Yang Zaixing had already received orders from Chen Qing and was fully prepared. As soon as the city gate opened, the Song army immediately discovered the enemy's situation, and alarm bells rang loudly in the camp.
The commander of the capital, Li Fuxing, led 10,000 crossbowmen to quickly arrive to suppress the enemy's attack on the camp. 20,000 cavalry were also ready on the left and right in the northwest direction.
Thirty thousand soldiers were enough to deal with the Goryeo soldiers. The Western Army's main defense was the breakout of the 50,000 Jurchen cavalry, so the 50,000 Western Army cavalry also stayed behind.
At the same time, the Western Army camp in the south also discovered the movement of troops in the city. Chen Qing immediately ordered Liu Cui and Gao Ding to command 30,000 cavalry each, Yue Yun and Zhang Xian each commanded 10,000 cavalry, and Chen Qing personally commanded 20,000 troops.
Sit in the main camp.
As long as the Jurchen cavalry is dispatched, the 80,000 cavalry in the south will also be dispatched at the same time.
The 50,000 Korean soldiers were not stupid. They saw the strong bows and crossbows of the 10,000 troops in front of the camp. They all ran to the west. The average width of the Liaoxi Corridor is between fifteen and thirty miles. In this area of Laibin County
The width of the camp is about twenty miles, while the width of the Western Army camp is fifteen miles.
Therefore, there is still nearly five miles of width to the west that cannot be blocked by the Western Army camp. If the Western Army soldiers stay in the camp, the Korean soldiers can completely bypass the Western Army camp and flee to the north.
Of course, they only had one day's worth of dry food on them. Whether they could support them from traveling three hundred miles to Jinzhou, or even thousands of miles away to Goryeo, was another matter.
In Wanyan Nianhan's eyes, the five-mile gap over there was a trap. If it was blocked at both ends, none of them could survive. He would rather lead an army to break into the camp, so that at least there would be a glimmer of hope.
At this time, Wanyan Nianhan was standing on the top of the city, looking at the mighty Goryeo soldiers rushing to the west. He was secretly annoyed that these bastards did not listen to his orders. He clearly asked them to attack the camp, but there was no one.
If people rush to camp, can they survive by running through the gap to the west?
At this time, the Ranger Cavalry came to report, "Reporting to Marshal Du, the Western Army cavalry in the southern camp has been assembled. There are at least 70,000 to 80,000 people and are ready to attack!"
Wanyan Nianhan nodded secretly. Chen Qing had indeed seen his intention a long time ago. The Korean soldiers were waiting for him to leave the city and annihilate his entire army.
Perhaps because of his age, Wanyan Nianhan in his twilight years no longer has the decisiveness he once had. If before, food was running out anyway, and he would have to fight to the death sooner or later. Now, taking advantage of the Korean soldiers to disperse the Western cavalry, and breaking out in a big way, maybe he could still
There is a glimmer of hope.
But there are 50,000 troops waiting in front, and another 100,000 troops watching behind him. In the end, he is afraid that his entire army will be destroyed.
Worrying about gains and losses, Wanyan Nianhan finally did not have the courage to lead his army to break out. He still had to wait for Wanyan Wushu's response. Wanyan Nianhan finally did not order an attack. He watched the Korean soldiers run into the gap to the west.
Fifty thousand Korean soldiers were surrounded by 30,000 cavalry. Thousands of Korean soldiers who tried to force their way north were killed by random arrows from the Western cavalry. Other soldiers were too frightened to rush forward.
Western soldiers kept shouting in Korean: "Those who surrender will avoid death, and those who surrender will have enough to eat!"
It would be good for these Goryeo soldiers to be used as miners to mine iron ore. Chen Qing finally gave up his original plan to kill all the Goryeo soldiers.
The Goryeo soldiers who had no food and no way to survive finally got a chance to survive. They laid down their weapons and knelt down to surrender. Groups of Goryeo soldiers were taken away by cavalry and temporarily placed in prisoner-of-war camps. Don't even think about returning to Goryeo. If you have better luck, I will compile it in the future.
As a mining citizen, his wife and children came to reunite with them.
As the night deepened, the war drums in the Western Army camp rumbled again, and the night battle that had been suspended for two days began again.
This time, fifty heavy trebuchets from the north and the south launched a fierce attack on Laibin Xiaoxian.
On the high platform of the Western Army camp, Chen Qingzheng quietly stared at the advance of the 50,000-strong Western Army. The Western Army stopped 500 steps away. The heavy trebuchet continued to move forward and stopped 250 steps away. Some
The soldiers quickly led the cattle back to the camp, while other soldiers fixed the trebuchet.
A total of one hundred trebuchets from the north and the south were positioned one after another. Two soldiers and cavalry rushed from the north and south, reporting under the high platform, "Your Highness, the Northern Army is in position!"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Confederate Army is already in position!"
Although Yang Zaixing and Liu Cui will each command separately during the actual battle, some joint attack nodes and some areas that require mutual cooperation still require unified command by Chen Qing.
Chen Qing nodded and immediately ordered: "Start attacking!"
The hundreds of big men below him raised their huge drumsticks and struck the giant drum hard.
"Dong——dong——"
There was a dull drum beat from the Western Army camp, which sounded very far away at night. This was the order to start the attack.
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In fact, the Western Army could have used a heavy iron fire mine to blow down the wall of this small county. However, in order to destroy the enemy's will to fight, Chen Qing decided to use continuous night battles to disintegrate the morale of the Jurchen army time and time again.
The heavy trebuchet has been slightly modified. The winch has been changed to a rear-mounted type. Huge defense boards have also been installed on both sides of the trebuchet. It is a three-inch thick wooden board covered with a layer of iron and five layers of cooked cowhide for defense.
Attack the crossbow on the opponent's side and protect the Western soldiers operating the trebuchet.
Of course, there is a wooden frame baffle in front. The reason why baffles are installed on both sides is mainly to prevent the enemy from shooting from the side. There were more than 300 casualties before. The reason is that some soldiers will still be exposed to the enemy's fire.
Under the crossbow.
This time, the Western Army replaced the kerosene with boulders. The boulder attack was no less destructive and intimidating than the kerosene.
The capstan began to creak and twist, the long arm was pulled down, and several soldiers put a boulder weighing 80 kilograms into the throwing iron bucket. After half a year of training, the Western Army soldiers had mastered throwing stones.
With the power and distance of the machine, they knew how to hit the city head accurately.
"put!"
One of the captains shouted, and the soldiers released the winch handle at the same time. The winch wheel rotated, and the long arm suddenly threw the boulder out.
One hundred huge stones flew away from the north and south almost at the same time, drawing arcs in the night, and violently smashed into the two-foot-high city wall 250 steps away.
The night attack on the enemy city began again.
'Boom!' A huge boulder of 100 kilograms hit the battlements. The strong impact broke two battlements, leaving a large gap. The four or five Jurchen soldiers hiding behind the battlements were smashed and flew out. They were bloody and injured.
The bed crossbow was also smashed to pieces, and there were shouts of exclamation and screams.
The boulders were launched continuously, and the boulders roared and smashed against the city wall. From time to time, there was a dull sound of impact and the sound of city bricks breaking. A gap was hit three times in a row, and the city wall suddenly collapsed, leaving a large funnel-shaped gap.
Wanyan Nianhan was in a very depressed mood and still returned to the main camp in the city. Of course he saw the intention of the Western Army. He could completely blow up the city wall, but he hesitated to do it. It was like a giant cat catching a mouse, waiting for the mouse to cripple it before killing it.