The fact that his own army could not break through the gates of Beijing in one fell swoop was expected by Yexian. After all, this is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the best in the world in terms of scale and equipment.

However, he still couldn't accept the result in front of him, and the tens of thousands of elites he sent not only failed to climb to the top of the city to pose any threat to the Ming army defending the city, but instead lost thousands of lives, which was the heaviest loss they had since the war with the Ming Dynasty.

So when a few people retreated to the camp, several generals were faced with Yexian's gloomy black face, and a pair of eyes only swept back and forth on their faces, making them feel furious in their hearts.

"Taishi......" A general still whispered after hesitating for a while. Only then did Jean also speak first: "How did you all attack the city, and you didn't think about it even after suffering losses, do you really think that this Beijing city can be easily taken?" ”

When he asked this, everyone lowered their heads. After a while, someone replied: "Taishi, we didn't expect these southern barbarians to have such determination and morale, and they would dare to be so ruthless to their own people. Moreover, their means of defending the city are also extremely clever, which is more powerful than the defenders of the Bauhinia Pass. Especially the artillery, and the spilled juice, we really can't resist it......"

"Yes, Taishi, it seems that the Ming army in this city has indeed been prepared, and it is difficult to take advantage of the storming of the city gate." Then, someone else said stubbornly.

Although Yexian's face did not improve, he didn't really get angry with them after all. He was in the rear, but he could see clearly that this time the Ming army defending the city did show a frightening defensive means, and it seemed that they were more like the so-called elite of the Ming Dynasty, rather than the rabble that was slaughtered by the Mongols in Tumubao that day.

So after groaning, I can only admit one thing at first, when it comes to defending the city, the Han people in the south do have outstanding points. Although the Mongolian cavalry can exert a strong combat ability in the grassland wilderness, it is obviously inferior when it comes to attacking the city.

Seeing that he fell into silence with some embarrassment, a patriarch boldly proposed: "Taishi, it seems that this Beijing city is difficult to capture, in my opinion, we might as well ignore him and directly attack the other surrounding cities......

"What Gelao said is that since Beijing is difficult to attack, we don't need to waste time and troops here, and simply reroute and attack other towns, but we can loot more supplies." Immediately, someone responded, and there were quite a few people who said something similar.

That's why these people have this statement, more out of their own considerations. Because after today's siege battle, their clansmen and warriors have suffered a lot of losses, and if they continue to lose the siege ground like this, it will be enough for them to suffer from pain.

Of course, he understood their thoughts, but he quickly shook his head and rejected the proposal: "No, giving up the siege at the slightest setback here will be a big blow to the morale of my entire army." What if we can't capture the town behind us for a while? Do you want to give up? ”

"This ......" Everyone was speechless for a while, unable to say anything to refute. And Ye Xian continued: "Also, the purpose of our attack on Beijing is not only to take this city, but also to completely defeat this Central Plains, only by capturing Beijing can the Ming Kingdom be completely chaotic, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Everyone could naturally understand the meaning of his words, but there was still a hint of reluctance on their faces, but they finally nodded. He didn't go to appease him much at first, but said to himself: "But I'm afraid that we can't come again if we forcibly attack the city like in the morning, at least for now, we won't take any advantage if we attack in a hurry." You say, what should we do next to make it easier to take the city? ”

"This ...... I have an idea, it is better to withdraw the troops temporarily, first find materials and tools nearby, and build some more suitable equipment for siege before making a siege move. Someone was quick to give an explanation.

But after listening to the words, he frowned slightly: "This method is still too slow, and it will only increase the morale of the Ming army!" Indeed, if the Mongols died down after the first attack, the morale of the defenders in the city would be greatly boosted, and when the Mongols attacked the city again, they would be even more emboldened.

At this time, Xuan Chengyuan, who had been pretending to be a human flesh background, spoke: "Taishi, all the patriarchs, as far as the course of today's battle is concerned, it seems that the people on whom the Ming army relies are still their city defense equipment. But there is always a number of these weapons, and once they are used up, they can hardly pose a threat to us. Therefore, we might as well induce them to use up their weapons......"

This sentence immediately woke up and made him nod again and again: "Yes, this is indeed a good idea." We'll continue to siege the city, but instead of fighting to the death as we did before, we will consume their weapons by besieging the city. In addition, during this period, we can also send people to create more suitable siege equipment, so that after a while, we will be able to break the city in one fell swoop! ”

"Master Tai's clever plan, as soon as this method comes out, we will be able to break the city smoothly!" Everyone was in good spirits when they heard this. As long as the main thing is to consume the weapons of the Ming army, rather than forcibly attacking the city, the casualties of the men and horses under these tents will naturally be sharply reduced, which is an acceptable method for everyone.

