Hearing the report from his subordinates that the speed aid division was not going to fight today, Yang Yanzhao couldn't help but be surprised. He was stunned for a moment and asked, "What about Commander Mu?" ”

"On the arrow tower over there!" The subordinate pointed to the left.

"What about Lin'anhou?"

"The Arrow Tower on the other side!"

"Where is my son Yang Zongbao now?"

The subordinate replied: "The young general also went up to the arrow tower, farther away. ”

Yang Yanzhao didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the speed-up helpers, so he snorted coldly and shouted, "I don't have time to care about them!" Jiao Zan, hurry up and gather your troops and horses, go out of the city immediately, and no matter what the price is, you will destroy all the enemy's nest cars for me! ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Yanzhao's voice fell, and Jiao Zan, the general of the Ningbian Army standing behind him, didn't even have time to say yes, when he heard a bang, coming from the battlefield outside the city.

Yang Yanzhao and the others couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly turned around to watch, only to see that five or six hundred steps away, one of the Khitan nest cars had been wrapped in flames and was dumping crookedly, while the Khitan shooters on the nest platform were jumping out in a hurry.

Before everyone in the city could figure out what was going on, they only heard a few swishing sounds, and the bed crossbow of the nearby arrow tower shot four rockets one after another, flying straight towards another Liao army's nest car that was approaching.

However, the target of the Iron Feather Arrow was not the nest car itself, but the slightly raised ground next to it.

In an instant, the ground that was shot by a long arrow with fire burst into flames, and it burst into flames, and the nest car that was close at hand blew up and burned down.

Then, such a situation occurred almost simultaneously everywhere on the battlefield.

The Song army's bed crossbow continued to fire long arrows with flames, which were fired exclusively at the path of the nest car, and those ground seemed to have been enchanted by someone, and they exploded when they saw the fire, overturning and igniting the nearby siege equipment.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the more than a dozen tall nest carts were destroyed by nameless fire, including the soldiers pushing the carts and the shooters of the nest platform, who were either bombed, burned, and killed and injured countless people. However, until this time, their location was still three or four hundred steps away from the city wall of Lanzhou.

According to this situation, I am afraid that the remaining nest cars that are still intact will not escape the doom of the destruction of the cars before they attack close to the city wall.

This scene not only made Yang Yanzhao and other Song army soldiers feel unbelievable, but the Liao people led by Xiao Tzu Rin looked stupid on the spot.

From their point of view, the crossbow on the opposite side was almost a hit with divine help, and it was extremely powerful.

If the nest car that suddenly appeared out of thin air was a symbol of the rapid development of military science and technology in Liao, then the flying crossbow that could explode and catch fire in front of him was an artifact that the Song army once again iterated and led.

Just when both the warring parties were inexplicably stunned by the strange scene in front of them, the Khitan siege nest vehicles were destroyed two more in succession, and the charging Liao infantry was also greatly affected, and they couldn't help but gradually slow down, and for a moment they didn't know whether they should continue to step forward to die.

Yang Yanzhao deserved to be an experienced general, he saw that the opponent's momentum was a little weaker, and immediately sensed that the opportunity was rare, and hurriedly ordered the archers in the city to fight back desperately, while urging Jiao Zan to lead his troops out of the city and launch a counter-charge against the enemy.

However, this time, the goal is no longer to destroy the nest car, but to go at the hesitant infantry!

After a while, the city gate of Shanzhou suddenly opened, and two thousand iron horsemen of the Ningbian army swooped out from inside, like a violent wind, and swept into the camp of the Liao siege infantry.

The Khitans, who were originally a little hesitant because of the destruction of the nest car, met the fierce iron cavalry at this time, where was there still the momentum of seizing the city in one fell swoop before, resisted a few times, turned around and ran.

Fortunately, Xiao Tzu Rin is not a rookie who is just starting out, he saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly sent the left and right two

A reserve of 3,000 men each, galloping wildly, surrounded the Yongbyon army led by Jiao Zan in a pincer shape.

