No matter whether they are Khitans or Jurchens, as long as they are enemies, they must fight.

While Di Lie asked Ashu to watch Diao Dou, he asked Yang Zhechong and Zuo Kai to mobilize the Song prisoners and let them participate in the battle. There are at least seven or eight thousand people here, excluding nearly two thousand women, and

Some elderly craftsmen, monks and actors, etc., have at least four or five thousand people available. Although they have not undergone any training, as long as they have weapons in their hands and rely on the stronghold to defend against the attack of hundreds of people, they should be able to withstand the attack of hundreds of people.

no problem.

But the result was a surprise to Di Lie. There were less than 300 people willing to stay and resist with them. Among them were mostly young men and women, and a few craftsmen. The most eye-catching ones were a monk and more than a dozen people.

There were many women, including Ye Die'er and Bian Yuniang. However, none of the men from the Zhao and Song clans stayed to fight.

Di Lie sighed with emotion, it was unreasonable for Zhao and Song Dynasty not to perish. Those in high positions were greedy for life and afraid of death, and cherished life as gold. Even the people at the bottom were just living in an ignoble way and were afraid of weapons. Although everyone seeks good luck and avoids weapons.

He has a ferocious nature, but he has a knife and a gun on his neck and still avoids it. This kind of ostrich consciousness is really speechless.

Di Lie waved to Ye Die'er and asked her to take these women down. Although their spirit is very brave, to a certain extent, it is enough to shame many men. However, war - especially the war in the cold weapon era, is best

Let the women go away. Well, if possible in the future, it would be good to let these brave women serve as medical soldiers.

Although Ye Die'er was very reluctant, she did not dare to disobey the order, so she had to retreat a hundred feet away with the women, but did not go far.

At this time, Yang Zhechong pointed his thumb at Zuo Kai: "Yes, you are good at picking this woman, she is really brave." Yang Zhechong originally didn't like Zuo Kai very much, but after a night of life and death, and now they have to fight side by side again,

It's not that strict anymore.

Zuo Zuo smiled gleefully: "That's right, it doesn't matter what kind of eyesight we have." Then he smiled happily and waved to the woman from a distance.

Only Di Lie noticed Bian Yuniang's panic and uneasiness when she stayed and her relieved expression after quitting the second line. Obviously, the main reason why Bian Yuniang stayed was because she had just been promised to this man. If she abandoned him in the blink of an eye,

If the man ran away, there would probably be no room for her even in the prison camp.

But Di Lie didn't point it out. What else can you ask of a singer? No matter what the reason is for her to stay, at least she is much better than those eggless guys who should stay but run the fastest.

.

At this moment, Ah Shu, who had watched Diao Dou, ran down panting and reported: "They are the Jurchen Jin soldiers patrolling the Huanshui River. There are about a hundred people. I recognize the leader is called Puzhen Puchan. There are about three more behind him.

The hundred Khitan soldiers should be the group of troops who were ordered to cross the river to search yesterday. They probably got the news of the attack on the Chinese army camp from the broken soldiers, so they gave up patrol and fought back. They are still miles away from the village.

May."

Di Lie said, "Tell me, why are the Khitan soldiers so loyal? It turns out there are hundreds of Jurchen soldiers, and they are also elite patrol soldiers. Very good, this is the most enjoyable." Then he ordered all the volunteers who participated in the defensive battle to

They chose their own weapons from the military shed. As a result, most people chose crossbows and hand knives (one of the eight colors of the Song Dynasty standard knives, similar to a broadsword), and a few people chose long guns.

Di Lie was quite happy that these people knew how to choose long-range weapons to fight against cavalry. But when asked, he couldn't laugh or cry. It turned out that more than half of the people didn't know how to use long-range weapons. They just instinctively felt that using bows and crossbows to fight at long distances was relatively useless.

Safer.

With a sullen look on his face, Di Lie knocked on the fence with a long spear and shouted: "Those who don't know how to use a bow, throw them back to me, use crossbows instead! Use crossbows instead! Crossbows are simple and easy to use, but a bit time-consuming and labor-intensive, but at least

It won’t cut your fingers like bows and arrows do. Please replace them with crossbows!”

Di Lie's roar caused the group of temporary volunteers to rush back and change their weapons. The troops were approaching the city outside, and there was still chaos inside. Di Lie helplessly laughed at himself: "It seems that I have to personally take action.

Counting on these rabble... Hehe..."

Di Lie ordered Yang Zhechong and Zuo Huifang to teach the volunteers how to use crossbows, and then called Ah Shu over: "Is that Amutai still alive?"

Ah Shu nodded: "My two legs were broken, and my internal organs were seriously injured. I have been coughing up blood, and I don't think I will survive today."

Di Lie said indifferently: "Okay, let him make some contribution to us before he dies. Let's go and 'talk' to him."

Yang Zhechong watched the two of them go away, and said to Zuo Kai with confusion: "Young boy Zuo, His Highness is really... accepting anyone, even the Jurchens dare to use him."

Zuo Kai glanced at him dissatisfied: "Don't point at the monk and scold the bald man. Of course we small characters can't use the Jurchens, but who is His Highness? He is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, a figure with the heroic spirit of Emperor Wu. You can't count the Jurchens as barbarians.

What."

Yang Zhechong smiled and said: "Speaking of monks, there is one over there. Not to mention, he is quite skillful in shooting a bow and a spear, and he has a bit of a military aura. I'm going to take stock of him...

"

At this time, a mile in front of the Dongzhai Gate, a wave of golden soldiers swarmed in. The ones with black armor, gray felt, leather hats on their heads, and holding short riding bows were Khitan people; those with white armor (Jurchens were still white), green soldiers

The ones wearing felts, iron helmets, and holding long bows were Jurchens. There were silhouettes of people, and iron hooves rumbled. The murderous intention of the army pressing down on the country actually gave the summer morning a bit of an autumn chill.

