At the turn of the ninth day of the second lunar month, Linzhou.
The city floated in chaotic firelight.
In the direction of the city wall, Shu Liesu's desperate attack had already begun. The sound of huge rocks shaking the long wall could be heard clearly across half of the city.
In the southwest, the resistance of Shen Wenjin's tribe after entering the city caused some commotion. They lit fires and burned the houses in the city. At the northeast gate, a group of unexpected gold-dropping soldiers launched a surprise attack to seize the city gate.
The nearby Chinese Army soldiers caused certain casualties.
The news came quickly. Guan Sheng listened and walked quickly among the tents in the camp, surrounded by soldiers running past. When he saw the courtyard in front, he also saw Xu Chunyi coming from the other side.
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Except for Yan Qing and others following Xu Chunyi, the Chinese army did not bring him any torture devices that restricted his movement. Therefore, on the surface, Xu Chunyi's face was only slightly gloomy. He stopped.
, looked at Guan Sheng, who was walking over quickly. Guan Sheng's eyes were serious and majestic. He walked to him and patted the dust on his shoulders.
"General Xu, come together."
After speaking, Guan Sheng led Xu Chunyi and several people behind him into the courtyard next to him.
The lights were on in the courtyard room. When Guan Sheng and others came in, many garrison generals under Xu Chunyi had already gathered here. Guan Sheng walked to the front and pressed the table with both hands: "Everyone, sit down.
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Everyone looked at Xu Chunyi and sat down one after another. Guan Sheng spread his hands and motioned Xu Chunyi to sit next to him, and then began to speak.
"Time is of the essence, so I'll keep my story short. Someone rebelled and joined the Golden Dogs. We found out, and General Xu has already cleaned up. We originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and lure a group of Golden Dogs in to kill them, but Shu Liesu was very smart and sent in Han troops.
.No matter what, what you hear now is the sound of Shu Liesu making a desperate move."
Guan Sheng looked majestic and paused slightly: "In the past few days, the Chinese army has fought side by side with everyone. Some things can be explained clearly. The Jurchens have 30,000 elites and endless reinforcements. If they insist on defending Linzhou, they cannot hold it.
. And looking at the current situation, we don’t know how many eggless guys are still in this city. Shu Lie wants to win quickly, and we want it too."
"No matter how powerful the opponent is, there will always be flaws in their attacks. With our small strength and great strength, we can only be simple. The attack on Shu Liesu will begin soon."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. As a general in the army, his observation of words and expressions is always no worse than that of ordinary people. When I saw Xu Chunyi's face earlier and saw that the person following Xu Chunyi was not the confidant of the past, everyone felt that
There were many speculations. When Guan Sheng said that he didn't know "how many people without eggs" in the army, the meaning of these words made people even more confused. However, what no one expected was that this Chinese army, which could only exceed 10,000 people, was here.
On the third day of defending the city, it was time to counterattack and lead more than 30,000 elite Jurchen troops.
Such a tactic is so stupid, but to be fair, as long as there is a rational person, it is not difficult to detect the deadlock in Linzhou at this time.
There are more than 30,000 Jurchen elites, leading more than 30,000 traitor troops. It is possible to defend Linzhou for a period of time. However, Zonghan's main force is not far to the north. If the skills are fast, Linzhou cannot be captured. The remaining more than 200,000 Jurchen forces
Could he still stand by and watch?
After the battle to defend the city began, the option of retreat had actually disappeared. After Tian Shi's death, the situation in Jin was critical, and the possibility of reinforcements arriving was almost zero. Defending the city without reinforcements would be a dead end until the war of attrition had been going on for a while.
, let’s talk about breaking through, the Jurchen cavalry will crush them, and it’s impossible for anyone to escape.
If you think about this clearly, the choice you make now is so heroic.
