The Ming army was well-trained, and although they knew that it was very likely that they would die if they were a human wall, the Ming army who rushed to the first row still decided to sacrifice themselves without hesitation to achieve the overall situation, and they squatted on the ground one after another, propped their hands on the stone wall, and waited for the soldiers in the second row to jump on the wall by their shoulders.

Because of the lesson of the last time, the soldiers of the second row did not dare to slack off, and quickly stepped on the shoulders of the soldiers of the first row, and covered their bodies with shields.

Seeing that the Ming army below them was playing tricks again, they took out their arrows and shot at them, one of them just pulled out the arrow and hit a bloody hole with the Ming army's gun, and fell straight under the wall, and the other two soldiers still got their wish to send the sharp arrows in their hands and shot down the two Ming soldiers who were squatting on the ground.

Due to the suppression of the firepower of the firearms battalion, the Ming army's attack was relatively smooth, and between the lightning and flint, more than a dozen skilled Ming soldiers had already grabbed the wall with the support of their opponents' bodies, trying to take the opportunity to cross the stone wall and open the gap to the Uighur camp.

The Uighur army on the stone wall was very nervous, the stone wall was their most important support, if the Ming army broke through, they were equipped with cannons, they would definitely cause huge trouble to their side, and they drew their weapons to frantically slash and kill the Ming soldiers who were about to climb up.

A Uighur soldier saw that a Ming soldier's hands were holding the wall under him, and without saying a word, he subconsciously swung his knife and chopped off the ten fingers of the Ming soldier.

The Ming Army: "Ah! With a scream, he fell straight off the wall, his hands bleeding profusely, and he rolled on the ground in pain, and was then sent to the west by two Uighur arrows.

When the attack reached the most critical moment, the Ming archers in charge of covering released arrows on the city walls one after another to suppress their opponents and provide cover for the friendly forces in front.

A Uighur soldier saw that a Ming soldier was about to climb up below, and hurriedly drew his knife and slashed at his head. With a bang, a sharp arrow shot into his chest, and at such a close distance, the sharp arrow pierced through his armor and pierced his heart. Without saying a word, the Uighur soldier fell straight down.

The Ming soldier took advantage of this golden opportunity to jump on the wall with all his might, and with him about seven or eight other companions, who were trying to fight together and build a beachhead for the troops below, but suddenly found that under the stone wall, there were three rows of Uighur soldiers holding crossbows against them.

"Put!" The Uighur centurion, who was in charge of commanding the crossbow fleet, gave an order, and the first row of crossbows shot out at the Ming army standing on the wall. The seven or eight Ming soldiers who had just climbed the wall were caught off guard, stunned by the scene in front of them, at a loss for a moment, their eyes were full of horror and disbelief, and they were shot through the body by this row of crossbow machines and fell down.

This platoon of crossbowmen had been preparing here for a long time, just waiting for the Ming army to climb the wall and give them a surprise blow, and the attack effect of this blow was very remarkable.

"Quick! The first row is loaded with arrows! The second row is on top! The Ming army is coming up soon! Despite the initial success, the Uighur centurion, who commanded the crossbow fleet, did not dare to be careless, and immediately ordered his men to readjust their formation and load them with arrows.

The Uighur crossbowmen in the first row quickly pushed to the end to reload the arrows, and the crossbowmen in the second row immediately stepped up. It turns out that people also know how to hit three stages.

"Boom!" There was a loud bang on the ground, and a buckshot fell from the sky, killing a moving Uighur crossbowman, but the rest of the people didn't care, and continued to do their job, they knew that with this stone wall blocking their vision, the Ming army's iron mortar cannon was equivalent to shooting blindly with their eyes closed, and their heads were very low, because they were not afraid. Besides, there will always be casualties in a war, as long as there are more dead on the other side than on your side, what's the fuss?

With the stone wall as a huge obstacle, and the Uighur crossbowmen hiding behind the stone wall ready to strike a three-stage attack on the Ming army climbing the wall, the Ming army fought very hard.

In addition, the luck of the firearms battalion today was not very good, although several shells hit the enemy's arrow towers, but none of them caused fatal damage to them, and those arrow towers still stood in place, posing this great threat to the Ming army.

Zhu Ao stood under the banner of the general in the rear, and watched the waves of Ming troops climb up the wall, and then they were shot down again, and he knew what was the arrangement behind the stone wall, but even if he knew, there was nothing he could do about it, behind the stone wall was the dead end of the artillery, and it was difficult for the enemy to hide there and the firearms battalion could hurt them.

