In a few moments, hundreds of Mongol cavalry had all crossed the Chauna River, but instead of immediately attacking the city of Kadang, they began to camp along the banks of the river.

"Damn, Miligan is a coward, it looks like it didn't blow them enough!" Zhou Bin scolded lightly, it turned out that he was going to verify the actual combat effect of the rifle on the cavalry today, and it seemed that he could only wait until tomorrow.

But as soon as his scolding stopped, the Mongols moved, and a cavalry team of dozens of people suddenly broke out of the camp and slowly approached the western city wall.

The gunners at the head of the city suddenly became nervous, and they put their guns out of the battlements and began to aim at the Mongol cavalry, but the fear in their hearts was weakened by the presence of the lord, and they did not tremble as they did when they began to see the Mongol cavalry.

Zhou Bin was also at the head of the city, almost standing side by side with Li Zicheng, and when he saw that the Mongolian cavalry was already very close to the city wall, he said: "My lord, the Mongolian cavalry is not many, do you want to put them close to 200 paces before shooting?" ”

"Don't pay attention to them," Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Everyone leave the city, don't shoot!" ”

"Your Excellency?" Zhou Bin was puzzled, could he just let the Mongols go in vain?

"Execute the order!" Li Zicheng didn't explain, but took his own soldiers and took the lead to go down the city, at least a hundred steps away from the west city wall, before he stopped and sat on a piece of bluestone used to build the city.

"Withdraw!" Zhou Bin had no choice but to lead the gunners out of the city, avoiding the range of the Mongols' arrows, while he trotted to Li Zicheng's side, "My lord, do you want to leave some soldiers to monitor the Mongols outside the city?" ”

"Don't worry about this, I've arranged for the herald to squat in the corner and watch at any time."

"Yes, sir!" Zhou Bin nodded, but sat down beside Li Zicheng.

It turned out that the strong men and auxiliary soldiers who were preparing to watch the battle at the head of the city also left the city spontaneously, and the bows and arrows of the Mongols, who didn't know how powerful? Even if you haven't seen it, you've heard of it.

Tian Tianhao was originally outside the range of the Mongols' bows and arrows, but at this time, all the soldiers on the head of the city retreated, and his hiding place became the forefront of the Xining army. Xining Military ...... It should be called a runaway army, and I don't know how their cavalry defeated the Mongol herdsmen......"

It can't be a good killing, right? The Han people are quite good at doing this, and it's not right, those captured Mongol women...... They are all thick waists and thick backs, which are obviously different from Han women......

What kind of secrets are hidden in the Xining Army?

Zhou Bin sat next to Li Zicheng, and saw that the adults were closing their eyes and pondering, looking like they didn't care about themselves, but they still couldn't help it, "My lord, why don't you shoot these Mongols?" There are so many Mongols, and if you die, you will have one less......"

"You're right," Li Zicheng slowly opened his eyes, smiled faintly, and said: "But the Mongols don't plan to attack the city for the time being, but are testing our strength, if they shoot these dozens of Mongols, their main force, will they dare to approach the city wall?" ”

"Huh?" Zhou Bin was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you know that the Mongols do not plan to attack the city, but to test our strength?" ”

"Look, these Mongolian cavalry didn't carry siege equipment, are they going to climb the city wall with their bare hands?" Li Zicheng smiled slightly and continued: "Not surprisingly, after setting up the big tent, at this moment the Mongols are cutting down trees and making ladders to attack the city!" ”

"My lord, my subordinates have been taught!" Zhou Bin was full of shame, also at the head of the city, the adults could see through the tricks of the Mongols at a glance, and he ...... If it weren't for the order of the adults to withdraw the troops, he would have almost ruined the plans of the Xining army.

At this moment, but the sound of bowstrings was heard, "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...... and the Mongols began to release arrows, and a rain of arrows fell from the city.

The observers, who had been observing the Mongols, also shouted: "My lord, the Mongols are close to the city wall, and they ...... They're starting to shoot arrows! ”

The Mongols used the method of projectile, in which the arrows were shot into the sky, and after crossing the city walls, they continued up a section to reach the highest point, and then fell rapidly under the influence of gravity.

The arrow followed a parabolic trajectory, which was equivalent to passing through the city wall, and even if the soldiers defending the city were hiding behind the wall, they were within the range of the bow and arrow.

But now that there were no defenders at the head of the city, and the men who were watching the battle had now retreated to a safe distance, the Mongols had to waste their arrows in vain.

Zhou Bin looked at the arrows flying in the sky, listened to the sound of long arrows breaking through the air, mixed with the arrogant shouts of the Mongols, and felt a pang in his heart, fortunately the soldiers retreated early, otherwise they would be on the smooth and unobstructed city...... These vicious Mongols, once it is time for the Xining army to return fire, let you have a good taste of rifles!

The bows and arrows lasted less than half an hour, perhaps the Mongols were tired of their arms, perhaps they did not get a response from the city, and every time the arrow entered the city, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and the water flowed into the mountain stream, and the city did not have the shouting and screaming they expected, and not even the slightest smell of blood.

Mai Ligan personally urged the horse to come to the city, "There were still people in the city just now, why is there no movement now, are the Han people all dead?" He drew his bow and arrows, and fired an arrow at the head of the city, but there was no movement.

"King Khan, cunning Han people, must have hid behind the city walls!"

"Impossible," McLigan's contorted face looked very hideous, "the warriors use the method of projectile, even if they hide behind the city wall, there will be casualties, it is impossible to be like this without a trace of movement." ”

"Could it be that the Han people abandoned the city and fled?"

