Under the clear sky, a stream of smoke and dust rose from the ground, becoming wider and wider like a rushing tide, covering almost half of the vision.
Xiao Yaoyi said: The Song army really has no food, why would it be so anxious?I just ran into my head last night and I am here to die again.
Cheng Zongyang was a little suspicious.He took the telescope and looked for a while, frowned and said: Why didn’t Song Jun even bring weapons? Each of them carried a big pocket. What was that doing?
Hou Xuan, Cui Mao and Wang Tao almost said in unison: Siege the city with the burden of the earth!
Xiao Yaoyi's face suddenly looked ugly.
To siege the city with a burden is a tactic that relies entirely on manpower consumption. Soldiers rush to the city with soil on their backs, relying on manpower accumulation to form a gentle slope that leads to the city to siege the city.
Generally speaking, this tactic is driven by the other party's people, and some cruel generals even pile up the civilians and soil together; anyway, they are all from the other party's people, so they don't care no matter how they consume it.
But the population around Jiangzhou had been evacuated long before the war, and the only thing the Song army could consume was its own soldiers.This kind of arrogant tactic of using human lives to force it will never be used unless it is absolutely necessary.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder: What was the reason why Song Jun suddenly tried so hard?
In Jinming Village, summer and night seemed much older.
His handsome chair was still retained, but the position was moved aside. He himself even knelt on his knees and did not dare to look up.
Sitting on the top is a green robe civil servant, whose rank is only seventh rank.
Although Weng Yinglong was just a clerk, he was the person Jia Shixian trusted the most. He was known as the right-hand man of Grand Tutor Jia, and Xia Yonghe had met him several times in Grand Tutor's Mansion, but today he had another identity: the envoy of the imperial mission with Tianxian in his mouth.
Weng Yinglong said in a deep voice: Your Majesty asked: Xia Yonghe, you are trapped by a hundred thousand people, and you are defeated repeatedly in battles and defeated. The teacher and the old man are ineffective. What is your saying?
Xia Yonghe paused and said: At the end, he will be incompetent and have no words to deal with the holy grace.
Your Majesty asked: The court has given all the elite troops of 100,000, and there are only a few thousand bandits. Now it has been nearly two months. How many enemies have been defeated?How much is the beheading?
Fortunately, he was helped by the Qin general, and he fought a few days ago and beheaded more than 200 times.
The Song army fought against the Jiangzhou bandits many times. Although there were some killing and injuries, they were defeated in all three battles and had very few gains. Only in the battle of Dingchuan Village, the Selected Front Battalion suddenly attacked, disrupting the bandits' deployment, and obtained nearly 200 beheads after the war, so the numbers were not even more ugly.
How much loss has our army been?
More than 5,000 people were injured and 4,000 were killed in battle.
The generals listened to the Qin envoy's Song Dynasty questioning the commander, and knew that Xia Yonghe's numbers were discounted, but no one dared to speak out.
Qin Han was just a first-timer and was not questioned by Master Song. At this time, he retreated aside and listened quietly. After all, he was his Majesty's slave, and his identities were different from those of the generals.
Weng Yinglong slapped the table and shouted sternly: More than ten thousand losses have not yet achieved any inch of his achievements!The court has raised troops for a thousand days, so why did it come to this point!Summer use and!
The last one will be there!
Your Majesty has an order: I will remove Xia Yong and the commander of the Sixiang Duke!He was fined for one year and allowed to make meritorious service with his crime!
If you fail to achieve complete merit, you will be imprisoned immediately for your sins!
Xia Yonghe paused and said: I will obey the order!
Weng Yinglong pulled out an order from his sleeve, Li Xian!
I'm here!
Da Diao Wei and Li Xian obeyed the order.
The case of Huang Dehe suing Liu Ping for collusion with the enemy has been clarified by the three departments and it is confirmed that it is a false accusation.This dynasty governs the country with benevolence, and even if there is a crime of treason for treason, it is not a punishment for great destruction.Huang Dehe abandoned his army to escape, which was one of the crimes of death; falsely accusing generals of death, which was two of them. It was not enough to comfort the soldiers' hearts if they were not punished severely.Your Majesty’s decree: He will be beheaded in half and hang a corpse in front of the army to show the public!
Li Xianju made a contribution and was promoted to the next level. I admire this!
If you wish to do it, all the generals will be envious and jealous.Everyone was beaten to death on the front line, but they were guilty of losing. This eunuch was just accused by Huang Dehe, but was promoted to the title. It was really more popular than others.
Li Xian!Your Majesty’s holy grace is so great!You, a minor official in the inner court, have to be honest with your holy grace!Work for Your Majesty!
Weng Yinglong gave Li Xian no face at all, and taught him a good lesson.
Li Xian's expression became more and more respectful, and he replied repeatedly.
The civil officials of the State of Song have always been like this, and they never pretend to be like eunuchs and military generals.
A seventh-rank civil servant dares to teach a third-rank general a lesson, let alone just a eunuch?
Deep down in their hearts, these civil officials look down on military generals and eunuchs. To be honest, they look down on even His Majesty.
The late emperor once joked that his two prime ministers were sick and the other was lame. According to the principles of physiognomy, neither of them was rich and noble. How could they be the most powerful minister?
The minister next to him was also not vague and told him directly: If these two people were not sick and had a lame look, they would not be this person.The late emperor was silent at that time.
After finally reading the order, Weng Yinglong sat down and drank tea, and said warmly: In the Battle of Jiangzhou, Your Majesty and Master Jia both cared about it.Taishi Jia listened to military newspapers every day. Our army has failed repeatedly in recent days. Taishi was worried and had no interest in fighting crickets.
The generals laughed a few times.Jia Shixian likes to fight crickets, and it is no secret in the Song Dynasty. He also wrote a book called "The Criticism of Weaving" to describe his various experiences in fighting crickets under the alias of crickets.
Weng Yinglong was ordered to remove Xia Yonghe from his position as the commander, and he did not do anything for himself at this time. He comforted the generals with a few words and said: Huang Dehe framed the loyal ministers, but fortunately, our lord was wise and made General Liu feel injustice.Now that the case has come to light, the feelings in the court are surging, and Your Majesty is furious.The National Dynasty had long been abolished and beheaded. After the three departments strictly investigated the whole story, they requested to restore the punishment specifically for the yellow thieves.It is actually the only example in more than a hundred years, and it can comfort General Liu's spirit in heaven.
