Chapter 261: The Battle of Jiayuguan IV
"Spread out! Spread out! The commander of the coalition army shouted, but the dense crowd of people piled together, not to say that they could be dispersed, only to hear five earth-shattering loud noises, in their horror, the five piers exploded instantly, and the huge explosion energy mixed with the rubble splashed in all directions, and many enemies who were lucky enough to avoid the explosion were hit by the rubble before they could breathe a sigh of relief, and fell to the ground unwillingly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Mahler, come on!" Batur yelled.
"The Ming people you are talking about are really difficult to deal with!" Vladimirovich frowned.
"What did I say? What did I say in the first place? Having said that we should have attacked the Wolmore Empire at that time! Maybe we have already hit the capital of the country now, and now look at it, the gate of Jiayuguan has lost so many of my Mongolian warriors before it has even touched it! Batur was furious.
"Since it's war! Casualties are inevitable! I will compensate you well afterwards, don't worry! Dolgon didn't reply, and then said: "Take advantage of the smoke now, the large army retreats, and send part of the army to test the defense of Jiayu Pass!" ”
"Yes!" The commander waved the command flag, and the besieging army changed shape.
"Kill!" The coalition army roared towards Jiayu Pass, and the neat steps shook the earth and began to hum, and the swarthy figure in the confusion of the sand and dust gradually approached, as if this was a group of demons from hell.
"Raise your shield!" The commander ordered!
"Kill!" The soldiers roared neatly, held their shields high, and slowly advanced towards Jiayu Pass, the neat shields were like mirrors, emitting dazzling lights under the refraction of the sun, which brought a lot of trouble to the Ming army defending the city.
"Not bad! The style of these armors must have been given to them by those yellow hairs! Hong Chengchou put down the binoculars and said.
"Governor Hong! They have already come within range of the artillery, imploring the order to fire! The soldiers defending the city said.
"No, you don't! Let's use the old cannon first, don't use the new cannon for the time being! Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
"Yes!" The commander commanded, and then several relatively old guns were pushed out again, and the muzzles of the guns were raised in preparation for their curtain call.
"Start demining!" The commander of the coalition army shouted, and then the shield phalanx split several gaps, and out of the gaps came several groups of soldiers, using the method of pushing and rolling logs to open the way ahead, and a number of cattle rushed out of the other gaps, only to see their tails tied to the burning gunpowder, and they were running forward in terror.
"Governor! Look at their funny looks! Li Zicheng said with a smile on the side.
"The people in command are very cautious, and that's right! It seems that I should have been afraid of being blown up before! Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
"Governor Hong, this person doesn't seem to be much! There are so few rushing cars, ladders, and trebuchets for the siege, so you want to attack Jiayu Pass with these? Liu Fangliang said with a smile on the side.
"I think this is just a temptation, an outpost! Either way, let them suffer a little! Li Guo analyzed on the side.
Estimating the distance, Hong Chengchou said coldly: "Open the cannon!" ”
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" The Ming artillery roared and began their final show.
"Kill!" The coalition army quickened the pace, and then, the trebuchet began to fire boulders, huge rocks flew in, although not as powerful as artillery, but it can also cause a lot of damage, and then the archer camp also began to shoot with bows and arrows, ten thousand arrows pierced the heart on this Jiayu Pass began to be ruthlessly staged, the two sides come and go, do not let each other, dense arrow rain continues to have soldiers falling, blood gradually stained this ancient land.
"Whew!" "Whew!" "Whew!" The low horn sounded suddenly, and the coalition army began to retreat quickly after hearing the horn, and in about a quarter of an hour, the originally noisy battlefield became quiet, which surprised many Ming soldiers.
On the land outside Jiayu Pass, a number of military tents rose from the ground, obviously they were encamped here, around the big tent, there were constantly cavalry and infantry flowing, obviously to prevent the Ming army from raiding, but these measures were redundant in the eyes of many soldiers, because in their cognition, the Ming army would only shrink in the city and would not fight them head-on.
In the big tent, Dorgon, Batur and Vladimirovich sat together and discussed, only to hear Batur shouting: "I said Dorgon, if you want to fight like this, my Mongol warrior is estimated to be gone before he can attack the city, how will he fight in the future?" ”
"Jiayu Pass is known as the first level in the world, but it is not in vain, as long as the armament is complete, and the defenders have some ability, it is indeed difficult to break through!" Dorgon sighed.
"So you can't attack by force, you have to outwit it? What's your idea? Batur said.
"A surprise attack at night, and let the demolition troops cooperate with the artillery to carry out a strong attack! And bring the slaves we brought with us, and let them get out of the way!" Dorgon said coldly.
Batur and Vladimirovich looked at each other and nodded, and then Dolgon said as if he remembered something: "Vladimirovich, can your gunpowder lengthen the lead?" ”
"What do you mean?" Vladimirovich wondered.
"Tie up a few gunpowder with that stone, and throw it into the gate!" Dolgon said.
"Yes! Just a few feet closer! Vladimirovich thought for a moment.
"Good! Then you go and get ready! Dolgon said.
Slowly, slowly, the night came. The silvery moonlight sprinkled on the ground, and the sound of insects chirping everywhere added a bit of life to the desert, and the fragrance of the night filled the air, weaving a soft net that enveloped all the scenery. What the eyes come into contact with is covered with this soft net, any grass and trees, not as realistic as in the daytime, they all have a vague, empty color, each of which hides its delicate points, all keep its secrets, so that people have a dreamlike feeling, but in this dreamlike world there is a trace of murderous aura, in the camp of the coalition army, a group of siege troops slowly moved towards Jiayuguan, like a hungry beast is crawling towards his prey, When the time comes, he will deliver a fatal blow to his prey.
On the city pass of Jiayuguan, a man dressed in a general's costume was looking up at the starry sky, not knowing what he was thinking, and then he looked into the distance and said: "This night in the Western Regions has a unique charm, but it's a pity that this beautiful night may be infected with this bloody smell!" After speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Governor Hong! We're ready! As long as they dare to come, we will beat them to death! Li Zicheng grinned.