Hu Biao, Yang Dongli, Fengrui and other netizens who were still able to move, as well as everyone in the city, couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.
The direction from which the sound came was exactly south of Haiyang City.
The specific location is a section of the city wall just to the left of the south city gate.
Sure enough, as everyone had expected, under the burning of this fierce fire, it was already very difficult for the city wall to withstand it.
Suddenly, a large gap at least five or six meters wide collapsed.
What they didn't expect was that the subsequent collapse of the city wall was more serious than they imagined.
After the first "boom~" sound was heard, the sound of collapse immediately became incessant.
From the east, west, and south walls, the news continued to reach the ears of everyone.
In short, in a mere ten minutes, the condition of the city walls in the east and west directions was slightly better; the south wall, which was the main battlefield, was riddled with holes.
It was also a scene like this that made Hu Biao and the others clearly realize one thing:
The last street fight is about to begin, and their last moments seem to be coming soon...
By the way! Since Hu Biao and the others retreated from the city wall, they have retreated into some barricades they had prepared in advance; that is, in the center of the city, a core area of fifteen or six acres.
After the city walls collapsed one after another, they immediately made all psychological preparations for the final street battle.
But what puzzled them was that their opponents made no movement; the Jurchen army launched an attack without the northern city wall blocked by fire.
Even at this point, Hu Biao and the others were actually no longer on top, leaving any defensive force behind.
But even so, everyone in the city knew that this was just the last bit of calm before the storm; once the Jurchens began to attack after the fire was extinguished.
Shou, they definitely can't stand it anymore.
There was no way to hold on for long, let alone escape from the Jurchen cavalry.
This battle in Haiyang City lasted for seven days and exhausted everyone. It should be over soon and there is a result.
Let's see how many Jurchens they can kill before they all die in battle, and whether they can do this.
However, what is very miraculous is that everyone who was ready to die generously has been waiting for a long time.
During this period, I silently watched the fire outside the city extinguish, and then waited for another full hour. Ordinarily, after such a long time, the temperature on the riddled ground has dropped to a level that allows people to pass through.
But looking towards the gap, there was still no movement...
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"Yu Hanfeng, Er Fatty, you two go and see what's going on. What are those Jurchens holding back?"
After looking around among the people around him, Hu Biao said this to the two of them who seemed to be in slightly better condition.
After hearing Hu Biao's order, a thick circle of gauze was wrapped around his head. He looked like a third brother, Yu Hanfeng, who couldn't even wear a helmet.
And the second fat man had a fixed splint tied to his left arm and hung from his neck with a cloth strip.
The two people immediately jumped out of the barricade and carefully moved towards a gap in the southern city wall, where they walked over.
After about ten minutes, the two of them had returned safely; but when they reported what they had seen to Hu Biao, they looked confused and puzzled:
"What the hell! I don't know what Wanyan Lou's grandson is thinking in his heart?
There were no offensive troops assembled outside the city, only some cavalry patrolling and stationed; they had no intention of launching an attack at all, but seemed to just surround us.
Could it be that after they were burned once today, they planned to forget it so directly? Doesn't that mean that we can easily persist until 12 o'clock in the evening and complete the task?
Doesn’t it make sense? When will the system, Sun Tzu, be able to complete its mission requirements so easily?"
After hearing what the two said, the surviving netizens began to think with puzzled faces, wondering what the other party's conspiracy was.
Until the operational staff officer Yang Dongli touched his chin and made a military advisor gesture, and spoke his analysis:
"Brothers, don't panic, the situation in front of you is normal.
If you think about it, the situation of the Jurchens now is actually the same as that of the Tatars before they entered the customs. It is true that they are strong in combat effectiveness, but they both have shortcomings in terms of military strength and population.
From the fight on the 28th to now, especially with the fire just now, I think that the Jurchens have suffered at least a thousand casualties.
Such a casualty figure is already a serious loss for their current tribal alliance-like political system.
In addition, no matter how cowardly and fearful the Jurchens were, those Liao soldiers would probably not be willing to fight again after they reached this point.
If the Jurchens continue to force themselves, they might all rebel.
Therefore, at such a time, I am afraid that only the Jurchens can successfully launch an attack.
But in the face of a situation where they didn’t know how many people would die in order to achieve the final victory, they chose to besiege or wait for other cannon fodder troops to come over before taking action. This is also a very reasonable explanation."
Yang Dongli's voice fell silent because during the battle two days ago, he was stabbed in the lungs and the root cause of the disease was found. The male nurse Fengrui was prone to coughing at every turn.
After a violent cough like a tractor, "Kang Kang Kang~", he spoke in agreement:
"I think what Lao Yang said is right. The grandson of the system has promised that he will not issue an impossible mission. If the fight reaches this level and the Jurchens continue to attack regardless of casualties, it will really become a fatal mission.
Therefore, the key to whether we can persist for the specified time in the second phase should be the killing of Jurchens.
Now that we have killed thousands of them, I think we have reached the standard anyway; you must know that in this day and age, there is a saying that if there are not even ten thousand Jurchens, they will be invincible."
Needless to say, the analyzes made by Yang Dongli and Fengrui not only sound reasonable to everyone, but are actually close to the truth.
Indeed! Although Wanyan Loushi, the commander-in-chief, knew clearly that he had to make a decisive decision and kill everyone in the city as soon as possible to avoid changes.
However, the soldiers including all the subordinates were not willing to go to the city and be consumed.
A situation arises that greatly damages the vitality of this tribe.
Therefore, we had no choice but to use cavalry to surround everyone in the city. We will wait until later to decide when we can continue to enter the city and kill Hu Biao and others.
The problem is, even if Yang Dongli and Fengrui are known, the analysis of more than two people is very reasonable.
But before the actual persistence reached midnight, there was no system reminder sound indicating that the task had been completed, and everyone felt uncertain and extremely uneasy.
Even Yang Dongli and Fengrui, who gave the analysis, looked quite calm on the surface, but in fact they were panicked in their hearts.
So in the following time, they could only wait passively.
Watching the sun rise to the sky, then tilt a little to the west, then set, and then it gets dark again, and a crescent moon like a dog gnawing rises into the sky.
What! In every minute of waiting, they felt that the passage of time was so long for the first time.
After such a difficult wait, the system's emotionless and extremely cheap mechanical sound suddenly sounded in the ears of many netizens:
"Congratulations to Commander Hu Biao, congratulations to all members of the Xuange Camp team, and congratulations to the netizens who participated in this mission.
Among the relevant requirements for this mission and the second phase of the mission.
First, before midnight on August 6, the fourth year of Xuanhe, Pingzhou City and Haiyang City were still controlled by the Song Dynasty.
Second, before midnight on August 6, the fourth year of Xuanhe, the total number of personnel successfully evacuated through the Dengzhou Navy was 17,251.
Both requirements were met, and the second phase of the task was officially completed.
The third phase, which is also the last phase of this mission, will be officially released after it is triggered..."
