Putting down the telescope, Du Zhongxiao said to Liu Ji: "Look at the Khitan soldiers on the top of the city, everyone is heavily armored. It seems that the artillery broke up the people on the top of the city yesterday, and learned lessons today. However, when guarding the city at the top of the city, what is necessary is to be flexible and how to do things in heavy armor?"

Liu Ji said: "The Khitans are doing things in a mess now. Who knows what they mean? Maybe a general came to his mind and gave the order. Don't worry about them, and let the cannons smash the city, and then send people to the city to join the city."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay. Although heavy armor can prevent artillery fragments, it cannot prevent muskets. When they go up to the city, they will be unable to fight our army. The Khitans are really incompetent in doing things now."

He weighs fifty or sixty pounds, and he is not a selected soldier, so he can't wear it at all. If he can wear it on, his actions will be greatly affected. For the army of this era, being able to wear armor is already an elite soldier.

The 20,000 Khitan army in Dading Prefecture can be used to pick out one or two thousand people to wear heavy armor, and there will be no more. Sending all of these or two thousand people to the southern city wall can indeed pose a threat to the Song army. However, wearing heavy armor will greatly affect the movement and inconvenient movement. When both sides are fighting in a formation, the heavy armor army can be used to break the formation and rush straight up, and there is no need to do too many actions. Now we are defending the city, each person has a battlement, and we cannot form a military formation. We must look at the six directions and listen to all directions, and it is a bit inexplicable to wear heavy armor.

After destroying all the defense facilities at the top of the city, the Song army changed the flowering room and kept firing fire at the top of the city. The flowering shells exploded and injured people with fragments. Facing the soldiers wearing heavy armor, the lethality was insufficient. After a long time of attack, there were still Khitan guards on the top of the city.

Liu Ji was impatient and said to the commander's personal soldiers: "Ship the artillery to stop firing artillery, and the infantry immediately came to the city!"

The soldiers responded and quickly went to pass the order. Soon, the artillery stopped, and the prepared infantry rushed forward with the ladder.

The cloud ladder was placed on the top of the city. The Khitan soldiers behind the female wall saw it and pushed it hard. The Song soldiers below held it tightly, and the rest of the soldiers climbed up like flying along the cloud ladder.

When defending the city normally, now the soldiers on the top of the city should have some people to use the branches to push the ladder away. Some people should use bows to shoot soldiers climbing up the ladder. Some people should also lift wooden stones, put them down from above, and smash the soldiers who are about to climb the city. Some people should also prepare hot oil burned from the fire and scoop up and pour them on the heads of the siege soldiers. Only by dividing the work and working together can the city be truly defended.

Under the artillery fire of the Song army, where could the Khitan place so many people on the top of the city? There is no way to talk about powerful equipment such as boiling oil and stones. They have been destroyed by artillery fire. Without these equipment, it would be difficult to prevent the enemy from climbing to the top of the city with just swords and guns.

The Song army on the ladder was halfway through, and some people raised their muskets and shot them upwards, and climbed up with great courage. Soon, dozens of people climbed up the city. Although the Khitan soldiers were there, they were wearing heavy armor and were not effective in their movements. They were soon shot to the ground by the Song army's muskets.

Putting down the telescope, Liu Ji said: "Taiwei, the soldiers have already climbed to the top of the city, and the Khitan can no longer defend it. It seems that by noon, we can occupy the inner city. By then, all the Khitan princes and princes are huddled in the imperial city, and I don't know what will happen."

Du Zhongxiao said: "At this time, no man can turn the tide. The Khitan is the grasshopper in the autumn and cannot jump for a few days. As for the Khitans in the city, we will accept the surrender if we are willing to surrender, and arrest those who are unwilling to surrender. Don't think too much. After breaking the Dading Prefecture, the rest of the Khitan cities will be even more uncontrollable. Take advantage of this east wind, we must march as soon as possible and not let the Khitans recover."

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "After breaking the inner city, concentrate the artillery at the main gate of the imperial city and blow it away directly. It is best to break the imperial city together today, so as not to give the Khitan a chance to think of other ways. Until now, no one surrendered in the Dading Mansion, so there is no need to be polite!"

Liu Ji said no and hurried to make arrangements.

The imperial city is different from the inner city. The most important function is to isolate China and foreign countries, and its defense function is very poor. There is no need to be so troublesome to attack the inner and outer cities. Just use artillery to blow the city gate open. At that time, see what else can the Khitan guards do.

Yelu Zongyun sat in the left-behind mansion, looking at the scenery outside the door without saying a word. The soldiers around him did not dare to breathe, and were cautious.

A general of soldiers came in and crossed his hands and said, "Let's stay, the Song army has already climbed to the top of the city, and the soldiers can't resist it. It seems that the inner city may be broken at noon. If you stay, please take your troops to the imperial city quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"

Yelu Zongyun waved his hand: "It's too late? What can I do when I go to the imperial city? The outer city is broken for one day, and the inner city only takes half a day. How long can the imperial city be defended? Dading Mansion cannot be defended! You don't have to worry about me, go home and clean up."

The general said anxiously: "Why did the prefect say this? The Song army always needs to appease the people's hearts when attacking the inner city, and many things need to be done. There are still soldiers in the city and the imperial city is small, so it should not be as easy to break as the inner and outer cities. As long as you guard for a few days, reinforcements may come."

Yelu Zongyun sighed: "Most of the troops in this dynasty are in Dading Prefecture, where are there reinforcements? Needless to say, you go and do your own. I'm here and wait for the Song army to come. When Dading Prefecture is broken, how long can the rest of the cities be guarded?"

At this moment, an eunuch came in quickly and bowed to Yelu Zongyun: "King Alian, please stay in the palace to discuss matters."

Yelu Zongyun shook his head: "I am the one who stayed at Zhongjing, and I should have lived and died with the city. Now the Song army has climbed the inner city wall, how dare I leave without permission? Tell King Alian that if the Song army enters outside the inner city, they may soon attack the imperial city. Let him make arrangements early."

The eunuch heard this and didn't know what to do. Yelu Alian was just the emperor's brother after all, and did not take over as the Khitan emperor. He could not command Yelu Zongyun seriously. In the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing, to be honest, it was Yelu Zongyun who had the final say.

Seeing the eunuch in a dilemma, Yelu Zongyun said, "What can I discuss when I go to the palace at this time? Go back quickly and let King Alian prepare early. If the Song army does not attack the palace today, they will definitely go in tomorrow. What should I do? The king should make an idea early."

Seeing that Yelu Zongyun did not follow him, the eunuch had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Looking at the figure of the eunuch, the general said, "It's the people in the palace who got the news and knew that the Song army had entered the city. If the left-behind did not enter the palace, it would be better to surrender the Song army now. The defeat has been decided, and I will suffer less if I surrender."

Yelu Zongyun shook his head: "What is my identity? At this time, will I not be ridiculed by others? You all look for a way out, don't worry about me. Even if the Song army comes, they will not kill me."

The general had no choice but to cross his hands and leave. At this time, the shouts of killing outside could be clearly heard, and the Song army was about to enter the city soon.

Yelu Zongyun sighed, stood up, and walked into the yard. A tree of peach blossoms was blooming brightly, and in the breeze, the petals swayed gently. The willow tree next to it had sprouted tender buds, revealing goose yellow. The sunlight shone, and everything was so bright.
Chapter completed!