Fang Yuan and Jing Jie personally rushed to the city wall to supervise the battle, and saw from a distance the artillery position in front of the Ming army, which had already carried out at least twenty artillery pieces.

Although the artillery of the Xuanjia Army was larger than that of the Ming Army, most of them were no longer equipped with gunpowder.

The situation was already very critical, Fang Yuan's scalp was tingling, Jing Jie suddenly whispered, "Boss, the military situation is urgent, you are a golden body, withdraw first!" I will immediately arrange for 3,000 sergeants to cover your withdrawal to Zou County. ”

Jing Jie was still willing to stay and hold on to the military emergency, that is, he was ready to die for the country. This good brother, even though he is the commander of the Xuanjia Army, has not deteriorated.

Fang Yuan squeezed his hand with emotion and said, "Third child, the luckiest thing for me is to meet the princess and you, otherwise, I would never have achieved today." ”

Jing Jie knelt down in tears and said, "If there is no boss, I would still be living in Jinyiwei, and meeting the boss is also the greatest luck in my life." I would like to repay the boss's kindness with a death, boss, withdraw quickly! ”

Fang Yuan's gaze moved to the Ming army's artillery position outside the city wall, and said lightly, "If I escape, Jining City will definitely be lost." Even the Qingzhou and Dongchang two mansions that were captured before will also be spit out, if they are chased and killed by the Ming army, I don't know how many sergeants will be able to return to Nanzhili. ”

"A few days ago, military reports came from Huguang and Henan, and Li Zicheng also led the army to the east. If this battle is defeated, under the attack of Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng on both sides, the five prefectures of Fengyang, Anqing, Luzhou, Yangzhou, and Huai'an in Jiangbei will inevitably be lost, and the reunification of the world will be completely far away. ”

Jing Jie wept and said, "Boss, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, if you die here, even Jiangnan will not be guaranteed!" ”

Fang Yuan looked up at the sky, and suddenly said with a smile, "Third brother, not only will we not lose this battle, but we will also give Sun Chuanting a complete end!" ”

Jing Jie looked up at him in astonishment, he really couldn't imagine how to turn defeat into victory in such a disadvantageous situation.

Fang Yuan continued, "Now that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, if the sky is beautiful, the next downpour, our army will definitely win." ”

Jing Jie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly, patted his forehead and said, "It turns out that the boss wants to use it, haha!" ”

Fang Yuan glanced at him, nodded and said, "Third brother, defend the city with peace of mind!" As long as it can be delayed until the heavy rain comes, Sun Chuanting will definitely lose. ”

"Boom, boom!"

The artillery of the Ming army began to bombard, and one by one large lead bullets smashed on the wall of Jiningwei, smashing into rubble.

The final battle has finally begun!

For the next 10 days, the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides continued with high casualty rates. On the second day, the gunpowder of the Xuanjia army was exhausted, and the artillery was completely dumb, so they could only hide behind the city wall to avoid the bombardment of the Ming army.

After the Ming army continued to bombard frantically for a day and a night, the walls of Jining City were already full of smoke, and even the huge city gate was smashed out of a hole and crumbling.

Liu Yiliang immediately led the engineering troops to manually reinforce the loose joints of the city gate, and the breaches were also filled with giant logs.

The government of Jining City has already taken refuge in Fang Yuan, and it is difficult to ride a tiger now, if the Xuanjia army withdraws, Sun Chuanting will inevitably settle old accounts with them. The prefect of the government and the officials of the city began to collect fire oil from the people, as well as various grease items that could be used as incendiary bombs.

Fang Yuan even made a promise in public that after the war, the civil goods expropriated during the war would be compensated to the people twice.

The war has reached this point of life and death, what will happen to the Ming army once it enters the city, and the people in the city will not report any luck. Coupled with the double compensation promised by Fang Yuan, the people did not need the government to come to collect it, and took the initiative to donate all kinds of resources that could be used in the war of resistance at home.

Those who donate giant trees, those who donate oil, those who donate oil, those who donate bedding and clothes, and so on. The strategic resources piled up in the entire government are already piled up.

When Jing Jie saw the support of the people in the city, he knew that the people's hearts were available, and the people's hearts were available, so what else was there to worry about? Immediately, he was in high spirits and ordered the Xuanjia sergeant to carry the giant wood and fire oil to the city wall, and the grease was wrapped in clothes and bedding, which could also be used as simple incendiary bombs.

