Chapter 278: Liu Yuan commits suicide!
The entire peripheral battle went extremely smoothly, and in less than an hour, all the outer positions of Jinyang City fell into the hands of the Great Jin. At this time, all the Huns retreated into the city and entrenched themselves.
Liu Yuan's move to give up the battle for the city wall with the Jin army so decisively aroused the vigilance of the senior generals of the Jin army. But everyone didn't take it to heart, even if the Huns had a conspiracy to Jin the army, they were not afraid!
The battle for Jinyang had shifted from the periphery to the interior at this time, and the two warring sides were about to begin a fierce street battle. Street fighting is undoubtedly the most difficult of any era, and the attacking army, after entering an unfamiliar city, has to constantly worry about the enemy hidden from the surrounding houses and ruins. In addition, the defenders can calmly block or move by virtue of their familiarity with the terrain, which increases the difficulty for the attacking side.
This was also the only way Liu Yuan thought of to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army, and the Hu people thought that they could defeat the Jin army in the field with the Hu people's riding and archery skills. But the facts showed that this road did not work at all, and later Liu Yuan found that instead of being wiped out by the Jin army in the field battle, it was better to 'attack the enemy's strength with his own shortcomings'!
The decisive battle with the Jin army in the city seemed to give up the cavalry and archery skills that the Hu people were good at, but in fact, the Hu people could use the buildings in the city to avoid the killing of the Jin army, and at the same time, they could also get close and shoot the Jin army with bows and arrows. In this way, it seems that the Huns gave up their advantage, but in fact they had the upper hand by a large margin.
"How's the battle going on the front?" Zu Ti walked into the headquarters and asked about joining the army.
From the very beginning of the war, fierce artillery battles never ended. Even if he stayed in the rear, he could hear the fierce artillery fire. But after the afternoon, the sound of the cannon gradually stopped, and only one or two cannon shots could be heard occasionally.
"General, the Huns have retreated to the city, and our army is engaged in street battles with the enemy, but the Huns' resistance is very fierce, and our army's losses have skyrocketed!" The soldier replied.
"It seems that this is a pit dug for us by the Huns, waiting for us to jump into it! Send a telegram to the front line, telling them to fight steadily and steadily, and not to be greedy for merit. We still have plenty of time. You can gradually wipe out the Huns in the city! Zu Ti reminded.
The Battle of Jinyang. It was the last battle against the Huns, and after solving the Huns here, the Great Jin basically completed all the pre-war goals. The security situation in the north will be completely changed, except for Yunzhong, Jiuyuan and other Henan regions that have not yet been recovered. Other traditional territories have been recovered.
So for this battle. Dajin can't afford to make any mistakes. Zu Ti would rather spend a little more time than show his flaws and be caught by the enemy. And Jinyang must be defeated, the Huns must be annihilated, and Liu Yuan must be beheaded!
"Yes. Checkmate! The army immediately sorted out Zu Li's latest orders, and then sent heralds to all the departments on the front.
At this time, Jinyang City was already in the midst of a war. Under the fierce bombardment of the artillery fire of the Xiang army, most of the buildings in the entire Jinyang City have become ruins, and there are very few intact buildings.
In the whole city, the Xiang army was gradually clearing the Huns in the city with small units of Shi and Wu, and gradually compressing the scope of activities of the Huns. Although half of it had fallen into the hands of the Jin army, the Huns still inflicted a large number of casualties on the Xiang army. The Huns always hid in the shadows and used bows and arrows to shoot the Jin army, and many of the Xiang soldiers were shot by the other party unknowingly.
"Whoosh!" A few feathered arrows flew past the scalps of a group of van soldiers, who immediately rolled into the corner and lay down.
"Shi Chang, on the upper floor in front, there are a few Huns." A stout soldier at the front of the group, cleverly ducked around a street corner and reported to a chief.
"Hmmm! Got it, dog, you take three people to cover up, and Lao Tzu will personally lead people to kill these turtle grandchildren! As he spoke, he saw Shi Chang quietly approaching the target with five soldiers, and it could be seen that this was a restaurant, but somehow it escaped the shelling of the Jin army, and now it has been occupied by several Huns and has become a place to attack the Xiang army.
Soon, several soldiers of the Xiang Army in the back stretched out the barrels of their guns from the ruins to provide fire cover for their comrades marching in front, and as long as the Huns dared to show their heads, they immediately opened fire.
"Bang bang! Rumble! Rumble! From time to time, there was a crisp sound of gunfire and explosions, which was a fierce battle between the soldiers of the Xiang army and the Huns in the city. The Huns, who had no way out, burst out with great combat effectiveness, and they desperately wanted to kill all the Jin troops in the city.
"Whoosh!" Suddenly, a crisp arrow broke through the air, and a sharp arrow shot by a Hun accurately hit a Jin soldier who was sneaking, and the soldier fell to the ground with a scream, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. Seeing this, the other sergeants immediately hid next to the nearest obstacle.
