The night was clear and bright, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. A bright half-moon hung in the blue-curtain night sky, spreading its radiance all over the earth.
Under Guancheng, a special war was going on intensely. More than 2,300 Han soldiers were divided into two groups, 300 were responsible for digging and bagging soil, and 2,000 were divided into 20 teams, carrying bags of soil toward several groups.
He ran towards the ditch a hundred steps away and threw bags of soil into the ditch.
While running, soldiers kept falling down and never got up again.
Powerful arrows flew rapidly in the night sky, shooting at every running soldier...
On the top of the city, four hundred Song Army soldiers were also divided into two teams. One half was responsible for raising the crossbow and shooting, and the other half was responsible for stringing the crossbow. This greatly reduced the crossbowman's pedaling time to string the crossbow. Basically, one arrow after another was aimed and shot.
, increasing the casualties of trench-filling soldiers.
In the southeast corner, ten Han soldiers were running with mud bags on their shoulders. They were still thirty steps away from the trench. A dozen powerful crossbow arrows were fired at them. The night greatly reduced the visibility of the soldiers. They didn't notice the crossbow arrows until they were in front of them.
The arrow flashes with a faint green light.
"Ah!" Several soldiers screamed almost at the same time. Four soldiers were shot by poisoned crossbow bolts and fell to the ground, twitching all over.
"Leave them alone and run!"
The leading soldier shouted low and continued running with several other soldiers. They were still ten steps away from the trench. Several more arrows were fired, and three more people fell. The last three threw the mud bags into the trench, turned around and ran.
After running a few steps, the three of them fell to the ground one after another and never got up again.
Groups of soldiers were shot dead by crossbow bolts on the top of the city. By the fifth watch, the trenches were less than half filled, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
However, there were already less than a thousand soldiers carrying mud bags. The front of the trench was filled with shot and killed Han soldiers. The more than a thousand soldiers killed in action were enough to fill the remaining half of the trench.
"General, our brothers have suffered heavy casualties. It's already the fifth watch and they're only half filled. I'm afraid we won't be able to complete the mission."
Xia Jin looked at the night sky and asked in a hoarse voice: "How many brothers are there?"
"There are less than 700 people."
Xia Jin's heart suddenly twitched. In one night, 1,300 people were killed.
Xia Jin thought of Wanyan Wulu's cruelty and his heart was filled with hatred. He immediately ordered: "Send the order for all soldiers to assemble!"
After a while, the exhausted soldiers regrouped. Everyone was covered in mud, and their faces were full of frustration, fatigue and numbness to death.
It was impossible to surrender to the Song army, and he would definitely die if he returned to the military camp. Xia Jin was heartbroken. He had no way out, so he could only lead his army to flee to Xixia.
"let's go!"
Xia Jin led the remaining 1,000 soldiers to quickly evacuate to the entrance of the valley, but as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the valley, there was a sudden fire on both sides, and thousands of Han soldiers surrounded them from all directions.
The leading general is a one-eyed general, Han Chang, a famous Han general in the Jurchen Army. He lost one of his eyes in the Battle of Fuping, but his force has not diminished. He currently serves as the left deputy general on the Western Front, commanding 20,000 Han troops.
Han Chang waved his sword and said coldly: "The camp is in the east, why does General Xia want to go west?"
Xia Jin was frightened. Wanyan Wulu actually set up an ambush against him. He had to bite the bullet and said: "I am originally from Xixia. Since Commander Wanyan is not intolerant of me, I can only return to Xixia. The general is also a Han. General Wang
understand!"
Han Chang raised his head and laughed. He suddenly stopped smiling and said coldly: "The commander ordered you to take Jianxiao Pass, but you fought it off. You delayed the army's strategy of moving south. How can the commander spare you?"
"But the coach asked me to make a siege ladder, but he didn't let me continue fighting!"
"That's just because I was afraid that you would surrender to the Song army, so I deliberately stabilized you. You are in command, don't you know that military orders are like mountains?"
Xia Jin knew that he would not be spared, so he suddenly shouted, "Break out!"
Then he turned his horse to kill in the northwest direction. Han Chang sneered, drew his bow and arrow, and shot out an arrow.
'puff!'
