Chapter 66 Lost Soldiers
He couldn't even deny that the strategy of being in a hurry just now was not only to teach Tartar a lesson, not just to cut off the scourge of Lu Wenshan, but more importantly, maybe he was forcing himself and cutting off his own back road, right?
Can't be a traitor!
Ma Denglong told himself in his heart.
Merely~~
Lord Ye~~
Will he really come?
As the sun set, Ma Denglong sat beside the battlements at the top of the city wall, leaning against the city wall, resting with his eyes half-closed.
The inside of the blood-stained armor was soaked with blood and sweat, and he was almost exhausted from a whole day of defense.
As the sun set, the Tartar soldiers outside the city, who had not been able to break through the city successfully, finally retreated, lit a fire and cooked in the afterglow of the setting sun, and soon began to feast.
"Sir, take a sip of water." The soldiers brought a large porcelain bowl and handed over a bowl full of cold water.
Ma Denglong took it casually, raised his head and drank a few big sips, and asked for three bowls in a row, before he finally suppressed the dry and hot feeling in his throat.
"Thank you." Ma Denglong said.
The pro-soldier was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to say something like 'you're welcome, it should be', when he saw Ma Denglong smile and said, "Thank you, you didn't need to be sent to death." β
He said this with a lot of meaning.
Even the soldiers around him looked at it unconsciously.
At this time, there were actually just over a hundred soldiers left in the city!
Outside the city, however, there were twice as many cavalry as theirs, sharpening their swords.
The Tartar soldiers, who also suffered a lot of losses, were extremely demoralized at this time, just waiting for 'a big break in the city, and no chickens and dogs left'.
Ma Denglong could have predicted that once the city was broken, there would be no one left in the entire new Dian Jun Fort! According to the habits of the group of beasts on the other side, pay too much price, and do not want to survive in the captured city, even the livestock.
The soldiers had a chance to escape in the first place, but they didn't. Everyone chose to stay!
"My lord, didn't you say that Lord Ye would come to save us?" A soldier asked.
Ma Denglong was stunned for a moment, and looked up at the stars hanging overhead.
It would be nice if he could look at the stars, but he actually wanted to know if he could wait for the so-called reinforcements when he was waiting here.
However, it doesn't really matter.
If you can wait, under the attack from the inside and outside, the Tartars will never be pleased!
And if you can't wait~~
Horizontal and vertical are dead, surrender? As early as the moment when he planned to let the Tartars lose a group of men, it was destined to be too late!
Looking at the soldiers' expectant eyes, Ma Denglong did not intend to hide the current situation, he said: "I don't know if there are reinforcements, I only know that if until now, we can only hope for others, then the possibility of us surviving may not be very large." We can't wait for reinforcements, and it's impossible to predict when they will leave and when they will be here. Now, we can only rely on ourselves! β
The soldiers were in a commotion for a moment, and then they heard Ma Denglong say: "In this way, let's ~~"
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The night was silent, and there was not a single sound.
Ma Denglong appeared at the city gate with twenty selected death squad soldiers under his command.
Turning his head to look at his deputy who had followed him for many years, Ma Denglong had apologies in his eyes, "Daji, I have affected you today~~"
Da Juji immediately slapped him, "What are you talking about?" They are all military attaches of the Ming Dynasty, and they are favored by the emperor, and they will surrender when they say they surrender, they are not my military attachΓ©s of the Ming Dynasty! Your Excellency, don't worry! Daji will help you guard the back road, and you will be safe! β
"No, I don't want you to promise me that." Ma Denglong frowned and shook his head, "Daji, you promise me that once things change, you will keep Xindian for me!" Adults will definitely come! You have to take the rest of the soldiers, hold on! β
Da Ji wanted to say something, but Ma Denglong didn't let him continue.
"Let's go back!" "It's time for us to go!" β
Ma Denglong is not bold!
After a hasty meal in the evening, I made up my mind to take advantage of the dark moon and high wind to attack the camp!