The generals kept saying a lot.It is reasonable to sue Liu Ping, but it is unexpected to sentence Huang Dehe to be beheaded.
Huang Dehe escaped from the army, resulting in a crushing defeat in Sanchuankou. The generals hated him to the core when they thought of this battle. Now Huang Dehe deserves his sins, which makes people feel very happy, and the generals are more or less awkward.
The army failed to siege the city and its morale was poor, which led to the collapse of the entire army. There have been many examples since ancient times.If the Battle of Jiangzhou turns into a major defeat, everyone will not end up much better than Huang Dehe.
In addition to this official edict, there is also the responsibility of the military governor.
Weng Yinglong said: The army is trapped under the city, and it consumes more than tens of millions of dollars in money and food every day?Now that China's food prices are rising, the war here must not be delayed!Xia Shuai, what do you think?
Xia Yonghe had taken off his helmet and revealed his gray hair; now after the imperial edict was announced, he stood up and bowed and said, "As soon as the imperial envoy ordered everything."
Since this is the case, from today on, all the troops will attack the city with all their might!
Hearing the full force of siege, a commotion came from the tent.
Jiangzhou will not be given up for a day, and I will not return for a day!
Weng Yinglong was stern and calm, and he suppressed the audience, and then slowly said: The official of Jiangzhou City has seen it, it is indeed a strong city.But the two armies of Pangji and Dragon Guard are both elite imperial guards, and fighting for the death of the country is a matter of duty. How can we not be afraid of fighting?
If you don’t agree, you can just say it directly.When he came, Grand Master Jia once said: Our army has 100,000 people, why should we sit under the city and spend money and food, and dare not fight?If anyone thinks that this battle cannot be fought like this, I will write to His Majesty to replace someone to fight this battle.
Weng Yinglong's tone was calm, but his words were extremely sharp. All the generals were stunned by his statement of changing them, and the tent was silent for a moment.
After a long time, Xia Yonghe said: After reporting to the imperial envoy, the last general ordered the army to carry the land to attack the city.Once you have completed the horse path, you can conquer Jiangzhou within a few days.
good!
Weng Yinglong pushed the table and stood up. The official beat the drum for the soldiers himself!Come Ah!First, take Huang Dehe to the front of the army and behead him in half and show him to the public!Boost the morale of my three armies!
The generals cheered up and agreed in unison, as if Jiangzhou could be beaten.
Once the Song army began to attack the city without regard to casualties, the defensive pressure suddenly increased greatly.
The Song army's divine arm archer pressed to the front two hundred steps away, shooting against the dragon-eagled bow of Xingyue Lake Camp; at the same time, the infantry opened the curtain to cover the unarmed comrades who were carrying mud and carrying them.
Although it was the worst way to take the land to attack the city, the Song army did not just do it recklessly, allowing the soldiers to rush directly to the city with the soil on their backs, building a long slope for war horses to gallop, but strictly marking the distance.
The first batch of soil capsules were thrown nearly a hundred steps below the city, and first piled up into a gentle slope two feet wide and three feet high, and then relying on the cover of the slope to approach the city wall one by one, reducing casualties of soldiers as much as possible.
At this time, the Song army's numerical advantage was reflected.Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered over with mud on their backs, and in just one trip they threw tens of thousands of bags of mud and piled up a gentle slope.
As the soil continues to accumulate, the gentle slope extends forward at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The Jiangzhou city wall was four feet high. The Song army began to build soil more than a hundred steps away, and the front was extremely wide. It can be seen that Xia Yong and Dao were wishful thinking.
Two feet wide enough for the cavalry to gallop across the mountain. Once the ramp is built, the next round of the city guarding the city will face heavy cavalry with horse armor.
The shouts of killing resounded throughout the battlefield, and arrows on and under the city were intertwined, like countless flying towers.All the bows and arrows guarding the city were concentrated in the South Gate area and shot fiercely at the Song army from a high place.
The sound of the bow strings vibrated continuously in the fortress, hanging buildings, and city walls, especially hundreds of dragon-carved bows. Almost every arrow shot would severely damage a Song army.
The rolling stones and wood on the city were all stopped to avoid being used by the Song army as materials for climbing the city.
The Song army attacked the South Gate with all their might, leaving only two teams of cavalry in the North Gate and the East City to prevent the bandits from leaving the city to attack.
The center of gravity of the offensive and defensive sides shifted accordingly. Headed by Meng Feiqing, the seven horses of Xingyue Lake gathered on the city tower at the south gate, each with serious expressions.
The Song army was unable to capture Jiangzhou for a long time. In addition to the strong city of Jiangzhou, it was also because the Song army refused to hurt many soldiers.
Now the Song army does not care about casualties, and the number of troops invested in the Nanmen area alone is no less than 50,000.
Four complete infantry troops formed a formation and defended on both wings. Another four army guarded the central army camp. Except for these 20,000 combat soldiers, the rest of the soldiers were transferred to transport soil.
Half of the piled up earth during the attack of the cave had been dug out, and tens of thousands of straw bags and puff bags were loaded with soil one by one, and the soldiers carried them up and rushed towards the city wall.
Someone fell from time to time in the rain of arrows, but the surviving soldiers still ran desperately to transport the earth bag to the designated location as quickly as possible.
Hou Xuan put on his hat.I led a regiment to rush, slashing the spirit of the Song army.
Lu Jing said: It's too dangerous. Being entangled by four armies on both wings will not be small.Why not take a trip with my fourth brother, go around from the side and directly burn the Jinming Village camp!
Cui Mao said: I'm afraid it's too late, I have an idea.
Everyone looked at him, and Cui Mao said: Eight-ox Crossbow!
Xiao Yaoyi said: Good idea!Come to their central army tent, it is best to shoot the dead eunuch named Qin into a honeycomb!
Meng Feiqing said: Major Cheng, according to your opinion?
