The sun is gradually setting, and the battle in Datong Town has entered a white heat.

General Shi Yongzhen didn't experience much battle, but after all, he was behind the gate, although he himself was afraid to death, he still chose to nail it to the city wall to mobilize to the death, which was the biggest boost to morale.

The soldiers of the Ming army defending the city also knew what the consequences of the city breaking, even if it was for the sake of their families in the city, they had to desperately resist the attack of the Western Prisoners.

After all, this is in the Guannei, and everyone knows that at this time, reinforcements from all walks of life must be rushing to the direction of Datong Town.

After all, the combat effectiveness of the Mongols was not as good as that of Jianlu, not to mention that they all entered the pass on light horses, did not prepare any heavy equipment, and did not carry much dry food.

In terms of the quality of the soldiers, the Ming army was dominated by guards, and the tribal herdsmen of the Mongols were not much better, and the real elite were those of Lindan Batur's own department.

The herdsmen of various tribes who graze in peacetime and serve as soldiers in wartime are far inferior to the soldiers of the Ming army in the guard station in terms of combat ability and equipment.

Thanks to the establishment of the Ordnance Division, and because of Zhu Youxiao's strict order, the soldiers of the Nine Border Guards completely eliminated the original old equipment as early as the second year of the Apocalypse.

In order to make up for the arrears of military salaries in the nine sides, Zhu Youxiao issued a strict decree to rectify the military affairs of the nine sides in an integrated manner, and the results are only gradually showing today.

In order to rectify the long-abandoned nine-sided armaments, set an example for the whole country, and change the atmosphere of mourning in the past, from the 47th year of Wanli to the end of the second year of the Apocalypse, the important towns of the nine borders expanded the new army by a total of 470,000, and paid millions of dollars per year.

After making up the military salary, the imperial court expanded the Ordnance Department on a large scale, and workshops sprung up all over the country like mushrooms after a rain, mass-producing brand-new standard armor, swords and guns, and carrying out a thorough reform of the Nine Border Military Town.

The Mongol soldiers besieging the city were surprised to find that even an ordinary soldier of the Nine Sides was now wearing special cotton armor and cotton clothes, and was equipped with brand-new waist knives and spears.

Although this is just the ordinary equipment of ordinary soldiers, it is still unimaginable to have every soldier equipped with such equipment at this time.

How long did Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of Shanxi, arrive in Taiyuan? Haven't taken care of the city's affairs yet? There was no time to intervene in the armament of Datong.

It can be expected that after Zhu Xieyuan rectifies the military affairs of Shanxi? The rest of the provinces will inevitably start the same military rectification operation one after another.

Rectify military affairs? Generally accompanied by large-scale military expansion and disarmament, military salaries and ordnance must also be replaced? This was a great burden on the imperial finances.

But Zhu Youxiao understands that this is imperative!

Datong Town as one of the important towns on the nine sides? Despite the fact that armaments have been in disuse for many years? However, the combat ability of its soldiers is also of a very high level among the Ming armies.

Such guards may be beaten against the Eight Banners, but the same number of Mongol soldiers who are besieging the city is not false at all.

And the main thing? Lin Dan Batur entered Kou Datong this time? It was in the spirit of "blitzkrieg" and did not make great preparations at all.

The longer the time was delayed, the easier it was for reinforcements from all walks of life of the Ming army to arrive.

In other words, although the Ming army is at a disadvantage now, the Mongols themselves are not very strong in combat effectiveness? The tide of battle can be changed in an instant.

"Throw, throw it down to Lao Tzu!"

"Where do you look? Aren't there all people down there, just smash it? One smash is a blockbuster! Shi Yongzhen carried a bloodstained goose wing knife and patrolled over the various city towers.

Now he? It was as if he had completely forgotten his fear of the Mongols.

Because he knows? Fear can't help you survive? If you want to turn defeat into victory, you can only rely on yourself.

Even if he is defeated, he must leave a heroic reputation of martyrdom, which is the last perseverance of a general's disciple!

