Chapter Thirteen: The Opponent Is Not a Mediocrity(1/2)
War is about making money and food.
Li Jing scratched his head and had no food, and Zong Ze in the city was also worried.
After Wanyan Zongwang's siege for such a long time, the food in Cizhou City could not withstand the tens of thousands of rebels, craftsmen, and the people.
How could Zhending be lost in the north of Cizhou? It was not that Li Miao could not. On the contrary, Li Miao was very powerful. When he went to the Jin Kingdom, he saw that the Jin people were not good neighbors. He repeatedly wrote letters to inform the Jin people that they were arrogant and cruel. He did not agree to tearing down the Tanyuan Alliance and using the sea alliance to attack the Jin Kingdom.
Li Miao's fighting spirit was immortal, and he persisted in Zhending for more than 40 days, and fought until the street fighting.
In the end, the city was destroyed.
Being tragically captured.
Now Cizhou is also in such a situation. Although there are many coal miners near Cizhou and many people are dragged to defend the city, there are many people who need a lot of food. In another ten days, the Jin army will not retreat or leave, and Cizhou will not go out of the city to fight back. I am afraid that Cizhou will start to control the supply of food.
At most twenty days, food may be out of stock.
Perhaps only attacking is the only chance of winning.
However, the house outside Cizhou City was demolished and the rebels had just organized it. When they encountered elite cavalry in the field, ghosts knew what the outcome would be.
He needs an opportunity.
I don’t know if I could send a few people who recruited the rebels before the siege of the city.
The struggle of war is equal.
It is difficult inside the city and outside the city.
Wanyan Sect has many soldiers, but it consumes a lot of food every day. These days, they have not gone out to hunt grass valleys, have not robbed food, and have also been burned to a large baggage camp.
In the stalemate of the offensive and defensive battle in Cizhou City, both sides were tens of thousands of people inside and outside the city, and the food was consumed like flowing water.
The night before yesterday, he had sent an army of 10,000 to Zhending to receive and supply the food his army went south.
Who is afraid that Zong Ze will be robbed by the backhand who is left outside the city?
Who knew that this morning, outside Cizhou City, behind the Jin army, on an unknown high ground to the southwest.
Thirty-six black carriages appeared out of thin air.
A ring is formed around the top of the high ground.
The cavalry scouts were still eight feet away. This uncapped carriage actually threw out several grenades.
The huge explosion did not hit the scout, which scared the Jin army who was about to approach.
Immediately afterwards, a huge iron chimney emerged from the car.
Some people talked and their voices were spread far.
"Little Jin Kingdom Wanyan Zongwang listen, Xiao Jin Kingdom Wanyan Zongwang listen!"
"Li Jing, Zhangqiu, Qizhou, is known as Li Guang, a Chinese and lakeside person. He learned that you were from the Baishan Black Water Grassland and proficient in archery. I think the Jin people's archery is a pick-up of the Song people. If you cherish the honor of the Little Golden Royal Family, you will ride out of the military tent alone. I am willing to fight with you one-on-one with crossbow arrows."
"If you do not cherish the honor of the knights, you dare not respond to the challenge. You should withdraw your troops as soon as possible to avoid being slaughtered!"
"Little Jin Kingdom Wanyan Zongwang listen, Xiao Jin Kingdom Wanyan Zongwang listen!"
"Li Jing, Zhangqiu, Qizhou, is known as Li Guang, a man from the Huahua Skies in the Jianghu. When I learned that you were from the Baishan Black Water Grassland and proficient in archery skills, I think the Jin people's archery skills are the Song people Yahui. If you cherish the honor of the Little Golden Royal Family, you will ride out of the military tent alone. I am willing to fight with you one-on-one with crossbow arrows."
"If you do not cherish the honor of the knights and dare not respond, you should withdraw your troops as soon as possible to avoid the slaughter of the soldiers under your command!"
The sound from the iron chimney was very loud, and Li Jing kept repeating it at the top of his voice.
Under the city, everyone who heard it clearly was stupid.
Including the Jin cavalry surrounding this highland, as well as the thirty-six iron chariots and the rebels under Li Jing who were hidden in the circular fortifications behind the iron chariots.
The Song army on the Cizhou city wall discovered the thirty-six iron chariots that could block bows and arrows earlier than the Jin people.
Zong Ze listened to the shouting and was a little confused.
"Changlin, have you heard it clearly? The other party claims to be from the Li family in Zhangqiu, Qizhou?"
"Sir, I heard that it's right. It's just that the Li family from Zhangqiu, Qizhou is calling out. Are you going to fight with Wanyan Zongwang to shoot arrows alone?"
"Absurd, nonsense! He is the governor of the Jin Kingdom. What is his identity? He is duel with your Zhangqiu Li family!"
Zong Ze, who was stroking the white beard, burst into laughter and asked Xiao Changlin, the governor of Cizhou.
