Chapter 135: Xuzhou

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the heroes competed for hegemony, and the Central Plains competed for the deer, breaking through the pass and entering the pass. In 206 B.C., Xiang Yu sealed the princes in Xianyang, returned to his hometown, built the capital Pengcheng, and built a large number of buildings, one of the important buildings is the high horse stage in the south of the city.

"It is ten feet high, and it is a hundred paces. If the world of force is used, thousands of people are stationed on it, and the wooden cannon stone is gathered to defend the equipment, so as to match the city, and accumulate three years of grain in the city, although it is not easy to take it with 100,000 people. ”

Now, the stage where 10,000 people are difficult to get off is silent in the night, and the undulating mountains are like sleeping beasts, which is terrifying.

It was already the fourth watch, the sky was white, and it was the coolest time of the day. Beside the official road in front of the stage, several golden soldiers were walking out of the camp tent sleepily.

In the early morning before dawn, the air was unusually fresh, and several golden soldiers were refreshed and refreshed.

"Big brother, it's cold enough on this dog day! This will be a good time to sleep, but our brothers have to get up and be on duty, how can it be that he brewed it! ”

"Li Liu is right! What is there to check here, just rely on those Song soldiers, give them a dog guts, and they don't dare to trouble us!"

The eldest brother glanced at the complaining people, pursed his lips, and said with a complaint: "What's the solution?" Our brothers' lives are miserable, or who would dare to let our brothers come out in the middle of the night. It's not like holding the white and tender little lady and tossing it in the house!"

Li Liuyan said with a smile: "I heard that last time by the canal, Kong Er and they got hundreds of little ladies back, there are a lot of young children, and some of them are women from official eunuchs. The white and tender ones can melt into their hands one by one!"

"It's Chang'e on that moon, and we don't have our brothers' share, at most we are just barbarians playing in the village."

The eldest brother smacked his lips and admonished: "Take the knives and guns, cheer up." lest you be seen by those who are in charge, and not to mention that your salary will be deducted, and you will have to drink the cool breeze on a cold day!"

The people took their weapons and walked along the post road to the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, the eldest brother suddenly said "Huh", pointed to the river in the east, and said, "How can there be so many boats?"

Everyone was shocked, and looked in the direction of the eldest brother's finger, and the river was indeed dotted with stars, full of large and small boats, the lights on the boats were bright, and in the dark, it was very beautiful.

"Big brother, this can't be Song Bing's ship, right?"

The distance was so far away that everyone couldn't see the specific scene on the ship clearly, and they talked and discussed.

Li Liu's mind was flexible, and he thought about it and said, "If it's our ship, why hasn't it been explained above?" In my opinion, it must be the ships of the Song army, taking advantage of the darkness to come and attack. ”

The eldest brother nodded again and again, and said in a deep voice: "What the sixth son said is good. Let's go and tell Shangguan, the Song army is scheming, we can't fall for their tricks!"

These people are a Song army on the left and a Song army on the right, completely unaware that a few months ago, they were also real Song people, out-and-out descendants of the Han family.

Several people quickened their pace and hurried towards the camp. Suddenly, on the south side of the Ximatai camp, dense torches were lit, illuminating the wilderness as if it were day.

Several people were startled and looked at each other. I saw countless Song soldiers with spears like a forest, iron armor, lined up in several neat arrays, and were lined up in front of Ximatai Mountain.

Immediately after, the soldiers in the middle spread out to both sides, and countless cannons were pushed out, and the black and faint muzzles were aimed at the Ximatai camp.

The crowd watched stupidly, until the gunners began to reload their ammunition and the group reacted.

"Run, this is the artillery of the Song army!"

Li Liusa was about to flee backwards, but was dragged back by his eldest brother.

There was chaos in the camp. The patrolling Jin soldiers also found the invading Song army, shouting,

The sound of angry scolding and fighting instantly resounded throughout the entire camp.

No one expected that the Song army would attack. No one would have expected that the "old soldiers" who were defeated with one blow on weekdays and were tired of carrying guns in battles would dare to take the initiative to attack the Jinren!

"All in the field, ready to fight. Report to the city, just say that a large number of Song troops are coming, let them get ready!"

The Jin Bing generals on the stage were not in a hurry, and immediately arranged it. The whole mountain was ablaze, and the golden soldiers were in a hurry.

"The straight lady thief is very worried, but it's just a group of Song dogs who don't know whether they are alive or dead!"

The golden soldiers on the mountain were waiting for him, and the eldest brother also regained some confidence and cheered up his subordinates.

Li Liu stood behind the wall, his face pale and uneasy.

"Big brother, these Song soldiers don't seem to be ordinary. Look at that formation, and so many artillery, it seems to be the legendary loyal army. ”

"What?"

The eldest brother was also taken aback. He looked down carefully, and saw that the Song army in the firelight was standing still, all of them had solemn faces, solemn and straight, and it was really different from the Song army he had seen before.

"Li Liu, can you be sure that this is Wang Song's loyal army?"

"Big brother, this must be the Loyal Army, Li Liu and I have seen it on the canal, and we are both dressed the same."

Another person opened his mouth and continued: "It must be the loyal army, who has so many artillery besides them!"

"Come here, listen to me!"

The eldest brother's face changed drastically, he looked around, and took advantage of the blurry sky and no one was paying attention, and gathered several people together.

"I've hidden my body, don't show my head. The loyal army is different, if you don't get it right, everyone will lose their lives!"

"Everyone listens to Big Brother!"

Li Liu hurriedly said: "Fanzi is not the opponent of the Loyal and Righteous Army, let alone us people." It's all hidden, there's no need to work hard for Kong Yanzhou. ”

"Everything is up to Big Brother!"

