In the Jiexiu County Government Office, Zhao Ding supported his head with his hands and looked at the candles on the table, motionless. A volume of "Spring and Autumn" was put aside, with a few pages opened and swaying gently in the breeze. The moonlight filtered in through the window and sprinkled on the table, leaving mottled shadows.
Qi Chongli came in from outside, cupped his hands and said: "Captain, Wu Jie has received news from the front line that a high platform has been built in the south of the city, and the cannons will be pulled up tomorrow."
Zhao Ding suddenly woke up and sighed: "Today is already the fourth day of the siege of Pingyao County. If we can't break the city again, what should we do? Wang Xuanfu's second division behind has been assembled. How can we wait for them? Come?"
Qi Chongli said: "Captain, don't worry. As long as the cannon is mounted on a high platform, Pingyao City will be unstoppable and can be destroyed in a day!"
"I hope-" Zhao Ding kept sighing. "Being the governor, I must have military power in my hands to feel decent. Who would have thought that with military power, this battle would be so difficult to fight! The three generals of Shaanxi were not careless. They defeated Jiexiu in one day and Xiaoyi in two days. They advanced quickly. . Who would have thought that they would be blocked when they arrived at Xihe and Pingyao, and there was no progress at all for several days. But they couldn’t wait! If reinforcements from the Jin army arrived, what would be the use of hundreds of thousands of troops and 60,000 people? "
After saying that, Zhao Ding stood up, walked slowly to the window, and looked at the moon outside the window.
Qi Chongli said: "Datong is nearly a thousand miles away from here. It keeps coming back and forth. It will be a long time before the Jin army's reinforcements arrive."
Zhao Ding shook his head: "The Jin army are all cavalry, we cannot look at them with normal eyes. It will only take more than ten days to get here."
Qi Chongli whispered: "Captain, if Pingyao City is really difficult to break, why don't we leave a small number of troops to surround it and attack Qi County and Taigu behind? If these two counties are broken, how long can the Pingyao defenders be able to defend it?"
Zhao Ding said: "There are nearly ten thousand defenders in Pingyao City. How many are left to guard them? If they accidentally rush out, it will become a big problem!"
Qi Chongli lowered his head, unable to say anything else.
At the foot of Pingyao City, Wu Jie climbed onto a high platform and looked at the city under the moonlight. After watching it for a while, he said to Liu Qi next to him: "Bring up the artillery tomorrow and knock out a few cannons of the Jin Army on the city wall first. By then, Pingyao City will still not be at our mercy!"
Liu Qi said: "What Zhizhi said is true. As long as the cannons at the top of the city are abolished, why is Pingyao difficult to attack? If we say that in the past, it was very fast to capture a city within ten days. Now, everything can be done Things have changed, and ten days seems too long.”
Wu Jie nodded: "Yes, the battle now is different from before. Ten days is really too long."
In the final analysis, it was because the Jin army had reinforcements. As long as time passes and reinforcements arrive, Wu Jie and Liu Qi are no match. At that time, it was not a question of whether Taiyuan could be captured, but whether Jinzhou behind could be defended.
What the Jin army wanted was plunder, not siege of cities and territory. As long as they captured Jinzhou, looted and then returned to Taiyuan, the Song army would be considered a major failure.
At this moment, suddenly the gate of Pingyao County in front opened wide, and a group of Jin Army cavalry rushed out. Under the moonlight, just hearing the rumble of horse hooves gives a thrilling feeling. Soon the cavalry were approaching, and their shouts of killing were loud.
Wu Jie and Liu Qi were shocked. They did not expect the Jin army to come out of the city at this time. He hurriedly commanded his men and prepared to fight.
Before the Song army formed its military formation, the Jin army had already arrived. There was a shower of arrows, and the unprepared Song army fell down unknown, and the uneven formation was suddenly in chaos.
Some of the Jin army held steel knives, and many more held maces, and they smashed their heads and faces at the Song army.
