At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 164 The Battle of Danyang
On the first day of July, the Song army arrived in Danyang and camped ten miles outside the city.

The next day, Yang Zhenlong led an army of five hundred horses to the city to check the terrain.

I saw only three circles of trenches outside the city, as well as earthen walls. The Yuan army lay in the trenches. They had really learned Tongzhou's defense.

On the top of the city, Ha Laji, Wu Xiu, Lu Shikui and others were all looking at Yang Zhenlong. Seeing that he only had [-] horses, they were ready to make a move.

"The southern bandit is so trustworthy, I want to go out to fight, just in time to kill him and his spirit." Qianhu asked for a fight.

"Yang Zhenlong has the courage of ten thousand men, don't underestimate the enemy." Ha Laji ordered him to order a thousand horse troops to leave the city.

"Well done!" Yang Zhenlong chuckled and ordered the entire army to retreat and prepare for battle.

In a short while, the Yuan army crossed the obstacle, divided into two teams on the left and right, and surrounded the Song army.

"Brothers, follow me and kill!" Yang Zhenlong, without any sense of control, took the lead in charging with his horse in hand.

When the two armies met, they saw swords and guns flying, and some people kept screaming and fell off their horses. They were then trampled into a puddle of flesh. It seemed like a long time, but it seemed very short. Yang Zhenlong killed the left team and swept back slightly. The Song army fell for more than fifty years. , the Yuan army fell by [-].

"Southern thief, suffer death!" Tiemu rushed over, waving his bones and smashing them at Yang Zhenlong.

Yang Zhenlong stabbed quickly with his straight spear, his second strike came first, and in just one stroke he pierced the stick. The horse's stick was bent, and Yang Zhenlong used its elasticity to fly away the stick, knocking two Yuan army cavalry soldiers off their horses.

The morale of the Song army was greatly shaken. As Yang Zhenlong set off a bloody storm, he instantly killed the right team.

"Happy!" Zhang Wei wiped his face, raised his gun and shouted.

"Mighty~" Song Bing raised his gun at the same time.

Yuan soldiers were frightened and retreated far away, daring not to come forward.

"Ming Jin withdraws the troops!" Haragai patted the battlements unwillingly, with gloomy faces on both sides.

After fighting for a while, not only did they lose troops, but they also damaged the morale of the city, which can be said to be a loss of blood.

Seeing the Yuan army retreating, Yang Zhenlong drove his horse forward and shouted: "If the Tartar dogs do not surrender early, they will die without a burial place! I advise you to carefully consider the way out and not wait for the army to enter the city."

Wherever he looked, the Yuan army, regardless of Meng Hannan, lowered their heads.

Seeing that his subordinates had packed up their horses, weapons, and comrades, Yang Zhenlong led more than 400 intact soldiers back to the camp.

The exchange ratio of one to four shows Yang Zhenlong's bravery.

The next day, the army marched to the city and dug trenches while building a camp.

"Marshal, do you want to go out and kill for a while?" Wu Xiu was still unwilling.

Ha Laji shook his head and said: "Our mission is to hold Danyang until reinforcements from the north arrive. Don't waste the battle."

As a result, the Song army successfully set up camp three miles outside the city and then began soil work.

A trench was dug above, leading directly to the trench of the Yuan army, and below the trench, three tunnels were started at the same time.

For this day, Yang Zhenlong hired three professionals, namely miner Mo Da, well worker Wang Xiaoer, and gold-touching school captain Wu Xie, all of whom were accustomed to digging tunnels.

Of course, the Yuan army was not unprepared. They buried listening urns early, but the sound of digging tunnels was covered up above, and there was really no movement.

Because of Li Heng's lesson, the Yuan army cleared the city early, and it was impossible to dig tunnels from inside for blasting.

After half a month of stalemate, the Song army advanced to [-] steps, and the Yuan army's trebuchet began to exert force. It did not waste the thunder, but only smashed down the huge boulder, and the effect was better than nothing.

On July 25, when the Song army entered the [-]th step, the sky thunderers on both sides began to release mines on each other. For a while, explosions continued continuously.

The accuracy of the Tianlei hand was much more accurate than that of the trebuchet, and the excavation work of the Song army stagnated.

