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Chapter 343 Battle of Kaifeng (7)

In the inner city of Kaifeng, there are Jurchen men aged fifteen to sixty, and at the foot of the city wall are Jurchen women and children.

Men held swords, guns, bows and arrows to prevent the enemy from entering the city, while women and children pulled ropes, operated stone throwers, and fired cannons outside the city.

Kaifeng, as the capital of the Song Dynasty, had a majestic city and a very magnificent palace community in the city. However, under the fierce battle between the Mongolian and Jin armies, the city had almost turned into ruins.

The Jin army was trapped by the Mongolian army for half a year. Not only did they consume a lot of food, but the houses in the city were either burned or demolished. The wood was used to make fires and cook, while the stone was polished as cannon stones.

Not only the houses in the outer city, but also the palaces in the inner city.

A large number of Jin army equipment were thrown into the outer city, and many stone throwers in the inner city were made of the beams and pillars of the palace.

Early in the morning, the Mongolian army, who had a full meal, set up a formation in the outer city. After being dismantled, they were transported into the city and erected in the streets and yards of houses.

A large number of Mongolian troops stood among the streets and ruined houses, waiting for the commander's order.

At this time, the speed of the horse was not in front, then turned over and dismounted, and climbed up to the roof with the descending general Cui Li, looking at the top of the city.

This roof used to be a restaurant, and the height was exactly level with the inner city wall. You can see the situation at the top of the city when you climb up.

Cui Li frowned, "Marson, it seems that the movements last night have indeed restored some morale to the Jurchens. Look at the city wall, there are all people!"

Subutai glanced at him and told Cui Li clearly, "I don't care about this, you must take the inner city today!"

If the city has no water and food, it will take a few more days to kill people and eat. At that time, it will definitely be destroyed in one attack.

Cui Li did not want to attack now, but the Mongols were worried about Guanzhong and Nanyang, so they asked him to break through the inner city at any cost.

"I am not good at accepting the order!" Cui Li saw that he had no choice but to give a death order, so he could only salute and accept the order.

Su Butai patted his shoulder, "This morale cannot be used as a meal. Even if the Jurchens in the city are in high morale, they have been hungry for so many days, but they have no strength. I believe that as long as you put in your strength to attack, don't think about preserving your strength, there is no problem in winning the inner city."

Cui Li quickly clasped his fists, "Yes! I understand!"

Su Butai nodded, "When you take down the inner city and destroy the Jin Kingdom, I will commend your achievements to the Khan. At that time, you will be appointed as the Marquis of Shi and give this piece of Henan to you for management."

When Cui Li heard this, his eyes lit up, and his face could not hide his joy. He quickly saluted, "I thank Marshal for his cultivation. I will prepare now and guarantee that he will take Kaifeng."

After speaking, Cui Li hurried down and walked through the foggy street to prepare for the attack.

On the top of the city wall, the Jin emperor Wanyan Shouxu put on his armor and came to the city tower to take charge.

The reinforcements appeared outside the city yesterday, giving the defenders in the city a glimmer of hope, but they also knew that the reinforcements were approaching, but the Mongolians did not withdraw their troops. The Mongolians might launch a crazy attack before the reinforcements arrived.

Therefore, in the early morning, more than 100,000 Jurchen soldiers and civilians in the inner city took the battle together at the call of Wanyan Shouxu to participate in the city's defense.

"The reinforcements are approaching Kaifeng!" Wanyan Shouxu said: "The enemy will inevitably launch a fierce attack. As long as we block the enemy's attack and the reinforcements continue to approach, the Mongols will have to retreat."

Many Jin army generals nodded, and Wanyan Chenglin said, "I understand!"

At this time, the sound of horns outside the city came, and Wanyan Shouxu immediately stood up. He got up too hard and was a little dizzy for a moment, but he quickly stabilized his body and said in a deep voice: "Okay! The Mongolian army is going to attack. You will each guard the divided city walls. I personally lead the Zhongxiao Army and provide reinforcements at any time."

"Yes!" Many golden generals saluted one after another, then pressed the sword and left with some wafts.

Wanyan Chenglin came to a section of the city wall. He first tightened the hemp rope around his waist to reduce his hunger. Seeing this, the soldiers behind him followed suit and tightened their waists with ropes.

The food in the city was gone, the war horses had already been eaten, and all the leather goods in the army were cooked and eaten.

After tightening his belt, Wanyan Chenglin felt a little better. He walked to the city wall and overlooked the city.

Early in the morning, there was a layer of mist in the city. Wanyan Chenglin stood at the top of the city and suddenly heard a heavy sound of footsteps.

Wanyan Chenglin frowned, raised his hand and whispered, "The enemy is going to attack the city, and they are all cheering up. The stone throwing machine behind the city is ready!"

A subordinate hurriedly walked to the wall, leaned out and shouted at the cannon group on the back of the city wall, "The enemy is going to attack the city. The cannon group loads the shells and prepares to fire!"