This arrow was powerful enough to penetrate iron. The wolf-fang arrow penetrated Xia Jin's body and came out from the chest. Xia Jin screamed and died immediately.
Han Chang shouted: "Leave no one alive, the whole army will be killed!"
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At daybreak, the trench was completely filled. Finally, Han Chang took action. He sent out 10,000 troops, using the method of two people holding shields and one person carrying a mud bag. The trench was completely filled in an hour, and those who were hit by arrows died in the battle.
There are only more than 300 people.
They also took away all the fallen soldiers. Han Chang knew in his heart that they would bear the brunt of the epidemic once an epidemic broke out. He was even more cautious than the Song army in dealing with the fallen soldiers.
On the top of the city, the soldiers who had fought fiercely all night had gone down to rest. A new group of soldiers had replaced the city. Although Chen Qing participated in the battle until midnight, he was not sleepy and looked at the bottom of the city with a solemn expression.
He realized the threat that shields posed to Guancheng. The opponent was wearing hard leather armor. If he held a shield, neither the rifle bow nor the crossbow arrows could penetrate the shield or leather armor. Although their Qilin Village used the defensive bow to shoot through the opponent's armor.
Leather armor, but that's because there is enough height. If an arrow is shot downward from a height of ten stories, the acceleration of the arrow is enough to shoot through the shield. But here is only three stories high. If it is thrown upward, the arrow may be able to shoot.
Pierce enemy shields.
But no matter how you shoot, there are only 300 soldiers on top of the city. They can kill more than a thousand people at most, but it will be insignificant against an attack of tens of thousands of people.
The key is still the hand-to-hand combat in the siege, which is the main battlefield. I used to focus on bows and arrows, and I was a bit evasive.
"All orders are replaced with city-defending bows!"
As for the more than forty crossbows, Chen Qing finally held back. They were his last killing weapons and he would not use them until the last moment.
Yang Hua led groups of soldiers to send huge rocks and rolling logs to the top of the city. At this moment, a low sound of horns was heard in the distance.
"Woo——"
The horn sounded outside the valley, Chen Qing's eyes narrowed, and the war broke out again.
"Beat the drums and prepare for battle!"
Suddenly there was a loud sound of drums on Guancheng.
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The six thousand troops were shouting slogans, murderous and orderly. The square formation of soldiers in black armor covered the valley like a black flag.
They were all soldiers of the Han army. They were originally Song troops with low morale and undisciplined military discipline. After surrendering to the Jin soldiers, they followed the jackals and learned to plunder and kill. The animal nature in their bodies was stimulated, and their combat effectiveness became stronger.
Six thousand soldiers lined up in the valley with spears and shields in hand. The dust was flying, the spear tips flickered in and out of the dark valley, and the canyon was filled with murderous aura.
There are dozens of siege ladders in the team. They are all military siege ladders made by professional craftsmen. They are strong and strong and wrapped in cowhide. The siege ladders made by carpenters in Liyang County are completely incomparable.
The general commanding this army is still General Han Chang, followed far behind by two thousand Jurchen cavalry, holding spears or axes. They are both supervisors and guards. The crowd is surrounded by the commander Wanyan Wulu and Shu.
Ten Jurchen generals.
Six thousand Han soldiers stopped one mile away from Guancheng. Han Chang stared at Guancheng for a moment. Guancheng was narrow and could not accommodate many troops. At most, he could only send more than a thousand soldiers to attack.
"Whoever attacks the city will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins; whoever attacks the city will be rewarded with ten beauties and a thousand gold coins!"
Jin Bing has always been very committed on the battlefield. As long as he can survive, the reward will be fulfilled. The Han soldiers were so excited that they shouted.
Han Chang waved his sword and shouted: "Bang the drum! The first battalion attacks!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Huge war drums suddenly sounded, and a thousand Han troops lined up in front rushed toward Guancheng carrying twenty siege ladders...
Han Chang was experienced in many battles. The opponent's city was narrow and could only hold two to three hundred people at most. Their arrow attacks did not affect the overall situation. Moreover, the soldiers had shields, so he did not need to prepare a bow and arrow array.
On the top of the city, Chen Qing looked coldly at the thousands of enemy troops rushing in like a tide. He turned back and ordered: "The defensive bows in the city should shoot at the same time!"
