Chapter 266 Return gun and bed crossbow

"Lord Yu, the little one has contacted the inside of the city again. He is well prepared to open the gate when our army enters." After meeting Yan Lao Si again, He Zhaojie went to see Yu Que with confidence.

"Real is it? Then tomorrow afternoon, we will start the siege on time!" Yu Que is also very happy. His treasures have been transported to Shaobo Station and will arrive tomorrow morning. It should not be too late to take down Gaoyou House as soon as possible. Intentionally or unintentionally, Yu Que is also avoiding the day of July 15.

"Let's go to reinforce the troops that besieged Xinghua, mobilize them back, and then transfer 10,000 people from Fushou's army. This time, we must take down Gaoyou Mansion!" Yu Que is full of confidence.

If you can make a breakthrough in Dongchengmen, it is the best ending. Otherwise, you can open a gap in Nanchengmen and attack Gaoyoufu from the south with the advantage of the return gun!

Yu Que is still relatively confident in the great power of the return gun. At the beginning, the Mongolian army went south and attacked Xiangyang for three years, but did not take it down. Later, the return gun was brought down, and in less than a few days, Xiangyang was taken down.

The range of the return gun is enough to offset the advantage of the opponent's fire. As long as a few cannons are hit, it can collapse the opponent's wall. With the powerful crossbow machine, you don't believe that you are still just being beaten!

The only drawback is that these things are too bulky to move quickly, and they have to be arranged in a proper position.

"Lord Tang, the little one found that the tartar was carrying a strange thing." The scout ran to Taizhou and quickly reported Tang He.

"Oh? Strange? What strange thing?"

"It was transported by a big car and hurriedly transported from Yangzhou to the north. It should be transported to Gaoyoufu."

"It's not food, is it?"

"The small one doesn't look like it. It's not something in a bag, but something like a mechanism. Although it is covered with grass, it can still reveal some long wood." The scout said.

Organ? What other organs can the tars transport? To the north to Gaoyou Mansion? That must be unusual, and Tang He had some doubts in his heart. What if there is something new in the Tatars?

Gaoyou Mansion is surrounded by the Tatars, and the Xinghua and salt field are also surrounded by the Tatars. Only I can completely drive away the Tatars, and only myself can let the scouts wander around and patrol the enemy. This time, the situation is indeed a little special. Tang He moved and wants to see what's going on.

"Order, gather two hundred-person cavalry and get ready to go!" Tang He said.

"Lord Tang, your task is to guard Taizhou City." Li Huafu said, "Although there is hostility, Taizhou is also very important!"

Tang He was angry in his heart. Tatars had been beaten away for a long time. He stayed here and there was no war to fight at all. The fastest thing in his life was to fight the Tatars. Now that he knows that Tatars have special actions, how can he stay here to guard this city that will be fine at all?

"Don't worry, Lord Li, I'll come as soon as I go."

"Let Xu Yi go, Lord Tang. The safety of Taizhou City is the most important thing. If you are not there, the Tartars will come to attack Taizhou without the backbone."

"You are Taizhou Yin, Lord Li, take out the look of Fu Yin." Tang He began to say sarcastically, "Lord Li, who resisted the tars with me at the beginning, why did he start to be afraid of the tars? There are thousands of elite soldiers in the city and well-equipped Tianque. There is no need to be afraid of the siege of the city by the tars at all. Don't worry, I will come back as soon as possible."

Li Huafu blushed: "I'm not afraid of Tartars at all. I, Li Huafu, swear to live and die with Taizhou City!"

"That's all right, Lord Li, my old Tang, I just like to beat the Tartars. Anyway, it's okay here. You just have to be wronged for a few days. When my Old Tang has figured out the tricks of the Tartars, I will come back immediately and pass on the command, let's go. What are you still doing?" Tang He quickly walked out of the government office and finally didn't have to stay here.

The next morning, Yu Que finally looked forward to the weapons from Yangzhou. The escorted people were exhausted. They finally completed the task and shipped the two weapons here. They only needed to find a position and install them.

