Knock knock! Bang Bang Bang!

The bolts hit the top of the city, and when they hit the wooden baffle above the gun emplacement, they made a clanging sound, and when they hit the masonry at the head of the city, they collided with a crackling sound. Yuelian sat cross-legged behind the battlements of the city, leaning on the city wall with a straight back, and kept herself as close to the city wall as possible.

The subordinates next to him also learned Yuelian's movements, and they had trained these coping methods in the school, so they didn't need to make any effort to give orders, so that everyone could automatically choose the best coping mode. Yue Lian saw that these guys knew how to protect themselves, and her heart was also relaxed. For the first time in her life, she really faced the rain of arrows in a land battle, and she felt very nervous in her heart. Reason could be sure that the bow and arrow would not be able to penetrate the thick city wall no matter what, but it could not stop the tightening of Yuelian's heart for a while.

"We learned it in class, that ...... That one...... What line is that? Someone next to him was talking loudly about what he had learned in class, and a somewhat trembling voice betrayed his intention to speak boldly.

"That's called a parabola." Yuelian said angrily, "Everyone be disciplined and don't speak." We've learned, if you're really not at ease, just say it out loud, I'm a little scared. ”

Poof, several people around Yuelian were amused by this. After a few moments, the group of people who were hiding against the wall let out a burst of laughter, and the atmosphere was much lighter. Even Yuelian felt that her nervous mood was much relieved. She deliberately didn't think about the war and put her mind on the exam. Zhao Jiaren's troops emphasized study, and Yuelian became the squadron leader of the melee unit, and she had to pass all the exams according to the regulations. Parabola is a must.

In naval warfare, because of the close distance and strong sea winds, all enemy projectile weapons mostly use flat fire with short trajectory. In land warfare, longbows and crossbows could be used, and archers often used projectiles. Therefore, in naval warfare, wooden cannon shields are vertically erected to resist long-range weapons coming from the front. The cannon shield mount is now placed on the shelf above the gun emplacement, resisting the projectile of the Mongol archers.

After recalling this knowledge, Yuelian suddenly remembered another question, the artillery of her own troops is mounted on the city, and when it is on the ship, it is considered flat fire, and when it is fired at the head of the city, is it considered flat fire or projectile? After thinking about a lot of things in her mind, Yuelian found that she couldn't come to a conclusion. took out a small pencil and took out a small notebook, and Yuelian wrote down her questions in the notebook.

Regardless of how the diligent melee troops faced the battle, the ranged troops at the head of the city were firing at the Mongol archers. Melee units require a squad leader level to pass the physics and preliminary geometry exams, and the average gunner in the ranged unit is paid about the same salary as the squad leader, and each of them needs to pass the physics and preliminary geometry exams.

Condescendingly, the gunners of more than 20 gun positions saw more than 300 crossbowmen lined up in several small phalanxes, firing crossbow arrows at the city. Gou Ye, the squadron leader of the long-range unit, ordered loudly, "Concentrate fire and shoot the middle team!" After finishing speaking, he immediately followed, "Use a pound cannon!" ”

The gunners adjusted the position of the guns and opened fire on the Mongols who were seventy or eighty meters away. A one-pound cannon means that the cannonball is a one-pound iron ball, and a three-pound cannon means that the cannonball is a three-pound iron ball. Gou Ye saw the gunners firing at a rate of three rounds a minute, and felt in his heart that his decision was correct, and that doing so could indeed save costs.

When a pound of iron ball hit the head, it immediately cracked the head. A pound-heavy iron ball hit the torso, and immediately the bones were broken, and the internal organs were violently impacted. If the one-pound iron ball does not hit, it bounces on the ground and hits the human leg, and it will also break the bone, or at least smash the bone.

Sixty or seventy meters away, he couldn't see it clearly, and Gou Ye saw that three rounds of more than forty shells were fired in a short period of time, and the crossbowmen who were set on fire were beaten down seven or eight people, two of whom were hit by cannonballs The crossbows in their hands were smashed over, hitting the bodies of these two guys.

