Chapter 490: The city is about to be destroyed
"Your Majesty, don't be sad, where are the immortals in war!" Zhao Hao, who was far away on the sea, also witnessed the tragic scene on the city, he put down the binoculars and was silent for a long time with sadness, and persuaded him when he saw this. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I understand that they are all veterans from Quanzhou who followed me into Qiong, Guo Xiaoliu, Zhuang Chao, Chen Asan, Lin Yushan, ......" Zhao Yu counted the names of the veterans who died with the enemy at the head of the city, and burst into tears.
"They also remember Your Majesty's kindness, and they will be loyal to Your Majesty!" Zhang Shijie sighed secretly and persuaded him, he didn't want to be in charge of the troops, His Majesty's heart was still too soft, there were thousands of casualties on the battlefield, and now only a few people died, how could he command thousands of troops and horses!
"We must find the bodies of several of them and bury them, find them to join and reward them, and I want to sacrifice the heroic spirits myself!" Zhao Yu wiped away his tears and said with a sob.
"If you obey the order, you will do this well!" Zhang Shijie was very surprised, what a great grace the emperor sacrificed, there are few people who can be sacrificed by the emperor since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, even if he dies right now, he may not be able to get such grace, and an ordinary soldier can be blinded by the emperor.
"Cardinal, the instigation capital is not far from the city, we must take Quanzhou City as soon as possible, our soldiers cannot be sacrificed in vain!" Zhao Yu saw the wolf smoke rising on the west bank of the Jinjiang River, and said solemnly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The follow-up has already gone to the city, and it is impossible to drive us down again! Zhang Shijie said. He was surprised to find that the little emperor with tears on his face actually had a resolute look on his face, and his words were full of tragedy, which made people feel the same hatred and hatred.
With the successful landing of the Ruifeng battalion, they have not only consolidated their foothold, but also seized the urn city to establish a bridgehead, forming a relatively stable defense line. Liu Zhu immediately commanded the transport ship to move forward despite the danger of running aground, and then lowered the drawbridge, and the ballista ship also increased the elevation angle and began to attack the enemy reinforcements gathered behind the city, and fought against the enemy's stone throwers erected to suppress the enemy archers in the east and west cities, and cover the army to enter the city.
After the ten-zhang long drawbridge was lowered, it was unfolded again, and the front hoe was dug deep into the rammed earth on the city, connecting the ship with the head of the city. The Chinese soldiers who had been impatient for a long time immediately attacked and rushed to the city along the drawbridge, Zhao Yu saw from the telescope that the first person to jump into the city was actually Zhao Mengjin, he scolded the guy who didn't know how to die, and he was completely relieved......
Xia Jing led the troops to the city, his heart was also pumping, he didn't expect the situation to develop so quickly, the Song army actually relied on a long pole and a wooden box to easily go to the city, seeing that the situation was serious and then developed out of control, he personally beheaded the south gate guard, and immediately launched a counterattack. At the same time, catapults were mobilized to launch at enemy ships outside the city, hoping to suppress the enemy's support fire and cut off the channel for the Song army to increase troops. But the counterattack was not smooth, several strong attacks were repulsed by the Song army, and their trebuchet was slow to fire, the power was small, not at all the opponent of the Song army's ballista, not only failed to repel the enemy army, but suffered heavy losses, was destroyed and killed.
Everyone was born from the same root, Xia Jing even saw the figures of his former subordinates at the head of the city, but the tenacity they showed was not what it used to be, not only did they not retreat in the face of several times the opponent, but they also continued to launch attacks. He is also a person who leads troops, so he naturally understands that this is by no means the morale that can be boosted by heavy rewards, and after only two years of separation, what can make this group of people who have survived the sword burst out with such huge combat power? He couldn't figure it out for a while, and he couldn't figure it out, but he still couldn't break through the defense line established by this group of old troops and retake the city.
Several counteroffensives failed, heavy losses, and the 3,000 people he brought were fighting less and less, but the Song army continued to pour into the city, and now the reward sent by Pu Shougeng is no longer difficult to mobilize morale, after all, there is a life to earn and a life to spend. Xia Jing saw that the army was cowering, so he could only kill a few people in a row to attack again, and at the same time send someone to send a letter to Pufu and then transfer reinforcements, but the reinforcements did not arrive for a long time.
The attack failed again, and the Song army at the head of the city had begun to advance to the east and west, and Xia Jing knew that he could no longer retake the southern city with the little force in his hands. In desperation, he could only order another defensive line to be arranged in the city to block the Song army in the lower city, and then send troops to strengthen the defense of the eastern and western cities, in order to delay time. He hurried back to Pufu to ask for reinforcements, but when he walked into the hall, he saw that there was also a commotion inside, as if he had arrived at the market.
"Governor, the enemy brigade has already entered the city, and the left flank army has suffered heavy losses, please send reinforcements early!" Xia Jing didn't care much, and saluted upward.
"Xia Dutong, this official has no soldiers to send!" Pu Shougeng spread his hands together.
"Governor, where is the Hundred Family Slaves' Tanma Red Army?" Xia Jing knew that the private army of Pufu was the capital to protect the family house, and he would not use it easily, and the Tanma Red Army led by Baijianu was the only adjustable force in the city.
"Xia Dutong, the siege of Beicheng is very urgent, several times to attack the city, hundreds of slaves out of the city several times to counterattack, but the loss is not small, now I can't retreat!" Pu Shougeng rubbed his hands and said very anxiously.
"Governor, the lower officials think that Luocheng can no longer be defended, so it is better to give up and retreat to the inner city. And the left minister has already come to Jinjiang, we just need to stick to it! Tian Zhenzi got up and said.
"No, once the Song army enters the city, my Pufu will bear the brunt, and we must not retreat to Zicheng!" Before Pu Shougeng could speak, Shi Si immediately refused.
"Pu Wanhu, the governor and his family can retreat into Zicheng together, and when Zuo Xiang arrives, the siege can be lifted, and then he can return to the mansion!" Tian Zhenzi secretly said in his heart that this is sacrificing his life and not giving up his wealth, but he can't say so, so he can only persuade again.
"Governor Tian, the Song army is a predator, how can you let go of my family's mansion, it is our savings for several generations, without these, what can we do to support you......" Shi Si glanced at Tian Zhenzi and sneered.
"Then please transfer the guards in the palace to defend the city to ensure that you don't lose it!" Of course, Tian Zhenzi knew that he was a dog in the eyes of the Pu family, but he also knew that once the Song army broke the city, he would never let him go, and he could only swallow his anger and beg at the moment.
"Governor Tian's good idea, then please come forward to recruit the guards of all families in the city and cooperate to defend the city!" Shi Si clapped his hands and laughed.
"This ......" Tian Zhenzi has thousands of grass and mud horses galloping in his chest at this moment, who doesn't know that the merchants in this city are all headed by the Pu family, even if he is the prefect, it is difficult for them to obey orders.
"Everyone, don't be impatient, the courtyard of Pufu is high and deep, and it can't be fortified in the sub-city, so why don't you concentrate all the troops in the mansion to wait for reinforcements!" Sun Shengfu interjected at this time...... (To be continued.) )