Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 304 Joy is not over (5)

The further you go, the thicker the logs are used to support the secret passage, and occasionally you can see the air vents of the round holes, and you don't know where they lead.A rope hangs from each vent, which is used to pull the outer cover.He could hear the whistling of the wind, which meant that the air vents along the way had been opened by Xiao Ping, and fresh air was constantly blowing into this long dark passage.After walking for an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ping suddenly whispered behind him: "Be careful, we're almost there!"

Yelubo was startled, slowed down his pace, and walked a hundred steps forward, and came to a place where he suddenly saw a huge dark room dug out of the ground, enough to gather more than four or five hundred soldiers.On one side wall of the dark room, there is another hole in a secret passage leading to the east wall not far away. If you drop it, and then shake the city wall with gunpowder, it will collapse immediately.

The area at the exit of the secret road was originally a neighborhood where the Han people lived. After the people were forcibly taken into slavery, it was vacated and used as a fodder for the army.Both the Liao army and the Jin soldiers used a lot of horses in the army. Even in the city, feeding the horses required a lot of fodder, and most of the courtyard houses in the neighborhood were piled up with fodder.Forage is not as important as food, and there are golden soldiers guarding the outer areas and the entrances of neighborhoods, mainly for vigilance and meticulous work to set fire to forage.The further you go in, the more inaccessible people are, and only Jin Wangan's "inserted" Neiying is waiting on it.

Nei Ying seemed quite nervous, he ran outside to look around for a while, and then turned back to watch one after another palace tent army crawling out of the tunnel.Soon, the courtyard where the exit of the secret passage was located was already full of people, so Yelubo arranged for the centurion on duty to take those who came up first to hide in the adjacent courtyard.More than [-] palace tent troops came out of the secret passage one after another, scattered in dozens of nearby courtyards, and the golden soldiers on the periphery didn't even notice it.Yelubo breathed a sigh of relief, this is Changshengtian helping the Khitan people, he was sure in his heart that even if something went wrong under the city wall, it would not be a problem to take down a city gate with these thousands of strong soldiers.

Thick giant logs supported the hollowed out city foundations, and the Liao soldiers lit the kerosene, and the violent burning of the logs made a crackling sound.The smoke and dust drifted out along a slanted upward air duct.Xiao Ping was standing not far away, looking nervously at the underground fire scene.Behind him followed more than a dozen palace tent sergeants, all holding their breath.After the fire, if the city wall collapses, they will definitely be buried alive.The wood burns very quickly, and the underlying structure supported by the wall base is quickly burnt to pieces.Maybe after a heavy rain, maybe a few really huge stone bullets, this seemingly solid city wall will collapse like a piece of paper, but now it is still motionless, and it still looks as solid as Mount Tai.

The golden soldiers at the top of the city didn't feel anything unusual. Some were patrolling back and forth, some were sitting behind the battlements with their bows and arrows in their arms, and some were bored looking into the distance, betting with a smile on when the Liao soldiers would withdraw.After the battles of Ningjiang Prefecture, Huanglong Mansion, and Shenzhou, the generals of the Jin Army knew that defending and attacking the city were not the Khitan people's strengths. "Look, there is smoke!" A golden soldier looking out from the top of the city pointed to the distance. It was black smoke wafting from various vents, which was particularly obvious in the blue sky.The centurion smiled and said, "There are only Liao soldiers left in this area. Could it be that they are burning their tents and are about to flee?" The Liao soldiers stationed near the vent also looked at the gushing smoke curiously. Qi, the military order did not explain what happened.After a while, the commanding officer sent down another order, ready to mount and charge!Ready to attack Shenzhou City!These two totally irrelevant military orders, under long-term and rigorous training, the Liao army still implemented them to the letter.

"Light it up." Xiao Ping whispered, and he and his men carefully dug out the "powder" primer. Thousands of catties of gunpowder had already been buried nearby, and the vibration of the gunpowder was needed to cause the city wall to collapse.Xiao Ping's eyes remained motionless as he watched the gunpowder primer sparkle and gradually burn into the ground. I don't know how long it will take to reach the gunpowder chamber.The Liao soldiers behind were already extremely nervous. If these people hadn't climbed out before the gunpowder exploded, they might be buried in the collapsed tunnel.

Several people seemed to have heard their own heartbeats. This short period of time, which seemed as long as a year, finally heard Vice General Xiao say: "Let's go up." .Yelubo had already been waiting on it, and when he saw Xiao Ping, he asked, "How is it?" Xiao Ping nodded, patted the dirt on his body, and said in a deep voice, "I have done everything that should be done." Bing'nature', if it is not sure, it will never be full of words.If not, the North Court would not let him undertake this matter.Yelubo and Xiao Ping have been working together for a long time, he also nodded when he heard the words, and said in a low voice: "Just now two Liao dogs came in to inspect and were hacked to death by us. I don't know how long we can hide, I..."

