Great Song Pirate

Chapter 684 Iron Armor Assault
"Shield! Guard against arrows!" Seeing that the archers of the Jin Army were in place, they began to shoot arrows. Zheng Mingjian withdrew his body from the crenel and shouted to the left and right sides.

The archers immediately put down the bows in their hands, raised the wooden shields that had been prepared from the side of the female wall, and raised them above their heads. Just after they finished this action, a large number of arrows from the Jin army reached the top of the city. On the wooden shield, there was a buzzing sound, and occasionally some arrows flew over the shield and flew into the top of the city. Some unarmored civilians on the city wall were shot by these arrows. into a pool of blood.

"Brothers, it's time for us to go! Fire the blast cannons! Scatter those archers!" A gunner in charge of commanding the blast cannon shouted. The loaded guns were carefully placed at the foot of the parapet.

With his roar, several blast cannons began to fire violently, and the muzzles spewed out clusters of flames. The sub-guns were filled with iron particles the size of soybeans and were pushed out of the muzzles by the explosive gunpowder. It swayed on the archers of the Golden Army who were shooting towards the city.

After the first sound of the cannon, one gunner raised his hand and knocked off the copper baffle, another gunner struggled to pull out the still smoking empty blunderbuss from the belly of the cannon tail, and another gunner immediately prepared a The good sub-gun was loaded into the tail of the female gun, and someone tapped the copper baffle tightly again, and everything was completed within a few seconds. The second round of launch was completed.

The archers of the Golden Army gathered under the city had just completed two rounds of firing. They were happy to suppress the Fubo army on the city wall, but suddenly they saw clusters of flames spewing out at them from several crenels on the city wall. Feeling a huge shock in his body, he immediately fell backwards. Blood arrows sprayed out from many places on his body, and a large area fell down at once, as if he was slapped in the crowd by an invisible giant hand .

Under the violent bombardment of the blast cannon, these archers under the city happened to become their best targets. Scores of archers were cut down one by one, and the large wooden shields on the city wall were immediately put down, harvesting a large number of arrows.

The stretcher bearers who had been prepared rushed up the city wall quickly, and snatched the wounded soldiers off the city wall. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and Zheng Mingjian led the soldiers to shoot arrows down again. He shot upwards, and aimed directly at the golden soldiers outside the moat below the city and began to shoot.

As soon as they reached the moat, the golden soldiers who were building a bridge towards the river were suddenly overturned by their rounds of shooting, and fell into the moat full of mud.

This kind of battle is really impossible to fight. A golden soldier cried and held up his shield to protect his body. Hearing the huge shock and the sound of the arrow on the shield, he broke down crying and dropped his shield. , ran towards the back suddenly, and shouted in his mouth: "I quit! I quit! I don't bully people like that, woo... ah...!"

Before he finished yelling, a carved feather arrow was inserted into the back of his heart. After he uttered a scream, his body still maintained inertia, and he ran a few steps forward, and then he was shot in the back again. , and fell headlong to the ground.

"Grandma! The Fubo army is too bullying! I fought against them! Don't run! Running is dead, keep going with me!" A centurion watched his subordinates fall one after another. , yelled with red eyes, pulled out his waist knife, jumped out of the muddy moat, drenched waist-deep in mud and river water, and walked towards the other side of the river, crying.

Some of the red-eyed soldiers, after seeing him doing this, also held up their shields while blocking the arrows, and jumped into the river after him, dripping muddy water and continued to approach the city wall.

Zheng Mingjian looked down at the moat, then turned his arms, and stared at the golden centurion walking in front with his bow and arrow, with a grin on his face. At this time, even a good man has become a beast Now, human life is no longer anything, just numbers one by one. As soon as he loosened his fingers, the centurion who was walking in the front paused, and then turned around slowly. He fell face up in the mud, and the black mud immediately engulfed him, and he was no longer seen.

The battle has reached such a point that there is no longer any mercy. Everyone has only one belief, to kill the enemy, or to be killed by the enemy. The two sides fought desperately on the city wall.

This situation lasted until noon. After a large number of corpses of the golden soldiers almost buried the mud of the moat, the remaining golden soldiers stepped on the corpses of their robes and crossed the moat, and put the ladder on the city wall. How many people have died so far, no one can say clearly.

