On the battlefield of Hejian Prefecture, the siege battle for two consecutive days was extremely brutal.
The shells of the Zhankou General Cannon had long since been fired, and all the catapults had been destroyed. All the Yunxiao siege vehicles were also burned in a fire outside the city wall.
In two days, Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, and Wu Hao continued to attack the city, using all possible means.
In two days, more than 2,800 of the 20,000 frontier troops were killed and nearly 4,000 wounded. The total strength of the troops had been reduced by more than 30%.
However, even so, Hejian Mansion still stood there. Multiple attacks failed to break through the city guarded by the rebel general Wang Hui. Although the officers and soldiers attacked the city wall several times, they were driven off the city wall several times.
The rebels also suffered many casualties. Especially during a fierce siege on the afternoon of the fourth day, when our own troops stormed the city wall and the rebels defending the city came out in large numbers to surround and kill. Jiang Bin ordered the catapults and archers to shoot
They carried out an indiscriminate attack on the city wall where the two armies were fighting.
Hundreds of frontier troops who boarded the city were killed by their own arrows, but the rebels suffered more casualties because they attacked the city and poured out in large numbers to fight when the opponent could not use archers and catapults to suppress it.
.Other times they hid on the base of the wall and on the stone steps behind the city wall.
This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly, but this indiscriminate shooting caused heavy casualties to the rebels. They lost nearly 2,000 people. At this point, the number of casualties of the rebels exceeded 4,000, and more than half of the soldiers and horses were lost.
Even though Jiang Bin's eyes were already red and he did such an unworthy thing, he still watched the sunset, watched the sky get darker little by little, and watched the time run out little by little.
There were corpses everywhere above and below the city, lying there in various postures. Blood was flowing along the city walls and on the ground. The air was filled with the disgusting smell of blood and the stench of feces and urine. The scene in front of me was like hell.
Generally scary.
Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Jiang Hao and others stood outside the city. The three of them looked very depressed. They never expected that they would encounter such a difficult bone to chew. They even suspected that Zhang Yanling deliberately asked them to chew the bones.
Reason tells them that this is impossible.
The rebels at the top of the city were in tattered clothes and poorly equipped, and they were in chaos when defending the city. It was obvious at first glance that they were no different from other rebels, and that they had little combat experience. It was impossible for Zhang Yanling to know which thief was
The soldiers are strong. What's more, he is also very interesting. He has allocated so many artillery and siege equipment. He has done his best.
However, with their good organization and courage, they managed to hold on to the city.
The officers and soldiers were furious with the killing, and they were also furious with the killing. At first, death frightened them, but later, everyone became numb and didn't care about death at all.
This is how it is on the battlefield. Sometimes death can make people timid, causing them to urinate and urinate in fear, and make them lie down with weak legs. But sometimes, death can inspire courage and turn the most cowardly person into a warrior who is not afraid of death.
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"Two adults, what should we do now? Today is the fourth day. I am afraid that Hejian Mansion cannot be captured. How should I explain to Zhang Yanling?" Wu Hao asked in a hoarse voice.
Jiang Bin and Xu Tai were speechless. Military law was like a mountain, and military orders were like a mountain. Zhang Yanling issued the order. He and others did not raise any objections before. Instead, they felt that being able to act alone would be more conducive to reaping the credit, and they were secretly happy in their hearts. But now there is no such thing.
If Zhang Yanling really uses military law to deal with them, they will have nothing to say. The backers in the court will also have nothing to say.
"This time we are in trouble. This city really cannot be attacked. Brothers are already timid. If we attack again, we will only lose more lives of soldiers here. I think we can go back and apologize to Zhang Yanling and let him do whatever he wants.
That's right. Who told us we didn't capture Hejian Mansion?" Xu Tai sighed.
Jiang Bin gritted his teeth, and the veins on his cheeks bulged, he turned around and shouted: "No, there is still time. The fourth day will be over at midnight, and we still have several hours. We can't admit defeat."
"Brother Jiang, why do you have to do this? You gave away the lives of brothers in vain. I think that Zhang Yanling will not really kill us. He will just be punished and scolded. Just keep your head down and suffer." Xu Tai advised.
Jiang Bin shook his head and said: "You two, we were transferred from Bian Town to suppress the rebellion. To be honest with you, Jiang left Datong this time and had no intention of returning to Bian Town. Eunuch Liu said
Yes, after this successful counterinsurgency, he will use the excuse of insufficient military strength in Gyeonggi to move us
Stay in the capital and set up the Fourth Outer Army. We will become another garrison in the capital, alongside the regimental camp. This is our opportunity. If we lose today, what reason will we have to stay in the capital? In front of the emperor, Eunuch Liu will not hesitate at all.
Don't open your mouth. We all have to go back to the border town in despair."
Xu Tai and Jiang Hao looked at Jiang Bin blankly. They thought: Are you still thinking about this matter at this time? Then don't think about good things.
Jiang Bin said in a deep voice: "It's actually okay to go back, but people's words are scary. We have suffered a defeat and went back. What do other people in the border towns think of us? We have embarrassed the two towns of Datong and Xuanfu. Even in the border towns, I'm afraid
We can't survive anymore. This incident will become a shame for us, and I'm afraid we won't be able to get any promotions in the future. I can't stand it."
Xu Tai and Wu Hao frowned and said nothing. But they agreed with this. A defeated general who returns to the border town in despair must be the target of ridicule and ridicule. There are so many generals in the border town, and the competition for promotion is extremely stressful. Qianlang
If you push back the wave, it will die on the beach. If you fail and go back, you may be marginalized.
"You two, I, Jiang Bin, can't stand this. Even if I die here, I can't live with my tail between my legs in the future. We still have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and we can definitely fight. I have thought about it and let everyone
When we're full, let's attack again. At worst, we'll explain everything here." Jiang Bin gritted his teeth and shouted.
