The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1943 It’s death anyway, so we might as well fight!
The Song army's infantry rushed towards the city like a tide!
Even without the firepower cover of the two killer weapons, the catapult and the three-bow crossbow, everyone had to bite the bullet and charge forward! Military orders are as heavy as a mountain!
The two siege hammer vehicles advanced slowly forward one after the other, surrounded by the Song army!

The space in the city gate arch can only accommodate one battering ram. The reason why two are dispatched at the same time is to keep one in reserve, just in case!

The Han army's rockets poured down from the top of the city!

In any case, the Han army's feather arrows had never been able to penetrate the Song army's rattan armor, so this time the Han army completely changed its strategy, playing to its strengths and avoiding its weaknesses, giving up precise shooting, and instead relying on the advantages of terrain and the explosive properties of gunpowder to focus on large-area killing.

Every feather arrow is ordinary, but it becomes extraordinary when pine oil or gunpowder is added!

There were numerous small oil cans on the top of the city walls. Before each shot, the Han army rocketeers would dip their arrows into pine oil, and then have the soldiers in charge of ignition ignite the arrows before aiming and shooting. They would shoot at the places where the crowds of people were dense.

The other archers were responsible for firing the "thunder arrows" that had been prepared in advance. The arrows were tied with gunpowder tubes, and before firing, the fuse was lit, and the archers aimed at the target and fired at the right time according to the burning progress of the gunpowder fuse.

A sky full of flaming crows fell in droves, drenched in the frenzy of the Song Dynasty infantry!
Flashes, explosions, flying blood and flesh, one after another!

The flames are blazing and the smoke is everywhere!
The Song soldiers who were the first to attack the city had already begun to climb up by stepping on the stepping pegs nailed into the city wall!
What greeted them was a huge and hard stone!

The Song soldiers who attacked were knocked down, and the Song soldiers behind took advantage of the situation to continue to break through. The ones in front fell down and the ones behind made up for it. From a distance, it looked like ants attacking the city, like a flood, about to swallow up the entire city!
Some Han soldiers were almost scared to death!

Although I have long known about the bravery of the Luoyang Tigers of the Song Army, it was only after seeing them today that I truly appreciated the Song Army's fearless spirit!

Yang Ye had led the army for many years and could naturally feel the psychological changes of the soldiers. He waved his sword and shouted, "Brothers! Don't be scared by the superficial illusion of the Song army! They may seem fierce, but in fact they are already at the end of their strength! Their catapults and three-bow crossbows have been destroyed, and they have no more powerful weapons! They can only rely on infantry to attack the city. We have the advantage of terrain, so what is there to be afraid of?"

The army felt a little better! If the Song army didn't have long-range attack weapons, it would be very difficult to attack from the top of the city with only infantry!

Yang Ye said, "Lieutenant General Li, listen to my orders! Go and command the crossbowmen, and make sure to wipe out that group of musketeers! You must completely drain their resources! You must hurt the Emperor of Song!"

Lieutenant General Li bowed and clasped his fists: "I obey your orders!"

Yang Ye continued: "General Wang, listen to my orders!"

Admiral Wang took a step forward and said, "I will be here!"

Yang Ye said: "You are personally responsible for supervising the arrival of supplies! Anyone who delays the battle will be killed without mercy!"

Admiral Wang bowed and accepted the order: "I have received your order!"

The two ladders of the Song army have reached the city wall, and they are only three meters away from building a sky bridge!

Experienced veterans all know that once the overpass is built, the soldiers on the ladders will be able to step on the overpass and rush to the top of the city! If this is achieved, the defenders will basically be defeated!

At this time, the Song army archers on the ladders had begun to shoot arrows at the Han army on the top of the city, and many Han soldiers fell!

At the critical moment, Yang Ye immediately ordered a group of archers to shoot wildly at the ladders!
Every arrow is burning with flames, not aiming to penetrate armor, but only to hit the ladder!

Wave after wave of rockets hit the ladder, instantly igniting it!
The Song soldiers on the ladders kept stepping on the fire, but how could this put out the flames? The fire quickly grew larger and engulfed the Song soldiers!

Knowing they were doomed, the Song soldiers, who were bathed in flames, became even more ferocious and rushed to the top of the city walls desperately! The firemen rushed to the top of the city walls one after another!

puff--

puff--

The fire man was hit by several arrows again and fell off the overpass!
Fell heavily on the battering ram!