The so-called defense of a city, the strongest thing is not to hold on to the danger, but to lead the attack while defending. Taking advantage of the tall city walls, the city can observe the siege troops and attack them from the enemy's weakest point at the most critical moment. Although it cannot defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, it can cause a certain amount of confusion to the enemy and thus gain a breathing space.
Wanyan Yuying endured it for five days and kept observing the Song army's movements at the top of the city. From yesterday to today, the Song army has been building high platforms in all directions of the city. Of course Wanyan Yuying knew the purpose of the Song army and knew that once the high platform was built, it would be a fatal threat to the city.
After midnight, the Song army had rested and the guards began to relax. Moreover, the Song camp was not far from the Jin army. Wanyan Yuying suddenly came out and killed him.
Generally, when two armies confront each other, a few miles of space must be left between military camps. If one party attacks suddenly, the other party has time to deploy its troops to respond. Coupled with the various defense measures in the barracks, attackers cannot take advantage.
Today, the earth platform was piled up, and a large-scale attack could be launched at dawn. Wu Jie did not carefully arrange the army's camp. Because they wanted to attack, the camp was very close to the city and could barely be hit by artillery shells. As soon as the Jin army charged, a large group of cavalry rushed into the Song army's barracks.
Wu Jie shouted, his voice hoarse, and ordered the soldiers to form a formation. How many soldiers below heard the order? On the battlefield, generals rely on flags and golden drums to command their soldiers, but how can they rely on their voices! With a few soldiers, Wu Jie watched helplessly as his army was overwhelmed.
Wu Jie had no choice but to command the troops and retreat slowly. He led a group of personal soldiers and personally stepped forward to block the golden soldiers and defend the rear of the army.
Wanyan Yuying held a steel gun in one hand and a mace in the other, with eyes like an eagle, searching for the Song army.
There is no such chance when facing off against Wang Xiaolie's army. Even if they find such an opportunity, Wang Xiaolie's army can quickly assemble and form a team based on the capital. Then by the bugle, all formed into a regiment. Forming a military formation based on regiments, the sneak attackers lost their chance. After more than a year of confrontation, Wanyan Yuying encountered him countless times and felt extremely depressed.
When I met Wu Jie today, the team dispersed like an ordinary Song army. Wanyan Yuying was very excited.
Suddenly, he saw Wu Jie without armor, leading a group of soldiers to desperately resist the Jin army. Wanyan Yuying was so excited that blood rushed to his forehead. He hurriedly led his horse forward a few steps, took off his bow, aimed at Wu Jie, and shot an arrow.
Wu Jie was brandishing his spear and fighting the incoming Jin army when he suddenly heard the sound of wind. Knowing something was wrong, he dodged to the side and the arrow hit his arm. Fortunately, in that flash, it only hit the flesh, not the muscles and bones. However, the pain in his arm was excruciating, and huge beads of sweat immediately rolled down his forehead.
Wanyan Yuying was overjoyed, raised his spear, and rushed towards Wu Jie.
When Wu Jie saw this, he endured the pain in his arm, shouted loudly, and stabbed Wanyan Yuying with the spear in his hand like a poisonous dragon.
Wanyan Yuying saw it and hurriedly hid aside. Unexpectedly, Wu Jie didn't retract his spear, but took advantage of the situation and swept over. Wanyan Yuying did not escape, and her helmet was hit hard. When the spear passed over his head, it scratched his nose and almost cut it off.
Wanyan Yuying was shocked and hurriedly led his horse to the side. I touched my nose with my hand and felt severe pain. I saw that my hand was dripping with blood.
Wu Jie was injured and forced his troops to retreat.
At this time, Liu Qi led his troops and horses from the other side of the city. Together with Wu Jie, they slowly retreated to a place five miles away from the city.
Wanyan Yuying looked at Song Jun's shadow with hatred. However, they did not pursue him and ordered his men to bulldoze the high platform piled up by the Song army and slowly retreated into the city.
The high platform that Song Jun spent two days and countless energy building was completely destroyed. If you want to conquer Pingyao, you can only start from scratch.
(End of chapter)
