In the eleventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, on the fourth day of the first day of November, dusk, Xuanfu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The glow of the waning sun shone like blood on the land, and it mixed with the blood that was still flowing or had dried up, making the world completely red and black.

With a terrible and shrill sound of horns, thousands of Mongol warriors once again attacked the towering city, walking on the blood and corpses of their former companions. After rushing to the bottom of the city, they quickly raised their hands, drew their bowstrings, and unleashed countless arrows at the defenders of the city, enough to cover the sky.

The Ming army in the city had already become familiar with the opponent's style of play during this period of stalemate, and as soon as they saw them stop, hundreds of people were already carrying huge wooden shields that were more than one person high and two or three people wide in front.

As a result, the arrows that had been shot at the top of the city, but still had no less strength, could only be nailed to the shields on that side in vain. Only a handful of arrows entered through the gaps between the shields and struck the less fortunate Ming soldiers.

One of the arrows happened to hit the shield-wearing wrestler, and he screamed, and his hand relaxed, causing the shield to slant to the side, so that the originally covered arrow directly hit the unprepared soldiers.

A scream rang out at the head of the city in an instant. Fortunately, someone reacted quickly enough, and hurriedly stepped forward to raise the shield again, which was quite light, which could be regarded as stabilizing the situation. But in such a trouble, no less than seven or eight people have been injured of varying severity, and two people who were less fortunate have lost their lives directly.

And at this time, accompanied by the sound of a trumpet, the Mongolian people who stopped under the city shouted and rushed forward again, and in the bang, one after another cloud ladders were knocked into the city, lean and strong, and the hideous Mongolian warriors held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and they walked along the cloud ladder towards the city head like a fly.

At this time, the Ming troops at the head of the city had also lowered their heavy shields under the orders of their respective generals, and with the crossbow on one side, they released a puff of arrows at the enemy below, trying to block their advance.

But the Mongols held the little round shield in front of them, blocking more than half of the arrows, so that they could approach the city more quickly at the lowest possible cost.

Originally, in this kind of siege warfare, the Ming army had the means to injure the enemy, such as boiling oil with gold juice, and for example, just knocking down the ladder on the city, which was enough to make dozens of enemies climbing on it fall down the city and fall to death.

But for some reason, weapons of mass destruction such as boiling oil have not been put into today's battles, and as for pushing ladders, the current ladders of the Mongolian people are equipped with long and sharp nails, and once they crash into the city wall, they cannot be loosened at once. So even the most common tricks can't be used.

Therefore, all the Ming soldiers could do was to continue to delay and kill the enemy with bows and crossbows, and at the same time wait for the moment when the Mongolian people ascended to fight with them.

Sure enough, in just a moment, the first Mongolian warrior stepped on a ladder and pounced on the city. Without saying a word, the Ming army, who had been prepared, grabbed two people, and slashed their palms at the top of the city. As soon as the man tried to plunge into the city, he was cut off by a knife and fell down with a terrible scream, and finally slammed into flesh.

But this was only the beginning, and the death of his companions did not deter the other Mongol warriors at all. After the first person was cut down, more hands climbed to the head of Xuanfu City, and then a fanatical and murderous face appeared in front of the Ming soldiers.

The soldiers immediately came forward with their swords and spears to stop them, but after cutting down a batch, more enemies came up from below, and in a little slackening of their efforts, at last someone climbed into the city and engaged them in hand-to-hand combat.

It is said that the Mongolian people are the best at riding and shooting, but as far as the defenders here are concerned, their ability to fight in close combat is also extremely terrifying, although the defenders are superior to the opponent in terms of strength, but in the scene, especially when there are constantly Mongolian people coming out from below, the Ming army quickly fell into passivity, and can only be defensive.

This made these Mongolian people very encouraged, during this period of offensive and defensive battles, their own losses were really not small, but they have not really been able to get a decisive victory, is it today to take this city?

As soon as they thought of the possible victory, the Mongols were even more excited, and when they rushed to kill, they threw aside the somewhat cumbersome round shields, and slammed into the Ming army with knives in both hands.

The head of this Xuanfu city was not very large, and now thousands of people on both sides are entangled in a scuffle, which is naturally more crowded, and as the Mongolian people continue to increase their numbers, it will be difficult for the Ming army to gain a foothold here. After some fighting, part of the Ming army had been killed and retreated from the city, and less than 300 people were still making the last resistance in the city.