"I heard the explosion that I just threw out was a bit similar to the night attack that night!"
"Sir, there are people from the Li family in Zhangqiu in the city. Just call me and ask me!"
This time it was not Xiao Changlin who answered, but Hu Yuan, aide brought by Zong Ze from Bian Jing. He has been helping Zong Ze handle some unimportant official duties.
"Five hundred miles from Qizhou to Cizhou, how could there be people from the Li family in the city?"
"A moment before the Jin soldiers besieged the city, Qizhou Prefecture sent people to buy iron materials. A head of the Qizhou Xiangjun came. A Li family manager was trapped in the city, but the horse team was outside. Even though they held the seal of the Qizhou magistrate, they were worried that it was the Jin army scout and detained!"
"Please come up to the city tower!"
"Sir, be careful, be careful of the Golden Dog's conspiracy!"
Zong Ze laughed again. The golden man was arrogant and loved face, so how could he design to ruin himself like this?
He also called a one-on-one challenge.
He waved his hand and asked someone to take him, and looked at the Jin army camp at the foot of the mountain.
The shouting continues.
Wanyan Zongwang, who thought he was hallucinating, ran out of the military tent, but after hearing it clearly, he became furious.
"What kind of thing, with dozens of people, I dare to humiliate the Great Jin Kingdom. Today's shame will be paid ten times tomorrow!"
Wanyan Zongwang’s cruelty is definitely not just a saying.
He decided to take down Bianjing and lead troops to attack Qizhou and destroy his Zhangqiu Li family.
At the same time, the Jin army heard Li Jing's shouting generals gathered outside the middle army tent.
"Master, I am willing to lead the troops to capture the ignorant madman alive, and peel and cramp!"
"Master, I am willing to not take down the head of a madman, and I will bring my own head to see you!"
"Master, my family is willing to go!"
The Lord was humiliated and his subordinates died, and his subordinates were loyal. Wanyan Zong looked at the general who knelt on the ground and asked for battle, and nodded comfortably.
"Silver Skill, take down the madman, and I will slaughter him personally!"
"Here!"
"Remember, the opponent is not a mediocre person. The night attack a few days ago shows that he is very good at using artillery and hoof pits!"
Intuition tells Wanyan Zongwang that this group of people is Zong Ze’s backup plan outside the city.
I originally thought that this group of people had set their sights on their logistics routes.
Who knew that he was so stupid that he dared to come to the formation in broad daylight to seek death, and took out thirty-six iron carts to pretend to be a god.
The Dajin clan has not many soldiers, but there are many surrendered soldiers, and each person can drown these hundreds of soldiers once they urinate.
The soldiers in the Silver Skills should belong to the grassland Mongolian bloodline and are foreign soldiers second only to their own soldiers.
With me participating in the battle to destroy Liao, I was very good at riding and shooting.
These five thousand iron cavalry are full of energy and have experienced many wars. They are definitely not vegetarians. If they are spread out, they can surround the hillside where the iron cart is surrounded.
Sure enough, Silver Technique is a loyal man who executes Wanyan Zongwang's orders without fail.
When the vanguard arrived at a small hill in the southwest a hundred steps away, the silver technique commanded some soldiers to dismount.
Sure enough, there was a trapped hoof pit, and some Jin soldiers exploring the way were still waving to their leader, without paying attention at all, with only arrows everywhere behind them.
The people around Yinshu quickly held up their shields and escorted the general back.
Several recruits who were exploring the way were shot into hedgehogs.
Wanyan Zongwang, who was watching from the arrow tower, almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
"The Song people are indeed shameless, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and have no faith and righteousness!"
He was a little lucky that he was mature and polite and was not confused by the people of Song.
If he approached the iron car and fought with the Song people alone, he would be the rain of hard crossbow arrows.
"The chief minister, the Song people's crossbow arrows are so powerful and shoot far. I'm afraid my hard bows are worse than those of the cavalry!"
China has long had the concept of maximum range and effective range. Judging from the bows that have been reduced in the Song Dynasty, the maximum range of the bow is generally around 200 meters and the effective range is within 120 meters.
In other words, the effective firefight between the two sides after they really set up their battle formations is at a distance of 100 meters.
The single-soldier crossbow made by Li Jing used pulleys to stir the winding, and the effective range exceeded 150 meters and the maximum range could reach 300 meters. The disadvantages are also obvious, and the speed of replacing arrows is much slower than that of bows and arrows.
"The chief minister, let the troops lead the troops to assist Yinshu, snatch Song Gou's crossbow and offer it to the emperor!"
Wanyan Zongwang ignored them. He was staring at Yinshu and saw Yinshu sending a brigade of soldiers holding shields, taking a fan shape, and carefully approaching the Song army in the nameless highland.
This seems a bit dull.
Wanyan Zongwang couldn't help but feel a sense of worry.
To be continued...