Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Battle of the Siege I

In the city of Simingzhou, the crowded and thin Annan soldiers crowded the narrow streets and indulged wantonly, and the corpses of the people who were killed on both sides of the street were piled up in twos and threes, emitting a foul smell.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty is full of gold, and the Annan soldiers who attacked the city this time can be regarded as sure that this is a, there are not many people in Siming Prefecture, and the property is even less pitiful, the big gun killed nearly a thousand people in three days, but the money looted is very little, most of them were confiscated by the marshal, and now what everyone has left is only some things in their own homes, which is barely worth the trip.

"Dashuai, according to the report of the spies, there was turmoil in Siming Mansion a few days ago, and Huang Wancheng, the capital of Guangxi, was killed, and now the leader of the army is a person from Beijing, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with!" A general wearing a Ming army armor said with some concern.

"Hehe, what are you afraid of? A few years ago, the tribute envoy sent to the capital of Daming has not been preaching in the ears of His Majesty how powerful the Ming army is, and now it is not the same as we have captured Siming Prefecture and Siling Prefecture, and now Daming is already a strong foreign cadre, waiting for the newly convened 50,000 troops in the country to be ready, this commander will have the confidence to take down the entire territory of Guangxi in one go, and then wait a few years to take the rich land of the Ming Dynasty Jiangnan, where it is really gold! When the time comes, it's all ours! The short and stubby Annan said with a disdainful face.

Except for the man who had just spoken, the other generals who were sitting in the room nodded their heads one after another, discussing how much gold, silver and jewelry they could grab.

"But I plan, there are more than 30,000 Ming troops on the other side, and now our combined strength in Siming Prefecture and Siling Prefecture is less than 40,000, and defending the two places at the same time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold the city! Judging from the last general, it is better to withdraw the men and horses of Siling Prefecture and defend Siming Prefecture with all their might! The general once again brought up the omissions, and he always felt a little scared in his heart for the monster-like Ming Dynasty.

"Stupid, the city of Siming Prefecture is nearly three zhang high, how can such a tall city be broken by those Ming troops who fought with us in the city a few days ago, not to mention 20,000 people defending the city, even if it is 10,000 people guarding the city, Ben Shuai is confident that the Ming army will return!" As soon as I think of the three-zhang high city wall, the marshal of Annan feels dizzy, my capital city of Annan is only five zhang high, and the Ming Dynasty is much bigger than Siming Prefecture and Siling Prefecture, and I don't know how they built these cities, and how much gold and silver were spent?

All the proposals were rejected, the general stopped talking, he knew the temper of the marshal, it was very violent, and if he said these words again, he was likely to be killed.

"Report, marshal, the Ming army that is slicing the water has begun to cross the river and go straight to Siming Prefecture!" The barefoot soldier hurried in.

"Oh, what a bold man, since he is here, how can Ben Shuai not entertain them well!" With a cold smile, Marshal Annan got up and shouted: "The generals listen to the order, each lead his subordinates to prepare for war, and let the Ming army return with a feather!" "The generals should be banged, but they don't have much confidence in their hearts, the Ming army, it's very difficult to deal with, it's immortal!

Bai was worried, and after crossing the river, the Ming army rushed all the way to Simingzhou and began to camp three miles out of the city, and there was no sign of attacking the city at all.

"Hehehe, look, if the Ming army is really a division of tigers and wolves, they will definitely attack the city directly, how can they set up camp?" Looking at the ant-like figure in the distance, Annan Dashuai who was standing on the city tower with all the generals smiled disdainfully.

The generals also breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that everyone really overestimated the strength of the Ming army, where can they compare with the brave Annan soldiers.

"Old man, judging from the lower officials, this Siming Prefecture is only three miles in radius, and according to the news handed over by the Jinyi guards hidden in the city, there are nearly 20,000 Annan people in the city, so many people defend the city, I am afraid that it will not be easy to attack the city!" Shen Chongming took a clairvoyant eye to check the situation at the head of Simingzhou City, and said to the old man in front of him, the city is crowded, this defense density is too thick, and it is not easy to kill into the city.

"That's right, Siming Prefecture is too small, even if it is attacked from all sides at the same time, it can't disperse their forces and create a gap for siege!" The old man looked at Shen Chongming and smiled, this kid has good eyesight!

"Grandpa, the last general is willing to lead the troops to attack the city for the vanguard, even if there are more of them, there will be a time when they will die!" He Dazhuang said menacingly, the Mongolian Tatars themselves are not afraid, let alone these current Annam monkeys, it is not impossible to kill them.

"Da Zhuang! Are you amazing? The old man looked back at He Dazhuang with a frown, and immediately made He Dazhuang feel very uncomfortable: "Grandpa, the last general ......"

"Da Biao, you have dealt with him a few times, look at how many catties and taels he has!" The old man didn't wait for He Dazhuang to finish speaking, and commanded Xiong Dabiao, who was standing not far away.

"Ordered, Lord He, offended!" Xiong Dabiao is a good general, he didn't ask the reason at all, as soon as he heard the old man's order, he immediately stepped forward and put on a posture to make a move with He Dazhuang.

"Grandpa, this ......" "Well, don't dare to take it!" The old man glanced at him fiercely and asked.

He Dazhuang was embarrassed for a while, but he didn't dare to say anything more? hugged his fists at Xiong Dabiao and said, "Lord Xiong, please!" As he spoke, a heavy punch hit Xiong Dabiao's waist.

