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Volume 7: Laughing and Talking about Drinking the Blood of the Huns Chapter 37: Stopping the Army

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    Update time: 2010-05-16

    The battle in the city tower was going on. Chen De and the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers were sweating in their hands. Looking from a distance, there were more and more Liao soldiers on the city wall.  After being disintegrated, only more than 300 Song troops were left who were still protecting a section of the city wall where the ladders were erected. The corpses of Song and Liao soldiers who died in battle continued to fall from the top of the city.  It has been a long time since the offensive was launched, and the city gate has not yet been opened. More than 40,000 cavalry and elite tiger troops are crowded in front of the south city tower and are not allowed to enter.

    Yelu Xuegu commanded the Beiyuan pro-army to eliminate the threat posed by the Song army and the Neiying Xi soldiers to the city tower. The freed-up Han army of Xiaowu Camp immediately occupied a favorable position on the inside of the city wall near the city tower, and bent their bows and arrows to shoot at the people on the inside of the city gate.  Xi Bing.  Han Derang saw that the battle situation at the top of the city was under Yelv Xuegu's control, and many of the Xi soldiers inside the city gate were shot to death by arrows from the top of the city. He calmed down and immediately ordered the Beiya soldiers to continue the attack and close the city gate.  The situation on both sides of the city gate at this moment is that the Beiya Han soldiers are desperately trying to close the city gate, while the Song Army Hujie Army outside the city is passing their swords and guns inward, desperately trying to squeeze into the city before the ramming car comes up.  After the ramming cars came up, they hit the city gate with more force, making the gap that could only allow one person to pass become wider and wider.

    Dilidu Xibing, who was pitifully caught in the middle, became an iron felt between the two hammers. At first, they unanimously resisted the attack of the Beiya soldiers, but in the end they had to desperately maintain the increasingly narrow space for their group.  Whether it was the Song army pushing open the city gate and charging in, or the Beiya soldiers constantly pressing forward to close the city gate, they were all advancing on the bloody corpse of Dili Du Xibing.  Below the city tower, there were wailings and screams, the sound of swords clashing, the clang of armor, and the cry of struggle, blood and flesh flying everywhere, coupled with the rain of arrows falling from the city head, the range within dozens of feet inside the city gate was simply  It was like hell on earth, even people like Han Derang who were used to killing people were secretly frightened.  Suddenly the Song army cheered, and the city gate was opened to a wider gap. Several crane-controlling troops rushed into the city at once. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Han soldiers on the city tower suddenly poured a large pot of boiling food outside.  The oil boiled, and the wood and rolling stones were thrown down one after another.  The soldiers who were huddled together outside the city gate were burned to the skin and torn, and they fled in all directions. The Song army's original momentum of crowding forward in unison became chaotic.  The Beiya soldiers inside the city gate took the opportunity to rush forward, and with swords and spears, they stabbed a group of Song troops who rushed in to death on the spot. Then a group of soldiers blocked the way of the Song troops, and more soldiers worked together to push the winch and close the city gate.  Until this time, hundreds of Xi soldiers inside the city gate had all turned into flesh.

    "Why haven't the Forbidden Army attacked yet? On weekdays, the drills are very fast, but when the battle comes, they become a bunch of bears!" Looking at the soldiers climbing carefully along the siege ladder, in this moment, the Song Army did not  As they went up, more and more Liao soldiers' flags appeared on the city wall. Zhao Jiong's face turned pale and he suddenly cursed.  Cui Han, who was usually in charge of the Forbidden Army's exercises, did not dare to answer.

    The generals all had gloomy faces.  Anyone who has been on the battlefield will naturally know that preparation for battle and drills are completely different things. If you climb the ladder with your head down like you did during the drill, you will probably be smashed down by rolling stones before you are halfway. At this moment, Liao soldiers have gathered on both sides of the south city tower.  On the city wall, rolling stones, oak wood, wolf fangs, boiling oil, gold juice were released from the towers, and sharp arrows were continuously shot from both sides.  The crane-controlling soldiers who desperately climbed up the ladder kept falling down even though they were careful to avoid it.

