Chapter 226: Street Fighting
Shi Qingyi had already sent his subordinates to keep an eye on the two city gates in the east and south of Longquan Shangjing, in order to report to her immediately once Xue Wanche's army arrived at the city, however, when the fine work guarding the south gate quickly sent her information, the content inside was not that Xue Wanche had arrived, but: Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and the lone wolf on the grassland, Ba Fenghan, actually swaggered into the city again, and were in the process of negotiating with Bai Ziting at this time!
Shi Qingyi's eyebrows were immediately locked, although she knew that with Kou Zhong's character, daring to go deep into the tiger's den again must have a greater reliance than the last time, however, she knew that relying on the information collected, she could know that Bai Ziting at this time had already insisted on going his own way and would never make any compromises, so although Kou Zhong was full of confidence in this trip, the final result would still not be as he wished, and Xu Ziling, who entered the city with him, would be in danger with Bai Fenghan.
"Pass my orders!" Shi Qingyi immediately ordered: "Carefully increase the monitoring of the south gate, and the rest of the lurking people in the departments immediately abandon their strongholds, move closer to me, and prepare to fight at any time!" And herself, after giving the order, took out the iron box containing the Overlord's Bow and carried it on her back, waiting for the arrival of her own people and the latest news about Kou Zhong.
The Li Tang people lurking in the city immediately acted quietly, except for the spies who had to be kept and the personnel who could not be mobilized for various reasons, all of them began to gradually converge towards the location where Shi Qingyi was, and when the latest news came, more than a hundred elite soldiers had gathered in Shi Qingyi's hands at this time.
"Kou Zhong and the Murowei people attacked the Xiaolongquan seaport located at the exit of the coast of the East China Sea, and seized all the weapons and materials secretly sent by the Goryeo people to Bai Ziting. Kou Zhong was so fearless, and once again entered the city to negotiate with Bai Ziting, and it was during the negotiation that he proposed to Bai Ziting that he wanted to face off against Fu Nantuo again. Then, in the next battle, it is rumored that Kou Zhong, who had already been seriously injured, actually killed Fu Nanda, who was regarded as a god by the Su Mo people, in one fell swoop, and then Bai Ziting did not fulfill the agreement, but suddenly attacked, and used Fu Nanda's death to successfully arouse the anger of the Su Mo people in the city, and wanted to kill Kou Zhong and others, Kou Zhong and others have been forced to hide in the city and flee in all directions at this time, but it is estimated that it will not be long. will be found hiding by the soldiers and civilians in the city. A spy knelt in front of Shi Qingyi and respectfully reported the latest information he had received.
Shi Qingyi's eyes flashed: "Although the Sumo people in the city were full of emotion, at that time, it also caused chaos in the city, if Xue Wanche's army could not rush to Longquan in front of the Turks, at this time, it would be our best chance in the city!" Shi Qingyi ordered the spies: "If you probe again, you must find the traces of Kou Zhong and the others." They will be the biggest variable in this mess! ”
The spies took the order and left. And soon, Shi Qingyi received the message she wanted to pay attention to again: "Go over the wall!" Shi Qingyi's brows tightened again: "Is the source of the news accurate?" Then the secret agent replied respectfully: "Princess Qiyu, my subordinates have witnessed people dressed similarly to the three of them climbing over the city wall, but whether it is Kou Zhong and the others, because they are far away, the sky is dark. The subordinates can't confirm it! Hearing the secret agent's words, Shi Qingyi immediately closed her eyes and fell into deep thought, and then she opened her eyes. Said: "Kou Zhong and the others are definitely still in the city, those few people who escaped are just stand-ins, in this city, there are people who cover for them!" ”
"Then Her Royal Highness the Princess, what should we do at this time!" A guard sent by Li Shimin couldn't help but interject and ask.
"What to do!" I saw Shi Qingyi's eyes swept out of the window, the sky at this time was gradually dark, and it wouldn't be long before it was time for the sun to set, Shi Qingyi closed her eyes again, and when her eyes opened again, her eyes were already full of awe: "Now, let's do it!" ”
Shi Qingyi's stronghold at this time is located in the city near the southeast city wall, with Shi Qingyi's order, a cadre of elite soldiers immediately dispatched, to the stronghold outside the city is searching for the spy and chaotic Longquan army and people launched an attack, the chaotic Longquan army and people were caught off guard, when even if they fell into chaos, and Shi Qingyi's men and horses immediately moved forward, and soon took their original stronghold as a starting point, cleared out a large area of no man's land, as a buffer area for combat - unable to get close to the city wall, Because once Shi Qingyi's men approach the city wall, they will be greeted by a rain of arrows shot down from the city wall, except to become a live target, there is no benefit in the slightest, it is better to occupy the houses very close to the city wall as a stronghold, carry out street battles, and use the complex environment of the houses as a cover to resist the impact of the military and civilians in the capital on Longquan.
Having said that, although there are 20,000 soldiers and 50,000 residents in Longquan Shangjing, but the mix of military and civilians will cause chaos and reduce combat effectiveness.
Shi Qingyi's launch undoubtedly shook the high-level people of Bai Ziting and Longquan City, in such an eventful autumn, any change in the city will tighten the nerves of all the Su people in the city, not to mention such a premeditated riot, when Bai Ziting has not yet received the news, the nearest army has spontaneously mobilized and rushed towards the place where Shi Qingyi is.
