Chapter 409: The Dead and the Living
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North of Xining, on the right bank of Beichuan, there was an extremely strange scene in military history: hundreds of cavalry, on horseback were two soldiers, one of whom was Li Guobu's cavalry, and the other was Zhou Bin's gunner.
In order to get the gunners to reinforce Kadangshan as soon as possible, Li Zicheng has already used his strength to eat, and in the absence of high-speed transportation, this is already the best way he can come up with.
However, compared with the Mongol cavalry, the speed of these cavalry was really slow, less than 300 miles, and it took two and a half days to run.
On the afternoon of 8 June, Li Zicheng led his troops to Kadang Mountain.
The east gate was closed, and there was no human figure on the city, but there were gunshots from the west, and fierce shouts of killing, which almost completely suppressed the sound of gunfire.
Li Zicheng secretly screamed badly, listening to the voice, the battle was in full swing, and the Mongols seemed to have the upper hand! "Xiaomi, open the city gate!"
He Xiaomi didn't call in person, but asked a loud voice to go to the soldiers, "Well, brothers in the city, listen, the reinforcements of the metropolitan governor are coming, open the city gate quickly!" β
A head poked out of the city, and when he saw the Kyushu military flag, he immediately cried with joy: "The Kyushu military flag, the Mandate of Heaven Army, is our people, and the Metropolitan Governor is here," he didn't even have time to glance at Li Zicheng under the city, so he cried to his companions around him: "Brothers, open the door quickly, the reinforcements of the Metropolitan Governor have arrived ......"
Another soldier probed down the city, but he was obviously much calmer than the soldier just now, his eyes first searched the city, and then stopped on the Kyushu military flag, when he saw the familiar figure wearing a white felt hat and holding a spear, on horseback, he couldn't help but howl and cry, "The Governor of the Metropolitan ......"
He Xiaomi walked to the city and said to the man: "You are a gentleman, why are you crying?" Open the gates! β
"Yes, yes, brothers, open the door quickly and welcome the Metropolitan Governor into the city......"
The defenders at the head of the city moved together, wanting to open the city gate as quickly as possible and enlarge the capital to enter the city, but they were basically wounded soldiers, and their hands and feet were not very dexterous.
Li Zicheng entered the city, and several soldiers defending the city knelt on both sides of the road, "The Metropolitan Governor has finally arrived......
"Get up quickly," Li Zicheng listened to the wrong voice, and said busily: "How is the battle?" β
The defenders cried and shouted, "Governor, we can't stand it anymore...... The Mongols had climbed to the top of the city, and the Lord of Thousand Households and his own soldiers ...... All personally participated in the battle......"
Li Zicheng's nose was sour, his eyes were astringent, if it weren't for the moment when the mountains and rivers were exhausted, Song Wen, as the defender of Kadang City, would definitely not go into battle in person, the Mongols climbed to the top of the city, Song Wen must be ready to die in the city!
didn't have time to think about it, Li Zicheng shouted: "Zhou Bin, immediately join the battle, shoot the Mongols at the head of the city, double happiness, your cavalry, will be pushed flat, and the Mongols will be squeezed down the city, if you can't complete the task, come to see you!" β
"Yes, Grand Duke!"
Li Guo and Zhou Bin each led their headquarters and immediately rushed to Xichengtou, Li Guo's troops were all cavalry, fast, three miles away, but half a soak in urine time, it was already rushed to Xichengtou.
The fierce battle at the head of the west city was in full swing, and dozens of Mongolian soldiers had already jumped on the head of the city and were fighting hand-to-hand with the auxiliaries of the Heavenly Mandate Army, while the Mongolian soldiers behind were climbing along the ladder to the head of the city. The gunners had given up on the duel of the Mongol archers under the city and turned their attention to the city, but the Mongol soldiers and the Providential Army were strangled together, and the shooting effect was not ideal.
The battlefield was spreading outward, fighting the Mongols hand-to-hand, and the Mandate of Heaven army was clearly not in the upper hand, and was slowly retreating down the city.
Song Wen's helmet was gone, covered in blood, the blood on his face had dried up, and he didn't know if it was his own or the enemy's, he had a hideous face, brandished his waist knife, and shouted in his mouth: "Take a step forward, live; Take a step back and die! β
Although the horse's hooves hit the ground violently, no one on both sides of the fierce battle noticed anything unusual, and Li Guobu's cavalry, in their eyes, looked like invisible people.
Li Guo was furious, Lao Tzu was here, and the Mongols didn't even take Lao Tzu seriously! He has always competed with Liu Yunshui for merit, and now facing the Mongols, it is the best opportunity for meritorious service!
He held the gun in both hands and shouted: "Brothers of the 7,000th household, you stand back a little, and leave the Mongolian dog thieves killed these days to us!" β
"Cavalry?"
The soldiers of the 7,000th household, when they saw Li Guo, shouted excitedly:
"Reinforcements, our reinforcements have arrived ......"
"Brothers, kill ......"
"Meritorious ...... for killing Mongolian dog thieves"
At this moment, the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army seemed to have been beaten with duck blood, while the Mongols on the opposite side were stunned, although most of them could not understand Chinese, but these cavalry, must be reinforcements, fighting fiercely for so long, they have never seen cavalry in the city!
The auxiliary soldiers of the 7,000th household refused to retreat for a while, and one by one desperately slashed their waist knives at the Mongolian soldiers who were in a daze.
