Chapter 191: The Artifact Manifests Its Might
After two more rounds of bombardment, the ancient city gate, which weighed thousands of pounds, was like two dying old people, struggling to hold on until they swallowed their last breath, and supported each other to fall, making a huge roar.
It's just that this roar is a wail, far less than the noise of cannonballs.
The soldiers of the Jin Army reported to Yan Zongbi after the completion of the Golden Vulture in a panic: "Handsome! Dashuai, the gate has been knocked down! ”
After Yan Zongbi calmed down, this moment showed his excellent command ability in battle, and he instinctively and quickly ordered: "Order the soldiers to be ready, ready to fight at any time." As long as Song Jun dares to enter the urn city, he will teach him to catch turtles in an urn! ”
When the Song army saw that the city gate had been knocked down, they cheered in unison. The power of the cannon is too powerful, if it was in the past, how many lives would it take to get the city gate open?
The sky gradually brightened, and the first rays of dawn shone into the world.
Han Shizhong said excitedly: "Marshal, the city gate has fallen!" ”
Qu Ping suppressed the excitement in his heart and ordered: "The artillery fire continues to greet the enemy on the city wall, and use the cover of artillery fire to order the second echelon to lead the siege ladder to attack the city!" ”
Although the gate was open, there were still Jin Bing waiting with open pockets inside, so he couldn't rush in through the gate yet.
Under the cover of artillery fire, using siege ladders to climb the city wall and taking the city wall with white-knuckle combat is the first step to capture Juyong Pass.
The second echelon, with shields on their heads, quickly rushed under the walls. You won't be hit by an arrow, but if you fall from a huge rock, you will still be killed or injured.
The soldiers braved the danger and went forward without hesitation, and finally arrived at the city.
There are a large number of golden soldiers on the city wall, what to do?
It's easy to do, because the Song army has grenades.
One person blew the fire fold, several people gathered around, lit the fuse with a grenade, counted one, two, three, and waited until the time was about the same, and threw it on the city wall, which made the golden soldiers cry and cry for their mother.
Some of the golden soldiers were quick and planned to pick up the grenade and throw it down, but as soon as they grabbed it, the grenade exploded with a "thud".
The golden soldiers were missing arms and legs, and half of their heads were blown off, but in short, they were scarred, corpses were all over the ground, and the sky was full of wails.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Jin soldiers were bombed and could not temporarily fill their positions, the Song soldiers under the city immediately climbed the siege ladder and rushed up towards the city wall.
Qu Ping saw that the Song army under the city was about to attack, so he ordered the artillery to stop firing temporarily, and the third echelon followed, and another 10,000 cavalry was on standby, ready to rush in from the gate at any time.
As long as this pass is taken, Juyong Pass will be like a bag to get something.
Under the guidance of the fearless spirit of the Song army, the first person finally rushed to the city wall, and then there was a second and a third.
Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things.
The Song army, which was still small in number on the city wall, rushed over in the face of the golden soldiers who were several times their size, and they were not afraid at all.
For hundreds of years, the history of blood and tears brought by the barbarian peoples of the north to the Central Plains people was violently vented at this moment, and it was out of control.
The first few Song soldiers slid in front of them with their shields, and the soldiers behind the shields skillfully took out their grenades, lit the fuse, and threw themselves into the crowd of golden soldiers regardless of the cost.
The result can be imagined, Jin Bing was blown up to the ground.
Wanyan Zongbi watched the fires and explosions on the city wall from a distance, and his heart was already a little sad.
"Marshal, half of the city wall has been captured by the Song army! Their firearms are too powerful! The soldiers can't resist it! "The generals of the Jin soldiers in front came to report the battle situation to Wanyan Zongbi again.
After Yan Zongbi saw it clearly, he had to say more. He thought to himself that it seemed unrealistic to wait for Song Jun to enter the urn city to deliver food to the door.
