Su Jue sent his army eastward from Jinzhou, defeating three small reconnaissance forces of the Jin Army one after another along the way, and successfully advanced to ten miles west of Liaoyang City.
After arriving, Su Jue set up camp here, reorganized his troops and horses, and then sent troops to explore the way forward, clear obstacles, and open up a feasible way for the army to attack.
Knowing that there were military fortresses and obstacles all around Liaoyang City, Su Jue felt that this must be a tough battle, but he was also very tough with powerful troops and offensive weapons. This battle was a head-to-head battle to see who was tougher than the other.
The result is of course that the Liberation Army is relatively tough.
Although the 30,000 main troops concentrated by the Jin Army all have a good fighting will, and they have no doubt about the "brutal and murderous" nature of the Liberation Army, there are times when will does not determine everything.
For example, when Su Jue used large ordnance and firearms to clear the way for the army to advance, they had no way to block the advance of the Liberation Army with their flesh and blood.
The effect of a large number of thunder cannons falling to the ground and exploding is still very amazing. The rumbling explosions are loud and the sound is earth-shattering. Although they can't help the tall, wide and deep city walls and moats, these military strongholds on the periphery are indeed no match for them.
The temporary military strongholds were all made of wood. The thinner ones were directly blasted through, and the thicker ones could not withstand the fire. When the rumbling explosions came, the Jin Army soldiers were not afraid even if they wanted to.
Moreover, intimidated by the combat effectiveness displayed by the Liberation Army before, the Jin Army seemed to have some fear of the Liberation Army, which was specifically reflected in the fact that they did not dare to fight in the field.
It is possible to defend according to danger, but when the Liberation Army finished their long-range attacks and formed a formation and moved up, they broke away with a crash, unable to maintain their formation and did not dare to fight in the field.
The troops outside the city were defeated one after another and were unable to fight with the Liberation Army. As a result, many important places outside the city were lost, and the sweeping momentum of the Liberation Army was very obvious.
The person in charge of the city was Wuyan Puluhun. Wanyanyong was not in the city at this time, but left Liaoyang and went to Huining Mansion before the war started.
The reason is simple. They don't have much confidence in defending Liaoyang City, so in order to avoid being blamed, Wuyan Puluhun hopes that Wanyanyong can go to Huining Mansion, just in case.
If Wanyanyong goes to Huining Mansion, he can recruit troops nearby and expand the army. Therefore, Wuyan Puluhun also hopes that Wanyanyong will go to Huining Mansion to reorganize the army. If the war in Liaoyang becomes difficult, he hopes that Wanyanyong will lead troops to help. Guard Liaoyang together.
"My uncle has died for me. I can't lose the old general again. The old general must be cherished. If things must be done, don't be discouraged. If you remain useful, you may not be unable to make a comeback."
Wanyanyong held Wuyan Puluhun's hand for a long time and was unwilling to let go.
Wuyan Puluhun sighed when he heard this and said, "I will do my best to protect the country for Your Majesty."
After Wanyan Yong left, Wuyan Puluhun coordinated the defense of the entire Liaoyang. He knew that the Liberation Army now had an absolute advantage and the Jin Army was at a disadvantage, but he was unwilling to accept it, so he decided to use Liaoyang City to fight a decisive battle with the Liberation Army. .
If we win, there is still hope for the Kingdom of Jin. If we lose, it will be over.
He thought he could hold off the Liberation Army for at least ten days outside the city, but he didn't expect that within two days of the war, the Liberation Army would see the urgent mobilization of soldiers on the city.
The defeat of the Jin army stationed outside the city was much faster than Wuyan Puluhun imagined. He was very anxious, so he had no choice but to send his own bodyguards to lead elite troops to support various military strongholds, fight in the field with the Liberation Army, and repeatedly compete for important military strongholds.
Wuyan Puluhun's elite are still very good at fighting. After supporting the front line, each military camp can fight back and forth with the Liberation Army. They gritted their teeth and persisted under the attack of the Liberation Army's superior long-range weapons, but did not retreat, forcing them to The Liberation Army had to invest a large number of troops in a fierce battle.
For example, Cao Zhengchu commanded the army to compete with the Jin army for a military stronghold. He invaded three times and was driven out three times. Finally, Cao Zhengchu used his own guard battalion to break through the camp at the cost of losing one-fifth of the soldiers in the guard camp. A military stronghold.
Cao Zhengchu accumulated meritorious service after the victory in the Hebei War. After the establishment of the Liaodong Corps, he was appointed as the commander of the first division of the Xiaoguo Army. He commanded 10,000 soldiers and horses. This was a time when his ambitions were high.
As a result, we ran into such a difficult military camp.
