Chapter 459 Cold Night Eight
When Fang Zian led the envoy's carriages and horses to disappear into the darkness outside the west gate, the fighting had already begun near the Yanjing Imperial Palace. In just an hour, Xiao Yu and Wan Yanliang's troops had already gathered at the palace.
Inside and outside. This is where the focus is.
Xiao Yu's movements were fast, and he was actually well prepared. In the past few days, Xiao Yu had planned several key locations that he would attack if an incident broke out. Xiao Yu originally planned to assemble the troops in the outer city
Soldiers and horses were mobilized into the inner city in an unexpected way, and some soldiers and horses were separated to block the road leading to the palace, preventing Wanyan Liang's troops from rescuing. However, this plan was forced to change due to Wanyan Liang's quick response.
Among the troops and horses deployed in Yanjing City, there are 30,000 troops and horses in the inner city and 20,000 troops and horses in the outer city. Among the 30,000 troops and horses in the inner city, 20,000 are Wanyan Liang’s direct followers.
.This is obviously Wan Yanliang’s intention. The troops stationed in the inner city are of course soldiers and horses he can trust. While other soldiers and horses can only be stationed in a small number in the inner city, and the rest are stationed in the outer city to supervise the construction of the outer city.
He could not quickly pose a threat to the city. Perhaps he had not thought that Xiao Yu would rebel before, but it was this cautious move that bought him precious time. When Xiao Yu mobilized 20,000 troops from the outer city
When they entered the inner city, the 20,000-strong Shenlong Army and Shenji Army led by Wanyan Liang's direct descendants had already gathered in the palace.
After the interception plan failed, Xiao Yu had to order an attack on the palace. Three teams of ten thousand people launched a fierce attack on the east, west, and south walls of the palace. Xiao Yu personally supervised the battle. He sat on a high wooden platform with his head above his head.
There was a huge red lantern hanging on it, and he was already wearing the official uniform of the Liao Kingdom, and the Khitan wolf flag was flying above his head. His face was cold, and he was looking at the battlefield with a serious expression.
Although the Yanjing Imperial Palace has not been completed, its overall defensive structure has been completed. The palace walls are two feet high, and the arrow towers and battlements are complete. They are all made of granite and are extremely strong. Wanyan Liang, who usurped the throne, had something in his heart.
Ghost, of course, attaches great importance to the safety of the palace. The palace in the new capital must be built like a fortress just in case. Therefore, the attack of the 30,000 rebels did not go smoothly.
In the process of charging to the imperial city wall, the attackers were baptized by countless arrows from the top of the palace wall. The rain of arrows like locusts took away countless lives. The originally open and flat square outside the palace immediately became a
Hell on earth. Screams, shouts, and curses resounded through the night sky. The injured people on the ground rolled and screamed in pain, and blood flowed all over the ground. In such a cold night, the blood flowing out will soon freeze, and the dead will soon freeze.
It will become cold and stiff. One moment it is full of life, and the next moment it becomes a cold, stiff dead body.
After paying thousands of casualties, the rebels reached the bottom of the city wall. Hundreds of aerial ladders were set up on the top of the city, and countless figures were climbing up the ladders. The defenders on the city wall began to smash down with rolling wood and stones.
Push down the ladder with a long fork. The crowd fell down like ants one after another, falling on the hard ground and breaking their muscles and bones. The palace wall was broken through in dozens of places, but this did not bring about a turn of events. A small group of soldiers and horses broke through.
It was not enough to change the situation, and a steady stream of reinforcement channels could not be established in the future. These small groups of soldiers and horses that attacked were quickly annihilated one by one by the defenders at the top of the city.
When the battle reached a fever pitch, the defenders at the top of the city used a large amount of kerosene stored in the palace. Wan Yanliang would never let anyone else have such an extremely expensive strategic material, kerosene, so he
Hidden in the armory of the palace. At this moment, these kerosene gave an extremely terrifying blow to the siege rebels.
Buckets of kerosene were poured on the siege troops and horses gathered like ants under the city wall. Just a torch could ignite the kerosene. The walls of the palace soon became a sea of fire. Countless rebels
The soldiers screamed and struggled in the flames, like fire elves dancing in the dark night with their whole bodies on fire. But this was a dance of death, and they were soon burned to death, reduced to unrecognizable black coals.
The air is filled with the smell of burnt meat, and arrows are still killing the attacking rebels mercilessly. Those who attack the city wall will be subjected to the terrifying barbecue of kerosene, and they will have to withstand the endless rolling logs on the city wall.
The blow from the stone, this situation is simply despairing.
"Master Xiao, we can't get in with this attack. The casualties are too great. Our army has killed and injured more than 4,000 people, while the opponent's casualties can only be 200 or 300 at most. If this continues, all of our people will die. The casualties are so high
If it happens, the soldiers will lose their fighting spirit." Yelu Zheng, the commander-in-chief of the Shence Army, rushed to Xiao Yu's side and shouted angrily.
Xiao Yu's expression was calm, and he said in a deep voice: "Why are you panic? Haven't you expected this situation a long time ago? The materials in the palace are limited, how many rolling logs and stones can they have? They only use the wood and stones to build the palace.
It will be used up soon. There is not much kerosene. I personally went to see it in the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it is only a hundred barrels. Although it looks scary now, but their supplies will be used up soon. Let’s
It is worth using more than 4,000 people in exchange for their exhausted supplies. Do you feel that your soldiers and horses have suffered too many casualties and are a little distressed? Yelu Zheng, don’t worry, after tonight, you will be the general of our new Daliao.
, my subordinates can take not only ten thousand people, but also one hundred thousand people, why are you afraid that you have no soldiers in your hands?"
