Chapter 864: Sunrise in the East (89)

When the morning sun rose from the distant horizon, accompanied by the rumbling drums, the Eastern Expeditionary Army approached Yunyang County from a distance. One by one, the square formations stopped when they approached about 500 meters from the city wall. Footsteps, this distance is also the end of the crossbow range on the city. The drums kept beating, and countless cavalry separated from the two wings and galloped towards both sides of the county. From the passages of the phalanx, shield soldiers held large shields. They filed out, forming a horizontal line in front of the array, and then another group of shield soldiers. Five lines of shield soldiers came out in succession. When they approached Yunyang County less than 200 steps away, the crossbows on the city finally began to roar.

Crossbows flew from the city wall one after another. No matter how thick the shield was, it could not withstand such strong force. The crossbow arrows easily tore the shield apart and knocked down the shield soldiers behind.

The front row fell, and the back row immediately filled up, filling the gap - pig-pig-island-small-said-www--and behind them, a series of flatbed trucks with bed crossbows were also pushed. Come out and line up behind the shield soldiers

The sun rose from behind the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and its dazzling light shone directly on the city tower. Huo Si'an stood on the tower, squinting, watching the Eastern Expeditionary Army's offensive formation in the distance. He did not see any attackers in the opponent's camp. City chariots, Mengchong chariots, ladders, etc. were attacking the city. I couldn't help but be confused. What methods were they planning to use to attack the city? Is it possible that it can still fly through the sky?

Of course Huo Si'an knew that this was impossible. He couldn't guess what the other party wanted to do, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. According to his long-standing experience, a small town like Yunyang County, even if it has 10,000 troops to defend it, is enough to defend it. The attackers, not to mention that he has 30,000 people. He is not afraid of the other party attacking the city, but he is most afraid of the other party's siege. After all, they are guest troops. The food and grass needed by 30,000 people is a huge problem. Now I am afraid that they can no longer count on the rear to return them. Food and grass have been shipped, and all our own cavalry has been wiped out. There is no doubt that the cavalry of the Eastern Army can cover the entire western Liaoning.

This is also the reason why Huo Si'an is so worried about this battle in western Liaoning. Because the Zhengdong Army does not need to be anxious, it only needs to trap the Qi Army. As time goes by, it is not the Zhengdong Army who takes the initiative to seek a decisive battle, but the Qi Army who has come from afar.

But the current actions of the Zhengdong Army greatly exceeded his expectations.

The roar of the crossbows on the city would sound every once in a while, and every time it sounded, it would bring a lot of casualties to the shield soldiers below the city, but the other side remained unmoved at all, as soon as there were casualties. He added forward, but more and more bed crossbows were gathering behind them. Looking at the rows of bed crossbows extending into the distance, Huo Siguan only felt that his scalp was numb, and the other party did not start with him. For counter-fire suppression, is it possible to gather hundreds or even thousands of bed crossbows, and then fire them all together, using the bed crossbows to deliver a covering strike?

In Huo Si'an's field of vision, the Eastern Expeditionary Army has assembled at least hundreds of crossbows.

Under the city. After the large formation of bed crossbows, Shangguan Hong looked at the hundreds of bed crossbows that had assembled, a grin flashed across his face, and he shouted loudly: "I took aim at them all. One salvo, I want to see the results."

A platform crossbow began to swing its curved arm to aim,

After a while, little red flags were raised one after another. Shangguan Hong slashed down with his big hand and shouted angrily, "Shoot!"

Hundreds of crossbows made earth-shattering roars in the direction they were shooting. It's not the Qi army on the city wall, but one-third of the height of the entire city wall.

As the roar of the bed crossbows sounded, the shield soldiers in formation let out a shout, and the neat queue dispersed and ran forward. Looking from the bottom of the city, it was thousands of shield soldiers following the bed. crossbow shooting advance

After the shield soldiers, Yang Dasha waved Mo Dao and shouted sternly: "Attack"

Mei Hua dragged his Mo Dao on the ground and ran forward. Behind him was the third battalion that had just replenished its soldiers. Advancing at the same time as him was his brother-in-law, the fourth battalion of Lao Building Wu Ya. camp

"Guards, move forward!" The two of them roared in unison.

"Guards, advance!" They were responded to by the shouts of more than 2,000 Guardsmen of the 3rd Battalion and 3rd Battalion.

Seeing the direction where the opponent's crossbow was shooting, Huo Siguan was stunned at first, and then turned pale with fright. A terrifying possibility suddenly rang in his mind.

But before a second thought flashed through his mind, hundreds of bed crossbows came across the sky and hit heavily on a third of the city wall.

The city wall shook violently, not the kind that occurs after a heavy blow, but swaying back and forth, including the tall towers on the city wall, which also swayed back and forth. Huo Si'an was shaken to the point of being unable to stand, and suddenly fell to one knee. On the ground, holding the wooden railing in front of him tightly with one hand, he looked down at the city wall. His soldiers were shaken by the violent shaking and fell like dumplings down the city. The beds arranged one after another on top of the city. The crossbow fell with a crash, and plumes of smoke and dust rose into the sky. In addition to the screams in his ears, there were the shouts of the Eastern Expeditionary Army in the distance. Huo Si'an's eyes suddenly became blurry, and the huge smoke and dust blocked his eyes. sight

Now he understands why there is no defense in Yunyang County and why there is no one in Yunyang County. It is because the Zhengdong Army set a huge trap for him here. I don’t know what means they used to turn this city wall into a to be so fragile

The whistling sound of countless bed crossbows came to my ears again.

