Chapter 574 Song Army's Hunting Bureau
The Song army first quickly entered the West City Gate. The fighting troops there only did one thing: put down their weapons!
This was obviously prepared in advance.
The combat effectiveness displayed by the Song Army was too powerful, especially the Song Army's crossbows.
Crossbowmen are specialized in defeating armies lacking armor.
Take the century-old Song-Xia war as an example. At first, Xixia used cavalry to crush the Song army.
Later, the various forbidden armies in Shaanxi during the Song Dynasty were reformed and 70% of the crossbowmen were deployed, which were prepared for the Xixia people.
After that, it was so easy to fight Xixia.
However, when encountering the Jin Army with a high armor ratio, it was difficult to use it. Therefore, the Yuejia Army in history also made armament restructuring aimed at the Jin Army.
For Jiaozhi, it is enough to equip the crossbow with an axehand.
Coupled with the fact that it is commanded by a famous general like Wu Lin, the whole journey is simply unstoppable.
It was precisely because of the powerful combat power displayed by the Song Army that a large number of people in Thang Long City had the idea of surrender.
Wang Qian's death intensified the actions of the capitulation faction.
The Song army entered Thang Long City without any resistance.
Moreover, the first thing to do was to immediately remove the troops at the west city gate.
Wang Jun and some of the surrendering faction have arrived at the west gate.
The city is still very quiet, dogs barking can be heard from time to time in the alleys, and there are no people on the streets.
The one who took the vanguard was Yan Pei.
Yan Pei glanced at a killed fighting officer on the ground next to him. He immediately guessed that the officer might have been a militant and was killed by them.
Wang Jun said to Yan Pei: "General, the west city gate has been opened for you. The mission of the grassroots has been completed."
"Okay, you did a good job." Yan Pei said with a smile, "Stand here at the west city gate to avoid accidental injury later."
Wang Jun added: "General, there are still some people in the city who want to submit to the imperial court. They..."
Yan Pei interrupted him: "I don't have time to look for anyone who is willing to submit to the imperial court, and I can't believe them. You people are lucky."
After saying that, Yan Pei immediately sent out small teams of scouts.
Wang Jun shuddered, and these people did not dare to say anything.
This is a war, not business. There is no room for bargaining. People are going to die. And based on what Yan Pei said, many people may die today.
This is the case during war, when both sides have no basis for trust, and it is impossible to pinpoint people to surrender at such a time.
There was a sudden noise from the front, and the west city gate was opened. It was obvious that someone had discovered it.
It's a team that comes to switch defenses.
The sound gradually became louder and more frequent, and it started to become noisy, alarming the sleeping Thang Long City.
At this time, more and more Song troops entered the city.
They did not rush to attack, but formed up in formation near the west city gate.
Wu Lin, surrounded by the personal guards, also entered the city.
Accompanying Wu Lin into the city were Ding Zhuangjie, Zhang Lingcheng and others."
"Wu Shuai." Yan Pei said, "We have been discovered."
Wu Lin walked silently to the tower, Yan Pei followed him, and a group of staff followed him.
"Don't be hasty now, stay the same to deal with all changes." Wu Lin said.
At this time, the commander's judgment and command ability are greatly tested.
Wang Jun hurried over and was stopped by soldiers.
"Commander, why don't you take the opportunity to attack?" Wang Jun said.
Wu Lin said: "Let him come over."
Wang Jun came over, saluted and said: "Commander, there is no defense in the city now, you can attack."
"How do you know there isn't one?"
"I sent someone to conduct a special inspection."
"The results of the inspection by the people you sent are absolutely worthy of belief?"
"this……"
"You all stay well around here and don't wander around. Swords have no eyes." Wu Lin said lightly.
Yan Pei said: "Wu Shuai, what should we do next?"
"The enemy knows we are coming and is more panicked than us. They will immediately gather their troops and come to the west city. We are ready to completely destroy their military morale in one battle and then enter the city with a large army."
"yes!"
Wu Lin glanced at Ding Zhuangjie, Zhang Lingcheng and others who were standing down, and said: "Let them come up and see with your own eyes how we defeated their elite."
"Why is this?"
"Crush the last hope in their hearts." Wu Lin laughed. Once he laughs, he will basically start killing people.
Yan Pei took a deep breath. After defeating the elite combatants, he probably planned to let Zhang Lingcheng and Ding Zhuangjie lead their troops to massacre the city!
"Blow the drums to urge the warring troops to quickly gather for battle." Wu Lin said calmly.
The thirty-year-old young commander expressed his disdain for the elites of Cochin in a calm tone.
Not long after, Zhang Boyu was woken up from his deep sleep.
"Privy Zhang! Something bad has happened! Something bad has happened!"
Zhang Boyu was holding a girl in his arms. He shouted angrily outside: "Why are you so nervous?"
"Song Army...Song Army has entered the city!"
"I thought it was a big deal, but..." Zhang Boyu suddenly sat up from the bed, his face suddenly turned pale, and he shouted, "The Song Army has entered the city!"
He hurriedly started to get dressed. After opening the door, he roared: "Is the news reliable?"
"It's absolutely true that small-scale fighting has already occurred."
Zhang Boyu raised his head and looked, and then noticed the sound of drums coming from the west.
At this time, many people in the city were attracted by the sound of drums, but they did not think that the Song army had invaded. They just thought that the Song army was beating drums outside the city as usual.
Until some soldiers appeared on the roadside, and then someone shouted: "The enemy has entered the city! The enemy has entered the city!"
The news quickly spread to the Imperial College, and the imperial students in the Imperial College were also alarmed.
Prime Minister Liu Tanqing summoned ministers and rushed to the palace urgently.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The chamberlains also hurried to Li Yanghuan's palace.
Li Yanghuan heard last night that the imperial students in the city were actively calling on the people to resist, and that Zhang Boyu also organized the imperial army to put up a complete defense. He finally had a good night's sleep.
He even had a dream, dreaming that the Song army was defeated and fled, and the smile on his face was so proud.
But now he was awakened by the noise.
"What's the matter?" Li Yanghuan shouted impatiently.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the enemy has entered the city!"
"The enemy has entered the city..." Li Yanghuan repeated this sentence in a daze. It took him several seconds to realize it. The next moment, he jumped up from the bed.
Obviously, he was much worse off than Zhao Ning in the first year of Jingkang.
When Li Yanghuan ran out, Prime Minister Liu Tanqing came with his ministers.
Not long after, Zhang Boyu also came.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Where are the Song troops?" Li Yanghuan's face turned pale.
"In...in Xicheng..."
"How did the Song army enter the city?"
Liu Tanqing sighed and said, "She should be a traitor."
When he said this, everyone's hearts sank.
Many people began to curse the traitors, but more people regretted why they did not open the city gate in advance.
Now that someone else has taken the lead, I have become a possible target of being killed.
Chapter completed!