"The Queen Mother forgives her sins, Your Majesty forgives her sins......" Ling Jieyu felt that what the Queen Mother said was very right, how could he be as dignified as the head coach of Western Xia compared to a woman, he must cheer up.

As the order was given, the trebuchets, which had been assembled but had been deliberately put down, were erected one by one and pushed forward along the pre-laid logs.

Compared with the trebuchets that Wang Qi got in Liangzhou City and Xijin Mansion, the trebuchets of the Western Xia army were taller and larger, with more counterweights, and the delivery distance was also farther, and they could throw hundreds of pounds of stones to a mile away.

The preparations of the Western Xia army for this battle were not inadequate, with ten giant trebuchets as the main force for the attack, and nearly 100 siege crossbows as auxiliaries. Once the enemy breaks through the Qingshui River, it will be exposed to the range of the siege crossbow.

Near these two weapons were 30,000 archers armed with steel crossbows, and they were ordered not to let any enemy near trebuchets and siege crossbows, and as long as they held these big guys, the enemy could not cross the river.

The rest will be done by the cavalry, as soon as the new army retreats, the cavalry will quickly cross the river and outflank the attack, and the new army will not run, and will fall into a dead position where it cannot advance or retreat, either surrender or be completely annihilated.

"Oh, good fellow, such a big guy! Baga, go and tell the general not to be careless, don't wait, don't wait, strike first. Xia Shu, let's move back, the big stone flew over, but I don't know who is the King of Liang and who is the Lord of the Supervisor. ”

Hong Tao on the other side of the river had just finished lunch and was about to build a pergola to take a nap, when the trebuchet that the Xixia people slowly approached was a little unexpected, and he immediately became intimidated. Not only did he not want the soldiers to die in vain, but he also refused to risk his life, so he first took Baga She, and then pulled Gao Cuifeng to transfer his position.

It's a pity that Wang Da didn't listen to his advice, this girl is too cold-blooded, and she always says that it is impossible not to die on the battlefield. According to her plan, it was necessary to wait until the enemy was all in position before it was worth firing. Each shell should kill as much of the enemy's living force as possible, and this time there are not a lot of shells to be carried and cannot be wasted.

So the two sides got through like this, one side was carrying the wood like ants wading through the water to build a bridge, and the other side was also pushing the wooden frame more than ten meters high like an ant to move forward, getting closer and closer.

Hong Tao pulled Gao Cuifeng and retreated for about 200 meters before finding a dirt slope to stop, and he was still holding the telescope and couldn't help but glance left and right, as long as a big stone was thrown over, he could immediately turn around and dodge.

But his preparations were in vain, and the trebuchet stopped less than a mile from the river, and the craftsmen were fixing them with stakes with their sledgehammers, and they seemed to be in place.

And Wang Qi's artillerymen were not idle, the surveyor was holding a simple ruler to measure the distance of the other party, and the loader took out the shells from the box and placed them behind the dug bunker.

"Look, it's time to fire! How far did the king think their trebuchets could throw, and it was not much if they had grown such a big man in vain. ”

When the mournful brass horn sounded, the loader began to run to the running position with the cannonball, Hong Tao also stood up straight, crossed his waist with one hand and gestured with the other, explaining the changes on the battlefield to Gao Cuifeng, and finally looked a little like a commander.

As the gunner pulled the cannon rope in his hand, the flint spark immediately ignited the gunpowder on the ignition port, and in an instant there was a loud noise, and white clouds rose on the bank of the river, and the earth seemed to tremble.

The cannon body and gun carriage of thousands of pounds were pushed back by a strong force, and they barely stopped after hitting the simple brake made of trees along the rut.

"Damned! This is damnation! Gao Cuifeng sat directly on the ground, watching the gunners pull the ropes to quickly reset the cannon, open the tail of the cannon with green smoke, stuff it in with a short cannon brush and pull it out, and immediately stuffed the second shell in, and kept muttering in his mouth, the whole person was stupid.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Look, what is there to see in the cannon, you have to like to sleep with a hug for you at night. Look at the other side, if you want to say that Lao Qi, this kid is a coincidence, he can hit so accurately without presetting shooting Zhu Yuan, it seems that there will be another profession that cannot be messed with in the future, mason! ”

Hong Tao was not moved at all, the salvo on the battleship was much more terrifying than the field artillery, the main reason was that the caliber was large and there was no place to hide, and after listening to it a few times, he could stand still when thunder hit his ears.

