"Wen Lu," Yang Xuan said to Lu Xunzhi who rushed in: "We are really in trouble this time."

Lu Xunzhi picked up the pen and wrote a few strokes on a note, turned around and gave them to Chen Guang beside him: "Make the wax balls immediately, send the fine people to Shatou City, and recruit the general manager to come back to defend the city."

Chen Guang responded and ordered: "Xiang Ning, you can go there."

A short and energetic man responded, took the note and turned around and went out.

"It's not considered insurance by relying on the general manager," Yang Xuan ordered: "This is a matter of the overall situation. Send a messenger immediately to..."

He paused and said, "I asked for help from Zhao's envoy in Xiangyang, deputy envoy in Jiangling and Meng Dutong of Huangzhou. The letter must state that this is an old camp established by the parents and children of Duke Zheng Qingzhi, and will be attacked by a large brigade of Mongolian soldiers."

"I believe that at least one of the three coaches should not sit idly by and not save them."

Chen Guang bowed and said yes.

"After these things are done, let's work harder." Yang Xuan said, picking up a dog from the table: "Notify the brothers in Youyi Camp that there is a big prey to fight this time."

Chen Guang reached out and pressed his pocket, saying, "This battle is not as good as Yanjia Village, it must be a dangerous battle. Before the general manager returns to the parish, the commander must shoulder the heavy responsibility of commanding the overall situation."

"I will lead this trip."

Yang Xuan no longer refuted because he knew that Chen Guang was right. He could not lose his life casually before Zheng Yunming rushed back to the village.

"This time you don't have to be like in Yanjia Village." Yang Xuan reminded: "If the number of enemies is too large, being keen on a strange plan will bring disaster to yourself. Just follow ordinary ambush methods and adapt to the situation."

"You Yi means to make your own judgments without being bound by law, and to make your own judgments flexibly according to the local situation at that time." Yang Shu patted Chen Guang's shoulder: "Zi Ming (Chen Guang's name is Ziming), I believe that your talent is enough to be called a good commander of You Yi's army."

Chen Guang bowed to thank him, then brought a black iron-headed croaker and took the order and left.

Yang Xun turned around and said to Lu Xunzhi, "Wen Lu, that thing should be taken out and used."

Lu Xunzhi said without hesitation: "Now is the time to use that."

The soldiers and husbands were busy under the village wall on the front of the camp, looking at the two corner buildings where four huge machinery were pushed straight to the north gate with oil cloth.

The corner building at the north gate was originally just a very simple wooden square building, but under Zheng Yunming's insistence, the design was modified and changed to a filling platform surrounded by round wooden piles.

This modification is to use the most powerful large-scale anti-city equipment of the Tulong Army.

The oil cloth was carefully removed, and in front of the exclaimed Dazhai military and civilians was a huge bed and crossbow.

All the bed crossbows used by the Song Dynasty to guard famous cities were divided into two levels: single bow and double bow. The most praised thing in the world is the powerful giant crossbow that can only be pulled with eight barbarian bulls and the three-bow bed crossbow.

On the bed made of hard wood, there are three huge bows, two in front and one in back, with the number three bows. The bow string is made of the bulbs on the back of the ox, and the multiple strips are rubbed into a single strand. The strong tendons and hard tires can fire huge arrows.

The so-called huge arrow is an iron javelin that can be fired. The arrow is three feet and five inches long and is also five inches thick. The tail of the arrow is inlaid with iron feathers. There is a small arrow on both sides of the main arrow. This is the source of the "one gun and three swords" in "The General Yao of Wu Jing".

In order to open the three-bow crossbow, under the command of the crossbowman, more than a hundred strong men were used to pull ropes to turn the winch for the bow and work together to open the crossbow. The title of the Eight-Nuo Crossbow is worthy.

Yang Xuan looked at the scene where the pulley hanging temporarily installed on the village wall slowly lifted the huge bed on the corner tower launch pad amid the union of more than a hundred people. Although he had been an aide in the army for a while, he did not know the power of this weapon very well.

"When it comes to this crossbow, it is a magic weapon that saved the great Song Dynasty." Lu Xunzhi said with a smile: "I remember when it was Zhenzong's dynasty, Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao led 200,000 cavalry to the south, trying to destroy our Song Dynasty. Emperor Zhenzong led the army to fight against Tanzhou and Khitan, and our army was in crisis several times."

"At the moment when the situation was unfavorable, even the emperor might be captured by the Liao Kingdom, the crossbowmen on the city of Tanzhou saw a pair of Liao generals and more than ten cavalrymen came to the city to Hou Wang's situation. He made a quick decision, and the crossbowmen opened three bows and crossbows and shot them away. The three swords hit the Liao general in the chest and killed him on the spot."

"I later learned that this Liao general was Xiao Yanlin, the commander of the Liao Dynasty's Nanjing army. It was the vanguard of the Empress Dowager Xiao's invasion. After this man was killed, the morale of the Liao army was greatly declined. Soon after, Empress Dowager Xiao was forced to sign a Tanyuan alliance with Emperor Zhenzong. Just this crossbow and an arrow were fired to relieve the crisis of the Song Dynasty. It is truly a weapon for the country."

