Chapter 19: Instruments of War

Luan Tingyu continued: "The common tactic of the Jurchens is to break through the enemy's front formation and open the gap with the Tiefu Tu as the first formation; Then use the kidnapping horse to disperse and twist the enemy's overall team formation, so that the enemy can't echo from the beginning to the end; The last one was covered by a large number of cavalry. Wanyan Aguda used this tactic, and in the battle with the Liao State, he was invincible and never defeated. ”

The atmosphere inside the tent was dreary.

Yue Fei interjected and asked, "Senior Brother Luan, what you just talked about is all field warfare, what is the siege combat ability of the Jin people?" ”

Luan Tingyu glanced at Yue Fei with great appreciation, and thought, "The teacher accepted this closed junior disciple is so good-looking." Then he pulled out another painting and replied: "The Jin people are not only powerful in field battles, but also strong in siege battles. There are many big trees outside the pass, and the gold lord Wanyan Aguda deliberately collects craftsmen, and the siege equipment of the Jin people is far better than that of the Liao people.

This is the first equipment of Jinren 'siege vehicle'. The siege vehicle was made of wood, about three zhang high, and was the same height as the city wall. The overall structure is in the shape of a wooden house, with a height of one layer per zhang, a total of three floors. Each floor is equipped with a long ladder for boarding and dislounging. In order to prevent fire attack, the surface of the engineering vehicle is often poured with mud.

The base of the siege vehicle is equipped with four or six wooden wheels, which can be moved flexibly. The wooden wheel is covered with cowhide or sheepskin to prevent the defenders from destroying the arrows and stones. A large log is hung inside the main body of the siege vehicle with a rope or iron chain, with a metal cap on the back and a metal head on the front, mostly in the shape of a sheep's head. The forearm can be extended up to a foot. At the same time, it can be used by 20 people to attack the head of the wall. ”

Luan Tingyu pulled out the fifth painting and said, "This is the second siege machine 'Crash Car' of the Jin people. The crash car was covered with layers of thick wooden planks in the shape of a figure-eight eaves and covered with moist hides to prevent the flames from burning away.

The base of the ramming vehicle is similar to the base of the siege vehicle, but it is slightly smaller in size.

The crash car has a large wooden stake with an iron head on the pile that swings back and forth inside the cover and crashes into the wall or gate. After hitting the wall, the stake will swing back and continue to ram the wall. This force can break through gates or stone walls made of thick planks, opening a gap that can be attacked. ”

Luan Tingyu continued to pull out the sixth painting and said, "This is the third siege machine 'ladder car' of the Jin people. The ladder car of the golden man is divided into two parts. Below is the base and the main ladder that has been fixed, the bottom of the base is the same as the base of the siege vehicle, and the surface of the base is equipped with shields, winches and other equipment, and equipment with pulleys to lift and lower.

The upper part of the ladder cart is a movable ladder (secondary ladder) with a hook at the top of the ladder to hook the edge of the city and protect the head of the ladder from being pushed and destroyed by the defenders.

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Luan Tingyu showed a total of 13 pictures of the equipment and equipment of the golden soldiers, including stone throwers and heavy stone throwing guns, each of which was vividly and murderous. All three men stopped talking, and there was a dead silence in the tent.

In the end, Zhou Tong spoke first and asked, "Tingyu, in your opinion, what other weaknesses does Jin Bing have?"

Luan Tingyu smiled bitterly and said, "I have also thought about this problem, but I have never found it. Whether it is the quality of the Jin soldiers, the strategy of the generals, the equipment of the army, the equipment, etc., it seems to be impeccable, and it seems that the people of the Han nationality are in a catastrophe. ”

Zhou Dong smiled: "Tingyu, after so many years, your state of mind still hasn't improved much. How did you teach you back then? Everything in the world is inseparable from the word 'easy', and the word 'easy' is a sentence in the final analysis--- 'change is not lived, and the flow is six voids'. Since it is a change, there will be a reversal. What's more, my Taoist people are meant to go against the sky, and what should be done must be done. ”

Zhou Tong looked at Luan Tingyu, and saw that Luan Tingyu seemed to be a little disapproving, and sighed in his heart: "This apprentice's understanding is really not as good as Yue Fei. ”

Zhou Tong turned his head to look at Yue Fei and asked, "Xiao Fei, you have been a teacher for more than three years, tell me what weaknesses Jin Bing will have." ”

Yue Fei is the same as Concubine Yao, born with a seven-trick exquisite heart, knows how to look at faces, seeing the teacher ask such a question, then Jin Bing must have a weakness, it's just that the teacher wants to test himself. Yue Fei thought for a while and replied, "The apprentice thinks that the Jurchens have lived in a corner of the Guanwai for a long time, and the place is far smaller than that of the Central Plains, and the source of soldiers is naturally small, which is the first weakness. If the Jin soldiers want to invade the Central Plains, they need to travel long distances, and their grain and grass transportation will become difficult, and grain and grass are their second shortcoming......"

Ladies and gentlemen: In the era of cold weapons, grain and grass are indeed a big problem. The first army in antiquity to solve the problem of grain and grass was Genghis Khan's Mongol legions. At that time, Genghis Khan had the beef boiled, then dried, and cut into thin slices, so that it was easy to carry and stored for a long time. When you eat it, soak it in hot water, and it will become a piece of meat. The principle is similar to that of modern instant noodles. Genghis Khan's ability to sweep across Europe and Asia and solve the problem of food supply is the first reason.

Seeing Yue Fei talking eloquently, Luan Tingyu was a little ashamed of himself. Not yet fifteen years old, where did the teacher pick up the little pervert.

Zhou Tong waited for Yue Fei to finish speaking, and patted Yue Fei's shoulder, very pleased.

Before they knew it, it was noon, and the three of them had lunch and went back to the camp to discuss where to go next.

Back in the camp, the three of them sat down according to the rules of the division. Zhou Tong told Luan Tingyu that Huashan focused on cultivating Yue Fei, and was ready to establish a team of his own, using Qilin Mountain as a base, and borrowing the flower stone gang as a military salary.

Everything Luan Tingyu did when he returned to the Great Song Dynasty was nothing more than the word "revenge", and now the master asked for so much, when Sun Li came, he would definitely favor himself, not to mention that Luan Tingyu was originally a generous person, so he agreed to what Zhou Dong wanted.

Zhou Tong was very comforted to see that Luan Tingyu was still convinced of himself as before. Then he gave an order, took 5,000 taels of gold by the way, and went down the mountain to return to Qilin Village.

Ladies and gentlemen: At the beginning, Luan Tingyu obtained 120,000 taels of gold, that is, 12,000 taels of gold, and this week, Dong took almost half of it, which was too ruthless.

Luan Tingyu accompanied Zhou Tong and Yue Fei to the main road down the mountain, and introduced the organs along the road by the way.

When he arrived at the ferry, Luan Tingyu explained the series of machines to Zhou Tong very proudly. Yue Fei suddenly said, "Senior Brother Luan, the size of those bed crossbows seems to be much smaller than the bed crossbow in the village. ”

It turned out that after the wall of Qilin Village was erected that day, there was still a lot of money left, and the fathers decided to buy a bed crossbow and some bows and arrows as a deterrent. Yue Fei test-shot, one arrow can reach 150 zhang, and the lethality is amazing. Yue Fei remembers this vividly.