Cheng Zongyang said: I am calculating the project volume of this gentle slope.The distance from the starting point of the gentle slope to the city wall is one hundred steps, four zhang high, and two zhang wide on the front. If it is piled into a slope, a total of nearly 5,000 cubic meters of soil is required.The weight of each soldier is about one-thirty of a cubic meter. According to the 30,000 people invested by the Song army, each person will have to transport five trips, run a distance of ten miles, and carry at least seventy kilograms. I suggest to attack after half an hour. By then, the Song army will transport it to the fourth trip, and its physical strength will almost reach its limit, and the success rate of attack will increase greatly.
Several people looked at each other and then started to laugh.Hou Xuan patted his shoulder, "Good boy, it's clear enough!
Cui Mao nodded and said: In the past, the commander Yue also calculated before the battle. Before the battle, one soldier on both sides could calculate clearly and be undefeated in all battles.
Xiao Yaoyi said: Brother Cheng, don’t you often say that you are a liberal arts student? You are actually a math student?
How can you not settle the accounts when doing business?I've seen a girl, and she knows better than me...
Cheng Zongyang said: Boss, if you go out to fight, I suggest using heavy troops, and all the brothers from Xingyue Lake Camp will be dispatched.
Wang Tao said cautiously: There are eight troops in the Song army that have a total of 20,000 people. The attack should be mainly raids. If the entire army is deployed and bets are taken, it will be very dangerous once it is entangled by the main force of the Song army.
I'm afraid this is a bet.
Cheng Zongyang said: If we mobilize all the mages in the camp, give them a few thunder magic first, and then all the brothers from Xingyue Lake camp will be dispatched, and then use the Eight-Nuo Crossbow to attack the Song army's central tent, I bet that these tired soldiers can be defeated before the Song army on both wings siege.If you are lucky, 30,000 defeated soldiers will disperse the entire formation of the Song army.
More than a thousand people defeated 50,000 people...
Hou Xuan scratched his head and then laughed, brave enough.I also gambled this!
It seems like I have to bet.
Meng Feiqing held his hands on his belt, and his tiger eyes showed a warlike light. If the Song army had established a foothold, this battle would be difficult to fight.Pass the order!Except for the Sixth Battalion, all the other soldiers gathered and attacked half an hour later!
In front of the Song army's tent, dozens of war drums lined up in a row, and the sound of the drums was deafening.Liu Yisun stood on the earthen mountain with his sword, his eyes swept over the drummer's face, and then stopped at the head under the Central Army's banner.
Huang Dehe was beheaded in front of the army and screamed for nearly a cup of tea before he died. Then Liu Yisun was beheaded by his own hands on the flagpole and displayed on the public.
The edict brought by Weng Yinglong encouraged Liu Yisun, and passed the battalion commander and directly appointed him as the commander of the army, becoming a senior general of the imperial guards.
Liu Yisun was not happy at all after crossing several levels to become the chief general of the first army.
For him, he wanted to attack the city immediately and kill the thieves and avenge his father who died in battle, but the strong attack in front of him made him look as heavy as water.
There were a total of 30,000 troops involved in the siege of the city, including all the defeated troops gathered by the Jinming Houzhai.Although there was the suppression of the Divine Arm Bow and the cover of the curtain, more than 400 casualties occurred in the first round of charge.
As the earth slope approaches the city wall, the number of casualties also rises rapidly, and the casualties have reached nearly 3,000 after the four wheels.
Although the arcade was not fatal and serious in the army, the casualty rate of up to 10% has caused the morale to fluctuate, and the speed of piled up soil has slowed down a lot. After all, not everyone can sacrifice their lives under the threat of the arcade rain.
Standing on the earthen mountain, the soldiers' panic, fear, and hesitation...
Liu Yisun could see clearly.
It is not necessary to have a keen eye to see that the more than 6,000 defeated soldiers in the Jinming Houzhai have become the most dangerous factor.
Xia Shuai pulled out a thousand soldiers from the army, and now dozens of soldiers who tried to escape died under the axe of the supervisor.
However, without the constraints of grassroots commanders, those defeated soldiers were supervised by the supervision team, and were increasingly panicked under the enemy's rain of arrows, and were on the verge of collapse again at any time.
Liu Yisun did not believe that Xia Shuai on Lao Yu's battlefield would not see any signs of chaos, but the central army never ordered them to evacuate them from the battlefield, and just bent the drums to promote war.
After staring at the civil servant who was beating the drum, Liu Yisun said: Those who ruined the country!
General is wrong.
Liu Yisun Sheng was the commander-in-chief of the army, and Zhang Kang's attitude towards him was still the same as before. He said bluntly: With the ability of the Xia Shuai, he would not have expected that the defeated troops would cause chaos.Mr. Xia placed heavy troops on both wings, in order to make the enemy attack out of the city.
Wait for the enemy to attack?What about these sergeants?
Zhang Kang asked back: Where can one never die in war?
Liu Yisun held the hilt tightly.These are all baits, including us?There are 30,000 people here...
If the bait is not bigger, how can there be fish biting the hook?
Zhang Kang said, waving the flag and ordering the team of soldiers who had just returned from transporting soil to rest.
Liu Yisun suddenly discovered that the team of soldiers was from his army. When he looked around, Zhang Kang unknowingly replaced all his troops and stayed near Tushan and stood by him.
Brother Zhang?
Zhang Kang whispered: Leave enough capital to survive.
Liu Yisun stopped talking. When he looked carefully, he saw that although the soldiers were scattered everywhere, there were veins to find.
The dozens of soldiers in the inner siege were the old teams when he was the head of the capital. In the battle of Mikawaguchi, he suffered the least casualties, and now he has been fully stocked after replenishment.
Some of them were the subordinates who served as the commander of the battalion. The heads and deputy heads of the battalion were selected by Zhang Kang, and they were promoted by himself, so they could command easily.
On the outside were four other battalions. Although they had just taken over, the commanders of several battalions were all under my father's back then and they were not unfamiliar with him.
Zhang Kang said calmly: It’s time for the bandits to come out.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the city gate of Jiangzhou City, which was sealed by a whole piece of cement board, suddenly opened. The bandits who were already ready to stop were divided into several stocks and flocked out.
The bandits in front were all cavalry. The commanders of the two sharpshooting battalions issued a loud order, and nearly a thousand divine armed archers opened their bows and shot hard at the same time, but they each used a blue shield to separate all the powerful crossbows.
