In August, the wolf smoke in Shaanxi was thick, the beacon fire was not extinguished, and the Western Army under the command of Xu Wei Wang Yu and others under the command of Xu Wei Wang Yu and others held the city to the death, so that the Jin army could not advance an inch. As Wang Yu expected, after the artillery attack, the Jin army really mobilized a large number of trench trucks to try to fill the moats and open the way for large siege equipment.

Originally, it was in Song Jun's prediction. Once the Jin Army, which had obtained some of the equipment technology of the Song Army, filled in the trenches, it would be a very tricky matter. As a result, Wang Zhengchen was happy, he never expected that the Jin army, which had been attacking the city for more than ten years, would actually use firewood to fill the trench. This is easy to do, the Song army asked him to fill in, of course, it is also a symbolic artillery bolt crossbow shot, the Jin army under the solid protection of the trench filling truck, soon to fill the moats in front of the city gates. Large equipment such as goose carts and cave houses are also ready to move, and they will attack the city as soon as the trench is leveled.

At this time, the Song army had already dug a tunnel and went straight to the moat, and burned it clean. While the Jin army was filling in the trenches, Wang Yu did a lot of work in a targeted manner. The first is to rush to repair the damaged enemy building, set up a fence wall in front of the building, and cover the roof with chaff cloth bags, so that even if the enemy building is hit again, it will not collapse. Then, he estimated that after the Jin army fell into this trap, they would immediately change their methods and fill the trenches with earth and stones, and close combat was inevitable. Some of the shorter-range and smaller single-, two-, and triple-shot guns were placed on the city. Finally, he made a strange shape on the city, shaped like a goose cart, but it was fixed, and a large number of cannonstones were piled up on it, and I don't know what it was used for. He named it "Jumping Off". When the fierce generals of the Hujie Army heard it, what is the bad name, it is called jumping off the building?

After the Jin army failed to fill the trench for the first time, Mu Han was furious and summoned Han Chang to scold! Are you still a famous siege general? How to make such a mistake? I said, what's wrong with you generals? During the Battle of Dingrong, Lou Su brought the Jin army, which had the advantage of cavalry, to a narrow area south of Weishui, and now attacked Chang'an, and Han Chang used firewood to fill the moats! Han Chang was also very aggrieved, it was you who said that you would attack like a storm and defeat the courage of the Purple Gold Tiger. You have set such a strategy for quick success, I can only follow it, how convenient it is to use firewood, and there is no need to tamp it.

After a while, Jin Jun honestly pushed the whole vehicle of earth and stones to fill in the trench. This time, the Song army was not polite, and the heavy ballista and giant cannons greeted them together, but the trench filling car was very well protected, and the plate armor in front of the car was also covered with leather, which was very tough. Coupled with the earth and rocks carried on the car, the divine arm bow could not shoot through. Only artillery can barely work, but you can't stand the large number of people. Seeing that the moat was about to be filled, the commanders at all levels of the Song army informed the soldiers that they were ready to see blood!

On August 12, the city reported to the commander that the gold thieves were afraid to seize the city today. At that time, Xu Wei was inspecting the capital courtyard of Jingzhao Prefecture, where a large number of firearms had already begun to be produced. The craftsmen of the former Shaanxi Huadu Institute were responsible for dispensing the medicines, and the rest were filled into iron cans, and once the production was completed, they were sent to the forefront.

And Xu Wei has never given up the research and development of iron tubular firearms. In the past, the iron guns cast by the craftsmen were of unreliable quality, easy to explode, and the range was not satisfactory. After looking for a long time, they couldn't find the reason, but later the craftsmen stumbled upon the fact that the problem was in the coal. Iron smelted from certain stone charcoal, after being cast into a tube, will not explode. Due to the understanding at the time, the craftsmen did not know the specific reason, but only knew that there was only one difference between this part of the coal and ordinary coal, that is, it was buried very deeply. Some people say that the deeper the buried charcoal, the essence of the charcoal, and it is naturally indestructible to smelt iron.

After receiving the news that the Jin army was about to capture the city, Xu Wei immediately went to the city. Looking from the wall, the Jin army was crowded on the other side of the moat, like a river bursting its embankment, and did not enter the range of the Song army's artillery crossbows for the time being. Goose carts and folding bridges like hills stand tall in the crowd. and the bluffing city-breaking hammer is also ready to fight. The generals of the Jin Army, straddling their war horses, galloped between the formations, making the final mobilization. All signs indicate that the other side is about to make a move.

