Chapter 398: Go to War
Although the city wall of Chahanhot is very long, it is impossible for the 200,000 troops to pounce on it all at once, especially after seeing that the front has completely plunged into darkness, the three Mongol Great Khans have also become cautious.
In the first wave of attacks, each of the three men sent out a team of 10,000 people to attack Chahanhot from three sides.
It is said that eating a trench will grow a wisdom, but last night was too close to now, and the three Mongolian Great Khans forgot the power of the Ming army's mines.
"Boom"
Explosions were heard in three directions almost at the same time, and in the firelight, I saw that the Mongolian army and its men and horses were blown to pieces.
Seeing this, the three Great Khans hurriedly ordered the men and horses to be withdrawn, but fortunately, the response was timely and the loss of the men and horses was not large, but this was undoubtedly a big blow to the morale of the army that came in one go.
It was too late, and there was nowhere to arrest people if they wanted to catch slaves, but the three Great Khans were also determined that they must take Chahanhot tonight, otherwise the army would have to go hungry.
After the three of them got together and discussed, the army still launched an attack from three sides, but it could no longer rush forward like a swarm, and the men and horses moved forward in columns.
Just now, I saw that many brothers of the same clan were blown up to the flesh and blood, and now they are still rushing up, do you want us to die?
With this idea, resistance began to arise among the soldiers.
In desperation, the three Great Khans began to make wishes to the soldiers, telling them that there were countless gold and silver treasures in the city, and there were many women of the Southern Dynasty, all waiting for them to enjoy them, as long as they entered the city, whoever grabbed it would be everyone's.
It must be said that this method still worked, because these Mongol soldiers followed their Great Khan south, just to plunder.
Driven by desire, the three-way army approached the city wall again, although the city wall of Chahanhot has been heightened and reinforced, it is far from being compared with the city of the Central Plains, which is also the reason why the three Great Khans are assured to attack, because they have no decent siege equipment at all.
Looking at the approaching Mongolian army, Sun Chuanting and the others couldn't help but show a sneer.
Because it was dark and there was no light in the city, these Mongol soldiers with torches became the best targets.
You must know that most of the soldiers in the city are mainly Mongols, and the Mongols have always been good at riding and shooting, and this alone makes the three Great Khans' men and horses not take advantage of it.
In the rapid sound of bangzi, arrows suddenly rained down on the black city wall, and the Mongol troops who rushed up were shot to the ground one by one with great precision.
As the charging soldiers fell to the ground, the city was soon plunged into darkness again, in stark contrast to the Mongol army holding torches on the other side of the city.
Seeing this, the three Great Khans were silent, and the Ming army's move to extinguish the lights in the city was too clever for the Mongol army to find the direction of the attack.
Now unless the army rushes up regardless of casualties, but no one knows how many mines are still buried under the city in the dark, and the most powerful artillery in the Ming army has not yet been used, if it is attacked, I don't know how many casualties will be few.
Unconsciously, the three Great Khans, including Zasak Khan, had the intention of retreating.
After the three of them got together again, Tushetu Khan said directly: "You must retreat, if you continue to fight like this, the sons and daughters will be consumed."
Chechen Khan also nodded and said: "The most important thing is that our archers can't play at all, if they get close to the city and launch rockets, they will also become the target of the Ming army, or temporarily withdraw their troops, and come back tomorrow morning to attack the city, there are not many people in the city, and after dawn, they will have nothing to hide."
The two old brothers said this, and Zasak Khan naturally couldn't raise any more objections, but he still said: "Don't gather together in our camp tonight, lest we be taken advantage of by the Ming army."
Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan were impressed by Zasak Khan's words, because the lesson they had learned last night was too profound.
Who knew that Zasak Khan suddenly said again: "Two old brothers, do you think the Ming army will come to steal the camp tonight?" ”
Chechen Khan slapped his thigh and said, "Definitely!" Yesterday they all tasted the sweetness, and today we lost our troops again, and if it were me, I would have sent troops to steal the camp and rob the village again."
Tushetu Khan nodded and said, "It's always right to be careful, let's go back and prepare first, even if they don't come, we won't lose anything."
With the orders of the three Great Khans, the Mongol army retreated like a tide, and soon followed the example of the Ming army in the city, extinguishing all the lights, and the land was plunged into boundless darkness.
It's a pity that the three Mongol Great Khans are destined to rejoice in vain, because even Cao Bianjiao, who is known for his fierceness, has no intention of robbing the camp again tonight.
The night passed quickly, and when the dawn came again, the three khans who had not slept all night were like three red-eyed rats, and the anger in their chests was also fully stimulated.
Hunger is easy to make people crazy, and of course this madness will not last long, so it is necessary to seize this brief opportunity to take Tsahanhot in one fell swoop.
The mentality of the three of them at this time is like a gambler, still fantasizing about being able to completely turn over by winning or losing.
With the sound of a long horn, the tired and hungry Mongol army gathered its last strength and pounced on Chahanhot again.
Everyone's mentality is similar to that of the three Great Khans, knowing that if they don't fight, they really won't have a chance.
In the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the Mongol army rushed to the city wall like a tide, but this time they had experience, and it was not the cavalry that rushed to the front, but the war horses without packers, so that even if they stepped on the mines, they would not cause harm to the Mongol soldiers.
In fact, last night's charge had almost consumed the mines laid by the Ming army outside the city.
After a few explosions, the frightened horses began to run around the walls into the distance, and the gray walls were finally revealed to the Mongol army.
"Hoo, huh, huh, huh"
The Mongols, who had previously contributed their war horses, had become infantry, and under the escort of the cavalry, they were like trapped beasts, screaming and slowly pressing on.
"Boom, boom"
As expected by Chechen Khan and others, the artillery of the Ming army on the city walls began to wield.
The city of Chahanhot was filled with old-fashioned artillery, but it was also so powerful that it soon plowed bloody ravines through the dense Mongol army.
But the disadvantage of this kind of artillery is also obvious, that is, it cannot change direction, so although it caused a lot of casualties to the Mongolian army, it was still difficult to deal a fatal blow to the already red-eyed Mongolian army due to its numbers.
After getting closer, the bed, crossbows, bows and arrows and other defensive equipment in the city began to exert their might.
But at this time, it has also entered the range of the Mongolian army, and for a time the city is up and down, arrows are flying all over the sky, although there are still many casualties among the Mongolian soldiers, but the Ming army has also begun to have casualties.
The three Great Khans, who were watching the battle from a distance in the rear, saw the rows of Mongol warriors falling, and their hearts seemed to be dripping blood, but fortunately, they finally approached the city wall.
"Come on, beat the drums!"
Seeing that there were already soldiers stepping on the rudimentary ladder and starting to climb up, Zasak Khan finally couldn't help but get excited
(End of chapter)