Zong Pan stared blankly at the city wall of Liaoyang Mansion. He had expected that the siege battle would be very tragic and he would pay a very heavy price, but when it came to this time, he was still completely frightened, because The heavy casualties of his soldiers were beyond what he could bear. In his eyes, Liaoyang Mansion was no longer like a city, but more like a beast with a huge mouth, as if it wanted to take all his Soldiers and generals are devoured.

"You can't fight anymore, Commander! This fight is really going to kill you all! Withdraw back, back to fight tomorrow, let's dig tunnels! Digging tunnels into the city won't kill so many soldiers!" The lieutenant general who was on the verge of collapse leaned over again, crying with tears all over his face.

Zong Pan looked at the deputy general numbly, he didn't know what to do now, should he withdraw?Are you really going to withdraw?
If they don't withdraw, can they conquer Liaoyang Mansion?He himself didn't believe that he could conquer Liaoyang Mansion at the moment, so he turned his eyes to the city wall of Liaoyang Mansion again, his expression seemed a little dull.

Although the ladder has been built on the city wall, it does not mean that the battle situation has changed in a direction favorable to the Jin army. Although the exhausted Jin soldiers arrived at the city wall, they still could not escape the arrows shot from the enemy platform on the city wall. , can only gather together, raise their shields, and form a shield wall to resist the arrows shot from above, and their archers, under the counterattack of the Fubo Army's blast guns and archers, have long been slaughtered. It can't protect them at all. Even if some of them are more aggressive and try to climb the ladder, their lives can only support them half way up, and they will be smashed off the ladder by the rolling logs and rocks falling from above. Become another victim who fell outside the city of Liaoyang Prefecture.

"This battle is really impossible to fight! If it continues, you will die! Damn it! I was also born by my mother, why should I give it to others to kill and play! Brothers, is life not life? No matter what It’s over! Brothers, retreat! The shield bearers cover the rear! Don’t leave your back to the enemy! Let’s go!” A Khitan commander finally couldn’t stand it anymore!
When he left the camp today, he still had more than 500 people with him, but by this time, only less than 500 of his more than 200 brothers were left, and the rest were left under the city. As an officer, he Naturally, it is clear that this battle is really impossible to fight. The Fubo army cooperated too closely, leaving no chance for them. If they continue to fight, without the support of archers, if they want to ascend the city They were all dead, and it was an impossible task, so they finally disobeyed and gave the order to retreat. At worst, they would be chopped down by Zong Pan when they went back, or they could leave a corpse for their subordinates to take back. It was better than throwing it here, hey Let the wild dogs be stronger!And it can make these living subordinates appreciate him, and he can take care of his family when he goes back.

With the retreat of this group of golden troops, the nearby golden troops no longer ignored the sound of drums coming from behind, and retreated together. The army felt a lot less pressure.

"Damn! Count the number of people, this Jinjun is really fucking tenacious! Don't touch my shoulder! Let the medical soldiers pull out the arrows for me in a while! Stop shooting arrows and let them go!" Zheng Mingjian grinned and shouted. There is an arrow from the Golden Army stuck in the gap in the armor, and it is still shaking tremblingly. It is caused by pain and muscle spasm. It's getting bigger, if you face each other, you may be able to explain it. Zheng Mingjian is actually a little thankful for his luck, and he has given full play to Ah Q's spirit of victory!
On the wide street inside the north gate, a group of black cavalrymen sat astride their horses. Everyone was silent, looking at the tower with their eyes through the openings in their visors, waiting for the news of their departure. Wrapped in heavy armor, the war horses were also covered with iron armor, as if they were living tanks. Each of them had a big iron gun weighing more than ten kilograms in their hands, and each of them had a shining gun around their waist. There are extremely sharp waist knives, three sharp javelins stuck in the back, and the horses are snorting. They also feel this atmosphere and start to get a little excited. They haven't let go of running for many days, and now they seem to be able to pass. I am addicted to running, but I feel that the load is a bit too big, so I can't run for long!
Behind the [-] heavy cavalry are [-] light cavalry. They are not as well equipped as the heavy cavalry. Everyone wears light armor. The horses only have a piece of leather armor on their vital parts. Like the heavy cavalry, they are waiting for the order to attack. .

Xiao Jianfeng is also wearing heavy armor, and the plate armor on his body has been polished by his bodyguards, making it shine bright and clean. The horses under him and the heavy cavalry are also the strongest horses specially selected. Otherwise, their equipment alone , put the horse on the ground, and fight a bird's fight!

