During the pursuit, the Mongolian cavalry scattered and fled, and the morale of the troops in Jinan City was in chaos.

Zhao Tai naturally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to capture Jinan City.

At this time, the defenders on the top of the city were dumbfounded when they saw Li Jun and Zhongyi Town fighting together below the city.

Seeing the enemy troops coming from the fields below the city, the Mongol defenders were shocked in their hearts.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The horn sounded, and Zhongyi Town and Li's soldiers, who had just arrived at the city, quickly surrounded the city and launched an attack.

The defenders on the city were not prepared. When they heard the trumpet sound from Zhongyi Town, they were all frightened.

Amidst the passionate and sharp sound of the horn, Zhongyi Town and Li's soldiers, who had just arrived at the city, quickly formed an array and made simple siege equipment.

Zhao Tai rode proudly on his horse and glanced at Li Fen, "Commander Li, whoever's troops enter Jinan first will be the lord of Shandong. How about that?"

Li Fen looked at Zhao Tai and thought that Zhao Tai was so ambitious that not only did he force him onto the pirate ship, but he actually wanted to be his lord.

Li Fen's smart little eyes moved quickly. Now that he had broken with Mongolia, he should think about what happened next.

Although he hated Zhao Tai, after breaking with Mongolia, if he wanted to separatist power in Shandong, he had to unite with Zhao Tai.

Since it is an alliance, there should be a leader.

Generally speaking, the alliance leader is the person with the strongest strength, or the highest prestige and merit.

Now Zhao Tai planned the entire Jinan campaign and drove the Mongols out of Shandong. He took the greatest credit and undoubtedly overpowered Li Fen.

Thinking of this, Li Fen did not answer Zhao Tai, but waved his sword and ordered: "Infantry attacks, archers cover."

Li Fen gave the order, and Li Jun launched an attack first. Nearly 10,000 Li soldiers attacked Jinan in a large scale.

The Yellow River has not yet thawed, and Jinan's moat has also been frozen, so Li's soldiers can cross the river directly on the ice.

Ten thousand soldiers of Li's army and five thousand soldiers carried simple ladders to climb the city, and they rushed to the bottom of the city like a tide. The Mongolian army on the city hurriedly went up to the city to fight with Li's army.

At this time, arrows were shot down from the top of the city. The arrows were not dense. However, the Mongolian soldiers had superb archery skills and almost all of them were sharpshooters. The attacking soldiers of Li's army kept falling to the ground.

However, the defenders were few in number, and the sparse arrows could not stop Li Jun. Li's soldiers quickly rushed to the bottom of the city and erected ladders one after another.

There were not many defenders on the city, but the defensive equipment prepared by Kublai Khan was very complete, and a large number of defensive weapons were piled on top of the city.

As Li Jun's ants climbed onto the city, stones, rolling logs and clay pots filled with quicklime fell like hail, knocking down Li's soldiers who were attacking the city.

The siege Li army struggled to climb the city with shields on their backs. The soldiers who climbed up the ladders had nowhere to dodge and were hit with stones and their heads were badly bruised.

In addition, due to time constraints, the siege ladder made by Li Jun was very rough. There was no iron hook on the head of the ladder, so the ladder could not be hung on the city head and fixed. Therefore, the siege ladder was easily overturned by the defenders. Li's soldiers

Screaming and falling down together with the ladder.

Li Fen saw that his men and horses had suffered heavy losses, and his face became gloomy.

"Commander, our brothers have suffered heavy losses. Let them withdraw and make more preparations!" Several generals couldn't help but persuade.

Li Fen, with a dark face, said, "Bang the drum to encourage the battle! Let me continue the attack!"

Zhao Tai looked at Li Fen and did not persuade him. He watched as Li Jun continued to attack amidst the rumbling drums.

The general of the Li army in charge of the siege heard the drumbeat urging the battle. He could only bite the bullet, waved his sword and roared, "Continue to charge and capture Jinan City."