Wang Yu learned that Xu Wei was going to the city and hurried over, but the latter did not be polite to him, and asked directly: "Is the defense of all places complete?" Is there enough troops in Urn City? Don't let people break the gates, that's a joke! ”

"After a little relief! It's all there! Wang Yu replied confidently.

Xu Wei's gaze fell on the jumping building beside him, this thing must not be used for protection, otherwise it would be too simple. He drove piles on the city wall, erected a platform, and extended a few steps outward, which looked like people were going to jump off the building. However, the stones piled up at the front of the platform are probably the secret, if it is for the soldiers to stand on it and attack with pushing stones, then why use rope nets to bind?

The commander of the Song army personally went to the city to boost morale, and the Jin army was not idle. The fierce Jurchens have always had the tradition of generals taking the lead, and seeing that the city is about to be buckled, how can Mu Han sit in the military tent? Riding a horse, with an escort, circling around Chang'an City, agitating soldiers everywhere, promising to have a lot of rewards after taking Chang'an, gold and silver, wine, or women, all of which will be less! If anyone can catch a figure of Li Gang's level, you just wait to use horses to carry gold!

The soldiers of all ethnic groups in the Jin Army, although they have not yet been freed from the fear of "earth-shaking thunder". But as soon as they heard the Prime Minister speak in person, promising a heavy reward, they all geared up to do a big job. Isn't it just a purple tiger? Unafraid! Sticky rare morale is high, very gratifying, send the order to Han Chang, on!

The sound of trumpets came and went, accompanied by the shouts of the Jin army, wave after wave! This is the habit of the Jurchens, they began to howl before the battle was fought, hundreds of thousands of people shouted and screamed, and everyone was as excited as a dancing god! In contrast, the defenders were much calmer, with their fingers clasped on the crossbow machine, the cannons spitting into their palms, the archers wound their arrows, and the commanders at all levels did not speak, but stared at the invading enemy. Enough has been said about mobilization and encouragement before. In addition, hundreds of thousands of people are howling outside the city, even if someone speaks in your ear, you may not be able to hear clearly, so it is better to save saliva.

Xu Wei was resolutely "invited" by his generals to go to the city, can this be a joke? You are the commander, the backbone of the soldiers, the city is not a place for you to stay, you should sit in the commander at this time, and the commander will become. Besides, if you stay in the city, no one can fight with peace of mind, so you have to think about not flying a stray arrow, and you will be in the middle of the handsome face...... Yang Yan was so excited that his hands trembled, he had never seen this formation in his life, but he could be regarded as catching up. If it weren't for Xu Wei's repeated warnings to him, the role of the general was to command, and he would have to occupy a bed crossbow.

The sound of the golden army's horns and howls continued, like a storm crashing on the shore and a thunderstorm hitting the top. The bows and crossbows at the head of the city have better hands, and the arms of the cannons under the city are sour, and they curse in their hearts, the sticky Han of the donkey day, if you want to fight, call a bird!

That huge wave suddenly raised! The cannons under the city could not be seen, but the soldiers at the head of the city could see clearly. The overwhelming Jin army poured up like a dam bursting! The soldiers squeezed into the goose cart, and the companions behind leaned forward, pushing the equipment with all their might, pressing up on the urn city! In the back, the cave houses follow closely!

The Jin army has the capital this time, and he has learned to be obedient, and he will never be exposed to the strong bow and crossbow of the Song army on a large scale and without protection!

Zhang Xian was ordered to defend the northern city, and there were three city gates in the area he was responsible for, all of which were filled in by the Jin army. As soon as the battle began, more than a dozen goose carts as high as four feet high rushed towards him like giant beasts with teeth and claws. Seeing that the other party entered the range of the ballista, he was not in a hurry to give an order, and his heroic face was full of calm and composed. The Jin army was protected by the goose cart cave house, and the bow and crossbow had limited damage to it, so there was no need to waste arrows.

Some soldiers took a deep breath, and the goose carts parallel to the top of the city were getting closer and closer, and everyone knew that once the goose carts hit the city, the next thing would be the golden soldiers swarming up! These pinch of birds have also learned to look like this, the goose cart in front of them advances, and the cave houses in the back follow one after another, and the soldiers are hiding in the cave houses, easily not showing their heads!

