The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 149 What to do now?
Arrows flew like locusts from both inside and outside the city, but the people in charge of the crossbows and catapults were ordered not to fire and were already waiting impatiently.

Now, upon hearing Madam Gong Er's order, the archer in charge of one of the giant crossbow carts took the lead and smashed the wooden mechanism with a hammer. The mechanism fell down, loosening the wooden tip that was stuck in the tendon. The taut tendon suddenly popped forward and pushed out the giant arrow as thick as a child's arm.

There was a loud "buzz" sound.

Giant crossbow arrows flew towards the Jin army below the city...

A Jin army shield soldier was unaware of the impending disaster and was still holding his shield, slowly advancing forward. Suddenly, he heard a muffled "bang" sound, and then felt a huge force coming from the shield. His arm could not withstand such a force at all. The shield was instantly pushed away, and his arm was almost broken.

After pushing away the shield, the huge arrow still carried great force and shot at his chest. The armor was completely useless in front of this arrow. The huge arrow penetrated his chest, came out from his back, and then shot into the ground, piercing his entire body and nailing him to the spot.

The pseudo-Jin soldiers nearby screamed in fear.

Bali Yuanshan was also shocked: "The bandits actually have a giant crossbow?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several giant crossbows on the top of the city wall, firing in succession...

Yue Wenxuan gave the rebel army fifty giant crossbows, ten of which were fixed on each city wall, and ten for flexible support. With these ten for flexible support, a total of twenty giant crossbows were deployed in the battle this time.

Twenty giant crossbows fired in rapid succession...

One after another, huge arrows flew out from the top of the city wall and pierced through the Jin army's formation.

In those days, battle formations were kept as tight as possible, so it was difficult to miss with a giant arrow. Even a random shot at a square formation could still hit a few people. Madam Gong Er was very patient, deliberately delaying the timing of the giant crossbow's launch, allowing the entire Jin army formation to enter its range before giving the order to release. This way, the arrows could maintain their power and not lose their force due to traveling too far.

No matter what kind of shield you have, I can knock it down with one arrow.

No matter how thick your armor is, anyone hit will die instantly.

The pseudo-Jin army's formation was instantly thrown into chaos by the twenty giant crossbow carts...

However, this is not the most terrifying thing!

The scary thing is that the catapults are coming too.

The servants of the Ma family also swung their sledgehammers and smashed the catapults' mechanisms one after another. Dozens of catapults hiding behind the city walls swung their huge arms one after another and threw out huge stones.

"call!"

The rebel soldiers stationed on the city wall couldn't help but look up at the sky, watching huge rocks one after another passing overhead continuously. The scene was really beautiful. Zhang Dashu couldn't help but laugh: "Wow! Wow! Oh!"

Even Yue Wenxuan couldn't help but shout, "Go! Poké Ball!"

Madam Gong Er was very surprised: "What is a Poké Ball?"

Yue Wenxuan: "Hey! Don't worry, I was just kidding."

A large number of stone bullets fell into the Jin army's formation.

When loading the catapults, the rebels used a combination of large and small stones. Some catapults used large stones, as big as millstones. Such large stones could kill a Jin soldier when they fell to the ground, and could bounce forward and knock down several people in a row, plowing a bloody path through the Jin army.

Some catapults were loaded with fist-sized stones, dozens at a time, and when they were released, a large cloud of stones rained down. These fist-sized stones wouldn't have any chance of bouncing off and injuring anyone; they'd only have one impact when they landed, but a hit on the head would kill you even with a helmet, and a hit on the shoulder would send half the body trembling, causing you to vomit blood and fall to the ground.

Dozens of giant crossbows and dozens of catapults smashed down together, turning the Jin army's formation into a hell on earth.

Soldiers with tragic deaths were everywhere...

Bali Yuanshan was completely stunned. "A small county town, a bunch of low-ranking bandits, actually have so many large weapons?"

This shit doesn't make sense!

Is this a group of bandits in a small county town, or the main force of the Song Dynasty's imperial army?

This is too outrageous. Bali Yuanshan was a little confused for a moment and didn't know how to give orders.

Fortunately, his army did not make things difficult for him!

An "excellent" army, without the need for a general to command it, also knows what to do now: of course, that is to disintegrate.

As long as I can flee before the general gives the order, I won't have to burn his brain cells.

Anyway, these 3,000 Liao troops are not a powerful army!

The truly powerful Liao warriors had already fled westward with Yelu Dashi, heading towards Europe to establish the Western Liao Empire.

The Liao troops that remained here and surrendered to the Jin army were all weaklings, and rout was their specialty.

A loud shout of "Boom!"

The pseudo-Jin army retreated, each one running in a hurry, fearing that if they ran too slowly, more huge arrows and big rocks would fly towards them.

Those who were injured and couldn't run fast would yell at their good companions: "Take me with you when you run."

So his companions turned around, picked up the injured one and ran together.

Baliyuanshan opened his mouth wide, but did not scold them, and did not even take action against the supervisory team. He allowed them to escape back, and the supervisory team even followed them.

Because no one wants to be shot by a crossbow again...

In fact, it is very difficult to string the giant crossbow, so how can it be shot so quickly?

The archers from Jiaoshui County were desperately pulling the strings. The strings of the giant crossbows were made of several strands of ox tendons twisted together, and they were incredibly tough. Dozens of people pulled together, and even their teeth bled.

Winding the catapult is a little easier than winding the crossbow, but oxen are still dispatched to pull the rope desperately to return the mechanism to its original position.

After they had finally managed to reset the catapults and crossbows with all their might, they realized the fake gold thieves outside had actually escaped...

"Damn it! Let me shoot another round!"

"I haven't had enough of it yet."

"Hey, gold thieves, you can't be so spineless. Come on again."

When Mrs. Guan Er saw the enemy retreat, she hesitated a little.

She had commanded beautifully just now, but she lacked combat experience after all. In this situation, she didn't know whether she should give chase or not.

A moment of hesitation...

Yue Wenxuan mentally ordered Qi Jiguang: "Tell me, what should we do now?"

Qi Jiguang stepped forward and said, "You can pursue them."

Madam Gong Er was overjoyed: "General Qi Tian thinks it's worth pursuing?"

Qi Jiguang: "The enemy is too complacent and hasn't set up camp. We should open the gates and pursue them. They will retreat in panic, with no camp to defend. They will abandon their weapons and armor, and even their food supplies. We can seize their supplies and use them for our own benefit."

Only then did Madam Gong Er understand. Yes, the enemy hadn't even set up camp.

"Open the door! Chase!"

(End of this chapter)