Chapter 92: The Attack and Defense of Changning Fort
Seeing that the enemy's soldiers were pressing the border, Ziren was not carried away by a small victory before. Knowing that the Mengnu archery skills were extraordinary, the pen www.biquge.info told the soldiers to cling to the battlements to dodge, and erected signs for the gunners on the gun emplacements to cover them, and only sent a small number of men to observe the enemy's movements from the battlements.
Seeing that the Tartars rushed to 200 steps under the city, Ziren quickly ordered the Franco machine to fire, and Lei Zhenwei ordered the muzzle of the cannon to be slightly adjusted, and then signaled Lei Tie Dan to light the fire rope.
The Furlong cannon has a front sight in front of it, a door in the back, and gun lugs on both sides, which can be aimed from inside the door hole. When equipped with a gun mount, it can be rotated up and down, left and right, and the hit rate is excellent when firing. I heard a loud "boom" sound, and six taels of lead bullets whistled out, breaking a Mongolian soldier in two on the spot, and then the lead bullet continued to gain momentum, and smashed the calf of a Tartar next to him.
Seeing that the blow was successful, Tie Dan quickly replaced the empty gun and reloaded. The Furlong cannon is pre-stocked with ammunition and does not have to be temporarily reloaded, and the firing speed is very fast. The child gun can also play the role of an iron medicine bag, which can reduce the thickness of the body tube of the mother gun without exploding the chamber, thereby reducing the weight and is very convenient to use.
Lei Tiedan's movements were fast, and he finished placing the Zi Gong in less than three moments (ten seconds in a moment). Lei Zhenwei was worried that his son would make a mistake in his busyness, so after adjusting the muzzle of the gun, he came over to take a look, and saw that the guns were tightly fitted and the bolt was properly fixed, which made the iron egg ignite.
At this time, when the Mongnu stepped within one hundred and fifty steps, the cannonballs directly smashed a ladder, and the flying sawdust killed and injured a lot of Mongolian Tartars who carried the wooden ladders on both sides.
Although these two shots were very beautiful, the opponent was outnumbered, and this casualty did not stop the enemy's advance. Due to the fact that the enemy rushed into the city a hundred paces, due to the limitation of the angle, Franc could not continue to kill the enemy at this time.
"Archers and gunners are ready, and you can kill the enemy after the tiger squat cannon is fired." Seeing the opponent rushing closer, Ziren began to arrange how to face the battle, and then shouted at Ding Youcai: "Tiger squat cannon release!" ”
There was a wealth order, and he hurriedly ignited and launched. After the tiger squat cannon was filled with loose guns, the killing width could reach more than 20 steps, and with the sound of "boom, boom", the Tartar soldiers who swarmed to the city fell to the ground in an instant.
The soldiers were really relieved when they saw the bombardment, and they forgot for a moment and poked their heads out of the battlements to watch. As soon as Ziren wanted to remind everyone to be careful, Mengnu's bow and arrow were shot.
Among the Mongols, sharpshooters who could penetrate the Yang in a hundred steps abounded, and a rain of arrows fell, and the soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties.
Ziren had no choice but to call out to the women who were waiting under the city to go up to the city and carry the wounded and dead down the city for treatment. Then he commanded the soldiers to use fast guns, bows and arrows, and close to rolling logs and gravel to fight back.
Although the Ming army was small, in order to defend their homeland, they fought bravely to kill the enemy. Ziren also led wealth and iron bullets, and with the advantage of the bird's gun, he continued to snipe the armored people in the Mengnu, plus occupied the advantage of defending the city. Although the Mongol army was outnumbered, it did not take advantage of it.
The retreat of the leading troops in the rear was heavy, and his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. Several centurions and ten-captains, despite their armor, still had people shot and fell to the ground from time to time, and their hearts were furious. With his two sons and more than a dozen guards around him, under the cover of shields, he lifted two wooden ladders and rushed to the city with murderous spirits.
