Chapter 53 Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and became the three kings. Nan Ye sent troops to Xiliang (10

The research of the Thunderbolt Vehicle of the Jiaozhou Academy of Sciences is roughly divided into two directions, one is for defense and the other is for attack. The Thunderbolt car guarding the city requires long range, great power and durability. The siege Thunderbolt car is portable in addition to its power requirements. In addition to making achievements in these two directions, Ma Jun also wants to do his best to simplify the manufacture of Thunderbolt cars. The drawings in Jia Xu's hand are the simplest Thunderbolt car. Although the service life is not as good as that made in Jiaozhou, the advantage is that it can be built at any time, and there is no need for craftsmen to have too high a high level.

Nan Ye was overjoyed with the drawings and ordered the soldiers to cut wood and prepare to attack the city. Wei Kang, the assassin of Xiliang in the city, saw that the soldiers outside the city were very anxious to build siege equipment, so he summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.

Because the whole Xiliang soldiers are gathered in Jicheng, there are many people who can use Wei Kang. In addition to join the army Yang Fu, Han Sui's former generals Yang Qiu, Hou Xuan, and Fu Yi General Jiang Xu are all in the city. There are also military lieutenants Yin Feng, Zhao Ang, Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu, who can be used to fighting, and seven brothers of Yang Fu also came to help in the battle.

Wei Kang asked the generals, "Now that Nan Ye is building equipment outside the city to prepare to attack the city, can the public have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Yang Fu said, "I see about 50,000 soldiers in Nanye outside the city, and there are not as many soldiers in my city. Even if we build a siege weapon, it is just a rushing car, ladder and other things, as long as we strictly guard the city. When Nanye's grain is exhausted or Xu Chang's reinforcements arrive, the siege of Jicheng will be solved by itself.

Nan Ye and Ma Chao's detailed work cannot attack the gate because there are many soldiers and horses in the city, and a small number of detailed works are difficult to do. Yang Fu suggested that it was also a safe way to defend the city.

Yang Qiu and Hou Xuan knew that Ma Chao was powerful and did not dare to go out to fight in the city. They also agreed with Yang Fu's intention. However, Jiang Xu, General Fuyi, did not pay attention to the soldiers and horses outside the city and said, "Yishan's words are fallible. Since the soldiers and horses in the city are no less than outside the city, why don't they go out to meet the enemy?

The surname Jiang is Xiliang. At this time, Jiang Wei, who was not yet born, and his father Jiang Qian are all of the same family as Jiang Xu. Yang Fu did not dare to ignore Jiang Xu's opinion and patiently explained: "Nan Ye has not been defeated in the Northern Expedition since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao died at his hands. In this battle, Ma Chao was used as the vanguard. Prime Minister Cao was killed by him, and the people of Xiliang Qiang fell to the wind. Don't say that my soldiers and horses are not far from Nanye's soldiers and horses. Even if there are more soldiers and horses, I'm afraid they are not enemies. It's better to use the benefits of the city.

Yin Feng was under the jurisdiction of Jiang Xu. After listening to Yang Fu's words, he said, "Don't join the army to strengthen other people's ambition. Nanye and Ma Chao are invincible, and we can still use it. Even if you can't win a battle, it's not difficult to send some soldiers and horses out of the city and destroy their equipment at night.

Jiang Xu laughed when he heard this and said, "This is exactly what I want! Instead of sitting and watching Nan Ye build equipment outside the city, it is better to go out of the city and destroy it first. It is also beneficial and harmless for us to delay for one more day.

It is reasonable for Wei Kang to listen to what Jiang Xu said. Since he has made up his mind to delay the city, of course, he hopes that the later Nan Ye will attack the city, the better. So Wei Kang asked the generals, "I don't know who wants to go out of the city to fight at night?"

Jiang Xu arched his hand and said, "I am willing to go!"

Zhao Ang, a lieutenant of the unified army, said, "How can you use a cow knife to kill chickens? There is no need for the general to go out, and the general is willing to go to the first battle.