This thing is the most annoying, shaped like a house, pointed at the top and wide at the bottom. The inside is made of solid wood, and the outside is covered with thick felt cowhide. The reason why more solid planks are not used is that they are hard but easy to break. A piece of artillery stone is smashed down, designated to shatter. Although the thick felt cowhide is not hard, it is extremely strong, the bow and arrow can not be shot, not to mention, the cannon stone hits on it, because of the toughness of the thick felt cowhide, the cave house will not collapse, the shape of the top tip and the bottom is wide, but also ensures that there will be no artillery stone piled up on the top to cause a heavy burden.

Ten steps! That's enough! Zhang Xian drew his knife and waved, and was ready to jump off the building before the soldier rushed to the platform! These people have obviously been selected, and all of them are strong men with big shoulders and round waists! As soon as he got on the platform, he ran to the front end, and in front of the stones bound by the rope net, he bent his waist and did not show his head, holding a rope as thick as an arm, and staring at the approaching goose cart!

Five steps! The brawny man at the front clutched the rope and began to aim at the head. The companion behind him kept reminding him, brother, you can see it! If you miss, the golden dog will come up!

"Damn! Noisy! Here you go! The soldier, who was as strong as a cow, became angry and turned back and cursed.

"It's coming!" His companion pointed ahead and shouted!

As soon as the strong man turned around, he saw that the goose cart was almost in front of him, and without hesitation, he put the rope in his hand to the top of the goose cart! He raised his throat and shouted, "Push! The brethren swarmed up and threw the boulder from the rope net and jumped off the building! The first time this tactic was used, a soldier was careless, and he used too much force, and the stone was pushed backwards, and he himself fell headlong...... At this time, the golden soldiers under the city were struggling to push the goose cart, and they were about to approach the city wall, when they suddenly felt a shaking of the car body, why couldn't they push it? When I used all the strength to eat milk and gritted my teeth and pushed hard, someone looked up and saw that a few handfuls of birds appeared on the high wall, and they were tying ropes to the top of the goose cart with all hands and feet.

As soon as the goose cart stopped, the Jin Bing who was hiding under the car found that there were no two steps, someone picked the head, roared out and climbed up the ladder! When the companions in the back saw it, they also shouted and followed! He could clearly see the dense garrison at the top of the city! You can't help but admire the Jurchen people's fierce and fearless style! I know that the first one to go up will definitely be a death! But he didn't hesitate at all, he bit the knife in his mouth, and his two hands rushed up like a dog digging the ground!

At this moment, there was a loud shout from the head of the city: "Pull! ”

A few ropes are stretched straight! The Jin soldier who rushed to the front may have thought about it, how could this group of fools be able to pull the goose cart? But a strange thing happened, he was about to rush to the city, and suddenly he felt like the world was spinning! The body involuntarily falls to the side! After this change, his actions stopped, and after a closer look, he couldn't help but fly out of the sky! It's not that his head is dizzy, it's that the goose cart is falling to the side! I don't know what he thinks, he suddenly left the ladder and jumped down!

Wretched! At a height of more than three feet, although he did not fall to death directly, he also fell and fractured his whole body, vomiting blood! The tragedy was still to come, and not long after he hit the ground, a black shadow smashed down immediately! The tall goose cart fell with a bang!

The city erupted in a short cheer! It's a great feeling to watch the behemoth on the top of the castle collapse! But the defenders soon found out that they had no time to rejoice! As soon as the goose cart fell, it was crawling, and the golden soldier hiding under the car crawled out like ants pouring water into the hole!

Without anyone's orders, the crossbowmen on the nearby horse-faced enemy platform rained down arrows! In an instant, the strings rang! Many golden soldiers crawled out from under the car, and before they could get up, they were shot to death on the ground! A centurion of the Jin Army was very unlucky, he was hit by the Song Army's bed crossbow, and a giant arrow several feet long pierced his abdomen and nailed him to the ground! This guy is also ruthless, grabbing the giant arrow with both hands, desperately trying to pull it out! The blood was gushing out like a spring! But in the blink of an eye, several arrows from different directions pierced his body!