The sixteen Song soldiers gritted their teeth and finally pushed the battering ram under the city gate. Their bodies were already covered with wounds! There were burns from the flames, injuries from the boulders, and injuries from the crossbows!
When they reached the city gate, seven or eight people finally breathed their last and died of exhaustion!

Someone should fill the position immediately and keep pushing forward!
The battering ram must be placed close to the city gate to exert its maximum power!
Three feet more!

"Brothers! We are still three feet away. Try harder!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The sound of killing was deafening, mixed with anger and tragedy!

How many brothers sacrificed their lives just to push the battering ram to the city gate!

"That damn Liu Miezhou, if we catch him we will skin him alive!"

"Yes! Cut him into pieces! Otherwise, I will be sorry for my dead brother! Kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The battering ram finally hit the city gate!
The huge hammer is made of oak and is covered with copper to increase its weight. It is one foot in diameter and the front end is covered with an iron sheep-head ram horn to help concentrate force to break the door!
Dozens of Song soldiers swung their hammers at the door at the same time, just like monks using bell hammers to strike a bell!
Everyone was shouting, "One, two, break! One, two, break! One, two, break!"

As soon as the word "break" came out, the iron sheep's head hit the huge city gate!

The city gate was mainly made of jujube wood, covered with iron sheets and reinforced with copper nails. The iron ram horn first made a dent on the city gate. As the iron ram horn continued to hit, the dent turned into a deep pit, and cracks began to appear!
Suddenly, countless pine oil was poured down from the top of the city wall!

The Song army cried out that it was not good! Many soldiers who were attacking the city smelled the pungent smell and immediately realized that they might be engulfed by the sea of ​​fire, and immediately hid in the doorway! Attacking the city meant death, and escaping was also death. Instinct forced them to squeeze into the doorway, just to avoid being burned alive!
Many Song soldiers began to take off their light armor and bare their upper bodies! Rather than being burned alive, they would rather die from arrows!

The offensive is coming!

The Song soldiers in front were powerless even if they wanted to retreat! The people behind pushed them forward like a torrent. No matter whether there were mountains of swords and seas of fire or a bottomless abyss ahead, they could only go with the flow and move forward!

Although the ladders were burned, the siege ladders built with stepping arrows were still there! The Song army still swarmed up! Many people even rushed to the top of the city! Unfortunately, they were shot and killed as soon as they got up! Many archers were ambushed on the two sides of the city tower to deal with the Song army that attacked the top of the city!

Zhao Guangyi said: "Go to the city and shoot an arrow at Liu!"

Eunuch Li said, "Your Majesty, you can't do that!"

"Why?"

"With my skills, I can't hurt Liu Miezhou at all!"

"He's lucky if we can't shoot him to death, but we have to try anyway!"

"Your Majesty, once I take action, Liu Miezhou will have a reason to attack Your Majesty!"

"He attacks? What can he do from such a long distance?"

"Your Majesty, do you know the ten most famous bows in the martial arts world?"

"Have heard a little bit!"

"It is said that Liu Miezhou has a magical bow!"

"So what? He can cum on me?"

Eunuch Li looked embarrassed, "Yes!" Zhao Guangyi was shocked!
His brows tightened, his expression changed slightly, "He can shoot me from such a long distance?"

Eunuch Li said: "The Lingbao bow is the exclusive weapon of Li Guang, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. It is light and portable, yet powerful! When Li Guang was stationed in Youbeiping County, the Xiongnu were afraid of his powerful archery skills and did not dare to invade for several years."

Lin Yongpeng behind him said, "It is said that the range of the ten famous bows is more than a thousand steps. Liu Miezhou's martial arts is said to have reached the triple Liuli realm. With triple Liuli and the Lingbao bow, the killing radius can definitely cover us!"

Zhao Guangyi's face was gloomy. "I have obtained the Dragon Soul and am the chosen one of heaven! Who the heck is Liu Miezhou? How dare he dare to challenge me! I don't believe he can hurt me!"

Lin Yongpeng glanced at Eunuch Li, who also looked helpless, indicating that he did not dare to persuade Zhao Guangyi when he was angry, so he said with a stiff upper lip: "Your Majesty, strategically we should indeed despise Liu's plan to destroy Zhou, because Your Majesty is the true emperor, and the destiny is upon you! But tactically, Your Majesty should still pay attention to their good. Moreover, victory does not lie in the gains and losses of a city or a pond!"