When the crossbowmen saw that the situation was not good, they immediately threw down their robes, which they did not know whether they were alive or dead, and ran back.

"Hit the team on the left." Gou Ye was in a happy mood, and his voice was full of joy.

The gunners turned their guns and opened fire on the enemy that Gou Ye was pointing at. This time the enemy learned wisely, and only three or four people were released, and they fled back at once. Several other groups of Mongol crossbowmen stopped firing, seeing that they wanted to retreat, but did not dare to leave without a military order. Until Gou Ye gave the order to open fire on them, several shells flew past. The crossbowmen immediately began to run back.

"Ceasefire!" Gou Ye looked condescendingly, there were more than a dozen people who were knocked to the ground, and the number was really nothing compared to the thousands of Mongolian soldiers below. However, the Mongol soldiers did not advance, and stood in their original positions in a daze.

Looking left and right at his comrades who were cleaning the muzzle of the cannon with a wooden stick with strips of cloth, Gou Ye wanted to ask why, but he couldn't say it. He himself didn't know why the Mongols didn't rush in. Gou Ye had already prepared before, if the Mongolian soldiers rushed up, he would let the three-jin cannon join the battle. At that time, the order was only four words: 'free fire'!

The city was quiet, and Hou Qitong, who was in the safety department under the city, also felt quite surprised, the sound on the city was very loud, but it was not to the extent of shocking the Quartet. It didn't take long for the hustle and bustle to return to calm in the city, and Hou Qitong looked nervous, not knowing what was happening. Such a change was completely beyond his knowledge and understanding of the war.

Zhao Jiaren can imagine that even in a naval battle where there is nowhere to escape, the pirates will have to retreat and hide below deck after being heavily shelled. The Mongol navy did not outperform the pirates in essence, except that they had more men, larger ships, and longer losses. But in the end, they had to avoid the blow of artillery. As for land warfare, Zhao Jiaren's artillery did not have a long range, and the enemy could avoid more casualties as long as he did not take the initiative to attack.

For Zhao Jiaren's subordinates, this was the first land battle. The same was true for Zhao Jiaren, who immediately went out of the house under the city to the city. Hou Yitong originally felt that it was dangerous, so he stayed in the house and didn't want to keep up. But seeing Zhao Jiaren go to the city in a hurry, he gritted his teeth and was ruthless, and followed Zhao Jiaren to the city wall.

As soon as he arrived in the city, Hou Qitong was choked by the strong smell of gunsmoke and coughed a few times. He is 55 years old and has been growing up in a natural environment for the past 55 years, breathing pure natural air. Such a strong artificial pollutant made Hou Tongtong's respiratory tract feel extremely unhappy.

Covering his mouth and nose, he followed Zhao Jiaren behind him to the head of the city, and looked out condescendingly, and saw that the Mongolian army was lined up from afar, but it had no intention of continuing to attack. Hou Qitong looked at the open space between the two sides and saw that there were no corpses, and he did not understand why the Mongol soldiers did not attack anymore.

Zhao Jiaren just glanced at it, and then withdrew his gaze. He bent down to pick up the crossbow arrows on the ground, and looked at the iron arrows that were crooked after colliding with the bricks and stones at the head of the city, Zhao Jiaren felt that Luo Guanzhong, who wrote "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", was indeed a person who knew some military affairs. The straw boat borrows the arrow, and the mere emphasis on the straw boat proves that the author knows what happens when the arrow collides on the ground. Leaning over and picking up a few more crossbow arrows, the arrows were all damaged, and one of the arrows was even broken.

Zhou Gongjin in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" wants to kill Zhuge Liang, and this kind of damaged arrow can't be taken out anyway. Only when the arrow is placed on the straw man can the arrow be guaranteed to be in good condition to the greatest extent.

As for Li Pu's department outside the city, Zhao Jiaren didn't have any feelings. If I have to comment, Li Pu's unit commander is a smart man. After encountering an unexpected blow, he chose to be cautious. For future development, Zhao Jiaren is eager to see what choices Li Pu's troops will make. The choice of the governor of Shandong is also the accumulation of Zhao Jiaren's war.

