Chapter 599 Fire in Changyuan City

Chapter 599: Fire in Changyuan City

Let’s talk about the various North Korean ministries fleeing down the mountain. Most of the troops were heading towards Changyuan City, while Pu Jundae went north with his cronies.

The reason why he left the main force was because Park Jundae's mentality was completely broken. He did not think that North Korea had any hope of winning, so now he just wanted to return to his family. Only in this way could he feel at ease.

Unfortunately, his escape did not go smoothly. There were a large number of Jurchen cavalry scattered at the foot of the mountain, and these people had long been waiting for the retreat.

Because Pu Junda and others went north, they encountered the Jurchen cavalry first. In order to survive, they had no choice but to go south immediately, and then blended into the large fleeing army again.

It was easy for the Jurchen cavalry to chase down these defeated troops, but there were too many defeated Korean troops, and they fled in all directions, leaving them in a hurry.

Fortunately, these cavalry were highly mobile, making it difficult for the North Korean soldiers to escape. Even if they could escape, it would soon be dark, icy and snowy, and they would not be able to survive the severe cold.

So there is only one way to survive, and that is to retreat to Changyuan City.

Pu Jundae quickly realized this, so even if he didn't want to go to Changyeon, he had to do so in order to live to see his parents.

When they arrived at the foot of Changyuan City, the city gate was already crowded with defeated troops, but at this time the defenders showed no sign of opening the door.

Pu Junda Neng’s rapid rise, and his strength beyond ordinary people, are also very important factors.

As the hundreds of families gave the order, the two sides immediately started fighting. Because their military uniforms were similar, it eventually turned into a melee.

But just when the butcher's knife was about to fall, a sharp voice rang out, "Stop, the Crown Prince has ordered you not to kill indiscriminately."

Although Pu Junda is relatively junior, he is still He is always in front of the enemy and has a high prestige among the defenders of Yuandong Mountain, so most people at the scene will listen to his words.

"Fuck you"

General Zheng, the leader of the army, came from the two squads. Those young generals were his nephews, so he was naturally willing to help his people and sacrifice Pu Junda is an outsider.

And his personal guards all drew their swords at each other at this moment, making the situation on the scene suddenly tense.

The latter retreated quickly in a hurry, but the blade of the blade scratched the armor, but fortunately it did not hurt his body.

About ten minutes later, the chaos was suppressed by another commander and his troops, and hundreds of corpses were already lying on the scene.

After a while, the man was tired from the beating, so he ordered Pu Junda and others to be taken to the city and beheaded directly for escaping from the battle.

At this time, Pu Junda and others were seriously injured. They had no way to resist at this time and could only wait for death like fish on the chopping board.

"Everyone is lined up. If you pull them one by one, they will all die."

"Stop it," Pu Junda scolded.

Pu Junda laughed angrily. He had probably guessed that he had escaped those generals first, and after returning to the city, he put all the responsibilities on him.

“These rebels are afraid of sneaking into the cityWe are also cooperating with the Ming army and kill them," Baihu, who led the team, roared.

At this time, night had fallen. Although there were many torches around, the lighting conditions were very poor, and the flickering light of the fire gave The scene added murderous intent.

Changyuan is a small city, and its city wall is only more than five meters high. It is very easy for everyone to climb, but this also means that it is easy to be captured.

With these words, Yuandong Mountain was defeated. At the same time, these people thought that Shangguan was going to punish the deserters, so they really panicked.

"Kill"

"What do you want to do?" Pu Jun shouted angrily <. /p>

Then they lost their minds and drew their swords to confront the defenders.

If others shouted to stop, they would not be able to save Pu Junda and others.

With Pu Junda on the platform, the guards following him began to suppress the scene with whips. Under the force of force, the defeated soldiers began to line up

As a result, Pu Junda was safe. He climbed into the city, but before he could take a breath, he was captured by more than a dozen soldiers.

"Brothers, they are trying to frame us. If you want to survive, follow me and fight them out." roared.

So there is only one way at the moment, and that is to take advantage of his subordinates and Yuandongshan's defeated troops to directly escape the sanctions.

Pu Junda. Naturally, he was also captured, and then he was tied up by his captors and beaten with whips to discourage him.

The rope was just lowered from the city wall. If he wanted to survive, he had to climb up.

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The soldiers who were pressed down with him had similar thoughts at this time.

Pu Junda was also tough and didn't even groan when he was beaten. This made it even more difficult to capture him. Hundreds of families were angry.

The soldiers lined up, and Pu Junda and his party also joined them. They climbed up the city wall one by one.

The Jurchen cavalry chased the defeated soldiers everywhere. , but did not approach the city wall, because the North Korean defenders would shoot arrows at them.

Understanding this, Pu Jun knew that even if he was innocent, he would not have a chance to complain

This sudden change confused the defenders on the city wall, so they all took up arms and were on guard.

Pu Junda wanted to escape, but because most people recognized him, he was so confused. It was impossible to make the trip.

There were only about 20 ropes, but hundreds of people crowded into the scene. Fighting broke out immediately, and the situation was extremely chaotic.

