Chapter 4219 The city is broken and surrendered
At the top of Xingyang City, the defenders saw that the enemy troops were rapidly approaching with no sign of stopping. They knew that a fierce battle was unavoidable, so they had to pass on military orders and the entire army met the enemy.
Even if your side wants to surrender without a fight, they won't accept it at all. They will attack with all your strength. You can't kill them just by taking advantage of them...
The defenders on the city drew their bows and nocked arrows. The bows looked like a full moon, and the arrow clusters tilted upward. There was a muffled sound, and as the bow strings trembled, the rainwater attached to them turned into a mist, and the arrows flew out. A parabola passed through the rain curtain and fell into the oncoming navy soldiers.
In the blink of an eye, three rounds had been fired.
There was a "dinging, clanging" sound that was more dense than raindrops. Countless arrows landed on the armors worn by the soldiers. They were blocked by the iron armors and fell powerlessly, unable to hurt them at all.
There was no hot-blooded charge and shouts. The navy soldiers who rushed towards the city wall like a tide ignored the oncoming arrows mixed with the rain. The footsteps of thousands of people were like a huge drum, shocking the heart. .
"Get ready to roll wood and rocks!"
The rain was too heavy, and the performance of the bow string was greatly reduced after it was wet. Moreover, the arrows could not break through the armor of the heavily armored infantry. So we had to give up firing the crossbows and ordered the crossbowmen to retreat. The remaining soldiers rushed to roll the logs that had been prepared. The stones were pushed in front of the arrow stack, waiting for the navy soldiers to push them down together when they attacked the city, severely injuring the enemy.
It’s just...
The garrison generals looked around from the city, and could see the enemy troops getting closer and closer, but they never found the ladders, arrow towers, rams and other equipment used to attack the city. They couldn't help but be filled with doubts - what was going on?
Do you want to use your momentum to scare us into surrendering without a fight?
Under the surprised and puzzled eyes of the defenders on the city, the navy soldiers charged to a place more than a hundred feet away from the city head and slowed down. Three small teams of ten people each stood out from the formation, speeding up and quickly surpassed the main team, and they A huge wooden shield was raised above his head and he flew towards the city wall.
The garrison general just woke up from a dream, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted: "Gunpowder! They want to use gunpowder to blow up the city wall! Stop them!"
The navy often used gunpowder to blow up cities and quickly break through the defenders' defenses. This tactic has been tried and tested in foreign countries and has been widely used, but it is rarely used at home. Therefore, the defenders were not aware of it for a while, but it was not unheard of. After hesitating for a moment, he finally reacted.
With such powerful weapons as gunpowder, any fortified city is as simple as adobe and mud. Why do we need engineering equipment like a ladder that can kill five hundred enemies and damage one thousand?
For a moment, the faces of the defenders on the city changed, and they quickly gathered at the top of the city, throwing arrows, rolling logs, and stones at the enemy troops who were already approaching the city. However, due to the huge wooden shield, they could not harm the soldiers who were bending under them. They could only watch them rush to the bottom of the city, and then do something there...
The guard was furious and shouted: "Hang them down with a rope and stop them! Quick, quick, quick!"
Someone immediately brought a rope and tried to hang the soldiers from the top of the city to prevent the enemy soldiers below the city from planting gunpowder.
However, before the soldiers could slide down the city wall along the rope, they saw three enemy teams retreating quickly with huge wooden shields...
The guard's eyes were splitting, and he didn't care whether he would be shot by the enemy's strong bows. He lay on the arrow stack and shouted at the soldiers who had just climbed down the city wall: "Take out the gunpowder they planted!"
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The soldiers under the city didn't know the enemy's tactics at all. They were confused for a while after hearing this, and then looked towards the base of the city wall. They saw three holes with bricks pried out less than ten feet apart. They were about to step forward and take a closer look...
boom! boom! boom!
Three muffled sounds sounded almost at the same time. The gunpowder buried at the root of the wall exploded with unparalleled power. The tall and solid city wall seemed to be arched by a giant dragon underground. First, cracks appeared, and then the bricks and stones flew. The entire city wall It collapsed in an instant, and countless defenders screamed miserably as the collapsed city wall fell, and were instantly buried by the collapsed masonry.
In the heavy rain, the dozens of feet long city wall suddenly collapsed, revealing a huge gap in the solid defense line.
"Woo--"
In the wind and rain, the horn sounded far away, and the navy soldiers who had slowed down suddenly exerted force and rushed towards the gap in the collapsed city wall at full speed.
Behind him and on both sides, the armored cavalry slowly pressed forward to ensure that the charging heavy armored infantry would not be harassed by the enemy's light cavalry.
The city wall collapsed with a loud bang. The defenders were already shocked and panicked. The heavily armored infantry gathered into a torrent and rushed into the city from the collapsed gap.