The more Zhu Ao looked at the stone wall, the more angry he became, and he really wanted to catch and cut down the Yuan Datong who was in charge of monitoring that day, but he had no choice but to let him say the words of atonement for his crimes, and it was not good to regret it in public, looking at the Ming army with heavier and heavier casualties, although he was unwilling, he still sighed heavily, and said to the signal soldiers around him: "Collect the troops." ”

The rear of the Ming army immediately sounded a sound of gold, and the soldiers of the forward battalion and the Hami army who were struggling to attack heard this sound, and there was a hint of joy in their hearts as if they had been amnesty, because they were all veterans who had been on the battlefield, and they knew at a glance that according to the current situation, their side could not break through this stone wall, and they would not leave under the wall, except for increasing casualties, it was meaningless. The fact that the king can choose Mingjin to withdraw his troops at this time shows that he is still wise and rational.

The Ming army and the Hami army alternated cover, slowly retreating, not forgetting to take every wounded soldier with them, and the corpses that were too late to take away had to be thrown there first, waiting for the Uighur camp to be buried.

The Hami army who watched the battle at the head of Turpan City was also discouraged, but they were still not disappointed, because the strong combat effectiveness and heroic spirit shown by the Ming army in this battle were felt by each of them, and they believed that such an army could lead them out of the encirclement.

After the Ming army returned to the camp, they began to do their work in an orderly manner, camping and healing. Zhu Ao got down from the general's flag, walked towards his big tent without saying a word. Several wounded soldiers helped each other to go to the infirmary for treatment, and they happened to meet Zhu Ao on the way, and hurriedly saluted: "See Your Highness." ”

Zhu Ao nodded slightly from them, as a greeting, and then walked to his big tent without saying a word. It is inevitable that soldiers will be injured in battle, and the men in the army are all rough-cut, and they will not be dissatisfied because Zhu Ao did not ask them for warmth, it is too hypocritical and will make people feel disgusting.

After Zhu Ao came to the big tent, he sat straight on his king's chair, looked at the map hanging in front of him, and pondered for a long time before he stood up abruptly and ordered the guards beside him: "Go." And he commanded all the officers to take matters in the king's tent tonight. ”

The herald saluted, and the soldier turned and went out, telling all the generals to go.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the officers above the major general of the Su State, as well as the king of Hami, all came to Zhu Ao's Chinese army tent, because of today's attack failure, everyone knew that Zhu Ao was holding a fire in his heart, so he didn't dare to make a sound, and carefully sat on the horse that Zhu Ao prepared for them, and he didn't dare to come out, for fear of touching the lord's mold.

Zhu Ao didn't look up at these influential figures of the country, stared at the map spread on the ground, and said to himself: "What are the casualties of our army? ”

Guan Ziyu, the soldier in charge of the statistics, immediately stood up, arched his hand to Zhu Ao, and said respectfully: "According to preliminary statistics, our army has suffered more than 8,000 casualties. Among them, there are 3,000 Su troops and more than 5,000 Hami troops. ”

This sentence said that the Hami king Na Huli had a pain in his flesh, he had a total of 20,000 people left, and more than a quarter of the battle was reimbursed, at this rate, in a few days of fighting, wouldn't his old capital have to be lost? If it weren't for today's people for the knife and me for the fish, he would really want to jump up and scold Zhu Ao bastard.

Zhu Ao still didn't raise his eyes to look at everyone, as if he had made up a script, and then asked: "What are the opinions of the generals in today's battle?" ”

The generals were all over, sitting upright, not daring to move, but their eyes still looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, and communicated frequently, and finally it was General Zuo Li Mian who stood up first, cleared his throat, and gave a military salute to Zhu Ao, and said: "Your Royal Highness, according to the last general." Today, the Uighurs are so rampant that they are clinging to stone walls. Our army was unprepared for this, so it suffered a great loss. According to the general's idea, we should cut down more trees, make ladders, and lean them against the stone wall, so that the soldiers can run up on foot with their shields and not be afraid of the crossbowmen behind the stone wall. ”

This suggestion is quite pertinent and feasible. Zhu Ao not only nodded again and again when he heard this, but then showed a trace of shame on his face, and said lightly: "The king also has a certain responsibility for the failure of today's attack, and the order to attack is a little early, so the firearms battalion should be asked to make more firepower preparations." ”

This is exactly what Li Mian wanted to say but didn't dare to say, but he didn't expect the prince to admit his mistake in public, which surprised and moved him. To tell the truth, even with adequate artillery preparations, it was not necessary to take the stone wall, because the Uighur stone wall was so strong that the shells could not destroy it, and if they fought a little longer, they would kill a few more Uighur troops at most, and it would not necessarily turn the situation around.

Li Mian was stunned and didn't know what to say for a while, but at this time, Qu Neng also stood up, and after bowing to Zhu Ao, he said, "Your Highness, I will think that in the end." If we want to break this village, we don't have to storm the stone wall. ”