With a golden sound, Zhao Mengqi opened his eyes suddenly, jumped up from the ground, and looked out from the battlement.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and although the sun had not yet risen above the horizon, it was already dimly able to see the outline of things in the distance.

About a mile from the city, the rebels were arrayed, signaling an imminent attack.

This is Beicheng, as Zhao Mengqi expected, the main direction of attack of the rebels is here.

It is not complicated to make such a judgment, due to the geography of Wujiang City, the south is the Wu Song River, the east is less than fifty zhang is the canal, and the west is barely wide enough, but the corpses everywhere are not conducive to action, and it must be exposed to direct sunlight.

Liu Xiuli put one or two hundred people in the south and one or two hundred in the east, five or six hundred people in the west to contain them, and the remaining three thousand or so were all concentrated in the north.

The head of Wujiang City also made corresponding arrangements, and all the Fenghua troops were arranged on the north wall, and there were more than 1,000 people, dressed in the excess leather armor and paper armor in the arsenal, and they were constantly busy assisting the sergeants in defending the city.

Using paper as a protective gear sounds very unreliable, in fact, paper armor belongs to the standard equipment of the Great Song Dynasty, which can not only resist bows and arrows, but also has a defense against slashing that is not much inferior to iron armor, but it is not as durable as iron armor.

Paper armor is usually used to equip light infantry and crossbowmen, especially second-line troops, and the proportion of paper armor will be relatively high.

And Liu Xiuli's 4,000 soldiers are all wearing armor, of which 2,000 are iron armor, and the rest are leather armor and paper armor.

As the first rays of golden light burst out of the eastern sky, the vision gradually became clearer.

A large and neat military formation, spread flat on the field, flashed with the light of the forest, and was reflected in the eyes of the defenders.

At the front of the military formation, there are more than a dozen huge platoons of carts, which look very simple and rough, but the thick wooden plaques that are close to a zhang long and wide can effectively defend against arrows.

Behind the platoon, a group of soldiers carrying long ladders will follow the platoon, slowly approaching the city wall with the help of cover.

Behind it is a phalanx of all units, of which thirty percent are sword and shield bearers, standing in the front row, and the rest are crossbowmen.

At the end of the formation, there were eight artillery carts, each of which required thirty or forty men to move and use, and a dozen ballistae, each of which required six or seven men.

The soldiers of this era did not have the right to know about military operations, where to go, who to fight, and why, most of them did not know, and they could only do what the generals said, which was also the reason why mutinies were prone to occur in ancient times.

At the moment, it is clear that he is going to attack the city of the Great Song Dynasty, but Liu Xiuli only said that there are traitors in the city, and he is ordered to quell the rebellion, and these soldiers dare not believe it, after all, all the backbone officers in this army are obedient to him.

Liu Xiuli rode a horse and hung behind the military formation, surrounded by more than 200 of the most elite hoplites.

The morning sun rises, illuminating the heavens and the earth, dispelling the last shimmer of fog.

Liu Xiuli stood up from his horse and pointed his sword at the head of Wujiang City, "Attack!"

The long and desolate sound of the horn sounded continuously, the flag was waved and waved, and the awe-inspiring murderous spirit rose to the sky.

On the drum car, the shirtless man picked up the drumstick and slammed into the cowhide drum.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The drums beat like muffled thunder, the rhythm was slow, but it was powerful and powerful, and it shook in all directions.

The entire military formation moved slowly, like a monstrous wave, rolling forward and pressing.

The sword and shield hand followed the rhythm of the war drums, slapped the shield surface with the blade, and at the same time roared loudly, and thousands of people stepped on the drums, and their footsteps were as neat as one person.

This momentum was overwhelming, pressing on the city, making people's scalps tingle and their spirits becoming more and more tense.

Looking at the rebels who were clearly dressed and armored, the banners were flying, and they were still maintaining a tight queue while moving, Zhao Mengqi's expression couldn't help but become solemn, "It's a strong army."

Chen Xiaokun was wearing heavy armor at this time, pressing a saber in his hand, staring at the rebels, and said in a calm tone, "Back then, the two people that Old General Chen valued the most were Brother Jiang and Liu Xiuli, who had been cultivating hard and teaching the art of war for half their lives......

Speaking of this, Chen Xiaokun suddenly stopped, as if there was some privacy involved

Affair.

Zhao Mengqi didn't have much to gossip about, and continued, "Although the siege equipment of this rebel army is a bit rudimentary, looking at this posture, are you planning to fight to the end?"

Chen Xiaokun judged, "Whether it is the army of Lin'an or Zhenjiang, it will only take three or four days at most to reach here, so Liu Xiuli does not have much time, and his only choice is to fight quickly and decide the winner."

"You're saying he's only going to attack once? Make a wave?" Zhao Mengqi frowned slightly.

Chen Xiaokun nodded, "Yes, so the next offensive will be extremely fierce."

Since last night, Zhao Mengqi has been personally in charge of the supreme command, but he knows that he still needs a lot of learning in military affairs, and he is not suitable for commanding the current battle to defend the city, so after thinking for a while, he said, "If you come to command, how sure are you that you will hold the city?"

You want me to command!?

After meeting for less than half a day, can King Yan be so trustworthy and entrust his safety to me?

Chen Xiaokun was taken aback, and after thinking quickly, he replied cautiously, "Your Highness, there is no certainty of victory in the end, only the belief of death!" Fun Cabinet

Zhao Mengqi looked at him seriously, and then patted him on the shoulder, "From this moment on, you have full authority to take over the command of the battlefield!"

"Whoa!" Chen Xiaokun clenched his fists, and suddenly felt that he was carrying a thousand pounds, and at the same time, he immediately entered the state and began to sort out his combat ideas.

