Chapter 625

"Those firearms... this is really a solution. However, firearms can only be projected with crossbows. I am afraid that at most they can only harass the enemies on the walls of Wuyan Ancient City." Zhong Shidao frowned and said.

"It's okay, General Zhong, have you brought two bed crossbows?" Wang Yang said to Master Zhong with a smile on his face. "My Song Dynasty bed crossbow has a long range. There is no equipment in the world to fight. There must be no problem with firing those gunpowder weapons."

"...Bed crossbow, do you want to use the bed crossbow to fire those firearms?" Zhong Shidao looked at this guy with a dark face. The Song Dynasty's bed crossbow can indeed be regarded as the long-range killing weapon with the farthest range and the fastest flight speed in this period of time in history.

"You must not be clear about it. The crossbow can only be used to fire special crossbow arrows, and those gunpowder arrows. Under the string force of the crossbow, the arrow body will be broken into several pieces before it can be shot out." A general next to him stood up and explained.

"Who said that you had to let that thing fire a special crossbow arrow?" Wang Yang smiled, and his smile became more and more cunning. "Before, Wang had worked in the military weapon surveillance for a while, and I believe everyone knows it."

"I dare not say anything else, but Wang can guarantee that I have a deep understanding of the long-range weapons of my Song Dynasty, especially the characteristics of various crossbows. I believe that no one will object to this point, right?"

Wang Yang's eyes swept over the dozens of generals present, and everyone understood and kept silent while nodding.

Even Han Zhong and Mr. Han said in agreement. "I will not object. If you don't know the crossbow tool thoroughly enough, how could you invent a sharp weapon like the Yuanyou crossbow?"

"This object has excellent durability. In the past, a divine arm crossbow had to be shot at most 300 to 500 times. The crossbow arm must be repaired or replaced. I believe that all the generals have seen and used this Yuanyou crossbow, right?"

Zhe Keshi stood up and said loudly. "The Yuanyou crossbow has the same range as the Shen'an armbow crossbow, but its durability is far greater than that of the Shen'an armbow crossbow. During the battle in Hongdezhai, Zhe had a Yuanyou crossbow in his hand. Within a few days, he shot nearly a thousand arrows, but it was not damaged at all."

"It's not only the Yuanyou crossbow in Zhe's hand, but even the Yuanyou crossbow mastered by others, its durability is far stronger than the Divine Arm crossbow."

"So, with the talent of Lord Xiao Wang, I believe he will definitely have a way to use the crossbow to attack the Western Xia soldiers and horses in the ancient city of Wuyan."

All eyes were on Wang Yang again, and Wang Yang smiled faintly, smiling confidently. "Please leave it to me, Wang will definitely not let you down."

"Since you are so confident, you can leave this matter to you." Han Zhongyu nodded slightly and finalized the matter.

Afterwards, after Liang Yi's repeated requests, Han Zhongyan finally agreed that Xu Liang Yi led 10,000 infantry in the surrendered army to Wuyan Ancient City to assist in the defense.

And the general led 20,000 troops to Wuyan Ancient City, so naturally Wang Yang and those siege weapons brought by the master's way were indispensable.

Wuyan Ancient City is not far from Hongzhou City. It is precisely because of this that Han Zhongyan and Han agreed to Liang Yip's request and asked him to lead 10,000 invaders to assist in the war.

If there is any problem, the Song garrison in Hongzhou will be rushed to the rescue directly, which is completely time.

After one day of preparation, 30,000 troops were in front, and 10,000 cavalry quietly surrounded the 30,000 troops, advancing towards the Wuyan Ancient City. Sa Chen, who strictly guarded the Wuyan Ancient City, had already received the news when the Song army was still ten miles away from the Wuyan Ancient City.

Someone jumped out and said that he wanted to fight with the Song army in front of each other, but such a bad idea was opposed by most people.

"Our army has only 50,000 troops, but there are only 40,000 troops fighting. Now the main forces of the Song Dynasty have gathered in the Jianing Military Office. If we take the initiative, wouldn't it be equivalent to abandoning our own geographical advantage and fighting in the Song Dynasty?"

"My Daxia soldiers and horses are extremely brave. If we fight against the Song army in the field, we will definitely win." The general retorted loudly.

"The opponent has 30,000 soldiers and horses. If you want to win, then all the soldiers and horses in the city will be sent out. At that time, what if the Song army sends a partial army to seize the ancient city of Wuyan... At that time, can you bear the responsibility?" Fei Tingdarong stroked his long beard and glared at the general and shouted.

The general finally had to sit back in disappointment. "Can we just let them surround us here?"

"Let them siege. Anyway, we just need to guard the ancient city. We are stepping up building a solid raft there. But these days, there are too many ice, and it is really difficult to cross the river." Sa Chen smashed his mouth.

The most troublesome problem now is no longer the Song army, but the Wuding River, which was clear and turbid at that time. Because of the arrival of cold winter, the surface of the Wuding River, which has not flowed rapidly, has formed a lot of broken ice, of different sizes.

Under such circumstances, the rafts built before could not withstand the collision of these broken ice and were easily knocked apart. After paying dozens of lives, they can only try to build a more robust raft to cross the river, or expect the weather to be colder and freeze the entire river surface completely. In this way, the army can cross the river directly through the river surface.

Nowadays, seven or eight thicker and stronger rafts have been built, but even with broken ice, they can only travel back and forth twice a day on the Wuding River, and can only transport no more than a hundred people at a time.

"Then it's decided that if the Song army besieged the Wuyan ancient city, it would be fine if the Song army besieged the Wuyan ancient city. If they want to attack the city, it would be fine. To be honest, I really look forward to their life-and-death attack on the city." Hearing Sa Chen's words, a group of the arrogant soldiers and generals of the Western Xia couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Before noon, the 30,000 troops had already arrived at the foot of the Wuyan ancient city. Liang Yibi led 10,000 surrendered soldiers and stationed at the south gate of the Wuyan ancient city. Two border generals were responsible for the north gate and the west gate. They surrounded the Wuyan ancient city built on their backs on three sides.

"What are these Song soldiers doing?" Sa Chen, who was dressed in an elegant Xixia wart, stood on the city gate tower at the west gate and looked out into the distance.

The Song army stopped about one mile west of Wuyan Ancient City and started camping. It was fine to camp. While camping, they were also digging soil, as if they wanted to build a high tower.
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