136. Decisive Battle Pingnan (6)
"Here you come!"
Hearing the sound of trumpets at the city gate, Zhao Dongting's face became solemn, and he immediately asked Zhao Hu to go and prosper the generals.
The Yuan army suddenly prepared to attack the city, but it was possible that the tunnel was about to be dug through.
Ali Hague cannot be so stupid that he thinks that he can break the city by relying on authenticity alone. Two-pronged approach is the safest way.
"emperor!"
"emperor!"
Soon, Wen Tianxiang, Dongheli, Yue Peng and others all went to the main hall of the government office and saw Zhao Dongting who had just arrived.
Zhao Dongting didn't care about anything else and asked Su Quandang: "General Su, have you found out where the tunnel exit of the Yuan army is?"
Su Quandang bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Yuan army has not completely dug the tunnel, but the last general has found clues in more than ten places in the city. Now Lord Donghe has sent soldiers to guard the trough boards and firewood closely. Just wait for the Yuan army to dig out the tunnel and show its head, and it will fall into the encirclement of our army."
"good."
Zhao Dongting nodded in praise and raised his eyebrows at Yue Peng.
Yue Peng's face looked a little embarrassed.
This is the difference between Su Quandang and him. Yue Peng is what Zhao Dongting ordered to do, and Su Quandang will do it more comprehensively.
Zhao Dongting was determined to train Yue Peng to become a general like Su Quandang. After all, he was the first to follow Zhao Dongting. He had to rely more on me to fight. Even if he rushed towards Yue Peng like this, he could often achieve the effect of making the enemy scared, but if Yue Peng had any accidents, his soldiers would inevitably have a sharp drop in morale.
"Learn more from General Su in the future."
Zhao Dongting pointed out the matter carefully and looked at Dongheli, "Mr. Donghe, the soldiers patrolling in the city must not be slackened, in case there is still an undiscovered Yuan army passage. The Yuan army will attack the city and it is very likely that the two-pronged approach will be taken. The soldiers block the enemy's troops at the top of the city, so there will definitely be no chaos in the city."
"yes!"
He bowed and accepted the order.
Zhao Dongting nodded, not knowing what to order, so he said, "Then everyone, let's prepare!"
The generals left in a hurry.
There is no fixed number in war, and what can be done is to do your best to prepare for all emergencies.
Undoubtedly, the Song army is ready now.
A few dozen minutes later, the horn outside the city was high, and the Yuan army slowly came towards Pingnan County.
The front row was the famous Hui Hui cannons of the Yuan army, with hundreds of them. There were countless ladders, siege cars and other siege equipment in the middle.
In the army, except for those generals, the rest of the soldiers were walking. Dozens of military formations lined up, probably as many as 60,000 to 70,000.
They slowly advanced hundreds of meters, and then stopped around 600 meters outside the city.
The commanders of the army galloped in front of the formation, staring at the top of Pingnan City with all their eyes, and the war horses under their seats were uneasy and digging the ground with their front hooves.
The momentum of more than 100,000 people on both sides condensed, as if they were colliding strongly, causing the air to vibrate violently.
Zhao Dongting brought Le Wuchen and hundreds of Feilong soldiers to the city. When he saw this scene, he was still shocked. In fact, the war in ancient times could have such a big pomp.
On the city wall, the Song army was ready for battle. Archers, crossbowmen, stone caster, etc. all quietly watched the Yuan army formation.
Zhao Dongting didn't say anything else that made people excited, but just walked over the city wall and occasionally reached out to pat some soldiers on the shoulders. But his actions made the soldiers flattered and even their chests stood up a lot.
In this era, imperial power was supreme.
More than ten minutes later, suddenly, the drums of the Yuan army outside the city resounded.
These war drums are sewn in cowhide, with extremely loud and dull sounds, and can be transmitted for more than a few miles.
The commanders of the Yuan army in front of the formation raised the weapons in their hands almost at the same time and shouted: "Run!"
The trumpet hands in the small army formation blew the trumpet hands together, and the flag bearer in the female car waved the red flag in his hand forward. The army rushed towards the city wall.
However, what they did not expect was that the ground suddenly exploded after rushing less than a hundred meters.
The soldiers who rushed in front were blown away in an instant.
Many pits appeared on the ground.
Landmines buried by the Song army.
Almost at the same time, a loud noise suddenly sounded on the top of the city, and dozens of dark things fell into the Yuan army formation.
The commanders of the Yuan army were so angry that they gritted their teeth, but they had no choice but to shout: "Come! Crush!"
The soldiers were even more helpless and had to bite the bullet and continue rushing towards the city wall. They might survive, but they would not be killed by the military chief.
The military discipline of the Yuan army was extremely rigorous. Those who did not obey orders in the battle would be killed!
Ali Hague was in charge of the central army, watching the huge dust rising from the ground, and the soldiers under his command suffered heavy losses, but there was no sign of much anger on his face.
He was mentally prepared for the Song army's "demonic technique".
