The 2nd Brigade of the Protectors launched a surprise attack immediately after disrupting the enemy's position, and in the face of the chaotic situation, they once again simplified the complex. They were all broken into teams, and the teams turned into gangs, and the gangs were divided into two groups, and the leaders of the main and Fu gangs each led five people. This method seems to be scattered, but in fact, it also maintains coordination with each other, with the head of the capital ensuring the correct direction of attack, and the team can coordinate the advance and retreat of each group under its command, and support each other, so to speak, it can be said that it is still a whole, and the overall strength is used to offset the lack of individual combat ability.

"Kill!" The second brigade, the fourth regiment, the first battalion, the first battalion, the first battalion, the second brigade, the first battalion, the first battalion, the second brigade, the first battalion, the first battalion, the second battalion, the second battalion, the first battalion, the second

Long Xingjun had already lost his heart, and retreated in a panic, Zhang Xian's two groups were horns of each other, chasing one after the other, and several enemy soldiers were already assassinated on the spot by them. Seeing that there are enemy soldiers who can't escape, they turn back to engage in battle, but they are often difficult to defeat multiple people in combination, and they are often stabbed down in one round. Covering each other, the C group took the lead alternately, and quickly attacked forward, gradually breaking away from the brigade and rushing into the enemy group.

Liu Peng was also the first time he had faced the enemy face to face, and he found that this kind of hand-to-hand combat was more terrifying than killing people with firearms, with stumps all over the ground, blood all over his body, and the screams of seriously injured and dying people, bayonets piercing into the human body, and blood spraying on the limbs with knives and axes, all of which made people nervous. However, their own side always suppressed the enemy army, and in several places where the fighting was fierce, the corpses of the fallen enemy soldiers were piled up like small mountains, but the army did not have time to count the spoils, and soon entered the next battle.

"Die!" In a solo fight, Liu Peng stabbed a Yuan soldier in the chest, which gave him a boost of confidence, and then took out a second enemy in two rounds. But this took a little effort, the two sides held each other for a moment, and he took the lead in changing his tricks, hitting him in the neck with the butt of his gun, and the blood vessels burst in an instant, and he died on the spot. He put away his gun and forward, but found another enemy rushing up, and hurriedly led his group to follow.

It turned out that when the enemy found that only a few people were catching up, a ten-captain of the enemy army turned around and fought, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and met the stab of Zhang Xian with a shield. The sharp bayonet pierced through the shield, and it was difficult to pull it out for a while, so he immediately abandoned the shield and brought Zhang Xian's bayonet aside, while the long knife in his right hand slashed at his neck, and he was about to splatter blood on the spot.

"Hey!" At the critical moment, a soldier on Zhang Xian's left immediately stepped forward and stabbed the enemy's long knife away. Zhang Xian got support, kicked away the shield that stuck the bayonet, and then immediately twisted his body and stabbed into the enemy's left abdomen, blood immediately gushed out along the blood trough, and suddenly the enemy who lost a lot of blood collapsed to the ground as soon as he became weak, Zhang Xian snorted lightly and pulled out the bayonet.

"Kill!" Seeing that Zhang Xian was in danger, Liu Peng immediately led his group to block the other three enemy soldiers, and he rushed to stab a forward enemy soldier down. The two soldiers on his side immediately stepped forward to intercept, and the enemy soldier roared and waved his knife to slash, but he also knew that he would slash at the current person, and the other enemy soldier would take the opportunity to break in, and even if he killed the current person, he would die.

"Ah......" Just when the enemy soldiers hesitated, the Song soldiers in front of him attacked first with two consecutive spurts, and the shots were not only swift, but also resolute. He immediately became nervous and had to turn his attention to it. But when he was distracted, he felt a chill under his armpits, which can be said to be one of the weakest places in protection, in order to ensure the flexibility of his arms, he often does not wear armor, and he turned his face to see that it was the enemy on his side who took the opportunity to sneak attack. Only then did he understand that the current enemy was just a feint, and this knife was serious. But it was too late to say anything, and I could only let out a long scream, and I felt that the bayonet had pierced my chest and pierced my heart.

In the blink of an eye, three enemy soldiers were assassinated, and before Zhang Xian and the three of them could take a breath, they found that they had separated from the brigade because the speed of the assault was too fast, and at this moment they were deeply trapped in the enemy group, and a centurion of the Yuan army led more than 30 enemy soldiers to surround them, and the situation of them fighting more and less immediately became more enemies with less. But Zhang Xian was not afraid, and immediately changed his tactics, and every two people used guns back to back, covering each other to face the enemy soldiers.

