Zhao Tianyou clasped his hands in front of his chest, looking at the nervous and focused Guo Shoujing, who was carefully giving orders, using precise strikes to destroy the armaments, warehouses, passages, horse farms, etc. of the Yuan army in the city little by little. The extent of this destruction was also carefully calculated, so that the Yuan army in the city immediately became headless flies, lost communication between troops, lost command and support, and lost everything they relied on.

"General Zhao, Guo will never dare to deceive the slightest, and since then I will be willing to be a Song minister for the rest of my life, and with what I have learned, I will extensively repair water conservancy and flood control, and dedicate the rest of my life to the peasants and people of the world."

Zhao Tianyou nodded and said: "Okay, just have your words, as long as I, Zhao Tianyou, are in one day, I will protect the glory and wealth of your Guo Shoujing family, and I will never regret it." ”

"General Xie is very gracious, Guo Shoujing must teach his children and grandchildren to serve the country loyally for the Great Song Dynasty from generation to generation, and never serve the two masters." Guo Shoujing paid another big salute, kowtowed respectfully three times at Zhao Tianyou's feet, and got Zhao Tianyou's personal promise, so he could really put his mind at ease.

The artillery of the Song army did not fly everywhere as the Yuan army thought, and every place could be baptized by shells, but exploded back and forth in some more critical positions, and the damage caused in the early stage was not obvious.

Another part of the artillery fire on the high platform was coordinated with the Tucheng crossbowmen, and continued to kill and injure the defenders of the city, and for a time the pressure on the Yuan army in front of the battle increased greatly, and it only took a day and a half for Kublai Khan to see four of his generals killed by shells.

"Quick, carry it down, change the reserve team to come up, the archers, the archers will hold me the ......"

Kublai Khan has become a first-line commander of the general, under his example, the progress of the battle line in the southern city is the slowest, under the rain of arrows like flying locusts at the head of the city, although the Song army is still in the confrontation with the Yuan army with the power of artillery fire, unlike other positions, the infantry has begun to approach the city wall.

As it was past noon, the Yuan army defending the city suddenly found that their backup and their equipment were worse than those of the archers, and they suddenly found that there were no arrows, and all the contact support supplies were in chaos.

And not only that, the passage on the city wall was also destroyed by cannonballs, and even more so in the city, Kublai Khan had dozens of standing heralds, and there were not a few left at this time, and there was no response from the sent out for a long time, and at the same time, the defenders from all walks of life did not send orders for a long time.

The defenders of more than 100,000 people lost mutual support and communication on the front that stretched for dozens of miles, and all kinds of military supplies could not be supplied, and the originally wide and smooth streets were also blocked.

This is the power of fixed-point strikes, when the power of artillery fire accumulates to the fire, the battle of the Yuan army in the city collapsed in an instant, and the west and east cities were successively broken through by the Song army to climb the city, and the men and horses on both sides began to fight hand-to-hand on the city wall.

The battle in Nancheng was still going on, and the civil and military officials who were coerced by Kublai Khan had already suffered more than half of the casualties in the battle, and the thousands of gold-armored guards who followed him also went directly into battle and became the reserve of the defenders at the head of the city.

The infantry of the Song army recuperated, and waited for a long time before it came in handy, and in the face of the exhausted Yuan army, it naturally gained the upper hand, which was simply like a wind sweeping away leaves, starting from the east and west directions, and gradually disintegrating the guarding forces of the outer city of the Yuan army.

"Great Khan, Great Khan, the east and west cities have been entered by the Song army, and the outer city has almost been completely defeated, please retreat to the inner city and wait for help!" A general who was still bleeding on his head rushed to Nancheng to report the news, knelt down on one knee in front of Kublai Khan, and anxiously urged Kublai Khan to lead the army into the inner city as soon as possible, so as not to be surrounded by the Song army.

"What? What the? Both walls have been lost? ”

Kublai Khan's eyes were on fire, and today's Song army's attack was very different from the past, not bombing indiscriminately, blowing up all targets to pieces, but methodically pushing the pressure forward, slowly crushing the defensive force on the way forward.

This created the illusion that the defenders and the attacking Song army had the strength to hold each other, and a desperate battle could keep the Song army out, consuming countless guarding forces, and the result was only a supporting role in the Song army's plan.

Kublai Khan looked at the soldiers who were fighting to the death in front, and in the east and west directions not far away, the sound of earth-shattering fighting sounded, where did he still have the heart to continue to stay and supervise the battle, so he waved his hand to the remnants of the crowd and gave orders.

"The whole army retreats, and at the same time goes down to give orders everywhere, all troops withdraw into the inner city to defend, go quickly!"

The defeat is like a mountain, the rout is like a lost dog, as soon as there is an order to withdraw the inner city, the herald is the first to turn around and run back, how can the scene be controlled. In addition, almost all the traffic everywhere was destroyed, and after the gate was closed in the inner city, more than 100,000 soldiers who could enter the inner city to continue the defense were less than 30,000 people, which made Kublai Khan's heart completely cold.

The whole city was littered with knives, guns, supplies, military uniforms and clothing discarded by the rout, and countless soldiers wanted to blend into the residential areas, disguised as paupers, hoping to escape and save their lives.

However, more than 300,000 Song troops advanced from all sides, not letting go of room by room, and it seemed that there had already been a plan for distribution, and it was impossible to escape from the chaos, and it was like a plow to clean up the city.

The entire palace hall, important military camps, yamen and important residences of civil and military officials were built in the inner city, which was also the most important position in the entire Yuan capital and the core under the rule of Kublai Khan.

The strength of the people is great, don't look at the chaotic main city of the baptism of artillery, under the repair of the Song army's preparations in advance, normal traffic was quickly restored, and the residents, hard laborers, and defeated soldiers who were stumbling in their residences were all gathered to take care of them.

"General Zhao, it will take at least three days for the entire main city to be fully controlled, should we continue to attack the inner city, or will we hold off and clean up the main city first?" Guo Shoujing made a great contribution this time, and really used the least destructive power and the smallest personnel to win the battle line of the city wall for more than 40 miles.

Zhao Tianyou looked at the almost intact city wall, as well as the streets and alleys that had been restored to traffic, but the sun had already set, so he said: "First cook a good meal for the soldiers who have been fighting for a day, and serve good food, good wine, and good meat, so that Kublai Khan in the inner city can live another night." ”

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