At the same time, his guards in the southern courtyard acted as the role of the overseer, standing at the forefront of the direct line, resisting the rout soldiers who kept fleeing back, not only preventing them from breaking up the main formation, but also forcing those cowards to continue to turn around and face the battle.

Yang Yanzhao saw it clearly in the city, and knew that the Liao army reacted quickly and couldn't bargain too much, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, so that Jiao Zan could take it a little and accept it when he saw it.

The two sides fought each other outside the city, and after fighting for less than half an hour, they broke away from contact again, and returned to the state of attacking the city and defending the city, looking at each other from afar.

However, just now, the Khitans' nest car weapons were almost lost, so it was difficult to organize a threatening attack, Xiao Tart-rin only launched two rounds of symbolic charges, and he had no choice but to end hastily.

As far as the Song army was concerned, today's offensive and defensive battle was a surprise. Everyone originally thought that it was inevitable to have a bloody battle with the enemy on the city, but they didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, all the nest cars of the Liao State were destroyed, and the other party was stunned for a while, and was actually counterattacked by the Song army, losing nearly three or four thousand people.

Seeing that the Liao army had collected its troops and returned to the camp at this moment, the city's head suddenly resounded with earth-shattering cheers.

Yang Yanzhao sat in the handsome position, looked at Zheng Luya and the three people who were walking towards him, and said with a smile: "Yo, the great hero is here." How do you do that? Terrific! ”

Xiao Ya knew what the other party was asking, and hurriedly replied: "Qi Yang Shuai, this is all the credit of the military advisor Lin'anhou." Last night, I applied to Yang Shuai to secretly go out of the city to survey and deploy, but in fact, according to Hou Ye's strategy, I buried oil altars everywhere on the battle line, and then made corresponding marks. When the enemy's nest car passes through the ambush today, let the three-bow bed crossbow fire rockets near there. Three or four giant crossbows shot at the same time, and there was always something that could hit. The rocket ignited the oil and burst into flames, destroying the nearby nest car. ”

"Oh, how do you know where the nest car will pass?" Yang Yanzhao said curiously.

"We don't know," Zhao Liang replied, "So, within 300 to 500 steps from the city wall, we buried 218 fire oil points from different distances overnight, forming a large net. The enemy is no more than a dozen nest cars, and they can always crash into the mesh. Besides, one can't blow it up, and there are several more in the back. ”

Yang Zongbao added: "In addition, we have quietly buried fire oil under several sections of relatively flat city walls, that is, we are prepared to rush to us if there are fish that have slipped through the net, and we can snipe and burn them there." ”

Yang Yanzhao nodded, stroked his long beard and said, "Okay, very good." You've thought it through, and it's really worked wonders, which can be regarded as a great achievement. But......" He paused slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Since there is a new battle plan, why don't you inform this seat in advance?" If you change the military order to go out of the city to meet the battle without authorization, and if you blatantly violate military discipline, if everyone is like this, how can I, the main general, be the commander? ”

Yang Zongbao heard his father's unkind tone, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly explained: "Father, we don't dare to disobey the order. Commander Mu has already arranged for the brothers of the rapid aid division to gather in the square inside the city gate, once the oil array can't stop the Liao army, a few of us will immediately lead the troops to fight, and we will fight to the death! ”

Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Alas, I'm afraid it will be too late by then...... Forget it, but how to say it, your quick aid division successfully destroyed the enemy's nest car today, which is equivalent to saving the lives of countless soldiers, and you still have to take credit. It's just that the next time something like this happens, I won't spare it! ”

Zheng Luya also knew that Yang Yanzhao was not difficult, it was not easy to lead the troops, and the most intolerable thing was that his subordinates did not obey the general's orders and made assertions, so he said apologetically: "Please Yang Shuai to calm his anger." This matter is indeed Mu Ling's fault. I'm worried that the plan of the Fire Oil Array will be rejected by you, so I want to secretly deploy it first, and wait for today's two-pronged plan. If you break the taboo, please also

Yang Shuai punished. ”

Yang Yanzhao stood up, walked up to Xiaoya, and said loudly: "Don't blame yourself, I just said it, don't take it as an example." Saying that, he turned to Zhao Liang again: "Yesterday, Lin'an Hou asked about the crossbow on the bed, and I guessed that you must be confident, and today's battle is unsuccessful." If you read it correctly, those crossbow arrows shot accurately and ruthlessly, presumably under the guidance of a master, right? Hahaha......"