'Bang! ’

'Bang! In the face of the enemy soldiers surrounding him, Zhang Xian first took the gun and raised his hand to knock down the enemy centurion, and the other soldier shot at the attacking enemy soldier, hitting the face, and the powerful projectile less than five steps away pierced his helmet and lifted off his heavenly spirit cover.

"Kill!" The two people who were shot, the leader was seriously injured and fell to the ground, crying out in pain, dying and struggling; The brains of the leader of the attack burst and he fell on the spot, his arms and legs still twitching. Such a tragic scene made the enemy soldiers who surrounded them feel terrified, and they couldn't help but take a step back, and everyone could see who stepped forward and who died! And Zhang Xian took the opportunity to yell loudly, and the whole group also echoed the voice, and took a step forward with a spear.

'Bang! One of the enemy soldiers was startled by the roar, and took two steps back, his knife falling to the ground with a crisp sound, and the man next to him jumped away like frightened rabbits.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!" Zhang Xian had already seen that the enemy soldiers had been intimidated by his own momentum, and raised his gun and shouted.

"We are all southerners, forced to surrender to the Yuan, and we are willing to return to the king!" When a middle-aged soldier heard this, he first threw the spear in his hand to the ground, knelt down on one knee and asked to surrender.

"We will surrender!"

"We will surrender!" ……

With the leader, the demoralized enemy soldiers were like they had contracted an infectious disease, and they surrendered one after another, throwing their swords and guns crackling and throwing them on the ground, and people knelt all over the ground. This made Zhang Xian and a few people jump, and after a while, hundreds of people surrendered, far more than the enemy soldiers who surrounded them just now, and there were still enemy soldiers who kept fleeing to join them, he couldn't help but worry about whether he could control the scene, if they turned back again, wouldn't it be bad, but if this was the case, they could only hold guns and be on guard, ready to assassinate those who were ready to move.

"Guy Zhang, this is all captured by you!" Just when Zhang Xian was very nervous, Jiadu Du led the crowd to arrive, and when he saw the black pressure kneeling on the ground, he was surprised.

"Yudu head, exactly!" Zhang Xian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and his heart was also relieved.

"Okay, the commander has an order to stop the pursuit immediately, line up on the spot, and prepare to meet the enemy!" They all bowed back.

"This ...... Be! Zhang Xian was very curious, now that they had recovered the positions they had lost before, why the situation was just right, but why they stopped pursuing. When he quickly came to his senses, the orders of his superiors were to be obeyed unconditionally, and he immediately replied with a salute.

"Hehe, the naval army is already in place, and soon the shelling will begin, and if it moves forward, it will enter the area covered by artillery fire, and it can't be pursued anymore!" Du Tou also saw his doubts and explained with a smile.

"Yes!" Zhang Xian immediately understood after hearing this.

"You immediately count the prisoners and hand them over to the Victorious army behind, don't count them wrong, it's all the credit of your guys. After completion, it will be listed and built immediately! Dutou patted him on the shoulder and smiled......

The explosion of 'boom boom boom ......' rang out again, but this time it came from Nanhu. Zhao Yu climbed the heights to look, but saw that the rockets began to bombard from the gate of the East City, and the ferocious and concentrated explosion blew up all the three suspension bridges on the moat of the East City, cutting off the retreat of the enemy troops out of the city, and the moat with a width of more than ten zhang became an insurmountable moat, and it was difficult to fly through the wings. And the water in the trenches and the rivers and lakes are connected, and the water flows rapidly, and even if the enemy army turns into a fish and wants to swim through, he is afraid that he will be frozen to death and washed away.

After the destruction of the drawbridge, the artillery fire did not rush to the east, but turned to the head of the city. As an important town of river defense, Ezhou City added a platform on the city wall, and arranged five 'Xiangyang cannons' and seven cannons and fifteen gates to block the river and protect the city. When Wen Tianxiang led the army to attack the city, the siege vehicles and wheel bridges were smashed by these stone throwers, making it difficult to break the city. At present, these stone throwers also pose a great threat to the sailors and siege troops on the river, so they must be eliminated.

Rockets have always been famous, and it is inevitable that they will fall inside and outside the city, but their power should not be underestimated. Due to its large body capacity, it can be loaded with more gunpowder than flowering shells, and it instantly exploded into a sea of fire inside and outside Dongcheng. The Xiangyang cannon is huge, and the seven-tip cannon is not small, it needs more than 200 people to operate when launching, and it is not easy to move, and it was quickly destroyed, and the enemy soldiers at the head of the city are also scattered and fled.

"Your Majesty's clever plan, the enemy outside the city has become an ant that has lost its nest, panicked, and will win today!" Wen Tianxiang saluted.

