Chapter 976
Sun Tu never thought he was an open and upright gentleman, especially when he was on the battlefield, he only wanted to win, regardless of any means, and was never tired of deceiving his soldiers.
This is the case with the peace talks and cooperation with the Changsheng Army. He never really wanted to cooperate with it and fight with the Liao army. Even Sun Tu, a large number of the Song army, may not be completely relieved, let alone this Liao rebel army composed of the northern Han people and the Bohai people. He is still quite clear about the truth that the minds of our race must be different.
So although Sun Tu was righteous before and had no reservations, he actually made a lot of preparations behind his back. For example, he sent people to the south to contact the Shandong army several times, on the surface, urging them to go north to support Zhuozhou as soon as possible, but in fact, he was making relevant arrangements and arrangements to let this real direct army go north quietly, and watch the fierce offensive and defensive battle near Zhuozhou, and then wait for his own orders to act.
All of this was kept in the dark, both the Liao army and the Eternal Victory Army. Especially the latter, because Sun Tu had shared the key points that any general should regard as treasures, which made them almost have no doubts about Sun Tu. Even if they had a strange intention, they would complain that the Song army was not powerful enough, but they never thought that they had been used by Sun Tu. Even the garrison at the South Gate had been replaced by stolen forces, leaving only a few generals who thought they were covered up and did not notice it.
The only shortcoming is that Sun Tu himself took risks and is still in Zhuozhou City. But it is precisely because he, the chief general, was in Zhuozhou that he could grasp the changes in the battle situation here as soon as possible and issue orders to respond in a timely manner. After many days of planning and adventure, he finally had a fruitful fruit today and got what he wanted.
Seeing that the Liao army retreated, Sun Tu naturally could not let them join the main force in the city so easily. He immediately issued a military order: "The entire army pursues the enemy and focuses on killing the enemy's living forces. If he can kill Xiao Gan, he should be the first to be the best!"
After a while, the ambushers on both sides of the street rushed out. The thousands of Shandong troops who had been ambushing here for a long time were like wild beasts that had been hungry for several days before finally finding their prey. They did not have the cowardice that the Song army should have. While they rushed out, they also shot out all the arrows that had not been fired, thunder bombs and other firearms that had not been thrown out.
Amid the sound of arrows breaking through the air and the thunderbolt bombs, the Liao army even turned over and screamed over. They were already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength and suddenly encountered sneak attacks, they could not form an effective enemy-defying formation. They could only rely on their survival instinct to retreat to the rear, but they did not even have the ability to resist. They could only be chased by the enemy and use their own lives to fight for the opportunity to escape.
At this time, the war on Nanmen Street had completely turned into a one-sided massacre. The Liao army, which was once famous for its fierceness and good fighting, was as embarrassed as every Song army they had pursued in the past, and suffered heavy casualties. Every step of escape was paved with blood and corpses. As long as the Liao army was behind, they could be directly killed by the Shandong army at any time. Even if they kneel down and surrender, they were not spared, and were kicked over and cut off their heads by the soldiers chasing behind them.
Xiao Gan, who was desperately running away, only felt his heart was bleeding, and he felt even more trance. It made him feel like he was in a nightmare, because this was a scene he could not believe in any case. The elite army under his command was defeated so miserably under the Song army and suffered so much casualties. But whenever he looked back, he could see that the enemy was chasing closer a little. This sense of urgency and the constant screams behind him also reminded him that all this was true and he was indeed facing a crushing defeat.
Seeing that the long streets were about to reach the middle of the city, Xiao Gan felt a little relieved. After all, other places in Zhuozhou have long been controlled by his own troops, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom in the city. As long as he joins the army, he can counterattack in an instant and avenge this arrow.
Just when he rushed to the middle of the city with anticipation, shouting people to fire arrows and summoning the surrounding troops, a red light suddenly passed by outside the city, and then the sound of whimpering horns and rumbling drums sounded from all directions at the same time. Then, there were also shocking shouts of killing, which were constantly approaching from outside the four gates of the city, like the tide rushing sea tides and the howling mountain wind, unstoppable...
"This is..." At this moment, Xiao Gan was completely stunned. With his years of combat experience, from the sound of killing like mountains and seas, we can infer that countless soldiers and horses were galloping and shaking in all directions, and the continuous trembling of the ground also proved that this was not a bluff, but that at least tens of thousands of soldiers were running and attacking with power.