Yelu Zheng bowed and said: "What you are trying to teach me is that humble duty does not mean feeling sorry for my soldiers, but that even if they run out of supplies, we will still be stuck in attacking the palace wall. We will pay a huge price. If there are too many casualties and the strength of the troops is reversed, then
It’s not good.”
Xiao Yu said in a deep voice: "I understand that after one more round of attacks, the enemy's fuel oil will be exhausted, and then we will launch a charge car attack. Do you think I want our soldiers to die? If the opponent's fuel oil is not exhausted, our charge car cannot be used."
It came in handy. They doused it with kerosene, and it was all burned up in one go. Do you understand? You don’t have to worry about the troops. Xiao Huaizhong’s 30,000 troops will arrive soon. As long as we can keep up with them, Xiao Huaizhong’s troops will
Once the horse arrives, it will destroy everything. Do you understand?"
Yeluzheng said nothing more and walked away. Mr. Xiao had arranged and considered everything, so what else did he have to worry about? Just keep your head down and do it. As long as he succeeds today and the Liao Dynasty is restored, he will be a great hero in the future.
Even if you want to be prosperous and enjoy all the wealth, what else do you want?
A new round of attack began, and after paying huge casualties, the moment Xiao Yu was looking forward to finally arrived. There was no more kerosene pouring on the city, and the stones and rolling logs thrown down were also sparse, and some were already mature.
Shattered door and window components, and even Taihu stones transported from the Song Dynasty to decorate the gardens. This meant that the defenders' supplies had been exhausted. After receiving the report, Xiao Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered the attack in a deep voice.
A dozen huge rams began to advance slowly. The siege rams of the Jin Kingdom had a herringbone roof to prevent arrows and rolls of wood and stone. There were more than a dozen nooses hanging from the long roof beam.
A thick cone-shaped hammer. Although the hammer is made of a huge log, the top of it is mounted with a huge cone-shaped iron cone head. This hammer looks like an erect male penis.
The Jurchen army named it the city of "big donkeys". These big donkeys slowly entered the square, and the huge donkeys
Pushed by the soldiers, the wooden wheel slowly rolled over the scattered corpses. As the flesh and blood burst, it approached the palace wall unstoppably.
The defenders at the top of the city began to fire arrows at the behemoth, but these arrows had no effect on the car. Some people suggested using rockets to shoot. However, the top of the human-shaped ceiling had already been set on fire, and was smeared with a
There was a thick layer of mud, and the rockets couldn't burn at all. It looked like a lot of rockets fell on the ceiling and burned hot, but in fact, the arrows were burning by themselves. The palace wall defenders could only watch this behemoth.
Approaching the palace wall, they hoped that there would still be kerosene at this moment. As long as they poured a bucket of kerosene on it, the kerosene would penetrate into the plaster of the ceiling and it would be completely burned. But unfortunately, they were too excited before.
, watching those rebels dancing in the fire was so relieving, more than a hundred barrels of kerosene were all used up, and now I could only stare at these rushing cars.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
More than a dozen battering rams began to bombard the palace wall. The ground shook, and the palace wall also shook. Dozens of strong men grabbed the battering rams and pushed back, using the force of the swing to hit the palace wall. Although the palace wall was made of flowers,
It is made of granite, but under the impact of the cone head weighing a thousand kilograms, the stone cracked and sparks flew everywhere. Although the granite is hard, once it is broken, it will collapse and break into pieces, and all the surrounding areas will be damaged.
Collapse. The palace walls began to fall off layer by layer, and soon, huge craters were created in the city wall.
After dozens of hits, the strong men adjusted the ropes and moved the hammer forward a few feet so that it could hit deeper into the city wall. It was unlikely that the entire palace wall would collapse, but it was definitely possible to knock out a
There is a big hole. The width of the palace wall is only one foot and eighty. With the impact efficiency of the big donkey, it may not take long to actually break through the city wall. Of course, if it is to be able to penetrate completely and become a passage for attack, it will take a long time.
It will take longer. After all, the hole formed by the impact is not big, and it is difficult to pass through because of the falling rocks. The position and length of the car need to be adjusted many times before it can be rushed. However, this kind of opponent is digging into its own corner, but he is standing at the head of the city.
The feeling of powerlessness was what made the defenders feel most terrified and helpless.
The biggest threat actually comes from the impact at several palace gates. Although several palace gates in the palace have been locked with iron bolts, and the passages are filled with obstacles, this is actually the weakest point. As long as the door is broken,
The obstacles inside are only temporary piles and will be cleared quickly. That is the most worrying thing. But the defenders can do nothing except shooting arrows at the rush car in vain.
Wan Yanliang has been supervising the battle on the palace gate tower due south. He personally participated in the battle. He was a man with strong bow and horse skills. He shot at least a dozen rebel soldiers with a strong bow. Every arrow was
It penetrated their bodies and caused fatal injuries. At a certain time, when the opponent's soldiers and horses attacked the city, Wan Yanliang personally led his men to kill hundreds of rebels who were attacking near Nangong Gate. He was extremely brave.
But at this moment, he was also worried. He knew the consequences of the palace gate being broken or the palace wall being dug through. Once it entered into hand-to-hand combat, nothing could be controlled. Wan Yanliang stood on the top of the tower, looking at Heilongjiang anxiously.
In the dark distance, he hoped that Jingnan's troops outside the city had entered the city and that he needed their help. Of course, he was also worried about whether these people would still listen to his orders, but he always believed in his heart that he was
The Son of Destiny is the son of Changshengtian. Since Changshengtian made him the emperor, he would not fail to help him.
Chapter completed!