Several other wall-riding factions nodded frequently, and the Song army under the mountain was fierce and fierce, which made them tremble, and the words of the eldest brother just spoke to their hearts.

The crowd bowed down. The Song army's position under the mountain was filled with gunsmoke, and the sound of "Pengpengpeng" sounded, the air seemed to be torn apart, making a piercing whistling sound, and countless iron balls smashed towards the Jin soldiers' position.

The rubble flew, the doorposts were smashed one after another, and the golden soldiers behind the wall were blurred with flesh and blood, and their tendons and bones were broken. The screams rang out one after another, far away in the darkness, and it was terrifying.

The sound of "Peng Pengpeng" is endless, houses are constantly being smashed, attics are demolished, and the opponent's iron balls are pouring over without money, dense like raindrops, and the golden soldiers on the mountain can't raise their heads.

"Fight back at Lao Tzu, otherwise Lao Tzu will cut you!"

Seeing the Song army attacking the mountain, the Jin soldier officer was so angry that he held a long knife in his hand and cut down the two deserters who were fleeing from the queen of Cang.

The Jin soldiers on the battlefield stood up stubbornly, and they opened their bows and arrows, and shot at the Song troops rushing up.

The feather arrows roared and continued endlessly, and many Song soldiers fell on the road of impact, but countless Song soldiers rushed forward.

"Artillery, where is the artillery? Grenadier, hurry up and follow!"

Seeing that his subordinates fell under the fire of the Jin soldiers, the Song army general on the opposite side was furious, he roared loudly, and commanded the artillery to mount up.

The Jin soldiers fought back desperately, and the Song army on the other side fell in pieces, and their artillery came up again, and they began to bombard endlessly.

The artillery of the Song army was endless, and the Jin soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and they were so pressed by the artillery that they could not raise their heads, and the intensity of their shooting was greatly weakened. At this moment, the grenadiers of the opposing side touched it.

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The smoking iron bumps, in an arc, fell on the position of the golden soldiers. No matter how hidden the Jin soldiers were, under the frantic attacks of the grenadiers, they also suffered heavy casualties. Even the bravest of the golden soldiers became hesitant and frightened by the blur of flesh and blood of their companions and the heavy casualties.

This is the first time they have encountered such a tough opponent.

The door was slammed, and Kong Er crawled out of the snow-white flesh of several women and put on his clothes in a panic. The earth-shattering sound of artillery outside shocked him and made him feel uneasy, and he almost became a "no-lifter" person.

"Dog's day, Lao Tzu wants to see, it's those Song dogs who don't want to die, dare to come here to die!"

The tactics of the Song army were very simple, artillery bombardment, earth-shattering thunder, and pikemen sacrificed their lives to pursue. No matter how many Jin soldiers there were, whether they fought alone or in groups, in the face of the opponent's powerful firepower suppression and the desperate attacks of the soldiers, the Jin soldiers often couldn't hold out for long, they couldn't support it, and they retreated one after another.

It only lasted for less than an hour, and before dawn, the golden soldiers on the stage collapsed.

Kong Er walked forward, and countless routs came towards him. Kong Er drew his knife and slashed the two of them, but was knocked to the ground by the panicked deserters. If it weren't for the subordinates who cut down a few people and routed the troops to take the road, I'm afraid Kong Er would have been trampled to death.

"General, Song Gou's artillery is too fierce, let's save our strength and retreat to the city!"

His subordinates helped Kong Er up, mixed in the crowd of routed soldiers, and retreated towards Xuzhou City.

I saw countless golden soldiers retreating towards the city. Liang Xing sent troops up the mountain slowly. He commanded his subordinates, pulled up the artillery of one gate, erected it at various key passes, and aimed at the southern city of Xuzhou in front of him.

The sky was already bright, and Kong Yanzhou, with the support of a group of generals, went up to the north city wall and looked out. His face turned pale, his legs went limp, and he almost fell to the ground. The general next to him hurriedly supported him.

"How can there be so many Song soldiers?"

After a while, Kong Yanzhou came up with such a sentence.

The people on the city wall looked around, only to see the flags on the river, densely packed, everywhere were the warships of the Song army, large and small, covering the entire river, the east, west and north of Xuzhou City, surrounded by groups.

The ditch that formed a moat and defended Xuzhou City through Biansi River has achieved the benefits of the other party's boat. On the river, the Song ships of different sizes, with their muzzles faint, were all aimed at Xuzhou City.

The sky was just dawning, and the golden soldiers on the city wall could see it clearly. The Song warships coming and going on the river all hung a big word "king". If everyone is not mistaken, this should be Wang Song's sailor fleet.

"General, this is a subordinate of Wang Song of the Loyal Army. The loyal and righteous army is brave and good at fighting, and they die lightly, coupled with the sharp artillery, if it continues like this, Xuzhou City will become a ruin sooner or later!"

"Wang Song, this official has nothing to do with him, why did he come to find this official, why did he come to find this official?"

He was looking for pleasure in his place, and what was the matter with this Wang Song, why did he come to trouble himself?

"Gather the whole army to defend the city!"

Kong Yanzhou was born a scoundrel at the bottom and was also a ruthless person, so he exhaled and ordered loudly.

"If Wang Song deceives people too much, Lao Tzu will die with him!"

Suddenly, several shells smashed heavily on the North City Gate Tower. The city gate tower was smashed out of several large holes, "gurgling", crumbling, and in a mess.

The artillery bombardment of the Song army was continuous, and the Jin army on the city wall fell one by one, each looking for a place to hide. The North City Gatehouse could no longer withstand the shelling of the other side, and collapsed, forming a rubble field of broken bricks and wood.

The golden generals watching on the city wall were all frightened, for fear that the next moment, the opponent's cannonballs would hit them.