Liu Yisun was surprised to see that the sharp arrows that could penetrate the wooden shield three hundred steps away could not penetrate the thin and light shields.
The soil slope accumulated by the Song army was less than thirty steps away from the city wall. Between two breaths, the bandit's vanguard had crossed thirty steps. The sharp offensive was like a quick knife, easily cutting the formation of those unarmed soldiers.
The war horse was like a wind rushing by, and blood splashed from both sides of the horse's hooves, dyeing the just-stacked soil red.
After a brief shock, the Song army was in chaos, and everyone threw down the earth bags and howled and retreated desperately.The cavalry were like herders driving away the flock, killing the fugitives from behind.
The Song army on both wings moved forward in an orderly formation, as if an iron pliers were surrounding the bandits.
Except for Meng Feiqing and Xiao Yaoyi, Hou Xuan, Si Mingxin, Lu Jing, Cui Mao and Wang Tao all dispatched. They each led a battalion to attack in separate ways. After a series of dazzling interludes and divisions, the five battalions appeared on the other side of the battlefield almost at the same time, and then joined together again to encircle an army in the front of the left wing of the Song army.
There were more than 1,000 soldiers from Xingyue Lake in the five battalions, more than 40% of the Song army. As soon as they fought, the infantry army was severely damaged, and the main general was even killed by Hou Xuan on the spot. The neat formation suddenly became a thousand holes.
The people of Xingyue Lake were not indifferent to fighting. Pojun immediately divided into several groups to retreat, broke into the fleeing engineer team, and fought all the way.
Among the chaotic troops, Hou Xuan's Xuanwu Spear, Si Mingxin's ten-wing hook, Lu Jing's Yinfeng Claw, Cui Mao's Hunyuan Hammer, and Wang Tao's Burning Sky Axe advanced in different directions. After a moment, they appeared from the other side. The five separate forces seemed like a fist, and suddenly closed tightly and collided with an army on the right wing.
You can see the cruel scenes of the two armies fighting from afar.
The bandits and infantry were mixed with each other, and the combat power was extremely fierce. When the two armies met, they saw countless flesh and blood flying.
It can be seen more clearly from this direction that the bandits are not just fighting hard, but are divided into countless small combinations in high-speed movement.
They formed a team of ten people to charge in a shape of a font. The first team crashed into the Song army's array and then divided into three groups; then the second team charged again from behind and wedged into the array, then the third team and the fourth team...
They entered one after another, forming a continuous charge, tearing apart the Song army's array, and then the hiking bandits completely dispersed the already collapsed formation like the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves.
From a distance, the Song army's tight formation seemed to be hit by an iron hammer. The formation was first sunken and deformed, then penetrated, and finally seemed to be smoothed out by a big hand.
Only the enemy's corpses were left on the ground, and the military flags in the formation were cut off in less than a cup of tea and fell in depressed.
Weng Yinglong looked at the battlefield in shock, and the drumstick in his hand fell off the drum surface without notice.
No one has ever seen so much blood splashing out at the same time. The bandits were like a sharp sabre to cut off the Song army in half, as if no one in the world could stop their sharpness.
Xia Yonghe's face was expressionless and her beard didn't shake for a moment.
However, Li Xian, the big Diao Hu, stepped forward to help Weng Yinglong and said in a soft voice: These bandits are extremely brave, but fortunately there are not many people.Since they are out of the city and fighting, they must lose their manpower.One bandit will die if one bandit dies. My army is 100,000, and the manpower is endless. The imperial envoy does not need to be anxious, but just smile and see us defeating the thief.
Weng Yinglong's face was pale.Today I realized that the bandits are fierce, no wonder Grand Master Jia...
He suddenly waved Li Xian away and said loudly: Summon Zhang Ruhui!
Soon, a feathered man wearing a crane cloak came to the tent and bowed to everyone to make a ceremony.
Li Xian was overjoyed and went up to him and said: It turned out to be Master Zhang from Shenxiao Sect!I wonder if Immortal Master Chongxu, Immortal Master Yuanmiao, and Immortal Master Xujing can be safe?
Zhang Ruhui smiled and said: Good luck to the head and the two sects, Yu Yu, thank you for your concern.
As he said that, he bowed to Qin Han again, "Boy Zhang Ruhui, you have met the Qin Shuai."
Qin Han nodded without saying anything.Jia Shixian regarded himself as a Confucian sect and had a bad relationship with the Taoist sect, but the Shenxiao sect is an exception.
In terms of power, the Shenxiao Sect's ranking among the Dao Sect of Song State is still below the Taiyi Zhen Sect, but Qin Han knew that the relationship between the three sects of the Shenxiao Sect and Jia Shixian was not simple.
Weng Yinglong had calmed down at this time, put away his disobedience just now, and said in a deep voice: Zhang Ruhui, since you are from the Wanshou Palace of Shenxiao, you must have obtained the true teachings of the Immortal Master Yuanmiao. What can you know if you call me here?
Zhang Ruhui did not express a disgusting expression when he was not very polite to Weng Yinglong, and said calmly: Those who practice Taoism should not care about the world, but Yue Ni was rampant and had violated the laws of heaven.On that day, my teacher performed the way for heaven, and today Yue Ni's evil will be rekindled, and the disciples should serve themselves.
good!Once successful, I will be rewarded without hesitation!Come!Create another tent to Master Zhang to cast spells!
No need.
Zhang Ruhui said: My Shenxiao Jinhuo Tianding Dafa uses the god of Yuanming to summon the god of nothingness, use its own energy to combine the qi of nothingness, and transport thunder and lightning on the palm, covering the heaven and earth in the body, saying it is sunny and sunny, saying it is rain and rain, and people respond to the sky and can be used everywhere.
As he said that, Zhang Ruhui waved his sleeves and shouted: Feng!
As soon as he finished speaking, a long wind came from the world.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, blowing towards Jiangzhou City.The bandits fought against the wind and the offensive suddenly slowed down.
cloud!
Zhang Ruhui pointed at the sky with one hand, and a dark cloud immediately surged from the clear sky, and the light on the battlefield quickly dimmed.
thunder!
break!
As soon as Zhang Ruhui's thunder curse came out, a sudden slap almost pierced his eardrums.Zhang Ruhui's feathers were flapped, and the blood on his face disappeared.
