But at this time, the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides had just begun.
For the attacking side, the Jin Kingdom, which was at a considerable disadvantage in terms of troops, it was still uncertain what the final outcome of this battle would be.
Originally, when the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom launched a surprise attack on the Daliao city, the reason why they used ladders to climb was to hide the sound of them climbing the city wall as much as possible, so as to achieve the maximum result of the sneak attack.
But now, the soldiers who used ladders to climb the city wall have been hacked to death by the Daliao city defenders. At this time, if the Dajin soldiers used ladders to climb the city wall, they would already be in trouble.
Nothing is necessary anymore.
So at this time, the three chief generals of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongbi, and Wanyan Zongwang, jointly issued instructions to their soldiers, and pushed up the siege ladders that had been built before, one after another from the rear of the army.
Let it reach directly under the city wall of Linhuang Mansion.
Although the Great Jin Kingdom is also a typical nomadic nation, they usually focus on riding and shooting when fighting against other countries.
I really despise those siege equipment such as siege ladders.
I think those are useless things.
However, in the Kingdom of Jin, there were generals like Wanyan Zonghan who had a delicate mind and very flexible ideas.
After he sent spies under his command to explore the entire territory of Daliao, he gathered all his thoughts and ideas to Wanyan Aguda, the leader of the Kingdom of Jin.
And at that time, he showed great interest in siege equipment that was very popular in the Song Dynasty, such as siege ladders, ramming vehicles and other siege equipment.
So he asked Wanyan Aguda, the leader of the Jin Kingdom, to lead his soldiers to make dozens of siege engines made of wooden materials to prepare for future emergencies.
The ruler of the Jin Kingdom at that time, although in his heart, he looked down upon the things made by the barbarians of the Song Dynasty.
But for the sake of Wanyan Zonghan's sincere heart, he also gave him full freedom in this matter.
At this point, when Wanyan Zonghan and others led Sergeant Dajin to launch a surprise attack on Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, Liao Dynasty, they had so many siege equipment ready for him to use at any time.
At this time, Wanyan Zonghan, in order to maximize the effectiveness of the siege equipment he had built a long time ago, he even sent out twenty siege ladders at the very beginning.
When the twenty siege ladders were lined up from left to right, bursts of roar broke out, and they were pushed to the bottom of the city wall one by one.
Such a scene really shocked the Liao soldiers who were desperately defending on the city wall.
At this moment, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongbi, and Wanyan Zongwang were standing on a hillside half a mile away, looking towards the direction of Yokohama Prefecture, with solemn expressions on their faces.
But not long after, Wanyan Zongwang, who had a slightly impatient temper, took his brother Wanyan Zonghan's arm and said rather eagerly:
"Are these gadgets you made useful? Why is it that even though this battle has been going on till now, there are still not many of us Dajin warriors who have climbed up to the top of the city?"
"And you dispatched a total of fifteen thousand Dajin sergeants in one fell swoop."
Wanyan Zonghan frowned and pondered for a while:
"If we want to capture the fortified city of Linhuang Mansion in the shortest time with the fewest troops and horses, then today's battle is crucial!"
"Just now, the Dajin warriors under my command also sent a briefing, saying that our Dajin warriors' surprise attack really caught the Liao soldiers off guard."
"And I can also find a lot of confusion from the other party's many arrangements, and it is late at night at this time."
"When the Liao Kingdom is insufficiently prepared, many flaws will be exposed in both defense and offense."
"To put it bluntly, in my opinion, this moment is when Linhuang Mansion is at its weakest."
"If we can't use all the troops and horses in our hands to capture Linhuang Mansion in one fell swoop, it will be even more difficult to capture it after that."
"After all, there are no less than 100,000 defenders in Linhuang Mansion."
Originally, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zongbi, who were standing next to Wanyan Zonghan, wanted to rebut a few words.
However, after the two of them listened to their brother's analysis, they really didn't know what to say.
So at this moment, he could only stand there blankly, looking in the direction of Linhuang Mansion and feeling anxious secretly.
I don't know how long it took before the Dajin sergeants rushed up to the city wall with hundreds of people.
But let alone control the city, it would be extremely difficult for these people to save themselves.
Not long after, those Dajin sergeants who had gone through great hardships to climb to the top of Linhuang Mansion were stabbed numerous times by Liao soldiers holding long spears.
Wanyan Zonghan, who was half a mile away, saw that the battle was getting more and more difficult, and he couldn't help but think of retreating.
Because at this moment, it’s not long before it gets dark.
It would be completely undesirable to attack the city when it gets dark.
However, he had just called the messenger who was standing next to him, and before he could give the order to withdraw the troops, another thing came to his mind.
So he hurriedly said to the messenger:
"Go and see if the soldiers from the Song Dynasty are here?"
"If they come over, let them join the siege immediately."
"Currently, it seems that it will be difficult for our fifteen thousand soldiers to completely control the entire city."
"Now, if thousands of soldiers from the Song Dynasty can join the battle group, even if they cannot play a big role in the battle, they can still contain the enemy's intention."
But Wanyan Zonghan had just finished telling the messenger what he was thinking, and Wanyan Zongbi, who was standing aside, took advantage of the situation and started talking:
"Will your intention really work? Who doesn't know that the Song Dynasty barbarians are very weak in combat. If they are allowed to join the siege at this moment, I am afraid that they will all die there in just an hour or two."
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Wanyan Zonghan slowly shook his head:
"Anyway, in my eyes, the lives of those Song Dynasty barbarians are worthless at all."
"At that time, even if those barbarians of the Song Dynasty consume a lot of the strength of the soldiers of the Liao Kingdom, it will be great for our warriors of the Jin Kingdom."
However, when the messenger returned, he brought Wanyan Zonghan news that made him laugh or cry.
That is, at this moment, not to mention the more than 6,000 soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, not even a shadow of a Song Dynasty person can be seen nearby.
But at the same time, the messenger also sent dozens of people to pick him up wherever he went.
But until now, more than half an hour has passed, but there is still no news.
Just when Wanyan Zonghan was dumbfounded, Wanyan Zongwang, who was standing on the other side, curled his lips and said disdainfully:
"Those Song Dynasty barbarians are just a bunch of cowardly and incompetent trash. What's ridiculous is that you still expect them to defend us Dajin warriors from the sword. You really made a mistake."