906.The Great Army Forced the City (II)
Countless Dali soldiers went to the head of the city.
Despite successive defeats, there were still more than 100,000 people in their army. The so-called people are bold, and they will not be so frightened that they hurriedly abandon the Hengshan Cottage.
Under the scorching sun, the Great Song Dynasty soldiers approached Hengshanzhai.
In the wilderness thousands of kilometers away from the city, the army slowly stopped.
The various army formations lined up along the line, almost impassable to the periphery of the east gate of Hengshanzhai.
The inky armor refracted a faint sheen in the scorching sun.
The pool wind drum personally heads the city.
Most of the forbidden troops and soldiers under his command in the city were ready for battle.
Indeed, as Wang Ziqian expected, after he was heard from at all, Chi Fenggu could not easily command his soldiers.
These disciples of the Guigu Academy Palace were all promoted by Duan Qilin and parachuted, and they really had no foundation in the army.
It's just that there are a lot of people under the prince's command.
In addition, there are still many people in Hengshanzhai who were escorted to the city, which makes the city look crowded.
Liu Hongyi, Zhang Hongwei and other Song generals drove their horses slowly to the front of the army, looked at the city with binoculars, and their faces were not very good-looking.
The Dali military hostages the people at every turn, which really makes them angry and a little tired.
These guys are too bottomless.
But if you think about it again, if it weren't for this, it doesn't seem to reflect their extraordinary benevolence and love for the people of the Great Song Emperor.
"Cannon!"
Under the orders of Liu Hongyi and others, hundreds of Song grenadiers ran to the front from the military formation.
There were about 400 grenadiers.
That's a terrifying number.
When these about 400 grenadiers lined up outside the city, the faces of many Dali generals at the head of the city changed color.
Not to mention the overwhelming hot air balloons in the air, Song Jun just had these grenadiers, which was enough to break through the east gate of this Hengshan cottage.
Although they have a lot of artillery trucks, they still want to go farther than grenadiers in comparison. Not only is it much less powerful, but even the range is inferior.
A general asked Chi Fenggu, "General Chi, the grenadiers of the Song army are too powerful, should we wait for them to enter the city and then fight them?" ”
The generals clearly wanted to abandon the walls.
Chi Fenggu shook his head and said, "No need." Now that there are so many people in the city, the Song army will never open fire easily. ”
He obviously knew a lot about Song Jun.
When the general who spoke saw that the people who were being held with swords and guns not far away, and were crying and screaming, he said no more.
In the past, the Song army did not do anything to bombard the people. And this kind of persistence, in the eyes of these Dali generals, is undoubtedly the weakness of the Song army.
It's just that at this time, someone in the Song army's formation suddenly drove a horse out of the crowd.
He held a swarthy horn in his hand and shouted to the city: "Ladies and gentlemen in the city, the Great Song Dynasty is mandated by the Son of Heaven, and Wencheng Wuzhi is unparalleled in the world. My prince Qianfeng advised you to surrender. ”
"It's General Wang!"
"Wang Ziqian!"
Although Wang Ziqian only said a few words, at this moment it caused an uproar in the city.
Those Dali soldiers were so far away that although they couldn't see Wang Ziqian's face clearly, those who were familiar with him could hear his voice.
No one would have thought that Wang Ziqian, who had no news after visiting the camp, had already defected to the Song Dynasty, and in this short period of time, he would become a lobbyist of the Song Dynasty and come to persuade him to surrender.
And his words of persuasion were so simple, it was enough to show how confident the Song army was in breaking the city.
"The prince has surrendered to Song?"
Chi Fenggu's eyes flickered, and his face gradually became ugly.
He could predict what impact the appearance of Wang Ziqian would have on the morale of the army.
After all, Wang Ziqian was the chief general of the First Army.
At this time, the big Song hot air balloon in the air also spread towards the sky above Hengshanzhai.
The Dali soldiers below could only look up.
The only remaining hot air balloon in the city did not dare to meet the enemy, and although it also rose into the air, it slowly retreated.
Only the big Song hot air balloon did not throw thunder down, but countless papers fell like snowflakes.
Outside the city, Wang Ziqian shouted again: "If you abandon the city and surrender, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely not blame you for the past." ”
Some people in the city scolded loudly, but some people looked inexplicable.
People are unpredictable, and no one knows what is in their hearts.
In the past, the tribes had to bow down to the Dali royal family, and that was because the Dali royal family had the strength to deter them. And after all, how many tribes are truly loyal to the Dali royal family?
