Chapter 9: Bombing the City Gate
"Master Hou......" Shi Hu saw Xuan Shijing and Chang Le like this, but he didn't know what to say. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Shi Hu, Xue Rengui, now that Chang Le and I are injured, the matter before the battle will be handed over to the two of you." Xuan Shijing gritted his teeth and endured the pain and instructed Shi Hu, "Do you know what to do?" ”
Shi Hu nodded solemnly: "Master Hou, your subordinates understand, you can rest assured here." ”
"Rengui, this battle is a great opportunity for you to show your face in front of Your Majesty, and cherish it." Xuan Shijing's eyes fell on Xue Rengui's body: "You have a strategy in your chest, you shouldn't bury it." ”
"Master Hou." Xue Rengui arched his hand, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Xuan Shijing's trembling and swaying hand.
"There is no need to say anything, although Ben Hou is young, he will not be wrong when he looks at people." Xuan Shijing grinned at Xue Rengui, and then said, "Let's go, Benhou and Chang Le won't return to the camp again, I'm afraid they will really be here." ”
Shi Hu and Xue Rengui could only retreat and rode back to the vanguard camp of the former army.
The carriage carried the injured Xuan Shijing and Chang Le away slowly, and the battle on the side of Liaodong City had just begun.
No matter how slow the speed of the army is, it is already halfway to Liaodong City, but it is only a short time of two or three miles.
Shi Hu and Xue Rengui had just arrived at the front army, and the secret guard from before found the two of them and said that they were summoned by His Majesty.
His Majesty Li Er summoned him, and the two of them did not dare to delay, and immediately followed the secret guard to His Majesty Li Er's Luan.
"The last general, Shi Hu, will see Your Majesty."
"The last general, Xue Li, see Your Majesty."
"I already know Jing'er's injury, there is an accompanying imperial doctor in the camp, and the medicinal materials are also readily available, you don't have to worry about the two of you, Jing'er is not here, the pioneer camp will depend on the two of you, and now the army has come to Liaodong City, can the pioneer camp have results?" His Majesty Li Er stood in front of Luan and looked at the two of them and asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, everything is ready, just an order from Your Majesty." Shi Hu arched his hand.
Just now, Xue Rengui had already visually measured the approximate distance of the army from the gate of Liaodong City, a thousand steps, the army could stay here, but he could step forward.
Xue Rengui knew that the arrow he was going to shoot was not an ordinary arrow, and the arrow he shot was an arrow wrapped in cloth, soaked in oil, and lit with fire.
Even if he is sure of his archery skills, but he must be foolproof, in this case, Xue Rengui does not want to hold it up, so Xue Rengui plans to shrink to a distance of at least more than four hundred steps for a while, and once the arrow is shot, he must quickly hit the horse and run back, this range is definitely not the safe range of explosives explosion.
Hearing Shi Hu's reply, His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said to Shi Hu: "Since this is the case, let's start, pass the order, take the sound of the explosion at the west gate of Liaodong City as the signal, Liu Yingxing and Zhang Wengan led their troops to attack the east gate, Cheng Mingzhen attacked the south gate, Qu Zhisheng and Wu Heimin attacked the north gate, there is no need to fight hard, only need to disperse the troops in the city of Liaodong to the greatest extent, once the west gate is broken, the infantry will enter the city in the shortest possible time, and the cavalry will be led by the cavalry to press the formation after entering the city, and immediately clear the Goguryeo soldiers in the city!" ”
"Yes!" The herald who was waiting for His Majesty Li Er's side left Luan and walked towards the camps with His Majesty's order.
The cavalry led by the two alien generals is the elite of the Tang Dynasty cavalry, and if such an elite is fought between the two armies on the plain, the lethality is undoubted, but in the siege war, it has become their shortcoming.
Once you enter the city, it will be the world of the infantry.
There are many defenders in Liaodong City, but in the city, there is no such a big vacancy, but it is limited to play, the armor and weapons of the Tang Dynasty soldiers are not a little stronger than the Goguryeo army, and the quality of the soldiers is also thrown off them several streets, without the time and place, these Goguryeo soldiers are really against the Tang Dynasty soldiers, although the number is superior, but there is no benefit.
Shi Hu and Xue Rengui received the holy order, beat the horse and came to the front of the formation, Xue Rengui took off the strong bow he was carrying behind his back, glanced at Shi Hu, and then rode the horse silently ahead of the front, Shi Hu followed closely behind.
Seeing this, some generals in the army began to focus their eyes on Xue Rengui, these two people ...... What to do, bow and arrow? The army was more than 500 paces from the wall.
Xue Rengui rode his horse, estimated that he had walked forward more than a hundred steps, stopped, and Shi Hu also reined in the reins of the horse.
"Four hundred steps?" Shi Hu looked at Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui nodded: "Well, this distance is almost there." ”
"As soon as the arrow is issued, we have to retreat quickly." Shi Hu looked at Xue Rengui and said, "It's not a joke, six hundred catties." ”
"Now that you say that, I think the army is too close to the city gates?" Xue Rengui asked.
Shi Hu shook his head: "The distance of a thousand steps is enough, after all, those gunpowder are in the city gate hole, once it explodes, those Goguryeo people will definitely be the first to be unlucky." ”
The pile of gunpowder stacked at the city gate is large enough, and Xuan Shijing sprinkled a large amount of scattered gunpowder on the lead of the gunpowder, as long as Xue Rengui can shoot the gunpowder four hundred steps away, and the primer ignites, it is a matter of nine out of ten.
Shi Hu hit his horse and approached Xue Rengui, took out a special rocket from the quiver hanging next to his saddle, took out a fire fold, lit the oil-soaked cloth wrapped around the arrow, and handed it to Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui took the pole and long arrow, sat on the back of the horse, bent the bow and arrows, aimed at the direction of the city gate, the strong bow of the five stones was slowly pulled away, and the bow became tighter and tighter, like a curved crescent moon gradually turning into a full moon.
"Four hundred steps!" Seeing Xue Rengui bending the bow and arrows in front, many people in the army were shocked, and some experienced generals could see at a glance that the bow in Xue Rengui's hand was a five-stone strong bow, and such a bow could be full, how strong was this person's arm.
"This is a soldier under Jing'er's command?" His Majesty Li Er's eyes fell on Xue Rengui in front of him, but his voice was asking Deyi beside him.
Wearing a white robe and armor, in front of the army array, bending the bow and arrows, the momentum is like a rainbow, and the appearance of a general is at the beginning.
"Back to Your Majesty, this person was originally Shi Hu's robe in the front army, and later Shi Hu was transferred to the command of the Marquis of Dongshan, saying that he wanted to bring this person over, as far as the old slave knows, this person was personally asked for by the Marquis of Dongshan." Deyi replied with a bow.
Seeing Xue Rengui's bearing in front of the formation, His Majesty Li Er's mind became lively, it was a pity that such a manufacturable material was placed in a small pioneer camp.
His Majesty Li Er looked ahead with burning eyes and looked at Xue Rengui.
After Xue Rengui took aim, he calmed down, let go of his finger, and the sharp arrow that burned with flames broke through the air.