Ask for tickets, ask for collections.

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The soldiers came from afar, but they couldn't rest yet.

The siege was scheduled for the early hours of the morning. Except for the main attackers of Deng She's headquarters, who seized the time to rest, the other departments were commanded by 100 households, and the Goryeo people in front of the trenches were concentrated, and Ha Guangxiu came forward, selected hundreds of strong men from them, and escorted them to the nearby mountains to cut down trees. He also sent troops to the surrounding villages and towns to collect vegetable oil, firewood, grass, and wooden planks to prepare for the siege.

The only large equipment that can be used in the army for siege is cannons, nest cars and so on. Therefore, it is necessary to make temporary things such as trench filling trucks, ladders, hitchhikers, and half-cut boats.

Before leaving Yongping, Deng She coerced the craftsmen in the city and the craftsmen among the upper class to form a battalion. The number is not large, about forty or fifty people. handed over to Lu Qianwu to command, with two thousand-person teams, rushed to work overnight.

General Chen Huzhu proposed to follow the tactics of the Mongols and drive the people of Goryeo to fill the trenches and block arrows. Dunsher refused without much thought. He even paid for the collection of vegetable oil and the like, so how could he use the people of Goryeo as meat shields to be wicked? What's more, with Hong Jixun, the head snake, he believes that he will be able to break the city soon.

It's been a busy night outside the city, and it's also a busy night inside the city. On two occasions, the enemy tried to disrupt their preparations with artillery and rockets, but the distance was too far and the range was not enough. The next day, three watches and one drum were cooked, four watches and two drums were cooked, and five watches and three quarters, the whole army beat the drum and gathered to attack the city.

The twin cities are close to the sea and have a humid climate. Although it is northerly, it is warmer than west of the Yalu River. Deng She chose the main gate as the main direction of attack, in front of the trench that was more than ten zhang wide, there was nothing empty at this time. A few cold stars hung in the sky, killing the desert.

Yang Wanhu and Chen Paizi invited themselves to be pioneers, and Deng She praised them. The role of the vanguard is very important: smooth and morale-boosting; Frustration, frustration of the army. He couldn't just hand it over to someone who didn't know the roots, so he chose Zhao Guo, led a thousand people, held half a boat, didn't light torches, and approached the trench at night.

The half-cut boat resembles a half-capsized boat, with four wooden pillars as corner posts to support the roof, and during the siege, four soldiers each held a pillar to shield the arrows. In addition to these four soldiers, under each boat, there were ten men who carried the soil dug up by the Goryeo people and were responsible for filling the trenches.

The enemies at the head of the city shouted and lit torches, and the city and the city shone as bright as day. The team was shouting loudly, and bows and arrows were fired. Because it was a temporary system, the half-cut ship was built a little rough, but it was very strong, and the top cover was connected with wooden planks and solid wood, which was impermeable. The bow could not penetrate, and after a short time, the first wave of soldiers who filled the trench returned, and half of the boat was full of bows and arrows, but there were no casualties.

The generals did not sleep all night, and at this time they all gathered next to Deng She and watched the battle together. Seeing this scene, Monk Li and Wen Huaguo laughed heartily; Chen Hu and others were also delighted.

The second wave of soldiers went outside the trench again, and the Koreans learned to be clever and switched to firing rockets. Deng She had already prepared, and before each wave of trench-filling soldiers set off, they poured a layer of permeable water on the top cover, and the rocket could not burn for a while. Occasionally, if there is fierce fire, you can wait until you return to the camp and put it out calmly.

The cannons at the head of the city began to roar. There is only one cannon in the Twin Cities, but if it can be targeted every time, the lethality is not small. With three cannons in a row, it hit a cluster of soldiers, and half of the ship could not resist it, and it shattered and sputtered. A few of the soldiers below were hit by iron bullets and fell in pieces. Unharmed, he pulled them up, bent over, and ran back as fast as he could. On the way, he was shot down by several more arrows.

