The god arm bow is equivalent to the ancient long-range missile, belongs to the heavy weapon, in the effective range of four hundred steps can put the people and horses through the sugar gourd, the power is huge, but like the modern heavy weapon, the power is large and the volume is also large, it needs more than ten people to operate, and even the cow pulls the winch to wind, it is very bulky and inconvenient to move, so it is only suitable for defending the city. However, in this era, it was also a considerable threat to the siege troops, and the first round of artillery fire of the loyal army hit the target with the divine arm bow at the head of the city of Toyosu.

"Boom...' hundreds of cannons fired at the same time, in order to ensure the hit rate, each god arm bow has seven or eight guns to take care of, the rapid-fire cannon that shoots straight at the shot shoots solid bullets to turn the bow and arrow into a pile of waste wood, the curved mortar shoots flower shells specifically to deal with the god arm archers, the hundreds of small projectiles emitted from the exploded cannonballs are like small bites that have just emerged are pervasive, whether it is the nose, eyes, or the gap in the armor, you will see blood when you get into it, and then go around in its body, I don't know where the road comes from, Tearing human flesh apart, breaking it down, turning it into a pile of minced meat.

"Target: Fortification, mortar blasting shells, preparation... Put! The artillery observation post sitting on the Diao Dou, which was higher than the Fengzhou city wall, quickly tested the results of the battle, and then informed the artillery command post with a flag, Zhao Xiao saw that the artillery fire was rushing to make a contribution, and immediately issued a second order, and the herald immediately rode to convey the order to each gun position, brushed the chamber, filled the medicine bag, installed the partition, stuffed the shell, lit the lead, and the cannon sound sounded again and again.

The shells exploded on the city walls, and although the Xia army was only killed, it destroyed the city defense facilities such as war sheds, enemy towers, women's walls, crossbow platforms, and open houses built on the city. The gatehouse, which had not been destroyed during the last shelling, collapsed in the sound of explosions. In the past, the Western Xia army was only good at field battles, but after many years of offensive and defensive battles with the Song Dynasty, it learned the tactics of defending the city, and its city defense measures were no less complete than those of the Song Dynasty. Everything should be there, but it is difficult to resist the fierce artillery fire.

After two artillery preparations, a group of sappers rushed out first, their task was to open a road for the siege troops, some of them were carrying explosive bags, some were carrying large axes, and some were pushing bridge carts... Weng Li also learned a lesson from the last failure, and knew that the firearms were very lethal. Instead of placing all the soldiers on the city wall, the 'refueling tactic' of more camps and less swings was adopted. The Xia army, who was in charge of the lookout, saw that the Song army had begun to attack the city, and immediately raised the alarm, but the Xia army hidden under the city was too frightened by the huge power of the artillery to dare not step forward. Weng Li was also anxious, and even cut off the heads and captains of several leading soldiers.

A battalion of Xia soldiers rushed to the head of the city under their blood-dripping long knives, and immediately bent their bows and arrows to release arrows at the Song army, but they were put down by a rain of bullets. The artillery destroyed the Divine Arm Bow in the city, and the Xia army lost its long-range weapons. The machine gun battalion of the Loyal Warriors quickly moved forward, came into range, and immediately began to strafe when they saw the Xia army outcropping. The archers of the Xia army had to stand up or lean their bodies out of the city walls when they released their arrows. This became a live target, and it was flattened in a blink of an eye.

The sappers who opened the way were under the cover of machine guns. Quickly cleaned up the foothills and horse piles in front of the city, filled in the horse pits, cut the tripping horse ropes, and erected a simple bridge on the moat with a bridge cart that could be paralleled by four horses, and then destroyed the sheep and horse city outside the city with explosives bags, and the gate of Fengzhou City was exposed to the artillery of the Song army. The Xia army in the city stepped forward and was killed by the machine guns of the Song army, and if they went down to the city, the murderous warlords were guarded on the horse road. Between life and death, these Xia soldiers also became smart, retreated into the dead corner of machine gun shooting, and used the method of projectile to release arrows, but under blind shooting, there was no accuracy at all, but it also scared the Song army's engineer battalion to retreat.

But before the Xia army could breathe a sigh of relief, the chilling cannon sound sounded again, and Zhao Ren, who served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, quickly discovered the new tactics of the Xia army and organized artillery bombardment again, this time the target was not the head of the city, but the mortar cannon was projectile at a large angle, and the shells were hoisted into the heads of the Xia army reserves in the city. The rapid-fire artillery was not idle, concentrating its fire on the city gate with solid shells with all its might, trying to destroy the city gate and open a breakthrough for the besieging troops. …,

The cannonballs that were hoisted into the city were not only a single type of ammunition, but also solid shells that were specially used to smash the war sheds and buildings used by the troops under the city. Explosive bombs destroy the materials hoarded under the city to defend the city, killing and injuring soldiers. Then I put a fire with incendiary bombs, these incendiary bombs are all refined from petroleum by the prince, and the intensity and durability of the burning are not comparable to those with livestock fat and pine oil and vegetable oil.

The city gate is generally made of hardwood, the thickness can reach several inches, and it is generally wrapped with iron sheets, and the riveting and dense door nails can prevent fire and impact, and in the past to break through the city gate, it is nothing more than to burn with fire, hit with a crash car, and break the door with artillery for the first time in this era, but a few rounds of bombardment, the thick city gate has become a pile of firewood. However, there were many Han people in the city, and Yeli blocked the city gate in order to prevent someone from surrendering the city, but at this time it achieved an unexpected effect, but it helped him a lot, and the artillery could not blow up the more than two zhang thick stuff in a short time, and the plan to break through the city gate failed.

