Under Su Yonglin's order, the entire Liberation Army pressed forward, and all ordnance and firearms were thrown in. The overwhelming explosion of firearms and huge boulders stunned the defenders in the city who were not yet ready to resist.
The golden soldiers on the city were blown to pieces and their flesh and blood were scattered everywhere. Few golden soldiers could be organized to use the defensive equipment on the city to launch a counterattack against the Liberation Army.
And at this moment, the number of golden soldiers on the tower was less than one-third of the rated number.
The previous wave of low morale caused a large number of Jin soldiers to lose the courage to resist. They would rather go home and wait to die than continue to resist. They deliberately hid, thinking that they might be able to survive until the end of the war by trying their luck. .
There are even Jurchen families who have abandoned their Jurchen clothes and put on Han clothes. The whole family pretends to be Han and is waiting to surrender.
When the Liberation Army overcame many obstacles and began to attack the city, Pusanhutu, who arrived at the front line in person, finally learned that a large number of soldiers had left the city defense privately. He was so shocked that his legs weakened with fear.
They were busy fighting among themselves and discussing whether to surrender or not. They didn't pay attention to the city defense at all. When they finally noticed it, it was too late.
The red-eyed soldiers of the Liberation Army rushed to the city wall to fight with the Jin soldiers. They were well-trained and formed a fighting group, killing the lone and unorganized Jin soldiers and fleeing in panic.
The more the Liberation Army advanced, the more the Jin soldiers collapsed. A few small army officers led a small number of soldiers to rise up to resist, but they were unable to turn the tide.
The first to be conquered by the Liberation Army was Changui Gate in the east of the city.
The defenders at Changui Gate were the smallest in number and could not withstand a long battle. They were violently attacked by Beiwei Army and fell. The second line of defense composed of archers and crossbowmen failed to stop the attack of the Liberation Army. Soon the entire army was annihilated. Yimen was captured.
The capture of Changui Gate meant that the outer city of Jinzhong City was basically destroyed. This news quickly reached Su Yonglin's ears.
Su Yonglin was a little surprised at first. He didn't expect to break through a city gate so quickly. He thought it would take several days of hard work.
It seems that the previous strategy of attacking the mind has worked.
He was very happy and immediately ordered Su Yong to lead a cavalry unit of the Huben Battalion to rush into the city to seize key areas and open up living space.
Su Yong took the order and immediately led his troops to rush to Zhangyi Gate. The Jin Army defenders near Zhangyi Gate were quickly wiped out. They were either killed or captured, and a small number surrendered.
The news that Changui Gate was breached quickly spread to the Imperial City, and all the civil and military officials and the Jin royal family in the Imperial City were frightened to death.
They were still discussing just now, feeling that the Liberation Army's offensive was too fierce, and whether they should reduce some demands in exchange for their approval. However, before they could figure out the reason, the Liberation Army broke through Changui Gate and advanced into the inner city.
It's over.
Many officials were so frightened that they trembled all over and collapsed on the ground motionless, ready to die.
Some officials were too timid and simply burst into tears, losing the face they cared about most in the past.
Queen Mother Tudan and Wanyan Guangying, who had just ascended the throne, hugged each other and cried. Tudanzhen collapsed on the ground without saying a word, with strong fear on her face.
Pu Sanhu Tu looked at the chaotic situation around him, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet and rushed out. He took out the tiger talisman to force the inner palace guards to dispatch, close the gates of the imperial city, and completely blockade the imperial city. Ensure that the Imperial City will not be taken away by the Liberation Army in one wave.
Now that the Imperial City has been breached, everyone is just a piece of meat on the chopping board to be beaten and killed!
With the advance of the Liberation Army and the spread of the news that Changui Gate was breached, the defenders of Zhongdu were shaken even more violently. Many people left without fighting, and those who wanted to resist were helpless.
Soon, Fengyi Gate, Jingfeng Gate, and Yangchun Gate were broken one after another, and the Liberation Army rushed into the city in large numbers.
The ordinary people in the city were horrified, running away, hiding, and some even hung themselves in wells in an attempt to avoid the killings caused by the Liberation Army's entry into the city.
However, the Liberation Army did not attack ordinary residential areas.
Before attacking the city, Su Yonglin sent an order to the entire army to enforce military discipline.
