At the foot of Jiangling City, many people gathered here. They asked to go up to the city wall to resist the Jin people. When Yu Zhenhai and other generals who were guarding the city saw this, tears filled their eyes. They did not expect that the people did not abandon them.
They threw their heads and blood in the front, and the people supported them behind them. In addition to those people who wanted to go to the city to join the battle, there were also many people who sent condolences and supplies.
This made the soldiers guarding the city more determined to defend Jiangling City. Even if they died on the city wall, they would never let the Jin people harm the people in the city.
The battle on the city wall was fierce. In the back-and-forth offensive and defensive battles, the Yongle Dynasty's army had a great advantage. The soldiers attacking the city had extremely poor combat effectiveness because they were soldiers of the King of the North.
Even though they were killed by the Jin's war team behind them and were forced to attack the city, their combat effectiveness was still extremely poor and they almost rushed to the city wall to die.
Of the 60,000 soldiers of the King of the North, only 30,000 were left, but the city wall was not attacked a few times. Speaking of which, although most of their army was killed by the Yongle army, some of them died. In the hands of the Supervisory Team.
The eyes of the Northern King general who led the team were splitting, and his eyes were full of hatred. The Jin people did not regard them as human beings. He really wanted to rebel against these Jin people, but now they only have 30,000 people left, and there are still more Jin people. The army of 100,000 remained unmoved.
Their rebellion is tantamount to seeking death. No matter how unwilling they are, they can only bite the bullet. However, the more they beat them, the fewer people there were.
On the city wall, the Yongle Dynasty's army lost less than 5,000 people, and they fought for two full days with almost non-stop attacks. But it was impossible to attack the city wall.
It is estimated that all of the last 30,000 people will be surrendered on the city wall in less than two days. That night, many soldiers escaped. When he learned about this situation, the general who led the army felt a sense of joy in his heart.
Fortunately for the soldiers who escaped, if they had not escaped, they would have been forced by the Jin to rush to the city wall and die.
In the early morning of the third day, the siege battle continued. The King of the North once again sent 10,000 troops to attack the city, followed by the cavalry of the Jin people's war team.
Once they find a soldier trying to flee back, they will kill him with one arrow without mercy. Or he could rush over and chop off the head of the deserter with a knife.
The soldiers under the King of the North in front looked like they were mourning for their heirs, with deep anger and unwillingness in their eyes. But they could only bite the bullet and rush towards the city wall.
If they don't go forward, they will die. If they go forward, they will die. No matter what they choose, they will die. If they can break through the city wall, they may still have a way to survive.
However, under such high pressure, the soldiers of the Northern King still failed to live up to their expectations. When they rushed to the city wall, they were instantly frightened when they saw the Yongle army on the wall who looked at death as if they were home.
The attack again was extremely brutal, and the soldiers under the King of the North suffered heavy casualties. Not far away, Zongbi and a group of Jin Army soldiers saw this scene, and there was anger in their eyes.
Zongbi's eyes were even colder, and his whole body was like a volcano erupting at any time. He never thought that the army of the King of the North was so rubbish and useless. After two days of fighting, he suffered heavy losses, and almost no corner of the city wall was destroyed. Take it down.
Even if one part of the city wall was temporarily knocked down, it would be worthy of their heavy casualties.
"Commander, if this continues, it will be detrimental to us. We can no longer fight a protracted war with them. Send our people." A general next to him looked at Zongbi and said.
There was some anxiety in his eyes, but more of it was disdain for the Northern King's Army. With such an army, no wonder the entire Jing Dynasty was captured by them so quickly. If the entire Jing Dynasty had such an army, they Jin people would definitely be able to destroy the Jing Dynasty in a short time.
The surrounding generals were also trying to persuade them. They couldn't stand it any longer. The King of the North's army was so overwhelming and rubbish that they couldn't bear to look at it.
Watching such a battle made them feel aggrieved. They would rather rush to the city wall and fight the Yongle army.
Zongbi glanced at the Yongle army on the city wall, which was still full of fighting spirit, and sighed. He originally thought that the army of the King of the North would consume Jiangling City's combat power and soldiers.
But who would have thought that they were the ones who were consumed. The Yongle Army soldiers on the city wall had been fighting for three days, and they were all still full of energy, as if they were ready to fight them to the death at any time.
With such morale, if the entire army under the King of the North is filled in, it is estimated that the opponent's morale will not be dampened, but it will boost their morale.
