Chapter 2072: Outsmarting Luronce (End)
Chapter 2072: Outsmarting Luronsai (End)
Chapter 2070: Outsmarting Luronsai (End)
Among the many famous generals in the world, not only Zhuge Liang has the ability to control the climate, Gongsun Xuanyuan can actually do it, but only the climate in his hometown Youzhou is the most familiar.
Early before landing in Liaodong, Xuanyuan had observed the climate and wind direction in western Liaoning. After landing, he deliberately avoided rainy days to ensure that there would be no sudden heavy rain during the fire attack.
As for the wind direction, during this period, the northeast wind was blowing in the western Liaoning area. Xuanyuan, located on the unnamed peak east of Lulongsai, could use the wind to launch the rocket farther.
After waiting for less than half a quarter of an hour, the originally weak northeast wind suddenly strengthened a lot, as if God was helping.
"The wind is strong enough, get some fire candles and prepare to light the fire." Xuanyuan ordered excitedly.
After the soldiers heard the news, one man controlled the crossbow to load the rocket, and the other took out the candle from his arms. They did not need to use their mouths to blow it, and it spontaneously ignited under the blow of the wind.
After the forty-four candles were lit, Xuanyuan decisively ordered: "Light the fire."
The next moment, all the rockets on the crossbow were ignited.
The Qin army's eight-oxen crossbow can shoot up to five arrows in one round, and the forty-four bed crossbows can shoot two hundred and twenty arrows in one round.
In fact, with the technology of the Qin Military Industry Manufacturing Institute, it is completely possible to build a crossbow with one crossbow and ten arrows. If it is more, it will not be achieved with the current technology, but the corresponding range and penetration will be greatly shortened.
The Qin Army already has various types of crossbows in terms of close-range firepower, and the Baniu Crossbow is originally a bed crossbow that focuses on long-range attack. If the range and power are ignored in pursuit of firepower, the gains will naturally outweigh the losses.
It is precisely based on this consideration that the Qin Army's Eight Ox Crossbow will choose five arrows in one round.
In fact, if it were to shoot one arrow per round, the range of the Eight Ox Crossbow would be even further. Even without the help of wind, it could still hit the Crescent Tower.
But if only forty-four rockets are shot in one round, the area covered by the firepower will be too small. After eliminating those that missed the target, whether the Crescent Tower can be ignited in the end is a problem.
This is also the biggest reason why Xuanyuan relied on the power of the wind. The eight-niu crossbow's five-arrow range could not reach the Crescent Tower, so it had to be propelled by the wind.
“shoot an arrow.”
Xuanyuan’s loud shout broke the silent night sky, and then...
咻,咻,咻…
Two hundred and twenty rockets pierced the lonely sky and flew towards the Crescent Tower in the distance, making the night sky illuminated by firelight.
The rockets used by the Qin army are not ordinary rockets, but ones that have undergone special characteristics. Even if they fly thousands of meters at high speed, they will not be blown out by the airflow and wind. Instead, they will increase the burning speed of carbonite and saltpeter at the arrow. Once it hits, the target will be destroyed. Burned more violently.
咚, 咚, 咚…
Only a few of the rockets deviated after falling, and most of them landed in the area where the Crescent Building was located. They immediately ignited the Crescent Building and radiated rapidly to the surrounding grain depots.
Seeing this, Xuanyuan quickly ordered to adjust the throwing angle of the crossbow, and then said: "There is no need to save ammunition, just shoot all the rockets in one go."
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The soldiers roared in response, then quickly loaded the rockets, then lit them and fired the arrows.
After Xuanyuan's adjustment, the accuracy of the bed crossbow has been greatly improved. Basically all the rockets in this round landed in the target area, so naturally there is no need to adjust the angle in the next round.
Under Xuanyuan's command, rockets shot towards the Crescent Tower one after another, and soon ignited all the surrounding granaries.
“There’s a fire in the granary, please put out the fire quickly...”
“Water, come find water quickly...”
The Crescent Tower caught fire and ignited the granary. The defenders in the pass were immediately in chaos. They were as anxious as headless flies and put out the fire in a disorderly manner. However, grain and herbs are flammable. Once ignited, it is not so easy to put out. of.
Lulong guard Daishan, who had been sleeping, was immediately awakened when he heard the noisy shouts in the pass, and quickly put on his armor and went out to check the situation.
Daishan was originally on the front line, but with Aguda taking the initiative to hand over power, Nurhaci could not continue to protect him, so he sent Daishan to the rear to guard Lulongsai.
Daishan, who was demoted, did not feel depressed after coming to Lulongsai. Instead, he served as his guard with all his heart. He hoped that his performance would be seen by Nurhachi, so that he could be transferred back to the front line as soon as possible.
When he saw that the Crescent Tower and the grain depot had been covered by fire, Daishan was dumbfounded. He pulled someone over and asked angrily, "How could it be? What's going on?"
“Your Highness, the new Crescent Moon Building is lost and on fire.”
"Nonsense, I am not blind and can see. What I am asking is, has the Crescent Tower ever caught fire?"
"Heaven's punishment, it's heaven's punishment. Many brothers saw it. A large amount of fire fell from the sky and set the Crescent Tower on fire."
"Curse?"
Dai Shan had a look of disbelief, but when he followed the direction pointed by the soldier towards the blind spot of his vision, he saw streaks of fire falling from the sky, and the area where they fell happened to be where the Crescent Tower was.
Daishan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously thought it was heaven's punishment. His heart was suddenly surrounded by panic. He didn't understand how he had sinned against God. Could it be that he had killed too many people since he entered Youzhou?
