[139] Capture the city gates
Zhou Yi found that he liked to be active in the evenings.
This is already the third time.
But the first two successes proved that more can be done at night than during the day.
Under Zhou Yi's instructions, these people once again launched an operation.
Zhou Yi, Tong Guan and a group of others stood outside the tent, waiting for the explosions.
And behind them, not a single person slept in the 200,000 army, all of them hid in tents, and as long as they gave an order, they could immediately form a combat force.
"Is this really going to work?" Yi Yingfeng has a straight temperament, and he hasn't heard any movement here for half an hour, so he can't help but say with some anxiety.
Zhou Yi responded very seriously: "Man, you must not say no. Wait, soon, they didn't rush over directly, of course the speed was slow. β
As if in response to Yi Yingfeng's questioning, as soon as Zhou Yi's words were finished, he saw an orange light flash in the pitch-black control, followed by a huge explosion.
Zhou Yi was overjoyed and said, "It's done, rush, ......"
The 200,000 army had already received the order, and began to attack after hearing the explosion, so Zhou Yi didn't need to command at all, he rode on the Bloody Throat Horse, and with a clamp between his legs, the Bloody Throat Horse rushed over Ulzhou City like an arrow off the string.
Almost the previous moment of fire has not completely dissipated, the second, the third...... The explosions unconsciously disturbed the quiet night sky, and also broke the sleep that Shi Mo Zude had finally entered.
The pressure of the army caused him huge psychological pressure, and he arranged troops to defend it strictly, even so he was not at ease, and slept in the hole of the city wall at night. Share the ups and downs with the soldiers.
Suddenly. He heard a deafening explosion. Then there was a shaking of the earth, and he stood up with a carp and roared loudly: "Earthquake? β
The general next to him reported: "The Song army has attacked. β
"What?" He jumped up at once, without any clothes, and rushed to the city wall, watching a figure darker than the night rushing towards the city wall of Ulju.
He didn't have time to think about what the explosion meant, and he shouted, "Hit, hit me." Give me a hard beating. β
That's when the general brought his equipment over and helped him put it on. The soldiers on the city wall who were sleeping in a daze jumped up as if they had been crawled by cockroaches, listening to the successive explosions, they didn't have time to think, the bow in their hands pulled the full moon, and the arrows that flashed cold light shot towards the Song army below.
Shi Ma Zude shouted frantically again: "Trebuchet, trebuchet, trebuchet, hurry up and ...... me"
It has to be said that the quality of the Liao army is quite good, and only a quarter of an hour has passed from the time the explosion was heard to the first stone of the trebuchet being thrown.
But for such a long time. It was enough for Zhou Yi and his army to run to the foot of the city wall.
The location of the city gate was now in shambles, and the thick city gate still did not withstand the impact of explosives. Compared with any engineering vehicle, gunpowder is straightforward and rude, and Zhou Yi does not understand why he does not spend a lot of effort on the research of gunpowder - if not counting fireworks, the Chinese really have almost no energy invested in gunpowder research.
The barrier formed by the city gate no longer existed in the face of gunpowder, and the Great Song army could drive straight in. Although Zhou Yi could see that in the city near the city gate, a large number of Liao troops had gathered solemnly.
Outside the city gate, Zhou Yi slowed down his speed, he never thought that he was now suitable to charge single-handedly, let alone be shot to death for no reason.
It turned out that Wang Er was a very qualified subordinate, he always accompanied Zhou Yi around, and the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand had blocked no less than twenty arrows for Zhou Yi.
"Chong, ......" is more excited than Zhou Yi is Yi Yingfeng, Zhou Yi is a civil official, and his current status in the civil official system is unprecedented, at least in terms of his age. But Yi Yingfeng is different, Yi Yingfeng is a military attachΓ©, and if a military attache wants to be on top, he can only accumulate military merits, and if he wants to have military merits, he must fight, kill the enemy, and take people's heads. Now there are countless Liao troops dangling in front of him, and what he sees is a bunch of military exploits.
He brandished his weapon, screaming and rushing forward, and Zhou Yi felt scared when he looked at it.
"Young master, let's retreat to the back, it's still too dangerous here." Wang Er once again blocked an arrow and said loudly to Zhou Yi. In the midst of the chaos, who can guarantee that the arrows will be able to block every time? Once he made a mistake and Zhou Yi went at such a young age, then he would die without redemption.
Zhou Yi glanced back, countless people were rushing here, he looked at Wang Er and asked, "Do you think we can retreat now?" β
"The young master is still too impulsive." Wang Er said.