Sergeant Li's soldiers charged again, but the Mongolian army at the top of the city had already figured out their tactics after the initial panic. Various defensive equipment at the top of the city were summoned at the same time. Li's army below the city suffered heavy losses.

At this moment, a baggage team from Zhongyi Town slowly arrived at the city gate with equipment.

When Zhao Tai planned to capture Jinan City, he naturally would not fail to consider siege.

Unlike Li Fen who went on the road temporarily without any preparation, Zhao Tai had prepared a lot of equipment when he came.

At this time, Zhao Tai's baggage team and craftsman battalion arrived at the city and immediately assembled various siege equipment on the spot.

Li Fen's face turned dark immediately when he saw that within a short time, more than twenty trebuchets, nest vehicles, siege towers and other equipment had been set up in the military formation in Zhongyi Town.

Zhao Tai really doesn't care about martial arts. He has been prepared for a long time, so there is no need to compete.

Zhao Tai saw that Li Fen's face was turning purple, but he did not order an attack. Instead, he smiled and said: "Commander Li, you are not well prepared and lack equipment. I will send you a batch of equipment to show fairness."

Li Fen didn't refuse when he heard this, and thought to himself, "You're a kid, but I still want to show off."

There were only more than 5,000 people in Jinan City. Li Fen stormed Nancheng. The Mongolian army continued to add troops to Nancheng, which made it impossible for Li Jun to attack Nancheng.

Zhao Tai then whispered to his generals, "Li Xizhu, Xu Erzhu, you two each lead a battalion to attack the east city and the west city. Remember, you can only feint the attack, and you are not allowed to attack Jinan first."

The two looked at each other with some doubts in their eyes, but they still clasped their fists and said, "I obey my orders!"

At that moment, the two battalions of Zhongyi Town soldiers circled the city and headed to the West City and East City to launch an attack. The Zhongyi Town soldiers, surrounded by equipment, slowly approached the city wall and immediately attracted the Mongolian troops.

At this time, the defenders of Nancheng received no reinforcements. When Li Fen saw Zhao Tai launching an attack, he mobilized thousands of archers to the city walls and shot down the city walls to cover the attack of Li Jun's soldiers.

With Zhongyi Town as a check and archers as cover, Li's soldiers began to ascend the city, and the Mongolian troops defending the city immediately fell into a fierce battle.

"We can't hold on any longer!" A Mongolian soldier from Qianhu in Nancheng shouted after he cut down a Li soldier.

Seeing this, Hasil, a member of the Mongolian household, couldn't help but sigh, "Prince Kublai Khan and the Marshal did not come back after leaving the city. Our army only has 5,000 people. We are attacked by the enemy from three sides. Jinan really cannot defend it."

At this time, Sergeant Li's soldiers climbed up the city wall one after another, and the soldiers who went up to the city began to occupy a section of the city wall.

The siege equipment that Zhao Tai lent to Li Fen worked. A siege tower was set up on the city wall occupied by Li Jun. Li Jun below the city suddenly climbed to the top of the Jinan city as if he were stepping on steps to climb the city.

Seeing this, Hasir, a member of the Ten Thousand Households in Mongolia, knew that the city was about to be destroyed, and decisively ordered, "Send the order and quickly break through to the North City!"

After receiving the order, the Mongolian soldiers abandoned the enemy troops in front of them and hurriedly withdrew from the city.

At this time, the Li army who boarded the city pushed the Mongolian army down the city along the steps. Then one of them chased the enemy troops who retreated into the city, and the other directly killed the Mongolian army behind the city gate, and finally opened the heavy city gate.

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When Li Fen saw his subordinates opening the city gate, he immediately drew his sword loudly and swung it forward, screaming loudly: "Brothers, Jinan has been defeated, charge at me!"

"Come on!" Tens of thousands of Li troops suddenly shouted, and then they surged into Jinan City like a floodgate opening.
Chapter completed!