Gao Huaiyuan didn't have the leisure to listen to their farts at this time, but casually picked up the rice bowl, and after pulling some rice, he immediately began to check the various situations in the town, and the preparations for the morning against the Jin Army were really a bit hasty, and many ready-made materials had not yet been put to use, Gao Huaiyuan didn't bother to care if it was a military need, and his priority at this moment was to hold Qifang Town first, otherwise, these things would be Jin Bing's sooner or later!

As for the supplies, he didn't have to worry, the arrows and shuttle guns that were transported with him were enough for them to cope with for a while, and in order to save his life, he ordered the small amount of armor in the supplementary army transported on some cars to be unloaded and distributed to his subordinates, because the quantity was not enough, it was only distributed to the rank of captain, these veterans were valuable, and they must first ensure that they could survive, as for the recruits, their lives were not valuable, they were originally consumables.

This is not Gao Huaiyuan's philistine, but what he has learned for so long, privately speaking, the five hundred people he brought out from Daye County are now only more than two hundred people, emotionally, he doesn't want these Daye subordinates to die together, after all, there are still some family ties between neighbors.

And at this time, those coachmen had already unloaded some bed crossbows from several cars, Gao Huaiyuan was most concerned about this matter, Qifang Town was a small town, except for this walled wall, there were no heavy weapons to help them, the only thing he could count on was these bed crossbows.

In his previous life, he had already heard of this kind of thing in ancient times, the Song people were weak, and there was a lack of horses, but science and technology was the most developed country in the world, so for the manufacture of weapons, it was very willing to spend money, from the time of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was developed this kind of bed crossbow, it is said that the power is comparable to that of light field artillery, it can be said that it has reached the peak state of the cold weapon era, and the most brilliant record of the bed crossbow is probably the battle between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao State, this thing acted as a "Huang family widow manufacturing machine" The main generals of the Liao army were killed, so the bed crossbow was very famous in ancient times.

When he set off from Xiangyang, he found the ten bed crossbows that were shipped with him from the list of supplies, but he didn't have time to take a closer look, so he set off on the road.

At this time, he naturally would not let go of this good thing, and he had already called for someone to get these things, and at this time, those coachmen had already unloaded these bed crossbows on the big cart, and were humming and shouting to carry them towards the wall.

Gao Huaiyuan commanded them to slowly put these stupid guys on the wall, and found some key positions to put them in place, and at this time Gao Huaiyuan could see clearly what this thing looked like.

I saw that there were four strong wooden legs under this thing, the square frame was made of solid wood, in front were three huge and terrifying bows, which were hinged and fixed to the top of the bed frame, and behind it was a large winch, and the bow in front could be pulled away by turning the winch, and the winch had wheels on both sides, and it took at least four people to wind the bed crossbow, and this bed crossbow is said to be only a small bed crossbow, and the giant bed crossbow is said to be only available in some large cities, and it takes more than a dozen people to get on it together, to pull the bowstring apart.

Gao Huaiyuan patted this thing, opened his big mouth and showed a mouthful of snow-white teeth, and said with a smile: "Good thing!" With this thing, where are we still afraid of the golden soldiers? Where's the arrows of this thing? Hurry up and get me to see it! ”

Someone quickly hummed and carried over a bundle of arrows for bed crossbows, Gao Huaiyuan looked at these arrows, and was startled, where is this thing still arrows! The shaft of the arrow is almost as thick and long as the shuttle gun, and the arrows of these arrows are strangely shaped, there are round hammer-shaped, most of them are similar to flat shovels, if you take one in your hand, you can use it as a shovel, and those hammer-shaped arrows are simply sledgehammers!

"Who's going to use this?" After Gao Huaiyuan looked at it, he shouted to the villagers who were watching around him.

As a result, a group of people shook their heads, this kind of thing is considered a machine, and these buns really don't know how to operate, so Gao Huaiyuan didn't dare to count on them, and personally went into battle to carefully observe this bed crossbow, and after figuring out its structure, he had a number in his heart, after all, he lived in modern times in his previous life, and he had to deal with all kinds of machinery every day, and it was easy to figure out the principle of this ancient mechanical weapon, so it was not difficult for him at all.