"Nd, damn it!" Seeing this, Shi Chang was furious, and saw him pick up his musket and shoot it in front of him to vent the depression in his heart. The sharpshooters, who were in charge of covering in the rear, began a sniper operation. At this time, a Hun hiding upstairs quietly leaned out and prepared to attack the Jin army with a bow and arrow, but unfortunately he didn't know that he had already become a prey in the eyes of others.
"Bang!" The shots rang out, the sniper fired, and the first bullet hit the head of the Hun soldier, shooting the opponent in the head.
"Rush!" Seeing that the target was killed, Shi Chang took the opportunity to order. The remaining soldiers immediately rushed towards Xiaolou quickly. At a distance of tens of meters, it rushed in a few seconds.
"Grenades!" Shi Chang shouted.
A soldier kicked the door open, and a grenade, which was still smoking, was thrown in.
"Boom!" After the explosion, the room inside was filled with gunsmoke. The sergeant immediately rushed in and began to clean up the remaining Huns inside, sparing every house. Every time I go upstairs or enter a room, I throw a grenade to find my way. With such cooperation, the Huns in this three-story restaurant were quickly wiped out.
The Jin army paid the price of three soldiers wounded, and wiped out a total of six Huns in the restaurant. Sure enough, after entering the street battle, the Jin army was still greatly restricted, and the casualties paid were much larger than before. Although the Huns were constantly being wiped out, every step forward in the Jin army had to pay a huge price.
However, these casualties are worth it, and the Huns in Jinyang City are being compressed little by little. When they were brought together, it was the moment when the Huns were completely destroyed! pay
After a period of adaptation, the Xiang army gradually formed a street fighting mode of suppressing with muskets and opening the way with grenades, and as time passed, the losses of the Jin army became smaller and smaller. If you encounter a difficult place to conquer, blow it up with a gunpowder bag!
The street fighting was very fierce, and the Huns' will to resist was also very strong, and these Huns, who had no way to retreat, had long become insensitive, they only knew how to kill, and kept killing! Throughout the city of Jinyang, the Huns were fighting with the Jin army for control of every house and street.
Street fighting is the most dangerous for any soldier. But the good thing. After a fierce battle, the Xiang army has preliminarily summed up a set of tactics for street fighting, so that it can effectively ensure its own casualties and kill and injure a large number of enemy troops.
By the time it was getting dark, most of Jinyang City had fallen into the hands of the Jin army, and the Huns had been compressed into a very small area centered on the imperial palace. At this time, there were less than 10,000 Huns left, and the rest were either captured or killed by the Jin army, and the Xiang army also paid nearly 30,000 casualties, which can be described as the largest casualty battle since the start of the war.
"Boom!" After a loud bang, as the smoke cleared, the ancestors and generals who were watching the battle under Jinyang City clearly saw that the Jinyang Palace had been blown up several gaps, and a large number of Jin troops were pouring into the palace. In order to compete for the first credit, the officers of all ministries unanimously issued an order to seize the palace.
Since everyone rushed to enter the imperial city, it was inevitable to crowd each other, which affected the speed of the army entering the imperial city, and even more than a dozen soldiers were injured by stampede because of overcrowding.
Fortunately, the front-line soldiers soon discovered this problem, and immediately restrained the various departments, and soon the Jin army restored order, and the chaos was completely controlled.
At the time of the explosion, Liu Yuan was venting hysterically in the palace, he knew the hatred of the Han people for him, and he didn't think that there would be a good outcome. Anyway, all his sons were killed in battle, his subordinates were also killed in battle, and his people were removed from the Han because of his ambitions. By this time, Liu Yuan had actually had nothing to love, and after he personally killed his queen and concubine, he began to prepare for suicide, he didn't want to fall into the hands of the Han people and suffer all the insults!
Listening to the sound of footsteps and shouts of killing coming from outside, Liu Yuan barely calmed down, and he didn't have time to think about resisting anymore, and he didn't even think about running away. Not long before, his uncle Liu Xuan died at the hands of the Han Chinese, and now it will be his turn soon! He glanced around the room with a nostalgic look, then picked up a sword and held it around his neck......
There were more than 10,000 Huns remaining in the palace, but some of them were buried alive after the explosion or the collapsed city wall. Although the remaining Huns were not actually harmed, the living Huns were completely frightened into a frightened bird and a fish that slipped through the net.
To make matters worse, at this time, the senior generals of the Huns were basically dead and wounded, and no one came out to reorganize them. At this time, another news came out that made the Huns even more devastated: Liu Yuan committed suicide!
Liu Yuan's suicide became the last straw that crushed the Huns, since the news came out, the Huns completely gave up resistance, the Jin army in the palace after cleaning up the enemy army, in a secret room found the Hun leader Liu Yuan, who had killed himself, next to him lay several of his women. (To be continued......)