Han Shizu

Chapter 939
The spring sun is shining brightly, and the slightly dry wind is blowing on the land of Yunzhou. Outside the city of Yunzhong, the battle flags of the Han Dynasty cover the sky and the sun. To cheer, the drummers have changed several batches.

Although it was a siege, there were not many fights on the city wall in Yunzhong.All the energy of the Han army was put on the soil work. The infantry phalanx was displayed under the city, and the iron cavalry was cruising around, not for attack, but for cover.

A large number of military auxiliaries and civilian husbands, like groups of hardworking ants, threw bags of soil into the trenches under the city from the rear, and continued the unfinished work before, filling and leveling them.

Regarding the actions of the Han army, the defenders had already expected it. After all, in the previous tentative attack, part of it had been filled. The trenches were not level, and many of the Han army's sharp weapons for attacking the city could not be effective, posing too much threat to the city. .

In this regard, the Liao army naturally shot at them with bows and arrows, attacking the soldiers and civilians, braving the arrow rain on the city, although there were some protective equipment and facilities, there were still a lot of casualties.Of course, there are also crossbowmen under the city to shoot at them, because Yunzhou City is too high, and it is difficult to achieve a good suppressing effect.

However, after filling the trenches, the next move made the Liao army a little restless.The soil bags continue to be piled up, fixed with logs and rope nets, and then filled with clay. With the hard work of the soldiers and civilians, the soil walls are piled up, a slope is gradually formed, and continue to be built.
Yelu Talie was on the northern city, watching the actions of the Han army. From his eyes, he naturally knew what the Han army was up to.

Without the slightest hesitation, he opened the city gate and sent cavalry out of the city to harass, trying to interrupt the dangerous project of the Han army.However, the infantry and cavalry of the Han army waiting in full battle below the city were not just for watching a show. The spear and shield army was forcing the Liao army out of the city with an oppressive posture.

Because of the small space, although the number of Liao cavalry leaving the city was not large, they couldn't use it at all. In terms of melee combat, they were no match for the Han army formation.Although the city is covered by bows and arrows, it has little effect.

Soon, the Liao army leaving the city could not stop them. Instead of destroying the earth hills, they lost more than [-] soldiers and hurriedly retreated into the city.Seeing an opportunity, the Han army took advantage of the situation and rushed to the city gate, intending to follow the Liao cavalry who had returned to the city.If the defenders on the city hadn't spared arrows and rolling stones, and Yelu Talie decisively threw fire oil to stop them, and personally commanded to stop the enemy and lowered the Qianjin gate, perhaps the Han army would have burst in.

Although there was no danger, Yelu Talie was also shocked. At the same time, he calmed down, knowing that it was not easy to go out of the city when the Han army was pressing on the city. The risk involved was too great.

But on the other hand, in the face of the Han army's ceaseless piling up of mountains and building high walls, the anxiety in my heart was beyond measure.

The civil engineering works carried out by the Han army this time were more excessive than the one in Tanzhou. The earth hills were piled closer together, placed wider, and built higher.It is also because the Liao army also spent a lot of effort on defense. Yelu Talie had carefully communicated with Xiao Siwen and Han Kuangmei about the details before and after the fall of Tanzhou, and made targeted preparations.

After one winter, the city wall in Yunzhong was raised to nearly four feet, widened and thickened by more than one foot, all wooden buildings such as houses around the city wall were demolished, sand and soil were prepared, and a large amount of kerosene was also stored.This caused the heavy siege equipment such as the ladders of the Han army to basically lose their effectiveness, and they were not high enough. Of course, it was not impossible to transform them, but it was time-consuming, laborious, inconvenient to move, and unstable.
Therefore, according to local conditions, simply build a few mounds, so that people can be placed more widely, and an advantage in height can also be established.The Han army has no shortage of resources, especially people.

For a whole day, what the soldiers of the Han army did was physical labor and large-scale construction projects. Even so, they were still unfinished.That night, the Liao army attacked again, wanting to bet on the possibility of the Han army being slack, and took advantage of the night to destroy the mound.

However, the Han army could not be prepared. Behind the high wall of the mound, there were elite soldiers secretly ambushing.When the Liao cavalry came out, bows and crossbow arrows rained down like rain, which caused them a lot of damage and fled back in embarrassment.

On the second day, the same method was done again, and the efficiency was even higher. Taking Beicheng as an example, a total of three mounds were built, all of which were on the same level as Yunzhong City, or even higher, with half a mile between the mounds.And the platform at the top of each mound can accommodate [-] soldiers, and cavalry can ride straight on it.

Of course, the four sides of the city walls have different speeds, and Murong Yanzhao's side is the most efficient, after all, he has experience in Tanzhou City.It took three days to build all the mounds and high walls.

On the fourth day, the Han army threw their chariots out, mobilized 150 Thunderbolt chariots at each city gate, and threw kerosene and stone bombs at the city for free. The overwhelming "cannonballs" seemed to smash the city. Collapsing in general.This is the case throughout the day, without stinging consumption.

Facing the tactics of the Han army, even though Yelu Talie had been prepared, he still felt powerless and aggrieved when he faced it.In fact, after the Han army's mounds and high walls were erected, the Liao army's defenders were completely locked in the city, and there was no room for attack.

In view of this, Yelu Talie was also in the city and took countermeasures, such as blocking each city gate with earth and rocks to show his determination to stick to it.Yelv Talie was familiar with the art of war, and he knew that blindly guarding against the enemy was unacceptable.In his conception, even if defending the city, he must make full use of the mobility of the cavalry to harass, destroy, and attack. However, the Han army did not give the opportunity at all.

Originally, Yelv Talie hoped that Yelujing would leave a team of elite cavalry and a general on the front line of the Great Wall to integrate the soldiers of the prefectures and counties in the Yinshan area and harass them outside.There are not many soldiers and horses, as long as they can play a certain role in containment and echo with the defenders inside and outside the city.

However, one did not expect that it was Emperor Liao who was defeated by Yang Ye again, and there was another problem with Yelusha's army, which made the soldiers lose heart and find it difficult to stay strong.The two did not expect that it was a rebellion within the Liao Kingdom, which was far more serious than imagined and had a far-reaching impact. They were really unable to take care of the battle situation in Yunzhong.

Although Yelujing still left Yeluxian to lead the troops in the south to support Yunzhong, the Han army was not unresponsive.He found two opponents for Yelu Xianshi, one Shi Shouxin and the other Guo Chongwei, who rode [-] steps on the front line of the Great Wall to defend.

Therefore, Yunzhong is an isolated city. Under such circumstances, the Han army is still fortified, fighting in a daze, suffocating preparations, and oppressive offensive rhythms, which are completely breathless.

Although a Tanzhou city is solid, there is a big gap compared with Yunzhong. Therefore, Yunzhong has become a city that truly tests the siege strength of the Han army and demonstrates its offensive art.

Of course, no matter how many facilities and buildings there are, they all serve people, and the victory or defeat of a war depends on the soldiers.Until the sixth day, under the command of the general, a battle that was more "rich" than Tanzhou was officially launched.

The more than 20 soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty were divided into three groups. They took turns to rest day and night, and attacked continuously. With an extremely strong and confident posture, they showed the bravery of the Han army to the defenders in the cloud.

The Liao army in the cloud is not as helpless as the Tanzhou defenders. They have also been trained to defend the city. Under the overall command of Yelu Talie, they also resist tenaciously and fight with their lives.

However, there were so few soldiers and the Han army was too strong. Yelu Talie's painstakingly managed Yunzhong Outer City defense lasted for three days and was broken.

(End of this chapter)