Even after many years, Candar, who lost a hand and a foot in the First World War, still remembers the thrilling scene that happened that day when the artillery suddenly bombarded under the turn of the head.

In the extremely sharp whistle, which almost pierced a person's eardrums, a black shadow fell from the sky and smashed heavily on the return artillery position where he was. Then a violent roar suddenly sounded, centered on the return cannon that had just shot at the top of the city, causing the defenders to stagger, and a ball of fire suddenly appeared, and the ground trembled. Then, countless shattered fragments of all kinds flew in all directions, knocking down a large number of the Mongolian warriors around him who were controlling the return cannon, and he Kanlda was also affected by this, his hands and feet were cut off from his body, and the severe pain made him faint in an instant, and he fell in a pool of blood for himself and his companions.

As for the Mongolian soldiers around the return cannon that was hit in the bull's eye, all of them were blurred with flesh and blood, and none of them could survive by chance!

When they saw this scene, the Mongolian people, who were still elated and fantasized that they could use this siege weapon to break the deviation pass, were instantly stunned. For a moment, it seemed as if time had been frozen by this cannon. It wasn't until the few remaining cannons at the head of the city roared again that they woke everyone up, and they hurriedly screamed and retreated. And the war horses under their crotches were even more frightened by this successive roar, and they hurriedly picked up their hooves and ran around, so they also trampled on many Mongolian people......

However, the few cannons fired immediately after them were still not aimed at the Mongol Chinese army, but continued to bombard the return artillery positions in front, thus destroying the siege weapons that they had rebuilt with great difficulty. It's just that this also gave the Mongols a chance to retreat, and these murderous invaders fled backwards with their tails between their tails like rabbits being chased by wolves, not daring to approach Guancheng again.

In fact, the damage of this artillery to the Mongolian people is also very limited, and the casualties of a few cannons are not hundreds. However, the visual threat caused by it is still quite huge, especially since this is a means that the Mongols have never been wary of, which is a particularly serious blow to the morale of their troops, and the Mongol army has to retreat temporarily.

Seeing the Mongolian people fleeing in embarrassment, the head of the city was naturally cheering, and Zhengde, who was so smoked by the artillery that he looked like a stove prince, disregarded the prestige of his emperor, and stood there with his waist crossed and looked up to the sky and laughed. At the end, he pointed outside the city and shouted: "Tartars, I will let you know today how powerful my Daming border pass is, so that you don't dare to come again!" ”

However, the faces of Ding Yueqian and Lei Ming beside him were still a little solemn: "Although these Tartars were repelled by His Majesty's artillery, the team is still rigorous, I am afraid that it will only retreat slightly, and it will not be long before they will attack again after stabilizing the morale of the army." ”

"How dare they come?" When Zhengde heard this, the smile on his face suddenly flickered.

Although he knew that this was something that the Son of Heaven did not want to hear, Ding Yueqian still nodded and said, "Yes, the Tartar is not something that can be easily repulsed. In fact, in the past, they had also suffered from artillery, but they still did not give up. This time, it only had this effect because he was caught off guard by killing them. Once they come to their senses, the artillery may not be able to achieve such a feat. After all, there are only three cannons here, and the power is really limited. ”

Zhengde was silent for a while, and could only nod in agreement. Because that's exactly what happened, and he wasn't carried away by this little victory. Then, his expression also became solemn: "How is that good?" ”

"Now the only way to do it is to stick to it." Ding Yueqian saw it very openly: "As long as you hold on for another day or two, the defenders of Datong and the surrounding areas will inevitably come to the rescue." So the most important thing for us now is how to deal with the onslaught of the Tartars that will follow. After suffering a loss, their offensive will only be more fierce than before. ”

"Especially that return cannon, although most of it was blown off by His Majesty, but after seeing its effect, those Tartars will definitely still use it. I don't know how many similar siege equipment they brought this time, if I come a few more times, I'm afraid I will ...... the head" Lei Ming looked worried, the cannon just now was not too far from the empty place of the wall. If it was a little off, maybe there was already a gap in the wall at this time, and the Mongolian people could rush in directly. So the top priority now is to think of ways to stop the other party from using this trick to destroy the wall!

