The suspension bridge fell down, and the road leading to the city gate was clear. How could Wanyan Aguda behind him not know the meaning? In excitement, he turned his head and shouted: "Where are you rushing the car? Rush up. Hurry!"
Hulu rolled his eyes and said, "Big boss, the charger has already gone up."
Wanyan Aguda said in astonishment: "When? Why didn't I see it?"
Hulu smacked his lips and said: "The charging chariot was mixed in among the cavalry. I saw it just now, but the big leader didn't see it."
Wanyan Agu was stunned for a moment. He turned around and saw that a ram was already on the suspension bridge. A dozen soldiers in armor and holding large shields were frantically pushing the ram across the suspension bridge. There were three more rams behind. The car followed closely.
"Very good, very good. You all should learn from it. The military advisor is really good. I have found a treasure." Wanyan Agu said with a big laugh.
Hulu rolled his eyes and muttered: "The big leader now values military advisors. He has almost forgotten the contributions of our brothers."
Wanyan Agu turned his head and smiled and said: "Brother Hulu, why are you acting like a resentful woman? How can you and him be on the same level? He is a Han and you are a Jurchen, how can we be the same? What are you still doing? ?The city is about to be broken. Why don't you lead your cavalry and prepare to enter the city?"
Hulu's face lit up with joy, he promised loudly, and rode away.
The Zhou Dynasty defenders on the city tower understood the opponent's intention to attack the city gate after the suspension bridge fell. Immediately, countless arrows covered the entire suspension bridge, intending to prevent the rushers from crossing the suspension bridge. However, the rush team held up large fine iron shields. , the area is as large as an iron umbrella, shielding almost all arrows.
Normally, the soldiers who rush to the city and do the dirty work under the rain of arrows are equipped with large shields. However, most of them are just wooden shields. Even better, they can be covered with wooden shields. A thin layer of iron sheet is considered an excellent treatment. However, the Jurchens use expensive fine iron shields, which shows luxury. But this reflects the importance Wanyan Aguda attaches to siege operations. Wanyan Agu knew that to fight against the Zhou Dynasty, one must have the most sophisticated siege equipment, because the Zhou Dynasty soldiers and horses are good at defending the city. It is absolutely wrong to be stingy with the siege troops. It is better to have thinner armor on the cavalry or infantry. , we must also ensure the use of siege equipment. It can be said that in the use of military supplies, the priority is given to the Iron Buddha Tu, which has been approved by Wanyan Agu, followed by the siege equipment and related personnel. Even the traditional The Jurchen cavalry were all lined up at the back, let alone the infantry.
The huge iron shield protects the safety of the personnel operating the ram. Although the ram is full of arrows, it does not affect the use of the ram. Because the structure of the ram is simple and crude, it is a flatbed truck that is about ten feet long. , three square frames were built with logs, and a rope as thick as an arm was hung below the frame, a log about ten feet long and as thick as a millstone with an iron awl on the head. During the impact, more than a dozen people pushed the suspended log to hit the obstacle in front. Just the thing.
The bows and arrows of the Zhou defenders were in vain. They could only watch helplessly as several of the opponent's chariots rushed across the suspension bridge and came to the city gate. The sound of banging against the city gate was heard, and the sound of heavy hammers hitting the door seemed to be hitting everyone. In the heart of a soldier guarding the city.
Shi Zhiyuan was extremely anxious. He was originally full of confidence in defending the city. He felt that even if the opponent's hundreds of thousands of troops were approaching the city with great momentum, he would be able to hold on for at least a few days with the defense of the city wall and 80,000 men deployed. As long as he held on until reinforcements arrived, he would be able to defend the city. However, because at the rear, Bai Qi, the deputy privy envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, led 70,000 troops and horses in Xiongzhou City. And Xiongzhou
It was actually less than a day's journey to Bazhou. Even if it snowed heavily and the road was difficult to travel, Bai Qi would definitely arrive within three days for reinforcements. When the opponent attacked the city with infantry, Shi Zhiyuan almost laughed out loud.
Sure enough, the Jurchens still used this primitive siege method. They thought they would live too long and no one would be able to bear the cost of storming the city. Shi Zhiyuan even had a premonition that he would become famous all over the world in today's battle.
However, the strange cavalry that suddenly appeared from the other side were simply invulnerable iron men. They rushed to the city, ignoring all the city defenders in front of them, and then smashed the iron chains of the suspension bridge.
The suspension bridge was lowered. Now, their chargers had begun to attack the city gate, and Shi Zhiyuan's heart went cold. The good situation seemed to be turned around because of this special soldier and horse that he had never seen before.
"Is the city gate hole blocked?" Shi Zhiyuan asked with his last hope.
"It's blocked. It has been blocked with wooden fences and other objects before." The person next to him quickly replied.
"What? What are you using? Juma? You idiot, why don't you use earth, stone and mud bags? You can use Juma for nothing." Shi Zhiyuan almost fainted. He wished he could kill the general responsible for blocking the door with a knife. It turned out to be a mob, and he was not prepared.
Mud, stone and straw bags block the city gate. What's the difference between that and no blockage? But when I think about it, I can't blame others. Even I thought that the enemy would not attack due to heavy snowfall. Who would have thought that they would risk it overnight?
He came out and immediately launched an attack, not even giving him a chance to block the door. Now it was too late to block the door.
"Boom, crash, boom, boom!" Under the side-by-side impact of four rams, the heavy city gate could not withstand it at all. After hundreds of hits, the rams forcibly tied the back with iron bolts and used
The half-foot-thick city gate supported by logs and horses was smashed to pieces. Even the iron bolts were smashed into arcs.
The city gate hole was indeed filled with logs, horses, wooden railings and other objects, but how could these withstand the impact of the rams? The two rams rushed in side by side, and when they encountered obstacles, they used logs to force them.
