The commander under Zhang Jun's account led a group of officers to Shao Yun's side. Under the greet of a group of soldiers pushing their chests and backs, Shao Yun, who was in a coma, finally moved.
"Cough cough..." At this moment, Shao Yun woke up and opened his eyes and said: "Take me to meet your sir, Shanzhou City is in danger!" Qingshi City was built by Zhao Gou who had always believed in Wang Jun, Qingshi. The city was built privately, and privately gathered the refugees. So when he came, Li Yanxian repeatedly told him not to say that Bluestone City was in danger, but that Shanzhou City was in danger. As long as the Jinbing in Shanzhou City was broken by reinforcements, even if the reinforcements could not be allowed to support Qingshicheng, he could support it himself.
The master commander hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Brother, you are..." "I am Doctor Youwu, Ningzhou Observation Envoy, and Guo Erzhou System under Master Li's Left Army commander Shao Yun. This was written by my general. Letter of help."
Shao Yun said, shaking out a letter from his arms and handed it over. The commander hurriedly took a look. That's right, the upper left corner of the envelope has an official seal with a complicated pattern. This is a secret code that only officials above the commander can recognize!
Putting down the letter in his hand, the commander clasped his fist and said, "General Shao, I will go back to Master Quduan Dutong on Jingyuan Road!"
At this time, Jingyuan Road Du Tongqu and his two leaders were drinking in the camp, and it was very pleasant. At this time, a guard came in outside with a fist and said: "My lord, the commander of the Chinese army, General Liu, asked to see him, saying that there is important military affairs!" Qu Duan frowned and said, "What are we doing at this time? Let's stay away from the battlefield. What important military affairs can we have? "The former army commander beside him laughed: "My lord, could it be that General Liu wanted to come in for a drink, but he couldn't find an excuse to come in, so he had to lie about important military affairs?" As soon as the words fell, the three of them burst into laughter, Qu Duan With a wave of his hand, he said, "Bring him in." The guard responded and turned his head and walked out.
After a while, the hurried leader Liu walked in, and before Qu Duan asked, he clasped his fists and said, "My lord, come from Shanzhou City, ask the adults and soldiers for help." Qu Duan was startled, putting down the wine glass in his hand and asked. Said: "Since Li Yanxian has been surrounded by the entire army of the Wanyan Lou room, how did the people come out? Could it be the tricks played by the Jinren to insult our army, right?"
Liu Tongling hurriedly took out the letter Shao Yun had given him from his arms and handed it to Qu Duan, saying: "My lord, I have checked the letter, and the code above is correct. It is Shao Yun, the commander of Master Li Yanxian, who is here. The card is also correct." Qu Duan, who was looking at the envelope carefully, nodded and said when he heard Shao Yun's name, "The person here is Shao Yun. That is one of the three powerful generals surnamed Shao under Li Yanxian!"
Seeing this letter, Qu Duan couldn't help but smile, with a nonchalant look on his face, then he held up his wine glass and said, "This official knows, you go back and talk to Shao Yun first, and say that this official has handled some things. Go back to see him and let him stay calm."
"My lord, this military situation is urgent..." Liu Tongling was interrupted by Qu Duan before he finished speaking. He frowned and said, "The matter here is also very urgent. You go back and wait first. When the officer is finished, you will go back." Liu commander had to clasp his fists and said, "Yes, I will go back to Master Shao Yun. Say."
After seeing Shao Yun, Liu Tongling told the truth. "What, you Master Qu can't get out of your body because of something?" Shao Yun, who was sitting on the bed, was resting on the bed and heard that Liu Tong said that there was something wrong with Qu Duan, and he would not come back for a while, so he stood up and shouted. Seeing Shao Yun's anxious expression, Liu Tongling had no choice but to say against his will: "Yes, Master Shao Yun, our Master Qu can't get out of your body for a while if you have something to do. Let you wait here now, and he will come back when he is busy."
Once Bluestone City was captured, Li Yanxian not only failed to believe in Wang Zhao Zhen's promise to attack and defend each other. And Shanzhou City will definitely be captured. I think of the soldiers of the Xinwang Army who were born to death, Shaanzhou City Paoze, and his family in Shaanzhou City. Shao Yun stomped anxiously. But now he asked what else he could do, he had to sit there and wait.
Two hours passed. Just when Shao Yun and the others were a little impatient, a guard walked in to look at the people in the tent and said, "Who is Lord Shao Yun? Master Qu said that you should come and see him. "Shao Yun hurriedly got up again and said joyfully: "I am Shao Yun, Master Qu is back?" The guard nodded, and took Shao Yun to the army's camp in Qu Duan, and the commander Liu who had been with Shao Yun. Followed.
