When the miserable howls sounded one after another, the soldiers of the Jin Army realized that they had been attacked by the Song Army at a distance of 700 paces! Seven hundred steps, what is this concept? One step of five feet, seven hundred steps, that is three thousand five hundred feet! At this distance, even if he is a strong man with a tall ox and a big horse, it is only presented in the form of black dots! This is obviously not something that can be achieved by manpower, isn't it a giant crossbow? But what kind of crossbow is so powerful?

But as soon as the battle started, the soldiers of the Jin Army didn't think much about it, and still rushed to Fengxiang City with a loud shout! But the further they went, the more the soldiers' hearts trembled, especially when they saw their companions being pinned to the ground in a series of huge arrows by sudden attacks! Despite being pierced by a six-inch-thick arrow, the victims of the arrows did not die for the time being, and they struggled desperately and howled, which undoubtedly transmitted the fear to the others...... "What is the situation! Ma Wu's eyebrows twisted into a ball, pointed ahead with a whip, and asked Zhang Jun.

"Eight Bull Crossbows." Zhang Junjiu has been in the Western Army for a long time, so he naturally knows what this is. He looked solemn and explained to Ma Wu, "The three hardest bows are set on a ballista, and it takes dozens of people to twist the bowstring, and the arrows must be hammered to fire, and the strings are as shocking as thunderbolts, and they can shoot a thousand steps, not to mention armor, they are the city walls, and they can also be pierced." ”

As soon as he heard the name "Eight Bull Crossbow", Ma Wu immediately remembered an allusion. In that year, the Liao army marched south, attacked the city all the way, and finally surrounded Lanzhou on three sides. At that time, Emperor Zhenzong of the Southern Dynasty almost moved the capital and fled, but because of the insistence of Prime Minister Kou Zhun, he arrived at the front line to drive the expedition in person. When the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and the two armies could not hold each other, Xiao Tzu Rin of the Liao Unified Army served himself bravely, and led dozens of light enemies to peep outside the city of Shanzhou. At that time, Xiao Tart-rin thought that he was in a safe area and did not take any precautions. Who knows that Zhang Huan, the general of the Song Army, also said that it was Zhou Wenzhen, who shot with a giant crossbow and hit Xiao Tart's head, causing him to die! As soon as the unified army died, the morale of the Liao army was severely frustrated, and it was in a dilemma, and as a last resort, it made the "Lanyuan Alliance" with the Southern Dynasties, and the Song and Liao brothers were commensurate, which began here.

Although Da Liao had no choice but to negotiate peace with Song, it was mainly because the war situation was stalemate and there was no hope of victory. But it must be said that Xiao Tzu Rin was shot by a giant crossbow, which made the Liao army lose its weight, which is also an important reason. Unexpectedly, now Xu Huer also uses this thing!

The eight-bull giant crossbow, not to mention in the Song Dynasty, is the entire Chinese cold weapon era, and even the world's cold weapon period, may be the highest range record holder. Therefore, it is easy not to show people, one is the high cost of manufacturing, the difficulty is large, and the other is poor mobility, which is generally only used for defense, although it is also used in siege, but it is relatively rare. Therefore, even Xu Wei's troops, who had fought a good battle with the Jin army for several years, had just been used. From this point, it is not difficult to peek at how hasty the counteroffensive of the Western Army was, and such a sharp weapon was still accumulated after the defeat of the Western Army.

"But don't worry, the eight-bull crossbow is a sharp weapon of the country, even if it is Xu Wei's hand, there will not be too much. As long as the besieging force is close to the city, the giant crossbow is of little use. Zhang Jun said with relief.

Ma Wu didn't speak, he saw that the front troops were not afraid of the giant crossbows, and they still charged bravely. The front row is only four or five hundred steps away from the city, and I feel a little at ease. Fengxiang City is old, as long as the large equipment is close to the city wall, the odds of victory are greatly improved!

On the other side, under Fengxiang City, most of the soldiers were still waiting for the Jin army to approach. But the eight-bull crossbow is fired continuously! It's just that although the power of this instrument is extremely great, the operation is really complicated, just twisting the bowstring, there are more than a dozen strong men on the left and right sides, plus a giant crossbow responsible for aiming, firing, and installing arrows, and there are no twenty people who can't get down. In the past, when he used to fight in the field with a divine arm bow, he could only have three arrows in front of the enemy, and even if he was an experienced crossbowman, he would only have four arrows to die. But if it is an eight-bull crossbow, it would be good if the enemy could release two arrows.

