Chapter 869

Although Xiao Chong had already strengthened the defense of Ningding, he could never have dreamed that the three local armies and the direct army of Feng State would point their spearheads at Ningding where he was.

The day after the Zhen Army occupied Ningding, Tang Yin ordered the Sky Eye and the Ground Network to send orders to the three local armies respectively, all of which gathered in the direction of Ningding. At the same time, the direct army also went north from Jinyang to cooperate with the three local armies to besiege Ningding.

The spies of the Sichuan-Zhen coalition had already been densely spread around Jinyang. The slightest movement in Jinyang could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Sichuan-Zhen coalition, not to mention that the direct army with a strength of 100,000 was dispatched at this time. Seeing that a large group of people from Jinyang had left the city, the spies of the Sichuan-Zhen coalition did not dare to delay and hurriedly sent the news back to the camp.

Hearing this, Ren Fang was shocked. The total number of Feng troops in Jinyang City did not exceed 200,000. If 100,000 people left the city at once, then there would be at most 100,000 Feng troops left in Jinyang City. This was a good opportunity for their own large-scale attack!

Ren Fang immediately summoned the generals of the Chuan and Zhen armies to explain the situation.

After hearing this, everyone laughed and said, "It must be that the Feng army heard that Songqiu, Ningding and Taifeng were occupied by our army, so they rushed to rescue them." "That's right! However, our army has 50,000 soldiers stationed in each of the three cities, and the Feng army only has 100,000 soldiers. Even if they all attack one city, there is no possibility of taking it down."

The generals of the Chuan and Zhen armies seemed full of confidence. Of course, it is indeed difficult to succeed with 100,000 people attacking a city of 50,000 people, but what they don't know is that the Feng army has three local armies of tens of thousands of people.

Ren Fang was not aware of the existence of these three local armies. The spies did not send back the corresponding information. No matter how smart he was, he could not predict the future. He smiled and said, "Since the Feng army has sent troops to rescue, let them go. For us, this is a great opportunity to break through Jinyang. I have decided to attack the city tomorrow. What do you think, generals?"

No one of the generals objected, and they said in unison: "Let's do as the general (Ren Shuai) said. Our army will attack the city tomorrow!"

Without further discussion, Ren Fang and his generals decided to attack Jinyang.

No one talked that day. The next morning, the Sichuan-Zhen coalition blew the horn of attack.

The armies of the two countries walked out of the camp in neat square formations and pressed straight to Jinyang in front. This time, Ren Fang had made up his mind to take this opportunity to take Jinyang in one go. When he sent troops, he did not hold back and used all the troops he could mobilize. The total force for the siege reached 500,000.

Since the outer city of Jinyang had been destroyed by heavy catapults, the Sichuan-Zhen coalition's attack was also very smooth, and they approached less than two miles from the inner city of Jinyang in one breath. At this point, the heavy catapults stopped moving forward. Soldiers from both armies fixed their catapults one by one, aimed them at the Jinyang city wall, and prepared to throw stone bombs.

Fengjun had already experienced the tactics of the Chuanzhen coalition army at Baguan. Seeing the enemy attacking in large numbers, the soldiers of Fengjun had already run down the city wall and hid under the wall before they could start.

As expected, not long after Fengjun got down from the city wall, the heavy catapults of Chuanguo began to start together. Huge stone bombs fell from the sky with a whistling sound of breaking wind, hitting the city wall, rumbling, the wall trembling, and even the ground was shaken by it, shaking constantly.

However, Fengjun was no longer as scared as they were at Baguan. Compared with throwing corpses carrying plague, stone bombs seemed insignificant. People squatted under the city wall, listening to the roars from time to time above their heads. Although people did not look calm, they did not see fear on their faces.

What made the Feng army soldiers feel more at ease was that the Feng Wang Tang Yin was among them.

Tang Yin did not wear the royal robe, but changed into a military uniform, a simple silver helmet and silver armor, although not gorgeous, but very light, will not hinder his agility.

Now the soldiers left in Jinyang are basically new troops. Tang Yin is also worried that the new troops are not strong in fighting spirit and have low combat power, and will be defeated by the enemy at a single blow, so at this time he must personally go into battle and fight side by side with the new army soldiers, and only in this way can the morale of the new army be boosted to the maximum extent.

Around Tang Yin, there are Shangguan Yuanwu, Yuan Biao, Asan, Asi, and other guards. In addition, Jiang Fan, Cheng Jin, and Nanye are also near him, not daring to move away.

Listening to the sound of stone bullets hitting the city wall gradually weakening, replaced by continuous heavy footsteps, Tang Yin knew without going up to the city to watch that it was the enemy's siege troops coming up.

He pulled himself together, straightened his body, looked around at the soldiers around him, and shouted in a deep voice: "The enemy has begun to attack the city. Brothers, follow me to the city wall to fight!"

"Yes! King!"

The soldiers of the new army shouted in unison. People moved the rolling logs, pounding stones and other objects piled under the city wall to the top of the city. Then, the archers stood in position, twisted their bows and put their arrows on them, and aimed their sharp edges at the enemy phalanx outside the city.

Looking out from the city, the momentum of the Chuanzhen coalition was terrifying enough.