He smashed it into pieces and smashed the wooden horse that was as tall as a person into pieces, and squeezed it out of the other side of the city gate opening. In less than a meal, the city gate opening had been completely penetrated.
"Kill!" Li Guoqiu ordered loudly, and the iron Buddha cavalry lined up with five cavalry and rushed into the city regardless of all obstacles. The Zhou defenders had already set up a dense bow and arrow formation on the square inside the city gate, preparing to make a final stand and kill.
All enemies who dared to rush in, but Iron Buddha ignored all bow and arrow attacks. Of course, when they rushed into the city in groups wearing fang masks, they were like ghost knights from hell, ignoring any attacks and trampling all the way out.
, knocking the defenders' formation into pieces.
Outside the city, countless Jurchen cavalry roared loudly, rushing along the road where the Tiefu Tu passed. With three thousand Tiefu Tu cavalry opening the way in front, the road was smooth. A large number quickly rushed into the city,
A frenzied charge began along the streets of the city, and the entire city quickly fell.
Just as Li Guoqiu said, all the elite soldiers and horses in the northeastern border town of the Great Zhou Dynasty were lost, and the rest were just a mob. Shi Zhiyuan's 80,000 soldiers and horses looked like this, and they could still restrain the city before it was broken.
They could still defend the city in a decent manner. Once the city was breached, they were immediately beaten back to their original shape. The defenders at the head of the city began to flee without restraint. The southeast and west city gates were opened, and a large number of deserters fled into the wilderness and snowy fields.
Shi Zhiyuan knew the situation was over when the city gate was breached. Today's battle is like
He didn't use all the strength in his body. He thought he could hold out for several days, but the battle was already a one-sided crushing at the beginning. Only then did Shi Zhiyuan realize that today was indeed the battle that made him famous in the world, but it was just a battle that made him infamous.
Although Shi Zhiyuan was not a general of Yang Jun's faction, he was a veteran who had been stationed in the border town for many years, and he had a sense of bravery. His original idea was that even if the city was defeated, he would lead 80,000 troops to fight in the streets and fight to the end, even if he was defeated.
He also had the guts to be invincible. Unfortunately, he thought so, but the soldiers didn't think so. The mob fled for their lives, completely ignoring his orders. The number of soldiers and horses following Shi Zhiyuan dropped sharply almost instantly, and Shi Zhiyuan led his troops to rush into the center.
On the street, there were less than 8,000 soldiers and horses left behind them. The rest of the people had dispersed and were on their way to escape.
Shi Zhiyuan lamented endlessly. But he finally led his army towards the torrent of Jurchen cavalry. Thousands of Zhou soldiers and horses killed more than 2,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses, and all died in the streets. Shi Zhiyuan slashed with a Daguan knife.
Eleven Jurchen cavalrymen were killed, and finally encountered the mace cavalry guard battalion led by Wanyan Aguda. Their heads were smashed by Wanyan Aguda with a club, and they died under the horse.
The battle in the city ended quickly. From the beginning of the siege to the complete occupation of Bazhou City, it only took the Jurchens more than an hour. A large number of Zhou soldiers and horses escaped from the city, and Hulu and others led their cavalry to chase them everywhere.
At that time, they withdrew their troops and returned to the city. It can only be said that the heavy snow gave many people a chance to escape. The Jurchen cavalry could not gallop freely in the wilderness covered by heavy snow. Only a large number of Zhou soldiers and horses had a chance to survive.
After counting the results of the battle in the afternoon, it was found that the Jurchen army had more than 3,800 casualties, while the Zhou Dynasty's 80,000 army had nearly 30,000 casualties. More than 10,000 people surrendered, and the rest all fled. The surrounding town of Bazhou City has never been lost for hundreds of years.
But today, it finally changed hands.
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When Bazhou fell, outside Yanmen Pass in Daizhou, northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, 200,000 Liao troops launched a ferocious attack on Yanmen Pass. The defenders of Daizhou were the Ninghua Army with only 25,000 people. Although the number was small,
They were not elite troops. However, under the leadership of Yang Jin, the commander of the Ninghua Army, they repelled seven attacks of the Liao Army with only 25,000 troops and horses, annihilating nearly 40,000 Liao troops. Unfortunately,
The Ninghua Army is a border force that is not taken seriously. Because the terrain of Yanmen Pass is dangerous, generally no enemy will attack from Yanmen Pass. Therefore, there has been no war here for many years. Therefore, the imperial court does not pay attention to the Ninghua Army at all. Food and salary
Supplies are often in short supply and there are many deductions. Under the current situation of the imperial court and the stretched financial situation, it has been almost a year since the supply of weapons and supplies. If it were not for the leadership ability of the old general Yang Jin and his love for soldiers,
Ruzi's reputation united Ninghua's army, but the soldiers and horses may have been disillusioned long ago.
But as the saying goes, a good woman can't make a meal without rice. Although a soldier and horse are united and good at fighting without fear of sacrifice, if the defensive supplies are gone, they can only face the outcome of failure. The defenders who closed Yanmen shot all their arrows and smashed all the rolling logs and stones.
, even the stones used to build houses in the pass were removed and used as weapons to prevent enemy attacks. In the end, all the supplies were used up. In the end, the old general Yang Jin had to order the remaining tens of thousands of troops to evacuate Yanmen Pass and prepare to retreat to Daizhou.
City. However, unfortunately, it was trapped on a hilltop of Yanmen Mountain by Liao soldiers.
The leader of the Liao army, Meng Sage, personally persuaded him to surrender because his opponent admired him very much. Yang Jin would not surrender, so he led 9,000 remaining soldiers to rush into the enemy formation. In the end, Yang Jin, his three sons and 9,000 soldiers died on the battlefield.
