The distance is too close, and at this distance, the power of firearms can be said to be exerted to the limit. The shotgun iron bullets fired were full of strength, enough to penetrate the already ordinary armor of the Liao army. Dozens of cavalrymen in the front row were not spared, and the salvo of more than a hundred Wang Eight boxes was enough to form a barrier without dead ends. It was as if they had hit a wall, and even the men and horses were beaten to pieces. When they fell to the ground, some of the Liao cavalry were no longer human, and the shredded flesh and splattered blood from the shrapnel were all over the air.

In a short period of more than a dozen breaths, four rounds of firearms were fired, and almost none of the more than 200 cavalry of the Liao army were spared. When the roar of firearms ended, there were only seven or eight trembling cavalrymen left around Han Zongchang, and they and Han Zongchang stood behind the corpses on the ground alone, their faces full of shock and fear.

"What's that? Is it a firearm? The kind of firearms that appeared in the legendary Great Zhou? Han Zongchang stared blankly at the black gunpowder smoke rising in front of him, and recalled in his mind the rumors he had collected before about the appearance of powerful firearms in Da Zhou. The rumors are not detailed, and I didn't take them to heart, but was I actually encountered them today? What is this not a firearm in front of you?

Han ...... General Han. We...... Let's get out of here. A cavalryman beside him reminded in a trembling voice.

Han Zongchang woke up suddenly, how long will he stay if he doesn't withdraw at this time? Waiting to die? Han Zongchang shook his head, suddenly turned the horse's head, and left without saying a word. In the rear, black smoke from a volley of firearms is dissipating. More than a hundred horsemen like hell knights had already inserted the king's box into their waists, and in their hands they were already holding up shining greedy wolf knives and repeating crossbows. They didn't want to waste too much ammo, because it was expensive, and if they could, they could save it. Just deal with the opposing cavalry with shock power, and the remaining infantry will not worry at all. They will rush forward, and their crossbows and long knives will be served, and these will be enough.

Where did Han Zongchang still have the idea of breaking through the blockade, the power of firearms had already made all the Liao soldiers scattered, and all the Liao soldiers who witnessed the tragic situation of the more than 200 Liao cavalry who were broken by the firearms in the roar and all of them were killed did not dare to take another half a step forward, the only thing they could do was to turn around and flee to the south. But that meant they had to be hit by crossbows from both sides again. But compared to firearms, the attack of a repeater is already a very mild method. At least it won't be as thunderous as firearms, so there is no room for sparing.

Thousands of Liao troops were routed to the south, and the crossbows ruthlessly harvested their lives, because of the chaos and the asymmetry of information in the front and rear teams, the Liao army itself was also congested and trampled. After escaping a hundred paces away, Han Zongchang's 5,000-strong Liao army had less than 3,000 people left. More than 2,000 men and horses lost their precious lives forever in this long street, and what was even more terrifying was that they didn't even know what the enemy looked like. Han Zongchang finally fully understood at this moment, the other party had simply set a trap and waited for him to come to the rescue, they knew that someone would definitely come to the rescue of the Great Palace, and the Great Palace's Mansion was just their bait. So at the same time, Han Zongchang was also faintly aware of a problem. That is, although the Great Zhou soldiers and horses besieging the city outside the city were huge in number and seemed to be the biggest threat, they were actually ...... Maybe the city is the real battleground tonight. The siege soldiers and horses outside the city only attract the attention of the defenders, but the real combat action is in the city, in the streets and alleys. The enemy who enters the city is the most formidable opponent, not the siege soldiers who are eyeing the city from outside the city.

Han Zongchang guessed correctly, this was Lin Jue's original combat intention. Lin Jue understood that the cost of besieging a city was huge, especially when there were no siege soldiers and horses, and the number of siege soldiers and horses was still 20,000 less than the defenders in the city, this kind of siege was actually a joke

。 Lin Jue originally thought that once he infiltrated the city, he could seize control of the city gate and let the siege soldiers and horses attack the city. But don't say how difficult it is to do so, even if you can do it yourself and take control of the city gates. When his own army entered the city, he was still faced with 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Liao army. In terms of the number of soldiers and horses, it is guaranteed that the street battle in the city will be won, and the biggest possibility is still a defeat. Even if it wins, it will be a pyrrhic victory. In view of this, Lin Jue categorically gave up this plan, and formulated a plan to contain the siege soldiers and horses outside the city, and the Luoyan army inside the city as the main force, and adopt internal flowering, lure the enemy to clear it, and eat the opponent's living force in one bite.

The implementation of this plan requires prerequisites, one of which is to create a siege momentum, and it is necessary to make the Liao army realize that the siege soldiers outside the city are the biggest threat, and must defend the city wall with all its might. However, the besieging soldiers outside the city could not really attack the city, which would cause them great casualties. Because of this, when leaving Zhuozhou City, Lin Jue formulated a strange tactic for Ma Qingshan to attack the city with a phalanx and shrink to be beaten. This tactic seems unreasonable, and it seems too stupid to put tens of thousands of soldiers and horses within the range of the opponent's attack and let the opponent bomb indiscriminately and not fight back. But it was precisely because of the command of the captured Liao generals that he learned about the troop configuration of Xijin Mansion and the lack of equipment to defend the city, that Lin Jue concluded that the opponent's strike force would not be too strong. Soldiers and horses retreating in shield formations under the city will not cause too many casualties. The opponent will only have a huge advantage on the battlefield, but in reality, the casualties of the besieging soldiers will be very limited.

Since it is a war, casualties are inevitable, but these casualties must be valuable. The important thing is that the death and wounding of the siege soldiers outside the city can have an effect. That's all that matters. As long as it is exchanged for greater results, then the casualties will be worth it.

