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Chapter 476 0473 [Bloody Battle in Shenwu Town]

Wanyan Yinshuke led the army and retreated all the way, with two thousand Qingzhou cavalry in hot pursuit.

However, although the Jin army was defeated, it was not defeated. It still maintained its military formation when retreating, so that the pursuing cavalry could only follow at a distance and did not dare to rush forward to kill.

Wanyan Yinshu can be protected by his bodyguards, coughing from time to time.

"How serious is father's injury?"

Wanyan Yuying said with concern on her face.

"It's out of the way."

Wanyan Yinshuke wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and waved his hand indifferently.

He knew his own body well, and with so many years of experience, he knew that his injuries were not serious.

Don't look at the blood mist he sprayed before, it was just a shock and the impact of stagnation, not a rupture of the lungs.

The most serious injury on his body was the bone in his left shoulder.

Although there was a shoulder guard to block the attack, the strange force penetrated directly into the body and broke the shoulder bone. At this moment, the slightest movement of his right arm caused excruciating pain.

But with his physical condition, it will only last ten days and a half.

Wanyan Yinshuke asked: "How many soldiers and horses are left?"

"There are more than 7,000 infantry and 1,300 cavalry, including more than 3,000 wounded."

After Wanyan Yuying finished answering, he asked, "What should father do now?"

He fought bravely, but his strategic and tactical vision was far behind.

Hearing this, Wanyan Yinshuke sighed deeply and said thoughtfully: "Retreat to Huairen County and send someone to notify the commander-in-chief to increase the number of troops by ten thousand!"

The losses in this battle were not huge, but tactically, Wanyan Zonghan fell into an extremely passive situation.

The army he led was an elite division, responsible for holding back and investigating the situation in Shuozhou.

But before entering Shuozhou, he was hit head-on.

The enemy's strength in Shuozhou and the transportation routes of grain, grass and baggage were not known at all. This would make Wanyan Loushi, who was attacking Yingzhou, fearful and unable to use all his strength.

Because Wanyan Loushi had to be on guard at all times for an unknown number of reinforcements from Shuozhou.

If Yingzhou cannot be captured quickly, it will be trapped in a three-sided attack.

Wanyan Yinshuke's response was to station troops in Huairen County.

Huairen County is stuck between Datong and Yingzhou. If the Qi army in Shuozhou wants to attack Datong Prefecture by surprise, they must capture Huairen first.

If he wanted to flank Wanyan Lou's room, he could come to his aid at any time.

It seems like a good choice, but in fact there is no solution.

In this way, Jin Jun will be extremely passive and be led by the nose by Qi Jun.

The choice is in Qi Jun's hands.

Now, we can only place our hope on Wanyan Loushi to defeat the Qi army as soon as possible and recapture Yingzhou while the opponent's firearms are unable to be used.

Once Yingzhou is recaptured, the situation of the war will be reversed. Although it will not turn defeat into victory, at least it will not be so passive. The two sides will be at a five-to-five count, and the choice will be back in their hands.

Thinking of this, Wanyan Yinshuke looked in the direction of Yingzhou from a distance and murmured: "I hope Orliyan's offensive will go smoothly."

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Yingzhou.

Shenwu Town.

The rain in Shuozhou has stopped, but the continuous spring rain in Yingzhou is still falling.

The loud shouts of killing and shelling echoed over the county town.

The densely packed Jin army rushed to the city wall fearlessly, carrying huge rocks, rolling wood and gold juice, and climbed up the ladder to the city tower.

At the same time, seven or eight chariots blocked the city wall.

The civilian workers hiding under the car were vigorously wielding their hoes and digging at the roots of the wall.

boom!
A deafening roar came from above the city tower.

As thick smoke rose, a three-bow crossbow far below the city was shattered into pieces.

The scattered wood chips were like sharp blades, shooting at the surrounding Jin troops.

Even though he was protected by armor, there were still a lot of sawdust along the gaps and piercing deeply into the flesh.

