Chapter 86: The North Gate (3)
"Bell!" With a heavy blow, the intersection of gold and iron flashed dazzling sparks, and the old capital took a few steps back, his hand almost lost his strength, and the bending knife also collapsed into a big hole. Something was blocking the soles of his feet, and he knew that it was a wooden box, and there was nothing in it for a long time, and several gaps in this section of the wall had been broken by the Tartars like here.
The Mongolian man in front of him was as strong as a calf, and the old man was knocked off two weapons one after another by the broad axe in his hand, a hook spear and an axe, and now his hand holding the bent knife burst into the mouth of the tiger and bled out, his eyes staring at the enemy's slow pace, ready to fight to the death.
There was a scream in his ears, it was the voice of a colleague of the forbidden army, and the old man remembered that he still owed himself a gambling debt for a pack of cigarettes, damn, he was going to the underworld to ask for an account. He bit his lower lip hard, a rush of fierceness welled up in his heart, and he took a few steps back, and the wooden box was already in front of him.
The old man flew up and kicked the wooden box to the big man, as expected, he was chopped by an axe, he shouted, threw the bending knife in his hand, took advantage of the big man's hand to block the space, the foot was fierce, flew over, the huge impact knocked the two down the city wall together, in his consciousness that had not yet dissipated, the big man had died of blood bleeding from the corner of his mouth under him, and the old man smiled with satisfaction.
The tower of the north gate was about to be lost, and Yuan Hong was seriously injured by a chain flail, although there was a big shield to block it, but the heavy stabbing hammer still broke through the shield and knocked him away. If it weren't for his own soldiers, he would have died in the hands of that giant man.
Yuan Tong's judgment of being injured and the unknown fate aroused the morale of the remaining defenders, and his deputy, the commander of the township soldiers, immediately took over the command, and hundreds of township soldiers under his leadership blocked the enemy's attack. Hook spears, big shields, bows and crossbows, the two sides can hold each other on the city tower, and they are not allowed to enter an inch.
Yuan Hong, who was carried down the city tower by everyone, was unconscious like white paper, and there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth, which was all seen by Xie Er. He was on standby with the volunteers under the city, and one of his subordinates was also on the same team, and the two secretly exchanged a look and quietly came together.
"Boss, what are you going to do, our people are about to break the city." His subordinate said in a tone that only two of them could hear.
"Don't panic, act when you see the opportunity, just throw it like this, in case you get hurt by mistake, it's not good, and wait." As expected, their team of volunteers should replenish the consumption of the defenders, Xie Er wanted to find a better opportunity, his eyes were firmly fixed on the city tower not far away, although the Yuan army had already landed in the city, but the city wall was still fighting everywhere, and the number of Song troops nearby was still very large.
As subsequent reinforcements arrived in the city, the enemy army slowly began to gain the upper hand, and the walls were lost section by section, and the defenders were driven to a few enemy platforms on the side, relying on the catapults and bed crossbows there to make the last resistance. Suddenly, a large flag was planted on the city wall, and Xie Er looked at the words on it, dumbfounded.
"Boss, look, that's our family's banner, and the marshal is outside the city." The subordinate was so overjoyed that he almost shouted, Xie Eryi covered his mouth and stared at him sharply.
It's just that Xie Er was also ecstatic in his heart, the Han army outside the city was actually led by his own father, shouldn't he take the navy by the river. The unexpected situation made him change his mind, and if he didn't do something, there would be no credit to be gained, and Xie Er decided to take a risk.
"I'll go up to the castle tower in a while, and you stay for the time being, and order the rest of the people to respect you. In case this place can't be done, we still have a way back, do you understand? The subordinates couldn't speak, so they could only nod, Xie Er looked left and right, and the volunteers were all staring at the city wall, and no one paid attention to them. Touching the short blade at his waist, he picked up a spear, and ran towards the castle tower with his waist bent.
The hedgehogs of the village soldiers on the city tower gathered together, holding swords and guns to desperately block the enemy's attack, the archers in the back row shot a feather arrow from time to time, and the big man in the rear of the enemy seemed to be resting and did not come forward, but the tall figure was still like a demon god, which shook the hearts of the village soldiers.
Xie Er squeezed through the gap in the crowd, saying that he had something to report to Dutong, and the township soldiers all got out of the way, he approached the Dutong who was directing the battle, and whispered a word, but Dutong didn't hear it clearly, looked at him suspiciously, Xie Er pointed to the side, and motioned for Dutong to come with him.
"Say something quickly, is it reinforcements" Du Tong couldn't say this, he only felt a cold between his ribs, and then a huge pain came. Xie Er held his body tightly, the blade pierced deeply, his hand was twisted hard, Du Tong's eyes slowly dissipated, and the whole person collapsed.