The volunteers on the wall suddenly became commotion. Many people were trembling and their faces were pale. Some even fired their crossbow bolts under pressure from such a distance. This caused Yang Zhechong and Zuo Kai to yell and curse.

, with great difficulty it was possible to suppress the commotion a little.

At this moment, the Jin army was approaching the gate of the village. They saw a piece of scorched earth and many corpses in Jin army uniforms. They also saw numerous figures on the wall of the village, all dressed as Song people. Knowing that something had really happened in the Chinese army's camp, they immediately ordered an attack.

attack.

According to the practice of the Jin army's siege warfare: when there is a sign army, let the sign army go; when there is no sign army, let the Khitans, Xi people, and Bohai people go; the Jurchens will hold the battle from behind. Wait until these cannon fodder are almost dead.

, and the enemy's defensive equipment and soldiers were exhausted before the Jurchens appeared. This is often the time when the defending army is at its most vulnerable, and cannot withstand such a powerful new force. As a result, it often fails.

Drum down.

The Jurchen Jin people used this method to become stronger and stronger as they fought, while their own population did not decrease but increased.

At this moment, the commander of the Jin army outside the camp was obviously using this conventional method of warfare, leading the attack on the city with three hundred Khitan soldiers, while more than a hundred Jurchen soldiers were holding down the rear. These more than a hundred Jurchen Jin soldiers were all

Elite sentinel cavalry, whether fighting alone or attacking in formation, have a combat power that exceeds that of ordinary Jin soldiers. Such an elite cavalry is watching eagerly from the side, spying on the enemy's weaknesses at any time, and then suddenly launching a swift and violent attack. Even with the regular army of the Song Dynasty,

The garrisoned state city of Dafu might not be able to withstand it, let alone a group of civilians who had just taken up arms and were defending a fragile stockade with several gaps?

Except for the Han signed troops, most of the servants in the Jin army were cavalry, and the Khitan soldiers were no exception. However, when attacking cities and fortresses, the role of cavalry was not as good as that of infantry. Therefore, the Khitan soldiers had to dismount and fire arrows continuously.

, while quickly rushing towards the village gate.

Yang Zhechong ordered the volunteers to use antlers and horses to block the gap between the damaged gate and fence, and then put up sideboards to block the arrows. This was a very simple self-protection skill, but the volunteers without any training at all

They couldn't even do such a simple movement properly. They either exposed their shoulders or their legs and feet. As a result, they were hit by arrows and fell to the ground screaming.

Yang Zhechong even found that several people had been shot in the buttocks by arrows. He really didn't know how they did it. Without the protection of the side cards, these volunteers who had been injured by arrows were immediately attacked by the second and third rounds that followed.

A hail of arrows claimed lives.

The Jin soldiers hadn't actually attacked the camp yet, but just a few rounds of arrows killed dozens of people, and nearly one-fifth of the defensive force was gone. Professionals and non-professionals were so obvious at this moment.

"Hurry up! Shoot the arrows out for me! What are you doing with the crossbows in your hands?!" Yang Zhechong roared like thunder, and he couldn't bear to kill these clumsy guys one by one with his spear. It's so embarrassing.

Now that I have seen it, I have never seen such incompetent soldiers... Oh, they are not soldiers yet. A few hours ago, they were prisoners who were bullied by the Jin people...

If these two hundred people can fire a volley, or scatter freely, as long as half... no, even if one-third of the arrows hit the target, it is estimated that this group of Khitan soldiers will collapse, at least,

will retreat.

The crossbow in the hands of the Yimin is the Mahuang crossbow most commonly used in the Song army. Compared with the divine arm bow, this kind of crossbow is low-cost, easy to operate, and easy to use. It is widely equipped in the Song army. Of course, the range cannot be compared with the divine arm bow, which is about

It can shoot about 120 to 150 steps. Even so, such a range can be worth a stone of a strong bow.

The Jin soldiers were often equipped with two types of bows, cavalry and infantry. The cavalry bows could last up to eight swords, while the infantry bows usually only cost one stone. Both sides had the same range, but the bows had a faster rate of fire, so they could often suppress the Song army.

According to Yang Zhechong's observation, only half of this group of Khitan soldiers had infantry bows, and the other half also held riding bows. Moreover, their strength could not be compared with that of the fierce Jurchens. Except for a few strong ones,

Most of them used ordinary bows ranging from five to eight dou. If they were a well-trained Western army armed with so many Mahuang crossbows, they would definitely be able to use the long range to inflict maximum damage on the enemy, even without being able to get close to the camp.

But what is the performance of this group of temporarily recruited volunteers: either they are hiding behind the side cards in a hurry to string their crossbows, or they are closing their eyes and reaching out to shoot randomly. After a few rounds of crossbow bolts are fired, what is the result? Probably

Less than twenty Khitan soldiers were shot and killed. Three of them were shot by Yang Zhechong. Zuo Kai also shot two people. The monk named Zhihe also shot and killed three people. The other ten people were killed and injured.

It is the result of the joint efforts of 250 citizens.

This group of Khitan soldiers are all veterans who have been fighting for a long time. When they see the enemy's counterattack effect, they know that the defenders are either poorly trained or their morale is too bad. This level of defense can be defeated with just one charge.

When they came down, all the timidity in their hearts disappeared, and they all howled and rushed toward the village gate like wolves and tigers.

Yang Zhechong and Zuo Kaixin were so anxious that they both looked towards the direction Di Lie was leaving: "Your Highness, you have to act quickly! We can't last long!"
Chapter completed!