When Yang Fu saw that the generals were competing for the lead, he felt that this method was a great test, and even if he lost some people and horses, it would not affect the defense of the city. However, he still carefully reminded: "Generals, don't underestimate the enemy, but you can lead the cavalry and horses to go back quickly, just burn the equipment, and you don't have to love to fight."

Xiliang produces horses and there is no shortage of cavalry. After discussion, they decided to order Yin Feng and Zhao Ang to command 2,000 cavalry, each with a bundle of hay, and go out of the city at night to burn down the siege equipment being built.

Outside the east gate of Jicheng, Yin Feng and Zhao Ang took advantage of the dark wind to lead the troops out of the west gate, and then took a detour and dived to the rear camp of Nanye to build a Thunderbolt car.

Yin Feng and Zhao Ang think they are confidential, but they don't know that Nan Ye has a secret whistle inside and outside the city. Although the details in the city could not leave the city to report the news because the soldiers and horses were out of the city in the dark, as soon as the gate of the city opened, they returned to the camp to report to Nanye.

In order to quickly report the news, Tanma did not wait for all the soldiers and horses to leave the city, so he did not know how many troops Yin Feng and Zhao Ang led, nor did they know the direction of their attack. However, they don't need to know, because with Nanye, nothing is a problem.

Nan Ye immediately ordered the soldiers to gather urgently, and then displayed a series of skills such as star hunting, star display, soul hunting, positioning, etc., to give a panoramic view of the number, direction and leader of the soldiers and horses out of the city.

Zang Xinglu: Yin Feng, the word Ci Zeng. At the beginning, he was a lieutenant in Licheng. Ma Chao killed Wei Kang, the assassin of Liangzhou, and Yin Feng conspired with Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu, Zhao Ang, etc. to avenge Kang and raised troops against Ma Chao. Ma Chao washed the city with blood, and Yin Feng's whole family was killed. Later, Xiahou Yuan led a large army, and Ma Chao abandoned the city, and Yin Feng became the governor of Dunhuang.

Zhang Xinglu: Zhao Ang, Zi Weizhang, Tianshui Jiren. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's subordinates. At the beginning, he was a Qiang Daoling, and later his apprentices lived in Jicheng. After Ma Chao captured Jicheng, he robbed his son Zhao Yue as a hostage. Zhao Ang was unmoved and his wife Wang Yi and stayed with his wife Wang Yi for 30 days until Xia Houyuan's rescuers. His son Zhao Yue finally killed Ma Chao.

Although Nan Ye cast his skills to estimate that Yin Feng and Zhao Ang had about 2,000 cavalry, because they walked around the city, Nan Ye was not sure where they were going to sneak up on the battalion. He could not arrange ambushes, so he had to order the battalions to be careful.

Pang Tong and Jia Xu heard that the enemy had 2,000 horses, and they knew that they were not a full-scale attack, so they focused on deployment in key positions such as the Chinese army's tent and grain and grass warehouse. The craftsman camp that makes Thunderbolt cars is also one of the key protection objects.

Yin Feng and Zhao Ang rode the night, with grass and horses, and the invisible trail approached Nanye camp. There was no movement in the camp, and the high Thunderbolt frame in the rear camp just showed the direction for the two. Both of them looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. They both thought that Nan Ye was unprepared, so they took the lead to charge.

Before 2,000 horsemen, in order to ensure that the march would not be detected by Nan Ye, they did not let the horses run with all their strength, but walked slowly. At this time, he received a military order and urged his horse to speed up. But before the speed of the war horse was raised, he heard a drum in the opposite camp, and then he heard the sound of breaking the wind.

Yin Feng and Zhao Ang knew that they were not good as soon as they heard the news. Obviously, they were prepared to shoot arrows in the camp. Although shooting arrows in the dark in the middle of the night, they can't aim accurately, but the attacked side can't take precautions because they can't see the way of the arrows. In this case, Yin Feng and Zhao Ang could not call the statue, so they had to hide in a stir in a stir to minimize their own area to avoid being shot by random arrows.