"Oh no, all of them have been hit by arrows, the enemy has broken the city, everyone run!" The villagers who were fighting heard his loud shout, and the breath that they were carrying suddenly dispersed, and when they saw that their own families were all falling softly on that person, they were all at a loss, and with the leaders of the rear team, they dispersed in a hurry, and the few forbidden troops couldn't stop drinking and had to disperse.
The Han army on the opposite side was also a little uncomfortable with this sudden change, so they watched the villagers run downstairs, and the Han army leading the soldiers looked at Xie Er, who was still standing there supporting a corpse, and only felt a little familiar, but he couldn't believe it.
"Why are you stunned, I don't recognize so-and-so, where is my father, is it outside the city?" Xie Er pushed Du Tong's body away, took off his hat, and for fear of being injured by mistake, he raised his hands high and did not dare to move his steps. Just stood there and shouted.
"It's really Erlang, this is not a dream, how can you come from the Song people, Wanhu is outside the city at the moment, and the people here are their own brothers." Baihu was pleasantly surprised, and quickly ordered his subordinates to lower their weapons, this second son has been missing for many days, and everyone thought that he had died in the chaos, but they didn't expect it to appear like this, and it was so timely.
"I'll gossip later, bring your people with you." Xie Er did not answer his question, the capture of the city tower does not mean that the city has been broken, the reinforcements of the Song people will arrive at any time, and these people in the city are far from enough.
Zhehe, who was dressed in iron armor, watched these Han people act coldly, and didn't care about them, as if he had nothing to do with him, Xie Er led the hundred households and his men to the building, and bowed their heads as they passed by him as they showed respect.
In addition to the rest room, there is also a small room that leads down the guò stairs to the lower floor, and the people inside have fled. There are only two huge winches in the empty small room, and the thick iron chain pulls the suspension bridge outside the city through the square hole, and the strong pull force holds the iron chain straight.
"Let it go, cut down these two pillars, and order someone to signal outside the city, do you know the person outside, can you take someone to the city gate?" Xie Eryi passed several orders in a row, he not only had to lower the drawbridge but also destroy it, even if the Song people captured the city tower, they would not be able to pull up the drawbridge again.
After the large array of foot soldiers outside the city, Xie Ruyi looked at the changes on the city with a happy face, and after only four attacks, his own people planted the banner on the city, although the first few attacks suffered great casualties, but as long as he can break the city, he is the first credit, and these losses are nothing.
Just as he was about to give the order to press another thousand-man team, he saw that the commander of Azihan, who was not far away, was moving towards him, so he stopped his movements and turned around to wait for his arrival.
Before he could wait for Ashuhan, suddenly there was a cheer in the city in the distance, and then the foot soldiers in front of him also responded loudly, Xie Ruyi turned his head to look, and couldn't help but feel a burst of surprise, the high suspension bridge outside the city gate was put down, as long as the city gate was opened again, the city was broken.
"Well done, solve the ten thousand households, don't wait for the city, you immediately let people rush to the door, sue them, the door breaker, a thousand gold." A's voice sounded on the side, Xie Ruyi shouted the order, and a team of 1,000 people began to change formation, pushing the huge crash car and rushing towards the suspension bridge.
In the forbidden army camp on the side of the palace in the north of the city, due to the ongoing fighting, the volunteers stationed on the periphery have been ordered to support the various gates, or replenish the loss or carry supplies. In the innermost part of the camp, the tents that could hold tens of thousands of dollars have been demolished, only a small circle remains, and a large area of land is empty.
In the clearing, low wooden stakes are arranged in irregular obstacles, and there are many straw men on both sides of the long straight road, except for the camp tent and all kinds of training facilities, and there are not even the loudspeakers that can be found everywhere in the city, only the war horses galloping by from time to time, and the sturdy knights on the horses.
Jiang Ning stood on the high platform and watched this qiē silently, his current position was to set up soldiers and horses along the river, Sima Jun, and commanded more than a thousand cavalry troops here. Due to the siege of the city by the Tartars, it was impossible to carry out the Wenshu Mansion, so this team did not have an official military name at present, and the general flag behind him was simply written with the word "Jiang".
The battle had been going on for several days, and the newly recruited volunteers of the first battalion were busy participating in the defense of the city every day. But the more than 1,000 cavalry soldiers here who were called elite by Liu Taishou could only train boringly every day, riding skills, spearmanship, slashing, confrontation, and repeatedly. Eating the best military food, and watching the other brothers bathe in blood, most people's feelings are not very high.
As the main general, Jiang Ning knew that this would not work, he couldn't even convince himself, so how could he persuade others. Most of these people are his father's old subordinates, and many officers have watched him grow up, with the help of these people, he doesn't need to be too distracted by his daily practice, but Jiang Ning's heart is difficult to calm down.
"Da Lang, Taishou is here, we may have work to do." The general Shi Zhong ran over with an excited face, Jiang Ning was also shocked when he heard this, the battle at the city gate was in full swing, at such an urgent time, Liu Yu ran here, there must be something important. He hurried down the platform and went out towards the camp gate.