(I see the phoenix every day and I am full of joy!!)

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The clay pot bombs Dong Xian ordered the artillery battalion to throw were kerosene bombs, a newly developed weapon by the Military Industry Department.

Fire oil, that is, fierce fire oil, is also the oil of later generations.

During the Song Dynasty, fierce fire oil had been exploited in large quantities and used in lighting, lubrication, medicine, military, ink making, etc.

As far as the military is concerned, "Wu Jing Zong Yao" has listed fierce oil as an important military material. Jiuquan on Qinfeng Road and Yanzhou on Yongxing Military Road in the Song Dynasty both produced large amounts of fierce oil. At that time, the Song Dynasty

In the northwestern frontier defense city warehouses, large pools were dug in the ground, extending more than ten feet across, to store powerful fire oil for defense against enemies.

The Song army's heavy fire oil generally had two uses: either to throw the oil tanks to burn the enemy during the city defense battle; or to use the heavy fire oil tank to spray fire to resist the enemy. Both methods of defeating the enemy were close combat and there was no long-range attack.

Not even a medium-range strike.

Storing oil in a jar, burning it with fire rods, and throwing it to burn the enemy - would the Song Army or the military craftsmen of the Song State have thought of such a simple tactic? That would be too underestimated the wisdom of the military craftsmen.

Therefore, if I didn’t do it, it was either because I didn’t do it or because I really couldn’t.

To burn flesh, corrode bones, and destroy enemy equipment, the amount of the fierce fire oil tank cannot be less. Five or six kilograms is the minimum, and ten or twenty kilograms is not too much. Where does the Song army have enough cannons to throw it out?

The kind of large five-shooter that requires two or three hundred people to operate at a time

, the seven-shooter cannon is usable, but the operation is too cumbersome and the strike efficiency is very low. Moreover, except for the four capitals and a few important roads in the Song Dynasty, such large catapults are not available in ordinary state cities.

Not to mention the county seat.

If there are bullets but no gun, are the bullets still useful?

While the West was already using a large number of counterweighted trebuchets, the East at this time, because it had always despised "strange skills and ingenuity", lagged behind in the development of military industry, and still used manpower to pull trebuchets, which was time-consuming, labor-intensive and labor-intensive. This also made the Song Dynasty

It was unable to develop corresponding supporting weapons and equipment. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, it was completely beaten by the Mongols' return artillery (a counterweight trebuchet).

It is precisely because of its limited use and defective functions that the Song army does not have such a powerful weapon as heavy fire oil bombs.

However, the Tenchu ​​Army possesses the most advanced catapults in the entire East. In terms of flexible field strikes, they are even better than the large catapults in the West. Therefore, if there is an opportunity to make kerosene bombs, they will not miss it.

As early as September last year, after occupying almost the entire Yongxing Military Road, the Military Industry Department sent a research and development team headed by Aji to Yan'an Prefecture to conduct development research. To be honest, it was difficult to produce such a relatively primitive and simple petroleum bomb.

It was not too difficult, and in less than two months, the Military Industry Department produced a qualified finished product. After passing the test, two types of five-pound bombs and ten-pound bombs were drawn up and mass production began for the army.

This time, Dong Xian's Sixth Brigade was the first to fire oil bombs to destroy the enemy's siege equipment.

Looking at the pile of siege equipment that had been so arrogant just now, but now it was caught in a blazing fire. Balisu felt that his hair and hair were on fire, and shouted in a hissing voice: "Hurry, ring gold quickly, stop the attack!"

Where is Talan? Talan, get out quickly! Pull away and clenched your fists, shouting in your heart.

Ba Lisu's worries were not unnecessary. At this time, Wanyan Yuying was in big trouble.

Among this pile of siege equipment, the most threatening one is the siege tower. Other goose carts and siege rams are only aimed at the Checheng, while the siege wooden tower is directly aimed at soldiers. Therefore, the Checheng sentry tower

The artillery observers instructed the attack direction and target selection, and the priority "taken care of" was the siege wooden tower. Wanyan Yuying was one of them.

During the siege launched by the Jin army, Wanyan Yuying was the only one who made an attack - he shot an arrow.

This arrow greatly improved the morale of the Jin army, and at the same time, it also aroused the indignation of the artillery observers. As a result, the siege wooden building where Wanyan Yuying was located became the focus of attention. More than a quarter of the firepower was poured out.

