Chapter 95: Three Gates Fall
Under the repeated impact of the rushing car, the north gate of the inner city collapsed. A fierce general was wearing a blue-collar power, wearing a snake-eyed black hood, waving a sickle in one hand, and holding the reins in the other hand, and killing the city without hesitation.
"?(kae)!" The North Korean soldiers guarding the city were as if they met a devil, screaming like crazy while escaping, for fear of being caught in hell. That's right, this person is Kato (kato≈kae, dog) Qingzheng. He had just broken through the north gate and captured the inner city in an instant. He was the first achievement of this battle of Nanyuan.
Qingzheng led his troops all the way south, and the rider Di Shilimao stabbed left and right among the chaos, as if he had entered a no-man. At this moment, whether it was the Ming army or the Xian army, if he dared to block his way, he would die and snatch him from another place.
Indra Limao is a mount with a height of six feet and three inches, and its momentum is enough to overwhelm other famous horses. The name of this horse comes from the god of Buddhism that is jointly protected by Brahma, and Limao refers to the color of this horse. With its tall image and imposing momentum, this horse has made great achievements along with Qingzheng, and this time is no exception.
Since all the elite troops were transferred to the south gate by Yang Yuan, only more than a hundred Ming troops and more than 200 short soldiers were left in the inner city. This force was as vulnerable as a local chicken and a dog in front of Qingzheng. After breaking the city, it scattered in birds and beasts without a few resistances, allowing 10,000 Japanese troops to successfully occupy the core of Nanyuan City.
The camera turned to the south gate. Although Yang Yuan was surrounded by elite troops, he finally showed up under the continuous attack of 20,000 troops and nearly a thousand iron cannons. He began to retreat along the horse path to the east and west gates. Although Mao Chengxian, the guard of the east gate, was too busy to take care of himself, he still sent troops to the south gate to meet Yang Yuan.
Seeing the Ming army withdrawing from the south gate and hiding in the city cave, the North Korean deserter was shocked. Thinking that the protective umbrella was gone, the leader Zheng Qiyuan cursed angrily: "These Han people left us and ran away. Are we North Koreans not even as good as pigs and dogs in their eyes? Now the situation is over, and it is meaningless to guard this gate. Fortunately, we can break through this, and maybe we can still have a way out."
The Ming army was the one who was responsible for guarding the gate, but the city tower was tight and the city was transferred up. In this way, the guard burden was handed over to the retreating Xian soldiers. Who would have thought that the Japanese army took a different approach and attacked from the chassis. Although this increased the burden on the Ming army, the Xian soldiers were happy to be quiet and hid in the cave and sat in the mountain to watch the tiger fight. They thought they could get a share of the pie after driving the Japanese army away.
But now that the Ming army has run away, it is their turn to suffer. Naturally, they don’t want to sit and wait for death. They unanimously passed Zheng Qiyuan’s proposal, hurriedly opened the city gate, and rushed out of the city. But they never expected that this would not escape from the sky, but they completely fell into the Ami Hell. More than 200 iron cannon foot lights and more than 1,000 bows and arrows were standing in front and back under the sheep and horse walls. Before the soldiers could fully react, they launched an attack. No, to be precise, it should be a massacre, a tragic massacre.
The young soldiers who thought that all the Japanese troops in the South Gate attacked the city and dared to break through the city were finally paid the price for their actions. As the projectiles shot through their chests and feather arrows penetrated into their hearts, the more than 200 young soldiers advanced less than a hundred meters and were all killed. Only a few war horses were left lingering beside their masters, hoping that they could stand up and take themselves out of this inhumane place.
At the same time, the south gate of the inner city was also opened by Qingzheng, and the north and south of Nanyuan City ran through, and there was no suspense in this battle. The Guang family and Qingzheng divided into two groups, attacking Jin Jinglao, who was fighting stubbornly at the west gate, and the other group rushed straight to the east gate and destroyed the elite Ming army led by Yang Yuan.
Since he occupied the inner city, he naturally had to use it. While entering the east gate, Qingzheng ordered the gunners to mobilize the artillery on the inner city to the east gate and concentrate firepower to bombard the stents defended by the Ming army. As for the west gate, there were more than 10,000 troops from the Guang family and Changzheng from the inside and outside, and it was difficult for the elder Jin Jing and his seven hundred troops to die.
As expected, due to the strong intervention of the Guang family, the Ximen defense line collapsed instantly. Chang Zheng led 7,000 troops to enter the city by taking advantage of the chaos and rushing straight to the battlement along the horse road. At this time, there were less than one hundred people left on the city tower, but they were still fighting bravely, taking advantage of the narrow horse road to resist the Japanese attack.
"Brothers, I, Jin Jing Lao, have a heavy burden. I owe you what I owe you, so I have to repay you in the next life!" Jin Jing Lao's eyes were filled with tears, and he threw the torch towards the gunpowder under him. There was a loud "boom" sound, and the entire trough disappeared in an instant.
"General!" Xian Bing, who was resisting, cried out loudly: "Brothers, the general is gone, how can we survive in the world?" After that, they all raised their swords and committed suicide. Seeing this, Xian Bing on the cliff also jumped and followed Jin Jing's elder.
Changzheng admired his loyalty and righteousness, and after the war, he buried more than 100 people in Ximen, allowing him to be admired and commemorated by the world. The heroic deeds of "One Hundred Heroes of Nanyuan" have been passed down by the Korean people since then, until today.
The west gate was lost, and the four armies began to attack the east gate with all their might. Under the suppression of 40,000 troops and several artillery pieces, the Ming army suffered heavy casualties. By the evening, there were only 120 soldiers in the gate guard led by Yang Yuan, and the military force behind Mao Chengxian was less than 200. If nothing unexpected happens, the fate of these Ming troops would not be much different from the other three defenders.
But when night falls and the Japanese army lit torches to continue attacking, a heavy rain came unexpectedly, not only extinguishing the torches, but even the guns and cannons lost their function and turned into a pile of broken copper and iron.
"God helps me!" Yang Yuan applauded secretly and ordered the commander to say, "Tell General Mao, let him go through the secret passage to meet me. We will break through the night, and at least have a trace of vitality."
After a while, Mao Chengxian led more than ten personal soldiers to the city cave. Yang Yuan was very unhappy when he saw this: "Why only lead so few people to come? Don't you know that the more people there are, the more chances of winning?"
After hearing what Yang Yuan said, Mao Chengxian couldn't help but say tit-for-tat: "Don't the general just want me to pull a few more people as a shield? Tell you that if there are no brothers on it, the Japanese pirates will concentrate their efforts to attack the city gate. How likely do you think you will have to win at that time?"
"You!" Yang Yuan was so angry that he immediately raised his knife and slashed at Mao Chengxian. Fortunately, this scene was stopped by the general: "General, breaking through is important. Let's talk about anything when you have something to do."
"Okay, Mao Chengxian, remember, I will definitely let you go after returning to Seoul! Open the city gate!" Yang Yuan scolded, but Mao Chengxian looked dissatisfied and did not take Yang Yuan seriously: "If I hadn't sent troops to support him in the afternoon, would you Yang Yuan survive until now?"
As Yang Yuan expected, Naoshima's army was in chaos at this moment, the old formation had been disrupted, but the new formation was not arranged properly, and the inside and outside of the camp was in a mess, just giving the Ming army an opportunity to take advantage of.
Chapter completed!