Because of this guiding ideology, the siege soldiers adopted the tactics of passively being beaten in a stupid and strange way. This is probably the only siege battle in the past that has been passively beaten and not fought back.

The second prerequisite is that the soldiers and horses in the city must be strong in combat and able to run rampant and invincible in the city. It can turn an entire city upside down. Able to deal with the encirclement and suppression of a large number of soldiers and horses of the other side. There are only 1,000 people, and if you want to do this, I am afraid that only the Falling Goose Army Guard Battalion can do it. Not only were they armed with repeating crossbows, but they also had more than 150 king's boxes of firearms. It's their killer feature. It is no exaggeration to say that the cavalry of the more than 1,000 personal guard battalions is enough to be worth tens of thousands of elite soldiers. In the narrow terrain of the city, even if the other side has a large number of troops to clear it, it is afraid that it will not help. In fact, it is impossible for the other party to use all the soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress Lin Jue's more than 1,000 soldiers and horses. Lin Jue wanted to make the other party think that they could wipe out the enemy in the city with only a small number of soldiers and horses, let them send a small number of soldiers and horses to fight, and then eat their living force one bite at a time. When the other party realized the strength of the soldiers and horses in the city, they were actually in a dilemma. If too many soldiers and horses are dispatched to encircle and suppress, they will take care of one and lose the other. The soldiers and horses besieging the city outside the city will immediately change from a feint attack to a real attack, which will make the opponent in a dilemma.

To meet these two conditions, this strange plan that has never been seen before or since, this strange plan of a large number of siege soldiers and horses as an auxiliary, and the thousand-man team in the city that originally assisted the siege became the main force of the battle.

Lin Jue sent a small team to set fire to sabotage everywhere and create chaos. Then set up an ambush in the middle street and wait for the arrival of rescue soldiers and horses from the other side's city. Surround 5,000 with 1,000 people, which is probably a unique thing. To achieve such an act, in addition to the strong combat effectiveness of the Luoyan Army's personal guard battalion, it also requires the courage and self-confidence of the commander.

Han Zongchang quickly fled south with two thousand remnants, but Lin Jue would not allow them to escape

。 These 5,000 people Lin Jue is determined. A thousand cavalry quickly assembled and charged along the long street. The rest of the Liao army were infantry, how to escape the pursuit of the cavalry, and soon they were caught up by the cavalry. A massacre ensued. The soldiers of the Liao army tried to fight without knowing their brains, and of course they were cut to death by long knives. Some of the clever ones had already fled into the alleys of the houses on both sides of the street, which was the safest place. This was a completely crushing battle, and from beginning to end, the 5,000 Liao army had never had a decent battle, and was always in a state of passive beating and fleeing. Not long ago, the 5,000 Liao soldiers were still violent, but after more than half an hour, only a few hundred of the 5,000 Liao troops fled into the alleys to survive, and the rest were annihilated.

Han Zongchang relied on his horse to be fast, and when the cavalry of the Luoyan Army rushed to kill, he had already lost his armor and fled to the southern city.

Not long after, on the upper floor of Nancheng City, Han Desui and the generals listened to Han Zongchang's account of his 5,000 people being ambushed and annihilated with shocked faces, and everyone was stupid. Five thousand, after less than an hour, were all buried by the enemies of the city, and how many of the enemies of the city must have entered? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? Or is it more?

"How many people are there? How did you and 5,000 soldiers defeat you so quickly? Han De then asked sharply, and in the end, he didn't hear Han Zongchang say how many soldiers and horses the other party had.

Han Zongchang looked ashamed, he knew that he couldn't avoid this embarrassing moment after all, so he could only tell the truth: "They ...... They...... It should have been more than a thousand cavalry. ”

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Everyone was stupid. It's so embarrassing, 5,000 soldiers and horses were surrounded and wiped out by more than a thousand enemies? Someone secretly felt sorry for Han Desui. King Han is a hero, but it's a pity that his son is pustules. He has already killed one of his relatives in righteousness, and I am afraid that he will be angry with this one in front of him, so he will have to cut it with a knife to relieve his anger.

"Only a little over a thousand? You idiot! Han De waved his hand and gave Han Zongchang a slap, trembling with anger.

"Daddy, they're very strong, they have firearms. Don't you hear the roar of the firearms? Han Zongchang covered his face and argued loudly.

Han De then shouted: "So what? Thou hast five times as many men and horses as theirs, and what firearms are thou afraid of him? Five to one, with the combat strength of my Da Liao soldiers, how can the whole army be wiped out? Stupid. ”

Han Zongchang couldn't say anything, he wanted to explain, but he knew that the more he explained, the more angry his father would become. The more the generals think they're justifying. So explanations are really useless.

"Order, mobilize 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the old man will personally go to purge them. Zongchang, you give me to defend the city, and I don't have to take it lightly. Wait for the old man to come back. Han De said in a deep voice.

He has to make up for his son's incompetence, and it is impossible for him to let other generals go, otherwise it would be said that his son is not capable of other generals, so Han Zongchang, who has just been appointed as the deputy privy envoy and deputy commander of the Southern Yuan army, will not be criticized.

Hearing this, Han Zongchang hurriedly said: "Daddy, I'm afraid that 5,000 people is not enough, and I need to bring some soldiers and horses to make it." At least 10,000 people. By the way, you have to bring shield soldiers, they also have crossbows and firearms, and ......"

"Shut up!" Han De's face was full of anger, and he stopped his nonsense. He thinks that his son is frightened and confused, and he has reached the point of exaggerating the strength of the other party out of thin air. No matter how powerful it is, isn't it just a thousand people? He, Han De, went out, can he still let them get away?

However, Han De then had a heart, and when he ordered troops, he brought an extra thousand men and horses, and all the men he brought were cavalry. Six thousand cavalry, don't you step on the opponent?