The riding skills of the two generals are good enough and the reaction is fast enough, but 2,000 riders are not so lucky. These Xiliang cavalry are not Ma Chao's Xiliang iron riders. They have limited armor thickness and are not equipped with large shields. After a rain of arrows, hundreds of people fell from the horse.

"back to the horse!" Withdraw!" Yin Feng and Zhao Ang were also alert and found that Nan Ye was ready to order the withdrawal of troops at that time. But military orders are one thing, and it's another thing to enforce. If the horse that just mentioned the speed wants to slow down and turn back, it still needs a buffer time.

Zhang Liao, Dian Wei and Zhou Cang are in charge of Nanye's coach's camp, and Ma Chao and Pound are guarded. At this time, Zhao Yun and Yang Xiong are guarding the Thunderbolt car camp. Zhao Yun's archery has excellent eyesight. Even in the night, he can roughly see the movement of the other party's soldiers and horses. When he found that the other party wanted to withdraw his troops, he shouted, "Rat the rocket, go to the strong crossbow!"

With Zhao Yun's order, the soldiers who had just shot arrows were replaced with special rockets and fired them all at once. During the Three Kingdoms period, ordinary rockets were tied to arrows with tar and other ignition objects, which were ignited and fired. Jiaozhou's special rocket has installed a ignition object similar to a matchhead on the arrow shaft. As long as you rub the arrow shaft, you can ignite the ignition of the arrow, saving the ignition time. This is also because Pang Tong and Jia Xu have been prepared for a long time, knowing that if the enemy chooses to attack grain and grass and Thunderbolt vehicles, they must carry hay to set fire, so they specially arranged rocket soldiers here to restrain.

Jiaozhou's special rocket is not only convenient for ignition, but also unique. Saltpeter, sulfur and other materials have been used. Although these minerals are not pure and are not good enough to make explosives, they are enough to catch fire. After the rocket was fired, the firelight was not big, but when the arrow flew up the wind, the arrow quickly exploded and emitted a dazzling firelight. The pawns led by Yin Feng and Zhao Ang suddenly appeared in the flames.

The main purpose of rockets is usually not to kill enemies, but to ignite fire. Of course, they can also be used for lighting. When many riders appeared, the long-prepared strong crossbow aimed and shot out. Unlike the first round of night arrow rain shooting just now, this round of strong crossbow shooting pursues precision. With rocket lighting, almost every crossbow has been captured and killed hundreds of people again.

The soldiers who were shot through by the strong crossbow are often fatal and die happily. Those soldiers who were unfortunately shot by the falling rocket were miserable. The hay carried on their bodies was instantly ignited by the rocket, and even horses turned into fireballs. A smell of barbecue was fragrant, and the screams and howls were endless. Although these soldiers who were shot by the rocket were only a few, the rest of the riders were frightened by the tragic death.

Zhao Yun also raised the falling moon bow under the light of the rocket, aiming at Yin Feng, who was hiding in the stave, was an arrow. Normally, Zhao Yun's shooting skills are a little worse than Huang Zhong's, and it's no problem to shoot a big man. But Yin was ordered to be big and was not shot to death. It turns out that the equestrian hidden in the stamen requires the whole person to stick to the horse's abdomen, relying on the strength of his legs to hang the saddle and the saddle, which can be used for a while but not for a long time. When Zhao Yun shot an arrow, Yin Fengli turned over his horse and resumed his riding posture. As a result, he just avoided Zhao Yun's arrow.

Yin Feng escaped this arrow, but his horse was unlucky. After Yin Feng turned over the horse's back, the position where he had just hidden was the horse's abdomen, and the arrow shot directly on the horse's abdomen. The war horse stood up in pain and shouted violently, directly throwing the unprepared Yin Feng off the horse.