Volume 2 Bianliang Mistake Chapter 226 Meng Nuan (4)
In front of the fort, the fire light and smoke rose to the sky, and the smell of burnt smell wafted in bursts. Such a tragic killing scene is that since the Jurchens raised their troops, it is rare to see the key passes of the famous Liao cities along the way.
The level of the Liao people defending the city was originally coarser than that of the Song people. Although the Liao people's combat effectiveness continued to degenerate, they still adhered to the tradition of field warfare and did not put much effort into defending the city.
At the beginning of the Jurchen army, there were few soldiers, and the Liao people fought with the idea of flattening the drum and repeatedly mobilized a large army to fight with the Jurchen army and horses in the field, but they were defeated and destroyed again and again. After the main force was lost and the Liao lord was far away. The whole Liao country has lost its courage, and the Jurchen iron cavalry is coming, looking at the wind and surrendering, or rushing to the road. There was no defensive battle in the infant city that was defended by the weight.
Not to mention the Jurchen Western Route Army, which marched all the way west and swept until the Liao collapsed. Along the way, it is either outside the desert or the grassland is poor. There are basically no fortified forts. The knowledge of siege warfare is not much worse than their field combat level.
In front of Jiazi Fort, it was actually Guo Rong's department, which was based on the Song army as the backbone and equipped with a large number of guarding equipment that only the Song army had. Coupled with Meng Nuan, a ruthless guy, he turned the front of Jiazi Fort into a place of corpses. Let the Jurchen military horses see how cruel the siege battle is in its true face!
But Yinshuke was still as pale as iron, and under the banner of Le Ma, he loudly ordered the drums to be beaten, urging the Jurchen heavy armored infantry soldiers to step forward and attack the city.
Wanyan Xiyin glanced at Yinshuke and wanted to say something, but in the end, his face was ugly and he didn't speak.
Although Wanyan Xiyin's ability to lead the army in combat, he has always been under the famous generals such as Yinshu and Wanyan Lou. But at this moment, among the Jurchen generals, who is really a wine bag and a rice bag?
He could also see the current situation on the battlefield at a glance.
Now in front of the Jiazi Fort, the smoke is soaring into the sky. It also obscured the view of the defenders on Fort A. The heavily armored infantry warriors had already pounced in front of the trench, and if they went any further, they would be able to reach the bottom of the fort walls. And the two-winged Jurchen light cavalry can also dismount and follow, and suppress the city head with a strong bow and crossbow. With the bravery of the Jurchen armor, there is still a chance to succeed. At this time, let the heavily armored infantry warriors retreat under the enemy's bow and crossbow, and the casualties paid will not be light, so it is better to go to Bo Ta Damn fight!
And the defenders don't know why. The overall rhythm of the garrison is also out of order. The fight in front of the fort is like a pot of porridge. In addition to the support of the B-shaped fort with a bow and crossbow. Yingzhou Chengsai has not yet dispatched troops and horses to counterattack at this moment. Normally, after a wave of siege horses and horses, the city will select a front to attack, prevent the enemy from retreating from far, and establish a starting base closer to the city. Moreover, the siege equipment abandoned on the battlefield must be burned and destroyed, so that it will not be used by the enemy again.
People are not iron-beaten, and they don't feel it when they are in battle. A fierce battle was fought. Many armored warriors consume a lot. The defenders were also wounded, and they had to replenish the defenders in the fort immediately, and the ordnance consumed, and the wounded had to be transported out - the small fort on the periphery was too small, and there were strong enemies outside, and the wounded were tossing and moaning and wailing around them. It has a great impact on the morale of the military.
Therefore, if the outer fortress persists, it must be supported by the military horses in the city at any time. I don't know what is wrong with Yingzhou City, and I didn't come to the aid at this favorable time! With this opportunity in front of you, how can you let it slip by?
And in the siege battle, once you decide to attack the city, you must take advantage of it. Attacking with flesh and earth, gold and iron, after a few advances and retreats, the morale of the army immediately declined. It's hard to pull yourself together - before the city breaks. The ratio of casualties between the attackers and the defenders is simply too great. If you can't attack it once, you can only encircle it for a long time. Prepare more siege equipment, restore the morale of the army, raise more military funds, and try to break the city - or simply surround the defenders and cannot defend them anymore.
Once you start to fight the city, since there is still a chance to break the city, you can't let it go!
