The Great Thief of the Three Kingdoms, save Mrs. Du at the beginning

Chapter 175 Attacking the Jurchen Tartars for the Han Army, We Are Willing Without Money!

Liu Yu personally led generals such as Xun You, Jia Xu, Guan Yu, Di Qing, and Luo Cheng, as well as [-] Han and Mongolian cavalry, and soon appeared on the north bank of the Yangtze River on a naval warship.

At this time on alert, the patrolling Jin army was shocked.

"Where is Luo Cheng, I order you to lead five thousand Mongolian iron cavalry as the vanguard, march at top speed, clear the obstacles ahead, and see if you can enter Yangzhou City in one fell swoop!"

After landing, Liu Yu immediately gave orders to Luo Cheng.

"Promise! The last general takes orders!" Luo Cheng heard Liu Yu's order, and immediately led five thousand Mongolian iron cavalry as the vanguard to kill Yangzhou City, slaughtering the Jin army on the way forward, and clearing obstacles for the rear army.

Liu Yu led the remaining [-] troops and a large amount of luggage to march slowly.

at the same time.

Wanyan Zongbi, who was in the city of Yangzhou, was horrified when he learned that the Han army had crossed the Yangtze River and was marching toward Yangzhou in mighty strength.

"Damn it, Liu Yu is coming so aggressively. Is he going to wipe out our army and attack Yangzhou?"

Zong Bi said anxiously: "Here's an order to send a scout army to scout the way and see the situation of the enemy army."

Wanyan Zongbi was quite angry. The last attack on Jiankang was a complete defeat, which made Wanyan Zongbi feel the humiliation he had never felt before.

However, Wanyan Zongbi was afraid of the strength of the cavalry of the Han army.

However, Wanyan Zongbi was still unwilling to admit that he was defeated, he just thought it was a sneak attack by the Han army!
"As ordered."

The scout cavalry of the Jurchen Jin Kingdom quickly dispersed outside Yangzhou City and started a confrontation with the Mongolian light cavalry under the Han army.

Both sides know that the other side is a strong enemy, so they try to control the scope of the battle to long-range shooting.

Indeed, the Jin Army can be said to be completely invincible, which is enough to prove that the Jin Army is very strong.

Amidst the sound of arrows raining, the scouts on both sides launched their cavalry and shooting, and many Mongolian iron cavalry fell from their horses.

However, in comparison, the number of Jurchen cavalry fell from horses was a little more than that of Mongolian cavalry.

The Mongolian cavalry's shooting accuracy was outrageous, and the Jurchen cavalry was also extremely frightened and angry.

But riding and shooting.

The Jurchen cavalry immediately launched a melee charge.

Although these Jurchen cavalry were wearing leather armor, their horses were covered with all kinds of swords, guns and shields, and they rushed over like tigers and wolves.

powerful.

The Mongolian light cavalry is not only a master of cavalry and archery, but also good at charging and fighting, and soon fought with the Jurchen cavalry.

"Soldiers, kill!"

Holding a silver gun, Luo Cheng led the Mongolian cavalry scouts, charging left and right among the Jurchen cavalry, as if entering a land without people.

The few Jurchen iron cavalry were defeated immediately.

Luo Cheng led the forward army and rushed all the way to the front of Yangzhou city.

They forced nearly a thousand cavalry of the Jin army to the city gates. Because Luo Cheng's charge was too fierce, they could not advance or retreat.

The fight started again.

"Kill! Kill the golden dog!"

Accompanied by the angry shout, Luo Cheng jumped into the air, and the silver spear in his hand drew a beautiful circle, and a bloodstain appeared on the neck of a Jurchen cavalry who had just avoided him, and bright red blood spurted out. The Jurchen cavalryman didn't even hum, and fell off the horse directly.

Luo Cheng's eyes flashed with fierceness. He could no longer remember how many Jin soldiers he had killed today.

Anyway, his arms were already numb, and his body was covered in blood, but Luo Cheng was extremely excited in his heart.

After learning about the history of the Song Dynasty, he saw too many Jin troops occupying the Great Han City, brewing bloody feuds, and ruining too many Han families.

Luo Cheng wants to give them all back!

Around him, the Mongolian cavalry formed the same tactics as him, wandering around, harvesting the lives of the Jurchen cavalry.Team after team of Jurchen cavalry fell down and were trampled to death by horseshoes.

Wanyan Zongbi saw his Jurchen cavalry being massacred by the Han army on the city wall. His heart was as painful as a knife. He gritted his teeth and said: "Damn Han army, I will never spare you!"

He turned around and descended from the tower, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted angrily: "Come on, sons! The Han army has few cavalry, kill the Han soldiers!"

For the Jurchen Jin Kingdom, the Jurchen cavalry are very precious, and one death is one less.

Wanyan Zongbi led an elite Jurchen cavalry group and rushed out of Yangzhou City. On the one hand, he wanted to cover the withdrawal of the more than 1000 Jurchen cavalry into the city.

On the other hand, it was Wanyan Zongbi who was not reconciled, not convinced, and unwilling to admit that he was defeated.