On top of this poor siege tower, as many as five or sixty five-pound kerosene bombs exploded on the siege tower. Hundreds of kilograms of fierce kerosene burned this behemoth of iron and wood structure into a huge

Campfire stand.

The golden soldiers in the cave had already rolled and crawled to escape. Those who ran slowly, or were shot directly, all turned into dancing firemen, and the air was filled with a strong smell of barbecue...

Wanyan Yuying also evacuated the wooden building with grief, anger and helplessness under the protection of the guards. Just as he held down the handrail and prepared to go downstairs, a kerosene bomb fell from the sky and shattered on a wooden pillar less than three feet away.

Cracked. The fire oil spread out in all directions, and a ball of flame splashed into Wanyan Yuying's neck...

Wanyan Yuying screamed in agony, showing no signs of the general's unflappable demeanor, and slapped her neck as hard as she could. The guards around him were also panicked, and hurriedly helped slap him. As a result, several people's arms were burned.

While they were in a hurry, Wanyan Yuying suddenly let out a strange scream, grabbed his helmet suddenly, and tore off the ribbon - the sight in front of them shocked the guards - fire! His head was full of fire!

Wanyan Yuying's Jurchen hairstyle hurt him. The Jurchens were all braided and bald, with their messy braids hanging down their shoulders. The fierce oil and fire pounced on him, first touching his clothes and then his braids. It followed the trend and the fire spread.

Out of control...

The fire snakes were dancing wildly, and the nose was pungent and burnt. This was the miserable situation Wanyan Yuying was in right now.

When her hair was burned to pieces and the skin on her neck was swollen and oily, the fire gradually subsided. At this time, Wanyan Yanying had completely changed into a different person: her head was covered with blisters, which looked like swollen pustules; the skin on the right half of her face

The thick beard was burned to a crisp, and the right eye was burned by the flames and could not be opened. The worst thing was that the skin on the right side of the neck was completely burned, revealing red and white wriggling tendons and muscles, as well as a pulsating neck.

Lateral aorta...

All the guards were stunned. Such a serious injury was almost fatal in this era.

"Quickly... leave here..." Wanyan Yuying struggled to say a word - this became his last sentence, and he could not speak again since then.

The guards then hurriedly bandaged Wanyan Yuying's wounds and carried him out of the cave. Not long after leaving the siege wooden building, they suddenly heard a loud noise behind them, and the guards looked back in shock. They saw those siege wooden buildings and goose carts.

ladder

, one of them collapsed in the blazing flames, and the golden soldiers fled in all directions. The battering ram was better, and its cave house was covered with plaster and other fire-proof coatings. The fire was not big, but if it continued to burn like this, it would be a matter of time before it collapsed.

In front of the rows of siege equipment, flames shot into the sky. Where could the wall of the oar and cart push forward? The five hundred gold soldiers behind the oar were trembling with fear. As soon as they heard the sound of retreating soldiers from behind, they immediately threw down the

A row of oars and carriages fled in panic.

It was only then that the artillery observer on the Checheng sentry tower waved the yellow crossed pennant "Stop Shooting".

The fire was burning fiercely, and from time to time there was a loud noise of charred wood breaking and falling, and large pieces of broken charcoal and sparks flying several feet away.

Although most of the soldiers of the Sixth Brigade in Checheng could not see what was going on outside, every time they heard the sound of a heavy object falling, the soldiers would look at each other and smile, silently clenching their fists to encourage themselves. But Shao Xing's three hundred soldiers,

Seeing the flames soaring into the sky, he was so excited that he yelled and screamed, and the escorting officers could not suppress him. In the end, Shao Xing couldn't stand it any more. He went out and whipped several people in person before he could calm down the situation.

Dong Xian was calm on the surface, but he was extremely excited in his heart: The military leader was so foresighted. As soon as he captured Yan'an Prefecture, he immediately sent the Military Industry Department to develop new weapons. This allowed the main brigade of the Tianzhu Army to be equipped with kerosene bombs. Today,

If we don't have this sharp weapon, we will be in danger. Will Checheng be able to fight?

It’s hard to say whether it will be breached, but it will certainly not be able to stop the enemy troops from approaching, and the battle is likely to turn into a brutal close-quarters battle. The long-range and medium-range strike advantages of the Tenchu ​​Army cannot be used. The enemy is several times larger than ours, and melee combat is impossible.