"All deployed in the woods in the south!" Yu Que ordered.

"Your Excellency, our return gun and bed crossbow need an open boundary to shoot. It seems a little inappropriate to deploy in the woods, right?" A general asked.

"Of course it's not appropriate, but if we arrange it directly on the position, do you think the other party will let us assemble the return gun and bed crossbow so smoothly? I'm afraid that as soon as we set it up, the other party's bullet rain will fall from the sky. Yu Que said.

"Then how do we launch it?"

"At that time, won't it be enough to cut down the tree in front of you?" Yu Que said, fool, why don't you know how to be flexible?

In the distance, Tang He looked at the barracks of the Tatars and regrets for a while. Although he took two hundred-person cavalry all the way, he was still one step late. The team of Tatars's transportation was the most easily disturbed by himself in the process of transportation. When he arrived here, it was not easy to do. Although Tianque was powerful, his own cavalry, although There is no fear, but the difference in power is still huge. My two hundred people hit tens of thousands of people, and the end must be my bad luck.

Tang He had to lurk in the distance and observe the battlefield.

"Brother, the tars outside are out." In Gaoyou Mansion, Zhang Yang received a reward from the soldiers guarding the city at the same time.

Are you on the move now? Zhang Yang looked at the sky. It was only morning! Wasn't their plan to attack the city and attack the East Gate in the afternoon?

"Mr. Shi, let's go up to the wall and have a look." Zhang Yang and Shi Nai'an said.

Walking up to the south wall, you can see from afar that the opposite tars were platting in front of the position in a mess. The cavalry shuttled back and forth. They were very careful and did not enter the fire range of the head of the city.

There are also soldiers moving firewood back and going in the woods on the side. Do they want to set fire to Gaoyou Mansion? But it's the east wind now. If you want to attack the fire, you should also go to the Dongcheng Gate.

Zhang Yang didn't know that the tars are moving back and forth now, just to attract the attention of the defenders. In the woods, he has begun to assemble the back gun and the bed crossbow. As long as the front row of trees is cut down, he can shoot by himself.

What the Tutars are doing now is just moving without a purpose.

Zhang Yang observed carefully and found nothing abnormal. Except for the tars going back and forth in the woods, he did not see any other special places. What are the tars doing?

"Strengthen surveillance." Zhang Yang said that he just wanted to go back to the government. In total, it will start in the afternoon. Now it's better to refresh yourself.

"Master, the intention of the Lord is a little special." Shi Nai'an also observed for a long time and said.

Zhang Yang turned his head and said, "Mr. Shi, what's wrong?"

"The tars seem to be mobilizing frequently and preparing to attack the city, but according to my observation, they have no rules at all. They are just moving around there."

"The Tartar is fine. Run and exercise."

"No, Lord, the Lord must have a purpose. They are hiding something for fear of being discovered by us." Shi Nai'an said.

Zhang Yang also has a hunch that the tars can attack the Gaoyou Mansion at night, which shows that the leader of the tars is a very intelligent and resourceful person. Now, they mobilize back and forth, but do not launch an attack, which makes Zhang Yang very suspicious.

It's just that I doubt it, and I didn't find anything unusual.

"Mr. Shi, what's their purpose?"

Shi Nai'an's eyes were still looking at the Tartar in the distance, but he didn't see any special place.

"So far, my subordinates have not seen it." Shi Nai'an said. However, I think there are strange things in the woods!"

"Then send someone out and have a look." Zhang Yang made up his mind.

It may not be useful to go out and have a look. There are all the Tatar army outside. If you get too close, you will be attacked by the Tatar bows and arrows. If you get far away, you can't observe anything. If only there was a reconnaissance plane!

However, everyone has long regarded Zhang Yang as a god. Since Zhang Yang said that he would send someone out to have a look, countless soldiers immediately took the initiative to ask: "Brother, I'll go!"

Finally, Zhang Yang chose two soldiers with superb riding skills, carried two short swords, and was ready to go. Zhang Yang's task for them was to get as close to the woods as possible and observe what was strange inside. If you encounter the interception of the tars, you can't force them to come back immediately.

