Perhaps because of their dissatisfaction and hatred for the despicable methods used by the Jin Army, after the hesitation in their hearts was forced to break, the soldiers of the Liberation Army attacked more fiercely and faster.
Although the Jin army under the city also quickly launched a counterattack, the attack efficiency was greatly hindered because the civilians they carried were more or less attacked by the array, which was equivalent to being attacked twice.
In less than an hour, the Jin Army's inevitable attack came to an end, and they were completely defeated, leaving corpses everywhere.
They couldn't hold on anymore, the casualties were too great, and the Liberation Army's attack was too fierce.
The crossbows and chops of the supervising team did not stop anyone, but instead caused a lot of trampling on each other, further increasing the casualties.
What's even more frightening is that when Jiang Liangping saw the chaos of the Jin army, he immediately ordered drums to be beaten and the city gates to be opened to send troops to attack.
More than a thousand soldiers of the Guangfu Army rushed out of the city carrying fire starters to pursue the defeated Jin army, further disrupting the battlefield. They killed across the moat in one breath and sprinkled all the siege equipment that the Jin army had not had time to take away with kerosene. fire.
Then, before the Jin Army's cavalry arrived, they decisively withdrew their troops into the city and completed this successful attack.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, in order to prevent a mutiny, Wanyan Benjian took the lead in compromising with the defeated troops and retreated at the expense of gold, turning the retreat into a retreat in compliance with military law without causing a mutiny.
When Wan Yanliang saw the Liberation Army leaving the city in pursuit, he roared for the Jin Army cavalry to attack, intercept and kill the soldiers of the Liberation Army leaving the city, and take the opportunity to break the city.
However, the cavalry's attack route was blocked by the defeated troops. When they slashed left and right to carve a bloody path to the city, the city gate had been closed, and arrows rained down to greet them.
This operation failed, and the losses were extremely heavy. Not to mention the loss of soldiers, the churro chariot collided with the wooden curtain and even the Linchong chariot were damaged to varying degrees. This greatly destroyed the Jin army's siege ability.
This made Wan Yanliang extremely angry.
He scolded Xu Lin, thinking that Xu Lin had delayed his important event, and then ordered that all the captured prisoners, men, women, old and young, be killed to vent his anger.
Wanyan Benjian hated Xu Lin and gnashed her teeth, hating him for not only dragging her into the water, but also for not achieving the planned results, making herself a laughing stock.
Xu Lin suddenly felt different inside and out.
But he still spoke harshly, saying that this was still a murderous strategy. The morale of the Liberation Army in this city had been shaken, and they would soon face civil strife. By then, taking Hejian City would not be a problem.
So Xu Lin firmly suggested that Wan Yanliang let the bullets fly for a while, and if he waited a little, there might be an unexpected surprise.
Or do it a few more times, and do something to drive the people out in front a few more times in the future, it will definitely have a miraculous effect. As long as you persist, you can definitely destroy Hejian's defense, and you can definitely collapse Hejian City.
No, not just Hejian City, but any strong city in Hebei will collapse accordingly.
However, Wan Yanliang no longer had any confidence in him, and he had no patience to wait. Too much time had been lost, and he had no more time.
Wan Yanliang didn't believe what he said, so he kicked him out of the decision-making level, stopped following his suggestions, and asked him to be responsible for logistics work.
Then, Wanyan Liang turned to listen carefully to Wanyan Benjian's military advice, intending to use absolute strength to crush the Liberation Army and stop engaging in any thankless tactics.
He was anxious.
Xu Lin lost power, and the anxious Wan Yanliang gave up on the so-called method of attacking the heart. He was really anxious.
The future of the Jin Army suddenly became unclear.
But Wan Yanliang didn't know that, as Xu Lin said, this incident did affect the morale of the Liberation Army and had some impact on the Liberation Army.
For example, soldiers from Hebei Province became war-weary after the war. They felt that they had made a mistake and that they had killed their fellow villagers. Many of them lost their fighting spirit.
Faced with this situation, Wu Anxiang's solution to Jiang Liangping was to sacrifice himself.
Jiang Liangping suppressed his emotions and held a meeting of all officers after the war, with many soldiers watching.
Jiang Liangping criticized Wu Anxiang's rough and reckless approach at the meeting. He criticized Wu Anxiang for abusing his power, forcing the soldiers to attack, and taking the initiative to launch the attack, which prompted the fierce offensive and defensive battle.
Wu Anxiang remained silent throughout the entire process, with his head lowered and not saying a word, looking calm.
