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Chapter 644 [Don't be afraid, it's just a little louder]
Chapter 644 0641 [Don't be afraid, it's just a little louder...]
"Brother, the Chinese army is coming day and night, and the soldiers must be tired. Why not take advantage of the situation and attack them by surprise, and defeat them in one fell swoop!"
The person who spoke was Taira Tadamori's younger brother, Taira Tadamori.
The ancestor of the Taira clan was Prince Takatake, the son of Prince Kuzuhara, the grandson of the 50th Emperor Kanmu, so his family is also known as the Kanmu Taira clan.
To put it bluntly, from the emperor to the dignitaries, and then to the emerging samurai class, everyone in Japan is one family, several generations back.
Even Ju Zhukang is of royal blood.
No matter how the upper class fights among themselves, it is their own business, but the untouchables are truly untouchables.
"No."
Ping Zhongsheng waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The Chinese soldiers are strong and brave, and they have unique skills such as puppet fire thunder, so they are invincible."
After all, he was experienced in combat and knew that as long as he defended Kyoto and waited for the samurai reinforcements from Oshu, Shikoku, Kanto and other places to arrive, China would naturally retreat.
Moreover, ever since he learned that the Chinese envoy was leading more than 2,000 people to attack Kyoto, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Unlike Taira Tadamori and Fujiwara Tadamichi, Taira's territory was on the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu, which were closest to Goryeo and China. Chinese merchants often came to Kyushu to trade, so Taira knew more about China.
China changed dynasties a few years ago, and Qi replaced Song.
From the mouths of those Chinese sea merchants, he learned that Qi was very different from the previous Song State. It was full of martial virtues and its soldiers were brave and strong.
Therefore, we should not act rashly at the moment, and the best strategy is to wait and see how the situation develops.
Under the watchful eyes of Taira Tadamori and the warriors defending the city, the Qi army marched to within five hundred steps of the city before stopping.
"Humph!"
Ping Zhongquan snorted coldly, snatched a warrior's longbow, drew the bow and arrow, aimed at the direction of the Qi army and shot an arrow.
The arrow was shot from a high place, flew fifty or sixty steps, and then hit the ground.
Five hundred steps, let alone the Japanese longbow, even the improved Shenbi crossbow can't reach it. Only a powerful weapon like the three-bow crossbow has a chance.
Ping Zhongquan naturally understood that this arrow was just to vent his anger and was also a provocation.
Glancing at the trembling arrows in the distance, Sun Zhi was not moved at all. He ordered calmly: "Left camp on guard, right camp take a break, attack the city in half an hour!"
"Order!"
The battalion commanders under his command responded in unison.
After taking a half-hour break, the soldiers regained some energy.
The Qi army became busy again and began to prepare for the siege.
Under the puzzled and horrified gaze of Taira Tadamori, more than 2,000 naval forces slowly deployed their troops.
At this time, the thick dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and the sunlight broke through the clouds, casting golden beams of light.
"They...are they going to attack the city?"
Ping Zhongquan said in a surprised tone.
Ping Zhongsheng frowned slightly: "I don't know either, let's wait and see."
It looks like they are planning to attack the city, but where are the siege equipment?
Regardless of other things, at least there must be a ladder.
Heian-kyo is not like other low and dilapidated small cities. It is the most majestic city in Japan. The city wall is more than thirty meters high and is completely modeled after Chang'an City. The city gates are made of hardwood and covered with iron sheets. There are also thousand-jin gates behind the gates.
Without siege equipment, attacking the city with bare hands is simply a fool's dream.
Suddenly, Ping Zhongsheng's pupils shrank sharply, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger.
In the distance, Qi army soldiers were seen struggling to push a strangely shaped iron lump to the front of the army formation.
Under the sunlight, this thing has a purple-red luster all over. It is obviously made of brass. The main body is a huge cylinder, pointing in the direction of the city wall.
"hiss!"