Although Xu Wei held 400 eight-bull crossbows in his hand, due to the old Fengxiang city defense, there were only more than 100 that could be arranged in the upper city, so it was a deterrent, and he did not expect it alone to cause heavy casualties to the Jin army.

When the enemy from all sides poured into a distance of four hundred paces like a river burst, the crossbowmen of the enemy platforms all over the city began to take aim. The Divine Arm Bow and the Bed Crossbow each look for their own target...... The troops in the city, whether it is the south road or the west road, are all experienced warriors who have survived a hundred battles. Seeing the fierce enemy coming, his heart was not panicked, and he performed his duties and waited for the battle.

When the enemy reached a distance of three hundred paces, the officers shouted the order: "Shoot the arrows!" ”

There was a crackling explosion in the city, and the strings of various large crossbows were intertwined, and firecrackers were set off in advance for the night of Chinese New Year's Eve! The Jin Army's trench bridge troops, which rushed ahead, fell in rows and patches in waves. The crossbowmen skillfully manipulated the equipment, and all movements seemed to be innate, and they were very agile.

This made the archers look very anxious, and some of them bent their legs restlessly, licked their chapped lips, and the bows in their hands almost burst out of the water. But there was no way, the yellow birch bow and black lacquer bow they were equipped with had a range of about one hundred and fifty paces, and they had to wait until the enemy was about to approach the moat before they could fire a salvo.

They didn't know that what was more urgent than them were the assault gunners waiting under the city. The range of the equipment in their hands is closer, only fifty or sixty paces, and because the width of the top of the city wall is not enough, they cannot be directly placed on the city, and they have to wait until the comrades in the city can not resist it, and the large chariots of the Jin army can not be used to play. And because the assault gun is a front-loading projectile, they will have to wait until the golden dog goes up to the city before they can shoot.

Yang Yan, as the commander of the South Road Division, temporarily served as the imperial envoy of the four walls, and his task was to be responsible for the command of the entire former enemy. After the Jin army's artillery attack stopped, he ran around the city, followed by a number of heralds, all with the unique silver horns of the Tiger Army hanging from their waists.

When he inspected the southern city, he saw the archers and artillery men waiting for the fighters, and a small officer sitting on a wooden box saw him coming, and hurriedly got up.

Yang Yan ran over angrily, pointed to the box and asked, "Do you know what is sitting under your buttocks?" ”

When the officer saw him like this, he knew what he was going to do, and replied stubbornly: "Back to the capital, that's a cannon." ”

"Once you are ready to meet the enemy, all kinds of equipment must be in a state of readiness, this is the rule in the army, you should know?" Yang Yan shouted loudly.

The officer didn't dare to argue, so he could only nod. Secretly complained in his heart, Yang Dutong is a well-known pickpocketing in the army, and he is ruthless and vicious, this is back in his hands, and he can't be beaten with a military stick?

"Ten sticks and write down, and I'll clean you up after the battle." Yang Yan pointed to his film and reprimanded. The officers responded again and again, and did not dare to make another mistake. The soldiers around him all straightened their waists, for fear of annoying the fierce god.

Probably in order to immediately compete for a performance, the officer saw that the Jin army was about to approach the moat, drew his sword, and shouted energetically: "Brothers, take arrows! ”

In unison, several rows of archers lined up in the city pulled out a white feather from their quivers and put it on the string!

The soldiers of the Jin Army pushing the trench bridge are making the final sprint, and once they get stuck on the moat, the goose carts, flying bridges, and city-breaking hammers behind them will rush up! Divine arm bows, bed crossbows, stepping crossbows and other sharp weapons are being shot intensively! However, the enemy army is so strong that it is difficult to contain its offensive at all!

"Open the bow!"

Ten thousand bows are drawn! The archers pointed their arrows in the air, tearing their hard bows like a full moon! The bowstring makes the bow arm creak!

"Put!" With this roar, the strings sounded like rain hitting the roof tiles! Countless sharp arrows flew out almost at the same time, bringing up waves of air like a strong wind!

The dense arrows blocked the sun's brilliance for a moment! When the soldiers of the Jin Army outside the city felt that the sky was dark, they knew that it was the Song Army's arrow rain coming!

This scene is what the archers are most willing to see, and the dense enemy army group suddenly shows a scattered scene. Wounded by arrows abound! It's like a gust of wind blowing through a wheat field and knocking down a piece!

