Chapter 62: The Battle of Jinju (5)
Early the next morning, the Hedong Jin army began to call the formation, and after collecting yesterday's rout, the strength of the infantry army was still very objective, and there was still strength in the battle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Liang army, which lost its main general yesterday, was completely frightened and held on to the city gate, so the Hedong army had to take turns to send out loud voices to scold, but these people's scolding skills were not up to the mark at all, and they turned around and turned over with just a few words, which were not lethal.
In the end, after trying to persuade the letter to surrender to no avail, and the messenger was killed, Zhou Dewei finally ordered the siege of the city.
The siege was the most brutal battle in ancient times, and the death rate of the ants was unimaginably high, and the army defending the city could inflict great damage on those who tried to climb up at a small cost.
The war drums were like thunder, the horns were terrible, and the sound of the Hedong army was shocking.
However, this first level of the moat is not easy to pass, this kind of cannon fodder work will not send precious soldiers to go, and the miscellaneous auxiliaries have become the best choice.
A group of auxiliaries pushed carts, shields were placed in front of them, and cats walked towards the moat. Naturally, the cart was filled with bags of earth, and the moat was filled in before the city wall could be touched.
On the city walls, arrows rained down.
It was still far away, and many of the city's defense equipment were not yet used, and it was this arrow that caused many unprotected auxiliaries to fall in the moat.
The moat was not wide, and it was soon filled in by the ant-moving auxiliaries a one-stop-wide road, but the water was already blood-red.
"Those who are the first to attack the city gate will be rewarded with thousands of dollars, and the official will be promoted to three levels!" Zhou Dewei is doing a pre-war mobilization. It's a pity that everyone is not a fool, if you attack the city gate first, you will definitely not survive, so what's the use of taking money?
The siege began, and the archers below shot arrows at the head of the city as if they did not want money, trying to suppress the defenders at the head of the city and buy time for the brothers who were moving the ladder below.
"Brothers, come with me!"
Thinking that the ten generals climbed the ladder first, although Jinju City is not high, it is also more than a dozen zhang, and people seem so small in front of the city wall.
In an instant, the auxiliary soldiers and miscellaneous servants of the brigade began to reluctantly begin to attach themselves under the urging of the warlord, and for a while, the city wall was black and pressing.
"Bang, bang" After a series of heart-pounding sounds, the soldiers lying on the city wall were smashed down by the rolling stones, and fell into meat sauce, some were swept away by the wood, and the soldiers on the entire ladder were all swept down.
When one person dies, another person will immediately rise to the top. One ladder was overturned, and several more were erected at once, and the defenders and besiegers engaged in a brutal battle.
Suddenly, Wang Jin saw smoke rising from the city wall, and the stench could be smelled from afar. "It's not good, it's golden juice, quick, go to the city." The soldiers below all knew what it was, and Wang Jin also guessed that the people in the city were boiling dung water.
The hot dung water came into contact with the skin, and the soldiers on the ladder suddenly screamed and fell down, and the skin touched the hot dung water, and was immediately blistered, and then festered, this is liquid, even if he is wearing armor, it is useless, but it increases the pain.
Still unable to endure the painful torture, many soldiers who had been doused with gold juice jumped off the moat, trying to use cold water to relieve the burning sensation, but unfortunately the corpses soon floated in the moat. Wang Jin was shocked when he saw it, isn't this siege looking for death?
The climb continued, everyone was already crazy, the archers were still shooting arrows at the walls, and in between, two soldiers were carrying a pot of freshly boiled gold juice, ready to pour it, and were shot by several bows and arrows. The hot gold juice poured backwards, and the walls were filled with screams.
The team continued to rush upward, and several people had already rushed to the top of the city without knowing whether it was a fluke or what, and then they were drowned by the defenders, and the corpses were quickly thrown down.
No one retreated, and the warlords behind were watching every move on the battlefield with snow-white steel knives, and those who retreated were immediately killed.
In this way, under the continuous crazy attack, the Liang army seemed to be a little unbearable, and the materials for defending the city were gradually scarce, and only the gold juice was endless.
"Hurry, the Liang army won't last long, and even the people have gone to the city."
Wang Jin looked back and found that it was Li Gong who was talking excitedly from behind. The cavalry is naturally useless for the siege of the city, and can only watch the battle from the rear, of course, this is also where the cavalry is lucky, and there is no need to go to the city to die.
"Ah, Wang Dutou, congratulations to Wang Dutou for killing Yang Shihou!" Li Gong was very excited when he saw Wang Jin, he stretched out his hand and waved at Wang Jin, and trotted to him again.
Wang Jin glanced at Li Gong, and there were two more fresh scars on his face, which seemed to have been injured during the cavalry melee.
"Wang Dutou, this city is about to be captured!" Li Gong watched the number of people in the city gradually increase, and he was very happy, the city was captured, everyone here has a credit, and the officer's credit is of course greater.
"Why is Brother Li so polite, let's call each other brothers!" Wang Jin probably also understood Li Gong's thoughts.
"Hey, Wang Dutou, you are a great hero in Hedong, brother, I am not good at climbing." Li Gong said seriously, not like a joke.
Wang Jin didn't speak, this was the most tense time of the battle, and he didn't have the mood to reminisce.
"Look, the catapult is ready." Li Gong shouted again.
Sure enough, the tall catapult was ready, and the boulders and oil canisters were placed on the cart, and they began to be thrown into the city.
Catapults are very inaccurate and rely on indiscriminate attacks. And the stones "whish" and went into the city.
With a "boom", a boulder did not fly over the city wall, but smashed directly on the top of the arrow tower of the city wall, and the arrow tower collapsed instantly, and even the soldiers inside were buried alive.
