacked their shields together. These large shields were made of fine iron and required several people to barely lift them.

"The bed crossbow dares to deal with my iron shield!"

Wanyan Yinshu smiled disdainfully and said that he had already studied these fortresses, and the shooting ports on them were obviously prepared for crossbows, so he prepared these huge iron shields.

The thick crossbow arrow hit the iron shield, causing a burst of sparks and falling to the ground.

"Ha ha!"

Wanyan Yinshu saw that his shield blocked the crossbow arrows and he laughed.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before Wanyan Yinshu could laugh twice, a violent explosion sounded. The shield soldiers and civilians in front were directly blown away by the blast of air, and several huge iron shields also flew towards the surroundings.

"Gunpowder! Back away!"

Only then did Wanyan Yinshu react. At this time, another crossbow arrow was sticking out from the fortress high up, and it was obvious that he could shoot.

"A bunch of stupid guys!"

Liu Fa laughed and looked at the embarrassment of the fleeing Jin people and taunted them. Their fortress was so obvious and there was no cover at all. How could they not have a trump card?

"This kind of crossbow loaded with gunpowder is very powerful. With steel balls added inside, it can cause area damage!"

Zongze touched his white beard and said with a smile, the damage of crossbow arrows has always been very single, and after adding gunpowder, the power is comparable to that of artillery. Now that the gunpowder is hidden in the arrow, it will not affect the accuracy of the crossbow arrow. It can be regarded as Big killer.

"Cannon, let it go!"

Jin Wushu's voice sounded.

On the high ground opposite, the sound of artillery was loud, and rows of projectiles hit the fortress opposite.

The projectiles hit the fortress and instantly shattered the surrounding wood.

"Continue to boom!"

Jin Wushu had no intention of stopping and continued to order bombings. After the last bombing failed, they went back and began to study accuracy. They found that only by hitting the target accurately can the fortress be destroyed.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Among the debris, the crossbow arrows flew out again, blocking the view of the fortress. This time the crossbow arrows did not have a clear target, but hit them in the distance. Many of the shield soldiers and civilians who retreated were killed again.

"Throw away the shield and pick!"

Wanyan Yinshu shouted loudly, the shield was too heavy and it was difficult for the soldiers to quickly escape the crossbow's attack range while holding the shield.

"These artillery pieces are very troublesome!"

Liu Fa looked at the artillery that was constantly bombing. The range of these artillery was farther than the crossbow. Although the lethality was not great, if it continued like this, the fortress would be breached sooner or later.

"It's strange that these Jin men have been preparing for more than half a year, but why are their attacks so tepid!"

Zongze frowned and looked at the Jin army in the distance. Logically speaking, they and the Jin army had sworn hatred. The Jurchens, who had been silent for more than half a year, should be desperate to attack at this time. "What's weird about this! The Western Liaoning Corridor is right here. They suffered a big loss last time, and now they dare to come and die?"

Liu Fa didn't care about this. He didn't believe that the Jin people could pass through the Liaoxi Corridor that he guarded.

"They will definitely not be able to survive if we continue fighting like this!"

Zongze nodded and said that they had been preparing for more than half a year. The entire Liaoxi Corridor had become a dead zone, but the enemy's attack was too weak, which made him a little unsure.

"Are you worried that the enemy will take other paths? Yanshan and the others still dare to go?"

Liu Fa pointed at Yanshan and smiled and said, in the battle last year, Wanyan Agu was killed in the ambush in Yanshan, and the Jin army left tens of thousands of corpses before fleeing back to the north.

"I'm worried that if they go west, Kyushu behind the mountains will be a problem!"

Zongze shook his head and said, the terrain here is difficult and easy to defend, but the Xin, Gui, Ru, Wu, Yun, Ying, Huan, Shuo, and Wei Jiuzhou to the west are really difficult to defend.

"There's nothing to worry about! Lin Chong personally led the people! He is the Minister of War! Isn't he worse than the three of us old men?"

Liu Fa opened his mouth and said, Zhang Shuye wrote to Lin Chong asking Lin Chong to send people to the Liaoxi Corridor, but Lin Chong refused directly because of lack of manpower, and only sent over [-] new soldiers.

These [-] new soldiers were recruited in Yanyun. After the Yanyun War, many people were displaced. The soldiers in Liangshan were paid well. Joining the army became a way out for many poor families. Once you join the army, you can get three months' military salary in advance, and you can keep your wife and children at home. Even if you have enough rations.

"That's right, I've thought too much,"

Zongze smiled and shook his head. The battle situation in the west was not his concern. Now he only needed to guard the Liaoxi Corridor.

"Get out!"

Liu Fa shouted towards the fortress that had been bombarded for a long time.

From a small hole behind the fortress, several soldiers quickly ran out.

"Just play slowly like this, the fortifications outside are enough for them to play for several days!"

Liu Fa smiled and looked at the enemy in the distance and sneered.

"Damn, these damn forts and ravines are so annoying!"

Jin Wushu gritted his teeth and looked at the destroyed fortress. He bombed for a long time before destroying one, but there were dozens more that needed to be destroyed in front of him.

"If we continue fighting like this, we won't be able to reach Jincheng in less than three to five days. How can your gunpowder last three to five days?"

Wanyan Yinshu looked at Jin Wushu and asked. They didn't prepare much gunpowder. Although they had a formula, the yield couldn't be guaranteed.

"It's not enough. If we fight like this, we will attack at most seven or eight more fortresses, and the rest will have to be attacked by humans."

Jin Wushu shook his head.

"Then just fight, I'll take care of the rest!"

Wanyan Yinshu looked at the entire fortress.

The fortress was demolished and the ravine was quickly filled in by civilians. The Jin army climbed up the opposite hill. The artillery was also pulled up and continued to bombard the fortress on the next high slope.

Zongze and Zhang Shuye had no intention of fighting a decisive battle with the enemy, so they just fought with the Jin army.

After fighting for a long time, Jin Wushu looked at the already hot barrel and could only order a rest.

"Come on me! Just charge!"

Wanyan Yinshuke stood up at this time. He directly led the death squad to the opposite side. Several wooden boards were laid on the ravine. The hundreds of death squads dispersed and rushed forward. The lethality of the crossbow arrows was greatly reduced in the face of the scattered enemies.

"Change the crossbow!"

In the fortress, the soldiers directly put on hand crossbows and fired accurately.

"Down!"

Wanyan Yinshu could see the crossbow arrows coming, and immediately called on his soldiers to fall down to avoid the wave of arrows.

After a round of arrows, Wanyan Yinshu led his soldiers to charge again.