Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

(The range of the wooden cannon is less than one hundred meters, and the shotgun can only hit forty or fifty meters. This was clearly stated during the water battle. The first two chapters were confusing, and the range of the wooden cannon was written as several hundred meters.)

Yang Hua's thousands of elites came here pushing against the wooden female wall.

The wooden female wall is a siege device. Soldiers hide behind it and get close to the city wall. It can be understood as a kind of "carriage" in disguise.

Seeing the wooden female wall of the Chu army, the wooden cannon no longer used shotguns, but stone bullets as big as fists.

After a round of shelling, a large number of wooden walls were cracked or even directly shattered - Zhong Xiang's territory did not have enough resources and did not have that much cowhide, so he could only use sheepskin instead.

There is also a vehicle formation composed of vans in front, and behind the vehicle formation are Ming soldiers.

After the former army suffered a second round of artillery bombardment, Yang Hua decisively ordered the troops to retreat and led his own soldiers to cover the retreat of the former army.

The former army commander was Leidejin's younger brother Leideton. He retreated in embarrassment and yelled at Yang Hua: "After more than ten steps, we will rush to the rebel army. Why did you give the order to withdraw the troops?"

"You can't break through the car formation." Yang Hua shook his head helplessly.

Redstone asked: "Then we just watch Beizhai being attacked and we do nothing?"

Yang Hua remained silent.

They led their troops back to the castle in the west, and soon the Ming army also stopped attacking the city. On the wall of the North Fort of the Chu army that was attacked, three arrow towers were destroyed by hungry falcons, and more than ten wooden frames used for pouring boiling oil and gold juice were destroyed.

Then, the iron cannons concentrated on bombarding the city wall.

Yang Hua called Redton to discuss the matter: "A few days ago, your brother (Leidejin) came to persuade you to surrender. What were you thinking?"

"He is afraid of death, but I am not afraid," Redstone said.

Yang Hua said: "What he said makes sense."

Redton's eyes widened: "My master trusts you the most and has given you the most capable soldiers. Do you still want to surrender to the enemy?"

"Alas, the current situation is like this, and human power cannot save the situation." Yang Hua sighed.

Redstone suddenly drew his sword and looked at Yang Hua in disbelief, but he was already surrounded by Yang Hua's soldiers.

At this time, Yang Hua had been granted the title of Holy Duke, and he was regarded as one of the best generals in the Chu Kingdom. He had always been known for his loyalty. Even Yingxuan never thought that he could persuade him to surrender.

But Yang Hua was indeed the leader of the rebel army who first surrendered to Yue Fei.

Even when Yang Hua surrendered, his strength was second only to Yang Yao's headquarters. After losing the battle, he quickly agreed to surrender to Yue Fei and went to trap Yang Yao himself, but failed because he leaked the news.

Then, Yang Hua presented Yue Fei with a strategy to defeat Yang Yaoshui's army...

"Really don't want to surrender?" Yang Hua asked.

Redton held a knife in front of Yang Hua's soldiers who surrounded him and shouted angrily: "Straight bitch, if you dare, I'll kill your grandfather!"

Yang Hua added: "You only need to tie your hands, and your loyalty will not be ruined. Your brother has surrendered in Lujiao Village, and the Ming court will not embarrass you."

"Don't even think about it!" Redton roared and rushed forward, wanting to kill Yang Hua with a knife.

Yang Hua retreated continuously, and the soldiers stabbed him with guns.

He didn't originally plan to kill Redstone, he only planned to subdue him. However, Redton was extremely brave. Faced with the siege, he actually fought to get injured and stabbed three of Yang Hua's soldiers one after another.

Yang Hua finally got angry: "Stab him to death!"

More than a dozen guns attacked and stabbed him. Redton was injured in many places on his body, but he still continued to rush towards Yang Hua.

In the end, Redstone was stabbed into a gourd of blood and fell unwillingly with wide eyes.

