Seeing that the explosion was almost complete, Qu Ping ordered Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yang Zaixing to wave their troops to kill the Jin soldiers and eliminate the evil.

The Jin army had already finished Yan Zongbi's order, and if they saw that they were defeated by the Song army, they would immediately retreat to Yanqing Mansion City.

The Jin soldiers braved the artillery fire and finally rushed to the Qu Tuye Department in the mountain pass, but Qu Tuye had already ordered the troops to be in strict formation, and they were strictly protected to the point that they were completely an iron bucket array that attracted the enemy's attack.

Wanyan Zongbi's abducted horse had already been recognized by the Song army, and it was difficult to play a miraculous effect.

At this time, the Jin soldiers saw that they could not get any benefits, so they left nearly 5,000 corpses behind and retreated in an orderly manner.

The Song army pursued and killed for a while, and in order to avoid an ambush ahead, they returned to the team and advanced forward step by step.

Wanyan Zongbi saw that the ambush soldiers were defeated and retreated, and humiliatingly admitted that the Song army was indeed powerful, and there was absolutely no way to win a frontal battle.

Fortunately, Yanqing City has already set up countless traps within two miles of the city, and a large number of repulsion horses have been placed within one mile, and a large number of trebuchets and bed crossbows have been placed in the city, and the archers have taken turns to radiate in three rows before and after, and there are also boulders and fire oil. Coupled with the huge amount of grain harvested, it was enough to support three months.

Coupled with the wide and deep moat outside the city, the Song army wanted to enter the city unless it had wings.

Wanyan Zongbi was ready to fight a protracted battle.

The siege of the city was not an overnight thing, so Qu Ping ordered the troops to set up camp ten miles away from the city, and ordered spies to investigate the enemy's situation.

The news that the spies got made everyone have a headache, this Wanyan Zongbi closed the city gate, put away the drawbridge of the moat, and set up a lot of rejection horses within a mile outside the city, and a large number of defense facilities in the city, it was extremely difficult to cross this mile of rejection of horses.

At a distance of one mile, it is difficult for a cannon to hit the target.

The generals of the Song army looked at the sand table of Yanqing City that had just been built in front of them, and they all frowned.

The southeast corner of Yanqing City in Ruzhou is close to the Yongding River, and the ten-meter-wide moat leads the water of the Yongding River into it, and the depth of the moat is up to four meters, and it is not easy to cross the moat.

A large number of defensive facilities are set up on the four city walls, and the city is full of golden soldiers patrolling back and forth, and it is impossible to climb up quietly from the Yongding River, or sneak into the moat from the Yongding River to climb the city wall.

Qu Ping thought about the many rejections set by Yan Zongbi, and said in a hurry: "Doesn't we need a lot of wood to camp now, isn't it true that the Golden Vulture has prepared so many ready-made materials for us?" ”

The generals have a little understanding, but the enemy army is well defended, how can they succeed?

I only heard Qu Ping continue: "Listen, at a distance of one mile, the arrows on the city can't hit at all, and the stones are less than a hundred feet away." He thought that if we had 200,000 people, we would attack hard, but we were not in a hurry. First remove all the two-fifths of the rejected horses on their periphery, and then drag the farther rejected horses as far away as possible with rope hooks. ”

This plan was very disgusting, and the Jin army could only watch in the city as the Song army dragged away the rejected horses under the city again and again, taking it for themselves, but they did not dare to rashly go out of the city to attack the enemy, so they could only watch and be anxious.

Yue Fei said: "Good way, angry with this golden vulture!" ”

The order was executed, and about two quarters of an hour later, the news came:

"The enemy has set numerous traps within two miles of the city, and many soldiers have accidentally landed. However, after our army strengthened its vigilance, it had successfully taken away two-fifths of the rejected horses, and the golden soldiers in the city were helpless. ”

There was no danger in taking away the rejection horse and obtaining the wood for the construction of the camp, which can be said to be a small victory, and the golden vulture must be angry.

But how to further attack the city is a difficult problem, and a rampage will definitely bring great damage. There is still a long way to go, and the lives of soldiers cannot be wasted in this way.

After two days, we still haven't thought of anything better.

