The Song army, which arrived under the city of Yingzhou, rested for a good night. For this expedition with the emperor, the morale of the whole army naturally does not need to be mentioned. When the soldiers are fighting, no one dares to slack off, and going forward bravely will only show bravery in front of the emperor.

It's just that as time goes on, albeit along the way down the continuous victories. But before the expedition, thousands of soldiers were killed in siege battles, and the wounded were sent to the rear of the Great Song City almost every day.

Although for the soldiers who went out on the expedition, it was expected that they would die on the battlefield and the horse leather shroud. But in the face of death, no one dares to say that they are fearless. The tall Yingzhou City in front of him also made many soldiers frightened.

In the past, when attacking those small cities, the sacrifices were not small. Now such a tall city, not to mention those attacking the infantry, will feel afraid. Even the commanders of the army know that there will be another bloody battle next.

As for the Song army, who are good at defending the city, this time they changed their roles and became the besieging party. Even if there are many soldiers and generals, in the face of this fortified city, many soldiers still feel a headache. After all, the death rate of the besieged city was higher than that of the defending city.

Just when the army had eaten breakfast and the whole army began to leave the camp. With the sound of the siege drums of the Song army, the Daliao defenders in the city were also ready to fight. Everyone knows that what follows is another life-and-death fight.

As an ordinary soldier, whether it is the side of the Great Song Dynasty or the Great Liao. None of them have the right to choose themselves, and when they wear this military uniform, they are destined to contribute to this war.

If you can survive the war, you will be lucky. If you die from the war. Maybe no one will remember who their last name is. But the victory or defeat of a war often depends on the bravery of these ordinary soldiers.

Compared with the Song army, there is an emperor as the town this time, and many Han attached troops in the city look at the Khitan prison army standing behind their backs with swords. They also feel that the front is a wolf and the back is a tiger, whether they move forward or backward, they have no choice.

In this situation, they can only hope that they can survive today's offensive and defensive battles. Even many Han attached troops felt that the sooner the Song army could attack in. Maybe the sooner they can be liberated.

Under this morale. The Khitan generals who had taken control of the command power also began to encourage these low-morale subordinates in the city. And this agitation is nothing more than the temptation of money and power.

What killed five people in the Song army, and promoted to the temptation of squad officers. What killed ten people in the Song army. and gave him a reward of ten taels of silver. In a word. I can have a trick on it. At this time, these Khitan generals also spoke out.

As for whether they will fulfill their promises after the war, in the opinion of these Khitan generals. Sooner or later, the city will be broken, and by that time. Who cares about the life or death of these Han vassals. As long as they can complete the task assigned by the prince, they will kill more Song Jun.

At this time, in front of the east gate of Yingzhou City, a team that seemed to be a little different was ushered in. Looking at the dragon flag raised by the tree, the Khitan generals at the head of the city also knew that the Great Song Emperor who drove the expedition in person seemed to be outside the city.

Looking at the Great Song Dragon Banner not far from the city gate, many Khitan generals also felt it. This time, the Great Song Dynasty is really raising the strength of the whole country to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. For this barrier, the two countries can also be said to have no land.

With the loss of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty lost its defensive barrier against the Great Liao. Similarly, if Da Liao loses the sixteen states of Yanyun. This means that they can only retreat to the depths of the grassland and continue to live a nomadic life that moves with the grass.

Accustomed to living in this fortified city, they didn't want to live in the kind of tent that killed people in winter. This may be as others say, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift is difficult.

Seeing the appearance of the dragon banner of the Great Song Dynasty, the Khitan generals defending the city also knew that the main gate of the Song army was attacking today. I am afraid that it is the city gate facing the Great Song Dynasty, so I naturally began to send additional troops to resist the siege of the Song army on the first day.

Zhao Xu, who could see the Liao army busy deploying troops from the clairvoyant mirror, said with a smile: "This thing is really good, sitting here, I can also see every move of the Liao soldiers on the city." General Zhao, how do you think this battle should be fought next? ”

can also see Zhao Eighteen in the head of the city from the clairvoyant mirror. said with a smile: "Back to the emperor, let the Liao soldiers prepare first." The more troops they gathered at the gates, the more comfortable they would be if they didn't fight.

For the last general, as long as he stood outside the city, he could attack the head of the city and the Liao soldiers in the city. If their forces are too sparse, the effectiveness of the artillery will not be very noticeable. The Liao army, which wanted to fight and was about to fight, was caught off guard and was powerless to resist.