Suddenly, a shrill scream sounded.

"kill!!!"

Han Shizhong holds a steel knife and chops left and right, showing great bravery.

After leading the defenders to repulse another fierce attack by the Jin Army, he shouted: "The next fierce attack by the Jin Army is coming soon, hurry up and boil the golden juice. Quickly, go bring more arrows."

"You're all handsome, I've run out of arrows."

The guard replied anxiously.

Han Shizhong ordered: "Gather the people in the city to collect arrows. Tell them that an arrow is worth a penny, and there will be no credit. As long as you find a good arrow, you will pay immediately!"

Shenwu Town was originally a town under the rule of the Jin Kingdom. It would be good if the people in the city did not cause chaos. How could you help them for no reason?

Anyway, after the Jin army captured the city, they would not do anything to the people in the city.

Therefore, the only option is to lure them with benefits.

Sure enough, when they heard that one penny and one arrow were offered, the people in the city were immediately moved.

However, the heartbeat turned into a heartbeat, and the people all looked suspicious, not believing that they would give the money.

There was no other way, so the guards had to order people to bring in baskets of bright yellow copper coins.

The money was confiscated from the town's treasury and officials' homes, and was not used in vain.

Seeing the copper coins, the people finally believed it and rushed to collect arrows.

In just a quarter of an hour, thousands of arrows were collected.

The guards hurriedly asked the civilians to send these arrows to the four towers.

Boom boom boom!
Outside the city, the heavy and exciting drum beat sounded again.

The Jin army launched another fierce attack, this was the fifth time today.

After being unable to attack for a long time, Wanyan Loushi was really anxious. He sent his eldest son Wanyan Huonv into the battle, leading three thousand elite Jurchen troops, who were bound to capture a city wall.

Compared with other Jin armies, this elite group composed of Jurchens is particularly tough.

Wanyan Huonu took the lead and climbed up the tower wearing a warlock armor and carrying a huge shield.

When he was about to climb the city wall, a boulder weighing a hundred kilograms fell on his head.

Wan Yanhuo Nu held up the big shield with one hand and firmly grasped the ladder with the other. She roared and withstood the impact of the boulder without falling from the ladder.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for the defenders to throw boulders, he suddenly exerted force on his legs and rushed forward in a few steps.

Rushing into the city tower, he immediately waved the copper hammer in his hand, his eyes red, like a madman. As more and more Jurchen elites climbed up the tower and gained a foothold, the two sides began to engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat.

The Xicheng Tower turned into a meat grinding ground. Even though everyone was wearing iron armor, people were still dying every minute.

Seeing that the Jurchen elites were gradually gaining the upper hand, Wu Jigao shouted: "Damn it, where is Hu Zhong? Where did Hu Zhong die?"

"What are you calling your grandpa for?"

Hearing the sound, Hu Zhong in the tower responded.

Wu Ji cursed and yelled: "Are you ready for the field artillery? I can't stand it anymore!"

"You're such a fucking piece of trash, just hold on for a while longer."

After Hu Zhong said this, he turned around and urged the soldiers in the artillery battalion: "Move quickly, Wu Laosi, this soft-footed shrimp, can't withstand it."

"Batalion Commander, how can this be so quick?"

The gunner smiled bitterly and carefully burned the gunpowder.

Even though the gunpowder was sealed in wooden barrels and wrapped in brown paper, the continuous rain still caused several barrels of gunpowder to become damp.

The damp gunpowder must be dried, otherwise it will not be used.

But when drying gunpowder, you don't have to rush. You have to pay attention to the temperature at all times. If you are not careful, you will be killed before the Jin army is killed.

I don’t know how long I waited, but a gunner finally said: "Batalion Commander, my barrel of gunpowder has dried up."

Hu Zhong looked happy and asked, "Have you tried it?"

"Tried it."

The gunner assured, patting his chest.

Hu Zhong looked ferocious and said: "Fill the powder and bombs, and kill these golden dogs for the labor and management!"