Xu Tai smacked his lips and said, "Brother Jiang, why bother trying to get into trouble? It's not like this."
Jiang Bin said: "Brother Xu, I won't force you. I will take my soldiers and horses to attack the city, and I won't drag the two brothers to die together. If I die in battle tonight, please Brother Xu to do it for me."
Take care of my wife and children. Raise my two sons and let them recognize you as their father. Thank you in advance, Jiang Bin."
Jiang Bin cupped his hands and thought of Xu Tai bowing.
Xu Tai's mood was extremely complicated. Although Jiang Bin was vulgar and cruel, he was still very kind to himself. The two had been dating for more than ten years and became brothers of the opposite sex. They admired and respected each other very much.
This time to suppress the rebellion, Jiang Bin specifically recommended him to come with him. He just didn’t want the credit to go to others. Wu Hao was on good terms with him, so he recommended Wu Hao to come with him. This is called keeping the good news from others.
Who would have thought that this would be the case this time.
Xu Tai couldn't bear Jiang Bin's support. He said in a deep voice: "Brother Jiang, what are you talking about? Can we just sit back and watch you attack the city and do nothing? Since you have decided, we
Just attack together."
Wu Hao was helpless and said: "Yes, we can't stand idle."
Jiang Bin slapped his thigh and said: "Good brothers, it's not a waste of time to date. But even so, I can't let you risk your life with me. Let's do this, I've thought about it. You will launch a frontal attack soon. I will choose three thousand
Elite soldiers, bring rope ladders and hooks to go around to the southwest corner to attack the city. Attack harder to attract their strength and attention, and then I can rush in with my men. Once we enter the city, great things will happen."
Xu Tai thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, if that's the case, then let's do this. We'll do it when it gets dark, and it'll be easy to do things in the dark. We'll go back to camp to reorganize our troops and prepare to attack again."
It quickly became dark, but a large number of torches and wind lanterns were lit at the top of Hejian Prefecture, making the light as bright as day.
The frontal siege battle began with the sound of the horn. Xu Tai personally led the siege troops to launch a fierce attack this time. He used the most primitive charging and attacking methods, protecting himself with a shield, rushing forward with two legs, and kept charging.
Go to the city.
Hundreds of prepared ladders were erected, and the soldiers climbed up with howls.
A wave of rolling logs and stones had just been added to the city wall to defend the city, and they suddenly fell like raindrops. The officers and soldiers under the city suffered heavy casualties. Some soldiers suffered from broken liver and gallbladder and ran away. Xu Tai took the sword and axe-hand of his bodyguard to press the formation, and when he came back, he
Cut one and force them back.
In this case, instead of being killed by one's own people, it is better to attack the city. Maybe there is still a way to survive. Countless officers and soldiers rushed to the city desperately, completely losing their minds.
The city wall was quickly breached several times, and some officers and soldiers climbed onto the city wall. However, with the experience of the previous times, the rebels who defended the city were not too panicked. Wang Hui gave an order, and the new troops from the inside of the city wall rushed out to join the battle group. Both sides
You fight for it, fighting desperately, and it becomes a tense moment.
At the southwest corner of Hejian Mansion, Jiang Bin, who came here after dark, led three thousand elite soldiers to get closer to the city wall.
But soon, they were discovered by the defenders at the top of the city. However, there were not many defenders at the top of the city, and the arrows were sparse and not fierce. Although the bamboo whistle was blowing loudly, calling for reinforcements and warnings, there was still a fight in the north city.
It was so tragic that in order to crush the attack of the officers and soldiers and make up for the casualties, Wang Hui had already transferred several groups of men from other city walls. For a while, he couldn't even take care of this place.
Jiang Bin was a ruthless man. This time he took the lead and braved the random arrows from the top of the city. He commanded the soldiers to place the prepared long ladder across the moat as a single-plank bridge. But when he saw that he was walking as fast as flying, he ignored the random arrows and quickly rushed to the bottom of the city wall.
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The soldiers who followed closely raised the ladder. Jiang Bin held the steel knife in his mouth, held up the shield in one hand and climbed up the ladder quickly. The arrows above hit the shield with a clanking sound. The big stone hit him.
He almost fell off the ladder, but still managed to steady himself.
The moment Jiang Bin jumped onto the city wall, it was like death coming, the long knife in his hand splashed with light, and the rebel soldiers all around fell to the ground.
Jiang Bin did not rise to power solely by holding on to his thighs. He joined the army because he had good martial arts skills. He also killed a lot of enemies in border towns before being transferred to serve in the Guards by the general army.
What's more, they were facing these rebel soldiers who had no way to go. To put it bluntly, they were just ordinary people. Naturally, they were like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep. Dozens of soldiers climbed up from behind. Jiang Bin just led these dozens of people to move the city wall.
Hundreds of rebels were killed and fled in all directions.
The rope ladders were lowered one after another, and a large number of officers and soldiers began to climb the city wall.
When Wang Hui, the general of the rebel army, saw people rushing from the long street and killing people on the wall of the North City where fighting was going on, Wang Hui let out a long sigh and knew that the city was broken.
But at this moment, there is nothing else to think about.
At the third watch of the battle, a large number of rebels surrendered, and those who resisted were killed. When Wang Hui was about to lead his men to escape, Jiang Bin and his men overtook him. Wang Hui had already surrendered, but Jiang Bin, still filled with hatred, still
One knife killed him.
The battle ended just before midnight. Jiang Bin was covered in blood, with two arrow wounds and one knife wound, but he ignored it and continued to fight with fierceness until the end of the battle.
On March 23, Hejian Mansion occupied by the rebels was recaptured.