"It's hard to say now, although the enemy has lost nearly 10,000 soldiers, but still has the strength to fight again, if they jump over the wall in a hurry and forcibly seize the road to break through, there is still a threat to our army." Zhao Yu said.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but the minister thinks that the enemy has been hit by artillery fire one after another, and now the morale is completely lost, and the army's morale is in turmoil, so the whole army should attack and annihilate the enemy outside the city." Wen Tianxiang said.

"What Wen Xiang said is true, the enemy has become a trapped beast, so why take the initiative to attack and increase casualties? Why don't you wait for your work, exhaust your sharpness, and then attack the heart to surrender the enemy! Qin Linfeng stepped forward at this time and said.

"Well, it's reasonable!" Zhao Yu nodded and said, "You immediately select some soldiers with loud voices to the front of the battle, and make them chant: The Song people don't fight the Song people, and those who surrender are exempted; Those who resist the king's master will be killed! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Linfeng saluted and received the order, thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, there were thousands of people in the battle just now, if they shouted in front of the battle, the last general thought that the effect would be better." ”

"Yes, it will be better for them to show up and say that the effect will be better, you can arrange it yourself!" Zhao Yu thought for a while.

"The last general obeys!" Qin Linfeng saluted and went to organize the manpower.

"Your Majesty, why don't you lead the army to take advantage of the enemy's arrival and surrender to its right flank, divide and surround them, and gather and annihilate them one by one, so as to prevent future troubles!" Seeing Qin Linfeng walking away, he stepped forward and said.

"No!" Zhao Yu refused without thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, these surrendered troops are rebellious, and staying in the camp will bring bad morale in the army; Moreover, if they turn against each other, they will have endless troubles; When they were released to their villages, they had no land or land, all their assets and property, and they had no livelihood, fearing that they would become bandits and endanger the locality. Qin Linfeng said again.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I have always been conscripted into the army, and I will be a soldier for the rest of my life, and I will not be allowed to return to my hometown until I am old, just to prevent these soldiers from becoming bandits and fighting against the officers and soldiers. Xie Fangde also said.

"Hehe, as the saying goes, the officials force the people to rebel, if they become bandits again, it will also be a loss of morality, and you will be derelict in your duties." Zhao Yu tapped his chest with his finger, and then pointed at Xie Fang and said, "Recruits will be in the army for life, and it will be harmful to me. The young and strong are all in the army, the fields are uncultivated, the workshops are unworked, and it is inevitable that they will be resentful and slack in the army for a long time. However, the old and weak are not allowed to return to their hometowns after staying in the army for a long time, and they need to recruit new soldiers to fill in, which will cause the trouble of redundant troops. ”

"Your Majesty has always advocated that soldiers can retire and return to their hometowns after seven years of service, and give land and property to the recipients with military merits. But ......," Xie Fang said with a frown.

"Sir, I'm still worried that the soldiers will cause chaos when they return home, and the place will be difficult to suppress, right? Not necessarily! Zhao Hao asked with a chuckle, "Our army's military discipline is harsh, even ordinary soldiers have to serve for seven years, and the idea of abiding by the law has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow." And they have experienced a hundred battles, although they are accustomed to seeing death, they also cherish life more than others, and look forward to a stable life. ”

In addition, these soldiers who have served for many years have skills in the body, know how to march and fight, and after returning to their hometowns, they can also serve as township soldiers, and they can become the backbone of guarding the township. In case of emergency, you can also return to the army in response to the edict, and after a little training, you can go into battle to kill the enemy. In this way, it is possible to store troops, which not only saves a lot of military expenditure, but also allows it to engage in production, and also provides reserve troops for war, which is beneficial and harmless to the country and the people. ”

"Besides, there are still a large number of new annexes in this enemy army, and they are all our surrendered troops. They also contributed to the country to resist Meng Yuan, but it is a pity that those rebel generals are not virtuous, so they become cannon fodder, fight on behalf of the enemy, and countless lives are lost, which is not their fault. I let them return to their roots, reunite with their families, give them land to sustain themselves, and who would risk losing their heads to become bandits. ”

"Your Majesty rules the world with virtue, and you will be able to return to the heart of the world. Those who surrender will also be grateful for the holy virtue and serve the country loyally! Xie Fangde sighed when he heard this.

"Mr. has an overreputation, I only wish that the world is peaceful, the people are happy, there are fewer conquests, and fewer deaths!" Zhao Yu looked at the corpses in his eyes, and shook his head lightly and sighed as he was soaked red in blood. Since the beginning of the battle to restore the country, although he has won many victories, he also understands the meaning of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, which is not just as simple as four words. Thinking about my previous life when I was arguing with people on the Internet, when talking about casualties, thousands of lives were as simple as a number, now I think about it is really ridiculous and naïve......