"They've put so much effort into building a stone wall here, and they're not going to run away," McLigan asked his fellow soldiers, "how is the ladder going?" Go up to town and have a look! ”

"King Khan, the warriors are working hard to build the ladder, but ...... The Warriors don't ...... about it I'm not good at it, it's not finished yet, and if you want to attack the city, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until tomorrow! ”

"Order, all personnel, speed up, make every effort to build a ladder, if anyone misses tomorrow's siege, I will pull him out to feed the wolf, and the mother-in-law and child will be slaves and maids for life!" Mai Li Gan couldn't wait for a moment, the Han people were in front, but the stone wall was like a moat, blocking the pace of the warriors, and the Han people would use these tricks that could not be put on the table.

If this stone wall is broken, all the Han Chinese within the wall will become Mongol slaves, if they can survive.

I don't know how many Han people and how many Han women are behind the stone wall, if there are more food and materials, at least this winter, the warriors don't have to worry about the winter famine.

Melikan's blood was surging for a moment, and he was eager to go to the top of the city at once, and bring back to his king's tent the Han people inside, along with the supplies.

The strong men of the Han people are not as good as the Mongolian warriors, these lowly people are only worthy of the Mongolian warriors to be domestic slaves, and the Han women, thin as pasture, can be blown down by a gust of wind, however, it is said that the Han women are the most protive, as long as the warriors have the strength, they can give birth to a cub every year.

Melikan still likes the property of the Han people, there is a lot of food in the city where the Han people live, and the Han people will also drum up things that the Mongolian warriors can't think of, not to mention the tea that the Mongols especially need, even the clothes worn by the women are indescribably slippery, which is even more refreshing than their tits, not to mention the heavy wine bottle with four corners......

But this stone wall blocked McLigan's thoughts!

He turned his horse's head stupidly, "Let's go, go back and have a good rest, I can't wait for a moment to attack the city early tomorrow morning!" ”

He couldn't tell whether he was in a hurry to avenge the dead or red-eyed because of the Han people's possessions.

Li Zicheng got the news of Mai Ligan's return, so he left some soldiers on duty at the head of the city, and he also went back, summoning Liu Yunshui and Zhou Bin in the big tent.

"If nothing else, Mai Li Gan is going to attack the city tomorrow, and both of you are from Qianhu of the Xining Army, what do you have any good thoughts on this?"

Liu Yunshui straightened his waist, bowed his hand, and said, "My lord, Mai Ligan has just arrived, and he has been tired from afar, why don't you go to the camp tonight and frustrate his spirit first!" ”

Zhou Bin also nodded slightly, today Mai Ligan showed off his might outside the city, so that the Xining army lost face, if it wasn't for the dissuasion of adults, he almost shot all these dozens of Mongols, if he could sneak attack the Mongols' camp at night, he could just pull back a game.

Li Zicheng smiled slightly and said, "Stealing camps? The Mongols are all cavalry, as you saw just now, almost all of them are one man and two horses, if you want to steal the camp, who are you going to send? ”

Liu Yunshui sensed that Li Zicheng's tone was not good, but he still said carefully: "If the adults agree, the subordinates will ...... The subordinates are willing to go to the camp! ”

"If you steal the camp, it will naturally be dominated by your cavalry," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Yunshui told me, if you go to steal the camp, how sure are you that you will succeed?" ”

Liu Yunshui thought for a moment, and then said very carefully: "Six...... Six or seven percent! ”

If you are six or seven percent sure, you can naturally act and fight, how can you not take risks? But Li Zicheng shook his head slowly and said, "Actually, Sancheng is not sure!" ”

"This ......"

"The cadres of Mai Li are all cavalry, there are five or six hundred people, how can they not send out rangers at night? Once the cavalry of the Yunshui Department leaves the city, will they not find out? I'm afraid it's hard to work this 'stealing camp'! ”

“……”

"In addition, the nomads are all soldiers, accustomed to fighting alone, and do not need to cooperate with each other, even if they are attacked at night, if they cannot be dealt a devastating blow in the first place, they will rely on their personal combat ability to quickly save the unfavorable situation, in Fuqiang Fort, you should have seen the cavalry of Mayar, right? If we hadn't relied on absolute numerical superiority and cut off their connection with the manger, it would have been hard to say who would have killed the deer! ”

“……”

"The Mai Li cadres are real cavalry, different from the nomadic small tribes, if the sneak attack fails, they really have to fight each other," Li Zicheng held the tea cup in his hand, smiled faintly, and said: "The cavalry of the Yunshui Department is equal to the number of Mai Li cadres, and the certainty of victory has reached thirty percent, which is already good, haha, is Yunshui addicted to the small tribe of robbing the Mongols, and treats the hungry wolf of Mai Li Gan as a sick cat?" Haha......"

"Your Excellency, your subordinates...... Subordinates know their mistakes! ”

Not only did Liu Yunshui break out in a cold sweat in his heart, but even Zhou Bin was trembling, withdrawing from the city, and now giving up the sneak attack, the Xining army seems to be showing weakness step by step, but behind these weak shows, Li Zicheng must have a backhand, he faintly has a feeling that the more the Xining army shows weakness, the closer Mai Li can get to defeat, at this moment, he actually let go of all his hatred for Mai Ligan, but for no reason to worry about Mai Ligan, hoping that Mai Li Gan will not be defeated too badly.

"Wrong? What's wrong with you? Li Zicheng took the kettle brought by He Xiaomi, and personally refilled Liu Yunshui with hot tea, "In front of the same number of Mongolian cavalry, you can not be afraid, this courage is commendable in itself," beckoned to him, "Come, I'll teach you how to mess up Mai Li to death!" "Pressed to his ear, only a few words......

Liu Yunshui's eyes widened, he was stunned for a moment, and then he arched his hands, "My lord, my subordinates understand, my subordinates will prepare!" ”