Chapter 181: Under the City of Datong

Under the setting sun, the smoke of gunpowder dissipated.

The majestic city of Datong is like blood under the setting sun. A large number of corpses were scattered in layers within a few hundred steps of Datong City.

This is exactly the effective killing range of firearms on the Datong city wall.

And if you look closely at the corpses, you will find that most of them are Han Chinese who have been taken captive, and the small half are other Mongol tribes, at least the Wa Spur Division, and there is not a single army to join them.

And first took the team of attendants, looking at Datong City from afar and fell into contemplation.

The army of more than 100,000 tiles was scattered under the city of Datong and collected all the grain outside the city.

And first under the city of Datong, looking at the city from afar.

As a barrier to Beijing, the left and right gates.

The nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, in this era, are almost the same.

All Datong cities are extremely strong, and there are also several guards in Datong City, plus the soldiers gathered by Yang Hong, the conscripted people, and all kinds of artillery and firearms.

The army of the Tile Thorns has tentatively attacked several times.

But nothing good.

Jean had to worry first.

It can be said that even if it is a thousand households, there are only one or two thousand troops stationed in it, and as long as the guards have the heart of death, it will be difficult to conquer. It's like Yang and Wei.

The number of artillery pieces in Yanghe Acropolis is not large, and the size of the city is relatively small. In addition, after Zhang Zongzhou presided over the defeat of the attack on Haixi, he also learned from the pain and reflected a lot.

During the siege of the city, a large number of firearms were used. Although a considerable part of them are firearms of the guards along the border. It was used to siege the city, and then drove the local people to be cannon fodder.

Even with such a means, Yang Hewei suffered heavy losses, but he still gritted his teeth and held on.

Yang and Wei are still like this, let alone Datong City.

In terms of defense alone, Datong's solidity and uniqueness in the world are only slightly worse than those of the two capitals, and the newly built Haixi City cannot be compared with Datong.

also made a situation of troops under the fortified city for a while.

"Father," whispered a young man in his twenties, beside him, "there is no way to go on like this. ”

also fell on this young man with cold eyes, and the side softened a lot. This man is Yexian's favorite son, Ashi Timur.

Although he is the second son, if there is no accident, the next Lord of the Tile Thorn will be him.

Therefore, take him with you first, and cultivate him.

also said first: "Tell me, what's a bad law?" ”、

Ashi Timur said: "The Southern Dynasty is not a fool, although the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is not very old, but he is not a mediocre lord, I have been here for almost ten days, and it is almost close to Beijing.

I estimate that the elite of the Southern Dynasty Jingying is already on the way here, and my father must prepare early. ”

He also looked at Ashi Timur and said, "You say, what should I do to prepare?" ”

Hearing the meaning of the examination in Yexian's words, Timur pondered for a moment and said: "We should integrate the armies, instead of dividing the army into several battlefields. I have been sending troops for more than half a month, and he is prepared, but I am unprepared. I'm afraid the form is not in my favor. ”

also said first: "Do you think it is good to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army under Datong City?" ”

When Timur heard this, he pondered for a while and said, "If the child had used soldiers, he would definitely not have settled here on the battlefield." ”

He also said, "Where is that?" ”

Ah Timur said: "At least naturally in Mobei, the child is sure that the Ming army will not be able to return to the south, but the Ming army is also a fool, and they will definitely not go to Mobei." ”

"To make a compromise, that is one or two hundred miles away from the border wall in the south of the early desert."

The choice of battlefield is not a matter of the wishes of that side. Generally speaking, it is a place that must be attacked and defended, so that a fierce battle can break out, and both sides have reasons why they cannot make concessions and compromises.

And there is a difference between Ming and Tile.

The field combat ability of the tile spur is good, at least the tile spur spirit riding is not inferior to the big Ming spirit horse, and the tile spur ability to attack the fortification is much weaker. Therefore, it is impossible for the tile spurs to fight the Ming Dynasty within the side walls, which is not conducive to them.

