The sky was a little cloudy, and the sun was rising, obscured by the clouds, and glowing pale. The wind was not strong, but it was extremely cold, blowing on the face like countless knives cutting. After a while, everything that was not wrapped in armor quickly became numb.

Liu Jianji stood on the watchtower, holding a telescope, looking at Quyang City. The soldiers at the head of the city were clearly armored and orderly, and it was obvious that the morale of the Khitan army was still strong. Around the soldiers at the head of the city, there were piles of stones, rolling wood, and a cauldron boiling hot oil. One should be the equipment of the city, and the city is sound.

Putting down the binoculars, Liu Jianji looked at the sun in the sky and said to his soldiers: "After a stick of incense, order the artillery to attack the city!" ”

The soldiers responded and ran quickly to give orders. The most important thing today is artillery, and Yang Sui is on duty there.

Yeluther did not stand at the head of the city, looking at the Song army outside the city. It seems that the Song army is going to attack the city today, and the formation outside the city is distinct, and the queue is neat. Not far from the city, you can see some huge artillery. The artillery surrounded many soldiers, where they were filled with ammunition and ammunition, and were extremely busy.

Not far from the city, there are soldiers and horses on the edge of the water, which stretch all the way to the riverbank. The Song army was blocked in the south, with the city on one side and the river on the other, and Xiao Hujian had no way out. The Song army obviously attacked the city first, and Xiao Hu did not see the Song army in front of the formation.

After looking at it for a while, Yelu Tie said to Yeluliang: "Looking at the appearance of the Song army, it is to storm the city." Before our future, the Song army made a lot of arrangements and prepared a lot of materials in Quyang City, and now they are all in our hands. Now there is no shortage of soldiers in the city, and the material business is sufficient, and it is not easy for the Song army to break through. The city has been renovated many times, and the walls are strong, and it is not so easy to collapse the walls with the help of artillery. ”

Yeluliang said: "Our cannon was forged by the Song people, and it must be much worse than the Song people. Look at the artillery of the Song army outside the city, they are all huge, if we cast them, they will not collapse the city wall. But the cannon of the Song people is not easy to say. ”

At this moment, a low horn sounded outside the city. As the horn sounded, the Song army outside the city was stunned, and the atmosphere became tense.

Heavy artillery in various positions were ignited one after another. After lighting the fire, the soldiers ran away and watched the twist burn.

After a while, a dull loud bang was heard, and cannonballs whizzed towards the walls. Today, unlike in the past, the Song army's cannonballs hit the waist of the city wall, obviously to collapse the city wall.

Jelother didn't just feel a jerk under her feet. Before I could react, I felt a series of tremors that struck me like an earthquake. couldn't help but change his face greatly: "Why is the artillery of the Song army so powerful!" There are also cannons in the country, but they have never been so powerful! ”

After speaking, he held on to the female wall on one side and forcibly stood up. When it was quiet, they were all shocked when they saw the soldiers guarding the city. Slammed the female wall, Yelu said sharply: "How is the city wall?" It shook so hard just now, don't collapse! ”

Yeluliang said: "The king and rest assured, this city wall has been renovated by the Song people this year, and there is no damage." ”

Yelu couldn't breathe a sigh and said, "The Song army's cannon is so powerful!" Our own cannons, even though they are much larger than those outside the city, do not have such power. If the Song army continues to fight like this, this city is difficult to say. ”

Jerelian didn't speak, but narrowed his eyes and looked out of the city. From the top of the city, there is no problem with the city walls. But the cannon of the Song army hit the waist of the city wall, is there a problem with the city wall, how to see it clearly? The heavy artillery of the Song army is the most powerful artillery that everyone has ever seen now, and it is really impossible for the city wall of a small county town to block it.

Liu Jianji held the binoculars and looked at the situation in the distance. After the first round of shelling, the walls could be clearly seen shaking, but there were no obvious scars on the walls. It seems that it will take some effort to break down the city walls.

