Arrows were raining down from the top of the city, countless boulders, rolling logs, kerosene, and gold juice were spilled, and the city was already filled with countless Daqian Empire soldiers.
Wave after wave of Daqian army formations took turns attacking the city, but even so, day and night, the Liao defenders also changed their defenses in batches. The huge defenders gave them great confidence and defensive strength. , has not been weakened at all by the passage of time.
"Damn it, it's really hard to get special numbers in this city of Tokyo!"
Li Kui's army retreated after attacking for an hour and a half, pulled out the bow and arrow from his thigh, and groaned.
"It is difficult to fight. Whether it is the height of the city wall or the military quality of the Song army, it is much stronger than the Liao army. It is really unimaginable that the Song Dynasty with such military strength was suppressed by the Liao for a hundred years! "Wu Song, who returned after the first wave of siege, was also full of doubts.
"It's normal. Throughout history, the Song Army can be said to be the master of city defense warfare. If it weren't for the Song Dynasty emperor and civil servants who suppressed the generals extremely, the Sixteen States of Yanyun would have been taken back by them long ago!" Guan Sheng looked at the scenes in the distance again and again. Daqian's army, which stormed but was beaten back time and time again, sighed.
After all, he had served as an officer in the Song Dynasty army before and had some understanding of the army's combat effectiveness.
"This time, the Song Dynasty court also understood that the situation was urgent and completely relaxed its control over the generals. To be honest, there are still a number of generals with excellent commanding abilities in the Song Dynasty army. With them commanding this defensive battle of Tokyo City, we It’s really not easy to win this capital city of the Song Dynasty!”
"What a damn unlucky thing!" Lu Zhishen wiped the blood from his body with a look of displeasure on his face, "If our gangsters were to fight head-on, not to mention one of them would hit ten, but they could easily hit four or five at the same time, but Now we can’t even climb the city wall, so how can we fight?”
At the end of the day and night, the army of Daqian State had lost 70,000 to 80,000 people. Although more than half of them were servants, even so, this was the highest battle loss rate Lu Junyi had ever experienced since he led the army.
Looking at the Daqian soldiers who kept dying in battle, Lu Junyi's heart was bleeding.
I am really not a qualified commander. If Yue Fei were here, he should have other ways to break the city, right?
"Send the order to temporarily withdraw the troops and retreat twenty miles to rest!"
Lu Junyi's face was very ugly, "Report the battle situation back to the imperial capital. Calculating the time, General Yue Fei should have ended the war against the Jin Kingdom, and may be on his way to Tokyo City!"
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Daqian Empire, Beijing, in the Tai Chi Hall of the Forbidden City, Lin Nuo was dressed in a black and red imperial robe, sitting on the dragon chair, listening to the news from Zhu Wu and others about the decisive battle in Tokyo City.
"Your Majesty, General Lu Junyi has been blocked from attacking the city many times. He has lost more than 100,000 soldiers. The battle situation is not optimistic!"
"Yeah!" Lin Nuo nodded calmly, without any special reaction. It seemed that everything was as he expected.
"Where are the two armies of Yue Fei and Lin Chong now?"
"After receiving His Majesty's order, General Yue Fei ended his pursuit of Wanyan Aguda, leaving one hundred thousand infantry to guard Liaodong. After that, the two armies joined together, and three hundred thousand troops have rushed south to Tokyo. It is expected that these two You can arrive in a day!”
Lin Nuo nodded and tapped his fingers lightly on the dragon chair. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said: "I want to lead the expedition myself!"
As soon as he said this, everyone, including Zhu Wu and Wu Yong, who was good at flattering others, strongly opposed it.
The reason why Daqian Kingdom is strong is that there is an emperor who is not even a mortal in terms of talent and strategy. Although this emperor seems to rarely interfere in the running of the entire country, all the ministers know that the core of the entire Daqian Empire lies in This emperor is alone.
There is no need for His Majesty the Emperor to work diligently and care for the people. As long as he sits in that position, he is an unparalleled deterrent. The entire Daqian Kingdom, no matter how dissatisfied the dignitaries are with the New Deal, they dare not take the lead at will, and the country also There can be no chaos.
But what if something goes wrong while His Majesty the Emperor is on a personal expedition?
Without His Majesty the Emperor, this huge country that had only been born for less than four years would be in danger of disintegration. In any case, the ministers were not willing to take such a risk to Lin Nuo.
Even though they knew that His Majesty the Emperor's military power was extraordinary, the ministers still firmly disagreed.
This is not a small fight like before, this is a super decisive battle in which both sides have invested more than one million troops. In this kind of super large battlefield that stretches for dozens of miles, no matter how strong an individual's strength is, in their view, it is insignificant. .
In the past, the Daqian Kingdom had insufficient troops, and the emperor wanted to personally conquer it, and the ministers frowned and accepted it. But now that the four major legions have joined forces, the Daqian Kingdom has as many as 700,000 to 800,000 troops. If this still requires the emperor to personally conquer, then Doesn't it seem that the four commanders are too incompetent? It seems that their ministers are too incompetent?
"Everyone, my soldiers are bleeding and sacrificing. If I were on the scene, I would be fully capable of breaking open the city gate for them and taking down Tokyo City in one go! I obviously have the ability to reduce casualties, but I just sit back and do nothing. This is not What a king should do!"
It was okay for Lin Nuo not to speak, but when he did, Zhu Wu and others strongly opposed it.
Originally, in their view, His Majesty the Emperor's personal expedition was mainly to boost morale, but after hearing His Majesty's intention, he had to go to the battlefield in person, and even break open the city gate alone. Now, even those who were originally hesitant Song Jiang also shook his head in opposition.
"Your Majesty, a qualified king is not about showing off his courage, but about coordinating the overall situation, strategizing, and being able to control the overall situation at all times. Since you have appointed the commanders of the four major armies, you should trust them. Now our country has great strength, both in terms of military strength and military strength. The combat effectiveness of the army completely exceeds that of the Song Dynasty. I believe that these generals will not disappoint you!"
Lin Nuo frowned. The officials' firm opposition was somewhat beyond his expectation.
He also knew that there was no emperor in history who was not restricted by his ministers. Otherwise, what else would the court do? No matter how powerful the emperor was, he would seek the opinions of his ministers.
But when it comes to the personal expedition, he is determined to do it. He has been in this world for ten years, and he doesn't know what day he will be suddenly shattered into a void, so before he leaves , we must completely resolve all internal and external troubles for the prince!
"I have made up my mind, you don't need to say anything more!"
Lin Nuo was preparing to exercise the emperor's supreme authority and force the matter through.
"Your Majesty, since you have made your decision, I will no longer advise you. But as far as I know, there are artillery weapons in Tokyo. If hundreds of artillery bombard your Majesty, would you be able to escape unscathed? "
The one who spoke this time was Liu Anshi, the imperial censor. Since good words were not enough, he could only explain the dangers clearly. In a life-and-death crisis, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely change his mind!
No matter how powerful His Majesty the Emperor is, can he still be stronger than the bombardment of hundreds of artillery pieces?