On the west city tower, the fighting was extremely fierce. At the beginning of the war, Wanyan Agu ordered that all the up and down stairs on the inside of the city wall be destroyed and replaced with wooden up and down inclined stairs. The reason was not for any special reason, just because the city wall was thickened.
After the height was widened, dozens of stone steps that originally went up and down the city have been built up. It would be labor-intensive and time-consuming to build stone steps again. So Wanyan Agu ordered people to build whole wooden steps out of wood. This kind of
The wooden steps are easy to move after installing wooden wheels at the bottom. They can carry a large amount of materials and people up and down a city wall at the same time, which is more convenient.
Not long ago, when the heavy snow fell, Wanyan Agu knew that the opponent would not retreat, but would attack the city even more frantically because of the heavy snowfall. In order to defend the city wall, Wanyan Agu ordered people to remove all the stairs
, cutting off the retreat route to the lower city. The purpose of this is naturally to fight against the odds. When there is no retreat, they can only fight to the death. Wanyan Agu will force himself and his brothers into a desperate situation, thus
Inspire greater combat effectiveness.
Everyone has potential, especially at a time of life and death when there is no way out. Back then, when Wanyan Aguda and several brothers from the tribe went hunting in the deep valleys of Changbai Mountain, they were besieged by fifty or sixty evil wolves in the snow valley.
. Hunters in the tribe all know that the tigers, leopards, black bears, wild boars and other beasts in the mountains are certainly terrifying, but the most terrifying ones are the wild wolves in the valley. Because they appear in groups, they are never alone. Even when they attack,
They attack prey from the dark with extreme ferocity. Many good hunters of the Jurchen tribe died in the belly of wild wolves.
That time, Wanyan Aguda and his brothers thought they were doomed. There were too many wild wolves, and it would be difficult for just a few of them to escape. However, in the end, they succeeded in killing more than a dozen wolves, leaving only a few of them.
All the evil wolves below also fled because they could not catch them. Afterwards, Wanyan Aguda summed up the reason why they were able to come back alive, which was to risk their lives and survive. They chose the strategy of escaping to the valley and breaking off the cliffs, using the cliffs behind them to protect them.
There is no way to retreat and the wolves cannot encircle them to reduce the risk of being attacked from behind. Choose to confront the wolves head-on and kill the wolves one by one. Hold on to the cliff for thirteen days and kill
They killed more than a dozen wild wolves. In front of the wolves, they drank their hair and drank their blood. They acted even more cruelly than the wild wolves. Finally, the wild wolves realized that the humans in front of them were more terrifying than them, and finally chose
gave up and ran away.
Since then, Wanyan Agu has understood a truth. Sometimes, it is necessary to force oneself into a desperate situation. Only in a desperate situation can one burst out with power that is not available at ordinary times. If it were not possible to retreat, they would never survive it.
During those thirteen days, because of hunger, they even took the initiative to attack the wolves and use them as food. If they were not forced to that point, if there was any possibility of escape, some of them would definitely choose to escape, and that was
This is what the wolves want to see most. They can chase humans until they are exhausted, keep driving humans on rugged and difficult roads, and finally swarm humans when they are exhausted and feast on them.
Later, Wanyan Agu used these principles he had learned in battle. When he started his army, he only had a few thousand cavalry. He faced the encirclement and suppression of a large number of soldiers and horses from the Liao government. He fell into desperate situations several times.
in the middle, but in the end he still managed to survive. The same goes for today’s battle. Wanyan’a
Guda withdrew the wooden steps to tell all the Jurchen soldiers that if they failed to defend the city, they would be beheaded and there would be no way out.
Because of this move, the Jurchen soldiers did have the upper hand in the battle at the top of the city for a time. But as a hundred thousand fresh troops rushed up, the Jurchen talents suffered heavy losses. At this moment, nearly 30,000 Jurchen soldiers on the wall of the West City were divided into two
More than ten places were besieged and surrounded by Liao troops. Wanyan Aguda himself and more than 4,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses were also forced to retreat to the tower and were surrounded by more than 7,000 Liao troops on both sides.
The city tower must be defended, and there are passages on both sides of the city tower. When the city wall is reinforced, the city gate cannot be widened or heightened, because large-scale supporting renovations cannot be carried out. Therefore, in addition to increasing the position of the crenellations on the city tower
, almost no changes were made. Because of this, the two lower stone steps of the city tower were also preserved. Wanyan Agu gave a death order, and even if the last person was killed in the battle, the city tower could never be abandoned.
The two sides engaged in a bloody fight on the walls on both sides of the city tower. The Liao army's attacks were like huge waves, rushing towards the city tower. The Jurchen soldiers took advantage of the fact that the width of the city wall could only accommodate dozens of people to attack side by side to deal with the Liao army.
The number of people killed in the battle on both sides soared rapidly. The Liao army attacked particularly fiercely because they knew that the emperor was personally supervising the battle under the city. The Jurchen soldiers also attacked because of the presence of Wanyan Aguda and his more than 800 remaining mace guards.
Fighting to the death, not falling behind. The war evolved into a situation where both sides gained a slight advantage by exchanging each other's lives. The Liao troops on both sides had three times more casualties than the other side. They marched inch by inch towards the city tower on the bloody city wall. It is no exaggeration.
