On the tenth day of the battle, the siege finally began.

Under the supervision of the Mongolian army, all six hundred earthen castles that were high above the city wall were built. The hungry prisoners of war who had suffered all their hardships and were released on the spot by the Mongolian army.

Whether they can survive depends on their luck.

Some people tried to knock on the Lin'an city gate, but were eventually rejected because Mongolian archers had moved into the fort and thousands of Hui Hui cannons had been pushed to the front line.

Opening the city gate at this time is like leading a wolf into the house.

These people can leave the battlefield directly and return to their own homes without entering Lin'an City. Lin'an's grain reserves are already short of money, so it is not necessarily a good thing for these prisoners of war to enter the city.

At around 9 a.m., the war broke out.

Although the boiler was destroyed, Mongolia's siege tactics were still the previous routine. The castle archers were responsible for suppressing the long-range strike force at the city head and the Hui cannon bombarded the city walls.

The defending troops followed suit and returned the color.

Archers, catapults and crossbows joined forces to fight against the enemy.

The first day of combat is limited to long-range troops only.

The tactics are very hard to fight, but the battlefield is cruel. The arrows shot by archers on both sides weave a net of crossing arrows, taking away hundreds of lives at every moment.

The roar of the catapult has not stopped since the beginning of the war.

Whether it is the Mongolian army camp outside the city, the city top, or even near the city wall, there are dust and smoke and fires everywhere. Although the Huihui cannon is a trencher, it can also fire gravel poured with corpse oil.

With a shot, wars rose everywhere.

The defenders on the front of the city fought in the rain of arrows, and the temporary labor recruitment under the city was not easy. Every moment, wounded people were lifted from the front of the city and sent to the nearby medical station.

All the doctors in Lin'an City, no matter which department they are treated, were recruited by the court and entered medical stations to treat the wounded.

Every time one is saved, a little bit of combat power will be added.

In addition, the military workshops in the city also operate day and night, producing bundles of arrows. The consumption of arrows in such siege battles is very amazing.

The whole city is united.

On the first day of the battle, the Mongolian army returned in vain. Not only did more than 10,000 people be killed or injured, but more than 50 earthen forts were destroyed by catapults and turned into ruins.

Tens of thousands of people were also killed in the city guards.

The root cause of such casualties is to take down the earthen castle. With the earthen castle as a cover, Mongolian archers are not at a disadvantage. In addition, they are generally superb in shooting skills, so they naturally do not lose.

On the contrary, there were very few pure archers in the Inhuman Legion, and most of them were cavalry temporarily. They were obviously not opponents of Mongolian archers and were severely suppressed by the enemy.

In this battle, both sides are in no way different.

In the next two days, the war situation did not change at all. The Mongolian troops with millions of troops were like a perpetual motion machine, constantly replenishing fresh blood and launching uninterrupted attacks on Lin'an City.

During this period, the Mongolians used another secret move.

They threw all the warriors' bodies, whether they were enemies or their own, into the moat. For a moment, the river surface was densely covered with corpses, which made people feel creepy.

What's worse is that the canals in Lin'an City are connected to the moat. The corpse is soaked in the river and rots and smells, polluting the water source and then polluting the canals in the city.

It becomes a problem for the people to use water.

The only source of water is groundwater, and Lu Xiufu had to urgently organize officials from the Ministry of Works to dig wells in the city to protect the people's water supply.

Fortunately, the siege cycle is only one month. If it were a war over the years, even the groundwater would be polluted and the water source in the city would be completely cut off.

This plan is really vicious.

The Mongolian army bombed for three consecutive days, except for the northern city wall, the other three sides were shaken to varying degrees. Especially the Song Dynasty imperial guards in the south, their fear of the Mongolian cavalry seemed to be awakened again, and the dangers were repeated. If this continues, the defenders will be disorganized before the return cannons smashed the city wall.

In addition, the Yi Ren Legion only defended but not attacked. With the help of the inner Mongolia spies in the city, the saying "heavenly soldiers and generals" gradually collapsed and people's hearts were fluctuating.

Everything is developing in a direction that is unfavorable to the Southern Song camp.

The Mongolian general Boyan was very satisfied with this and said to Zhang Hongfan with a smile: "This alien army is not useful, and is not our opponent at all."

Speaking of Boyan, he is also a not simple person.

Boyan was young and was appointed as the Ili Khan Kingdom. In the early years of Zhiyuan, he was ordered by Yierkhan Hulagu to be envoyed to the court. He was appreciated by Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, and was appointed as the left prime minister of the Secretariat, and was later promoted to the position of the General Privy Council.

In the 11th year of Zhiyuan, he led his troops to attack the Southern Song Dynasty.

After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, he left Zhenhelin and quelled the rebellion of the kings several times. After Kublai Khan's death, he was ordered by Gu to support Emperor Chengzong of Yuan, Tiemur ascended the throne, and became the Taifu, and recorded important military and national affairs.

He died of illness in December of the 31st year of Zhiyuan. He was 59 years old and was awarded the title of Xuan Zhongzuo to Kaijiyi Dai Gongchen, Taishi, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, posthumously named King of Huai and posthumously named "Zhongwu".

Boyan was good at writing poetry and essays. He was a famous politician and military strategist in the Yuan Dynasty. He unified the army of 200,000 to attack the Song Dynasty, just like a unified man. He succeeded and did not speak out, but only carried his bags with his clothes and quilts.