Using bombs, even with the help of guns, the casualties will probably not be small.

A fire destroyed all the siege equipment of the Jin army. If they fight again, they will have to use their lives to fill the gap.

Come on! Grandpa has a lot of iron and fire, let’s see how many lives you still have to fill in the Kingdom of Jin!

Ba Lisu was trembling all over. He would rather have a thousand, no, three thousand elite lives, than lose the life of this nephew! What a tragedy! Ba Lisu only glanced at Wanyan Yuying's injuries and said

Knowing that there is no way to save the day, the Wanyan family will lose another talented rising star.

His brother died at the hands of the Tenchu ​​Army, and his nephew was also seriously injured and dying by the Tenchu ​​Army under his nose... If he were ten years younger and on a different battlefield, Ba Lisu would have no doubt that he would remove his armor, open his chest, and raise his arms.

With a big ax, he rushed forward and attacked forcefully.

"Beheaded!" Ba Lisu waved his hand in pain, and beheaded the twenty most elite guards who were unable to protect him to demonstrate military law.

No matter how sad, angry and resentful Ba Lisu is now, he must restrain himself. The right deputy marshal gave him 20,000 troops, hoping that he could fight hard and get back the glory that belongs to the Jurchens. And he came here with 8,000 troops.

, the purpose of encircling the enemy is to win the battle, not to vent personal anger.

What we need is glory and victory. If we can't get these, we must not bear the shame of defeat - the Eastern Route Army can no longer afford another disastrous defeat.

The siege equipment was burned, and there were no more than a hundred casualties among the soldiers. It was just a small setback. If Talan hadn't been seriously injured accidentally, this small setback would be nothing... But now everything is over.

, the army has no will to fight, and if it fights, it will be defeated.

Now Ba Lisu only had one idea, to bring the army back to the camp as intact as possible - he spent a lot of effort and worked hard for a long time to set up such a situation. As a result, just after contact, such a major accident occurred.

It caused the overall situation to collapse and had to lead the army to retreat. It was really frustrating!

What's even more frustrating is that if you want to withdraw, you have to ask your opponent if he agrees.

Wanyan Lou's report on the Liaozhou battle made it very clear that the Checheng of the Tianzhu Army was not a dead thing, but a solid city. When the enemy attacked, he defended it, and when the enemy retreated, he pursued it.

The key to pulling away is to retreat, not to retreat.

"Sa Ba." Balisu called his capable subordinates with a solemn look on his face, "Is it enough to give you five hundred cavalry and infantry to break up the rear?"

"Sa Ba only needs three hundred riders," Sa Ba replied with determination.

Ba Lisu patted Saba's shoulder heavily and said nothing more.

The Jin army began to race again. Thousands of horsemen fought wildly, causing the battlefield to be filled with smoke. However, this time the Jin army no longer played tricks, but got real. Cavalrymen kept rushing towards the chariot city and quickly fired the arrows in their hands.

The arrow shot into the chariot city, then rode away.

Checheng was no longer silent. Two hundred muskets suddenly exploded. The Jin Army cavalrymen fell to the ground. The rest of the Jin Army soldiers were all frightened and disappeared into the smoke. But after a while, the Jin Army cavalry emerged from the smoke again.

, sprinted to a distance of nearly eighty paces, waved his bow and arrow to show off his power for a while, and then quickly ran away, three of these.

Dong Xian and Shao Xing observed intently on the watchtower for a while, then suddenly looked at each other and said in unison: "Jin Jun wants to run away!"

Dong Xian fought against the Jin army many times, and almost no battle was easy. In his impression, as long as it is the Jin army, whether it is the Jurchen, Khitan, Bohai, Yan and Han armies, once they fight, they are fierce.

Like a wolf, it will never be willing to retreat until its teeth and claws are broken by the Heavenly Punishment Army. What happened to this Jin Army? It just burned equipment and killed more than a hundred people. A strong army of seven or eight thousand people ran away like a fizzling tail.

On the way?

Unbelievable!

This is no wonder Dong Xian, he did not know that in the exchange of fire just now, the generals in the Jin army were burned to coke, so that the Jin army had to endure humiliation and retreat with little loss. Another one, Dong Xian
To be continued...