The east was not bright and the west was bright, so Zhao Ren immediately asked the cavalry who was about to attack to retreat and replaced them with dragoons who fought on foot. These siege tactics had been trained many times in past drills, and everyone knew what they should do, and the transition was as smooth as a cloud, and after the engineer battalion that had cleared the obstacles was withdrawn, several siege vehicles pulled by more than a dozen horses were dispatched.

The mules and horses that dragged siege engines were all dressed in iron vests, which could prevent bows and arrows from firing at close range, and it was difficult to damage horses unless the archers were on the field to shoot the horse's eye. The siege vehicle is also carefully built by the craftsmen of the loyal and brave army, up to several zhang, almost level with the city wall, people can climb to the roof of the car by several layers of winding steps, the staircase is covered by thick wood and several layers of cowhide, forming a corridor, which can prevent the invasion of bows and arrows and stones, which can hide hundreds of soldiers, the roof is equipped with a machine gun bunker, and two machine guns are erected to provide fire support for the soldiers besieging the city.

The siege vehicles rolled forward along the passage cleared by the engineer battalion, and in order to prevent accidental injuries at this time, the sentries on the watchtower in the city immediately sounded the alarm, and under the shelling just now, the defenders in the city suffered heavy losses, and more than half of the 5,000 defenders gathered in the west city suffered casualties. Weng Li now has no way out, while sending people to report to the prefect Qingyang to ask for reinforcements and raise supplies, he personally supervises the army to go to the city to garrison.

The most powerful weapons against siege engines are iron striking wood and piercing rings. According to the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts": "Iron hits wood, the body of wood is iron-headed, its first six iron blades, the front is big three fingers, the length is more than a foot, the tip of the edge is the reverse whisker, and its trick runs through the iron cable." Where the car forces the city, that is, from the city with a reel twisted iron to hit it and break it, the leather is broken, and it is burned by a dovetail torch. Wear the ring, wrought iron or bending soft forbearance wood for the large ring, to tie it, then use. If the car crashes into the city, the ring is worn through the trailer, and the rope is pulled together, followed by the bow and crossbow, and the car will be overturned; The shooting still does not stop, and there are many people under the car who are not armored, and when they run away, they hurriedly throw their salaries and burn them. 'During the war of the Song and Xia Dynasty, there was also a close relationship, and it was not difficult to steal the military book, and the Song Dynasty also did this, and the divine arm bow was stolen from the Xia Kingdom. It was not a big deal for the Western Xia to learn that the production of such weapons was not a big deal.

Weng Li led the army to the city, the siege vehicle was less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, he organized the men and horses to repair the equipment, and at the same time ordered the archers to block the siege vehicle, but the body of the car was strong, and the arrows on the car could only be heard, and there was little effect. He then threw all the bricks and rubbles off the city, trying to stop the siege engines from approaching. But Song Jun had already thought of this, and deliberately made the diameter of the wheel very large, just like a 'monster truck', which had a super passing ability, and although the speed was reduced, it still could not stop it from advancing. …,

Lou Qian has now been promoted to the head of the tiger general's baggage battalion, and in order to ensure that the prince can have dinner in Fengzhou City, he volunteered to be the driver of the first car himself. In order to maintain stability, the site of the siege engine, which was as tall as a minaret, had to be made wider, and the road leading to the west gate of Toyosu was originally narrow and steep, so although it was renovated by the engineer barracks, it was also very difficult to walk.

Lou Qian led several drivers of his team to drive forward with sixteen carefully selected horses, and rushed up the steep slope with difficulty, and the road was even more difficult, so Lou Qian had to get out of the car and personally pull the head horse to lead the way. He held a large shield in one hand to protect his body, and in the other hand he pulled the head horse carefully around the mounds and rocks, and kept shouting in his mouth to comfort the horses.

Horses are the most timid, like to be startled, although these horses have been trained, but they have never faced a rain of arrows like locusts, although the arrows can not cause damage to them, but fright is inevitable, Lou Qian easily coaxed the horses through the 'stone henge', and finally came to the moat. The horses that served as the lead horses were all experienced old horses, and when they saw the narrow and broken simple bridge made of several wooden planks in front of them, it stopped pulling the heavy siege engine, no matter how Lou Qian shouted, he just couldn't move forward.

"Lou Qian, hurry up, the car has been in vain for so many years!" Dou Jun, the commander of the third battalion of the dragon general, also commanded in the first car, and when he saw that he was about to reach the city, the car stopped and couldn't help but curse loudly.

Lou Qian was more anxious than him, the wooden shield weighed twenty or thirty pounds, his arms were already sore, his body was soaked with sweat, and several drivers all got out of the car and took the horse, but the horse still said nothing and refused to leave.

"Blindfold the horse and lead the horse across the bridge!" Lou Qian ordered his subordinates to arrive, he tore off his clothes, blindfolded the horse with one hand, put the shield behind his back, and took the carriage across the bridge step by step, forcing it to the city. Lou Qian cut off the horse and wanted to take the horse away from the city, when suddenly a stone rolled down from the city and smashed on him, Lou Gan spurted a mouthful of blood from his mouth and fell on his back, but he saw the soldiers on the siege vehicle jump on the city, grinned, and closed his eyes... (To be continued......)