Even now he was a little happy. The more fierce the Song army resisted at the top of the city, the more relaxed their defenses in the city might be. Just wait for the soldiers to completely open the tunnel and enter the city from the tunnel. At that time, the inside and outside will be combined, and Pingnan City will be broken.
As for the lost soldiers, what are they?
Since he led his troops to fight, he has lost countless soldiers under his command, and only more enemy troops have been killed by him.
Most generals who can achieve his level have become indifferent to the life and death of their soldiers. As long as they can win the final victory, no matter how many soldiers lose, it is appropriate. Even Ali Hague has prepared for more than half of his more than 100,000 troops under his command to be killed.
He stood with his hands on the chariot, allowing the drums to resound continuously.
Yuan army soldiers charged against landmines.
When the soldiers in the front row step on the mines, they often fall to the ground in pieces, but the soldiers behind them flock to the ground.
In this way, the formation of the Yuan army still seemed quite close.
The Huihui cannon advanced to a distance of only four hundred meters from the city wall. After stopping, the soldiers pulled the ropes hard and threw the huge stones out.
These huge stones hit the walls of Pingnan County. On the top of the city, there were gravels flying, and many Song soldiers were smashed to pieces.
Zhao Dongting stood on the top of the city, with hundreds of flying dragon soldiers in front of him and fifty grenade launchers. Among them, sixteen grenade launchers were made from Leizhou Weapons and sent to Pingnan County.
Seeing the Yuan army's stones constantly hitting the city wall, Zhao Dongting snorted coldly and shouted: "Boom their cannon carts!"
The flying dragon soldier kneeled behind the grenade launcher on one knee and quickly readjusted again.
When the shells flew out again, they focused on the Hui cannons lined up along the Yuan army.
The Hui guns were made of wooden, so they naturally could not withstand bombing. They soon lost dozens of them, which made the Yuan army commanders gritted their teeth with hatred.
Moreover, at this time, there were catapults on the top of the city, and many stones fell into the Yuan army formation.
There are countless soldiers who are losing every minute and every second.
And this is just the beginning. Everyone knows very well that only when they attack the city is the most cruel stage of the war.
In the past few minutes, the Yuan army had not yet arrived at the city wall. Under the multiple offensives of the Song army's landmines, grenade launchers, crossbows, crossbows, catapults, etc., more than half of the front army's 20,000 troops had been lost. Although the Song army suffered losses at the city wall, it was undoubtedly much smaller.
When Ali Hague saw this scene, his face darkened slightly and ordered: "Central Army attack!"
The drums of war became more intense.
More than 20,000 central troops in the Yuan army shouted and rushed towards the city wall after the front army.
The shield hand of the front army rushed to the front wall dozens of meters, raised his shield to resist the Song army's arrows, and the archers in the back row shot at the top of the city, and returned their colors.
But no matter what, the Song army was condescending and took advantage of it.
The Yuan army under the city obviously suffered a great loss.
Some Yuan army generals were all shot and fell to the ground. However, this did not affect the overall situation. The soldiers had arrived in front of the city and they did not need to command them anymore.
The high ladder was pushed to the top of the city against the arrow feathers, and many Yuan soldiers ran out from under the ladder and rushed towards the top of the city on the ladder.
"Turethane! Rolling stones! Smash them all!"
Yue Peng looked at the Yuan army coming in full force, his whole face flushed and kept shouting.
Buckets of hot tincture oil were poured down by the soldiers.
The Yuan soldiers who were climbing along the ladder to the city were wet with tinder oil, screamed and fell down, and were destroyed by the crowd in the blink of an eye.
But more soldiers climbed up the ladder.
Many Yuan army archers pulled their bows and shot arrows under the city walls, providing cover for their siege.
The central army also rushed to the city wall with arrow feathers. There were shield soldiers and arhats, which were more than ten layers high, leading directly to the city. Some soldiers rushed up the city wall along the shield forming a slope.
In the moat outside the city gate, Yuan soldiers wearing water bags (life jackets) were carrying bridge boards and jumping into the water, erecting bridge boards on the moat.
Countless soldiers behind rushed towards the city gate along the bridge board. The siege cart was pushed over by them and kept rushing to the city gate with arrows.
The city gate was hit so loudly.
In the moat, countless bodies of Yuan soldiers were floating.
In short, the Yuan army wanted to break the city at any cost.
However, countless rolling stones, tinea oil poured down from the city and arrows, which made them unable to succeed for a long time.
The Yuan army had a total of more than 40,000 troops and horses, but it was lost in less than two quarters of an hour, but it still failed to grab the city.
The layers of corpses under the city walls look extremely sad.
Ali Hague showed a slight anxiety on his face, thinking that there was no chaos in the Song army city, but at the moment, he had no other choice but to bite the bullet and hum, "The rear army attacked!"
The war drum beats again.
The shouts of killing are shocking.
The two sides continued to shoot at each other, and more than 20,000 people from the rear of the Yuan army finally rushed to the top of the city.
Ali Hague's eyes were deep and headed towards the city.
He never thought that these men could easily capture Pingnan City. They were just cannon fodder that attracted the firepower of the Song army.
His killer moves are those elite soldiers in the tunnel.
Chapter completed!