Under Jinyang City, the sound of killing shook the sky.

Since that bright night, siege warfare has never stopped for a day. However, although Han Dynasty only has one isolated and helpless city left, and although the soldiers and horses in the city are very limited, Han Dynasty is a country that has always been at war.

Although this country is poor, the Han soldiers have been tempered by years of war. In this desperate situation of isolation and helplessness, their tenacious fighting spirit has also shown strong combat effectiveness.

In particular, there are no natural dangers around Jinyang, so Jinyang City has become the last line of defense for the Han Dynasty. Because of this, successive Han emperors, whether wise or fatuous, spared no effort in the construction of Jinyang City.

Under the careful construction of Liu Jiye and a group of famous generals, Jinyang City has been continuously renovated and reinforced, and it has become an indestructible battle fortress. The Song army is not heroic, but after more than ten days of hard fighting, it is

Not an inch of ground has been advanced.

In the emperor's camp, Zhao Guangyi's face was filled with tears as he listened to the battle report ahead. At this moment, a guard hurried in and reported: "Your Majesty, General Liu Yu wants to see you."

"Oh?" Zhao Guangyi raised his eyebrows and said quickly: "Please come quickly."

Liu met this man, a veteran who had made outstanding achievements in the war during the Five Dynasties. This general once had sores on the soles of his feet. The sores penetrated deep into the flesh and were difficult to cure. He invited a doctor to diagnose and treat him. The doctor also felt that it was very difficult and told him that the disease was serious.

, if the sore is cured, the flesh cannot be cured, and if the flesh is not cured, the sore will inevitably recur. At that time, General Liu Yu was in his prime. He was very impatient after hearing this, so he took out a sharp knife and dug out the sore and flesh from his foot.

The doctor was so big that his face turned pale, but he still talked and laughed without changing his expression. One can imagine his bravery.

This old general is not only experienced in hundreds of battles and invincible, but also has the consciousness of a military general and never participates in political disputes, so he is highly regarded by Zhao Guangyi. When he heard that he was coming, Zhao Guangyi hurriedly stood up to greet him, and Liu Yu strode to the old general.

Teng Teng entered the emperor's army tent, raised his hands and just called the official, Zhao Guangyi stepped forward and helped him up with a smile: "Old General, without courtesy, now the war is urgent, the old general is here

See me, what’s the important thing?”

When Liu Yu heard this, his white eyebrows furrowed and he complained bitterly: "Guan Jia, I am attacking the North City. The outside of the North City is the most open and easy to mobilize troops. Therefore, the defense in the North City is also the most severe. There are more than ten soldiers in the city.

At the end of the day, nearly half of my men and horses have been lost. The officials and veterans came today to ask for mercy and let me and Li Hanqiong change the main direction of attack. My troops and horses were seriously injured. If this continues, not only will

If you can't make any progress, you will spend all your capital."

Zhao Guangyi frowned and said displeased: "What are you talking about, the old general? The troops and horses in the four cities are all useful. If everyone retreats in the face of difficulties, how can we defeat Jinyang City?"

He looked at Liu Yu's bitter gourd expression, then turned to comfort him: "Old General, in his whole life as a soldier, what kind of battle has he never seen? It is for this reason that I gave Beicheng to the old general. If you are timid in the face of an enemy, change one to another."

If the people go immediately, where will the dignity of our army of the Song Dynasty be? The old general’s lifelong reputation will be ruined in one day."

When Liu Yu was still waiting to speak, Zhao Guangyi had already interrupted and said: "Let's do this. I will mobilize the imperial army as soon as possible and I will make up for your troops and horses in full. If even the old general can't attack Jinyang City, replace the general next to him.

Who else can share my worries?"

After Zhao Guangyi finished his good words, Liu Yu stamped his feet and said, "Well, the officials value me so much, how can I not serve you? I will go back now and personally attack the city. At worst, I will leave all my troops here.

It's right under Jinyang City." After saying this, he bowed his hands and left in a hurry.

As soon as Liu Yu left, Zhao Guangyi's face darkened. Liu Yu was a strong general who refused to admit defeat, but even such a strong general became timid. What happened to the other generals? This was what he did

After defeating the emperor, this is the first battle that Yujia personally fights. If this battle fails...

Zhao Guangyi's face became increasingly gloomy, he pondered for a while, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Come here, get my armor!"

Arrows rained down from above and below the city, rocks flew, and the soldiers attacking the city fell down like leeks. However, Jinyang City remained unmoved. Gao Yin had a carved feather arrow stuck in his shoulder, and he staggered.

He staggered up to Zhao Dezhao and shouted: "General, the walls of the city are constantly rolling with logs and rocks. The defense is very fierce. Our troops have suffered heavy losses. It is... it is really impossible to attack."

“What a beautiful Jinyang city.”

