The first step in Li Kui's trilogy of breaking the city was his favorite setting fire.

In fact, most men, even older, have a very strange special hobby for playing with fire. The same is true for Li Kui. He has an almost paranoid hobby for fire. The emergence of fierce turmeric oil has made his understanding of fire reach an outrageous level. Unfortunately, he has never had the opportunity to use it, and he has never had the opportunity to use it one after another.

This time, I finally used it openly.

In addition, the cities of this era were all a gap between the walls on both sides, and then a square door hole was built with wood, and there was a thousand-jin gate on the city tower. When the enemy attacked, when the city was in crisis, put down the thousand-jin gate to ensure that the city gate was not lost. However, such a city gate had a fatal disadvantage. The section of the city wall on the city tower was neither earth nor brick, but wood material. Once it caught fire, it was not burned, as long as the fire was strong enough, it would easily collapse. Even if the thousand-jin gate was put down, it would be useless.

In fact, square city gates have a long history.

Confucius' father Shu Lianghe, when he was fighting, he carried the thousand-jin gate of the city gate alone. During the Spring and Autumn Period, square city gates were very popular.

This kind of city gate, which is extremely easy to be attacked by fire, was not until the Yuan Dynasty that the arched city gate entrance was adopted, which avoided the defect of the city gate building collapse after being burned.

The Liao people could not imagine that the fierce turbulent oil of the Song army was so domineering that it could not be destroyed at one point.

As for Li Kui's second step in breaking the city, Cao Fang thought that it should be closed.

And then…wheel of rice.

This is like a three-step process of a prodigal son.

It was clearly fighting, but Cao Fang seemed to have a sense of comfort and happiness back to the streets of Kaifeng. He was secretly ashamed and scolded himself for being unstable. Look at him, after all, he was a warrior who broke through the sea of ​​swords and fire. He was at this critical moment and was as stable as Mount Tai.

He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Fortunately, everyone was paying attention to the fire at the city gate, and his distraction was not seen.

Perhaps in order to cover up the panic in his heart, Cao Fang secretly asked Li Kui: "Master, the fire is lit, what are you doing next?"

"Wait!"

Li Kui looked at the Liao people who were extinguishing fires in groups like ants on the city. The fire was already spreading on the city. The pottery jars thrown into the fire from the air. As soon as they were broken, the tincture oil in the pottery jars were immediately ignited, as if they were still burning bombs. The flames swept through the thick smoke and rolled up. The Liao army, who extinguished the fire, was poured on by the tincture oil that exploded in the pottery jars, igniting their whole body, and fell off the city wall with a miserable roar.

A kind person who does not control the army will not bear it at this time and who speaks of benevolence, righteousness and morality will not be able to withstand such a tragic situation at all.

Li Kui can wait, but someone can't wait anymore, just Han Zirang, the governor of Zhuozhou.

Logically speaking, the official position of South Korea was very high. He was the governor of the Chongyi Army and was also a general who commanded the country in Liao. He asked him to defend Zhuozhou, which was a bit useless. But who asked Yelu Hongji to be in charge of Xijin Prefecture and to command a battle to encircle and annihilate the most elite army of Song State and kill Li Kui, the new contemporary military god of Song State?

As a result, the level of the garrison in Zhuozhou was also repeatedly raised.

Twenty thousand elite troops were stationed in Zhuozhou City. When Li Kui did not appear, Han Zirang did not care about Li Kui's arrival, nor did he care about the attack of the Song army. The elite troops under his command were not vegetarian scattered soldiers, but real warriors.

Even when the Song army suddenly appeared outside the city, Han Zirang didn't think the Song army had any chance.

After all, the Song army is good at siegeing the city, and the Liao army is not behind the scenes now.

But after the Song army attacked, he realized that he was outrageously wrong. Li Kui set fire, which in his opinion was just a tentative attack before the war between the two sides, but even the Song army's tentative attack was a bit unacceptable.

Let me ask, if the Song army attacks fiercely, will he still have a chance?

But people are lucky, and Korean capital still fantasizes in their hearts. Perhaps this is the most powerful method of the Song army. After this method is over, the Song army will have to choose to climb the city. At that time, the elite under his command will not be weak at all. When the close forces are connected, it is time to measure the true strength of an army.

