Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"It's also very difficult to pursue them."

"And you're no longer able to fight, are you?"

Zhao Yuan wanted to increase the rate of fire.

All the mechanisms on the divine crossbow were removed.

However, this also increased the difficulty of drawing the bow.

Zhao Yuan had tried it before.

He could only draw the bow thirty times in a row at most.

Then both arms will feel sore and numb.

Today he only pooped about ten times.

Then my arms felt sore and numb.

This shows the wear and tear on the rapid-fire arrows.

So although he still had a quiver of spare arrows,

But we can only stop while we're ahead.

Zhang Qing heard that Zhao Yuan had considered him.

I was also a little excited.

He fought Yelü Guozhen for more than fifty rounds.

He fought Yelü Guobao for another dozen rounds.

The warhorse was already starting to feel the strain.

And Alichi, who fought last, was even more skilled in martial arts.

They had only exchanged a few blows when...

They were then somewhat suppressed.

I'm afraid even at my peak, I might not be a match for him.

If we continue fighting, defeat is inevitable.

Hua Rong replied, "The Liao army did not station troops on the south bank to protect the pontoon bridge."

“We can launch a surprise attack and destroy the pontoon bridge,”

"To stop the Liao army from advancing south."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "Destroying the pontoon bridge will only delay the Liao army for a few days."

"The domestic situation is complex now,"

"I just received the news while I was on my way north,"

"Tong Guan killed Fang La and many other leaders of the Manichaeism,"

"Another descendant of Emperor Taizu of Song was chosen as emperor, and the capital was set in Suzhou."

"To say that only descendants of Emperor Taizu of Song are the legitimate successors of the Song Dynasty,"

"Call upon all prefectures and counties to pledge allegiance to the new dynasty,"

“Refusing to obey Emperor Huizong’s decree.”

"I wonder what the situation is like in the Northwest?"

"We don't have time to waste on the Liao Kingdom,"

"We can only wait for them to cross the river,"

"They were really hurt,"

"To deter them from ever having any more covetous thoughts,"

"Only then can we concentrate on unifying the Central Plains."

Zhang Qing suddenly said, "Actually, we can find a way to use gunpowder to blow up the Liao general who commands the army."

Zhao Yuan asked curiously, "We also have no way of knowing the Liao army's formation."

"We can't plant the gunpowder in advance."

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "No need to install it in advance."

"There are tunnels everywhere between Xiongzhou and Baigou River,"

"The gunpowder can be repositioned at any time,"

"It's just a matter of how to correspond the underground and above-ground locations,"

"And quickly notify the people underground,"

"It is indeed somewhat difficult to handle."

The authentic place that Zhang Qing mentioned,

However, it is a Song-Liao border tunnel known as the underground Great Wall of China.

Legend has it that it was built by Yang Yanzhao, also known as Yang Liulang, when he was guarding the border.

It covers the area between Xiongzhou and Bazhou.

It also features hidden soldier caves and bewildering caves,

It can hide many soldiers and horses.

Even if the Liao soldiers entered,

It's also difficult to tell which way to go.

Messages can be safely transmitted through tunnels.

The troops of the two states can also support each other underground.

There's no need to worry about being ambushed by Liao soldiers along the way.

The entire tunnel was constructed using uniformly sized blue bricks.

It can be compared to the Great Wall.

It contains military facilities such as narrow, labyrinthine tunnels, maze-like alleyways, trapdoors, and gates.

It could resist the invading Liao army.

Chapter 1781 The Underground Great Wall

There are also living facilities such as ventilation holes, lamp stands, water tanks, and earthen pits.

It allows soldiers and civilians to live inside for a period of time.

The underground Great Wall and the water Great Wall are important passes on the Hebei Plain.

It was precisely these two things that the Song army used to resist the Liao army's southward advance.

Zhao Yuan had also heard Lu Junyi mention the Xiongzhou tunnels, and upon hearing this, he smiled and said...

"We can agree on a location for a decisive battle with the Liao Kingdom,"

"Narrow down the area, and then mark the locations on the ground and the tunnel sections."

"After observing the Liao general's position,"

"Then notify the men to go to the corresponding tunnels."

Zhang Qing thought for a moment and said,

"We know the location of the tunnel's exit,"

"But after entering the tunnel,"

"Then it won't be easy to match the location on the ground."

How to mark segments?

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment,

The tunnel must be winding.

I can't hear anything from inside.

To mark the locations of the tunnels and the surface sections,

We can only use the brute force method.

Calculate segment by segment.

It requires a lot of manpower and resources.

It may not be accurate.

If something goes wrong

The gunpowder would likely be wasted.

At that time, we may face an attack from the Liao army.

After all, while 500 pounds of gunpowder is very powerful...

However, the coverage area will not be very large.

If the marked position is slightly off-center...

The final position may deviate significantly.

Most importantly, Liao's distant scouts were everywhere.

If it's a large-scale calculation of the tunnel's location,

Most of the Liao people could probably guess that it was a trap.

Naturally, they wouldn't be foolish enough to accept the challenge again.

Of course, it's also possible that the power of gunpowder directly intimidated the Liao people.

After all, the explosion of 500 pounds of black powder would be absolutely earth-shattering.

However, it's also possible that the Liao people would see through it.

After all, gunpowder was already widely used in the Song Dynasty.

Although the explosion was not very powerful,

But they will all leave behind the smell of gunpowder.

It's easy to associate it with gunpowder.

Moreover, Huyan Zhuo had already used gunpowder to attack cities in the capital region.

It is now widely rumored in China that the Great Liang Dynasty possessed a real thunderbolt cannon.

The sound was like thunder, shattering the heavens and earth.

If the Liao general hadn't been killed,

Instead, it aroused the covetousness of the Liao general.

A fierce attack on Xiongzhou,

At that time, I'm afraid the 50,000 troops will have to pay a heavy price.

Now is the time for the Great Liang to wage war.

Zhao Yuan did not want to lose too many troops here.

Therefore, this strategy is also unusable.

When we were almost back in Xiongzhou,

Then they heard a series of hoofbeats from behind.

The three of them turned around in surprise.

It came too fast.