In the north of Yangzhou City, in front of the Song Army's formation, countless people with sallow faces and unkempt hair were driven in. There were men, women, old and young, women and children mixed in. Many people were crying and stumbling. Some people kept falling, but they got up and continued to move forward. Some were old and infirm. Faint, trampled by the feet of indifference, ignored by no one.
In the Song Army's formation, the Song Army soldiers were furious and didn't know whether to bombard them or not. The Mongolian army used thousands of Song people to break up the Song army's formation. This was a consistent behavior on the battlefield, and its intentions were punishable.
"Coercion of the people, all Thanion should die!"
Xin Su said bitterly, and like all the soldiers, he looked at the commander Du Shu under the banner of the Chinese army.
In the wars in Huaidong over the years, more than half of the people were killed or injured, and now even these poor survivors are about to be poisoned.
Once the artillery fire is fired, these thousands of innocent poor people will definitely suffer countless casualties, and God knows how many will be left.
All the troops were watching, and Du Shu's face was solemn. He turned his head and glanced at the head of Yangzhou City. His father Du Gao was looking at him with gentle eyes but no words. He seemed to just nodded.
Du Shu understood, turned his head, and his eyes became cold.
It is better to be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. Just blame this world of cannibalism.
"Commander, let's fire! If the formation is broken through and there are countless casualties among the soldiers, how should we explain to His Majesty?"
Seeing that the people had rushed into the range of the artillery, and that the Mongolian troops were among the Song people, Jia Sidao couldn't help but reminded him loudly.
"General Jia Zheng, please be patient and wait for military orders!"
Knowing that the other party was the emperor's brother-in-law, Xin Su still kept a straight face and remained unmoved.
Huaidong's army has strict military discipline, and no one dares to disobey military orders. If these thousands of Song people were allowed to disrupt the formation, tens of thousands of troops would be killed or injured. Du Gao, the commander-in-chief on the border, could not bear this responsibility, and naturally Du Shu could not bear the blame.
Not to mention, the emperor was in Jinling City across the river. Once the emperor was frightened and Jinling City was devastated, no one could bear the responsibility.
"Prepare the artillery and wait for the opportunity to fire! The pikemen come forward and form a formation. Each formation is ready. No one is allowed to break up the formation. Any intruders will be shot without mercy!"
Sure enough, in the Chinese army's formation, Du Shu coldly handed down a military order to the entire army.
As long as the artillery can repel the Mongolian army and allow the rescued people to escape through the gaps in the Song army's formations, there is no other way.
"Everyone, get ready!"
When the military order was issued, Xin Su no longer hesitated and roared angrily.
On the battlefield, there is no mercy for women. Artillerymen have to be evil people and do dirty things.
In the artillery position, the officers shouted angrily, and the gunners began to load ammunition in a busy and orderly manner.
The ammunition was loaded, and the gunners were ready to wait for the rolling crowd ahead.
Jia Sidao felt a little relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This dog-day war is so ruthless and cruel. I don’t know if he will have nightmares after this battle?
The people of the Song Dynasty were driven, mixed with the Mongolian army's infantry and cavalry, and soon entered the range of heavy artillery. The people were disheveled, looked miserable, and had tears on their faces. The Mongolian army, on the other hand, was as stone-hearted as they whipped and cursed. The people are like animals.
Xin Su looked forward and remained calm. While Jia Sidao was angry, his heart became excited again.
"General, do you want to fire?"
The people were like floods bursting from the embankments, the Mongolian cavalry galloping, and the mercury pouring down the ground. Jia Sidao's heartbeat accelerated and his face turned red.
"What's the hurry? Let them go in more."
Xin Su glanced at his rookie apprentice and remained calm.
The "them" in his mouth naturally refers to the Mongolian army's infantry and cavalry.
Jia Sidao smiled and felt a little more at ease.
Compared to Xin Su, who has been on the battlefield for a long time and is used to life and death, he, a newcomer in the army, is indeed much more mature.
"General, a mile and a half!"
"General, one mile!"
"General, 500 steps!"
The shouts of the lookout soldiers kept coming, and Xin Su looked ahead, his eyes becoming cold and ferocious.
"Solid iron ball!"
Although he was as stone-hearted, there was really nothing to be happy about as countless people of the Song Dynasty were sacrificed.
When the military order was passed, the gunners did not dare to neglect, let alone disobey, and lit the artillery wires one after another.
"Puffy!"
The earth-shattering sound of artillery sounded, and the muzzle flash suddenly appeared. Hundreds of solid iron balls came out, flew in the air, and smashed into the rolling crowd, either directly knocking people over, or jumping on the ground, smashing them. There were alleys of flesh and blood, flesh and blood flying everywhere, and stumps and broken bodies all over the ground, which was extremely tragic.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and countless people fell to the ground. No one could avoid it, either the Mongolian army or the Song people. The screams shook the sky, and the crowd became chaotic like a tide.
The iron balls were flying and devastating, regardless of the Mongolian army or Song people. The Mongolian army cavalry among the people were knocked off their horses one after another. Even the Mongolian army infantry who followed them could not avoid it.
The artillery fire continued, and the Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses one after another. The Song people also suffered numerous casualties, but they still fled forward crying for their fathers and mothers.
Jia Sidao felt uncomfortable and turned his head subconsciously.
"Keep going, don't stop!"
Xin Su's heart was as solid as stone, and he directed the gunners to continue firing.
Under the banner of the Song Army, Du Shu frowned and looked solemn. He inadvertently looked towards the head of Yangzhou City. His father Du Gao seemed to be gone.
"Puffy!"
