The construction of Jinzhou City in Liao Dynasty began in the Yelu Abaoji era. Although it strangled the east-west traffic, it was not taken seriously for a long time. It was not until the first Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty that due to the pressure from the Youyan Han army, Just now I paid attention to it.
In the past ten years, the Liao State had mobilized its people four times and invested a large amount of money and materials to expand and strengthen Jinzhou City. It has just been built into the majestic city that stands at the eastern end of the Western Liaoning Corridor and has become a line of defense against the Han army. Strong pass.
Judging from the process of the Northern Expedition, the Liao State's investment in Jinzhou City paid off, and it once became an insurmountable obstacle to the Han army, causing great trouble to the Han army and causing heavy casualties.
The Jinzhou City Wall, especially the outer city, is extremely solid, with a rare masonry structure. The perimeter is more than seven miles, and the wall is more than two feet wide. However, under the continuous attack of the Han army, this impregnable city finally had gaps and exposed flaws.
And a small break often brings about a complete collapse!
The deafening explosion almost suppressed the blazing cries of killing from both the attacking and defensive sides, and the movement as if the earth was shaking attracted everyone's attention.
In the southwest corner of Jinzhou City, almost the entire section of the thick city wall collapsed. The wall bricks slipped quickly, gravel flew, and smoke flew everywhere. The towers on the side collapsed. Guarding this section of the wall, hundreds of The Liao soldiers were not among them, and their short screams seemed so insignificant.
Thick dust lingered for a long time. The dust dissipated, and the collapsed city wall finally revealed its true appearance. The rocks are rugged and devastated. However, for the Han and Liao armies who are in the midst of fierce attack and defense, it is a different feeling of joy and sorrow. The Han army was overjoyed and their morale was greatly boosted. The tortoise shell was finally broken. The Liao army was shocked. It was as if they were beaten hard. They were able to resist until this point. In addition to effective command and the life of the soldiers, the greatest role of fortifying the city was.
Now, the biggest reliance was destroyed by the Han army. When the Han army attacked the city, they could still be driven off through close combat. In the past two months of attack and defense, there were no fewer than ten battles on the city, and the Han army was repulsed every time.
Therefore, the Liao army, which had been defending for so long, was not afraid of the Han army climbing up the city, especially after reinforcements arrived from Liaoyang. However, what should we do if the city collapses? The three to four feet wide hole blasted by the Han army is like a door knocked by the Han army, a door that sends them to hell. After more than two months of guarding, it seems that It will also be destroyed.
After a brief silence, fierce fighting broke out again. Liu Guangyi and Li Hanqiong, the two Han generals who commanded the offensive in the west and south cities, did not hesitate at all. They gave orders almost at the same time, urging the soldiers to step up the attack. Near the city, powerful crossbow bolts were fired wildly upward in an attempt to suppress the Liao army, while the siege soldiers were still climbing up the city through ladders in a steady stream.
Knowing the blasting plan, they didn't care about the opening at all, but continued to attack the Liao army on the city, where there were people to take care of it.
Zhang Qiong, the deputy commander of the Xiaodi Army, a Han general known for his bravery, courage, and fearlessness of death, this time it was time for him to take the lead again.
During the last Northern Expedition, when the city of Tanzhou was defeated, he was the first to lead the troops to the top of the city, defeating the defenders in one fell swoop and achieving a great victory in Tanzhou. Now, more than ten years have passed, and although he is older, his ambition remains the same as before. During the military meeting, he asked Liu Yanggu for an attack mission.
Although the city wall was damaged and exposed the biggest flaw, it is not an easy task to completely tear through the Jinzhou defense line through this flaw. It can be said that this is even more dangerous. With the fighting will shown by the Liao army before, they will definitely counterattack with all their might. .
In fact, this is exactly what happened. Brother Yelvxiu was also commanding on the city. He was equally horrified when he learned about the result of the city's collapse. However, after being shocked, he quickly adjusted and issued several military orders in order to deal with this sudden attack. crisis.
His defense arrangement for Jinzhou City was very hierarchical. There were prepared troops both above and below the city. At the first moment, he ordered the Liao army in Wengcheng to go to the collapse, and strictly ordered to block the Han army at all costs to buy time to repair the gap.
Even while facing huge pressure on the city, they had to make a brief explanation and go there in person. In this case, facing this situation, the biggest problem is that except for him, the commander-in-chief, no one can complete this arduous task for him, and it would be difficult for anyone else to rest assured.