These archers are all veteran oils, and when they let go of an arrow, they immediately take a step back and rewind the arrow, and the archers in the back row immediately stepped forward to fire, and so on and so on, ensuring that the rain of arrows in the air does not stop! And against the enemy, it means a continuous blow!

However, it was clear that the Jin army was prepared. The trench troops are prepared with thick armor, and even if they are hit by one or two arrows, as long as they are not in the vital places, they can still move. The soldiers behind had already gotten into the goose cart and the cave house, shooting arrows. The man who pushes the chariot carries a shield against his shield and advances with his arrow.

Soon, in the moat under the city, one moat bridge after another was erected! The tall goose cart barely paused, and immediately crossed the moat and advanced towards the city walls, pushed by the soldiers!

The crossbowmen on the horse-faced enemy platform no longer shoot at distant enemies, and they turn their arrows one after another, desperately trying to suppress the approaching enemy! Sharp arrows fly, blood splashes! As soon as the battle began, it was extremely fierce!

At this moment, an earth-shattering loud sound exploded continuously! The fire cannon erected at the head of the city let out an earth-shattering roar in the face of the enemy! The black cannonball roared out, tearing through the air, and quickly arcing in mid-air, falling to the other side of the moat!

If you hit a soldier, you can kill it immediately. If the goose cart and other equipment are hit by a cannon bullet, it will not be enough to blow it up, but it is not a problem to break it in two!

After a round of artillery fire, the gunners quickly emptied the gunpowder residue and waited a few moments before reloading the gunpowder projectiles again!

"Good equipment! Damn, I really should have made more! Erect it hundreds of gates in the city! Letting go of the hand covering his ears, Yang Yan gritted his teeth.

"The goose cart is in town! Brethren, greetings from the thunder! One of the heads roared wildly, picked up a basin and lit the fuse in a small earth-shattering thunder!

Because the city wall was not high, he did not immediately throw it down, but watched as the medicine line burned shorter and shorter, until there were four or five inches left, and then he threw it with all his might! His subordinates did the same, and if they didn't know, they thought they were throwing stones.

Under the city! The soldiers of the Jin Army, who had just pushed the goose cart to the city wall, suddenly felt something smashing at their feet, and looked at it when they were in danger! Suddenly cold from head to toe, shouted: "Jump! ”

Before the words could be spoken, the soldiers in the goose cart had not even had time to get out from under the car, and the earth-shattering thunder exploded with unparalleled movement! The huge force threw the surrounding golden soldiers out, and a gap was blown open at the bottom of the goose cart, and the earth, rock, and iron shell fragments flew sideways! The screams are endless!

"It's up to town!" Ma Wu shouted happily. Because he saw that his soldiers had already rushed to the city along the goose cart and the flying bridge, even though the Hu'er army had firearms to support them, who called the Fengxiang city wall so short? As soon as the city wall is short, the suppressive effect of the bow and arrow will be reduced, as long as my soldiers go to the city, Xu Wei's archers must put their bows and practice hand-to-hand combat with short soldiers! Once you reach this juncture, it will not be far from the destruction of the city, and I have 80,000 soldiers here, see how long you last!

"The humble official said that as long as the large equipment leans against the city wall, it will not be far from the city break." Zhang Jun "reminded".

Ma Wu glanced at him and praised casually: "Zhang Jingluo is a veteran on the battlefield, and it really came true." After taking Fengxiang and entering the city, I will set up a banquet for the labor army, and I will give you a cup of wine at that time. ”

As he was talking, the explosion sounded non-stop, and Ma Wuji looked at it, it was estimated that the tiger army dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and the firearms were used endlessly! Under the Fengxiang City, the smoke was billowing out, and from time to time I saw the dust everywhere, and a goose cart was blown down!

"Speaking of which, Xu Wei is also a number one, with this firearm alone, there is no one in your Western Army who can compare with him." Ma Wu said frankly.

Zhang Jun didn't think so, and said with a smile: "I don't know anything, Shaanxi Xuanfu disposed of Xu Shao, who is Xu Jiu's uncle, and with this relationship, he will naturally be taken care of in terms of equipment." "I don't know that the firearms used in Xu Weijun are all developed by himself!