Although people's lives are as cheap as grass in troubled times, after all, these people are his subordinates, and Zhang Yang doesn't want them to die in vain.

The suspension bridge at the head of the city was slowly put down, the gate was opened, and two cavalry flew out of the gate hole.

The city gate opened, but the city gate was opened by itself? The tar cavalry, who was fluttering randomly just now, suddenly turned the horse's head and rushed over.

For a moment, Zhang Yang had a feeling of being tricky. The tars were not waiting for this opportunity, were they? A wise man must make a mistake. Why didn't he take this into consideration? Opening the gate, the tars could just rush in.

However, the tars will not be so easy to approach. No matter how fast the horse is, it is not as fast as bullets. Without Zhang Yang's order, the fire at the head of the city opened fire, and the tars rushed over and poured a large area.

However, the tars behind him were still rushing over fearlessly, as if they were crazy.

The soldiers were still opening fire and ruthlessly destroying the tars, but the two cavalrymen who had just left had no choice but to walk around the gate and come back again.

When the suspension bridge was put away, the Tatar soldiers automatically retreated, leaving hundreds of bodies.

Everything is like a farce. Zhang Yang has a strange feeling. Does the tars really want to rush into the city? Or do you want to block the scouts you sent out?

On the other side of the small forest, he still did not find out. Zhang Yang's uneasiness became stronger and stronger. He had asked the gunner to point the scattered cannon at the small forest in advance. The only few God of War cannons arranged at the Dongcheng Gate also turned the muzzle and pointed to the small forest.

The range of the God of War cannon is very large, so there is no need to move the distance, just turn the muzzle to bombard the woods.

The shell of the God of War cannon is a solid bullet. If you hit it, you can lift three feet.

The sun is gradually moving, and finally, it has moved to the western sky, which is close to the time of Shen.

"Sir, my lord, the return gun and the crossbow bed have been installed and can be fired at any time." In the Tutar camp, Yu Que finally got the news he was most eagerly looking forward to.

"Great, order the other two armies to prepare for the siege, and start in half an hour!" Yu Que was full of joy.

A total of 50 return guns and 100 crossbow beds have been shipped this time, all of which have been placed.

The return gun is a kind of large stone throwing machine. In short, it is similar to a warping board played by children. It hangs a heavy object in one short and hangs a stone bullet to be projected at the other end. After loosening, the heavy object is pressed down and the stone bullet at the other end is thrown out. The power is very amazing. Although it is called a cannon, it is still a cold weapon.

The crossbow bed is also the same. They are all large three-bow crossbows. In the crossbow**, the three bows are combined together. With the help of the wheel shaft winding, the strength of the combination of the three bows is also amazing, which is many times stronger than the hundred stone bow used by the best archers. This is the mechanical power, but it is also a cold weapon.

No matter how cold weapons develop, they can never compete with hot weapons, which is a necessity in history.

Due to Zhang Yang's crossing, he surpassed the hot and cold weapons of this era and made a big collision.

The defenders on the head of the city are ready. They all know that the attack of the Tutars is about to begin.

This time, it was still Zhang Yang himself at the head of the city, defending the attack of the tars in the south. Bian Yuanheng went to the head of the north to defend the tars in the north, but the number of people was slightly less than last time. It is expected that in the east, it would be the place to kill a large number of tars.

From the beginning, Zhang Yang did not take how much land he occupied as his main purpose. He occupied a lot of land and did not have the ability to defend it, which was useless. Zhang Yang aims to kill and injure a large number of living forces of the Tatars. After all, the Tatars are an ethnic minority. No matter how they develop, the number of people is far less than that of the Han people. If the number of people is eliminated, the more room for his own development will be. In short, this battle will wipe out the main forces of the province, so Zhang Yang in the province, just There will be no threat.

