In the city of conversion, the people were full of joy and excitement, dragging their families and mouths, and were busy arranging the problem of eating for the winter.

In this battle, a lot was captured, more than 3,000 horses, a lot of grain and grass, gold and silver, weapons, armor, and thousands of tents. Among these materials, the war horses belonged to the Converting Army, and Wu Ji waited for these war horses to form cavalry, which could not be handed over to the people.

Gold, silver, weapons, and armor could not be given to the people, and Mrs. Zheng was included in the county government. The first thing that was distributed to the people was the tent, and at least half of the houses in the city were destroyed, and with the tent, they could survive the winter. Immediately after that, they distributed grain and dried meat to the people, so that the people had something to eat, and this winter was guaranteed.

After the clean-up was completed, Mrs. Zheng gave the people gold and silver, and the people who demolished the houses received compensation far beyond expectations, and they could build three or five houses like the original, and the people were overjoyed.

The Liao army robbed a lot of people's property, 5,000 Liao troops, on average, four or five taels of silver per person, a total of more than 20,000 taels of silver, all returned to the treasury.

The people set up tents, set up stoves, set up pots, and cooked and cooked meat in the ice and snow, and gathered together in groups of three or five, talking about the great war, and laughter and laughter filled the city.

Wu Ji, Zheng Tai, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao rested for a while, and their spirits recovered slightly, so they gathered together to discuss things.

"Commander Wu, Liaogou won't come again, right?" Qi Dabao stared at Wu Ji and asked loudly.

So far, the conversion has killed more than 6,000 Liao troops, and the battle achievements are very great. However, the price is also very high, the Conversion Army, the heroes of Qiyun Society, and Ding Zhuang have nearly half of the casualties, if the Liao army besieges the city again, no one is sure whether they can keep the Convert, this is their most concerned issue.

Wu Ji didn't know what to do with this question, so he muttered slightly: "I don't know about this." If Liaogou besieges the city again, we will definitely not be able to hold it. ”

"Yes. Liaogou sent 5,000 men to annihilate us all, and if we besieged the city again, there would be at least 5,000 people. With our tired division, where can we hold it? Huangfu Song is very much in favor.

Mrs. Zheng's face was solemn, and she pondered: "You can't let Liaogou come to convert again, otherwise, there will only be one way to break the city." ”

"Commander Wu, you quickly think of a way, you can't let Liaogou come again." Qi Dabao stared at Wu Ji with a look of hope.

Wu Ji pointed at Qi Dabao angrily: "You also think too highly of me, this kind of thing, where can I be the master, this is the Liao army." ”

Zheng Tai and Huangfu Song both complained a little about Qi Dabao, no matter how powerful Wu Ji was, he was just a commander, he could only command the Guixin army, but he could not influence the actions of the Liao army, the two looked at each other and shook their heads.

Qi Dabao was a little unconvinced: "I really obeyed you, this is what you are fighting for." You must have a way, think of one. ”

"There is a way, as long as the Liao army in Xiongzhou is defeated, Liaogou will not send people again." Mrs. Zheng spread her hands and said helplessly: "Now that the battle situation is unknown, we don't know whether Xiongzhou can hold it." Besides, with our little strength, even if we want to reinforce Xiongzhou, we are powerless. ”

Zheng Tai's analysis was completely correct, the army attacking Xiongzhou was 50,000 people, which was five times the number of the Song army in Xiongzhou, although the city of Xiongzhou was high and thick, and no one could say whether it could hold it.

Xiongzhou won, everything is easy to say. If the war in Xiongzhou is unfavorable, with this little force, even if you go for reinforcements, it will be useless.

"But we have thunderbolts." Qi Dabao was still very confident, and reminded the three of them loudly: "As long as there is a thunderbolt in hand, why should we be afraid of Liao dogs." ”

"Thunderbolts are very powerful, but there are great restrictions on how they can be used, and if the Liao dogs are scattered, the power will not be too great." Wu Ji couldn't help shaking his head, a little helpless, this Qi Dabao is true, and his confidence in the thunderbolt is too much: "Let's rest first, and then talk about it when we recover." ”

"Yes, what we need most right now is rest. When we are well rested, we will start training cavalry, and with cavalry, we will not be afraid. Huangfu Song was so excited that he was about to sing.

Cavalry, the biggest shortcoming of the Song Dynasty, if it could have a good cavalry, it would be great.

Rest is the most urgent thing at the moment, Wu Ji was really sleepy, returned to the house, washed up, and fell asleep. The battle was really tiring, and I fell asleep as soon as I hit my head on the pillow, and soon fell asleep.

"Wu Lang, Wu Lang, hurry up, hurry up." slept soundly, only to hear Yang Xiuxiu's eager voice in his ears.

"What?" Wu Ji was dazed, his eyes didn't open, he smacked his mouth, and asked softly.

"Lord Zheng, Lord Huangfu, Lord Zheng is here, saying that I have something urgent to see you." Yang Xiuxiu hurriedly replied.

"Urgent? What's the urgency? Wu Ji rolled over and fell asleep again.

"Smack!"

With a crisp sound, a slap slapped on the buttocks, faintly painful, Wu Ji suddenly woke up, only to see Mrs. Zheng's right hand stretched out, facing his buttocks.

"Lord Zheng, you are a scholar, how can you be so rude?" The good dream was disturbed, Wu Ji was a little unhappy and complained.

"Commander Wu, the military situation is urgent, offended! Offend! Mrs. Zheng smiled, quite embarrassed.

"You've got to get me dressed." Wu Ji knew what he was like, if there was no big event, he would definitely not be like this.