However, he is a little disdainful of Gao Cuifeng's performance, and he is also the master who has seen explosives mining, can you pay attention to your identity. Yaga also held his head with his hands, but the people were still standing, so why did you sit on the ground.

“…… and, did not hit the ......" Gao Cuifeng is so embarrassed not because he is timid, but because he is not mentally prepared. I thought that the artillery was just a large musket, but I didn't expect it to be so big.

But when he got up, he was a little disappointed, and he couldn't tell nonsense with his eyes open, and a large row of trebuchets on the other side was still standing, although a few and a half were shrouded in smoke and dust, but none of them were broken.

"You don't have the guts, you can't look at it, take it!" Hong Tao annoyed that someone turned a blind eye to his achievements, grabbed Gao Cuifeng's hair with one hand, and put the telescope directly on someone's eyes with the other hand.

“…… Hey, it's terrifying, it's terrifying, and it's nothing more than that! Gao Cuifeng's eyes hurt from the telescope, but he didn't stretch out his hand to block it. The trebuchet was not a big deal, at most a few wooden poles that were not too thick were blown off.

But the people near the trebuchet were so miserable, lying on the ground crookedly, and one was hanging on the cantilever of the trebuchet. Many people seemed to be alive, but they were badly hurt, rolling on the ground and wailing.

Some of them did not appear to be injured, but they were unsteady on their feet, staggered to their feet, and could not even distinguish their direction, and walked dizzily towards the river.

Gao Cuifeng didn't need to ask to know what was wrong with these people, they were stunned by the explosion at close range. Accidents like this sometimes happen in the mines, and it takes several days for the injured to regain their senses, but they often lose their hearing, they often have nausea and vomiting, and they don't live long before they die. The colt said that this was called a severe concussion, that is, the brain was damaged, and even Wang 18 could not be cured.

"The charge is a bit large...... Gao Yu, a loser, can't be so wasteful with a high output! Old Gao, remember to remind this king in the future to stay away from the vehicle loaded with shells. If this thing accidentally blew up, there would be no living creatures within a few tens of meters nearby! ”

Hong Tao was convinced of Gao Cuifeng's judgment, the charge of the three-inch cannon was less than a catty, and more than half of it was black powder and broken iron, so the power should not be so great. But this batch of shells was shipped from Sichuan, and the caliber or everything was right, but the content was not quite right.

Obviously, someone changed the ratio of ammonium oil and black powder when making it, and the content of the former was increased. There is no need to ask if it must be Gao Yu's idea, no one except him dares to change the formula of the charge without authorization, and no one will.

In less than half a minute, the second round of shelling began again, and the target was still trebuchets, where there were still the remaining enemy troops and siege crossbows. This time, a cannonball finally had a visible effect, blowing the base of a trebuchet away, sending it headlong to the ground.

At the same time, the new army building the bridge suddenly picked up speed, and with the help of steel connectors, the trunks were connected one by one, and crawled down the water towards the opposite bank.

Empress Dowager Xiao Liang and the Western Xia generals around her also reacted similarly to Gao Cuifeng, stunned by this situation, and at the same time had great fear.

As soon as the Liang King was in power again, the previous calculation seemed to be very wrong, this new army had unprecedented weapons, and the power was obviously greater than the rockets and siege crossbows of the year!

“…… Fast! Send someone to snatch the trebuchet and siege crossbow back! The first to react was the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, the mournful shout resounded through the Chinese army, the expression on her face was even more terrifying, and her originally beautiful face had been distorted.

The order was carried out by the Western Xia cavalry on the left flank, who wanted to use their speed to reduce casualties, and the horses could help drag the dead trebuchet, but the main thing was to save the siege crossbows.

Compared to those trebuchets made of wood, these are expensive things, and one can cover the price of dozens of military horses. Moreover, the use of siege crossbows is also greater than that of trebuchets, and it is a good helper for both offense and defense.