"ten times?"
Kou Ji was angrily laughed, "You really dare to think, if I have ten times more firearms than Qu Yechuan in the first battle, I still need to consult with you?"
He smiled dryly from the top, stroked his beard, and whispered: "I just said casually..."
Zhao Zhen didn't care about the bickering between the two, he thought about it, and said: "Since there is no way to win the Xingqing Mansion in one fell swoop, then it will only be done slowly.
When Kou Ji and Gao Chu Gong heard this, they stopped the bickering and nodded together.
In the next few days, all the soldiers and horses in the barracks helped Zhu Neng build the catapult.
There are so many people, and there are large tracts of forest felling around, so a lot of time is saved.
In addition, Liu Heng and Chong Shiheng also made some catapults when they attacked Jingzhou and Shunzhou, and they got together to make up a total of 20,000.
Twenty thousand catapults were lined up with no head at a glance.
But after spreading out in an echelon shape, you can have a panoramic view at a glance.
After the catapult was built, Zhu Neng didn't hesitate to find Zhao Zhen and took the initiative to ask Ying to attack Xingqing Mansion.
When Zhao Zhen saw that Zhu Neng was ready, he did not hesitate and gave the order to siege the city.
In addition to Zhu Neng leading a part of the main attack, Kou Ji, Chong Shiheng, and Liu Heng each led an army and attacked Xingqing Mansion from the other three sides.
With Zhao Zhen's order, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses responded, and the number of civilians and slave soldiers who helped the soldiers and horses in the fight exceeded one million.
Millions of people have besieged Xingqing Mansion.
Standing on Xingqing Mansion and looking down, the dark crowd couldn't see it.
Standing on a high platform, Zhao Zhen looked at the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty around Xingqing Mansion, and looked at the flags that had formed the ocean of flags.
The humiliation suffered by the ancestors has been thoroughly washed away by him.
Since then, who would dare to be arrogant with Da Song
From then on, who would dare to say that Song Lei was weak
If anyone is not convinced, he can ask Da Song’s millions of soldiers and horses whether they can agree, or Da Song’s tens of millions of people whether they can agree.
Zhao Zhen clenched his fists excitedly, and ordered in a deep voice, "Beat the drum! March!"
Chen Lin, with white temples, straightened her chest when she heard Zhao Zhen's order, walked to the drummer, grabbed the hammerhead for the drum from the drummer's hand, held it in her hand, and threw her arms away. Ruthlessly hit the drum surface.
The drum is a bronze drum.
Only the bronze drum can make the sound of gold and iron.
The sound of bronze drums is far more vigorous than the sound of animal skin drums.
"Boom boom boom..."
Chen Lin was beating the drum head vigorously.
The sound of drums spread all over the place.
The moment the soldiers heard the drums, the shouts shook the sky.
Afterwards, eighty-one bronze drums were sounded by the strong men, seeming to cater to the shouts of the soldiers.
"put!"
Standing in front of the formation, Zhu Neng roared after hearing the eighty-one bronze drums be beaten together.
The first row, the second row, and the third row.
Three rows of catapults projected large fireballs into Xingqing Mansion together.
The fireball covered the entire city head in an instant.
The sound of explosions and screams were endless.
The Xixia soldiers and horses in Xingqing Mansion, even though they had made perfect preparations, were still unable to cope with the bombardment of a huge number of catapults.
However, Zhu Neng's momentum of attacking the city did not weaken as a result, but became more fierce.
When the first three rows of catapults burst into fire.
The Song Army generals and civilian husbands pushed the trebuchets in the back three rows and moved to the front.
The previous three rows were reduced to the back three rows.
When the catapult that had been reduced to the back three rows stopped the attack, it moved to the front catapult and started a new round of shooting.
While the six rows of catapults were attacking alternately, soldiers pushing artillery, and the catapult throwing grenades quickly arrived at the front release.
Artillery and grenade-throwing catapults were added to the battlefield.
The pitted city walls of Xingqing Mansion, which had been smashed by a sling truck, were full of blasted rubble, with countless gaps.
The Xixia soldiers and horses guarding the head of Xingqing Mansion were only defeated by the projection of the Inner Song Army.