The soldiers of the Ming army defending the city threw rolling logs downwards one by one, smashed boulders, and many people also released fire guns neatly, and fired volleys in rows, shooting the Mongols on the ladder on their backs.

One by one, the Mongols screamed and fell down the city, but soon more men rushed up desperately, and a large number of cavalry in the distance were still firing volleys in circles.

And in the city, there is already chaos.

The defeated people who were dissatisfied with the old system for a long time wished that there would be chaos in the city earlier, so that they could break the constraints of the imperial court and the Yousi on the locality, so that they could do whatever they wanted.

With the Mongols attacking the city, groups of patrol officers and soldiers were urgently transferred to the city, and such an opportunity came.

They rushed out of their homes and into the streets and alleys, beating people whenever they met, smashing goods when they saw them, and hugping them together in three or five to kill an officer and soldier on patrol.

Due to the lack of manpower to defend the city, Shi Yongzhen had no choice but to send patrol officers and soldiers all the time, which also led to a serious shortage of forces to maintain order in the city.

More than half of the officers and soldiers of the Yamen and the remaining officers and soldiers had already suffered casualties, abandoned most areas of the city, and gradually retreated to some important places such as the general's palace and the stable.

The number of officers and soldiers in the city was too small to withstand the increasing number of riots.

What made Shi Yongzhen even more shocked and angry was that some of the rioters burned down their houses, smashed and looted shops, they even shouted to surrender to the Mongols, and gathered crowds to fight for the city gates!

Hearing this news, Shi Yongzhen's voice changed:

"Kill, kill, kill! Kill all the rioters, men and women, no matter how many there are! ”

"You go back and tell the surnamed Liu, no matter what means he uses, he must ensure that there is no chaos in the city before the city is broken, otherwise, he will be the biggest sinner!"

Uncomfortable, Shi Yongzhen was almost blocked in Dongcheng, and his family rushed out several times, but there was no news.

A family member who had just been sent out rushed back, but he was missing an arm, and cried: "General, the little ones are incompetent, and there are too many chaotic people!" ”

Shi Yongzhen squatted down and helped this family member up, until he looked at him and was angry, how could there be so many chaotic people? Don't they know what it means for the Mongols to break the city!

Pathetic, pathetic!

is a left-behind general, and now he can't even send the manpower to order the dispatch!

The general in charge of security in the city was Shi Yongzhen's cronies, called Liu Ran, who held a saber in his hand and fled to the general's mansion with an ugly black face.

What should I do, the city is already in chaos!

There are several times more rioters than officers and soldiers, and they can stab their most elite family members to death with a dung fork, what can they do!

"How many people can we muster now?" Liu Ran gave a guarantee to Shi Yongzhen's family, and then turned his head and asked helplessly.

A family member was silent for a moment when he heard this, and said:

"The chaos in the city is too fast, there is chaos everywhere at the same time, the brothers are still scattered and patrolling, they are all isolated, the battalions cannot be contacted, and there are only more than 800 people still in the general's mansion!"

"More than 800 people, how many chaotic people rushed over..."Liu Ran asked again.

That Ding Ying said: "Conservative estimates, thousands of people are gained, and there are more to come!" General, what should we do, defend the General's Mansion to the death, or rush out to fight with them? ”

Liu Ran thought for a while, looked at his dejected subordinates, stood up and said:

"Now the Dongcheng side must also be in a bloody battle, we can't expect to send more people for us from Shentai, rush out, rush out and fight with the chaotic people!"

When the words fell, the soldiers all looked over.

"General, give the order!"

"It's just hateful, I didn't die at the hands of the Mongols, but I was going to be killed by a group of indiscriminate dung forks!"

"A dignified man, born in heaven and earth, will die brightly!" Liu Ran walked to the outside of the general's mansion with a knife in his hand and said:

"There must be Mongol spies in the city, and they have provoked the troubles of the people, but we can't care about this now."

"There is no room for loss in the town, as long as the city tower is not lost, there is still hope!"