Chapter 1817 The foundation of the country, Yanyun strategy (2)
On the third day after the rebels of Xiao and Tang Dynasties conquered Yizhou, Yi County, and Mozhou, Guihua Prefecture was established among the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.
Prefecture, later Zhangjiakou City near Xuanhua District) The grassland in Wende County suddenly burst into flames, and then four or five more fires spread in the city. The defenders in the city were panicked and boiled. While the defenders were rushing to lead the soldiers,
To put out the fire, the rebels who rushed out from all sides approached the city wall with a large number of flying towers. Many volunteers climbed up the flying towers and climbed up the parapet. They jumped up and seized the city gate while the sergeants on the city were trapped and frightened. They lowered the suspension bridge and responded to the crowd.
The generals rushed in, and Wende County in Guihua Prefecture was also captured during the time when they used infiltration and arson methods;
On the seventh day, under the command of the commander of the headquarters, the garrison in the city of Yuzhou in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun took advantage of the night to rob the stronghold and sneak up on the city. However, it seemed that the number of rebel soldiers was not large, but they killed the general and entered the rebel company camp.
However, they saw that it was an empty stronghold. Immediately, the prepared ambush troops shouted loudly and fired crossbows indiscriminately. The Jin army leader who personally led the troops out of the city was killed by Xuan Zan's arrows in the chaos. While the remaining troops were scattered, Sun An
, Hao Siwen led the ambush troops to cover up the situation, and Xiao Yi and Zou Run led the Bujie Army soldiers who had been ambushing in a remote hiding place outside the city gate as dispatched by military advisor Xu Guanzhong. They suddenly took advantage of the defenders in the city to lead the defeated army who failed to attack at night.
Fight out and take advantage of the situation to attack the city of Yuzhou Prefecture;
On the ninth day, in order to quickly capture the city, Holy Water General Shan Tinggui was ordered to divert Yanghe River, one of the two major tributaries of the upper reaches of the Yongding River (called Yanghe River in the Liao Dynasty, but due to the numerous tributaries and abundant water flow, it was renamed Yanghe River in the Ming Dynasty).
The river and the torrential floods immediately swept Huailai, the capital of Khanzhou (called Guizhou in the Tang Dynasty, later renamed Khanzhou after Shi Jingtang ceded it to the Liao Kingdom in the Jin Dynasty, and later Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, located in the confluence of Yanghe River and Sanggan River).
The city was submerged into a vast expanse of water. A large number of rebel soldiers took advantage of the water's force and poured effortlessly toward the head of Huailai County on ships or just on rafts tied with logs.
Arrows like locusts attacked the defenders at the top of the city. From time to time, a Jin army guard fell into the turbulent and turbid water with an arrow. Just as the remaining Jin army was resisting in embarrassment, another rebel son, who was under the supervision of Wei Dingguo, was already on the raft.
Bundles of firewood that had been soaked with fire oil were piled up on the ground. They only taught a few experts on the water team how to control the direction of the raft when swimming in the rapids. When they reached the head of the city, they immediately set fire to it, waiting for the volunteers who were skilled in water to set fire to it.
At the same moment when Mengzi jumped into the water, the firewood stacked on the rows of rafts that hit the city gate suddenly burst into flames. For a moment, the sky was burned with flames and black smoke billowing. It also immediately smoked the Jin soldiers who were defending on the city tower.
They had to retreat continuously, and those who could not dodge could only be buried in the fire and water of the fierce attack directed by Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui.
The fire on the raft continued to burn, and the turbulent and rolling water was reflected in a bright red patch. When the turbidity surged and the water mixed with broken trees and dead leaves gradually receded, a large area of gold that had been floating with the waves was revealed.
Corpses of soldiers. Wei Dingguo, the Shengshui Camp commanded by Shan Tinggui, and the Shenghuo Camp Rebels Erlang also had several powerful volunteer troops behind them who had already entered the city. Huailai County, the seat of Khan Prefecture, also fell under the rule of Xiao Tang. At this time, it had become
foregone conclusion......
Following the orders of Marshal Xiao Tang, the brothers who aggressively captured various military prefectures led their subordinates to work together and seized the five military prefectures of Guihua, Mo, Yi, Wei, and Khan in one fell swoop. The war has been going very smoothly so far, although it is inevitable that there will be setbacks.
Some soldiers were lost, but none of the generals and subordinates were killed or injured. But now that it is necessary to capture the entire Yanyun Land as soon as possible, we will inevitably encounter some dangerous and difficult city walls that are extremely difficult to conquer. Originally,
In the past, the casualties of the attacking side were usually greater than those of the defending side. It is probably inevitable that the rebels suffered a large increase in casualties in the battle that was carried out at almost the same time...
