"Execution!"

It has been delayed for a long time, there is no need to delay any longer, Lu Dafu saw Li Shouxin nodding, he used his hand to pull the gate on the side of the wooden platform, the entire wooden board fell down at once, and more than a dozen northern captives were suddenly suspended in the air, they began to writhe and struggle desperately in mid-air, and there was a whimpering sound in their throats.

Still no one made a sound, everyone watched with bated breath, after half a quarter of an hour, first the first, then a number of Beiyu in a row, the longest one lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour, and finally stopped the twisting of the body, and was suspended in mid-air, the body swinging with the rope.

"Happy!"

"I feel more hatred than beheading!"

"You should hang all the northern captives!"

"Now I know why adults use hanging, such execution, looking at it is relieving and happy, and it is also dignified, we adults act in an air, it is the atmosphere!"

Zhang Han couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, he just hung these people to be violent corpses, and the heads could also be suspended, the target was too inconspicuous, these corpses were hanging here like this, it was a very obvious sign, and it could make him a little bit of the evil anger he suffered yesterday.

More than a dozen corpses in front of him were already swaying with the breeze, Zhang Han also felt a little strange, these people in front of him died without bloodshed, but in line with the noble death method of Mongolian nobles, but in any case, Zhang Han also smelled blood in the air, and even his eyes were already full of blood!

He had no intention of executing these Mongols earlier, releasing Zhou Yao, killing more people is one thing, executing captives is another, now Zhang Han has mastered and has great power, and in his mind, he decided the life and death of these dozen northern captives, but no matter what, he can't feel happy.

Li Xuan, who was on the side, looked satisfied, and a cuirassier beside him looked handsome and young, and at this time he also said sincerely: "The taste of revenge is really good, but it's a pity that there are too few hanged northern captives!" ”

On the city wall, John Tang was also discussing the scene in front of him with the priests, and Peter said: "I thought that Master Zhang was a civilized person, he had a unique elegance and aristocratic atmosphere, and now he seems to be a standard soldier. ”

Tang Ruowang frowned and was silent, he also felt the temperament that Zhang Han had not shown before, in a word, he hung more than a dozen people in front of everyone, not only in front of everyone in the military fort, but also many barbarian cavalry were also watching, he felt that Zhang Han's elegant and shrewd aura also had such a tough side.

Frederick said: "I think these barbarians should be hanged, to see what they did yesterday, it's incomprehensible!" It's okay now, we have to be ready, there should be a battle down there. ”

Everyone on the fort wall was also talking, and everyone felt Zhang Han's determination and will, and at the same time, they all felt that war was imminent.

……

Countless people and horses converge into streams that flow from the northwest and northeast to the north and west of Jining Fort.

For more than ten days, a large number of herdsmen and armoured soldiers continued to gather from all sides, and by early May, more than 100,000 people were stationed around the small fortress.

If you look at the castle wall, almost visible to the naked eye everywhere are people on horseback, the yurts are dense and terrible, it is rare to see so many people on the grassland, and in some places there are even hundreds of miles without people, even if it is a thriving tribe, a pasture is dozens of yurts, like this scene of more than 100,000 people gathering, it has not happened in the grassland for a long time.

In addition to the large number of people and horses, there are also many herds of cattle and sheep, and most of the herdsmen are requisitioned to cut down trees, make all kinds of siege equipment and vehicles, and the most built is the ladder, which is made of cut wood.

Most of the people who built the ladder were Hermes-Epitek, and an official from the Department of Military Affairs said to Zhang Han: "These Hermes-Epitek refused to move out of the Bansheng Field, so they knew that they were on the side of the Beiyu." ”

"White Lotus Cultist!" The other said in a calm tone.

Zhang Han's eyes were complicated and he was silent.

At least 10,000 of the Han people who joined the north on the grassland were White Lotus disciples who fled to the north from all over the country.

These disciples refused to belong to the Ming Dynasty in any case, preferring to join the Beilu, or even serve the Beilu.

When Altan Khan was in his prime, Hermes-Epitek farmed the land, built weapons, and made ladders for the northern captives.

At the same time, the herders are also making cloth bags, and a large number of cloth areas are used to make cloth bags, which are then loaded with soil to make mud cloth bags.

These herders were moving like ant colonies, making these siege military equipment day by day.

At the same time, the cavalry began to move deeper to the south, isolating the fort platforms one by one.

Li Shouxin said: "It seems that they are going to attack the southeast one. ”

Everyone saw it, and many of them had worried looks on their faces.

……

On the opposite side of the castle, because there were too many northern captives and too many horses, the grassland was trampled out of a series of criss-crossing dirt roads.

Ah Cheng Taiji was on his horse, surrounded by his armor guards, and he was surveying the assembled armor horses and the military appearance of the herdsmen.