"Come on a couple of sturdy ones! Do as I am told! Gao Huaiyuan shouted to the nearby villagers.

So immediately a few strong villagers volunteered, and those who rolled up their arms and sleeves stepped forward, they were also curious, and wanted to try how powerful this kind of thing was.

Gao Huaiyuan nodded with satisfaction, and said in his heart Fortunately, these guys are still strong enough, otherwise, they really can't play with this thing!

"The four of you go to the back, grab the wooden handle of the wheel, listen to my command, and turn hard!" Gao Huaiyuan beckoned the four of them to the back and asked them to be in charge of winding.

So the four of them immediately followed Gao Huaiyuan's instructions, turned the wheel, and began to squeak and slowly pull away the three big bows on the bed crossbow.

And Gao Huaiyuan recruited someone to bring a huge flat shovel-sized arrow, placed it on the crossbow bed, let people get out of the way, and looked at the Jin army outside the city, he himself didn't know how far this thing could shoot, but it is said that this thing has a range of three hundred steps, that is, the farthest can shoot a mile away, I don't know if it's true or not, after looking at it for a while, I found that the Jin army was far away from the range at this time, at least three hundred steps away from them, and it was not easy for him to practice with the other party, so he had to give up, It's better not to let Jin Bing know about this thing in Xindao, and when they attack again in a while, it will be better to surprise them.

So after looking around, he fixed his eyes on a house in the town, which was about a hundred and fifty paces away from them, and it should be possible to shoot at such a large target!

So he immediately beckoned the gang again, turned around with the bed crossbow, and aimed it at the town, only to find that it was not easy for this guy to aim, and he needed to move left and right to aim at the target, and after fiddling for a while, he was sure to aim at the room, so he stepped forward in person, and pulled the bracket sharply, only to hear a strange roar from the bed crossbow, and the crossbow body immediately straightened, and the huge flat shovel arrow immediately whistled away with a whistling sound, only to see a roar immediately from the room in the distance, The huge arrow actually cut a large hole in the wall of the room, and sent a cloud of dust and smoke into the room.

Everyone smacked their tongues one after another, and their hearts were obedient! This thing is so powerful! However, Gao Huaiyuan secretly wondered to himself, why was the crossbow machine so heavy just now, but fortunately he had a lot of strength, if he was replaced, he might not be able to pull it, and then he found that there was a wooden mallet fixed on the crossbow bed, and he dared to launch this thing, it was to be smashed with a mallet!

After Gao Huaiyuan sweated, he waved his hand and instructed the guys: "See, this thing is used like this, you should quickly familiarize yourself with this thing, and then master the method of aiming as soon as possible, and get ready!" This time, it is estimated that if the Jin soldiers attack again, I will kill them with a bed crossbow! Surprise Jin Jun! ”

So these people who understood how to use the crossbow bed were immediately summoned by Fei Wenlong and assigned them a few people, and each bed crossbow was assigned a few people, and ordered them to operate a few times first, and empty a few arrows, which can be regarded as a preliminary familiarity with the operation process.

Although I don't dare to guarantee that they can shoot accurately, but at least I guarantee that they can operate this "advanced" weapon, so that after a while of war, they are in a hurry and don't know how to release arrows.

Gao Huaiyuan watched them practice with great interest, and then turned around and went down to the city to see those carpenters rushing to build and throw cars, he still felt that it was not enough to have a bed crossbow, there were many golden soldiers, and no matter how many heavy weapons there were, he didn't think it was too much!

After the previous experience, this time the carpenters moved much more quickly, and soon used some wood from the demolition of the house, as well as the trees that had been cut down in the town, to put together a few throwing carts, and then shouted the number and carried them to the wall and placed them properly.

