Chapter 1239: Fall

As soon as the rumbling drums sounded, the men and horses of the infantry battalion rushed towards the collapsed gap like dragons out of the water.

  All the people are chasing me, scrambling, and they all want to grab the first credit for breaking the city.

  The dust storm brought by the collapse of the city wall came and dispersed quickly, and before the state army rushed closer, the dust and smoke had basically dissipated, and at this moment you could clearly see this gap in the city wall.

  The width of the gap is about more than ten zhang, because when the brick wall is built, it is linked with the original rammed earth city wall, the repeated attacks of the catapult have already shaken the internal structure of the city wall, so when the brick wall collapses, even the rammed earth city wall also collapsed, all the bricks and stones at the gap are buried by loess, at least there is more than one zhang high, but after the city wall collapses, a huge slope is formed, but it does not prevent the state army from rushing into the gap along the slope at all.

  In the dust storm, the Jizhou army was like a headless fly, crashing around, and when the dust and smoke dissipated, the Hezhou army had already attacked, Jiang Xiu hurriedly mobilized archers to block the Bingzhou army on the ruins, and then organized manpower to block the gap.

  The momentum of the state army is like a rainbow, the momentum is like a tide, the blink of an eye, has been killed to the city, the Jizhou army temporarily mobilized the archers in a hurry to respond, although a lot of arrows are shot, but for this torrent like a flood beast, this arrow has no effect at all, and the army of the state rushed into the gap Zheng

  Despite the hurry, many soldiers of the Jizhou army rushed to the gap, which was obviously due to the fact that when the catapult attacked, most of the Jizhou soldiers could not hold their positions, so they could only withdraw to the city to temporarily avoid the edge of the catapult.

  When the wall fell, they were staying in the city, and many of them were even standing still, right behind the gap, but the sandstorm brought by the collapse almost buried them alive.

  And the Jizhou soldiers from other places were also ordered to rush over, when Jiang Xiu gave the order, the wind was blazing, of course, these Jizhou soldiers also knew that the survival of the city was in one fell swoop, if they could repel the attack of the Bingzhou army, then Lecheng still had a glimmer of hope, if it couldn't be stopped, then everything would be over.

  But without the protection of the city wall, the Jizhou army and the Bingzhou army were in the same battlefield environment, and the collapsed city wall was reduced to a ruin, although this ruin was piled up with a height of about one zhang, but this could no longer stop the fierce offensive of the Bingzhou army.

  The state army shouted, rushing towards the gap at the fastest speed, these soldiers have experienced a hundred battles, brave and extraordinary, it is simply not these weak Jizhou soldiers can resist, whether it is the quality of individual soldiers or the overall ability to coordinate operations, and the state army occupies an overwhelming advantage, such an attack can be described as devastating.

  The Jizhou army soon fought with the Jizhou army guarding the gap, this passage more than ten zhang wide, for the infantry, is still relatively spacious, and the state army can wantonly exert their combat effectiveness, the hand up and down, like chopping melons and vegetables, killing the Jizhou army without the slightest parry.

  This kind of battle, the comparison is the combat strength and experience of both sides, but no matter what point, the Jizhou army is not in an advantage, they also know the importance of holding the gap, but the lack of ability makes them powerless, in the face of the strong impact of the Bingzhou army, they are simply unable to parry, they can only retreat.

  The murderous nature of the Bingzhou army was like a bamboo, and it was only a pillar of incense, and it had already killed the Jizhou soldiers on their backs, and the corpses were all over the ground, and the gap was quickly controlled.

  Controlling the gap, it is equivalent to opening the passage into Lecheng, and the follow-up state army is like a tide, and the gap is filled in an instant, after entering the city, all walks of life are divided and attacked, and many key targets in the city are attacked, striving to seize the important land in the first time and control the city.

  After many years of fighting, many of the recruits of the infantry battalion have become veterans and have extremely rich combat experience, and now they have broken through the city and entered the street fighting, they know better how to attack most effectively, so their attack is not only fierce, but also orderly.

  In contrast, as soon as the Jizhou army saw that the city was broken, it was already in chaos, like a headless fly, scurrying around, and it could no longer form an effective defense.

  In fact, it's no wonder that these soldiers, they were originally ordinary people in Jizhou, working at sunrise, living at sunset, and begging for two meals a day, but a military order from the government forcibly recruited them into the army, you can imagine how big the resentment in their hearts is.

  It's just that these soldiers have a humble status, and the officials above are pressing, so they have to obey, but obedience does not mean that they will die for the government, especially in this situation where the defeat is already set, and the desire to survive makes them have to find another way.

  It is obviously impossible to escape, at this moment the state army has entered the city, controlling most of the streets, no matter which direction they run, they will be pursued by the state army, even if they are lucky enough to escape out of the city, but there are also state troops outside the city, there is no way to go and no way to enter the ground.

  At this moment, the state army shouted the slogan: "Those who surrender will not die!" Kill those who resist! ”

  As soon as they heard that they could avoid death if they surrendered, these Jizhou soldiers suddenly knelt down in a large area, whether it was true or not, surrender first, and then resist, anyway, it would be a dead end to resist.

  Everyone has a herd mentality, if no one stands up and surrenders first, maybe others will wait and see, but someone surrenders first, and the state army really no longer pursues and kills, then the other people naturally have no intention of resisting, and they throw away their weapons one after another, raising their hands and surrendering.

  For a while, there were like clouds, and even in the places where the Bingzhou army had not yet arrived, there were also Jizhou troops who took the initiative to stand up and surrender, and the entire Lecheng City completely fell in a very short time.

  Jiang Xiu saw that the general trend was gone, so he quickly took off his armor and changed into an ordinary military uniform that was dirty, torn and stained with fresh stock, trying to get by.

  But when he changed his clothes, he was discovered by the Jizhou soldiers on the side, usually Jiang Xiu likes to beat and scold and punish soldiers, afraid of his power, these soldiers can only dare to be angry and dare not speak, but at this moment, when he is in trouble, others are naturally not afraid of him.

  Several soldiers discussed, stepped forward to tie up Jiang Xiu, and then surrendered to the Bingzhou army and asked for merit and reward.