Despite his low rank. , but he is also from the second class of nobles, so he is asked to take charge of such a key task.

In the next life, he will never participate in such nonsense again, and stay under the knees of his parents and fulfill his filial piety. This is Pu Junda's last thought.

"I am afraid of the enemy in the face of battle, and I am dangerous and dangerous to the country."

I just heard the leader of Baihu say, "According to the order of General Zheng, I will kill you, the enemy who is afraid of the enemy in the face of battle.", arrest those who are treacherous and harm the country."

The Crown Prince Li Xuan, as the highest-ranking person in Changyuan City, his words are undoubtedly very weighty.

"The Crown Prince has an order, but the matter has not been investigated yet. Ming, don't kill indiscriminately."

The eunuch who delivered the message came to the center and looked at the commander present with a serious expression.

After a brief silence, the man replied "I obey"

Then he waved his hand and the soldiers who were guarding Pu Junda retreated. Then Pu Junda stood up tremblingly.

The eunuch walked up to him and said, "Di. I want to see you next time."

After saying this, Pu Junda was taken away, and he appeared in front of Li Xuan ten minutes later.

Li Xuan looked pale and could see After tonight's defeat, he had already seen his own end.

Li Xuan had already guessed the true situation of Yuandong Mountain, so he chose to save Pu Junda. This was the only time he saw it. Loyal and hard-working people.

Li Xuan has never trusted the other Korean nobles and the scholar-bureaucrats who were forced to join.

"I have made you suffer." Li Xuan's voice was hoarse.

Pu Junda did not speak. At this time, he was extremely desperate and had no desire to communicate or express.

"Because of my father and son's decree, It's all our fault for dragging you into the flames of war."

"Now that we have been defeated one after another, the people are in dire straits, and the country is in ruins, my father and son are really sorry for you."

Li Xuan said a lot next. Just because he has no hope of victory, and has too much pain in his heart but no one to talk to, so he can only talk to "pure people" like Park Jundae.

After hearing what Li Xuan said, Park Junda was shocked. Most of them had some feelings.

Li Xuan never felt sorry for him. Seeing that the prince was at the end of his rope made him feel even more uncomfortable.

"Okay. The conversation should end here, let’s go.”

Li Xuan’s last sentence made Park Junda feel confused. He didn’t know where he was being asked to go.

“Return Go home and accompany your parents." Li Xuan saw his doubts and said this.

Pu Junda really did not expect this result, which made him stunned for a moment.

After a few breaths, Pu Junda asked, "Where are you?"

Li Xuan smiled, and then said, "I have nowhere to go."

"In order to explain to the following, I have removed you from your official position. You will leave tonight and take your brothers with you."

Pu Junda really wants to leave, so at this moment he is Li Xuan was deeply grateful, and even though he was physically incapacitated, he knelt down and knelt down to worship.

"Thank you so much for your help."

Li Xuan smiled and said, "I can only save you."

In the end, Pu Junda left with his people. He and his brothers walked away for a long time that night.Far.

As for Changyuan City, since Dayuan Dongshan was captured, people in the city have become panicked. Soldiers are hiding in bunkers and houses to avoid the artillery fire that may be poured down by the Ming army at any time.

Compared with the declining morale of the Korean army, the morale of the Japanese was much higher, and they could not wait to compete with the Ming army.

Two days passed quickly. The Ming army did not launch an attack on the city, but first uprooted the defenders at Yuanxi Mountain.

It was said to be extraction, but in fact it was extremely simple. After two rounds of artillery fire, the defenders on the mountain collapsed.

This is of course not just the result of these two bombardments, but the continuous strikes in the early stage plus the capture of Yuandong Mountain, which completely broke the will of the defenders of Yuanxi Mountain.

When the fiercest artillery fire covers these troops, which have long lost confidence, of course they will flee in order to survive.

North Korea’s so-called 100,000-strong army has lost more than 20,000 from the first day of the new year to now, and it is a relatively elite regular army.

The news here is spreading. The North Korean army has suffered successive defeats in combat, causing more wealthy families who participated in the "rebellion" to defect.

The consequence of this is that the supply of military supplies in Changyuan City is blocked, which further causes its military morale to be unstable.

Zhu Jinghong’s inner expectation is to capture Changyuan before the 15th, which gives him plenty of time.

"Send people to continue shouting and tell the soldiers in the city that their hometown has surrendered to the imperial court, and their parents, wives and children are waiting for them to return home."

On Yuandong Mountain, a temporary gazebo was built. Upstairs, Zhu Jinghong said calmly.

The latest battle report shows that the Northern Route Army, led by Qi Yanze, the commander of Andong Xingdu Sidu, has captured most of the Hamgyong Province as the scholars from various places surrendered.

In other words, the countdown to the demise of Li Shuo and his son has begun, all thanks to the great progress made by Changyuan City.

So Zhu Jinghong is not panic at all. He wants to minimize his own casualties, so he will use all possible means.

