Seeing the Song army pulling artillery up Nanshan, Zhe Yanruo almost couldn't help but send troops to attack several times. It was only because the Song army was on tight guard that they didn't speak.
Deputy General Yang Zhi said: "Zhijun, the artillery of the Song Army is on the mountain. It shouldn't take long before they begin to attack the city."
Zhe Yanruo said: "I understand. Order all troops to guard strictly and cheer up!"
Yang Zhi said yes and hurriedly arranged the defense.
Chi Yuping stood on the top of the mountain, observing the situation of the city wall with a telescope. I saw a general gesticulating at the top of the city, with several generals behind him. Pointing with his finger, he said: "I guess that's Zhe Yanruo. Instruct the artillerymen to choose the city wall at his feet as a breakthrough point!"
Dai Yu often said so. He turned around and ordered the artillerymen to aim at Zhe Yanruo and fire.
When everything was ready, Dai Yuchang came to Chi Yuping, crossed his hands and said: "Marquis Yu, the artillery is ready. Please fire!"
Chi Yuping didn't even look back and ordered the gunfire.
Watching the Song army light the brazier on the top of the mountain, the iron bars burned red and the fuses were lit. Zhe Yanruo said to Yang Zhi: "I think the Song army is going to fire, so I tell the generals to be careful."
Before he finished speaking, a burst of black smoke was seen rising from the top of the mountain. With several muffled sounds of "dong" and "dong", the artillery shells hit the city head. It seems to the eye that the cannonballs are not flying very fast, and one can even see clearly what the cannonballs look like. But before he could react, Zheyanruo felt that the city wall under his feet was shaking violently, and he couldn't stand still.
Standing up from the ground, Zhe Yanruo shouted: "The Song Army's artillery is powerful, everyone must be careful!"
After saying that, he lay on the female wall and looked at Song Jun outside the city. The artillerymen were seen taking their time, reinstalling gunpowder, loading shells, and loading the cannon. Seeing the Song Army's artillerymen pulling out red-hot iron bars from the brazier, Zhe Yanruo hurriedly said: "Be careful, they are going to fire again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a muffled sound and black smoke rising outside the city. A row of cannonballs hit the city wall, and the city wall was shaking.
Zhe Yanruo said angrily: "What do you think? The artillery is so powerful. If we let them bombard the city wall, how can we not collapse it?"
We walked up and down the city wall several times. Said: "This is not the way to go! We must go out of the city to attack!"
After saying that, he quickly walked down the city wall and called several generals from the Zhe family. He said in a deep voice: "The Song Army's artillery is too powerful. I'm afraid the city wall won't be able to hold up for long! Follow me out of the city and fight up! Knock out the Song Army's artillery and see how they break the city!"
Several generals say hello together.
Chi Yuping observed the city with a telescope. The mountain is as high as the city, and the situation in the city can be seen clearly. Seeing Zhe Yanruo starting to check his troops, Chi Yuping said to Dai Yuchang: "Looking at Zhe Yanruo's appearance, he is going to recruit troops to attack us. You go and arrange the artillery to prevent them from leaving the city. It's true that they are not afraid of death. Then you lead the troops to fight. In short, they are not allowed to come to the artillery positions!"
Dai Yuchang crossed his hands and said hello, and hurried away.
After lighting up the soldiers and horses, Zhe Yanruo took a deep breath, put on his helmet, and got on his horse. Holding a spear in hand, he said to his subordinates: "Whether we can hold the Jinning Army depends on whether we can defeat the Song Army's artillery and disperse them! You follow me out of the city and kill them!"
After saying that, he led his horse to the city gate and ordered the city to open.
Jialuchuan flows into the Yellow River from the northwest of Jinning Army and is used as a moat in front of the city. It's just that it's cold at this time and has already frozen. Only occasionally cannonballs hit the frozen river, breaking the ice and causing the river to surge up.