In the end, Jiang Liangping personally announced that Wu Anxiang's position would be cancelled, and Wu Anxiang would be temporarily imprisoned until after the war, and handed over to Su Yonglin and the General Justice Office of the Liberation Army for processing.
Wu Anxiang accepted the result and did not make any resistance. After being relieved of his position, four soldiers escorted him to the prison, and his position was taken over by his deputy.
After Wu Anxiang was taken away, the battalion commander Shi Guangyuan looked at his back, hesitated for a moment, and then raised his hand to speak.
"General, I think that although Wu Anxiang was at fault, if he hadn't forced our army to attack, Hejian City might have been destroyed by now."
Battalion commander Kou Xing also raised his hand to speak in support of Shi Guangyuan's views.
"General, I see it this way too. Although Wu Anxiang made mistakes, he also made merits. If the merits and demerits balance out, can we..."
"Can't."
Jiang Liangping glanced around the officers with a cold face. Seeing the expressions of intolerance and guilt on their faces, he said decisively: "It is indeed because he saved Hejian City, but do you think he can continue to treat his subordinates?" , giving orders to the people?
Only by dealing with him, punishing him, and expressing the Liberation Army's disapproval and disapproval of this matter can we unite the people and unite people's hearts. If we ignore this matter in any way, it will affect the long-term persistence of Hejian City! "
The officers had different expressions, some were relieved, some were hesitant, and some couldn't bear it.
The soldiers listening around had a similar feeling.
After they left, they spread the word from one to ten, and soon the entire garrison knew the result of Jiang Liangping's treatment of Wu Anxiang.
To be honest, when the battle just ended, they didn't feel much. Later, when they saw the corpses scattered outside the city, the soldiers' hearts were filled with confusion and regret. They didn't know why they could project their weapons at that time.
This is completely contrary to the education they received.
They don’t know if they are wrong, or the education they received is wrong, or if someone else is wrong.
Just when they were confused, Jiang Liangping told them that Wu Anxiang was wrong, and then ordered Wu Anxiang to be dismissed from his post and put in prison to await punishment.
This decision calmed the morale of the military to a certain extent, but it was not enough.
After the first meeting, Jiang Liangping quickly held a second meeting at sunset to express some of his feelings of self-blame.
"If Wu Anxiang hadn't issued the order to counterattack in time, we would probably have died here, or become prisoners, and the entire Hejian City would have been a living hell. Wu Anxiang was indeed at fault, but he also made merit.
I just thought about it for a long time, and I couldn't figure out why I wanted to deal with Wu Anxiang. Did he make a mistake? Indeed, he made a mistake, but did he make the mistake on his own initiative? Did anyone force him to do this?
Then I figured it out. He did make a mistake, but he had to make it because someone forced him to make a mistake. The gold thief outside the city. It was the gold thief outside the city who forced him to make a mistake. He gave everyone such orders. "
Jiang Liangping raised his hand and pointed outside the city: "The gold thieves attacked our fortress, robbed our fellow villagers, and then used them to force us to surrender. How despicable, how shameless, and how cruel! But is there anything we can do?
If we don't attack, all the people in Hejian City will be killed. The golden thieves who have tasted the sweetness will continue to conquer Wubao, continue to rob the people, and use more people to intimidate more cities into surrendering. This will make our entire plan of clearing the country strong. Complete collapse!
The gold thieves are vicious and despicable. They can do all kinds of things beyond our imagination. The fault is theirs, not ours! We thwart their plot and fight back resolutely! We succeeded! In this way, the golden thieves will not try this method again, and we use our method to protect everyone in disguise! "
All the officers showed understanding, understanding the significance of their counterattack and how big a blow it would have on the Jin Army.
As for Hejian City, such a battle not only saved the city, but also protected everyone in disguise, preventing the Jin Army from using such despicable methods to attack Hebei again.
They used a battle to fight these casualties outside the city in exchange for more lives.
It just means that their previous ideas were too idealistic, their sense of responsibility was too strong, and they wanted to protect everyone, but there is no way to have both ends of the world. It is more about choosing the lesser of two evils.
So an officer asked Jiang Liangping with guilt feelings whether Wu Anxiang could be released.
"If it weren't for instructor Wu's order, we still don't know what would have happened. Arresting him when the crisis is over may not be what we should do."
The officer's suggestion was approved by many people.
But Jiang Liangping did not accept it.
With guilt and self-blame, Jiang Liangping insisted on his order.
"For him to do that, he must have thought through all the problems. Now, since he is willing to shoulder all the responsibilities, we should not let his efforts be meaningless."
