Outside Yingzhou City, the Yue family army had already arrayed their battle formation.
A thousand of the Bei Wei Army, armed with AKs, were positioned at the very front, four hundred meters from the city gate.
Behind them, twenty thousand infantry stood ready, prepared to launch a siege at any moment.
The Ta Bai Army served as the central force, the You Yi Army protected the right flank, and the left flank was held by Han Shizhong's thirty thousand troops.
A total of one hundred thousand soldiers had completely blockaded the southern gate of Yingzhou City.
A grand Yue banner fluttered in the wind above the central army.
Climbing onto the city wall, Wu Jiba Nan froze upon seeing the banner, as if struck by lightning. For a moment, he was at a loss for what to do!
"It is easier to shake a mountain than to shake the Yue family army!"
These were not words spoken by the Song people, but by Jin Wuzhu himself!
This was precisely why he had said to Qin Hui, "Yue Fei must be killed before peace can be achieved."
However, Yue Fei, standing below the city, would not give him such an opportunity. He issued orders to his generals.
"Yue Yun, lead one thousand Bei Wei Army soldiers to use their divine spears to eliminate the Jin soldiers on the city wall!"
"Niu Gao, lead two thousand infantry, using shields for cover!"
"Dong Xian, lead twenty thousand infantry, and as soon as chaos erupts on the city wall, immediately commence the siege!"
"Yes!"
The three received their orders and quickly began to mobilize and dispatch troops, acting according to the commands.
On the Caterpillar, Li Shimin was exceedingly bored. Watching them begin their actions, he took out his walkie-talkie and contacted Han Shizhong.
"Little Zhongzhong, I've heard your wife is quite skilled at playing the drums."
"How about it, at a time like this, shouldn't they beat the drums to assist in the battle?"
Han Shizhong listened to the voice from the walkie-talkie and then looked at the giant drums being pulled by the two large carts. Suddenly, he understood.
So, this Great Ancestor Taizong had brought the drums all this way from hundreds of miles away to prepare them for his own wife?
Soon, two Liang Hongyu sisters, clad in armor, each ascended a large cart. After exchanging a glance, they raised their arm-thick drumsticks and began to strike.
"Dong!"
"Dong dong!"
"Dong!"
The war drums sounded, and a piece called "General's Order" echoed outside Yingzhou City.
The drumbeats seemed to grant buffs. The Song soldiers, upon hearing them, felt their blood surge, while the morale of the Jin army instantly plummeted.
Two thousand shield soldiers, escorting one thousand Bei Wei Army soldiers, had already arrived at the moat and entered the range of the archers on the city wall.
Wu Jiba Nan, finally regaining his senses on the city wall, issued a series of commands to his soldiers.
"Archers, shoot at them fiercely, by general's order!"
In an instant, arrows rained down like a storm. The shield soldiers, seeing this, raised their shields to defend themselves.
Beneath the shields, the Bei Wei Army soldiers simultaneously raised their AKs. Peeking through the gaps between the shields, they aimed at the archers on the city wall.
"Bang bang bang bang~~"
Countless bullets flew towards the city wall, bursting into blood blossoms on the bodies of the Jin soldiers.
Compared to the area-covering attacks of arrows, the AKs in the hands of the Bei Wei Army were more reliable.
These were all hand-picked soldiers, each with exceptional eyesight. At two hundred meters, they could hit targets the size of a human head with almost three shots.
In the blink of an eye, countless archers on the city wall fell.
Wu Jiba Nan dared not believe his eyes. When had defending a city become so difficult?
He resentfully ordered, "Use the ballistae on them!"
His subordinates quickly obeyed, but by the time they had the ballistae ready, they discovered that the Song army, which had been densely packed below the city, had somehow dispersed.
They were now in groups of three, with several meters between each group. Whom were they supposed to shoot?
Each firing of a ballista required at least three to five minutes of preparation. Facing such scattered opponents, it was completely useless!
Wu Jiba Nan grew anxious. If this continued, no matter how many soldiers were on the city wall, they would not be enough for the Song army to kill. He thus gave another order.
"Guards, follow this general out to charge!"
Defending the city was out of the question, but after only the time it took an incense stick to burn, either they would abandon the city and flee, or they would likely face a grim fate upon returning to Nanjing.
He could only brace himself and sortie!
Screeeeeech~~~~
The heavy city gate opened from within. Wu Jiba Nan personally led a large number of cavalry out through the gate, and the drawbridge over the moat was also lowered.
Yue Yun smiled upon seeing this and waved his hand behind him, "Brothers, they've come to die, give them a good welcome!"
"Yes!"
The Bei Wei Army roared in unison.
The five-meter-wide drawbridge, which was originally a tool to prevent enemy advances, became the scene of Wu Jiba Nan's most foolish decision the moment he stepped onto it.
The Song army did not need to deploy many men; a mere hundred Bei Wei Army soldiers armed with AKs completely sealed the drawbridge!
In an instant, it became a veritable meat grinder!
Almost no Jin soldier who stepped onto the drawbridge survived for more than three breaths!
Tututututu~~~
Amidst the barrage of gunfire, Jin soldiers fell every moment!
Wu Jiba Nan was terrified by this sight. He quickly escaped from the back of his shot horse and leaped into the moat.
But the bullets seemed to have eyes, relentlessly pursuing him.
As soon as he entered the water, countless splashes erupted on the surface of the moat from the bullets.
"Ooooh~!"
Wu Jiba Nan's eyes widened. Then, the water around him began to turn red as he was hit!
"Retreat! Retreat! Quickly back to the city!"
He endured the piercing pain from his wounds and shouted to his subordinates.
A few Jin soldiers heard his call, noticed someone in the river, and rushed to pull him out from the moat amidst the hail of bullets, carrying him towards the city.
Having narrowly escaped death and returned to the city, Wu Jiba Nan discovered that less than a third of the cavalry he had led out had survived!
"Issue an order: Abandon the city!"
Facing the gunfire outside, a deep sense of powerlessness arose in his heart.
The city was definitely not going to hold. Rather than going out to die, it was better to return to Nanjing, where he might still preserve his life.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Dong Xian, upon seeing the Jin army retreat, promptly issued the order for his twenty thousand infantry to pursue.
The Bei Wei Army surged forward even faster. The drawbridge was piled high with the corpses of Jin soldiers and horses, making it impossible to raise, which further facilitated Yue Yun and his men.
The Jin soldiers guarding the gate were about to close it when they were gunned down by the pursuing Bei Wei Army.
"Quick, quickly close the barbican!"
The Jin soldiers who had not yet evacuated the inner city, seeing the Bei Wei Army charge into the barbican, hastily closed the gate connecting to the inner city.
The Bei Wei Army was now trapped within the barbican.
The city gate inside was even thicker, with a massive bar secured from within. Yue Yun and his men tried to break it down several times but failed.
Just then, a rumbling sound came from behind. Everyone turned and quickly retreated a distance.
Li Shimin, sitting in the Caterpillar, held his walkie-talkie and said to Xie Bi'an in the driver's cabin.
"Ram it open for me!"
After speaking, he leaped from the roof of the vehicle.
Boom!
The city gate, which had held back Yue Yun and his men for so long, was shattered into pieces like paper under the terrifying power of the truck!
As the convoy entered the inner city, they saw Jin soldiers fleeing in disarray.
Li Shimin, with a look of disappointment, climbed into the driver's cabin and threw himself onto the sofa seat.
Damn it!
Boring~
He didn't even get to fire a shot before the enemy routed. If he had known this, he might as well have stayed in Lin'an drinking flower wine~