Throughout the night, the other side carried out three thunder truck bombings. The nearly six-mile-long city wall between Yongtai Gate on the east side of Fengqiu Gate and Tongtian Gate on the west side and even the blocks behind were all damaged. Black oil bombs fell to the ground and caught fire. North City
The streets eight or nine hundred steps deep were all burned. All soldiers, horses and civilians in this area had to be forced to evacuate, otherwise they would all be burned to death inside. Countless supplies piled in the area were burned.
Burnt down, the house burst into flames and people rushed to escape.
Almost none of the people in the city could sleep peacefully. They climbed up to rooftops and high places in the cold wind, silently watching the raging fires burning in the direction of the north city, and watching the gorgeous fireballs flying into the city like fireworks in the night sky. Listen.
Listening to the frightened and noisy cries coming from the direction of Beicheng. Everyone's heart was tight and full of worry. What they were most worried about at the moment was that someone would tell them the news that Beicheng had been breached. They asked their families to pack their packages.
They were soft, chariots and horses were harnessed, and they were ready to escape at any time. The confidence that most people had in holding Bianliang City had been shaken or even collapsed. Because the opponent had just attacked the city, and Beicheng looked like this.
It can be seen that the Jurchens' attacks are sharp and the Zhou soldiers and horses defending the city are weak. If this continues, Bianliang City may not be able to defend it.
The sky finally dawned, and this night was an extreme torment for the soldiers and civilians in the city. Almost everyone stayed awake all night, and when dawn came, everyone's face was pale, their eyes were blue, and their faces were pale from fear and fatigue.
The good news is that the Jurchen soldiers and horses did not break through the North City, and they did not even board a single soldier on the city tower. But the bad news is that even if the opponent did not even attack the city wall, the losses of the soldiers and civilians of the North City were extremely heavy. Although the specific figures
The common people don't know it, but some people estimate that the number of people who were killed and burned by the Forbidden Army was no less than 20,000, and the civilian casualties were more than 40,000 to 50,000. What's even more frightening is that now the area between Yongtai Gate and Tongtian Gate in the North City is
On this six to seven mile long city wall, no imperial troops dared to defend the city wall, because they were worried that once on the city wall, the opponent would bomb them again with black oil bombs. Therefore, they could only deploy all of them a few meters away from the city wall.
On the streets outside, there are only a few soldiers and horses left to monitor the opponent's movements. Once the opponent launches a real siege, they can rush to the city wall and climb the city to defend the city. This is a completely passive approach, but it is also a helpless way to avoid unwarranted casualties.
Method.
The soldiers and civilians of the entire Bianliang City were already panicking and losing confidence just one day after the other party launched the siege. The panic in the city was high, and many people gathered at several gates of the south city with their children, waiting for the first time.
It was time to escape from the capital. Because they knew that once the city was really destroyed, millions of people in the city would have to flee for their lives. By then, the roads would be too congested and they would not be able to escape at all.
In the political hall, a military meeting chaired by Lu Zhongtian was being held. Everyone present had obviously stayed up all night, and each of them looked dejected and extremely depressed. They had never experienced such a useless city defense battle. Although these people
There are not many of them who have participated in real battles, but they are not useless. They could not get to their current status just by flattering others. Everyone has their true abilities. Several commanders
Although I don’t have much actual combat experience, I have read a lot of military books.
, they still know the basic military common sense. So they were actually full of confidence before the battle. No matter from any aspect, the possibility of the opponent wanting to capture Bianliang City was still too small. With Bianliang City
The defense system of the city, at least 300,000 Jurchens, can be defended with twice as many.
But the past day and night had been a huge blow to them. The Jurchens' siege equipment was unheard of. They forced the defenders to abandon the defense of the city walls, and even the streets and houses in the city were burned. This was simply too much.
It's scary. At this time, they expect the opponent to actually attack the city, which makes it easier to face. The opponent's method of fighting consumes their own morale and strength out of thin air, and causes great panic, which is very troublesome.
"Everyone, the situation is not good. I believe you can see that the Jurchens' methods are more cunning than we thought. In the past day and night, we lost 20,000 troops and horses in vain, and more than 30,000 people were killed and injured. This is still
If the opponent does not really attack the city, continuing like this is not an option. Do you have any good strategies?" Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice.
"Aren't the Jurchens famous for their bravery? Why have they become so insignificant? Damn it, what are they going to do? They don't even attack the city. They can't attack the city with this method. What do they think?
"?" Yuan Ping, the commander of the Guard Infantry Division, cursed in a deep voice.
"Humph, Mr. Yuan, don't you know their intentions at this time? You really do belong to them. They want to use the advantage of siege equipment to destroy our city defense system and destroy the confidence of our soldiers and civilians in defending the city. They can do it without any casualties.