In Changyuan City, morale is getting lower and lower, even the Japanese, who have always been fierce, are no exception.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Ming army began to arrange troops in the north of Changyuan City. It was obvious that the moment of general attack was coming.

There was no snow on this day, and the sun was shining all over the earth. It was a good day for fighting.

On the frontal battlefield, the Ming army had formed a military formation, and the artillery on the east and west mountains were also ready, waiting only for Zhu Jinghong's order to launch an attack.

In the Ming army's formation, someone rode towards the front. This person was Xia Yang, who had made great achievements in battle.

After he broke away from the military formation, he arrived twenty feet away from the gate of Changyuan City, which was beyond the effective range of the North Korean army's bows and arrows. < /p>

"At this moment, there are thousands of cannons on the East and West MountainsWe are ready to fire, and you will only die if you persist in resisting."

"Think of your families, they are all waiting for you to go back, and don't make any unnecessary resistance."

"As long as you Surrender, you can"

Before Xia Yang finished speaking, gunfire rang out from the city wall, but it was the Japanese who fired in advance. This action caused the North Korean general to curse.

The Japanese had a tacit understanding, and then more people fired, but unfortunately they were too far away, and Xia Yang turned his horse and retreated quickly, so they failed to hit a single shot.

After waiting for Xia Yang to return, Zhu Jinghong in the military formation sighed.

Then he put down the tea cup in his hand and said to Cai Chuansheng and Sun Maozhi, who were standing on the left and right, "Let's attack."

"Yes"

The sight conditions were excellent today. The Ming army directly used flag language to convey the message. The first to receive the order was the artillery group on the East and West Mountains.

After several days of supplementation, They have enough shells and gunpowder to start shooting.

The first step is to calibrate the ballistics. After loading each gun, they start to light the fuse in order, and then pay close attention to the impact point. >Some artillery pieces are responsible for attacking the city walls, and some are responsible for using important buildings in the city. They all perform their duties in an orderly manner.

The artillery attacks are focused on money, and soon the city and outside are hit by explosions. Although these soldiers are fast.

Wailing, crying, scolding, and barking of dogs are endless.

My lord, please avoid this quickly. The place is too dangerous."

Li Xuan remained unmoved. As he said, he had no place to live in, and dying in Changyuan City might be the best destination.

Mainly. He also understood that once he withdrew, the army in the city would collapse immediately, and it would be a waste of money for the Ming army.

"Tell the soldiers in the city that I will live and die with the city," Li Xuan said firmly.

Li Xuan does have some backbone, and he was greeted by more artillery fire from the Ming army.

Changyuan City is not big, with 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers crammed inside, and the crowd density is not high. Generally large, which greatly increased the casualties.

Of course, the North Korean army also tried to use artillery to fight back. Unfortunately, the range of their artillery was too close, and the reality was exposed as soon as they started running. The Ming army on the front continued to advance.

After the morning bombardment, the Ming army's attack stopped immediately. They were preparing for the general attack in the afternoon, and things like ladders and siege vehicles were pushed forward.

With a city height of four to five meters, these tools are definitely overkill, but in order to ensure the safety of his own soldiers, Zhu Jinghong still adopted the safest method.

These tools will be used from the 10th. Construction had begun before, and the craftsmen were summoned by Sunchuan Lord Li Jiong.

As soon as the afternoon time came, then the siege vehicles were in front, and Yongwu was first hiding in them, and then he was holding a fire gun. The infantry walked towards the city wall under the cover of large shields.

And behind them was Yan.They had calibrated the ballistics of the artillery that was waiting in line in the morning to ensure a relatively accurate strike.

"Fire" Zhu Jinghong ordered softly.

As soon as he issued this order, the sound of artillery on Dongxi Mountain was so loud that the Koreans and Japanese did not dare to show their heads. They could only watch the Ming army approaching one after another.

Even if some of these people are brave, they will not have much effect if they choose to fire. Their failure seems to be doomed.

When fire broke out in the city, the Ming army had already reached outside the city wall, and the artillery stopped at this time.

The siege equipment continued to move forward, and the infantrymen holding muskets also lined up and aimed their guns at the city wall. Bang bang bang

As long as anyone shows his head, he will be attacked by firecrackers.

Of course, this was less dangerous than being attacked by artillery, so the Koreans and Japanese began to fight back, but to a very small effect.

Everyone understands that the next hand-to-hand combat will be the key.

Unfortunately, the soldiers of the Ming army did not give them a chance to fight alone. After the siege vehicle approached, they threw out the ignited gunpowder packets, causing the waiting soldiers to scatter and flee.

But the city wall is only so wide, where can you escape?

The explosion at close range caused more casualties than the artillery, and broken limbs were quickly scattered on the city wall.

During this explosion, Ming army soldiers climbed onto the city wall, and then they lined up, intending to hold on to the occupied city wall first.

Behind them, there will be more reinforcements, and they are determined to win.

On the Korean side, morale is low and on the verge of collapse. Only the Japanese are dissatisfied and eager to fight again. Please remember to collect it. The website is the latest and fastest without anti-theft. To find books and add books for free, you can join the qq group 952868558