Xiao Yaoyi said: The Song army really has no food, why would it be so anxious?I just ran into my head last night and I am here to die again.
Cheng Zongyang was a little suspicious.He took the telescope and looked for a while, frowned and said: Why didn’t Song Jun even bring weapons? Each of them carried a big pocket. What was that doing?
Hou Xuan, Cui Mao and Wang Tao almost said in unison: Siege the city with the burden of the earth!
Xiao Yaoyi's face suddenly looked ugly.
To siege the city with a burden is a tactic that relies entirely on manpower consumption. Soldiers rush to the city with soil on their backs, relying on manpower accumulation to form a gentle slope that leads to the city to siege the city.
Generally speaking, this tactic is driven by the other party's people, and some cruel generals even pile up the civilians and soil together; anyway, they are all from the other party's people, so they don't care no matter how they consume it.
But the population around Jiangzhou had been evacuated long before the war, and the only thing the Song army could consume was its own soldiers.This kind of arrogant tactic of using human lives to force it will never be used unless it is absolutely necessary.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder: What was the reason why Song Jun suddenly tried so hard?
In Jinming Village, summer and night seemed much older.
His handsome chair was still retained, but the position was moved aside. He himself even knelt on his knees and did not dare to look up.
Sitting on the top is a green robe civil servant, whose rank is only seventh rank.
Although Weng Yinglong was just a clerk, he was the person Jia Shixian trusted the most. He was known as the right-hand man of Grand Tutor Jia, and Xia Yonghe had met him several times in Grand Tutor's Mansion, but today he had another identity: the envoy of the imperial mission with Tianxian in his mouth.
Weng Yinglong said in a deep voice: Your Majesty asked: Xia Yonghe, you are trapped by a hundred thousand people, and you are defeated repeatedly in battles and defeated. The teacher and the old man are ineffective. What is your saying?
Xia Yonghe paused and said: At the end, he will be incompetent and have no words to deal with the holy grace.
Your Majesty asked: The court has given all the elite troops of 100,000, and there are only a few thousand bandits. Now it has been nearly two months. How many enemies have been defeated?How much is the beheading?
Fortunately, he was helped by the Qin general, and he fought a few days ago and beheaded more than 200 times.
The Song army fought against the Jiangzhou bandits many times. Although there were some killing and injuries, they were defeated in all three battles and had very few gains. Only in the battle of Dingchuan Village, the Selected Front Battalion suddenly attacked, disrupting the bandits' deployment, and obtained nearly 200 beheads after the war, so the numbers were not even more ugly.
How much loss has our army been?
More than 5,000 people were injured and 4,000 were killed in battle.
The generals listened to the Qin envoy's Song Dynasty questioning the commander, and knew that Xia Yonghe's numbers were discounted, but no one dared to speak out.
Qin Han was just a first-timer and was not questioned by Master Song. At this time, he retreated aside and listened quietly. After all, he was his Majesty's slave, and his identities were different from those of the generals.
Weng Yinglong slapped the table and shouted sternly: More than ten thousand losses have not yet achieved any inch of his achievements!The court has raised troops for a thousand days, so why did it come to this point!Summer use and!
The last one will be there!
Your Majesty has an order: I will remove Xia Yong and the commander of the Sixiang Duke!He was fined for one year and allowed to make meritorious service with his crime!
If you fail to achieve complete merit, you will be imprisoned immediately for your sins!
Xia Yonghe paused and said: I will obey the order!
Weng Yinglong pulled out an order from his sleeve, Li Xian!
I'm here!
Da Diao Wei and Li Xian obeyed the order.
The case of Huang Dehe suing Liu Ping for collusion with the enemy has been clarified by the three departments and it is confirmed that it is a false accusation.This dynasty governs the country with benevolence, and even if there is a crime of treason for treason, it is not a punishment for great destruction.Huang Dehe abandoned his army to escape, which was one of the crimes of death; falsely accusing generals of death, which was two of them. It was not enough to comfort the soldiers' hearts if they were not punished severely.Your Majesty’s decree: He will be beheaded in half and hang a corpse in front of the army to show the public!
Li Xianju made a contribution and was promoted to the next level. I admire this!
If you wish to do it, all the generals will be envious and jealous.Everyone was beaten to death on the front line, but they were guilty of losing. This eunuch was just accused by Huang Dehe, but was promoted to the title. It was really more popular than others.
Li Xian!Your Majesty’s holy grace is so great!You, a minor official in the inner court, have to be honest with your holy grace!Work for Your Majesty!
Weng Yinglong gave Li Xian no face at all, and taught him a good lesson.
Li Xian's expression became more and more respectful, and he replied repeatedly.
The civil officials of the State of Song have always been like this, and they never pretend to be like eunuchs and military generals.
A seventh-rank civil servant dares to teach a third-rank general a lesson, let alone just a eunuch?
Deep down in their hearts, these civil officials look down on military generals and eunuchs. To be honest, they look down on even His Majesty.
The late emperor once joked that his two prime ministers were sick and the other was lame. According to the principles of physiognomy, neither of them was rich and noble. How could they be the most powerful minister?
The minister next to him was also not vague and told him directly: If these two people were not sick and had a lame look, they would not be this person.The late emperor was silent at that time.
After finally reading the order, Weng Yinglong sat down and drank tea, and said warmly: In the Battle of Jiangzhou, Your Majesty and Master Jia both cared about it.Taishi Jia listened to military newspapers every day. Our army has failed repeatedly in recent days. Taishi was worried and had no interest in fighting crickets.
The generals laughed a few times.Jia Shixian likes to fight crickets, and it is no secret in the Song Dynasty. He also wrote a book called "The Criticism of Weaving" to describe his various experiences in fighting crickets under the alias of crickets.
Weng Yinglong was ordered to remove Xia Yonghe from his position as the commander, and he did not do anything for himself at this time. He comforted the generals with a few words and said: Huang Dehe framed the loyal ministers, but fortunately, our lord was wise and made General Liu feel injustice.Now that the case has come to light, the feelings in the court are surging, and Your Majesty is furious.The National Dynasty had long been abolished and beheaded. After the three departments strictly investigated the whole story, they requested to restore the punishment specifically for the yellow thieves.It is actually the only example in more than a hundred years, and it can comfort General Liu's spirit in heaven.