The sound of artillery was continuous, and the iron balls flew all over the sky, smashing the fleeing people and falling down one by one. Those who were lucky enough to escape the disaster panicked and ran wildly, risking their lives, and quickly escaped into the Song Army's formation. Those who escaped into the gaps in the phalanx were safe and sound, and those who bumped into the phalanx, whether intentionally or unintentionally, were stabbed down one after another, dripping with blood and wailing.
Jia Sidao saw it clearly and couldn't help but frown. There was a gap of fifty or sixty steps between the formations of the Song army, and they had to rush into the main formation. Isn't this nonsense and stupidity?
"Keep firing!"
Xin Su's face was livid, and he directed the gunners to continue firing at the Mongolian infantry and cavalry that were retreating hastily. The Mongolian infantry and cavalry were constantly knocked over by bombs, especially the slower running Mongolian infantry. They were knocked over piece by piece, screaming miserably, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.
"His Niang is so cruel!"
Under the banner of the Chinese army, watching the tragic scene of the Song people and the Mongolian army being hit by artillery shells, and the Song people being stabbed over, their eyes were horrified.
Song Jun is so vicious that he doesn't even care about the common people.
Seeing the Mongolian infantry and cavalry driving the Song people panicked and risking their lives to escape, Li Quan's face became gloomy, as if water was about to leak out.
"The heavy cavalry is in front, the light cavalry follows, and the ballistae and trebuchets follow. I'll destroy it!"
Li Quan rolled his eyes strangely and roared angrily.
The revenge of killing a son and killing an elder brother must be avenged. Could it be that the tens of thousands of cavalry under his command could not break the Song Army's infantry formation?
As for the Song Army's cavalry, they were just infantry on horseback, and he selectively ignored them.
"Brothers, advance without retreating, destroy Song Dog, and conquer Yangzhou!"
Li Quan shouted angrily, and his generals retreated one after another, gathering their troops to prepare for a battle.
Although the artillery of the Song Army was fierce, they were not numerous and had limited lethality. As long as you get close and fight at close range, you can change the situation of the war.
"En Mansion, the range of the ballistas and trebuchets is not enough. Moreover, it seems that not all of the artillery of the Song Army have been used, so be careful."
Zheng Yande observed the situation on the battlefield, his heart pounding.
It was just a solid iron ball, no shotgun shells, and no thunder. It seemed that the Song Army's firearms did not use their full strength.
"We have no retreat. No matter how many artillery we have, we must defeat the Song army outside the city before we can break Yangzhou City. Zheng Yande, you lead the cavalry and Li Xing leads the navy to advance together, destroy the Song army and break Yangzhou City. , once and for all!”
If Yangzhou City is not destroyed, you can eat and drink whatever you want. How can a small Chuzhou land support nearly 100,000 troops eating horse chews?
Li Quan pulled out his sword, his voice hoarse and his face ferocious.
"Brothers, kill the Song army, enter Yangzhou, and be imprisoned for three days!"
"Kill the Song army and enter Yangzhou!"
Zheng Yande and the generals shouted together, and everyone was impassioned.
The drums sounded, and countless Mongolian army cavalry moved forward slowly, with their heads swaying like a wall. Their cold light and iron clothes were so strong and brave that it was intimidating.
These are all veterans who have followed Li Quan on the battlefield. Everyone has been through life and death and is not afraid of life and death. The sporadic losses in front did not make them retreat, but instead made them full of fighting spirit. They beat the horse and entered, full of rage, and all of them were full of fighting spirit.
After taking refuge in the Mongols, they added war horses, armors and weapons, greatly increasing their military strength and becoming even more arrogant and domineering.
"Kill Song Dog!"
"Enter Yangzhou!"
The generals of the Mongolian army raised their swords and shouted loudly. The cavalry of the Mongolian army followed them and shouted wildly. The sound of the troops shook the sky and was arrogant.
Li Quan nodded slightly, feeling a little relieved.
With these arrogant and powerful generals, they can control the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and they can drink from the Yangtze River, and it seems that they are within reach.
"Kill Song Dog!"
Zheng Yande shouted angrily and spurred his horse out, taking the lead.
He seems to have forgotten that he was also a member of the Song Dynasty's loyal army, conquering cities and territories for the Song Dynasty, and was also a proper "Song dog".
"Kill Song Dog!"
The Mongolian army surged with thousands of horses, smoke and dust rose into the sky, the sound of iron hoofs rumbled, the wind and clouds rolled in, the ground shook and the mountains shook, just like a torrential flood, and all the viewers changed their minds.
"What a grand gesture!"
In the middle of the Song army, Du Shu looked at the rolling Mongolian cavalry and sneered.
"The heavy cavalry is in front and the light cavalry is behind. It is exactly the same as in the "Tatar Strategy". Li Quan, a dog thief, surrendered to the Tatars and even copied the cavalry tactics!"
On the plains, thousands of cavalry were galloping, smoke and dust billowing, like strong winds and huge waves, heading straight towards the Song army's formation, seemingly unstoppable.
Fortunately, the Song Dynasty had firearms! With Jiujiu Wufu! More spirited!
He didn't believe it. Four to five hundred artillery pieces couldn't destroy the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side?
"Send the order, the whole army is ready!"
Du Shu passed down the military order, and the central army of the Song army did not move. The cavalry on the flanks slowly came out of the battle formation. There were countless iron cavalry, densely packed, at least thousands of cavalry.
Since the Song army occupied the horse breeding land in Hexi, war horses have been imported from the southeast. On the Huainan East Road alone, nearly 10,000 cavalry have been assembled. Compared with before, it is very different, and can directly catch up with the glory of Yue Wu and Mu Beiwei's army.
The Beiwei Army and the Yuejia Army seemed to have never gone far in the memory of Song people.
