The construction of Jinzhou City in Liao Dynasty began in the Yelu Abaoji era. Although it strangled the east-west traffic, it was not taken seriously for a long time. It was not until after the first Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty that due to the pressure from the Youyan Han army,
Only then did I pay attention to it.
In the past ten years, the Liao State had mobilized its people four times and invested a large amount of money and materials to expand and strengthen Jinzhou City. It has just been built into the majestic city that stands at the eastern end of the Western Liaoning Corridor and has become a line of defense against the Han army.
Strong pass.
Judging from the process of the Northern Expedition, the Liao State's investment in Jinzhou City paid off, and it once became an insurmountable obstacle to the Han army, causing great trouble to the Han army and causing heavy casualties.
Jinzhou City Wall, especially the outer city, is extremely solid. It rarely uses masonry structure. The circumference is more than seven miles and the wall is more than two feet wide. However, this fortified city, which can be said to be impregnable, was under the continuous attacks of the Han army.
Eventually, gaps appear and flaws are exposed.
And a small break often leads to a complete collapse!
The deafening explosion almost suppressed the blazing cries of killing from both the attacking and defensive sides, and the earth-shaking movement attracted everyone's attention.
In the southwest corner of Jinzhou City, almost the entire section of the thick city wall collapsed. The wall bricks slid down quickly, gravel flew, and smoke flew everywhere. The towers on the side collapsed accordingly. Hundreds of people guarding this section of the wall collapsed.
The Liao soldiers were not among them, and their brief screams seemed so insignificant.
Thick dust lingered for a long time. After the dust dissipated, the collapsed city wall finally revealed its true appearance. The rubble was jagged and devastated. However, for the Han and Liao armies who were in the midst of a fierce attack and defense,
, but the joys and sorrows are different. The Han army was overjoyed and their morale was greatly boosted. The tortoise shell was finally broken; the Liao army was shocked, as if they were beaten hard. They could resist to this point except for their effective command, their soldiers' lives, and the fortification of the city.
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Now, the biggest support has been defeated by the Han army. When the Han army attacks the city, you can still fight them in close combat and drive them down. In the past two months of attack and defense, there have been no less than ten battles on the city.
, repelling the Han army every time.
Therefore, the Liao army, which had been guarding the city for so long, was not afraid of the Han army climbing up the city, especially after reinforcements came from Liaoyang. However, what should I do if the city collapsed? The Han army blasted a three- to four-foot-wide tunnel
The mouth was like a door that the Han army knocked on, a door that sent them into hell. After more than two months of guarding, it seemed that it would be destroyed in one day.
After a brief silence, fierce fighting broke out again. Liu Guangyi and Li Hanqiong, the two Han generals who commanded the offensive in the west and south cities, did not hesitate at all. They ordered almost at the same time, urging the soldiers to step up the attack. Near the city, strong crossbow arrows were fired.
The enemy fired upwards with the intention of suppressing the Liao army, while the attacking Han soldiers continued to climb up the city through the ladders.
Knowing the blasting plan, they didn't care about the opening at all, but continued to attack the Liao army on the city, where there were people to take care of it.
Zhang Qiong, the deputy commander of the Xiaodi Army, a Han general known for his bravery, courage and fear of death, this time it was time for him to take the lead again.
During the last Northern Expedition, when the city of Tanzhou was defeated, he was the first to lead the charge to the city, defeated the defenders in one fell swoop, and achieved a great victory in Tanzhou. Now, more than ten years have passed, and although he is older, his ambition remains the same as before, and the army
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Although the city wall was damaged and exposed its biggest flaw, it is not an easy task to completely tear through the Jinzhou defense line through this flaw. It can be said that this is even more dangerous. With the fighting will shown by the Liao army before, they will definitely counterattack with all their might.
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In fact, this was exactly the case. Brother Yelvxiu was also commanding on the city. He was equally horrified when he learned about the result of the city's collapse. However, after being shocked, he quickly adjusted and issued several military orders in order to deal with this sudden attack.
crisis.
His defense arrangement for Jinzhou City was very hierarchical. There were prepared troops both above and below the city. Immediately, he ordered the Liao troops in the Wengcheng to go to the cave-in, and ordered them to stop the Han Dynasty at all costs.
Army to buy time to repair the gap.
Even while facing huge pressure on the city, he had to make a brief explanation and go there in person. In this case, facing such a situation, the biggest problem is that except for him, the commander-in-chief, no one can replace him
It would be hard for anyone else to feel comfortable completing this arduous task.
