Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

During this period, the offensive of the Guanzhong army became more and more fierce day by day, and the blow to them became more and more serious. Whether it was mentally or physically, these Southern Song soldiers were under tremendous pressure.

Many brothers have not slept for days and nights, and on top of the city tower, whether it is Wengcheng or the outer city, they may be covered by the fierce artillery fire of the Guanzhong army.

Fancheng, which faced Xiangyang City across the river, was also in great danger at this time. At the same time that Zhang Yong led his army to attack Xiangyang, he also detached an army to attack Fancheng.

Fancheng and Xiangyang are not far apart. It can be said that they are separated from each other. The two cities can even be connected by a floating bridge. (At this period, Xiangyang and Fancheng were not connected yet. They were probably some distance apart, but not particularly far.)
The two big cities faced each other from end to end, forming a perfect defense system. However, under the attack of Guanzhong artillery fire these days, it was now crumbling. The morale of the defenders in the two cities was extremely low.

After the sky darkened, the Guanzhong army outside the city also slowly retreated. The Southern Song soldiers hiding on the tower finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat limply on the ground.

A large number of Southern Song soldiers breathed a sigh of relief at this time and sat limply on the ground. No one even wanted to move to clean the corpses next to them.

"This city defense battle is completely different from the city defense battles we fought in the past!" A veteran sighed and said.

"Uncle Niu. What's different? Were you easy to defend the city in the past?" asked a young soldier who had just been called into the army.

"Alas! In previous city defense battles, even if the enemy's army was several times or even dozens of times larger than ours, we didn't have to worry about flint cannons, sky-shattering cannons, various strong bows, powerful crossbows, rolling rocks and falling trees. It is very easy to defend the city.

As long as the food and grass in the city continues to be exhausted, no matter how many enemies there are, they will not be able to do anything to us. "The veteran said.

Their Southern Song army was very good at defense. This was no joke. Whether they were facing the Jin Kingdom or the former Liao Dynasty, their Song Dynasty had never lost to anyone in terms of defense. It has always been an advantage.

There are only two situations of being breached, and either of these two situations has nothing to do with their soldiers. One is that the generals guarding the city directly escape, causing the city to surrender.

The second is that the generals who defended the city led them to surrender. It was still very difficult to truly break through a city guarded by heavy soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

Unless you besiege this city until you run out of ammunition and food, otherwise, you want to capture this city. You have to pay ten times or even dozens of times the casualties.

In past wars, most of these foreign armies used persuading methods to persuade the generals to surrender. As long as the generals were defeated, ordinary soldiers like them had nothing to do.

But if there is a real war. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were not afraid of anyone, but this time the situation was completely different. They are ordinary grassroots soldiers.

I felt a breathless despair and a heavy burden pressing on myself.

In the past, when defending the city, they could taunt the enemy on top of the city tower. but now. As long as you stand on the tower, the Guanzhong army may come over and kill you with one shot.

This is not the most serious thing. The most serious thing is the uproar that has been circulating in the city in the past few days.

A few days ago, several red lightnings fell from the sky, blowing up the towers in the northwest, southeast, and directions, and a large number of soldiers were even buried directly underground.

Some people say that this is a new weapon brought out by the Guanzhong army, while others say that this is the God of Thunder in the sky helping the real emperor to break through their Xiangyang City, so he issued a thunder penalty.

"If you ask me, the side in Fancheng is better. Although it was also attacked, the artillery fire there was not as fierce as ours!" A soldier looked at Fancheng on the other side with envy and said.

is not that right? Although the Mongols attacked two cities at the same time, Xiangyang City was the main target of their attack.

But for Fancheng, they only carried out harassment and siege to prevent the two cities from connecting, exchanging materials, and transmitting letters to each other.

The cannons of the Guanzhong army are really powerful.

The pontoon bridge they had built before, which could connect the two cities, was blown up by the artillery of the Guanzhong army.

Then the Guanzhong army blocked the connection between the two cities. Although the two sides were very close, the two cities had completely lost contact.

"Alas! According to the generals' plan, our city can be defended for at least a few years. There are all kinds of food and grass supplies in the city, as well as bows, crossbows, arrows, and all kinds of weapons and armor.

But looking at the situation now, if this battle continues, I think it will be difficult for us to defend it for a month, let alone a few years. "

"Isn't that right? Recently, the people in the injured barracks have been carrying out the bodies every day, those brothers who were injured by the artillery of the Guanzhong Army.

After entering, he lay down for a few days. If he was lucky enough to survive, he would go directly to see the Lord of Hell if he was unlucky. "A soldier said dejectedly.

Even those soldiers who were more lucky were not much better. They just saved one life. Which one was missing an arm and a leg, or his eyes were blown out. Whether he could survive the rest of his life was still the same thing.
"That brother is lucky. Those who are truly disabled and survive are the ones who truly suffer!" a soldier said with a sigh.

is not that right? They were all from poor families and were forced to serve as soldiers. In the Song Dynasty, if you were a soldier, you would be looked down upon and you would be inferior to others. If there is really no other way, who would want to be a soldier? It's not like he was a forbidden soldier in the capital.