When cleaning the battlefield, he had to sigh that the Jin Army still has many warriors to this day.
Cao Zhengchu's old friend Dong Heguang, the commander-in-chief of the Second Division, also encountered hard problems. He failed in five attempts and was so angry that he was so angry.
In the end, he had no other choice. He ordered more than a hundred thunder cannons to be thrown directly into the military camp. When there was a series of explosions and thick smoke billowing from inside, he personally led his troops to rush in, risking his life and fighting hard, and finally conquered Went to that military stronghold.
After conquering the military stronghold, Dong Heguang collapsed on the ground and gasped, saying that such a fierce fight had never happened since Su Yonglin defeated Wanyan Alin outside Zhending City.
Wuyan Puluhun tried his best and smashed in all the elite soldiers he had trained so hard, but he could not stop the advance of the Liberation Army.
On the fourth day after the war began, all the military facilities outside Liaoyang City were destroyed. The Liberation Army troops came to the city and began to attack the city.
Thunder cannons, rockets, crossbows, trebuchets and other siege equipment all appeared on the scene, sieging the city from all sides, and the siege of Liaoyang City was swamped. From the day the siege began, the sound of gunpowder explosions in Liaoyang City never stopped.
The deafening sound really destroyed the hearing of the Jin army defending the city for more than ten days. They had to roar loudly to hear what their comrades said clearly, otherwise they would not be able to hear what their comrades were saying or what they were going to do.
The defenders at the top of the city were bombarded by the destructive weapons of the Liberation Army. Every moment, someone died. Every moment, someone was blown up into the sky or smashed into pieces. The defenders at the top of the city were so frightened that they did not shrink into a ball and move. He dare not walk without a shield.
But despite this, Wuyan Puluhun had no idea of giving up the city defense. He thought that he could not give up Liaoyang City even if he risked his life.
Su Jue, who was outside the city, surrounded Liaoyang City with the help of superior troops and then attacked from all sides. He successively conquered Shenzhou, Chengzhou, Guide, Tangchi, Jian'an and other places, successfully isolating Liaoyang.
During this process, some local garrison troops were unable to resist at all. When they saw the Liberation Army coming, the officials ran away first, and those who could not escape knelt down and surrendered. No resistance was seen.
Su Jue felt that the further back he fought, the weaker the resistance of ordinary Jin people would be. He felt that if he captured Liaoyang Mansion and wiped out the entire Jin army defending it, then if he attacked Huining Mansion directly, no one would dare to resist.
Unless Wan Yanyong comes to [conquer personally], there is nothing we can do.
Liaoyang Mansion is strong for a while, but how long can it last?
Su Jue continued to attack fiercely, and the troops of the three armies under his command took turns to attack the city. It was regarded as training. One batch in the morning, another batch in the afternoon, or one day at a time, several troops took turns to rest and attack the city. , in short, don't give the defenders in the city a little time to rest.
Wuyan Puluhun is indeed tough, but the will of the Liberation Army is also still tough.
During this period, in addition to siege, the instructors went to the grassroots level to provide cultural and ideological education to the new recruits, telling them why they should fight this battle.
When their offense fails and they have to retreat, tell them why they keep playing. When they are exhausted and want to go home, tell them why they keep playing.
Fighting is for yourself, for your family, for your fellow countrymen, and for all the Chinese people, so that they can stand up and live a good life.
If these enemies are not eliminated now and given them a chance to breathe, they will come back, and by then, everything they have now will be taken away.
Do you want to go back to your old life?
Do you still want to be driven by the golden man like an ox or a horse?
Do you still want to live the kind of life where you don’t have enough to eat or wear warm clothes?
After asking a few questions, the morale of the army reached its peak.
At this time, the officer shouted "Brothers, come with me", and a siege force that was not afraid of death was ready to attack the city.
Therefore, the Jin army guarding the city was very surprised, and felt that the morale of the Liberation Army was always terrifyingly high.
The soldiers who rushed up to the city wall also had red eyes and gritted teeth, with murderous looks on their faces. They didn't seem to be afraid of death at all. Even if they were besieged until only a few people were left, they did not flinch. They fought with their swords desperately until the last breath of their lives. It seemed that Extremely fierce.
Why can they maintain such high morale despite repeated setbacks?
What benefits did their commander promise them that made them work so hard?
Even Wuyan Puluhun couldn't figure out this problem, but he could only respond tit for tat, constantly throwing money to the soldiers guarding the city, boosting their morale, and telling them to persevere, and soon His Majesty the Emperor would lead reinforcements to rescue them.
But the morale inspired by money is completely different from the morale inspired by real vital interests.
