Chapter 594: The Lair
The morale of the two armies is the most important thing in the battle, and the side with strong morale can even defeat the strong with the weak! If morale is low, even if it has millions of soldiers, it is just a rabble!
Since ancient times, in the battle of besieging and defending the city, if the besieging party's army is not strong, it will not choose to attack the city! The defenders of the city can only passively accept and are in a weak position. The besieging side can judge the situation and choose to attack the city or retreat, and the defender can only grit its teeth and stand firm!
Although there are many successful examples of defending cities in history, most of them are very difficult and pay a heavy price, and even eating human flesh has happened repeatedly!
Everyone who says that defending the city also requires great perseverance, some people are to protect their homeland and land, and some people are for righteousness! What are King Ning's defenders for?
So after seeing the military might of the imperial army, the defenders of Nanchang City began to be frightened, and their morale became low! But the army of the imperial court did not become hesitant or timid because of the casualties, but was even more desperate stimulated by the smell of blood!
Finally, a soldier climbed the city wall, although he only went up for a while before being cut down, but this was an omen, an inspiration for the officers and soldiers, and a fright for the defenders!
It's just that in less than half a day, there are officers and soldiers who have climbed the city wall, and this progress is really terrifying! Although this non-commissioned officer did not have any real effect, it was a great shock to the psychology of both armies.
With the first, there will be the second, there will be thousands! Soon there was a white-knuckle battle on the city walls! Although there are not many people who climb the city wall, they are not afraid of death, protecting the mouth of the ladder, so that more and more soldiers climb the city wall.
The white-knuckle battles on the city walls have also grown from a small handful to become bigger and bigger, and have become everywhere! In the face of such a big fighter, Zhang Zhijie could not miss it, and immediately ordered after leaving: "Order, the third gradient siege!" After the siege of the city, concentrate your forces and open the city gates! ”
The army of the third echelon immediately rushed to the city wall like a flood that opened the floodgates, and now that there was a battle on the city wall, those soldiers who defended the city did not care about the ladder at all! Therefore, the soldiers of the third echelon ascended the city without any obstacles, very quickly, and quickly climbed the city wall!
With the continuous reinforcement of the officers and troops on the city wall, more and more soldiers joined the battle! At this time, both the generals and soldiers of the defending army understood that since the official army had attacked the city, the cloud ladder was no longer obstructed, and in the face of the 50,000 or 60,000 troops outside the city, they could not stop it no matter what!
Everyone understands in their hearts that Nanchang City can't hold it! They once thought they could hold on for ten days and half a month, and then they thought they could hold on for three or five days, and then the cruel truth is that they couldn't hold on for half a day!
These soldiers were not real soldiers in the first place, they were just summoned by King Ning, hugging King Ning's thighs to eat food and food, but when it comes to loyalty, there are not many at all!
Therefore, the big event in front of them has passed, and these soldiers do not have the intention of fighting hard, but holding the mind of the dead Taoist friend and the poor Tao, they hurriedly anoint the soles of their feet and slip away!
So the situation kept reversing, and in the end, there were even more than a dozen officers and soldiers chasing dozens of defenders! The defenders of Nanchang City have been defeated!
Zhang Zhijie and Wang Shouren, who have been guarding the Chinese army, have seen the situation on the city wall clearly, they have already seen the results clearly, and the big thing has been decided!
Emperor Zhengde on the side finally let out a long breath, although this siege battle took place for a long time, but Emperor Zhengde was thrilled, seeing that his army had attacked the city wall, and even had the upper hand in the battle for the city wall, Emperor Zhengde finally couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief!
"Zhijie, isn't it, the general trend has been decided?" Emperor Zhengde asked.
"Yes, the emperor will wait for the city gate to be opened, and then lead the army into the city!" Zhang Zhijie said with a smile.
Emperor Zhengde couldn't help laughing when he heard this, although Peng Ze's army was defeated under Anqing City, which really made him depressed for several days, but today finally made him raise his eyebrows!
It only took half a day to capture King Ning's lair! This is undoubtedly a great honor, a big win! Since then, the foundation of King Ning has been cut off, which is definitely a huge blow to King Ning!
After waiting for a long time, the gate of Nanchang City finally opened, Emperor Zhengde glanced at Zhang Zhijie excitedly, saw Zhang Zhijie smiled and nodded, and immediately waved his hand excitedly and ordered: "Order, the army enters the city!" ”
The mighty army began to enter the city, and the army that entered the city immediately joined the battle to destroy the defenders! Today's Nanchang defenders are already street rats in the city!
King Ning did all kinds of evil in Jiangxi, not only was he unpopular, but people simply wanted to drink his blood and eat his flesh! King Ning's army is mostly composed of ruffians and bandits, how can he win the hearts of the people!
And the orthodoxy of the imperial court is already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! The entry of the imperial army into the city not only did not cause panic, but caused a faint expectation in people's hearts! The reason why they were not elated was because there was still a trace of worry in their hearts, afraid that the army of the imperial court would also invade them!
But Zhang Zhijie's army has always been strict in military discipline, this time to the city of Nanchang, Zhang Zhijie has strictly ordered the three armies, after entering the city, trespassing on the house will be punished! **Plunderer Punishment!
The army quickly cleared the fighting on the walls and in the streets, and except for the soldiers who took advantage of the opportunity to slip away, the rest of the defenders retreated to the palace! Over the years, King Ning has also been very attentive to his old nest, and he has created an easy to defend and difficult to attack!
These remnants of hardcore rebels still plan to rely on the palace to resist stubbornly! After clearing the rest of the battle, Emperor Zhengde, Zhang Zhijie, and Wang Shouren rushed to the palace with 10,000 Chinese troops!
Before arriving at the palace, Zhang Zhijie observed the construction of the palace, and couldn't help frowning deeply, this palace is so easy to defend and difficult to attack! Although it looks lower than the city wall, it is even more narrow, and it is impossible to put too many troops into it at one time!
In this way, the advantage of the army cannot be reflected, but the disadvantage of the defenders can be reversed, and in this case, the consumption will definitely be a great drain on the troops! The attrition during the siege already made Zhang Zhijie very distressed! Now facing this palace, Zhang Zhijie is really unwilling to take the method of attacking!
Not only Zhang Zhijie frowned, but Wang Shouren also frowned, feeling very embarrassed! Zhang Zhijie frowned and muttered: "In such a situation, it is not appropriate to attack, it is a waste of troops, since we have already entered Nanchang City, it is more than enough to defend the city with our troops, and it is no longer necessary for King Ning's army to turn around and occupy Nanchang City!" ”