Chapter 1: Siege Crisis 1
In December 1353, on the city of Xuyi, the cold wind was howling, and the anti-Yuan rebels armed with swords and guns had tired faces, and they were forced to patrol and be vigilant. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Knock Knock ~ Knock Knock ~ Knock Knock ~ !!"
Suddenly, the dull sound of drums suddenly followed a certain rhythm, sweeping towards Xuyi City like a sea of mountains.
At this time, the sky was not yet bright, the sky was dark and dark, one after another, and there were bursts of thunder from time to time, and it seemed that a violent storm was coming.
"The first test of coming here, I hope to pass it safe and sound!" Deng Yu leaned on the head of the city, looking at the black dots outside the city that were constantly approaching and expanding, and muttered in a low voice.
Deng Yu's deity is Deng Youde, who was named the Duke of Weiguo (Zhu Yuanzhang renamed him Deng Yu) under the command of Zhu Yuanzhang in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, and his soul came from a modern person more than 600 years later.
In the past, he was a military cadet who loved history and military affairs, but he was accidentally bitten by a poisonous insect in the jungle during the graduation assessment of the military academy. At the moment before his consciousness disappeared, he vaguely remembered that he was being rescued on the operating table, but for some reason, as soon as he opened his eyes, his soul actually crossed over to Deng Yu, a famous general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
From the memory of the deity, Deng Yu learned that the deity's father was originally the leader of the Linhao Righteous Army, and then turned to Xuyi, and died in the battle with the Yuan army half a year ago, and his brother Deng Youlong took over the position of the leader of the rebel army, he was seriously ill and died not long ago.
At this time, although Deng Yu was only sixteen years old, he had a high prestige in the Xuyi Righteous Army because of his strategic mind and brave combat, and was recommended by his subordinates as the leader of the Xuyi Righteous Army.
"Dada~Dada~Dada~!!"
In the dense marching black spots, a strong man in his forties was wearing jet-black battle armor, a snow-colored white robe, and holding an eight-foot long sword, surrounded by dozens of sturdy knights, and quickly advanced towards Xuyi City.
When he was only five miles (2,500 meters) away from the Xuyi city wall, the middle-aged strong man raised his eight-foot long knife and pointed sharply at the sky, and the nearly 10,000 horses who received the signal quickly stopped.
"Straighten out the men and horses, and after half an hour, start the siege!" The middle-aged strong man ordered coldly, his bloodshot eyes staring at the head of Xuyi City.
The generals knew that Wanhu Batu suffered the pain of losing his son yesterday, and his hatred was higher than the sky at this time, so he dared to rub it a little, and immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare.
Half an hour later, 800 Mongol cavalry, 2,000 crossbowmen, 1,000 hook gunners (short knives hanging from their waists, throwing hooks in their hands, climbing the wall straight up), 2,000 sword and shield men, and 2,000 pikemen were reorganized, and the original Batu had more than 13,000 soldiers and horses, and in the siege battles of the past few days, more than 4,000 people were killed and more than 1,000 were wounded.
Thousands of casualties, Batu is not distressed, for him, this is just a reduction in numbers, far less painful than the tragic death of his only son.
"Slaughter all the Xuyi Han dogs!!" Batu twisted the eight-foot long knife and swung it forward, Ling Ran shouted.
"Slaughter all the Xuyi Han dogs!!"
"Slaughter all the Xuyi Han dogs!!"
……
A roar that shook the mountains and the sea suddenly burst out, and the momentum of nearly 8,000 people was enough to be terrifying, Batu was very satisfied with the momentum of his subordinates, pulled the reins, and took the lead in running, and then the 8,000 yuan army followed neatly, all of them were swords and guns, and the killing intent was Ling Ran.
The war is about to start, Deng Yu with the help of the good military literacy of the deity (here to open a hanging, the modern soul dominates Deng Yu, and inherited Deng Yu's martial arts and military strategy, please bear with me) arranged for his subordinates to set up a good defensive position, some soldiers moved countless arrows and stones, others boiled water in a cauldron.
