In the Southern Song Dynasty, official Zhao Yun's attitude changed. Zheng Qingzhi was like a mud Buddha crossing the river. He had no strength and no intention to reinforce Zhao Tai.

At this time, outside Pizhou City, Kublai Khan finally built hundreds of artillery carriages again after he stopped attacking for ten days.

It was night, and the stars and moon were obscured by dark clouds, but the ground was covered with snow, so the view was very good even at night.

After receiving the order from Kublai Khan, Zhang Rou spent ten days remaking a batch of trebuchets.

At the same time, the Mongolian soldiers took advantage of the night to build an earth wall one hundred and fifty steps outside Pizhou City.

The wall is not high or thick, but after watering, it is considered strong.

At this distance, most of the equipment on the city cannot attack, and most of the large crossbows and thrown stones fired from the city can be blocked.

The Mongolian army's preset artillery array has been formed, and the next step is to transport the artillery carts behind the low wall.

With the lessons learned last time, the Mongolian army naturally did not dare to blatantly transport the assembled artillery carts.

At this time, the materials for the artillery carts were piled outside the firing range of the returning artillery pieces at the top of the city. Thousands of Han soldiers were ready to transport the parts to the preset positions at night.

"Commander, brothers are ready!" One of the generals saluted with clasped fists.

Zhang Rou licked her chapped lips and looked far away at the Pizhou city wall. She saw the flags on it flapping in the cold wind, but she didn't see many people, so she waved her hand and said, "Send the order, and take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness. Transport the artillery cart to me as quickly as possible."

"Yes! Commander!" The general saluted, then turned around and waved to the soldiers gathered behind him, shouting: "Let's go!"

After giving the order, thousands of Han troops carried timber, drove ox carts, and ran behind the low wall.

Thousands of Mongolian troops ran wildly across the field, immediately attracting the attention of the defenders on the city.

After a rapid sound of alarm bells, Zhao Tai, wearing a large cloak and holding a sword in his hand, hurried to the top of the city.

At this time, Li Chunzhu pointed outside the city, "Your Majesty, the Mongols seem to be transporting artillery carts. They want to set up the artillery carts under our eyes. Do you want to launch a bombardment?"

Zhao Tai nodded, "Fire!"

After giving the order, the gunners behind the city wall immediately loaded the gun, put the cannon stone into the leather pocket, knocked off the live hook, and immediately swung the throwing rod to throw the cannon stone away.

It was still dark at this time, and the light was not very good. The Han troops, who could carry wood and parts, could still feel something flying over.

"It's a cannon stone! Run!" The crowd exclaimed again and again. The soldiers carried the wood with flying feet, but many people were still hit by the cannon stone and instantly turned into a pool of blood and mud.

In the city, the poles were thrown repeatedly, and the cannons were fired one after another, smashing into the enemy group and splashing up clouds of mud.

Zhang Rou led his subordinates, not caring about evasion, and walked through the splashing mud. He ran with his life behind the low wall and immediately crouched down to avoid it.

The Mongolian army dismantled the artillery cart into parts, which was much easier to transport. Although the team was bombarded, most of the people and parts were successfully transported behind the low wall.

In the Mongolian camp, Kublai Khan stood at the edge of the camp to observe. Wu Lianghetai came over and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Rou succeeded!"

A smile appeared on Kublai Khan's face, and then he waved his hand in a deep voice, "Pass this king's military order, the army will prepare food, and we must capture Pizhou today!"...

As soon as the military order was given, the Mongolian camp came to life. The fire-headed troops of each army began to prepare breakfast for the soldiers, and the sergeants in each tent also got up at the call of the officers.

At this time, Zhang Rou led the troops and transported the parts of the artillery cart behind the low wall. As they entered the blind spot, the artillery group in Pizhou City gradually stopped bombarding.

Zhang Rou took a look at the artillery stones that penetrated into the ground along the way, and said with some concern, "Zhao Tai's artillery cart is really powerful, powerful, and has a long range. If I hadn't been smart and thought of building a low wall, I would have been blinded." The military artillery group is not qualified to shoot at him!"

Zhang Rou turned around, stood up again, looked outside the low wall for a while, and then ordered, "The infantry strengthens its defenses to prevent low-cost raids in the city from destroying our artillery group. The craftsmen immediately assembled and erected the artillery carriage." "

The low wall built by the Mongolian army under the city,

Zhang Rou and others hid behind, and the equipment in the city could not continue to attack.

At this time, Li Chunzhu saw tall stands erected behind the low wall. He knew that the Mongolian army was setting up artillery carts, so he quickly saluted, "Your Majesty, the enemy is assembling artillery carts! Shall we put on Thunder Thunder and bombard them?"

Zhao Tai looked down at the city. The Mongolian low wall blocked part of the view, but the trebuchet erected behind the low wall was very big and could be seen at a glance.

Zhang Rou indeed gave the Mongols a clever idea. The Mongolian artillery group hid behind a low wall. Most of the artillery stones fired by the loyal army would be blocked by the low wall and could not harm the Mongolian artillery group. Just like the Mongolian artillery group, It is also unable to damage the Loyalist artillery group on the back of the city wall.

However, the low wall built by the Mongols is not high, and the blind spot on the back is very small. The Loyalty Army's return artillery can throw thunderbolts behind the low wall, and use the thunderbolt explosion to kill the artillery group hiding behind the low wall.

Zhao Tai shook his head, "No rush! Kublai Khan has rested for more than ten days, and it looks like we are going to attack the city today! Let's not show our trump cards first, wait for the Mongolian army to attack, and then use the thunder to bombard Kublai Khan's siege. Infantry!"

Li Chunzhu understood what Zhao Tai meant and couldn't help but smile, "Your Majesty is wise, I understand!"

Zhao Tai nodded. He saw the Mongolian army camp in the distance, smoke and birds, and the sound of people, so he immediately ordered: "Give me the order, prepare breakfast immediately. When you are full, give me a hard blow to the Mongolian army!"

For a time, the Mongolian camp and Pizhou City came to life, and both armies were making final preparations before the war.

Not long after, the sky turned fish-white. After breakfast, the Mongolian soldiers filed out of the camp and set up their formation three hundred steps away from the city.

Tens of thousands of infantry troops were arranged into squares in the wilderness. In front of each square formation, there were several towering equipment, such as ladders, wells, siege towers, and rams.

At this time, under the banner of the Mongolian army, Kublai Khan, wearing iron armor and riding a war horse, decided to command the army and attack Pizhou City again.

Kublai Khan rode proudly on his horse. He looked at Pizhou and the low wall under the city. He was full of confidence again, "The stone cannon made by Zhao Taina has a long range and great power. After I have assembled the cannon cart, it has not yet been launched." When it was transported to the city, it was destroyed by his artillery group in advance. Fortunately, Zhang Rou came up with a plan to build a low wall under the city wall, and then used the cover of night to transport the trebuchet behind the wall and assemble it. Now the cannons in the city The artillery stones emitted by the cart can only hit the low wall, and it is difficult to destroy the artillery cart behind the wall. Once the artillery cart is assembled, it can fire hundreds of cannons and directly bombard the Pizhou city wall. By then, when the city wall collapses, I will The king's army rushed in, and the city was invincible!"

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