The bed crossbow is a hassle to use, but this thing is much simpler! As long as the person who has the strength can do it, so it didn't take much effort to configure these throwing cars on the human hand.

"High Command! Look, there's movement on Jin Bing's side! A villager who was lying on the battlement to monitor the movements of the Jin army suddenly shouted to Gao Huaiyuan.

"Oh?" Gao Huaiyuan then turned his head to look outside the town, but was immediately taken aback, it turned out that the Jin soldiers were not idle, they were actually doing the same thing as them, and they actually hummed and ate and carried more than a dozen throwing carts that had just been put together temporarily, and moved towards the town under the cover of many golden sabers and shields.

"Prepare for war! Get in place! The bed crossbow is wound and loaded with hammer arrows! Aim for those who throw the car! Gao Huaiyuan immediately became a little nervous and shouted loudly.

His nervousness is not unreasonable, but this is a small town after all, although a walled wall has been made, but such a walled wall is not strong, many places are made of logs, most of them are made of rammed earth, not at all like the blue brick city wall like the state capital and county seat, although the defense of soldiers and horses is effective, but once it is thrown on the car, the result can be imagined, it will not take a few strokes, it will be blown down the wall, and then the golden soldiers will flock to it, and the town will be almost finished!

After hearing the shouts of their respective officers, the townsmen who had just eaten their meals hurriedly rushed to their positions, and the atmosphere in the town, which had just relaxed a little, suddenly became tense again.

This time the Jin army was ruthless, and the main general put up a pergola with his hand, looked at the sky and said: "Turn the soldiers and horses to the west of the town, here is facing the sun, which is not good for our army to release arrows, just so that the other party can easily target our people!" This time we will attack from both ends, mainly Ximen, and we must take the town before dark, and I will personally cut off the head of the Song army commander! ”

So the Jin army was divided into two, divided the troops and began to set up a formation in the west of the town, and moved the throwing carts, and moved most of the throwing carts to the outside of the west gate.

"Young Master, the Jin Army is going to attack on both sides at the same time this time, what should we do?" Zhou Jun came over and asked Gao Huaiyuan, he was still used to calling Gao Huaiyuan a young master.

"What to do? Cold! No matter how they fight, the soldiers will stop the water and flood the earth! Knock them back! Jin Bing's main attack direction this time should be the West Gate, and then transfer two bed crossbows to the West Gate side to strengthen the defense over there! Jin Jun is cunning and tight! They're trying to make us guard against the light, damn it! You and Fei Wenlong are standing up here, defend this place for me, and don't let the Jin army attack in, if you fail, you two wipe your necks yourself! Gao Huaiyuan gritted his teeth and ordered.

"Yes! Young master, rest assured, as long as we still have a breath of air, we must not let the golden soldiers break through here! Zhou Jun knocked his feet and immediately replied loudly.

Gao Huaiyuan patted him on the shoulder and explained: "Remember, once the war starts, you must first get rid of the opponent's throwing car, that thing is too threatening to us!" Prepare more iron forks, don't let the Jin soldiers put the ladder on the wall, as long as you pay attention to these things, it shouldn't be difficult to block the Jin soldiers! ”

"Little one knows!" Zhou Jun replied again.

Gao Huaiyuan turned around and went down the wall, led a group of soldiers carrying bed crossbows towards the west gate, and greeted Jia Qi, who was patrolling the town and supervising the battle, on the way, and asked him to bring his men to the west gate together, and by the way, he found Huang Yan with a depressed face, and instructed him: "You are also ready, bring your people, ready to plug the mouth at any time, once the wall is damaged, bring me someone to block the Jin army back!" Remember, boy, leave me my life, or I won't have the face to go back to see your father! ”

Huang Yan was depressed that he couldn't participate in the second counterattack just now, and when he heard this, he immediately nodded and agreed excitedly, and replied with a hippie smile: "Don't worry, boss, the person who can kill the master of Jin Bing hasn't been born in his mother's belly yet!" Hey! ”

His words immediately caused the laughter of the hundred soldiers under his command who were used as reserves, and they now simply admired Gao Huaiyuan and his group of young officers, these teenagers don't look at their age, they are all bold and scary, and once they go into battle, they are extremely brave, and they kill the golden soldiers, all of them are ruthless, and they are also strong, with them, they have greatly stabilized the morale of the army.

