Chapter 271 The Weather is Very Good
When Hubili arrived at Kuoduan's tent, the two men said in unison, "Zhao Qi'er is here."
Kou Buhua was very unhappy and asked in a muffled voice who Zhao Qi'er was and how powerful he was.
Not necessarily. I beat him all night last night, but there wasn't a dog in the city that came out and bit him a few times?
Hubili shook his head and asked Kuoduan, since he had already sent the message a long time ago, why didn't they withdraw their troops?
Kuoduan looked at the madman with a blunt tone and said, "He is the kind of person who won't turn back until he hits the wall. How can he retreat?"
While the two were still talking, the military report arrived.
The Mongolian army used eagles to deliver urgent military intelligence reports, which was extremely fast. Although the eagles occasionally forgot their mission while catching chicks, they were still keen on using eagles to deliver messages.
This time the intelligence transmission was very accurate and timely: Lai Chuanfang's Shenwei Army had captured Xiazhou and was advancing rapidly towards Yanzhou.
The information was passed from Kuoduan to Hubli, who then passed it to Kouqiubuhua.
After seeing the defeat report of Yan'an Prefecture, Kouqiu Buhua cursed: "Damn it, what did this old dog Shi Tianze do? The Hebei Army is very good at fighting, why did they lose?"
Hubili looked at Kuoduan and shook his head, telling him to hurry up and leave.
But his tone was not dry. He attacked the city last night and captured a wounded soldier of the Shenwei Army. Before his death, the man said that the third young master had come and vowed to tear these northern barbarians into pieces.
Rumor has it that Zhao Qi'er is in the city, and he wants to fight another battle to capture the city and capture Zhao Qi'er alive.
Hubili shook his head and lamented this idiot. He hadn't been able to capture the city when Zhao Yulin hadn't arrived yet. Now that Zhao Yulin has arrived, his morale must be boosted. There's no way he could capture the city.
Hubili let the rhetoric go on and on and turned to plan a retreat with Kuoduan. This was very important because every time they retreated they were beaten badly by the Shenwei Army. They were scared and had to be prepared.
After dawn, Kouxiubuhua had already gathered the Mongolian troops that had retreated from Anhua and formed a battle formation.
However, there was no change in Guyuan City.
Looking closely, the catapults originally deployed on the city were nowhere to be seen, but a huge hot air balloon rose in the center of the sky above the city.
When Kouqiu Buhua was thinking about the function of the balloon, the answer was about to be revealed.
He saw a shower of thunderous bombs falling on the Huihui artillery position in front of him. The artillery position that he had painstakingly built up during the last night's push at the South Gate was blown to pieces in an instant.
This is the lookout and command system built by Zhao Yulin using hot air balloons, and the precision strike system is at work.
Last night, he asked a master to use a bamboo tube and an extra-long hemp rope to make a wired simulated telephone and installed it on a hot air balloon. He then pulled ropes on all four sides of the hot air balloon's hanging basket, allowing the balloon to rise twenty feet into the air and then be fixed to an anchor on the ground to stabilize it. The Shenwei Army's heaven-earth dialogue device was now ready.
The commander in charge of observing, aiming and firing for the artillery on the hot air balloon used Zhao Yulin's binoculars to get a clear view of the enemy situation around him. He just shouted the direction and distance into the simulated telephone, and the catapults and the only mortars on the ground started working happily and accurately .
After this arrangement, all the heavy firepower of the Shenwei Army was concentrated in the center of the city, avoiding being directly exposed to the Mongolian army and covered by the Huihui artillery fire.
The artillery groups of the Shenwei Army had long ago learned modern sighting and shooting techniques that used clock hands to determine direction, especially the mortar groups. As long as the direction and distance were given, the artillery could immediately adjust and fire.
Zhao Yulin adopted a large-scale coverage shooting method with artillery groups. Once the target was captured, the enemy would most likely be either killed or injured, forcing them to withdraw from the battle sequence.
After a while, the Huihui artillery deployed by Kouqiubuhua on the east and south sides was almost destroyed. The catapults of the Shenwei Army began to look for densely populated Mongolian troops with a lot of supplies to attack.
When Koufeng saw this scene, he was so angry that he screamed, saying that without the Huihui cannon, he could do nothing.
His Huihui cannon was naturally short-legged, and its range was not as good as the spring-assisted catapults of the Shenwei Army. Now, without even seeing a single Shenwei Army catapult, they were almost completely destroyed by Zhao Yulin. Without the support of the Huihui cannon, the siege would certainly be much more difficult.
Kou Wenbuhua was still not giving up. He mobilized the Huihui artillery hidden in the gully at the back for a last-ditch effort. He drove the infantry soldiers to launch the first attack and launched a group charge towards the gap that had been blown open earlier.
The artillery team of the Shenwei Army immediately divided into two groups to launch an interception fire. When the two sides were fighting hard, the Huihui artillery group of the Mongolian Army hiding in the gully saw that their infantry was about to rush to the city, and suddenly bombarded the gap in the city wall.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly became tense.
But Zhao Yulin was in no hurry. The observer on his hot air balloon followed the trajectory of the Huihui cannon and immediately found Kou Wenbuhua's artillery position, and commanded the mortars to fire back quickly.
The artillery team of Kouhu had nowhere to hide in the loess gully. After three rounds of mortar fire from the Shenwei Army, they were buried directly under the loess. After the thunder bombs were hit by the mortar shells, a chain explosion occurred, and billowing yellow smoke rose up from the gully.
Next, the artillery of the Shenwei Army will cooperate with the brothers defending the city to deal with the enemies who rush to the edge of the city. This will be a piece of cake.