If you are not afraid of death, then those who are afraid of death are your enemies.
After being hit hard for half a month by the high-morale Liberation Army, no one could hold on any longer.
On the second day of August, the Xiaoguo Army under the personal command of Su Jue was responsible for the siege. Near noon, Su Jue organized the last siege of the city by the Xiaoguo Army in the morning.
The main attacker was Cao Zhengchu's First Division. They made a major breakthrough after storming the city wall. Not only were they not driven down, but they also gained a firm foothold on the city wall.
This was good news. When Su Jue saw it with his clairvoyance, he was overjoyed and immediately sent more troops to provide full support.
However, the response of the Jin Army was a little slow. When more than 70 soldiers of the Liberation Army climbed onto the city wall and fought for a space, they panicked and prepared to mobilize their troops to counterattack.
But by this time it was already too late. Cao Zhengchu's most powerful general, brigade commander Hou Kai, personally climbed onto the city wall and led his troops to fight to the death. He desperately attacked to open up living space and secured a foothold for more and more reinforcements. So the Liberation Army There are more and more troops on the south wall.
After the force finally broke through a certain critical point, Hou Kai commanded the army to form a combat formation and attack outwards, counterattack in an all-out manner, and fought to the death with the Jin army on the city wall, preparing to compete for control of the city gate tower.
With red eyes, Hou Kai took the lead and slashed three golden soldiers to death one after another with his sword. He was unstoppable.
Two golden soldiers rushed to fight. Hou Kai stretched out his arms and clamped the two spears under his armpits. He charged forward and chopped down the two golden soldiers with two slashes of his sword.
Another golden soldier raised his crossbow to shoot Hou Kai. The soldier next to Hou Kai threw out the knife in his hand and stabbed the golden soldier to death.
"Well done!"
Hou Kai patted the shoulders of the soldiers around him, roared and started fighting again. The killing was so bloody that it was impossible to tell whether they were alive or dead. The Jin army at the top of the city finally couldn't withstand the deadly battle of the Liberation Army. collapsed.
This guilt was a complete collapse. The remaining Jin soldiers screamed in terror and kept running away, unable to stop Hou Kai's attack.
The collapse of the Jin Army at the top of the city quickly spread to the city. When Hou Kai led the red-eyed soldiers to kill down the city tower, hundreds of Jin Army reserve soldiers under the city were very frightened and dispersed in a rush. No one dared to go up. Fighting before.
So Hou Kai led people to attack the city gate cave again, and fought fiercely with the Jin Bing garrison inside the city gate cave. Another force attacked directly into the city, creating a safe distance for the city gate commando team.
Finally, at two quarters of noon, the south gate of Liaoyang City suddenly opened, and the Xiaoguo Army that had been prepared swarmed in. The Liaoyang City that had held on for half a month was officially broken.
This is a city that was forcibly taken down by the Liberation Army with its hard power. It was the strong fighting will of the Liberation Army that completely overwhelmed the Jin Army and conquered it without a trace of moisture.
The Jin army in Nancheng completely collapsed after this blow and fled quickly without any hindrance to the Liberation Army entering the city.
When the reinforcements sent by Wuyan Puluhun rushed to Nancheng to try to stop the attack, it was already too late. There were too many Liberation Army troops entering the city, and they could not stop it at all. It was useless for Wuyan Puluhun to invest almost all of his personal troops.
By the end of the battle, all four city gates had been captured, and more than 10,000 Jin troops had surrendered. Only the area around the left-behind mansion in the city still had Jin troops resisting.
Su Jue quickly interrogated some of the surrendered Jin generals and learned that the person guarding here was not Emperor Wanyanyong, but Privy Councilor Wuyan Puluhun.
Wanyanyong left Liaoyang before the war and went to Huining Mansion.
Su Jue was very unhappy. He thought he could arrest Wanyanyong, but who would have thought that Wanyanyong actually ran away.
So Su Jue ordered an all-out siege of the left-behind mansion, without holding back, to capture the left-behind mansion as soon as possible.
So Rikudo commanded the attacking troops to use a large number of thunder cannons and other firearms to bomb the left-behind mansion. They also pushed rams and rammed the gates of the mansion. After paying the price of more than 70 people dying in battle, the soldiers rushed into the left-behind mansion and fought with the remaining survivors. The defenders fought bloody battles.
These defenders were also very tenacious and fought until the last moment, knocking down many of the guards around Lu Tang, and no one surrendered until the end.
Wuyan Puluhun did not leave the left-behind mansion since he knew that the resistance failed. He stayed in the room where he lived, looking at the portrait of Wanyan Aguda enshrined in the room, feeling filled with grief and anger.