Wanyan Xiyin glanced at the situation on the battlefield, and couldn't help but glance at Yinshuke with a gloomy face, listening to the deafening drumming of the Chinese army. Think about it for Yinshu, today's exorcism is mostly because the surnamed Meng is guarding the Jiazi Fort, and the surnamed Meng has communicated with Yinshu Ke to sneak the news, and he will test it with his life, and it would be better to take the Jiazi Fort first.
Unexpectedly, this surnamed Meng was so ruthless and killed too badly. The fierce scene in front of the Jiazi Fort made their hearts shake slightly. If you retreat at this moment, the Jurchen military horse, which has always been indomitable, will also be slightly frustrated. As soon as the army's morale fell, I don't know how long it will take to attack Yingzhou again - now Zong Han is waiting, where can he afford to delay?
Taking advantage of the fact that the reinforcements from Yingzhou City Fortress did not know why they did not arrive, the defensive rhythm of the defenders was a little disjointed. And the Jurchen military horses and two Mouke also relied on the consumption of their lives to approach the small fortress of this straight thief, so it is better to gamble again!
This silver skill can always keenly grasp the small opportunities on the battlefield, and the decision is extremely fast. It's no wonder that although he and Zong Han are closer in blood, Zong Han always loves this guy from a small clan more!
Thinking of this, Wanyan Xiyin couldn't help but have a thought in his heart, he will lose his mother again for a while, see how you explain in front of Zong Han?
Wanyan Xiyin was turning his thoughts here, but Yinshu was dignified, looking at the battlefield in front of him, and his whole mind was absorbed in it, focusing on the hundreds of Jurchen armor soldiers who used the cover of fireworks to go straight to the Jiazi Fort!
Under the Jiazi Fort, the Jurchen Mou Kehulu is a short and sturdy man. Although it is not high, it is extremely wide horizontally. He was covered with two layers of heavy armor, and every step he took felt as if he could be nailed into the ground. He gasped heavily under his visor, and from time to time let out a short shout, urging the soldiers around him to hurry up to the city while the smoke was still thick.
And the Jurchen infantry warriors also gasped for breath like Hu Lu, took out the fastest speed after putting on the armor, and kept up with the team step by step.
Beside them, the Jurchen light horsemen had already dismounted and crossed at high speed on both sides. They were only half-armoured, and everyone was wielding a strong bow in their hands, holding three arrows in their hands, and biting one in their mouths. In a blink of an eye, they rushed to the front.
At this moment, near the left side of the trench, hundreds of bullets were barely holding their feet, desperately releasing arrows towards the Jiazi Fort. A rain of arrows from the side swept in, and from time to time a man fell crookedly into the dense pile of corpses in the trench, making the road to Guò more stable.
The Jurchen armor soldiers were pressing, and these pale heads did not dare to retreat and defend the passage. In the smoke, he fired the feathered arrow in his hand as fast as he could, regardless of what he was shooting. Others threw their bows and jumped into the ditch to stabilize the passage that had been improvised from the corpses of earth.
The Jurchen Mou Kenahai, who led these light horses, was the first to jump over, turned around and shouted: "Hu Lu, are you a girl?" So slow? If you don't get it, you can go up! ”
Nahai's men passed over him and took a stand. All of a sudden, it was a round of rapid fire. Holding his fingers between them, the feathered arrow in his mouth shot out at the head of the armor fort. Nahai shouted while shooting: "Hu Lu, I'll send you a set of girl's clothes!" You will be in my tent for Yahaizhen! ”
Hu Lu roared under his visor, like a wild beast. He quickened his pace again, and at once crossed the trench, behind him. The Jurchen infantry and heavily armored men marched one after another, passing by Nahai's side. Hu Lu pushed away the visor and smiled at him. Then he picked a long ladder that had not yet been knocked down, and rushed straight to it!
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On the Jiazi Fort, after a defensive battle that can be called a massacre. Under the smoke and flames in the sky, the defenders' faces were blackened, and they held on to the battlements to gasp. Meng Nuan held a long knife and walked around. From time to time, a few words of agitation.
Although it was basically a one-sided massacre, so many arrows were fired, and many crossbows were fired. He also threw down so many heavy ash bottles and oil jars, and poured the golden juice of the cauldron. Everybody was tired enough. Listening to the screams of the people who were driving the siege to flee, some people were so tired that they could barely stand up straight.
At this time, many people tried their best to look in the direction of Yingzhou Chengcheng in the smoke and flames, thinking that it was time to hear the arrival of reinforcements.
