Chapter 266: The City of Taiyuan Bloody Battle is broken
When approaching a hundred paces of the city wall, some of the signatories began to shoot at the head of the city with bows and arrows, which is the biggest difference between attacking and defending the city. The soldiers defending the city shoot arrows from top to bottom, so they begin to cover in all directions at a distance of two hundred paces, indiscriminately, and block the enemy's attack with dense arrow arrays, which has great lethality and is the biggest barrier to defend the city. However, the attacking soldier shoots from the bottom upward, and only exerts its power when it reaches a distance of 100 paces, so that the first 100 paces can only be beaten passively, and only a quick impact can be relied on to minimize casualties.
As the signing army began to shoot arrows at the head of the city, there were a large number of casualties on the city, and the speed of the arrows slowed down significantly, so that the speed of the signing army's impact was faster, and the large siege equipment began to approach the city wall.
Most of the siege equipment is concentrated at the south gate, and only soldiers carrying ladders to sprint on the other three sides, and only sporadic siege equipment appears, so it can be said that the battle for the south gate is crucial.
There are less than 20,000 soldiers in Taiyuan City who can participate in the battle now, of which 10,000 are placed in the south, and there is no alternate, once these soldiers can't carry it at the south gate, then Taiyuan City will be lost. Of the remaining more than 9,000 soldiers, 6,000 are on the other three sides, and the families provided by the eight major families, as well as the young men who have been trained during this time, are also on the other three sides, and about six or seven thousand on each wall. This time, men in their forties and teenagers in the city participated in the transportation, and even women with strong physiques joined the transportation team.
The eight major families headed by the Wang family took out another million guan to reward the defense of the city today, and all those who died in battle, whether they were soldiers or young people, women or teenagers, were all given a pension of 100 guan. All the strong men who participated in the defense of the city received 200,000 guan, and women and young people, each of whom received five kan.
The eight families can only do so much, and at the same time, the Wang family also donated an additional 10,000 acres of land to reward the soldiers who defended the city.
In this battle, it can be said that the whole city of Taiyuan has the same hatred and hatred, and they all regard this battle as the last battle, and vow to live and die together in Taiyuan. As for the last 3,000 troops, they will not be put into defending the city, and they will be commanded by Wang Xun, the son of Wang Yu, as a mobile force, and where there is danger, they will appear there.
Although the signing army is very brave, countless soldiers rushed to the city, but when climbing up the ladder, the difficulty is not half of the great, countless rolling logs fall, a smash is a large piece, you must know that this is the demolition of thousands of houses, it can be said that it is the hard work of the people, you must know that it is now a cold winter, what does the loss of the house mean to the people, that is not to give money can be compensated. But in order to defend Taiyuan City, the common people would rather sleep on the streets and support the government to demolish houses.
The large green bricks weigh five or six pounds, which are not suitable for trebuchets, but when defending the city, they are much easier to use than rolling logs, and the soldiers take one in one hand and throw it down fiercely. The smashed signators were smashed on the head and fell down the ladder one by one.
Seeing that the soldiers fell down from the city one after another, and they couldn't stand firm at the head of the city at all, Han Dapeng was a little anxious in this case, this guy desperately urged the soldiers to rush forward, and promised that as long as they were killed on the city wall, they would be rewarded with fifty times, and after entering the city, they would be rewarded with a beautiful woman.
There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, there is a big black man who led his men to rush to the west city wall, the machete in the hand of this guy flew up and down, constantly killing the Song army, everywhere he went, there was no round of enemies. The Song army defending the city couldn't resist at all, this guy was too fierce, it was like a god descending from heaven, this guy killed more than a dozen Song troops in one breath, and won time for the signing army behind, and the signing army poured into the city like a tide.
With a cup of tea, hundreds of signed troops rushed to the city, and under the leadership of the black man, they rushed forward, like a flock of sheep on a tiger, and the Song army was unable to resist.
This small detachment of 100 people, like a pack of hungry wolves, quickly disrupted the defenses on the western city wall, and more signed troops rushed to the city and strangled together with the Song army. And the number of people increased, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became, and those who were killed by the Song army retreated.
The black man is like a killing machine, and the machete in his hand is like a scythe of death to harvest souls. With each slash, a head hit the ground, blood spurting out. Soon the black man was covered with blood, and he looked even more terrifying, like a demon king from hell, which frightened Song Jun to retreat one after another.
