Seeing that the Song army outside the city began to reorganize the troops, lined up the formation, and moved out of the ladder, Yelu Zongyun sighed. Ant attachment to the city can be said to be the most primitive method, and it does not work easily. Now it is different, the Song army first used artillery to sweep the head of the city, and then used artillery to suppress the movement of the Khitans on the city wall, and it was very simple to attach ants. What to do? Yelu Zongyun asked himself. I asked several times, but I didn't know what to do.

There are 20,000 troops in the city, and in the face of 50,000 or 60,000 Song troops, the defense should be enough. But the truth is, it's hard to keep a day.

Coming down from the city, Jerod Zong looked around. There was no one on the street, and when I heard that the Song army was attacking the city, the people were hiding at home and watching. This area is inhabited by Han people, and Song Jun has his own expectations, which is really unreliable.

Yelu Zongyun sighed and ordered his generals to start preparing to take the army back to the inner city. There is no outer city, and there is still an inner city, but how long it can be held, Yelu Zongyun really has no bottom in his heart. What's even worse is that there are no reinforcements now, can it be that Song can't stand it and retreat? Yelu Zongyun shook his head. There is no such thing. If the Song army does not destroy the Khitan, it seems that it will not withdraw the army.

Just then, a fast horse came over. Riding off the horse and forking his hand, he said to Yelu Zong: "Stay behind, King Ah Lian has been summoned to the palace to discuss matters!" ”

Yelu Zongyun nodded, ordered the surroundings, got on the horse and followed the knight, and walked towards the innermost imperial city.

When he arrived at the council hall, Yelu Zongyun saw that several important people were there. I knew in my heart that they should also see that the war outside was not good, and they wanted to discuss countermeasures. It's just that at this time, it seems like it's too late.

Yelu Zongyun sat down, and Yelu Alian said: "Stay behind, I heard that the Song army outside the city is attacking fiercely, is this really the case?" ”

Yelu Zongyun said: "Back to the king, the artillery of the Song army is extremely powerful. Our artillery is not an opponent, and in the blink of an eye, it is damaged by their artillery. Once there is no artillery, they will not be able to restrain them, and the war will be extremely bad. ”

When Yelu Alian heard this, his face tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "How many days can Dadingfu City be guarded?" ”

Yelu Zongyun sighed: "If the king asked me yesterday, I would say that I would keep it for at least one month." But when asked me today, all I can say is that I do my best. How long we can hold it depends not on us, but on the determination of the Song army. ”

Yelu Alian looked at Wu Zhan on the side, and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean to stay behind, the city can't hold it?" ”

Yelu Zongyun said: "How to keep it? There are no people standing at the head of the city. If the Song army is determined to attack the city, as long as the ladder is set up, we don't even have anyone to push the ladder. As long as he makes up his mind, the Song army can climb to the top of the outer city today. ”

Hearing this, not only Yelu Alian, but all the people in the hall were shocked. They heard that the Song army's artillery fire was fierce, and the Khitan seemed to be unable to hold it, but they didn't expect the gap to be so big. I can't even hold on for a day, what can I do?

Looking at Yelu Zongyun, Yelu Alian whispered: "Stay behind, if the city is broken, what should we do?" ”

Yelu Zongyun shook his head: "King, how do I know what to do?" Song Jun came here to be much more dangerous than we expected. Originally, I thought that even if they passed through Yanshan, the transportation of grain and grass would be inconvenient, and we only needed to guard it for a month or two, and the grain and grass would naturally return. Where do you think, don't say that it is difficult to keep it for a month or two, even a day or two. Who would have thought of such a look? ”

Yelu Alian only felt that his head was ringing, and after a while, he said, "What should I do?" What should we do if the city is broken? ”

Wu Zhan on the side said: "The Song army surrounded Sanque Yi, and there were no enemy troops outside the east city gate. Or do we flee east? ”

Xiao Han's slave said: "There are tens of thousands of Song cavalry outside, how can you outrun them?" As long as you leave the city, you will definitely lose your life. ”

Xiao Tugu said: "You can't wait for death in the city!" The city is about to be broken, and there must be a way back! ”

Yelu Zongyun shook his head slightly and closed his eyes. Dading Mansion was breached so easily, it was completely unexpected, and it was useless to say anything now. The city could not be defended, and it went out of the city to fight with the Song army, and the Khitan was not an opponent. How? God knows.