Although it seems a little hasty to change generals in battle, Zhao Mengqi understands the dangers of a layman commanding an insider, and leave professional things to professional people.

Perhaps the platoon was too cumbersome, and the rebels did not march fast, taking a quarter of an hour to cover half a mile.

At this time, the sound of war drums suddenly became urgent, the trumpets behind the platoon sounded loudly, and the speed of the entire army began to increase, and soon approached seventy zhang.

Chen Xiaokun was waiting for this time, waved his hand, and said coldly, "Order, stone cannon fire!"

A moment later, the tip of the trebuchet was raised high, and four stone bombs weighing more than ten pounds were thrown at the platoon that had already been aimed.

Liu Xiuli looked at the black dots flying in the air, and thought of the "new type of sky-shaking thunder", his heart tightened, and he instantly increased his attention.

The target of the stone bullet was the platoon car, but the trebuchet of the Song Dynasty was pulled by manpower, and the accuracy was actually very poor, only one stone bullet grazed the top of a platoon car, and the others did not even hit the edge.

However, this has little to do with it, even if these stone bullets fall inaccurately, they still crash into the crowd after bouncing on the ground, ignoring shields and armor, and plowing out alleys of flesh and blood, each of which causes casualties ranging from three or four people to more than a dozen.

There was no expected explosion, Liu Xiuli was slightly relieved, this round of dozens of casualties was far from his bearing.

The quality of the rebels was several times higher than that of the water cogues, and they recovered from the slightest confusion and continued to advance.

The advantage of the human trebuchet is that it is quickly reloaded, so the second round of stone projectiles quickly fell, hitting a platoon of cars, destroying most of it, and for a time sawdust flew sideways.

However, the rebels are all armoured, and as long as they are not hit by stone bullets, the wood chips do not hurt them much.

When the rebels advanced more than a dozen feet, the third round of stone bullets hit three platoon vehicles.

Seeing this, Chen Xiaokun immediately ordered, "Bed crossbow fire!"

More than 20 sergeants raised their wooden mallets at the same time, slammed them on the bracket, and the thick bed crossbow arrows shot out in response, deliberately avoiding the platoon of cars, and burrowed into the military formation, and suddenly blood splashed everywhere, and a miserable howl sounded, and hundreds of people fell to the ground in an instant.

Under such casualties, the rebels were no longer so calm, and the soldiers at the front could no longer maintain the queue in the panic, and the officers at all levels shouted frantically to barely maintain the formation.

At this moment, the drums of war became more dense, urging the army to launch a final charge, and at the same time, their artillery and ballista also stopped and fixed themselves, ready to launch a counterattack on the city.

When Chen Xiaokun saw it, he hurriedly shouted, "Please leave the city immediately, Your Highness!"

Seeing that Zhao Mengqi just shook his head, Chen Xiaokun had no choice but to focus on the command first, and ordered the trebuchet, which had been waiting for a while, to launch again.

This time, the target of the trebuchet was no longer platoons, but the artillery carts of the rebels

, although it was still not ready to hit the body of the car, it exploded after falling.

In the midst of four loud bangs, one artillery cart fell apart on the spot, one burst into flames, and three other ballista were destroyed, but dozens of soldiers were killed or wounded.

Although this power is very strong, because it is an old formula of gunpowder, the combustion is far greater than the explosiveness, so it is still within the cognition of these rebels, and it does not cause a particularly big panic.

Liu Xiuli saw that this was no different from the Sky-Shaking Thunder he knew, and couldn't help but begin to doubt the authenticity of the so-called "New Sky-Shaking Thunder", but his heart was more stable.

He then ordered the ballista to disperse and move forward, and the artillery immediately counterattacked, also throwing a thunderbolt.

It's a pity that the accuracy of his cannon is even more touching, a total of six earth-shattering thunders, one is still five or six feet away from the city wall, blowing up a lonely, three hit the city wall, rebounding back, also blowing up a lonely, leaving a few flames on the ground, one is still a dumb fire, but two flew from the city, exploded in the city, and set fire to several houses.

Then the earth-shattering thunder at the head of the city returned, burning down a rebel artillery cart and causing a martyrdom, causing multiple the damage.

Seeing this situation, Liu Xiuli was so angry that he jumped to his feet, but he didn't dare to use the artillery cart anymore, let alone use the earth-shaking thunder, because the rebels had already rushed to a distance of less than twenty zhang from the city wall.

The crowd of black-pressed people frantically rushed to the city wall, and more than a dozen rows of cars grew larger and larger in sight, and even the faces of the soldiers were clearly visible.

Chen Xiaokun drank coldly, "Shoot!"

More than a dozen giant crossbow bolts came out in response, and the targets were all platoons, and at this distance, all of them naturally hit.

The quality of the platoon is different depending on the hit part, so some crossbow arrows only pierce the wooden plate and kill and injure the people behind the platoon, while some crossbow arrows cause relatively large damage to the platoon.

Immediately, more than 500 crossbow arrows came one after another, setting off a large wave of blood in the crowd.

The rebels have armor and can resist arrows to a large extent, so Chen Xiaokun endured it until the distance where the armor-piercing arrows could exert the best effect, killing and injuring three or four hundred rebels in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the defenders of the city finally showed their heads, the rebel crossbowmen who had been waiting for a long time also immediately fired, and suddenly more than a thousand crossbow arrows rushed towards the city like locusts.

The rebels' bed crossbows also immediately began to fire, in an effort to suppress the city.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the rebel tide became even more frenzied, and even threw aside the rows of cars, held their shields high, and rushed towards the city wall with all their might.