Wanyan Zongbi ordered: "Order 20,000 cavalry to kill out of the pass!" ”
As soon as the 20,000 cavalry crossed the gate, they were killed and retreated by the strong attack of the Song army outside the gate, and they couldn't even get out of the gate. As a result, a large number of golden soldiers have accumulated in the urn city.
A Song soldier captain on the city wall saw the scene in Weng City and fired a cannon into the sky.
Qu Ping saw the cannon exploding in the sky, and his heart blossomed. Let's see if you catch a turtle in the urn, or if I fall into the well. Qu Ping ordered the artillery to adjust the firing angle, and at the sound of an order, eighteen bombs continued to fly down in batches in the urn city.
The golden soldiers in the urn city were blown up so that people turned over on their backs, cried their fathers and shouted their mothers, people crowded people, horses hit horses, trampled and collided with each other. In order to retreat to the safety area behind them, some had to stretch out butcher knives to their comrades. Slowly, it turned into a cannibalism.
It seems that the Jin Army will not be able to keep this pass.
Seeing that the situation was critical, Jin Wushu immediately ordered: "Immediately withdraw to the North Gate Pass, ambush archers and boulders in the mountains on both sides of the way, and never let the Song army pass easily!" The North Gate must be guarded! ”
After Jin Wushu left 2,000 men behind, he led the rest of the people to retreat to the north gate, and shot down ambushes in hidden places on the mountains on both sides of the way. Reading nests
Song Bing reported the results to Qu Ping in time: "Report, marshal, we have occupied the south gate!" ”
Qu Ping and Han Shizhong high-fived each other, and it was really exciting to win the South Gate in one fell swoop. Several other people must have faced difficulties in the process of tackling key problems.
Qu Ping said: "Order the troops to enter the pass in an orderly manner, and after clearing the pass, continue to attack the north gate." Thirty miles deep valley, on the mountains on both sides, there must be many surprises! ”
Han Shizhong still said: "This is the first time in Han's life that he has seen such a hearty siege battle, it's too exciting!" ”
Qu Ping said: "Slowly get used to it, we are the leader of the times!" Hahaha! ”
The morning sun had already shone into the pass, and the ground was lined with casualties on both sides, as well as abandoned weapons, flags, and war horses. Will blood seep into the land, will it water the seeds of hope, or will it be the sprouts of hatred?
The Song army continued to move forward, the Ma Bu army opened the way in front, and the Shenji battalion hid in the position of the Chinese army to ensure that nothing went wrong. The forward troops marched five miles, and sure enough, they were ambushed by the Jin army on the mountains on both sides, and many Song soldiers were unfortunately killed under the arrows and boulders.
Qu Ping ordered the forward troops to temporarily retreat, and the Shenji battalion moved forward, aiming at the mountainside on both sides between the dense forests and boulders, and it was a fierce bombardment.
The Jin soldiers who were hiding had nowhere to hide and fled north one after another. The rocks on the mountain that had been blown up rolled down with a gurgling tumble, and there were not a few people who were killed by smashing to death.
The scorching summer sun had already dried the grass and trees on the mountain, and the pine trees were a little bit caught by artillery fire. Coupled with the southerly wind blowing from the mountain, the fire continued northward.
Where did the Jin army ambush soldiers north of both sides of the canyon dare to confront the smoke of the fire, they had to risk disobedience and jump north.
Qu Ping looked at the raging flames on both sides and spread towards the north, and laughed heartily: "Haha, God really help me!" With this fire, there is nowhere to hide from the lice and fleas that are all over the mountain! ”
Han Shizhong arched his hand to the emperor and said, "Thank the emperor for your blessings!" Marshal, this fire drove the enemy away, but we couldn't get past it for a while, and we had to wait until the fire had passed. ”
"Then take a break and bury the pot to cook. The soldiers have worked hard, let's make persistent efforts after breakfast! Qu Ping said.
