Chapter 801: The Decisive Battle Begins
Yongchang Mansion, which has been surrounded for a long time, has been quiet for a while, and finally began to be lively. Starting on the third day after Yue Shao'an sent the news, Niu Ren attacked Yongchang Mansion on a large scale, and all kinds of siege equipment were used. Although the number of people attacking each time is not large, it has never stopped for a moment, and the position of each attack is different, which makes Duan Yiming dare not relax in the slightest, and he has sent heavy troops to guard each side, for fear of making a mistake.
The more he does this, the more energetic Niu Ren becomes, because this is what Niu Ren wants.
The battle between the two sides looked extremely fierce, but Niu Ren's siege seemed to be mostly suppressed at the head of the city, with bows and crossbows firing volleys, and there was very little movement to really lift the ladder to climb the city.
Such a move lasted for three days and three nights, and the Dali army was dragged to exhaustion. It's not that no one like Duan Yiming suggested that this was Song Shijun's trick to harass the enemy, but Duan Yiming ignored it, and instead angrily reprimanded the admonisher.
It's no wonder that Duan Yiming and Yue Shao'an have had so many dealings, and they have never grasped Yue Shao'an's character characteristics. As for Yue Shaoan's intentions, he can rarely judge accurately. Faced with such an opponent who he couldn't figure out, he could only deal with what he thought was a foolproof strategy.
On this night, when the Dali army was extremely tired, the Song division army stopped all attacks very cooperatively. At first, the Dali army was very vigilant in the face of this abnormal behavior, but from the beginning of the night to the third watch, the Song division army did not make any moves.
The Dali army, which had been fighting for days, finally gradually relaxed its vigilance.
In the Dali army defending the city, someone gradually made a slight snoring sound, and a group of people quietly rushed out of the Song army, and a large amount of wood began to pile up outside the city of Yongchang Mansion.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is the weather with a dark moon and high winds. Although Niu Ren said that he did not read much books, and he was not very strong in the right time and place and various theoretical knowledge, he was a famous general who had been on the battlefield for a long time after all. He has incomparably rich experience in actual combat, and he has a keen sense of when and how to use his troops.
Naturally, the time picked will not be bad.
Just when it was darkest before dawn, the Song division launched a general attack.
The shouts resounded in the sky, and the Dali army, which had just entered a state of sleep, was suddenly awakened, and some even thought that the Song division army had entered the city, and was about to turn around and escape, and the city was in chaos, but fortunately, the general who defended the city was also a very experienced veteran, which stabilized the situation.
Song Shijun really made up his mind this time, and even used the artillery that had not been used, although these portable light artillery did not have the power to break through the city wall, but it was obviously much stronger than the bow and crossbow to suppress this piece at the head of the city.
The Song division concentrated its forces on the side of Yongchang Mansion with its back to the peak.
As soon as the battle began, the Dali army was busy, and the guards arranged defensive forces everywhere in the city according to Duan Yiming's orders, but they didn't expect that this time Duan Yiming would come in person.
In Duan Yiming's view, tonight is the final decisive battle, the Song division army of such a scale of siege, it must be determined to win, as long as it holds on tonight, the Song division army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and then take the opportunity to counterattack, maybe there is a chance to turn defeat into victory.
Seeing that the guards divided their troops like this, Duan Yiming frowned, and ordered the troops to be concentrated on three sides, except for the one that set the fire.
The guard was very puzzled, and Duan Yiming said coldly: "Didn't you look at the fire below?" Under such a fire, how did Yue Shaoan's people get by? He's playing tricks on us and trying to make us suspicious. How can soldiers be so suspicious. ”
The guard was taught a lesson, and he couldn't find a suitable reason to persuade Duan Yiming, so he had to listen.
The soldiers of Song Shicheng really began to attack the city this time, and they did not fake the siege vehicles and ladders as they did a few times before, and all the siege vehicles and ladders were pushed forward, and the soldiers climbed towards the city head at a very fast speed.
The Dali army defending the city did not mean to be lazy, and all kinds of city-defending equipment were used together, such as thunder stones and rolling wood, crossbows guarding the city, and trebuchets, all of which frantically greeted the Song division.
And the artillery of the Song division army also spared no effort to roar, every time the fire flashed, there was a thick smoke rising from the head of Yongchang Mansion, and the screams of the soldiers were endless......
The battle situation here is very motivating, and the general who commanded the siege was Jin Mao, who was known for his attacks.
And on the peak not far from Yongchang Mansion City, five thousand elite soldiers have already carried the huge kites, and they are the real key to this battle, so Niu Ren personally commanded here.
Seeing that the fight over there has reached its peak, all the attention is focused on it. Niu Ren took a deep breath and gave a decisive order.
The 5,000 people were divided into several teams, and with Niu Ren's order, they ran forward one after another, came to the edge of the cliff, and suddenly jumped, and flew towards the sky above the Yongchang Mansion City......