The first batch of troops to attack the city had as many as ten corps. Ten 10,000-man phalanxes were divided into two rows, front and back, and rushed forward together. With every step, the soldiers of the Chuanzhen army hit their shields with weapons, making a deafening roar, which could both boost the morale of their own charge and greatly deter the enemy.

Looking back, the main force of the Chuanzhen coalition was standing at the edge of the outer city of Jinyang. Looking around, there were countless people, covering the sky and the earth, with no end in sight. Without taking action, the Chuanzhen coalition's overwhelming force was enough to scare any opponent.

Even though Tang Yin personally went to the battlefield, the morale of the Feng Army was still half a head lower than that of the Chuanzhen coalition army.

Tang Yin understood the mentality of the new army soldiers. Seeing the enemy army getting closer and closer to the city wall, he shouted loudly: "Listen, brothers of the new army, in today's battle, you are not fighting for me, but for yourselves. Only by defending the city can everyone save their lives. Once the city is broken, none of you can escape and all will die at the hands of the enemy. In this battle, our army can only fight with force and must not retreat half a step. If you still want to go home alive and reunite with your relatives, then show your momentum and kill all the invading enemies, so that the enemy army will understand that there is no weak force in our Feng Army!"

Tang Yin's words inspired the survival desire of the new army soldiers, and at the same time, it also made people feel a kind of warmth. The king did not regard his Ning people as outsiders, but as part of the Feng Army, which made the new army soldiers regain a sense of belonging.

"Feng, Feng, Feng--"

The morale of the new army soldiers was lifted, and they shouted in unison. This was the first time they shouted the name of Fengguo.

Seeing this, Tang Yin took a deep breath, turned around, stared at the enemy outside the city, and silently calculated the distance in his heart. When the Chuanzhen coalition was less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, Tang Yin drew his single sword, swung it out fiercely, and shouted: "Shoot!"

"Shoot--Shoot--"

His order was passed down by the new army generals one by one, and there was a pause, and then with a buzz, thousands of arrows were fired from the top of Jinyang City, as if a cloud of black smoke rose in the air, flew into the air, and then drew an arc, whistling and landing in the camp of the Chuanzhen coalition.

The soldiers of the Chuanzhen coalition were rushing forward, and many people were hit in the head and chest by arrows before they could react, and fell on their backs. The camp of the Chuanzhen coalition was originally in good order, but after a round of arrow rain, the front camp had become a sieve, riddled with holes, and there were gaps left by casualties everywhere.

The new army may not be good at close combat, but archery is absolutely first-class. At this time, on the city wall, the powerful archery from a high position doubled the power. Even if the Chuanzhen coalition held up a shield, it could not completely resist it. When it rushed forward, people were still shot and fell to the ground from time to time.

The corps at the front suffered heavy casualties, but the overall formation of the Chuanzhen coalition was still rushing forward.

When the enemy army was fifty steps away from the city wall, Tang Yin ordered to use the city-breaking crossbow and the army-breaking crossbow. There was no need to aim, just shoot at the enemy's formation. The range of the city-breaking crossbow and the army-breaking crossbow is much longer than that of the bow and arrow. Now the enemy is less than fifty steps away from the city wall. The crossbow arrows penetrate into the crowd, and the power is naturally greater.

A crossbow arrow shot into the camp of the Chuanzhen coalition can penetrate a row of people until the crossbow arrow is nailed to the ground. Fortunately, most of the city-breaking crossbows and army-breaking crossbows in the Feng Army were damaged during the Battle of Baguan, otherwise the damage to the Chuanzhen coalition would be immeasurable.

The Chuanzhen coalition of ten corps rushed to the foot of Jinyang City despite the rain of arrows and crossbows flying down from their heads. This distance of only a hundred steps caused the Chuanzhen coalition to suffer more than 10,000 casualties.

When the Chuanzhen coalition arrived at the foot of the city wall, the morale of the Chuanzhen coalition reached its peak. People set up ladders and climbed up the city with all their strength. The Feng Army on the top of the city shot arrows and threw rolling logs and stones, and the battle between the two sides entered a white-hot stage.

At this point in the battle, the Zhen Army took on the main task of attacking the city. First, the Zhen Army was fierce in battle and good at attacking cities and strongholds. Second, the Zhen Army's armor was light and suitable for climbing ladders quickly. The Zhen Army was in the front, and the Chuan Army was behind to provide cover. People lined up in several rows and started shooting at the Feng Army on the city.

The Zhen army, which was so angry that they rushed up without caring about anything, was very fierce. In addition, Jinyang was a small city with low walls. Even though Tang Yin was personally commanding the battle on the top of the city, the Feng army was still unable to resist.

Soon, several places on the city were breached by the Zhen army. Seeing this, Tang Yin immediately dispatched the generals around him to attack wherever the enemy broke through. As the fighting between the two sides intensified, Tang Yin had fewer and fewer generals around him. In the end, even Shangguan Yuanwu, Shangguan Yuanbiao, Asan, and Asi, who were close guards, were sent out by him.

Even so, the Feng army was still in a precarious situation. There were dangers everywhere and people were in distress everywhere. This was only the vanguard siege force of 100,000 enemy troops. If the enemy's large troops also came up, could Jinyang still be saved? Thinking of this, Tang Yin was very anxious. This was not a solution.

When he was thinking about how to deal with it, an arrow suddenly flew from the bottom of the city, going straight to his forehead.