After seeing Shaoqing, I saw that Yingzhou City was closed as before, and someone couldn't help but scold: "Such a mongrel who entered the mother, is waiting for us to die?" What are we going to sell our lives? Just flashing and waiting for us to die in this big bird fortress? ”
One person speaks. Everyone should be in harmony. Even though these dozens of defenders are Meng Nuan's confidants. Meng Nuan walked to the edge of the sky, and they also followed. But at this moment, I can't hold back the resentment.
Someone began to encourage Meng Nuan: "General, what are we still doing here?" Death is a share. Yingzhou is not our foundation now! The birds and the Jurchens now know what we are capable of, and they should always be treated favorably. It's better than dying here for the princess of the Liao people! Grandpa doesn't care about heaven and earth, and every life is saved by the Lord, but he hasn't received half of the benefits from the Liao Emperor! ”
Meng Nuan also looked back at the direction of Yingzhou City Fortress from time to time with a long knife, and only then did he reply coldly: "Go to drive the Jurchen Tartars, and rot under the city wall like these raw mouths?" In this world, our own brothers are the most reliable! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sudden drum beat like thunder in the direction of the Jurchen Chinese army. Meng Nuan was stunned, and tried his best to look in the direction of the Jurchen army from the smoke and flames at the battlement, the fire under the city still did not subside, and some long ladders were also lit, crackling and burning, and the smoke was filled, and the Jurchen army was not clear in any case.
After a short pause, the rain of arrows that had been sporadically sweeping over the city suddenly became denser. A sergeant who looked out straight like Meng Nuan was shot in the door, and rolled down the fortress wall without snorting.
Meng Nuan suddenly shouted: "The Jurchens have come to attack the city by themselves!" Knock down all those long ladders! If you enter the mother, you have to fight hard! ”
When the sergeants heard Meng Nuan's shout, everyone was stunned, the casualties under the city were like this, the Jurchens were really dead, and they dared to attack the city?
Under Meng Nuan's loud order, someone wanted to get up and push the long ladder that had not yet burned against the battlement. But outside the fort I heard the sound of footsteps like thunder in the smoke, and I don't know how many people crossed the ditch, and the rain of arrows fell on the city like locusts. Even in armor, a few people were shot at the vital point, screaming and falling. The rain of arrows is getting denser and denser, and it does not leave the battlements. Under the suppression of the rain of arrows, where can dozens of long ladders be pushed down in an instant?
At this moment, in the smoke and flames, you can already see the figures under the fort, the heavy armor and foot warriors, straight under the fort. Wrapped in armor like iron lumps, they threw themselves into the long ladder that was still leaning against the fortress wall, and held it down. There are also armor soldiers, wielding long knives and short axes, on the edge ladder!
Behind these heavily armored infantry warriors, I don't know how many archers lined up in the smoke, and rows of feathered arrows poured straight over without stopping, suppressing the defenders on the fortress wall. The arrows and crossbow arrows shot from the side of the fort have never been broken, and the screams of arrows can be heard under the fort, but no one took a half step back, and the rain of arrows falling on the fort has not slowed down at all!
Meng Nuan knew in his heart that it was precisely because the reinforcements from Yingzhou City had not arrived that the Jurchens were given the opportunity to rush to the city again. As long as there are hundreds of horsemen attacking directly from the Yingzhou City Fortress, and there are two forts A and B to cover, how can the Jurchens stand in front of the Jiazi fort?
But the Jurchens are fierce. It's also unheard of. See the unseen. I obviously saw thousands of people rushing to the city and dying like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood under the Jiazi Fort, and without stopping for a moment, they attacked the city again! Even if you wear armor, don't you see that under so many guards, there is not much difference between wearing armor and not wearing armor?
Meng Nuan's henchmen crouched one by one near the battlement, and someone shouted: "General." It's down! I can't afford to take my life for that bird princess! We are hugging you, the general, how can we also ask for a place in the Jurchens! ”
The people who were close to Meng Nuan's left turned their eyes over. seemed to be waiting for Meng Nuan to say the word lower. All the people killed just now were the people who attacked the city for the Jurchens, and now if they kill and injure so many Jurchens, they will not be able to surrender when the time comes. The tyranny of the Jurchens, the people of the Northland. Who doesn't know?
And Meng Nuan just squatted behind the battlement with a calm face, and did not speak for a while. And the Jurchen heavy armored infantry soldiers under the fort have already rushed to the long ladder under the cover of the rain of arrows at this moment, stepped on the unextinguished flames, stepped on the soles of their feet and accumulated scorched corpses, and had already climbed the long ladder!