"Well played!" When the soldiers in Hedong saw this scene, they immediately became excited, but the catapult came a little slowly, and they were dissatisfied that they would die a lot.
Burning clay pots filled with fire oil were also thrown into the city, and the houses of this era were basically wooden structures, which easily caught fire, and sure enough, after a while, smoke was burning in the city.
"Warriors of the Righteous Army, rush with me!" The commander drew his broadsword and pointed it at Jinju City. Wang Jin is also a member of the Yi'er Army, although he is unwilling to attack the city like this, but there is no way, after all, even the commander is ready to go into battle in person.
Wang Jin picked up the shield and steel sword, and walked towards the city wall with the large army. The city wall is not straight up and down, but there is an inclined plane, Wang Jin does not know the specific angle, but he estimates that it will not exceed 30 degrees, such an inclined plane is very suitable for ladders.
The city wall is very high, the ladder is longer, stepping on the ladder temporarily built by the miscellaneous servants in the army, Wang Jin feels that the whole world is shaking, like a small boat drifting in the rough sea, and it may turn over at any time.
He held a shield in his left hand, a knife stuck diagonally at his waist, and a ladder in his right hand, slowly climbing up with the man in front of him.
"Ahh
Wang Jin had already climbed halfway, and the soldiers behind him were gradually catching up, and there was no choice but to climb up. Rolling stones kept falling on the city wall, and the nearest one was only a few inches away from Wang Jin's ear, and if it was smashed, it would inevitably lead to a cracked head.
Wang Jin raised his head, and he could clearly see the blood-stained faces of the Liang soldiers behind the arrow battlements of the city wall and the stench of feces.
"It's almost there!" Wang Jin said silently in his heart. He estimated that the distance from the city was no more than five meters at most, and the usual distance, even if it was a matter of three or five steps to climb a ladder, today seemed particularly long.
One of the brothers in front had already touched the masonry at the head of the city, and as soon as he stretched out his hand to reach it, a large knife fell from the sky and slashed at his arm. The bloody arm fluttered in the wind and fell to the ground, and the brother screamed and fell to the ground like a fallen leaf.
Wang Jin looked back at the city, the ant-like crowd was still walking back and forth, already twenty or thirty meters above the ground, the wind was gradually blowing, and his legs had involuntarily begun to tremble.
There's no way, if you don't succeed today, you'll become a ghost, damn, I'll fight with you. Wang Jin gritted his teeth and climbed to the edge of the city in a few steps. Having learned the lesson of the previous one, he did not reach out directly, but clasped the inner edge of the wall with his shield, and with the help of strength, jumped up and rolled into the city wall.
As soon as he landed, two knives slashed at him. Wang Jin reacted quickly, and raised the round shield in his hand to block the fatal blow. With a wave of his hand, he shook off the two knives. The strength of the knife is not great, it may be that the long and fierce battle has made them overexert themselves, and their arms must be sore.
Wang Jin successfully climbed to the top of the city to win the opportunity for the people behind to go to the city safely, and all of a sudden, there were several Yi'er soldiers who came up along this ladder, and Wang Jin suddenly felt a great reduction in pressure.
"Kill!" Wang Jin let out a loud shout and rushed towards the two soldiers who had chopped him. The two Liang Jun didn't expect Wang Jin to be alone against the two of them, and their movements were a little sluggish. It was at this moment of stunned that Wang Jin's steel knife had accurately slashed a person's neck, and blood was splashed.
The soldier clutched his neck, gasping for breath in his throat, and there was blood foam in his mouth, his eyes widened, and he fell down unwillingly.
The other man saw his companion die like this, and his face was full of anger. "Shatuo barbarian, Lao Tzu tore you!"
Although the notification class in Hedong is the Shatuo people, there are really not many Shatuo people in this army, and the Shatuo people are nomadic people, mainly cavalry.
They probably haven't seen the real Shatuo people, and there are still some differences between them and the Han people, at least they can tell the difference at a glance.
The walls were already in chaos, and the city was on fire, and smoke was billowing from the city. At this critical moment of bloody fighting, Wang Jin actually remembered a poem in his mind, "The mountains are like the sea, and the remnant sun is like blood", although it is not the twilight moment, but the artistic conception in this is exactly the same.
The remaining Liang Jun's armor was tattered, and his knife was full of gaps, but his eyes were fierce, full of resentment and killing.
The soldiers on the battlefield have no hatred at all, but in order to survive, hatred must be established, and if you don't kill him, he will kill you, which is a very real problem.
The soldiers of the Liang army picked up the knife in their hands and slashed towards Wang Jin chaotically, without any moves, and of course there was no regularity, just like a mad demon. This kind of attack, which was full of flaws, seemed to Wang Jin to be looking for death, but he understood the inner thoughts of this Liang army soldier, pain and despair.
"Puff" has no gorgeous fights, no thrilling fights, just ordinary knives, which resulted in the life of the Liang soldier and ended his suffering.
"The gates of the city were broken, and the brethren rushed into the city and robbed his mother."
The bloodiest scene of the Five Dynasties period is about to unfold in front of Wang Jin's eyes. The price paid by the besieging side was too great, and the greater the resentment of the soldiers, and the Hedong soldiers who were hovering on the line of life and death needed to vent their long-accumulated fear and anger, and the slaughter of the city became their only way to vent.
Wang Jin wanted to persuade him, the reason was very simple, what was the use of the empty city to the king of Jin? But a group of crazy soldiers, how to stop it, I'm afraid that even if Zhou Dewei comes, he can't suppress it!
In the end, the generals still had a long-term plan and did not let the city be slaughtered. However, in order to appease the soldiers, the marshal announced that the troops would be set on a three-day column.