The suspension bridge on the moat was slowly lowered, and Zhe Yanruo from the city rushed out with a sharp roar. As soon as I stepped onto the suspension bridge, I heard a muffled sound in front of me and black smoke rising. Several artillery shells hit him head on with the roar of the wind.
Zhe Yanruo was so frightened that he quickly got off his horse. The cannonball hit the horse, and the horse was hit with blood splattering everywhere, and Zheyanruo was also thrown out. Getting up from the ground, it was seen that the soldiers had been crushed by several cannonballs, and many people were screaming on the ground.
For a moment, he was filled with anger and anger. Zhe Yanruo shouted sharply and spit out a large mouthful of blood.
Yang Zhi hurriedly came down from the city wall. When he saw Zhe Yanruo vomiting blood, he rushed over. He supported Zhe Yanruo and said, "Zhijun, we can't leave the city, so we should go back quickly!"
After saying that, he helped Zhe Yanruo into the city and hurriedly lowered the suspension bridge.
Putting Zhe Yanruo on the throne, Yang Zhi asked anxiously: "What do Zhijun think?"
Zheyanruo took a breath, shook his head and said, "It's okay. Have all the troops withdrawn?"
Yang Zhi said: "We have withdrawn. The Song army has sealed the city gate with cannons. If you want to leave the city, you cannot go through the city gate."
Zhe Yanruo smiled bitterly: "If you don't go through the city gate, where can you go? If you want to drop down from the city wall, you will become a target for the Song army."
Yang Zhi said: "If you can't do it during the day, you can only leave the city at night. If you lower yourself from the city wall at night, it will be difficult for the Song army to detect it."
"Hey, can we last until night?" Zhe Yanruo shook his head. "The city wall is already crumbling. The Song Army's cannons don't stop. How long can we hold on? I didn't expect that the Song Army's artillery is so powerful! We can't defend it. We can't get out of the city even if we want to attack. We can only wait in the city. die."
Yang Zhi didn't know what to say and lowered his head.
After resting for a while, Zhe Yanruo said: "Help me go to the city wall."
Yang Zhi hesitated for a moment and said, "Zhijun is not in good health, so he should rest more."
Zhe Yanruo shook his head and said: "I can still hold on. If I rest a little longer, I'm afraid the city will be destroyed. - Help me up."
Yang Zhi had no choice but to step forward to support Zhe Yanruo and climb onto the city wall.
At this time, the city wall had collapsed in several places and could even be felt shaking. It seems that if the Song army fires another shot, the city wall will not be able to support it.
After climbing the city wall, Zhe Yanruo looked outside the city. The Song army was lining up, apparently waiting for the city wall to collapse and attacking through the collapse. Seeing the orderly formation and strong momentum, Zhe Yanruo asked Yang Zhi: "If the Song army attacks, can we block it? Even if we can block it, how long can we block it?"
Yang Zhi said: "Zhijun, if the city is broken, there will be no way to stop it."
Zhe Yanruo nodded, looked outside the city, and said nothing for a long time.
At this time, the sun had just risen in the sky and peeked out from the clouds. There was no wind, but occasionally an eagle flew across the sky, leaving behind an eagle cry.
Zhe Yanruo looked up at the sky and murmured: "Who would have thought that the Jinning Army could not defend a strong city for even a day under the Song Army. What else can be said? Time is fate. This is how fate should be. !”
Yang Zhi hesitated again and again, then whispered: "Zhijun, why don't we surrender? We are the Song army, and we surrendered to the Jin army as a last resort, so why should we sacrifice our lives for the Jin people? Surrender now, anyway. Save the lives of the entire city’s soldiers and civilians.”
Zhe Yanruo could only smile bitterly after hearing this. He said: "Yes, why don't we just surrender? We are the Song Army in the first place, so why bother to fight so hard? It's just Deputy General Yang, you can surrender, but I can't! If Uncle Eighteen doesn't surrender, how can I surrender?"
After saying that, he took out Yang Zhi's saber and wiped it on his neck.
(End of chapter)