This person is a little wise, understands the righteousness, uses military planning and is superb. He has something worthy of praise for leading troops, using troops, and managing the army.

Logically speaking, such a famous general should not underestimate the enemy. It was really a gap shown by the Inhuman Legion, which surprised Boyan and made him misjudgment.

"Send the order, start tomorrow, strengthen the fierce attack and strive to blow open Lin'an City within three days."

Since he had figured out the enemy's background, Boyan was not ready to continue to rush and was ready to launch the strongest attack on Lin'an with a thunderous momentum.

That is, after the archers, Boyan was about to send infantry to the field to attack the city wall.

Although the Mongolian army was mainly cavalry, the Han army was constantly revived during the attack on the Southern Song Dynasty, and was collectively called the puppet army by the Mongolians. These puppet army were mainly infantry.

"It's time for them to realize their value."

In Boyan's eyes, the puppet army is just a group of cannon fodder, and death or immortality has nothing to do with the overall situation. The only function of the puppet army is to be thrown into the battlefield at the right time, shine and heat.

"promise!"

Zhang Hongfan got the order and went down to make arrangements very competently.

Boyan looked at Zhang Hongfan's back, his eyes fluctuated a little, and then he turned to calm. Speaking of which, as the vanguard officers who defeated the Southern Song Dynasty, most of these puppet troops were recruited by Zhang Hongfan.

No matter what purpose Zhang Hongfan surrendered the Song army, Boyan would not allow this hidden danger to remain in the army, and he took this opportunity to smooth it out.

Zhang Hongfan's calmness made Boyan pay more attention to it.

"He is indeed an amazing person, no wonder His Majesty values ​​this person so much." Boyan narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not remove Zhang Hongfan's thoughts.

The reason is very simple.

No matter how much His Majesty the Emperor trusts Zhang Hongfan, the Han Dynasty, his trust level cannot be greater than that of the Mongolian generals like Boyan who served the Genghis Khan family for generations.

"If you are not a person of my race, your heart will be different!"

Although His Majesty the Emperor was broad-minded and accepted a large number of Han ministers, he even praised Confucianism and wanted to govern the world with Confucianism. But in the end, this was just an emperor's method.

The real pillar of the empire is still the Mongols.

Even if the Han ministers are valued by His Majesty the Emperor, they will still be inferior to others. Although Zhang Hongfan has made great achievements in his military affairs, when he returns to Yanjing, any Mongolian noble can step on Zhang Hongfan under his feet.

This is why Boyan never regards Zhang Hongfan as a threat.

In history, Zhang Rou, Zhang Hongfan, Zhang Gui, Zu, Father and Sun were all generals in the Yuan Dynasty and all made great achievements in military achievements, but the fate of their descendants was very miserable, which seemed to confirm Boyan's judgment.

After Emperor Taiding died, the brothers of Emperor Mingzong and Emperor Wenzong fought with Emperor Tianshun. The supporters of the two factions fought hard, and the kings of Shangdu defeated the army of the kings of Dadu at Zijing Pass.

When the army of the kings of Dadu retreated, they plundered their will. In order to make the Wanhu households on Baoding Road, Zhang Gui's son Zhang Jingwu relied on his confidence to be a local tyrant for several generations and loyal to the Dayuan Yuan for three generations, he led his militias to hold big sticks and kill hundreds of Dadu Yuan soldiers who plundered and plundered during the retreat, and Bao's family was his hometown.

As a result, the Kings of the Ministry of the Ministry finally won. Prince Esent led a large army to pass by Baoding and rushed into the Zhang family compound. He captured all the five grandsons of Zhang Hongfan, including Zhang Jingwu, and tortured and executed them, and robbed all the property.

Then he handed over all the female members of the Zhang family to the Yuan army and killed them. The only living resident left by the Zhang family was Zhang Hongfan's granddaughter. When Ersent saw her beautiful appearance, he raped her and took her as a concubine.

As a traitor, the Zhang family has been to the Mongolians for many lifetimes, but in the end, it ends up in a sad and lamentable way!

Esent ordered the troops to rape and kill the Zhang family's female family. It happened frequently in the Yuan Dynasty and even in the Great Mongolian Kingdom before, and sometimes the targets were raped and killed or even Mongolians.

The most famous one is a tragedy during the Ogedei period.

In June of 1237 AD, there was a rumor in the Oyishu tribe that there was an edict to marry the girls of the tribe. People hurriedly sent their daughters to the men's house, and some of them were sent directly to the men's house.

After hearing the news, Ogedei was furious and issued an edict to gather all the girls over seven years old, and recover them from their husband's house with the help of others. Then he gathered four thousand girls in a place and ordered the soldiers to trample on them in public.

Two of the girls were killed on the spot, the rest were asked to line up, some were sent to the harem, some were rewarded to slaves, some were sent to brothels and embassy halls to serve tourists, and some were asked to take them there.

Their father, brother and relatives must stand beside them and watch, not complain or cry.

Unlike nomads who have been slaughtering cattle and sheep and killing creatures for fun, farming people rarely see blood and Buddhism was also prevalent in the Song Dynasty. The civilization of the Southern Song Dynasty made the Han people far away from killing.

It is precisely this way that the psychological warfare of Mongolian troops such as massacre of cities, refining corpses and throwing corpses into rivers can easily cause extreme fear to the people of the Southern Song Dynasty. Many people burned themselves before the Mongolian army reached its peak.

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Lin'an, Military Affairs Office.

"If this continues, you must make changes!"
Chapter completed!