Chapter 491: The Light of Fire in a Snowy Night

The siege of the city for so many days, as if there was a tacit understanding between the attacking and defending sides at night, seemed to have become a common practice. It snowed heavily that night, and although the camps in the four corners of the city had sent out sentries to monitor the city, no one tried to sneak out of the city or escape for six nights, and the scouts on patrol gradually became a little sluggish. Moreover, the night watchmen at the head of the city were extremely conscientious, and if they got too close, they would immediately be served by firearms, and they were afraid that one arrow would kill two people, and one arrow would hit the magic shot of Daxu, so they all subconsciously stayed away.

At this time, after glancing at the west wall of Xinghe Fort from a distance, the two Mongolian men rode back with great difficulty. Although the snow was shining, the visibility at night should have been very good, but at this time, there were clumps of snowflakes dancing in the sky, and they could only see up and down a hundred meters with enough eyesight, so in the end, they simply saved trouble. Although the eldest prince was seriously injured and the military flag was almost destroyed, this setback was not insignificant, but no one believed that there were still people in such a small Xinghe Fort who came out to attack without their lives. So, at this time, they all forgot about the rules, and simply pulled up the hood that could keep out the cold but affect their vision.

"This big battle on a cold day has never happened before!"

"It's too late to wait until the spring flowers bloom, I heard that there are a lot of horses, cattle and sheep that have frozen to death in the past two days!"

"Alas, the eldest prince is now half-dead, and even Da Xu was shot with an arrow before, which is really not a good sign. If you want me to say that it is better to withdraw the troops quickly, otherwise if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is angry, it will be hundreds of thousands of troops......"

"Don't say it, the last time someone mentioned this, they were whipped to death! If the master wants to fight, let's fight, don't care so much, if you can live one more day...... Wait, what's that! ”

A man who had been talking suddenly caught a glimpse of a white shadow on the snow, and was immediately surprised, but just by shouting this, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then saw that his companion's neck had been broken. Almost at the same time, he lost consciousness in front of him. After the two men fell to the ground, the white shadow came forward, tore off their clothes with their hands and feet, and turned back with a random cover on their bodies, puffing out their cheeks and letting out a low whimper.

Soon a group of figures in white cloaks appeared on the snow, about a dozen people. After merging with the white shadow, a group of people cautiously walked forward for a distance, and only when they saw the neat tent hundreds of paces away did they stop, each of them took off the burden from his back, and skillfully assembled it. And Peng Shisan, the only one who didn't know how to tinker with this, watched around vigilantly, glancing at these people's hands from time to time.

Sharpshooters and Arrows can use special arrowheads and projectiles, but in addition, they can be used as rockets as long as flammable materials are attached to ordinary arrowheads, but not as long. Since the ignition was prepared in advance, and the operators were all skilled in the Shenji Battalion, everyone quickly filled the medicine room with gunpowder. In addition to paying attention to the movements around him, Peng Shisan had also been paying attention to the city, and when he saw a glimmer of fire flickering there, he immediately ordered everyone to light the fuse in a low voice.

Bang bang –

After the loud explosion, the rockets that lit up the night sky drew graceful curves and plunged headlong into the camp surrounded by military tents. But the initiators didn't bother to watch the results of their feat, and rushed back with their spears and arrows.

Seeing that there were still a hundred steps away from the city gate, Peng Shisan, who was in charge of the broken back, heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching behind him, and immediately turned around, and a fish jumped close to the ground and slid out a few steps, and his hands were already grasping two large balls of snow. When the pursuers were getting closer and closer, he jumped up suddenly, and his hands burst out of the sky full of snow powder, and when the pursuers' eyes were blurred, he drew his sword and slashed angrily, actually splitting one of the riders in half. Ignoring the blood that had been spilled on his head, one of them got on his horse, and immediately took control of his steed and ran into another Mongolian man who was holding a bow on the string. At the moment when the two horses intersected, his drooping right hand raised his knife upward, accurately pointed it on the opponent's bowstring, and then stepped back as if he had a third eye on the back of his head.

Between lightning and flint, he killed a man and destroyed a bow to block an arrow, and in the wind and snow, it was as if a heavenly soldier had descended to earth. The three horsemen who chased were conceited and brave Mongolian warriors, and the remaining two were shocked by his ferocity at this time, and when they came back to their senses, one of them was shocked to find a cold light when the head was split, and they were caught off guard only by barely blocking the grid with a sheath saber, who knew that the other party shook a shot, and a gap was deceived in, and a knife was squeezed straight in the chest, and he was immediately killed.

Turning his head and seeing that the sergeants of the Shenji Battalion were not far from the city gate, he saw that the other knight seemed to be frightened, and turned around and fled, Peng Shisan, who was relieved, immediately ignored the dead man on the horse, and he clamped the horse's belly with his legs, firmly clamping the restless horse. Since he used to be a cavalryman with the British Gong Zhang Fu, he was naturally handy in doing this, and after pacifying the mount, he held the strong bow he had just grabbed, and took out a long arrow from the quiver.