Half an hour later, Li Pu's troops sent crossbowmen to shoot again. After being easily suppressed by a pound of artillery and losing a dozen men, Li Pu's troops immediately withdrew to the crossbowman troops. After that, they did not launch a new offensive.

In the evening, Yuelian and other melee troops went down to the city. Yuelian felt uncomfortable sitting on the head of the city, and this feeling of not being able to stretch out was worse than fighting. She returned to her lodgings and lay down on the marching futon, feeling that she could relax. Trying her best to stretch her limbs on the futon, Yuelian suddenly had a suspicion that she used to sleep on a straw mat, covered with a coarse and hard burlap quilt covered with some messy linen and other filling. How did she persevere in those days?

The troops were divided into three shifts to keep vigil, and Yuelian and they drew the first shift. After dinner, I went up to the city, stayed for two hours, and then went down to the city to rest. With a big yawn, Yuelian lay down in the warm quilt and fell asleep sweetly.

Zhao Jiaren waited and waited, and he didn't wait for Li Pu's subordinates who continued to attack for two days, but waited for Jia Yidao's envoy. The envoy was very happy to see that Haizhou was not lost. After entering the city, he saw Zhao Jiaren's troops, and the envoy was very surprised. However, he is only an emissary, and he does not have the slightest right to deal with it on the spot. can only convey Jia Nidao's order, saying that Jia Nidao has asked the two Huai system envoys to mobilize troops to come to help.

Another night was uneventful, and the next morning another wave of messengers arrived. After this wave of envoys arrived, they first went to see Hou Tongtong and informed Hou Tongju that it was Jia Yidao who asked Zhao Jiaren to take the time to inspect the Haizhou area. I didn't expect it to have such a big effect. Seeing that Jia Rudao did not set up a stumbling block for himself, Zhao Jiaren was also quite happy in his heart.

Hou Yitong listened to Jia Yidao's explanation, and was also relieved by Zhao Jiaren's reason for coming here. As a person of the Great Song Dynasty, Tong Ju knew that the waterway was more convenient than the land route. Fujian is also the place with the highest level of navigation in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is not incomprehensible to take a boat to Haizhou in a short period of time.

As soon as Zhao Jiaren felt that his crisis had been relieved, the troops defending the city came to report, and Li Pu sent someone to say that there was something to discuss. Hou Qitong became nervous when he was sentenced, and he didn't know what trick Li Pu wanted to play. asked Zhao Jiaren. Zhao Jiaren smiled: "I don't know what trick Li Pu is playing. Won't he call the man he sent and ask him? ”

Hou Qitong was a little uneasy in his heart, and he didn't want to see Li Pu's envoy. Zhao Jiaren didn't care so much, and ordered someone to bring the messenger. The one who came in looked in his thirties, tall, and his expression looked much more flexible than that of ordinary people. After seeing Zhao Jiaren, he first gave a salute, and then said: "A few days ago, your army fought with our Zilai Navy and captured several military ships of our army. Is there a military ship with my Zilai Navy and ten thousand households Timur? Do not spend. And if you would like to let Timur go? Not to spend 10,000 households, there were a number of other Mongolian officers. Our troops will then withdraw. If not, we will be killed in Haizhou. Here's the list, you have to think about it. ”

Hearing this, Hou Qitong's face immediately became very ugly. Zhao Jiaren first stared at Li Pu's envoy, and then laughed, and after laughing, Zhao Jiaren replied loudly: "You go back and tell Li Pu, this Timur?" If you don't spend it, I'll send it to Lin'an to receive the reward. I know Li Pu's thoughts, so I won't let Timur go anyway? Do not spend. If Li Pu is not convinced, let him attack Haizhou. When the time comes, I will arrest Li Pu together, tie him up and send him to Lin'an. ”

After speaking, Zhao Jiaren suddenly picked up the pen, wrote down what he had just said, and after reading Hou Qitong's judgment, he handed it over to the envoy to take away. Waiting for the envoy to leave, Hou Qitong was very nervous, feeling that Zhao Jiaren's disposition was too blunt. However, Zhao Jiaren was not moved at all. He felt that he had seen through a little of Li Pu's careful thoughts.

