The dock in Yangzi County is not big and can only berth three large ships at the same time. However, there are more than a hundred ships moored here. The ships were previously connected with ropes. In the end, only the cables of the three large ships were moored on the wooden piles of the pier.
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More than a hundred ships floated on the water with the waves, but could not disperse. More than a hundred large tents were pitched hundreds of steps away from the shore. A thousand soldiers were responsible for guarding these warships. At this time, most of the soldiers were
On the shore, there were only two hundred soldiers on duty sitting on the boat. These soldiers were all sailors. Zhang Jun's navy had just been established not long ago, and the soldiers basically had no training in water warfare. The standards for selecting sailors were also low, as they could swim.
That's all.
However, Zhang Jun does not need a naval force for the time being. What he urgently needs are ships crossing the river to transport his hundreds of thousands of troops to the south of the Yangtze River.
The wind and waves were so strong at night that the ship undulated violently. The soldiers on duty could not stand on the ship at all and could only lie or lie down on the deck. Many soldiers could not help vomiting and silently endured the pain of seasickness caused by the violent turbulence.
At this time, five thousand soldiers had appeared outside the big tent and surrounded the enemy camp from all sides. Zhang Wei, the commander of the Western Army, watched the movement on the water. It was easy to annihilate seven to eight hundred enemy troops, but there were two key points.
First, we must wait for the water ghost to cut the rope. Second, no one can escape and report the news to Zhenjiang Prefecture.
At this time, more than a dozen water ghosts had already swam under the trestle. They acted almost simultaneously and cut the ropes with sharp daggers. More than a dozen water ghosts pushed the ship under the boat, and the three thousand-stone ships gradually left the pier.
Zhang Wei shouted: "Kill!"
Five thousand soldiers attacked the camp from all directions, and screams rang out in the tent. At this time, screams also continued on the ship. The water ghosts attacked the soldiers on the ship. More than a hundred water ghosts killed most of them in an instant. The water ghosts
After climbing onto the boat, the remaining soldiers begged for mercy in vain, but their throats were cut by the ferocious water ghosts and they were thrown into the Yangtze River.
At this time, dozens of vehicles and ships arrived, and soldiers jumped on board and took control of the ships.
Shouchun City is Zhang Jun's hometown. Zhang Zongyan, Zhang Jun's confidant general, leads an army of 70,000. In the city, there are not only the families of the generals, but also two million stones of grain and millions of money. It can be said that Shouchun is Zhang Jun.
Jun sits at the center of political power in Jianghuai, where all his resources are stored.
It is for this reason that Chen Qing personally led an army of 100,000 to attack Shouchun.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The dull sound of war drums was beating earth-shatteringly outside the city. Outside the west city was the overwhelming Western army, with war flags covering the sky. The cavalry and infantry were in neat formations, with bright helmets and forests of spears. They were paving the road twenty miles wide with murderous intent.
in the wilderness.
It was afternoon, but the Western Army had no intention of stationing camp. Their goal was to capture Shouchun City before dawn tomorrow. To this end, the Western Army prepared twelve huge iron fire thunders.
Chen Qing stared at the city head under the purple umbrella canopy in the distance. The city head was densely packed with defenders. Theoretically, 70,000 people can defend the city with 100,000 people attacking it, but this is just a theory, not a fact.
Above, the Western Army did not carry siege weapons at all, nor did they intend to attack the city. They were just waiting to blow down the city wall and the entire army entered the city.
Chen Qing ordered coldly: "Send them a message!"
A cavalryman rushed out and rushed towards the city gate. About two hundred and fifty steps away from the city gate, the soldier raised his huge divine arm crossbow and shot an arrow with a letter on it.
The letter was shot onto the city wall, and a soldier picked it up and ran to give it to the general Zhang Zongyan. Zhang Zongyan was about forty years old. He was Zhang Jun's cousin. Although they were the same ancestor, they were relatively far apart.
Zhang Zongyan first followed Zongze to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and later followed Zhang Jun. After more than ten years, he was promoted to the governor of the capital. He has rich combat experience, considers problems thoroughly, and is relatively loyal to Zhang Jun. It is for this reason that Zhang Zongyan
Jun did not let his hot-tempered brother Zhang guard Shouchun, but asked Zhang to guard Hefei and Zhang Zongyan to guard Shouchun City.
