At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 367 The Yuan army takes the lead
At the end of the first year, the weather had warmed up and the ice and snow had melted. Taking advantage of the Yuan army's contraction, the Song army occupied the two southeastern walls.

Of course, the Yuan army did not completely withdraw into the inner city, but used the outer houses to repair many fortifications.

At this time, the night was dark and windy, and in the drainage ditch, the dark Yuan soldiers were slowly crawling forward.

When Yuan Ting built the capital, he planned a drainage ditch at the same time. Although it was not covered, the ditch was deep enough that it was difficult to see if you climbed in it, and the ditch chosen was remote enough.

At the same time, more than 300 figures were quietly found in the houses inside and outside the city wall. Although they were not wearing armor, they were all holding sharp blades, and they obviously had ulterior motives.

Taking advantage of the cover of the houses and ditches, they quietly passed by the Song army patrol and kept touching the city wall.

On the city wall, Song soldiers patrolled back and forth, vigilantly looking inside and outside the city wall to prevent the Yuan army from launching a sudden attack.

At this moment, a loud bang came, and Song Bing immediately sent out fireworks, illuminating the inside and outside of the city wall.

"Light the fire!" He shouted, and a Yuan soldier threw out a can of fire oil, and it hit the city wall with a bang. The Yuan soldier next to him threw a fire note.

Boom~
The flames soared into the air.

Almost at the same time, more than ten fires broke out on the city wall.

"If anyone sets a fire, shoot without mercy!"

While shouting, Song Jun opened fire, knocking down all the figures shrouded in fire.

When they arrived outside the city, the Song army had already called on the people in the city to leave. By occupying the city wall, they mobilized the people again to leave, and then issued a curfew. Those outside at this time must be Yuan soldiers.

Just as the Song army was shooting to kill, five bright red fireworks jumped into the air and exploded on the ground.

Boom~ boom~ boom~
In the inner city, the Yuan army's artillery opened fire, bombarding the Song army's location.

After a while, the Song army fired back.

Outside the city, the emperor and marshals were alarmed and all came out to watch.

"Unexpectedly, the Yuan army actually went out of the city to attack." The emperor smiled and was not nervous at all.

Zhang Shijie said: "If it weren't for Guo Jiancheng's reminder, I'm afraid I will suffer a loss this time, but now I'm going to count."

Guo Shoujing had already gone south. Before leaving, he reminded Zhang Shijie to beware of fire attacks.

Most of the city walls are made of earth, and are covered with reed mats to prevent them from being washed away by heavy rains. Over the past ten years, many of them have accumulated, and most of them are decayed.

Originally, Zhang Shijie planned to blow it off immediately, but Yu Ji suggested that he might as well use the trick. As long as the Yuan army separated the ignition points when they lit the fire, it would not be a big problem.

However, the Yuan army thought that the Song army would be panicked if they were not prepared, so all the Yuan soldiers who came out along the ditch got up and ran towards the city wall.

But when we reached the city wall for more than 300 steps, explosions continued to sound under our feet.

"Landmines!" Zheng Quanli, the leader of the right-wing army and the leader of Wanhu, shouted: "Spread out, speed up, and be sure to rush to the city wall."

There are three groups on the left, center and right, with a total of [-] soldiers. They are all carefully selected death squads, and they did not stop because of the landmines.

Just when they were about to walk through the minefields with their lives, the mortars on the top of the city opened fire.

There are artillery shells above our heads and landmines beneath our feet. No matter how hard we fear death, we cannot survive.

"Charge, charge forward and fight at close quarters. The Song army will be defeated."

"There is fire in the city wall, it is a good time to win."

"Serve the Emperor today. Come and fight with me."

The generals of the Yuan army, big and small, kept shouting and shouting, leading the troops forward.

He just rushed forward at the cost of half the men, only to find that the Song soldiers on the top of the city were not panicked, and they all pointed their guns at the bottom of the city.

"ignition!"