Zhao Guangyi was startled, then he smiled. He patted Lin Yongpeng's shoulder heavily and said with a smile: "That's right! We should pay attention to the enemy tactically! Well said! You are a little angry because you see that I am about to lose, and you are worried that I will make a big mistake in a moment of impulse, right? Don't worry, my dear, I understand that the whole world is not about the gains and losses of a city or a pond! Liu Bang was defeated in Pengcheng, Liu Bei was defeated in Yiling, and Li Shimin was even more ashamed of Qianshuiyuan, but they all had the last laugh! If we can't take the small Jinyang this time, we will take it next time! But this time I must deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Northern Han! I want to let them know that if they take the enemy seriously and become someone else's dog slave, they will not be able to jump around for a few days! I must take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun! Otherwise, I will let down my ancestors!"

Seeing that Zhao Guangyi was not angry, Eunuch Li took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, our Song soldiers have been fighting for half a day, but have not been able to conquer the city in one fell swoop. Should we call it a day and let the soldiers rest and replenish their energy to fight again when the time is right?"

Zhao Guangyi watched the Song army attacking the city like ants, and frowned, saying, "If we withdraw our troops now, wouldn't that dampen our army's morale?"

Lin Yongpeng said: "Your Majesty, I feel that Liu Miezhou has made too much preparation! If our army continues to attack the city, I am afraid that the casualties will increase! I suspect that there is a trap on the top of the city!"

Eunuch Li said, "Your Majesty, what General Lin said makes sense! They have even built a three-bow crossbow, and they may have other powerful weapons! If we continue to attack, I'm afraid the three armies of the Song Dynasty will suffer heavy losses!"

Lin Yongpeng said: "I suggest that we withdraw first and reconsider the countermeasures. There is no need to rush to attack the city. This time, we must be prepared for a protracted war!"

Zhao Guangyi said, "Pan Mei is now the commander-in-chief. I suddenly asked him to withdraw the troops. Isn't that a bit inappropriate? General Lin, don't you generals usually like to say that the generals are not authorized by the emperor when they are away from home? If I suddenly order the commander-in-chief to withdraw the troops, will Pan Mei have any thoughts?"

Looking at Zhao Guangyi's half-smile, Lin Yongpeng knew that the emperor was setting a trap for him again!

"Your Majesty! Opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting, and decisions must be made immediately! That's why the emperor's orders are not granted! But now that the emperor is on the battlefield in person, all information transmission is almost synchronized, so there is no condition to refuse the emperor's orders! Therefore, the emperor's orders at this time are the latest response measures made according to the latest developments on the battlefield, and all ministers must execute them unconditionally! Otherwise, it is considered as evil intentions and should be executed!"

Zhao Guangyi said: "Okay, go tell Pan Mei, go in person and tell him to stop the attack immediately and retreat ten miles to rest!"

Lin Yongpeng immediately took the order!
Watching Lin Yongpeng's departing back, Eunuch Li thought to himself: The emperor is really good at driving away the wolf and swallowing the tiger! What would Pan Mei think when he saw that it was Lin Yongpeng who came to inform him? Lin Yongpeng, Lin Yongpeng, you only want to climb up, but it's not that easy!

The moment Lin Yongpeng turned around, his face looked very unhappy!

How could he not understand that Zhao Guangyi was trying to sow discord between him and Pan Mei? But the arrow was on the string and had to be shot!
When he rode to the front of the commander's chariot, Liu Yu was the first to spot him. Liu Yu smiled and said, "General Lin, why are you here? Did the emperor ask you to come?" He was very smart and knew that without the emperor's order, how could the commander of the imperial guards, cavalry and infantry, who was responsible for protecting the emperor, dare to leave his post? He greeted him with a smile, because he wanted to make friends with the new celebrity around the emperor!

Lin Yongpeng smiled and said, "Yes, I came here on the emperor's orders to convey his majesty's instructions."

Liu Yu immediately said to Pan Mei, "General, General Lin is here to deliver the emperor's instructions!"

Pan Mei then turned around and said calmly, "General Lin is here? Are you here to deliver the emperor's instructions?"

Lin Yongpeng said solemnly: "Yes! The emperor has ordered: stop the attack immediately and withdraw the troops ten miles to rest!"

Pan Mei frowned and asked, "What? Stop the attack?" He stared at Lin Yongpeng with burning eyes, "What did you say to the emperor?"

Lin Yongpeng sat on the horse, neither humble nor arrogant, "I say that if we continue to attack, our army will suffer heavy losses!"

