The battle of Daming Mansion lasted until the sixth day. Since the last offensive and defensive battle between the two sides, several battles occurred on both sides. Although the intensity was not as intense as the first time, it was quite fierce. Under the tenacious blocking of the Song army, Zhang Gui tried his best to break through the blocking belt that was only a few miles away from the city. In the latest time, they and the army in the city saw each other's faces clearly, but they still could not meet.

The Song army later strengthened its attack and narrowed the encirclement to increase the depth of defense and fill the loopholes in the defense line. Zhang Gui was extremely frustrated when he saw the shrinking camp. Now that their food storage is about to be exhausted, they have changed from three meals to two meals. If they can no longer enter the city, they will have to kill their horses for food. What is even more frustrating is the howling of wounded soldiers who can be heard day and night. They often struggle in pain and turn into new graves outside the village.

As the dazzling young general star of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Gui knew that he had suffered consecutive defeats and huge casualties and was trapped in a heavy siege, and the morale of the army had dropped to freezing point. The shortage of food and grass was even worse. If he did not try to break through, it would cause a mutiny, and the chaos would no longer be curbed.

As night fell, several generals gathered in Zhang Gui's tent to discuss matters. They were all pessimistic about the prospects, and the few people sitting in front of the bonfire fell into silence. "Sir Shu, the reinforcements from the court have no news. If they continue to fight, they will not be able to hide them!" The former commander of the ten thousand men should drink a drink and said worriedly.

"Yes, the morale of the army is now floating. Although it is suppressed by the bullet, it is not a long-term solution!" Jia Mao, the commander of the rear army, echoed. Although he did not participate in several major wars, he was also attacked by other units of the Song army, and suffered heavy casualties in order to protect the camp.

"The last general saw that although Wulu led his troops sent several troops to respond, he had sent fewer and fewer troops. He refused to go deeper and only went around the city, as if he had the selfish intention of preserving his strength. This crisis is really heartbreaking!" Zheng Wen, the commander of the ten thousand men of the central army, said dissatisfied.

"The Daming King also has his own difficulties. If the city is surrounded, if a large army is dispatched to respond, the Song army will take advantage of the empty forces in the city to launch an attack. If he loses the city, he will lose his roots and the court will hold him accountable!" Zhang Gui actually had a lot of complaints about what Wulude did, but he could also defend him to maintain the overall situation.

They had already attacked outside the city several times. As long as they added some troops to the city, they would be able to break through the Song army blockade. The two armies met in one place, but they all failed because of their weak momentum. Of course, it was annoying, but there was a lack of effective communication channels between the two sides, and it was difficult to make precise docking, so he could not have been able to attack this.

However, Zhang Gui also knew that he was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the imperial court and was in charge of military power. Even Wulude was the king of the clan, he had to obey his command. He was in Daming Mansion for several years and everything had the final say. Of course, he was unwilling to share power with him. However, he had more than 60,000 elite guards, and he was afraid of it. This was not surprising that the Song army would consume his own power.

"Sir Shu, it's cold and the land is frozen now, and the food and grass are not enough, and reinforcements are not coming. It is our top priority to try to enter the city as soon as possible!" Jia Maoyan said.

"You need to say that if we can enter the city, we still need to discuss it here!" Jia Mao glanced at him disdainfully and hummed.

"I think since it is difficult to open the road to the city on the front, why not try other directions, which may have miraculous effects!" Jia Mao smiled disconcerted.

"Do you have any solutions?" Zheng Wen said with a moment of thought.

"In the past few days, the enemy attacked from all directions. I found that the enemy from the east was weak, and during the battle the day before yesterday, a wounded soldier of the Southern Army was captured. After interrogation, they said that they came from the battlefield in Jinan, Shandong for a long distance. In order to prevent our army from breaking north or reinforcements from coming south, the troops were mainly distributed in the north and east. Moreover, the besieged Song army seemed to be in a camp for ten miles, but in fact, the troops were still strong in the north. The other three sides were mostly local state troops, with less than 10,000 imperial guards." Jia Maoyan said.

"You mean that the Southern Army seems to be powerful, but in fact it is just a suspicious army!" Zheng Wen pondered for a moment, "The Southern Army that besieged our army has come from Shandong, which has caused us to have the idea that Shandong has lost. Even if we want to break through, we will not choose this direction, otherwise we will fall into the trap and give up the idea of ​​attacking eastward!"

"Well, there is some reason!" Zhang Gui nodded.

"Sir Shu, we can divide the troops into two groups, and we will still be in the city as we attack the northward. If we send the main force to the east, we can detour behind the besieged Song army. The Song army in the besieged city has weak forces and is mainly built to defend against the city, and its back is empty, so it will inevitably be difficult to block our army's attack. If there is another force of the army in the city to respond, we can enter the city." Jia Maoyan said.

"Well, but our army cannot contact the city, if Wulu leads cannot understand, and the Song army will inevitably make every effort to reinforce after discovering it, not only will it not be able to enter the city, but it will even lose its current place of settlement!" Zheng Wen said with some concern.

"If we cannot enter the city and our army has broken through, we can turn northeast to Puzhou, and then report details to the Khan and ask the court to decide. It is better than being trapped to death here!" Jia Mao continued.

