Seeing the Khitan army in chaos, Zhao Zhen put down the binoculars and clapped his hands violently: "Okay!" This thunderbolt is hugely powerful, and it is covered in iron armor, and it is indeed a sharp weapon for charging into battle! If there are one or two hundred, today's Khitan army is not worth mentioning! ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Fu Bi on the side and shook his head secretly. The price of a thunderbolt is more than enough to arm an army, but its combat value is far less than that of an army. Thunderbolts can indeed charge into battle and destroy formations, but they can do without a car. Du Zhongxiao's estimation is that due to the lack of mobility and low reliability of this thing, the most suitable thing is actually for counterattack when defending the city.

Zhao Zhen doesn't care about those, what he wants to see is the helpless appearance of the other party like a thunderbolt. Even if this car rushed to the Khitan army formation, the Khitans had no choice. They had no way to break through the iron armor, so they could only be crushed by the thunderbolt, which was a good feeling.

Tan Yao stood on the thunderbolt car, looking ahead from the lookout, and kept ordering the cannon to fire. This car looks majestic, but it is actually very difficult to use. Due to the poor roads and poor reliability of the car, it is easy to break down. From Xiongzhou to here, the road is broken for more than half, but fortunately, there are many people with it, and there are more spare parts, so it is only here that it is opened. Today, we are on the battlefield, but don't go wrong.

Just as I was thinking of this, suddenly the rumbling sound became smaller and smaller, and I gradually became inaudible.

Tan Yao turned his head abruptly and scolded, "What's the matter? I'm walking well, how do you park? ”

The sergeant below cautiously said, "General, this car - this car is broken down again." When we came out to fight today, we didn't bring spare parts, so we really couldn't repair it. We can't go, what should we do? ”

Tan Yao secretly cursed in his heart for being unlucky. How many times have I overhauled it in the past two days, but when it came to the battlefield, something went wrong. It's just another car, but it's the one I'm riding in, and I'm really anxious. Opened the iron lid on it, Tan Yao showed his head and looked at the Khitan people opposite, who were making a mess there, and no one paid attention to it.

He turned to the soldier and said, "The car can't move, so you just stop here." If you fire artillery here, you can also hit the Khitan army formation. Just fire the cannon, you must remember it clearly, don't hit your own people's military formation! ”

The soldier promised. Tan Yao finished his order and climbed out of the car. With his two men, he quickly ran to the side of the car next to him and slapped the car body with his hands. When the people inside heard this, they commanded them to hurry up. Seeing that it was Tan Yao, he hurriedly saluted.

Tan Yao said: "My car can't move, come to you, let's go forward." In today's battle, I must enter the Khitan army formation! ”

The people above agreed, and hurriedly pulled Tan Yao and the three of them up and gave way to the command position.

After getting into the car, Tan Yao let out a sigh. scolded: "Straight thief, it's really unlucky, why is my car broken today!" God willing, don't break down the car again. Finally rushed into the Khitan army formation and let the officials at the head of the city take a look, we can really win the battle! ”

After saying that, the guns in the car were ordered to fire immediately. The Khitans on the opposite side are really patient, and no one has rushed up until now.

At this moment, the artillery emplacements that the Song army followed were set. I don't know how many guns, fired together. For a while, the cannon roared, and the cannonballs on the Khitan army fell like rain. The shells exploded, and the Khitan military formation was completely disorganized.

At the head of the city, Zhao Zhen saw this scene and nodded again and again. said to Du Zhongxiao beside him: "Captain, the artillery in the army is really powerful." As now, with so many artillery, how can the enemy resist? If the Khitan people are not removed, there is only one dead end today! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What Your Majesty said is true. Now in combat, artillery is the most important. Especially in a place like this, where the two sides have been playing against each other for dozens of days, the formation has long been solid. We set up artillery emplacements, and the enemy can only wait for death. ”