The defense in the west of the city began to be chaotic, more ladders were set up on the city, countless signing troops poured into the city, and soon five or six hundred soldiers killed the city, which was considered to be completely firm, and it was not easy to take down this group of guys.
Han Dapeng, who commanded the battle under the city, soon discovered the problem, and he ordered his younger brother Han Daniu to lead 3,000 soldiers to aid Xicheng.
Since it is possible to conquer the west city, then there is no difficulty in the south gate, Han Dapeng ordered the whole army to attack, and the city head will be attacked at any cost.
At this time, it may be that they were deeply affected by the battle in Xicheng, and all the signing troops were like fighting chicken blood. As far as the east city wall and the north city wall have been attacked, and they have gradually gained a firm foothold, but the south gate is too tightly defended, no matter how desperate the signing army is, it has never been able to gain a firm foothold on the city wall. Rushing up a batch and being wiped out quickly is simply a drop in the bucket and to no avail.
No matter how much, first escort the siege equipment over, Han Dapeng no longer insisted on attacking the city without his life, but slowed down the attack, and waited for the siege equipment to arrive before attacking the city with all his might.
When the first mobile arrow tower approached the city wall, and the soldiers on it continued to shoot arrows at the city, the defense on the south gate was finally no longer monolithic, and countless soldiers died tragically. More soldiers are using shields to cover to avoid the arrows falling from the sky, so that there is a loophole in the defense, that is, at this time, the folding ladder car has arrived under the city, after unfolding, countless soldiers climbed over the upper city along the ladder car, at this time, the Song army at the head of the city can no longer hold on, countless signing troops poured into the city, and the two sides fell into a melee.
The scuffle at the head of the South Gate City indicates that there is a hole in the defense of Taiyuan City, and the time is ripe to break the city.
Most of the siege equipment went within thirty zhang of the city wall, that is, into the trap that Wang Yu had set up before.
Wang Yu knew that at this time, the four city walls had signed troops to kill, the two sides had been strangled together, even if there was a big change, it was impossible for the Jin army to withdraw, the most critical moment of this battle, and the only opportunity finally appeared, he waved the red flag in his hand, which was a signal to release rockets.
A hundred good archers set their arrows on fire and shot them into the ambush circle.
After the loud rumbling sound, the earth began to burn, countless cavalry fell from their horses, and countless soldiers died. Immediately after that, siege engines were set on fire. It looks like a sea of fire, but each sea of fire is not very large, and they have little connection with each other.
In the face of countless siege equipment being ignited, there are two ways in front of Wan Yan Zongzhi, which is to attack, continue to attack, and kill into the city at any cost, or retreat to keep the siege equipment, and think in the long run.
Wanyan Zongzhi, who was eager for meritorious service, finally chose to attack, chose what he thought was the most correct plan to attack, and went into the city.
There was a sea of fire outside the city of Taiyuan, countless Jin troops were burned to death, and countless siege equipment were burned. This point incineration strategy was successful, but it was not flawless, at least in the midst of the fire, the giant battering ram was missed.
When the killing sound of Taiyuan City shook the sky and countless Jin troops attacked the city, the giant battering ram began to hit the city gate.
The Jin army poured into the city like a tide, and the Jin army thought that victory was in sight, and even Wanyan Zonghan, who was at the rear, thought so, of course, he wouldn't think that way if he had a clairvoyant mirror.
The vast majority of siege equipment was on fire, which made the Song army think that victory was in sight, although countless Jin troops killed the city, the Song army still thought that it could hold the city, at least Wang Yu thought so, his son Wang Xun also thought so, in the face of the situation that the city gates were on all sides, this young general still did not mean to send troops to help.
The less the fire, the more the Jin army was more and more, but the Song army was less and less, at noon, the northern city wall was the first to be occupied by the Jin army, and the Song army at the head of the city scattered and fled.
There was a sea of fire under the city, although the Jin army was desperately trying to dodge, but the sea of fire was ruthless, and countless Jin troops were still burned to death, and the sea of fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the entire Taiyuan city became a sea of fire.
The sea of fire is ruthless, in the sea of fire, the strength of the soldier's combat effectiveness is indistinguishable, and the sea of fire does not distinguish whether it is a signing army, a vassal army, or a Jurchen warrior, or a soldier, or a centurion, a thousand, or a thousand.
