Chapter 327 Wanyan Zonghan retreats to the desert
However, the Jin defenders were not unprepared. They had already laid out heavy defenses on the city walls.
As the vanguard approached, the Jin soldiers on the city wall began to throw stones.
These huge stones drew arcs in the air, and then hit the charging Song army heavily.
A pioneer soldier was rushing towards the city wall with all his concentration. Suddenly, a stone fell from the sky and hit his helmet.
Only a scream was heard, and the soldier fell down. His helmet had been smashed out of shape, and blood flowed from his forehead and dyed his cheeks red.
At the same time, the Jin defenders began to pour hot oil.
The oil poured down from the city wall like a waterfall, splashing on the charging Song army.
A soldier was doused with hot oil, and his armor instantly became scalding hot. He howled in pain and fell down the ladder.
And the arrows on the city wall came like raindrops. Some soldiers were hit by arrows, which penetrated their armor and penetrated deeply into their bodies.
They fell to the ground, writhing in pain, but life was slipping away quickly.
However, he also knew clearly that in the face of such a fierce offensive, the fall of Yanjing seemed inevitable.
The city gate also gradually appeared cracks under the continuous impact of hitting the wood.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Wanyan Zonghan shouted, trying to boost morale. However, as the Song Army continued to attack, the Jin Army's defense line gradually became loose.
The Song Army's 10,000-strong vanguard fought bravely to attack the city, but most of them were lost in the fierce battle and were still unable to gain a foothold on the city.
However, as time passed, the casualties of the vanguard became increasingly heavy.
However, the tenacious resistance of the Jin soldiers exceeded Zhao Yingluo's expectations.
Zhao Yingluo stared at the tragic battlefield ahead. She saw the plight of the vanguard and heard Yue Fei's advice.
Zhao Yingluo calmly observed the changes in the battle situation in front of the formation. She saw that the pioneers of the Song Army had successfully scaled the city wall and started a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Jin Army.
They knew that this was for the glory of the Song Dynasty and for the country and the country.
On the city wall, Wanyan Zonghan witnessed all this.
He knew in his heart that the brutality of this siege would be far beyond imagination. He waved his sword and shouted loudly, motivating the soldiers to resist.
She knew that victory was in sight but she still couldn't be careless in the slightest.
Some soldiers were cut down to the ground by the enemy, and some were shot to death by arrows. Their corpses lay scattered on the ground, and the ground was stained red with blood.
As the order was conveyed, the vanguard troops began to evacuate the city wall in an orderly manner.
The battlefield was filled with a strong smell of blood and gunpowder smoke, which seemed to be suffocating.
However, even in the face of such tragic casualties, the Song Dynasty's vanguard troops did not retreat.
They stepped on the corpses of their comrades and faced the enemy's arrows and rocks, and continued to move forward bravely. Their bravery and determination made the Jin Kingdom defenders fearful.
"Send the order and let the follow-up troops be ready to meet the vanguard troops at any time!" Zhao Yingluo gave the order decisively.
Yue Fei frowned and observed the situation on the battlefield. He turned to Zhao Yingluo and said, "Princess, the vanguard has suffered heavy losses. I suggest that we withdraw temporarily and readjust our tactics."
She took a deep breath and ordered: "Give me the order to withdraw the vanguard troops!"
There was a trace of cruelty in Zhao Yingluo's eyes. She was unwilling to give up like this and had to find a breakthrough.
"General Yue," Zhao Yingluo turned to look at the general beside her, "order the artillery to intensively bombard one place on the city wall and collapse the city wall. We want to reduce the casualties caused by unnecessary siege."
Hearing this, Yue Fei's eyes flashed with admiration. He understood Zhao Yingluo's intention, which was to directly destroy the city wall through precise artillery strikes, paving the way for the next attack. He conveyed the order without hesitation.
As Yue Fei's order was issued, the Song Army's artillery began to adjust its angle and firepower, focusing on a specific area on the city wall.
The artillery roared, and shells rained down on the same position on the city wall. Under the continuous bombardment, the city walls began to collapse.
The defenders of the Jin Kingdom watched in horror as the city wall gradually collapsed under the bombardment of the Song Army's artillery.
They knew that once the city wall collapsed, Song troops would flood into the city.
Wanyan Zonghan stood on the city wall and witnessed all this. He felt helpless in his heart, knowing that Yanjing could no longer resist the Song army's attack.
Under the continuous bombardment of the Song Army's artillery, the city wall was finally overwhelmed and collapsed.
When Zhao Yingluo saw this scene, a trace of firmness and determination flashed in her eyes. She knew that victory was in sight.
"The whole army obeys the order!" Zhao Yingluo raised her sword high, "Follow me into the city and capture Yanjing in one fell swoop!"
The morale of the Song army was greatly boosted. Following Zhao Yingluo's order, they rushed towards the collapsed city wall like a torrent.
The soldiers of the Jin Kingdom also knew that the last moment had arrived. They held their weapons tightly and prepared for the final resistance.
Seeing that the city wall had been broken, Zhao Yingluo immediately ordered another 30,000 elite troops to be organized. This time the goal was to directly attack the city and completely occupy Yanjing.
The morale of the soldiers was high, they knew that victory was at hand and all it took was one last blow.
As the war drums beat loudly, 30,000 infantrymen rushed towards the gap in the collapsed city wall like a torrent.
Without the protection of the city wall, the Jin soldiers were exposed to the Song army.
The two sides soon came into contact with each other, and fierce hand-to-hand combat began on the city wall.
"Brothers, follow me!" A Song Army general waved the long sword in his hand and rushed to the city wall first. The soldiers followed closely, and they started a desperate struggle with the golden soldiers.
Under the blow of continuous defeats and the loss of the city wall, the morale of the Jin soldiers was extremely low.
Although they still resisted tenaciously, they gradually became unable to withstand the fierce offensive of the Song army.
"Hold on! Hold on!" The generals of the Jin Army shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to boost morale.
However, their defense lines continued to retreat under the fierce attack of the Song army.
At the same time, the Song army began to use the gaps in the city wall to penetrate into the city.
Some soldiers climbed up the city wall through ladders and started a fierce battle with the Jin soldiers; another group of soldiers entered the city directly through the gap in the city wall and began to exchange fire with the Jin soldiers in the city.
The golden soldiers in the city seemed a little panicked under the sudden attack.
They originally thought that the city wall could resist the Song army's attack, but they did not expect that the Song army would break through the defense line so quickly.
Now, they had to face the fierce attack of the Song army.
"Quick! Organize an effective defense!" A Jin Army general shouted loudly.
However, their soldiers were exhausted from the continuous fighting and it was difficult to organize an effective counterattack.
The army of the Song Dynasty became more and more brave as they fought. They knew that victory was at hand, and only one final blow was needed to completely capture Yanjing.
Therefore, they charged forward desperately, trying to defeat the Jin soldiers' last line of defense in one fell swoop.
In the fierce battle, both sides made huge sacrifices. However, the Song army gradually gained the upper hand with its superior numbers and morale, and the Jin soldiers continued to retreat under the fierce attack of the Song army.
