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"It's coming!"

Hearing the sound of the horn at the city gate, Zhao Dongting's face instantly became solemn, and he immediately asked Zhao Hu to announce the generals.

The Yuan army suddenly prepared to attack the city, and it was only possible that the tunnel was about to be dug through.

Ali Hague can't be stupid enough to think that he can break the city by just relying on tunnels, and a two-pronged approach is the safest way.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

Soon, Wen Tianxiang, Dongheli, Yue Peng and others all went to the main hall of the mansion and saw Zhao Dongting, who had just arrived.

Zhao Dongting didn't care about anything else, and asked Su Quandang: "General Su, have you found out where the tunnel exit of the Yuan army is?" ”

Su Quan replied: "Your Majesty, the Yuan army has not completely dug the tunnel, but the last general has found clues in more than ten places in the city. Now Lord Donghe has sent sergeants to guard it tightly with trough plates and firewood, and when the Yuan army dug out the tunnel outcrop, it will fall into the siege of our army. ”

"Okay."

Zhao Dongting nodded approvingly, and raised his eyebrows at Yue Peng.

Yue Peng's face was a little sneering.

This is the difference between Su Quandang and him, Yue Peng is what Zhao Dongting tells him to do, then he will do it. And Su Quandang will do it more comprehensively.

Zhao Dongting had the intention of cultivating Yue Peng into a general like Su Quandang, after all, he was the first person to follow Zhao Dongting. Fighting a war still depends more on Lao Tzu, just rushing to Yue Peng like this, although it can often get the effect of making the enemy frightened, but if Yue Peng has any accidents, the morale of the soldiers under his command is bound to plummet.

"Learn more from General Su in the future."

Zhao Dongting nodded lightly, and then looked at Dongheli, "Lord Donghe, the soldiers patrolling the city must not slack off, in case there is still an undiscovered passage of the Yuan army. The Yuan army attacked the city, and it was very likely that the soldiers would block the enemy army at the head of the city, and the city would not be chaotic. ”

"Yes!"

Donghe bowed down to receive the order.

Zhao Dongting nodded, and didn't know what to order, so he said, "Then you guys go and prepare!" ”

The generals hurried away.

War is not fixed, and what can be done is to do our best to be prepared for all contingencies.

Undoubtedly, now the Song army is ready.

Dozens of minutes later, the horns outside the city were raised, and the Yuan army slowly approached Pingnan County.

In the front row is the famous return cannon of the Yuan army, which has hundreds of them. There are also countless ladders, siege vehicles and other siege equipment in the middle.

In the army, except for those generals, the rest of the soldiers were on foot. Dozens of army formations lined up along the line, and I am afraid that there are as many as sixty or seventy thousand.

They slowly advanced a few hundred meters, and only stopped again when they were about 600 meters outside the city.

In front of the galloping formation, the commanders of all the armies stared at the head of Pingnan City with solemn eyes, and the horses under the seats were uneasy to land on the ground with their front hooves.

The momentum of more than 100,000 people on both sides condensed, as if they were colliding strongly, causing the air to vibrate violently.

Zhao Dongting and hundreds of flying dragon soldiers had also arrived at the city, and he was still shocked to see this kind of scene again. That's why the war in ancient times could have such a big pomp.

On the city wall, the Song army was in full array. Archers, crossbowmen, slingers, etc., all quietly watched the Yuan army's military formation.

Zhao Dongting didn't say anything more that made people's blood boil, just walked over the city wall, and from time to time reached out and patted the shoulders of some soldiers. But his move flattered those soldiers, and even his chest stood up a lot.

In this era, imperial power is supreme.

After more than ten minutes, suddenly, the sound of military drums in the Yuan army outside the city sounded.

These war drums are all made of cowhide, and their sound is extremely loud and muffled, and can be heard for miles and miles.

The commanders of the Yuan army in front of the battle raised their swords in their hands almost at the same time, and shouted: "Rush! ”

The trumpeters in the small army formed the horns in unison, and the flag-bearers on the women's carriages waved the red flags in their hands forward. The army rushed to the city walls.

However, what they didn't expect was that less than 100 meters away, the ground suddenly exploded.

Many of the soldiers who rushed to the front were blown up in an instant.

Many potholes appeared in the ground.

Mines planted by the Song army.

Almost at the same time, a loud noise suddenly sounded on the head of the city, and dozens of swarthy things fell towards the Yuan army's formation.

The commanders of the Yuan army gritted their teeth with hatred, but they were helpless, so they had to shout again and again: "Rush!" Rush! ”

The soldiers were even more helpless, so they had to bite the bullet and continue to rush towards the city wall. Chong may live, but if he doesn't, he will only be killed by the military superintendent.

The military discipline of the Yuan army is extremely strict, and those who do not listen to orders in battle will be killed!

Ali Hague sat in the Chinese army, watching the huge dust rising on the ground, and the soldiers under his command suffered heavy losses, but there was not much anger on their faces.

He was mentally prepared for Song Jun's "demon law".

Even, now he has a little joy in his heart. The more fierce the Song army resisted at the head of the city, the more lax their defenses in the city might be, just wait for the soldiers to completely open the tunnel and enter the city through the tunnel.

