Chapter 31 Siege 2
During the battle, someone shouted "Escape!" and the already fearful defenders were immediately frightened. They threw down their weapons and fled, and the entire army was defeated.
Thanks to the obstruction of unknown soldiers staying at the city wall, He Jin took his own soldiers to escape. They rode on horses that had been prepared and galloped towards the south gate.
The official army entered from the north gate, and the west gate was the main direction of the enemy's attack. Only the south gate had not yet fallen, so there was a possibility of breaking out.
There was a chaotic group of soldiers in the city, with soldiers of two armies fleeing or conducting street battles everywhere. He Jin led more than a thousand cavalry to turn left and right, and met hundreds of cavalry led by Gu Shichen on the road. The two armies worked together to defeat the intercepted official army and fled south together.
Zhang Yongzhen had long heard the shouts of killing from the city. He was unknown and hurriedly sent soldiers to investigate. Seeing He Jin suddenly came to the south gate, he was shocked, but soon understood the situation.
Under He Jin's urging, the south gate gate was opened and the suspension bridge was lowered.
The unknown siege officers were ecstatic and thought they had broken through the city gate, so they rushed over there. But they soon discovered something was wrong, and the sound of horse hooves came from the door.
He Jin led the cavalry first and broke out with the remaining soldiers. The official army at the gate, which had no battle formation, was instantly washed away. They screamed and fled backwards, but how could the speed of people running faster than horses? Most of the nearly a hundred soldiers were killed, and only a few escaped. He caught the Nanmen official army off guard.
However, the door was narrow and there were not many soldiers who could pass each time. The number of soldiers leaving the city was insufficient, which led to He Jin's lack of momentum in the battle. In the end, he could only stop about a hundred steps away from the city and fight with the official army to help more soldiers leave the city.
This is indeed effective, but as time delays, the number of soldiers of the rebels emerged outside the city increased. However, the number of soldiers of the rebels that were besieged has increased, and the number is several times that of the rebels outside the city. The official army not only has infantry but also cavalry, and they are surrounded and rush towards the few rebels.
There was a burst of exclamation from behind. The official army that had already entered the city was chasing from behind. The crowded city gate was suddenly filled with people, and everyone fled to the death. They shouted, and they fists and feet were facing each other. In a panic, some people fell down and were trampled to death by subsequent soldiers. Some of the injured were trampled and stabbed randomly with spears in their hands. Some were shot and then counterattacked, with blood splattering and screaming.
The narrow city gate was blocked by the casualties, and it was even harder to get out of the city than before.
He Jin saw the chaos behind and knew that things could no longer be delayed. He looked around and saw that the right wing was not completely closed. He raised his long sword and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me and kill these bastards."
He Jin followed Li Zicheng for many years and was a powerful general. At this moment, those who were still by his side were all his confidants. Hearing his orders, nearly a thousand cavalry roared in unison, and then rushed forward with him.
Most of the official troops were infantry, and they were hit by them and retreated like waves.
Seeing that there was only one more arrow to break out of the siege, He Jin was ecstatic, tightly clamped his horse's belly, and accelerated to rush forward. At this time, he suddenly heard a "bang". The sensitivity of the battlefield made him quickly flash, but he was still one step slower. The feather arrow passed through his left arm, and blood splashed out.
He yelled, and couldn't help but let go of the reins of the horse and fell to the side. At this critical moment, he held a knife in his right hand and returned to the horse with the reaction force. Then he lowered his body, wrapped the reins in his right hand, and looked sideways in the direction of the feather arrow shooting. More than a thousand official cavalry rushed over and intercepted the way forward.
Wu Zhiying took back his longbow and waved his hand and ordered: "Break through them and capture the thief's head alive."
He Jin fought with a knife, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him. He himself didn't know how many times he had been hit, and the blood was flowing smoothly, so tired that he didn't have any strength. Seeing an official army hitting with a gun, he lifted the knife to block it. The long sword in his hand was knocked away, and the gun body hit directly at his neck.
He spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes turned dark, and he fainted.
In addition to some sporadic resistance, the city has basically returned to peace.
Liu Konghe rode into the city and saw Wu Zhiying escorting a team of prisoners. At the front, the four captured trespassers were carrying a door panel, and there was a person lying on it, and his life and death were unknown. He was curious and asked, "Who is this?"
Wu Zhiying replied: "He Jin, the leader of the thief, was seriously injured and was about to find someone to treat him. He should not die."
Liu Konghe was overjoyed, "Haha! He really caught him. Go quickly and don't let him die. It's better to live than to die."
Wu Zhiying waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to carry He Jin down, then turned to Liu Konghe and said, "Deputy General Liu, should you inform the governor of the news here?"
Liu Konghe smiled and said, "I have sent someone. When the results of the battle are counted, I will send people again."
Li Huajing knew that he could not defend the city, so he took the initiative to open the city gate to welcome the official army into the city. Zhang Yongzhen led his subordinates to the palace and were killed by the rioters at the city gate. He Jin was captured due to serious injuries during the breakout. Only Gu Shichen, the four generals in the city, led a few cavalry to break out of the siege, and I don’t know where he fled.
The city's defenders were killed or injured, and nearly 20,000 people became prisoners. Needless to say, the most important thing was that they obtained more than 2,000 horses, which was urgently needed by the government army.
The losses of the official army are not low. There were nearly 6,000 people killed in the battle alone, and countless injured people. The main reason is that most of the new recruits were not aware of evasion and blindly climbing the city, which aggravated the losses.
But even so, it can still be considered a big victory.
Li Kai looked at the countless injured soldiers in front of him, looking displeased.
This time he was the main attack on Xicheng and tried his best to get the first prize. But when the city was about to break out, he didn't expect that Li Huajing would actually surrender, which made Yang Yan take advantage of it.
He suffered extremely uncomfortable with countless soldiers but few gains.
Since becoming the governor of Shandong, Zhou Xian has been facing an internal instability. Every time he fought, he left the most trusted Li Kai, whom he stayed behind, so he rarely had the opportunity to lead troops out. This time he finally had the opportunity to lead troops, but unexpectedly this result was the result. He sighed and was resentful. It was really time and fate!
Liu Yuchi walked over and bowed and said, "I have met General Li Shen."
Li Kai waved his hand and said, "Mr. Liu, don't be too polite, why are you here?"
Liu Yuchi replied: "I went to the county government to find the general. I heard that you were here, so I rushed over again. The general without hesitation for the hard work of the war, and came here to comfort the injured soldiers. He is a benevolent general."
Li Kai shook his head and smiled, "Mr. Liu is too good. But I don't know what the hell is going to do?"
Chapter completed!