Stones, cannonballs, and grenades all fell from the sky. Even if they had the power to fight tigers and wolves, they seemed a little powerless and could only be beaten passively.
"Coming forward, siege the city!"
Seeing that the Xixia soldiers and horses on the head of Xingqing Mansion were smashed and defeated, Zhu Neng immediately ordered the soldiers and horses of Song Dynasty to drive a group of descendants and begin to attack the city.
The descendants charged forward and defended most of the danger, and Song Jun followed behind.
In the face of Zhu Neng's series of methods, Li Deming couldn't solve it. He could only dispatch troops from the city and continuously inject them into the broken wall that had been bombed to resist Zhu Neng's attack.
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West Gate of Xingqing Mansion.
Kou Ji and Gao Chugong stood side by side, hearing the sounds of Xixia soldiers and horses shouting at the southern city gate that Zhu Neng had attacked.
Gao Chu Gong turned his head and said to Kou Ji: "After Zhu Neng's frenzied attack, the soldiers and horses at the southern city gate can't have enough power to resist Zhu Neng's attacking soldiers. Li Deming must have increased his troops to the southern city gate. "
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "Then we should attack the city too."
Christine Gao nodded.
Kou Ji waved his hand coldly.
The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses behind him drove the descendants, like a tide, to the west gate of Xingqing Mansion.
It didn't take long for Kou Ji to attack Simon.
The Chong Shiheng Department of the East Gate and the Liu Heng Department of the North Gate also began to attack the city one after another.
For a time, Xingqing Mansion was embarrassed on all sides.
The large number of soldiers and horses attacking the city made Li Deming look desperate.
Without any seams for him to drill, he had to dispatch all the soldiers and horses in Xingqing Mansion to climb the top of the city to defend the city.
Facing the Song Army like a tide.
Li Deming has no other choice but to stick to it.
A fight is a day.
Zhu Neng led his troops to the head of Xingqing Mansion three times and was beaten back three times.
The fighting stopped until nightfall.
Soldiers and horses entered the camp.
Kou Ji, Zhu Neng and others also gathered in Zhao Zhen's tent.
Although Zhao Zhen knew that Xingqing Mansion could not be won in one go, he was still a little disappointed.
So when everyone was discussing matters, their expressions were not very good.
After entering the Great Tent of the Chinese Army, everyone gave a gift to Zhao Zhen and took their seats separately. Under Zhao Zhen's instruction, they began to summarize the gains and losses of today's battle.
Zhu Neng wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a deep voice, "I used catapults and artillery to crush the soldiers and horses on the front of the city to death, and the enemy suffered heavy losses.
But when I rushed to the head of the city with some people, the enemy's reinforcements also arrived on the head of the city.
Although the number of enemies is not as large as ours, they fought desperately one by one and drove our soldiers off the city three times.
Chengtou, I was sure to rush up again, but I was not sure to stand still. "
Everyone remained silent. After a long period of silence, Chong Shiheng suddenly said, "The enemy is fighting hard with us, so naturally there are soldiers in our army who dare to fight to death.
Most soldiers do not have the will to fight to death, so facing the enemy to fight to death, they will naturally show their cowardice.
If you want to gain a foothold on the city, you must lead a soldier who is not afraid of death and go right away. "
Zhu Neng pondered: "Are you dead?"
Zhong Shiheng nodded slowly.
Zhu Neng gritted his teeth and said: "I want to stand on top of the city. The number of dead soldiers is too small, I'm afraid it won't work."
Zhong Shiheng said calmly: "Using dead soldiers is far more expensive than we continue to consume, and the casualties are less. Today's battle, the Xixia soldiers and horses in the city suffered a lot of losses, and we are the same.
If we hadn't replaced our soldiers and horses with surrenders, we would have suffered even more damage.
If we continue to consume it like this, our casualties will get bigger and bigger.
It is worthwhile to trade part of the lives of soldiers for the lives of most soldiers.
Since you are sure to rush up again, you should use the dead man to stand on the head of the city all at once.
As long as you stand on the head of the city, the enemy's military will be confused. The other three of us can take the opportunity to attack the head of the city and take down Xingqing Mansion in one fell swoop. "
Zhu Neng gritted his teeth for a long time and nodded slowly.
