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"Rubbish! It's all a bunch of rubbish! ”

Outside Jiezhou City, in front of all the Mongolian soldiers, Bagen showed no mercy at all, and beat several Mongolian generals in front of him with a horsewhip!

These Mongolian generals are all from a lot of backgrounds, and all of them are core figures in the Mongolian coalition army, such as the Kazakh leader Abai. Haidar, Suhe, the leader of Zhuchagatai, Amur, the leader of Yarkand, and others are all listed.

In normal times, Bagen would also deliberately protect their face, and would never humiliate and punish them in front of all the soldiers.

But now, Bagan is really mad!

It's been a whole day since the Mongol coalition besieged the city of Jiezhou!

The time is still short, and Bagen does not force the Mongol coalition army to be able to break through Jiezhou City in such a short time!

However, in the course of this day, the Mongol coalition forces had launched five strong attacks on Jiezhou City! After so many strong attacks, the Mongol coalition army could not even be transported to the foot of Jiezhou City, let alone attack the city, and even the siege ladder could not be smoothly transported to the foot of Jiezhou City! The best result was only barely near the moat of Jiezhou City, and then it was repelled by the defenders of Jiezhou City with strong bows and fire!

It can be said that the siege performance of the Mongol coalition army since this day is really clumsy! According to this progress, let alone a quick battle, I am afraid that even if it takes three or five years to besiege Jiezhou City, it will be impossible to capture Jiezhou City!

Jiezhou City is indeed well-guarded and well-prepared, under Zhao Junchen's advance preparation, the city walls of Jiezhou City are equipped with a large number of fires, bed crossbows, catapults, and the elite of the forbidden army supporting Jiezhou City also have a large number of archers who can shoot strong bows, coupled with the high walls and deep rivers of Jiezhou City itself, it is indeed not easy to break through such a city!

However, the real reason for the repeated setbacks of the Mongol coalition's siege plans was the problems of the Mongols themselves!

At the beginning, Zhao Junchen on the way to Huamachi Camp, he encountered a surprise attack by the Mongolian cavalry, Zhao Junchen personally watched the combat performance of the Mongolian cavalry and the guards around him, and Zhao Junchen's evaluation at that time was four words - "rookies pecked each other"!

The armies of this era are mostly just a rabble, and there is absolutely no tactical discipline at all! Although the Mongolian coalition army is now menacing, it seems to be unstoppable, but from Zhao Junchen's point of view, only the word "brave" is desirable.

This is still the field cavalry that the Mongols are best at, but it is still despised by Zhao Junchen, so what kind of performance will the siege warfare that the Mongols are not good at will be, you can imagine.

Without any preparation at all, and without the slightest resilience, they rushed forward in a hurry, and then quickly broke and fled under the counterattack of the defenders of Jiezhou City, which is the true performance of the Mongol coalition forces attacking the city several times!

What's more, there is also a big problem within the Mongol coalition army, that is, the people are not aligned!

That's the real reason for Bagan's anger!

Since it is called a "coalition army", it is naturally divided into factions, not only the Dzungar Khanate and the Mongolian right-wing tribes are secretly wary of each other, but even within the Dzungar Khanate and the Mongolian right-wing tribes, many people have their own careful thoughts.

For example, in addition to the Dzungar cavalry, the army of the Dzungar Khanate also included the Kazakh cavalry, the Zhuchagatai cavalry, the Yarkand cavalry and other servant armies, and as for the armies of the major tribes on the right wing of the Mongols, the composition was even more mixed.

The armies of these different tribes are united in one place, and it is easy to control when the war is going well, but if the war encounters difficulties and may suffer heavy losses, the first thing the leaders of each tribe think of is to preserve their own strength, and only hope to let others rush to the front to die, and follow behind to pick up the cheap!

Now, the battle to storm Jiezhou City is obviously a chore, and it will inevitably be a heavy loss! As a result, the leaders of the major tribes became more and more active!

But after all, there are many shrewd people and few dull people in this world, and when everyone wants to shrink back and pick up the cheap, the combat performance of the Mongolian coalition army can be imagined!

When Bagen ordered the Mongol coalition army to launch an attack on Jiezhou City, the Junggar army hoped that the Mongolian right-wing tribal army would rush to the front, and the Mongolian right-wing tribal army hoped that the Dzungar army would rush to the front.

Later, Bagan also found out about this situation, so he changed his method and ordered the major tribes to attack the city in batches, but the result was even more unsightly!

