Zhao Pu left, walking very chicly.

So much so that many people who are familiar with him think that he has not left yet.

After all, with Zhao Pu's character, when he gets off the horse, he will inevitably feast on his ministers, and then take a look at those henchmen he can still rely on in the future, or those pawns who can become his reappearance again.

The previous two resignations, Zhao Pu did this.

Only this time he was unusual.

Before the emperor's will was sent to the Zhao Mansion, he quietly went out of the city with his old servants and his family.

By the time some officials close to Zhao Pu found out about the incident and wanted to give Zhao Pu a ride, Zhao Pu had already left the boundary of Bianjing City.

By the time the officials were trying to do something.

Zhao Defang's oracle to summon hundreds of officials to discuss matters reached their ears.

So they forgot about Zhao Pu for the time being and entered the palace to discuss matters.

A big man of the Three Dynasties disappeared from everyone's eyes so quietly.

Hanging arch on the temple.

Zhao Defang changed his weak appearance yesterday and began to become extremely strong.

Maybe it's because Zhao Pu is gone, and there is no one to continue to support him behind him, he needs to learn to be strong.

Or maybe Zhao Defang was holding back a ruthless energy in his heart, and wanted to prove himself by defeating Yang Qi.

In a word.

Today's council.

Ms. Zhao did not seek the advice of any officials.

The first thing he did was to cut the salaries of the officials in order to replenish the military funds.

Without Zhao Pu's obstruction, the other officials could not form an effective rebuttal, and Ding Wei wore a pair of pants with Zhao Defang, so this article was strongly implemented by Zhao Defang.

The second thing is that Zhao Defang decided to draw elites from the Xiang army from all over the country again to enrich the forbidden army.

In one fell swoop, the number of the forbidden army was expanded to one million.

The third thing is to send 400,000 troops, divided into three routes, 50,000 horses all the way, and cooperate with Cao Bin's retreat to Sichuan and Shu Huyanzan to counterattack Cao Bin.

The other two, led by General Zhang, went to Taiyuan to attack the Imperial Honor.

One route was led by Wenchen, and went to Jiangning Mansion to exterminate the soldiers and horses of the southern country.

Two commanders of civil and military affairs were assigned.

Zhao Defang clearly told them that whoever can win the battle will listen to whomever they want.

If Wenchen led the soldiers and horses to win the battle, then the military in the court in the future will listen to Wenchen.

If the military general wins the battle, then the imperial court can consider appropriately reducing the weight of the prison army in the army.

However, it is absolutely impossible to completely eliminate the system of military supervision.

This is actually a kind of compromise, and it is the most appropriate way that Zhao Defang came up with after thinking about it all night.

Jiangmen saw Zhao Defang relieved his mouth, and did not chase after him.

Compared with Cao, Yang, Zhe, Gao, etc., who were once great generals, the generals who can stay in the Great Song Dynasty now are only some small generals, and they are not very qualified to really negotiate conditions with the imperial court.

After finalizing these three things.

The various institutions of the imperial court still operated, and with Zhao Defang's three orders, they began to dispatch troops.

By the time everything was ready for the imperial court, it was already ten days later.

And in distant Cangzhou.

Yang Qi and Shi Shouxin have already collided together.

Inside the city of Cangzhou.

When Yang Qi led the soldiers and horses to the city, Shi Shouxin had already used the forbidden army in his hand to build the entire Cangzhou City into an iron wall.

Yang Qi did not put all the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the city of Cangzhou.

But after entering Cangzhou City, he left 30,000 foot soldiers by his side, as well as the Earthquake Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the 5,000 Iron Cavalry who had just returned from the aid of Zhe Yuxun.

The remaining soldiers and horses were divided into two parts, led by Yang Da and Yang Liu, respectively from the left and right wings of Cangzhou City, and drove straight down.

When Yang Qi straddled his horse to the city of Cangzhou, Shi Shouxin stood majestically on the head of the city wearing armor.

Cangzhou City.

Shi Shouxin shouted angrily: "Yang Yansi, you are also a Song Chen, and now you are violating the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, do you want to rebel?" ”

Yang Qi looked at Shi Shouxin on the head of the city and smiled coldly, "I led so many soldiers and horses, did I just come to Cangzhou to have a look?" As long as I am north of the Yellow River and south of the Yangtze River, I can be regarded as a lesson to Zhao Defang.

If you know each other, retreat quickly. I can spare your life.

If you are obsessed, then don't blame us for fighting each other. ”

When Shi Shouxin heard this, he said angrily: "Arrogance! With the old man here, you don't want to invade the south. ”

Yang Qier didn't say a word, raised his hand, and coldly ordered: "Siege!" ”

A statue of artillery, pushed to the forefront.

The muzzle of the cannon was aimed at the head of Cangzhou City.