Ping Zhongquan took a deep breath and said in shock: "This thing must be several thousand pounds, and it is made of brass. China is indeed rich!"
Japan is rich in copper mines, but due to backward mining and smelting technology, the output is not high.
As early as more than 400 years ago, Japan minted and issued its own copper coins, called "Imperial Twelve Coins". Unfortunately, the coins were rough and of inferior quality, and were completely inferior to the imported money from China. Today, Japan's copper coins are no longer seen on the market, and most of them are Chinese copper coins.
It is a common consensus among the Japanese that Chinese copper coins and copper products are good. Seeing such a large copper product, Ping Zhongquan couldn't help but flash a trace of greed in his eyes.
Taira Tadamori, who was standing by, frowned and shouted, "Everyone, cheer up and guard your respective areas."
"Hai!"
All the warriors responded in unison.
……
A quarter of an hour later.
"The artillery battalion is ready!"
"First landing camp is ready!"
After hearing the messenger's report, Sun Zhi said loudly: "I will say it again. After breaking through the city gate, the first battalion will go straight to the palace. The left and right battalions will quickly control the east and west gates!"
This is why Sun Zhi vowed to let Tachibana Takeyasu set up an ambush in the north of Heian-kyo.
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Once he broke through the city gate, he had several ways to drive the Japanese king and his ministers to the north.
Unfortunately, the troops were too few and Heian-kyō was too large to besiege the city from all sides. In the chaos, if the Japanese king and his ministers wanted to escape, he really had no way to stop them. Otherwise, there would be no need to set up an ambush. After breaking through the city gate, he could just let Tachibana Takeyasu lead the samurai battalion to rush into the palace.
"Order!"
All the battalion commanders roared in unison.
"Siege the city."
Sun Zhi waved his hand.
The next moment, three hundred soldiers from the vanguard camp raised their large shields, divided into two teams, leaving a gap in the middle of the city gate, and slowly advanced towards the city with heavy and firm steps.
Behind it, the gunners from the artillery battalion pushed ten field guns closely behind.
Seeing this scene, Ping Zhongsheng was full of confusion. He didn't understand what the Chinese army was going to do, but he felt it was extremely dangerous.
Warriors all have strong intuition, which is an instinct honed on the battlefield.
At this moment, a loud shout came from the Chinese army in the distance.
"fire!"
Chi Chi Chi!
A puff of smoke rose, accompanied by flickering sparks.
boom!
Immediately afterwards, a deafening noise came into my ears, causing my eardrums to ache slightly.
At the same time, Ping Zhongsheng only felt that the city wall under his feet shook slightly.
hiss!
Taira Tadamori's face was filled with shock. At this moment he finally understood why Fujiwara Tadamichi said that the Chinese army could drive thunder.
Even he was so shocked, let alone the warriors and civilians guarding the city.
The warriors looked terrified and their legs went weak.
And those civilians who were helping to defend the city were screaming and in chaos.
After a brief moment of unconsciousness, Taira no Tadamori drew the sword from his waist and chopped off the head of a civilian who tried to escape.
Bathed in blood, he raised his sword and shouted, "Those who desert will be killed!"
By using the power of killing, he successfully intimidated the warriors and civilians in the city wall.
Ping Zhongsheng continued to comfort him, "Don't be afraid, this is just the Chinese army's puppet gunpowder, it just makes a louder noise. Open your eyes and take a look, is anyone of us injured?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and found that apart from the civilians who had just died at the hands of Taira Tadamori, there were indeed no casualties.
For a moment, the fear of the warriors and the people gradually subsided.
The gunners in front of the army outside the city were adjusting the angle of their guns.
The previous shot missed the target and did not hit the city gate.
It is common in the military that the first shot goes astray. Even for experienced gunners, it is normal for five or six shots to go astray.
After all, the artillery at that time was too crude, without rifling, and it all depended on the gunner's feeling and luck.
(End of this chapter)
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