Outside the city, Du Zhongxiao looked up at the sun and said to Liu Ji: "It's almost time, order the front-line soldiers, and the ants will join the city!" ”

Liu Ji promised to call the commander of the front line and gave detailed instructions. The Song army, with the support of artillery, is a mature plan. First use artillery to smash all the defenses at the head of the city, and then replace them with flowering shells to drive the defenders at the head of the city away. A section of the wall was blocked with artillery, and the infantry immediately climbed the city by ladders. As long as they climbed to the top of the city, the Song army with muskets could firmly hold this section of the wall. After that, the artillery was mounted at the head of the city, the walls were completely occupied, and the gates were opened to welcome the army.

After the order, Liu Ji said: "Taiwei, looking at the appearance of the Khitan, there is no defense at all for us to ascend the city like this. According to my estimate, in just one or two hours, it should be possible to occupy Dading Mansion. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Dading Mansion was built according to Kaifeng Mansion, in addition to the outer city, there is also the inner city, and there is also the imperial city. There should be no problem in occupying the outer city today, it is impossible to occupy the inner city. You are ready, after you have occupied the outer city, you have to pacify the people in the city, arrange for the attack on the inner city, and many other things. I heard that here at the south gate, there are Han people living here, so they should be properly appeased. ”

Liu Ji promised and said, "What the captain said is true." Now the Khitan queen lives in Beijing, and the rest of the princes are in Dading Mansion. Occupy Dading Mansion and destroy Huluduo, most of the Khitan forces will be removed, and it can be regarded as the destruction of the country. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, after this battle, the Khitan will be considered to be destroyed." The rest of Shangjing, there are not many soldiers and horses, and the population is not large, and it is very remarkable to be able to suppress the northern barbarians. The Khitan was a hero for a while, but he didn't expect it to be like this when he finally perished. To be honest, I can't believe it. Originally, I thought that this battle out of Yanshan and the occupation of Zhongjing Road in a few months was already very good. If the time is right, the army will go north to Beijing in the autumn and winter and completely defeat the Khitan. But I didn't want to, it only took less than a month to occupy Dading Mansion. ”

Liu Ji sighed together. Who would have thought that a big country like Khitan would have no ability to fight back after defeat.

In fact, where is there no ability to fight back now, when he was in Youzhou a year ago, the Khitan was no longer the opponent of the Song Dynasty at all. It's just that there was a sudden battle, and neither the Khitans nor the Song people noticed it.

There were only sporadic Khitan soldiers left on the city, and they couldn't stop the Song army that landed in the city. Not long after, the Song army opened a formation at the head of the city and captured the southern city wall. A large rope was roped from under the city wall and a few cannons were hoisted up.

In Du Zhongxiao's eyes, this method of attacking the city is too stupid. Now there are guns and cannons, and it should be done in a more fancy way. However, no matter what fancy method it is, it is not as good as this local method. Simple and straightforward, fast and efficient, there is almost no chance of a miss.

The current Song army is very chaotic in terms of equipment. with muskets, and then the artillery development was too advanced. Most of the time, it is the artillery that determines the pattern of the campaign, and the infantry is only used to fill in the gaps in the final victory.

An hour later, the Song army occupied the southern section of the city wall, entered the city and opened the Zhuxia Gate. With a burst of cheers, the Song army brigade crossed the falling suspension bridge and entered the Dading Mansion in formation.

(I've been sick lately, and I'm on a shift every day.) Also, this book is coming to an end, and the next book will write about the turn of the two Song Dynasty and become the emperor himself. Hope it comes out soon. ）