At this point in the battle, the defense of the city has reached the most difficult stage, and it is also the most critical stage, that is, the final offensive of the siege team is about to come. And every time this time comes, it means that as long as you defend the city, you will win.
, and once it fails, all previous efforts will be wasted.
"Are you ready?" Still on top of the city, through the ground where countless corpses had been pushed in front of him, Zhu Ling squinted at the general platform opposite, and then suddenly turned back to ask.
"Ready." In early spring, Zhu Dadian's face had a hint of blush. "Your Majesty, you can go to the city to hide. The ministers at the head of the city can naturally..."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Ling shook his head and laughed, and said: "Didn't you say that you are sure to defeat the intruders' attack? As long as you are on the top of the city, the city cannot be captured. In that case, I will stand on the top of the city.
It’s okay.”
"If the intruders attack fiercely soon, your majesty, please don't hesitate and go down quickly." Zhu Dadian tried his best to persuade. "The intruders must have come with the feeling of seeing death this time. They are more desperate than the previous few days."
.If you are a little careless, they might take advantage of it. At that time..."
"Don't worry." Zhu Ling continued to look at the intruder camp and smiled: "I won't be so stubborn. You only need to defend the city, and I won't distract you."
Seeing that His Majesty was so stubborn, Zhu Dadian had no choice but to stop persuading him and immediately turned back to deliver the order. For a moment, flags were waving all over the city, echoing Zhu Dadian's military order. It showed that everything was ready and ready at any time.
We can fight. And the soldiers on the top of the city have all added some cloth armor, which can be regarded as a lot of peace of mind.
"I don't believe it!" Gao Yigong said with a ferocious expression on the general's platform. "In today's situation, we are ready to die and are desperate. Is this Yanzhou Mansion really impregnable?"
"Commander!" Several generals also raised their hands and echoed: "We don't believe that Yanzhou Prefecture is invincible. Today we will charge with the commander-in-chief and we will surely capture Yanzhou Prefecture!"
Just when Gao Yigong and others were planning to risk everything to attack the city, Zhu Ling on top of Yanzhou City also saw that what he had been waiting for had finally arrived. A smile couldn't help but appear on his face, and the anticipation in his eyes became even stronger.
.If they were unwilling to attack the city so desperately a few days ago, they had some expectations today.
Following Gao Yigong's order, the intruders who had been preparing for half a day finally rushed over like a flood. A black mass instantly swept across the ground in front of Yanzhou City, and deafening shouts of killing resounded throughout the surroundings.
The air above also seemed a little tight.
At this moment, except for the army at the rear who were still maintaining their formation, the soldiers in front almost ignored everything else, carrying ladders and holding knives and rushing towards Yanzhou City. This time there were no obstacles from barbed wire, trenches, or sheep and horse walls.
.Therefore, it seemed quite smooth for the Chuang army to rush to Yanzhou City.
Even the generals on the general stage of the Chuang Army immediately saluted and left when they saw this. They knew that if they wanted to make a contribution, they only had this chance. They quickly got off the general stage and immediately headed towards the city with their personal guards.
When Zhu Dadian on the top of the city saw that the time had come, he immediately shouted: "Set off the cannon!" The herald beside him immediately waved the flag in his hand a few times. There were countless flags all over the city. After seeing the shaking here, they all started shouting.
The Ming army at the top of the city saw the flags waving and immediately began to take action, preparing everything according to the previous arrangements.
Just a moment after the flag was waved, with a bang, deafening cannon fire suddenly sounded from the five cannon muzzles, and the cannon body also moved backward. The fire flashed, and a huge cannonball immediately rushed to the rear of the invading army.
But it was only five shots. With an incredible range, it directly hit the general of the intruder army who had just stepped down from the general platform.
At that time, they had just mounted their horses.
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A few years later, when Gao Yigong looked up at the sky under the Yanzhou City, he couldn't help but think of that sunny day.
In other words, in this world, the meaning of some things will often not be revealed until the dust has settled, or even many years after the dust has settled. And some meaningful things, how meaningful they are, may be destined to never be known for sure until the end of the world.
saying.
However, when we go back to that day, under the warm spring sunshine, when a few cannonballs the size of a human head hit the generals' platform, the direct results were definitely measurable.
The artillery shells roared in. Gao Yigong, who had just finished motivating his subordinates, was drinking the tea he had been making for a long time and watching the army's offensive. Several black spots in his sight were attacking high in the sky and flying directly close to his body.