An old soldier like He Dazhuang naturally has a good eye. Although he is also burly, he is much worse than Xiong Dabiao, so his strength must be stronger than himself, and it is very likely that he will not be able to defeat him when he slowly moves over, but such a tall figure is usually an inflexible and unresponsive Hercules, as long as he is given a nirvana with lightning speed, it will be much easier to do later.

Obviously, He Dazhuang underestimated Xiong Dabiao, and his resolute fist only felt that it was held in Xiong Dabiao's hand, and He Dazhuang didn't see it clearly when his hand was raised.

Seeing that the situation was not good, He Dazhuang immediately retracted his fist, but unfortunately he remained motionless as if he was entangled in an iron hoop, and without thinking, He Dazhuang attacked He Dazhuang with another sweeping leg, in order to force him to retreat and release his fist.

This trick really works, after all, this He Dazhuang is the commander of the guard of Zheng Sanpin, and he has thousands of brothers, although Xiong Dabiao can raise his foot to break his sweeping leg, but he doesn't want him to lose face in front of the public, so he can only obediently let go of his hand and retreat, towards a few more moves to win him again.

Seeing He Dazhuang force Xiong Dabiao back with one move, the surrounding generals applauded, most of them thought that if it was themselves, once they were caught, they would definitely not be able to respond to the battle as calmly as He Dazhuang to save the situation, and this sweeping leg was used appropriately, and it was the only way to retreat from the enemy.

The old man saw the doorway, this Xiong Dabiao is still a talent, and it seems that his previous opinion of him was a little wrong, not only a fierce general, but also a rare wise general.

One move missed, He Dazhuang couldn't help blushing, how to say that he was also an old man in the army who had experienced battles in the frontier, and he was easily grabbed by a general who didn't look very old, whether he was the elite of the elite of Jingwei or not, he really couldn't pull his face in front of so many brothers Li Hua ascended to the sky.

"Boy, look at the move!" With a loud shout, He Dazhuang rushed forward with his fist again, this time he was careful, with his many years of experience in the battle game, if he couldn't take this young general, don't mix.

Xiong Dabiao was not afraid, and swung his fist to fight with He Dazhuang, just to prevent He Dazhuang from losing face, so he left a few hands.

He Dazhuang is indeed experienced, his moves are sophisticated, and he always attacks Xiong Dabiao's vital points, as long as he succeeds in one move, he can directly kill him with one success.

Xiong Dabiao has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years, and his experience is not bad, he usually anticipates the enemy's opportunities, and every time he can guess the number of He Dazhuang's next few moves, in this case, he naturally can't succeed, and he doesn't take advantage of it a hundred times when he swings his fist.

"Stop, lose!" He Dazhuang stopped panting, this half a day can be regarded as seeing a little doorway, this Xiong Dabiao is clearly letting himself, he is clearing every move of his own strength, and he still advances and retreats in this half a day, his face is not red and he is not panting, and he will not want to win him if he fights again.

He Dazhuang is also a tough guy. Although it is a bit embarrassing to lose, but it is not the kind of person who can't afford to lose, after saying this, he sat on the ground, panting, and said in annoyance: "Grandpa, the last general will know that he is wrong, let it be punished!" ”

"Hmph, if you know it's wrong, it's done!" The old man glanced at him, turned his head and smiled at Shen Chongming: "Little Lord Shen, let's continue what we just said, since you think that the attack can't be successful, then how should we do it!" ”

"Although the dense number of enemies in the city makes it impossible for us to attack, it also leaves a flaw, that is, once we are attacked by bows and arrows, we will definitely lose a lot, and the city wall of Simingzhou is not high, and bows and arrows can be easily shot up, so the first thing we need to do is to gather archers to attack with a rain of arrows constantly, and strive to kill and wound the enemy without a short encounter, first, we can introduce our losses, and secondly, we can consume the enemy's morale!" Shen Chongming said in detail.

"Lord Supervisor, what we have to do now is to recover Siming Prefecture, although it makes sense for you to do this, but arrows alone can't eliminate many Annan people, and there is still no way to attack the city!" He Dazhuang looked at Shen Chongming with some disgust and retorted, if he hadn't interjected indiscriminately, Lao Tzu would have rushed up to the city with his men and horses to fight happily.

"Hehe, Lord He, don't worry, you listen to the lower official's words, this Siming Prefecture is on the border, but it is not a military powerhouse, and the city wall has not been repaired for many years. Although it seems to be strong, it has been weathered so badly that as long as some explosives are buried under the city wall, a gap can be blasted out, so that our army can reduce casualties and rush into the city, and then fight head-on, I believe that with the bravery of the generals, it will be easy to drive the Annamite out of the city! As soon as Shen Chongming finished saying this, not only did the generals look at each other, but even the old man was also bright.

In the past, wherever gunpowder was used, it was usually used to bombard the enemy with heavy artillery at the head of the city during the battle to defend the city, and the scene of people turning over on their backs was very spectacular, and the attack on the city was also the use of lighter weight, easier to move Franc machine guns, and no one had ever tried to directly use gunpowder to pile up and destroy the city wall.

"Lord Xiao Shen, good way, then how do you plan to transport the gunpowder to the city? You know, the Annan people won't let you come and go freely, hehe! The old man made a joke, and Shen Chongming laughed too.

"Old man, there are so many of our soldiers, even if we dig tunnels, we can dig to the city! The Annan people don't let us come and go freely on the ground, and they can't control it underground! ”

As soon as Shen Chongming's words came out, everyone immediately burst into laughter, and He Dazhuang's eyes when he looked at Shen Chongming were different, no longer full of hostility, this Lord of the Prison Army seemed to be good,