Looking at the towering mountains on both sides, Qu Ping said with emotion: "These passes are the gates set up by God for our Central Plains, in order to protect us from the invasion of jackals, and they are truly made in heaven. So, we must guard our portals! In the future, we will no longer allow bandits to come and go at will, harass and kill our people! ”
Han Shizhong nodded and said, "What the marshal said is extremely true. If we don't cherish such a good location, we will always suffer from it. Heaven gives Buddha to take, and suffers from its own chaos! ”
"Two hundred years, we have finally made a difference!" Qu Ping sighed, "In the future, we will build a tall monument here, always mourn the soldiers who died for this, and always remind the world that they are safe because someone carries the burden for them, whether it is the past, the present or the future!" I want to engrave 'The people's heroes are immortal' in the front of this monument, and 'The artillery fire is not there, the alarm bell is ringing' on the back! ”
Han Shizhong had the majestic picture described by Qu Ping in his mind, and he said with deep meaning: "The marshal is too right, it should be so. If you are in peace, you will die in peace! ”
Soon after Yan Zongbi withdrew to the north gate, the mountain fires on both sides spread hulala, and then probe the Malay newspaper: "The Song army lit the mountain fire, and the ambush soldiers on the mountains on both sides had nowhere to hide, so they had to retreat." ”
Wanyan Zongbi's heart was burned even more frantic by this fire. He urgently ordered his soldiers to cut down the trees on both sides of the North Gate to make way for a large open space to prevent the fire from reaching the North Gate Pass.
Song Jun calmly ate breakfast and rested, and continued to march towards the north gate.
Wanyan Zongbi was on the gate tower of the pass in the north, and saw the Song army gradually approaching from a distance, and his heart was scratching. The Song army is so brainless and indiscriminately bombarded, it is estimated that the north gate will not be able to resist for long!
Sure enough, I saw that as soon as Song Jun came up, he pushed the eighteen artifacts forward. After Yan Zongbi looked at this distance, his catapult couldn't hit the other party at all.
Seeing that the Song army was about to ignite and launch, the generals begged and pulled Wan Yan Zongbi to go down to the city gate tower and go to the rear to sit in command.
If Song Jun bombed like this all the way, and he still hit a fart, he would have no power to fight back at all!
"Dashuai, the last general has an idea, I don't know if it's appropriate or not?" The general of the Jin military department proposed to Wanyan Zongbi.
After Yan Zongbi's heart is at this time, what else is appropriate, a dead horse can be regarded as a live horse doctor.
Wanyan Zongbi said angrily: "Say it quickly!" ”
Na Jin will proudly say: "Handsome, the last general has a humble opinion." The artillery of the Song army is really powerful, but it will highlight its brilliance for siege and defense, if it reaches an open area, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the rapid charge of our army's abducted horses, maybe this can break the deterrence of artillery! ”
After Yan Zongbi thought about it, yes, the Song army only had more than a dozen artillery, and there was no mobility, and it still took time to load ammunition after a round.
Another general will question: "But the horses are afraid of the loud explosions and flames of the artillery?" ”
Wanyan Zongbi patted the case and said: "There is a way, just cover the eyes and ears of the war horse!" Wanyan Zongbi immediately immediately ordered, "Order 2,000 people to stay at the north gate, and the rest of the men and horses will all withdraw from the pass and besiege the north gate in a fan shape." The Song army can block our cavalry at the south gate, and we can return the same way at the north gate. ”
The Song artillery was in position, and several bombardments were booming, and the north gate was captured in the same way. The Jin army returned fire with a bow and arrow, and gradually withdrew.
Han Shizhong looked at the north gate that was captured more quickly, and said: "Marshal, the Jin army seems to have given up resistance, the large army has already withdrawn, and the resistance suffered by the north gate cannot be compared with the south gate at all. ”
Qu Ping thought for a moment and said, "The Golden Vulture may have realized the power of our cannon. Artillery is extremely powerful in positional warfare, but when it comes to movement warfare, it is a little weaker. However, Jin Wushu wants to break the game easily like this, and he is a little too underestimating us! ”
Han Shizhong also wants to wait and see, if in addition to the battle of the position, how much power can the artillery exert in the sports war?