At the moment when the flag bearer waved the flag, the gunner had already reloaded.

"Put!"

"Bang!"

“……”

Artillery roared.

Smoke of gunfire abounded.

The first to be pierced by artillery was the city gate building where Shi Shouxin stood.

A cannonball landed on the city gate building impartially, breaking the girder of the city gate building and causing the city gate building to collapse instantly.

If it weren't for the close protection of the generals, I'm afraid Shi Shouxin would have been buried under the city gate building by this cannon.

Under the cover of rounds of artillery fire.

The head of Cangzhou City was filled with gunsmoke, and before it got close to the enemy, the soldiers of the forbidden army on the head of the city were stabbed and damaged nearly one percent.

With the support of the generals, Shi Shouxin changed places and continued to command the battle.

When he saw the soldiers of the forbidden army at the head of the city in chaos, while Yang Qi's soldiers and horses outside the city stood proudly and did not move, his heart was dripping blood.

I've been fighting for half my life, and I've never fought this kind of battle.

Rao is based on his years of experience in war, and he doesn't know how to deal with it at the moment.

The sudden appearance of artillery.

Directly changed the tide of the war.

Shi Shouxin, who mainly rides and chops all day long, is completely overwhelmed by the shelling of artillery.

He began to have a trace of thoughts similar to Lao Yang, Yang Da and others.

With this sharp weapon, what is the use of my martial arts?

Personal bravery, in front of artillery, is not worth mentioning at all.

"How should this battle be fought?"

Shi Shouxin saw that the soldiers at the head of the city were under the attack of artillery, and they all hugged their heads and ran away, and suddenly muttered something in his heart.

Hearing this, the general beside Shi Shouxin reminded in a low voice: "Master, you have to be calm. Don't be scared by the enemy's sharp weapons. Although the enemy's weapon is powerful, the master can completely see it as a powerful bed crossbow. ”

Hearing this, Shi Shouxin took a deep breath, calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "That's true...... Although the weapons made by Yang Yansi are powerful, this war still needs people to complete after all.

Since he relied on the sharp weapons outside the city, and we couldn't fight back, then find a way to destroy these sharp weapons.

Once there are no such sharp weapons, Yang Yansi will become a toothless tiger.

When the time comes, we will be able to lead our troops to counterattack.

Go, gather the captains of the bow battalion, and the captains of the horse army. ”

Shi Shouxin, who calmed down, is still a wise general.

Artillery is sharp, but it is not invincible.

At least, face with Yang Yansi.

Shi Shouxin still has a certain advantage, and his current strength is several times more than that of Yang Yansi.

In this case, he naturally wanted to give full play to the advantage of his forces as much as possible.

With the orders of the generals.

The captains of the bow and crossbow battalion and the captains of the horse army gathered around Shi Shouxin.

Shi Shouxin looked at these captains who had followed him for many years, and asked in a deep voice: "Yang Yansi relied on the advantage of firearms, and we couldn't breathe. The old man now needs someone to go out of the city and destroy those sharp weapons.

It is possible to die for a lifetime, which of you would like to go? ”

Historically, there has never been a shortage of loyal and brave people in the army, let alone those who dare to die.

Most of those who can get into the position of captain are fought by virtue of military merits, one footprint after another.

So when he heard Shi Shouxin's words, someone immediately came out to ask for his life, "I am willing to go!" ”

"Willing to be lowly and willing!"

“……”

A company of seven people asked for battle.

They are all unobstructed men in the Ma army who can shout their names.

With this loyalty, Shi Shouxin is also full of confidence.

Immediately, Shi Shouxin ordered two people.

"Wang Biao, Chen Hu, you and each of you will lead 10,000 horses out of the city, and you must destroy the enemy's firearms. The old man will order the soldiers of the crossbow battalion to cooperate with you. ”

"No!"

Wang Biao and Chen Hu received the military order and went down to the city.

Immediately returned to the barracks, selected a group of soldiers who dared to fight, stepped on horses, and was ready to go out of the city at any time.

In order to successfully destroy the firearms of Yang Qibu outside the city, they not only brought a lot of fierce fire oil, but also a lot of black powder equipped with the army.

On the top of the city.

After Shi Shouxin learned that Wang Biao and Chen Hu were ready, he immediately ordered the soldiers of the bow and crossbow battalion to fire the bow and crossbow with all their might.

"Boom~"

Thousands of bows and crossbows fired in a volley, and the scene was spectacular.

As the saying goes, the dirty Tang Dynasty is chaotic.

The Song Dynasty was so chaotic, but it was able to stand in chaos and in the midst of the four enemies for hundreds of years, relying on a bow and crossbow.

The bow and crossbow of the Song Dynasty should be regarded as the most advanced in the world.

