Chapter 51 The Battle of Tongguan (18)
Seeing that Zhao Huan was silent, Yu Yunwen continued to talk about his countermeasures. Because he was too dangerous, he felt uneasy and his face also showed.
After all, the emperor is the emperor, and I don’t think he will agree to such a risk. It would be fine if he blamed himself for this strategy. If Yao Pingzhong is implicated again, it would be really bad.
He was able to deal with it by himself, and even Yao Pingzhong didn't know it, so after listening, he looked surprised.
Seeing Yu Yunwen showing a worried look, Yao Pingzhong shook his head slightly at him, indicating that the other party should not take it seriously. With the friendship between them, he would advance and retreat together, fame and fortune, but he did not take it seriously.
At this moment, there was only silence above the city.
Kang Chengxun's hands were sweating and holding them tightly. He wanted to scold this young Confucian scholar who dared to be so arrogant. However, he saw Zhao Huan's face showing contemplative expressions. He knew that the emperor was very moved, and after thinking about it, although Yu Yunwen's plan was too dangerous, it was a wonderful game.
After a long time, Zhao Huan finally nodded and laughed at Yu Yunwen, "Okay, I don't dare to take this plan unless you, Yu, dare not take this plan. Although you are taking risks, today's situation is like this. It is better to take a risk than to die if you are cowardly. Even if you die, it will be more enjoyable! Well, I will agree to your plan and temporarily give you the position of Chang'an Defense Instructor. You have the full authority to allocate troops, and even the soldiers on the city wall will be allocated."
Yu Yunwen was startled when he agreed so readily and replied subconsciously: "How dare I take it? I am just a vain person. Even if I offer a plan, the ministers around His Majesty must take charge of this matter."
Zhao Huan shook his head and smiled, "Is there anything that cannot be done in extraordinary times? In Lin'an, you helped Miao and Liu Er defend the city and built extraordinary achievements. I have long wanted to use you. Today, it is all your proposal, so of course you have to do your best."
Seeing that Yu Yunwen still refused, Zhao Huan said again: "What, don't you dare? If you don't dare, how dare you ramble in front of me!"
"What are you afraid of? Your Majesty has an order, how dare you not obey the order!"
Yu Yunwen was young after all. He was agitated by Zhao Huan, but he was patient and disbelief, so he immediately agreed. Seeing Zhao Huan showing praise, he couldn't help but say to the emperor: "Your Majesty is really an extraordinary master, and you can do this extraordinary thing. The battle between Chang'an and Tongguan. My royal army will win, and Your Majesty will definitely be famous in history."
Zhao Huan smiled bitterly and said, "Now I'm just waiting for the beating, and I may not be able to withstand it. After passing this level, I will drive the Jin people back to Liaodong. It will not be too late to come to Song Sheng again."
"yes."
Yu Yunwen bowed to Zhao Huan with a very beautiful and elegant figure, and simply took back his words.
Even if the words praised by Zhao Huan were really from the heart, a young man like him who had received strict Confucian education and was very arrogant would not say it or even bother to say it.
Since the emperor ordered him to be the defensive envoy, all the troops in the city were naturally assigned to him. All the more than a dozen guards around Kang Chengxun and Zhao Huan's remaining squad guards were allocated to him.
"I informed the Privy Councillor Zhang, and then ordered the people to come to the city without giving swords and swords, only long spears, iron spears and other long soldiers. If anyone is good at shooting, he will receive a crossbow and shoot archery with the archer."
"yes."
"The person does not need to move stones and wood. Take more tincture oil and cotton cloth to the city."
"yes."
"Change more shields, don't worry about inventory, you can get as much as you have."
"yes!"
"Let all the Mongolian cavalry gather under the city gate. Order people to quietly move away the sandbags and stones block the city gate!"
"ah?"
"Go quickly!"
"yes."
Although Yu Yunwen was dressed in white, he was calm and calm when he was dispatched. Under his infection, even the generals at all levels around him who were surrounded by the city wall were much more relaxed.
Although Zhang Jun and others did not understand what the order issued at the city wall was intended, the emperor was at the city wall, and the privy ministers were responsible for urging people's growth. They did not go to the city to inquire, so they had to do it one by one.
However, the sandbags and stones at the city gate were moved open, and the soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to agree no matter what. They only went to Zhao Huan to declare the edict before the feud, and then opened it.
When the things that blocked the door were moved away, dozens of soldiers guarding the city gate changed their faces one by one. Although the weather was cool in late autumn, they were sweating profusely.
No matter how urgent the situation at the city is, the blocked city gate always gives people a sense of security. Once moved away, the wooden iron-wrapped city gate is like paper-made ground and it will open as soon as it hits. And the people who were originally protected behind it feel like they have been removed from their clothes, naked, and full of uneasiness and fear.
When Zhao Huan learned about this, he was not surprised but happy. He smiled at Yu Yunwen and said, "As long as you expected, not only did the enemy not expect that we would dare to open the city to attack, but even our own people would definitely not imagine it."
Yu Yunwen smiled and replied: "That's true. The magic of military strategy is surprising. Even if you want to think about what ordinary people cannot think or dare not think, then you can accomplish something."