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Zheng Rentai was sitting on pins and needles in the barracks inside the city wall. He wanted to surrender, but the navy was completely indifferent and the offensive momentum refused to stop. With no other option, he could only hope that his troops could block the navy's fierce attack and buy some time for his eldest son Zheng Xuanguo to ask for an audience with Liu Rengui.
The walls of Xingyang City are high and thick, and the navy only has a few thousand soldiers and horses. No matter how powerful the battle force is, there is nothing that can be done about Xingyang without three or five days.
However, just when he picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, thinking about where the Zheng family in Xingyang would go from here, he felt the ground beneath his feet tremble suddenly, and then there was a loud muffled sound in his ears, which made his heart tremble. I spit out the tea after taking a sip...
Noisy and roaring lingered in the ears, and the soldiers rushed in with a pale expression: "Commander, something bad happened, the city wall collapsed!"
Zheng Rentai was a little confused and subconsciously asked: "The city wall... collapsed?"
How could the city wall collapse?
Immediately, he quickly realized that the navy was using gunpowder...
Sure enough, the soldiers said anxiously: "The navy used commandos to attack under the city wall, pry up the wall bricks, bury gunpowder, and blow up a section of the city wall dozens of feet long. Now they have rushed into the city from the collapse!"
Zheng Rentai felt his ears buzzing and his vision went dark. If he hadn't been sitting at this moment, he would have fallen to the ground...
How could the fortified city that Zheng had run for hundreds of years be destroyed so easily?
The deafening shouts of killing woke him up. He rubbed his face fiercely, stood up suddenly, and walked outside the barracks in a few steps. He looked at the soldiers under his command who were running away in all directions. He pulled out his sword and said loudly: "Give me the order. The enemy must be Block the city wall and never allow the enemy to break into the city! Xingyang is the Xingyang of the Zheng family. Your wife, children, and family members are all in the city. How can you allow the thieves to insult you as you please? "
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"Here!"
The soldiers on the left and right responded loudly, drawing their swords and rushing towards the gap in the city wall. All the retreating soldiers along the way were slashed to death with their swords. Zheng Rentai's general order was repeated loudly over and over again. Under strong pressure, the situation was finally stabilized. It won't collapse thousands of miles.
Zheng Rentai gathered the remaining soldiers, blocked the backup, and rushed towards the city wall continuously, fighting in a melee with the heavily armored infantry who had just rushed into the city and at the gap in the city wall.
The heavy armored infantry was insufficient in strength and could not take advantage of the opportunity to overwhelm the entire city wall defense line. However, these soldiers were all elite, fully armored and almost invulnerable. They formed a formation and charged into the Xingyang defenders. A single charge resulted in broken arms everywhere. , hot blood mixed with rain flowed everywhere, and the battle was extremely tragic.
Zheng Rentai had already retreated and was commanding the battle from a place that was safe enough from the city gate. He watched his soldiers rush towards the gap in the city wall one after another, only to be devoured and crushed like a flesh and blood mill. He couldn't help feeling terrified and regretful. Incessantly.
Since you already have the intention to surrender, why should you want to take the initiative?
If he hadn't been unwilling to be at a disadvantage and let the enemy be driven, but instead decisively broke off the city and surrendered when the navy showed its intention to attack Xingyang, how could it have been so miserable at this time?
However, the matter has reached this point, but he has no control over it. If he cannot block the heavily armored infantry at the line of the city wall, and wait until they rush into the city, no one knows whether it will trigger a tragic massacre...
News of the collapse of the city wall and the enemy's entry into the city immediately spread to the city, and the entire city of Xingyang was in turmoil. Countless people, merchants, and officials panicked, dragging their children, old and young out of their homes, and rushed to Nancheng with their belongings and belongings. , trying to escape from the city gate.
There was chaos inside and outside the city.
As hundreds of soldiers died in battle under the city wall, Zheng Rentai's will was melting away little by little. He wanted to order to stop the resistance several times and let the enemy troops enter the city, betting that these naval soldiers would not dare to massacre. , Digging out the foundation of the Zheng family in Xingyang...
Just when he was gritting his teeth and about to issue an order, suddenly a burst of cheers came from the front, and countless soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "The enemy has retreated! The enemy has retreated!"
Zheng Rentai perked up and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Naturally, the soldiers didn't know what was happening in front of them, so they hurried to find out. They rushed back in a moment, unable to hide their joy: "Commander Qi, the navy has withdrawn from the formation outside the city! We have won!"
Zheng Rentai let out a long breath, kicked the stupid soldier to the ground, and ordered: "Gather the troops immediately, put down their weapons, form an array within the city wall, and wait for the navy to enter the city and take over the defense!"
Shit wins!
It must be that Zheng Xuanguo had met Liu Rengui and expressed the Zheng family's willingness to surrender in Xingyang. Only then did Liu Rengui order the navy to give up its advantage and withdraw from the city.
If you are confused at this time, think that you have defeated the enemy, or even pursue them, you simply don’t know how to die...(End of Chapter)