As for the loss of these soldiers, what is it worth?

Since he led his troops into battle, he has lost countless soldiers under his command, and the enemy troops he has killed will only increase.

Most of the generals who can do it at his level have already looked down on the life and death of the soldiers. As long as he can win the final victory, no matter how many soldiers are lost, he should be, and even Ali Hague is mentally prepared that more than half of the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command will be killed.

He stood on his chariot and let the drums beat without stopping.

The Yuan sergeants charged against the mines.

The soldiers in the front row stepped on the mines, often falling to the ground in pieces, but the soldiers in the back swarmed up.

In this way, the formation of the Yuan army still looks quite tight.

The return cannon advanced to a distance of only 400 meters from the city wall, and when it stopped, the soldiers pulled the ropes with all their might, and threw the huge stones into the air.

These huge stones smashed on the city walls and city heads of Pingnan County, and the rubble flew one after another, and many Song soldiers were smashed into a blur of flesh and blood.

Zhao Dongting stood at the head of the city, with hundreds of flying dragon soldiers in front of him, as well as a full fifty grenadiers. Among them, 16 grenadiers were made by the Leizhou Armory Workshop and sent to Pingnan County.

Seeing that the stones of the Yuan army kept smashing onto the city wall, Zhao Dongting snorted coldly: "Boom their artillery carriage!" ”

The Wyvern soldier who knelt on one knee behind the grenadier hurriedly readjusted.

When the shells flew out again, they focused on the return artillery that was lined up along the line of the Yuan army.

Those return guns were all wooden, so they naturally couldn't withstand the bombardment, and they soon lost dozens of them, which made the commanders of the Yuan army grit their teeth with hatred.

Moreover, at this time, there were also catapults on the head of the city, and many stones fell towards the Yuan army.

Countless soldiers are losing every minute and every second.

And that's just the beginning. Everyone knows very well that only when the city is attacked is the most cruel stage of the war.

In the past few minutes, the Yuan army has not yet reached the city, and under the multiple attacks of the Song army such as mines, grenadiers, ballistas, crossbows, and catapults, more than half of the 20,000 horses of the front army have been lost. Although the Song army at the head of the city had losses, it was undoubtedly much smaller.

Ali Hague saw this scene in the Chinese army, his face was slightly gloomy, and he ordered: "The Chinese army is attacking!" ”

The drums of war grew louder.

More than 20,000 people in the Yuan army shouted and rushed to the city wall after the front army.

The shield bearers of the front army rushed to the front of the city wall dozens of meters, raised their shields to resist the arrows of the Song army, and the archers in the back row fired a volley at the head of the city, and returned the color.

But no matter what, the Song army was condescending and took a big advantage.

The Yuan army under the city obviously suffered a big loss.

Some of the generals of the Yuan army were shot and fell to the ground. However, this does not affect the overall situation, the soldiers have already arrived in front of the city, and they are no longer required to command.

The high ladder was pushed to the top of the city in the face of the arrows, and many Yuan soldiers ran out from under the ladder and rushed to the city head on the ladder.

"Fire oil! Rolling stone! Smash it all to Lao Tzu! ”

Yue Peng looked at the menacing Yuan army, his whole face was flushed, and he kept shouting.

Barrels of boiling oil were poured down by the soldiers.

Those Yuan soldiers who were climbing up the ladder to the top of the city were drenched with fire oil, screaming one after another, falling down, and being annihilated by the crowd in the blink of an eye.

But more soldiers climbed up the ladder.

Many Yuan archers drew their bows and shot arrows under the city walls, covering them for the siege.

The Chinese army also rushed down to the city wall with arrows, and there were shield soldiers stacked Arhats, which were stacked more than ten stories high, leading straight to the head of the city. Soldiers rushed to the top of the city along the shields that formed the slopes.

In the moat outside the city gate, there were Yuan soldiers wearing water bags (life jackets) who jumped into the water with the bridge board and erected the bridge board on the moat.

Countless soldiers rushed to the city gate along the bridge. The siege engines were also pushed by them, and they continued to ram the gates with arrows.

The gates were slammed.

Inside the moat, there were already countless corpses of Yuan soldiers floating.

All in all, the Yuan army just wanted to break the city at any cost.

However, countless rolling stones, fire oil, and arrows poured down from the city, but they were unable to succeed for a long time.

The front army and the Chinese army of the Yuan army totaled more than 40,000 military horses, but they suffered countless losses in less than two quarters of an hour, but they still failed to seize the city.

The corpses stacked under the city wall looked extremely sad.

Ali Hague showed a slightly anxious look on his face, thinking to himself how there was no chaos in the Song army's city, but at the moment, he had no other way but to hum stubbornly: "The rear army is attacking!" ”

The drums of war beat again.

The shouts of killing shook the sky.

The catapults on both sides continued to shoot at each other, and more than 20,000 people in the rear army of the Yuan army finally rushed to the city.

Ali Hague's gaze was deep into the city.

He didn't think that these horses would be able to easily take Pingnan City, they were just cannon fodder to attract the firepower of the Song army.

His killer moves are those elite soldiers in the tunnel.

But he was afraid that he couldn't have imagined that the elite soldiers in the tunnel were much more difficult than him.