If Yang Qi hadn't researched muskets and artillery, and fought with a bow and crossbow alone, he might not have been able to get the crossbowmen of the Song Kingdom.

An overwhelming stream of arrows came in, some long and some short, some high and some low.

There are crossbow guns as thick as a baby's arm, and crossbow arrows as thin as the barrel of a pen.

Like a majestic rain, covering the sky and the sun.

Yang Qi's soldiers and horses seemed to have been prepared.

When the arrow falls.

The infantry carried shields and stood in front of the artillerymen, forming small conical shield formations one after another.

The artillery was thrown bare, allowing the arrows to fall on it.

The sound of tinkling is like rain hitting plantains.

Yang Qi and Yang Wu were hiding behind a huge shield, looking at the overwhelming array of arrows, and glanced at each other.

Yang Wu gave Yang Qi a thumbs up and sighed, "Seventh Brother is really a clever plan, you can calculate it accurately." ”

Originally.

At the beginning of the war, Yang Wu sighed to Yang Qi.

With the help of artillery, the stones in the city will be strictly guarded and refuse to leave the city.

At that time, you only need to let the artillery suppress the morale of the Song army at the head of the city, and then use gunpowder to blast a gap in the city wall, and you can easily enter Cangzhou City.

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled.

He told Yang Wu that although the artillery is sharp, it is almost incomprehensible on this battlefield, but it does not really mean that it is invincible in the world.

As long as the enemy fights desperately, rushes out, and destroys the artillery, he can still get a ray of life from this battle.

And with Shi Shouxin's many years of experience in commanding troops, when faced with this situation, he will inevitably send troops and horses to destroy artillery.

Most likely, the cavalry would take the opportunity to rush out of the city under the cover of bows and crossbows, and blow up the artillery with gunpowder and fierce fire oil.

Yang Wu was a little unconvinced.

Unexpectedly, the direction of the war really came according to what Yang Qi said.

When the arrows fell on the city, Yang Wu knew that Shi Shouxin had been guessed by Yang Qi.

The sound of arrows striking the shield grew sharper and sharper.

Yang Wu grinned and said, "It seems that the cavalry of the Song Kingdom is about to leave the city." ”

Yang Qi smiled and arched his hand at Yang Wu, and said, "Then there is Fifth Brother Lao and his party." ”

Yang Wu laughed heartily, "I thought that with artillery, the soldiers of our Iron Cavalry Army would withdraw from the battlefield. I am ready to leave the Iron Cavalry, ask you for an idle official position, and go home to coax your nephew.

But I didn't expect that on this battlefield, there would be a place for our iron cavalry after all. ”

Yang Qiwan smiled and said, "The Iron Cavalry will not lose their role on the battlefield......"

After saying this, Yang Qi added in his heart.

Before the advent of ironclad tanks and tanks......

Yang Wu didn't know what Yang Qi was thinking.

His idea is simple, as a fierce general, his natural destiny is to charge.

If he can't fall in the charge, or can't fight the enemy face to face, it is a pity for him, and it can even be said to be a kind of loneliness.

Now that the Iron Cavalry can fight again, artillery is not omnipotent.

This shows that the Iron Cavalry Army is still useful in Yan Kingdom, and his martial arts will not be wasted.

"Sons! In the battle of Sanshankou, we could only watch the enemy disappear from our eyes, and finally ran out, only to kill some stragglers. Some people may think that with artillery, our Iron Cavalry will fall.

But this is not the case, artillery does not represent everything.

Our Iron Cavalry still has a chance to go on the march.

Cheer up, boys, puff up your chest.

Let's tell everyone with a horizontal knife at our waist, a short spear in our hands, and a bow and crossbow on our backs.

The Iron Cavalry is still the strongest!

The Iron Cavalry is still the invincible Iron Army of Yan Kingdom! ”

"Roar, Roar, Roar, ......Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, T

Under Yang Wu's instigation, the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Army pulled their necks and shouted.

Since the appearance of artillery, the prestige of their first army of Yan has plummeted.

Since their establishment, they have not experienced many major battles, but they have always carried the name of the first army of Yan State.

Now being questioned, they need a chance to prove themselves.

And this opportunity is right in front of them, and they naturally can't miss it.

They are like roosters flapping their wings, waiting for a peck that struggles; They are like tigers, waiting to pounce.

"Squeak~"

The gates of Cangzhou City slowly opened in their expectant eyes.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Song State, led by the generals of the Song State, roared and rushed towards Yang Qi's camp.

Yang Wugao raised the big gun in his hand, and the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Army also raised the horizontal knife in their hands.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

“……”

Pounding his chest with one hand, the weapon collided with the hard iron helmet, and let out a loud roar of gold and iron.

Yang Wuyi waved the big gun in his hand, and the tip of the gun pointed directly at Song Jun.

"Kill!"