"Great, after a month of fighting, we're finally going to take this fortress!" Outside the city, an extremely tall and mighty Mongolian general on a horse punched his fist with some excitement. Then he looked at the man next to him who was a head shorter than him, but more stocky, and said: "Tuta, it seems that the strategy you formulated before is still above the Ming army, and now the Xuanfu is ours!" ”

At this time, the most difficult thing in siege warfare is to control the city walls. Once this falls into the hands of the besiegers, they will be able to send a steady stream of army reinforcements, and then they will be able to expand their gains until they have taken the city once and for all. Therefore, it is reasonable for this Mongolian man to assert that the Xuanfu has arrived when he sees the situation in the city.

The man named Tuta was as heavy as water, and he couldn't see the slightest excitement because the city was about to win, so he just said heavily: "Do you think this Xuanfu is so easy to break?" This is a fortified city that the Ming Kingdom has resisted our army for 200 years. Even if the Ming Kingdom has declined now, it is not something that can be gnawed down by a month's attack and defense. ”

In the face of his words, the other party snorted with some disdain, feeling that this was just Tuta's statement in order to save his face, and the facts were completely in front of him, could the Ming army still be able to fight back?

Just as he was thinking this, the situation at the head of Xuanfu City suddenly changed. An eager drum beat came from within, and then they saw a dazzling fire flickering from the top of the city, which was particularly dazzling in the darkness of the night.

When the crisp sound of muskets faintly came, they saw that the besiegers who had been pinned on high hopes just now had poured a large field like harvested wheat. Then, a burst of shouts erupted in the city, and a large number of Ming troops poured out like a tide, engulfing the Mongolian army at the head of the city in an instant.

Seeing this scene, the guy who was full of ambition and triumphant just now suddenly became dull-faced, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Tuta, on the other hand, sighed: "I told you not to bet on this, now I know that what I said is true." Well, from today onwards, give me all the command. Without looking at each other, he turned his horse back to the camp. He didn't even stay and wait for the remnants of the siege to return, because he knew very well that the number of people who could escape alive this time should not exceed a hundred.

"General, in this battle, we annihilated more than 2,000 Mongolians, captured no less than 800 people, and only 100 escaped. The general is really clever and clever in his use of soldiers, presumably after this battle, the Mongolian people will not dare to attack us easily. In the command post not far from the city wall, several Ming army generals were talking happily, and they kept thumbs up and patted their asses with the middle-aged generals who sat on the top seats.

This general with a slightly dark face and a rough appearance is none other than Liang Sidu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu.

As a veteran general who has guarded Xuanfu for many years, he does have a unique ability in using soldiers. This time, he set up such a strategy to lure the enemy deep and then kill the enemy on a large scale with muskets. In addition, he has other means to deal with the new large-scale offensive of the Mongol army after it becomes angry.

Although there was a slight victory, there was no joy on General Liang's face, and he just frowned and said, "What about the casualties below?" ”

"Because I was prepared, but there were only about 500 casualties......

"Well, take good care of the wounded, and the dead should be compensated!" The muscles in Liang Sidu's cheeks trembled slightly. Those are all cronies he cultivated single-handedly, and it is indeed very painful to die so many at once. But as long as you can make a contribution and repel the Mongol army, it is also acceptable.

Just as his subordinates agreed and went down to do so, and General Liang was about to plan the next strategy, one of his lieutenants rushed over with a solemn expression: "General, the governor Yamen suddenly sent someone to deliver an urgent letter. ”

"Huh?" Liang Sidu was slightly stunned, took the letter handed over, and at first glance, his already gloomy face suddenly became even more ugly.

Seeing that he suddenly changed color, the hearts of the generals were also tight: "General ......"

This letter was sent by the officials of the DPRK and China who had interests with them, and it was sent day and night, and it was exactly what the court had said about their border troops.

Under Liang Sidu's explanation, the generals' expressions also changed greatly, some worried, and some resentful: "Let's take a desperate risk for the imperial court, how can they get some benefits, they will be red-eyed?" ”

Liang Sidu snorted coldly: "If it's just that, it's fine." But the Son of Heaven actually believed the nonsense of those people, and sent a messenger to inquire, and as far as the letter said, their first stop was our Xuanfu ......"

"Ah......h

"Moreover, the person who came is not easy to fool, it is actually Yang Zhen, the governor of Jinyiwei, I have heard of this person's name for a long time." Liang Sidu said and took a sharp breath: "It seems that this time, it can really be described as a wolf!" ”