When Wang Bolong, the Han-Signed Army of the right, launched a strong attack on Cheyuanling Village, the main general of the middle army, Sa Lihe, and the 20,000 cavalry and infantry army of the deputy general, had also entered Jingxing Pass.

October 28th, dusk. The cold wind whistles, the dusk is gone, and the broken Jingxing Pass seems to be trembling in the cold and twilight dusk.

Since the September of the first year of Jingkang, Zong Wang's army captured Jingxing, this dangerous Taihang Pass has been declining day after day. Over the years, it has been eroded by wind and rain, and there has been no repairs. Even though Di Lie transformed Weize Pass, he has never had any plans to rebuild Jingxing Pass, the gateway to Taihang.

The central Jin army had 20,000 people and horses, including 5,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and uniformly armed soldiers. These were all the main soldiers who could fight. There were also 5,000 auxiliary soldiers and servants, 5,000 mules, horses, food, supplies, and supplies, and several siege equipment. Such a huge army and horse, all of them rushed into the defeated Jingxing Pass. If it weren't for the large number of civilian houses in the pass, even if it was dilapidated, it would be considered a shelter from the wind and cold. I was afraid that most of the Jin soldiers would have to spend the whole night with a meal and a dew.

In the evening, the chaotic Jingxing Pass finally calmed down a little. The soldiers followed the orders of their respective officials, either fed mules and horses, loosened their saddles and nailed horses, or polished their weapons. More, they walked towards the designated houses in groups of three or five.

Although there are many houses in Jingxing Pass, there are few well preserved houses. Most of these well preserved houses are because the people live in it and they are carefully repaired. Of course, at this time, the people who originally lived had already received a notice from the Tianzhu Army and all ran away.

A good place to live. Of course, the first is the Jin army generals, then the leaders of all levels, and then the real female soldiers, the military officers, the military horses, food and fodder, the new affiliated army, and finally the military auxiliary soldiers, the military assistants, the military servants, the husbands and the horses and mules. That's right! Among the Jin army, the status of the military auxiliary soldiers is definitely not as good as that of the military horses. A strong military horse can be sold for more than ten thousand chunks. How much is the life of a soldier worth? A hundred or a thousand chunks? I'm afraid it's a price but no market.

On the south side of the city of Guancheng, there is a very wide and well-preserved house. This is the city guarding palace of Jingxing Pass. Most people dare not move in. Therefore, although it looks a bit dilapidated, there is no problem with the residents.

According to common sense, the city guards are of course the chief general of the army moved in. If it were a general of the Song army, it would be the case, but the generals of the Jin army were slightly different.

In the capital of Shangjing Huining Prefecture, the capital of the Jin Dynasty, there is still a strange phenomenon: many upper-class nobles of the Jin Dynasty rewarded their mansions to build houses in the most prosperous areas of Huining. They set up tents and lived in the grasslands along the Hushui River. They never built mansions.

Living in the most prosperous area of ​​a country's capital is a shocking act of living in tents. It is normal for the Jurchens, a nation that has only been established for more than ten years and still retains strong nomadic habits. In this regard, it is exactly the same as the reason why Gaddafi, who later generations set up tents on the lawn of the White House.

Wanyan Saliyu. He was the sixth generation grandson of Emperor An, and the son of Hulu Bushan. He was also considered a royal family of the Jin Dynasty. He was brave and talented, loved by Taizu Agu, and often followed the army. In the fifth year of Tianhui (1127), he captured the Song capital of Bianjing from Wanyan Zonghan. After Zonghan returned to the north, he was ordered to decree Hebei, surrender to Xiongzhou, and be appointed as the governor of Xiongzhou.

As a rising star of the younger generation of the Jin army, Salihe naturally demanded himself by the standards of veterans everywhere. Therefore, he did not stay in the city guarding the mansion, but ordered him to stay in the school ground not far from the city guarding the mansion.

Shiayama is different from Saliyu. The eldest son of the prime minister, the king of the Pearl, had no immunity to the buildings, scenery, and civilization of the Southern Dynasty because they were women. He originally wanted to live in the city, but Saliyu was tied with a tent outside. As a deputy general, how could he stay in a shameless manner? Therefore, he had to honestly set up his own big tent next to the felt tent that Saliyu had.

In fact, whether it is in terms of identity, real power, or military qualifications, Shi Yema is a little better than Sali. He should have been the leader of this army of 20,000 people, but Shi Yema tried his best to refuse and be his deputy. This is not that Shi Yema is humble, nor is that he does not want military merit, but that the thrilling scene on the Yishui River half a year ago was too exciting for him. When he thought of facing this "evil spirit" again, and this time there were more than one, but a group, Shi Yema felt his scalp numb and had no confidence. Therefore, Saliyu became the supreme commander of this 20,000 army.

