Chapter 52: The Battle of Tongguan (18)
Seeing that Zhao Huan was silent, Yu Yunwen continued to finish talking about the countermeasures, because he was too dangerous, he was uneasy, and his face was also revealed.
The emperor is the emperor after all, and he will not agree to such a risky adventure. If you blame yourself for this strategy, it's fine, if you burden Yao Pingzhong again, then it's really not good.
He got this way of dealing with it by himself, and even Yao Pingzhong didn't know it, so after listening to it, he also showed surprise on his face.
Seeing Yu Yunwen's worried look, Yao Pingzhong shook his head slightly at him, signaling that the other party didn't have to take it to heart, with the friendship between the two of them, advancing and retreating together was fame and fortune, and he hadn't taken it to heart yet.
At this moment, there was only silence above the city.
Kang Chengxun's hands were sweating and clasping together, he had the heart to reprimand this young Confucian who dared to be big, but when he saw Zhao Huan's contemplative face, he knew that the emperor was very moved, and he thought about it, although Yu Yunwen's plan was too risky, it was also a wonderful move.
After a long time, Zhao Huan finally nodded, and laughed at Yu Yunwen: "Okay, if you Yu someone doesn't dare to make this move, although it is dangerous, but today's situation is like this, it is better to take a risk and die, even if you die, it is more happy!" Anyway, I will allow you to do this, and temporarily grant you the post of Chang'an defense envoy, and you will have full authority to deploy men and horses, and even the soldiers at the head of the city. ”
He agreed so readily, Yu Yunwen was taken aback, and subconsciously replied first: "How dare the minister be, the minister is just a white body, even if it is a plan, it needs to be handled by the ministers around His Majesty." ”
Zhao Huan shook his head and smiled: "Extraordinary times do extraordinary things, what can't be done." When you were in Lin'an, you helped Miao Liu Er defend the city and built a miracle feat. I've been going to reuse you a long time ago. And today's offer is all your opinion, and it is naturally up to you to do it with all your might. ”
Seeing that Yu Yunwen still didn't agree, Zhao Huan said again: "What, don't you dare?" If you don't dare, how dare you rap in front of me! ”
"Why don't you dare! Your Majesty has an order, how dare the minister not obey the edict! ”
Yu Yunwen is young in the end. was provoked by Zhao Huan, but he was patient and unbelieving, and immediately agreed. Seeing Zhao Huan's face showing approval, he couldn't help but say to the emperor: "Your Majesty is really an extraordinary lord, and he can do such an extraordinary thing." The battle of Chang'an and Tongguan. My king will win, and Your Majesty will surely go down in history. ”
Zhao Huan smiled bitterly: "Now it's just sitting and waiting to be beaten, and it may not be able to resist." After this pass, the Jin people will be driven back to Liaodong, and it will not be too late to come back to praise the saints at that time. ”
"Yes."
Yu Yunwen saluted Zhao Huan with a very beautiful and chic posture, and retracted the conversation very simply.
Shicai's words of praise for Zhao Huan, even if they really came from the heart. A young man like him, who had received a strict Confucian education and was very arrogant, would not say or disdain to say it.
Since the emperor appointed him as a defense envoy, all the soldiers and horses in the city were naturally deployed by him. Together with more than a dozen guards around Kang Chengxun and Zhao Huan's only remaining squad guards. and all the money was allocated to him for assignment.
"Inform the privy envoy Lord Zhang, and order the people to go to the city in a while, do not issue swords, only long soldiers such as spears and iron spears, and those who are good at archery will receive bows and crossbows to shoot arrows with archers."
"Yes."
"Ordered that no more stones and trees should be moved. Take more oil and cotton cloth and go to the city. ”
"Yes."
"Adjust more big shields, you don't have to take care of the inventory, you can take as many as you have."
"Yes!"
"Ordered all the Mongol cavalry to assemble under the city gates. Order someone to quietly move away the sandbags and stones that blocked the city gate! ”
"Huh?"
"Go quickly!"
"Yes."
Although Yu Yunwen was dressed in white, when he was dispatched. But it is free and calm. Under his infection, even the generals at all levels around him at the head of the city looked much more relaxed.
Zhang Jun and others, although they didn't understand the purpose of the instructions issued by the city, but the emperor was at the head of the city, and the privy councillors were responsible for promoting the affairs of the people, so they had to do it one by one when they didn't go to the city to ask.
However, the sandbags and stones at the city gate were removed, and the soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to agree anyway, and only opened it until Zhao Huan asked him to proclaim the festival.
When the things that blocked the gate were moved away in the same way, dozens of soldiers guarding the city gate turned pale one by one, and although the weather was cool in late autumn, they were sweating profusely.
No matter how urgent the situation at the head of the city, this blocked gate always gives people a considerable sense of security, and when it is moved, the wooden-clad iron gate is like a piece of paper, and it will be opened as soon as it is hit. Behind it, the people who had been sheltered felt like they had been stripped of their robes, naked, and full of uneasiness and fear.
When Zhao Huan learned of this, he was not surprised, and smiled at Yu Yunwen: "As expected, not only did the enemy not expect that we would dare to attack the city, but even our own people could not imagine it." ”
Yu Yunwen smiled and replied: "That's right, the wonder of the art of war is to be unexpected, that is, to think about what ordinary people can't think and dare not think about, so that it can be done." ”
Zhao Huan nodded with a smile in agreement.
