Yancheng was established more than 20 years ago.
There are also some skilled craftsmen in Beiyan. When building Yan City, they actually bought some Han craftsmen from the Central Plains at a high price and asked them to help with the construction.
The capital city is not big, and it is not small.
The capital city, which can accommodate 700,000 people, also has about 1,000 acres.
It is more than 700 meters wide from east to west and more than 900 meters long from north to south.
Compared with Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, the scale of construction of Yancheng in Beiyan was no less than that of Chang'an, the capital of Daqian.
Of course, if compared with Chang'an, it is still inferior.
Chang'an City has now been expanded again, and many houses have been built outside the outer city.
Because there are too many people, the personnel are also a little crowded, for the sake of development and military pay.
Xiao Yi had already ordered the expansion.
Not only that, but new capitals must be built in nearby Lantian, Huxian and other places.
In the future, some large-scale specialized markets will be placed in these places, such as horse markets.
Foreign businessmen also need to be diverted, allowing them to do transactions in the nearby market, and then take their money to the big market in Chang'an for shopping.
Today's Chang'an is much larger than Yancheng.
With the arrival of Xiao Zheng and the general attack route laid out, the war started in early February.
Wang Jian and Zhang Han fought to the death in a quick and decisive manner.
Finally, the two banner armies of Beiyan, Xianghuang Banner and Zhenglan Banner, were pushed back.
The army presses the territory.
At this time, it was no longer just relying on the ferocity of the general.
The Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun wore black armor, and their armor coverage rate was much higher than that of Beiyan. At the same time, their equipment was also very sophisticated.
When Xiao Zheng trained them, he also used three methods: upper, middle and lower. The upper-class soldiers were completely Dragon Guards.
Back then, Yue Shan led the Dragon Guards to fight in all directions. The strength of this cavalry was the best in history.
There is also a saying circulating in the North.
It is easy to shake a mountain, but it is difficult to shake the Yue family's army.
Among the armies led by Wang Jian and Zhang Han, there were soldiers of the upper, middle and lower ranks.
When they participate in the battlefield, they naturally have to have a plan, and they have to be divided into arms, and they have to cooperate with each other.
In comparison, Beiyan's banner soldiers did not have such a formal and detailed division of military strength.
On the battlefield, there is no control at all.
It was just fighting, fighting, and fighting again.
But when this style of play meets Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry, there is naturally a gap.
It really comes down to tenacity.
That's because the Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry has longer endurance.
It was only three days.
Three days of bloody fighting.
Fangshan Pass and Daxing Pass were defeated by Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry.
Snowflakes were falling all over the sky.
Some of the Sixteenth Knights of Yanyun pulled back the wounded who were covered in blood, while others rushed towards Anqing Gate.
At this time, Xiao Zheng was in charge of the central army, and Yanyun's sixteen cavalry had divided into three groups to attack the three walls of Yancheng.
On the wide moat, there is a pontoon bridge built with pontoons and wooden boards. On the pontoon bridge, a steady stream of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry soldiers are rushing over.
"Kill! Can the Yan thieves also defend the city?"
"Brothers, charge with me, fight on the city wall, and enter the palace of the Yan thief!"
"Broken city! Broken city!"
At the same time, east of Yancheng.
Bai Qi raised his head and saw the red clouds in the sky, and immediately ordered: "Set up the artillery!"
The Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun were determined to attack the city.
…
Xiao Zheng stood on his horse, standing on a hill, looking at the siege scene in the distance.
Li Si stroked his long beard and said, "Sure enough, the Yan thieves are not good at defending the city."
"Murong Yin was still afraid and did not choose to send out all the main forces at the beginning. As a result, they lost one after another outside Baoding Pass and Zhuozhou City."
"Now we are just defending Yancheng as a last ditch effort."
Xiao Zheng pondered: "Do you think it is possible for Murong Yin to give up defending the city in the end and flee directly back to Huanglong Mansion?"
"Return to Huanglong Mansion?" Li Si thought for a while and said, "Probably not. Both Dorgon and Duduo chose to die in battle. If he escaped with his people, his majesty would be completely lost. If he really escaped, It's probably not going to be easy, there must be someone who is dissatisfied and wants to pull him down. The key is that there is General Meng Tian in Tongzhou, so if he really escapes, he may not be able to escape."
Xiao Zheng nodded and said solemnly: "Don't let him escape."
Now, they have made a concerted effort to conquer Northern Yan.
If Murong Yin is allowed to escape back.
Even if someone is dissatisfied, he can probably solve it by his own means.
And ten or twenty years later, what if Murong Yin comes back again?
There will inevitably be another border battle.
He believed that by that time, no matter whether his elder brother was in power, he would still be sitting in that position.
Regarding the war in the Northeast, and the war provoked by Murong Yin again, there will be a feeling like a knot in the throat.
That was a consequence he was never willing to accept.
To cut weeds, we must remove the roots.
So until now, the situation has been very simple.
Murong Yin has three choices.
