Chapter 130 Raiders of Haizhou City
"Bullemaster! Bannermaster! The Refu Liao army began to attack our east city wall. The city was covered with ladders and soldiers of the Refu Liao army! Brothers can't defend it anymore!"
After the artillery violently bombarded the East City Wall, Chu Yun crossed his horse with his sword and commanded the most elite First Infantry Brigade to launch an impact on the East City under the cover of the artillery! This impact was to relieve the pressure on the South City, and it was Chu Yun who wanted to use iron and blood to baptize the First Brigade in a war! Only after experiencing the war, an iron army can be born in the fire!
"It's your turn to go up and defend. Even if you die, you must block the Refu Liao army. Don't let them climb the city wall!" Out of the lessons of the South City Wall, Yue Tuo had already prepared a reserve team under the city to replace the city wall guards with heavy casualties.
The biggest problem of the defenders was that they were frightened by artillery. Many soldiers guarding the city wall did not dare to poke their heads out and shoot under the city wall. The cannons were roaring, and under the protection of siege equipment such as siege vehicles, musketeers everywhere in the mountains came over. Once they approached the city wall, they immediately suppressed the bows and arrows on them with muskets!
"Banner, Er Beile requests support!" When Yue Tuo nervously commanded the defense of Dongcheng, Amin from Nancheng sent someone to ask for help from him.
"The East City Wall is in critical condition, how can I give him troops?! Even if there is a small section of the city wall, can't nearly 10,000 people still defend the South City?" Yue Tuo frowned. Amin is a general of the Eight Banners and is decisive in the conquest. Could it be that three or four thousand people in the Fu Liao Military Region rushed in?
"It's not that Erbeile cannot defend it, but that the Han and Mongolian soldiers in our blue flag collapsed, which instead disrupted the formation of our flag soldiers and disrupted the deployment of Erbeile!" said the flag soldiers who came to ask for help.
In the fierce battle of the southern city wall, the flag soldiers of veterans of the hundred battles could still fight with the bayonets, cold guns and frequent artillery of the Liao army, which did cause huge losses to Huang Weiyao's infantry camp who had attacked the city. However, there were not only Jianzhou flag soldiers, but also some Mongolians and Han people who were incorporated into the Lan Banner. Some of them were armored soldiers, and some of them were auxiliary troops. Because the Jianzhou Jurchens were not large in population, it was impossible to make up for the loss of troops from the long-term war, so it was necessary to send the Mongols and Han people to the Eight Banners.
These Mongols and Han people did not have the tenacious beliefs of Jianzhou flag soldiers. They were more concerned about their lives and their combat experiences were uneven. They were already timid when facing the fierce artillery attack of the Fu Liao army. Now they were in a panic and fled with the nearby civilians. Instead, they scrambled to the formation of Jianzhou flag soldiers coming to reinforce, making Amin unable to concentrate their superior forces in time to block the gap!
Now there are more and more infantry soldiers of the Fu Liao army entering the city, and the artillery brigade has pushed more and more artillery into the city to bombard the defenders in the city! Only three or four shells can destroy the strength of a Niulu! This kind of shelling under the nose is a hundred times more shocking power than shooting into the city outside the city!
"There are more and more Fu Liao troops, and the brothers cannot defend it anymore!" Several Jialaezhen and Niu Luezhen of the Fu Liao army responsible for siegeing the gap found that their troops were beaten into a mess, and the gap was not only not blocked, but also getting bigger and bigger!
"Bastard, even if you have to do anything, you have to keep it for us! If you lose Haizhou City, what are our faces to meet Xianhan!" Amin was furious.
Under Amin's death order, the precarious Eight Banners soldiers once again tried to attack the Fuliao Army musketeers who occupied many houses!
"Everyone keep it steady!" Huang Weiyao commanded his subordinates to attack based on the house. With the house as a cover, the damage caused to them by the bows and arrows of the Eight Banners soldiers was greatly reduced.
And important alleys and streets are lined with infantry to block and advance!
"Those who take the lead in climbing the city will receive 200 taels of silver!"
The attack and defense in the east of the city were also quick and easy. Under the cover of artillery, the First Infantry Brigade attacked the damaged city wall without any suspense!
The excited Yang Tai even rushed back and forth on the city wall with a bayonet! The guards around him followed Yang Tai to kill the enemy with a anxious look on their faces, so as not to be surrounded by the enemy.
The defenders on the east city wall were dizzy by the artillery fire of the Fu Liao army and were unable to stop the Fu Liao army soldiers who climbed the city wall from all directions. When the Fu Liao army killed the city, the first thing the soldiers guarding the city thought was not to fight with the Fu Liao army, but to run down the city desperately!
In the crisis in the Nancheng City, Dongcheng was also attacked by the Fu Liao army. Their confidence has been completely defeated by the Fu Liao army!
"Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!" Yue Tuo, the leader of the Inlaid Red Flag, supervised the battle under the city. He personally used a big knife to kill several retreating soldiers, but still could not stop the retreating defenders! The defenders' fear of the Resurrection Army must be above him!
"Let's give up the flag master! The city wall has been lost, and we have no danger to defend!" The city guardian with soil and blood on his face said anxiously to Yue Tuo.
Yue Tuo looked at the sudden decay and gritted his teeth. He knew that the morale of the army had been lost and it was difficult to continue to be trapped in any case, so he had to order: "Back behind the personal guards, other troops retreated to the north gate in an orderly manner!"
The military and civilians in Haizhou City were in chaos. Because the people of Haizhou City, affected by the war, hid in their houses, but were still attacked by artillery fire and chaos, and were full of sorrow. The fleeing soldiers fled to the northern city gate that was not besieged by the Liao army. Mongolian soldiers, Han soldiers, and Jianzhou flag soldiers were crowded, and they wanted to grow more legs!
"Open the city gate quickly and let us go out!" The deserter kidnapped the soldiers guarding the city gate in the North City Gate and shouted to open the door.
"The door must not be opened without the order of the flag lord!" The city guard at the north gate saw the continuous flood of defeated soldiers, and he didn't know what happened to the east gate. However, without Yue Tuo's order, he still did not dare to lead his troops to escape without authorization.
"Brothers, the Liao army is right behind. If you don't escape, it will be too late! Let's fight out!" The fleeing soldiers spontaneously attacked the North City Gate, causing the North City Gate to fall into smoke!
"Very good, the situation has stabilized a little!" Amin from Nancheng commanded the Lan Banner to drive away the infantry and artillery that rushed into the South City Wall, which was considered deadly. Although he failed to drive the Fu Liao army out, at least the gap was not expanded again, and both sides suffered casualties. The houses with a gap of hundreds of steps away from the South City Wall were in a stalemate.
"Urgent report! News from the Inlaid Red Flag, Dongcheng has been lost and Haizhou City has become a gulf. Yue Tobele asked Mr. Beile to retreat quickly!"
Chapter completed!