Not long after, the five field guns were filled.

Hu Zhong shouted outside: "Wu Laosi, the field artillery is ready!"

At this time, Wanyan Huonv had several bloody holes on her body.

Blood flowed along the wound, staining a large area of ​​armor red.

But Wanyan Huonv became more and more courageous as she fought, and Wu Ji, who was hit with a copper hammer, kept retreating.

Just as he was struggling to hold on, he suddenly heard Hu Zhong's words. His whole body was shaken. He blocked the bronze hammer with a big shield and kicked it away hard.

Wan Yan Huo Nu was kicked so hard that she took two steps back.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he yelled: "Hurry up and push over here and blast him!"

Not long after, five field cannons were pushed out of the tower.

Hu Zhong and others shouted: "Get out of the way, let's light the cannon!"

Wow!

The shield soldiers in the front row scattered one by one as if they had seen a ghost.

Chi Chi Chi!
The lead burned extremely quickly, all the way down.

The Jurchen elites who were fighting felt that the front was empty. It turned out that the defenders had retreated.

Before they could be happy, they saw five dark gun barrels pointed at them from a distance.

"Put up a shield, quickly set up a shield!"

Wan Yan Huo Nu's expression changed drastically, she roared loudly and put up a large shield in front of her.

Boom boom boom!

The next moment, a deafening loud noise sounded on the tower.

The thick and acrid smoke immediately enveloped the tower.

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

There was a dense sound of metal collision, followed by screams.

The large shields were like paper, with countless holes appearing, and more than a hundred Jurchen elites were shot into sieves in an instant.

At such a close distance, the giant shield is not easy to use.

Wan Yan Huo Nu felt numbness in her left shoulder and right arm at first, and then a heartbreaking pain.

"Kill!!!"

Wu Ji led the Qi army to take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy.

Relying on field artillery, after a fierce battle, the Jurchen elite were forced into the corner of the city wall.

The Chinese army outside the city, Wanyan Lou's face looked ashen.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, he had no choice but to order: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"

Dangdang Dangdang!
The harsh sound of golden drums sounded in the battlefield.

The Jin army faded away like a tide, leaving behind corpses all over the ground and holes one after another at the base of the wall.

Taking advantage of the Jin army's retreat, Han Shizhong immediately ordered the civilians to strengthen the city wall and fill the loopholes.

The people in the city also swarmed to the tower to collect arrows.

An arrow costs a penny.

If you don't make this money, you won't make it in vain.

As for the arrows being used to shoot at the Jin Army, that has nothing to do with them.

In the eyes of the common people, Jin people are not good people, and they will die if they die.

Wu Ji sat down on the ground, breathing heavily, and allowed the military doctor to bandage his wounds.

Hu Zhong hurried to Beicheng and found Han Shizhong. He looked worried and said: "You are all handsome, there is not much gunpowder left."

Han Shizhong asked: "How many days will it be enough?"

Hu Zhong replied: "According to the intensity of the Jin army's attack on the city today, I'm afraid they won't be able to last for two days."

Of course there is enough gunpowder, but the problem is that it cannot be transported into Shenwu Town.

Wanyan Loushi did not choose to divide his troops, but instead assembled an army of 60,000 to besiege Shenwu Town with all his strength, intending to use thunderous means to pull out the nails of the Qi army one by one.

"Two days is enough!"

Han Shizhong knew that the Jin Army's offensive would only become more and more fierce and crazy.

Because the Jin army cannot afford it.

His Majesty personally led the troops in Shuozhou, and no matter who Wanyan Zonghan sent, they would definitely not be his match.

Your Majesty’s bravery is unparalleled in the world!

In addition to the army under his command, they are all elite. Even if the firearms and artillery cannot be used, they are unstoppable.

As long as Shuozhou is captured, whether it is to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, attack Datong, or rush to aid Yingzhou, Wanyan Lou's family will have to retreat.

(End of this chapter)