Chapter 521: The Final Battle (22)
After staying in the county seat of Yishui for a month, Hedan finally felt that the end was coming. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The city has been out of food for more than half a month, these days has been relying on killing horses to maintain the cost of the sergeant, the war horse can be said to be the second life of the Mongolian iron horse, and now it has been forced to kill the war horse to make a living, it can be seen that the fighting spirit of the Mongolian iron cavalry sergeant has disappeared.
There were constant conflicts between the sergeants, some wanted to kill the horses to keep them alive, and some people were unwilling to kill the horses if they swore to death, and such disputes even led to the fighting between the sergeants, causing a lot of commotion.
Prince Hatan could not quell the fratricidal fighting between the sergeants that appeared almost every day.
From the day of the food shortage, Prince Hedan looked forward to the Ming army being able to launch an attack on the city of Yishui County, even if it was bombarded with artillery, so that many soldiers could be killed and fought happily with the Ming soldiers, but unfortunately, his wish was never fulfilled, and the Ming soldiers outside the city just did not attack.
The climate has gradually cooled down, and it is the season of high and crisp autumn.
Autumn was supposed to be a refreshing assembly, but Hedan was so pressed that he couldn't lift his head, and his hair was all white.
There were once sergeants who tried to kill themselves out of the city, but unfortunately all of them were lying outside the city gates, and no one could really rush out, so naturally no one would take any more risks.
The atmosphere of despair spreading in the city, coupled with the daily clashes between killing and protecting horses, made it difficult for Hedan to bear.
If this situation continues, Hedan knows that it will not last long.
In Hedan's mind, there has always been a thought, that is, to negotiate with the Ming army, which seems to be a ridiculous idea, or an idea that is impossible to implement at all, but it has always been hovering in Hedan's mind.
It is impossible to negotiate without capital, this is the simplest truth, but unfortunately Hedan can no longer figure it out.
When the negotiators were sent out of the city, Hedan cheered up and began to put order in order, after all, so many people needed to live, and the slaughter between the sergeants could not be caused by a few war horses.
When Wu Shao first got the report, he was looking at the folds and letters sent by Kaifeng Fucheng.
Almost as soon as he got the report, Wu Shaogang made a decision, he would not see the envoy sent by Hedan, what kind of joke, the Mongolian army in Yishui City had only one ending, that is, it was completely wiped out.
In order to achieve this goal, Wu Shaogang even ordered the army to be stationed in place, not in the direction of Jinan Mansion, and deployed a large number of troops in the Yishui area to prevent Dadu from sending a large army to help.
Grain and grass were also continuously transported to ensure the expenses of the army, and tens of thousands of dollars were consumed.
After working hard, it is difficult to give the Mongolian Tartars in Yishui City a chance to release them, I am afraid that only people with mental problems will do such a thing.
Because of Wu Shaogang's attitude, the envoy sent by Hedan did not even see Cai Siwei, Zhang Jue, Lu Wenhuan and others, but only an officer came forward, without much conversation, telling the envoy that the only choice for the Mongolian army in the city was to open the city gate and surrender, otherwise there would be no chance of survival.
The envoy sent by Hedan left in a hurry.
Cai Siwei and others also came to the temporary Chinese military tent.
Looking at the people who came in together, Wu Shaogang sighed slightly, it seemed that his decision needed to be changed.
"Your Majesty, the minister suggested an attack on the city of Yishui County, it has been a month, the Mongolian Tartars in the city have long been unable to maintain, the minister knows that the emperor is for the sake of many soldiers, so as not to have casualties, but the lower officials think that even if they attack the Mongolian army in Yishui City, there will not be many casualties. . . ."
Cai Siwei said it very simply this time, and the meaning was very clear.
In fact, Wu Shaogang was already thinking about it, a month has passed, and most of the capital has not sent the army to rescue, and the intelligence obtained by the intelligence agency, because the Dayuan court has suffered a heavy blow, and the sea capital of the Mobei grassland, which has learned all this, is ready to move, intending to take advantage of this time to ascend to the throne of the Mongolian Great Khan, which must be intolerable to Kublai Khan, so Kublai Khan's main attention is still on stabilizing the situation in the Mobei grassland, and temporarily does not take care of the affairs of Shandong, in this case, Wu Shaogang thought of luring the Mongolian army to come to the rescue, but he basically couldn't realize it.
As soon as Cai Siwei finished speaking, Wu Shaogang waved his hand and spoke.
"Cai Siwei is right, I don't think there is any need to drag it out, Hedan is also in a daze, and actually sent an envoy to negotiate, how can I negotiate with the one who will be defeated, and launch an attack on Yishui in three days, and it must be taken within one day."
When Dingkun Cannon began to roar, Hedan didn't care, he felt relieved.
The moment the messenger sent back to the city, Hedan's heart was completely dead, he knew that it was difficult to escape the catastrophe, think about it, there was no capital, and he actually wanted to negotiate with the Ming army, why should people trade with you, the requirements put forward by the Ming army were very harsh, and there was only one way to surrender, and there was no other way out.
