He Xiao waved his hands again and again, and the supervisor said: "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot these bastards to death!"
"General! General!" The messenger rushed forward and shouted loudly, "My lord has orders! Get ready!"
A row of three-meter-high trebuchets were pushed onto the top of the city. These were not ordinary battlefield trebuchets. They were larger, thicker, and more powerful. They were supported by three more axles, pushed by machine springs, and rotated as much as In more than 20 weeks, once launched, the range is more than 400 steps, which is twice as much as that of the normal rock machine.
A soldier stood on the top of the wall, his forehead was covered with sweat, but his eyes were full of fanatical anticipation. He held a short knife, suddenly shouted, and slashed at the rope.
The sound of the machine spring starting suddenly sounded, and the stone machine turned suddenly, followed by the crackling sound. Just when everyone was dumbfounded, they saw a huge boulder the size of a millstone suddenly fly from the top of the city, with a bang, and slammed It hit the two cavalry hard. The screams soared into the sky, and everyone turned around in panic, only to see that not only the cavalry, but even the horses under them were smashed to pieces at the same time, smashed into a ball of blood foam.
"Long live my lord, oh!" Above Chidu City, the crowd erupted into appalling cheers. It was the first time since they were besieged by Xia's army that they thought "maybe we will win".
Under such a terrifying sharp weapon, no one is not terrified. Xia Jun waited and watched, and even forgot to charge. However, at this moment, the real nightmare finally began. A large number of stone-removing machines were launched at the same time, and thousands of boulders fell from the sky.
The scene was terrible. The stones fired by the stone machine were not ordinary stones. Some of them were millstones at home, some were roof beams, and some were thousands of broken tiles. Just now, more than a dozen soldiers Being crushed by a heavy object at the same time, the survivors on both sides looked carefully, and it turned out to be a mighty stone lion placed in front of the mansion!
No armor or shield could withstand such a weapon. The saber was smashed into discarded pieces of iron, and the spear turned into firewood. The blood and flesh were like mud, and the brains splattered. Xia Jun fell piece by piece in a pool of blood!
Zhao Yang's eyes were red, he grabbed the neck of the director of the Weapons Supervision Department, and shouted angrily: "What kind of weapon is that? What kind of bow and arrow is that? Why can it shoot so far? Why is it so fast? Tell me!"
The grizzled director had a pale face and breathless and shouted: "Your Highness, forgive me, Your Highness, I really don't know!"
"A bunch of trash!"
"Your Highness! Let the soldiers withdraw, it's unreliable!" Situ Jing said with a mournful face.
"Don't retreat!" Zhao Yang said in a cold voice with firm eyes, "Anyone who dares to retreat will be shot!"
"Kill the enemy!" Xia Jun let out a death-like roar of frenzy and despair.
The bow and arrow are sharp nearby, the sound of rolling stones in the distance, the world is vast, and the screams of death are everywhere. The fierce battle lasted for three days and three nights. At dawn, the soldiers and civilians at the head of Chidu city couldn't believe their eyes. Seeing Xia's army rushing away in a hurry, the people of Chidu and the officers and soldiers of the Southwest town government wept with joy. , cheering and hugging together.
"Xia Bing has retreated! Xia Bing has retreated!" A wave of ecstasy swept from the top of the city.
Chu Qiao was sitting at the headquarters of the Chinese army, drafting an attack order, when she suddenly heard the news from the front. The girl who hadn't closed her eyes for three days and three nights was stunned. She sat there with her back straight, the setting sun outside was shining on the earth like a fire, and the blood-red light sprinkled on her face, making her look unreal. .
"My lord! My lord! Xia Bing has retreated! We are victorious!"
Wearing the military uniform of a messenger, Ping An rushed in waving a saber that was half his height, but was stunned when he entered the door. I saw Chu Qiao sitting quietly in front of the desk with a calm expression, a glistening teardrop rolled down her cheek.
"My lord! My lord!"
The officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township envoy rushed over, Chu Qiao wiped away her tears, stood up, and returned to that fierce and courageous commander in chief. She strode out of the door, and there was a burst of cheers, no matter whether they were civilians or soldiers, they all gathered around her, happily reporting the battle situation.
She doesn't blame them for being so excited, because such a record is enough to make anyone proud. With 10,000 miscellaneous troops against the opponent's 200,000 elite army, except for the 3,500 people sent before, there were less than 200 casualties in the army. Annihilated more than 50,000 enemies and defeated them seventeen times.
In this regard, the Southwest Township Envoy will be listed as a trip of the mainland's elite army. The Battle of Chidu will be recorded in the annals of history and become a great turning point in the first Northern Expedition!
That night, there was a temporary truce between the two armies. Chu Qiao was not as excited as the mid-level officers. She knew that the reason why Zhao Yang lost to her today was because she was not familiar with her own combat methods and advanced attack techniques, and she was caught off guard by her attack. Tomorrow's war, he will definitely adjust his strategy, and it is impossible to win so easily.
Moreover, the director of the Weapons Department reported to her that in today's battle, 300 crossbows were damaged, a full three quarters, and most of the arrows were used up. Although the stone machine can be repaired, but now the city is A piece of rubble and scorched earth, the boulders and logs have all been used up, and there are not many attack materials left except for the fire bombs. These were all made by her before the Battle of Beishuo started. She had expected that Chidu would become a strategic stronghold, so she stocked up a large number of defensive weapons in advance, which really came in handy.