Arriving at the Great Tent of the Chinese Army, Qu Duan was lying reclining there for a nap. Hearing the sound, he sat up and squinted and asked: "Is it Shao Yun under Li Yanxian's tent?" Shao Yun hurriedly clasped his fist and said: "The final admiral is Shao. Yun, this time I came to ask the adults to send troops to rescue Shanzhou City."
"Asshole, why didn't the little leader kneel when he saw the official!" Qu Duan was furious when he saw Shao Yun standing there and talking to himself. Shao Yun was a little angry at first when he smelled the alcohol in the tent. Is this the main business of Master Qu? At this time, I heard others let me kneel down again, and my heart was even more angry. In addition to the anger accumulated after waiting for two hours, my eyes would be stunned!
But when I thought of the Wanban brothers in Shanzhou City, who believed in the robe of the king's army of more than 20,000 offensive and defensive aids, Shao Yun forced his volcanic anger down, gritted his teeth and knelt underground and said, "The last general Shao Yun sees General Qu." Qu Duan smiled coldly and didn't let him get up. He sat up straight and said, "What are you looking for?"
Shao Yun said, "Master Qu, the Jin army is besieging the city. Shanzhou City is in danger. I hope that the adults will send troops to rescue. The tens of thousands of brothers in the city are waiting for your support!" Qu Duan frowned. Soldiers came here to rescue Shaanzhou City for some time, but the Jin Soldiers are said to have dispatched 100,000 troops to attack various places. The officer here has to defend all places, so I can’t get away. Or, you can break through by yourself, Ben How does the officer respond here?"
"My lord, let alone the distance between the two places by hundreds of miles, it is not easy to break through here. Moreover, as long as the Shaanzhou city can be defended, as long as Master Qu sends troops and we work together to attack the Jin army, we can defeat the enemy. Lord, please let us know! "Shao Yun said anxiously. Seeing Shao Yun's anxious look, Qu Duan felt happy for a while. He had already been jealous of Li Yanxian's merits, hated Li Yanxian for his repeated victories, resisted a large number of golden soldiers, and made great contributions. Even the emperor praised him.
Qu Duan triumphantly said: "Qu Duan, aren't you and Li Yanxian defeating the Jin Jun many times, and the three generals of your Shao surname are not all martial arts, and defeating the Jin Jun is not easy to capture?" "Master Qu, please also For the sake of serving for the imperial court, all the soldiers in Shanzhou City must be grateful for helping us! Even the King Qiansui who is fighting against gold in the north will thank you."
But no matter how low his breath was, Qu Duan didn't agree: "You won't be able to push me down with Xin Wang Qiansui. I have said that the golden soldiers are strong, and I have no strength to transfer them out, and even if they go, they will be in vain. You first go back to Shanzhou City to discuss with Li Yanxian, and you say that the officer is here to garrison and build fortifications. As long as you escape back, the rest will be left to the officer."
"Master Qu..." Shao Yun was anxious, but he was interrupted by Qu Duan as soon as he spoke, "The facts are a foregone conclusion, the official's mind has been decided, don't talk about it again! It's getting late, you can withdraw." He stood up and walked backwards.
Shao Yun was anxious, and stood up to stop him. The two guards who knew Qu Duan stretched out their hands to stop him and looked at him coldly. Shao Yun had a pause, and if he tried hard to break, he would be violating Shangguan. He couldn't help but laughed bitterly, and when it was over, there was no hope for reinforcements. Thinking of this, Shao Yun didn't say much, and he turned around and got out of a big account. Seeing Shao Yun walk out dejectedly, Liu Tongling couldn't help stomping his feet before turning around and following out.
"Master Shao Yun stay!" Hearing the shouts behind him, Shao Yun couldn't help but stop. Liu Tongling caught up, looked at Shao Yun, and said embarrassedly: "Master Shao Yun, today's matter... Liu is really helpless, please don't blame me, Master Shao Yun!" He said, and bowed to Shao Yun.
Shao Yun hurriedly supported him, and said with fear and sincerity: "Master Liu, what are you doing? You murdered my little brother." Liu Tongling insisted on giving him a salute and raised his head and said, "Brother Shao Yun, you are killing the enemy on the front line. They are all heroes, you deserve it, brother. It’s just...I don’t know what you plan to do now?"