Qu Ping ordered Qu Tuye to guard the north gate, Yang Zaixing to guard the south gate, Han Shizhong to guard the east gate, and himself and Yue Fei to guard the west gate, never allowing Wanyan Zongbi to have a chance to escape.

Yue Fei said: "Marshal, the general is willing to lead his troops to test the attack, and it is not a way for us to dream like this. Jin Jun has a few catties and a few taels, and he only knows after weighing. ”

The generals were silent.

Qu Ping thought for a while and said, "It's okay, if you can open up an effective range for placing cannons, then you will take the first step towards success." The cannon has an effective range of 300 paces, and if you want to hit the tower, you have to get closer! ”

"Ben knows." Yue Fei said.

"Be careful!" Qu Ping instructed.

Yue Fei led 10,000 horses to attack from the west gate, gradually clearing the roadblocks along the line.

When entering the city wall two hundred paces, the city was overwhelmingly launched and stoned, and the Song soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and it was difficult to move an inch.

The few soldiers who continued to move forward, because of the obstruction of the barricades, were slow and were killed by the enemy's crossbow arrows.

If the Song army is numerous, the Jin army will attack indiscriminately and wide-scale, if a small group of Song troops infiltrates, they will use arrows to strike accurately, even if they reach the city, there are no siege facilities, it is in vain, and the next thing is to wait for death.

Qu Ping saw that Yue Fei had attacked for nearly half an hour, sacrificing two or three thousand soldiers, except for removing some of the rejected horses, which was almost in vain.

So he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and make plans again.

Yue Fei came back and said hatefully: "The Jin army is so unscrupulous in firing stones and arrows, aren't you afraid that you will run out of ammunition and food?" ”

Wang Zhiquan said: "There are still a few peaks in Yanqing City, and this stone is afraid that it will be inexhaustible for a while. ”

Jiang Boyan said: "Marshal, the last general asks the Shenji Battalion artillery to try forward. The cannon had a range of nearly three hundred paces, and even if it was fired at the city wall, it would be fifty paces further. Our Great Song trebuchet is only 200 paces away, and theirs is 180 steps away. ”

Yue Fei said: "According to the experience just now, the farthest range of the Jin Jun trebuchet is indeed within 200 steps. ”

Qu Ping said: "What I am worried about is not whether the artillery can hit the enemy, but whether the besieging troops can attack the city smoothly after the artillery is finished." "I love eBooks

Yue Fei said: "According to this situation, it is indeed difficult to attack. ”

"Build an earthen foundation two hundred and twenty steps under the city, with a height of about three zhang, and then the cannon will be the same height as the city wall, and I won't watch them fight!" Wang Zhiquan said.

Qu Ping agreed: "That's right, it's not in vain that I let you lead the Shenji Battalion!" With the high platform, every move on the city wall can be seen clearly. ”

Just do it.

Soon, eighteen forts were built under the noses of the Jin soldiers.

Although the Jin army tried to attack with trebuchets, the result was still a distance of about ten paces, and it was impossible to reach it anyway.

Wanyan Zongbi thought that the Song army was going to do something like this, but it wasn't until the eighteen cannons were pushed up the high platform that he suddenly realized and sweated.

"Find a place to hide!" Not long after Yan Zongbi gave the order, a cannonball greeted the city tower.

The trebuchet in the city became the first target, and the bed crossbow also suffered incidentally. Although the Jin army tried to find cover to hide, there were many gold soldiers gathered in the city, and more or less people were inevitably dead.

The wooden structure of the tower was also on fire under artillery fire, and the raging flames made the golden soldiers tremble even more. The drawbridge over the moat was also hit, burning and scattering to the ground. Without the drawbridge, it would be difficult to get in and out of the city.

Just when everyone saw that victory was coming, Wang Zhiquan said: "Marshal, there are still more than 30 rounds of shells left......

Everyone was silent, at the critical moment, why did they drop the chain? The gates haven't been broken yet!

Everyone looked at Qu Ping silently, Qu Ping felt sorry in his heart, and said: "Use the remaining cannonballs to blow up the rejection horses on the ground!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Zhiquan left as ordered.

"Two more shells for spare!" Qu Ping shouted from behind.