Zhao Liang scratched his head embarrassedly, and before he could speak, Yang Zongbao said excitedly on the side: "Father is handsome and wise!" Yesterday, Brother Zhao gave some instructions and added some parts to the bed crossbow, and the masters of Zhang Gui's kid entrusted the craftsman's room to make it overnight, and they were installed early this morning. Not to mention, the accuracy of the transformed crossbow arrows has been greatly improved! ”

"No wonder the world-famous Erbai Dao Chang is full of praise when he mentions his uncle," Yang Yanzhao said with a smile: "Lin'an Hou is indeed extraordinary, I have to ask for more advice when I have time." ”

Zhao Liang hurriedly bowed his hand politely: "Yang Shuai is polite, I just made a mistake, it's nothing remarkable." ”

Yang Yanzhao was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Lu Chengjie, the defense of Lanzhou, running up to the city out of breath, and shouted from a distance: "Good news, good news, Your Majesty has led the soldiers and horses to leave Weicheng, and the 300,000 army is marching towards Lanzhou!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the city's and city's earth-shattering cheers suddenly rang out again. Today's successful repulsion of the Liao attack, coupled with the news of the royal driver's personal expedition, can be described as a double happiness. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty, who had been worried about whether they could hold on to Shanzhou, suddenly increased their confidence and no longer took the imposing Liao army in their eyes.

Yang Yanzhao grabbed Lu Chengjie, who was almost falling, and asked, "Lord Lu, is the news reliable?" Why did Your Majesty change his mind again? ”

"Reliable, reliable, true!" Lu Chengjie straightened his crooked official hat and replied with a smile: "The court newspaper and Kou Xiang's letter were sent here at the same time. Kou Xiang said that after the persuasion of the ministers of the main war faction, His Majesty finally made up his mind and planned to use the strength of the country to fight to the death with the Khitan! If three or four hundred thousand is not enough, then the troops of the southern states and counties should be requisitioned immediately. I'd rather live than fight to the death with the enemy! ”

"Really?"

"Really, my General Yang! Can Kou Xiang still lie? ”

"Good! Hahahaha, God help me Da Song! Yang Yanzhao excitedly said: "The expectations of our ancestors for generations have finally had the opportunity to come true!" This time, the Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor of the Liao State drove the expedition in person, and originally planned to destroy our Jiangshan Sheji, but they didn't know that they were the ones who committed the taboo of the soldiers. With only 200,000 soldiers and horses, it is already the limit of the Khitan, and they are laboring on expeditions and have difficulty in supply, and at the same time, they dare to bypass a strong fortress like Yingzhou and put it behind them! As long as His Majesty is determined to fight to the death, the Song troops who remain in Hebei can take advantage of the enemy's main force being stuck to Lanzhou, attack from all sides, and cut off their rear route. At that time, it is unknown whether the Khitans themselves can return to Liao safely! ”

Yang Zongbao also said excitedly: "In this way, we will have a chance to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun!" ”

"If you can't keep it, you can still swallow Da Liao, hahaha." Lu Chengjie said with a smile.

Yang Yanzhao turned his head to Jiao Zan and ordered: "You immediately send out a scout horse to find Meng Liang and Yang Paifeng who are fighting behind enemy lines, and ask them to inform the Song troops who are still holding out in various parts of Hebei as soon as possible, and be ready to switch from defense to attack at any time, let go of attacks and destroy the grain routes of the Liao soldiers, and if necessary, you must also block the enemy who retreats back to the north!" ”

"Humble duty understands!" Jiao Zan shouted, turned around and left with joy on his face.

Looking at his back, Zhao Liang couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: Alas, the soldiers are now high-spirited, and they are still thinking about a large-scale counterattack, but unfortunately they don't know that the final outcome is a peace covenant that sends money to people every year, I really don't know how disappointed I should be.

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