He wanted to say that if the city wall couldn't collapse in time, he would seize the city gate by force, but suddenly he heard a muffled "bang", and the ground trembled violently, Yelubo said with joy in his eyes, "It's done!" He and Xiao Ping both looked towards the east, and the city wall seemed to be still motionless, Yelubo secretly sighed in his heart, although His Majesty Zhengdao had a clever plan, the matter of blowing down the city wall cannot be fully controlled by manpower.He ordered all the ministries to assemble, ready to attack the east gate from inside the city, and set off fireworks to General Xiao Chala'a outside the city.Just at this time, the foundation had been hollowed out, and the supporting wooden structure was also burned. Like a person who had stood for a long time suddenly fell down, it collapsed almost without warning.

Under the city of Liaoyang, in the camp of the Jin army, all the generals looked stern, and Wanyan Digunai shouted loudly: "Why do you want to retreat, Your Majesty, as long as the warriors charge forward for a while, we can get rid of them." Liaogou's iron barrel cannon captured Yelu Dashi alive, and I have seen his sun and moon flag!" He gritted his teeth, his face was ferocious, today, the number of warriors lost by the sudden shelling of Liao soldiers exceeded the number of warriors injured by arrows Twice as many, and most of them rushed to the front, the most elite Iron Buddha.Both Meng'an were disabled. Since the Jin army rose up, when has it suffered such a big loss.Although everyone panicked at the time, now there is a lot of excitement.Iron barrel cannons are also common in the Jin army camp. They relied on this guy to attack Huanglong Mansion and Shenzhou.As long as you know the tactics of the Liao army and take precautions, it is not easy to suffer such a big loss today.

Most of the generals were silent and did not speak. After Yelu Dashi arrived in Liaoyang, the Liao army seemed to have been reborn, showing unprecedented strength, which attracted everyone's attention.There are 30 to [-] Liao troops in front of you, and there are hundreds of thousands of men in the Liao Kingdom, and hundreds of thousands of people. If every battle is like this, the Jurchens are all dead, and it is impossible to defeat Liao. country.In the Wanyan tribe, not everyone is a brave man, but on the contrary, under the Menganmouke system, the generals who lead the army are also in charge of civil affairs at ordinary times, and all kinds of common affairs are involved. Convincing the public, therefore, most of the generals of the Jin Kingdom who can take orders under Wanyan Agu's account can see this point, such as Wanyan Cibushi, Wanyan Zongbi and others, thinking about the long-term, they are all worried.

Wanyan Agu glanced at the audience with his eyeballs, and he probably understood everyone's intentions. He sighed inwardly. At this moment, the Jurchen and the Liao army were in a life-and-death situation. To retreat, you have to defeat the Liao army to keep you safe. Otherwise, the Liao army mostly rides lightly on fast horses, and they will chase after them like maggots on the tarsus.

"The top priority is to restrain the artillery of the Liao Kingdom," Wanyan Aguda said in a deep voice, "to defeat the Liao soldiers, tell me, what can you do?" He glanced at Zhao Xingde who was sitting at the bottom of his eyes. The person who tied the bell, Zhao Xingde is now the best artillery person in the Golden Camp, that's why he was invited to participate in the imperial tent military meeting that he had never participated in before.I saw Zhao Xingde frowning, as if he was preoccupied, Wanyan Agu turned his eyes to Han Ningshuang, and then back to Zhao Xingde, both of them are Han Chinese, and they have an extremely stubborn personality , although he grew up in the Wanyan tribe, he insisted on maintaining the independence of the Han army.The other one is from the Xia Kingdom. For ordinary Bohai people and ordinary Han people, such things as Jurchen household registration and Meng'an Muke are special rewards, but for Xia people, it is a joke.

"Is there any way?" Wanyan Zonghan said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, although this iron barrel cannon is powerful, it takes too long to refill the ammunition after one shot. Today, the distance of two hundred steps , it is only enough for the Liao soldiers to fire one more shot, and then we can charge into the position of the iron barrel cannon. Then," he looked at the generals, saw that Zhao Xingde's eyes were slightly provocative, "My Jurchen is good at charging hard with iron horses. As long as the warriors are not afraid of death, this iron barrel cannon has no protection from the fortress, so it is nothing to be afraid of." He has a violent temper, and he did not notice the faint objection to his father's temporary withdrawal of troops today. The decision made Wanyan Aguda's face darken slightly, but Zhao Xingde smiled slightly and did not refute.

"Nianhan's stupid way is not unreasonable," Wanyan Agu asked Zhao Xingde, "What does General Zhao think?" Zhao Xingde's expression fell into his eyes just now, and he knew that this Zhao Xingde didn't think so.Ever since Ningjiang Province raised troops, Wanyan Aguda has become more cautious in his actions over the past few decades. Every time he makes an idea, he must listen to the opinions of all the generals in the account, and carefully consider the pros and cons before making a decision. The man who can fight Jin Guo is It's only a dozen or 20. If he is not sure, he is not willing to make unnecessary losses.