Chapter 497: Capture Yuezhou

Early in the morning, the trumpets and drums outside the northern city of Yuezhou stretched, and the horse army galloped down the city to hold down the position for the infantry army out of the camp.

The people in each village of Wei Wujun neighed, and the soldiers after a full meal were full of energy, holding equipment out of the camp and placing them outside the city, waiting for the order to attack.

The defenders on the city wall roared loudly, commanding the soldiers and the people, and carrying the rolling stones and sassalwoods to the city.

The soldiers bowed their bodies and hurried their steps through the smoke of gunpowder.

Gao Yiyi, under the escort of two personal soldiers, shuttled through the city, and saw a cannon on the city wall retreat violently, raising a cloud of white smoke and firing a cannon outside the city.

Several defender gunners immediately waved their hands to disperse the gunsmoke, some brushed their chambers with wet wool sticks, and some took out the fired medicine bags and hurriedly reloaded, but at this moment, there was a deafening cannon sound outside the city, a cannonball smashed directly into the gun position at the head of the city, the iron bullet hit the wall battlement, flattening the wall battlement, the city was dusty, countless rubble was fired indiscriminately, and several defender gunners fell to the ground and wailed.

The artillery emplacements in the city were the focus of Wei Wujun's artillery bombardment, and this situation was very common, Gao Yiqian was unmoved, and continued to walk through the crowd to the collapse last night.

Gao Yihuan rode on the black horse and used a clairvoyant mirror to check the gap, and nearly half of the cannonballs of Wei Wujun's artillery were smashed into the collapsed place.

After a burst of artillery bombardment, the city was filled with smoke and dust, and when the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Gao Yihuan saw that the breastwork built by the defenders was smashed by the cannonballs, and dozens of defenders in the smoke and dust were carrying sandbags, carrying stones, and repairing the city wall.

Gao Yihuan sneered on his face, the defenders in the city are very tenacious and resolute, but what's the use, the entire Ming Dynasty is rotten, one or two loyal to the Ming Dynasty and brave men and horses may be able to continue the longevity of the Ming Dynasty, but if it does not solve the problems of the Ming Dynasty itself, it is a tragedy after all.

"Let's get started!" Gao Yihuan put down the clairvoyant mirror and said flatly.

Under the bombardment of artillery, Yuezhou City was in a mess, with smoke and dust, and the vision was not clear.

At this moment, a horn sounded, rumbling war drums came from outside the city, and countless people shouted to kill.

"Thousand households!" One of the soldiers straightened up and exclaimed.

Gao Yiyan hurriedly walked to the wall, heard the drums and trumpets in the wilderness, and saw thousands of Zuozhen infantry troops, carrying flying bridges and ladders to climb the city, pushing shield carts and rushing in front, and three thousand elite Wei Wu troops followed closely behind, his heart sank, and he suddenly shouted: "The enemy soldiers are going to attack the city, defend!" ”

The soldiers of Zuo Zhen who rushed to the front of the city were still the soldiers of Zuozhen, which could allow the left army to bear the losses of the army approaching the city wall and reduce the casualties of the Wei Wu army in the back.

The defenders at the head of the city poured to the wall, and the soldiers lit firearms, stretched their bows and arrows, and the city was filled with gunsmoke.

The soldiers of the left army who rushed to the front braved the oncoming projectiles, and the arrows fell from the overhead, and the soldiers in the front row fell down.

However, with the shield car defense, and the moat was filled, the horse stakes and antlers were cleared, and the galloping left army soldiers soon rushed under the city wall, built a fly-off bridge, laid wooden planks, erected ladders, and climbed to the city like ants.

At the head of the city, rolling stones and trees fell like raindrops, boiling gold juice and hot oil were splashed down by the soldiers with iron spoons, and the soldiers of the left army suddenly screamed again and again.

Ma Jiaolin commanded the soldiers, smashed the climbing left army with rolling logs, and smashed the soldiers down the ladder one by one.

Although the left sergeant shouted fiercely, there were not many people climbing along the ladder, so the defenders in the city could still hold it.

At this time, after the left army approached the city wall and attracted the attention of the defenders, Wang Deren led the three thousand Wei Wu soldiers to the edge of the moat.

"Two parts of Bing and Ding, suppress the city heads on both sides, and the killer team of Part A will go straight to the gap with me!" Wang Deren pulled out his sword, turned his head and roared angrily, and then led more than a thousand black-armored soldiers to continue to rush forward.

The remaining 2,000 men and horses parted on both sides, and stood on either side of the collapse, and the musketeers lined up in three rows, lifting their guns to suppress the head of the city.

In the sound of "bang, bang, bang", nearly a thousand projectiles hit the city wall, causing smoke and dust to fly, so that the defending soldiers did not dare to raise their heads.

At this time, the two sides were suppressed by the bombardment of firearms, and Wang Deren led a thousand men, carrying shields, to the slope caused by the collapse of the city wall, and began to climb up.