Zhou Yi raised the sword in his hand with special decorative ingredients that was more than the needs of the battle, and shouted hysterically: "Brothers, rush with me and kill these bitche-raised Liao soldiers." β
When the soldiers heard this, they were all shocked, few of them were educated, and some classic national scoldings were often on their lips, and now when they heard these kind words from the mouths of the readers, it was as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. The special teenage reading dolls are all rushed, what reason does Lao Tzu have not to rush?
So, the advance was faster, and the soldiers who rushed into the door met the Liao army, and the archers of the previous Liao army caused a lot of trouble for the Song army, and now they have lost more than a hundred men in the short hand.
The blood on the ground began to flow, and the pungent fishy smell began to waft in the air, Zhou Yi frowned, then bent over, opened his mouth, and vomited.
He always thought that he should be mentally prepared to see blood and corpses, and he also warned himself in his heart that it was not a big deal. But by this moment, these things had already drifted away with the evening breeze, Zhou Yi was glad that it was night and he couldn't see clearly, just vomiting because of the smell, if he saw the yellow and white things flowing on the corpses on the ground during the day, or the bright red flesh that was turned over......
Zhou Yi sat on the back of the horse and vomited to death, but the smell became stronger and stronger, just because both sides had begun to exert their strength, and after such a long time, the Liao army had already reacted and organized counterattacks. However, without the advantage of the city gate, they were defeated in the face of enemies several times larger than themselves, and the Song army began to gradually enter the city of Ulzhou.
In the shouting of killing, Shi Mo Zude roared loudly: "Swear to live and die with Ulju......"
But the shouts could not kill the enemy, nor would they stop the Song army's attack, so Shi Mo Zude hurried to the city gate with his own personal guards to support.
Although there is no city gate, the Liao army still has an advantage, after all, the door hole is so big, and the Song army crowded in it has no way to let go of its hands and feet, so the price paid in the process of confrontation is much more than that of the Liao army. In the doorway, there was blood everywhere, broken bodies, corpses piled up on the ground, blood flowed out, and it was slimy to step on. The five-zhang long doorway has become a veritable meat grinder. Just one city gate, the Song army lost at least 500 people, and the corpses were almost blocked through the doorway.
But victory belongs to the Song army after all, in the face of absolute power, what is the right time, place and people are just a joke, even if there are heavy casualties, the Song army has never stopped advancing.
The sky was already slightly bright, the time of the night was almost over, and the scene on the ground could be seen clearly, Zhou Yi, who was breathless, finally fainted after taking a look at the messy corpses on the ground.
There was no Liao army on the city wall, because they found that the Song army had put all its attention on breaking through the city gate, and did not take measures such as cloud ladder siege, and it was no longer appropriate to put arrows on the city gate, so they all came down and prepared to give the Song army a head-on attack at the city gate.
The four city walls and the four gates are all playing the same scene, but everyone did not flinch, and the Liao army did not flinch, because they felt that this was their own territory and must be strictly guarded. The Song army will not back down, because since ancient times, the sixteen states of Yanyun have been the territory of Huaxia, and no separatist behavior is allowed, which is fighting for the honor and dignity of the country!
Zhou Yi, who was unconscious, lay on his bloody throat horse, and the personal guard team composed of Wang Er and ten people was sent back to the rear, and the 200,000 army was actually less than 50,000 in the battle now, and even fewer really came into contact with the enemy. It can't be helped, it's just that the battle location is too small, and everyone doesn't have a chance.
Seeing Zhou Yi being sent back, Tong Guan was shocked and asked, "How is Hengzhi?" Injured? β
Wang Er hurriedly said, "No, the young master was stunned." β
This result made Tong Guan can't help but finish, and only after a long time did he say: "It is inevitable that this will happen when you go to the battlefield for the first time, and it will be good to exercise more in the future." Take him into the tent. β
He always seems to have the same expression, the same tone when he speaks, and no one can figure out what he thinks from the surface, such a person is actually terrifying.
Tong Guan is still very satisfied with Zhou Yi's tactics, if the normal siege procedure is followed, Tong Guan's estimated loss is as high as 20,000 people, and now it seems that at most 2,000 people can enter Ulzhou City, which is much smaller than he estimated, almost negligible.
During the period when Zhou Yi was in a coma, he began to deploy troops, not only including the arrangements for entering the city to fight, but also the battles after entering the city and dealing with the Liao army reinforcements after occupying Ulzhou City, which Zhou Yi has not thought about now. Although Zhou Yi is regarded as a genius, experience is not something that a genius can sum up by himself, and he must pass actual combat.
At three o'clock, news came from the front, the soldiers of the east gate occupied the area of the city gate, began to enter the city, and half an hour later, the same result came from the south gate, followed by the west gate and the north gate, and the city gate was captured at the same time.
Tong Guan did not hesitate and commanded the army into the city. (To be continued......)