, was swept down in an instant. The situation was not so good for the generals below the general platform - most of the generals' bodyguards were directly penetrated by the shells, and the residual power they carried also caused considerable casualties to others.
It's really spurting blood!
For many years of fighting with the Ming army, Gao Yigong had never seen such a bloody and terrifying scene. Even Li Zicheng probably did not see it. He just heard about it or took a look and then changed his eyes. But this time, they
Only then did he really see what it means to be a blur of flesh and blood. Even Gao Yigong immediately stepped back from this scene.
The generals who were ambitious just now had their limbs and arms broken off in the next moment, and some even lost their skeletons after being hit by artillery shells. The sounds of panic and screams suddenly sounded. The soldiers who were charging ahead.
I would never have imagined that these cries were coming from my own people at the rear.
These things happened and ended in an instant. Under the podium, there were only a handful of people who could come to their senses and react in such a short period of time. The guards looked at such cruel and bloody scenes and hurriedly removed themselves.
The generals struggled to pull outwards. Some people saved their generals, but some people just stayed there helplessly looking at the general's broken limbs.
Gao Yigong, who was on the general stage, hurriedly stood up with the help of people around him, and immediately ordered everyone to stay away from the place. He was in a trance. He was no longer confused, but he still couldn't believe it.
Relatively speaking, when Zhu Ling on the top of the city saw such a scene, he just cheered inwardly. He never expected that the Chuang Army would set up the general platform so close to motivate the soldiers today, but if it had been a few days ago,
At such a distance, the artillery should not think about bombarding the opponent. But it was only exciting for a while and then felt boring.
After all, those killed were only a few unknown generals, at best a few generals under Gao Yigong. As far as the Chuang army was concerned, they had no shortage of soldiers and generals. It was just a pity that Gao Yigong was not hit.
It escaped this disaster. However, its explosion effect is quite good.
Knowing that he could only bombard the opponent once, Zhu Dadian wisely immediately adjusted the position of the artillery and fired at the intruders under the city.
In fact, the person who caused such a disastrous situation for the intruders today was none other than Liu Zeqing. There were no artillery in Yanzhou City before, and the defense in the past few days has been relying on bows and arrows to kill the enemy. Liu Zeqing fled in panic and left a few gates.
The artillery was advantageous to Zhu Ling, and he directly ordered it to be transported overnight, and he couldn't wait to use it today.
The morale of the invading army without artillery was bound to be severely hit. Just a few rounds of artillery fire made countless intruders become frightened and scrambled to retreat. However, the gleaming swords in the hands of the people supervising the team behind them commanded the soldiers.
They were extremely uncomfortable and could only slow down their pace and move forward. But the siege vehicle had also been blasted by artillery.
This means that if the invading army wants to capture the city, they can only climb up using ladders. This also means that the cost of attacking the city is no longer material resources, but their lives.
This time, even before the ladder was set up, heavy casualties were already suffered, but the retreat horn sound was still not heard from behind. Seeing the successive bombardments from the artillery on the top of the city, the soldiers below were a little frightened.
On the top of the city, Zhu Dadian saw that the offensive of the intruders below was no longer fierce, and immediately ordered Huang Degong to attack with his troops. As the flag waved, Huang Degong, who had been waiting for a long time under the city gate, took a big gulp of the royal wine rewarded by His Majesty, and immediately surrendered.
After putting away the royal wine, he immediately drew his sword, opened the city gate, and rushed out with his men.
The soldiers who were already afraid of attacking the city managed to get closer to Yanzhou, but suddenly they saw the city gate opened wide, and then countless Ming troops rushed out with swords. The man in charge was seen wearing armor and charging directly.
Come, kill one intruder immediately, and then kill another intruder.
In just a moment, the intruders who had already arrived at the city were pushed back again. The intruders in front were in great confusion and did not dare to go forward to fight. The soldiers in the rear were also retreating one after another. A formation suddenly formed.
Sub-screen - Ming army chasing, Chuang army retreating.
In an instant, the defeat of the Chuang army was a foregone conclusion.
Gao Yigong, who was still recovering, suddenly saw this situation and knew that the battle was a complete defeat. He couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. He felt heat rising up in his chest, and then a stream of blood spurted out, forming a column of blood in mid-air.
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After a while, the intruders retreated hurriedly, leaving behind countless heavy equipment and even most of their food and grass. The pursued insurgents fled in all directions, without any order at all.
The battle to defend the city of Yanzhou lasted for five days and ended with a great victory.