In fact, he has read the history of the Ming Dynasty, and knows that when Zhu Wen was guarding Hongdu, Chen Youliang 600,000 people, day and night attack, the city was almost unprotected several times, when attacking the Fuzhou Gate guarded by the general Deng Yue, the city wall was cut by a big knife, if it was not for Deng Yu's quick decision, using musketeers to repel the enemy, and ordering to repair the city wall, with many years of experience in the battlefield to fight and kill, he forced the soldiers to repair the city wall with arrows in the place where the arrows rained, which could be defended, and it was extremely dangerous.
However, when the main force of Chen Youliang's department attacked the Zhangjiang Gate guarded by the general Xue Xian, Xue Xian was extremely brave, and he actually opened the city gate, rushed out with the cavalry, and beat the unprepared enemy army to the ground, and the besieging side had a lot of troops, but suffered a big loss in this section.
The so-called timid are afraid of the earth, and the bold are afraid of dying, this is the reason.
It was precisely because he knew about this public case that Zhao Huan immediately agreed after Yu Yunwen put forward the idea of opening the city to fight. At the same time, he also hated himself for having read the Twenty-five History, but when he really encountered something, he didn't turn knowledge into wisdom.
As he was talking, the Jin soldiers a few miles away from the opposite side of the city had been prepared, after more than an hour of repairing, eating and drinking, and the encouragement of the generals at all levels of the Jin Army, and then thinking of the benefits of catching the Song Emperor, after breaking the city, you can enjoy the excitement of killing and plundering, tens of thousands of Jin troops slowly stood up in the rumbling drums, first lined up, and then lined up in turn, in the rhythmic drum beat, marching towards the city wall.
In fact, without waiting for mobilization, these savage-like armies that have not yet been civilized like fierce beasts have tenacious nerves that ordinary soldiers can hardly have, and in front of them, there are thousands of comrades who died in battle, and under the city, they discarded the military flags, and dozens of damaged ladders, some of which have scattered and fallen under the city, and some of which are still half-cut, lying quietly on the city wall.
The thick smell of blood in the air did not frighten them, but only irritated them even more. The closer they were to the city, the Song army at the head of the city could also see their faces.
There was no fear, no panic, only a tyrannical face full of murderous intent under the rage.
The drums of the Song army at the head of the city also sounded, no need to mobilize, no need to explain the importance of this battle, countless soldiers of the forbidden army who were still full of fatigue and sadness, either holding shields and knives in their hands, or holding bows and arrows, stood silently at the front of the city, waiting to meet the enemy's first wave of fierce attacks.
The creaking of the bed crossbow resounded, and with a buzzing sound, crossbow arrows began to shoot out, speeding towards the enemy who was getting closer and closer. At first, before it was shot, when it got closer, the dull and dull sound of the giant arrow entering the human body began to sound, followed by the screams and wails of the enemies who had been shot.
Closer, the crossbowmen began to shoot, and countless arrows were filled together, released, and when the arrows broke through the air, they made a thunderous crackling sound.
The smell of blood in the air grew stronger.
When they got closer, the archers of the golden soldiers began to shoot back, and at first there was a sparse rain of arrows floating on the city, and then it became more and more dense, and there began to be people who had not been armoured and not protected by shields, or fell silently to the ground, or did not die for a while, but were extremely seriously wounded, and let out a low moan.
The golden soldiers began to charge at a very close distance, and the archers shot more and more densely, and many arrows were shot on the city plate, shooting the pit and pit of the city built of blue bricks, and the stone dust was splashed.
The ground seemed to tremble, and the Song people at the head of the city were like lonely boats floating on the sea, scattered and swayed by the waves of the sky.
Countless people's faces changed color, their hands trembled, and the courage and killing intent exuded by tens of thousands of elite Jurchen warriors of the Jin Kingdom when they were desperate to break the city in a battle, were so terrifying and so fierce.
They began to rush to the bottom of the city, erecting a well-established ladder and a few hooks, because the city wall was short, and they were also thrown to the head of the city, and when they were caught firmly behind the city, there were Jurchens with sharp skills, with knives in their mouths and ropes with both hands, and crawled towards the city.
At this moment, the only ones whose faces did not change and whose complexions remained unchanged in the center of the storm were only Zhao Huan and a few others.
Yu Yunwen stood by the gate of the city tower, looked back at the emperor who was talking to him, only to see that the other party did not move, and when he saw that he turned his head to look, he nodded slightly to show that he was okay.
He was both respectful and excited in his heart, and when he saw that some people among the people were panicking, he shouted: "Pass the order, and if someone dares to take a step back, he will be beheaded immediately!" Tell everyone that at this time, taking a step back from the city cannot be guaranteed, and the enemy will inevitably slaughter the city when he enters the city, think more about his wife, children and old people at home, it is better to die than to kneel and behead people! ”
After saying that, he stepped forward and paid close attention to the situation in the city.
The oil was poured down, and the smell of burnt human flesh came from the air, and because there was not much preparation, there were also quilts and clothes collected from the homes of the people in the city, which were also contaminated with fire oil and thrown at the foot of the city.
For a time, the smoke was billowing on Chang'an City, and the smoke was so smoky that it was invisible.