If he could climb high places and look around the city, he could see more clearly and intuitively the military situation on all sides of Zhuozhou - the four armies were sieging the city with all their might. At this moment, it was only two or three miles away from the city wall, and he could almost enter Zhuozhou in just a short moment. And just from the bright and scattered points emitted by the torches lit by the team, it could be calculated that the four armies were in one place, which was nearly 100,000, which was twice the number of Liao troops in the city at this moment.
Although the outcome of a war may not be determined by the number of troops of both sides, the momentum that comes from this kind of rushing is enough to suppress the Liao army in the city. After all, the Liao army has just experienced hard battles for several days and has long been exhausted at the end of its strength. However, these 100,000 Shandong troops have been hiding outside and have been a powerful elite force that has been raising momentum. In addition, this is a sneak attack battle with intentional arising from the beginning, the Liao army has fallen into an absolute disadvantage.
When the 100,000 troops came from all directions, the Liao army guarding near the city gate suddenly became panicked. Some people hurriedly ordered the closing of the door, while others rushed into the inside in panic, trying to transfer the emergency army's intelligence with their commander. Then, they saw the firelight in the south and heard the sound of killing. In an instant, the fighting spirit of the Liao army fell to the lowest point. The enemy had actually broken the southern city gate. Even if they were to defend the other three gates, it would be useless! What should we do?
This Liao army has always been led by Xiao Gan and has strong cohesion and combat power. But at this moment, they also exposed their biggest weakness, that is, when the commander is unknown where he is, the generals are at a loss when they encounter changes. Should they fight the enemy to the death in Zhuozhou City, or should they escape from the city before the enemy arrives?
But how could they hesitate on the battlefield? The city gate was not closed yet, and the vanguard of the Shandong Army had already arrived. First, the Blade bomb and the Pili bomb were opened, and then there were dense rainy arrows. Immediately, the Liao army, who was still trying to guard the city gate wall, fled in all directions, and could hardly even take out the power of parry.
Originally, the Liao army was not good at defending, which was also the key reason why they repeatedly lost cities and land when they encountered the rising Jin army in the north. Even their own city was not well guarded, let alone Zhuozhou, a half-broken city that was no longer under their control and had a hole in the city gate. So, with only one charge, thousands of vanguards had captured the three-sided city gates one after another, and drove straight in, forcing the Liao army to retreat continuously, gaining enough time for the subsequent main forces to enter the city.
When the Shandong Army on three sides entered the city at the same time, the battle at the South Gate was completely over. Under the leadership of Wu Song and others, a few soldiers and horses left here had already swept into the city gate like wind and clouds, and wiped out all the rebels of Yu Wanyao and other eliminating troops who had escaped in the past. They were already brave enough to resist a few times, either being killed or captured. Then, the South Gate was completely opened. After the suspension bridge fell, a large number of Shandong troops were able to pass through successfully, and they met with the robes in the city, shouting together, and killing them straight towards the city.
All four gates were lost, and the enemy continued to enter. This situation made the Liao army retreat continuously and make the final resistance. In this increasingly unfavorable situation, the only good news was that Xiao Gan, who had escaped from the south, finally joined the main army.
His luck was finally good. He relied on his subordinates to block the palace and tried his best to get out, and he had a chance to escape. But even so, Xiao Gan no longer had his previous demeanor and momentum. Not only did he lose his helmet and armor, but he also had multiple injuries on his body. Several short arrows were inserted on his back, and blood was flowing. He was really miserable and embarrassed. If it weren't for the guards' constant shouting, even his subordinates and generals would not recognize him as King Xi.
It was not until this time that the team, led by Sun Tu personally, finally stopped, retreated and joined his own support, and then steadily pressed forward, which made the Liao army unable to continue to retreat into the middle of the city, and suffered casualties all the way, and corpses were everywhere on the streets.
The rise and fall of the night was too fast and too sudden. Even now, the Liao army could not accept the fact that they were defeated and had not been able to calm down. Many soldiers retreated and looked at their commander, muttering: "Prince, how could this be like this..."
Yes, how could this be so... It was obvious that a big victory had already come to my hands, and it was obvious that Zhuozhou had been gained by me, so why did such a drastic change happen in just a few hours? Looking at the Liao general who was following him and retreating, Xiao Gan had no idea what to say at all, and he didn't know what else he could do next.
Chapter completed!