It is said that for every step forward, dozens of lives need to be exchanged.
The Jurchen defenders in the final city tower suffered too many casualties and could not get any reinforcements. Wanyan Aguda had less than 600 people left, while there were more and more Liao troops on the walls on both sides. Because there were
A steady stream of reinforcements.
Wanyan Agu realized that the situation was over, and the mace in his hand almost turned into a bare pumpkin hammer. Because it had been smashed on too many people's helmets, the iron teeth on it were flattened. The entire mace
It is also bent out of shape, which is the result of violently hitting people on the head. Wanyan Aguda himself also has little strength in his body. Wanyan Aguda, who is gifted with extraordinary arms and has supernatural powers, has sore and weak arms, which shows that this person has many
How fierce the battle must be during the hour.
"Brothers, we have to withdraw." Wanyan Agu gasped and said to the bloody Jurchen soldiers around him.
"Big Chief, didn't you say you can't evacuate? We are not afraid of death, we will defend the tower even to death." The crowd roared.
Wanyan Agu waved his hands and said: "I'm not tricking you. If you leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood, what's the use of all of us dying here? We have to live. We still have to fight with them. It's just temporary.
Just retreat."
Everyone was silent. Indeed, although they were not afraid of death, in the current situation, even if they died here, it would be meaningless.
"How come the Liao dogs are like chicken blood, and each one is like a mad dog. They were not so brave on the city wall just now. How come they are so fierce just now, and they all seem to be desperate for their lives." A guard leader
Couldn't help but say.
"Yeah, it's really strange. They seem to be different from the ones we have encountered before, and I don't know why." Wanyan Aguda also frowned and said.
he sighed
He took a breath and turned his eyes to the heavy snow in the sky outside the city tower, thinking in his heart: After all, the heavy snow failed to help him, and he had to evacuate the city after all. Although he was unwilling to do so, it was better than leaving his life here and taking advantage of the situation.
There is still Tianguang, now is the last chance.
Suddenly, Wanyan Aguda's eyes were firmly locked in the gloomy confusion in the wind and snow below the city. There was a golden figure looming there. It was a burly man in golden clothes riding on a horse.
The human figure in armor. In such dim light, in this confusing heavy snow, the golden armor is as conspicuous as a bright lamp in the dark night. Wanyan Agu rubbed his eyes and took a closer look at this
Once he saw more. There was the outline of a red umbrella, and there were a large number of cavalry guards riding horses standing beside the man. For a moment, Wanyan Aguda felt like a mirror.
"Who is... standing there?" A soldier followed Wanyan Aguda's gaze and saw a hazy golden figure in the heavy snow.
Wanyan Aguda sneered: "Who else could it be? Emperor Yelu Zongyuan of Liao personally supervised the battle. This is why the Liao soldiers were so crazy. I have seen Yelu Zongyuan's armor before. I met him in Zhongjing three years ago.
After passing him, he took me hunting in Helong Mountain, wearing this set of armor. A heart armor inlaid with gold and silver. This thief wants to see us defeated with his own eyes."
Everyone suddenly realized that it was the Liao Emperor who personally supervised the battle. No wonder the Liao army's attack was so crazy. Under the emperor's eyes, how dare they not work hard. Everyone cursed endlessly, being as vicious and vulgar as possible.
Wanyan Agu frowned and thought deeply for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand to stop everyone from cursing, and asked in a deep voice: "How far is this distance?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, not knowing what the big leader meant by asking this question. However, some people still visually measured the distance and replied: "We can see him, and in this heavy snowy weather, the distance is not too far."
It’s far, about three hundred steps or so.”
Wanyan Aguda nodded slightly and said: "Three hundred steps, isn't that within the range of our three-bow bed crossbow? Are there three-bow bed crossbow equipment on our tower?"
The Jurchen soldiers were stunned, and then they understood what Wanyan Aguda meant. Someone said loudly: "Yes, we have a three-bow bed crossbow equipped here. It's just that we seem to have run out of crossbow arrows..."
Wanyan Agu shouted coldly: "Bring it over here."
The soldiers carried the three-bow bed crossbow to the crenel with all their hands and feet, and set it up without waiting for instructions. However, after the three strong bows were pulled apart by the crankshaft, the crossbow arrow launch slot was empty. Everyone looked everywhere for it.
Less than one crossbow arrow.
Wanyan Aguda pulled out the crescent knife from his waist and cut off the long handle of the mace in his hand. He quickly chopped it and sharpened one end. He tested the length and then chopped it quickly.
After a while, he put the hardwood stick handle into the slot, and it fit perfectly. The Jurchens often made their own arrows when hunting in the mountains and forests. Although this is a crossbow arrow, as long as the center of gravity is commensurate and the thickness is appropriate,
, even if it is not a perfect crossbow, there is still no problem in shooting it.
"Yelu Zongyuan, today I will teach you how to taste my mace. Even if it doesn't hit you, it will make you wet your pants." Wanyan Agu laughed and cursed several times, then he personally operated the knife and adjusted the angle.
He aimed the crossbow arrow at the golden figure under the city and triggered the mechanism.