Yang Zaixing looked at the situation outside the city from the city wall, and the smile on his face became more and more intense. As more and more Jin troops began to retreat in disobedience, the entire Jin army stopped attacking and rushed towards the city one after another. When retreating behind, Yang Zaixing finally nodded, and someone yelled: "Put the drawbridge open! Open the city gate!" An orderly immediately turned around and ran to the parapet behind, and shouted at Xiao Jianfeng, who was resting on his back, "General Yang! There is an order, attack!"

"Xiao Jianfeng pushed away his visor and roared at the cavalry behind him: "Brothers!This day finally let us wait, don't embarrass me, go kill the Jurchen together with me!Come with me..."

As soon as the words fell, he knocked the horse's buttocks with the big lance in his hand. After the horse suffered from pain, it immediately raised its hooves and ran towards the opening city gate.

The heavy cavalry behind them beat their mounts one after another, and at the same time let out a burst of cheers. Following Xiao Jianfeng, he rushed out of the newly opened city gate like a torrent of steel, crossed the suspension bridge that had not yet stabilized, and Then he crashed into the golden army still gathering at the city gate.

These cavalry have been exhausted for a long time. After the Liaoyang Mansion was besieged, they had fewer and fewer opportunities to attack. During this period of time, they could only stay in the city, doing nothing but necessary drills every day. Let them do it, and it seems that fighting is only left to the infantry, and they, the cavalry who are regarded as the favorites of the army, seem to have suddenly become spectators, and they can only play the role of onlookers and applause.

Food and drink are provided for them and their war horses every day. As a result, after half a month, even the people and horses have gained weight, but this group of guys with eyes above the top are driven crazy. Calling to find their leader, Xiao Jianfeng, to fight with the Jin army, Xiao Jianfeng's head grew three times, and now it's their turn to fight, how can these guys not be excited?

And Zong Pan outside the city watched his army retreat from the city wall like a tide with a blank face. Although he knew that he did not order to retreat and they were disobeying orders, he felt relieved suddenly. The nerves are also relaxed, withdraw as soon as possible, this battle is indeed impossible to fight!He thought to himself, and suddenly felt a little relieved.

But his relaxation only lasted for a little while, and he tensed up again, his eyes widened suddenly, looking at the north gate of Liaoyang Mansion, he seemed to want to call something, but he didn't, after a while, Then he yelled loudly: "Not good! Send me an order to stop the retreat, and go up to me, the Fubo army is going to attack!" The suspension bridge was falling, and the city gate was slowly opening. He, who had been through battles for a long time, immediately understood and panicked.

However, the morale of the army has completely collapsed during the morning siege, and even many establishments have been wiped out or disbanded. Some soldiers lost their generals, and some generals could not find their own soldiers. In the chaos, Ling Zongpan's order could not be conveyed. Although the drummer beat the drum desperately, wishing to knock out holes in the war drum, but it didn't have any effect. In the city of the mansion, a stream of black iron poured out from the darkness, rushing into their defeated army like a sharp knife cutting tofu.

"God! Iron Buddha! Fubo Army's Iron Buddha!" ​​A lieutenant shouted beside Zong Pan.

Zong Pan looked at the scene in front of him, and his heart became cold all at once. The secret path was over, at least he was over. He saw the heavy cavalry following behind, and after the heavy cavalry dispersed the golden army in front of the city gate, a large number of soldiers followed immediately. The light cavalry of the Fubo army rushed out of the north gate, quickly spread out on the two wings of the heavy cavalry, and began to chase after the disintegrated Jin army. Zong Pan closed his eyes in pain, because he understood that he At this time, the army has no fighting spirit, and although the number of scattered soldiers is far more than that of the cavalry of the Fubo Army, these defeated soldiers have been completely scattered, and the fierce battle for half a day has exhausted their physical strength. It's almost the same, and the morale can be said to have dropped at all. If the cavalry of the Fubo Army are a group of hungry wolves, then his current army is not even a sheep, but at most can be regarded as a group of frightened dumb chickens. The next step was to be slaughtered wantonly by the Fubo army!
After seeing this situation, a deputy general gritted his teeth suddenly, and Tima came to Zong Pan, and said to Zong Pan with a look of grief and indignation: "Commander! The last general wishes to lead the team to intercept the Fubo Army's attack." Cavalry, I also hope that the commander will gather his troops and horses quickly and retreat to the camp of Commander Zong Han, please allow him!"