No one spoke. Guan Sheng was also quiet for a moment: "The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed." He said, "Guan thinks it is possible to figure out which way we will take in the future, but these days the Chinese Army has been getting along with you, every day
Let’s be honest, everyone should be able to see clearly what your brothers are thinking, no one wants to be a dog!”
"We're about to go into battle. I don't know how the fight will be today and whether I can come back. I won't go into details." He patted Xu Chunyi's shoulder and glanced at him, "But there are still people in the city. Although
Not much, but I hope I can take this opportunity to lead them to escape south, which is considered as fulfilling the duty of a soldier. As for you... If there is anyone who can keep up with the speed of today's killing skills?"
A sharp light flashed in his eyes: "I will be brothers of the Chinese Army in the future. On behalf of all Chinese soldiers, I welcome you all."
After saying this, Guan Sheng took back his hand on Xu Chunyi's shoulder, turned around and walked outside. At this time, someone stood up in the room. It was a fierce general who originally belonged to Xu Chunyi's men.
The man named Shi Guangen also looked unkind: "Who are you looking down on!"
Guan Sheng turned his head to look at him. Shi Guangen said: "I can't figure it out. I don't know why I thought you were talking to a bunch of cowards! But I'm going to kill you quickly. My men are ready. How are you going to fight?"
, your surname is Guan, talk to me!"
Guan Sheng nodded and clenched his fists. Many people in the room had already figured out the secret at this time. In fact, the matter of paying money is a sensitive topic at the moment. Tian Shi just passed away. Although Xu Chunyi is
The people in charge of the army can only communicate with a few confidants in private, otherwise if there is a big noise and someone is unwilling to surrender, the matter will be spread to the ears of the Chinese army.
It was also because of this that everyone in the room had just speculated about Xu Chunyi's accident before. Only then did the speculation come to fruition in some people's minds. Some people whispered, with some understanding in their words: "Xu... the person named Xu has become a dog...
..." Others suddenly nodded. Someone else stood up, cupped his hands and said: "General Guan, Lin is willing to join the Chinese Army. Don't leave behind hundreds of my brothers."
If this happened at other times, it would not be surprising if the entire army invested money. However, now that the Chinese army is suppressing the battle, the several mobilization rallies in the past few days have been quite effective in fighting side by side, which aroused everyone's bloodshed.
Moreover, Xu Chunyi's previous behind-the-scenes operation failed miserably. At this time, his control over the army was finally completely decoupled.
Guan Sheng didn't say anything, left the staff behind, and then strode out. The light of the fighting on the city wall shone over, he took the sword, got on the horse, turned to look at the sky, and then joined the people around him
, riding the horse forward.
Above the city, the night was still as dark as black ink.
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Outside the city, the siege of tens of thousands of troops merged into the most magnificent ocean in the pre-dawn night. The shouts of tens of thousands of people, the charges of Jurchens and Han people, the arrows flying across the sky, and the flaming arrows.
The boulders and the continuous shelling on the city wall burned into boiling flames. The soldiers carried the rolling stones and threw them from the top of the wall. The poured kerosene was ignited and flowed into a seeping curtain of fire.
The most elite troops under Shu Liesu's command have begun to ascend the city. In the southwest of the city, Shen Wenjin's direct troops launched an siege in order to save their commander.
Prior to this, the elite troops entering the city had suffered huge casualties. Some soldiers who had "changed defenses" at the top of the city gathered together in the unexpected killing, and were then forced to jump or beheaded off the city wall, dying.
It was tragic. Inside the city, there were constant sounds of shelling and explosions.
Amidst the fierce attack that has been launched outside the city, teams of effective forces are also gathering in Linzhou City. Among them are the Chinese army and Xu Chunyi's original troops. In such a world, although the country has fallen, such as Guan Sheng
It is said that "the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed", but being able to follow the Chinese army to do such a heroic event still has considerable weight for many people who have been depressed for half their lives.