Zhao Huan smiled and nodded in agreement.
In fact, he had read the Ming Dynasty and knew that when Zhu Wenzheng was defending Hongdu, Chen Youliang had 600,000 people attacked day and night. The city almost lost its protection several times. When attacking the Fuzhou Gate guarded by the general Deng Yu, the city wall was cut off by a big knife. If Deng Yu had not made a quick decision and used muskets to retreat the enemy, he ordered the city wall to be repaired. With years of experience in fighting on the battlefield, he was still in danger. He forced the soldiers to repair the city wall with arrows in a place where the rain of arrows was flying. Only then could he barely defend it, which was extremely dangerous.
However, when the main force of Chen Youliang's army attacked Zhangjiangmen, guarded by general Xue Xian, Xue Xian was brave. He actually opened the city gate and rushed out with cavalry, fighting the unprepared enemy army to a great extent. The attacking side had a large number of troops, but instead suffered a great loss in this period. After this battle, since the battle of Hongdu, no one dared to attack Xue Xian's wall again.
This is the so-called timid people are afraid of being brave, and the bold people are afraid of being afraid of being desperate.
Because he knew about this case, Zhao Huan immediately agreed after Yu Yunwen proposed the idea of opening the city to fight. At the same time, he hated that he had read the Twenty-Five Histories, but when he really encountered something, he did not turn his knowledge into wisdom.
While talking, the Jin soldiers from thousands of miles away from the opposite side of the city were ready. After more than an hour of renovation, eating and drinking water, and the instigation of generals at all levels of the Jin army, and thinking about the benefits of the Emperor of Song, the excitement of killing and rape after breaking the city, tens of thousands of Jin soldiers slowly stood up in the rumbling drums, first lined up, and then lined up in turn, heading towards the city wall amid the rhythmic drum beats.
In fact, there is no need to mobilize. These savages, like ferocious beasts, have tough nerves that ordinary soldiers cannot possess. In front of them are thousands of comrades who died in battle. Under the city, there are military flags they discarded. Some of the damaged ladders have scattered their airs and fallen under the city, while others still have half of them, quietly lying on the city wall.
The thick smell of blood in the air did not make them afraid, but instead stimulated them even more. The closer they were to the city, the Song army on the top of the city could see their faces.
There is no fear, no panic, only a tyrannical face full of murderous intent.
The drums of the Song army at the top of the city also sounded without mobilization or the importance of this battle. Countless, tired and sad soldiers of the imperial guards, holding shields, or holding bows and arrows in their hands, stood silently in front of the city plate, waiting to meet the first wave of fierce attacks from the enemy.
The creaking sound of the crossbow sounded again, and with a buzzing sound, a crossbow arrow began to shoot out, flying quickly towards the enemy who was getting closer. Before it was shot, when it was a little closer, the dull and dull sound of the giant arrow shooting into the human body began to sound, and the screams and howls of the enemy who was shot.
Becoming closer, the crossbowman began to shoot, and countless bows and arrows were pulled together and released. When the arrow broke through the air, it caused a loud crackling like thunder.
The smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger.
When they approached, the Jin soldiers' shooters began to shoot. First, there was a sparse rain of arrows floating on the top of the city, and then it became more and more dense. Min Zhuang, who had never been worn on armor and was not protected by a shield, was caught in the arrow. He fell silently or died for a while, but was seriously injured and let out a low moan.
The Jin soldiers began to charge at a very close distance, and the archers were shooting more and more densely. Many arrows shot on the city plate, shooting the pits on the head of the city made of blue bricks, and stone powder splashed everywhere.
The ground seemed to be trembling, and the Song people on the top of the city seemed to be a lonely boat floating on the sea, shaking in all directions by the waves of the sky.
Countless people's faces changed color and their hands were trembling. The courage and murderous intent that were emitting when they were just tens of thousands of elite Jurchen warriors in the Jin Kingdom were so terrifying and fierce when they were trying to break the city.
They began to rush to the city, set up a complete ladder, and a few hooks. Because the city wall was short, they were thrown to the top of the city. After they were caught firmly, there were agile Jurchens, holding a knife in their mouths, climbing with both hands, and climbing towards the top of the city.
At this moment, the only person who did not change his face and was in the center of the storm was Zhao Huan and a few others.
Yu Yunwen stood by the gate of the city tower and looked back at the emperor who had just talked to him. He saw that the other party was still looking. Seeing that he turned to look, he nodded slightly to show that he was not in a way.
He was both respectful and excited. Seeing that some people were panicked among the people, he shouted sternly: "Send the order, if someone dares to take a step back, behead him immediately! Tell everyone that if you take a step back at this time, the city will not be guaranteed. The enemy will inevitably massacre the city when entering the city. Think more about the wife and children in the family. It is better to die while holding on to death than to kneel down and let someone be beheaded!"
After saying that, he stepped forward and closely monitored the situation on the city wall.
The tincture oil was poured down, and the smell of human flesh was burnt in the air. Because there was not much preparation, the quilts and clothes collected from the homes of the people in the city were also stained with tincture oil and threw them at the foot of the city.
For a moment, thick smoke was rolling on Chang'an City, and the smoke was so scented that it was invisible.
Chapter completed!