Shi Qingyi's soldiers at this time have gathered nearly 200 people, some of these people climbed onto the roof of the house, at this time they are holding bows and arrows, and they are standing on the top of the house condescendingly sniping at the enemy on the ground, but more people are blocking the road that the Longquan defenders must pass, hiding behind the bunker made of various obstacles, holding a big killing weapon - crossbow, throwing arrows at the Longquan soldiers and civilians who are constantly attacking forward.
Crossbow, in China has a very long history, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Great Qin Star Annihilation Crossbow has already been famous, and so on to the end of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms Era, Zhuge Kongming system zuò out of ten consecutive crossbows. Ten rounds of a crossbow multiply the power of the crossbow, and it can be said that the crossbow has always been the ultimate weapon of mass destruction in the era of cold weapons, until many years later. After the advent of firearms and the gradual refinement of technology, the role of crossbow arrows in warfare could be replaced.
However, what many people don't know is that in the era of cold weapons, the range of crossbow arrows was actually not as good as that of bows and arrows, because except for bed crossbows, most crossbows and bows and arrows were the same as guò arms to pull the bowstring, and even if the human arms were exercised, they were still about the same. On the contrary, the craftsmanship of bows and crossbows, after the continuous study and improvement of craftsmen, has already reached the limit, and the use of bows and arrows is more emphasis on the user's su zhì, as a big killer in the era of cold weapons, from the beginning, the crossbow was more emphasized point, but it is stable. Take the Zhuge repeater as an example. Because it takes ten arrows at a time, the force of the bowstring on the crossbow is dispersed. The power of the Zhuge Repeater is actually less than half of that of an ordinary bow and crossbow, however, because it can cover the sky with an overwhelming rain of arrows, it can be famous in the Three Kingdoms and suppress the impact of the fierce cavalry of Cao Wei in the north.
Whether it is Li Shimin or Shi Qingyi. They all had a clear understanding of the danger of coming to Longquan this time, so from the very beginning, they had already prepared this big killing weapon, perhaps in the tens of thousands of troops fighting in the plains and wilderness, hundreds of crossbows had little effect. However, in this complex environment, the power of these bows and crossbows is almost invincible. Arrows rained down, how could those who were only covered by the vital points around them be able to guard against it, just a rain of arrows swept by, more than half of the charging defenders had fallen, and the rest of them were almost all hit by arrows, losing the courage to continue charging, and then turned and fled back to the rear.
After several charges, in the face of heavy losses, the Sumo people had to stop this almost ineffective action, and in this way, the two sides stopped the exchange of fire, and confronted each other with some houses and a few streets as the dividing line. However, the Sumo people will definitely not give up like this, after all, at this time, the strong enemy outside will arrive at any time, if the chaos in the city cannot be calmed down before, so that the city becomes an iron plate again, then when the Turkic cavalry finally arrives, once the enemy should be combined with the outside, then the whole city will inevitably fall, and at that time, the Sumo soldiers and civilians in the city will not be spared. Therefore, despite the heavy losses, the Su Mo people will still destroy them at any cost, and on the opposite side of the Su Mo people, Shi Qingyi's heart is also secretly thinking.
"There is no doubt that if Xue Wanche can't arrive as scheduled before dawn tomorrow, then he and these his subordinates will be in danger, whether it is war or peace, at the latest before tomorrow's dawn, a decision will have to be made!" Shi Qingyi said in his heart. She still has a hole card in her hand at this time, which was handed over to her by the Huajian faction in order to cooperate with her before, but if the changes in the situation really exceed her expectations, Shi Qingyi has no choice but to use this hole card to let her people escape and ascend to heaven, although it is equivalent to giving up the agreement with the Demon Gate Huajian faction, and it has not finally completed the purpose of coming to Longquan Shangjing this time, however, compared with preserving this elite who are loyal to Li Shimin, it is still worth it. Shi Qingyi's heart secretly made up his mind.
It is said that in such a strict matter as launching a rebellion in the city, Bai Ziting should arrive soon, and then personally command these people and horses who attacked Shi Qingyi, however, as time passed, he did not show up for a long time, there is no doubt that Bai Ziting must be entangled by some more important people or things and cannot get out, and at this time, the person who can make Bai Ziting clone has no skills and cannot come to calm the chaos, except for Kou Zhong, who is there. Shi Qingyi guessed so much in her heart, and she also sincerely hoped that Kou Zhong could buy her more time, and if she could support it until Xue Wanche's army arrived, it would be even better.
There was a sudden loud commotion from the south gate area, Shi Qingyi's face suddenly changed, this voice, if nothing else, Kou Zhong and the others should be at the south gate, surrounded by the Purple Pavilion! The situation is not good! Shi Qingyi's heart thought! "Defend in place!" Shi Qingyi gave an order to the guards beside her, but she took off the iron box on her back, took out the overlord bow and put it behind her, and at the same time ignored the obstruction of the guards beside her, jumped to the nearby dwelling, between a few ups and downs, it was already far away in the direction of the south gate, and there were some defenders on the ground who wanted to sneak attack her, but she opened the overlord bow and sent it to the west with an arrow, but later, no one dared to sneak attack her.
The city gate in the south was there in a blink of an eye, and as Shi Qingyi expected, in front of her eyes, Bai Ziting did bring a heavy number of men and horses to besiege Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and others. (To be continued......)
PS: I was distressed by falling in love with "Hua Fanfan", although she was dressed maturely, but she was still a girl inside, so the question is, am I the royal sister? Or lolicon?