Ziren saw that everyone in this group of enemies had armor and body protection, and if they were allowed to climb up to the city, it would be difficult to resist, so he shouted loudly: "Iron bullet! How many rounds are left in the Furlong machine? ”
"If you know you, there is still one last scatter bomb left, and it has already been loaded. But Monnu is under the city, and I can't reach it!" Tie Dan replied anxiously.
"Ding Bi and Zhou Daqi will go with me to carry the cannon, and if you have money, you can bring someone to help me hold a shield and block arrows." After saying that, Ziren took the two of them and struggled to lift the Furlong cannon, and the muzzle of the cannon rushed down to aim at the retreat and others under the city.
At this time, he also discovered the Ming army's attempt, and hastily asked his subordinates to shoot the Ming people who leaned out. Fortunately, Youcai brought someone to hold up the shield in time to help Ziren and the three of them protect the vital point.
This cannon weighed more than 300 catties, and Ziren knew that he had no support for too long, so he urged Lei Zhenwei to fire as soon as possible. Seeing that Shangguan was so desperate, Lei Zhenwei asked the three of them to adjust the position of the artillery a little and immediately ignited it.
With a loud bang, countless lead shots were spewed. Ziren and his entourage were numb from the recoil of the gunpowder, and could no longer support it, so they threw the empty Furlong cannon aside.
Ziren didn't care about adjusting his internal breath, and leaned out to look down at the city through the gradually drifting gunsmoke. I saw that most of the retreating group that was still aggressive before had been swept down.
The cannon swept directly over the heads of the retreating group, and the Monnu could not dodge. Neither of them nor his two sons were spared, and the guards around him were also killed and wounded. The remaining Mongol soldiers were leaderless, threw down their siege engines and fled.
Seeing that he had died in battle and that his subordinates had fled, they no longer had the intention of fighting, so they led their subordinates to retreat, and the first wave of Monnu's offensive collapsed.
Seeing that the enemy was retreating in a hurry, he left a lot of bones and siege equipment under the city, and took advantage of the fact that the Mongols had not yet organized a second wave of offensive. Ziren immediately had rope ladders lowered from the city, and sent people down to cut off the enemy's heads, collect arrows and all kinds of booty, and hand the abandoned ladders into the city.
After this busy time, he gained a lot, and won 17 first-class armors, three iron armors, and five leather armors. There are also wooden ladders, blades, arrows, and scattered silver.
Although Ziren was pleased, he still didn't dare to be careless. While his subordinates hurried to reload their artillery and guns, they replenished the arrows and stones consumed on the city.
In the previous battle, the six people who bravely sacrificed their lives on our side were all unarmored people, plus more than a dozen seriously wounded people, the loss of personnel was huge. And the family members under Ziren's command all had armor to protect themselves, and no one died in battle except for two who were seriously injured. In order to reduce casualties, Ziren asked Ding Shoutie to urgently repair the captured armor and distribute it to the soldiers without cleaning.
Because nearly half of Cui Desheng's men were killed or wounded, Ziren swapped them with Han Shiyong's subordinates. Seeing that Mengnu was bent on attacking the southern city, he asked Wang Mingqiang, Wang Xuedao, and Tang Yaoshun to go to the south gate to help him defend the city.
At the same time, considering that the circumference of Changning Fort is two miles and forty steps, the height of the city wall is no more than one zhang and three feet. Now that the troops in hand are insufficient, they can't be strictly guarded everywhere, so people place a group of rejecting horses every fifty to play a role in partitioning. In this way, once the city is attacked by the Tartars, there will not be a single loss, and the whole city will be shaken.
Although this is not conducive to the deployment of troops, Ziren has people set up more rope ladders and erected the captured wooden ladders under the city, which can barely be overcome.
After the Mongols were defeated and retreated to the camp, they were tense inside. Because he and his two sons were all killed in battle, his people had no one to lead them. Bo Yan'er had coveted his younger brother's men and horses for a long time, and suddenly had the intention of annexing.
Seeing that the bones were not sweating, the eldest brother actually cooked the rabbit and the dog, and they were unhappy and led the troops to confront Bo Yan'er. Seeing that an infighting is inevitable.
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