The Mongolian army was not afraid of death, and the Shenwei Army still had ruthless people. They put bayonets on their iron barrel cannons and placed them directly on the city walls to fire at the approaching Mongolian army. They blocked the enemy outside the city and squeezed them into a ball, which made it easier for the catapults to reap lives with their thunder bombs.
After several years of management by Gao Jin, the Zhenrong City in Guyuan was no longer a simple earthen wall one person high that could be easily climbed. Instead, it had stone walls on both sides that were three meters thick and six or seven meters high. A tall fortress on the wall was to allow pedestrians to fight.
If one side's attack relies entirely on soldiers charging head-on, it would be tantamount to suicide. If pushed to the limit, it is possible that these soldiers would turn against the enemy and kill the rebels supervising the battle.
Seeing the Mongolian troops falling in large numbers, Kouxiubuhua had no choice but to order the cancellation of the siege and retreat to Lingzhou.
But leaving now?
It’s definitely late.
His troops had just started to pack their luggage when scouts from the direction of Anhua came running to report: a large group of cavalry from the Shenwei Army had arrived, with no fewer than 50,000 men.
Gao Fengzi, the commander of the Shenwei Army's Northern Group, was the first to run in front and headed straight for Guyuan...
Three days later, Zhao Yulin met Gao Jin in Tiandu Mountain.
This guy chased all the way forward and broke through Dingchuan Village with a violent attack.
Here, he encountered an ambush set by Hubili, but he had newly joined elite cavalry and was carrying a light mortar.
With multiple attacks, the Shenwei Army completely ignored the existence of the Mongolian Army and rushed over like a tide. They launched round after round of charges from the east, south, and west, which was equivalent to encircling the Mongolian Army.
The Mongolian army, which was still drawing bows and shooting arrows, was no match for the soldiers holding three-barreled guns and five-barreled magic guns. The artillery of the Shenwei Army behind them set up mortars and catapults to eliminate any targets that dared to act recklessly.
The ten red-coated cannons sent by Lu Youpeng also arrived at this time, seizing the opportunity to perform well. The power of this thing is even more powerful than the thunder bomb. Without the support of the fortress city, how can the simple fortifications stop the almost crazy Shenwei Army?
Under Gao Jin's continuous attacks, the Mongolian army's sniper positions collapsed like paper.
Hubili could only retreat to Lingzhou with regret.
Gao Jin marched forward triumphantly to recapture Tiandu Village and Xi'an Prefecture, and headed straight for Yingli County and Mingsha County, but Zhao Yulin ordered them to stop there.
Not only that, even Lai Chuanfang's troops, which Hubili was worried about, also stopped in Yanzhou, and did not rush to Lingzhou to fight as he had imagined.
After all, the Shenwei Army has short legs and is fighting on horseback. When the battle line is lengthened, supply becomes difficult, and by then they will be defeated without having to fight the enemy.
Zhao Yulin wandered around Tiandu Village, Gao Jin was beside him, introducing him to historical sites: This is the palace where Li Yuanhao lived, and that is the Aobao where the Khan of the grassland lived...
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that this will be the residence of our General Gao from now on.
Gao Jin immediately shut up and said how could he live here, and he would find a craftsman to repair it and keep it for the young master.
Zhao Yulin laughed out loud when he heard this.
Although Gao Jin looks like a warrior, he is smart in his heart. Knowing that Zhao Yulin has come to lead the heavenly army to attack despite being ill, he wishes he could ride a hot air balloon to chase him to Guyuan to protect him.
When the brothers of the Northern Group fought back, they were as fierce as a tiger descending from a mountain, unstoppable, because they knew that the Third Young Master was waiting for them just ahead.
He said, "Then listen to me, brother, and stay here with your sister-in-law Yuqi for two days."
Zhao Yulin had been busy with the war these days. After relaxing, he felt very uncomfortable with his old injury, so he really stayed here. The brothers quickly cleaned Tiandu Village.
Wu Yuqi accompanied him to drink tea in the pavilion. Zhao Yulin saw the houses, temples and stone carvings stacked on the stone wall, and sighed that these emperors really knew how to enjoy themselves. Without advanced machinery, how much manpower and material resources would it take to build it.
He asked Feihu to talk to Gao Jin and let the destroyed parts alone be destroyed, but all that could be repaired should be repaired and protected, and the people of Lingzhou should be allowed to come and worship and pay their respects.
Zhao Yulin rested for five days. The commanders from all over the country arrived. Miao Gui took the lead and accompanied him for a walk around the village. He told him happily that this was the name of the village bestowed by the late emperor. Not only Tiandu Village, but also Xi'an Prefecture, have all returned to the embrace of our Great Song Dynasty.
The generals laughed heartily.
Zhao Yulin was in a particularly good mood, thinking of his ancestor who had written a poem here. He then recited it aloud, which was a poem called "Qing Ping Le Liupan Mountain".
The sky is high and the clouds are light, and I can see the geese flying north.
If you haven't been to the Great Wall, you are not a true man. It's a journey of 20,000
On the top of Liupan Mountain, red flags are fluttering in the west wind.
Now I have the long rope in my hand, when can I tie up the blue dragon?
When Wu Yuqi heard him reciting poems and composing essays, she immediately asked her maid to prepare writing materials.
Zhao Yulin happily went up to write with his brush. This typical copyist did not even blush or get nervous, and happily brought his ancestor's wonderful words to life on paper.
The brothers read it over and over again, saying good words, good words, but they just didn’t fully understand what it meant.
Zhao Yulin started his speech, and the first thing he said was that the weather was very good today.
The brothers looked at the blue sky and white clouds and nodded repeatedly. The weather was indeed very good.