"I'll go down in a while, and I will pick the dead."
Zhong Shiheng nodded slowly and looked at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji groaned: "Since Zhu Neng is confident that he will rush to the top of the city again and will use dead men to stand on the top of the city, then we shouldn't stay our strength tomorrow. We should go all out to attack the city and strive for an early date. Take down Xingqing Mansion."
Zhong Shiheng and Liu Heng nodded together.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and asked, "What do the officials think?"
Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "Since all Aiqing feel that you want to use dead men, use it. I will give them a generous gift to their wives and children when I look back."
Kou Ji saluted Zhao Zhen and said: "The minister replaces the soldiers, thank you official Longen."
Zhao Zhen nodded and did not speak any more.
Kou Ji looked at Zhu Neng and said, "I will accompany you to choose the dead."
Zhu Neng nodded heavily.
Afterwards, the two said goodbye to Zhao Zhen and left the Chinese Army's Great Account.
As the saying goes, mercy is not in control.
If you can use the lives of a few people in exchange for a victory in a war, as long as you are a leader, you will not hesitate to sacrifice a few people.
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng went to the barracks.
Some soldiers have fallen asleep, and some are lying on the thatch, chatting about the battle during the day.
The two did not enter the soldiers' tents, they just paced around the soldiers' tents.
The two have been pacing until Tianma is bright, before sending someone to wake up the soldiers.
The soldiers were summoned to the school field in a daze.
Each face was filled with confusion.
Zhu Neng stared at the soldiers in the school field and said with a heavy voice: "Today, I will lead a soldier and horse firmly on the head of the city, and the whole army may be wiped out.
So I need to pick a group of people who are willing to accompany me to death. "
The soldiers were in an uproar upon hearing this.
A school lieutenant stared at Zhu Neng with a solemn expression and asked, "The general is going to stick on the head of the city with his brothers?"
Zhu Neng was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly.
The captain asked again, "If the entire army is annihilated, will the general die?"
Zhu Neng nodded without hesitation.
The lieutenant raised the spear in his hand and saluted Zhu Neng, "Since the general does not fear death, he does not fear death in his humble job, he is considered a humble job."
"A villain..."
"The villain also goes..."
"Go to humble duty!"
"At the end I wish to go!"
"..."
In the face of death threats, they were not timid or fearful.
Please take the initiative one by one.
Many of them don't understand the great principles. They only know that they are Zhu Neng's soldiers. Zhu Neng dared to die, and so did they.
Zhu Neng saw all the soldiers take the initiative to invite Ying, clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice, "They are all good!"
"Anyone who is willing to go, stay on the school grounds, and the others retreat to the side of the school grounds!"
Kou Ji ordered from the side.
The soldiers who were unwilling to send their heads down, left the school in twos and threes.
Someone walked halfway, hesitated for a long time, struggled for a long time, and returned to the school.
Zhu Neng stared at them without speaking.
Kou Ji spoke again: "The only son in the family, those with Gaotang and his wife and children, and those under 18, please quit!"
None of the soldiers in the school field left.
Seeing this, Kou Ji looked a little serious.
Zhu Neng stared at a school lieutenant who remained in the schoolyard, and whispered: "I brought you out from Hexi. I remember that you have an old mother in your family, and you are the only child in your family. You quickly retreat."
The captain stared at Zhu Neng and said seriously: "Since the general remembers that the humble post came from Hexi, he should not let the humble post leave. We are soldiers trained by the general, and we should follow the general and live and die together."
Zhu Neng stared at the speaking lieutenant with a solemn expression, "I take your mind. But the rules are the rules."
Zhu Neng said to Kou Ji in the unwilling spirit of the school lieutenant, "Take the register!"
Kou Ji nodded slowly, sent someone to fetch the booklet, and instructed the clerks, counsellors, and officials in the army to compare them one by one.
In the end, more than 600 people were eliminated.
Many of them are younger than eighteen.
Only four thousand three hundred and fifty-two people were left in the end.
Compared with the 300,000 Xixia soldiers and horses in Xingqing Mansion, 4,352 people were obviously very small.