Zhengde and Ding Yueqian immediately understood the truth, and they were also full of worries: "This is dangerous. We can think that the Tartars outside the city will definitely be able to figure it out when the time comes, and naturally they will not let go of such a big flaw. And now that it's dawn, we can still be on guard, but once it gets dark, they will sneak back to the pass and other siege weapons to attack us by surprise, I'm afraid that it will be even more difficult for us to guard against it. ”

Zhengde frowned even more: "Yes, this artillery must be aimed to fight before it is threatening, and if it is black and rumbling below, it will be completely useless." But how is this good? ”

Regarding the question raised by the emperor, the two thousand presidents fell into silence, and they really couldn't come up with any way. Originally, as the defenders, they were always passive, and the only thing they could rely on was the height of the city and the depth of the pool. But once even the city wall goes wrong, it's really helpless.

At this moment, a person walked over: "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, but it is a little risky. ”

"Huh? Yang Chen, why are you here? Have you found the Tartar spies in the city and taken them down? Zhengde turned his head and saw that it was Yang Chen who came up, so he immediately asked.

Yang Chen nodded and said, "As Your Majesty said, just now the minister happened to take down the last two Tartars near here......"

It turned out that after the roar of the artillery just now alarmed Yang Chen and them, as a well-informed official in the capital, he immediately came to a conclusion. Actually wanted to use artillery, which shows that the war in the city has been extremely anxious, and under concern, Yang Chen asked the county government to escort Hu Sui and the two Mongolian people back to the county government for interrogation, and he came to the Beicheng military camp.

Relying on the brocade clothes and waist cards that he had always carried on his body, Yang Chen finally went to the city smoothly, and also heard a conversation between Zhengde and the others, so he put forward his own ideas.

After hearing him say that there were three Tartar spies in the city, several people looked even more annoyed: "How can this be true, these Tartars have already offended my bias." ”

"I'm afraid it may not be like this." Yang Chen shook his head slightly: "The reason why they chose to attack me is because the Qinggel leaked the relevant information before, but these details have been inserted into my bias pass half a year ago." Therefore, from the opinion of the minister, I am afraid that the Tartars have already laid ambushes in all the passes of my Ming Dynasty, and they will come to meet with each other as soon as the time comes! ”

Hearing this, the faces of the other people changed again. But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense, Zhengde even lowered his head and showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had some plan.

Soon, however, he was back to the moment. After all, the situation of the Partial Pass is precarious now, and there is a possibility that it will be broken by the Tartars at any time, so it is a little redundant to consider the safety of the Guancheng elsewhere at this time. So he looked at Yang Chen and said, "You just said that there is a way to solve the current crisis, but what is it?" ”

These words also made the other people return their attention to this place again, and they also looked at Yang Chen with blank eyes. And Yang Chen looked at the Mengdao who had re-formed a camp ten miles away under the city: "That is the anti-guest, and the soldiers and horses will attack the Tartars while it is dark." As long as the soldiers and horses along the way can burn the weight of the tartars, and even the grain and grass, then we naturally don't have to worry about the threat of returning artillery. ”

"It's not going to be easy." After several people looked at each other a few times, they all frowned.

If this method is put in Datong, it is naturally feasible, because there are many soldiers and horses there, and there is no need to worry too much about dividing a team to take risks, even if it fails, it will be admitted. But now there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses in the side pass, if you send a few hundred people out of the city, it will be just a victory, but once there is a mistake, the strength of the defenders in the city will be reduced, and the next situation will be even more difficult.

But if only one or two hundred people are sent out of the city, not only will the chances of victory be extremely small, but it will also be similar to sending them to death, and I am afraid that no one will take such a military order to go out of the city.

Yang Chen also sighed: "Chen knows that this method is too risky, but there is hardly any better way than that. As for whether it will be used or not, it only depends on how His Majesty and the two thousand presidents decide. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to take a hundred elites out of the city at night and burn the back camp of the Tartars!" Ding Yueqian suddenly stepped forward, and Mao recommended himself.

"No!" Without waiting for Zhengde to express his position, Lei Ming had already objected: "Ding Qian, although you are brave in battle, after all, you are not very familiar with the terrain in the area of my partial head pass, and you have not cooperated with the soldiers and horses in my pass, so I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed if you go out like this." Why don't I take the soldiers out and give it a try? ”

"Mr. Lei Qian, you can't go. You are the master here, how can you take the risk easily? Ding Yueqian immediately shook his head like a rattle.

Seeing this scene, Zhengde was greatly moved, and he even wanted to call for himself to lead the troops out. However, he then knew that this was naturally more impossible, so he finally swallowed it back.

Just when several people fell silent, and they really didn't know how to decide, there was a sudden commotion below, which made Lei Ming's face sink immediately, and he strode to the stone steps and shouted, "What are you all making trouble?" Now that the enemy is currently in power, if you dare to make trouble, you will be engaged in military law! ”