Although he hadn't read a few books, he had listened to quite a few books. Most of them remembered night raids or something, and he remembered them. Seeing that the Tartar soldiers were stationed outside the city, and the night was jubilant and quiet, they should have been tired, and they seemed to be not very fortified.
He really can't defend the city to the death, otherwise, there will be such a huge disparity between the enemy and us in terms of number and combat effectiveness, and he is afraid that he will only have to wait for death!
Since ancient times, men have taken fame immediately.
He has already thought about it, if he succeeds, he will be promoted to become rich, and if he loses, it will be a big deal to be shrouded in horse leather, and it is better than being trapped in the city!
Thinking so, he took the daredevils to take advantage of the night and quietly went out of the city along the corner gate.
It's really God's favor!
That night, there was no moon.
There were a few misty clouds floating in the sky, just in time to separate the bright moonlight from above. On the snow in front of the fort, Ma Denglong led the people, step by step, carefully approaching the camp where the Tartars were stationed.
"My lord, no one!" A soldier couldn't hold back the silence around him, so he cautiously stepped forward and whispered beside Ma Denglong.
Ma Denglong himself found it strange!
According to the character of the Tartars, this is a position, and there shouldn't even be a sentry!
The more he leaned forward, the more he couldn't help but feel that something was wrong.
Before they knew it, the group had approached the camp of the Tartars.
Ma Denglong panicked in his heart!
"No, no!" The more he walked, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he simply stopped, hesitated for a moment, and said to the soldiers beside him, "It's not right!" If something goes wrong, it's a demon! There's definitely something wrong with that! Let's go, let's get out first! β
He felt that he could not move any further, and ordered his men to retreat in a hurry.
But just as he was about to turn around and leave, a fire suddenly flashed in the Tartars' camp.
Ma Denglong knew that he was in a plan, and hurriedly led people to spread his legs and run.
Behind him, in the Tartar camp, the general rode on his horse, looked at the Ming army running in the distance, and smiled coldly.
"These Han dogs have really grown a lot! If it had been before, how could it have used such a scheme? Or Baylor was right! In the end, we should be cautious. Otherwise, tonight is really close to hitting the trick! Boys! Give me chase! If you can break the city in one fell swoop tonight, you will not be sealed for three days! β
As soon as the Tartar cavalry heard this, they immediately went crazy, and rode on their horses and roared to chase the Ming army running on two legs, just like hunting dogs and rabbits, chasing relentlessly, but not pressing too hard.
After cutting down a few of the slowest Ming soldiers, they stopped working hard, and only hung behind Ma Denglong and the others not far away.
Seeing that the gates of the city were already in sight, the great assembly of the city had ordered them to be opened.
Ma Denglong suddenly glanced back, and was suddenly shocked.
The Tartars have a big plan, where is this to put this death squad to death? It is clear that he wants to take advantage of the death squad's desire to escape and break through the city gate in one fell swoop!
Ma Denglong's heart suddenly filled with a thick fear!
Looks like I'm going to die here today!
A sense of despair rose in Ma Denglong's heart.
Seeing the cavalry chasing behind him, he suddenly stopped and shouted at the city tower, "Close the door!" β
When he stopped, he stopped with the soldiers around him.
The group turned around suddenly, startling the Tartar cavalry who were desperately chasing.
I don't know why, I subconsciously went to the reins.
At this time, on the city tower, Dajiji looked at Ma Denglong under the city and closed his eyes in pain.
Why didn't he know what Ma Denglong was thinking?
This general, who has never had great ambitions and no courage, actually summoned great courage at such a time.
In order to prevent the Tartars from following him to break the city, he cut off his way to escape back into the city.
The bitterness in the heart of the huge set is unspeakable, but the hand is not slow at all.
He commanded the soldiers defending the city: "Shoot the arrows!" β
When Ye Fu made the first batch of crossbow arrows, he sent someone to send a batch to each military fort. Although the quantity is not much, the quality is good and easy to master.
In order to hug Ye Fu's thighs, Ma Denglong deliberately let his subordinates practice.
Therefore, the previous round of salvo fire was able to make the Tartars lose their troops without defense.
At this moment, arrows with anger rained down from the city.