Of course, I also troubled Lord Zhang to explain the siege troops on the other three city gates. You don't have to work too hard, just absorb the enemy on three sides and make the Liao soldiers dare not relax. With the cooperation of General Zhang's cavalry, it should be enough to storm the city. ”

Listening to Zhao Shiba's confident words, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile and said, "General Zhao, listening to you say this, it shouldn't be a problem for me to go to the city for dinner at noon?" Speaking of which, I really haven't had a meal in the city! ”

Facing Zhao Xu's words, Zhao Shibai quickly bowed his hand and said: "Since the emperor wants to go to the city to eat, then he will do his best to let the emperor fulfill his wish." Please arrange it first, and the siege will be ready at that time. ”

Seeing Zhao Shibai say this, Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Well, you go!" General Zhang, it's up to you how you cooperate next. I hope that our army will be able to take Yingzhou today. In this way, the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty has recaptured the second. ”

Zhang Tingguang immediately arched his hand and said: "The last general commands!" ”

Zhang Tingguang, who had discussed with Zhao Shibai last night, still let the Fengzi battalion led by Wang Zishu be the first cavalry unit to attack the city defense. As long as the Fengzi battalion enters the city, the rest of the cavalry battalion will follow and kill into the city.

It didn't take long to see that the Liao army seemed to be at the city gate, gathering the defending troops that looked a little dense. The person brought by the Zhao Eighteenth Dynasty said: "Brothers, today is the time for the artillery team to behave in front of the emperor.

Just now, Lao Tzu was in front of the emperor and had promised to send him into the city for dinner at noon. If you can't do it, I'm afraid that my head will not be guaranteed. It's just that it doesn't matter if the old man turns around, the most important thing is not to disgrace the prince.

When the attack begins, everyone's shells are accurate. Although we brought a lot of shells this time, we will continue to act with the army. Save a little ammunition, as long as you break the city gate and send the cavalry into the city, it will be our victory. Do you understand? ”

As artillerymen of the artillery team, many of these people participated in the battle against the Li Dynasty. Immediately said: "Commander, rest assured, we will definitely fight hard, and we will definitely cry wolf and send the emperor to the city for dinner." ”

Looking at these confident subordinates, Zhao Shibai nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, we can act and let Liao Gouzi taste the taste of our cannon." Don't let our brothers die too many people at the other three gates! ”

With Zhao Shiba's order, the soldiers of the artillery team began to drag the artillery loaded with wooden guns to the city gate one after another. Looking at these strange weapons that appeared, the Liao army at the head of the city was somewhat curious.

If they had worked in detail in the Li Dynasty, they would have known the horror of this weapon. It's a pity that the flow of information in these years is far less rapid than in later generations. Artillery is such a thing, and you can only know the horror of its power if you have experienced it.

With the erection of one cannon after another, there were a few artillerymen on horseback, holding a cloth-like thing. The cavalry of the Fengzi battalion, accompanied by Wang Zishu, stood behind and watched the battle quietly.

The Yingzhou guards, who had been standing at the head of the city and watching, were also very curious about the appearance of this strange weapon. But he also knew that Shuozhou City seemed to have been captured by cavalry, could this strange weapon make the city wall completely collapse?

According to the news they received, the city of Shuozhou was captured because the Song army dug the tunnel under the city wall. At the moment, he didn't see any soldiers from the Song army digging tunnels.

The other battles on three sides sounded like the sound of killing was shocking, but in fact, the Song army had never attacked the city on a large scale. That way of attacking the city looks more like a feint. This means that these Song troops in front of them are the main force that really attacks the city.

As the artillery set up the artillery one after another, the well-trained artillerymen tore off the cover cloth on the barrel. The color of the bronze cannon made the generals of the Liao army at the head of the city also feel that what kind of weapon was this golden tube?

But no matter what, many Liao troops in the city also sighed that the Song Dynasty deserved to be a country with a lot of land and resources. Such a strange thing that looks like it should be light. Even if it's not gold, how much brass does it cost?

What did the Liao army in the city think, Zhao Shibai was not in the mood to pay attention. With all the gunners ready, he rode to Zhao Xu to ask for instructions. Whether it was possible to launch an attack, after receiving Zhao Xu's promise, he rode back to the artillery position.

Zhao Eighteen, who was sitting on the war horse, said very calmly: "Pay attention to all artillery, prepare for the first salvo." Start loading ammunition, the first target is the attic on the city gate, and strive for the first shot! ”

Through the observation of the clairvoyant mirror, Zhao Eighteen could clearly see. Under the attic, there were many Liao generals wearing armor and heavy protection. At this time, if the first shot can be hit, so that the Liao army is leaderless, it will make the battle in the back much easier.

As Zhao Eighteen's order was issued, these artillerymen began to correct their gun positions, waiting until they felt about the same. The gunners began to open the equipment again and fill the guns with gunpowder until the shells were stuffed into the barrels.

The artillery in charge of loading successively reported the finished sound, and Zhao Shibai raised the cannon flag in his hand and said, "Prepare the gunner!" ”

One by one, the artillerymen who were in charge of igniting the fire folds they carried with them set fire on fire. As Zhao Eighteen waved the flag, the gunners skillfully ignited the lead of the artillery.

For a time, the soldiers of the two countries were paying close attention to what kind of scene the first show of this new weapon would be. And they didn't know that with the birth of artillery, it became extremely difficult to defend the city.

Fortunately, this kind of weapon is currently in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise the Great Song Dynasty is really in danger! (To be continued......)