He wants revenge!

Even though Wanyan Zongbi was injured in his left arm, he still went into battle with the injury and rushed out of Yangzhou city.

"Wanyan Zongbi, you've come!" Luo Cheng immediately smiled coldly when he saw Wanyan Zongbi's handsome flag.

Liu Yu had promised before the war that as soon as he saw Wanyan Zongbi on the battlefield, he would immediately attack with all his strength, regardless of life or death!

"Brothers, kill me!" Luo Cheng roared, holding a bright silver gun, and charged at Wanyan Zongbi's position.

"Kill!" The Mongolian cavalry also howled and followed Luo Cheng, rushing towards Wanyan Zongbi's position.

Wanyan Zongbi frowned, and shouted: "Block the Han army!"

Hundreds of Jurchen cavalry formed a defensive line to meet the Han army.And Wanyan Zongbi also rode forward to meet Luo Cheng.

When the two sides met each other, Luo Chengcheng felt a pressure. Wanyan Zongbi's horse was a bloody horse. It was extremely fast, and a sharp but light sword roared towards him.

Luo Cheng quickly blocked with his spear, only to hear a clang, and the strong wind from the sword made his cheeks hurt.And the owner of this big knife is also very powerful, so he pulled it along with the trend, and the blade wanted to drag Luo Cheng to the ground.

Luo Cheng secretly praised in his heart that Wanyan Zongbi was indeed a powerful character, no wonder he could become the marshal of the Jin Kingdom.

But Luo Cheng's combat qualities are not bad either. He took a deep breath, stepped slightly, stopped his body abruptly, then turned over, dodging the blow of the big knife, and at the same time pierced his ears with a long spear With this move, he stabbed Yan Zongbi in the chest.

The speed is violent and fierce.

Wanyan Zongbi never expected that Luo Cheng would dodge his full blow and even launch a counterattack.

Wanyan Zongbi could barely dodge the vital part, but the armor was pierced by the spear on his shoulder, and bright red blood flowed out.

As soon as Wanyan Zongbi was injured again, Wanyan Zongbi's scalp exploded.

He can also be regarded as a brave general of the Kingdom of Jin.

But since encountering the Han army, they have been injured one after another.

Luo Cheng succeeded in one blow, laughed, and stabbed again!

Wanyan Zongbi's eyes were red, he also roared, and swung Luo Cheng's spear with a sweeping move.

The two backed away, creating a distance.

Wanyan Zongbi panted, "Who are you? How can you be so brave?" Luo Cheng hooked the corner of his mouth: "My surname is Luo Mingcheng, and I'm a general under King Wu's account. I'm here to take your dog's life!"

Wanyan Zongbi said angrily: "Good boy, if you dare to fight against this general, I will kill you alive later!"

Luo Cheng laughed, suddenly pulled out his spear, and stabbed Wanyan Zongbi: "Then let's see who kills who alive first!"

Wanyan Loushi who was on the side saw Luo Cheng's spear, and couldn't help saying: "Master, be careful!"

Wanyan Loushi, courtesy name Oriyan, was a member of the Wanyan tribe of the Jurchen tribe and a famous general of the Jin Dynasty.In the war of destroying Liao and attacking Song Dynasty.Leading the army, from the northeast battlefield to the northwest, galloping on most of the land of China, he is invincible and has made countless achievements in battle. He is famous all over the world for his great wisdom and bravery.He became the founding hero of the Jin Dynasty and a generation of famous generals who opened up territories.

Wanyan Loushi reminded that Wanyan Zongwang was obviously in danger.

but.Wanyan Zongbi still didn't dodge, but was stabbed in the right arm by Luo Cheng.

"Ah!" Wanyan Zongbi screamed, clutching his severed arm, blood flowed from his fingers, staining his armor red.

Tears welled up in Wanyan Loushi's eyes: "Master!" He gritted his teeth, held a big knife, and killed Luo Cheng: "The traitor is so rampant! Eat me!"

Wanyan Loushi fought hard and tried his best to fight Luo Cheng.

There was a huge earthquake in the rear, but a large number of cavalry and infantry troops arrived.

In the distance, Liu Yu was riding on a war horse, watching Luo Cheng fight several powerful generals of the Jin army, while Wanyan Zongbi was crying in pain, and couldn't help laughing:

"This Wanyan Zongbi's luck is really bad. He actually met Luo Cheng and dared to fight in the field."

Wanyan Zongbi was injured, and with the mighty Han army approaching, he no longer dared to continue fighting. Under the cover of Wanyan Lou's room, he led the Jurchen cavalry to flee hastily towards Yangzhou City. As for the Jurchen cavalry in the distance, He couldn't care less, it was more important to escape for his own life.

As soon as they fled into the city, Wanyan Zongbi ordered the Jurchen Golden Army to immediately close all the city gates and stepped up their defenses.

And Luo Cheng did not pursue. After all, the situation was already obvious. The Jin Army city opposite was easy to defend and difficult to attack. If he attacked rashly, he would definitely cause casualties. Anyway, he had won his first victory and controlled the outside of Yangzhou City. For the time being, There is no need to risk an attack.