Bagen first ordered the Yarkand army to attack Jiezhou City, but the Yarkand army was only shot by the defenders of Jiezhou City, killing and wounding more than ten people, and then fled back to their own army, and the Yarkand leader Amr even told Bagen that the Yarkand army was now seriously injured and could no longer participate in the siege in a short period of time.

Then, Bagen successively sent the Mongolian right-wing tribal army, the Zhuchagatai army, and the Kazakh army to attack the city separately, but the same result!

As a result, Bagan finally couldn't help but burst into anger, and no longer deliberately defended the face of several leaders, not only scolding them aggressively, but also beating them with a horsewhip.

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"Aren't you ashamed?! A mere Han city makes you fearful, what about your pride and courage? It's always been wolves that eat sheep, but now it's just an extra sheepfold guardrail, and you're scared?! In this way, you also deserve to call yourself a Mongolian warrior!? ”

Bagen scolded and whipped with a horsewhip, never seeing the usual caution and gloom again.

Under Bagan's whipping, several Mongolian leaders added a few blood marks to their bodies.

However, they remained indifferent, and just let Bagan smoke, neither begging for mercy nor being ashamed.

Their attitude is obvious, Bagan can whip them, but not let their tribal warriors die in vain!

The environment of the steppe and the Western Regions is harsh, and the soldiers under their command are the pillars of their respective tribes, once they are seriously damaged during the siege, the entire tribe will also quickly decay, and at that time, the Dzungar Khanate will not only not care about their past achievements, but will swallow them even to the bones and skin.

The leaders of the major tribes have seen similar things too many times, and all of them have already learned it!

Today, the major tribes of Mongolia have long lost the pride and resilience of Genghis Khan's era, and even compared with the erosive Ming Dynasty army, they are only slightly superior in terms of bravery and ferocity.

Bagen also knows what these people think, but this does not mean that Bagen will be considerate of them, seeing that several tribal leaders did not express their position, Bagan's eyes flashed a trace of fierceness, and he planned to kill chickens and monkeys and deter everyone!

However, at this moment, Siegmu suddenly spoke!

"Leader Bagen, since you think that the soldiers of the major tribes are not worthy of being called warriors, why don't you let the warriors of Dzungaria shoulder the burden of attacking the city? The Dzungar Khanate has swept through the Western Regions and Qinghai over the years, and now it is just a mere Han city, which must be as easy as a hand! Speaking of which, the Kazakhs, Zhuchagatai, Yarkand, and my Mongolian right wing have all tried to attack the city, and now only your army of the Dzungar Khanate has not yet attacked! ”

Siegmu with the Kazakh chief Abai. Haidar, Suhe, the leader of Zhuchagatai, Amur, the leader of Yarkand, and others, these people's tribes have been conquered by the Dzungar Khanate, and they have become the servant army of the Dzungar Khanate, so they are naturally allowed to be beaten and scolded by Bagen!

However, Sigmu was the envoy of the major tribes of the Mongolian right, and there was a cooperative relationship with the Dzungar Khanate, and even Bagen did not dare to embarrass him at will.

Therefore, after the failure of the armies of each tribe to attack the city, several other tribal leaders were beaten and scolded by Bagan, but Siegmu just stood aside and watched the play.

Now, Siegmu seized the opportunity and once again threw a problem at Bagan!

After hearing Siegmu's words, Bagen snorted softly.

In fact, like the rest of the leaders, Bagen also had the idea of preserving his strength, and did not want the Dzungar army to lose too many troops in the siege battle!

But now, because of Sigmu's ridicule and pressure, Bagan also knows that the Dzungar army must make a move, otherwise it will not be enough to convince the public.

So, after a moment of hesitation, Bagan finally spoke: "In this case, tomorrow will be ...... by my Dzungar army."

However, before Bagan's words were finished, someone suddenly interjected: "Lord Bagen, in today's Mongol army, there is actually an army that has not tried to attack the city!" If this army were to attack the city, it might work wonders! ”

Bagen was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look and found that the person who spoke was Wang Quan!

Now, Bagen already trusts Wang Quan very much, and because Wang Quan has put forward several effective suggestions one after another, Wang Quan in Bagen's eyes in addition to the identity of the leading party, many times he also plays the role of a military advisor!