Daishan is not a straw bag after all, and he quickly discovered something was wrong.
This fire is a bit small. If it is really a punishment from heaven, shouldn't it be a big fireball?
"No, this is not a punishment from heaven, it's a rocket." Dai Shan said with disbelief. He was extremely confused now. He didn't understand how the enemy army got around to Lulong, nor did he understand such a long distance. How did the enemy fire the rockets, but now is obviously not the time to think about that, putting out the fire is the first priority.
“Hurry, put out the fire quickly.”
Daishan quickly ordered his men to put out the fire, but the fire had already started, and rockets continued to fall, making it impossible to put out the fire.
“Damn.”
Daishan gritted his teeth angrily, looked at the position of Wuming Peak with an angry look, and said bitterly: "I want to see who you are."
"The rest of the people continue to put out the fire, and two thousand soldiers are separated to follow the king out of the city to take a look."
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Xuanyuan on the top of the mountain was originally planning to retreat after firing the arrows, but unexpectedly, Lulongsai closed its doors wide open at this time, and then the guard general led two thousand soldiers and horses out of the city. He was overjoyed.
Xuanyuan predicted the reaction of the garrison in the pass after burning the grain and grass. The most likely reaction was that the entire army would scrimp on food and clothing and wait for reinforcements, but he never expected that the garrison would leave the pass directly.
It is very unwise to directly go out to fight when the enemy is exposed and we are hidden. After all, what if we are ambushed?
General Lu Long doesn't even understand this. He is obviously an incompetent general. It will be easier for the Qin army to capture Lu Long.
The plan is not as good as the change. Now there is no need to delay until the defenders run out of food. Even if he does not implement the follow-up plan, Xuanyuan still has several strategies to capture Lulong.
"No one is allowed to go down the mountain even if the order is given. We will wait here for the Qing army to attack."
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Immediately, Xuanyuan sent a flying pigeon message to Jia Fu, ordering him to immediately march towards Lulong to annihilate the group of Qing troops leaving the city.
Jia Fu had already sent out his troops before Fei Ge's message arrived. He didn't need Xuanyuan's reminder at all. After learning that the garrison of Guan had left the city, he and Sun Lingming immediately led the army and rushed over.
It was almost dawn at this time. After Daishan led his army to the foot of the unnamed mountain peak, he immediately ordered a siege of the mountain. He wanted to trap the Qin army on the mountain to death, but he didn't want to kill a Qin army behind him, so he had to lead the army to fight with it first. He wanted to fight, but he didn't expect that the opponent's number was actually more than his.
The reason why Daishan dared to leave the city was because he believed that there were not many enemy troops outside Lulong Pass, otherwise it would be impossible to hide from the Qing army sentries along the way. But now there were so many enemy troops outside the city, which was obviously greatly exceeded. exceeded his expectations.
“Withdraw, retreat quickly.”
Seeing that the situation was not good, Daishan quickly ordered a retreat, but Jia Fu would not let him withdraw. He quickly led a group of elite troops to block Daishan's retreat.
Lulongsai deputy general Erzhu Xingxing saw that Daishan's retreat was blocked. Considering Daishan's status as the prince, he did not dare to ignore death, so he quickly led his troops out of the city to rescue.
Er Zhu Xingxing didn't even have time to join up with Dai Shan, so he was intercepted by Sun Lingming halfway. He saved Dai Shan but risked his own life. In less than one round of the fight, he was beaten to death by Sun Lingming.
After Sun Lingming killed Erzhu Xingxing, he defeated the Qing army that left the city, and then ordered the entire army to cover up the attack, preparing to rush directly into the city, but in the end he was a step too slow, and the city gate was closed before he could enter.
At the same time, after defeating Daishan's troops, Jia Fu rode up to Daishan alone. Just as he was about to kill him, he heard his horrified shout: "I am Daishan, don't kill me."
Jia Fu was overjoyed and immediately stopped, captured Daishan alive, and waited for Xuanyuan's fate.
After Xuanyuan came down from the mountain, he saw that Jia Fu had not only captured the Lulong guard alive, but also that the guard was Daishan, the son of Nurhachi. The defenders opened the city gate.
Looking at Lu Longsai who was still burning with fire, Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled coldly, pulled out the short knife from his waist and stabbed Daishan directly on Daishan's left leg. Daishan immediately started to wail in pain.
"ah…"
Xuanyuan looked at the screaming Daishan indifferently, and said calmly: "Let the garrison in Guan Kaicheng surrender, otherwise I will kill you immediately."
Daishan, who was sweating in pain, turned even paler when he heard these words. During this moment of hesitation, Xuanyuan stabbed his right leg again.
"Ah, I said, I said, the garrison behind closed doors listen, I am the second elder brother Daishan, I order you to open the city immediately..."
Daishan shouted hard, but there was no movement in the pass for a long time, which made Xuanyuan frown.
"I said, the defenders in the pass don't care about Daishan's life or death, right?" Jia Fu said.
"No way? If that's the case, then what's the use of this Daishan? It's better to just chop it up and feed it to the dogs." Sun Lingming said.
After hearing this, Daishan was frightened and fainted, but Xuanyuan said: "Daishan is still useful, so he can't be killed yet."
At this moment, Luronce suddenly opened wide, and the defenders in the city actually opened the city and surrendered.
What Xuanyuan and others didn't know was that while they were waiting, there was already a fight in the pass due to surrender and refusal to surrender. In the end, the surrender faction won, and then they opened the city gate and surrendered to the Qin army.
At this point, Lulongsai was captured by Gongsun Xuanyuan, and Qin's counterattack against Qing would officially begin.
Guarantee
(End of this chapter)