"Send the order, Wuertai will lead 10,000 elite troops and attack the city. The trebuchets will be launched with all their strength. Don't give the enemies on the wall a chance to show their faces."
Following Zongbi's order, one of the generals looked happy and quickly bowed respectfully and left. Immediately, a 10,000-strong Jin Army elite trooper rushed towards the city wall in front.
At the same time, the Jin Army's trebuchets launched another attack on the city wall. In the past two days, the trebuchets often caused heavy casualties to the Yongle Army on the city wall.
Most of the 5,000 casualties were caused by trebuchets. The damage caused by the King of the North's army to the Jiangling defenders was almost negligible.
The explosive packets of gunpowder thrown by those trebuchets made the Yongle army unable to lift their heads for a while. They suffered from the lack of firearms and were beaten so hard by the Jin army on the opposite side that they could not hold their heads up.
Each time, he was able to repel the King of the North's army despite being hurt. But this time, they knew they were not so lucky. The ones who came to attack were elite soldiers of the Jin people. Yu Zhenhai and other generals on the city wall were stunned.
But no matter what, none of them backed down, and the battle became more intense. The Jin people knocked the Northern King's army away, and they rushed up the ladder and rushed towards the city wall.
Soon, the Jin people rushed up the city wall. In the blink of an eye, they caused great losses to the Yongle army, and the Jin people attacked many places.
Before their eyes, they were about to capture part of the city wall. At this moment, the injured Yongle soldiers shouted loudly, picked up the Jin army in front of them, and rushed outside the city wall in an instant.
They took the Jin soldiers and fell down the city wall together, choosing to die together. Many people chose to do this. Their expressions were ferocious, and their eyes were filled with light like ferocious beasts.
At that time, the Jin army that rushed up faced the Yongle army in front of them, and they instantly felt a sense of fear of facing a wild beast. This sense of fear greatly suppressed their combat effectiveness.
Although the battle between the two sides was fierce, the Yongle army relied on the advantage of the large number of people on the city wall and their desperate fighting style to repulse the early attack of the Jin army.
The Jin army lost two to three thousand people and finally had to retreat. On the Yongle side, they lost about 6,000 people. The battle-loss ratio was almost two to one.
Such losses forced Yu Zhenhai and others to face up to the terror and power of the Jin people. This was an existence that was once completely invincible. It is not without reason that they are sweeping the world.
However, for the sake of the people in the city, all of them are holding on. Even if they all die in battle, they will not let the Jin army enter Jiangling City.
While the fighting was fierce here in Jiangling City, on the other side less than a hundred miles away from Jiangling City, Aliku was leading 50,000 cavalry to block the 100,000-strong army that came to rescue.
The leader of the Yongle Dynasty general was called Hu Kui. Among the Yongle army, his military ability and force were not the strongest, but he was definitely a figure.
His 100,000 troops advanced in three waves, about three to four miles apart. They could respond to each other's front, rear, left and right. If one side was in trouble, the other side could provide support at any time.
However, when he saw the Jin Army cavalry appearing in front, he was a little stunned. There were less than 20,000 Jin Army in front, while there were 40,000 people on his side. There are 30,000 troops on each side on the left and right sides.
The 20,000 gold troops on the opposite side actually blocked their way so blatantly, as if they didn't take them seriously at all, which made him feel unbelievable.
But thinking about the power of the Jin people, he could understand why the Jin people dared to block their way. In the eyes of the Jin people, they were just chickens and dogs.
Filled with anger, Hu Kui quickly commanded the army to attack the Jin army in front. Even though they were only infantry in the majority, they had no intention of retreating.
He thought very simply. As long as the military formation on his side was maintained and the Jin Army's cavalry charge was blocked, they would have a chance to eliminate the Jin Army here.
As he asked the charging soldiers to stay outside the formation, the archers were also prepared early, ready to rain arrows on the Jin at any time.
However, although his idea was good, the Jin army had already begun to attack at this time. Their cavalry charged, and the bows and arrows in their hands also shot towards their military formation.
However, these bows and arrows are not shooting arrows, but arrows hung with fire thunder. These fire and thunder arrows landed in the Yongle Army's formation and exploded immediately. In the blink of an eye, the Yongle Army's formation was blown into chaos by the explosion.
Although the Jin people's use of firearms is not as good as that of Yunze's People's Army, and there is no artillery support, this kind of attack method is almost a long-distance attack.
They kept charging and shooting fire thunder. Under such an attack, the Yongle Army's military formation was completely disrupted in almost a few seconds. The remaining Yongle troops who survived did not stop the Jin army's charge at all.