Zhao Dezhao looked intently at the Jinyang City where the fighting was fierce and filled with gunpowder smoke, and said: "I, the Song Dynasty, conquered the Han Dynasty three times without success. I always thought it was because of the Khitan's obstruction, but I didn't expect that the Han army was also so brave.

Lieutenant General Gao, please withdraw my troops for a short rest and attack again in the afternoon. In addition, we need to mobilize some more siege equipment..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gloomy voice sounded not far away: "To attack and defend the city, we have to fight for morale and courage. We always retreat when encountering difficulties. How can we capture this strong city?"

Zhao Dezhao heard that the voice was very familiar, and he couldn't help being startled. He turned around and looked back, and saw a big man wearing a battle armor, holding an iron rod in his hand, full of majesty, and already striding towards the battlefield. Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but lose his voice.

He shouted: "Second uncle...Guan family!"

Zhao Guangyi personally braved the arrows and rushed to the battlefield, but he frightened the accompanying officials and Zhao Dezhao and Gao Yin. The arrows continued to flow on the battlefield, making it difficult to defend against. Even the huge rocks thrown from the top of the city were not blocked by any shield.

, if the emperor had bad luck because of this, who could bear such responsibility? Zhao Dezhao and Gao Yin immediately chased after him.

"Officials, officials, officials can't do anything. Officials are worth a lot of money. How can they charge into battle personally?"

Zhao Dezhao and other generals rushed in front of Zhao Guangyi, knelt down on the ground, and repeatedly begged him to go back. Zhao Guangyi seemed to be really angry, and frowned and shouted: "I don't believe that Liu Jiyuan, the kid, can stop me.

Hundreds of thousands of lions, you all get out of the way, I will personally lead my sons to attack Jinyang City."

Zhao Dezhao was so frightened that he turned pale, took two steps on his knees, hugged his thigh, and said in a horrified voice: "I can't do it, I absolutely can't do it. The officials have asked me to observe the enemy's formation. I will personally lead my troops and attack the city to the death.

Never take a step back."

The generals on the left and right knelt down and begged. Zhao Guangyi's legs and hands were hugged by the generals. He could not move forward any further. He roared, broke away from everyone, and thrust the iron rod in his hand into the ground. The heavy iron rod

The stick thumped a foot into the ground, and Zhao Guangyi shouted in a deep voice: "Okay, I will use this stick as a line. All the officers and men of our three armies must move forward with their lives, and anyone who takes one step back from this stick will be killed without mercy!"

Zhao Dezhao suddenly stood up, drew his sword and said: "Commanders, follow me to attack the city!" After saying that, he rushed to the bottom of Jinyang City. The emperor did this and said these words, no matter what he said,

Whether it was true or false, Zhao Dezhao had no way out and could only move forward to the death.

Zhao Guangyi stared at his back and said in a deep voice: "Murong Qiuzui, I order you to supervise the army of Zhao Dezhao and carry out this order on my behalf. I will inspect the four cities and personally supervise the battle. Come on, bring up my imperial army.

, be the vanguard of Beicheng, and attack the city side by side with General Liu Yu!"

Huangluo Umbrella appeared at the foot of Jinyang City. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty personally stepped in front of the Arrow Stone Formation to supervise the battle. When the generals saw such a battle, there was no one who would not fight to the death. The four cities immediately set off a wave of siege climax, arrows, flying arrows, etc.

Stones poured out like a torrential rain, and all kinds of siege equipment that were still intact were pushed to the bottom of the city by the generals and soldiers. People were constantly being shot by arrows, and people were being smashed into pulp by the thrown boulders, but all of them were

All the soldiers had fired their real fire, and when someone died, others immediately added more, from all directions, as if a strong wind suddenly blew up, and the already turbulent waves became more surging, roaring and impacting Jinyang City over and over again.

In the North City, an urn city is built in front, reaching directly to the moat. Behind it is the main city, which is about ten feet high. There are four arrow towers built on the east and west sides of the city tower. The arrow towers protrude one foot and a half beyond the main city wall. They can easily move forward and to the two sides.

The soldiers attacking the city fired a shower of arrows. Looking from the bottom of the city, the city wall was not only straight, but even slightly tilted. It was difficult to imagine how one could climb such a steep and difficult city.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The moats have been paved on the moat bridges. Although some of them have been damaged, they can still ensure the continuous passage of troops. However, in the process of passing, many lives were ended by the huge rocks thrown from the city and the rain of arrows shot down.

At this moment, no one paid attention to the wounded and dead soldiers. The soldiers under the city had red eyes and only had one thought: "Go to the city and kill them."

The defenders on the city also continued to shoot down the city, stabbed the enemy soldiers who climbed onto the city with their spears, picked up the boulders that were usually very difficult to carry, and smashed them down the city. Countless flesh and blood bodies were thrown down.

Being crushed and crushed by all kinds of strange weapons, whether they were enemies or comrades, they were already numb when they saw it. They had seen such scenes too many times.

