Long after Xi Lingse's departure, Baiyin Taiji once again ventured up to the top of the city to see what was going on outside the city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After looking at it, he lost almost all faith.

Qingcheng is indeed a very standard imitation of the Ming style of the city, the three-zhang high city wall is also the standard height of the Ming city wall, when standing at the head of the city and looking down, it feels high, and it is extremely safe.

The Mongols actually paid little attention to the construction of the city, because they usually lived in pursuit of water and grass, even the head of the tribe like Taiji migrated with the herdsmen, the city was a place of pleasure and trade, and it was also a place to worship Buddha, and the Taiji had a mansion in Qingcheng, but it did not mean that they wanted to live in the city to have a sense of security, which was completely different from the noble gentry of the Ming Dynasty. For the Mongols, it was safest to be on a horse and with a bow and arrow in hand, and the city did not make them feel better.

But the thick and tall walls do give people a certain sense of security, and Baiyin Taiji used to climb to the top of the city, of course, he would not imagine that this city built in the heart of Mongolia would one day be surrounded by people, but standing at the head of the city, it seems to be isolated from all dangers, this feeling is also very good.

Now everything is ruined.

There were still a large number of infantry waiting on the opposite side, Baiyin Taiji was very strange, these soldiers didn't seem to know tiredness, the armor leaves on their bodies shone under the light of the torches, they were dressed in heavy iron armor, holding shields and sharp knives, still standing straight, those spearmen with guns were also wearing armor, the spears in their hands were held diagonally upward, and the large pikemen formed a forest of spears, and the tips of the spears were shining one by one, giving people an unreal and illusory feeling.

Those firecrackers are still changing shifts back and forth, there are one or two thousand people on the city wall, each of them is less than three feet apart, the firecrackers in their hands are well dressed, each staring at the city, taking turns to shoot, because the number of people in the city is very small, the blows of the firecrackers have also become soothing, and it will take a long time to release a round, but each round is terrifying.

The firearms of the Shang army are completely different from the firearms of the Ming army in the memory of the Mongols, every round of bullets is like a torrential rain to hit people can not raise their heads, the city is overturned every time a lot of people, the city wall is densely packed with bullet holes, those round bullets with huge kinetic energy hit the city, and the broken masonry fragments will bring serious injuries to people. Baiyin Taiji has been observing carefully for a long time, so far, he has not found a single explosion, even if it is a dumb fire rate, it is surprisingly low, each time hundreds of firearms are fired, at most three or five will not be hit, and then the firecracker will directly step back and deal with the firecracker, after cleaning up, the next time it will generally be fired.

Such a dense shooting, and obviously much more powerful than arrows, the archers on the head of the city have long lost self-confidence, and they now shoot arrows to say that they want to kill the enemy, it is better to comfort themselves that they are still doing their best, and of course, it is also to give an explanation to the Taiji on their heads.

Of course, the most threatening thing for Baiyin Taiji is the mound.

and Yusheng's mobilization ability, coordination and organization ability, as well as strong logistics and abundant manpower, all of which together created this miracle in front of him.

It is not uncommon to build a siege tactic that is higher than the city walls, and sometimes the besieging party will build wooden platforms to suppress the city head with bows and crossbows in a condescending manner, or build wooden platforms with wheels that can not only shoot arrows from top to bottom, but also push them to the edge of the city walls and jump down from the top to attack the city.

Piling soil is a stupid method, which is generally used in battles where manpower is sufficient, and the besieging side is more than ten or twenty times that of the defending side, and there are restrictions on the terrain environment, so it is not as easy to use as imagined.

The ant-attached siege is the most tragic, in fact, it is still the most used siege method in China from ancient times to the present.

But the high platform outside Qingcheng is piled up very smoothly, when Baiyin Taiji looks, more than 200 steps long, more than 100 steps wide high platform has been more than a zhang high, that is to say, it is piled up to half the height of Qingcheng.

Some of the musketeers were already standing on the high platform and aiming, and once someone showed up, they would shoot with a gun, and the people who hit the front of the high platform did not dare to show their heads at all.

It is conceivable that once the high platform is piled up at the same height as the city wall, or higher than the city wall, hundreds of gunners stand on it to shoot in turn, and then put a few small cannons, how many people can stand under the more than a mile long city wall of the entire southern city? At that time, it is inevitable that the city defense will be broken in an instant.

Baiyin Taiji slowly walked down from the city with a sad expression, he couldn't think of any way.

Even if he wanted to lead his troops out to kill now, he couldn't boost anyone's morale at all, the crowds of people resting on the ground inside the city walls were all staring blankly, their lips were chapped, and their stomachs were empty, they fought for a day without any encouragement or reward, and their companions were still dead in the city and under the city, and there were no people who collected the corpses, how could such an army rush out on horseback and wave their weapons to engage those strong enemies who were extremely armed?

Bai Yin, who was preoccupied, decided to go to Xi Lingse immediately, it was impossible to hold the city now, and the only solution was to break through.

