The rise of the prince

Chapter 795

On the battlefield, Jin Jun was temporarily suppressed, but Jing Jun's intentions were soon discovered.

The guards of the Golden Army were very smart, and quickly concentrated their forces in the direction of the moat, relying on the female wall to throw down rocks as much as possible, and rushed to repair the bed crossbow on the tall building in front of the city wall, causing certain damage to the auxiliary soldiers filling the river.

Running back and forth for more than one mile with a heavy load is also a lot of physical work, so Yang Hongzhao divided the auxiliary soldiers and dismounted cavalry into several groups and kept changing them.

The new army in charge of fire suppression will also change personnel after the forward regiment's ammunition is almost consumed, and replace the rear troops to continue fire suppression.

The new army is well-trained, and the morale of the imperial army and auxiliary soldiers is also very high. The execution is closely coordinated and there is no major obstacle.

However, the moat was too close to the top of the city, and the range advantage of the New Army's Type [-] rifle could not be used. In addition, the female wall at the top of the Shanhaiguan City was so strong that the shells could not be completely smashed.

So after suffering heavy casualties, the Golden Guard gradually learned the tactics of letting soldiers hide bullets with parapets and find gaps to fight back.

When the battle lasted from morning to afternoon, it gradually appeared that the firepower of the forward regiment alone could no longer completely suppress the crossbowmen and crossbowmen of the Golden Army at the head of the city, and the casualties of the auxiliary soldiers and cavalry filling the river began to increase.

In the eyes of Yang Hongzhao and Yan Shen, this is an acceptable casualty, but Wei Yubai understands the strategic intention of this battle.

Any loss at this time is not worth it, so everyone was immediately ordered to retreat for a mile, and then the artillery positions opened fire again, sweeping the city with fierce artillery fire.

The Jin army who had just come up suffered heavy losses and was beaten down, and the equipment defending the city was also smashed to pieces.

Then the army continued to fill the river. This burst of shelling frightened the Jinren, and then they began to fear their hands and feet.

Until the sun slanted to the west, after a day of throwing sandbags and stones into the river without interruption, the water of the moat outside Shanhaiguan began to overflow, and the surrounding flat land was submerged by water, and after being stepped on by Jing Jun, it turned into an ankle-deep quagmire. convenient.

But everyone is very happy instead, which shows that the progress is fast.

Based on Wei Yubai's experience, it would be more convenient to use a bridge for a moat of the size of Shanhaiguan, but the passability of the bridge is limited, and it is not suitable for the commander-in-chief's plan.

If there is a breakthrough on the southern front, a large number of troops must be used in a short period of time to cooperate with the general attack. At that time, the bridge will be unreliable. Losing the chain at a critical time will affect the overall situation. It is the safest way to directly fill in a road.

Wei Yubai raised his hand to cover the light, glanced at the sunset in the sky, and then ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops, so that the exhausted first division, many auxiliary soldiers, and imperial cavalry returned to the camp for dinner.

At the same time, an order was sent to the Second Division of the New Army and the second wing of the Forbidden Army to prepare, and it will be their turn tomorrow.

Soon, the First Division and the First Division sent people to report to her and Yang Hongzhao. They fought all day on the first day, and a total of 21 people were killed and 58 were injured. Most of them were auxiliary soldiers who filled the river. All the dead bodies had been moved. After all, the new army only had wounded, not killed.

Wei Yubai was a little bit, the casualties were much less than she imagined, the siege battle was the worst, especially the attacking side, the defenders occupied too much ground.

Most of the time, attacking the city is tantamount to death. It is common to besiege the city for a few months, a year or two, but today she is sure that the casualties of the defending Jin army are much heavier than theirs.

Then she beckoned and called the messenger over, "Let the artillerymen get ready, get up in the middle of the night and shoot into the city, five consecutive shots, it won't let the golden man sleep well!"

"Yes!"

As the sun set, there were ruins everywhere at the top of the city, and almost all the wooden towers collapsed. There was blood everywhere, and the blood and stench filled the air.

The corpses under the city wall of Shanhaiguan could no longer be piled up, so they had to be piled up on top of each other, and the pile was higher than the waist.

What's even more tragic is that many people can't even find a complete body.
Wu Linhuang looked at the stumped limbs and arms, and smelled the strong and disgusting smell of blood. He felt cold hands and feet, and a chill down the back.

When the battle started in the morning, he wanted to go to the top of the city to oversee the battle, in order to show himself as a general, but Yelu Tuohu tried his best to dissuade him, saying that the Jingguo artillery was so powerful that the top of the city was not safe.