On the other side of the moat, the corners of Muhan's mouth twitched unnaturally, and he saw with his own eyes that one chariot after another collapsed! As soon as the chariot falls, the bows and crossbows in the city will be greeted together! Soon, he understood the method used by Song Jun. The weight of the goose cart is accumulated at the bottom, and although it is as high as four feet, it will not collapse. But the Song army put the boulder on the top of the goose cart, so that the weight on the top also increased, and the whole head was heavy. At this time, put on the rope and pull hard, and the result can be imagined...... There were not a few Jin army generals left around him, and they all went to command the siege, only Yelu Mawu was still in front of him. Ma Wu's face was not good-looking, and at first he repeatedly advised Mu Han not to come to Chang'an. The Hu'er Army is not only good at fighting field battles, but also good at defending cities. Who has ever seen this trick before? Although the reason is simple, who would have thought of it? The main siege equipment of the goose car, the tactic of the Song army, is completely restrained for you!

"Minister of State......" Ma Wu has a bit of the demeanor of a direct minister, and he still wants to persuade him bitterly at this juncture.

As if he knew what he was going to say, Mu Han raised his hand to stop him from speaking, and said through gritted teeth: "Go up again!" ”

On the periphery of Chang'an's city defense, which is more than 20 miles long, the shouting of killing is shocking! The Jin army mobilized a large number of troops. While besieging the city, the rest of the troops took advantage of the fact that the Song army had no time to take care of anything else and continued to protect the large trench filling area. Hundreds of thousands of people are charging hard for the same purpose, that is, to capture Chang'an!

Don't be afraid of the goose cart being pulled down! The circumference of the Chang'an city wall is more than 20 miles, and it is impossible for him to fortify everywhere! It's a big deal to push the goose cart farther away, leave the urn city, and attack from elsewhere! Anyway, the moat was crossed!

Although the tactics worked, Zhang Xian did not dare to be careless. He knew the tenacity of the Jurchens, and this frustration could not intimidate the other party. Although the goose cart was temporarily restrained, the cave house of the Jin army, like a hundred-legged centipede, meandered until it reached the root of the city wall! Anxious to know the Jin army's intentions, he left his command position and hurried to the nearest horse face.

The face of the horse protrudes from the main wall, also known as the enemy platform, and if it is here, you can peek into the root of the wall. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xian just ran over, and before he could get close to the tooth stack, with a whoosh, he felt a chill on his head, and a sharp arrow flew over his head! On the horse's face, the crossbowmen are desperately suppressing, the strings are constantly ringing, and the arrows are like flying locusts! From time to time, a brother was caught by an arrow and cried out, and an archer was pulled back by his comrades and fell to the ground, with a white feather stuck in his left shoulder and chest, and he was holding the shaft of the arrow with one hand, biting his teeth, and with the other hand, breaking the shaft of the arrow!

Zhang Xian couldn't take care of him, squeezed into the space he left behind, and looked at the cat's waist and looked down at the city!

However, seeing that the cave houses connected to the front and back of the Jin army had been dispersed at this time, they were all as close to the root of the wall as possible, forming a shooting dead end. But the Horse Face Enemy Platform is set up to supplement this kind of dead end, you can't avoid the attack on the main city wall, but you can't avoid the horse face! Therefore, the archers of the Jin Army, who advanced under the cover of the cave house, are using equipment as cover to counterattack the enemy platform in front of the Song army!

This is nothing, Zhang Xian is not worried, what really makes him feel uneasy is another cave house that is still connected to the front and back. I didn't know what I was doing until I reached the base of the wall. Although all the cave houses near the city were full of arrows, he understood that ordinary people such as yellow birch bows and black lacquer bows, or stepping on crossbows, could hardly effectively kill the cave houses.

Sharp arrows swept overhead from time to time, and Zhang Xian looked out of the shooting hole, his gaze slid out of the centipede-like cave bunker. It wasn't until he saw the centipede's tail that he understood Jin Jun's intentions.

The last of this cave house force has extended to the moat. Interestingly, the centipede was pooping, and from time to time something fell into the moat.

But Zhang Xian didn't think it was funny at all, if he was not mistaken, the Jin army was dumping earth and stones into the moat! In this section of the city defense he is responsible for, there are at least six or seven such "centipedes"!

Where does the earth and rock come from? Do you still need to think about it?

The young general of the Hujie Army suddenly felt a chill behind him, and a thought popped up in his head, digging the city!