Yang Hua immediately led his troops out, summoned Redton's cronies, and said to these people: "General Lei has surrendered. I am too embarrassed to see you again. Quickly put down your weapons and wait to open the city."

All the confidants and officials looked at each other, confused for a moment whether it was true or false.

After a long confrontation, someone finally said: "Even if we want to surrender, Brother Lei should speak in person. We only listen to his orders!"

Yang Hua said: "General Lei is loyal and does not want to meet you."

"Fart, you must be the one who killed Third Brother!" These cronies have come to their senses.

"killed!"

Yang Hua closed his eyes and turned to leave.

Arrows rained down for a while, and then swords and guns were directed at each other.

After getting rid of Red Jin's cronies, those soldiers were no longer able to make trouble.

Yang Hua did not allow anyone to enter or leave the castle. While sending his confidants to contact Bai Qi, he personally left the city for Nanbao.

The guard of Nanbao was called Chen Xin. Historically, he followed Yang Yao until the last battle, but when he was besieged, he chose to switch sides before the battle, and kidnapped Zhong Ziyi, the son of Zhong Xiang, and surrendered to Yue Fei.

"Not much to say, you and I have been brothers for twenty years," Yang Hua said straight to the point, "Dingzhou is gone, and many of my old brothers' clansmen will have to make a living under the Ming Dynasty from now on. I will definitely lose, Brother Chen Are you willing to surrender?"

Chen Xin was startled: "Duke Sheng is deceiving me? I have no intention of surrendering."

Yang Hua said: "I just killed Redstone."

Chen Xin was shocked. He neither refused nor agreed, but walked around in confusion.

After a long time, Chen Xin said: "My brother (Nanbao deputy general Chen Yuxin) may not want to surrender."

"Just lure him here and tie him up," Yang Hua summed up his experience and came up with an idea. "Tie him up as soon as he enters the house, so as not to start a fight and be forced to kill the old brother again."

Chen Xin struggled there for a long time, and finally sighed and called his cronies to make arrangements.

The next day, it was early in the morning.

Zhong Yi, who was personally guarding the North Fort, suddenly discovered that both the West Fort and the South Fort had changed their flags.

Bai Qi, Yang Hua, and Chen Xin sent troops to surround Zhong Yi on three sides.

In order to show his merits, Yang Hua even came to the city in person to persuade him to surrender: "Prime Minister, Dingzhou is gone. Although your family has moved to Changsha, what about your people? Many of them are still in Dingzhou! The Prime Minister's generals, There are also many people from Dingzhou..."

"Archery!"

Zhong Yi was furious and wanted to chop Yang Hua to death with his own hands.

Arrows flew in, and the soldiers used shields to protect Yang Hua and retreat.

Yang Hua rode to see Bai Qi again: "Marshal, please lend me those siege equipment. The marshal's heavenly troops only need to feint attack in the north, and the general will lead his troops to the west to seize the city first. Even if you use all your strength to the last step, A single soldier will take down this fort!"

Bai Qi thought for a moment, then nodded and took Yang Hua's hand: "Everything depends on the general."

"If you can gain the marshal's trust, you will have to work hard to die!" Yang Hua took the opportunity to show his loyalty.

After this person left, Bai Qi couldn't help complaining: "This is a real villain. Not to mention surrender, he also led troops to attack Zhong Yi."

Yingxuan still feels incredible: "How could he surrender?"

Wang Yuan asked: "Does Yang Hua have an excellent reputation?"

Yingxuan said: "It's more than excellent, it can be called Yi Bo Yuntian. Zhong Xiangqin led the army to the south, and the remaining elites were handed over to Yang Hua. Even the soldiers in Zhong Yi's hands were not as good as him. It can be seen that Zhong Xiangqin had some power over him. How trusting. It is bizarre that Yang Hua surrendered, but he actually led troops to attack Zhong Yi. Many of the generals we have surrendered have not been as ruthless as him."

Bai Qi muttered: "It's good for a villain to use it."