The one-sided massacre began. Yongle's army encountered the Jin army and had no power to resist at all. They were caught off guard.
If it were Yunze's People's Army, they would never give the Jin people a chance to fire arrows and thunder. They would first launch a round of artillery bombardment, which directly knocked down the morale of the Jin army. Take advantage of the artillery fire to take advantage of it and charge again.
By the time they rushed forward, it was already too late for Jin Jun to unleash the power of the fire and thunder. Unless they will risk their lives to set fire to thunder and die together with the People's Army.
The soldiers of the People's Army can do this, but the Jin Army cannot. They have blood but no belief of their own. They fight only to plunder and for their own selfish desires.
The People's Army only fights to protect the country and has its own beliefs and military discipline. The strength of an army is not only its combat effectiveness, but also its ideological unity.
The people's army trained by Yunze has never lacked ideological education. They have faith, conviction, and a public heart. How could the Jin army be able to fight against it?
If the People's Army encounters such a situation at this time, it will only react in a short time and deal a fatal blow to the Jin Army. But Yongle Army couldn't do it at all.
They could only watch their side being defeated and being mercilessly slaughtered by the Jin army. Even if the bloody people rose up to resist, how could they possibly defeat the wolf-like and tiger-like Jin army.
The battle lasted for two or three hours. When the smoke dissipated, only corpses were left on the battlefield. Most of them belonged to the Yongle Army. They Yongle stayed here. As for the Yongle army on the left and right sides, although they are three or four miles apart.
But they had no way to come to the rescue, because when the Chinese army was attacked, they were also attacked by the Jin army on both sides. The Jin army with fifteen thousand each rushed towards the Yongle army which was twice their size.
The battle was also one-sided, and the Yongle Army's 100,000 reinforcements were defeated and completely destroyed. Even the general Hu Kui was beheaded by Aliku.
Jiangling City was still waiting for the reinforcements to pass, but the reinforcements were completely wiped out by the 50,000 gold army. They were afraid they would never be able to wait for reinforcements.
"Come here, take Hu Kui's head and go back quickly to restore the king's life. By the way, let the Yongle army guarding the city have a look and let them know what despair means!" Aliku asked someone to go there with Hu Kui's head. Gangneung City.
He believed that when they saw Hu Kui's head, the defenders of Jiangling City would definitely collapse. At that time, if they wanted to suppress Jiangling City, it would not be easy to capture them.
As his men sent the head away, a deputy general beside Aliku asked: "General, what about us? Should we return to the army to help the commander?"
"No need, the commander-in-chief will not miss us. The Yongle Dynasty's reinforcements may be more than this one, we will wait..." Aliku shook his head. Although he killed 100,000 Yongle Dynasty's reinforcements, he did not feel that it was enough. That's it.
If reinforcements come again and he doesn't block them, they might affect Zong Yan's siege.
He commanded the army to find a place to camp, and at the same time, he sent out the scouts. Once they find reinforcements approaching, they will rush over with thunderous force.
Just as Aliku was setting up camp, at another place twenty miles away not far from here, the 50,000-strong army led by Yunze received the news from the scouts. The Yongle Dynasty's 100,000 troops were destroyed by the Jin's 50,000 cavalry.
The expressions of the generals beside Yunze changed slightly. They did not expect that the Jin man was so powerful. Fifty thousand men could kill an army of one hundred thousand troops so easily. However, the strong fighting spirit and anger surged on everyone's faces.
The Jin people massacred their Chinese colleagues. How could they endure this? Everyone looked at Yunze.
"Brother, we can't let those bastards go. They've already set up camp not far away. It's better for us to kill him than for him to sneak attack from behind when we go to relieve the siege of Jiangling." Gao Chong looked at Yunze, His eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Hearing this, Yunze glanced at Gao Chong and then at the generals. With cold eyes, he nodded. When I went to relieve the siege of Jiangling, I originally wanted to join forces with the soldiers of the Yongle Dynasty.
But when he arrived, before he had time to contact the soldiers of the Yongle Dynasty, he got the news that a hundred thousand troops had been destroyed by the Jin army. This made him know that he could only fight alone for now.
They only have 50,000 people, but the Jin army has 150,000. However, there is a chance that the 50,000 people here will be eaten silently. After destroying these 50,000, it will be relatively simple to deal with the 100,000 outside Jiangling City.
"Okay... then go and destroy them..." Yunze's voice was cold and filled with evil aura. Everyone's faces showed joy.
