Nomads are good at horse archery, but siege has always been their shortcoming, and a great wall has blocked them for thousands of years. The same was true of the Mongols, who would often go around the fortified city in the early days to avoid falling into a stalemate. But they are also a people who are good at learning, learning war in war, absorbing the advanced experience of other peoples, using captured craftsmen to make siege machinery, learning siege tactics from the surrendering army, and in the later stage they have been able to use skillful tactics to attack cities and seize land.

The current Mengyuan army built a large number of siege equipment overnight, and the wide moat was already difficult to stop their footsteps. The tall and sturdy cart is framed by a large wood, there are four wheels under it, the upper shelf is like a roof, covered with raw cowhide, the car can accommodate ten people, and the cart is pushed on the ground inside, and it goes straight to the siege operation under the city, so as to avoid the enemy's arrows, and it is much safer to fill the moat, and there is no need to fill it with a rain of bullets and bullets.

The trenches and moats will not be filled in for a while, and there are also trench carts, a board car with a folding bridge plate on it, and when the bridge is lowered in front of the trench, it becomes a wooden bridge for soldiers to pass. At the same time, trebuchets and their own archers will also project long-range fire on the walls to cover the river reclamation troops, and the archers on the tall arrow towers will also quickly fire arrows to suppress the enemy troops on the city.

The artillery fire of the Song army was also very fierce, and the carts on the way forward were constantly hit by artillery fire, and some of them ignited a fire, and the soldiers of the carts that were still able to walk continued to move forward while extinguishing the fire with mud; Some were hit by the walking mechanism, and some craftsmen stepped forward to repair it; There are also unfortunate shells that directly pierce the roof and explode in the belly of the car, not only the car is torn apart, but the soldiers in the belly of the car are often not spared. But they still fought tenaciously one after another.

The artillery battle between the two sides has also gradually become fierce, which can be said to be a duel between the catapult in the age of cold weapons and the artillery in the age of firearms. The stone thrower is obviously at a disadvantage, and it is difficult for craftsmen to build a giant stone thrower with great power in a short period of time, and the stone projectiles fired are about ten catties. And the time is pressing, so naturally it can't be crafted, and it's very crude, which makes it even more difficult for the guy who doesn't have a high hit rate to carry out precision strikes.

But the power of the stone thrower should not be underestimated, people were hit by stone bullets or either dead or maimed, smashed on the strong city wall, and the bricks outside also fell in a slump. In addition, the number of trebuchets is large, which also makes up for the lack of hit rate. The launch of hundreds of stone throwers is also very deterrent, and the big stone bullets fly with a dull whistling sound, and they can't guess where they will fall, which is also terrifying.

Therefore, at the beginning, it was also comparable to the artillery battle of the Song army, which made them scramble, and the soldiers in the city could not raise their heads. Not to be outdone, the archers of the Yuan army went out to the edge of the moat under the cover of carts and trench carts, and suppressed the musketeers fortified in front of the city with a dense rain of arrows, forcing them to hide in the tents and make it difficult to fire continuous volleys.

The Song army naturally would not sit idly by and watch them go up to the city, the guns and cannons in the city and the city were fired, and the rocket artillery in the distance continued to fire at the catapults under the city, trying to destroy the enemy's most threatening long-range weapons, but everyone is the boss, not to mention the second, and no one's accuracy is strong, but the rocket artillery wins in the fast rate of fire, the killing surface is large, and more than a dozen launchers do not fall behind in the fire. The Weiyuan guns on the fort attacked the tall bridge-building cars and the wagons with solid shells; The rapid-fire guns placed under the city used shotguns to kill and wound the enemy soldiers and archers who filled the trenches.

Although each step has to pay the price of blood, and the advantage of strong forces is also revealed, even if someone is killed or wounded by the opponent, more people come up to replace it, and still maintain the intensity of the attack.

In the fierce confrontation between the two sides, the moat and the trap have been filled, the city wall has also been washed by the Yuan army's throwing stones and arrows for several rounds, the Song army outside the city has withdrawn to the city, the ladder car is pushed under the city wall with difficulty, not waiting to hook the city wall, the commander has ordered the official siege of the city. A group of Mongol soldiers rushed out of the car, and in order to increase their flexibility, they all gave up their heavy armor, only light armor, holding short blades, climbed up the stairs, and braved the rain of bullets to reach the city.

In order to avoid accidental injury, the catapult had stopped bombarding at this time, and the archers also gave up the salvo, but only threw upwards under the city, shooting and killing the Song soldiers who leaned out. But the battle turned into a white heat, the Song army continued to shoot the enemy soldiers who wanted to enter the city with volleys, grenades were thrown at the enemy group like hailstones, and all kinds of small cannons were basically fired face-to-face, and some Song soldiers threw gunpowder bags at the ladder car.

If Basa had to envy death when he saw it, he wouldn't have dared to be so extravagant at that time, this was simply filling with human lives. The moats were littered with broken bridges and floating corpses, and it seemed as if the river had stagnated. Although the battle was only brief, the city was also covered with dead and wounded, and the mottled walls were stained scarlet. And there are still besiegers falling from the city, the dead are gone, and the bitter howls of the seriously injured are dying......