According to the lunar calendar of the Ming Dynasty, it has been the beginning of summer, the grass on the grassland is particularly luxuriant, in the grass from the depths, there are clusters of unknown wildflowers, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the weather is particularly good, the sky is blue and scary, such a place, in fact, it is not very suitable for war, it is very suitable for riding horses and grazing, singing some songs that have been handed down for a long time, and then opening a curtain meeting, everyone wrestles, compared archery, more equestrian, and then boiled mutton, dip the meat in the wild leek sauce that has just been squeezed out by hand...... Ah Cheng felt that what he was thinking was a little out of place.

A large force of cavalry, armored, not armored, the herdsmen are also selected some suitable candidates for training, in these days they have been receiving military training, although not wearing armor is also the appearance of armor, this time the battle should be small-scale, but Ah Cheng did not dare to slack off, he directly mobilized more than 1,000 armor soldiers and more than 5,000 herdsmen, to besiege is a radius of more than 150 steps of the military platform, it is estimated that the garrison soldiers may be a banner team of merchant soldiers, less than forty people!

Besieging forty people with more than 6,000 people, others thought it was a joke, especially Geng Ge and the others, Geng Ge was simply laughing at Ah Cheng, and he was simply overjoyed at the last meeting.

Ah Cheng sometimes thinks that these old and stubborn Taiji might as well be shot to death by He Yusheng earlier!

Every path that came out was constantly met by military horses, and finally in front of Ah Cheng converged into a sea of flags and spears, and a large number of herdsmen also transported ladders and carts, and these items were placed in front of Ah Cheng one after another.

A Mongol general rode up to Ah Cheng, who was in charge of the first wave of attacks, and he said to Ah Cheng: "Taiji, we are ready. ”

Ah Cheng looked at the military platform, this military platform is three miles away from Jining Fort, located in the southeast direction, it is a very important stronghold, to attack it, you have to cross a small river, fortunately, the speed of the river slows down here, the water flow is insufficient, and the trench outside the military station is not put on water, which saves a lot of trouble.

Geng Ge, who was beside Ah Cheng, snorted coldly and said, "Nemuge, I wish you a successful start, but you'd better not delay me for lunch!" ”

Xi Lingse also said: "If it is done in half an hour, I will reward everyone." ”

There are too many factions in the Mongolian army, and there are few times when they are not intrigued with each other, Ah Cheng knows that Xi Lingse is trying to win people's hearts and express himself, and this Taiji will participate in any big occasion, and try to be friendly with others, Ah Cheng has no way to stop it.

He could only say to Nemuge: "Attack, Chang Tian will protect you, and you will definitely be able to win!" ”

"Yes!"

Many generals and armor soldiers roared angrily, after delaying for so long, the first battle with He Yusheng was about to start, especially they all felt that they were winning, and they didn't have to pay too much price, everyone felt very relaxed, and they couldn't wait to stain their sabers with the blood of the Ming people as soon as possible.

"Very good," Ah Cheng also showed a smile on his face, he has been under too much pressure recently, not only to plan an attack on Heyusheng's military fort, but also to face internal tilting and intrigue, this time the soldiers and horses gathered are provided by the Taiji of each department, everyone is pinching their noses to make up people, everyone is saying beautiful words when they gather troops, and when they really send troops, they all want to send out a soldier without a single soldier, Ah Cheng feels very tired.

……

This military platform in the southeast direction of Jining Fort is built on a small hill, one zhang high hill and three zhang high military platform, the bottom base is towering, making people feel that the military platform and the hill are integrated, and there is a sense of height that towers into the clouds.

The official name of this military platform is a set of southeast one, on the west side of this military platform to three miles is a set of southeast piers, according to the surrounding direction to determine the name of the military platform and the fort in turn, easy to identify, this is also a part of the business style of Yusheng.

The Mongolian army crossed the river, and a large number of herdsmen carried ladders and pushed carts, detouring from afar, and groups of herdsmen were like large ant colonies, giving people a very spectacular feeling.

All the defenders had been assembled in the military platform, a banner regiment of soldiers, as well as more than 20 people and some Han people in Banshengdi who had been assigned to live in the military platform, and the number of people in this military station far exceeded the normal number of garrisons, adding up to more than 80 men in the prime of life.

This number is equivalent to one person at each step, but the people and the Han people who have taken refuge cannot fight, they can only help deliver goods and cook, and do some chores.

Most of the soldiers wore military robes, but everyone had an iron helmet, and the few veterans were issued cotton armor or chain mail, and the arquebuses were also held by the veterans.

The recruits in the army were holding flintlock pistols, and the operation of flintlock pistols was much simpler than arquebuses, so the recruits used good guns instead.