Soon, Bai Qi and Chen Xin's troops feigned attacks from the north and south, and Yang Hua led his elite troops to attack the city at the risk of their lives.

But the effect was very poor. Yang Hua's troops were originally very powerful, but at this time they were unwilling to contribute to the siege. After all, he was wielding his sword against his former allies, so it was good that they didn't switch sides.

The morale of the troops under Zhong Yi was almost zero, and the impact of the surrender of friendly forces was too great.

Many middle-level officers of the Chu Army have begun to waver in their thinking because their hometown is Dingzhou.

This is the significance of Bai Qi attacking Dingzhou first!

Zhong Yi's lieutenant is called Hu Yuan. What should he say? Historically, Hu Yuan surrendered directly to the Song army before Yue Fei took action, and killed Yingxuan and Chen Yuxin.

The reason why Hu Yuan was able to serve as Zhong Yi's deputy general was because he brought capital to join the army and raised troops to capture a county before joining Prime Minister Zhong.

He has never believed in Manichaeism, but his title is Holy Marquis!

After repelling Yang Hua's two attacks, Hu Yuan looked outside the city and thought for a long time.

Immediately, Hu Yuan came to see Zhong Yi with a few soldiers, and cursed: "Yang Hua is a bastard, the master trusts him so much..."

Hu Yuan's scolding of the traitor immediately made Zhong Yi relax his vigilance, and Zhong Yi's soldiers did not stop him.

Cursing and cursing, Hu Yuan walked up to Zhong Yi, and Hu Yuan suddenly drew his sword and kidnapped Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi was not very skilled in martial arts. He was unprepared and Hu Yuan put a knife on his neck. He shouted in horror: "Are you going to surrender to the enemy like a thief like you?"

Zhong Yi's soldiers surrounded him and did not dare to come forward.

The soldiers brought by Hu Yuan took the opportunity to protect Hu Yuan.

Hu Yuan sighed and said: "Prime Minister, my hometown is in Cili County, and your hometown is in Dingzhou. Now they are both occupied by the Ming Dynasty. If we can hold on until this year, we have all done our best. Is it possible that we have to use up all our talents as old brothers?" give up?"

"Sellers seeking glory, don't make excuses for yourself." Zhong Yi said sarcastically.

Hu Yuan also became angry and vented his grievances and said: "When we raised troops to rebel against the Song Dynasty, we couldn't live any longer. I wanted to seek wealth with Mr. Zhong."

"But what has it been like to live in the past two years? All the extravagant wealth and land I got were taken away by the Ming Dynasty in my hometown. My mother, wife and children were also separated when the army was defeated, and their lives and deaths are unknown to this day."

"When I got here, Mr. Zhong only gave me a house and more than 300 acres of land. Not to mention these, the grain grown by my tenants had to be handed over to the Great Chu court, and there was not much left all year round. "

"Nearly half of the brothers who rebelled with me have died, and I have nothing to reward them. Many of my soldiers are like me. Their families were separated in Cili County when the army was defeated last year. They are also human beings, and they also miss home. Mr. Zhong I can’t give them a head start..."

The more Hu Yuan talked, the angrier he became, and the eyes of the soldiers he brought with him were all red.

They are all from Cili County. Their hometown was captured by Li Bao last year. Many of their families were separated and they thought about going back all the time. Before, I thought about fighting back, but now I think about surrendering and returning to my hometown.

Venting his grievances, Hu Yuan shouted: "Quickly give the order and open the city gate!"

Zhong Yi closed his eyes and said nothing.

Under the protection of his own soldiers, Hu Yuan carried Zhong Yi toward the city gate. As he walked, he shouted to the soldiers along the way: "You can go home if you surrender. The Ming Dynasty has said that they will not kill prisoners or surrender." Don’t move and wait until you go home to plant the fields. If we don’t irrigate the rice at home, there will be no harvest!”

One after another, many generals came with their troops.

Some generals were furious, but more looked relieved. This protracted war finally no longer needed to be fought.