The flames are soaring into the sky, and the sea of fire in Taiyuan City can be seen more than ten miles away. It shows how tragic this battle is, this battle, the Jin army is bound to win, before and after the investment of 60,000 siege troops, there are tens of thousands of cavalry waiting for the impact of the city gate after it is overcome, Wanyan Zonghan is to take Taiyuan City at any cost.
Facing the sea of fire in Taiyuan City, Wanyan Zonghan gritted his teeth and said: "Slaughter the city, after conquering Taiyuan, not a single one will be left, and all of them will be killed." ”
Kill them all, it's easy to say, but you have to go into the city, otherwise it's just.
Half an hour after the fall of the northern city, the western wall also fell. Now only the south of the city is left, and the east of the city is struggling to support. Wang Xun did not hold on in the end, and led 3,000 troops to aid the east of the city, while Wang Yu personally sat in the south of the city.
Boom, the Linchong Lu bus finally came to the south of the city wall, the stone artillery began to attack the city head irregularly, the bombed was the signing army, is the vassal army, is the Song army is no longer important, the key is the stone artillery bombardment, the lethality is huge, countless soldiers were killed, so the situation in the south of the city is strange.
Originally, the situation in the south of the city was precarious, countless Jin troops came up, and the Song army struggled to support, and the decline was a foregone conclusion, but it was at this time that the bombardment of stone artillery changed the situation.
The Song army and the Jin army have been entangled together, and the number is finally large, and the Jin army that came up has suffered greater casualties, appeared more panicked, and began to scatter and flee, so that the situation of the Song army's defense is not as severe as before, but in the face of shelling, it is difficult for the Song army to drive the Jin army down.
The situation in the south of the city was at a stalemate, but Wang Yu knew that the city head could not be defended, so he ordered the archers to use rockets to shoot the Linchong Lu bus at all costs, you must know that most of the Linchong Lu bus was burned, and only these two were left, as long as they were burned, then they would never be bombarded again.
Of course, the Jin army understood the true intentions of the Song army, and countless archers covered the Linchong Lu bus, but because the chaos of the signing army blocked the sight of the Jin army archers, it did not have much impact on the Song army archers, and in less than a cup of tea, the first Linchong Lu bus was ignited, the gunpowder on it was ignited, the whole car was blown to pieces, and countless Jin troops were killed.
Seeing that the Song army could not stop the burning of the Linchong Lu bus, at this time the archers of the Jin army began to shoot indiscriminately, regardless of whether the Song army in front, or the signing army, or the vassal army were all shot and killed, this cruel tactic finally suppressed the archers of the Song army and temporarily saved the Linchong Lu bus.
The vassal army that was shot and killed, the signing army was angry and began to shoot arrows at the opposite side to retaliate for the indiscriminate shooting of the other party, and the two sides fell into a scuffle, and the situation was chaotic all of a sudden.
At this time, more than a dozen heroic Song soldiers jumped from the city into the Linchong Lu bus with a lit fire oil canister, and soon the last Linchong Lu bus was set on fire.
There was a sea of fire under the city of Taiyuan, and the city fell into an unprecedented melee. After all, the Song army was defeated and retreated due to the lack of people, and finally the eastern city wall fell.
Soon after the fall of Dongcheng, the giant battering ram conquered the south gate, but this giant battering ram fell into the trap of the city gate hole, but this still could not stop the Jin army from pouring in.
The south gate was conquered, and the only trap door on the outer city wall of Taiyuan City was opened, indicating that it was only a matter of time before Taiyuan City was broken, and it could no longer be held.
Wang Yu, the eunuch of Taiyuan City, fled to the inner city in embarrassment under the escort of his own soldiers, and the Jin army poured into the city like a tide.
Wang Yu's evacuation heralded the fall of the outer city of Taiyuan, and the Jin army came in, Wanyan Zongwang was overjoyed and ordered the whole army to attack, so he wanted to take Taiyuan City and wash Taiyuan City in blood.
How can things be so simple, if Taiyuan City is conquered in this way, then the outer city of Taiyuan City built at a sky-high price will have no value and will not reflect the wisdom and martial arts of the Han King.
The seventh bloody battle in Taiyuan City, which is also the most dangerous bloody battle, did not end with the Jin army entering the outer city of Taiyuan City, but just kicked off, and the more brutal bloody battle is still to come.