Although the Dali army is currently conquering the Song Dynasty, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Dali fails to attack the Song Dynasty, there will be no power to resist the Song Dynasty in the future.
Under such circumstances, it is normal for some clan leaders to be influenced by Wang Ziqian to have the heart to join the Song Dynasty.
Of course, these generals don't dare to make up their minds.
After all, they are only leading the army. Their people were still living in Dali at this time.
Vote for Song here, and say that the emperor Duan Qilin will send troops to attack their tribe. And at the moment, the defenders in the tribes are quite empty.
After the Song Jun hot air balloon dropped countless papers, he slowly withdrew from Hengshanzhai.
From the beginning to the end, neither the head of the city nor the city paid attention to the generals who said that they would go out of the city and surrender.
Only the change in the morale of the army, no one can say.
Wang Ziqian finally shouted: "I only give you three days, and after three days, the army will definitely attack the city." At that time, no prisoners will be left! ”
And so he drove his horse back into battle.
"Fire!"
Liu Hongyi, Zhang Hongwei and others waved in unison.
Nearly 400 grenadiers were ejected in an instant.
These shells did not fall on the head of the Hengshan Walled City, but only on the bottom of the city.
But the head of the city shook.
In just over ten moments, it was filled with smoke and dust.
The bursts of smoke rising from under the city showed the power of the Great Song Grenadier to the extreme.
With nearly 400 shells, Liu Hongyi and others spent blood to deter these Dali troops.
If it weren't for Zhao Dongting's continuous efforts to let the Ministry of Military Industry manufacture these firearms in the past two years, the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army might not have been willing to consume it so much.
The army slowly withdrew.
The smoke at the head of the city gradually dissipated.
Chi Fenggu and other generals looked uncertain.
If all these shells of the Song army fell on the city just now, they couldn't imagine what kind of miserable situation the city would be.
And they also knew that the Song army was not unable to hit these shells on the city, but they were just unwilling to do so.
Although the Song army was only less than 40,000, it may really have the strength to destroy the hundreds of thousands of troops in their city.
Seeing the Song army go away, Chi Feng led the generals back to the mansion.
He sat down in the palace, but no one spoke.
Chi Fenggu's eyes swept over his face, only seeing the solemnity, but not seeing the high morale on anyone's face.
In terms of situation, they were really completely suppressed by the Song army.
After a long time, Chi Fenggu opened his mouth and asked, "Is it to abandon or to keep, what do you think?" ”
He didn't mention the prince's defection to Song at all. Because this matter is almost known to everyone in the city, there is no need to mention it.
But he asked this, but there was no one in the temple to answer.
No one wants to be the first to come.
Chi Fenggu asked again: "I swore to the death with the emperor to resist the Song army, are you willing to fight with me in a bloody battle?" ”
Still no one spoke.
The generals, including Song Ruili, who was also from the Guigu Academy, did not speak.
Obviously, the failure of the Lian attack on the Song camp and the surrender of the prince to the Song Dynasty made even Song Ruili not have much hope of fighting the Song army outside the city.
He is a smart man, and he knows that the heart of the army is the most important issue for the army in the city at the moment.
Even though he and Chi Fenggu were willing to fight against this Song army, it was very likely that the generals of those tribes would not think so.
They brought with them all the members of their tribes.
Duan Xingzhi and Qin Han used to be so strong that they bowed down, but at this time, how many of them would be willing to really work for Duan Qilin?
And the hundreds of thousands of troops in Hengshanzhai are very large at this time the vast majority of them are soldiers of these tribes.
If these generals were unwilling to fight with the Song army, Chi Fenggu would not be able to command the military horses under their command at all.
On the main seat, Chi Fenggu saw that everyone was just silent, and he also knew it in his heart.
Perhaps, he just said it on purpose.
If these generals of various tribes intended to fight the Song army to the death, then in the past few days, no one would take the initiative to talk to him about it.
Chi Fenggu actually thought of a way out for himself.
In the letter to Duan Qilin, although he would swear to resist the Song army to the death, the army's morale was weak, and he was helpless, right?
And now that the prince has surrendered to the Song Dynasty, this is an excuse for him to lead the army to retreat.
Where there is life, there is hope.
Now that he has retired from the army, there is Wang Ziqian as a scapegoat. If he is defeated again in a fight with the Song army, it will be unlucky that he will be drummed in the pool.