The generals kept saying a lot.It is reasonable to sue Liu Ping, but it is unexpected to sentence Huang Dehe to be beheaded.
Huang Dehe escaped from the army, resulting in a crushing defeat in Sanchuankou. The generals hated him to the core when they thought of this battle. Now Huang Dehe deserves his sins, which makes people feel very happy, and the generals are more or less awkward.
The army failed to siege the city and its morale was poor, which led to the collapse of the entire army. There have been many examples since ancient times.If the Battle of Jiangzhou turns into a major defeat, everyone will not end up much better than Huang Dehe.
In addition to this official edict, there is also the responsibility of the military governor.
Weng Yinglong said: The army is trapped under the city, and it consumes more than tens of millions of dollars in money and food every day?Now that China's food prices are rising, the war here must not be delayed!Xia Shuai, what do you think?
Xia Yonghe had taken off his helmet and revealed his gray hair; now after the imperial edict was announced, he stood up and bowed and said, "As soon as the imperial envoy ordered everything."
Since this is the case, from today on, all the troops will attack the city with all their might!
Hearing the full force of siege, a commotion came from the tent.
Jiangzhou will not be given up for a day, and I will not return for a day!
Weng Yinglong was stern and calm, and he suppressed the audience, and then slowly said: The official of Jiangzhou City has seen it, it is indeed a strong city.But the two armies of Pangji and Dragon Guard are both elite imperial guards, and fighting for the death of the country is a matter of duty. How can we not be afraid of fighting?
If you don’t agree, you can just say it directly.When he came, Grand Master Jia once said: Our army has 100,000 people, why should we sit under the city and spend money and food, and dare not fight?If anyone thinks that this battle cannot be fought like this, I will write to His Majesty to replace someone to fight this battle.
Weng Yinglong's tone was calm, but his words were extremely sharp. All the generals were stunned by his statement of changing them, and the tent was silent for a moment.
After a long time, Xia Yonghe said: After reporting to the imperial envoy, the last general ordered the army to carry the land to attack the city.Once you have completed the horse path, you can conquer Jiangzhou within a few days.
good!
Weng Yinglong pushed the table and stood up. The official beat the drum for the soldiers himself!Come Ah!First, take Huang Dehe to the front of the army and behead him in half and show him to the public!Boost the morale of my three armies!
The generals cheered up and agreed in unison, as if Jiangzhou could be beaten.
Once the Song army began to attack the city without regard to casualties, the defensive pressure suddenly increased greatly.
The Song army's divine arm archer pressed to the front two hundred steps away, shooting against the dragon-eagled bow of Xingyue Lake Camp; at the same time, the infantry opened the curtain to cover the unarmed comrades who were carrying mud and carrying them.
Although it was the worst way to take the land to attack the city, the Song army did not just do it recklessly, allowing the soldiers to rush directly to the city with the soil on their backs, building a long slope for war horses to gallop, but strictly marking the distance.
The first batch of soil capsules were thrown nearly a hundred steps below the city, and first piled up into a gentle slope two feet wide and three feet high, and then relying on the cover of the slope to approach the city wall one by one, reducing casualties of soldiers as much as possible.
At this time, the Song army's numerical advantage was reflected.Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered over with mud on their backs, and in just one trip they threw tens of thousands of bags of mud and piled up a gentle slope.
As the soil continues to accumulate, the gentle slope extends forward at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The Jiangzhou city wall was four feet high. The Song army began to build soil more than a hundred steps away, and the front was extremely wide. It can be seen that Xia Yong and Dao were wishful thinking.
Two feet wide enough for the cavalry to gallop across the mountain. Once the ramp is built, the next round of the city guarding the city will face heavy cavalry with horse armor.
The shouts of killing resounded throughout the battlefield, and arrows on and under the city were intertwined, like countless flying towers.All the bows and arrows guarding the city were concentrated in the South Gate area and shot fiercely at the Song army from a high place.
The sound of the bow strings vibrated continuously in the fortress, hanging buildings, and city walls, especially hundreds of dragon-carved bows. Almost every arrow shot would severely damage a Song army.
The rolling stones and wood on the city were all stopped to avoid being used by the Song army as materials for climbing the city.
The Song army attacked the South Gate with all their might, leaving only two teams of cavalry in the North Gate and the East City to prevent the bandits from leaving the city to attack.
The center of gravity of the offensive and defensive sides shifted accordingly. Headed by Meng Feiqing, the seven horses of Xingyue Lake gathered on the city tower at the south gate, each with serious expressions.
The Song army was unable to capture Jiangzhou for a long time. In addition to the strong city of Jiangzhou, it was also because the Song army refused to hurt many soldiers.
Now the Song army does not care about casualties, and the number of troops invested in the Nanmen area alone is no less than 50,000.
Four complete infantry troops formed a formation and defended on both wings. Another four army guarded the central army camp. Except for these 20,000 combat soldiers, the rest of the soldiers were transferred to transport soil.
Half of the piled up earth during the attack of the cave had been dug out, and tens of thousands of straw bags and puff bags were loaded with soil one by one, and the soldiers carried them up and rushed towards the city wall.
Someone fell from time to time in the rain of arrows, but the surviving soldiers still ran desperately to transport the earth bag to the designated location as quickly as possible.
Hou Xuan put on his hat.I led a regiment to rush, slashing the spirit of the Song army.
Lu Jing said: It's too dangerous. Being entangled by four armies on both wings will not be small.Why not take a trip with my fourth brother, go around from the side and directly burn the Jinming Village camp!
Cui Mao said: I'm afraid it's too late, I have an idea.
Everyone looked at him, and Cui Mao said: Eight-ox Crossbow!
Xiao Yaoyi said: Good idea!Come to their central army tent, it is best to shoot the dead eunuch named Qin into a honeycomb!
Meng Feiqing said: Major Cheng, according to your opinion?
