Chapter 969: Where did I fail? Liyin City With the addition of the Jingbu Battalion, the battle situation on the city wall gradually became clearer. Although Yan Zeng's personal battalion also pounced on them, the Jingbu Battalion, which was good at fighting alone and had undergone a long period of cooperative training, In front of the soldiers, their combat power was still slightly inferior. If these charlatans were lone wolves before joining the Black Flag Army, then the Black Flag Army brought them together into a wolf pack. ¡°Perhaps few people have seen the scene of wolves hunting on the grassland, but if they have seen it, they will never forget it. It was the most primitive kind of violence and blood, a kind of seemingly endless greed. That kind of fighting is more direct and brutal than cutting with a knife or stabbing with a spear. The soldiers of the Jingbu Battalion are just a group of wolves who turned their weapons into fangs. They learned to cooperate, but still maintained the murderous methods of charlatans. Such a group of people, even if they faced Yan Zeng's personal soldiers, were as unstoppable as a pack of wolves rushing into a flock of sheep. Yan Zeng knew that this battle would be dangerous, so he ordered the city gate to be blocked with sandbags from the beginning. The city gate hole is more than ten meters long and is filled with stones and sandbags. No matter how fierce the artillery fire is, it is extremely difficult to blast it open. What he was guarding against was the Black Flag Army's battering ram, and he also effectively defended against the Black Flag Army's artillery. But nothing is truly perfect in this world. Even Chang'an City has weaknesses, but this weakness is not in Chang'an City itself. The Black Flag Army gradually occupied the city wall and began to attack towards the city gate. The defenders, who were attacked on both sides, began to panic, so that more and more Black Flag troops climbed up the ladder from the front. When the large siege equipment came up, the offensive and defensive battle of Liyin City seemed to have come to an end. Siege vehicles, this huge mobile equipment, do not have the ability to impact the city wall, but they can make the archers of the attacking side and the archers of the defenders on the city wall at the same height. After the condescending advantage is lost, the defenders' formation cannot be maintained. There are at least 20,000 defenders in Liyin City, but the city wall is only so wide and so long, and it is impossible for 20,000 people to line up in a row. "Let the auxiliary soldiers go up and open the city gate!" Xiahou Baichuan ordered loudly. Under the protection of the shield bearer, the lightly armed auxiliary soldiers quickly ran outside the city gate. The heavy city gate had long been shattered by artillery fire, and a section of the stones and sandbags inside had also been hollowed out. The auxiliary soldiers suffered the greatest losses when they rushed over, but after reaching the bottom of the city wall, their casualties were much smaller. But the same problem faced by the defenders was that the city gate hole was only so big and could not accommodate too many people, so the speed of clearing the city gate was not fast. With the fall of the city wall, the defenders were forced to retreat towards the city wall. It had been more than two hours since the attack started, and the losses of both sides were greater than the generals of both sides expected. Yan Zeng did not expect that the Black Flag Army would be so elite, and Xiahou Baichuan did not expect that the defenders would be so tenacious. The capture of the city wall does not mean that the war in Liyin City is almost over, but the beginning of a more brutal fighting. The defenders began to fight the Black Flag Army street by street, and every street was covered with corpses. Once inside the city, the defenders could expand their strength and the terrain became more familiar. Therefore, the Black Flag Army that initially invaded the city was at an absolute disadvantage and was unable to advance even one step forward for a long time. "The city gate is open!" As a burst of cheers came from the auxiliary soldiers, Xiahou Baichuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief: "Andrew, let your firearms battalion push forward!" Andrew, who had long been unable to hold himself back, could He agreed loudly, and then personally led the musketry battalion and rushed in from the city gate. With the addition of the Musket Battalion, the Black Flag Army gradually took over the advantage. Without the firearms battalion, this would have been a close war. When the Black Flag Army attacks, the losses will probably be much greater than now! And Yan Zeng may not lose control of the city wall. With the influx of Black Flag Army troops, Liyin City entered street fighting. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ The sunset is very red, a special red, but not as red as the color in Liyin City. The color on any street is heavier than the sunset. If the color of the setting sun is a light swipe of red pen, then the red on the streets is a strong splash of ink. The blood flowed towards the low-lying areas and soon formed small blood pools. The sound of combat boots stepping on the bluestone pavement is like stepping on mud. Every time a foot falls and is lifted up, blood will be brought up. After the Firearms Battalion entered Liyin City, the defeat of the defenders began to accelerate. When the light cavalry of the Black Flag Army broke in, the fierce street fighting came to an end. Before the sun set, the Black Flag Army finally captured this isolated city. With the huge advantage of the firearms battalion, the Black Flag Army still fought a very difficult battle. There is no solutionHe only sent people to tell Xiahou Baichuan that anyone with weapons in the city would be killed without mercy. This is a deterrent, a deterrent to people's hearts. No matter how elite the army is, there will be some who are more afraid of death, and some who will collapse psychologically faster. And when one person dropped his weapon, the plague spread. "The order goes down. All the defenders who have been captured or surrendered must not curse or insult. Those who resist stubbornly will be given a break." When Fang Jie slowly walked into Liyin City, the rays of the sun had already dimmed the shadow of