On June 2, the Song army climbed to the top of Yidao City from the ladder and fought fiercely with the Yong army defending the city.
Sima Chuzhi quickly arrived with his personal guards. The group of Song troops who had ascended the city had been surrounded, and it was only a matter of time before they were driven down the city. Sima Chuzhi held the sword in his hand and stood watching the battle with a smile.
Twenty feet away, another Song soldier stepped onto the battlement. Liu Kangzu waved his machete to split open the blocking Yong soldiers and jumped onto the city wall. Blocking the oncoming Yong army, Song soldiers behind them jumped towards the city wall in a continuous stream, and soon expanded to all sides.
When Sima Chuzhi heard the shouting of killing, he led Mu Qian and others and rushed towards the turmoil. Liu Kangzu swung his sword and chopped down a Yong soldier. He looked up and saw Sima Chuzhi leading his team.
Liu Kangzu's father, Liu Qianzhi, was originally the governor of Jiangxia and a subordinate of Sima Xiuzhi. Liu Kangzu once transported military supplies to Jiangling and got acquainted with Sima Chuzhi. The two even drank and chatted together and got along well. Nature has played tricks on people, and now everyone has their own master, and they can only fight with each other with swords and guns.
Sima Chuzhi also saw Liu Kangzu, and his heart sank. He knew that Liu Kangzu was highly skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary strength, but he did not expect that he would personally climb the city and it would take a hard battle to drive him down.
Standing still, Sima Chuzhi loudly ordered: "Sound the horn and mobilize the spear battalion to come up and kill the enemy."
There were more than 10,000 soldiers in the city. Sima Chuzhi divided the soldiers into two groups and took turns to climb the city for defense every day. He also selected 500 spear queens and 500 sharpshooters for emergency use.
Liu Kangzu ran towards Sima Chuzhi, and Mu Qian and other personal guards rushed forward to stop the enemy. Liu Kangzu learned from Shen Linzi that the personal guards around Sima Chuzhi had assassins from his own army, but he was not distracted on the battlefield, with a machete in his hand. Dance out of the sword mountain and kill the enemy in front of you.
The sword in Mu Qian's hand collided with Liu Kangzu's sword, and the tip of the sword was immediately cut off. Mu Qian hurriedly retreated.
Seeing that Mu Qian's weapon was destroyed, Sima Chuzhi handed over the sword in his hand and said: "Brother Mu, this sword was given to me by my lord. I have refined the steel many times and used it to kill the enemy."
A trace of guilt flashed in Mu Qian's eyes, but what he was thinking about was the reward from the feudal lord. He took the sword in his hand and stabbed Sima Chuzhi in the chest.
Sima Chuzhi was unprepared and was pierced through the heart by a sword, killing him on the spot. Meng Tong shouted from the side: "Sima Chu is dead and the city is broken."
When the guards saw Mu Qian stabbing Sima Chuzhi to death, they rushed towards him like crazy. Mu Qian dragged Sima Chuzhi's body in front of him to cover it, and then retreated while fighting to join the Song army led by Liu Kangzu.
When Liu Kangzu saw that the assassin had indeed killed Sima Chuzhi, he stepped forward and cut off Sima Chuzhi's head with a knife, and held it high in the air, saying, "Sima Chuzhi is dead and he still doesn't surrender."
Taking advantage of the panic season of Yong's army, Liu Kangzu led the Song army to occupy a section of the city wall. Countless ladders were set up on the city wall, and the Song army continued to climb up the city.
Zhang Xuan was on duty last night and went to the city to rest at Chenshi. When he was sleeping soundly, he was woken up by his own soldiers and learned that Sima Chuzhi had been killed by an assassin.
"Sound the horn, take back the city." Zhang Xuan quickly put on his armor, took the steel knife, and prepared to lead the resting soldiers to take back the city wall.
I saw the Yong army on the horse road being driven by the Song army and fleeing downwards one after another. The panic of Sima Chu's death was spreading everywhere. These days, Sima Chu took the lead and boosted morale at the top of the city, winning the trust and support of the soldiers.
But everything has advantages and disadvantages. The news of Sima Chu's death also dealt a heavy blow to the Yong army. Many newly recruited barbarians turned around and fled, leading to the defeat of the Yong army at the head of the city.
Outside the city, the Song army saw the flag of the Song army flying at the top of the city, and their morale was greatly boosted. The city rams violently hit the city gate, and the defenders were in a mess. Even if the captain, Sima, and military marquis shouted at the whole team, they could not gather it. Live with the scattered soldiers and horses.
Liu Kangzu put Sima Chuzhi's head on a spear and killed him all the way to the east city. Zhang Xuan led his troops to the city wall, called for the troops to retreat, and killed several people with his own hands. He ordered his guards to form a supervising team. Anyone who dared to flee would be killed without mercy.
Finally, they reorganized a counterattack, killed and drove away the Song troops at the top of the city, and broke the ladders erected on the city wall. However, they heard loud noises coming from the east gate, the city gate was breached, and the Song troops surged in like a tide. Enter the city.