Zhang Zongyan received the letter from the soldier and saw that it was written on it that it was addressed to General Zhang Yanzong from General Tiange of the Song Dynasty, Xuanfu Envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Marshal of the Western Army, and Chen Qing, King of Yong.
He opened the letter, and the content of the letter was very simple. The Western Army will attack the city tonight. Chen Qing does not want to harm innocent people, so he will give them a chance to surrender. "In the name of King Yong, I guarantee that if the general leads his army to surrender, not a single soldier or civilian in the city will be killed."
, The Western Army committed no offense in autumn, but if they did not know the general situation and tried to resist, once the city was broken and street fighting broke out, the soldiers and civilians in the city had no choice but to seek blessings. Even if they surrendered, they would be treated as prisoners of war, and they would never act righteously before the battle.
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Zhang Zongyan was in a very complicated mood. He knew that almost all the people living in the city were the families of soldiers and soldiers, and even the lord's wife and mother were also in the city. Once the city was broken, 100,000 Western troops entered, and street fighting broke out in the city, which would be a catastrophe for the common people. The lord
My wife, children, and mother are not immune either.
But surrender like this? The 70,000-strong army did not fire an arrow, but just raised the flag and surrendered. The lord entrusted Shouchun City to himself, but he surrendered because of a letter from Chen Qing. The foundation of twenty years was destroyed in one fell swoop.
How does he represent the Lord?
It is neither surrender nor surrender. Zhang Zongyan was really conflicted in his heart. He simply called in more than a dozen generals for discussion. Unexpectedly, the generals unanimously opposed surrender. The 70,000-strong army had a solid high city, 30,000 barrels of kerosene, and hundreds of
How could a large trebuchet and several years of food supply still be unable to withstand an attack by an army of 100,000 people? It would make people laugh if the news spread.
All his generals opposed surrender, and Zhang Zongyan had no choice. He immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for war and poured kerosene under the city gates. Shouchun City was newly built five years ago and was extremely strong. It was not afraid of the iron fire and thunder of the Western Army.
The only weakness is the city gate, which is made of wood and cannot stop the explosion of a large iron fire mine.
There are four gates in Shouchun City, among which the north and south gates are barbicans. It is unlikely that the Western Army will attack the north and south gates. The most likely ones are the east and west gates. Zhang Zongyan knew in his heart that Chen Qing must have sent someone to conduct a detailed investigation of Shouchun City.
An hour passed, exceeding the surrender time set by Chen Qing, and there was no movement in Shouchun City. This meant that the other party did not accept surrender and would fight to the end.
Chen Qing immediately ordered the soldiers to rest where they were, and at the same time set up a Chinese military tent. Inside the tent was a large wooden city model, which was Shouchun City.
Chen Qing held a wooden pole and said to the generals: "The Intelligence Department established an intelligence point in Shouchun City two years ago and collected a large amount of intelligence in two years. The city wall was newly built five years ago and is made of double city bricks. We
The iron fire thunder has been tested, and even the iron ox cannot destroy this double-layer brick city wall. Our chance is the four city gates, including the north and south gates, the urn city, and the east and west gates, but this is not important. I think
The three city gates in the east, west and south exploded. Whichever gate was blown down, they were attacked from there, leaving the north gate for the enemy to escape.
So I will divide it into four armies, one for each of the three city gates in the east, west and south. Each army will be equipped with three iron fire mines and a battering ram. The battering ram is a backup. You must not only blow down the city wall, but also blow up the city wall.
The suspension bridge collapsed, the south gate and even the inner city. I was in charge of the west gate, General Gao Ding was in charge of the south gate, General Li Muching was in charge of the east gate, and General Hu Yanlei led 30,000 cavalry to ambush one mile outside the north gate, etc.
After the enemy troops escape, they intercept and kill them, and launch an offensive at the same time during the first watch."
"Follow the order!"
Chen Qing slowly said to everyone: "Once the city is attacked, street fighting will break out. Except for women, the elderly and children, the rest of the men are either me or the enemy. There must be no mercy. In order to reduce casualties, surrender can be accepted, but it must be
Those who take off their armor and throw away their weapons and still hold them will be killed!"
All the generals agreed together, "Obey the order!"