Li Guo had no choice but to find another way, outflanking from both sides, surrounding dozens of Mongol soldiers on the head of the city, and at the same time, the gunners of the 7,000th household targeted the Mongol soldiers on the ladder to prevent them from entering the city further.
The morale of the Mandate of Heaven was greatly boosted, and the cavalry of Li Guo's troops were even more rampage, taking advantage of the speed and height of the war horses to squeeze the Mongol soldiers on the city from all sides, and in a few moments, the Mongol soldiers had been divided into two parts and driven into the north and south corners.
Li Guo was worried that he would accidentally injure his own people, so he said: "Brothers of the seventh thousandth household, your task is complete, now hand over these dog thieves to us, none of them can escape!" β
The auxiliaries of the 7,000th household, knowing that they had entered the battle, had indeed hindered the hands and feet of the cavalry, and when they saw that the Mongols had been surrounded in the corner, they slowly withdrew from the battle, but they refused to withdraw from the battlefield and watched the battle under the city.
The Mongol archers under the city were worried that they had accidentally injured their own people in the city, so they stopped firing arrows at this time and watched the movement of the city from afar.
Li Guo saw the Mongolian soldiers staring at the blood-red eyeballs one by one, and at this time, he dared to draw his sword and face each other, and said angrily: "Brothers, kill, no one will be left!" β
"Kill, kill, kill......"
The cavalry advanced in turn, stabbing at each Mongol soldier with at least two spears, so that they could lose sight of one or the other, and in a short time, the Mongol soldiers at the head of the city were already scarred.
By this time, no one would have doubted that sooner or later these Mongol soldiers would be annihilated.
However, due to their backs to the city wall, the space in front was too small, and Li Guo's cavalry was difficult to fully deploy, and they could not be taken for a while, but they were already trapped in the corner of the wall, completely separated from the follow-up Mongol soldiers, and as a lone army, they could only wait for rescue.
But the Mongol soldiers on the ladder had been stopped by the gunners of the 7,000th household, and could no longer climb to the top of the city to meet them.
The Mongol soldiers above and below the city were all anxious, but they could no longer make direct contact.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
This time, the Mandate of Heaven Army saw clearly, it was still their own people who came, and all of them were gunners, only the Mandate of Heaven Army would be equipped with this Xining rifle!
Song Wen would have withdrawn from the battlefield with the support of his own soldiers, he wiped the blood on his face, and his face was suddenly blood-red, only a pair of eyes were still blinking, "Haha, reinforcements, the Metropolitan Governor sent reinforcements, I will just say, the Metropolitan Governor will definitely not ignore us......" He pointed to the Mongolian soldiers who were curled up in the corner, "Shoot...... Shoot them ......"
Zhou Bin raised his eyes and saw that there was a group of Mongolian soldiers on the north and south sides of the east city wall, and now they were surrounded by Li Guo's cavalry at the intersection of the city walls on both sides, so he pointed with his hand and shouted: "Quick, shoot them first!" β
The spearmen of the 5,000th household immediately divided into two teams and outflanked the Mongol soldiers.
The Mongols screamed and looked at their eyes, they should have been a little frightened.
But the Mongols' bird language, the gunners did not understand, and it was directly ignored.
"Bang...... Bang...... Bang......"
The gunfire lasted only for a fart, and dozens of Mongolian soldiers in the corner of the wall all fell in pools of blood......
Li Guo didn't know if these Mongolian soldiers were dead, anyway, they were idle, once they entered the siege war, it would be difficult for his subordinates to have a chance to make meritorious contributions, so he asked his subordinates to mend all these Mongols.
The battle at the head of the city ended with the total annihilation of the Mongols, but the battle outside the city continued.
When Li Zicheng came to Dongchengtou, the battle fell into an unhurried stalemate, Song Wen saw Li Zicheng, and hurriedly went up to salute, "Metropolitan Governor ......"
Li Zicheng turned over and dismounted, and helped Song Wen up, "Get up quickly, don't be polite!" β
After Song Wen got up, he opened his mouth and was about to say something, but his eyes were dark, his neck was crooked, and he didn't know anything.
Li Zicheng grabbed Song Wen's arm, but he didn't fall, "Quick, take Song Qianhu down to rest, and ask someone to check his body, if Song Qianhu is good, I will ask you for the crime!" β
Seeing that the battle outside the city was unhurried, he withdrew the gunners of the 7,000th household and let them go back to rest, leaving only one soldier and asking for details of the battle.
When I learned about the danger in the city, I was also embarrassed, this Song Wen is simply another Zhou Bin!
The chief officer of a thousand households is so capable of fighting, even if he is in a desperate situation, he resolutely leads the soldiers to fight to the death and does not retreat, Li Zicheng is happy in his heart, but when he sees the casualties of the soldiers, he suddenly feels distressed, these are the good sons of the Heavenly Mandate Army!
People can't be resurrected after death, no matter how much sighing is useless, act as soon as possible, save the wounded as much as possible, and comfort the families of the deceased, which is the greatest comfort to the deceased, and can also inspire the living to continue fighting!
Li Guo's soldiers had already dismounted their horses, and there was no need for cavalry to defend the city for the time being, so they began to clean up the city, and the wounded soldiers were sent to the barracks under the city, where they were handed over to the military doctor for treatment and recuperation, and the corpses were temporarily transported to the city head, and the names were registered, and then the sparks were performed.
After the search of the corpses of the Mongol soldiers, a little oil was poured on them, lit them with fire breakers, and thrown them into the city one by one as incendiary bombs.