Moreover, being able to join the Huaxia Army in the future is also a very tempting thing. Now that the King of Jin has gone, there is no place for the Han people in the Central Plains. If they can really escape from danger after the war this time, the performance of the Huaxia Army will definitely shock the world.
It would be a destination worthy of boasting for anyone.
There is no better, more human way.
The wind was fierce and fierce. Shi Guangen gathered his soldiers and shouted in front of everyone:
"... I have long said that if a person dies and a bird looks up to the sky, he will not die for tens of millions of years... Today, you will use your death skills to join the Chinese army. The tombs of your ancestors will be covered with smoke for eight lifetimes."
Yesterday's battle was fierce, and everyone had not rested for long, so they were very tired. However, hearing the madness in these words, some soldiers had goosebumps on their bodies, and the blood in their hearts surged...
More people are gathering.
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On the northern city wall, fierce fighting was spreading.
The flying arrows bounced off the armor. Xu Ning pierced the chest and abdomen of a Jurchen soldier with the short spear in his hand. Amidst the roar of the soldier, Xu Ning pierced the second short spear into the opponent's throat and took advantage of the momentum to pull out.
He pulled out the first one and pierced the thigh of a Jurchen soldier next to him.
The Jurchen soldier was chasing a Chinese soldier with blood on his shoulder. At this time, he was shot in the thigh and slashed at him with one knife. Xu Ning stabbed and retracted the soldier with both spears, stabbing the soldier to death on the ground.
"Walk"
He threw himself at the injured man. A Jurchen rushed forward and struck him in the back with a knife. The steel knife split open the armor, but did not penetrate deep into the flesh. Xu Ning staggered forward and ran forward for two steps, picking up the knife.
A shield, turned around and hit the opponent.
He was highly skilled in martial arts, and when he collided with him, there was a loud noise. The Jurchen soldier and another Jurchen who rushed from behind were unable to dodge, and they were all knocked into a gourd. More Jurchens came up from the front, and there were also some from behind.
The soldiers of the Chinese army came in formation, and the two sides charged together at the top of the city.
The opening at the top of the city was opened, and then Xu Ning and his men took it back, and then another section was boarded. The elite soldiers under Shu Liesu's command did not suffer too much yesterday, and their combat effectiveness was extraordinary.
After taking two rounds, corpses and blood spread on the city wall. Xu Ning's eyes were red and he was stabbed several times. He led his men to fight and retreat.
After Xu Ning and others gradually retreated from the top of the city, they announced that this section of the city wall had been lost.
The Jurchen soldiers broke through this section of the city wall and fought towards the still closed north gate of Linzhou. Soon, there was a loud explosion in the streets and alleys. While Xu Ning was resisting desperately, the engineering team had already laid a ground on the way to the city gate.
Gunpowder was dropped, kerosene was sprinkled, and wood was even piled. At this time, the raging fire blocked the road.
Xu Ning released the double spears he used in close combat, carried the golden hook-and-scythe spear for which he was famous, and led the soldiers in a new round of killing.
There was chaos in the streets.
Near the southwest city gate, "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming stepped onto the city gate with a mace in one hand and Shen Wenjin in the other.
"Light the fire! Let them see clearly!"
Those attacking the city outside were nearly ten thousand people under Shen Wenjin's command. However, as the three thousand elite troops of this team were either killed or surrendered inside the city, the battle to attack the city was carried out feebly and without any threat at all.
After all, at the beginning, the Chinese army was preparing to welcome the elite Jurchens here. Later, although Shen Wenjin and his soldiers resisted, these Chinese soldiers still quickly resolved the battle and brought their strength to the top of the city. Except for these soldiers, they stubbornly resisted.
The fire that was set in the city at that time caused little damage to the Chinese army here.
The torch burned brightly, and Qin Ming dragged Shen Wenjin towards the gate tower. Shen Wenjin's hands and feet were tied, his face turned pale, and he was trembling: "I surrender, I surrender, brothers of the Huaxia Army! I surrender! Grandpa! I surrender, I
I will recruit the outsiders for you, and I will fight the Jurchens for you."