    Seeing that Youzhou City, which was within easy reach, was being snatched back by the Liao army bit by bit, Zhao Jiong stared at the blue veins on his forehead for a long time, waved his hand to the eunuch, and issued an order: "Go tell Cao Han, if Youzhou City cannot be captured, I will  He is the only one asking." The eunuch responded and trotted to deliver the order to Cao Han, who got into the siege vehicle and took command.

    Dilidu Commander Lizalcan was commanding the remaining dozens of Dilidu Xi soldiers and the Song army to resist the Liao army that was constantly attacking from both sides. However, the Liao soldiers on the city were getting more and more  However, the Song army who climbed to the top of the city was far from able to make up for the losses. When he saw the rescue group of Han soldiers not far away raising the flag of the Yulin camp, he knew that the situation was over. He turned back to the school captain who was commanding the Song army to fight on the city:  "Sir, the Liao army is so powerful that it seems impossible to seize the city this time. We might as well retreat first and then make plans."

    Hujie Military Academy Lieutenant Wang Zhizheng chopped down a Liao soldier. Hearing that someone behind him wanted to retreat, he blurted out a curse word before he could think about it: "Retreat, grandma. If you want to retreat, ask your grandfather first!" Just now!  Wanting to look back to see which coward it was, another Khitan soldier stabbed him in the ribs with a spear. Wang Zhi gave way half a step, stretched out his arm to hold the spear shaft, and wiped the neck of the Khitan soldier, and the surrounding Khitan soldiers  Seeing that he was extremely brave and did not dare to approach him for a while, Wang Zhi laughed loudly, took two steps forward, found a big and round Liao army and started fighting again.

    Seeing that Wang Zhi was only focused on fighting, Lizalcan thought to himself, I kindly advised you to assess the situation, but unexpectedly you encountered a bastard.  He knew that the Yulin Camp was Han Derang's elite second only to the Beiya soldiers and had a large number of people. Although reinforcements had arrived, the hundreds of Song troops at the top of the city were determined not to be able to defend Yunnan.Well, since he was able to abandon the Liao Dynasty and surrender to the Song Dynasty, his family had already been secretly sent to the south. At this moment, he was not determined to fight to the end. He just hid behind the Hujie Army sergeant who was being killed by the Khitan soldiers and was retreating steadily.

    With a bang, the Youzhou City Gate was finally closed again with the combined efforts of the Beiya soldiers. Handerang breathed a sigh of relief and continued to let the Beiya soldiers carry earth and rocks from the city, pile up the city gate holes, seal them completely, and ordered each gate to guard.  The army will do this.  Immediately, he ordered the soldiers from the northern government to fight along the corridor towards the city head.  When the Beiya soldiers rushed to the city, the walls on both sides of the south city tower had almost no foothold. They were densely packed with Liao soldiers coming from all over for reinforcements. The remaining hundreds of Song soldiers formed a circle and protected them tightly.  There are three ladders, and there are soldiers from Hujie who are constantly climbing up.  Seeing that the situation was not good, Lizalcan shouted loudly: "Sir, I have surrendered to the commander of Dilidu in the Southern Dynasty. I want to meet with the king. I want to meet with the Holy Emperor. This has been agreed in advance!"  He shouted again in Chinese, but Wang Zhi seemed not to hear him. As a last resort, Lizalcan shouted a few more times at the top of his lungs. Only then did Wang Zhi step back. Looking at him coldly, Lizalcan felt uncomfortable all over, but he heard Wang Zhi  Zhi said in a deep voice: "Send this Hu'er down." Lizalcan was so happy that he thanked him twice. Wang Zhi didn't look at him, turned around and joined the battle group again.