Zhao Zhen was very interested and asked Du Zhongxiao: "Taiwei, what should the Khitans do at such a time?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "There is no way, we must come to attack our artillery position." If the artillery is not knocked out, they will have to wait for death. Defeat is only a matter of time, there are no doubts. The Khitans have been besieged for dozens of days, with insufficient supplies and discouragement, and they have not yet come to attack. ”

Zhao Zhen said happily: "If they don't attack, won't they win like this today?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, the Khitans are not fools. After this round of artillery, people will inevitably be organized to attack. Therefore, the formation of the infantry was arranged according to the protective gun emplacement. When the Khitans came up, they had to fight with the infantry first. How can they be the opponents of our infantry now? In this attack, 30,000 people of the Gongsheng Army were added, and there were a lot more artillery, which the Khitans could not withstand. ”

Han Qi said: "When the two armies fight, it is true that artillery is the most important. Under the artillery fire, no matter how strong you are, you can't resist it. ”

Fu Bi said: "Our armies, if the formation is arranged, the Khitan will have no choice. When they came up, the advance could not break through the infantry defenses, and the reinforcements behind could not withstand the artillery attack, and in the end they had to be defeated. When there is no artillery, the enemy can still attack a certain point with a strong army. Break through one point and spread to the whole army. With artillery, you can only attack the gun position, which is completely different. ”

Song Zhen nodded. He only saw a lively battle outside the city, and the Khitan army was bombarded by his own artillery. The Khitans don't know what's wrong, they have been fighting for so long, and they haven't attacked, they are just being shelled there in vain. After listening to it, I realized that it was not so simple to counterattack the Song army's artillery position. The Khitans had to choose a position first, and then arrange the attackers. The Song army is firmly defended, and it must step forward one by one.

To put it simply, at this time, the Khitan must send people to constantly come forward to send him to death. Rely on the dead to knock out the most threatening artillery of the Song army. But now in front of the Song army, most of the artillery of the country is concentrated, and the artillery positions are reasonably arranged. It was almost impossible for the Khitans to knock out the artillery.

Du Zhongxiao looked outside the city and sighed softly in his heart. These were two armies of different eras, and the Song army had the advantage of crushing. In the past, he didn't lead the army, and when he entered, he was worried that the Song army would not be able to give full play to the advantages of the firearms era over the cold weapons era. Today, it seems that the Song army is not so bad.

The Khitan army was exhausted and unable to fight again. It has always been held on, and it is their military superiority in the past, and the psychological advantage brought by it is supported there. Thinking that they are a big country, this team is a strong army, how can they lose to the Song army. Even if the facts are right in front of him, Yelu Hongji, including some high-ranking Khitan officials, still does not want to admit the reality. They always fantasize that a miracle will happen in the end.

In the face of such a remnant Khitan army, the Song army had an army of 500,000 here, with thousands of artillery and sufficient materials, almost exhausted its national strength to fight. The outcome of such a battle has long been doomed. If both sides could recognize their strength, the Khitan should have surrendered long ago. And if the Song army realized that it was so strong, it would not be desperate to form such a powerful army.

In order to be able to defeat the Khitan, Zhao Zhen was almost desperate. All military schools were disbanded, all possible officers were enlisted in the army, state-run factories were issued at all costs, and even bonds were issued for the war. In the end, it was found that the chicken was killed with a knife.

Raising his head, Du Zhongxiao looked at the sun in the sky, and felt a little bored for a while. This battle focused the attention of the two countries before the war, and it took a lot of effort from the ministers of the two countries. When it came to the war, it was found that it was one-sided, and the war was only fought lively, not fierce at all.

After this battle, it is estimated that he will not lead the army again. The main Khitan force was destroyed, and the Song army was formed, what other enemies in the world were evenly matched? In the face of such a situation, what is the point of continuing to lead the army?

The cannon outside the city rumbled, and Zhao Zhen and the ministers on the city tower were elated and discussed. It seems that today is not a big battle about the fortunes of the country, but a drama. The once powerful Khitan, even the strong army with him, will be wiped out. The two powers that once stood side by side, and the former brotherly states, will all be gone with this war. China's periphery will face a different look.