Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 38
"Dong Dong Dong~"

"Woo~"

With the sound of attacking drums and horns, Xixia soldiers approached Dingzhou City in formation, guarding various siege equipment.

Sun Qi stood on the top of the city, looking at the enemy troops as far as the eye could see, his eyes calm and calm.

Liu De, the Marquis of Jingyong, saw that the Xixia army had advanced the catapult to more than 300 steps away from the city wall, and reminded: "Duke, Xixia is about to launch an attack, let's avoid it first."

The trebuchets used in the siege can throw huge boulders weighing hundreds of catties onto the city wall. Although the damage is not great, as long as they touch it, they will die or be disabled.

Sun Qi is the commander in chief of the Northwest, so there must be no mistakes.

"Oh, let's go."

Sun Qi sighed and led everyone down the city.

In the past, even when the Central Plains dynasty was weak, it was able to go back and forth with the nomads. The most important reason was that the nomads were not good at attacking cities. live.

But nomads are not stupid, and they slowly came to realize that the Northern Liao and Xixia took advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains and occupied many cities in the Central Plains, and began to treat Han craftsmen preferentially.

All the siege and defense equipment invented by the Han people over thousands of years have been mastered by them.

The source of the war horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty was still blocked by him, which is why he lost more than he won against Beiliao and Xixia in recent years.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty itself emphasized culture over military affairs, which was partly responsible for this, could the lost ground be recovered even if it did not emphasize culture over military affairs?

The reason why the Han and Tang Dynasties were strong, in addition to their national strength and military strength, was the most important reason they had the advantage of weapons and equipment, plus they had a large number of war horses.

The Great Zhou lacked war horses, and was at a disadvantage in field warfare. Now the equipment can't take advantage of it, so it is naturally not an opponent.

However, if we can recapture Lingzhou City and hold it, we can change the situation of lack of horses.

"Yuan Wenshao, I hope you will not disappoint my expectations of you." Sun Qi murmured.

Not long after Sun Qi and the others descended from the city, Xixia launched an attack. Countless boulders were thrown into the sky by trebuchets and smashed towards the city, darkening the sky.

Under the command of the general, the soldiers at the head of the city took cover and hid.

After several rounds of throwing stones, Xixia's trebuchet stopped.

The soldiers carried the ladders, pushed the heavy well rails and siege vehicles, and approached slowly.

Under the command of the general, the soldiers on the top of the city returned to their positions one after another. Some soldiers moved away the huge stones on the top of the city and the smashed defense equipment.

Catapults did not cause much damage during siege, and trebuchets had been around for hundreds of years, and the soldiers defending the city had experience in dealing with them.

However, this thing has a great impact on the morale of the city defenders.

After all, who wouldn’t be scared when they see hundreds of kilograms of rocks falling from the sky?
After the stone throwing was over, Sun Qi and Jing Yonghou returned to the top of the city again to appease the soldiers and boost their morale.

"Duke, it seems that Xixia is coming for real this time. Guangjinglan has prepared more than a dozen vehicles. Is there really no need to mobilize reinforcements?" Jing Yonghou looked at the dozens of Jinglans that were approaching constantly, with a dignified expression.

The well is expensive to build, but it is a little higher than the city wall, and there are many archers standing on it. When they get close, they are condescending, and they are very oppressive to the soldiers at the top of the city.

However, this thing also has shortcomings, not to mention it is very bulky, and it is also very afraid of fire.

However, craftsmen continued to improve it, and covered a lot of iron sheets on the outside, so it was not easy to ignite it.

"It's not urgent. Xixia wants to take down Dingzhou City with 10,000+ soldiers and horses. It's just a dream. I have already asked the court for help, and reinforcements will arrive in a few days. Those soldiers and horses that have been transferred, I have other uses." Sun Qi said.

While speaking, the defensive crossbow on the top of the city shot out arm-thick crossbow arrows.

The city defense crossbow is a very important equipment for city defense. It takes several people to control one, but it is also very powerful.

This thing can shoot through more than a dozen people in a row, turning them into candied haws, and even a shield can't withstand it.If the siege equipment is shot, even large equipment like Jinglan will not be able to bear it.

However, although the city-defending crossbow was powerful, there were so many people outside the city that it did not cause much hindrance at all.

As the distance got closer, the soldiers on both sides began to shoot arrows at each other.

There is a city in Dazhou, which is condescending and has many advantages. The Xixia soldiers under the city cannot have much influence on them at all.

However, the archers on the well were different, causing considerable losses to the soldiers at the top of the city.

Sun Qi frowned slightly, and said, "Think of a way, we must destroy these wells!"

"Don't worry, duke, there is a lot of fire oil prepared on the top of the city. When they get close, it will be enough for them to drink a pot." Jing Yonghou said with a smile.

