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Wanyan Talan explained, "The enemy general who crossed the sea to attack is named Li Bao."

"This man should be ranked first in terms of military achievements in the Ming Dynasty."

"The Ming army launched raids in various places by boat,"

"Our soldiers are exhausted from running around."

"Two grain transport teams were also hijacked."

"As the fight progressed, Li Bao became even more ruthless,"

"They actually established a stronghold on Juehua Island,"

"They even managed to persuade the Jiangnan navy, which had defected to the Liao Kingdom, to surrender!"

Wanyan Zongwang: "....."

The Liaoxi Corridor has been ruined by Li Bao.

The Jin soldiers dared not leave the city.

Chapter 272 Salt Field

Two salt fields and several fortified towns and villages,

All of them were abandoned by Wanyan Talan on his own initiative.

The Jin soldiers could only retreat into the city and defend it to the death.

The only naval force from Jiangnan there,

It was all Khitans and Han Chinese.

Seeing that they couldn't defeat Li Bao's fleet,

Yelü Yudu then stepped forward to persuade them to surrender.

They actually surrendered their entire navy to the Ming Dynasty.

After a moment of silence, Wanyan Zongwang said:

"Your son-in-law may be dying."

Wanyan Talan immediately went to visit Puchagubalu.

They discovered that their son-in-law had a persistent high fever.

He was talking nonsense in a daze.

There was also a Jurchen shaman performing a ritual nearby.

After inquiring in detail about the recent battle situation,

Wanyan Talan asked, "How do you plan to fight?"

Wanyan Zongwang said, "Build more pontoon bridges near Gaocheng."

"We can quickly cross the river to rescue the garrison inside the city."

"A pontoon bridge will also be built further downstream,"

"This would allow the Jin cavalry to maneuver around to the rear of the Ming army."

"The Liangshan emperor is probably going to attack the city,"

"We'll first wear down the Ming army through defensive battles,"

"Wait until the enemy's morale is low and their soldiers are exhausted,"

"Launch a full-scale attack from both sides."

Two days later,

Zhao Yuan used more than 20,000 soldiers to defend the camp in place.

They deployed 20,000 troops to officially begin the siege.

This time, there are many upgraded versions of the Nest vehicle—the Watchtower vehicle.

The Song army used this thing as a watchtower.

Zhao Yuan, however, built an even larger one.

Each watchtower vehicle,

Five musketeers can stand inside.

It was slightly higher than the enemy's city walls.

Three thousand heavily armored infantry, three thousand medium-armored infantry, and four thousand musketeers.

They were positioned on both sides to provide cover for the advancing attacking forces.

All cannons were positioned directly facing the city wall.

And they were located on both sides of the attacking forces.

Jin cavalry urgently crossed the river from both the north and south.

Several hundred cavalrymen charged first toward the advancing siege force.

These hundreds of gold cavalrymen rode along the city wall.

It rushed in from west to east.

To the north is the city wall.

To the south was the Ming army camp.

To the east are the Ming army's attacking troops.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Dozens of tiger-squatting cannons on this side of the camp,

Shotgun shells were fired in unison from the south.

Two thousand musketeers providing cover for the attacking forces.

They also launched a volley from the east.

Cannons and muskets, firing in a crossfire.

Although the hundreds of gold cavalry were in a very loose formation

However, most of them collapsed on the spot.

Wanyan Talan, standing atop the city wall, could see it clearly.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and he said to Wanyan Zongwang:

"Except for the units defending the city, the rest will all go around to the south and east to attack the enemy camp."

"While the Ming army was attacking the city,"

"Break through their camp from the rear!"

wave after wave of Jin soldiers,

Several miles to the south,

Crossing the river on a pontoon bridge

Even the Han soldiers from Hebei were brought along.

The Ming troops inside the camp,

However, it actively contracts.

The Ming army camp, spanning several miles in radius,

The entire outer perimeter was abandoned.

Wanyan Zongwang then realized that

Ming army wagons outside the camp,

Last night, they were all taken into the camp.

Not only that,

The Ming army dug trenches and built fortifications on the outer perimeter.

It's just a facade.

They dug for half a day and then gave up.

Wanyan Zongwang thought that his harassment of troops had been effective.

In fact, the Ming army was inside their camp.

Under the cover of military tents, they secretly dug trenches and built fortifications.

The workload was greatly reduced after the defensive perimeter was contracted.

The east and south were the main directions of attack for the Jin army.

Inside the Ming army camps on both sides,

A trench two meters wide and three meters deep has been dug.

Chapter 273 The Siege Begins

The excavated soil was used to build walls.

It had been covered with hay before.

Because it's too far away, it's not clear.

Wanyan Zongwang gazed out from the city wall.

I initially thought those were fodder for the Ming cavalry—if the Jurchens had telescopes,

The Ming army had already given themselves away.

The Jin army launched a major attack on the camp.

With overwhelming momentum, they broke through the perimeter.

Once inside, they discovered trenches and fortifications.

Twenty thousand Ming soldiers and several thousand civilians

Hold the line of defense after the contraction.

If the Jin army wanted to break through, they would have to pay with lives.

Outside the south city wall of Gaocheng,

A row of large observation tower vehicles,

They pushed the musketeers forward.

There were also siege weapons such as ladders, parapets, and battering rams nearby.

The Jin soldiers defending the city were already firing rockets outwards.

Moreover, the targets were siege ladders and parapets.

The observation vehicle stopped twenty meters from the city wall.

The musketeers standing inside,

They began preparing to fire freely towards the city wall.

Hua Rong personally led the attack.

Such a short distance,

Let alone hitting someone,

Even an eagle could be hit!