When Brother Yelvxiu arrived in a hurry, the battle had already begun where the city fell. The Han army was well prepared and came up very quickly. The number of Han troops who followed Zhang Qiong in the advance attack was not large, only two thousand soldiers. Everyone was an elite, and everyone was a dead soldier. Five hundred heavy armor, three hundred shield soldiers, two hundred powerful throwing soldiers, plus a thousand sharp soldiers holding repeating crossbows.
The attack was well-prepared and well-organized. Thousands of powerful thunderbolts were thrown into the gap, supplemented by fire oil cans, which were blown up and burned. They were fired with crossbows in succession, directly clearing the blocked Liao soldiers. Make a big movie.
Afterwards, Zhang Qiong took the lead in heavy armor and quickly climbed up on broken bricks without hesitation or fear. The Han soldiers who followed him all had astonishing physical strength. They were as strong as ten warriors and wore dozens of kilograms of heavy armor. They climbed up the rugged terrain as if they were walking on flat ground.
They were like Tachu arrows with overly penetrating power. With a strong impact, they broke through the barriers and entered the city. They fought with the Liao army coming and firmly guarded this door to victory. The Han soldiers from the rear came in one after another.
One party was well prepared and the other was caught off guard. Under the leadership of Zhang Qiong, the expected results were achieved as expected. Of course, the will of the Liao army has not been completely defeated. There is still a Liao army military academy, commanding its subordinates, to attack regardless of casualties, hoping to repel the Han army with their lives and fill this fatal vacancy.
Where there are those who fight hard, there are those who are in a hurry. Therefore, the first thing Brother Yelvxiu did when he arrived was not to command people to retake the gap, but to order the execution of military law against the panicked Liao soldiers who almost became a rebel army.
Brother Yelvxiu's prestige in defending the city, coupled with the lives of hundreds of random soldiers, finally stabilized the position. Then, without any need for words, they fought hand to hand and fought fiercely.
Crossing over collapsed obstacles is also a life-threatening way for soldiers to fight. After firing arrows, crossbow soldiers also directly abandon their precious crossbow machines and participate in hand-to-hand combat with swords in hand.
Zhang Qiong was like an arrow, rushing at the front, and the Mo Dao in his hand was like a magic weapon, showing its edge and being indestructible. He behaved extremely ferociously. The Liao soldiers who fought with him were either decapitated or had their limbs mutilated.
However, in such a fight, the armor that covered his whole body could not protect him in place. A sharp arrow shot through his calf, but Zhang Qiong seemed to be unaware, dragging his injured leg and continued to fight.
This situation was not what Brother Yelvxiu wanted to see. He wanted to quickly repel the Han army and regain the gap, but under the leadership of Zhang Qiong, his plan completely failed.
Both sides had no room to retreat. The Han army had infinite anger and sullenness that needed to be vented on the Jinzhou city that had blocked them for more than two months. If the Liao army retreated, it would mean a complete collapse.
In Jinzhou City, there is a barbican city and an inner city. If the normal defense fails, at the last moment, with Brother Yelvxiu's commanding ability, he can gradually retreat, maintain effective strength, and retreat into the inner city to continue to hold on.
However, the city was destroyed so suddenly. Even if Brother Yelu Xiu was the God of War, he would not have many choices in such an unprepared situation. The Han army on the front was attacking more and more urgently, giving them no chance to breathe and move.
In the southwest corner, the soldiers of the Han and Liao sides engaged in the most intense fighting since the start of the offensive and defense of Jinzhou. Rivers of blood flowed and corpses piled up like mountains. As time went by, both sides almost trampled on the corpses and fought.
The longer the delay was, the more disadvantageous it would be for the Liao army. Brother Yelvxiu kept mobilizing men to stop it. The narrow space became a hell of Shura.
With the Liao army like this, how could the Han army fall behind? Behind Zhang Qiong, Zhao Kuangyin was also mobilizing troops and generals. The fallen city wall was like a hole in a dam, and the Han army poured in like a flood. In terms of military strength and numbers, the Han army certainly had an absolute advantage!
This battle did not end in a short time, and the city's defeat was just the beginning. The battle lasted for more than two hours, until the afternoon, as the west and south city gates were broken through by the Han army, Jinzhou City, this This city, soaked with countless blood of soldiers from both Han and Liao sides, finally announced a breakthrough. The Han army thus opened the strongest and most important pass leading to Liaodong.
The capture of Jinzhou also meant that the Northern Expedition once again entered a new situation. With this as a basis, the Han army could free up its hands and attack Liaodong...
