Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 417 It's the time when the passion bursts out

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The entire south wall was fighting fiercely, and Nanxun Gate was the focus of contention. The sound of drums was loud, and the Song army's crossbow arrows were like locusts, and the Jin army dared not move the city.

Wolibu was also mobilizing troops to attack the Song army on both wings.Since the Song army had already arrived at the city and lost Caishui as a barrier, the two wings were all exposed to the Jin army's iron cavalry for a few hits, which was very beneficial for kidnappers and horses to plunder.One-wing defense is simple, but two-wing defense is much more difficult, and the difficulty of mobilizing soldiers and horses has increased more than ten times.

However, Wang Xiu had been prepared for a long time. A group of ships sailed upstream from Caishui carried a large amount of equipment. The Song army quickly built several defensive camps and formed an army formation to fight to the death.Feng Yuan was on the outskirts, and from time to time he used cavalry to attack the Jin army. Every time he rushed to the Jin army's assembly, they had to start the battle prematurely, and could not carry out a powerful blow to the Song army's two wings.

Outside the Xuande Gate, Wu Kai, Mo Yu and Fan Qiong, under the protection of five hundred elite Jurchen cavalry, forcibly knocked on the palace gate.

Mo Chou shouted: "I invite the queen and Jian Guo to go out of the city to meet the officials."

At this time, tens of thousands of officials and civilians gathered outside the Xuande Gate, and more than a hundred squad guards were holding weapons, but no one dared to step forward to stop them. Sun Fu and the commander Wu Ge were helpless in the face of the golden army sword and axe. .

Facing Sun Fu who was pale and trembling all over, Wu Ge complained in a low voice: "If Xianggong can adopt the last strategy, what happened today will not happen."

It turned out that a few days ago, he had advised that the King of Qin's army was advancing outside the city, and that he would lead hundreds of dead soldiers to guard the country and break out of the encirclement to join the King of Qin's army, and together they would go south to establish the Xing Dynasty.It's a pity that Sun Fu, as a minister of Tuogu, was angry with scholars and didn't want to let the prince take such risks. He wanted to hide the prince among the people until the arrival of King Qin's teacher. After five days of searching, no one dared to take the prince in.

In the face of the Jurchens, the father and son of the Zhao family did everything they could to make people see no hope, so naturally no one made a bet.

At this moment, when Sun Fu saw the captives and traitors attacking the prince, he was shocked and regretted, but facing the swords and spears of the Jurchen cavalry, he could only dare not speak out.

Wu Kai saw that the soldiers and civilians were silent, and the roar of killing was loud in the south, and he felt more and more that it was not too late, and he had to make a decisive decision.Said softly to Fan Qiong: "The situation is not good. Wang Xiu is attacking the city. The Taiwei can force the guards to enter the palace. Let's leave the city quickly."

When Fan Qiong heard the sound of the drum beating from the south wall, his heart was in a quandary. After Wu Kai reminded him, he immediately realized that he should hurry up and get out of the city without making troubles, and shouted: "I will go in person."

After all, he discussed a few words with An Bojin, a warrior of the Jin army, and his attitude was quite respectful. The Meng An Bojin called more than a hundred cavalry to dismount, drove away the guards of the gate guards, and followed Fan Qiong into Xuande Gate.

"Master, take advantage of the prison country to come out, and eventually lead the dead to rob and kill them out of the city gate." Wu Ge made his last effort.

But Sun Fu let out a long sigh, his face ashen, and he remained silent.

However, as soon as the military order to siege the city came out, hundreds of daredevils from the army immediately responded. They took off their heavy armor, drank a big bowl of Zhuangxing wine in a hurry, and rushed up with their weapons.

At this time, Wang Xiu arrived at the forefront and encouraged the soldiers to move forward bravely. Attacking the city is the worst strategy. Even if the city wall is taken, a large number of officials will be lost, but he has no time. Even if thousands of people are killed or injured, he must seize the city. Door.

Having him go into battle in person greatly boosted morale, and all the officials of the Song army were fighting to their death. The people in the previous year fell, and the people behind replaced them. One by one, the officials in heavy armor climbed rapidly to the top of the city. Several siege ladders also slowly approached the city wall.

These siege ladders are cumbersome and cannot be transported over long distances. They are all dismantled into parts and shipped by Caishui for temporary assembly.The army attacked the city in a hurry, and time was short, so there were not too many formed at all. A few units were temporarily dispatched to Nanxun Gate, and the rest were left at Caihe Shuimen.

However, these ladders are much more defensive than simple ladders. Once they reach the city wall, they can put down the springboard directly, and the officials can rush to the top of the city. They can invest 60 people at a time, and they can also enter people from the protective passage one after another.

The archers of the Song Army kept firing crossbow arrows under the city. The dense row of arrows did not kill many Jin troops at the top of the city, but they posed a great threat to the Jin troops inside the city. People were constantly shot and killed by powerful crossbow arrows.

"Damn it, charge with me." Wang De's eyes were red, like a purebred rabbit, he took off his armor resolutely, holding a saber in one hand, and a side card in the other, and went into battle almost shirtless.

Li Changsheng also took off his armor, followed Wang De, and rushed to the top of the city. Seeing that the general was putting his life to death, the officers still cherished their lives, and their eyes were red from being stimulated.

