The soldiers of the Giant Shield Army did not carry weapons. Each of them only carried a huge shield, which was light and strong. In addition, each of them also carried a jar of ceramic kerosene. Their task was to clear the two sandbag walls on the ice.
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Since the sandbag wall has been frozen solidly, it is difficult to break it open with hard force. The best way is to use fire to melt the ice first, and then remove the sandbag.
Both sandbag walls were within the bow and arrow range of the city. As soon as the Giant Shield Army soldiers approached the first sandbag wall, arrows were shot from the top of the city. The characteristics of the Giant Shield Army were revealed at this time. Not only did they have
There is a huge shield, and a curved shield like a turtle shell is carried on the back.
This kind of giant shield army first appeared in the firearms camp. The soldiers of the igniter had no time to escape, so they lay on the ground and used the shield on their backs to resist the iron pieces. The Jin army soon discovered that this kind of back shield was very effective.
Then he began to form a giant shield army. The giant shield army currently has about 10,000 people. This time Li Bing brought 3,000 people to attack Liyang City.
The arrows above their heads were too dense and fell like raindrops, making it difficult to dodge. The soldiers instead crawled forward with their shields on their heads. Two large shields blocked the rain of arrows above their heads.
As they gradually got closer, hundreds of people arrived at the first sand wall first. They piled dozens of quilts in front and behind the sand wall, poured hundreds of cans of kerosene on them, lit them and quickly retreated.
On the river, a sandbag wall more than twenty feet long was blazing with flames and thick smoke billowing. Soon, a second sandbag wall only a dozen feet away from the city gate was also ignited. The giant shield soldiers simply used the fire in their hands.
The clay pot of oil was thrown out and smashed on the city gate. Black kerosene filled the city gate and the flames quickly spread to the city gate.
The dense rain of arrows at the top of the city still injured hundreds of people, mostly on their legs. Cotton pants and leather armor could not stop the sharp and heavy arrows, and they were shot through by the arrows and pierced into their flesh.
Soon more than 300 people were injured.
The uninjured soldiers struggled to carry the sandbags. In just a moment, the sandbag ice wall that Zhu Sijun had spent a lot of time building had been removed, and the river became empty.
Xue Lun's face became very ugly. He did not expect that Liyang County's weakness would be so serious.
"General, look!" a soldier shouted pointing into the distance.
Xue Lun's face turned pale, and he saw hundreds of soldiers pushing a huge battering ram onto the ice a mile away. The battering ram was mounted on a shelf, and the four legs of the shelf seemed to be installed on the ice.
On the sled, the soldiers pushed the battering ram forward effortlessly.
Xue Lun immediately realized that the city gate on the ice could no longer stop the Jin army. They had no choice but to fight with bloody swords.
He immediately ordered: "General Liu, you can lead three thousand people from your headquarters to the city to prevent the enemy from entering the city. I will come to meet you later!"
This general was named Liu Kui. He knew that his entire army was likely to be destroyed, but the military orders were overwhelming, so he had no choice but to agree.
"Third Army, follow me!"
Liu Kui waved his hand and led his three thousand soldiers down to the city to form an array...
On the ice, three hundred guards moved the heavy battering ram on the ice. The giant log obtained from Ji County has been transformed into a battering ram. The front end was sharpened by craftsmen, and an iron head was installed on it to build another one.
A large wooden frame used to house the battering ram.
The blacksmiths made four copper sleds out of copper, which were mounted on the four legs of the wooden frame of the battering ram. It could slide by gently pushing on the ice.
Behind the battering ram, there were a thousand heavy armored infantry. Two hundred of them were arranged in five rows. Each of them held a sword in their hands and walked towards the gate step by step. Behind them were cavalry and cavalrymen.
Spear Army.
The heavy battering ram was only a hundred steps away from the city gate. At this moment, hundreds of barrels of kerosene were thrown down from the top of the city. The barrels shattered and the kerosene flowed all over the ground. Dozens of torches were thrown down, and flames suddenly burst into flames.
The speed of the battering ram became faster and faster. The soldiers pushed forward violently. The huge battering ram passed through the blazing fire and rushed towards the city gate with a strong inertia.
"Dong——"
There was a huge dull sound, and the charred city gate could not withstand the critical blow of the battering ram. It was suddenly knocked open with a large hole one foot wide and one foot and five feet high, and the battering ram rushed directly into the city.
, the inertia had not yet dissipated, and it hit the third sandbag ice wall more than twenty steps away. It actually broke a hole in the ice wall, and the huge battering ram finally tipped over and fell to the ground.
Xue Lun had already seen the heavy armored infantry forming up. Bows and arrows were of no use to them. There was no need to shoot arrows at the top of the city. The next step would be a bloody battle at close range. Whether Li Yang could be defended would depend on this.
"The entire army assembles and goes to the city to fight!"
The seven thousand soldiers on the city began to gather quickly. After all, they were the elite army of the Qin Dynasty. They were well-trained and capable of fighting. Xue Lun was also a famous general under Zhu Si, and had led his army to defeat the powerful Huaixi Army.
At this time, a thousand heavily armored infantry rushed into the city, and dense arrows were fired towards them, making a clanging sound. The arrows could not penetrate the heavy armor of the infantry.
The heavy armored infantry quickly formed a formation, bypassed the sandbag wall, and attacked the three thousand enemy troops blocking them.
