Jackdaw arrows flew past Zhang Shixun one after another.
Hei Wuchang reminded: "Master, the enemy has a total of five eight-ox crossbows, and it seems they are coming for you."
Without Hei Wuchang's reminder, Zhang Shixun had already figured out the situation.
He did not dare to be careless and quickly bent down and squatted behind the parapet to hide.
Although he was wearing special armor and had a special mask on his face, the Eight Ox Crossbow was too abnormal. Not to mention anything else, the huge impact force alone was enough to cause harm to Zhang Shixun.
This time, the Jin army did not hide behind like last time, but attacked together with the resentful army.
The infantry rushed to the front, followed closely by the archers.
At the end was the Jin army's supervisory team, each of them holding a shining sword and shouting:
"Those who advance live, those who retreat die!"
"The first one to reach the city will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and granted a thousand households."
“Charge!”
…
More than a dozen black spheres rose into the air, flew over the ice city wall and headed straight towards the attacking Jin soldiers.
This is a thunder bomb fired by the catapult of the National Protection Army.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of explosions rang out among the Jin army, each one blasting a large area, and broken limbs flew all over the sky.
The attacking formation was disrupted, and many Jin soldiers ran around like headless flies.
The supervising team chopped off several heads before stopping the fleeing Jin soldiers.
A team of nearly a thousand Jin cavalry archers circled Zhang Xiaozhuang, shooting arrows at the National Protection Army on the ice city wall as they ran.
This group of mounted archers posed a great threat to the National Protection Army, and soon some of its soldiers were hit by arrows.
Since it is a moving target, thunder bombs are almost ineffective.
Under the cover of mounted archers, the Jin infantry quickly attacked the ice city wall and climbed up to the top of the wall with ladders.
Under the command of Chen San, the soldiers of the National Protection Army threw grenades at the ice city wall without regard for their lives, making the Jin soldiers cry for their parents.
Yue Fan ran up breathlessly, "Military Commander, all the thunder bombs have been launched, the launch vehicle..."
Zhang Shixun said without hesitation: "Destroy it!"
The Jin army cannot be allowed to obtain this new type of catapult. If they are allowed to learn how to manufacture it, it will cause them considerable trouble in future battles.
Yue Fan took the order and left.
After a period of confusion, the Jin soldiers attacked the city again under the command of the Jin generals.
After the National Protection Army had used up all the grenades in their hands, they retreated into the tunnel under the command of Chen San.
Zhang Shixun and Hei Wuchang finally entered the tunnel.
As soon as he came down, he asked, "Chen San, are the tunnel entrances sealed?"
"Everything is sealed off, leaving only one, most hidden exit."
When digging the tunnel, Wang Dong took safety issues into consideration. The entrances of each tunnel were sealed, and many pits were dug in the tunnel, and even explosives were placed. If a crisis occurred, the tunnel would be completely blown up and blocked.
Seeing that Chen San and Yue Fan were feeling a little down, Zhang Shixun said, "Let the brothers take advantage of the time to rest. We still have a mission tonight."
Chen San and Yue Fan's eyes lit up.
"Military Commander, should we attack the Golden Dog overnight?"
Zhang Shixun smiled mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes."
He and Wang Dong had a big plan, which only they knew about and they didn't tell anyone else.
…
The Jin army paid a high price and finally captured Zhang Xiaozhuang, but was surprised to find that the village was empty. Not only was there no people, there was not even a chicken, duck, cat or dog to be found, and not even a chicken feather was left.
The officers and soldiers were disappointed, as they had originally planned to plunder after attacking.
Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Loushi also rode into Zhang Xiaozhuang on horseback.
Since they knew in advance that there was a tunnel in the village, they were not too disappointed when they saw the empty village.
Pharmacist Guo came forward and reported, "Generals, just as we expected, thief Zhang has led his men into the tunnel."
Yin Shuke asked, "Have you found the tunnel entrance?"
"We've sent someone to look for him."
"Send more people and make sure to find the tunnel entrance."
Wanyan Loushi looked around, pointed forward, and asked, "That house looks different. Is it Zhang Shixun's residence?"
"General, it should be."
"Let's go! Let's go check it out."
Several people came to Zhang's house and looked around. When they came to the back house, they were surprised to see that there was a toilet inside.
Yin Shuke marveled: "Zhang Shixun is really unique. He actually built a toilet in the house and didn't mind the smell."
Pharmacist Guo curled his lips and said, "What a vulgar person."
Wanyan Loushi laughed and said, "That's wrong. Zhang Shixun is an expert in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was even named Imperial Preceptor by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. He's definitely not a vulgar person... Hey! What's this rope for?"
He saw an iron bucket above the toilet with a red rope hanging down, so he reached out and pulled it.
“Wow!”
The iron bucket tilted and a stream of yellow liquid with a pungent smell poured out.
Pharmacist Guo sniffed, his expression suddenly changing. He pushed the two men hard and shouted, "It's kerosene! Get out!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, there was a muffled "bang" sound, and the small space suddenly burst into flames.
Although Pharmacist Guo reacted quickly, the three people were burned and screamed. The accompanying personal soldiers hurriedly pulled them out and put out the fire with the snow on the ground.
Wanyan Loushi was in a more miserable situation. He was splashed with flaming oil and could not be put out no matter how hard he tried, so he had to take off all his clothes.
After a flurry of activity, the fire on the three people was put out.
However, his eyebrows and beard had all disappeared, and his entire head became a round bald head, without a single hair left.
The three of them looked at each other, feeling both angry and amused.
Yin Shuke laughed dryly. "Zhang Shixun is such a wicked scoundrel, he actually set up such a trap in his own house... Pharmacist Guo, thank goodness you reacted quickly, otherwise we would all have perished in the flames today."
Lou Shi patted Pharmacist Guo on the shoulder and praised him, "You are very good."
Pharmacist Guo bowed flatteringly and said, "I am flattered by your compliments, Generals."
At this moment, a loud noise came from the east side of the village, followed by another one.
The three of them changed their expressions and hurried out.
As soon as he walked out of the gate, he saw a soldier from the resentful army crawling towards him, saying in a panic, "General... General, something bad has happened..."
Pharmacist Guo waved his hand and slapped him. "Why are you so flustered? Speak properly. What happened?"
"The brothers found a tunnel entrance and were about to dig down when... it exploded, killing and injuring many of the brothers at the tunnel entrance."
As he was speaking, Zhen Wuchen came over with his arm covered.
Pharmacist Guo saw blood on his arm and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with your arm?"
"I got blown up." Zhen Wuchen laughed bitterly. "They planted a thunder bomb at the entrance of the tunnel. I was too close to it, so I got caught."
Pharmacist Guo took out a handkerchief from his bosom and bandaged him. "Five ministers, no matter how many casualties there are, we must dig out the tunnel entrance and kill Zhang Shixun. Otherwise, our brothers will have died in vain."
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