At this time, Liu Cui led the navy to dock at the north gate. The Song Navy navy carried ladders and pushed city rams and also launched an attack. Yidao City encountered enemies on many sides.
There were still nearly 10,000 Yong troops in the city. Zhang Xuan was unwilling to do so and led his troops towards the east gate, hoping to block them in time.
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At the east gate, Captain Su Sheng of the Yong Army led his soldiers to block the Song Army at the gate of the city. The fortress sword cart had been destroyed, the crossbow arrows had long been used up, rows of densely covered spear points were covered with blood, and there was a mass of blood lying in front and beside him. Corpses, unable to distinguish friend from foe.
Shen Linzi had already arrived at the east gate and learned that the Yong army at the city gate was heavily defended, so he ordered two ballistas to fire forward, and then the anthem chariot rushed in, using siege equipment to break through the defending Yong army.
Xiao Bin rode into the city with the soldiers and horses on horseback, and saw Su Sheng roaring at the top of his lungs, organizing the Yong army into a square formation to resist the influx of Song troops.
Quietly took the bow in his hand, aimed at Su Sheng and shot an arrow. Su Sheng was hit by the arrow on the shoulder. Xiao Bin hung up his bow and urged his horse to gallop forward, using the horses to disperse the Yong army in front of him and welcome Shen Linzi into the city.
The first thing Shen Linzi did after entering the city was to ask people to search for details in the city. Soon Meng Rong was brought to Shen Linzi. Shen Linzi immediately asked: "Where is the supply camp of Yong's army? Take Yu there quickly?"
Ji'nan City was destroyed by Yong's gunpowder, which deeply shocked Liu Yu and others. Yong's sharp weapons continued to emerge, first sharp warships, and then the gunpowder was improved to the point where it could collapse the city wall. If these sharp weapons were transformed into combat power on the battlefield , defeat is undoubtedly doomed.
Liu Yu ordered that he should explore the secrets of the Yong Army's ordnance at all costs. If he could crack the secrets of the Yong Army's warships and gunpowder, he would be rewarded with a title. Shen Linzi followed Liu Yu to chase Huanxuan, conquered Nanyan, resisted Lu Xun, and challenged Sima Xiuzhi. He also followed him on an expedition to conquer Yong. He won the respect of Liu Yu, became a general of the auxiliary state, and was given the title of Bo of Hanshou County.
Shen Linzi was indifferent by nature and had no intention of becoming an official after avenging his father, but Liu Yu invited him again and again. The Shen family was greatly favored by Liu Yu, and Shen Linzi had to go out to work and make suggestions for Liu Yu.
Later, the eldest brother Shen Yuanzhi died in the battle at Jingling, the third brother Shen Tianzi died in Jiangxia, and two of the five Shen brothers died at the hands of the Yong army. How could Shen Linzi not avenge this bloody feud.
Before Liu Yu went to Jiangling, he told Shen Linzi to find a way to obtain as much gunpowder as possible from Yong's army and give it to the craftsmen to study the difference from the elixir made at home. Shen Linzi knew that the gain or loss of a city or a place was not important, but the secret of gunpowder was far more important than capturing Yidao City.
Shen Linzi knew that the gain or loss of a city or a place was not important. The secret of gunpowder was far more important than capturing Yidao City.
Meng Rong was lurking in the city, taking advantage of the opportunity to go out to collect firewood to make contact with the outside world, and received an order from Liu Cui to inquire about the location of the Yong Army's ordnance camp and granary.
In the past few days, the Song army was attacking the city. Meng Rong was called up to the city wall to assist in defense. He deliberately paid attention to the location of the ordnance and granaries. Although it was inaccessible, the southwest direction should be right.
On the city wall, Zhang Xuan saw the Song army rushing in like a flood. He knew that it was impossible to keep the Song army out of the city. After thinking for a moment, he simply took his troops and ran back.
Running down the city along the horse road, Zhang Xuan remembered that during military lectures in the army, he mentioned using the houses in the city for "street fighting" and commanding the soldiers to quickly occupy the high places and hidden places of the houses on both sides of the street. xь.
Shen Linzi asked Liu Kangzu to lead some of them towards the county government, and he and Xiao Bin followed Meng Rong towards the southwest.
Cold arrows were shot from the front and back of the house, and soldiers were constantly injured by the arrows; while passing through the streets and alleys, groups of Yong troops rushed out, cutting down several people unexpectedly and then quickly evacuated across the hall, leaving the Song troops unprepared. .
After passing through half the city, there were already many casualties from the Song army. Shen Linzi looked at the Yong army that appeared like fleas and knew that he could not continue. The Yong army was familiar with the terrain and used houses and streets to launch attacks. If their own troops suffered too many casualties, they might not be able to stand even after entering the city.
Shen Linzi gritted his teeth and shouted: "Set the house on fire."
With an order, the houses in Yidao City were set on fire. Most of the houses were made of wood, bamboo and clay. It was June and the weather was dry. The fire ignited quickly and spread into the distance.
The wind brought the flames to the northwest, and indeed forced Yong's army to flee from the houses. The people in the city cried for their parents and took their belongings and rushed to escape. The entire Yidao City was filled with cries.