If they continue to defend the city, if Yanyun's sixteen cavalry really attack the city wall or even open the city gate, the two sides can still fight in the streets.
Or, take the remaining soldiers and horses directly out of the city, fight their way out of the city, and fight to the death on the vast battlefield outside the city.
There is another option, which is to retreat, abandon Yancheng, lure the Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun to the rear, set up an ambush, and then fight to the death.
to be honest.
No matter what, there is still a winner in this battle.
Qianqing Palace in the Imperial City of Yancheng.
The atmosphere was very solemn.
"Your Majesty, the enemy has breached Anqing Gate..."
Before Murong Yin could speak, Hauge shouted: "Why don't you send more people immediately to take it back!"
Fan Wencheng said quickly: "Master Beile has led people to rescue and blocked the enemy."
"However, the enemy troops are still increasing their troops continuously. As of now, there are already 30,000 troops outside Anqing Gate."
"I'm afraid, I can't hold on for too long."
Hauge asked for orders: "Father, I am willing to lead troops to Anqing Gate to support."
"emperor."
Fan Wencheng glanced at Hauge and said quickly: "The city gate is really too narrow, and the enemy troops have been increasing their troops. It's better to let them in and fight directly in the streets."
A lot of obstacles have been put up on the street. After Yan Yun Liusi rides into the city, there will be crossbowmen shooting arrows in the houses on the left and right.
Of course, there is also an Wengcheng.
If the Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun wanted to truly enter Yancheng, they would probably have to lose some troops.
Hauge said: "Street fighting? With just that little obstacle, it can stop the cavalry of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry. How many manpower can be deployed on this long street?"
"If they can't stop the Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun, they can rush directly to the imperial city."
"If you ask me, the best way is to go out of the city for a decisive battle!"
Murong Yin frowned and said: "If we leave the city with our small number of soldiers and horses now, we will definitely be surrounded. It will be difficult to even defend the city. Going out of the city... I'm afraid it will be even harder."
Hauge hesitated to speak. He felt that his father was old, so he no longer had the courage to fight. He had no ambition to go south to the Central Plains.
As a result, he was defeated by Xiao Di and Yue Shan.
Now, the country is about to be subjugated by a King of Yan.
This time has come.
In the decisive battle, there might be a glimmer of hope.
Defend Yancheng to the death.
We can only wait for the other party to enter the city, and then wait for the final death to come in this capital city.
This way of death was somewhat frustrating for Hauge.
However, he could not disobey Murong Yin now.
At this point.
Murong Yin could change his position as prince with just one word.
Fan Wencheng said quickly: "Your Majesty, over at Daqian, King Yan's central army is still moving."
"At this time, it is still necessary to use the high walls of Yan City to consume Xiao Zheng's troops."
"We still have Zhenghuang Banner's 10,000 elite soldiers who haven't moved. Even if they attack, the losses will probably be huge. By then, we can also fight our way out of the city."
"With the bravery of General Aobai and Lord Azigbele, and His Highness the Crown Prince, it is possible to hold back Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry and Xiao Zheng's central army."
"In this way, there will be a way to force them back."
Murong Yin nodded.
At this point, there is actually no other good way to solve the current crisis and preserve Beiyan's country.
There is no news from Meng Yuan.
And if there is no news, then it is naturally the worst news.
The soldiers of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry carried their shields and faced the rain of arrows, and attacked the garrison outside the city where Daishan was.
"kill!"
Wang Ben is very young, but he is already a general, and the horse in his hand is also very powerful.
It has been two hours since the trumpets sounded for the siege.
When blood splashed everywhere, he suddenly saw something, and kicked the enemy general in front of him away from the city wall.
The city tower is relatively high, and you can see the Beiyan banner soldiers in the distance, extending to the end of the line of sight.
But behind him, there was also the dark Yanyun Sixteen Cavalry.
In the distance, a loud noise was heard, and a tall artillery cart smashed into the city wall with great momentum.
The battlements were directly smashed to pieces.
On the city wall, several soldiers from Zhenglan Banner were directly smashed to death.
this day.
It's February 16th.
The west gate of Beiyanyan City was knocked open, and a cavalry rushed into the gate.
"Kill!"
The soldiers of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry were roaring angrily, opening their mouths wide to vent the anger in their hearts.
"boom!"
More than twenty artillery carriages have been continuously smashing stones at the city wall.
There are also artillery vehicles in Beiyan City fighting back.
If there were no large artillery, weapons such as artillery carts would be the greatest siege weapon in this era.
A crossbow shot out quickly, instantly sending Daishan flying and hitting the corner of the city wall heavily.
This kind of crossbow arrow pierces armor directly.
Daishan died in the air.
At the same time, Anqing Gate was also knocked open.
Inside Wengcheng, there were many corpses of Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry soldiers lying, but at this time, such casualties were nothing.
The heavy armored cavalry of Yan Yun's Sixteenth Cavalry led the way, clearing obstacles while blocking the sneak attacks of Yan's thieves.
The light cavalry followed closely behind, with swords and shields on their horses.
This is a team specially trained to deal with street fighting.