the city wall. It¡¯s the longest time of the day, and it won¡¯t be long before the sun sets and night is approaching. "The cavalry should not chase the enemy and occupy the granary as soon as possible." Fang could not help but sigh slightly as he cleared the corpses on both sides of the road. The losses in this attack indeed exceeded expectations. At least 1,500 Black Flag Army soldiers died here, most of them in hand-to-hand combat. After the firearms battalion entered the city, the Black Flag Army's losses basically slowed down. "Where is the guard Yan Zeng?" Fang asked. "Just now, General Xiahou sent someone back to report that Yan Zeng and the remaining defenders had been surrounded by the general's mansion. Yan Zeng was originally going to lead his people to retreat to the granary on the hillside, but our Qingqi took the retreat. . If the cavalry were slower, I'm afraid the defenders would retreat to the granary. "The strange thing is that Yan Zeng didn't burn food." Fang Jie nodded: "He is leaving a way out for himself, a reason not to die. If he burns the food, he knows that he will definitely die after defeat." Chen Xiaoru suddenly realized, and suddenly felt a little awkward. Yan Zeng could leave a way out for himself, but the defenders on the city wall had no way out from the beginning. "Place the wounded soldiers as soon as possible." After Fang Jie finished his instructions, he said nothing and mounted his horse to go to General Yan Zeng's mansion. Xiahou Baichuan and his troops are besieging the last fortress of the defenders. This general's mansion is also the last place of dignity for the defenders. The artillery hadn't been brought in yet, so it wasn't easy to break through. As Yan Zeng retreated and the generals were defended by his trusted men, most of the defenders in the city finally chose to surrender after being surrounded. There are approximately 1,600 to 700 defenders trapped here. In fact, each of them knows very well that there is no point in continuing to fight. But the general Yan Zeng still held the knife in his hand, so they had no reason to retreat. "Surrender!" The soldiers of the Black Flag Army shouted loudly: "The Duke of Zhenguo ordered that after the city is broken, anyone who drops their weapons will not be insulted and killed. Anyone who holds weapons will be killed without mercy! You also have family members, you My parents, wives, and children are still waiting for you to come home! Why bother struggling in vain? Isn¡¯t it worth it to die like this?¡± The voice of the soldier who shouted was already a little hoarse, but his tone of exhortation seemed more sincere. "I want to see the Duke of Zhenguo!" A voice came from the general's mansion very clearly. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡°I have heard about the fact that the Yan family in Eastern Xinjiang has many generals, and I am even more convinced today.¡± Fang Jie glanced at the man standing in front of him. He was about thirty-five or six years old. He was two or three years old. Dao Jianmei still looked like he had a fierce murderous aura and still had courage that had not faded away. "If you want to see me, I'm here." Fang Jie sat down on the stone lion base at the entrance of the General's Mansion. "Now that Duke Zhen Guo is here, I won't talk nonsense anymore. Although there are not many of my men who can still fight, I can be sure that the remaining people are willing to die with me. Eveneven if Zheng Guo With such a sharp and powerful weapon in your hand, my men will fight to death one by one. The reason why I want to see Duke Zhen Guo is because I don¡¯t want all the soldiers who are closest to me to die miserably.¡± ¡°Put down your weapons. Yes, none of them will die." Fang Jie said. "No one will die? What about me?" Yan Zeng asked. "You?" Fang Jie was silent for a while and then replied: "My military order is very clear. Anyone who lays down his weapon will not be killed." "Thank you in advance, Duke Zhen. I have long heard that Duke Zhen will do what he says, especially On the battlefield, you can do whatever you say. I don't doubt this, because I believe that Duke Zhenguo can get to where he is today by not going back on his word. "Thank you," Fang Jie said softly, "But you forgot, you can only surrender if I allow you to surrender. It's true that Gao Kaitai has hundreds of thousands of people in his hands." Like you??No more than 30% of the men and horses are good at fighting. I only need to kill 10% of the 30% of you, and the remaining hundreds of thousands of horses will quickly surrender or escape. " "I want to know, if I had not surrendered, would the government have killed all the 1,600 to 700 soldiers in the mansion? " "Hui" Fang Jie nodded: "If you give the order, it will be done. " "I have nothing else to say. As long as the Duke of Zhen agrees to my request and does not make things difficult for my people, they will not cause trouble. Because they are soldiers and have their own minimum pride. " "One last thing, I want to ask the Duke of Zhen. I know you have been to Dongjiang and met Mu Guangling, but have you ever met a man named Yan Li? "Yan Zeng asked. "I've seen him before." Fang Jie hummed, "The stubbornness and courage in his temperament seem to be stronger than yours. " "Still better than me? Yan Zeng couldn't help but sneer: "How is he better than me?" " "he died. Fang Jie said slowly: "Maybe you don't know about Dongjiang. Let me tell you that Dongjiang is now facing an invasion by a foreign enemy. It is an extremely powerful enemy coming from the other side of the sea." Maybe a million troops have landed in Eastern Xinjiang, and the firearms you just mentioned are their weapons. Unlike our Black Flag Army, the soldiers of those foreign enemies are all musketeers. " "Deaddead?" ! " Yan Zeng was obviously stunned for a moment: "How did you die? " "Death in battle" Fang Jie replied: "Trapped on an isolated island, he died fighting hard. " "Killed by a foreign enemy Yan Li, it turns out that your responsibility has always been there. " Yan Zeng smiled sadly: "I have been fighting with him for so many years and comparing with him for so many years, but in the end I lost. He died in the battle, but I was still alive in the battle Yan Li, you bastard, after so many years why are you still better than me? " "I lost to him again" Yan Zeng fell to the ground dejectedly: "Where did I lose? "