Shao Yun smiled bitterly: "What else? There is no hope for reinforcements, and the hope of defeating the Jin army is slim. The younger brother has to go back and fight side by side with the brothers against the Jin army. Can Brother Liu borrow two horses from the younger brother?" The deeds of Liu Tongling had already heard of him, and he admired him very much. Liu Tongling could only salute Shao Yun again: "Brothers are righteous, go, fetch the horse!"
Handing the horse rein to Shao Yun's hand, and binding the water and some food to the horse, the commander Liu clasped his fist and said, "Brother Shao Yun, take care! I will secretly send a letter to Master Zhang Jun. Ask him to send troops to rescue him. Don't worry, reinforcements will definitely arrive."
Zhang Jun's army is far in the hinterland of Sichuan and Shu, very far away from the city of Shanzhou, far water cannot quench the thirst of near. But for Liu's kindness, Shao Yun led him. He nodded, clasped his fist and smiled and said, "Big Brother Liu, thank you, brother. If my brother does not die this time, he will be rewarded for his favor today!" After that, he turned his horse and went out to the camp. Liu Tongling watched Shao Yun drift away and sighed lightly. The future is dangerous and the Jinbing forces are extremely powerful. I don't know if Lord Zhang's reinforcements can come.
Shao Yun returned to Shaanzhou City, bypassing the besieged Jinjun camp, and returned to Shaanzhou City. Seeing Shao Yun, one of the city defenders jumped up happily and shouted: "It's Master Shao Yun, Master Shao Yun is back!" The high-pitched shout instantly attracted many people. . The soldiers hurriedly lowered the basket, let Shao Yun go up, and then lifted him up the city wall.
Then Shao Long ran over, drove the onlookers away, grabbed Shao Yun's shoulder and said, "Brother, you are back!" His eyes were full of joy.
Seeing a thick layer of white cloth wrapped around his neck and a circle on his forehead, Shao Yun was surprised: "Big brother, are you injured?" Shao Long laughed and said, "It's okay, let's go to General Li!" He grabbed Shao Yun's arm and left.
When they were talking, they arrived at Li Yanxian's place. At this time, Li Yanxian was playing with several double-shot cannons and tiger squat cannons with hundreds of firearms soldiers. When Li Yanxian saw Shao Yun coming over, he hurriedly stepped forward and held his shoulders and said with joy:" Shao Yun, why are you back? Are you not hurt?" Shao Yun couldn't be happy seeing him care about himself so much.
Shao Yun lowered his head and said with some frustration: "General, Shao Yun did not find reinforcements. Qu Duan under Zhang Jun's account refused to support him with his soldiers and horses. No matter how I begged him, he would not be a soldier." Li Yanxian sighed. He shook his head and said: "Since there are no reinforcements, let's forget. We have repeatedly defeated the Golden Army. The credit is too great. We have long been jealous. Moreover, we have resisted the gold with the Xin Wangjun. I am afraid that we have long been dissatisfied with the high-levels, but even without the reinforcements, we I can also defend Shaanzhou City. I am really worried about the Bluestone City of the King Xinjun in Zhongtiao Mountain! Once the Golden Army breaks the Bluestone City, it will be difficult to defend Shaanzhou City."
Shao Yun raised his head and said with a strong smile: "General, the place where you are is my home. Even if they don't come to the rescue, we can keep it!" How can Li Yanxian not know what he is thinking at this time, just He patted him on the shoulder without speaking.
At this moment, Shao Yun suddenly said: "General Li, why are you playing with these things here?" Li Yanxian said: "The Golden Army is coming fiercely. We must use firearms and artillery against them. Therefore, I will use these firearms from the original Shanzhou City. Fiddle with it and prepare to confront the enemy."
The guns of the Song Dynasty were not steel guns that Zhao Zhen invented and cast hundreds of years ago, nor were they bronze guns. It is a kind of small, medium and heavy catapult called a gun that can throw firearms.
Throwing all kinds of firearms with trebuchets was the artillery of Song, Jin, and Liao countries, which was different from the characteristics of artillery of later generations. The structure of the gun at this time is generally based on a large wooden frame, and some have 4 wheels for maneuvering.
A horizontally rotatable shaft is placed on the gun mount. The long rod fixed in the shaft is called a tip, and the joints are all connected by metal parts. The tip acts as a lever. The tip is called a single tip with a wooden pole, and the tip is tied together with multiple wooden poles. The more tips there are, the heavier and farther the stone bullets or firearms will be thrown.
For example, the giant trebuchet of the Golden Army that attacked Bluestone City was constructed with dozens of giant wooden poles. It can be said to be the most powerful firearm of this era. Of course, except for the steel guns that Zhao Zhen owned hundreds of years ago.
