At that time, the striking distance of the bed crossbow in the world was more than 1,000 steps, and some heavy bed crossbows such as the Eight Ox Crossbows arranged at the head of the city could even shoot as far as 2,000 to 3,000 steps. However, both sides are in the field, and they are not worried about such heavy crossbows. Therefore, Zhao Kai's headquarters was only two thousand steps away from the Song army camp.

Shi Deping's first battalion took the initiative to move forward, and Zhao Kai could only make the other two battalions and the troops directly under the regiment follow up. When the two armies approached each other, they approached extremely quickly. The battlefield outside the city was vast, and the number of personnel on both sides of the Tang and Song dynasties was equal, and they were just colliding head-on at the moment.

After reaching about two hundred paces, Jiang Feiyu ordered the Song saber and shield soldiers to run in small steps, while the crossbowmen lined up and prepared to fire a salvo. And the Tang army is still unhurried and continues to move forward!

As the Tang army entered a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, the Song army rained down on the pikemen who were in the forefront of the Tang army.

However, the pikemen of the Tang army were all wearing iron armor, and the effect of the Song army's crossbow arrow salvo was average. That is, after ten breaths, the crossbowmen of the Song army fired a volley again, this time the Tang army's pikemen were hit by more arrows, but more than a dozen people fell to the ground, and some people quickly rushed up to fill the position, and the entire spear array still pressed forward unhurriedly.

At this time, the Tang crossbowmen fired a volley, and the target of the projectile was the Song crossbowmen. The crossbowmen of the Song army fell when they landed. The crossbowmen of the Song army counterattacked and also shot a round at the crossbowmen of the Tang army, but the Tang army had sword and shield soldiers holding shields to cover the crossbowmen in the front row, and the crossbowmen of the Tang army were also damaged, but the damage was less than that of the crossbowmen of the Song army. Then the crossbowmen of the Don army came with another volley.

This kind of fighting style of lining up and shooting each other, the Song crossbowmen could not bear it, and they fired the third round of volleys indiscriminately, and then they were defeated and retreated, and the third round of salvos of the Tang crossbowmen also arrived, and the Song crossbow array was scattered, and this wave of arrow rain completely disrupted the Song crossbow array.

At this time, the pikemen of the Tang Army had already taken over. In the sound of "standing upright, turning right, and stabbing suddenly", the first row of sword and shield soldiers in the Song army's charge crashed headlong into a forest of guns, and countless sword and shield soldiers were pierced by spears. Occasionally, some Song soldiers were so strong in martial arts that they even swung or dodged when they couldn't be attacked, avoiding the thrusts of several spears. But the second row of pikemen after Tang took a step forward, and there was another wave of spurts, and then the third row came up, and there was another splash of spurts. The Song soldiers on the front line of the pikemen, no matter how strong their martial arts are, they can't withstand the powerful thrusts of several spears at a time.

At the same time, Shi Deping also led a team of Tang saber and shield soldiers, protruding from the side of the pikemen, intending to cut the Song army. Shi Deping took a steel knife, on one side was a chariot with spear tips or sharp knives inserted into the body, and a battalion commander Wang Lianggong stood behind him on the other side with a shield, and the two of them quickly moved forward with a wheelbarrow, forming a common attack array of sword and shield soldiers, and went straight to the position of the main general of the Song army.

With Shi Deping as the striker, it is really a person who blocks and kills, and the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha. A Song army heavy armor warrior killed, Shi Deping made a wrong step, dodged the opponent's iron mace, and stabbed the opponent's neck with a knife, Shi Deping twisted the handle of the knife again, and the Song soldier fell to the ground with a thud. is so neat and tidy, even Wang Lianggong, the commander of the first battalion next to him, is secretly frightened.

Shi Deping led the sword and shield soldiers and tore apart the Song army's array, and Jiang Feiyu could also see it clearly. At this time, the Song soldiers were almost defeated on all fronts, and the Runzhou army was also attacking from the south side, Jiang Feiyu only left a capital team in the camp, and he didn't expect to be able to stop the Runzhou army for long.