Compared with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty stationed outside Xingqing Mansion, 4,352 people were still small.
But Zhu Neng is already very satisfied.
There were more than four thousand people who followed him to the bloody battle in the city of Xingqing Mansion, and they would surely be able to stand firm on the city.
After daybreak.
A new round of siege began.
The method of siege is much the same as yesterday.
The only difference is that Zhu Neng got off his horse, held a knife, and stood among the pawns.
Catapults, artillery, and grenades were bombarded against the southern city wall of Xingqing Mansion.
Xixia soldiers and horses have the combat experience of yesterday, so when they are fighting today, they appear to be extremely cunning.
One by one, they hid their backs against the crevices on the city wall.
Although the casualties are not small, they are not as big as yesterday.
Under the suppression of artillery and catapults, Xixia soldiers could not show their heads.
Zhu Neng led his soldiers and horses to the southern city wall of Xingqing Mansion.
With the experience of three times ascending to the city yesterday, Zhu Neng's ascent to the city is naturally faster today.
Although the momentum of the enemy's resistance became more fierce, Zhu Neng and others rushed to the head of the city.
After rushing to the head of the city, it was a tragic close torment.
Zhu Neng took the lead and smashed his life.
The soldiers following him naturally followed desperately.
There were constant soldiers who followed Zhu Neng's footsteps on the city wall, and there were constant soldiers dying in the fight against the Xixia people.
The blood flows down like water.
The corpse fell like raindrops.
The scene is very tragic.
Zhu Neng led his army to kill for a long time, and barely occupied a five-foot-long place on the city.
It's just that he hasn't stood firm yet, his old opponent Ye Li led a team of soldiers and horses to kill when he was begging.
Ye Li Yuqi relied on the convenient movement of Xixia soldiers and horses on the front of the city, and led heavy troops to suppress Zhu Neng in the fight.
Zhu Neng's living space was suppressed to a radius of three feet in an instant.
At this critical moment, a loud roar sounded from the head of the city.
I saw the school lieutenant who had been eliminated from the dead soldiers by Kou Ji before, and led the other six hundred people who had been eliminated to the city.
"Evil thief! Don't hurt my general!"
The school lieutenant led the continuous force to attack the top of the city, alleviating Zhu Neng's pressure.
The two men joined forces and quickly exaggerated the living space on the city wall.
As their living space expanded, more soldiers and horses rushed to the city.
Siege operations are like flood releases.
If a gap is made in the dam, only a small amount of water will flow out, and it will not cause much damage to the dam.
But if a slightly larger opening were torn in the dam, the flood water inside would rush out surgingly, and the entire dam would collapse.
This is how the Song Dynasty attacked Xingqing Mansion.
Zhu Neng led his army to occupy five feet of land on the wall, and the soldiers and horses that could rush up were limited.
But the more places he occupies, the more soldiers and horses will come up.
Until the enemy is overwhelmed.
"The South City Gate is breached!"
I don't know who yelled.
All the soldiers shouted.
The voice spread throughout Xingqing Mansion.
Kou Ji, Liu Heng, and Chong Shiheng from the other three branches of Xingqing Mansion heard the words and ordered their soldiers to spare no effort to attack Xingqing Mansion.
The news that the South City Gate was breached affected the fighting spirit of the other three Xixia soldiers and horses, so Kou Ji's attack on the other three went smoothly.
When the sun went down, the four gates of Xingqing Mansion were breached.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty flooded into Xingqing Mansion like a tide.
But the war did not end.
The remaining Xixia soldiers and horses fought with Da Song soldiers and horses in various streets in Xingqing Mansion.
Some soldiers and horses retreated into the inner city, defending by the inner city walls.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty have already breached Xingqing Mansion.
It is impossible to give up Xingqing Mansion because of a little resistance.
Therefore, the Xixia soldiers and horses in Xingqing Mansion were nothing more than dying struggles.
But even so, they chose to struggle to the end.
After Kou Ji broke through the West Gate, he did not participate in the subsequent battles.
He rushed to the Nancheng Gate to go out to see Zhu Neng.
Zhu Neng led the army to rush in person this time.