Therefore, the order was quickly conveyed, and when the siege was again in the afternoon, it should focus on attrition and no longer fight with all its might.

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At the same time, the generals of the Ming army in Beijing also discussed the measures to defend the city with Yu Qian.

Of course, this time they would not go to the military headquarters yamen near the imperial city again, but met at a command post in the city.

Yu Qian was quite satisfied with the outcome of the battle in the morning. However, he was still sad about the casualties of the people in the city, and then he collected his feelings, looked at the generals and said: "You have all done a good job, although they are innocent people, but in this situation, it can only be so." You don't have to worry too much, because if someone is held accountable in the future, the official will take all the blame for your crimes. ”

"Lord Yu......" When the generals heard him say this, they were immediately moved.

Yu Qian waved his hand to stop everyone's words of thanks, and continued: "The top priority now is to guard the city gate, and there is no room for the slightest mistake. Therefore, this officer hopes that you can fulfill your duties, and at the same time try to boost the morale of the army, and do not let those soldiers have the intention of cowardly fighting. ”

"The last general promises that as long as I am still in Dongzhimen, I will definitely let everyone stick to it!" Liu An immediately said.

The other generals followed him. But then, someone said with a trace of doubt on his face: "But my lord, after all, the initiative of attack and defense this time is on the side of the Tartars, if they can't attack for a long time, and suddenly lead troops to him and invade the surrounding towns, what should they do?" ”

Yu Qian was also stunned when he heard this, but then said: "Although this point is very troublesome, Beijing is their biggest target after all, and now that the opportunity is in front of them, it is difficult for them to turn to attack elsewhere." But in order to prevent this, so that in the next defensive battle, they can drag them as much as possible and not beat them too hard. ”

"Ah......" All the generals looked at Yu Qian in surprise, this statement was too unacceptable. Now is your life-and-death battle, how can you keep your hands?

Yu Qian pondered for a moment before he said, "What I mean is not to do your best, mainly to kill and injure the enemy, as long as you knock them back." It's better to give them the illusion that they might be able to breach the gates tomorrow. Of course, this degree is still in your own hands when you are in battle, and the most important thing is to keep the city gate intact. ”

After a pause, he continued: "In fact, the Mongolian people are now powerful, and we can only rely on the geographical advantages to deal with them, and it is still very difficult to really reverse the situation, as long as we hold on." In addition, there may be an even greater benefit to doing so, and maybe you can beat them by a big margin......"

"What do you mean?" Several generals asked a little strangely.

"That's to bring down the tartars. They came from the steppe for a long time, and they didn't have much to prepare for the heavy grain and grass. Perhaps some food can be plundered, but fodder for the horses is not easy to find. We have already cleared the walls before, and we have not left much to replenish them, so as long as it drags on for a while, it is enough to weaken or even collapse their army, so that once they hastily withdraw from the army, our opportunity will come! Yu Qian quickly said his plan.

When the generals heard this, they thought about it, and they did not nod their heads. There is a saying that the three armies go first before moving the grain and grass, which is the same for both the Han army and the Mongolian army. Once the Mongolian people really cut off the supply of grain and grass, the Ming Dynasty can win without a fight.

After understanding this, the generals stated that they would no longer take killing the enemy as their first task outside the city gates, and that dragging the enemy and dragging the enemy down would become their new goal.

Whether it was Yexian outside the city or Yu Qian inside the city, none of them thought that after this fierce battle in the morning, the two sides would invariably delay the offensive and defensive momentum, and they actually started the idea of delaying the protracted battle.

However, in this way, it is still more beneficial to the defenders of Daming. With the abundance of storage in Beijing, even if it is besieged by the Mongols for a year and a half, there will be no problem of running out of food. However, the Mongolian people outside the city could not support it for long at all.

But now that they have made a decision, they still carried out their own attack and defense according to the plan. From the afternoon onwards, the offensive and defensive forces were no longer as fierce as before, and although the Mongols launched wave after wave of attacks, they often retreated after a slight setback, and then attacked again.

A fierce offensive and defensive battle, but at this time it seems strange......

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Today's Dragon Boat Festival, I wish all book friends a safe and healthy Dragon Boat Festival!!!

In addition, today is another Monday, so according to the turtle belly, you have to ask for a recommendation ticket, so it should be the Dragon Boat Festival dumplings for passers-by!!!