At that moment, Jiang Feiyu also got up, picked up the long knife, and took his personal guards to counterattack Shi Deping.

The relatives and guards escorted Jiang Feiyu to kill him, but the Tang army saw it clearly, so he organized two adjacent teams of crossbowmen to shoot, and cut off more than half of the about thirty guards, and then several crossbowmen among the Tang saber and shield soldiers also shot cold arrows, and shot the current guards to the ground. With the guards desperately protecting, Jiang Feiyu rushed to Shi Deping with all his beards and tails. The Tang soldier in front of him was so brave, just now he killed several armor soldiers of the Song army in a row, Jiang Feiyu took a deep breath, and stabbed him first.

Seeing that the generals of the Song army were coming to block, Wang Lianggong, the commander of the first battalion, stepped forward and blocked the knife with a shield. The shield was broken, but the knife was not finished, Wang Lianggong was shocked, and he could only carry it with his left arm.

Shi Deping took the opportunity to also take the opportunity to stab the head, Jiang Feiyu did not succeed in the knife, but there were some differences, and the backhand was a pry to block Shi Deping's knife. It's just that Shi Deping's knife is powerful and heavy, and his backhand can't be stopped. Jiang Feiyu hurriedly took a step back before he could dodge the blade of the knife, but the tip of the knife slashed across his chest, splitting the chain mail. At this time, his right hand was numb from the shock, and before he could raise his knife for a moment, he heard a snort, and a spear stabbed through his chest on the spot. Shi Deping snorted coldly, but he thought that the spearmen in this class were troublesome, so he let himself cut off one less head. However, the Song army guards saw Jiang Feiyu dead, and they just rushed to kill at this time, but there was no shortage of heads for Shi Deping to cut down.

Jiang Feiyu died, and the guards snatched the body out and fled to the north gate of Runzhou, and the Song army was also defeated and scattered and fled.

Du Yu Hou Sun Yongwang led more than 3,500 people, and the front team had already seen the north gate tower of Runzhou, and the rear team was less than two miles away from the military base.

Hearing the scout say that the enemy army was approaching, Sun Yongwang walked to the back of the team, and saw that the Tang army was in a three-way column, so he hurried over. At this rate, before he enters the city gate, the Tang army will come with its tail, and the north gate tower will not be sealed, and the whole army will not even have a place to rest, so how can the battle be fought? It's just that at this time, whoever breaks off will die, and the broken team may not be able to stop the Tang Army for long.

Sun Yongwang thought about it for a moment, and then stopped thinking about it. Fu hit his horse forward again, and ordered the front army not to rush into the city, but only lined up inside and outside the moat outside the north gate. At the same time, the whole army is required to further abandon its baggage and speed up its pace.

Sun Yongwang made a quick decision, so that the Song army finally avoided the danger of being chased and entangled by the Tang army. However, the danger was not completely lifted, and the Tang army arrived one after another, but it was not time to rest, so they lined up outside the city, and then they also hurried to build a fortress, and there was no intention of attacking the city immediately.

Sun Yongwang breathed a sigh of relief, it was really the heart of the army that was fluctuating, and it was difficult to resist the strong attack of the Tang army. Sun Yongwang went up to the north gate tower to see Ma Zhong, but unexpectedly, in one day, Ma Zhong turned out to be as old as he had aged for several years! I only saw Sun Yongwang, but not Jiang Feiyu, and Ma Zhong didn't ask much, only asked about the situation of the enemy and our army.

Coupled with Sun Yongwang's troops, Ma Zhong now has less than 15,000 people in his hands, and they are all tired after only a day of fierce fighting. In the northern city, at this time, the various units of the Tang Army fought with wheels, but the offensive was unabated, attacking from all over the streets and alleys, and even digging holes through the walls, and more than 10,000 people used it for street fighting, and this force was simply not enough. At this time, the Song army took control of several large mansions on the North Gate Street as a stronghold, and then frantically demolished the houses and smashed the houses, filling in the streets and alleys as barricades. It's just that it is arranged like this, there are loopholes everywhere, there is not even a solid defense line, and there are no reinforcements to count on on the periphery, and this Runzhou City is only afraid of being the burial place of the Yangzhou army.