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On top of the Yingzhou city fortress, Guo Rong and a number of generals pounced in front of the battlement. They had a slightly better view here than the smoke-clad fort. I saw the Jurchen Chinese army beating the drums. Hundreds of Jurchen armor soldiers rushed to the front of the Jiazi Fort again.
At this moment, it is Kaesong to choose a striker. It's too late. The ferocity of the Jurchen military horses, even the generals who had fought to the death with the Jurchen Tartars in Yandi were once again shocked.
In front of the fort, there was already a sea of corpses and blood, and these hundreds of Jurchen military horses had no attacking tools, so they relied on the cover of hundreds of archers' arrows, stepped through the sea of fire, rushed through the smoke and flames, and attacked again! Under the rain of arrows from the side of the fort, the Jurchen military horses that pounced on the fort were shot down, along with the auxiliary troops such as the cangtou bullet press. The fort also uses a bed crossbow, and as long as the huge crossbow bolt hits, it can always take a few lives. People were constantly lying in the thick pile of corpses. But these Jurchen Tartars are still howling and rushing forward!
If the defenders of Jiazi Fort are from the elite of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army, they can still hold it with their forts and guards. After all, there are not enough attacking tools to rely on as cover, and the Jurchen Tartars are not heavenly soldiers.
But in the Jiazi Fort, it is Meng Nuan's department! The fight was already unexpected. Before the Jurchen military horse was fierce, no one dared to say how much desperate service he had for Guo Rong. Many generals are selfish for Meng Nuan, and they can be lowered at this time. Anyway, under Guo Rong, he is also an outsider, how big is the difference when he descends to the Jurchen Tartar?
Seeing that the Jurchen heavy armored infantry warriors had already rushed to the long ladder and began to climb, the Jiazi Fort still did not move. Everyone knows it, but I'm afraid that today's Jiazi Fort will be lost. The war that began at dawn was full of twists and turns, but I didn't expect to lose the outer fortress in one day!
Guo Rong turned around and glared at Ni Jie angrily, and Ni Jie was silent. If the striker is selected to attack in time today, maybe he will be able to keep the Jiazi Fort and drive the Jurchen army and horses back. But against Meng Nuan, who would dare to fill in this only elite lightly?
Guo Rong also understood this truth, although she was annoyed, she didn't say it in the end. Just frowning and stomping.
One day the outer fortress was lost, and the hearts of the soldiers in the city were shaken. How long can I support this state? What happened to the south? Have the reinforcements moved?
And under the banner of the Jurchen Chinese army, Wanyan Xiyin let out a breath, turned to Yinshuke and smiled: "It seems that it was taken, this surnamed Meng, after all, he didn't dare to be in front of the Jurchen army............ But even if he surrenders, it won't be much merit. What do I mean, send him as a pale head............ But it's a silver trick here, but you preside over it, and you have the final say. If you want to buy horse bones, you can do it. ”
Recently, after Yan Xiyin learned to read some Chinese books, he learned an allusion about buying horse bones with a thousand gold, and he immediately showed it off. But he didn't expect the pearl to be secretly cast, and Yinshuke frowned and snorted: "What bird and horse bones?" The battle is not over yet, and this fortress has not yet been taken! ”
On the Jiazi Fort, Meng Nuan suddenly stood up, raised his arms and shouted: "Straight mother thief, male husband, why bother to serve under others?" As long as these brothers are here, the world is so big, where can we go? And ended up happy! We have also laid a foundation in our own house, and don't look at people's faces! Driven by the Jurchens, I don't bother to call people to drink anymore! ”
"The one who enters the mother will beat the Jurchens down!"
At the shout, he had already lifted a stacked ash bottle in his hand and smashed it down. And the defenders in the fort are really Meng Nuan's intimate henchmen. Meng Nuan acted like this, and they didn't think about anything anymore, so they straightened up one after another, and threw all kinds of guards downward.
The Jurchen heavily armored people who were already on the ladder let out an irrepressible scream in the ash bottle fire pot and rolling wood that split their heads and covered their faces, just like the raw mouth that drove them to die, and rolled down from the long ladder one after another! (To be continued.) )
PS: I was suddenly shocked to hear the bad news that my peers had fallen in the snow for ten years, and I really didn't feel good. A good brother who loves his family............ But what can be done, it is incumbent.