He screamed, but Qin Ming just sneered. This was naturally impossible. After surrendering to the Jurchens, whether around Shen Wenjin or in the military formation outside, there were Jurchen generals dispatched to suppress the formation. As soon as Shen Wenjin was captured
, the command authority of the army has basically been relieved.
"Scream louder here!"
Picking up a knot and putting it around Shen Wenjin's neck, Qin Ming kicked him to the female wall. Then he glanced outside the city, turned around and walked into the city.
Most of the cavalry of this Chinese army, led by Qin Ming, have assembled in the streets. Six hundred horsemen are ready to rush out of the city and kill.
Qin Ming mounted his horse, and the traces of blood on the heavy mace had not yet been dried by the night wind.
At the top of the city, Shen Wenjin, who had a noose tied around his neck, was shouting hysterically as he was threatened by two Chinese soldiers. The Jurchens in the siege army forced the soldiers to move forward. There was a Jurchen sharpshooter hiding among the soldiers.
Approaching the city wall, he started shooting arrows at Shen Wenjin.
After all, the wind was strong at night, so the two Chinese soldiers at the top of the city paid attention to the danger around Shen Wenjin, and fired several arrows. They either flew away or hit the shields. After waiting for another shot, the city gate in front opened.
"Run away quickly!" Shen Wenjin's shout was extremely clear even in this noise.
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On the northern city wall, the city walls collapsed one after another. However, due to the deliberate destruction by the Chinese army, pieces of poured kerosene burned fiercely. Although some passages on the city wall were opened and the area behind the city was entered, it was still chaotic and chaotic. Stalemate.
Shu Liesu looked at the situation on the battlefield seriously. The surging soldiers surrounded the city from several places. At the opening of the initial breach of the city, a large number of soldiers had entered the city and were establishing a foothold in the city, preparing to seize the north gate. Huaxia The army is still resisting stubbornly, but when the battle reaches this level, it can be said that the city is already broken.
He once experienced the quality of the Chinese army in Xiaocanghe. For this army, even in difficult street fighting, I am afraid it can resist for a long time. However, the advantage on his side is already huge. Next, he will be defeated. The divided and scattered Chinese army has lost its unified command, and whether it resists or escapes, it will be swallowed up one by one by itself.
Due to the different wind direction, the hot air balloon did not take off again, but Haidongqing flying in the sky brought an ominous message soon after. The cavalry from the southwest city gate rushed out, and Shen Wenjin's army had already formed a large-scale rout.
"Command Ali Bai." Shu Liesu issued a military order, "He has five thousand men. If Heiqi escapes from the southwest, let him raise his head to see you!"
The ordering soldiers left quickly. It was already past a quarter of an hour when fireworks rose into the sky and exploded. The three city gates in the northeast and northwest of Linzhou were opened at this time, and the sound of charging horns was different. There was a sound in the direction, and the black torrent rushed towards the Jurchens' flanks.
The battlefield of tens of thousands of people was only on Shu Liesu's side at this time. Some people were outside the city, some were inside the city, and some were fighting fiercely on the city wall. Some were rout, and some were preventing the rout. When the city gate opened, the crowds Breaking into the crowd, the Huaxia army and the Xu army that followed had a slight advantage in having consistent orders.
To the southwest, Qin Ming led 600 cavalry, driving the defeated army under Shen Wenjin's command, around Shu Liesu's main formation.
Outside the city gate in the northwest, a regiment of 1,500 people was plowing a bloody road among the siege teams. The leader of the regiment was named Nie Shan. He was one of the old men who followed Ning Yi. He once He was a small boss on Liangshan Mountain, killing people like crazy. Later, he went through the training camp in Zhujiazhuang. He received some pointers on his martial arts from Lu Hongti, and he followed the path of repentance and asceticism.