Cheng Zongyang said: I am calculating the project volume of this gentle slope.The distance from the starting point of the gentle slope to the city wall is one hundred steps, four zhang high, and two zhang wide on the front. If it is piled into a slope, a total of nearly 5,000 cubic meters of soil is required.The weight of each soldier is about one-thirty of a cubic meter. According to the 30,000 people invested by the Song army, each person will have to transport five trips, run a distance of ten miles, and carry at least seventy kilograms. I suggest to attack after half an hour. By then, the Song army will transport it to the fourth trip, and its physical strength will almost reach its limit, and the success rate of attack will increase greatly.
Several people looked at each other and then started to laugh.Hou Xuan patted his shoulder, "Good boy, it's clear enough!
Cui Mao nodded and said: In the past, the commander Yue also calculated before the battle. Before the battle, one soldier on both sides could calculate clearly and be undefeated in all battles.
Xiao Yaoyi said: Brother Cheng, don’t you often say that you are a liberal arts student? You are actually a math student?
How can you not settle the accounts when doing business?I've seen a girl, and she knows better than me...
Cheng Zongyang said: Boss, if you go out to fight, I suggest using heavy troops, and all the brothers from Xingyue Lake Camp will be dispatched.
Wang Tao said cautiously: There are eight troops in the Song army that have a total of 20,000 people. The attack should be mainly raids. If the entire army is deployed and bets are taken, it will be very dangerous once it is entangled by the main force of the Song army.
I'm afraid this is a bet.
Cheng Zongyang said: If we mobilize all the mages in the camp, give them a few thunder magic first, and then all the brothers from Xingyue Lake camp will be dispatched, and then use the Eight-Nuo Crossbow to attack the Song army's central tent, I bet that these tired soldiers can be defeated before the Song army on both wings siege.If you are lucky, 30,000 defeated soldiers will disperse the entire formation of the Song army.
More than a thousand people defeated 50,000 people...
Hou Xuan scratched his head and then laughed, brave enough.I also gambled this!
It seems like I have to bet.
Meng Feiqing held his hands on his belt, and his tiger eyes showed a warlike light. If the Song army had established a foothold, this battle would be difficult to fight.Pass the order!Except for the Sixth Battalion, all the other soldiers gathered and attacked half an hour later!
In front of the Song army's tent, dozens of war drums lined up in a row, and the sound of the drums was deafening.Liu Yisun stood on the earthen mountain with his sword, his eyes swept over the drummer's face, and then stopped at the head under the Central Army's banner.
Huang Dehe was beheaded in front of the army and screamed for nearly a cup of tea before he died. Then Liu Yisun was beheaded by his own hands on the flagpole and displayed on the public.
The edict brought by Weng Yinglong encouraged Liu Yisun, and passed the battalion commander and directly appointed him as the commander of the army, becoming a senior general of the imperial guards.
Liu Yisun was not happy at all after crossing several levels to become the chief general of the first army.
For him, he wanted to attack the city immediately and kill the thieves and avenge his father who died in battle, but the strong attack in front of him made him look as heavy as water.
There were a total of 30,000 troops involved in the siege of the city, including all the defeated troops gathered by the Jinming Houzhai.Although there was the suppression of the Divine Arm Bow and the cover of the curtain, more than 400 casualties occurred in the first round of charge.
As the earth slope approaches the city wall, the number of casualties also rises rapidly, and the casualties have reached nearly 3,000 after the four wheels.
Although the arcade was not fatal and serious in the army, the casualty rate of up to 10% has caused the morale to fluctuate, and the speed of piled up soil has slowed down a lot. After all, not everyone can sacrifice their lives under the threat of the arcade rain.
Standing on the earthen mountain, the soldiers' panic, fear, and hesitation...
Liu Yisun could see clearly.
It is not necessary to have a keen eye to see that the more than 6,000 defeated soldiers in the Jinming Houzhai have become the most dangerous factor.
Xia Shuai pulled out a thousand soldiers from the army, and now dozens of soldiers who tried to escape died under the axe of the supervisor.
However, without the constraints of grassroots commanders, those defeated soldiers were supervised by the supervision team, and were increasingly panicked under the enemy's rain of arrows, and were on the verge of collapse again at any time.
Liu Yisun did not believe that Xia Shuai on Lao Yu's battlefield would not see any signs of chaos, but the central army never ordered them to evacuate them from the battlefield, and just bent the drums to promote war.
After staring at the civil servant who was beating the drum, Liu Yisun said: Those who ruined the country!
General is wrong.
Liu Yisun Sheng was the commander-in-chief of the army, and Zhang Kang's attitude towards him was still the same as before. He said bluntly: With the ability of the Xia Shuai, he would not have expected that the defeated troops would cause chaos.Mr. Xia placed heavy troops on both wings, in order to make the enemy attack out of the city.
Wait for the enemy to attack?What about these sergeants?
Zhang Kang asked back: Where can one never die in war?
Liu Yisun held the hilt tightly.These are all baits, including us?There are 30,000 people here...
If the bait is not bigger, how can there be fish biting the hook?
Zhang Kang said, waving the flag and ordering the team of soldiers who had just returned from transporting soil to rest.
Liu Yisun suddenly discovered that the team of soldiers was from his army. When he looked around, Zhang Kang unknowingly replaced all his troops and stayed near Tushan and stood by him.
Brother Zhang?
Zhang Kang whispered: Leave enough capital to survive.
Liu Yisun stopped talking. When he looked carefully, he saw that although the soldiers were scattered everywhere, there were veins to find.
The dozens of soldiers in the inner siege were the old teams when he was the head of the capital. In the battle of Mikawaguchi, he suffered the least casualties, and now he has been fully stocked after replenishment.
Some of them were the subordinates who served as the commander of the battalion. The heads and deputy heads of the battalion were selected by Zhang Kang, and they were promoted by himself, so they could command easily.
On the outside were four other battalions. Although they had just taken over, the commanders of several battalions were all under my father's back then and they were not unfamiliar with him.
Zhang Kang said calmly: It’s time for the bandits to come out.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the city gate of Jiangzhou City, which was sealed by a whole piece of cement board, suddenly opened. The bandits who were already ready to stop were divided into several stocks and flocked out.
The bandits in front were all cavalry. The commanders of the two sharpshooting battalions issued a loud order, and nearly a thousand divine armed archers opened their bows and shot hard at the same time, but they each used a blue shield to separate all the powerful crossbows.