The gunner dragged the two cannons in the army, positioned them at a fixed point, aimed at the cannon at the head of the city, and counterattacked three or four cannons one after another, but they didn't hit. The length of the artillery is too short, less than half a meter, and it is difficult to hit it from such a distance.

At the foot of the enemy's city wall, several caves were opened, and two or three hundred people rushed out with their waists on their waists, reached the enemy tower and war shed at the foot of the city, and got in. The position of the enemy tower and the battle tent is very low, almost at the level of half of the ship. The third wave of soldiers rushed up to fill the trench, and half of the boat could block the upper side, but could not block the opposite side. In a matter of moments, five or six were shot in the legs, feet, chest and abdomen by the enemy in the enemy tower and battle shed.

"Drums, cheers!" Dunshe commanded the artillery, adjusted the distance and distance, and solved the enemy's war tent first.

The majestic and heavy drum beat resounded throughout the army. The head of the enemy's city then beat the drums of war, and the two sides seemed to be relatively high, and the drums beat higher and higher. Night birds on the mountains in the distance flew in shock. The ground under the feet of Deng She and the others seemed to be shaken and trembled.

The drum in the army has spirit. Hitting it can shock the enemy's heart and strengthen my courage. The soldiers who have experienced the battle of the garrison, not to mention being reborn, at least they can adapt to the small battle in front of them. Amid the drums, shouts and shouts, the depth of the trenches slowly decreased.

They don't need to completely fill in the trenches of more than ten zhang, they only need to fill them up four or five zhang.

In the back camp, there is an urgent rush to build a trench truck, and the use of the trench truck is similar to that of a ladder. It's just that one is spreading upwards and the other is spreading forward. A plurality of trench filling trucks are placed together, and the width can reach several zhang, or even dozens of zhang. At both ends of the ditch was like a bridge, and the soldiers could rush through the ravine from above to the bottom of the city.

If it weren't for the lack of tools and the rush of time, the length of the trench filling car could only be seven or eight zhang at most, and no matter how long it was, it would not be possible to ensure the strength of the giant wood connection position.

The enemy towers and war sheds at the foot of the city collapsed into piles after a few shots. Two or three hundred Goryeo soldiers were killed and wounded, and the rest had nowhere to stay, so they had to go back to the city from the cave of the Tibetan soldiers.

At the head of the city, Zhao Duchi appeared again. They had been deliberating all night last night, and they had not guessed the path of the invading army. He asked in a loud voice: "Why don't you come to answer the army?" ”

Deng She ordered Luo Guoqi and told him to go out and perfunctory. Yang Wanhu and Chen Paizi asked for battle again. The rogue people they brought were all thieves, with swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and they all knew how to get them. Dunshe gave them a dozen half-cut boats, and after the soldiers who filled the trenches, drew their bows and crossbows, and counterattacked the archers in the city. He also personally commanded the musketeers, lined up in the rear, and opened fire on the city.

The range of the firebolts is farther than the arrows, and they can shoot into the city, but the city cannot shoot them. The enemy's artillery was too busy dealing with half of the ships to pay attention to them. For a while, they took advantage of it, and shot one after another, so that the Goryeo people could not stand on the city wall.

Two or three of them shot accurately, but they did not work as a cannon and killed the enemy's gunners. Soon, however, a new gunner took over. A dozen enemy soldiers, holding shields, surrounded by guards.

"General of the castle, please listen to the words of this general. My city is strong, with plenty of food and grass, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and countless fierce generals. The art of war is cloudy, and ten rules surround it. When you come from afar, the soldiers are tired, and there are only 10,000 people, how can you capture the city? Zhao Duchi, the head of the city, said loudly, analyzed for Deng She, finished, and said, "You can't wait to attack, although I will win the battle, but the adults of Wanhu don't want the people in the city to be uneasy." It is specially given that if you are short of food and wages, you should do your best to satisfy your words. In this way, wouldn't it be better for both sides to strike the army? ”

With his words, he openly asked for a halt to fight, and secretly shook Deng Shejun's heart.