Chu Qiao rubbed her temples, looked at the marching map with a frown, and repeatedly considered several defensive plans. Ping An came in quietly, changed a pot of tea, and saw that the charcoal fire in the room had gone out, so he was busy trying to change a pot.
"Ping An, what time is it?"
The child raised his head and replied: "It's already the second watch, sir, you should take a break, you haven't slept for several days."
Chu Qiao's eyes were red, and she felt that she could hardly keep her eyes open. She leaned on the desk and said, "Wake me up at the third watch."
"knew."
It seemed that just after falling asleep, a soldier rang outside asking for an urgent official document, and Pingan whispered impatiently, "My lord just fell asleep, what is the matter with you? Can't you wait until dawn?"
"Peace, let them in."
"Lord Chu!" Four young soldiers walked into the room led by Ping An, and the leader stepped forward and said, "We are Miss Yu's subordinates. Miss Yu received a letter from the Lord and asked us to bring it."
"Miss Yu received my letter?" Chu Qiao was overjoyed, she stood up and said with surprise, "What do you say, Miss? When will you meet us? Do you have a detailed strategic plan?"
"My lord, the girl didn't explain anything, she just said that I want my lord to go to Lancheng immediately, and I need to discuss something important with my lord."
Chu Qiao frowned, and said slowly, "What did you say?"
"My lord, the girl said that I want my lord to go to Blue City immediately, and I need to discuss with my lord something important." The soldier repeated it carefully.
Chu Qiao nodded and said, "Young lady didn't say anything else?"
The soldier replied, "No, my lord."
"Oh, that's good, wait a minute, I'll pack some things." Chu Qiao nodded, and said to Ping An, "Ping An, come here, and bring me the big Qiu from the house."
Pingan frowned slightly, the child was actually very clever, turned around and walked into the back room without saying anything.
At this moment, a soldier who had been kneeling on the ground grabbed the child's hand, raised his head and said, "My lord, don't bother, we are all ready, let's go."
There was a cold light, it was too late to say it, but it was so fast, Chu Qiao raised her hand, and an inkstone flew away immediately, hitting the soldier's wrist with a bang. There was a crisp click, and the soldier's hand bones broke immediately. It's hard to believe that the soldier was still a tough guy, and he didn't say a word after suffering this.
Ping An was clever, rolled on the spot, dodged the attack of those people, and jumped out along the window!
"Catch her!" Seeing that the matter had been exposed, the leader simply stopped hiding. Several people rushed towards Chu Qiao, all of them were vigorous fighters.
Chu Qiao moved extremely fast, a cold light flashed on her hand, her arm shook, the dagger tied on her forearm slid down immediately, a cold light flashed in the light, a man snorted, luckily he was very skilled, but he just Knife in the shoulder. Chu Qiao put her hands on the desk, swept her thighs, and kicked an assassin in the stomach. The man flew upside down and hit the bookshelf. The two vases were smashed to the ground, making a crackling sound.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and more than 30 guards rushed in, subduing them with a few blows.
These people were all Chu Qiao's personal guards when Yan Xun left, and they have always served as Chu Qiao's close protection. The head of the guard Song Qifeng stepped forward and asked nervously, "My lord, how are you? Are you there?" Injuried?"
"I'm fine," Chu Qiao shook her head, and said in a deep voice, "They didn't kill anyone."
Chu Qiao took two steps forward, looked at the leader of the assassins, and asked, "Who sent you here?"
The man smiled bitterly, "I knew that your lord is very skilled, but seeing you today, it is really extraordinary."
"Tell me frankly, I will spare you."
"My lord, everything I said is true, if you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do."
Chu Qiao frowned slightly, some chaotic thoughts flashed in her mind, so fast that she couldn't grasp the clues, she turned her head and said to Song Qifeng: "Who let them into the city?"
Song Qifeng looked strange, and said in a low voice, "This subordinate doesn't know."
Chu Qiao glanced left and right, and suddenly asked, "Where is it safe?"
"Safe?" Song Qifeng replied, "The subordinates didn't see it."
"Didn't you see it?" Chu Qiao stared at Song Qifeng steadfastly. Suddenly, she smiled gently and said, "Oh, he may have gone to call for someone. He should have gone to the Southwest Township's envoy. I missed it with you. Let's go out and have a look."
With a swish sound, more than a dozen sharp blades were suddenly placed on Chu Qiao's neck. Song Qifeng smiled bitterly and said, "Since your lord has already guessed it, I don't need to act anymore."
Chu Qiao's face was as cold as ice, seeing Song Qifeng let go of the ropes on the four people, his eyes were like sharp cold arrows.
"My lord, I'm sorry. Qi Feng acted according to his orders. If he offended him, please forgive me."
Chu Qiao looked calm, and said coldly: "Who do you work for? The Great Fellowship? Or the Great Xia?"
Song Qifeng bowed respectfully and said, "Your Excellency will naturally know when you get to the place."
The man stepped forward, "This subordinate knows that your lord is very capable, so you have no choice but to do it, and ask your lord to cooperate." After finishing speaking, he covered Chu Qiao's eyes and mouth, and tied her tightly.
"Go!" Song Qifeng ordered, and everyone walked out of the room immediately. After a while, a carriage came, Chu Qiao was loaded into the carriage, and the carriage quickly drove north.
"Stop! Who?"
Song Qifeng sat on the horse and said: "I am the chief bodyguard of the lord, and this is the messenger of Miss Lan Chengyu. We must rush to Lancheng immediately. This is the command arrow of the lord."
When the soldier saw that it was Song Qifeng, he immediately said politely: "So it's Mr. Song, you wait, the younger one will open the city gate immediately."