Ma Zhong thought about all the arrangements for this day at this time, and he couldn't say how much mistake he made, but the Tang army took the lead step by step, which made the Yangzhou army beaten everywhere, and he was also depressed for a while.

Sun Yongwang hesitated for a moment before he said, "My lord, my subordinates think that our army will have to break through tonight!" ”

Everyone knows that it is necessary to break through as soon as possible, but where to break through. To break through to the west and flee from here to Jinling to join Cao Bin's main force is naturally wishful thinking; To break through to the east, to Wuyue Suzhou and pass through Changzhou City, there is no need to think about it. To the north is the Yangtze River, and to the south is the hinterland of Runzhou. It is obviously unreliable to break through in either direction.

"He said to the soldiers that the Yangzhou Navy Division is already waiting by the Yangtze River, and our army only needs to break through to the Yangtze River." Sun Yongwang said softly.

Ma Zhong's eyes couldn't help but light up. Of course, this is a lie, but as long as the whole army has a hope, has the breath to hang and not collapse, and breaks through to the Yangtze River at night, one or two small boats can always be found, and then the large army will not be able to escape, and many high-ranking generals still hope to escape across the river.

The main force of Cui Feihu's department went to the north gate to build a fortress to prevent the Song army from breaking through the north gate. Cui Feihu entered the city from the east gate and came to see Li Congyi.

Liu Jingming, the commander of the left wing, and Chen Yangyan, the commander of the right wing, did not want Ning Guojun to participate in the battle in Beicheng.

Liu Jingming's Left Wing Army did not perform well this morning, and Li Congyi even had the idea of taking him down on the spot. However, the Left Wing Army relieved itself, but the more the battle grew, the smoother it became. After all, he has the foundation of the guards and the pro-army, and if he really exerts his combat effectiveness, he is not much worse than the Song army. With the guards as the backbone, the rest of the soldiers gradually adapted to it, and they continued to counterattack at the weak points of the Song army in this northern city, and by the afternoon, they were fighting vigorously. At this time, some people trembled five or six people, saying that the Left Xiang Army wanted to find a place from the Yangzhou Army.

The Right Wing Army did not attack head-on when the Song Army was in charge. The right wing army is a local soldier, full of fighting spirit, but the Song army is very densely defended on the first line of the main street of the north gate, and every time it assaults this line, the right wing army will not be able to attack, and the results of the battle will not be obvious.

Lu Jiang is indispensable. Lu Jiang's department was in the center of the state city, and he fought with the Song army for half a day, and the damage was also great. When the Ning Guojun joined the battle in the city, it would naturally relieve his pressure and speed up the progress of the war. However, at this time, the Ning State Army had eliminated nearly 10,000 soldiers of the Song Army alone, and the battle achievements were already great. Liu Jingming and Chen Yangyan wanted to take this opportunity to not only earn performance in front of Jiang Guogong, but also to beat the water dog of Yangzhou Army, and Lu Jiang couldn't save face for these two.

Under Li Congyi's guidance, the rules for evaluating military exploits by the General Staff Office of the Ningguo Army have long been no longer such a backward way of counting merit by the head of the army in this era. At this time, the two main generals of the Runzhou Army were aggressive and wanted to adjust the original battle plan, with the Runzhou Army and Lu Jiangjun attacking in the city, and the Ning Army besieging at the north gate, Li Congyi had no objection.

As the sky darkened, the Tang army's offensive gradually stopped. However, under the planning of the General Staff Office of the Ningguo Army, the left and right wings of the Runzhou Army and Lu Jiang's headquarters divided their respective attack areas, and clarified the plans for tomorrow's main attack, feint attack, and flank attack.

The Tang army took advantage of the darkness to adjust its deployment, planning to break the enemy in one fell swoop tomorrow. Here, the Yangzhou Army is also actively adjusting its departments, planning to break through at night.