This can make the soldiers and civilians of Bianliang City in chaos. This is the best means of siege. They will not attack unless they have to. You must know that once they attack, the losses will be huge. I think that the Jurchens are actually
They want to consume us, cause chaos in the city, and make us unable to control the situation. This is the most insidious approach. Prime Minister Lu, my humble suggestion is that we cannot let them continue to consume us like this. They only besiege but not attack, and we will be passively beaten. The outer city
Most of the people live near the city wall, and there are probably two to three hundred thousand civilians living there. If they continue to harass like this, all these two to three hundred thousand people will have to be evacuated. But now we have nowhere to place them. According to the
Because of our humble position, we might as well go out of the city and fight them head-on, instead of being passively beaten and suffering from this cowardly attitude." Wang Jun, the commander of the Ma Army, said loudly.
Everyone looked at Wang Juan with bulging eyes, feeling incredible. Wang Juan's analysis at the beginning was very logical, but later he actually proposed to go out to fight in the city. Isn't this crazy? It seems that he was really angered by the Jurchens and spoke.
It's all out of the question.
"What a joke, going out to fight out of the city? Commander Wang, this is a wise idea. Hehe, leaving the city wall undefended and running out to confront the Jurchens? Commander Wang, why don't you go to heaven? You won't be afraid of people laughing at you if you tell me."
The commander Chen Bin sneered.
"Commander, don't say sarcastic words. What do you think we should do now? Shrink your head and get beaten? There is a panic in the city. The people packed up their things and gathered on the streets of the city gate, planning to escape. Last night, tens of thousands of people were homeless.
We can return home. We froze on the street all night and killed dozens of people. Now they are all gathered at the gates of Anyuan Gate and Tianbo Gate in the inner city to request relief and resettlement from the court. What do you think we should do about this situation?
?" Wang Jun said coldly.
Chen Bin sneered and said: "What should we do? If we can't control the Jurchens, we can't control the people who are making trouble? If we issue a ban, whoever gathers to make trouble again will be killed and all of them will be rushed home. For the time being, those people in the outer city will find a place to stay.
, just get some porridge and rice for relief. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed. Why are you being polite at this time? Whoever makes trouble will be severely punished. As for the Jurchens’ methods, don’t pay attention to them at all. They will always attack the city, burn some houses and destroy some supplies.
What are you afraid of? They can't attack us, so we just have to waste time with them, so we don't have to worry at all. Prime Minister Lu, my humble idea is that we don't need to pay attention to them at all, let them toss around, and stabilize the situation in the city."
"What the hell is your idea, Commander? You said you're not worried, so you're not worried? I'm afraid you've been in the Imperial City for a long time, and you only know how to be tough on your own family, but you have no mercy on the common people. You're easy on the Jurchens."
We have no choice but to leave them alone? Do you know how dangerous the current situation is? Our people can't even get to the top of the city. The other side is forcing us to not even dare to put many troops on the top of the city. The defensive materials have also been destroyed.
If the enemy attacks the city, we may not even be able to defend the city wall. But you say you can sit back and relax? The people in the city can only be comforted now, but you want to kill them without mercy? If it leads to mutiny and the Jurchens take the opportunity to attack again, then what will happen?
Isn’t it all over? Are you the one making people laugh, or am I the one making people laugh?" Wang Jun retorted angrily.
Chen Bin blew his white beard, stared at him and wanted to retort angrily. Lu Zhongtian suddenly heard Lu Zhongtian slamming the table and shouting in a deep voice: "Don't make any noise. How can you be so noisy?"
Chen Bin and Wang Jun were startled and quickly shut up. Lu Zhongtian usually doesn't get angry, but now that he was angry, he was obviously really angry. If he talks too much at this moment, he may not get any good results.
"I want you to come up with ideas, but I don't want you to attack and quarrel with each other. It seems that you don't have any good ideas. Going out to fight in the city? A pig-like idea. To suppress the people? Do you think the Jurchens dare not attack the city at all? What's more, you are pig-minded.
It's really unreasonable for them to still make noise here without even knowing what the Jurchens are thinking." Lu Zhongtian cursed angrily.
Chen Bin and Wang Jun's faces turned purple, and they could only lower their heads and nod in agreement.
Lu Zhongtian glared at the two of them for a few times, then slowly returned to his elegant manner, sighed and said in a deep voice: "The Jurchens have ideas. They can actually attack the city, and they can quickly attack the outer city. But they
But they didn't attack. What were they thinking? I think there is something wrong with this. I have to think about it carefully to understand. You guys, cheer up. The city must be defended, at least.
Let the Jurchens know that if they want to take Bianliang, they will have to lose all their wealth. The people in the city must be appeased. Deputy Prime Minister Liu will handle this matter, focusing on appeasement and resettlement. Of course, if you encounter someone who deliberately causes trouble, don't be polite. Zhu Zhirong, you
Free up some temples and squares so that the homeless people can temporarily settle down and have food to eat. In short, there can be no chaos in the city now. I still firmly believe that Bianliang City can be defended and cannot be frightened by the Jurchens
Got brave."
Everyone claimed yes, Prime Minister Lu was calm, and everyone felt a little confident.
"You all go, I will stay alone for a while and think about the countermeasures." Lu Zhongtian waved his hand and turned around tiredly. Everyone agreed, bowed and left.