Deng She frowned when he heard this. Listening to Luo Guoqi, who was hiding under half of the boat, he was unhurried and replied: "General Chengshang, what you said is wrong. What kind of food and grass is sufficient, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, a bunch of nonsense, can't coax us and so on. I don't know your details, how can my general rashly attack? It is expected that you still don't know, but in my army at this time, there are people from your Shuangcheng Hong family. You are in the city, and my general is clear.

"Twin Cities, this is not your land of Goryeo, and it is not right. Those who are not righteous will be nameless. Our army has attacked sharply, and since the crossing of the river, everywhere you have passed, you have been invincible in Goryeo Prefecture and have surrendered to pay money. Lang'er lonely city, why should I be the victorious army? What's more, after our army, there are hundreds of thousands of Liaodong troops, which are about to start. The general of my family has a saying, those who surrender to the city will be in their original position; Those who surrender to the soldiers and the common people will be rewarded generously. ”

The cannons roared and the arrows rained down, and the two of them refused to give in to each other, boasting and belittling each other with all their might. After two or three rounds of confrontation, Zhao Duchi was defeated, and Luo Guoqi returned to the camp victoriously. Deng She smiled, argued before the battle, and defeated the enemy's morale, which should be a great achievement. When the order Chen Hu wrote down.

Combined with Hong Jixun's city defense map, the artillerymen studied the walls of the twin cities and chose the west corner of the weakest city gate as a breakthrough. The two cannons and firearms were all mobilized to concentrate their firepower and attack one point. For a moment, the stones flew violently, and the city shook and the pool shook. The soldiers on the walls of the city were unsteady and scurryed away.

Nearly noon, the ditch was filled four zhang long and ten zhang wide. Deng She gave the order, and the towering nest car behind him waved the flag, sounded the golden gong, and Zhao Guo led his subordinates to snatch back the corpses of the soldiers who died in the battle when filling the trench, and retreated together. Next, it was Monk Li's turn to come out. Still holding half of the ship on top, several hundred-man teams lifted the trench cart and rushed to the trench with cannon stones and bows.

Unfolded the shelf with all his hands and feet, and landed heavily on the opposite side, kicking up a cloud of dust. Jiang Zhongxiang, a Wanhu of Goryeo, personally went to the city, and Li Chenggui stood by his side.

The two of them didn't know what to say, and the soldiers of the city tower stirred the chariot, put down the gang, and hung down in front of the city gate. The board is wrapped with iron nails, which is thick and solid, enough to prevent the enemy from clashing with the city gates. Zhao Duchi held the command flag, waved it a few times, and a large group of archers gathered, and the ignited rockets rose into the sky and fell densely towards the frame plate of the trench filler.

The trench filling truck is drenched with water, and it can be kept safe for the time being. Monk Li shouted and shouted, and drove his subordinates to brave the rain of fire and rush through the trench. Leave two centurians behind, extinguish the rockets, and protect the shelf.

Yang Wanhu and Chen Paizi, who were shooting arrows in front, were so successful that they let out a shout, and took off their upper body armor with their three hundred men. These wanderers, all of them have embroidery, or dragons and tigers, or eagles, coiled on their bodies, and their muscles stretch as if they were living creatures. Some of them are even carved all over their bodies, and among the smoke and arrows, their heads are scattered, and they look hideous and terrifying.

According to the laws of the Yuan Dynasty, thieves were caught three times before they were eligible to be exiled to Liaoyang. It can be seen from this that these people are all habitual offenders, and the place where they were exiled is extremely bitter and cold, and the time they stay for a long time increases the barbaric atmosphere. All of them are light deaths.

Deng She saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but praise secretly. Chen Pai ran forward, knelt down, raised his head and shouted: "General, the villain is willing to follow General Li to cross the ditch and attack the city together!" ”

He and Yang Wanhu worked in Liaoyang for several months to clean up and clean toilets, and they were angry. Switching to Dunshe was just a reluctant choice at first. Later, I saw that he was different from Sha Liuer, and he didn't pay attention to whether he was a disciple or not; The military appearance is also spectacular and well-equipped. Moreover, they really had no other place to vote, so Chen Paizi repeatedly stopped Yang Wanhu and settled in the army.