And as soon as possible, and Yusheng seems to be going to build a high platform overnight, maybe the siege will start tomorrow morning, the number of soldiers on guard outside the city is not much, there should be quite a lot of troops resting, tomorrow morning or at noon at the latest, the army will attack the city by the high platform and the ant, and the defenders have no chance.

War horses walk on the street far from the city gate, the roadside is a brick and stone Mongolian and Han style mixed buildings, the horse's hooves on the bluestone pavement make a crisp sound, there is a team of guards following Bai Yin, the sound of horses' hooves trampling the silence here, many herdsmen resting along the street woke up from their sleep, they were very confused to look at Bai Yin and others.

Outside the gate of the Khan Palace, the lights were brilliant, and many people stood in front of the Khan Palace and waited, and when they saw Bai Yin coming, several Taiji suddenly surrounded them.

"Don't be bored," Bai Yin was not in the mood to say more, he said, "I'll go see Jinong." ”

The Khan Palace was also full of people, Bai Yin felt a hint of an unusual atmosphere, he had some excitement and anticipation, maybe Xi Lingse would make him feel something different from before.

"You're here, good." Entering the main hall, Batu Taiji greeted him and said, "Jinong has already made a decision." ”

Bai Yin could hear that Batu's voice was not good, but he seemed to feel a little relieved, he didn't ask much, and walked directly to Xi Lingse, who was sitting in the middle.

Bai Yin bowed and said, "Jinong, what is your decision?" ”

Xi Lingse didn't answer directly, he was originally sitting with a straight face, but at this time he laughed strangely and said: "Baiyin Taiji is worthy of the pride of our Mongolians, and he is still polite at this time, and he refuses to lose his courtesy. ”

Bai Yin pursed his lips and didn't make a sound, he could hear that Xi Lingse was just mocking.

Xi Lingse laughed a few more times, and then he felt bored, he said: "I have already decided, this battle will be lost, and there is no hope of breaking through, the cavalry of the merchant army does not know how many defensive lines have been laid in the north, and I don't know how many will survive if they stand out, I think, we surrender." ”

Bai Yin was deeply shocked, his eyes widened, and he looked at Xi Lingse.

Xi Lingse's gaze dodged for a moment, and then he said seriously: "That's it, there is no point in resisting, I have already decided." ”

Bai Yin was shocked, but also felt that this was the only way, he looked at Xi Lingse and said, "Jinong, I want to remind you that if you fall into the hands of the enemy, life and death are also in the hands of people. ”

"It doesn't matter." Xi Lingse waved his hand and said: "I know a little bit about the history of the Han people, they rarely kill the monarchs of the enemy countries who surrender, I am barely the head of the Shunyi Wang tribe, Zhang Han will not kill me easily." ”

Bai Yin still felt inappropriate in his heart, but he knew that there was no way to persuade him, so he pressed his hand on his chest, bowed, and turned around to withdraw.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw a few slaves coming in with white clothes, Xi Lingse had already taken off his robe and changed into a plain clothes, and some people hurried in with a few wattles, apparently also for Xi Lingse to tie to his body.

Bai Yin shook his head, Xi Lingse obviously did a full set of drama studies, and wanted to use all the rules for the surrender of the Han people.

Outside the hall, Batu Taiji was waiting for him, and after seeing Bai Yin, Batu said, "What should we do?" ”

Bai Yin said: "Jinong wants to surrender, what else can we do?" ”

"I'm always unconvinced." Batu roared angrily: "I haven't fought a decent battle, it feels like I haven't fought to the death, if I really can't fight, I'm always convinced, but now I feel like my fist is hitting cotton, it's very uncomfortable......"

Bai Yin said with a surprised face: "We are hiding in the city and we are beaten and can't raise our heads, do you have to go to the wild and be beaten all over the ground to find your teeth?" ”

"That's not ...... say," Batu Taiji said, grabbing his hair, "It's just that my heart is very awkward, and I feel that my strength has not been used." ”

Bai Yin said coldly: "From ancient times to the present, unless it is a soldier who died on the battlefield, as long as he loses, there is nothing awkward." Winners will always feel that they have done a good job, even if it is a failure, it will be touted as a brilliant move, and the loser is a loser, and no matter how much it says, it will not change the outcome. Maybe Batu, you don't feel like you're not charging into battle and fighting head-on with the merchant army, and you're not convinced. But let me tell you, even if we and Old Batteltaiji gather troops to defend the mouth of the river, and sit on the advantageous position and the merchant army in the field, we will still lose very badly. That's how things are...... Whether you accept it or not, you can't change any of the results. ”

Batu listened dumbfounded, and didn't know if he really listened, and only after half a sound did he say, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"I wouldn't be like that." Bai Yin smiled: "You feel like a punch is hitting the cotton, but I feel like I've done my best." Now I'm going to surrender with Jinong, and then I'll wait for the fate, and I guess Zhang Han will tell us to go back to the pasture, and I'll never pay attention to military affairs again, and I'll drink every day and watch the shepherds wrestle until the day I die of old age. ”