Zhu Houzhao undoubtedly set the next course of action, that is, to use himself as bait, catch the big fish of the little prince, and lure the Tatar army close to the city wall The power of the firearms of the Ming army can be used, otherwise there are 100,000 pigs on the opposite side, and it will take several months for Zhu Houzhao's people to cut them. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The purpose of this operation of the Ming army was very simple, to concentrate superior firepower to disable tens of thousands of troops on the opposite side at one time, and it would be great if it could really succeed.

Even if he did not succeed, Zhu Houzhao would not have any losses, and under the cover of the Ming army in Chengtou, the Ming army that went out of the city had a great chance to calmly retreat into the city.

However, before the plan could be implemented, the Tatar army suddenly launched a large-scale siege operation.

I don't know what Xiao Wangzi suddenly went crazy, the army of nearly 100,000 launched an offensive formation in all directions, in addition to the 50,000 in Xicheng as the main attack, the remaining two city gates also suddenly appeared as many as 20,000 siege troops.

Like a mad dog, they attacked the city walls.

The roaring sound of artillery rang out everywhere, and it was obviously a large number of firearms reinforcements that made the little prince bold in an instant.

Under the bombardment of artillery, the city gates on all sides were crumbling, and half of the bluestone rammed earth on the city wall fell from the city wall in the rain. Although Zhu Houzhao's west gate had the largest number of siegers, the pressure was obviously the smallest, and after dodging several waves of arrows, the new army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang on the city wall could always find an opportunity to shoot in such a round and let go of a lot of Tatar soldiers.

One of the bad things about shotguns is that they are not lethal enough, even if they hit the enemy's body, as long as they don't hit the vital point, they won't kill anyone. At most, it can only make the Tatars temporarily lose their combat effectiveness, and after a few days of cultivation, they will be a good man.

Comparatively speaking, the Thunderbolt and the Buddha Fury Sugar Chain are much easier to use, and the damage that can be caused by the explosion of such non-directional firearms in the crowd is often fatal. Having a small hole in the body is not a big problem, but with ten small holes, blood loss is enough to kill a person.

Therefore, under the guard of the new army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there was not much problem with the city defense of Xicheng, but the Tatar siege army suffered heavy casualties and many people died.

From the very beginning of the war, the new army defending the city died on the premise of saving lives and causing casualties at the same time, and a total of less than 200 people died, and they all lost their lives because they were unlucky to be shot by a feather arrow.

But the other two defenders on the walls were not so lucky. The remnants of the Shenji Battalion led by Zhang Yi guarded the northern city together with the Fanzi of Dongchang, where the terrain was different from the open south city, with many small hills, and the Tatars who shot arrows on it could shoot farther arrows into the city walls.

Coupled with the roaring artillery on the hill, it suddenly brought a lot of casualties to the Ming army.

Zhang Yi saw that the only remaining brothers around him were sacrificed one after another under the strong offensive of the Tatars, and his eyes were torn apart. In the past, he only used his soldiers as a tool to make money, but later when Zhu Houzhao forcibly inserted and humiliated the Tatar mission, it was quite improved, and today's hard fighting for months has sublimated his feelings for his corporals to a new level.

During the months of defending the city, I don't know how many soldiers died in front of him for blocking the feathered arrows fired by the Tatars.

"General be careful!" Another soldier suddenly rushed out from the side and quickly threw Zhang Yi to the ground.

But Zhang Yi didn't appreciate it, and forcibly turned over in the blink of an eye, and then felt a sudden pain in his back, and involuntarily let out a muffled snort.

"Tell the brothers not to be so stupid in the future!" Zhang Yi took a breath and sat up: "They are all brothers, it's good that everyone blocks each other's feather arrows, and in the future, it will be the spirit of our Shenji Battalion, which will be passed on from generation to generation!" ”

He stretched out his hand and pulled out the feather arrow on his back that was almost embedded in the flesh, and said with a smile: "But I won't be on this list anymore, how can I say that I am also an official, and the armor on my body is already better than yours, this little injury that is not painful is nothing, it is better than letting you lose your life!" ”

The surrounding sergeants suddenly had red eyes, and they all said: "Even if the brothers lose their lives, you can't let the general get hurt in the slightest!" ”

Zhang Yi scolded with a smile: "Fart, who is not born and raised by my father, this general is Jingui, but God has taken care of this general with the best chain mail, so we brothers are equal on the battlefield!" In the future, if there is such a thing as blocking arrows, let General Ben come! ”

There was laughter on the city walls.

But on this day, the Tatars attacked the city wall several times with hundreds of people, but after all, they still failed to take the wall, but suffered countless casualties.

The fierce siege lasted for a whole day, and finally faded when it got dark.

"Today we have lost a lot of people, and the four sides together have lost their ability to fight!" Wang Shouren's mood was a little heavy, he was used to seeing life and death in the city for several months, but he had never lost so many people in one day.

These are veterans of a hundred battles.

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment and said: "Tonight, we will send people to the Tatar camp to make an appointment, this matter is urgent, at this rate, once our veterans of a hundred battles are lost, it will be the time when our city is broken." ”

Wang Shouren also acquiesced in this proposal, although there are 5,000 dead and wounded on the Tatar side today, but the base of people is large.

"It takes to send someone who dares to die." Someone concluded: "I feel that Xie Qian is quite suitable, and Hongzhi is the first to be able to Kan." ”

Zhu Hou glanced at Xie Qian and did not speak.

Xie Qian's face suddenly turned slightly pale, this was undoubtedly a life of nine deaths, but he stood up in a very short period of time and said loudly: "The old minister is willing to go, Your Majesty still dares to go out of the city to fight, why don't the old ministers dare?" ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and waved his hand, and said: "The old man of the pavilion is old, how can he withstand the physical work of decorating the city wall, just send someone to this matter."

Although he is a Tatar, but the loss of 5,000 a day is not something that can be afforded, and it makes no sense for him to take the capital when the elite of 100,000 horses dies, you must know that we still have a vast land! ”

"It's better for the old minister to go, it's easier to talk if it's heavier." Xie Qian insisted on going.

Sure enough, as Zhu Houzhao expected, the little Tatar prince, who suffered the same heavy losses today, quickly agreed to the Ming army's appointment to fight, and when he heard that the general of the Ming army who fought would be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao, the prince who humiliated him back then, was even more overjoyed.

The hospitality of good wine and meat entertained Xie Qian, who did not appreciate it, and even filmed a team of men and horses to escort him back to the city.

And agreed to come to the last decisive battle the morning after tomorrow to decide the ownership of Beijing City, whether it succeeds or not, only in this battle.

Zhu Hou looked at the little prince's handwriting, and his face did not show too much expression, he lit up three thousand high-quality Jiangsu and Zhejiang new troops overnight, and the decisive battle in two days later will depend on these people!

Hold out for three hours under the walls no matter what!