The fortresses and beacon towers built by the Song army on the Shangnan defense line were very particular, all the fortresses and beacon towers could support each other, and each fortress and beacon tower was equipped with three or four large lathe crossbows, and the attack power was very strong; On the way to attack the Xia army, the Song army also dug a large number of traps and trenches, and placed horses and thistles; Of course, in order to build such a line of defense, the Great Song Dynasty spent a lot of silver, which was no less than the construction of the Great Wall.
Now guarding Shangnan is the first general Wang Kai under the command of the master road, the last time Wang Kai's performance made the master road very pleased, so the master road has been cultivating Wang Kai, not after the promotion of Wang Kai to the main general of the Shangnan defense line, 200,000 troops assembled in Wuguan, it is impossible to hide all the Song army, so after Wang Kai got the news, he reported to the seed master road as soon as possible and wanted to send reinforcements to the seed master road, and at the same time Wang Kai ordered the Song army of the Shangnan defense line to start assembling to prepare for war.
Shangnan City, inside the General's Palace.
Wang Kai summoned all the officers, including all the officers guarding the perimeter; Wang Kai said to everyone: "According to the battle report, the Xia army has gathered no less than 200,000 troops in Wuguan and is ready to launch a full-scale attack on the southern defense line of our Shang, so your various defense areas must be prepared to defend it tightly. ” "General, we don't need to be so nervous about the Xia army, the last time the Xia army was also a mighty attack, isn't it the same as hitting the head and bleeding, this time it's the same."
"Don't take it lightly, we didn't lose much last time."
Wang Kai said very cautiously: "All the war materials, this general has prepared for you, grain, grass, rockets, earth-shaking thunder, etc., all take away when you leave, this battle our army still uses the tactics of sticking out, this general has asked the marshal for help, I believe that the reinforcements will arrive soon." ” "Obey the General's Orders" When it was learned that the Xia army had assembled heavy troops at Wuguan, the Song army began to actively prepare for war, and a large amount of grain, grass, weapons and firearms were transported from Shangnan City to various fortresses and strongholds in the northern defense line of Shangnan; On the Shangnan defensive line, the Song army still adopted the tactics of focusing on defense, and Wang Kai hoped to replicate the victory of the last battle, so that the 200,000 Xia army would meet again on this defense line, but unlike the last time, this time the Xia army was fully prepared.
In a well-guarded courtyard in Wuguan, a new secret weapon is being assembled, which is a new type of missile that has been improved by the Great Xia Imperial Firearms Research and Technology Bureau, after many years of thousands of experiments, the shape of the new missile has finally been determined, these missiles are still very primitive, and the accuracy is not guaranteed at all, but despite this, in this era, this primitive missile is also a product of Gaoke, and it is a powerful weapon; However, missiles also have the disadvantage of low production, and being able to make hundreds of them a month is already quite good.
In order to ensure the safety of the missiles, all the missiles are separated from the gunpowder when they are transported, and they are assembled by professional personnel when they are used, and this small courtyard is the assembly place of the missiles.
Li Wu took Qin Hu to the small courtyard and asked the person in charge of assembling the missiles, "Lord Wang, there are still a hundred more to assemble." ” "Can you finish it all tonight?"
asked Li Wu with great concern.
"Don't worry, the prince can rest assured, 2,000 missiles will be delivered tomorrow morning."
"Okay, whether you can capture Shangnan City in one fell swoop tomorrow depends on these missiles."
Li Wu said.
In fact, in addition to these two thousand missiles, Li Wu also prepared hundreds of catapults, as well as hundreds of large bed crossbows, and prepared thousands of explosive bags of different sizes, which will be followed by missiles to launch an attack on the Shangnan defense line garrisoned by the Song army; In order to be able to break through the defense line of the Song army, Li Liangzuo transferred all the stockpiles of gunpowder to the front line and assigned them to the major legions according to different tasks.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Wu led 200,000 Xia soldiers to leave Wuguan, and slowly drove towards the Song army's Shangnan defense line, the entire Shang Yu land was shrouded in a depressing war atmosphere, and the 200,000 army had a strong deterrent power wherever it swung away, and after the formation was opened, the Xia army did not immediately attack, but used horse-drawn carriages to continuously transport missiles from the city, and swaggered to install them on the launch frame in the sight of the Song army.
"Lord Wang, all the ministries have been prepared."
Qin Hu came to Li Wu's side and said.
"The first round of 500 missiles has been prepared," Li Wu asked with some unease.
"It's all ready, and the catapult and bed crossbow are all ready."
Qin Hu continued.
At this time, all the catapults were put on the explosives ranging from five catties to ten catties, and the crossbow arrows of the bed crossbow were also helped with explosives bags ranging from one catty to three catties.
Li Wu pulled out the sword he was wearing, pointed at the Shangnan defense line of the Song army in front of him, and ordered: "Attack, launch" With Li Wu's order, swish, swish, swish, swish, five hundred missiles turned into a bright flame and flew towards the Song army's defensive position, and at the same time, the catapult and the bed crossbow worked together, throwing hundreds of explosive bags together, and the explosion of "boom, boom, boom" sounded on the Song army's position, many fortresses and beacon towers were destroyed instantly, according to horses, traps were also blown into pieces, the high temperature generated by the explosion even gave the thistle terrestris to glory, and the entire Song army's front line defensive position, hundreds of pillboxes were destroyed instantly, The sound of a huge explosion was deafening, and the smell of gunpowder filled the entire battlefield.
The catapult and the bed crossbow did not stop firing, but continued to pour explosives on the Song army's defense line, and hit in depth, the Xia army's 30,000 dead soldiers began to advance at the risk of being bombed, this should be the earliest infantry artillery coordinated operation, although the catapult and the bed crossbow are not artillery, but the role and tactics are almost the same, in the face of the Xia army's new offensive method, the Song army was completely blinded, and the Song army on the periphery of the fight had no power to parry.
At the head of the city in Shangnan, the Song general Wang Kai was witnessing all this, but Wang Kai could only watch the Xia army advance step by step, Wang Kai knew that the Song army's position on the periphery of Shangnan could not be kept, in this case, Wang Kai could only concentrate his troops to defend Shangnan City, unlike the fortress outside the city, Wang Kai believed that the new tactics of the Xia army could not hurt half of Shangnan City, and at the same time, Wang Kai also concentrated all the catapults defending the city.
Wang Kai ordered to follow the example of the Xia army to throw the Song army's explosives bag to the Xia army, because the Song army was located at the head of the city and the distance was farther than the Xia army, causing a lot of casualties to the Xia army's death squads, after the peripheral positions were gradually occupied, the Xia army began to advance step by step.
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