The Han infantry further away advanced slowly and firmly to the gate of Yangzhou City.

Subsequently, Liu Yu ordered more than 1 Han troops to camp outside Yangzhou City, and began to prepare to attack the city.

Chinese army tent.

Liu Yu sat at the top, and everyone gathered.

"My lord, the city wall of Yangzhou is strong, how should we attack?"

"Yes, although the soldiers in our army are elite, the siege of the city costs a lot of lives, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties!"

"Yangzhou is also a fortified city. If the attack is delayed, it may be bad for us!"

Jia Xu, Xun You and others frowned and said.

Obviously, the Han army now only occupies Jiankang City, with the Jin Kingdom in the north and the Song Army in the south. It would be dangerous to attack Yangzhou for a long time.

However, in the face of everyone's worries, Liu Yu had a smile on his face, and said to appease everyone:

"This king already has a magical weapon that can break through the city wall of Yangzhou!"

"My lord, what weapon?" Everyone couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words, and then they were overjoyed, and asked quickly.

They didn't doubt Liu Yu's words.

Liu Yu immediately took out a blueprint, which was the manufacturing blueprint of the return gun trebuchet that was exchanged.

"This is the siege weapon prepared by the king, the return cannon, also known as the trebuchet!" Liu Yu said with a smile.

Xun You, Jia Xu, Guan Yu, Luo Cheng and other generals gathered around one after another, looking at the blueprint of the return gun on the table in amazement.

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "The return cannon is similar to a trebuchet. It can shoot stones weighing two to three hundred catties, and the range is about [-] steps. It is a heavy trebuchet specially designed for siege. "

"In addition, it can also be equipped with wheels, can be pushed to move, and can be dragged by horses."

"In addition, it is extremely powerful. The counterweight plus the weight of the stone can even smash through the city wall. Even a city wall half a foot thick is not impossible to destroy."

When the generals heard it, they were stunned.

A stone weighing two or three hundred catties has a range of about seven hundred steps?
What kind of trebuchet is this?

Everyone was shocked, but no one doubted that Liu Yu's words would be false.

Liu Yu brought them from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, and it was not surprising that Liu Yu took out a powerful heavy-duty trebuchet now that he had brought out such sharp weapons as the Mo Dao before.

Of course, knowing the siege power of Huihui Artillery, the generals were extremely excited.

"My lord, such a heavy trebuchet still needs stones of the same specification. Our army is short of craftsmen right now? How can we make a trebuchet?" Guan Yu asked quickly.

"It's simple. I have brought all the craftsmen and masons from Jiankang. Although it is not enough, there should be a lot around Yangzhou. I immediately sent people to search around. As long as the craftsmen and masons come to serve in the army, every time One tael of silver per day plus three full meals!" Liu Yu said.

When everyone heard it, they thought it was a good idea.

really.

After two days of mobilization, Han artisans outside Yangzhou City came to serve in Liu Yu's army one after another.

"We are willing to attack the Jurchen Tartars for the Han army, even if we don't need money!"

"Yes, we fully support the Han Dynasty in expelling the Tartars!"

"Make a trebuchet and kill the Jurchens of Dog Day!"

After the craftsmen arrived at the military camp, they were all very enthusiastic and expressed their willingness to participate in the construction. They also actively helped Liu Yu and others to carry materials and build various tools. Soon, brand-new trebuchets appeared one after another. Liu Yu's men were born, and Liu Yu took Luo Cheng and others to supervise and personally try out the actual operation of this new weapon.

When Luo Cheng raised the iron hammer in his hand and slammed the huge log machine, he saw a huge black stone projectile brought into the throwing rod of the trebuchet, and then there was a loud bang With a loud noise, the boulder headed straight for the city wall like a meteorite falling from the sky. In an instant, the rubble of the city wall scattered and splashed, and the golden army at the top of the city screamed in pain!
"Okay, good job!"

"General Luo, you are really a good archer!"

"My lord, please provide us with a few more sets of these trebuchets!"

Liu Yu looked at the result with satisfaction, and ordered the craftsmen to make at least one hundred trebuchets.

When the craftsmen heard this, they all patted their chests and expressed that they would definitely complete the task.

The Han army was elated, but the Jin army in Yangzhou City was shocked by the boulder.

Such a huge stone was bombarded by the Han army's trebuchet!

No matter what the Jin army thought, the craftsmen and masons in the Han army were making trebuchets and boulders in full swing.

Seven or eight days later, after the craftsmen rushed to work day and night, one hundred trebuchets were finally made.

Liu Yu led the Han army to line up outside Yangzhou City.

A hundred trebuchets, under the control of the soldiers of the Han army, were ready to throw boulders to attack the city.

"My lord, all the return guns have been prepared!" Luo Cheng came to ask for orders.

Liu Yu glanced at the Yangzhou City Wall in front of him, waved his hand, and said loudly:
"Command, all return guns start firing!"

(End of this chapter)