The soldiers held the sky in their hands, and the ammunition was full. After a while, the main task was to pour lead bullets on the tar's head, beat the tars to pieces, and then pretended to be bad, and then transferred an appropriate amount of reinforcements from the east gate, opened the east gate, attracted the tars to hook, and then used a violent rain of bullets to release all the tars. He fell on the land outside the Gaoyou Mansion.

Bian Yuanheng's fleet on the surface of the water is also ready to attack and ready to support with the artillery on the ship.

It seems that everything is very normal.

In front of Gaoyou Mansion, the tars had begun to line up neatly and made an attack formation, but strangely, they did not use the ladder! There is no other siege equipment.

What do they want to do? Do you want to nip down Gaoyou House with your teeth? The defenders on the head of the city were full of suspicion.

Suddenly, "Boom!" There was a loud noise in the distance. Looking around, the trees in front of the grove kept falling down.

After the dust, the defenders with good eyesight have seen clearly that countless giants suddenly appeared in the woods.

With a high bracket, a pole-like lever, and the tight bow, Zhang Yang was shocked. Isn't that a stone throwing machine and a bed crossbow?

As a student majoring in light weapons, Zhang Yang has of course learned the evolution of weapons. In this era, the most powerful weapons are stone throwers and bed crossbows.

Although the accuracy of the stone throwing machine is a little poor, the power of large stones flying from the sky is quite huge, and it is a sharp weapon for siege.

And so is the crossbow machine. The large crossbow machine shoots not arrows at all. It is simply a spear. The advantages of your own firearms will be greatly offset. Only a cannon can compete with it.

Zhang Yang did not hesitate: "Scattered fireworks, shoot immediately!"

A scattered cannon has been supported to Dongmen, where it is expected to kill the tartars in large quantities, and a face-shaped killing weapon is needed. Now there are only more than 30 doors left on the top of the city.

"Go to the East Gate, order the God of War cannon, and start shooting!"

"Boom, boom!" On this side, as soon as the cannon fired the shell, I saw a "arrow rain" composed of huge arrows on the opposite position, and the boulders flying in the sky, which were absolutely horrible.

"Tianque, shoot!" Zhang Yang continued, in this case, escape is definitely not the way. Only by tenacious counterattack can we win.

However, the small forest is three hundred steps away, except for a few snipers with extended Tianque, most of the shooters have not practiced to such a long distance, and the accuracy is greatly reduced.

The only thing that can deal with the other party is scattered cannons, but the number of scattered cannons is too small.

The speed of the bow and arrow is one step faster, and it has approached the wall in advance.

"Bang, bang, bang!" I only heard a sound that made people's teeth itchy. After the arrow rain, the soldiers defending the city found that none of the other side had hit themselves!

Similarly, the hit rate of the tartar's tremudder was not high. Only one stone hit the head of the city. Suddenly, the whole wall felt a trembling. The power of the stone was so huge!

Most of the stones fell into the moat, and only a few stones flew into the Gaoyou Mansion.

The soldiers defending the city were relieved. Although the range of the other party's weapons was far enough, the accuracy was not good. As soon as their nerves loosened, Zhang Yang shouted, "Tianque, scattered fireworks, immediately concentrate all the firepower, aim at the opponent's throwing cart and bed crossbow position, and open fire!"

The soldiers guarding the city have never seen the power of these things, but Zhang Yang bowed his head and remembered the history of weapons he had learned.

There are very few books to use!

The arrows of the bed crossbows did not hit the head of the city, but all hit the wall. The other party did it on purpose, because with the huge elasticity of the bed crossbow, the arrows shot like spears were very powerful and had been deeply inserted into the wall. After a while, the tars rushed up, and there was no need for clouds at all. Ladders, these arrows, have been made into very strong ladders! The shooting is so dense that it is more convenient to climb up than the ladder, and you don't have to worry about being pushed down by the guarding the city and falling into a meat pie.

And the catapult is not a common catapult, but a return gun modified by two Muslim compatriots. It is amazing. The first shot just now was just a test shot, adjusting the angle. This second shot will definitely send most of the stones to the city.

(to be continued)