Liu Yisun was surprised to see that the sharp arrows that could penetrate the wooden shield three hundred steps away could not penetrate the thin and light shields.
The soil slope accumulated by the Song army was less than thirty steps away from the city wall. Between two breaths, the bandit's vanguard had crossed thirty steps. The sharp offensive was like a quick knife, easily cutting the formation of those unarmed soldiers.
The war horse was like a wind rushing by, and blood splashed from both sides of the horse's hooves, dyeing the just-stacked soil red.
After a brief shock, the Song army was in chaos, and everyone threw down the earth bags and howled and retreated desperately.The cavalry were like herders driving away the flock, killing the fugitives from behind.
The Song army on both wings moved forward in an orderly formation, as if an iron pliers were surrounding the bandits.
Except for Meng Feiqing and Xiao Yaoyi, Hou Xuan, Si Mingxin, Lu Jing, Cui Mao and Wang Tao all dispatched. They each led a battalion to attack in separate ways. After a series of dazzling interludes and divisions, the five battalions appeared on the other side of the battlefield almost at the same time, and then joined together again to encircle an army in the front of the left wing of the Song army.
There were more than 1,000 soldiers from Xingyue Lake in the five battalions, more than 40% of the Song army. As soon as they fought, the infantry army was severely damaged, and the main general was even killed by Hou Xuan on the spot. The neat formation suddenly became a thousand holes.
The people of Xingyue Lake were not indifferent to fighting. Pojun immediately divided into several groups to retreat, broke into the fleeing engineer team, and fought all the way.
Among the chaotic troops, Hou Xuan's Xuanwu Spear, Si Mingxin's ten-wing hook, Lu Jing's Yinfeng Claw, Cui Mao's Hunyuan Hammer, and Wang Tao's Burning Sky Axe advanced in different directions. After a moment, they appeared from the other side. The five separate forces seemed like a fist, and suddenly closed tightly and collided with an army on the right wing.
You can see the cruel scenes of the two armies fighting from afar.
The bandits and infantry were mixed with each other, and the combat power was extremely fierce. When the two armies met, they saw countless flesh and blood flying.
It can be seen more clearly from this direction that the bandits are not just fighting hard, but are divided into countless small combinations in high-speed movement.
They formed a team of ten people to charge in a shape of a font. The first team crashed into the Song army's array and then divided into three groups; then the second team charged again from behind and wedged into the array, then the third team and the fourth team...
They entered one after another, forming a continuous charge, tearing apart the Song army's array, and then the hiking bandits completely dispersed the already collapsed formation like the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves.
From a distance, the Song army's tight formation seemed to be hit by an iron hammer. The formation was first sunken and deformed, then penetrated, and finally seemed to be smoothed out by a big hand.
Only the enemy's corpses were left on the ground, and the military flags in the formation were cut off in less than a cup of tea and fell in depressed.
Weng Yinglong looked at the battlefield in shock, and the drumstick in his hand fell off the drum surface without notice.
No one has ever seen so much blood splashing out at the same time. The bandits were like a sharp sabre to cut off the Song army in half, as if no one in the world could stop their sharpness.
Xia Yonghe's face was expressionless and her beard didn't shake for a moment.
However, Li Xian, the big Diao Hu, stepped forward to help Weng Yinglong and said in a soft voice: These bandits are extremely brave, but fortunately there are not many people.Since they are out of the city and fighting, they must lose their manpower.One bandit will die if one bandit dies. My army is 100,000, and the manpower is endless. The imperial envoy does not need to be anxious, but just smile and see us defeating the thief.
Weng Yinglong's face was pale.Today I realized that the bandits are fierce, no wonder Grand Master Jia...
He suddenly waved Li Xian away and said loudly: Summon Zhang Ruhui!
Soon, a feathered man wearing a crane cloak came to the tent and bowed to everyone to make a ceremony.
Li Xian was overjoyed and went up to him and said: It turned out to be Master Zhang from Shenxiao Sect!I wonder if Immortal Master Chongxu, Immortal Master Yuanmiao, and Immortal Master Xujing can be safe?
Zhang Ruhui smiled and said: Good luck to the head and the two sects, Yu Yu, thank you for your concern.
As he said that, he bowed to Qin Han again, "Boy Zhang Ruhui, you have met the Qin Shuai."
Qin Han nodded without saying anything.Jia Shixian regarded himself as a Confucian sect and had a bad relationship with the Taoist sect, but the Shenxiao sect is an exception.
In terms of power, the Shenxiao Sect's ranking among the Dao Sect of Song State is still below the Taiyi Zhen Sect, but Qin Han knew that the relationship between the three sects of the Shenxiao Sect and Jia Shixian was not simple.
Weng Yinglong had calmed down at this time, put away his disobedience just now, and said in a deep voice: Zhang Ruhui, since you are from the Wanshou Palace of Shenxiao, you must have obtained the true teachings of the Immortal Master Yuanmiao. What can you know if you call me here?
Zhang Ruhui did not express a disgusting expression when he was not very polite to Weng Yinglong, and said calmly: Those who practice Taoism should not care about the world, but Yue Ni was rampant and had violated the laws of heaven.On that day, my teacher performed the way for heaven, and today Yue Ni's evil will be rekindled, and the disciples should serve themselves.
good!Once successful, I will be rewarded without hesitation!Come!Create another tent to Master Zhang to cast spells!
No need.
Zhang Ruhui said: My Shenxiao Jinhuo Tianding Dafa uses the god of Yuanming to summon the god of nothingness, use its own energy to combine the qi of nothingness, and transport thunder and lightning on the palm, covering the heaven and earth in the body, saying it is sunny and sunny, saying it is rain and rain, and people respond to the sky and can be used everywhere.
As he said that, Zhang Ruhui waved his sleeves and shouted: Feng!
As soon as he finished speaking, a long wind came from the world.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, blowing towards Jiangzhou City.The bandits fought against the wind and the offensive suddenly slowed down.
cloud!
Zhang Ruhui pointed at the sky with one hand, and a dark cloud immediately surged from the clear sky, and the light on the battlefield quickly dimmed.
thunder!
break!
As soon as Zhang Ruhui's thunder curse came out, a sudden slap almost pierced his eardrums.Zhang Ruhui's feathers were flapped, and the blood on his face disappeared.
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