When Brother Yelvxiu arrived in a hurry, the battle had already begun at the city's fall. The Han army had been prepared and came up quickly. The number of Han soldiers who followed Zhang Qiong's advance attack was not large, only two thousand soldiers.
Everyone is an elite, and everyone is a dead soldier. Five hundred heavy armor, three hundred shield soldiers, two hundred powerful throwing soldiers, plus a thousand sharp soldiers holding repeating crossbows.
The attack was well-prepared and well-organized. Thousands of powerful thunderbolts were thrown into the gap, supplemented by kerosene cans, which were blown up and burned. They were fired with crossbows from behind, directly clearing the blocked Liao soldiers.
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Afterwards, Zhang Qiong took the lead in heavy armor. Without hesitation or fear, he quickly climbed up on broken bricks. The soldiers who followed him all had amazing physical strength. They were as strong as ten warriors and wore dozens of kilograms of heavy armor.
Climbing up this rugged terrain feels like walking on flat ground.
They were like Tachu arrows with overly penetrating power. With a strong impact, they broke through the barriers and tumbled into the city. They fought with the approaching Liao army and firmly guarded the door to victory.
The Han soldiers from the rear came in one after another.
One side was well prepared and the other was caught off guard. Under the leadership of Zhang Qiong, the expected results were achieved without any accident. Of course, the will of the Liao Army was not completely defeated. There was still a Liao Military Academy commanding his subordinates, regardless of casualties.
To attack, I want to repel the Han army with my life and fill this fatal gap.
Where there are those who fight hard, there are those who are in a hurry. Therefore, the first thing Brother Yelvxiu did when he arrived was not to command people to retake the gap, but to order the execution of military law against the panicked Liao soldiers who almost became a rebel army.
The prestige gained by Brother Yelvxiu in defending the city, coupled with the lives of hundreds of random soldiers, finally stabilized the position. Then, without any need for words, they fought hand to hand and fought fiercely.
Crossing over collapsed obstacles is also a life-threatening strategy for the soldiers. After the crossbowmen fired their arrows, they also abandoned their precious crossbows and took part in hand-to-hand combat with their sabers in hand.
Zhang Qiong was like an arrow, rushing at the front, and the Mo Dao in his hand was like a magic weapon, showing its edge and being indestructible. He behaved extremely ferociously. The Liao soldiers who fought with him were either decapitated or had their limbs mutilated.
However, in such a fight, the armor that covered his whole body could not protect him in place. A sharp arrow shot through his calf, but Zhang Qiong seemed unaware and continued to fight with his injured leg.
This situation was not what Brother Yelvxiu wanted to see. He wanted to quickly repel the Han army and recapture the gap, but under the leadership of Zhang Qiong, his plan completely failed.
Both sides had no room to retreat. The Han army had infinite anger and sullenness that needed to be vented on the city of Jinzhou that had blocked them for more than two months. If the Liao army retreated, it would mean a complete collapse.
Within Jinzhou City, there is a barbican city and an inner city. If the normal defense fails, at the last moment, with Brother Yelvxiu's commanding ability, he can gradually retreat, maintain effective strength, and retreat into the inner city to continue to hold on.
However, the city was broken suddenly. Even if Brother Yelvxiu was the god of war, he would not have many choices in such a caught-off-guard situation. The Han army in the front was attacking more and more urgently, and there was no chance for him to breathe and move.
In the southwest corner, soldiers from the Han and Liao sides engaged in the most intense fighting since the start of the Jinzhou offensive and defense. Rivers of blood flowed and corpses piled up like mountains. As time went by, both sides almost trampled on the corpses to fight.
The longer it was delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for the Liao army. Brother Yelvxiu kept mobilizing men to stop it. The narrow space became a hell of Shura.
With the Liao army like this, how could the Han army fall behind? Behind Zhang Qiong, Zhao Kuangyin was also mobilizing troops. The damaged city wall was like a hole in a dam, and the Han army poured in like a flood. Competing military strength
, in terms of numbers, the Han army certainly has an absolute advantage!
This battle did not end in a short time, and the city's defeat was just the beginning. The battle lasted for more than two hours, until the afternoon, as the west and south city gates were broken through by the Han army, Jinzhou City, this
This city, soaked with countless blood of soldiers from both Han and Liao sides, finally announced a breakthrough, and the Han army thus opened the strongest and most important pass leading to Liaodong.
The capture of Jinzhou also represented that the Northern Expedition had once again entered a new situation. With this as a basis, the Han army could freely attack Liaodong...