Qin Min was not impulsive, but looked around, chose the ground where the Jin army was suppressed, and decisively climbed up a frontal ladder, and quickly climbed up.

However, arrows are short-sighted. Wang Xiu forbids the use of rockets or heavy-duty catapults, but the bed crossbow and other long-range projectile weapons almost cover the inside of the city wall. Shoot in groups.The boundless bloodbath made people almost hysterical, and more people ran around in panic like headless chickens.The order at the top of the city became more and more chaotic.

Facing the chaotic situation, the generals of the Jin army had no choice but to let them lead the army to charge.

Although, the top of the city is still resisting, but it is disorderly and chaotic.

Wang Xiu looked at the wave after wave of arrows. The Song army officials kept approaching the city wall and began to climb the city. He laughed heartily and yelled: "Bring the wine."

Xu Zhong hurriedly handed over the flagon, and he drank wildly for a while, threw away the flagon and picked up the drumsticks, and glanced at the top of the city vigorously.

The reason why he launched an attack when he arrived in Kaifeng City was that the Jin Army was good at field battles, but had no experience in defending the city. Take the bet, take down the south wall in one go, and give full play to the strengths of the Song army.

"Drive me, I want to cheer for the whole army."

Xu Zhong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "My lord, it's too dangerous." It's just a joke, how can someone drive a car and beat a drum? Isn't this a target for archers?
"Take Lao Tzu's five-party flag with me. I want to inspire the morale of the whole army and strengthen my military might." Wang Xiu laughed loudly, but with a strong hint of alcohol.

Xu Zhong's face was troubled, and he was still carrying the five-party flag. Isn't this courting death!He couldn't help persuading: "My lord, crossbow arrows don't have eyes. My lord is involved in the whole army, so I must not take any risks."

"Get out of your motherland." Wang Xiu was furious, kicked Xu Zhong away, and said sternly: "Put the banner up for me, and the guards will follow, and those who don't, get the hell out of here."

Xu Zhong's expression changed, before he could speak, Wang Xiuyou said sharply: "Go forward."

Yu Shou swallowed his saliva, even the guards were kicked over, if he had to drive quickly, his head might have to move, so he quickly shook the reins and shouted: "Drive."

Two batches of war horses galloped uncommonly, drum chariots and chariots swayed and raised dust, and galloped away under the city.

Xu Zhong gritted his teeth, spat hard, and said sharply, "Get on the horse if you have the guts, damn it, and give me the five-fang flag."

A group of guards, none of them cowards, followed behind Xu Zhong, riding their horses and kicking up heavy dust.

Wang Xiu was galloping back and forth at the bottom of the city for more than [-] steps, the five-party flag fluttering in the wind, and he swung the heavy drumstick.

Xu Zhong didn't understand, and neither did the guards. He wasn't reckless, let alone desperate.In the founding of the Song Dynasty, martial arts favored agriculture, and there were many generals leading troops to charge. There were also many such people in the Zhenzong era. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty could often cheer up their morale and overcome the strong with the weak.It's a pity that after knowing Renzong, the generals gradually paid attention to prudence, and no longer approached the front line. Encouraging morale became a nonsense, relying on gold and silver rewards to make history work hard.

Material incentives are very important, but spiritual satisfaction is equally important. The combination of the two can create an army of tigers and wolves, and Wang Xiu has a deep understanding of the truth.Why did the [-] elite Western Army, a generation of famous generals in Zhongshi, be defeated like a mountain?It's not that the generals are behind, and the light soldiers can be scarce, and there is no money to reward the crossbowmen, which leads to the demoralization of the army.

All he had to do was to promise a great reward, go to the front line himself, be with the officials within two hundred steps, feel the chance of life and death, and maximize the fighting power.

"My lord, it's my lord."

"My lord personally beat the drums for us to help."

"Adults can kiss Shishishi, how can we lag behind, brothers rush forward."

The officials who were attacking the city fiercely saw the drum chariot rolling in the dust. A man in a purple robe was beating the drum with his sleeves rolled up. Isn't that the envoy?The officials and soldiers of the Song army, who were full of fighting spirit, completely broke out with a fanatical fighting spirit.

No coach can come to the city to beat the drums in person, at least not in their military career!Wang Xiu, the commander in chief of an army of [-], appeared under the city wall, making them feel that they were not expendable items to be sacrificed.

Dignity, a dignity that has never been seen before, rises from their low self-esteem. A Jinshi and a marshal are with them. .

The blood-boiling officials burst out with even higher will to fight, and with unbelievable courage, they crazily attacked the city head fiercely.

At this time, Wang Xiu threw down the drumstick, pulled out the straight knife, and shouted vigorously: "Take Tokyo, and have a drink with the lords."

Xu Zhong raised the five-party flag, and he and the guards kept calling Wang Xiu's words, and there was a wild cry from the city, and the excited officials could no longer control their burning enthusiasm, and climbed up the city regardless of life and death.

"Haha, kill, kill all the captives." Wang Xiu looked up and laughed when he saw the officials bravely ascending the city on the slow-moving drum cart, knowing that people's hearts were available.

Just when he was in high spirits and in a turbulent mood, he heard Xu Zhong yell: "My lord, be careful."

An arrow broke through a tassel in the smoke and dust, and shot it like lightning. .

(End of this chapter)