The women and children sitting on the ground on the back of the city wall quickly got up and under the command of the lightly wounded man who could fight, put the cannon stones into the leather case, then pulled the ropes hard, and just waited for the order to fire the cannon stones.

At this time, the men at the top of the city were holding bows and arrows, standing beside the battlements, posing bows and arrows, aiming at the underworld.

Wanyan Shouxu stared at the figure in the mist, and suddenly his face changed. He was shocked. Nearly a thousand Jurchens were walking in front.

Cui Li surrendered to Mongolia, opened the city gate, and let the Mongolian army enter the outer city. The defenders in the city hurriedly retreated into the inner city.

Because the incident happened suddenly and the Mongolian army entered the city too quickly, not all the Jurchens retreated into the inner city, and many who had no time to enter the city were captured by the Mongolian army and Cui Li.

At this time, nearly a thousand Jurchens were forced to walk in front by Cui Li's men. Among them were old men with white hair, women with babies in their arms, and children of seven or eight years old. They were all scared and trembled with no expression.

Behind them was a group of soldiers holding swords and shields and carrying ladders to climb the city. They hugged and hid behind the Jurchen people, urging the Jurchen people to move forward.

"Cui Li, I'll stand your ancestors!" Wanyan Chenglin cursed at the top of the city wall, and blood flowed out.

He set a bow and arrow on the top of the city, aiming at the Jin soldiers under the city. When he saw that the people walking in front were his own tribesmen, he couldn't help but hang down the arrows and didn't know what to do.

"Marson, the enemy's army should be the target, should we shoot?" The Jin army in the city asked in panic.

When the Jurchens invaded the Central Plains, they actually did a lot of things, and even did it even too much.

Wanyan Chenglin had a dark face and gritted his teeth. It was difficult to make a decision for a moment. Seeing this, the general next to him couldn't help but say, "Why not be humble and ask Your Majesty for advice?"

When Wanyan Chenglin heard this, he waved his hand and did not hesitate. "After all, ask Your Majesty for advice. If you enter the range, you will shoot!"

If Wanyan Shouxu asks for instructions, it will be difficult for Wanyan Shouxu to do it. As the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, it is impossible for him to order his soldiers to shoot his own tribe members in public, and he can only do it by his subordinates.

At this time, the Mongolian army drove the Jurchen people and approached the city wall. Seeing that his subordinates did not hurt one soldier, Cui Li passed through the area bombarded by the defenders' artillery stones, and couldn't help but show a proud look.

On the roof, Subutai saw this and admired Cui Li a little more, and said to the people around him: "Cui Li is cruel enough. He can be a vicious dog in Mongolia and deserves to be reused."

At the city tower, Wanyan Shouxu noticed the abnormality under the city and asked: "The enemy is approaching the city wall, why is the artillery group not firing yet?"

A general led the way, "Your Majesty, Cui Li used our scroll as a shield and steered the people to approach the city wall."

Wanyan Shouxu was shocked and didn't know how to deal with it for a while. The Mongolian army escorted the people to attack the city. If the defenders did not attack, the Mongolian army rushed to the top of the city, and all the soldiers and civilians in the city would be over, and the Jin Kingdom would also be destroyed.

At this time, Wanyan Shouxu couldn't help but get up anxiously, walked quickly to the city wall, and looked at the situation under the city, and felt extremely anxious.

Faced with this situation, we naturally cannot hesitate and must shoot arrows, but as the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Shouxu was not able to give orders.

Just when he was so anxious, the cannon group behind the city suddenly fired, and with a throwing rod, a rain of stone rose up. At the same time, the defenders on the top of the city also roared and shot out the arrows.

The huge rock fell into the crowd, smashing the people in front and the Mongolian army behind into meat mud. When the defenders on the city were shooting arrows, they consciously avoided the Jurchen people in front, but a large number of people were still shot down by arrows.

Seeing this, Wanyan Shouxu felt relieved, but his face was filled with pain and grief, and he cried bitterly, "Don't hurt my people! Don't hurt my people!"

The sword and arrow were blind, and Wanyan Shouxu did not order to stop shooting, but he just wanted to say not to hurt the people. However, the Jurchen people were mixed with the two armies, so they could escape the damage and they would soon be killed or injured.

When Cui Li saw the defenders on the top of the city, he drew his sword without caring about his own ancestral rank, then pointed forward, and shouted loudly: "Attack!"

With his order, the Mongolian army swung their swords and slashed over the Jurchen people who were blocking them, and then took a shield and a ladder to charge under the city.

In addition to the seriously injured, all the Jurchen men in the city also bandaged the slightly injured soldiers and climbed to the top of the city to defend.

At this time, facing the attack of the Mongolian army, the hungry Jurchen soldiers barely cheered up and prepared to engage in a bloody battle.