Shen Linzi led his soldiers and horses towards the southwest. He wanted to snatch gunpowder from the ordnance camp before the fire spread.
Not far away, Zhang Xuan saw the city on fire and cursed angrily: "The thieves are so cruel. I don't know how many of the 30,000 people in Yidao City will be killed in the fire."
At this time, there was no time to worry about putting out the fire and rescuing people, so Zhang Xuan ordered: "Exit the city."
Someone next to me reminded: "General Zhang, do you want to burn down the Ordnance Department and the granary?"
Zhang Xuan thought of the large amount of feather arrows and other materials stored in the Ordnance Department, as well as the three thousand kilograms of gunpowder shipped from the north bank before the Song Army came. Since the Song army set fire, let's just let the fire come more violently. Xiu Shuzhu
"Let's go", Zhang Xuan ran towards the ordnance camp without saying a word.
Zhang Xuan led his men into the ordnance camp first. The ordnance camp is a camp that stores military supplies. Timber, iron tools, crossbows, spears, catapults and other items are piled in different areas. Gunpowder cans are stored in the ten innermost tents near the water.
The soldiers and craftsmen in the ordnance camp heard the news of the city's destruction, and then saw thick smoke and flames flying in the city. They were panicking and didn't know what to do.
Zhang Xuan led his troops and rushed over, shouting an order: "The soldiers of the ordnance battalion took the craftsmen out of the south gate first and went to Jitou Mountain to take shelter. Sound the horn to notify the brothers in the city to evacuate."
Sima Chu secretly crossed the Yangtze River and lurked in Jitou Mountain. There were two groups of bandits in Jitou Mountain, and they were recruited into the army by Sima Chuzhi. The bandits' stronghold was still there. After Sima Chuzhi occupied Yidao City, he felt that he could set up a stronghold in Jitou Mountain just in case. So he sent 800 soldiers and stored 20,000 shi of grain to station in Jitou Mountain. Unexpectedly, it was actually used.
As soon as the order was given, Shen Linzi led his men to kill. Zhang Xuan asked his soldiers to form a formation to resist, while he led his personal guards to rush to the camp where the gunpowder was stored. This group of Song soldiers were chasing after them in such a hurry, they must have come for the gunpowder.
When Shen Linzi saw Zhang Xuan and others hurried in, he shouted sternly: "Follow me, don't let that Yong army go."
Shen Linzi held the gun in his hand and led the soldiers to kill. Yong's army fled towards the west city gate after a little resistance. Shen Linzi followed Zhang Xuan closely and ran towards the camp where the gunpowder was stored.
Zhang Xuan broke into the tent and ordered the soldiers to smash the gunpowder cans, and the black powder suddenly scattered on the floor. This batch of gunpowder was previously stored in Dangyang City by Yang Anxuan, and it was still powdered gunpowder. When Sima Chuzhi attacked Yidao, he transferred six thousand catties from Dangyang to Zhijiang. After capturing Yidao City, he ordered three thousand catties to be transported from Zhijiang to Yidao in case of emergency.
Sima Chuzhi wanted to use this batch of gunpowder at a critical moment, so the Song army did not use it for the siege. Unexpectedly, he died in the hands of assassins, and this batch of gunpowder turned into a thorny issue.
Shen Linzi had already led his men to pursue him, and Zhang Xuan hurriedly ordered: "Light the gunpowder and let's go."
The fire stick was thrown on the gunpowder powder from a distance, and fire and smoke immediately appeared, and the explosion swept the camp to pieces.
To prevent fire, the ten tents were separated by thirty feet. When Shen Linzi saw that five or six tents had exploded and burst into flames, he pointed at the unburned tents and shouted: "Rush over and grab the gunpowder at your own risk."
The soldiers ran towards the tent, but before they could reach the tent, the tent exploded. A huge wave of air lifted the soldiers high into the air and threw them down. Shen Linzi's eyes were so anxious that his eyes were on fire.
Zhang Xuan withdrew in a hurry. The soldiers who threw the fire in the southernmost camp threw the fire into the open space in panic. Several Song soldiers rushed in, picked up the intact gunpowder cans and rushed out.
Fire fragments from the tent next to the tent floated into the tent, the fire burst out, and the explosion sounded. The Song soldiers who had not had time to get out of the tent were blown into flames.
When Shen Linzi saw the six pottery jars he carried out, he opened the lids and looked inside to see the dark powder. He said happily: "Okay, send them out of the city quickly and keep them safe. I will ask Song Gong for credit for you."
When Zhang Xuan fled to the west city gate, it was already crowded. The fleeing Yong soldiers and the people in the city blocked the city gate tightly. The city was blazing with flames. No one wanted to stay in the city and die in the flames.
The Song army might catch up at any time. Zhang Xuanqing drew his sword and shouted: "Those who stand in the way will die."
After shouting three times in a row, he slashed forward with his sword, cut a bloody path through the crowd, escaped from the city with the remaining soldiers, and headed straight for Jitou Mountain.