Therefore, after seeing Wang Quan open his mouth and stop the siege of the Dzungar army, Bagen not only did not get angry, but a trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and asked, "Which army is Mr. Wang talking about?" ”

Wang Quan smiled and said, "Did Lord Bagan forget? In a battle on the south bank of Weishui a few days ago, you captured more than 2,000 Han soldiers, and in the past few days, you have successively broken through the Zhenning Acropolis and several surrounding military forts, and the number of Han prisoners has doubled! Aren't you having a headache about what to do with these captives? How about letting them take charge of the siege? The Han people are good at defending cities, and they must have some ways to attack cities! ”

Hearing Wang Quan's suggestion, Bagen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that this was a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone, which could not only put pressure on the defenders of Jiezhou City, but also effectively reduce the number of prisoners!

After pondering for a moment, Bagen asked, "However, the Han Chinese have a large number of prisoners, and it is a troublesome matter to command...... Who does Mr. Wang think is the best commander? ”

Wang Quan obviously had a plan in his heart, stretched out his hand and pointed at Wang Ying and Liu Dashun behind him, and said: "It is best to hand over this Han army to Wang Ying and Liu Dashun as commanders, the loyalty of the two of them has long been proven, and they were also Han military attaches before, which is the most suitable!" In fact, the suggestion of arranging Han Chinese prisoners to attack the city was the first thing Wang Ying proposed to me! ”

Bagen turned his gaze to Wang Ying and Liu Dashun and asked, "Are you two willing to lead the Han army captives to break through this city for me?" If I finally break through Jiezhou City, I will have a great reward! In the future, you will also have a place in the Dzungar Khanate! ”

After Liu Dashun heard Bagen's promise, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "The villain is willing!" The villain is willing! ”

On the other side, Wang Ying said: "This was originally the villain's proposal, of course the villain is willing to work for Lord Bagen, but it's just ...... I also hope that Lord Bagan will be able to grant the villain's two additional requests! ”

Bagan frowned and asked, "What request?" ”

Wang Ying said: "Lord Bagen, after breaking through Zhenningwei, the food and grass of the Mongolian coalition army is temporarily worry-free, can you let the Han army captives eat a few full meals?" Since they were captured, they have been treated poorly, and they can't even eat on weekdays, and in this case, I'm afraid it will be difficult to serve you, this is the villain's first request...... As for the second request, I hope that Lord Bagen will allow the Han army captives to prepare some thick wooden shields to guard against the strong bows and fires of the defenders of Jiezhou City, otherwise it will just be sent to death, and there is no possibility of breaking the city at all, this is the villain's second request! ”

After pondering for a moment, Bagen thought that Wang Ying's statement was also reasonable, so he said: "In this case, I will give the Han prisoners a full meal tonight, as long as they behave well, they will not be hungry in the future...... As for Mu Dun, it will be prepared by the Han army itself! By noon tomorrow, you and Liu Dashun will lead the Han army to capture and attack the city! ”

"The villain obeys!"

With Bagen's decision, Wang Ying and Liu Dashun took the order in unison.

In this way, among the Mongol coalition army, a Han army was suddenly added, and this Han army was led by Wang Ying, the former Zhenningwei Baihu, as the main general, and Liu Dashun, the former Zhenningwei chief bannerman, as the deputy general!

Compared to the huge strength of the Mongol coalition army, the strength of this Han army is insignificant, but it is enough to play a decisive role at a critical moment!

With the emergence of this Han army, Zhao Junchen's chances of winning the battle plan have increased again!

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Since Zhao Junchen began to participate in the temple party struggle, his most commonly used and most proficient strategy is the counter-strategy, this method is indeed effective, Zhao Junchen once used Chu Jiayi to continuously trap the prince Zhu and Yu, took the opportunity to accelerate the fall of favor of the prince Zhu Heyu, and let Chen Dongxiang pretend to betray himself to join Huang Yourong, thereby contributing to the fall of Huang Yourong, these successful cases are Zhao Junchen's one-handed counter-plots!

Now, most of the powerful ministers of the imperial court are already familiar with Zhao Junchen's methods, if Zhao Junchen's subordinate officials go to them again, they will definitely not dare to trust them - this is also the additional benefit of Zhao Junchen's habitual anti-intrigue scheme, that is, Zhao Junchen's subordinate officials dare not betray Zhao Junchen at will, even if they betray Zhao Junchen, it is difficult to become a new backer's henchman - therefore, it is even more difficult for Zhao Junchen to use counter-intrigue against the temple ministers.

It's a pity that the Mongols don't know the roots of Zhao Junchen.

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