In front of Yanqing City, the seat of Ruzhou (near Yanqing District of Beijing City in later years) among the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Luan Tingyu stood up tremblingly with his face covered in dust and blood. The screams and wails from around him still echoed through the sky, and the blood around the battlefield
The smell was so strong that it made people more and more breathless. When Luan Tingyu looked up again and looked ahead at the fierce battle at the Yanqing City Gate, he saw that his subordinates were still falling down from the towering city wall. He only felt that his eyes were filled with tears.
It seems to be spitting out fire...
When the heroes of the Liangshan Mountains in Shuibo decided on their duties, Luan Tingyu was appointed by Xiao Tang as the general of the Polu Army, and Yun Zongwu, Wu Su, and Chi Fang, three leaders from Green Forest in Hebei, served as assistant generals. Later, he went through various
In the war against the Jin Dynasty, Luan Tingyu has naturally been willing to serve Xiao Tang wholeheartedly. However, because the distance to Yanjing City, the capital of Yanyun Land, is getting closer and closer, the defense of Yanqing City, the seat of Ruzhou, has become increasingly tight.
The army possesses all kinds of defensive equipment originally controlled by the Liao Empire, and there are also skilled craftsmen who are good at making various attacking tools and weapons in the Zhamo City Wall.
On top of the city wall, there are not only iron and wooden logs used to knock down the ladders of the enemy's siege, but also various kinds of rolling logs such as Yaksha, brick, chariot, Naihe, falling stones, and wolf-tooth bats to smash the enemy's climbing walls.
Stones were broken, as well as fire iron boxes, fire oil cabinets, swallow-tailed torches, etc., which were used to burn the enemy's defense equipment with fierce flames or molten iron. There must have been many catapults installed in the city.
As soon as the siege army, horse ordnance approached, they already threw stones with rapid force, dealing a blow that could not be underestimated.
And the generals who had survived the battle with him so far were either hit by flying rocks or shot by random arrows. Now the Polu army is in the middle of the generals, and only Luan Tingyu is left...
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There were still two brothers, Bian Xiang and Chen Guang, leading the soldiers of the Resolute Army in the rear line to fight together. Unfortunately, the Tatars in the city still had their fighting spirit undiminished... Although Ling Zhen, who was thundering against the sky, also dispatched new artillery, sharp weapons, and chariots to move northward,
But those artillery pieces are too bulky, and a road leading directly to Yanjing City must be cleared first. If we stop moving forward just because it is difficult to conquer, and just wait for other armies to gather for reinforcements, it will inevitably delay the military aircraft...
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Luan Tingyu was thinking in his heart, clenching his steel teeth. Now he had no time to mourn the deaths of several brothers who had been with him day and night. His fellow disciples were killed by flying stones and arrows shot down from the city gate.
Junior brother Sun Li and Zhu Tong, who led the Wei frontier army volunteers, were also on the way to help. But when the soldiers of the resolute army led by Bian Xiang and Chen Guang behind them also rushed to attack, they were bound to be attacked by the Jin army defending the city.
Torii is a commanding and intensive attack. The war situation is like this. It is necessary to do everything possible to open up the road to capture Yanjing before the Jin Kingdom has recovered. And if you want to storm the city, you will have to waste your life. Although the Tatars cannot fight to the death here,
Retreat, Zhemo is already at the end of his battle. Since our subordinates have tried their best to attack until now, how can we give up halfway!?
However, just as Luan Tingyu was reciting angrily, another burst of arrows came suddenly. Luan Tingyu quickly picked up the iron rod in his hand and danced it until the water couldn't splash into it. However, he still shouted loudly and set up a shield behind him.
The rebel infantry who blocked the block pushed the oar car straight towards the gate of Yanqing City. "Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang!" A series of crisp golden and iron chirping sounds were heard in a hurry. Luan Tingyu turned the iron rod and swung all the arrow clusters that hit his head and face.
Flying down, sparks shot out all over the sky. However, his whole body suddenly condensed, and a sharp arrow with sharp teeth still passed through the rolled-up shadow of his body, and followed the gap between the armor leaves and struck fiercely at Luan Tingyu.
The shoulder blade will go in!
Although the armor covering his body removed most of the force of the incoming arrows, and the wound that Luan Tingyu was hit by was not very deep into the flesh, he was very tired from wearing iron armor and supervising the battle in front of the city. This arrow wound
It reached his shoulder, which also caused his hand movements to slow down. Immediately, another cluster of arrows fell in the air. Luan Tingyu reacted very quickly. He immediately leaned down and rolled, narrowly avoiding countless arrows that almost pierced his body.
However, when the surrounding rebel soldiers rushed forward to protect him, Luan Tingyu, who had just stood up, suddenly felt that his legs were weak, staggered a few steps to the right and almost fell to the ground. In addition to grief and anger, Luan Tingyu also had
Regretfully he said: Although I have tried my best to fight to the death, the Polu army led by me is still unable to seize the city pass. It seems that the armies led by the two brothers Bian Xiang and Chen Guang will inevitably take turns to step forward to fill the gap.
Human lives must be taken to capture this bird city!
