Text Chapter 268 First Try
The morning and twilight air in the mountains is too heavy, and the newborn sunlight can hardly penetrate this layer of mist, although it has been bright for a while, but the red sun has not yet been seen.
Li Zicheng led He Mi and other personal soldiers, and walked to the city in this morning mist, and the soldiers on duty saw it and hurriedly came over to pay respects, "My subordinates knock to see my lord!" ”
"Get up, you've worked hard," Li Zicheng paused for a while, but still went up to the city, "How about it, are the Mongols outside the city moving?" ”
"My lord, there are several figures shaking outside the Mongols' tent, it seems that they should have just gotten up."
Li Zicheng took off his binoculars, glanced at the tents of the Mongols, and couldn't help laughing: "This Mai Ligan, who guards the camp tent and the pontoon bridge, seems to have good experience in marching and fighting!" ”
He Xiaomi pointed to the shadowy pontoon bridge in the mist, "My lord, can you send someone to dismantle these two pontoon bridges?" ”
"Demolition? Dismantled how the Mongols crossed the river? Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously and said: "Xiaomi doesn't need to worry, it will always come!" ”
He Xiaomi was a little ignorant, but the adults had already said it, how dare he say more?
At this time, Zhou Bin also caught up with the city, and seeing that he was behind Li Zicheng, he trotted all the way, slightly panting, "Adults so early?" ”
"It's not too late for Lord Zhou," Li Zicheng smiled, put down the binoculars in his hand, pointed out of the city with his left hand, and said, "The Mongols have already gotten up, let the brothers hurry up and have breakfast, ready to meet the Mongol attack at any time." ”
"Yes, sir." Zhou Bin had no choice but to get off the city and go to prepare.
The sunlight had accumulated enough energy, and finally pierced through the mist, swaying its own brilliance to the earth, and against the background of the distant mountains, several rays of light poured down obliquely from the sky, just near the Mongol camp, and the busy Mongol soldiers looked even more hideous.
Three improvised ladders were tilted on the outermost layer of the tent, and the few remaining branches and leaves were wilting like drunken roosters, too heavy to look up when viewed through the binoculars.
Melligan's eyes fell on the ladder, he carried a bag of mare's milk wine in his left hand, a fist-sized piece of beef jerky in his right, his thick beard completely obscuring his lips, and he could tell from above the quivering black hairs on his cheeks that he was chewing.
After a long time, the Mongols packed up and left the camp.
The Mongols climbed on their proud horses, four or five hundred cavalrymen, with carved bows on their shoulders, quivers on their backs, and their most proud scimitars hanging from their waists, and stood at the forefront of the formation under the leadership of the centurion, and behind them, dozens of infantry lifted three ladders, ready to set off.
As long as the Mongols' bows and arrows are like yesterday, suppressing the Han people at the head of the city, the warriors should soon be able to climb the city, and slaughter or tie up these cunning and cowardly Han people like sheep, depending on the mood of the warriors.
Melligan has repeatedly explained to the warriors that if the Han people take the initiative to become slaves and maids, don't embarrass them too much, because they are now entering the season of milk production and mating#mating, and a large number of manpower is needed.
Even delicate Han women, although they are not capable of heavy physical work such as milking cows and collecting grass, can give birth and raise them, which can increase the population of Mongolia, and they will be rewarded as trophies to meritorious warriors, which can stimulate the blood of warriors.
"Uh......h Pharyngeal ......"
The Mongols' horns finally sounded, and attack was their only melody, and in order to break through the stone wall in front of them as soon as possible, Meligan threw all the warriors he could send into the battlefield at once.
Watching the warriors rush to the annoying stone wall, he wiped the mare's milk wine stains stuck to his beard, and his heart was already full of anticipation, if the Han people still dodged the arrow rain like yesterday, maybe it won't take an hour for the Mongolian warriors to appear behind this stone wall, and the Han people and women behind the stone wall at that time, as well as all kinds of things that the Han people drummed up......
Meligan tried his best to resist the urge to drink mare's milk, and the warriors were struggling to storm the city, and he, the king of the Khan, should behave.
Kadang City now has only a complete city wall, at this time on the city, Li Zicheng and Zhou Bin are all in full array, and the gunmen of five hundred households have already been divided into three groups, hiding behind the daughter wall, as long as one side is around, you can stretch the rifle out of the battlement.
Two hundred strong men were still invited to watch the battle, but they were separated on the north and south sides of the city wall, and the central position, directly above the city gate, was reserved for the gunners.
No one invited Tian Tianhao, in this unfinished Kadang City, he was like a lone ranger, comfortable, lonely, but idle, just receiving three meals on time every day.
But the Mongols had already arrived outside the city, and he had tasted the breath of the decisive battle, and although he had thought a lot last night, he still got up early this morning.
At this moment, Tian Tianhao was hiding among the southernmost Hui people, he changed into a convenient outfit, and wanted to see how many commendable weapons God had given to the Xining army, and he calculated that once the Mongols approached the city wall and entered the range of bows and arrows, he would be the first to flee back to the safe area under the city.