Surrender is impossible, Hedan is the prince of Mongolia, how can he surrender on his knees, even if he dies in battle, it is impossible to bow his noble head, when the messenger comes back in despair, Hedan knows that the last day is coming.
A lifetime of fighting, never encountered such a situation, I thought that the Great Yuan Dynasty was about to rule the world, and the Mongols were about to become the most noble people in the world, who knew that a dark horse, the Ming Dynasty was born, and the Great Yuan Dynasty was forced into a desperate situation step by step.
He Dan actually understood everything in his heart, a month had passed, and he still did not wait for the help of the capital, he knew that the emperor's life was not easy, otherwise he would have to do his best to help anyway, after all, in the city of Yishui County, it was the elite of the Great Yuan Dynasty.
After seeing a lot of things, Hedan thought more far-reaching, and he began to think about why the incomparably powerful Dayuan Dynasty was forced to be cornered by the Ming Dynasty that rose in a short period of time, and the army of nearly one million was gradually eaten away by the Ming army, and there was not much left.
After the end of this battle, there are not many soldiers that the imperial court can control, there are only 50,000 Mongolian iron cavalry left, and the Mongolian iron cavalry that once had infinite scenery may no longer exist, and the sergeants of the Mongolian iron cavalry are not just able to recruit, it takes years of tempering and countless battles to stand out.
If the Ming army kills Dadu in one go, what kind of situation will occur, Hedan can fully think of it, but he is unwilling to think about such a situation.
The emperor did not rush to Shandong, and Hedan did not have any resentment in his heart, he knew that the emperor was powerless.
When the guards entered the house, Hedan gave the final order with a blank face.
"Tell the brothers, if you are willing to defend the city, follow the commander to defend it together, and if you are not willing to defend the city, you can leave on your own, even if it is to return to the Ming army, the commander will not be held accountable."
The guards looked at Prince Hedan, dumbfounded, and didn't dare to turn around at all.
Hedan was a little angry.
"Why don't you go quickly, do you want Ben Shuai to say it himself?"
The guards hurriedly turned around and left, and went to convey Prince Hedan's order.
Hedan is still sober, he knows that the sergeants under his command have been unable to resist the attack of the Ming army, in order not to starve to death, the war horses have been killed a lot, because of the slaughter of the war horses, there have been many contradictions, and it can even be said that they are falling apart, in this case, everyone is tied together, but more people are killed, it is better to let these sergeants live, everyone is also a family person, can survive, there is hope in the family.
Hedan is ready to fight to the end, but he doesn't want too many people to follow the funeral, and in a hopeless situation, letting his sergeants or brothers live can be regarded as doing a good deed.
The city gate opened, and the Mongolian sergeants holding white flags began to come towards the open space outside the city, they had no weapons in their hands and were not riding war horses.
Dingkun Cannon stopped roaring.
After tens of thousands of Mongol soldiers left the city, the city gates were quickly closed.
These Mongolian sergeants who left the city were a little overwhelmed in a short period of time, not knowing whether to turn back or continue to walk forward, and were stunned for a moment, some sergeants held white flags and continued to walk in the direction of the Ming army's barracks.
The surroundings were unusually quiet, and you could see the Mongolian soldiers on the city wall, watching everything below.
Half an hour later, the outside of the city walls was empty, as if nothing had happened.
The Dingkun cannon began to roar again, this time the sound of the cannon was unusually dense.
The Dingkun cannon bombarded for an hour, and the city wall of Yishui County was almost invisible.
The long-awaited sergeant of the Ming army began to charge.
The soldiers of the Ming army who rushed towards the city of Yishui thought that they would encounter desperate resistance, but unfortunately they were disappointed, there were few Mongolian troops who resisted, and more Mongolian soldiers chose to surrender on their knees.
When the door of the county office was knocked open, it was unusually quiet inside.
A sergeant of the Ming army carefully entered the chamber, he saw a person lying on the table, when he pushed the person's body, the blood on the table began to flow to the ground, feel the pulse, the person has lost his breath, and his body began to stiffen.
The Mongolian sergeant who surrendered soon identified this person as Prince Hedan.
Temporary military tent.
Wu Shaogang looked at the people standing in front of him and slowly spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the battle of Shandong is finally over, we have wiped out hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops in this battle, the Dayuan court has been unable to resist the attack of the Ming army, I originally thought that it would take three or five years, or even longer, to completely destroy the Dayuan Dynasty, but now it seems that there is no need, at most one year, I will be able to completely destroy the Dayuan Dynasty, and let the Ming soldiers go to the Mobei grassland."
(This book will be finished tomorrow, the ending is unsatisfactory, I apologize to the readers, the new book is tentatively named "Liao Fanmin's Rivers and Lakes", the editor is greatly reviewing, if passed, it will soon be uploaded, "Liao Fanmin's Rivers and Lakes" is an urban novel, love and hatred, swords and swords, deceit, brotherhood will be reflected in this book, I look forward to receiving great support from readers, thank you readers for your great support.) )