Zong Pan opened his eyes and looked at the lieutenant general. This person is the most trusted general around him. The two grew up together since they were young. It can be said that they are as close as brothers. He knows very well that if he leads troops to What was the end of Tie Futu who intercepted the Fubo army, but looking at his firm eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little moist.

"Basso! Let's go!" Zong Pan didn't know what mood he used to say these words, he felt a pain in his heart as if someone had stabbed him.

The golden general named Basuo laughed miserably, took off a mace from the victory hook, and roared at the nearby team of supervisors: "The warriors of the supervisor team listened, now! Are you willing to go with me to intercept those damn fubo army thieves?"

The supervising team is all composed of Jurchens. These people are all brave men in the clan. After hearing Basuo's shout, almost everyone shouted together and promised: "I would like to go with you, General!" !"

Then these hundreds of soldiers of the supervising team immediately formed a phalanx, followed Basuo and ran head-on towards the heavy cavalry team of the Fubo army who was slaughtering wantonly among the golden army.

Zong Pan looked at the backs of Basuo and the soldiers of the supervising team who were gradually going away, and felt a bitter feeling in his mouth that he wanted to vomit, but at this moment, he couldn't collapse, and he endured the severe pain in his heart, He opened his mouth and said to the remaining subordinates: "Quickly call out the reserve team in the battalion, block the kidnappers on the left wing of the Fubo Army, and gather our generals, as many as you can gather, and immediately retreat to Zonghan's camp. Send someone to Zonghan camp to ask for help! Hurry up!"

So the people around him immediately took orders, rode their horses and galloped down separately, and started to act. On the entire high ground, only Zong Pan was left here to watch the battlefield, leaving less than a hundred followers around him.

Xiao Jianfeng happily waved the big lance in his hand, and killed the golden soldiers in front of the horse one by one. When the number of people made him too busy, he simply rammed the horse directly. The heavy war horse was also a piece of cake. It is a terrible weapon, it can still kill the enemy if it bumps into someone, the cavalry behind him closely followed him, headed by him, they kept wantonly crushing among the chaotic golden army, for those golden soldiers who were trying to resist all around They seemed to turn a blind eye to the soldiers, they just kept stabbing with their guns, or they used their big guns as iron bars to harvest the lives of all the golden soldiers within their reach, and the golden soldiers' swords and guns fell on them, Often they can only bring out a streak of sparks, but they can't cause them any major damage. They just ride their horses and wantonly sway death among the golden army.

While charging, Xiao Jianfeng thought to himself, thinking that when he was a general in Daliao, he was always chased and beaten by the Jin army. When did he fight such a happy battle? The cavalry of the Jin army always made him feel The shadows seem to be a lingering nightmare, as if they will never be defeated, but today, everything is turned upside down, the Liao Kingdom is gone, and now he is a glorious member of the Fubo Army, and this cavalry The Iron Army, which was also built by him, can finally show its shame on the battlefield. Let the Jin people also experience the feeling of being slaughtered wantonly by the enemy's cavalry!

He searched for the enemy in front of him from the opening of the visor, and finally locked his eyes on the handsome flag on the high slope in the distance, so he immediately turned his horse's head, and led five hundred armored knights, crushing a group of After the golden man was defeated, he rushed towards the high slope, leaving behind a pile of corpses and the scattered golden army.

After he led the army to disperse a group of rout soldiers, a phalanx of hundreds of people appeared in front of them, and was rushing towards them. Xiao Jianfeng froze for a moment. The soldiers and horses he commanded were also the only ones that rushed towards his heavy cavalry, but when he saw the red armor and the half-naked body of the soldiers and horses, he knew their identities.

To be honest, Xiao Jianfeng really admired the courage of these golden soldiers. They were just some supervising troops and basically did not wear armor. Now they came to face his heavy cavalry, no doubt they were hitting stones with eggs. In the end, Zhu could figure out what would happen to them, but at this time, he would not let these Jurchens go because of his admiration, so he raised his lance high and shouted: "The Fubo army will win!"

The heavy armored cavalry behind him also shouted with him: "The Fubo army will win!" Then they followed Xiao Jianfeng and rushed towards the group of golden soldiers.

(End of this chapter)