"Master, what should I do? The city gate cannot be kept!"

"Even if there is no city gate, will my Great Liao still be afraid of the Song army?"

This is true. The Liao army is indeed much stronger in the field than the Song army. The reason for this is that the Liao army's mobility is much stronger than the Song army. Infantry fighting cavalry in the field, they suffer losses if they fight.

"Let the soldiers all prepare for me, and prepare against the city wall. When the Song army is ready to climb the city, they will immediately reinforce the city. As long as the city is not lost, at most we can use stones to form a road wall in the city. Even if the Song army crosses the city gate, they will still not be able to enter."

To be honest, Korean capital wants to lead cavalry out of the city to raid.

The Liao army's war advantage lies in maneuvering and raiding, which exerts the speed and impact of the cavalry to the extreme. This is the only rule for the Liao army to fight in all directions.

Unfortunately, I met an unreliable emperor.

Yelu Hongji was in charge of Xijin Prefecture behind Zhuozhou and ordered Korean capital to rely on the city wall to consume the spirit of the Song army.

This is simply to lose the best and lose the greatest advantage of the Liao army. Instead, he used a combat method that the Liao army was not good at. Korean capital felt much aggrieved. But there was no way, no one could tell that he was not the emperor? He did not dare to disobey the order given by Yelu Hongji.

Koreans gritted their teeth and wanted to make the Song army suffer a big loss when they attacked the city in full.

But will Li Kui give him a chance?

With cannons and flintlock rifles, if Li Kui doesn't even come out with a grenade, he will look down on him.

In fact, the Imperial Guards have grenadiers.

That's right, a magical weapon specially created for pitching grenades.

The speed is faster than the small steel cannon and is not powerful enough, but the victory lies in the flexibility of combat. If a person still has a grenade, it is a sneak attack and does not talk about martial ethics. If a group of people throw it, it is called overwhelming and shattering, and the land is broken.

Li Kui looked at the fire that soared into the sky at the city gate, felt that it was almost done, and ordered: "Order the grenadiers to rely on the city!"

In the military formation, one by one, with baskets behind his back, and the fire broke out in his mouth. It didn't seem like a war, but soldiers who were like going to the market came out one after another, and under the cover of shield soldiers, they approached the city wall.

call out--

The decree was a whistle and a ghostly sound, the moment it passed over the city.

The Liao soldiers on the top of Zhuozhou City found that the Song army under the city threw long-handled iron lumps into the air.

Is this a rock smash?

Although he had not fought with the Song army for many years, the Liao army would not believe that the Song army would be so poor.

Such stupid weapons will never appear on the battlefield where the battle between Song and Liao dynasties will be fought.

But then, the Liao army found that they were wrong, which was ridiculously wrong.

It seems that there is an iron lump on the wooden handle, but it is still in the sky, and it falls down before it falls on the head. If this can still be hit, wouldn’t it mean that people are stupid?

But the grenade that fell was smoked and exploded when it landed on the ground. The Liao army on the top of the city was almost gone before they could get excited, and most of the living were lying on the ground and wailing. Some people were even stunned and stood at the top of the city and staggered around, in a daze.

What's even worse is that the Liao army near the city wall. The soldiers without the protection of the hidden soldiers became living targets almost instantly. Grenades fell into the crowd in densely, like fish fried, one dead and one dead. In less than half a stick of incense, the Liao army near the city gate, city wall, and the Liao army near the base of the city wall lost its combat effectiveness.

Moreover, the power of the explosion is enough to sink two or three feet into the killing area. Even if the grenade is far away from the soldiers, the explosion shrapnel cannot reach the strength to pierce the armor. But the question is, on the battlefield, how many soldiers are qualified to wear armor with full body protection?

Even if the armor with full body protection seems to be amazing in defense, it is aimed at crossbows. If you really encounter grenades that explode on the ground, you will still be helpless.

The impact of the explosion first soared from the ground, and then drilled into the thigh along the battle skirt. Many people wearing armor were even under the crotch that was difficult to talk about. They could still endure the attacks in other places. The lifeline was hit, even the number one warrior in the Liao Dynasty could not resist the test of their will.

This weapon was simply a way to cut off one's descendants, which made the upright Khitan man unable to help but want to cry out.