But it also suffered a lot of injuries.
Was chopped three times.
If it were not for the soldiers to bring them back in time, I am afraid they would lose too much blood and die.
After Zhao Zhen got the news, he rushed to the tent where Zhu Neng was with the imperial doctor.
Order the imperial physician to help Zhu Neng diagnose and treat.
When Kou Ji arrived, the doctor had already started to help Zhu Neng treat the wound.
Zhu Neng was lying on the bed, his face was pale and his lips were a little pale, but his expression was a little restrained.
The imperial doctor moved a knife on him, but he turned a blind eye, just glanced at Zhao Zhen frequently with embarrassment on his face.
There was no reason for him, just because Zhu Neng had a scar on his thigh, and the imperial doctor wanted to help him diagnose and treat him, and he had to go to the clothes.
Zhao Zhen looked at him again, and he naturally felt embarrassed.
Zhao Zhen looked at Zhu Neng and looked funny, "What do you think about me, will I suffer for you?"
After Kou Ji entered the tent, he happened to hear Zhao Zhen's words.
Kou Ji said frankly: "It hurts him to get used to it, but he is not used to being stared at by officials."
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said, "Can't I see it?"
Without waiting for Zhu Neng to talk to Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen whispered to himself: "When I was washing, there were 17 or 8 people standing beside me waiting..."
Kou Ji gave a wry smile.
Zhu Neng, who was lying on the bed, also twitched the corners of his mouth.
I don't know if it's because of the pain or something else.
Kou Ji did not speak any more, and Zhao Zhen did not speak any more.
The two waited quietly next to them. After the imperial doctor had treated Zhu Neng's injury, Zhao Zhen asked, "How is Zhu Aiqing's injury? When will it recover?"
The imperial doctor wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and whispered: "Going back to the official's house, General Zhu was seriously injured, but he has deviated from the vital points everywhere, and there is no life worry. After one or two months, he will be cured.
Zhao Zhen let out a sigh of relief and slowly said, "That's good. If the diagnosis and treatment are not good and I lose a member of the tiger general, I am afraid it will be heartache for a lifetime."
The imperial doctor was a little embarrassed when he heard this.
Zhao Zhen stared at him. Even if he had the courage, he would not dare to do anything about the diagnosis and treatment.
Kou Ji let out a sigh of relief when he heard the words of the imperial doctor.
After Zhao Zhen sent four eunuchs to serve Zhu Neng, he sighed: "Xingqing Mansion...broken..."
Kou Ji whispered from the side: "The minister is about to report the matter to the official family."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji with a look of doubt.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Although the outer city is broken, there is still a palace in the inner city. They are still under the control of the Xixia people. They are obviously ready to fight to the end. The Xixia people in the city are very hostile to us, up to sixty. Elderly people, urchins down to seven or eight years old, will suddenly come out and hurt our soldiers."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment before frowning and said, "Even if I defeat Xixia, won't I get Xixia's popular support?"
Kou Ji was silent for a moment, and said: "It can only be said that Li Deming has taken good care of the people in Xingqing Mansion, so it is difficult for officials to buy their hearts for a while."
Zhao Zhen sighed: "Is there no one to take refuge in my Da Song?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "There are only some merchants, and some Song people who escaped from my Da Song."
Zhao Zhen said with some excitement: "I can't look down on them..."
Kou Ji gave a wry smile and said nothing.
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, and said, "Send someone to tell Li Deming that if he surrenders now, I can spare him his life."
Kou Ji still did not speak.
Now that Zhao Zhen has given Li Deming a chance to surrender, it is because Zhao Zhen wants to accept the hearts of the people in the Fuxing Palace.
Kou Ji knew what Zhao Zhen was thinking, so he didn't speak.
Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and then added, "If he is unwilling, then take Li Deming's head to see me. As for what the soldiers and horses in the city do in the city, I don't care."
If Huairou can't work, then you can only use a knife.
This is what Zhao Zhen thought.
Zhu Neng lay on the bed and said weakly: "Unfortunately, the minister is not up to date. There is no way to personally take Li Deming's head back to the official family."
"Repair your injury!"
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji said in unison.