At this time, hundreds of soldiers following the heavy armored infantry quickly cleared the sandbag wall and pushed the fallen battering ram aside. They simply opened the city gate completely and pulled open the two damaged gates.
Seeing that his bows and arrows were ineffective, Liu Kui shouted and led three thousand troops to rush forward and collide with the heavy armored infantry.
The formation of the heavy armored infantry changed into two rows of 500 people. The extremely sharp Mo Dao was swung by, and blood suddenly burst out, and the limbs were broken. They stepped on the corpse, and the Mo Dao flew up and down without any resistance. In an instant, they were overtaken.
Three hundred soldiers were killed, their heads rolled off, their bodies were split open, and their internal organs were scattered all over the floor. The air was filled with a pungent stench. Many soldiers couldn't stand it anymore and vomited one after another.
The heavy armored infantry were not affected at all. They advanced step by step and were invincible. No matter how hard Zhu Si's soldiers resisted, they still suffered heavy casualties and the death was extremely miserable. It could be called a meat grinder-like massacre.
No matter how elite the soldiers were, they were frightened by this cruel killing. They retreated one after another, not daring to rush forward and die.
At this moment, there was a loud sound of horse hooves, and Li Bing led 5,000 cavalry into the city. At this time, Xue Lun also led 7,000 soldiers and rushed down from the city. He happened to meet the Jin cavalry, and the two sides met in close combat.
, fighting fiercely together.
Immediately afterwards, 14,000 spear soldiers also entered the city. They were divided into two groups. The 4,000 soldiers quickly occupied various warehouses in the city, while the 10,000 soldiers attacked the main enemy force from behind.
The Jin army had powerful cavalry, heavy armored infantry with strong combat effectiveness, and the spear infantry was also well-trained, and its strength was twice that of the opponent. After only supporting for a quarter of an hour, Zhu Si's army could no longer resist.
Liu Kui's men were the first to be defeated. They had nearly half of their casualties. Liu Kui himself also had an arm cut off by Mo Dao in the melee. He yelled, turned around and ran away. One thousand, three hundred of his men had been killed.
The remaining 1,600 people could no longer hold on. The general's escape caused the soldiers to turn around and flee. More than 1,600 people shouted and ran desperately towards the east gate.
The retreat of Liu Kui's troops also seriously affected the morale of Xue Lun's army. The army began to waver and soldiers on both sides fled.
Xue Lun was so angry that he yelled, "Anyone who doesn't have a bastard will be killed by the emperor!"
A general next to him said worriedly: "General, our brothers have suffered heavy casualties. If we continue to fight, the whole army will be destroyed. Retreat!"
Xue Lun saw that the morale of his army was on the verge of collapse, and that the opponent's most powerful heavy armored infantry were outflanking and killing them. He could only sigh and said, "Withdraw!"
"Woo——"
The retreat horn sounded, and more than 5,000 soldiers, led by Xue Lun, quickly retreated to the east city. They did not collapse and retreated to the east of the city in an orderly manner. They quickly withdrew from the east city gate and ran towards the south bank of the Yellow River.
Li Bing saw that the opponent was retreating without chaos, so he did not order a pursuit. They had completed the task assigned by King Jin, captured Huaizhou and Weizhou, and cut off Zhu Si's logistics base. If they pursued blindly, they would easily be counterattacked by the opponent.
The army occupied Liyang City, and the 400,000 shi of grain and a large amount of military supplies stored in Liyang City fell into the hands of the Jin army. Li Bing immediately sent people to Weizhou to report to the King of Jin.
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The main camp of the Jin army has been built, and the cavalry general Zhang Tuo led 20,000 troops from the Qingzhang County camp to Changle County.
At the same time, Wang You was also ordered to lead 10,000 troops from Yuancheng to reinforce the main force, bringing the total strength of the main force of the Jin army to 80,000, which was comparable to Zhu Si's main force in the city. If the troops from Xiangzhou and Liyang were added, as well as
Of the 20,000 troops left behind in Qingzhang County, the number of Jin troops in Hebei actually far exceeded Zhu Si's troops.
In addition, tens of thousands of civilians drove tens of thousands of ox carts to transport various military supplies and arrived at the camp. One after another, large tents began to stand up, and thousands of large tents could not be seen at a glance.
In the Chinese army's tent, Guo Song has received the latest news from Li Bing. They have captured Liyang City, which means Zhu Si's logistics base has been taken away.
This news made Guo Song happy. He stood in front of the map and said to Wang You: "I estimate that the food in the city can only last for a month at most. They cannot withdraw when the food is exhausted. They will probably withdraw south in twenty days."
, we must seize this opportunity and kill tens of thousands of their troops so that Zhu Si will never dare to peek at Hebei again."
Wang You smiled slightly and said: "How does your Highness know that the other party's food can last for a month?"
"I estimated that there should be so much food!" Guo Song frowned, he was not very sure.
Wang You said calmly: "So the timing of His Highness's judgment is based on an assumption. What if Changle County's military rations can only last for half a month? Then they should withdraw south in ten days. The meaning of humble position is
, no matter how many days they can last, we will maintain the highest alert, and the cavalry will attack at any time!"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and nodded, "Sir, you are right, we must not relax at all times. Maybe they will get the news that Liyang has been lost, and Zhu Si will retreat tonight."
Wang You smiled and said: "It is also possible that His Highness will send more scouts to monitor every move of the enemy."
Guo Song readily accepted Wang You's suggestion and immediately ordered: "Immediately order Zhang Yun to come see me!"