Under the exemplary effect of the chief general, generals and officials at all levels of the Jin army set up tents in the schoolyard. Until they were spread all over the corners of the schoolyard and there was no place to settle down, some generals and officials from the servants followed the orders to move to the city guarding mansion.

Xiao Qi was a general of the Xi tribe of the former Liao Kingdom. He is now serving as the Xi army in the Jin army. As an old Liao general who has been out of nomadic habits for hundreds of years, Xiao Qi has already adapted to the civilized lifestyle of the Central Plains with high eaves. Xiao Qi looked down on the Jurchens who are still accustomed to huddling under the dome tent, and felt that these people have not yet faded. Of course, these thoughts in their hearts must not be revealed on the surface.

When Xiao Qi deliberately procrastinated and waited until the school ground was almost occupied, he was indeed ordered to move into the city to guard the mansion. Xiao Qi was able to get the place and happily went to the mansion. Maybe it was because he had prepared it for a long time, so he was the first to arrive.

The previous resident of the city guard's mansion was the famous Zhong family army in the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. The defender of Jingxing Pass was wiped out a year ago and he was killed.

Perhaps because of his loyalty and righteousness, the people of Jingxing Pass would spontaneously clean up and repair the city guards from time to time to keep them basically intact and tidy. This would naturally make Xiao Qi and others cheaper.

Xiao Qi led more than 20 generals to push open the two old stone lion steps. When the two vermilion red doors with very severe paint loss, the little mold in the courtyard made him frown: "Check all the wing rooms and clean them up."

The family generals took the orders and showed a little excitement on their faces. For those of the old Liao survivors, houses are much better than tents, especially on such a cold winter night...

Xiao Qi shook his head and picked a room that looked like a main house. Two bodyguards were about to reach out and push it away - without any warning, a loud bang came from not far away.

Xiao Qi and the two guards were shocked, and then shrank their hands and pulled out their waist knife. Before they could figure out what was going on, one after another, bursts of explosions were heard, and screams came from the city guards everywhere.

"Meng'an Bojin, there is an ambush, come into the house!" A guard blocked in front of Xiao Qi and urged. The other guard was careful and slowly stretched out his hand to push the door while observing around...

"Meng'an Bojin, yes, ambush..." A stumbled family general appeared in front of the courtyard gate. His clothes and armor were torn, covered in blood, and his face was covered in darkness. He could not hide his panic.

"How many troops are there in the enemy? How many soldiers and armor are there?" Xiao Qi asked at long time.

"No, I don't know... As soon as my companion opened a door, a roar came from a roar. The fire was shining. The blue smoke evaporated... My companion died on the spot, and my subordinates were also affected..." The general said intermittently, and suddenly he had a choking cough, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and was shaking.

"Door?" Xiao Qi's face changed, he looked back suddenly and shouted: "Don't push the door..."

Xiao Qi was still too late to remind him. The guard's hand had just pushed open a door - Boom! A violent explosion turned the guard into a bloody man on the spot.

A strong wave of air hit her face, knocking Xiao Qi and another guard to the ground.

Xiao Qi once witnessed the earth-shaking explosion on the bank of Yishui. Three loud noises were broken. Hundreds of Jin soldiers were buried at the bottom of the water. The end was terrifying. Although the loud noise in front of him was far from the power seen by Yishui, the sound was exactly the same as the fireworks.

"It's him, it's him, it's him..." Xiao Qi shouted and got up, shouting in panic, "Hurry, evacuate the city guard..."

There was no need for Xiao Qi to order. The heavy casualties caused by a series of explosions caused the remaining family generals to flock and retreat, and all squeezed to the gate. However, no one dared to leave first without seeing Xiao Qi. At such a dangerous moment, if the abandoned master fled first, even if he was not killed by the bomb, he would be asked to beheaded.

"Here, come, Meng'an Bojin is fine." The remaining seven and eight master generals breathed a sigh of relief and quickly urged the two master generals guarding the gate, "Open the door quickly!"

Xiao Qi's eyes twitched. He felt relieved when he heard the word "open the door". However, these two doors had been opened before, and it was peaceful, so there should not be any trouble now. Obviously, the generals of the family thought so too.

However, when the public hurriedly pulled open the two doors hard and pushed them to the end, no one noticed that a small gray silk rope was broken by the edge of the door frame. Then, a huge black iron ball with sparks hit the sky, and a huge black iron ball was smashed down. The skin helmet of a general immediately smashed the head of a general. After the iron ball landed on the ground, it swept around for half a circle, causing several owners to hold their legs and cry out in pain.