I also listened to Deng She's promise, as long as he made meritorious service, he would not hesitate to reward him. Looking at Deng She's words and deeds, he is not like a person who has no faith in his words; Therefore, this siege of the city, one after another, enthusiastically asked for battle.

Dunshe immediately nodded in agreement. He also wanted to see how powerful this bandit was.

At this time, at the edge of the city, Monk Li had already erected two cloud ladders. The ladder is not simply a ladder, there is a carriage under the folded ladder, and six wheels are placed. The carriage is completely enclosed and covered with raw cowhide. The soldiers who moved the ladder hid inside, not afraid of their bows. Moreover, the four sides of the ladder were wrapped in confiscated quilts and felt skins, and the smoke and rockets were impenetrable and could not be lit.

The light drum advances, and the heavy drum hits. The sound of war drums in the camp became heavier, and Monk Li swung his knife to cut down the arrows that came over, urging the soldiers to climb the ladder to the city. Two or three of his own soldiers lifted their one-man high shields and surrounded him, front and back, left and right.

Li Zifan personally took the lead, and more than a dozen monks and ten masters drove their subordinates with the back of their knives, and they all went up the ladder in a disorderly manner. Faced with this ant-attached scene, Jiang Zhongxiang and Li Chenggui were not panicked and ordered gently. In the battlements of the city wall, more than a dozen rows of forked trees poked out, aimed at the ladder, and pushed hard. The soldiers who fixed the ladder under the city shouted encouragement, confronted the city in both directions, and struggled to stabilize it so that the ladder would not fall.

A dozen or so climbed fast to the middle of the ladder.

On the horse faces and castle towers protruding from the left and right of the city wall, arrows flew wildly, shooting down several red scarves on the ladder. The horse face is also called the hard building, the straight city wall is built here, protrudes a few meters to the outside, and after walking a few meters, it falls back again, keeping the original straight. Soldiers can stand on this raised platform, cross fire, and cover the walls.

The soldier who fell from the height, screaming, crashed into the crowd under the dense ladder. He fell to his death on the spot, his brain burst, and his flesh and blood flew everywhere. This kind of death is much more terrible than dying on flat ground. Can't stand the visual impact, a few timid, take a few steps back.

Monk Li rushed forward step by step, kicked them to the ground, threatened with a saber, and shouted angrily: "Military order, those who take a step back, behead!" ”

The armies remembered the soldiers who died at the hands of the prison in the camp battle. With a little courage, I continued to climb in line. Monk Li selects archers to shoot the enemy on the horse's face and the castle tower to protect the ladder. Personally pick up a hitchhiker and use the iron hook on it to hook the Venerable Master.

The Gaoli soldier didn't notice, and he really hooked one down. Falling down, Chen Pai waved a knife to cut off his head and held it in his hand. The soldiers gathered around cheered in unison, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Seeing that the row of forked wood was eager to work, Jiang Zhongxiang gave another order. Brought over a few wolf fangs. The battlements were placed, the winch was turned, and the long, thick log was lifted and smashed horizontally onto the ladder. There were big nails on the solid wood, as sharp as wolf teeth, and two or three soldiers who were about to reach the battlement were instantly nailed through, and blood flew away, pouring the soldiers below. One of the soldiers had his armor stuck in the spikes, and he couldn't break free, screaming miserably, and struck back and forth with the clap of the wolf's fangs. Gradually, it fell silent.

Soon, the ladder broke.

Yang Wanhu, who was clinging to the halfway waist of the ladder, screamed and fell from mid-air. Seeing that he was about to fall to the ground, Chen Pai and several people rushed up desperately, using their bodies as cushions to catch him. Fortunately, Yang Wanhu took off his armor, and the person was thin and small, and the impact was not great. Around like this, the two who couldn't stand it spit out a mouthful of blood in unison.

There were four ladders that were carried over, one broken, and three more. Yang Wanhu jumped up from the ground, didn't care about the wounds on his body, waved his knife, and was about to rush to another cloud ladder.

At this time, in the barracks outside the trench, Mingjin collected his troops.