The heavy artillery was extremely laborious to reload, and after a while, every second round of cannon rang out, and the walls shook even more. Jerodiel's face was not pale, and he did not stay on the tower anymore, but went straight down to the tower and returned to the palace.

Obviously, the Song army's plan was to use artillery to collapse the city wall and then attack the city. The Khitan army did not have the ability to go out of the city to invite the battle and destroy the artillery of the Song army, so they could only wait slowly in the city. The power of the heavy artillery is really amazing, if it is not to bombard the city wall, but directly to bombard the assembled army, the result is unimaginable. Yeluther didn't pass the battle a few days ago, knowing that his subordinates were not opponents of the Song army, but he didn't know that the Song army still had this sharp weapon.

After firing more than a dozen cannons, Song Jun began to stop pouring water to lower the temperature of the cannon tube, and it was quiet for a while. The soldiers in the city breathed a sigh of relief, and they all looked at each other, not knowing what to do. It's really uncomfortable to be beaten like this.

After a moment, the barrels of the Song army's guns cooled down, and the roar began again. When it was nearly noon, Jia Kui saw in his telescope that there were cracks in the city wall. It is estimated that the city will not be broken in the afternoon, and the city wall will collapse tomorrow.

After thinking about it, Liu Jianji said to his soldiers: "To inform the artillery, you don't have to use too much force, you must ensure that the artillery will not break." Looking at the way it looks now, the city will be broken tomorrow morning. Tonight, the whole army will eat meat buns and attack the city tomorrow! ”

The soldiers promised and hurried to give the order.

Eating meat buns in the army is a habit brought by Du Zhongxiao, and when fighting in the past, it was used to boost morale at the most critical moment. However, pork buns are too difficult in this era, like here on Hebei Road, mutton buns can still be eaten.

Even if it is Song Jun, it is difficult to eat meat normally. What Sanya asked was to eat a meal of meat and a pot of wine per person for ten days, and most of the yellow rice in the army was in normal times. Rice and white flour were considered luxuries at this time, and only officers could eat them, and ordinary soldiers did not have a share. Of course, in the Khitan army opposite, the food is even worse, and yellow rice is not available every meal.

Du Zhongxiao also left a habit in the army, that is, each battalion generally kills one sheep a day. Mutton was supplied to officers and the wounded and sick, and mutton bones were used to make soup and food for the soldiers. Although there is no meat, there is a supply of mutton soup, and the nutrition in the army is quite complete. Of course, the mutton soup of the soldiers is basically a clear soup with little water, and the extreme can be seen at a glance to the end and see the officers deduct it.

The food of the sergeants and soldiers of the army is based on the national strength of a country, and the Song Dynasty can roughly do this by raising five or six hundred thousand troops with the strength of the country. As for the general country in this era, it is like a party item, and it is common for soldiers to feed on horse food every day. Anyway, if these people don't join the army, they will only eat worse, and they won't have any complaints. Like the Song Dynasty, which was supported by vast agricultural areas, there were not many countries in the first place.

The sun rose higher and higher, but the clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, and it was always gloomy. In the afternoon, the north wind is getting stronger and the weather is getting colder. Song Jun put a cotton coat under his armor, and he didn't feel how cold it was. The Khitan soldiers in the city, due to the strong wind at the heights, and the lack of enough cold clothing under the armor, became more and more difficult.

The cannon fire kept going, and many Khitan soldiers had the illusion that the city wall was slowly shaking and collapsed accidentally.

With Liu Jianji's order, the artillery soldiers of the Song army were not in a hurry or slow, and everything was fired in an orderly manner according to the usual training. Now it's cold, the barrel cools down quickly, and everything is calm.

By the end of the evening, there were cracks in the walls that were visible to the naked eye. Everyone can see that if this city is not broken today, it will definitely be broken tomorrow. Only the Khitans in the city can't see it, they only know how to shake it even harder.