"Soldiers, our reinforcements have arrived near Kaifeng. As long as we repel the enemy's attack, we can wait until the reinforcements can help us relieve us!" Wanyan Chenglin shouted loudly, making the final mobilization.

Under the city, as Cui Li shouted loudly, the horn of the attack sounded, and the Mongolian army carrying various siege equipment rushed out of various streets and houses.

The infantrymen of the Mongolian army rushed to the inner city with the rain of arrows above the city. The archers on the top of the city shot down, and the arrows roared at the Mongolian army. The Mongolian soldiers raised their shields strangely, and the arrows slammed on the shield, making a series of sounds of "doles!doles!doles!"

The inner city is not as good as the outer city. Without a moat, the Mongolian infantry can rush directly to the city.

Some of them carried ladders and some used shields to form shield walls under the city. A large number of archers hid behind the shield wall and shot arrows at the city. The dense arrows were shot like locusts, covering the sky and shooting at the city head, which made the defenders on the city head unable to raise their heads.

Taking this opportunity, the soldiers of Meng soldiers carried the ladder and rushed down the city like a tide. After approaching, they quickly set up the ladder, and the soldiers climbed upwards with their steps.

"Rolling stones, smash them!" After the Mongolian army arrived at the city, they entered the shooting dead corner of the defenders on the city. Wanyan Chenglin immediately roared.

When a Jin soldier heard the order, he raised a stone and ventured to get up. But as soon as he showed his body, an arrow shot from the city, and it hit the chest. The soldier screamed and fell to the top of the city with the stone.

Seeing this, Wanyan Chenglin immediately roared, "Start the sky-shaking thunder and suppress the enemy's archers."

The gun group behind the city heard the order, and several of the gun cars took out two of the remaining few thunders, and then quickly fired them.

Two loud "booms" sounds, and the archers of the Mongolian army outside the city were a little slow. The Jin army at the top of the city immediately raised a stone and smashed the Mongolian army that had climbed halfway down.

The Jin soldiers poured gold juice into the city, poured hot water, and screamed on the siege of the city. The Mongolian soldiers jumped off the city stairs in great pain.

For a time, the attacking Mongolian army suffered heavy losses, but Cui Li died. In order to get the Mongolian reward and become a marquis of the Shihou, he continued to invest his troops.

The Mongolian army's attacks were undecided. Under their crazy attacks, several city walls began to rush to the top of the city.

The Jin army on the city mustered up the last courage, and the two armies fought fiercely, fighting with their lives, only killing the flesh and blood flying everywhere, and the heaven and earth changed color.

Subutai stood on the roof and saw the defenders fighting bravely. A Jurchen man was pierced by a scimitar. He burst out with his last strength and fell off the city wall with his men and soldiers.

"Originally, this inner city could be easily captured, but Zhao Tai made the Jurchens see hope. Now the Jurchens who are guarding the city are crazy, causing me to lose so many soldiers!" Su Butai couldn't help but scold Zhao Tai when he saw the Jin army resisting tenaciously.

At this time, the attacking Mongolian army suffered heavy losses, but Subutai did not order the withdrawal of troops. Time was urgent, so the Mongolian army could only attack the city at any cost.

Seeing that Suddenly, Cui Li had no orders, so he could only grit his teeth to supervise the battle. "The defenders had no food for many days. No matter how high their morale was, they were not full, and they could not dance with swords and guns, and they could not pull the bowstrings! The soldiers continued to rush for me, who would attack the city first, and reward a thousand guan."

Under Cui Li's supervision, the Mongolian soldiers charged regardless of casualties and huge casualties, which made the attacking Mongolian army red.

At this time, the Mongolian army continued to invest its troops. The Mongolian army ignored the casualties and soon the city walls were covered with mountains and blood flowed into rivers.

Cui Li's judgment was correct. Zhao Tai sent Wanyan Chengde to the city of Kaifeng, causing movement, gave the defenders confidence and restored their morale to a certain extent, but it did not change the fact that the defenders in the city had cut off food.

War is a job of hard work. Before you get enough, you can’t dance with swords and guns, and you can’t pull the bowstrings.

The battle lasted until noon. Although the defenders in the city fought to the death, their hunger made them lose their strength.

After a long battle, many soldiers could no longer raise their swords. They raised the stone slowly and chopped the swords towards the Mongolian army, and began to lack strength.

A defender raised the stone with difficulty. As soon as he was about to smash it down, he stabbed it directly, stabbed it from his jaw into his head, and the soldiers were directly picked up from the head.

At this time, the Mongolian army jumped into the city. A desperate Jin army wanted to hug the Mongolian army and jumped off the city together. He rushed over and hugged the Mongolian army's waist, but he had no strength and could not hold it.

The Mongolian army reacted and kicked him over with one kick. Behind him, one Mongolian army after another jumped onto the top of the city.

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