A brutal siege battle broke out at the South City Gate!

The siege troops of the Ming army were divided into two teams, the ladder was to climb the city wall, and the battering ram was to smash the city gate.

Under the cover of heavy artillery, the two siege troops began to advance towards Jining City.

The Ming army, which climbed the city wall along the siege ladder, was stubbornly resisted by the defenders.

The defenders of the city first used fire oil and grease incendiary bombs to burn the siege ladders erected by the Ming army. The besieging Ming army, after losing twenty ladders, finally erected five.

The defenders threw huge trees again, smashing them hard at the climbing Ming troops, and the Ming troops who were besieging the city fell to the ground from the ladder one by one, and were hit hard again, so they could only postpone the attack and withdraw to the barracks to rest.

The real greatest threat to the city's defenses was the battering ram troops.

The gates of Jining City have long been crumbling under the bombardment, and although they have been repaired, they cannot withstand the continuous hammering of the siege ram.

Although the defenders of the city also kept throwing fire oil and throwing torches, they tried to burn the battering rams. However, because the battering ram was covered with fireproof cowhide, the fire oil could only burn the Ming army on the side, but could not destroy the battering ram.

When the Ming army saw that the city was in sight, those who were burned to death and stoned to death were immediately dragged away, and a steady stream of follow-up reinforcements were added to continue to attack the city gate.

The battle lasted for two hours, and the city gate was once again smashed open, swaying back and forth, and already in dilapidation.

Seeing that the city was about to be destroyed, Sun Chuanting had been fighting with Fang Yuan for so many years, and now he finally had the opportunity to capture Fang Yuan alive and kill Fang Yuan. As long as Fang Yuan can be captured alive and forced to surrender, he may be able to take Jiangnan without blood. After integrating Jiangnan and Shandong, with the strong military strength at that time, Chongzhen could be justifiably supported and reinstated.

At the worst, he killed Fang Yuan, and then sent a large army across the river to take over Jiangnan by force.

The dawn of success is just around the corner, Sun Chuanting is like grabbing a jackpot of hundreds of millions, he is very excited, and immediately ordered 5,000 fresh troops, fully armed, and the strongest new Ming army to advance to a distance of 100 zhang outside the city gate, as long as the city gate is broken, immediately attack Jining City!

Fang Yuan, who was commanding at the city gate, had been looking forward to the rain these days, but he encountered a sunny day for ten consecutive days.

"Is it really heaven that wants to destroy my origin?"

Fang Yuan looked up at the sky without the slightest sign of rain, and then looked down at the besieging Ming army that was hammering the city gate, and the new-style Ming army in the distance, ready to enter the city and fight in the streets, and sighed secretly.

Jing Jie, who hadn't closed his eyes for several days, came to the front line to command the city defense battle, he was already covered in blood, and rushed to Fang Yuan, "Boss, the city gate will be broken, prepare for street fighting!" ”

Fang Yuan asked, "Third brother, how many white phosphorus bombs do our army have?!" ”

Jing Jie thought for a while and said, "There are still a hundred white phosphorus bombs left!" ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Okay! Ordered Liu Yiliang to prepare a strong bow and a hard crossbow at the commanding heights inside the city gate, and then led 5,000 Xuanjia soldiers to occupy the favorable terrain of the dwellings, set up a pocket array, and wait for the Ming army to enter the urn. After the city gate fell, the defenders on the city wall only let 2,000 Ming troops enter the city, and when more than half of the Ming army entered the city, the last 100 white phosphorus bombs were dropped and the road of the city gate was burned. ”

Although it is a headwind now, it is now a life-and-death situation, and it no longer matters whether it is against the headwind or not.

Jing Jie comprehended his use, and suddenly said, "Then the soldiers of our army can gather and annihilate the Ming army in the pocket array!" ”

Fang Yuan nodded and laughed, "Yes!" We have to find ways to destroy the enemy's living force little by little, so that we can steal a glimmer of life! Victory in this battle must belong to our army! ”

Fang Yuan's optimism in a desperate situation also infected Jing Jie, as well as every sergeant around him. Jing Jie hurriedly followed Fang Yuan's instructions and immediately ordered Liu Yiliang to go to the city gate to set up a pocket array.

"Boom!"

After another half an hour, the gate finally collapsed and fell to the ground with a bang.

"Kill!"

The five thousand new-style Ming troops outside the city, who were already ready to go, slaughtered neatly into the city!