Chapter 651

"Lao Li, can you really be sure that those Song people are not targeting us? Then why did you stop the adult's invitation to fight so many times? Wen Qi next to him couldn't help but ask rhetorically.

Li Mao ignored Wen Qi, a guy who only had muscles and didn't have many brains, and whispered to Liang Yikui, "The last general thinks that Lord Wang must not want to lose more troops, so he will politely refuse your request to send troops." ”

"You mean, that Wang Wushan wants to watch the 50,000 Western Xia army withdraw and cross the Wuding River so safely?" Before Liang Yiqi could react, Wen Qi had already puffed out his eyes and shouted loudly.

"What's the hurry, Brother Li Xian, do you really think so?" Liang Yiqi glared at Wen Qi, nodded thoughtfully, and then said to Li Mao.

"My lord, the last general looks at his words and deeds, and feels that this young Wang Wushan is indeed not a waste of fame, his person is far-sighted, take a step, at least a few steps away, the last general has been boasting of wisdom for many years, compared with this Wang Wushan, who is only half the size of the last general, it is really ashamed of Li."

After praising Wang Wushan a few words, Li Mao said again. "Whether it is the Battle of Hongdezhai, or the subsequent Battle of Jianing Military Division and the Battle of Yanzhou, the Song army can be regarded as the greatest victory at the lowest cost."

Liang Yiqi nodded approvingly. "Yes, I heard that in the battle of Hongdezhai, the total number of soldiers killed and wounded by the Song army was less than 5,000. In the battle of Yanzhou, the loss was less than 1,000 people, and as for the entire Jianing military division, the Song army almost did not cost a single soldier. ”

Therefore, the reason why he thinks that now is not the best time to attack the ancient city of Wuyan is that he does not want to cause too many casualties among the soldiers. After all, there are still tens of thousands of horses in the ancient city. and can rely on the city wall to hold on, even if it really takes the ancient city of Wuyan, the army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. ”

"The problem is that we are all willing to take the initiative to be the vanguard, and we are not using the Song army as the main force to attack the city." Winch said with a still knotted look.

But that Liang Yi came back to his taste and said thoughtfully. "Maybe in the eyes of that Wang Wushan, our surrender army should not become a consumable."

"My lord, the last general also thinks the same way." Li Mao nodded and replied in agreement.

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"Lord Xiao Wang, in your opinion, when is the most appropriate time for us to attack the ancient city of Wuyan?" Zhi Keshi did not leave directly, but stayed, and asked while having lunch in the tent with Wang Yang.

"At least wait for more than half of the Western Xia soldiers and horses in the ancient city of Wuyan to leave, and it will be more effective for us to launch an attack again, and in that way, the losses caused by our attack can also be minimized." Wang Yang sucked the steaming mutton soup and explained as he nibbled on the dough.

"It's just that watching those Western Xia soldiers and horses slip away from under our noses, I'm really a little unwilling." After eating the dough cake in three times and dividing it by two, he said with regret on his face.

"Then Liang Yikui proposed to use the soldiers as the vanguard to consume the Western Xia soldiers and horses in the ancient city of Wuyan, I think you seem to be very unhappy, could it be that there is any inside story here?"

"Since they have surrendered to my Great Song Dynasty, then they are the people of my Great Song Dynasty, and they are also the soldiers and horses of my Great Song Dynasty.

"As long as we can treat everyone equally, we should accept the hearts of the pawns and make them willing to belong to my Song Court. And they can't be allowed to become a tiptoe for Liang Yikui and his generals to make meritorious contributions and be promoted to become rich. ”

Zhe Keshi nodded. "This is also true, since they have surrendered to my Great Song Dynasty, it is true that they should not drive these soldiers to take risks, if the loss is too great and it reaches the court, I am afraid that it will also have a bad impact, and this will also affect the confidence of these soldiers in my Song Court."

"However, we can't just besiege like this all the time, can we? After all, seeing those Western Xia people and horses evacuate safely, when it comes, I am afraid that there will be people on the court side who will chew the root of their tongues. ”

"Of course, they won't be allowed to evacuate so comfortably, but the stone throwing machine designed by Wang in a flash of inspiration is now only complete, and it has not been tested, so it will have to wait for a day." Wang Yang nodded, and said in a low voice towards Zhi Keshi.

"Okay, then let's wait another day, I hope the kind of stone thrower you are talking about is really as powerful as you described." Zhi Keshi said helplessly, thought about it, and was a little uneasy, so he simply stood up. "It's okay today, so I'll go with you to the artisan camp to see what those things you tinker look like."

"Naturally, there's no problem with this, let's go." Wang Yang smiled confidently at Zhi Keshi, and after striding out of the big tent, the two of them beat their horses together and said hello, and then went straight to the craftsman camp after getting out of the big tent.

The artisan battalion was arranged by Wang Yang in a depression raised on all sides at the end of the camp, and the surrounding highlands were stationed in the Song army to guard it.

In this depression, which is a full mile square, there are many camps scattered unevenly, and only on the west side of the camp stand four tall and slender towers.

There are 400 craftsmen here, and the wooden structure of these four pedestals is about two zhang high, so Zhi Keshi can't help but let out a sigh with doubt.

"That's what you call the stone thrower, why is it so tall?"

"Of course you have to be tall enough, otherwise, how can you throw a heavy object half a mile away?" Wang Yang smiled at Zhe Keshi, and continued to move forward while riding his horse.

Finally came to the four tall towers made of knotted wood with only a few metal parts, and after looking at them for a long time, Zhi Keshi couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. "This thing seems to be a bit like the stone thrower used in the siege of our Great Song Dynasty. However, there seems to be something different. ”

"Yes, this kind of stone thrower is a new type of long-range projectile weapon that Wang got from the inspiration of our Great Song Dynasty's trebuchet. The important thing is that its range may not be as amazing as the bed crossbow, but it will definitely far surpass the existing long-range projectile weapons of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"The trebuchet of my Great Song Dynasty is generally the farthest, that is, between one hundred and fifty steps and two hundred steps, and this kind of trebuchet is enough to throw heavy objects from more than 120 catties to 200 catties to a distance of nearly 100 zhang."

Hearing this, Zhi Keshi's eyes couldn't help but widen in disbelief. "How much do you say? 100 zhang?! ”

"Well, this is the estimated range, I don't know exactly how long it will be now, after all, this thing has just been built, and before, it was tested with a prototype over there......" Wang Yang pointed to the side not far away, and Zhi Keshi followed his finger and looked over.