On the way to Ximen, Gao Huaiyuan also met the idle Zhou Fat Man, who was wandering around the town, so he raised his hand and beckoned him: "County Lieutenant Zhou, this place is extraordinary, this time Jin Bing seems to be in a hurry, our wall here is not strong enough, and there is a possibility of being broken at any time!" You call the other three escort teams, organize a group of people, prepare more sacks, load them with earth and stones, and keep them ready at any time, once the wall is lost, you will desperately block the gap for me, this is not only for the sake of the people in the town, but also your life in it! Once this place is breached by the Jin soldiers, I think the Jin people will slaughter us completely!

Also, you tell the other three that you must ensure the supply of the royal guards such as rolling wood and stones on the wall, and there must not be a shortage of half a moment! This is not a child's play, it is a matter of life and death for us, remember! ”

After Zhou Fatzi saw Gao Huaiyuan's methods, he no longer had the courage to get along with Gao Huaiyuan, so he quickly nodded and agreed, and replied with a Ling Ran face: "Commander Gao just go and get busy, this matter is handed over to Zhou, and I will arrange it immediately!" ”

Gao Huaiyuan felt a little relieved at this time, the number of Jin soldiers far exceeded them, and the quality was also higher than theirs, and the people under his command were only about a thousand people, and most of the remaining people were old and weak, and they were useless, if they were not used, the next battle would be even more difficult to fight, so he had to fully mobilize the manpower in the town, as long as he still had a little strength, he had to do what he could.

Under his arrangement, the town was busy again, and those old and weak villagers who were used as auxiliaries did not dare to contribute to their lives at this time, and they all threw themselves into preparation for war according to their orders.

Gao Huaiyuan boarded the wall of the West Gate, and saw Zhou Hao guarding here, just now the Jin Army attacked the East Gate, and there were only some Jin Army cavalry raids here, so the pressure was not great, Zhou Hao led the troops and shot at them, both sides had casualties, but the overall morale was okay, when everyone saw Gao Huaiyuan and sent two bed crossbows to strengthen here, and personally came here to supervise the battle, so the morale immediately improved.

"Place the bed crossbow as soon as possible, wind it up, give me the few broken throwing cars aimed at the Jin Army, listen to my orders, launch them at any time, and kill them!" Gao Huaiyuan pointed to a few more suitable places and instructed the villagers who came with him to carry bed crossbows.

Then he looked out of the town, the afternoon sun just shone in their eyes, which affected their vision a lot, Gao Huaiyuan scolded secretly, Jin Jun is really cunning, and even noticed this!

As the villagers pulled the wheel of the bed crossbow hard, the crossbow arm of the bed crossbow made a creaking sound, and it was slowly pulled away and placed on the crossbow machine.

"High Commander! How different is this bed crossbow from others! At this time, a few villagers who were fiddling with the bed crossbow not far away scratched their heads, looked helpless, and shouted to Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan took three steps and made two steps to the side of the bed crossbow, looked down, and was a little strange, this bed crossbow is exactly the same as the other structures, but the place where the crossbow string is placed on the arrow branch is not a string, but a round barrel-shaped bag, this barrel-shaped bag and the crossbow string are fixed together, it seems that it can slide back and forth on the crossbow bed, obviously not suitable for placing those special giant arrows, he was also a little confused.

(I suddenly remembered that this book has been updated for so long, and I haven't asked you for tickets!) Now that I think about it, I'm such an anomaly! I don't say, how do people know I want it? If I want it, I think everyone won't give it! So today Cheeky jumped out and shouted: "I want a red ticket!" "Hey, hey! Helped! I won't call it in the future, I hope you will consciously leave the red ticket in your hand! Hehe! ）