It is only allowed to attack the city, and it is only allowed to attack the golden soldiers armed with weapons. It is not allowed to kill people or livestock, it is not allowed to set fire to ordinary houses, and it is not allowed to plunder the property of anyone in the city. All seizures must be returned to the public.
Instructors at all levels of the army will issue this order to every soldier in the army. Anyone who violates this order will be punished without mercy, and the directly subordinate officers and instructors will be removed from their posts.
This large-scale siege test not only the offensive capabilities of the Liberation Army, but also the organizational and restraint capabilities of the Liberation Army. For Su Yonglin, it was more like a big test.
Although he did not expect that less than two hours after the battle started, the outer city of Zhongdu had been breached, and the army successfully transitioned into street fighting.
In addition to the outer city, Zhongdu City also has the Imperial City, which is the real core part of Zhongdu City.
It seems that at this moment, the Jin Kingdom's royal family, dignitaries, civil and military officials, and relatives and family members should all be in the inner city, and may even have gathered in the imperial city. There are probably only some low-level bureaucrats in the outer city who are not worthy of being on the stage.
So on the next day, after all key points in the outer city of Zhongdu were occupied and the resistance of the Jin soldiers in the city was completely terminated, he entered the city in person and came to the Xuanyang Gate of the inner city, which was surrounded by a large army. He looked up at Biwai. The city has a taller inner city wall.
and the frightened garrison soldiers on the city wall.
The entire outer city fell, and the resistance ended overnight. Tens of thousands of defenders were either dead or surrendered. A large number of middle and low-level officials were being queued up to have their identities screened, and many real women were also lined up to be screened for their identities. In short, none of them knew how to do it. Being let off.
The Central Capital City was destroyed, leaving only a lonely inner city. There were only a few neighborhoods left in the inner city and an imperial city that ordinary people were not allowed to enter. In fact, there was no need to continue to defend it.
Even if Su Yonglin did nothing and kept the siege going, all the people in the imperial city would be killed. It was so hopeless.
However, the inner city gates were still tightly closed, and the defenders on the city seemed to be planning to resist.
Su Yonglin mobilized a large number of trebuchets and crossbows, and lined up the special attack vehicles for siege. The siege army formed a military formation, watching with eager eyes. Just waiting for Su Yonglin's order, they would attack the Jin Dynasty. The city launched its final attack.
With this posture and the soaring morale of the Liberation Army, no one would doubt that they could not take down a mere inner city wall. Of course, it would be the same even if all the Jin army retreated to the imperial city.
The Liberation Army will conquer every city they hold until they are all conquered.
No one will doubt it now.
Probably seeing through this, the frightened Jin Ting promptly sent a lowered watch from the city, requesting a temporary ceasefire.
Pusanhutu is considered a hero.
While the civil and military officials were panicking, Pusanhutu summoned the troops responsible for guarding the inner city and asked them to act quickly, closing all the city gates and sealing the inner city so that no one could enter. can not go out.
After a while, the inner city was surrounded by the Liberation Army, and it was blocked.
Despite this, such foresight only ensured that the inner city would not be taken away in a wave like the outer city. However, the huge outer city was gone, and the inner city was besieged.
Pusanhutu knew the outcome, so he knelt in front of Queen Mother Tudan and Wanyan Guangying and made his request in tears.
"The thieves' army is so overwhelming that it is my fault. After this incident, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty want to kill and behead me. I have nothing to say. But at the moment, in order to save the lives of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, I would like to ask the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to give me permission to surrender." I will make a last-ditch effort in the inner city, and I will do my best to prevent the Su thieves from harming the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!"
Wanyan Guangying was frightened, and Queen Mother Tudan was also frightened. At this moment, they had nothing to rely on, so they could only nod and leave everything to Pusan Hutu, who could still remain calm.
So Pusanhutu sent people out of the city to surrender the petition to Su Yonglin, hoping to negotiate with Su Yonglin——
This time he was sincere and offered to surrender on the premise that the Kingdom of Jin surrendered to Su Yonglin.
Many surrender terms were cut, and there was only one core condition, which was to maintain the dignity and safety of the Jin royal family and allow them to return to Liaodong safely and intact.
They finally realized that they couldn't even protect themselves with the strength they had. As long as Su Yonglin was willing, the inner city was just a layer of window paper that could be broken with a poke.
