"Isn't this a bed crossbow?" Liang Zan asked in confusion: "Why is this thing called a widow maker?"

Chen Ying smiled bitterly: "This is a bed crossbow, but it is also a widow maker. As long as you get an arrow, you will definitely die. What is it that is not a widow maker?"

This bed crossbow is not a joke. In ancient times, this thing was a cannon. Do you know how it is opened?

Turn the wheel axle and then hit the trigger with a hammer, the range can reach 1,500 meters! This is something that the northern nomads could not have imagined.

During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom invaded and arrived directly at Chanzhou in central Hebei. The troops were aimed directly at Kaifeng. At this time, the vanguard of the Liao army, Xiao Dalin (Talang), who was known for his bravery, was afraid that the morale of the Song army would rise. He immediately led thousands of cavalry to rush to the city, trying to take the initiative and take down the northern city. While he organized a fierce attack, he immediately observed the weaknesses of the Song army on the high slope. The Song army was as strong as rain, and the arrows were as rain. The Liao army gradually scattered. Taalang kept sending orders to attack and commanded the three-sided siege form, gradually taking the initiative. However, in this way, the horses around him flew around him, exposing his command position.

Xiao Dalin thought that he was outside the range of the bow and arrow, and there were shield soldiers facing the Song army, and he thought he was very safe. As a result, the Song army fired dozens of crossbows at the same time, and Xiao Dalin, who was on the high slope, became the target of concentrated shooting. The first arrow hit the war horse that Ta Lun directly. He then got an arrow in the ribs and threw the arrow to the ground. In a blink of an eye, another arrow penetrated through one side of his eyes and could not hold on to the ground. He died in the camp that night, and was hit by six arrows when he died.

The bed crossbow has no way to defend against it. No matter how heavy the shield is, it cannot withstand the blow of the bed crossbow. In ancient times, the city walls were basically made of steamed soil mixed with glutinous rice juice. Although they were not cement and could not be smashed with a hammer, the bed crossbow could be shot into the wall with one arrow a foot away from five hundred steps.

"You can't be beaten passively!" Chen Ying knew the power of the bed crossbow, and he ordered: "Come here, immediately order Luo Shixin and Yu Guni to lead the cavalry to destroy the bed crossbow outside the enemy's city!"

Chen Ying's order had just been issued, and a shrill sound of breaking through the air sounded.

"Arrow Rain!" With the sharp sound of breaking through the air, several soldiers on the top of the city were shot at the same time, and even Liang Zanyi was almost shot.

In dealing with the nomadic people's cavalry, the Chinese defenders still have an advantage in range. Unless the enemy does not care about casualties, send themselves to the range, and endures the baptism of archery on the city wall, they will not be able to suppress the defenders on the city wall at all.

However, although Liu Tong's troops had a small number of crossbows, at most only more than 200, the ranges of both sides were almost the same, and both sides had their own strengths. Arrows came and went, and it was difficult to distinguish for a moment.

However, just as the two sides used crossbows to shoot at each other, the Liang army took advantage of the time to suppress the city, and hundreds of Liang infantry carried the ladders to climb the city. At the same time, dozens of Liang soldiers rushed to the city gate with dry firewood and oil tanks.

Like other gates, the city gates of Lingzhou City are made of wood wrapped in iron. A thin layer of iron can't withstand the burning at all. If the enemies under the city gate cannot be driven out, the city gate can be burned in at most half an hour.

Chen Ying looked at the Liang army outside the city and sneered. The enemy's chief general's siege was not wrong, but was very organized. But he ignored one thing: Chen Ying was guarding Lingzhou and was not incapable of leaving the city at all. Chen Ying was also not afraid of fighting against the enemy in field.

Chen Ying pointed to Fang Jiangtao, the coach of the East City defending tour, and said, "You take over the command, how should you fight? Let it go!"

"Abide by the order!" Fang Jiangtao didn't know if he had read too much opera, but he shouted: "I am willing to issue a military order. I can't defend the city wall. Come and see you!"

Chen Ying was amused by Fang Jiangtao: "Okay, this manager is very optimistic about you!"

Fang Jiangtao's face turned red with excitement: "People are in the city!"

In fact, Chen Ying did not expect that he would accidentally create the Iron Bird General of the Tang Dynasty. A few years later, Fang Jiangtao defended Beiting City, facing tens of thousands of Western Turkic coalition forces, and for four months, he became the Iron Bird General who was praised by Emperor Taizong.

When Chen Ying walked down the wall of Dongcheng, he received orders to come in urgent need of Luo Shixin. Zhang Shigui and Yu Guni had already led more than 4,000 light cavalrymen to be on the battlefield.

Especially after seeing the power of the lancers, Chen Ying used the resources in his hands to recreate a batch of hook and sickle spears. At this time, Chen Ying had already had five regiments of cavalry in his hands, and with the Turkic servants under Yu Guni, there were more than 7,000 cavalry alone.

Chen Ying used the seized war horses to supplement all the four regiments of the Vietnamese cavalry that were damaged. He also used Guo Zi, the remaining troops and the surviving young and strong people in Lingzhou to form the Lingwu Cavalry Regiment. The five cavalry regiments were more than 1,500 cavalry, all equipped with hooks and sickles. In order to increase the cavalry's defense ability, Chen Ying replaced these cavalry with high-quality iron armor from the captured armor.

war.

Seeing Chen Ying coming, Yu Guni quickly pounced on the ground and bowed to Chen Ying three times and nine times, "My noble master, your servant is willing to trample all the bed bugs outside the city to death!"

Chen Ying waved his hand and said, "The time has not come yet. Don't be impatient!"

"Not here? When will it be?" Luo Shixin said: "If the enemies outside the city are allowed to continue to be arrogant, our morale will be frustrated!"

Zhang Shigui's eyes rolled, as if he had seen through Chen Ying's intention.

Chen Ying said: "I am patient and I am going to work hard forever this time. This time, I will solve the problem of Liang Shidu, a bed bug. If I want to fight, I will kill them in one battle and flee. Then, let them look at the flag of the general in charge and retreat!"

"Is the general manager going to beat Master Liang to the pain and crippled?" Luo Shixin asked in confusion?

"Yes!" Chen Yinggan sighed: "If the situation gradually becomes clear today, the Tang Dynasty will definitely defeat all the anti-kings and unify the world again. Duke Wei Li Mi and general manager of Jianghuai Du Fuwei requested surrender. The Tang Dynasty will have the confidence and strength to compete with Wang Shichong for the Central Plains. At this critical moment, we can only destroy the Liang Shi, so that he has no strength and confidence to disrupt the situation!"

It is said that the butt determines the head. The head determines the pattern.

If Chen Ying's biggest wish in the past was to be a small place, collect a few beautiful maids, and then live a life of a little field in Nongfu Spring. However, the times were impermanent and Chen Ying had already forced him to this point, and Chen Ying's mood also changed. Naturally, he no longer willing to be a small landlord, and he would just live to die.

He wants power, status, and beauty.

He wants to work hard to gain a strength that can counterattack Li Xiuning.

Thrilling screams sounded one after another. With the suppression of the Liang army's powerful crossbow outside the city, the Liang army began to attack the city with ant. It seemed that they saw victory in sight. The Turkic army, which was originally hiding in the dark, was preparing to ambush Lingzhou cavalry, also joined the siege sequence.

The city gate was already burning extremely hot by the fire outside the city. Even if it was isolated for more than ten steps away, Chen Ying still felt the heat waves coming from the air.
Chapter completed!