Gao Yiyan stood on the city wall on the right side of the collapse, and when he looked down, he saw a dense group of black-armored soldiers, climbing up with shields like tortoise shells!

"Quick, fire pot smash, fire gunner, stop them!" Gao Yiyan roared in shock.

On both sides of the city, the fire pots smashed down, smashed into the shield and shattered, igniting a raging fire.

The Ming gunners raised their guns and shot them into the gap, and the projectiles hit the shield, splashing sparks.

At this time, several black objects were suddenly thrown from under the city to the city heads on both sides, and there were several violent explosions of "boom", and the Ming army at the head of the city was suddenly blown up and flew up, planting down the city wall.

After a series of thunderclaps, the city was in shambles, with smoke and dust billowing and screams for help everywhere.

Gao Yiyan was shocked and sat on the ground, looking at the wounded soldiers rolling around him, and the soldiers let out desperate screams from their mouths.

Ma Jiaolin, who was not far from the gap, saw this scene and saw a dense group of black-armored soldiers, attached to the slope like ants, and suddenly took a few steps back. His face twoiled for a moment, and finally he quickly turned around and ran down the city.

Outside the Yuezhou Mansion, Wu Jinxi carried a sword, took a group of soldiers, and the Jiading Guardian that he borrowed from the wealthy families in the city, and hurriedly prepared to rush to the northern city for reinforcements.

At this time, a team of people came against them, and he was about to ask a question, but Ma Jiaolin, who was the leader, spoke first: "Lord Wu, Gao Yiqi has surrendered to the enemy, and Beicheng is almost unable to hold it." Please follow me to break through immediately! ”

Wu Jinxi's face was shocked, and he was a little unconvinced, "How is it possible?" ”

Ma Jiaolin took out a letter from his armor, "Look at it, my lord! This is Gao Jingzhong's handwritten letter to Gao Yitong, they are the same clan and brothers. Now that the city defense is in jeopardy, Gao Yiqi has no reason to help us! ”

After Yang Wenyue was taken down by the imperial court, the original army guarding Yuezhou had long since dispersed.

The reason why they are guarding Yuezhou now is not to serve the imperial court, but that Yuezhou is rich, but now they obviously can't hold it, and there are no reinforcements to save them, and wealth is not something they can enjoy.

Ma Jiaolin had already had the intention of withdrawing, he didn't care whether Gao Yiyi colluded with Gao Jingzhong or not, he just used this to make Wu Jinxi give up Yuezhou.

Wu Jinxi took the letter and looked at it, and sure enough, it was a letter written by Gao Jingzhong to Gao Yiyan, and he had some doubts in his heart.

Seeing this, Ma Jiaolin immediately waved his hand, "Take the adults away!" ”

At that moment, a group of soldiers hugged Wu Jinxi and walked south, leaving a group of young men and family members at a loss, and after a while, they suddenly dispersed in a hurry.

At this time, Wei Wujun had already followed the slope and approached the low wall at the top of the slope, and the defenders' spears pierced, and the sharp spear heads stabbed out, and several Wei Wujun in front were stabbed and rolled down the slope screaming.

The Wei Wujun in the back immediately resisted with shields, and the killer team next to him picked up their weapons and fired back, and killed the soldiers behind the breastwork, but soon the Ming army filled in from behind, and the two sides fought fiercely at the collapse site, exchanging death.

On both sides of the slope, one side is covered with Wei Wujun wearing black armor, and the other side is Ming army wearing red battle jackets, and the two sergeants are constantly rolling down the slope.

"Boom" was another explosion, and an earth-shattering thunder exploded in the red sea, and suddenly the corpses flew wildly.

Gao Yiyan saw that his heart was broken, and he grabbed a personal soldier, "Go and ask Lord Wu for reinforcements!" ”

The soldiers stumbled and trotted away, and after a while, they ran back with a rolling belt, crying: "Qianhu, Lord Wu and General Ma have run away from Nancheng!" ”

Gao Yiyan was a little stunned as if he was struck by lightning.

This is with the throwing of earth-shaking thunder, the Ming army on the back of the slope suffered heavy casualties, and the Ming army on the top of the slope had no reinforcements.

Wang Deren slashed the defenders in front of him with a knife, the first to climb over the low wall, and soon there were more than a dozen soldiers, followed by the sandbags that reached the chest, and cut down all the defenders behind the wall, and the defenders on the slope saw it, and finally couldn't support it, turned around and fled to the street.

Seeing this, Gao Yiqi was so angry that he stomped his feet, "Go!" Remove! ”

The Wei Wu soldiers toppled the sandbags and poured into the city, and the killer team quickly advanced along the city walls, and soon rushed to the back of the city gate.

After a short time, the sandbags blocking the city gate were removed, the city gate was opened by the soldiers, and the Wei Wu soldiers, who had already crowded outside the city, immediately swarmed into the city.

For a time, countless black figures, along the wide streets, poured into Yuezhou City.

Gao Yihuan rode on the horse and immediately ordered: "Daxian, you take people into the city to maintain order!" ”

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