Yang Yu said disdainfully: "This is just the thick accumulation of Emperor Taizu's Yin De, which allows them to get hit at such a long distance. Such a heavy guy is almost unable to aim carefully. When he releases it, he can only burn incense and worship Buddha to bless him. How can he shoot a guy whose ancestors have damaged Yin De? How can he rely on it as a weapon for the decisive victory?"

Lu Xunzhi said lightly: "What if it is not used to shoot people?"

"Then there is another explanation." Yang Xuan saw the three-bow bed crossbow gently hanging on the corner tower platform. The crossbowmen hurried forward to debug and repair it, and suddenly remembered another sharp weapon to defend the city: "The day before yesterday, the general manager left the camp, and the four teams of firearms took away the three teams. Where is the remaining team now?"

"I have ordered them to set up a camp under the city wall and be ready to go to the city wall to reinforce at any time." Lu Xunzhi said: "The general manager was worried that the camp would not be stable, so the three teams he took away were all the Zhu Generals' troops, but the one who stayed in the camp was a wooden general army."

As the name suggests, General Mu is a wooden cannon made of hard locust flowers and other materials, plus three iron hoops to strengthen the cannon body. This is an enhanced version of General Bamboo discussed by Zheng Yunming and the craftsmen of Jiangling Manufacturing Workshop. It has further improved compared with General Bamboo in terms of charge, range and power.

"If the Tartars really attack in large quantities, then these Mu Generals must stay at the most critical time." Yang Xuan said with a frown: "Fortunately, there are many other firearm generals left behind, so they should be used with caution to avoid unnecessary waste."

"Nothing can be wasted." Lu Xunzhi looked at the rolling mountains in the northwest: "No one knows what a terrifying army he is coming."

This question was answered at dusk three days later.

You Yiying, who was only 300 people left, fled back to the camp with many casualties.

Chen Guang was injured in an arrow on his body and left arm, and he was shot at his right leg, who was supported by the soldiers into the camp.

"The enemy has been ambushed more than a dozen times in total, and it is very intense every time." Chen Guang grinned and said, "This time they have really suffered."

Yang Xuan was very dissatisfied with this result: "How many times have you said it. When the enemy is powerful, don't fall into close combat easily. This time I lost many brothers because you are always impatient and ask for battle!"

Chen Guang raised his voice: "I am the commander of the front line. I think it would be too late if they don't teach this enemy a lesson hard, when they arrive at the camp safely all the way."

Yang Xuan looked at the injured soldiers with gauze wrapped around him and immediately understood that Chen Guang's judgment was correct: "Yes, the commander ahead should have the power to make decisions on the spot and tell me what you have found."

"The Tartars' team is more than ten miles long, all of which are cavalry, and should have more than ten thousand people, all of which are well-clad and have high morale. In addition to the regular soldiers, there are also many miscellaneous soldiers who accompany themselves with horses and weapons. They should be all those who want to take advantage of the situation."

"In addition, the team also carried a lot of husbands, and the number was much higher than that used by ordinary troops. I think they had the idea of ​​siege."

"Is there any further information?" Yang Xuan asked: "Who is the enemy's commander? How many real Tartars are there in the team, and how many Han soldiers are there?"

"We captured more than a dozen soldiers and came back." Chen Guang said: "The detailed commander can interrogate them."

More than a dozen tied Mongolian soldiers were pushed into a huge tent set up on the hillside. When they saw that the heads were all senior officials at the level of Song generals, they just kept begging for mercy like pounding garlic.

Yang Xun looked at Lu Xunyi, who was sitting upright in the center of the main general, nodded and signaled Yang Xun to start.

Yang Xuan glanced at the prisoners who were kowtowing under the seat, chose the thinnest guy, and asked the soldiers of You Yijun to come forward.

"A good answer, the commander can protect your life without worries." Yang Xu said Wen Yan.

The captain was still in shock and just looked at Yang Xuan with fear.

"Where are you from? What is your name?"

"The villain.....the villain is from Xuchang, Henan, and is named Zhu Dingqi."

Yang Xuan nodded and asked again: "When did you become a soldier? Whose subordinates are you?"

"The villain was originally working hard in the countryside. The day before yesterday, the Emperor Xuan Chuang of Mongolia... Yes, the Emperor Xuan Chuang of the Tartar issued an order, asking one of the five strong men in the village to follow the army to fight south. The villain was drawn and joined the troops of Zhang Tieta, a subordinate of Marshal Liu Hengan, who was under the jurisdiction of the army, and Zhang Tieta."

Yang Xuan asked again: "How many military horses have come from Mongolia this time? Who is the master? You are a good student and answer, if you deceive me," he pulled out his waist knife with a squeak: "Now you will have your head on the ground."
Chapter completed!