For eight days in a row, the Song army only used trebuchets to throw iron artillery, thunderbolt cannons, and stone bombs, but did not send out soldiers to engage in bloody battles to siege the city. As a result, the siege naturally made no progress.
Just when all the generals thought it would continue like this until the end of the war, suddenly on the ninth day of the siege, when the trebuchets were throwing cannonballs and it was close to noon, they heard Zhao Fan say: "Xu Chi, Zhang Manjin, order you two
Each led three thousand men and horses to attack the city."
Xu Chi and Zhang Manjin were stunned for a moment. After they came to their senses, they cheered up and clasped their fists together and said, "The last general will take your orders."
Soon, the two men each led 3,000 troops and launched attacks at the east and south gates at the same time.
"Kill, kill, kill,"
Suddenly the shouts of killing shook the sky. The Song army bravely climbed the city wall pushing ladder carts without fear of life and death. There were also many soldiers pushing huge wooden carts with thick tree trunks on them to hit the city gate.
"Kill, soldiers, break down the city gate and seal your wife as a shadow."
The Song army suddenly launched such a large-scale siege operation, which immediately left the Jin soldiers at a loss.
In their eighty-nine days, they had long been accustomed to the Song army's passive approach to siege, and now they suddenly drew their swords and saw blood, so they were naturally panicked.
"Have a break,,,"
In order to cooperate with the siege, the archers behind the Song army also bent their bows and set up arrows, and kept shooting at the city head. At the same time, thunder cannons, iron artillery, and stone bullets were also denser. For a time, there were a large number of casualties at the top of the Xuzhou city.
Hundreds of people were beaten to death and shot to death.
"General, it's bad, the Song army has attacked the city."
Wanyan Sabu was still in Zhizhou Yamen at this time. When he received the report, he smiled contemptuously and said, "Don't the Song troops attack the city every day? What's the fuss about?"
"No, general, they are really attacking the city this time."
Wanyan Sabu suddenly looked cold, took long strides, and hurried to the city.
When we arrived at the top of the city, we saw the roar of fighting and killing. On the top of the city, corpses of the Jin soldiers lay scattered on the ground, with blood flowing all over the ground. Under the city wall, there were also many corpses of the Song army lying on the ground, and the battle was fierce.
"Don't panic, don't be chaotic. The Song army only has 20,000 people. Our Xuzhou city has high walls and thick walls, and tens of thousands of people are stationed there. Moreover, reinforcements from the imperial court are coming soon. They will definitely not be able to break the city."
Wanyan Sabu quickly stabilized the morale of the army, and under his command, the Jin soldiers also guarded various parts of the city.
The Song army fought hard one after another, not afraid of death, and bravely climbed to the top of the city to fight with the Jin soldiers. However, the Jin soldiers also dared to fight and die, so they did not break the city until sunset, and finally returned without success.
After the war, Xu Chi and Zhang Manjin came to apologize to Zhao Fan, but Zhao Fan just said calmly: "The two generals have worked hard today, go down and rest."
After the generals left, Zhao Fan walked out of the tent and looked far away at the top of the Xuzhou City. He saw a vague figure on the top of the city.
Zhao Fan knew that that person was also looking at him at this time.
"Come here, tell Zhao Kui."
Soon, Zhao Kui came, Zhao Fan whispered a few words to him, Zhao Kui looked solemn, and finally nodded and left.
The next day, the Song army continued to attack the city, but this time the siege was even more intense. Zhao Fan invested 13,000 troops, and generals such as Xu Chi, Zhang Manjin, Yang Qing, and Zhang Mengcheng all joined in person.
On the battlefield, the offensive was more fierce than yesterday.
Wanyan Sabu was still sitting at the top of the city personally, directing the defense. At the same time, he was also wondering why Zhao Fan suddenly changed his siege strategy? What is the reason for this? Could it be?
Suddenly, Wanyan Sabu thought of the possibility that reinforcements were coming soon. Zhao Fan was worried about being attacked from both inside and outside, so he desperately decided to capture Xuzhou!
Thinking of this, Wanyan Sabu's spirit perked up, and a gleam erupted in his eyes. He pulled out his saber and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, reinforcements are coming. Let's hold the city. When the reinforcements come, we will kill the Song army one by one."
Leave no armor behind."
Encouraged by Wanyan Sabu, the morale of the Jin soldiers suddenly rose, and each one of them also burst out with amazing combat effectiveness. Facing the Song army who was not afraid of death, they also fought bravely. In this way, the Song army fought for a long time, but they still couldn't help it.
inch forward.
In this way, the battle continued until dusk, and the vision gradually became blurred. Suddenly, a burst of smoke and dust was seen behind the Song army, and the sound of shouting and killing was loud!
Immediately, the Song army's camp began to call for gold and withdraw its troops, and all the Song troops who were attacking the city retreated like a tide. Then, the Song army began to fight with the troops who suddenly appeared behind them, and they fought fiercely.
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Seeing this scene, everyone on the top of the city's golden soldiers became energetic. They knew that reinforcements had finally arrived.
Li Renzhi hurriedly preached to Wanyan Sa: "General, the reinforcements are coming. Let's get out of the city and attack the Song army with the reinforcements from inside and outside."
"Yes, General, this is a rare opportunity. Let's get out of the city quickly."
All the generals were excited. Indeed, the reinforcements were fighting the Song army outside the city. As long as he took his troops out, he could cooperate with the reinforcements and make dumplings for the Song army. The Song army would have no chance of escaping.
Wanyan Sabu was also excited. Since the Song army landed, he has been suppressed and beaten by the Song army. Most of his men and horses were lost, and Pizhou and Haizhou were also lost. It can be said that he was completely humiliated.
"The generals are ready, follow me out of the city."
Wanyan Sabu gave the order, then strode down the city, leading the golden soldiers to leave the city.
However, at this last moment, when the city gate was about to open, Wanyan Sabu suddenly raised his hand and said, "Don't open the door yet."
The generals were puzzled, "General, why is this? This opportunity is so rare!"
"Yes, general, if the Song army escapes today, there will be no chance again."
"General, the reinforcements are here. If we don't leave the city, won't we be blamed and complained by the reinforcements? It won't be easy for the court to explain at that time."
Wanyan Sabu's face was solemn, his mood was uneasy, and he was quite hesitant. Finally, he said slowly: "Zhao Fan has always been cautious in using his troops, and his ability to predict is extremely rare, but today there is such a big change, what if it is
His plan of luring the snake out of its hole will only make our army suffer."
Although Wanyan Sabu said this, he was still undecided in his heart and wanted to leave the city.
Obviously, he was not very sure about the judgment he just made. He was also in a dilemma whether to leave the city or not.
After hearing his words, the generals also lost their minds and didn't know what to do.
There was a fierce battle outside the city, and the shouts and shouts of killing were still loud. The golden soldiers inside the city did not go out until late at night, and everything returned to calm.
"General, the Song army has left."
On the second day, Wanyan Sabu was woken up early by his general and reported to him that the Song army had left.
Wanyan Sabu hurried to the top of the city and saw that the Song army camp was indeed empty. Wanyan Sabu couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, he didn't leave the city yesterday, otherwise he would have fallen into the trap.