""     Chapter 322: Cracking Jinyang City

Duan Chang was very loyal, but loyalty did not mean being capable. When he led his army to attack the shiny Kongkezi Imperial Camp, he was doomed to fail. Soon, the Later Zhou army, who came to his senses, surrounded him, especially the six camp leaders who had just been transferred, and the reaction was even faster, making Duan Chang's troops unable to escape. After falling into a desperate situation, Duan Chang committed suicide, and his troops were defeated and destroyed.

Guo Rong looked at Duan Chang's head presented and ordered him to immediately show Jinyang City to try to attack the defenders' confidence. However, Duan Chang was originally relying on Liu Chengjun's power to advance and did not have much reputation in the army. Although Duan Chang's head was hung on the wooden pole under the city, it basically did not have much impact on the defenders.

Guo Rong shook his head gently, sympathizing with the incompetent and nameless Duan Chang. He then smiled softly and ordered Dong Zunhui and others to attack Jinyang immediately.

At this time, the vanguard of Hou Zhou was about two or three thousand left. Under the command of veteran Yao Yuanfu, he was still attacking desperately. Especially when he was encircling the Northern Han army at the city, Yao Yuanfu took the opportunity to lead the army to move, and seized two breakthroughs from under Li Cungui's nose.

The six local battalions that had just entered the battle immediately rushed towards these two breakthrough points, regardless of the hot "golden juice" (manure soup) that was about to be poured on the head or the arrows that were constantly shooting down on the head, they all had no life to climb the long ladder and rushed towards the breakthrough point. Breaking through the city is to upgrade to the third level. This temptation is too great, enough to make these people willingly pay any price!

However, Dong Zunhui did not lead the army to join in the fun, but instead rushed towards the city gate at the south gate. Ma Dehai was very surprised and asked in a low voice: "General, why don't we attack from the direction of the breakthrough? There is a weak link that the old general Yao finally found. If he can successfully break the city, he will be promoted to the third level!"

Dong Zunhui smiled and said, "Look there, people are crowded and people are clearly the target of movement. Li Cungui saved the effort. He threw golden juice desperately and shot arrows there fiercely. Maybe there were two death traps he made, just waiting for us to rush in! Let's not join in the fun, we will attack the South City Gate directly!"

"South City Gate?" Ma Dehai repeated subconsciously and murmured in a low voice: "Don't you just block the city gate first when defending the city gate! What's the use of breaking through the city gate? You must see the stones full of caves in the city gate! Besides, we don't have a city hammer, how can we succeed in attacking the south gate?"

Dong Zunhui shook his head and said to Zhang Yi, Cao Quan and others around him: "Just just now, everyone has seen this collapsed secret passage, and it is near the south city gate. If the city gate had been blocked long ago, the secret passage would collapse without trampling by cavalry! Anyway, we have to attack in the rain of arrows, why not try your luck!"

Everyone thought what Dong Zunhui said was very reasonable, and Dong Zunhui then said to Zhang Yi: "Lingyun, you have gotten a lot of fire-driven things from Ne Yan (Louguandao Zhang Yi's word)! Take them out today, and we won't hit the city gate. As long as we completely burn the south gate, we will complete the task!"

Zhang Yi nodded repeatedly, so Dong Zunhui immediately arranged the arrangements and ordered Ma Dehai and Cao Quan to lead the first battalion to make feint attacks on the left and right wings of the city gate to attract the enemy's attack; ordered Zhang Yi to lead 500 people to fight in the middle and be responsible for the ignition; as for the remaining more than 300 archers, Dong Zunhui personally took charge of the cover.

Soon, the troops rushed to the south gate and then launched an attack on the south gate. Li Cungui quickly noticed the people and saw that they were moving quickly, and he was very alert. However, at this time, Yao Yuanfu's troops were constantly attacking and six local battalions attacked near the city wall. Li Cungui did not pay special attention to Dong Zunhui's troops, but ordered the soldiers to be more careful. Even because Dong Zunhui's troops carried fewer long ladders, Li Cungui also drew some of the troops from here to encircle Yao Yuanfu's troops.

Ma Dehai and Cao Quan did not have any unique tactics, but they just commanded the army to carry a ladder and use their lives to exchange for an opportunity to attack. Especially Cao Quan, for the first time, he was very excited to command a whole battalion of troops. He actually rushed to the front with a shield. If the soldiers had not fought to protect themselves, Cao Quan would have been shot and killed by the archers under the first wave of arrow attacks of the defenders!

At this time, Liu Qingyi, who was staying in the rear, also began to mobilize troops to provide support to Dong Zunhui's troops. This is not called using power for personal gain, but it is all for capturing Jinyang City. For a moment, all the catapults that could be launched were aimed at the south gate, and the stone rain in the sky even made the city wall near the south gate more than a foot high!

The powerful catapult cart brought major casualties to the defenders in the city. Li Cungui realized that he had made a big mistake and quickly mobilized troops to rescue him. However, under the dense rain of stone, mobilizing the troops would cost a heavy price. Li Cungui had no choice but to use the reserve team that he had not been willing to use since the war started.

After Li Cungui was mobilized, Yao Yuanfu and the others immediately discovered the opportunity and quickly strengthened the offensive. Li Cungui, who had withdrawn from the east and west walls, was immediately a little worried and hurriedly asked for help from the city.