Not only Yang Wanhu, but Monk Li was also very unwilling. Looking back, the soldiers who remained on the trench filling truck could not extinguish the rocket, and the fire of the trench filling truck was scurrying. If you don't retreat, there is no way back. Only then did he put away the ladder and return it to the camp.

The first round of attacks, for the time being, is over. After counting the soldiers, there were more than 100 casualties when filling in the trenches, and 200 casualties on the ladder. The enemy was protected by ramparts, and a rough estimate of the casualties amounted to a hundred at best. There was silence in front of the city gate, and there were patches of blood on the ground, and all those who died in battle were brought back, but there were still some stumps and broken arms, and there was no time to search them. Alone in a cluster of arrows, miserable and bloody.

The Goryeo soldiers took the opportunity to tidy up their utensils and rest for a while. Only the two cannons of the red scarf, the musketeers, are still shooting in turn.

Monk Li's face was covered with blood and retreated in front of Deng She. blushed: "The villain is incompetent!" The city shall not be broken for half a day. Angrily, he jumped up again and slapped his chest, "General! Give me half a day, don't enter the city tower, and come to see me! ”

Deng She shook his head: "General Li is hard. The garrison in the city is fully equipped, and the general is not to blame for this time. "Order," said Lu Qianwu, hurrying to make the equipment. The army rested for an hour and continued the siege. "The whole process of attacking the city just now, he remembered it vividly, the enemy general commanded properly, both offensive and defensive, and was a strong enemy.

Breaking Yongping, the inside should be combined with the outside, and there is no attack. This time, the situation is very different. He stared at the walls of the twin cities not far away, listened to the roar of artillery, recalled the repeated siege and defense battles he had experienced, and pondered whether there were clever ways to reduce casualties and speed up the destruction of the city.

Wen Huaguo was very dissatisfied with the progress in front of him, he opened his two leopard eyes, looked Hong Jixun up and down, hugged his shoulders, and said affectionately: "Lao Hong, do you have any ideas?" You're a snake on the ground. "It's very affectionate, and the threat is also very strong. The attack on the twin cities is your kid's choice, and when you encounter difficulties, you kid has to be the one and give advice.

Hong Jixun gently broke away from his arm, straightened his collar, and said calmly: "General, there is an old acquaintance in Xiaokecheng, who has always been brave. Shicai was at the head of the city, and when he saw the village soldiers organized by him coming and going to help in the war, Xiao Ke was willing to write a code word, shoot arrows into the city, and instigate it to come to me. ”

"How sure are you?"

"Xiao Ke has known him since childhood. Although he is a Korean, he has always admired my Chinese clothes. As soon as the letter arrived, he was fully sure. ”

There are not many people in the army who can write, so this task was handed over to Hong Jixun and Luo Guoqi. In an hour, the two of them wrote thousands of copies, bandaging arrows. At the sound of an order, he shot into the city. The general meaning of the book is nothing more than a reward for those who descend, but in the text, it is mixed with the code words that Hong Jixun and his old acquaintance know, and the time is chaotic.

It is almost twilight, and the military horses are straightened out.

After the rain of arrows, there was another rush. This time there was a slight improvement, Yang Wanhu had attacked the city for the first moment, but was soon driven down again. Deng Shehou encouraged him and ordered the three armies to return to the camp to rest and wait for Hong Jixun's counterproduct. There are regulations in the defense of the city, all letters shot by the enemy must be handed over to the leading general, and they are not allowed to be kept privately. I don't know if this letter can be seen by that person.

Soon after nightfall, the city suddenly beat with drums. Deng She was alarmed, and he hurriedly went out of the camp to watch. Surrounded by countless torches, more than a dozen bloody human heads, hanging on bamboo poles, circled around the city wall. Zhao Du Chichengtou shouted: "Be a thief in vain, and sell my city, such an end!" ”

Hong Jixun looked at it closely, and screamed. The dozen or so heads were all people in the city who were friends with him. The old knowledge he spoke of is also in it. The heads of several other old and weak women were their family members. It's all over the house.