After watching the wind direction and wind power, Peng Shisan squinted his eyes and stared at the back of the fleeing man, and suddenly had enough arm strength. The bow was drawn like a full moon, and the arrow was like a meteor, and almost instantly, the arrow from the string sank into the man's back. Hearing the sound of the scream of death, he was drowned in the wind and snow, and seeing that the direction of the Tartar camp had exploded, many more people galloped out, and with an arrow he struck the horse with a sharp bow, and galloped towards the city gate.

Now the gate was closed, but a rope ladder had hung down from the city, and with a keen eye, he could stop his horse at the bottom of the rope ladder, and grasp the rope ladder and climb up nimbly. Seeing that there were still two steps left, he suddenly heard the wind behind his head, and his busy cat's waist sank, and then he surged upward, and actually used a somersault to climb the city. Almost at the same moment, two long arrows struck the earthen wall where he had been, and when he finally reached the top of the city, the whole city erupted in the sound of color.

"Ming warriors, invincible in the world!"

Seeing the chaos in the camp in the west, and then seeing the magnificent iron cavalry rushing under the city, Zhang Yue, who had been waiting on the west wall for a long time, took a deep breath and immediately shouted: "Shoot!" ”

At the moment when that voice sounded, a hundred strong bows shot out in unison. Because there were so many people gathered in the snow under the city, the wailing of the horses and the screams of the people were heard in bursts, and they were very harsh in the whirring wind. When a hundred men had finished shooting, a hundred archers behind took their place and fired another volley.

After two volleys, the Mongol cavalry, which had been chased by anger, had completely lost their formation. Those who had experienced the first northern expedition in the eighth year of Yongle remembered the great rout of that year, so they all retreated with fear, which hindered the people behind even more, and for a while, the sound of people's shouts and the neighing of horses converged into countless discordant notes, and I don't know how long it took for the situation of falling off the horse due to collision with each other gradually decreased.

"Ming warriors, invincible in the world!"

The cheers that had not changed a word were still uniform, resounding throughout the night sky. Not only that, but the two carefully selected high-voiced sergeants also shouted in Mongolian for a while at the head of the city, and the rhetoric made up by Zhang Yue was unusually smooth. One said that Wara Shangshu was willing to cut off the Tatar back road from the Ming Emperor's expedition to Arutai, and the other loudly ridiculed Arutai for not enough supplies to hold on; One said that 100,000 reinforcements would arrive soon, and the other said that it would not be a problem for the city to be well prepared and defend for a year and a half. When these words were over, there was a burst of laughter in the city.

At this moment, Zhang Yue, who was standing at the head of the city, couldn't help but smile. There were only a few people in the city, so even if he attacked the camp, he didn't want to use the method of a dead soldier assault again. Perhaps the dozen or so rockets attacked the camp just to keep the Tartars in chaos for a while, and they didn't cause much casualties, even the salvo of bows and arrows at this time - it looked huge, but the number of people killed and wounded was probably limited. However, there is a large army outside the city alone, and the most important thing is momentum. Now Arutai has been repeatedly frustrated, but the momentum in Xinghe Fort is like a rainbow, and this is what he wants.

Thinking of this, he found that the city gradually woke up, and for a while the arrows were like rain, he hurriedly shouted: "The archers retreat into the arrow tower, and the sword and card hands come forward to raise their shields!" Old Peng, take out your skills as an archer and show these Tartars! ”

"Okay, so many live targets, just right for my spleen and stomach!"

Peng Shisan went on a killing spree tonight, which easily made up for the previous passive response to the battle on the east wall, and immediately agreed. The bow and arrows he had brought with him had long since been damaged by the overuse of the previous days, and the bows and arrows equipped for ordinary archers were completely out of his strength, and the Mongolian people had always had a deep experience in making bows, and this strong bow that he had just captured was just right. And Zhang Yue saw that he was showing his might, so he didn't care about it, and nodded to Zhou Bailing after taking a few steps back.

"There are at least a few hundred people in the city, let them prepare the rockets, and the musketeers will follow."

"Hey, I'm just waiting for your sentence from Lord Zhang!"

Striding back to the arrow tower, seeing that the soldiers who had just returned from the attack on the camp were full of joy, Zhou Bailing suddenly smiled and scolded: "Okay, don't just care about being happy, the Tartars are all ready, we have been busy all day for so long, just for this time!" ”

At this moment, due to Arutai's pursuit order, there were more and more cavalry under the city, and no one noticed whether there was anything more on the snow. Seeing that the arrows flying down from the city were gradually decreasing, they couldn't help but turn their depression into an attack. Suddenly, more than a dozen fires poured down from the city, and the prepared cavalry immediately led their horses away, and all the rockets failed. However, the moment the rocket hit the ground, it was suddenly ignited with a raging fire, not to mention, the fire bolt that had just disappeared on the city suddenly erupted countless flames, followed by countless bottles and cans, each of which brought a huge bang to the ground.

The red firelight reflected the snow, and it was the snowy night that turned into day.