Outside the capital, Di Qing's cavalry whizzed by the city wall, but did not enter the attack range at the city top. This made the Liao army at the city top annoyed and helpless, and even a slightly irritable general asked to leave the city to teach these Song troops a lesson. However, the guards of the capital side refused these requests very rationally because he knew that the Song army was deliberately provoking, and if they really went out of the city to meet the enemy, they would fall into the trap of the other party.

On a high ground outside the city, Di Qing rode on his horse holding a telescope and looked at the birthplace of the Khitans. He saw that the city walls of Shangjing were tall and strong. Although they were not as good as some of the big cities in the Song Dynasty, they were almost the same. Moreover, the other party had already received news of their coming, so the city was also prepared, for example, the city walls had been blocked to prevent them from exploding the city gate with gunpowder.

However, Di Qing did not look at the city gate at this time, but kept looking at the movements of the Song army at the top of the city. After all, he now hopes that the Liao army can fight out of the city to fight with them. Although the main city gate was blocked, the capital city was so big that other city gates would definitely be in and out. Unfortunately, the defenders at the city gate did not make any noise, which made him unable to help but show a disappointed expression.

"Huh? Those are..." But at this moment, Di Qing's eyes suddenly saw some different soldiers in the defenders at the top of the city. Most of these soldiers were wearing animal skins and their weapons were very primitive. The hair on the top of their heads was almost shaved, and only one copper coin-sized hair was left at the back of their heads, and it was braided into small braids, which looked a bit funny.

However, although the hairstyles of these people are ridiculous, they are all extremely strong and full of toughness. What interested Di Qing the most was that these people and the neatly-clad Liao army had clear latitudes, and it seemed that there was an invisible dividing line between the two sides.

"These must be Jurchens. I remember that there were Liao people who took a lot of Jurchen slaves to Tokyo, exactly the same as the Jurchens on the city!" Di Qing looked at him for a moment and whispered again.

When Di Qing was studying martial arts, he would occasionally visit Tokyo during holidays. As an international metropolis, Tokyo was filled with merchants, scholars and craftsmen from all over the world, and it was very common for Liao people. Some Liao people also brought some entourages or slaves, including Jurchens. Although the Jurchens were barbaric, if tamed, they were also good guards.

"Interestingly, looking at the number of Jurchens on the city, it seems that there are quite a few. It seems that Yelu Zong really mobilized Jurchens from the north to help defend Shangjing. However, I remember that the Jurchens were extremely discriminated against and bullied in the Liao Kingdom. They were mixed with the Khitans, which was like a bomb that could explode at any time!" Di Qing stroked his short beard and said to himself again.

Thinking of this, Di Qing couldn't help but smile a little unpredictable smile on the corner of his mouth. According to the previous plan, his attack on Shangjing was fake, but his real target was Raozhou. However, it would be better if he could defeat Shangjing. The walls of Shangjing were high and deep. With the cavalry in his hands who were not good at attacking the city, even with the help of firearms, it would be difficult to defeat Shangjing.

However, now there is the variable of Jurchens. If the Jurchens in the city conflict with the Khitans, maybe he might even be able to capture Shangjing.

Of course, as an excellent general, Di Qing would not place his hope on the Jurchens, so he only thought of a possibility. However, before that, he would definitely act according to the original plan. If there is really a change within Shangjing, it would not be too late for him to come back. Now he only needs to pay more attention to the situation in Shangjing.

Just as Di Qing attacked Shangjing, Gubeikou, which had not been moving, finally sent troops. At the command of the chief general Cao Ma, a 100,000 army broke out of Gubeikou in a mighty manner. Anle City opposite had already been prepared, and the two sides started a decisive battle under Anle City.

"Boom boom boom boom~" Hundreds of artillery fired, suppressing the Liao army at the top of the city so that they could not raise their heads. The Song army under the city wall also rushed to the city with shields. Some people climbed up the city wall along the siege cars, while others made holes under the city wall, preparing to put the siege tube in and explode the city wall.

Facing such a fierce offensive, the Liao army barely organized counterattack seemed very powerless. Yelu Ren, who was supervising the battle at the city, looked at the fierce Song army below, and his brows were even tighter.

The defense line of Anle City was almost built by Yelu Renxian, especially in recent years, the Song Dynasty sent troops from time to time to harass the defense line of Anle City was like an iron barrel. But even so, it still seemed very powerless in the face of the attack of the Song army, especially the artillery of the Song army.

Although Yelu Ren had made some preparations in advance, he did not expect that the volley of artillery fire brought such a great threat to them, resulting in the destruction of some of the city-guarding equipment at the top of the city. The Liao army also did not dare to look up under the threat of artillery. There were already several places on the top of the city being taken up by the Song army along the siege cars, and now they are fighting with the Liao army guarding the city.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Yelu Renxian couldn't help but sigh, and then ordered the prepared army to be transferred to the city, which temporarily suppressed the Song army's offensive. However, although the Song army was defeated, the artillery offensive became even more fierce, and the shells kept smashing onto the city as if they were not worth money.

In fact, the cost of artillery is not cheap. Just a shell costs hundreds of cigarettes. It can be said that even if the cannon is given to the Liao Kingdom, the national strength of the Liao Kingdom cannot be used at all. However, the Song Dynasty had no such concern at all. Even if the artillery was damaged due to too many artillery fire, they did not feel sorry for them. First, the Song Dynasty was strong and the logistics was sufficient. Second, Li Zhang had already educated these generals in martial arts. Where they could use weapons to open the way, they should not consume human lives, because compared with weapons, human lives are the most valuable.

"Boom~" But at this moment, there was a loud bang under the city wall, and the entire city was shaken. Yelu Renxian grabbed the pillar beside him before he stood firm. However, his face was gloomy at this moment, because he knew that this was the explosion of the Song army's siege tube. Although he had strengthened the city wall for a long time, he was also unsure at this time.
Chapter completed!