Both of them are veterans of the battlefield, this little scene can't scare them.

Soon, the Xixia soldiers came to the city, and the defenders on the city greeted the Xixia soldiers below the city with the golden juice that had been prepared and the huge stone that Xixia had thrown on the top of the city before.

The two sides relied on their own means, and the city of Dingzhou became a large meat grinder for a while.

The Xixia side continued to attack until noon before withdrawing their troops.

"Xixia is testing our reality." Jing Yonghou said.

"Hmph." Sun Qi sneered: "They don't have that much time to test. The next offensive will definitely be continuous, so let the soldiers take time to rest."

"Yes!" Jing Yonghou replied.

"Report!"

At this moment, a soldier trotted over and bowed: "Report to the Duke, Captain Yuan sent an urgent report!"

Sun Qi took it, quickly opened it and looked at it.

"Hahaha, good! Very good! Yuan Wenshao really lived up to my expectations." Sun Qi laughed after reading the battle report.

"Duke, is there a result in Lingzhou City?" Jing Yonghou asked.

"Look for yourself." Sun Qi handed over the battle report.

Marquis Jingyong read it and said happily: "This Yuan Wenshao is worthy of being the queen of the generals. I want to meet him."

"There is a chance." Sun Qi smiled.

While Marquis Jingyong was happy, he was a little worried and said: "My lord, after all, I have not obtained the permission of the officials and the princes at this time, and I am using troops without authorization. I'm afraid it will be a big trouble."

The Great Zhou Dynasty valued civil service over military affairs, and those civil servants would not want military generals to escape their control.

If Sun Qi does this, the civil officials will definitely impeach him.

"Don't worry, as long as Yuan Wenshao can defend Lingzhou City, at most the merits and demerits will be offset, so why should I be afraid?" Sun Qi said indifferently.

"Report!"

A soldier hurried forward and saluted: "Your Majesty! The imperial court sent an angel to announce the decree. The angel has almost arrived at the south gate."

Sun Qi and Marquis Jingyong looked at each other and did not dare to delay. They got off the tower and rode straight to the south gate.

They had just arrived when a carriage, escorted by a group of soldiers, arrived at the gate of the city.

The carriage stopped, and a middle-aged man dressed as a eunuch leaned out.

"Dong Guo, Marquis Jingyong, there is a serious war ahead, so there is no need to come to greet our family."

"Those Xixia bastards have retreated for the time being, so they naturally want to meet the angel. I didn't expect His Majesty to send Eunuch Li here this time. Eunuch Li has worked hard all the way." Sun Qi said politely.

Eunuch Li is one of the government's trusted eunuchs, and he is not needed for things like reading the imperial decree.

"Hehe, our family is just running errands for the officials, so there is no such thing as hard work." Eunuch Li laughed.

After chatting for a while, Sun Qi welcomed Eunuch Li in.

All the way to Duke Dingguo's mansion, Sun Qi had already ordered someone to set up the incense table.

A group of officials from Dingzhou City rushed over one after another. As for the lieutenant general and school, they didn't have to come because it was wartime.

After everyone arrived, everyone knelt in front of the incense table, and Eunuch Li began to announce the decree.

The content of the imperial decree is nothing more than some rewards, but at the end, a sentence was added to allow Sun Qi to act cheaply, and it did not specifically say anything, which is a bit intriguing.

After the edict was read out, Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Mr. Dingguo, the official still has a few words for our family to bring to you. Can you find a quiet place?"

Sun Qi's eyes flickered slightly, knowing that these few words should be the key to Eunuch Li's arrival, so he quickly led Eunuch Li to a side hall.

"I respectfully listen to your Majesty's instructions."

Sun Qi was about to kneel down as he spoke.

"oops."

Eunuch Li hurriedly stopped him and said, "The official said, just tell Duke Ding directly, there is no need to perform such a big gift."

"The gift can't be ignored!"

Sun Qi persisted and knelt down.

Eunuch Li had no choice but to whisper: "The officials are very appreciative of the recovery of Lingzhou City, and let Ding Guogong do things at his own convenience. In addition, [-] soldiers and horses were mobilized from the camp in the western suburbs, and the Marquis of Ningyuan will arrive in a few days. The officials said, no matter what the cost, Lingzhou City must be defended!"

Sun Qi was excited when he heard the words: "I obey the order!"

Don't look at how confident he was in front of Marquis Jingyong before, saying that nothing big would happen.

In fact, he was very unsure of what the official's attitude was.

　感谢书友2018…2745、书友2017…3271、爱看书的咸555的月票和打赏。

　　Many people said that they don't like to watch wars. The protagonist will return to Bianjing soon, so there should only be a few chapters.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)