Accompanied by the sound of countless arrows whistling, the city wall swayed so much that there was no doubt that it could no longer hold up. The first thing to fall was the tall tower. The wooden tower collapsed due to the strength of the base below. It swayed back and forth so much that the beam failed to hold up and broke, and the roof suddenly collapsed.

And this was just the beginning. The city tower fell, and the entire section of the city wall, which was tens of meters long, collapsed inward after the last maximum shaking. The densely packed Qi army soldiers on the city wall followed. Countless bricks and rubble collapsed on top of the severed heads at both ends. Some soldiers of the Qi army were lucky enough not to fall, but they were all stunned to see this scene they had never seen before. The entire city wall, which was dozens of meters long, was right in front of their eyes. The bottom collapsed

Under the city wall, the large shield soldiers of the Eastern Conquest Army arrived first. With a low voice, the shields were carried on the backs of the soldiers. They squatted on the ground, thrust the big sword in their hands into the ground, and used their shoulders and the hilt of the knife in their hands. Holding the big shield, behind them, Mei Hua roared and waved his Mo Dao, stepped on the large shield slanting upward, jumped up, and was in the air, sweeping the Mo Dao in his hand. When he came out, the broken wall in front of him was swept away. His feet fell down and stepped on the rubble on the ground. His body shook a little. He held up the big knife and roared into the city.

Huo Si'an, the supreme commander of the Qi people, died immediately. He stood on the city tower to supervise the battle, and the collapse of the city tower buried him in countless rubbles. He fell with him in the rubble. Also included were his personal soldiers and messengers.

The sudden death of Huo Siguan left the tens of thousands of Qi troops in the city without effective command. The method of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was not only beyond their expectations, but also left them stunned. Thirty thousand people crowded into this small city. The city itself was crowded enough. At this time, the city was in chaos. The first city gate to be opened was the west gate. A Qi army commander led his troops to escape from the city after witnessing the sudden collapse of the east city.

In the panic, he forgot that there were cavalry from the Eastern Expedition Army outside the city. Seeing a large group of Qi troops rushing out of the city gate, Gongsun Yi and Luo Lei couldn't help but be overjoyed. They turned left and right to face the panic. The Qi army slashed and killed

Along this gap, the infantry of the Zhengdong Army entered the city and started a direct hand-to-hand battle with the Qi Army. Yang Dasha led his first division like a beast into the sheep and killed them on the streets. A bloody path was made, and the whole street was stained red with blood.

As Guo Laowen's second division attacked the intact city wall and began to cover the dense Qi army with shooting, the battle had lost its suspense.

One side is full of morale, but the other side is in despair. Even the general died immediately. The will to fight has been almost completely destroyed. The army that has lost its fighting spirit is no longer an army, but a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

The South Gate and the North Gate were broken down one after another. More Eastern Zhengdong Army entered the city and started street fighting with the Qi Army trapped in the city. The only way out was at the West Gate, but outside the West Gate, there were soldiers of the Zhengdong Army. cavalry

The Qi army was compressed step by step towards the center of the city, where was the Yamen of Yunyang County. An entire street was completely crowded by the Qi army who had retreated here. The surrounding city walls and peripheral streets had been completely occupied by the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Gao Yuan and Ye Zhong rode on their horses and slowly walked into Yunyang County.

"Pause the attack and shout for them to surrender. Give them a quarter of an hour to think about it. Otherwise, don't blame them for being rude!" Gao Yuan said calmly.

The trapped Qi army looked at the crossbows gathered one after another outside, and at the densely packed Dongzheng Army holding crossbows on the surrounding roofs. They were desperate and helpless. With their current density, I'm afraid that a bed crossbow can cause huge casualties.

Sporadic fighting is still happening on the periphery, as the Zhengdong Army is clearing out some Qi troops hiding in houses.

A quarter of an hour soon came. As the bed crossbows were slowly raised, the Qi army on the outermost edge finally couldn't bear the pressure of being pointed at hundreds of bed crossbows. With a bang, someone threw away the crossbows in their hands. Weapons, like a plague, were clanging incessantly. Qi Jun dropped his weapons one by one, held his head in his hands, and squatted down.

The bloody Yang Dasha shook his head with regret, "It's not enough to surrender just like that!" When he said this, Shangguan Hong happened to walk beside him. When he heard this, he stretched out his hand. He gave him a shudder, "What else do you want? Kill them all. There are at least 20,000 Qi troops trapped here. Can you kill them? Besides, what a good labor force these are, go to Donghu , wouldn't it be better to help us farm as soon as the Loop is given away? You just know how to kill and kill, and you don't even think about where the food and clothing of us soldiers come from."

Yang Dasha laughed, "That's the governor's problem, I'll just focus on fighting." Seeing Shangguan Hong raise his hand again, Yang Dasha rushed out, waved the Mo Dao in his hand, and shouted sternly : "Each group of ten people, hold their heads in both hands, come over and be honest. If one person is dishonest, all ten people in the team will be killed!" (To be continued...)