"Jia Wanhu's words are reasonable. Less than ten miles northeast is the old canal. It has long been silted and dried up. You can break through along this road. After the canal is diverted, Linqing became more and more prosperous than Daming Mansion. With money and food, our army can attack and defend accordingly, echoing Daming Mansion City!" Zheng Wen looked at the map and said excitedly.

"Supervisor Shu, I am willing to be a vanguard and open up a road for the entire army!" Yesuo was a fool at this time, and he understood that his intention was to enter the city was fake and break through was real. He secretly gave Jia Mao a thumbs up and shook it, and then bowed to Zhang Gui for battle.

"Sir Shu, don't hesitate anymore. Wait until you can wipe out the entire army!" Zheng Wenyan said.

"Okay, let's make a detailed plan to ensure the success of the battle!" Zhang Gui thought for a while before making up his mind...

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The sky was not yet bright at the time of Yin, and the stars and moon were hidden. It was the darkest time before dawn. The wilderness between the camps of the Song and Yuan armies was so dark that it was hard to see the five fingers. There was only the whistling of the cold wind and the biting of wild beasts, fighting for the roar of the corpses of the horses on the battlefield. Even if the bonfire in front of the camp was blazing, it was difficult to see clearly ten steps away. The sentry was no longer surprised by this.

"Enemy attack..." Suddenly, several dark feather arrows shot out, and the soldiers on the whistle fell silently. A sentry just shouted out and was shot through the neck by the feather arrow. Fortunately, when they fell, they knocked the musket in their hand.

‘Boom, boom, boom…’ The gun seemed to have shot into a powder barrel, causing continuous explosions, but rows of shells fell to the camp in front of the Eighth Army of the Song army, the walls fell, and countless gaps appeared on the earthen towers. In the firelight, Yuan soldiers lurking in front jumped up, filling the trench in front of the camp, and destroying the Jumalujiao.

Before the obstacles were cleared, the Yuan army rushed up again. The musketeers kept firing into the village, and the arrows were shooting towards the Song army that were coming to block the attack. Some of them were constantly blown away by buried mines and shot down by muskets, but they still crossed the trench like a tide, crossed the earth base, rushed into the Song army camp, and fought in depth.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the First Division has retreated to the second line of defense and blocked the enemy in front of the formation!" Tian Zhong hurried to the front camp after receiving the report. The place had already been formed, and the flash of artillery fire illuminated the night sky at dawn, and the thunderous explosion sounded deafening.

"I inform all the troops to defend the camp and do not act rashly, and be taken advantage of by the enemy!" Tian Zhong heard a simple report and learned that the Yuan army took advantage of the night to send elite troops to sneak to the camp, cleared the secret sentries in front of the camp, and a large number of infantrymen advanced to the front of the camp fifty steps in front of the camp, and dragged the artillery to the front of the camp. After the attack failed, the group of artillery was launched together to destroy the village wall, and the infantry lurking in front launched an attack.

It was suddenly attacked and the enemy was at the forefront. The Song army was inevitably panicked. In addition, the two sides were too close to each other and fell into a melee for a while. However, the first division also reacted quickly and launched a counterattack under the command of the division commander Zhang Huai, using division artillery to suppress the Yuan army artillery group. The first regiment that defended the front line of the position gave up the front line and retreated to the reserve position, separated from the Yuan army from the depth, and suppressed the enemy's offensive with the cooperation of regiment and battalion artillery.

Zhang Huai's deployment was not wrong, and Tian Zhong also knew that the sky was not clear at the moment, and attacking without authorization would easily lead to melee. This was not conducive to the development of his own firepower, and he also tolerated that the enemy troops would take advantage of the chaos to enter. Therefore, it is better to be quiet at present. As long as each unit strictly guards its position, it will be difficult for the enemy to penetrate deeper while the chaos is in chaos.

"General Manager, the enemy launched another attack on the first army!" Sima Chengran reported again.

"How is the battle?" Tian Zhong looked east and asked with a frown. He knew that the First Army was responsible for the northeast direction of the encirclement, and the First Army was adjacent to the third division of its own, with the old canal as the boundary. The enemy's attack direction is the junction of the two units, and it is also the weakest place to defend.

"There is no movement in the city for the time being, and the First Army is organizing a counterattack. The last general is worried that if the enemy breaks the defense line and goes back to the side of the Third Division, and the enemy in the city sends troops to respond, it is afraid that the Third Division will be attacked from both sides and will be difficult to take care of both." Cheng Ran said worriedly.

"At present, the enemy launched an attack in two directions, but we cannot tell which direction is the main attack and which is the feint. Once the judgment is wrong, it will be even more dangerous at that time!" Tian Zhong waved his hand and thought about it, "I ordered the Second Cavalry Division to maneuver in the northeast direction. When I found that the enemy had the intention of breaking northward, I immediately intercepted it."

"The general manager is worried that Zhang Gui would enter the city or escape from the road?" Cheng Ran asked. Although the Yuan army's offensive was blocked, they still launched waves of dying charges, with great enthusiasm to endure death.

"The moment is just a feeling, and I can't make an accurate judgment." Tian Zhong shook his head, a little vague, and said as if he comforted himself, "But even if they were not breaking through, the Second Cavalry Division could reinforce the Third Division nearby, and nothing?"
Chapter completed!