Now this catapult, called a cannon, has a leather socket on one end of the tip to accommodate projectiles such as stone bullets. And the other end is tied with a gun cable, which is several feet long. There are several small guns, and as many as hundreds of large guns, each of which is pulled by 1 to 2 people. During the projectile, one person aimed, and the dragger heard the command and yanked the cannon cord violently, and lifted the other end, and the projectile in the skin socket was reliably inertially thrown.
The firearms at this time can be divided into three categories: light, medium and heavy according to their performance. A light hand cannon requires 2 people to fire, and the projectile weighs half a catty. The medium-sized single-shot, double-shot, tiger squat and other guns can fire projectiles weighing from several catties to more than 20 catties with a cable of 40 to 100 people, with a range of 50 to 80 steps. The heavy ones include five-shot and seven-shot cannons. They use one to two hundred people to pull cables. The projectile weighs tens to hundreds of catties and has a longer range.
The Jinjun’s trebuchet cannon actually has a range of only about a kilometer. The reason why I was able to hit the bluestone city wall from five miles away was because it was a hill, and it was reached using the principle of high-distance projectiles. The advanced artillery of Zhao Zhen's steel casting is also solid and can shoot five miles away.
Li Yanxian took 15,000 to 6,000 soldiers and soldiers to guard the city of Shanzhou, and resisted the 20,000 gold soldiers without much pressure. On the contrary, at this time, Bluestone City resisted the main attack of the Golden Army, but the pressure was increasing.
The Jin Army suffered huge losses. Up to now, more than 14,000 people have been killed in the Jin Army. There are also 16,000 or 7,000 people who were severely injured or disabled in the Jin Army. In this era, severely injured or disabled is equivalent to stepping into the gate of death with one leg. If these soldiers can survive 30%, they will be taken care of by God. Up. Even if he could survive, he would lose his combat effectiveness.
The Jin Army's 80,000 army has already lost 30,000 horses, and Zhao Zhen's army has also suffered heavy losses. The regular militia infantry, patrol cavalry, and reserve militia gathered around 10,000 people, all of which were sent to the battlefield by him on the wall. The Golden Dragon Army of the beasts, the Right Army of Zhao Xiaodao's guard, the Dragon Army of Yang Fan, and the Silver Dragon Army of Yan Chengfang all went up to the city wall for fierce battle.
Although under the bombardment of advanced artillery, almost all of the Golden Army’s siege carts, trains, goose wagons, sky cars, various multi-shot artillery and even giant catapults with more than ten-shot artillery were blasted into fragments, and countless upward shooting arrows. Ya's Jinjun cavalry were also bombarded into pieces of meat. However, the Golden Army, whose siege equipment was not at all dominant, still launched a fierce attack on Bluestone City.
In just a few days, the more than 10,000 militiamen of the Xinwang Army suffered more than 7,000 casualties, and the five-thousand Golden Dragon Army led by the fierce beasts who were holding the northern city was completely disabled. The You Army of Zhao Xiaodao's personal guards, Yang Fan's Shenlong Army, and Yan Chengfang's Silver Dragon Army also lost about 300 to 500 people. This is still covered with the sharp light of the firearm, otherwise, I am afraid that Bluestone City will be broken by the Golden Army.
Zhao Zhen saw that the Jin Jun was a little tired, and he was ready to launch a counterattack against the Jin Jun. On that night, after he ate a few pieces of horse meat to cushion his stomach like chewing wax, he gathered the fully staffed left-guard troops who were not on the battlefield to prepare for a surprise attack. At this time, Di Lei shouted at the barracks where the soldiers were: "Guardians from the left army must assemble quickly!" Because it was a sneak attack, they were afraid that the Golden Army would find out, so they didn't blow the trumpets and drums with fanfare.
At this time, the five thousand soldiers of the Zuo Army who had just finished eating rushed out to line up. Looking at these elite men, Zhao Zhen's expression was stern, and he said: "Di Lei has ordered and put away their military cards for me!"
Di Lei couldn't help but stunned. He didn't know what Lord Chitose meant, but seeing Zhao Zhen's face cold, he didn't dare to ask more, and was busy putting away his army badge. After a while, five thousand and eight military cards were placed in front of Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen looked at it and said to Di Lei: "Put yours in too, and then hand it to Li Yuxuan."
Di Lei took the order, took a few soldiers to pack the military cards, and handed them to Li Yuxuan and his men who were waiting here. Originally, Li Yuxuan, who was in charge of government affairs, was now also in charge of the logistics, military, and war affairs of Bluestone City.