The day's siege battle is about to come to an end.
Although the Han army has destroyed the city walls to almost nothing like their original appearance, some battlements have been flattened, and some walls have even collapsed, and the towers on the city gates have long been riddled with holes, but the banner of the Han army has
Still not plugged into the city.
Li Xingchen tightened his grip on the sword hilt.
Time waits for no one. This night will give Yuchi Jong many opportunities, including repairing the city and boosting morale, but the Han army no longer has enough strength to fight anymore.
The army needs to rest, so forget about burning the midnight oil.
Once the night battle fails, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the army.
Li Xingchen, who had already planned to give up, was about to order Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. After all, if he continued to fight, it would only increase casualties. It was better to rest and fight again tomorrow. However, before Li Xingchen could give the order, a loud noise suddenly came from the wall in front of him.
Almost all the Han soldiers looked at it subconsciously.
I saw that the city wall to the west of the enemy platform on the west side of the south gate collapsed. Moreover, this collapse was not like the original attack on Waiguo, where only the upper part of the city wall collapsed, while the lower rammed earth still stood tenaciously. Instead, it collapsed from top to bottom, all the way down the city wall.
The bottom layer revealed the rammed earth that had been hidden in darkness for who knows how many years, and the scene inside the city could already be seen clearly.
The remaining rammed earth was so short that the soldiers could climb up without even using a ladder.
Li Xingchen was stunned.
The Northern Zhou army on the city and the Han soldiers below the city were also stunned.
what happened?
The Han soldiers who controlled the ram to break down this section of the city wall were the first to react and almost shouted: "Destroy the city!"
"Break the city!" Whether the countless Han soldiers reacted or not, it didn't matter anymore. They all shouted and rushed towards the small gap. The city was broken, and there was no need to go there now.
Understand what these three words mean, because they can feel the endless joy conveyed by these three words.
Li Xingchen suddenly drew his sword: "The whole army attacks!"
The drummers beat the war drums, and the Han soldiers launched another attack on the city from all directions. This time, there were feint attacks on all sides, and the real main attack was naturally this narrow gap.
Li Xingchen watched closely as the Han army soldiers rushed into the gap and fought with the Northern Zhou army who had also reacted. His palms were sweaty, and he wished he could lead his bodyguards to attack directly at this time, but he knew that the swords in front of him were not long.
Even if necessary, his own crossbowmen and musketeers would have to grit their teeth to cover the array of his own soldiers. Therefore, as His Majesty the Emperor, being at the front would only cause chaos to the army.
A leader should of course be strategizing and winning from a thousand miles away. Although it is far from a thousand miles away now, it cannot go any further.
On the contrary, Li Xingchen was standing on the outer city wall at this time, so he could see the battle in the inner city clearly from a high position, and it was also easier for him to conduct timely command.
Yang Su walked over quickly, with excitement in his voice. This guy is very good at nourishing qi. This is recognized by everyone. Especially when he gets older, he can't express his emotions and anger, otherwise it will be difficult to convince Tai.
Among the arrogant young people in the Wei Mansion, he had an unconcealable smile on his face at this moment, and he solemnly raised his hands to Li Xingchen: "Congratulations to your majesty, sir!"
Li Xingchen rarely allowed himself to calm down and frowned slightly: "The war is not over yet, so why talk about congratulations? Aiqing is a little anxious."
Although you, Yang Chudao, are not a serious and loyal minister of the Qingming Dynasty, and you are even a bit sinister, you are definitely not the kind of person who flatters me. It would be too much to come here so early to compliment me.
Yang Su laughed and pointed at the sky, and then at Luoyang City: "Look, your majesty, the sky is dense with clouds and there is no rain, so that my Han Dynasty's artillery can fire calmly. After all, this city wall is dense and sparse, and it can allow the rush of cars to rush through."
Destruction, this is exactly what destiny is for!"
Li Xingchen took a deep breath.
Although he comes from later generations, he still has to follow the local customs. In this era, destiny is still something that people will inevitably believe in. Many emperors are eager for auspiciousness, so if it can be proved that destiny is returned, it will be enough to make the emperor dream in his dreams.
Wake up with a smile.
Yang Su was not flattering, but telling Li Xingchen that now is the time when the Han Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty are competing for the hearts of the people. Such destiny will naturally make a big fuss!
God help me, a great man! This is such a great thing to inspire the morale of the army and the people!
Nowadays, the Han Dynasty, relying on the movable type printing technology, does not have the capital to make a big fuss. After the Battle of Luoyang, this matter must be well publicized.
Li Xingchen smiled slightly: "I have a lot of worries, thank you very much for reminding me."
"It's the duty of an minister." Yang Su also breathed a sigh of relief. Your Majesty just doesn't feel that he is flattering. This is the highest level of flattery. It is obviously flattering, but the other party will not be disgusted by you because of flattery, and even feel uncomfortable.
This is how it should be, especially for someone like His Majesty who has no pride in taking credit in the first place. It takes a lot of effort to flatter someone.
Li Xingchen then looked down the city and saw that the walls had been torn open. If the Han soldiers could not rush in, the generals of the Yingyang Army and the Imperial Guard would come to see them.
Of course, because some of the Yingyang Army soldiers and horses were previously deployed to ambush Yuwen Zhao, and were still taking turns after they were withdrawn, so now it is the imperial guard Chun Yucen who is mainly attacking this section of the city wall. This guy is looking forward to making great achievements.
, the pie fell from the sky, and naturally he almost went crazy with joy.
So Chun Yucen simply rushed forward with his bodyguards. His bodyguards were all Qingyishui'er's muskets. They almost fired at the enemy's chest, and they cooperated with a larger number of Han army musketeers and crossbows.
With his hand, he forcefully pushed down batch after batch of Northern Zhou soldiers who wanted to rush forward and fill the gap with their flesh and blood.
Soon, more Han soldiers rushed from both sides of the musketeers' queue along the city wall to the upper walkway and city gate.
Naturally, the inner city was in complete chaos at this time. The Han army did not give up the attack on the city wall just because a road was opened here. The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the city wall and behind the city gate were attacked from both sides and could not support themselves at all.
Li Xingchen watched as the south gate opened, followed by the west gate, the east gate and the north gate.
Chun Yucen's flag crossed the city wall, and the Han army's flag also appeared on the south gate tower.
Yuchi Jiong's general flag and the cyan flag of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were pulled out and thrown directly from the city gate. They were trampled by countless Han soldiers who entered the city, and gradually merged with the blood and mud on the ground. The Northern Zhou army's final resistance
His fighting spirit was completely shattered by the killing sounds and gunfire from all directions.
Relying on the strong city walls, they had the courage to fight the Han army to the death, but now on the flat ground, facing muskets, they could only flee in all directions.