Over the years, the first batch of ascetics in the Chinese army have become fewer and fewer, but as long as they are still alive, their fighting style is so fierce that it is formidable. Nie Shan, who is nearly fifty years old, has a tall body and many faces. There are scars, and a nine-ringed sword in his hand is heavy and fierce. Under his command, the hundreds of stormtroopers who are leading the charge are all shaved heads. The long knife, iron gun, and heavy hammer in his hand can easily knock everyone apart. of bones.
The people who were attacking the city here were half Han troops and half Jurchens. In less than a moment, a large number of soldiers were chased and fled. Behind the chasing Toutuo, corpses and blood paved a long road.
Hu Yanzhuo and Li Jiakai each led a thousand troops to fight out from the east and northeast. At the same time, an army of nearly ten thousand people, led by Shi Guangen and others, fought out of the city gate from different roads. Their goals were the same.
A technical sequence speed.
The Jurchen general Suo Tuohu was Shu Liesu's most trusted confidant. He led more than 4,000 elites to break through the city first and entered Linzhou City. He stood firm under the constant harassment of Xu Ning and others and felt that Lin
He realized something was wrong when he saw the sudden movement in the city. At this time, a large number of Xu's troops came towards the north wall.
In the Jurchen formation outside the city, due to the sudden counterattack launched by the Chinese army, the whole scene was chaotic for a moment, but it stabilized soon after. Shu Liesu held a long knife in his hand and understood the intention of the Black Flag Army. He was
The war horse laughed, and then issued military orders one after another, directing all the troops to gather in formation and fight calmly.
With more than 30,000 people around him, attacking, defending, taking positions, and raiding, he was not afraid of anyone coming. As long as he stood firm and launched a counterattack, the Chinese army in Linzhou would cease to exist.
He did not even neglect the North Gate that had not yet been opened and the possible arrival of Wang Juyun's "Ming King's Army".
At this time, fierce news came from the rear in the northeast, and an army was about to break into the battlefield.
Shu Li quickly raised his sword and stood up, leading more than 4,000 people to meet him personally.
In the early morning, the city was burning, and the conflicts and clashes of nearly 100,000 people seemed to have turned into a raging and chaotic flood, or like a grinding wheel running wildly. Where Zhu Biao and others broke into, a low-quality Han army was
Not long after the assembly was completed, due to the haste of the siege, neither the Jurchen nor the Han army really started to defend the camp. They dispersed this group of miscellaneous fish, and not long after, they encountered a fierce opponent.
On the entire Black Flag Army side, a surprise attack of nearly 20,000 people began to squeeze towards the center from different directions. The Jurchens along the way launched a tenacious resistance. On one side of the battlefield, Lu Junyi gathered more than 20 of his men
, watching this grand scene, he cautiously blended into the battlefield along the edge, trying to fish in the troubled waters of this huge chaos.
This small team is like an inconspicuous drop of water, melting into it in the blink of an eye and disappearing...
The morning light came on soon after. Guan Sheng and Xu Ning also joined the rolling wheel with the last group. The fighting continued. From time to time, their companions fell in blood. The Chinese army broke through the layers of defense, but then
Another Jurchen team came from the side to fight. An hour after dawn, Wang Juyun led more than 20,000 Ming king troops to the battlefield.
At this time, the Jurchen army led by Shu Liesu had already gained the upper hand in the fight. The Chinese army, under great fatigue, held on to the Jurchen army of more than 30,000 people, and repeatedly gathered and charged. Unexpectedly,
The crazy speed of the Chinese army led thousands of people to advance.
As a result, the battlefield spread. When the Ming Dynasty army arrived, a large number of Jurchen troops lost accurate contact with the formation. They could only gather together and continue to hunt down all the Chinese soldiers they could see who were at the end of their war effort, and more
You can still see the defeated Han army everywhere in the mountains and plains. Soon after, these armies fought together with the Ming Dynasty army.