    Zhao Jiong saw from a distance that there were generals retreating to the city along the ladder. He became furious and shouted: "Who is the one who escaped without permission before the gold was paid? If he escapes in the middle of the battle and misses my important mission, he will be executed!" After that!  With a sound, he dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground, causing tea to splash everywhere.  Pan Mei was also very surprised. The soldiers who attacked the city were all selected to die in the front. There was no possibility of escaping in the battle, so she asked her subordinates to find out. Cao Han was supervising the battle below the city tower. This general who retreated from the city without permission  , will definitely be tied to Cao Han for questioning.  Not long after, the subordinates reported back, and Pan Meifang said: "Your Majesty, the general who retreated from the city was not a soldier of the Imperial Army, but the commander of Khitan Dilidu, Lizalcan. He admired the etiquette and teachings of the Celestial Empire and left the enemy camp before the battle.  I am willing to serve my people." He knew in his heart that Lizalcan was the internal correspondent who had made an appointment with Wang Qian in advance. At this moment, the city gate was closed, so he did not mention it.

    At this time, the Song army at the top of the city was gradually losing its casualties. Wang Zhi, the captain of Hujie Military Academy, and two soldiers were killed in the battle. Their bodies were cut into several pieces and thrown down the city. The Khitan soldiers on the city top laughed and threw the Song army  The siege ladders were pushed to the ground one by one, and the wooden rolling stones were thrown downwards.  The Song army that originally gathered outside the south gate had to retreat hundreds of steps back, and there was an empty place under the city with corpses in a mess.

    Seeing that the important task of seizing the city was not successful, Wang Qian, who had been in the army for a long time and knew how powerful he was, had cold hands and feet, but Zhao Jiong remained sullen and did not speak.  Cao Han, who was supervising the battle at the front, saw that the imperial camp was neither ringing gold nor beating drums, so he had to organize his sergeants to forcefully attack the city again. A group of soldiers of the Hujie Army carried ladders up, but were knocked down by arrows and rolling stones from the top of the city.  The corpses are rising higher and higher.  "That's enough! That's it for today." Zhao Jiong finally ordered. Pan Mei, Shi Shouxin, and Chen De who were standing by the side, Cao Han who was supervising the battle in front, together with Xiaowei and Dutou, who were commanding the siege, were anxiously carrying on the task.  The soldiers who were holding the ladder and preparing to attack the city all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  At this time, most of the imperial troops under Youzhou City were well-trained soldiers who had participated in the Shouchun and Taiyuan attacks on the fortified city. As soon as they heard that the troops were retreating, they moved from the front to the rear, firing with bows and crossbows at the top of the city.  The army stepped forward to prevent the Liao soldiers in the city from rushing out. In an orderly manner, in a short time, tens of thousands of troops retreated cleanly from the city.  The Liao people saved the defeat at the critical moment, so they naturally shouted joyfully, and their voices reached the Huayan Temple where Zhao Jiong was stationed, making the officials' faces even more gloomy and terrifying.

    Seeing that Pan Mei and Cao Han had no time to disarm, they hurried in to plead guilty. Zhao Jiong was still very angry. Today was a great opportunity to break the city, but it was delayed by these generals who were not in a good position to fight. He even wondered whether Cao Han was pregnant with two children.  In the heart, he and the generals left behind by his eldest brother planned to support Dezhao, and did not want to establish his orthodox status in one fell swoop by relying on the martial arts of Jinglu Youyan. However, even as the emperor, he could not find anyone to discuss these ideas.  He could only watch coldly as the two sweat-soaked generals knelt on the ground. After a long time, Zhao Jiong calmed down the anger in his chest and said in a deep voice: "This Youzhou city wall is tall, the defenders are brave, and reinforcements from the Liao people are gathered on the periphery. I don't know the two sides."  Do you, my beloved, have any way to attack the city as soon as possible?" Pan Mei and Cao Han looked at each other and did not dare to say anything. It took them four attacks to defeat Taiyuan. Youzhou could not conquer Taiyuan, and its soldiers could not conquer Taiyuan.  Today, even with the help of internal help, we cannot capture this city. It is God's will. Who can say with confidence that there is any way to capture Youzhou!

    Author: I read a post today that someone said that the five generations of warriors were ruffians. I feel that this comparison is a bit unfair to these soldiers who once fought for their families and elders. Although military discipline is poor and they don't really listen to the court, the ruffians can control them.  Did Yelu Abaoji drive out of the Central Plains?

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