The large forces of the Yuan army were gradually approaching, and the deafening shouts seemed to make the entire Xuyi City shake.
Deng Yu's face was resolute, he took a step, squinted at the formation of the Yuan army's troops, and quickly thought about the timing of the first round of archery in his heart.
When the Yuan army was a thousand meters away from the city wall, Deng Yu waved his hand and shouted: "Zhang Gong!! ”
There were 3,000 veterans of the righteous army in the city, and 2,000 young men who assisted in defending the city.
The Yuan army was getting closer and closer, and it was only five hundred meters away from the city wall.
"Upper Arrow !!"
Deng Yu's heartbeat accelerated suddenly, his eyes narrowed, the Yuan army had not yet reached the best shooting distance, the first round of archery was particularly important, if the edge of the Yuan army could be blocked, the Yuan army would vent its sharpness first, and its morale would be greatly reduced.
It's close, it's close, it's three hundred meters, it's two hundred meters.
When the Yuan army was only a hundred meters away from the city wall, the defenders in the city were all sweating in their palms, and they were extremely nervous, after all, the distance was too close.
"Shoot !!"
Finally, Deng Yu's order was given, and the five thousand defenders waited for a long time and immediately shot arrows.
"Xiuxiu~Xiuxiu~Xiuxiu~!!"
In an instant, countless arrows, like a huge iron curtain, quickly covered the Yuan army, and there was a miserable scream under the city, and many Yuan soldiers who rushed in front of them carrying cloud ladders were suddenly shot to the ground.
Batu, who was pressing the formation at the back, was angry, roared again and again, and ordered the archers to rush forward to suppress, but how could Deng Yu give him the opportunity to change his troops, and coldly gave another order.
"Full speed, shoot randomly!"
Random shooting is not to pay attention to shooting accuracy, what is sought is a fast word, the five thousand defenders understood what Deng Yu meant, and quickly shot arrows, arrows, and arrows at the moment.
The overwhelming arrows were like a continuous spring rain, covering a small world outside the city, and the Yuan army continued to fall, although some of the arrows missed, but the dense arrow rain gave the Yuan soldiers a great deterrent.
Many panicked Yuan soldiers collided in all directions, not only messing up the attack formation of the Yuan army, but also hindering the archers of the Yuan army from archery suppression.
Seeing the Yuan soldiers retreating in a panic, Deng Yu couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's a pity that there is no cavalry in his hands, if you can divide a cavalry to take advantage of the chaos to attack, even if there are only 100 cavalry, you can achieve huge results!" ”
The fighter plane is fleeting, and ever-changing, so there can be no slightest sloppiness on the battlefield, this Batu siege is anxious, did not take the shield and archers combined, step by step suppression, step by step to advance the method, siege failure, inevitable!
After sorting out his thoughts a little, Deng Yu ordered again: "Stop!" Prepare dashi, boiling water! ”
The 5,000 defenders stopped shooting arrows and went to bring large rocks and cauldrons with boiling water.
Deng Yu stared at the outside of the city, the Yuan army after adjusting the formation, this time it was a thousand hook gunners and two thousand sword and shield men, the archers followed closely to suppress, and the cavalry was ready to storm the city gate at any time.
"Kill, !!"
Several generals shouted, leading the 1,000 hook gunners and 2,000 sword and shield men to rush violently, including a few ladder cars, and the 2,000 yuan saber and shield men protected the ladder cart and wanted to get close to the city wall, and then borrowed the ladder car to enter the city.
At this time, Deng Yu's cheers sounded again.
"Rubble !!"
With Deng Yu's order, many huge stones quickly fell from the top of the heads of the two thousand sword and shield hands, and some of the sword and shield hands who had no time to dodge were suddenly smashed into meat sauce by the big stones, and those who were smashed into some parts of the body screamed in pain.
Many large rocks rolled next to the ladder truck, blocking the wheels and making the ladder truck unable to move.