Wang De was naturally overjoyed, and the surrounding soldiers were also quite excited. However, Chen Gui, Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo and other civil officials on the city looked at each other in silence... Compared with these rude soldiers, these smart people were keenly aware of the abnormal attitude of the emperor after he went into battle today.

Fu Qing at the foot of the city was already a little panicked, and the heavy armored soldiers of the Jin army had already broken through the entrance of the tunnel and regained control of the area around the tunnel, but fortunately, Emperor Zhao on the city made a decision very quickly, so about a quarter of an hour later (mainly because it took time for Wang De's Beiwei army to put on armor), Wang De personally led two hundred heavily armored and long-axe soldiers out of the city to provide assistance.

Once Wang Yasha left the city, the battle situation outside the city was easily reversed again.

Emperor Zhao could see clearly from the top of the city. The two groups of heavy armored infantrymen met each other, and both sides almost took the initiative to charge at each other. Wang De was the first one to swing his long-handled axe easily, and with just one axe, he directly hit the gourd-shaped helmet on the head of a Jin army officer in front of him. The helmet was of excellent quality and did not break, but the axe blade penetrated into it. Judging from his attire, he should be a Puliyan (Muke's deputy, fifty years old) Jin army officer. After being hit, he fell down with his head raised, and there was no movement... As for the other long-handled heavy armored soldiers, although they were not as brave as their own commander, they swung their axe. Even if the axe blade could not hit the vital point, the weight of the axe itself was like a sledgehammer, which could easily make the opponent lose their combat effectiveness through the armor.

All I can say is, as Wang Yasha said, the long-handled axe is very effective against heavily armored infantry!

In contrast, the heavily armored warriors of the Jin army fell into the same embarrassing situation as Fu Qing's army before... because the Beiwei army of Wang De's army on the opposite side were all heavily armored like them, but they did not have the armor-piercing weapons like the opposite side.

It’s not their fault, because they are cavalry!

As long as the warhorse charged, the ordinary spear plus the quality of the warhorse would be the best armor-piercing weapon... What else? Would they charge with long-handled axes? At most, they would be equipped with fist-sized hammers and use the horse's power to hammer the enemy's heavily armored infantry. At this time, they dismounted and fought in a close combat posture. Even if some of them brought hammers, how could they fight against the long-handled axes on the opposite side?

In fact, this axe was so useful that Emperor Zhao, who was watching the battle on the top of the city, almost wanted to have all his guards replaced with long-handled axes.

And not to mention how Emperor Zhao was fantasizing, back to the present, the opportunity for battle was revealed, and Fu Qing was not incompetent. On the one hand, he ordered the original hand-to-hand combat troops to disperse and assist Wang De's troops in strangling the heavily armored soldiers of the Jin army who were in trouble, and on the other hand, he urged the grappling rope troops to quickly dismantle the tunnel.

The Jin army was temporarily restrained and could only watch as the tunnels were torn and destroyed. From a distance, the five tunnels shrank together, as if five tentacles were rapidly shrinking.

"Fourth Prince!" Han Chang, who had a sharp eye, spoke up immediately. "The tunnel has been destroyed, and the offensive behind the Sheep and Horse Wall will certainly be blocked... Should we withdraw the troops?"

Wanyan Wushu turned his head and looked at the other person with cold eyes.

Han Chang was helpless and could only explain in a low voice: "I am not saying to stop attacking the city, but since the tunnel is broken, it can only be said that the Song army must have a way to deal with the Iron Pagoda. It is difficult for the Iron Pagoda to form an army, so why not let the 500 people withdraw first, and then let Zhang Yu continue to send troops to fight through the tunnel."

"That's right." Chizhanhui also advised. "Fourth Prince, the Iron Pagoda is too precious. Since it won't work today, why let them be damaged in vain?"

"That makes sense." Wanyan Wushu looked at the dragon banner on the opposite wall thoughtfully, and nodded. "But if we want to save the Iron Pagoda, why do we need them to withdraw? Have you ever thought about it? The Iron Pagoda is the most elite unit of our army. If they withdraw in defeat, their morale will be greatly damaged!"

Han Chang, Chi Zhanhui, and Balisu, who had been silent, were all stunned.

"You go." Wuzhu withdrew his gaze from the dragon banner, turned around, raised his finger and pointed at Han Chang and gave a serious order. "Let Zhang Yu withdraw all his troops, send your regular troops, while there are a lot of Song troops under the city, go out from the five corridors at the same time, advance in large numbers, and bite them under the city! Today I want to see your subordinates, Han Chang, fighting with the Song army under the city until dark! Then withdraw with the Iron Pagoda openly!"

The meaning of this statement is very clear. They don't expect to use the tunnel to attack the city, but only use it as a safe passage for transporting troops into the Yangma Wall.

Upon hearing this, Han Chang, the commander of the Han army, who had seemed a little lazy and contemptuous since arriving at the city of Nanyang, suddenly became serious, bowed his head in agreement, and then quickly put on his armor and left.

As for the other generals, many Meng'an and Mouke of Han Chang's army naturally followed suit, and the rest of the people also became serious and no longer had the attitude of endless discussion as before.

The war continued, and Zhang Yu was naturally overjoyed when he heard the order. From Zhang Yu to everyone else, from Li Dayin who had just been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the army, to Zhou Bin, a newly promoted soldier who was about to enter the tunnel to provide support, almost all felt as if they had been pardoned.

Just like that, Han Chang's troops suddenly joined the battle in large numbers, proving that although Wanyan Wushu's method was unexpected, it was actually very effective... The Song army gathered under the city, and the long-range projection power on the city was completely unavailable. They could only watch the hand-to-hand combat below, and the arrival of the elite reinforcements of the Jin army quickly diluted the Iron Pagoda, making the previous restraint of the long-handled axe on heavy armor no longer obvious.

At the same time, as the main force of the Jin army continued to replace the civilian laborers and reinforcements of Zhang Yu's army, the demolition work of the corridor was forced to be stuck at the Yangma Wall.

"Officials!"

The evolution of the war situation has exceeded everyone's expectations, and Chen Gui instinctively asked Emperor Zhao for instructions.

"Activate the backup city gates, take turns to attack, and suppress the enemy." Behind the shield of the parapet, Zhao Jiu looked at the movement under the city with an expressionless face. As expected, as many people guessed, he made a decision without hesitation, and sent reinforcements to fight to the end. "Liu Yan goes down, find Fu Qing and escort him into the city... When Yang Yizhong breaks through the tunnel in the west, let him come back and wait for Wang De to take over. Only one general of the commanding level needs to be left outside the city to preside over it!"

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