In the midst of the roar, torches were thrown down from the top of the city, and the piled reed mats were immediately ignited, illuminating the city below.

"Fire!" Bang bang bang~
Both sides pulled the trigger in unison.

The Song soldiers were protected by walls and were in a condescending position, so the Yuan soldiers who only fought screamed in agony.

"The thief, you are actually on guard!" Zheng Quan stomped his feet bitterly and uttered one word: "Retreat!"

"Bombard with all our strength, and bring back the Death Squad." An Tong shouted.

He used this tactic just to try, and he wouldn't be impatient if he failed. He just wanted to try his best to save the death squads.

On the top of the city, Chen Wei commanded the cannon to blast fiercely but did not pursue.

They had just occupied the city wall and were not yet familiar with the city. If they pursued rashly, they might be ambushed.

Sure enough, just before dawn, a large group of Yuan troops returned to the inner city under the cover of the buildings.

The first confrontation between the two sides ended hastily.

After receiving the battle report, Zhang Shijie said with emotion: "I think An Tong was the prime minister at the age of 13 and was the prime minister of Kublai Khan. He really shouldn't be underestimated."

"How could he be like this if he wasn't an honorary minister and had a close relationship with Kublai Khan?" Zhao Shi said with a smile: "Furthermore, even though he is extremely talented, he is now besieged by Marshal Zhang in a withered city, and he is nothing more than withered bones in the tomb. .”

"It's all thanks to your majesty's wisdom, how dare I take credit." Zhang Shijie smiled reservedly.

An Tong is indeed awesome, but in the current situation, as long as Song Jun plays steadily, he has no chance.

In the palace, Zhenjin said to An Tong: "Strikes and tricks are useless. For the present plan, it is just a fight to the death. There is really no place for the prime minister to use it.

The prime minister might as well go to Guanzhong to assist the prince before the Song army besieges him, so as to continue the reign of the country. "

An Tong replied: "Your Majesty doesn't need to say more, I should live and die with Your Majesty, with the friendship of the whole monarch and ministers."

After Tie Muer left, Zhenjin sent many ministers to Guanzhong to assist Mabala, hoping to persist for a few more years.

Nowadays, there are many generals in the palace, and only An Tong is the only civil servant.

At this moment, Dong Shixuan came in and said: "Your Majesty, the water in Taiye Pond has disappeared. I think the Song Kingdom has cut off the golden water."

"Fortunately, we were prepared in advance, otherwise one hundred thousand soldiers and civilians would have died without water," Zhenjin said.

"There is no wiser person than Your Majesty." The two flattered him.

Most people mainly use well water, while water for palaces and gardens is diverted from mountain springs in the western suburbs through water canals into Taiye Pool. Because the water comes from the west, it is called Jinshui.

When he decided to retreat to the inner city, Zhenjin thought of this and arranged for people to dig wells early for the use of the military and civilians.

It was Guo Shoujing's guidance that Song Jun could cut off the water source at this time.

At the beginning of the construction of Dadu, Guo Shoujing was the water supervisor of the capital, mainly responsible for the water supply and drainage of Dadu and the construction of water transportation outside the city.

"Your Majesty," Dong Shixuan said, "The night attack failed last night. The Song army may have been arrogant and lazy. I would like to lead an army and attack again at night."

"We don't know the enemy's situation. If we attack rashly, we might fall into a trap." Zhenjin hesitated.

Defend the city without attacking, just waiting to die.

This is the reason why Li Tingzhi guards Yangzhou and Zhang Yu guards Diaoyu City. They attack from time to time under such difficult conditions.

"Maybe you can give it a try, but you have to observe Song Jun's movements." An Tong said.

The Song army was demolishing houses and digging trenches in preparation for subsequent attacks on the inner city wall.

Of course, the Yuan army also dug a trench outside to prevent the Song army from bursting in and blasting.

It can be expected that both sides will fight to the death around the trench, and the one who survives in the end will definitely be less afraid of death.

(End of this chapter)