The next day, the snow that had been falling for several days stopped.
The Jin army was divided into two groups. One group was led by Jiemu to besiege Gao Laozhuang, and the other group was led by Wanyan Yinshuke to besiege Zhang Xiaozhuang.
The reason why Jie Mu chose Gao Laozhuang was that he wanted to avoid Zhang Shixun as much as possible. The last defeat he suffered at the hands of Zhang Shixun had left a shadow in his heart.
Killing people without anyone noticing is so terrifying.
Anyway, Yin Shu is eager to avenge Nianhan, so let him go and meet Zhang Shixun.
As for whether or not the two villages could be conquered, Jie Mu was not worried at all.
The huge capital city has been captured, but two small villages cannot be captured?
On Yin Shuke's side, 20,000 Jin troops surrounded Zhang Xiaozhuang like an iron barrel. He was responsible for attacking the east gate, and Wanyan Loushi was responsible for attacking the west gate.
The two attacked at the same time.
First, they bombarded the village with catapults, and then hundreds of resentful soldiers, under the cover of many archers, pushed carts filled with flaming oil and rushed towards the village gate.
On the ice city wall, Zhang Shixun looked at the wooden barrel on the cart below and asked Hei Wuchang beside him: "Can you find out what's inside the barrel?"
"crude."
Zhang Shixun immediately understood that the Jin army was going to use kerosene to burn the village gate.
In front of the gate of Zhang Xiaozhuang, there stands a tall and thick ice wall. To enter or exit the gate, one must go around it from both sides.
It seems that the Jin soldiers want to melt this ice wall, so that the battering ram can be used.
The small village gate could not withstand the impact of the battering ram.
"You're trying to trick me like that, haha! You really underestimate me."
Zhang Shixun smiled contemptuously, turned his head and said to Hei Wuchang, "Fire an incendiary bomb for each car and burn them to ashes."
"yes!"
With a few crisp sounds, the wooden barrels on the Jin army's carts suddenly exploded, flames rose, and burned violently.
Many resentful soldiers pushing carts were caught off guard and had their leather armor ignited by the splashing of burning incendiary oil.
They fell to the ground screaming, rolling around desperately, trying to put out the flames on their bodies.
The resentful soldiers who were lucky enough not to be affected by the flames fled in panic, not caring about the lives of their companions.
Before they could reach their own army formation, these fleeing resentful soldiers were beheaded by the Jin soldiers supervising the battle. The rest had to stop and stand in the middle of the battlefield trembling.
The construction of Wanyan Loushi's west gate went smoothly, and the flaming oil was pushed to the front of the ice wall and ignited.
The raging fire mixed with thick smoke burned for a long time, and the ice wall gradually melted.
Wanyan Loushi, dressed as a soldier and hiding among the Jin soldiers, was overjoyed when he saw this. He was about to order his men to attack when he heard Guo Yaoshi, also dressed as a soldier, say, "General, this village gate is sealed, and there's an ice wall behind it."
Wanyan Loushi took a closer look and found that, as expected, behind the melted ice wall, there was no gate at all, but a solid ice city wall.
Damn it!
Wanyan Loushi was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed, pointing at the ice wall and saying, "Keep burning it. I don't believe it won't burn through."
Pharmacist Guo spread his hands, his face full of sorrow, "General, this is all we have of kerosene. We're out of it."
“This…this…this…”
Wanyan Loushi rubbed his hands and gritted his teeth, saying, "Damn Han thieves, so cunning."
Pharmacist Guo patted his chest and said in a very straightforward manner, "General, now we have no choice but to attack head-on. I will lead the charge."
Upon hearing this, Wanyan Loushi was overjoyed and patted his shoulder, saying, "Well done! My Great Jin admires warriors like you. When we capture Zhang Xiaozhuang, I will personally commend you for your achievements."
Pharmacist Guo smiled faintly, turned around and called his subordinates to go.
He had figured it out. If he wanted to capture Zhang Xiaozhuang, he couldn't rely on tricks, he had to attack with force.
If they decided to launch a strong attack, given the Jin army's usual nature, the resentful army would definitely be the first to take the lead.
Rather than being forced by the Jin army to take the lead, it would be better for us to be straightforward and volunteer.
After a busy period, the resentful army launched its first attack.
They carried more than ten ladders and rushed towards the ice city wall, roaring.
Behind them were more than 500 archers providing cover.
Arrows flew towards the wall like locusts.
Chen San and Yue Fan were responsible for guarding the west gate. They squatted behind the parapet to avoid the rain of arrows from the Jin army.
When the resentful army put up their ladders on the wall and prepared to climb, Chen San gave an order and the National Protection Army soldiers who had been prepared in the village pulled out a series of catapults and loaded them with explosive cans the size of human heads.
"Ignite, fire!"
At Chen San's command, more than a dozen spherical objects were thrown out.
Target: Jin army formation.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
…
Loud noises rang out in the Jin army's formation.
Amid the deafening roar, the Jin army was blown to pieces.
Wanyan Loushi was caught off guard and was lifted high up by a huge wave. He then rushed down headfirst and plunged into the snow, leaving only his buttocks and lower body exposed.
When his men pulled him out of the snow, his ears were buzzing and he looked at his men running around in confusion.
Pharmacist Guo came running over and asked loudly, "General! Are you...are you okay?"
If anything happened to Wanyan Loushi, the first person the Jin army would kill would be Guo Yaoshi.
"What did you say? I can't hear you." Wanyan Loushi only saw Guo Yaoshi's mouth moving, but couldn't hear what he said clearly.
Pharmacist Guo raised his voice and asked again, "I want to ask if you are alright."
This time Wanyan Loushi heard it clearly and asked in horror, "I'm fine. What happened just now? I saw a lot of round things flying towards me, and then my body seemed to be pushed hard by something, and then... then..."
"That's a thunderbolt."
"Sky-shaking thunder?"
"Yes, that's Zhang Shixun's thunder bomb. It's incredibly powerful, and it explodes a huge area... General, for safety's sake, you should move your troops back."
Wanyan Loushi's eyes widened as he drew his sword. "The warriors of the Great Jin are invincible. How could they be frightened by a mere thunderbolt? Stop the bullshit! Attack, attack! If you don't take Gao Village today, I'll chop off your head."
Seeing his eyes glow red and his ferocity flaring up, Pharmacist Guo didn't hesitate and turned to his men, shouting, "Everyone, listen up! Follow me and attack the city!"
After saying that, he took the lead and rushed towards the ice city wall with an iron hook in his right hand and a long sword in his left hand.
On the top of the wall, Chen San and Yue Fan led their men, holding bows and crossbows, to shoot at the resentful army on the ladders.
Soldiers of the resentful army, shot by arrows, kept falling from the ladders with screams.
More soldiers of the resentful army were fearless, holding weapons in their mouths, holding leather shields in their left hands, and climbing up with only their right hands.
Under the strict order of Pharmacist Guo, the archers of the resentful army had already arrived at the foot of the ice city wall and were shooting arrows at the top of the wall.
The casualties of the National Protection Army rose sharply.
Chen San held a red tasseled spear in his hand and roared as he stabbed a resentful soldier who had climbed up the wall to death. Seeing that more and more resentful soldiers were gathering below the city, he shouted an order: "Throw hand grenades!"
“Boom…boom…boom!”
After a loud bang, the resentful army under the ice city wall suffered casualties, and the archers suffered even more casualties.
The remaining resentful soldiers' souls were surging, and they retreated like a tide, holding their heads.
The first attack failed.
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