Zhou Bin's heart had already left his chest, and every time the Mongolian cavalry took a step forward, his heart would soar a little to his throat, and seeing that the Mongolian cavalry had reached a distance of four hundred steps, he couldn't help but look at Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng's face did not change in the slightest, he looked light, it seemed to be the military boss standing at the head of the city, he handed the binoculars to He Xiaomi, "Keep an eye on Mai Li Gan!" ”
Zhou Bin's heart seemed to have flown into the air a long time ago, and his chest was like a gentle and beautiful maid tapping rhythmically, and he finally couldn't help it, "My lord, the Mongols are about to enter two hundred steps." ”
Li Zicheng saw that all the main cavalry of Mai Li's cadres were in battle, smiled contemptuously, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Hundred steps of death line!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Zhou Bin turned around and was about to pass on the military order, but he turned back and said, "My lord, please leave the city, there are subordinates here, and I promise that I will not make a mistake." ”
"No," Li Zicheng shook his head, "I want to see for myself the threat of the Xining rifle to the cavalry, in front of a large number of cavalry, the rifle is just beginning to show its edge!" ”
"That'...... Please go to the north, your lord is the lord of an army, and in any case, you must stay away from the range of the Mongols' bows and arrows! ”
Li Zicheng knew that he was in a dangerous area, and the soldiers had to protect themselves, but it was difficult for them to shoot with peace of mind, so he came to the northernmost side of the city wall and stayed with the Hui people who had already watched the battle there.
On the other side, Tian Tianhao, has two wars, several times want to escape, although only sprint less than two miles away, but the horse's thick and dense "da-da" sound, or a cup bow snake shadow almost scared him to pee, fortunately the Mongolian cavalry is the top of the city gate, a little far away from the southernmost point where he is, if the Mongols release arrows, the first to suffer a blow must be the Xining soldiers above the city gate.
The Mongol soldiers had already drawn their bows and arrows, perhaps to improve the accuracy of their arrows, and they slowed down their horses slightly, and although they were not yet within range of their bows, they had begun to aim at the head of the city.
What made them excited was that the Han soldiers at the head of the city, as if they were stupid, could see from the battlements that they did not flee from the city as early as yesterday, perhaps they already knew yesterday that even if they hid behind the city wall, they could not stop the Mongol projectile.
Zhou Bin's eyes have been staring at the distance of a hundred paces, when the first war horse finally stepped into this distance, he seemed to have been waiting for 10,000 years, without too many thoughts, he just waved his hand downward, and only spit out two words in his mouth: "Shoot!" ”
"Bang, bang, bang......"
Tian Tianhao, who was looking at the Mongolian cavalry with all his attention, was suddenly startled, he almost shivered, his heart was like bungee jumping, and it suddenly rose to his throat and rushed straight to his throat......
He held on to a strong man who was also trembling, barely steady, not knowing what was happening, he was cautious, and was about to take a step to escape, but the scene in front of him made him unforgettable......
The dozens of Mongolian cavalry who rushed to the front had already put their arrows on the bowstring, but they discussed as if they were in this "bang, bang" sound, all the arrows were out of their hands and shot crookedly to different corners, but the arrows only flew one or twenty paces, except for some accidental injuries from their own people, and they had no effect on the defenders on the head of the city.
At the same time, these Mongol soldiers fell from their horses en masse, lying on the ground, rolling on their sides, squirming, blood mixed with screams, infinitely magnifying the miserable world outside the city......
The ownerless war horse was at a loss, and was hit by the war horse that rushed over from behind, and immediately scattered and fled, taking the lead from the battlefield, Tian Tianhao's heart was also shattered with the pace of the war horse......
The Xining gunners in the second and third rows, just when Tian Tianhao was stunned, had already shot the bullets in the chamber, just in time to meet the Mongolian cavalry who continued to attack, and the new and greater human tragedy made Tian Tianhao's careful liver almost swell.
On the hundred-step death line, corpses, wounded soldiers, and ownerless war horses almost blocked the progress of the Mongols.
The Mongol cavalry not only had strict military discipline, but also had superb riding skills, as long as they could find a little gap between the dead horses and the ownerless horses, they could let the horses pass through, and the soldiers who were knocked over and fell from their horses were rare.
As for the soldiers lying on the ground, whether it is a corpse or a wounded soldier, they have no time to take care of it, as long as the war horse will not fall down when stepping on it, the only thing that can save the wounded soldiers is immortality, the goal of the cavalry is to rush to the city as soon as possible, enter the range of bows and arrows, and then avenge these wounded soldiers, and use the blood of the Han people to continue the myth of the undefeated Mongolian cavalry.
"Bang, bang, bang......"
Another round of shooting, the Mongolian cavalry had fallen from their horses, and the corpses, blood, and screams had already polluted the open space outside the city in three dimensions, but all this was temporarily masked by the "bang" of the rifle and the "click" of the horse's hooves.