In recent years, they have fought continuously in the Song Dynasty. I kept fighting against Guanzhong, fought against the Mongolian army, and even fought against the Red Coat Army once. Basically, I lost more and won less. Soldiers can lose their lives if they are not careful, and they can completely tie their heads. On the waistband.

"The artillery of the Guanzhong army is very powerful, even more powerful than our artillery. From now on, everyone should be more careful on the towers. Don't get caught and be blown up by the enemy's artillery." A veteran took down the kettle he was carrying. , took a sip and said.

It is not safe on the city tower now. On the city tower, as long as the Guanzhong army sees which direction there are more people, a cannonball will hit them immediately.

It exploded among the huge crowd, and these brothers were either killed or injured! The number of brothers dying in the wounded barracks these days is not even less than the brothers dying in battle.

"Uncle Niu, are we really going to die in this city?" the young soldier asked.

"There are only two hopes now. If our marshal no longer guards the city and takes us to run away, we may still survive. Our Xiangyang is a land and water city after all, and we can still escape by boat." He spoke.

"What about the second one? The second one is that we defeated the Guanzhong army and let them retreat on their own." A recruit asked.

"What the hell are you thinking about? This is impossible. The second one is for our marshal to take us to surrender together. In this way we can survive. As for letting the Guanzhong army withdraw, that is impossible. This time they are We are determined to take down Xiangyang City," the veteran said.

Hearing this, a dozen soldiers gathered together, feeling sad.

“These officials only think about themselves, thinking that they can protect their families and the country, that they can be remembered in history, and that they can be made marquises and generals.

Who cares about us lower-class people! I think the people living in the realm of Guanzhong King are not unable to survive. "

"I heard that life is better than ours."

"It's okay for us to say these words directly, but don't let the superior hear it. If the superior hears it, the punishment will be a whipping, or the head will be knocked off." The veteran said.

"Uncle Niu, why don't we surrender? Let's surrender to the King of Guanzhong! In those areas in the Central Plains, wouldn't it be possible for those in the Central Plains to surrender to the King of Guanzhong?" A soldier said.

"Fuck you, how can we surrender to foreign enemies? That King of Guanzhong is a barbarian lackey. He only got to where he is today by relying on some tricks of charlatans." A young soldier stood up and said.

"The King of Guanzhong is a barbarian lackey, a charlatan. Do you believe this? If you, a charlatan, can become a prince, then I will become a charlatan. If you can become a prince by being a lackey, then I will also become a prince." ." A soldier holding a piece of weed said impatiently.

This young kid, do you believe what I said above? It also said that the emperor is the real dragon emperor! Our emperor has issued edicts to punish himself several times.

Moreover, how many things has the King of Guanzhong taken out over the years, and which of them are mortal? Those who claim to be messengers of gods and call themselves Han Dynasty may not necessarily be groundless.

"But, but, this is what Marshal Meng told us. Marshal Meng, can what a person like him say still be false?"

"Young man, the more superior these officials are, the more they can deceive people." "Okay, no more chatting, let's go down quickly! Don't let the Guanzhong army set off artillery again at night. It would be a shame to go to see the Lord of Hell while sleeping. Got it." The veteran patted his butt and stood up, leading a group of recruits down the tower.

At this time, a large pot of hot rice had been prepared under the city tower, and several young fire-headed soldiers who had never seen before were cooking a pot of soup cakes.

While the defenders were rotating, no one knew that the chef here had been replaced.

"Uncle Niu, has the cook changed today? How come I haven't seen him before?"

"Why do you care so much? You don't have to worry about anything if you have a full stomach."

Hundreds of soldiers responsible for guarding the west tower just ate a pot of problematic food.

"Chief! We have followed your instructions and drugged all the meals in the northwest tower. These soldiers should be able to sleep all night." An assassin said.

"Well! Tonight is crucial. Everyone, please stay awake and listen to what's going on outside the city. As long as there is a fight in Weng City, we will open the inner city gate." The assassin leader said.

It has been almost half a month since we returned to the city. Whether we can conquer Xiangyang City today depends on tonight.

Late that night, only the soldiers in Wengcheng were standing guard on the city tower, while the soldiers in the outer city had already fallen into a deep sleep with the help of medicine-added food and went to play chess with Duke Zhou.

At this time, Mo's approximately 5,000 Guanzhong troops quietly came to Wengcheng under the cover of night. In the past few days, they had been attacking during the day. They were not idle, but kept attacking the city gate.

At this time, the gate of Wengcheng was already crumbling. One more heavy cannon shot would destroy the small gate.

"Quick, quick, quick, all brothers, the army from Guanzhong is coming. The army from Guanzhong is coming to attack us at night." The soldiers on the tower quickly discovered the situation, and the hundreds of soldiers responsible for guarding Wencheng quickly climbed up stand up.

The war drums on the tower were immediately beaten, but strangely, after the drums sounded, the soldiers from the outer city who were supposed to rush over immediately to support did not move at all.