At this moment, Zhang Yi's troops took the opportunity to rush to the city gate and poured turmeric oil onto the city gate. These black-handed soldiers almost poured all the vegetable oil in the camp. If they could not conquer Jinyang City today, they would have to borrow oil to eat in the military camp!

Everyone also spread the fire-induced objects obtained from Louguan Dao and cleared out the inventory. Anyway, these Taoists are very knowledgeable about these fire-induced objects in order to show the so-called "miracles" or to refine alchemy. The arson items obtained from them are more advanced and more effective than the arson items in the hands of the Jiangyang Thieves.

Zhang Yi smiled and shouted, "Get back, back back! Just leave this fire mission to me!" In everyone's envious eyes, he raised a long bow, put the ignited rocket on his bow arm, and then shot it out suddenly.

With a "coaxing" sound, all the ignition-induced objects were almost connected by the flames. Then with a "bang", the rape oil was suddenly ignited, especially the few rape oil cans piled at the gate of the city, making violent noises, like an explosive powder barrel! One oil barrel was even blown up to the city tower, igniting a large wooden board under the bricks and tiles.

Zhang Yi, who was close to him, fell to the ground and his hands and feet were numb! "Oh my mother, this is a life-threatening person!" Zhang Yi said with a smile, drinking at the soldiers of the Northern Han army who were shocked from the city wall.

Dong Zunhui was also shocked by the sound. He slapped his forehead suddenly. By the way, he still remembered the formula of gunpowder, one sulfur, two nitrogen and three charcoal. Dong Zunhui, who has been wandering around for many years, also remembered that it is said that granular gunpowder is more stable, and the ratio of gunpowder to fire gunpowder is 15:2:3. Dong Zunhui felt that as long as he gave Chinese alchemists some time and a little reminder, they could definitely make gunpowder suitable for gunpowder. Anyway, he had already caught the car in Louguandao through Zhang Yi, and he would definitely be able to trick many alchemy madmen out of it in the future!

The more Dong Zunhui thought about it, the more excited he became. Zhang Yi cursed with a slut, "How come you guys who are so unscrupulous, have piled up so many oil barrels and poured so much vegetable oil? Now, the entire Nanmen Cave has become a big fire. Where can we rush in?!"

His subordinates smiled awkwardly and did not dare to respond. Zhang Yi had no choice but to send someone to notify Dong Zunhui while leading his army to wait at the city.

At this time, Li Cungui, who was shocked by the explosion wave and fell to his head and blood, also reacted and quickly ordered people to start putting out the fire. Especially at the cave in the Nanmen City Gate, his feet were burned by the fire and became hot.

Some soldiers quickly brought buckets from the hidden place, and splashed them under their feet without waiting for Li Cungui's orders. Then they were kicked aside by Li Cungui. Li Cungui roared angrily: "Don't you know the principle of heat expansion and contraction? Do you have to make cracks in this city wall to be satisfied?!"

This kick also had the purpose of venting anger. The soldier covered his kicked chest and did not come up in one breath and fell to the ground and fainted. Li Cungui didn't care about the soldier, but shouted to the messenger: "Just use sand and stone to temporarily put out the open flames. We don't have time to waste time with the enemy. I ordered all archers to block the city gate, and we must not let the enemy rush into the city. Taking advantage of the enemy being blocked by the fire, mobilize all civilians to repair fortifications and strengthen the barricade behind the city gate again!"

Li Cungui's order was immediately implemented. He also asked Liu Chengjun for help urgently. Liu Chengjun was shocked and quickly asked his father Liu Chong to instruct him to reinforce the South Gate. At the same time, Liu Chong ordered the inner city gate to be closed and the internal and external traffic was isolated.

Just when Liu Chong and Liu Chengjun were urgently allocating troops, Guo Rong also jumped up excitedly and shouted to Zhang Yongde: "I know that Dong Zunhui is a lucky general, so it is true! You immediately mobilize elite troops and go to reinforce Dong Zunhui! At the same time, order everyone to strengthen the offensive and cover the next assault of Dong Zunhui's troops!"

Zhang Yongde immediately took the order and walked off the platform to arrange troops. Guo Rong called him back and said to him: "After all, I said that those who attacked the city were promoted to the third level. Don't be misunderstood by Daoming when you go there. This way, you only send troops to reinforce, and don't send famous generals first."

Zhang Yongde nodded repeatedly and immediately sent troops to reinforce. At this time, the fire in the South Gate stopped for a moment, and Zhang Yi immediately led his army to rush in. Shortly after he rushed in, Dong Zunhui also led the remaining soldiers into the city, trying to provide support to Zhang Yi's troops.

However, no one expected that there was a thick barricade shortly behind the south gate. The archers of the Northern Han army were ready to go. Seeing the Later Zhou army rushing in, they immediately shot out all the bows and arrows. Not only did Zhang Yi's troops suffer heavy losses, but even Dong Zunhui was also shot!

Listening to the arrows keep shooting, seeing more and more Northern Han troops, Dong Zunhui looked at his subordinates who were ambushed by Northern Han archers and sighed helplessly. He quickly lifted the seriously injured Zhang Yi on his back and shouted loudly: "Retreat!"

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Chapter completed!