At this time, the enemy and us in the city launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle, and in Fengxiang City, the people still couldn't calm down after all. In particular, the movement of the various firearms of the Tiger Army into the sky made the people of Fengxiang shocked. There are many discussions about what kind of equipment this is, how can it be the same as thunder?

The people who withdrew here from Chang'an told these unseen birds with a hint of pride, saying that it was the firearm that Xu Dashuai was accustomed to, and the cannon caught fire, the sound was like thunder, and the power of the explosion reached more than half an acre, and the flying iron pieces could even penetrate the heavy armor! In fact, these Chang'an people only know about one "earth-shaking thunder", two new types of tubular firearms, which they have never heard of or seen.

"It's broken! Could it be that the battle has broken out? You see, isn't that Xu Dashuai? In the market, someone suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone looked for prestige, only to see more than a dozen horses galloping by, who was the one at the forefront of the court? In this case, as the commander of all armies, the western army is in charge, and he is on the front line, is the situation urgent? All of a sudden, people whispered and rumors, which is often the case.

Xu Wei really couldn't sit still in the yamen, originally, as the commander, he should be in the command position, and it was best not to be on the front line in person, which was also the tradition of the Song army. But this battle is very important, such as the previous plot against Yanzhou, and winning or defeating can be accepted. But at present, the Western Army has suffered an unprecedented setback in Dunzhou, and Fengxiang Mansion is a strategic place in Shaanxi, so there is no room for failure. The city defense system that is partial to this place is so unreassuring...... When I reached the city wall, I saw from a distance that the reserve troops had not yet been used, and my heart was a little calm. But I heard the sound of killing in the city, and it was obvious that the battle was fierce!

Dismounted in front of the city gate, the purple tiger grabbed the knife and strode towards the city. At that time, the guards were all engrossed in the battle, and no one noticed him, and he didn't alarm anyone, only took Du Feihu to walk against the female wall behind him. The archers were still firing, but the brethren at the front were already throwing earth-shattering thunderbolts down the city.

He paid special attention to it, and between every two enemy platforms, there were twenty earth-shaking thunderbolts. Up to now, he has looked all the way, and many boxes have bottomed out, and it is not difficult to imagine the fierceness of the battle.

Looking out of the city, most of the Jin army was still standing by. It's going to be a tough fight...... Suddenly! When the two of them passed through a while, a golden soldier came to the city unexpectedly, jumped onto the women's wall with a scimitar, and roared to slash! A soldier happened to pick up a sky-shaking thunder and ignited the lead, his reaction was extremely fast, holding a ten-pound sky-shaking thunder and smashing it into the arms of the golden soldier, and then pushed it, go down!

Fengxiang's city walls are too low! As soon as the goose cart came up, the soldiers could run up to the city without even stretching out the ladder, which put considerable pressure on the defenses!

Xu Wei walked less than two hundred steps, and there were golden soldiers rushing up in many sections of the city. Although they were all killed by his soldiers, the enemy army went up to the city at the beginning of the battle, which was something that had never happened before. On the one hand, of course, it can be attributed to the inadequacy of the city defense system, but on the other hand, it also shows that the Jin army is prepared.

In the last battle of Chang'an, after the Jin army experienced the baptism of strong bows and crossbows and firearms, most of them could only nest under the wall and could not move, how could they be so majestic?

The most thrilling scene appeared in the section of the city that Xu Cheng was responsible for guarding, a number of golden soldiers came up by goose carts, except for one of them, who happened to climb onto the mouth of the flying fire cannon and was blown out, the others jumped on the top of the city! One of the soldiers, holding a machete in both left and right hands, swept down several people like chopping melons and vegetables as soon as he came up, and forcibly scattered the encirclement of the Song army.

Xu Cheng didn't embarrass his uncle, so he picked up a hand knife, rushed forward and slashed the other party to death. When his subordinates saw this, they swarmed up and immediately slashed the enemies of the upper city into a mass of flesh!

Because of the low city walls, the goose carts of the Jin army did not even have to open the ladder, which gave the defenders no chance to use the ramming rod at all. As soon as the remote equipment is used up, it is immediately close to hand-to-hand combat! Xu Wei noticed a situation that in the city, quite a few brave villagers who did not wear armor were fighting hard. Originally, they were only responsible for twisting the bowstring, but as soon as the Jin army went to the city, they got up and went straight to the guy!

And their performance is not much inferior to the regular army. are all blocked under the women's wall, come one by one, come to two split a pair, and don't retreat! This can't help but impress Xu Wei!