"Dutong, how is the situation in the city?" Under the continuous bombardment of the Mongolian army's stone throwing machine, the north city tower has been smashed into thousands of holes, and the command post has also been transferred to the door hole under the city. But it is not safe here, the enemy army continues to hit the city gate with siege vehicles, making a 'dong dong' sound, Lu Yu Hou commanded the husband to use sandbags to block most of the city gate holes, only less than two zhang of space remained, he saw that Du Tong Luo Datong came down from the city and asked urgently.

"The Mongolian soldiers are really crazy, the offensive is more fierce than before, and they don't need a ladder to fight again, they just step on the corpse pile and climb up to the city!" Luo Datong spat on two mouthfuls of black phlegm, took off his helmet and scolded. The Mongolian army's offensive has not abated from the beginning, and after being killed and wounded in large numbers, there are still groups of soldiers who continue to come out of the formation, join the ranks of 'seeking death', and frantically plunge into this tragic battle that seems to be certain to death.

"There will be brave men under the heavy reward, as long as they survive this period again, they will retreat!" Huang Fan patted the dust on his shoulder, gave him a look, and asked him to pay attention to his words and not affect his morale.

"Go to the city first, and immediately the grass chicken will be a phoenix, but Lao Tzu won't let them get their wish!" Luo Datong spat again, hatefully and hatefully. He knew that the 'first arrival' of all dynasties was the most dangerous, but at the same time, the credit was also the greatest. "Historical Records" contains "strong men in the army, attacking the city first, trapping the enemy, beheading the flag, before the arrows and stones, not avoiding the difficulties of the soup and fire, for the heavy reward." ”

Of course, the same is true among their own side, and the credit of Xian Deng is even enough to make a soldier turn over and be knighted. Zhou Bo, the founding general and prime minister of the Han Dynasty, first went to work as a drummer to make a living at weddings and funerals, and when he followed Liu Bang, he was just the identity of Zhongjuan, what is Zhongjuan's identity? Juan, clean also, said that it knows the matter of cleaning and sweeping inside, and the cover is close to the left and right. So it's just a waiter who pours tea and water and cleans. But when he attacked Xiayi, he was given the title of five doctors by Liu Bang because he first attacked the city.

Therefore, it is actually very difficult to obtain a knighthood based on first-level merit alone. If a soldier from a civilian background wants to be knighted and worshipped, he must make enough amazing achievements to be possible, and Xianden is undoubtedly one of them. Facing the city wall, the first soldier to rush up will probably want to fight, once he gets the first achievement, he can immediately turn over and be the master, no longer have to brave the arrows and stones to rush to the front line, and then he will lead the troops to fight, and he will sit in the rear and command.

"If I go first, I will need money. I just heard the Tartar officers under the city shouting that those who climb the city first will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver, if you have this money to retire and return to your hometown in the future, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life! Luo Datong's personal soldiers smiled and said.

"This is true, if you steal the city gate, it is estimated that the bounty will be even more!" Luo Datong quipped.

It is basically the same in all armies, and those who do not plan to be promoted also have monetary rewards. Five thousand taels of silver in the Great Song Dynasty is also a huge amount of money, according to the current comparison with the paper money is equivalent to five thousand yuan, now the rice in the south of the Yangtze River has been harvested year after year, but 800 Wen and one stone, you can buy more than 6,000 stone rice. The high-quality paddy fields around Changshu are only more than ten acres per acre, and they can buy more than 400 acres, and they can hire tenants to cultivate and become a small landlord. So five thousand taels is tantamount to an unimaginable sum of money for ordinary soldiers.

"I don't dare to open the city gate secretly, it's a serious crime worse than escaping, and I want to raid my house and destroy the door." The soldier listened to the rattle of his head.

"Hehe, count yourself smart!" Luo Datong laughed. There are rewards and punishments, and there are always people who would rather not be promoted and get rich and just want to save their lives, and then they need to be dealt with by military law. According to the military regulations of the Great Song Dynasty, those who retreat from the battle are beheaded; If he escapes, not only will he be beheaded, but his family will also be implicated and sentenced to exile; If he defects to the enemy, his whole family will be beheaded, and his fellow clan will also be exiled, and he will be disqualified from participating in the imperial examination, and there will be no future for him. Therefore, the cost is too high, and no one dares to do it under normal circumstances. The Mengyuan military regulations are more stringent, and the law of sitting together is implemented, one person retreats, and the whole team is killed, which is also the reason why the Mengyuan soldiers did not retreat despite the heavy casualties in addition to the stimulation of rewards.

"Your Majesty also had an edict before we left, and defending the city is a great achievement, and the reward for meritorious deeds is doubled. After this battle, I am afraid that at least 100 people in our army will be knighted, and their wives will be crowned, and the lintel will be glorified. Even if you die in battle, you can enter the Martyrs' Shrine and enjoy the festival forever, and your name will go down in history! Huang Fan also said loudly at this time.

He knew that with a brigade of soldiers sitting in a lonely city, against a tenfold enemy, not only needed a tenacious style, but also needed to reward and boost morale. At the moment, they had fought fiercely with the enemy, and although the casualties were not large, they were all exhausted. It is not known how long the fierce battle will last, and the more unsupplied the enemy army will become, the more frenzied the siege will become, and the announcement of the emperor's edict can boost morale.

"Swear to live and ......die together in the city" Huang Fan's words really worked, everyone knew that as soon as he entered the army, he couldn't help himself, but who didn't want fame and fortune, the surrounding soldiers let out a burst of shouts when they heard it, which seemed to overpower the guns in the city......