After all, the tile spur only broke through the border defense line of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not completely captured, that is to say, behind the tile spur, after Ruyang and Wei were besieged, there were many castles that were still holding on.

If you fight within the border walls, it is better to win, but if you lose, it will be more difficult to return to the grassland safely. Under the pursuit of the Ming army, as long as thousands of Ming troops blocked for a few hours, the cavalry of the Ming army came up.

Therefore, he didn't want to fight here, and the Ming army would not be stupid enough to maintain thousands of miles of grain routes and fight a decisive battle with tile spurs in Mobei.

This battlefield can only make both sides feel that there is something to win.

To the north of the side wall, not far away.

The Ming army will not maintain a logistics line for too long. And on the grassland, the tile spur can exert the combat effectiveness of the cavalry in the field, and it has been mobile. First of all, it was decided not to attack the dense phalanx of the Ming Army's infantry Shenji Battalion.

The battle of Hulan and sudden hypothermia is a lesson from the past.

Therefore, this place, where both sides can see their own advantage, is a battlefield with an average geographical advantage and a relatively fair one.

also said first: "Not bad, not bad." But how do you make Zhu Yong willing to fight me in a decisive battle? ”

Ayu Timur frowned slightly.

For the Watts, they sometimes prefer to face the kind of famous brave generals, because these brave generals dare to fight in the field, and many unknown generals are holding on to the city, and

No worse than some famous artists.

And they know what they are capable of, so they can't stick to it.

It's a headache for the thorns.

Fighting a war has always been a matter for both sides, and it has always been a kind of wisdom to mobilize the other side's army only by commanding their own troops. After all, Timur is still young, it is better to be so old and spicy, he thought about it for a while, and thought of the arrangement of Yexian, he found a problem.

That is the headquarters of the Tile Thorns, although divided into several divisions, but not on the front line of the siege, but in a convenient place to retreat.

In other words, once something happens, the first wave of blows will not be the people of the Tile Spur Headquarters.

It's a tribe of some of the only Jin families.

Timur's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Father, are you going to lose a battle?" ”

He also smiled slightly and said: "This battle is like hunting, when you meet that kind of powerful beast, you can't be defeated, you have to find a way." Be willing to take the bait. ”

In fact, this is also a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

Regardless of whether this battle is won or not, it is something that I am willing to see first.

Once defeated, the tile spur will be damaged, and if the Son Jin family is not damaged, the balance of grassland strength will be broken. Maybe after he fought here, he would return to the grassland to continue fighting.

And if you win a big victory, you can't say that after you go back, you can do the following things easily. Move the position of Emperor Dayuan to your own home.

Ah Timur had another question and said: "What should I do if Zhu Yong doesn't take the bait after eating the bait?" ”

also said first: "No, even if Zhu Yong doesn't want to pursue, someone forced him to pursue?" ”、

Ashi Timur said: "But the emperor of the Southern Dynasty? ”

He also said first: "You will know when the time comes." ”

"Report, the previous sentinel came to report that the Ming army's Beijing camp came out of Bauhinia Pass?" A dusty cavalryman fell to the ground and said.

Ye Xian's face turned cold, and he said: "How many people and horses, are they walking, are they riding?" ”

"I don't know how many people there are? Hurriedly dozens of miles, the troops divided the road, the cavalry brigade was in front, and the rear was continuous, and I couldn't see the end at a glance, but I knew that the three thousand battalions were the vanguard. This is what the sentry said.

The hand that held the whip first tightened slightly, and then let go.

Although he was embarrassed in front of his son, this battle was also the biggest battle he had ever commanded in his life, and even in this life, there may not be a second such a big war.

I don't know how many times I've thought about it in my heart. He said: "Give the order, kill all the prisoners, and all the troops immediately withdraw from the gates." ”

Under this order, at least 100,000 people in Yanbian in Datong died unexpectedly.

Ah Timur's heart moved, and he said secretly: "Is this the way to make Zhu Yong have to fight?" ”