"You wear it, we say. They are all men, afraid of birds. Mrs. Zheng also burst into swear words in her mouth.

Wu Ji was a little speechless, and while putting on his clothes, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Let's let Qi Haohan say it." Mrs. Zheng nodded at Qi Dabao.

Qi Dabao looked shocked, and said to Wu Ji: "Commander Wu, Xiongzhou is about to be lost." ”

"What? Xiongzhou is about to be lost? Wu Ji's last bit of sleepiness was gone, and he put on his clothes in three or two, put on his boots, and asked, "How is it possible?" The city of Xiongzhou is high and thick, and even if the Liao army has more troops, it is impossible to capture Xiongzhou in such a short time. ”

Xiongzhou is the gateway to the Central Plains, very important, if Xiongzhou is lost, the Liao army can drive straight into the Central Plains, the Central Plains will be plagued by soldiers, and the Song Dynasty will suffer heavy casualties. If Xiongzhou is lost, even if Wu Ji wins a hundred battles in Convert, it will be useless and will not save the overall situation.

"Commander Wu knows, we have many branches in Qiyun Society, and I just received news that Xiongzhou is in great danger." Qi Dabao's eyebrows tightened, and he talked about what had happened.

xxxxxxxxx This matter has to start after Yelu Bodhisattva left Xiongzhou.

After Yelu Ming sent Yelu Bodhisattva to attack again, he immediately ordered the Liao army to launch an attack on Xiongzhou. Goose carts, ladders, and stone throwers all launched a new round of attacks on Xiongzhou City.

Because the bed crossbow and stone throwing machine were almost destroyed, Zhou Wei could not stop the approach of the goose cart, but fortunately, the captivity knife was sharp, and the Liao army rushed to the city and fought closely, relying on the sharpness of the captive knife, it still had the upper hand. The Liao army rushed into the city, and all the dead and wounded.

Despite this, the strength advantage of the Liao army showed its might, and the attack was non-stop, and although the Xiongzhou army had the upper hand, it was too tired to do it. After all, there are only 10,000 Song troops in Xiongzhou, and even if they take turns to fight, they will not have much time to rest, and after a few days of fighting, the Song army will be too tired.

And the Liao army, although it did not have the upper hand, and the casualties were surprisingly high, but it was in good spirits, and everyone was fierce, and gradually, they gained the upper hand in the city, and they were about to drag the Song army down and drag them out.

That's when an unexpected situation arises.

Zhou Wei looked tired, looked at the Liao army that was going forward and one after another, and kept rushing to the city, and frowned. Lin Hong came to his side and reminded in a low voice: "General, we have to find a way to destroy the goose cart of Liaogou, otherwise, we won't be able to hold it." ”

The bed crossbow and stone thrower of the Xiongzhou army were basically destroyed, there was no way to take the goose cart, the Liao army kept rushing up through the goose cart, the Xiongzhou army killed one, the Liao army came a pair, and the more they killed, the more they killed. If the goose cart is not destroyed, the consequences will be very serious, and the Song army will eventually be dragged down one day. At that time, Xiongzhou will be finished.

But how easy is it to destroy the goose cart?

The goose cart is sturdy, not afraid of water splashing, not afraid of fire attack, and cannot be smashed. Even if it is a bed crossbow and a stone thrower, it is not easy to deal with the goose car, not to mention, the bed crossbow and stone thrower of the Xiongzhou Army are gone.

"How to destroy? If it could be destroyed, it would have been ruined a long time ago. Zhou Wei was very angry and said, "You are talking nonsense." ”

"General, you forgot, we still have a sharp weapon." Lin Hong rubbed his brows: "Didn't Brother Wu sell us some thunderbolts?" Although I didn't use it to kill the enemy, I don't think it's too bad from the matter of the slashing knife. ”

He also didn't believe in thunderbolts, but these days, the Xiongzhou army relied on the sharpness of the sword to resist the Liao army for so many days, and his confidence in Wu Ji increased.

"Thunderball, does that work?" Only then did Zhou Wei remember that Wu Ji sold him hundreds of thunderbolts, which were not small and could blow up trees. But does that really work?

"General, why don't you try." Lin Hong came up with an idea: "If there is no way to kill the goose car, Xiongzhou is very likely to lose it." Instead of this, it is better to try, dead horses as live horse doctors. ”

"It makes sense, too. Then give it a try. Zhou Wei didn't have much confidence and asked Lin Hong to take out all the thunderbolts.

Looking at the hundreds of thunderbolts, Zhou Wei thought vigorously, is this useful? Does it really come in handy?

When the war comes to this, I can't control it so much, so I can only try. He ordered the Song army to kill the Liao army, then ignited the fuse and threw the thunderbolt on the goose cart, and after a loud bang, the goose cart just shook and did not have much effect.

"It's useless! Useless! Zhou Wei was greatly disappointed.

"General, the goose cart is covered with iron sheets, and it is the most sturdy. It's not so hard inside, try to fry it again. Lin Hong was unwilling.

As soon as he heard this, Zhou Wei felt justified and ordered Song Jun to throw a thunderbolt into the goose cart. After a loud bang, there were a lot of damage inside the goose cart.

"It works." Zhou Weibi's eyes lit up, and he roared loudly: "Throw more." ”

Reach out and grab a thunderbolt, ignite the fuse, and throw it into the goose cart, and after a loud bang, the damage is even worse. Zhou Wei's confidence became more and more sufficient, and under his order, he threw more than a dozen into it in a row, and the goose cart began to tilt and fell down.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the goose cart slammed into the outside of the city, and the ice and snow splashed and fell to pieces.

(To be continued)