"A bastard, you actually plotted against something like this..." A general of the family picked up the iron ball angrily and was about to throw it out.

Xiao Qi stared at the iron ball, the spark... suddenly shouted loudly: "Run!" Then he turned around first. At this moment, the iron ball in the hand of the general burst into a blood-red and blood-red light...

Under the night, Jingxing Pass City was led by the explosion of the city guards. There were huge shocks, fires, thick smoke, and the tragic sounds that had not disappeared for a long time...

On the Shizi Ridge several miles away from Jingxing Pass, there was a group of Tianzhu soldiers wearing thick felts and holding muskets. They excitedly pointed at the flames that illuminated the night from time to time, and smiled happily.

The leader of the team, Zhang Rui, had to admire his bet on a teenager in his teenager - Aji! The one who directed this good show was the leader of the Gunpowder Group of the Military Industry Department, the young Aji.

Three days ago, Zhang Rui received an order to lead a fully armed musket team to escort a special operation team into the empty Jingxing Pass city and implement a "fireworks plan".

Zhang Rui witnessed the entire process of this plan from beginning to end. In fact, it is very simple. It is to install the newly developed self-explosion mines from the Military Industry Department of Tianshu City into various intact houses in Jingxingguan City. Various doors, windows, bed boards, tables and stools, water tanks, etc., so all things that can attract touch are equipped with tripping devices. Just touch them gently - boom!

Zhang Rui had seen the power of landmines in the Battle of Yinmatan and was deeply impressed. However, I remember that the landmines had to be manually detonated at that time. Because the fuse was too long, it also caused delays in the battle situation, which increased casualties of the Tianzhu Army. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, the military industry department developed this new type of landmine, but I don’t know if it is good.

Since the Jin army would invade at any time, the process of laying the mines had to be careful and took a long time. Zhang Rui had to suppress his curiosity to try it out himself and cooperate with him with all his strength. After the matter was done, fifty musketeers and twenty minecrafters transferred from the Military Industry Department and the Logistics and Bastion Battalion all retreated to Shiziling to observe the results of the battle.

Now, Zhang Rui saw it with his own eyes. He had to admit that sometimes, a new idea is better than a battalion of soldiers trying to fight for their lives.

After all, Aji is a teenager. Seeing that the new mines developed based on the city lord's tips, he was so happy that he danced with joy. Seeing a string of question marks appearing in Zhang Rui's eyes, he proudly told him the principle of "self-exploding landmines".

This new iron thunder adds a trigger mechanism, which consists of an iron needle, a rotating steel wheel, a rock falling stone, flint and a pulling rope. When it is necessary to lay mines, tie the two ends of the rope to the falling stone and the steel wheel, and set the rope to a trip rope, and then place the falling stone on a high place. When a person or livestock trips the rope, the rock falling from a high place. When falling, it drives the steel wheel to rotate, rub against the flint and starts to ignite the gunpowder firing line, and finally ignites the loading of the mine through the firing line.

In fact, this so-called "self-explosion landmine" is just a very primitive triggering thunder. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty in another time and space, the book "Fire Dragon Sutra" written in the book "The Fire Dragon Sutra" has detailed records of the specific structure and principle of this triggering triggering.

After hearing this, Zhang Rui thoughtfully and stroked his chin, saying, "It seems to be similar to the firing method of the flintlock rifle..."

Aji lowered his laughter and said, "Brother Zhang is worthy of being a scholar. He is really smart. I was inspired when playing with the Hawk-beak gun."

Zhang Rui smiled and punched Aji gently: "Whether to praise me or to praise you? You made all the things, who is as smart as you?"

Aji waved his hand quickly: "It was the city lord who reminded me that he could use the tripping method to touch my spiritual memory... I dare not be the first to be the best."

Zhang Rui was stunned for a while and sighed, "Are we, the city lord, sent by God to collect the money?"

Suddenly everyone's eyes lit up, and the fire was red in half the sky. From a distance, the northwest corner of Jingxingguan City was filled with frequent fireworks and explosions came one after another. Under the cold night sky, it seemed like a series of blooming fireworks.

"It was the serial thunder I set up! It exploded!" Aji jumped and jumped happily.

The soldiers of the Tianzhu Army were limited to discipline and dared not cheer. They could not suppress their excitement, beat each other's chest and shoulders, and punched each other to congratulate. The hard work these days has been compensated in the blooming fireworks.

Northwest corner! Zhang Rui remembered that it was the stables of Jingxing Pass City... It seems that this night would become a nightmare for the Jin army in the middle.

Zhang Rui's mouth curled slightly, and his shiny pupils reflected the light and dark light.

What a spectacular firework!
Chapter completed!