Everyone's mood went from high to low, and they were stunned.

Everyone also understood why the artillery was not allocated to the various armies, because the consumption was too great, and the current strength of the Great Song Dynasty was not enough to support the situation of full bloom.

However, the future is definitely possible.

Qu Ping said gloomily: "Next, return to the primitive era of cold weapons...... The Shenji Battalion also has grenades, which are enough to greet them! ”

The cannon blasted out a road, and 10,000 Song soldiers with shields on their heads and sandbags on their shoulders rushed bravely towards the enemy city. Only by filling in the moat can you get close to the city walls, and you can hope to go beyond the city walls.

There was only a lone catapult left on the city of Yanqing of the Jin army, and even so, it still gave full play to its remaining courage and constantly threw boulders at the Song soldiers under the city.

Song Bing carried a shield on his head, like a centipede with armor on his back, and rushed to the moat without hesitation, throwing sandbags in the moat.

In such a back-and-forth, the moat must be filled first.

The golden soldiers' arrows did not work, and the only catapult was really a drop in the bucket, so they had to let the Song soldiers rush to the moat, and when the Song army approached, they took turns attacking with stones. Arrows can also come in handy at this time, with three rows of archers taking turns shooting under the walls.

The Song army's first task was to fill the moat with sandbags, and even if there was a shield to protect the top of their heads, it was inevitable that they would be killed.

The moat, which is 20 meters wide and 4 meters deep, needs to be filled, and if the road is to be 2 meters wide to ensure traffic, it needs to fill 160 cubic meters of space.

In order to ensure the speed and safety of the attack, the weight of the sandbags must be controlled, and the maximum should not exceed half a cubic meter.

Therefore, to fill a two-meter-wide roadbed in this moat, it would theoretically take at least 320 people.

But fortunately, the Song army was vast, and after the unremitting efforts of 10,000 people, one after another, after sacrificing one or two thousand lives, they finally filled in the moat for a section of 50 meters wide.

After that, the Song army carried the siege ladder and rushed to the city wall, as long as the siege ladder was erected on the city wall, it was only a matter of time before he stepped on the city tower.

The catapults of the Song army had already entered the attack position quickly, and smashed large stones towards the city in turn. In addition to slings, there was also artillery. Fill the original fireball with gunpowder, and when the fireball is thrown into the enemy line, just ignite the gunpowder inside, and the bomb that has been ignited twice will explode with a bang.

Even though the city walls were devastated by boulders and artillery, and the city was full of fire, the golden soldiers still resisted bravely and did not flinch.

The Battle of Yanqing Mansion was the turning point of the Song and Jin Campaigns.

If the Song army wins, it will announce the complete recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the land of the Jin Kingdom below will be exposed in front of the Song army at a glance, facing the attack of the Song army at any time.

And if the Jin army is lucky and stubbornly keeps Yanqing Mansion, it shows that the artillery of the Song army is not invincible and invincible, at least the manpower and material resources are exhausted. When the Song army lost the firepower of artillery, and the two armies were evenly matched, the Jin army might not be unable to fight. If he was lucky enough to capture the cannon of the Song army, maybe the Jin State could also imitate it and return to the ranks of the great powers.

Therefore, the officers and men of the Jin Army, at this critical juncture, all worked together and vowed to save Yanqing Mansion.

The survival of Yanqing Mansion is related to the survival and dignity of the Jin Dynasty!

This battle, for both sides, has the same meaning: for survival, more dignity!

The Song army passed through the 50-meter-long moat to the city gate, and the golden soldiers on the city continued to attack indiscriminately with stones, rolling logs, and arrows.

The Song soldiers couldn't even lift their heads, let alone set up siege ladders. Soon, the corpses of the Song soldiers were piled up two layers thick under the city wall, and the corpses were all over the ground, and the moat was stained with blood.

Qu Ping anxiously watched the siege of the city, and the situation was not optimistic.

Qu Ping said: "The enemy counterattack is fierce, and it is estimated that all the people in Yanqing City have been soldiers. ”

During this time, the number of Song soldiers who died was conservatively estimated to be about 5,000, and the strong attack seemed hopeless.