He didn't take it seriously at first, but now after a day of restlessness and fear, he remembered that Yelv Tuohu had saved his life!
"How about the casualties?" He asked Yelu Tuohu who was behind him.

Yelu Tuo's expression was not good, and he said with some hesitation: "More than 600 people died, and nearly [-] were injured. Many of them had broken legs and couldn't go to the battlefield."

"How come there are so many! It's only the first day, and the people of Jingguo haven't started attacking the city yet." Wu Linhuang felt a little dizzy.

On the first day of the battle, they hadn't started to attack the city, and they hadn't used any siege equipment, so they lost so much.

"The powerful cannon is part of it, and they were caught off guard by the flaming guns in their hands. Later, the cannon fired the second round. The soldiers dared not go to the top of the city without beating and scolding. As soon as they heard the sound of the cannon, they rushed towards the female wall. Drilling down, more people jumped directly to the bottom of the city in fright, and many fell to their deaths and injuries," Yelu said helplessly.

After the second wave of shelling, the soldiers were scared out of their wits. The densely packed shells were hard to see with the eyes. They could only hear the gut-wrenching roar, and then they fell straight on like rain. The wooden beams of the watchtowers at the top of the city Pillars and pillars can be easily blown apart, bricks can be smashed to pieces when hit on a green brick wall, as for people.
It's really just a touch, and the body is incomplete, and the debris that hits the female wall and blows away can kill people.

Later, when they saw the flashes of Jingjun cannons in the distance, everyone rushed down the city desperately, pushing and shoving. very big
But it's better than having incomplete corpses at the head of the city.

Yelv Tuohu also felt cold in his heart, he had seen the power of Jingguo cannons, but last time there were only twenty or thirty cannons opposite Yanshan Mansion, now there are at least a few hundred in front of Shanhaiguan, and there are cannons everywhere on the hillside in the distance , placed a few miles away.

Seeing that Commander Wu Linhuang was a little flustered, he comforted him: "Commander Wuyou, although the people of Jingguo rely on the advantage of the cannon, it is impossible for them to attack.

Tomorrow we will not send people to guard the top of the city, but only a few sentinels to watch over the top of the city. The army will be guarding the bottom of the city. If they fill up the river, we don’t care about filling the river. Retreat, we also retreat to the city.

In this way, their cannons will be useless at that time, unless they want to fight with their own people! "

"Okay, okay!" Wu Linhuang took his hand: "General Yelu's plan is very good, you must guard it!"

"Don't worry, Marshal, there may be no chance to counterattack. If you just defend the city, it's still not difficult. Although the cannons are powerful, they can't beat the two-foot-thick city wall.

General Jing Jun Li Xingzhou must also know this, so today he has been attacking from the top of the city, not on the gates, not on the walls. We just need to defend the city and avoid their cannons. Method. " Yelu Tuohu spoke with confidence.

Wu Linhuang nodded again and again: "Well said, the rise and fall of the country has been entrusted to General Yelu!
According to my view of the rear, the defense of Ningyuan and Jingzhou in the rear is also the top priority. In order to guard against sneak attacks by thieves, I think that I will set off to inspect tomorrow. All matters in Shanhaiguan will be decided by the general. "

Yelutu was dumbfounded for a moment, guarding against thieves?What thief?
The Tatars were the first to go south to Shangjing, and the Jingguo people were the first to go north to Shanhaiguan. How could they skip Shanhaiguan and attack Ningyuan and Jinzhou?

Could it be that the people of Jingguo flew over with their wings!

Or by sea?If you go from the sea and land in Ningyuan and Jinzhou, wouldn't you be looking for your own death and sending yourself into an ambush on all sides? No matter how stupid the people of Jingguo are, they must know to go to Liaoyang.

Yelu heaved a sigh and realized that the general was obviously afraid of Jingguo's artillery fire and wanted to run away, and he didn't trust him to guard Shanhaiguan. When he was not around, the main responsibility was his own.

Yelutuo was angry in his heart, but it was not easy to accuse and expose it face to face. Wu Linhuang was a son of the four major Jurchen clans, and he was just a foreign general who surrendered.

There was no smile on Yelutuo's face, and he said coldly: "The commander-in-chief is right." Then he turned around and left, he didn't bother to say anything, he looked down on this kind of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Wu Linhuang stayed where he was in embarrassment, hesitated to speak, and finally turned and walked in another direction.

(End of this chapter)