For another ten days, the Yuan army used more than a thousand sky thunders and found that only more than [-] Song soldiers were killed and wounded, so they stopped bombing.

Haragai saw clearly that the trenches dug by the Song soldiers were winding and had caves for hiding soldiers, which greatly weakened the power of the sky thunder.

If the explosion continues like this, even if Danyang's inventory is exhausted, it won't be enough.

Therefore, Haragai allowed the first trench to be defended and the second and third trenches to be modified.By August, the Song army was only a thin earth wall away from the Yuan army's trenches.

On the third day of August, Yang Zhenlong selected [-] elite soldiers, equipped them with heavy armor and short soldiers, broke through the earth wall and entered the trench.

"Kill!" The Yuan army, which had been prepared for a long time, came to kill immediately.

In a short-hand encounter, the Song soldiers had a slight advantage because they were all short weapons, which were more suitable for fighting in trenches. This small detail would even out the equipment gap between the two sides.

Both sides are elite warriors who dare to die, and they refuse to give in to each other. In the rear, the sky thunderers are attacking each other.

For a time, the exits of the three trenches turned into millstones of flesh and blood, and batches of Song and Yuan soldiers fell down.

From sunrise to sunset, both sides sacrificed more than [-] each. On the second day, the Song army suffered [-] casualties and the Yuan army suffered [-] casualties. On the third day, the Yuan army abandoned the first trench.

The Song army did not occupy the Yuan army's trenches, but dug their own to advance.

The Yuan army jumped out from behind the low wall and rushed into the trench, intending to stop the Song soldiers from digging in. However, even the Song soldiers who were digging the soil refused to retreat in actual combat, and they were still fighting for their lives.

On August [-], the Song army occupied the second trench.

This time, the Song army suffered more than [-] casualties, and the Yuan army suffered more than twice as many casualties.

When meeting on a narrow road, the brave will win. When facing each other in a ditch, there is a high probability that they will live without fear of death. In this regard, the Song Army's advantage becomes more and more obvious.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Song army stopped advancing, and the Yuan army also took the opportunity to breathe.

In the county government office, Lu Shikui prepared fine wine and delicious food, but all the generals had no appetite.

After eating a few hasty bites, Ha Laji asked: "The Song army is so fierce, do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

"For today's plan, we will fight to the death." Wu Xiu said.

"Marshal, the elites have been damaged too much, so it may be difficult to defend the city." Lu Shikui said worriedly.

Wu Xiu slammed the table and said bitterly: "It's a pity that the southern soldiers can't fight, otherwise why would the Mongolian warriors fill the trenches."

Lu Shikui laughed awkwardly, but didn't speak.

Why can't we use the new auxiliary army? Who hasn't ordered the force yet?It's just hard to say, even as a surrendered general, I dare not say.

The county government office sighed, and the soldiers everywhere were listless.

Song Bing was so cruel and didn't take his own life seriously. Yuan Bing couldn't figure it out and was worried that he would be sent out.

In order to boost morale, Haragai not only cooked meat but also gave him wine. However, the smell of meat could be heard from the Song army array opposite every day, which really frustrated the Yuan soldiers.

Listening to the hustle and bustle of the Song Army's camp, the Yuan soldiers thought they could sleep peacefully, but unexpectedly, just when the moon just hung on the branches, the Song Army suddenly rushed out and went straight over the low wall to block them. , and entered the third trench.

There was no fighting spirit in the first place, and they were caught off guard. The Yuan army was defeated immediately.

When the defenders at the top of the city reacted and threw thunderbolts down frantically, the Song army was already hiding close to the trench.

By daybreak, the Song army had dug the trench. Even though the Yuan army was able to see the trench from a high position, there was nothing the Song army could do.

There was no choice but to gather the troops outside the city and plan to defend the city wall.

Take the initiative?

If we send some more elite troops, we won't even have to defend the city walls, let alone fight in the streets.

The Song army stopped for a day and made weapons in the distance.

At midnight on August [-], a muffled thunder came from the ground, and the city wall collapsed, and the Song army took advantage of the situation and entered Danyang City.

Harajui hurriedly organized troops to resist, but still lost three city walls, and a large number of new vassal troops surrendered.

Seeing that it was not the end, Haragai packed up the remaining soldiers and abandoned the city, leaving Danyang to the Song army.

(End of this chapter)