Pan Mei looked gloomy and was silent for a moment, then said to the herald: "Stop the attack and withdraw ten miles!"

The herald immediately waved the command flag and the metal soldiers quickly struck the bronze gongs.

Lin Yongpeng immediately turned his horse around and said, "General Pan, I'm going back to report!"

Pan Mei remained calm!

Liu Yu thought: Everyone in the court knows that General Lin is now a favorite of the emperor and has a promising future. Why did the emperor send him here in person to deliver the order? Is he trying to warn General Pan?
Only after the white-robed figure had faded away did Pan Mei coldly say, "How arrogant of a boy!"

Liu Yu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a barely perceptible strange smile! He didn't say anything!
There were many people around him talking nonsense at this time, and he didn't want to get into trouble!
One is the leader of the nine founding generals who has made great contributions, has great power in the court, and the other is the bravest among the three armies, is deeply favored by the emperor, and has an unlimited future. He cannot afford to offend either of them!

When the gong sounded, several Song soldiers who were at the forefront and about to climb to the top of the city wall even suspected that they were hallucinating!

How can it be?

I was about to reach the top of the city wall, and you actually ordered me to call off the troops and retreat?

I am now completely exposed to the enemy's firepower. If I retreat at this time and expose my back to the enemy, wouldn't that be just giving my life away in vain?

In an instant, they felt extremely discouraged!

Killing the general, seizing the flag, breaking through the enemy lines and being the first to reach the summit are the four major military exploits in this army!
“First to arrive” tops the list!
As long as you achieve this feat, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made a marquis. How glorious is that? !

Even if you die in battle, your descendants will be able to inherit your name, so you will die a worthy death!

But now, the order to retreat has been issued, so we can only retreat! Military orders are as heavy as a mountain! If we continue to charge, not only will we be unsuccessful, but we will also be guilty! Those who disobey military orders will be executed! The key is that if we charge alone, we will be isolated and helpless, and we will also die!
Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well fight to the death and cut off a few Han soldiers' heads to leave a good reputation!
Six or seven Song soldiers who had already climbed to the edge of the city wall chose to disobey the military order and continue to charge! They finally rushed to the top of the city wall under the rain of guns and arrows!
They thought that countless infantrymen would gather on the top of the city, holding spears, and would surround them in an instant, and then they would die under the gunfire! Their only hope was to harvest a few more lives! One for one, enough money! One for two, one profit!
But when they jumped onto the top of the city wall, they found that there were not many Han troops. As they were wondering, they suddenly saw a flash of light in front of their eyes, and then a tremendous force came from their chest. With a bang, their feet left the ground and flew out of the city wall!
Under the gazes of countless people, six "first climbers" were blasted out of the city wall and flew far away like kites!

Then in mid-air they suddenly explode!

Six consecutive explosions!
The six brave men turned into a bloody rain that fell on their heads!
It fell on the faces of the Song army, on their armor, on their long swords, and on their rattan armor!
In the end what happened?
What kind of horrible weapon was on the top of the city wall that could smash six Song soldiers to pieces without leaving any body behind?
Pan Mei suddenly felt a sense of fear!
When a breeze blew by, I realized my back was wet and it was chilly!
Inside Zuixianju, several people in Jianghu were speculating whether Feng Jiuxiao was Feng Jiuxiao or not. Pang Shiwu couldn't help it and walked over with an unhappy look on his face, "What are you guys talking about?"

Those gangsters were whispering, when suddenly they saw a tall young man in black clothes coming over and looking angry at them with a bad face. They were stunned!
One of the rough-looking men smelled a strong scent of alcohol on Pang Shiwu, even more alcohol than the others who were drinking. How much did this guy drink last night?

"Who are you?" a skinny man with a monkey face shouted at Pang Shiwu!

Pang Shiwu said unhappily, "Your grandfather!"

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Pang Shiwu said: "Not as stinky as you!"

The skinny man was about to slam the table and stand up, but the burly man held him back! The burly man actually suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Boy, I didn't offend you, did I?"

Pang Shiwu said: "If you offend my eldest brother, you are offending me!"

The burly man was startled: "How did I offend your elder brother?"

"Why are you talking about him behind his back?"

"You mean the man in white?"

"Not bad!"

The burly man looked at Pang Shiwu and suddenly asked, "Are you Young Master Pang Shiwu?"

Pang Shiwu was startled, "Do you know me?"

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Pang Shiwu was instantly confused and didn't know what to do!
Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!