"What's the situation? Why don't the soldiers over there come to support?" the deputy general responsible for guarding Wengcheng said.

These soldiers who guard Wenwen City are on the front line of defense, guarding a city within a city!

Because of the powerful artillery of the Guanzhong army, there are usually not many soldiers responsible for guarding Wengcheng, only more than 200 people. If an enemy attack is discovered, the war drums on Chen Road will be beaten immediately.

Soldiers resting on the outer city walls or under the city will immediately hear the sound of drums, and then beat the drums similarly to notify friendly forces in other directions.

But today, after discovering an enemy attack and beating the war drums, there was no response from the direction of the outer city, and no soldiers came to support them.

"Everyone is preparing to defend. You go to the outer city and take a look. What's going on with those gangsters? Why aren't you beating the drums yet?" said the deputy general guarding the city.

"Kill! Kill!"

At this time, the Guanzhong army pushed three heavy cannons to the bottom of the city. A large number of shields provided cover for the heavy cannons to defend against enemy arrow attacks on the tower. The three heavy cannons aimed at the gate of Wengcheng at the same time.

These days, under the continuous bombardment of the Guanzhong army, there are no strong defensive weapons on these towers, because they have all been destroyed by the artillery of the Guanzhong army.

Boom! Boom!
The three cannons made loud noises at the same time. At the same time, the defenders with sharp ears also discovered that not only were they attacked in this direction, but Wengcheng in several other directions was also attacked by the Guanzhong army.

However, it seems that there is a problem in their outer city, and the defenders have not arrived.

Soon the Mongolian army entered the barbican city in the northwest. Then, amid the stunned eyes of all the defenders, the gate of the outer city was opened directly, revealing dozens of hooded people.

Armed with scimitars and repeating crossbows, they had already killed all the defenders under the city.

"Spies, there are spies! Damn it! The gate of the outer city has been opened, no good, no good." The deputy general in charge of guarding the city immediately shouted in shock.

If their outer Wengcheng falls, it won't matter. The Guanzhong army will only get a dead ground, and the square towers in the outer city can also effectively attack the inside of Wencheng.

"Everyone rush to me, take back the city gate and close it again." The deputy general roared angrily and drew out his saber. He rushed down the tower with his few two hundred men.

But unfortunately, they were greeted by rows of gunshots.

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!
After a burst of gunfire, the deputy general guarding Wengcheng and all his soldiers collectively fell into a pool of blood, twitching continuously.

"Everyone moves quickly and takes control of the outer city. Open all the gates on the northwest side, establish a defensive position in front, carry all the sandbags up, set up the heavy artillery, and the musketeers, give them to me, and shields Hands, protect them," the general in charge of Guanzhong said.

Those who attacked the northwest wall today were their real Guanzhong army. It is also equipped with muskets, heavy artillery and other weapons. In other directions, the army from the Central Plains and the army from Hebei are responsible for auxiliary attacks.

At this time, the assassins in the city were holding repeating crossbows and shooting non-stop. Several obstacles and mines laid previously had been triggered. A large number of reinforcements from the Southern Song Dynasty were coming to take back the outer city.

But unfortunately, as more and more Guanzhong troops poured in, rows of muskets were aimed at them.

boom! boom! boom! The gunshots kept ringing!

These muskets were like messengers of death, constantly harvesting the lives of the Southern Song army.

After launching several charges. The ordinary soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty army finally could not withstand the psychological pressure and began to flee.

"This is witchcraft! It's not a bow and arrow, it's like thunder."

"We are all going to die, we are all going to die." Countless soldiers began to run away.

Fierce battles were also taking place in the direction of several other city gates. The offensives of the Hebei army and the Central Plains army were not much weaker than those of the Guanzhong army.

Although they did not have muskets, their army's combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of the weak Southern Song army.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Several Han princes from Hebei led their troops, carrying ladders and siege vehicles, to continuously launch attacks.

The artillery of the Guanzhong army also provided cover at this time, constantly pouring firepower on the Southern Song warships on the tower.

The defenders of the Southern Song Dynasty never dreamed of this. Attacks during the day are all tests, attacks at night are the real killer moves!
"What are those things? Are they the eyes of a monster?" A burst of fierce light suddenly hit the city wall of the Southern Song Dynasty.

I saw two round objects appearing under the city, as if their eyes were emitting bright white light, illuminating the entire city tower clearly.

These two headlights are naturally the lamps on Zhang Yong's off-road vehicle. After being removed, they were plugged into the batteries. It becomes a lighting tool, or it can also give the enemy some psychological deterrence.

Under the illumination of the lights, a large number of Guanzhong soldiers poured into the city, holding muskets and standing ready. In addition, a large number of Guanzhong troops were pouring in.

A group of messengers also conveyed the news to the groups attacking in other directions. The northwest city gate had been breached, and the entire army focused on attacking the northwest gate.

"Haha, Xiangyang City has been captured. Xiangyang City has been captured." (End of Chapter)