Come to ask for someone with a big grin, or ask for someone in a disadvantageous situation. Where is this to rescue Timur? Not to spend, but to be afraid that Zhao Jiaren and they don't know Timur? The identity of the flower was mistakenly released by him. Just by listening to this name, just by listening to the title of ten thousand households, you can probably guess Timur? Buhua is the overseer used by the Mongol lord to supervise and control the Zilai naval army. The arrest of the overseer is not a bad thing for Li Pu, the local overlord of Shandong.

After a few more days, Li Pu's troops did not attack the city at all, but came first with 2,000 Song reinforcements. The troops then sent scouts to investigate, and found that Li Pu's troops did not attack Haizhou, but conquered the Lianshui Army, and now Li Pu's troops are stationed in the Lianshui Army, and it seems that they are very satisfied with this harvest. Zhao Jiaren also did not ink, he left the cotton cloth in his shop in Haizhou, and left with the troops on the boat.

Zhao Jiaren maliciously thought that if Zhao Jiaren's name did not appear in the table of Hou Tongtong's judgment to the imperial court, Hou Jiaren's judgment would be very happy. The first condition for doing this is that when Li Pu really withdraws his troops, Zhao Jiaren must not be in Haizhou City.

On the way back, with the help of the list provided by Li Pu, Zhao Jiaren found Timur from the captives after interrogation? It doesn't cost thousands of households and other officers. Zhao Jiaren took two ships to Yangzhou with the captives, and the other ships took the captives five ships south.

Arriving in Yangzhou as quickly as possible, Zhao Jiaren ordered people to tie up the Mongolian officers and led them straight to Lianghuai to pacify the yamen. It didn't take long to send it in. Jia Rudao's staff trotted out and respectfully invited Zhao Jiaren in. Daring to approach the hall, he saw Jia Rudao coming out, and when he saw Zhao Jiaren, he sighed, "Jiaren, if you don't go to Haizhou, I'm afraid that something big will happen this time." ”

After finishing speaking, Jia Rudao sighed again: "I lost the Lianshui Army this time, alas, ......"

Zhao Jiaren handed a list to Jia Yidao. Jia Rudao took it and looked at it, and when he frowned, he asked puzzledly, "......What is this list?"

"The people on this list are all outside the door." Zhao Jiaren replied in high spirits. He had already figured it out on the road, and the benefits of selling benefits to Jia Nidao were far better than Zhao Jiaren's strong limelight. Fujian Road Prison does have the responsibility of 'anti-theft', but Haizhou, which went to Lianghuai Road to arrest thieves, is really too appalling and too challenging the system of the Great Song Dynasty.

With Jia Rudao's cleverness, his face was first shocked, and then joyful. The Great Song Dynasty fought with Mongolia for 20 years, and never captured 10,000 households, let alone so many real Mongolian officers at one time. The loss of the Lianshui Army is naturally a big deal, and having so many captures will not make a bad thing a good thing. However, Jia Rudao himself is very good at explaining to the imperial court.

After the expression of great joy, Jia Rudao stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Jiaren's arm, and said sincerely: "Jiaren came to help this time, I will never make Jiaren embarrassed." Thank you in advance. ”

"Thank you." Zhao Jiaren replied calmly. All he asked for was not to make trouble for himself, and since Jia Yidao was fully aware of this, he didn't want to dwell on it more. The credit of the Mongol captives is nothing compared to the credit that will be earned next year. At this time, it is a benefit to sell it to Jia Rudao, and there will definitely be more benefits in the future.

In November of the sixth year of Baoyou, the Mongol general Li Pu broke the Lianshui army, and the soldiers were killed and wounded. Jia Rudao took the blame in the last chapter and sent the captured Mongolian Wanhu to Lin'an. The edict redeems itself with merit.

In the first year of Kaiqing, the edict changed the name of the year to Kaiqing.

Spring, the first month, Yi Si Shuo, the edict of Chinese and foreign public law, trying to do real government. Special transfer to Fujian Road to mention the prison Zhao Jiaren.