The Royal Forest Army, the Forbidden Army among the Forbidden Army, the elite among the elite, the addition of this new force relieved the great pressure on the veteran Liu Yu's troops. After leaving behind countless dead bodies, a siege ladder was finally set up on the city wall.

Everyone in the inner hall knew that Xu Ziyuan was the first to rush to the top of the city, slashing Huashan with a sword in his hand, and split a spearman with helmet and head in half, and then a stray arrow hit his left eye. Xu Ziyuan yelled

With a loud sound, he suddenly pulled out the arrow and even the eyeball. Blood splashed on his face, like a ghost, which frightened the two enemies in front of him into relenting.

Xu Ziyuan only had one eye left, and blood was splashed into it. Everything he saw was blood red. He was suddenly surprised to find that although the two enemies in front of him were both wearing uniforms, the one on the left had a gray beard and was full of blood.

His face was wrinkled, with a delicate face on the right and a thin body. He was clearly still an underage child... No, no, he blinked hard and suddenly recognized that the soldier with the delicate face and thin figure was actually a woman. Absolutely

That's right, she is indeed a woman.

Xu Ziyuan couldn't help but be overjoyed. Even the old men and women in the city were sent to the battlefield. Although they fought fiercely, it seemed that they were at the end of their efforts and there was hope of breaking the city. But he didn't have time to send this important news back to the formation.

On his left side, a waist knife was stabbed into his ribs with a scream. Xu Ziyuan roared, swung the knife and slashed, slashing the enemy who stabbed him in the head and neck using the blind spot of his left eye.

At the moment of separation, I realized that it was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old wearing commoners. Then, he let out a long breath and fell on his back.

Yulin Military Academy Chang Hui was the soldier who followed Xu Ziyuan and jumped to the top of the city. However, the defenders at the top of the city swarmed over. He chopped down seven people in a row. However, the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers at the top of the city fought for their lives, and with seven

Fighting for his life, when he cut down the seventh man, he was stabbed in the ribs and back by several spears. He fell down unwillingly. What made him especially unwilling was that the person who died under his sword was not an old man.

The child was a young woman, and those who killed him were also these crazy old men, women and children. Is it these old and weak women and children who have resisted hundreds of thousands of Song army lions these days? Or are they from the Han Dynasty?

All the troops have died in the siege for more than ten days?

Because Zhao Guangyi personally wore armor to attack the city and supervised the battle on all sides, it inspired the siege army to have endless courage. Today they climbed to the top of Jinyang City for the first time. However, due to the dangerous and difficult design of the city, it was difficult to quickly replenish the follow-up troops.

, all the soldiers who rushed to the city died for their country, but this battle, after all, achieved the greatest victory since the siege of Jinyang, and the morale of the three armies was boosted. When the golden sound of withdrawing troops finally sounded, the three armies were like a tide.

After retreating, the soldiers' faces showed a rare look of excitement.

In the city, countless corpses were brought down from the city, whether they were enemies or comrades, whether they were old people or women, they were all dragged down from the city like tattered dolls and piled on the square in front of the palace.

.A huge pit has been dug there, with layers of ashes at the bottom. A layer of firewood is laid out, and kerosene is poured on it. The corpses are thrown in, and the fire breaks out, and the burning flesh makes a strange creaking sound.

Sound, soon, when the fire goes out, they will turn into a layer of ashes. When the war ends tomorrow, they will be covered with a layer of ashes.

They originally came from dust, lived like dust, and will eventually return to dust after death, coming from nothingness and returning to nothingness.

When the fire went out, a gust of wind came, and the swallows flew past, but soon spread their wings and flew away as if they could not bear the smell of death in the pit. The wind picked up the ashes in the pit, like black and white butterflies, fluttering away

As soon as they flew to a place more than ten feet above the ground, huge raindrops pitter-pattered down, knocking them back to their original shape: they were still dust.

Liu Jiyuan's cheeks were thin, his face was pale, and his eyes were protruding, like a ghost. He walked beside the pit in panic and said in a trembling voice: "How long do I have to wait? How long do I have to wait? I can still hold on.

how long?"

He suddenly turned around, as if coming back to his senses, a flush of excitement appeared on his face, and his eyes showed a little sparkle: "Go on, continue to select all the old people, children and women who can fight, and drive them all away."

Go and defend the city for me, and all their families and children will gather in the inner city to live and die with me. If they don't defend the city to the death, when the city is broken, the inner city will be burned down, and everyone will perish together!"

The chamberlain beside him quickly leaned down and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, all...all the common people, as long as they can fight, have rushed to the top of the city."

Liu Jiyuan waved his hands nervously and screamed: "And...there are also those princes, ministers, civil and military officials, their generals, servants, nephews, etc. They also have to rush to the city and kill all their elders who can't fight.

All the young family members have been captured and used as hostages. Everyone must accompany me and live and die with the city!"

The chamberlain was startled, glanced around, and whispered: "Your Majesty, if I do this, I'm afraid the civil and military officials will not be willing to serve me."
To be continued...