"I didn't expect the defenders of Yingzhou to be so stubborn, it's been more than a month, and there is no sign of loosening." has been dragged in Yingzhou City for more than a month, and Pan Mei's mood at this time is not much different from the ants on the hot pot.

"This Yingzhou City is so difficult to attack, so what will Xijing Datong Mansion look like." Since the war has been fought so far, Pan Mei has a hint of retreat for the first time.

But he quickly dispelled this idea, the more difficult it was to conquer the city, the more he could enjoy the joy of success.

The question is how to capture Yingzhou City now?

It took more than a month, and if the Song army did not capture Yingzhou City at this time, then the consequences of the blow to morale and physical strength would be unbearable for them.

At this time, a sergeant came to report: "The siege equipment transferred from Daizhou is in place. ”

"Well, we've been dragged here for a long time. Now I ask you to take Yingzhou City within three days, with the help of these new siege equipment, if you still can't take Yingzhou City, then come and see you. ”

"The last will obey."

It turned out that Pan Mei didn't expect that Yingzhou would be so difficult to capture before she set out on the expedition, so she only brought traditional ladders, well railings and crashes.

But he didn't expect to be dragged by Yingzhou for so long, so he dispatched siege equipment to Daizhou to quickly support the front line.

There are two main types of siege equipment that arrived at the front line from Daizhou, one is a catapult that can drop bombs, and a bed crossbow.

When Zhao Weiji designed the bed crossbow, in order to be able to use it in siege, he deliberately designed another kind of arrow, that is, to replace the arrow with a blunt weapon.

In this way, although the penetration power is greatly reduced, the impact on the walls and gates will become greater. As long as the angle is calculated when firing, if you shoot at an elevation angle, the arrow with a blunt arrow will form a natural parabola, and finally the arrow with the blessing of gravity will deal a devastating blow to the city wall.

And then add the power of the "artillery", no matter how strong the city walls are, they can't withstand such an impact.

Sure enough, the Song army used these two weapons of great destruction, and the form of the battlefield changed dramatically. The Khitan army, which was defending the city, began to be unable to bear it.

The soldiers at the head of the city constantly felt the strong vibrations caused by the bombs thrown by the trebuchets and the blunt arrows fired by the bed crossbow hitting the walls, not unlike an earthquake.

The key is not the physical feelings, but the visual stimulation that has a greater impact on the Khitan army's heart.

The Khitan soldiers at the head of the city watched as the bricks on the city wall were smashed continuously, and then walked out of the rammed earth inside. This visual impact caused everyone's confidence in defending the city to begin to waver. Because the only thought in the minds of all Khitan soldiers now is whether the city wall under their feet will be smashed directly.

The generals defending the city of Liao already knew that the city could not be defended at this time, but it was definitely unrealistic to let him abandon the city and surrender. In the end, he made a difficult decision to go out of the city with all his cavalry for a decisive battle.

Just when a city wall in the south of Yingzhou was finally smashed, the south gate was also opened, and Xue Wu, the defender of Liao, led all the Khitan cavalry to rush out.

"Here we are, big brother." Seeing that the Khitan guards actually led the army to rush out, the third child of the Yang family, who had been suffocated under Yingzhou City for more than a month, was already itchy at this time.

"I know, third. Let's cheer up the brothers, it's finally time for us to show our skills. Yang Yanping, who was also aggrieved, was also a little unable to hold back at this time.

So the Yang brothers directly led the cavalry of the Song army to the cavalry of the Liao army, and the two armies directly faced each other.

Although the strength of the Khitan cavalry itself was stronger than that of the Song cavalry, being besieged in the city for a long time was originally a matter of demoralization.

In addition, at this time, the battlefield situation was completely unfavorable to the Liao State, and all the Khitan soldiers were shocked by the siege weapons of the Song Dynasty, how could they exert their full combat effectiveness when they were uneasy.

On the other hand, on the side of the Song army, the cavalry has been doing nothing in the siege war, and they have been choked by grievances enough, and it is easy to have an opponent, and everyone is in a state of blood boiling.

Moreover, now that the Song army is attacking the city smoothly and the morale of the entire army is booming, the combat effectiveness of such a Song army cavalry may be 120 percent of that of peacetime.

In this way, the outcome of the battle can be imagined.

As soon as he fought, Xue Wu knew that the battle had been completely lost, and the Khitan soldiers under his command were all afraid, not knowing where to look, where to put their hands, and who to look at with their spears.

On the other hand, on the Song army's side, the spirit of the entire team is different, everyone knows who my enemies are and how I can overthrow them.

Moreover, the brothers of the Yang family led by him are all riding thousands, and Yang Dalang is like a god of death who keeps harvesting the lives of Khitan soldiers on the battlefield.

Soon the battle on the battlefield was over, and the Khitan soldiers who rushed out of the city for a decisive battle were basically wiped out, and the soldiers at the head of the city also lost the will to resist after seeing the last hope vanished, and surrendered one after another.

