The Jurchens who rushed to the pontoon bridge ignored them completely and instead unleashed a barrage of arrows, shooting down a group of people crowded on the pontoon bridge.
He immediately rode his horse across the pontoon bridge.
Those who survived on the pontoon bridge either fell into the Han River or were trampled into mincemeat by the Jurchen warhorses.
After seeing the Jurchen cavalry cross the river, the soldiers who had not yet entered the city surged into the city even more vigorously.
Those on the city wall, including Dong Zhonglou, Li Jinglong, and the defending general Fan Jianmu, witnessed this scene and cried out in anguish:
"Close the door, close the door now."
However, faced with the influx of people, the city gates of Xiangyang could not be closed for a long time.
Indeed, more and more Jurchen cavalrymen were crossing the pontoon bridge and rushing to the south bank of the Han River.
After crossing the river, they immediately rushed toward the still-open gates of Xiangyang.
They used their usual close-range shooting technique, and with a burst of mounted archery, a group of people were instantly shot down.
They then brandished their sabers and charged into the chaotic crowd.
They trampled over the corpses of countless people who had been crushed to death on the city gate due to the crowd, and rushed into Xiangyang City.
Upon witnessing this scene, the defending general Fan Jianmu was stunned into place.
Dong Zhonglou, a professional escapee, and Li Jinglong, who was already familiar with the route, immediately led their troops, which had already entered the city, away.
Having already crossed the Han River, Wanyan Gun, who was pursuing Dong Zhonglou, rode his horse on the south bank of the Han River, watching the Jurchen cavalry continuously charging into Xiangyang.
He was also shocked; his original plan was simply to ambush and kill Dong Zhonglou and his army.
They entered Xiangyang so easily.
This is the gateway to Hubei and Hunan.
With the capture of Xiangyang, Hubei and Hunan provinces were essentially opening their arms to them.
The road south to Huguang has been opened.
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