"Master, it's over, it's all over."

"The Song army was too immoral and actually used such insidious weapons. It was simply a way for me to wait for the soldiers to survive!"

"Master, you can't wait anymore, rush out!"

"Yes, Grandmaster. Even if he dies, Mo Jiang doesn't want to use such humiliating death to see his dead relatives."

...

Just as the Korean capital was hesitating, the Liao army suddenly shouted: "No, the Song army has entered the city."

There is not much time left for Han Zirang to react. If he continues to hesitate, Zhuozhou City will really not be able to defend. Han Zirang gritted his teeth and said, "Corresize 10,000 troops and detour the North City to strangle the Song army."

The Liao army began to reorganize the army in the city, and the neighing of war horses spread outside the city.

Cao Fang looked at Li Kui tremblingly, wondering what to do?

He hated that military books were thoroughly written, especially those written by literati. He really read a lot. But the problem was that only on the battlefield did Cao Fang find that none of these books could be used. The thief was all the money that the bookstore cheated on the master.

At this time, Li Kui looked at Cao Fang with disgust: "Why are you still here?"

What can Cao Fang say?

Can he say that he is standing next to Li Kui just to be safer?

Li Kui whipped his thigh, but it didn't hurt. He was blocked by the war skirt, but Cao Fang was a little disgusted. Li Kui's roar came from his ears: "Why are you standing stupidly? Why don't you stand with your soldiers quickly? If I see you leaving your post again, I will cut you into such a timid guy!"

Cao Fang never thought that Li Kui turned against him and said that he would turn against him, without even a sign.

He was also thinking too much, and the battlefield was changing rapidly. If the main general was out of touch with the formation, the command would be poor at the least, and the order would fall apart at the worst. This kind of mistake would be caught by the opponent once, and it might be a life-threatening death. Li Kui beat him for his own good.

The musketeers of the Imperial Guards had already reached the top of the city under Yang Zhi's leadership.

If you ask the musketeers who shoot in that posture are the most enjoyable, they must be on the top of the city. There are almost no four corners. And they are not afraid of dead corners. With the assistance of grenades, they can clear any enemy troops close to the city wall.

Cao Fang didn't want to go up to the city. He was not afraid of heights, but was afraid of climbing the city wall.

Even though he was fighting against the Liao army, the Song army could only rely on the simplest ladder when he went up the city wall. If he was not careful, he would fall off the ladder. He saw a few unlucky guys who climbed halfway through the ladder and fell down on the ground without knowing what to do. The general armor Cao Fang was wearing was extremely heavy. If he fell off, wouldn't it be miserable?

Cao Fang delayed, "Master, cavalry, the Liao army is about to launch cavalry. Where are our... cavalry?"

Then Cao Fang looked around in horror. Where was the shadow of cavalry?

He had not seen the cavalry since last night. Then he remembered that they were in the field. If they met the cavalry of the Liao army, if they were attacked by the cavalry, they would basically be Liang Liang.

Li Kui didn't look at Cao Fang. He ordered the messenger: "The whole army approaches the city wall and defends the outside world."

"The whole army advances!"

"The chariot array is outside, and the artillery fills the vacancy."

More than 10,000 people acted, and the scene was quite spectacular. It is said that there are more than ten thousand people, boundless.

The more than 10,000 people under Li Kui's command, suddenly had a tsunami-like momentum. Backed by the city wall, there were musketeers on the city wall, and grenadiers, chariots, artillery soldiers under the city wall. In just a period of time, the Song army completed the offensive and defensive transformation. Today, the Song army, backed by the Zhuozhou city wall, completely controlled the city wall in the southern section of Zhuozhou, in addition to dealing with sporadic sneak attacks in the city, and almost all the output directions of the Song army were aimed at the south.

Such defense is more reliable than building a defensive position on the open space.

This is also a tactical change brought by the firearm army. If it were a traditional cold weapon army, such a choice would almost be a death sentence.

When the Liao army was assembled and left the city gate from Beichengrao, the brigade gathered in the west direction of the city, it was all in Li Kui's eyes. It was already standing on the city wall, facing high, and with a powerful weapon like Qianlijing, all the movements of the Liao army were almost completely visible. It could not escape his sight at all.
To be continued...