It took more than a month to finally capture Yingzhou City, and the Song army finally breathed a sigh of relief.

……

"Mo, Yingzhou is still lost." Yelu sighed when he saw the battle report.

"I know, but they've done a good job, and because they've bought enough time, we're ready to fight back. Their sacrifice will not be in vain. Yelumo is also feeling sorry for the soldiers who died in Yingzhou.

However, as Yelumo said, the defenders of Yingzhou had done quite well, not only delaying the advance of the Song army's western route army for a long time, but also forcing the Song army to use the most powerful siege means.

At this time, Yingzhou City was already full of holes, and once the Liao army counterattacked, it was impossible for the Song army to rely on Yingzhou City to defend.

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"Taiwei Pan, I think our top priority now is to move the people of Ying, Yun, and Shuozhou into Yanmen Pass first. If there is any mishap in the Northern Expedition, at least the acquisition of these populations will be guaranteed. Yang Ye immediately suggested to Pan Mei as soon as the army entered the city.

"Let me think for a moment." Pan Mei also knew that now was not the time to celebrate, and a city of Yingzhou had blocked their progress for more than a month. So no one knows what the situation of the Datong will be.

If there is really a case, Yingzhou, which is already full of holes, will definitely be unreliable. So Yunzhou and Shuozhou are reliable? Not necessarily. After all, these two states have just experienced the war, although they are not as huge as Yingzhou, but it is not easy to defend the war. Therefore, once there is a crisis in the Northern Expedition, they can only retreat to Yanmen Pass.

If such a situation really arises, it is not a good idea to ensure the fruits of the basic victory by moving the people of these three prefectures back to Kannai ahead of schedule.

"Well, as you say. But who's going to do it? ”

"I recommend Inuko Rokuro Yang Yanzhao."

"Yan Zhao is cautious, shrewd is indeed a good candidate, just Yan Zhao, I have no opinion."

Hearing Pan Mei say this, Yang Ye naturally immediately went to find Yang Yanzhao.

Yang Yanzhao naturally felt a little unhappy when he learned that he was going to carry out such a task, because then he would not have the opportunity to fight directly with the Khitan for the time being.

But he didn't show any dissatisfaction, because it was also a very important task.

In this way, Yang Yanzhao began to organize the people of Yingzhou to retreat to the Guannei.

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"They have already begun to move the people in Yingzhou City." An intelligence officer reported to Jerman.

"It seems that the Song soldiers are not stupid, they also know that if they fail, their only way to retreat is Guannai. But it's better this way, although we will lose some of the population, but then their large forces will not move for the time being. After reading the report, Jeremo quickly made his own analysis.

"General, what happened to that unit?" Jerumo was already preparing to fight back.

"No problem, they've arrived at the intended location." When Yelu heard Yelu Mo ask, he naturally knew that the plan was about to enter the final stage.

"Judging from the current situation, Pan Mei Yangye's troops are dead. Now it depends on the situation on Yu Yue's side, if Yu Yue's side can also win, our Daliao will be a complete victory. "Yelumo is full of confidence in the plan that is about to be implemented, and he only hopes that there will be no moth in Yeluxiu over there.

On the third day after all the people of Yingzhou began to evacuate to Guannei, Pan Mei and Yang Ye decided to continue to march towards Xijing Datong Mansion.

Seeing this, Yelu and Yelu Mo smiled even more happily.

……

On the battlefield of the East Road, after saving Cao Bin again, Zhao Weiji really fooled Cao Bin to join Mi Xin's troops.

Mishin's troops were now blocked in the new city.

When the Liao army was happily besieging Xincheng, suddenly a Song army appeared.

The Liao army, which was taken by surprise, suffered great losses and had no choice but to retreat. In this way, Zhao Weiji ended the siege of Xincheng with a sudden attack.

Mi Xin was naturally very happy to see that the siege of Xincheng was lifted, and after bringing reinforcements into the city, he found that Cao Bin was also inside.

Mi Xin saw that it turned out that Cao Bin wanted to join the army, and Zhao Weiji's flickering finally agreed to the request to join the army.

Just when Zhao Weiji began to integrate these troops, he began to find that some of the shortcomings led by the military system of the Song Dynasty began to expand, but at this time he had no time to care about these.

Once the troops cannot be integrated north to fight a decisive battle with Jeluxiugo in a short time, the war on the entire eastern front and the middle front can only be declared a complete failure, which means that all the previous bloodshed will be in vain.

And once Yelu Hugo is completely freed, then he will quickly support the Western Road Battlefield, and Pan Mei Yangye's troops on the Western Road Battlefield will be attacked by the entire Liao State army. They couldn't resist such an attack.

At this time, Zhao Weiji didn't know that the Liao army had actually been reinforced by a strange army to the west road, and he now had only one thought in his mind, to go to a decisive battle with Yelu Xiuge.

In this way, the battlefield on both sides will usher in the final decisive battle.

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