"Boom Boom"

A low but heart-trembling sound continued to sound above the mottled but sturdy city of Xiningwei, and the root cause of this sound was caused by the rapid development of head-sized stones flying from outside the city.

As the saying goes, 'there is no good thing, only the most suitable.' At the end of the Ming Dynasty, although firearms were not as sharp and powerful as those of later generations, they had gradually become the main combat effectiveness of the army, even if it was the Manchu Eight Banners Iron Cavalry that boasted of archery and horse shooting, it was also because of the support of the red-coated cannon that it was able to fight from outside the border to the south of the Yangtze River.

But today, the heavily armed Ming army, using the world's first-class weapons, but in the face of hundreds of return artillery overwhelming attacks, it is also a little unbearable, watching the stone bullets like meteors out of the sky continue to hit the city, although the goal is not clear, but no one in the Ming army dares to underestimate them, because as long as these things touch the body, it is either dead or seriously injured.

"My lord, it's not the same thing to go on like this, being smashed by them like this, even if the wall of Xiningwei is strong, I'm afraid it won't last long, when the time comes, if this city wall is really smashed, I'm afraid it's not good, it's better to let your subordinates take people out of the city to rush them, even if you can't destroy all those return guns, but you can also suppress their arrogance and make them restrain themselves." It was Dong Qi who spoke, and the generals of the Ming army who were hiding behind the city wall, after seeing the suppressed soldiers who looked like turtles with shrunken heads, their hearts were full of grievances.

It's just that, to everyone's surprise, after hearing Dong Qi's suggestion, Shi Lei shook his head and said, "No, now is not the time for us to take the initiative, you know, now our main task is to attract all these Turpan troops to this Xiningwei, you think about it, they got the news that we were blown away by the storm, and fled here in a hurry, if we take the initiative now, it will definitely arouse their suspicions, if they have a precaution in their hearts, I'm afraid that it will be a little impossible for our plan to come true.

Besides, you don't have to be afraid that they will continue to attack, you know, the stone bullets they use for attack look very cheap and are available everywhere, but after all, there are a few, they won't bring too many stone bullets this time, and if you want to collect them on the spot, it is simply impossible, you know, within a hundred miles of this Xiningwei, there is no suitable place for them to collect stone bullets, so, if it is not as expected by this official, their attack will end soon, and when the time comes, That is, when they attacked, they gave the order to go down, and if the Turpan people wanted to attack the city later, they would beat them hard, and the harder the beating, the better. “

As if verifying, as soon as Shi Lei's words were finished, the overwhelming stone bomb attack suddenly stopped, although there were bursts of shouts and killings from the city, and the black suppressed groups of Turpan people rushed up, but for this situation, all the Ming soldiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Although the Turpan army outside the city looks very chaotic, but in fact they are very disciplined for the siege, after the fast horse rushed to the Xining Acropolis, the army that was originally gathered in one place, suddenly divided into two teams, one of which occupied the majority, these people quickly set up a simple ladder, so that they resisted the attack of the Ming army at the head of the city, and bravely climbed towards the head of the city, although their attack, in the eyes of the Ming army at the head of the city, it was very futile, but no one was afraid, One by one, they scrambled along the ladder to the head of the city.

Compared with these brave soldiers, another pair of Turpan soldiers with a small number of people is very technical, these people did not climb the city, but rode fast horses towards the gate of Xiningwei, they are dozens of people united, and behind their horses, but together they pull a battering ram, just like that, as the speed of the war horse accelerates, the speed of the battering ram is getting faster and faster, and then, when they are about to rush to the city gate, a group of people have turned their horses' heads and turned to the side, And at this time, the battering ram behind their war horses will hit the gate of Xiningwei because of this inertia, although the attack power of a battering ram is not too big compared with the tall and thick city gate of Xiningwei, but you must know that this is not a battering ram, but dozens of battering rams are constantly attacking, and those soldiers who have attacked and attacked will turn their horses' heads one after another for the next attack.

Under the continuous blows of the battering ram, the city gate of Xiningwei soon became a little unable to hold on, and the shaking became more and more obvious, so that the Turpan soldiers who launched the attack shouted one after another, and the attack became more and more vigorous.

"Yes, good, yes, that's it, hit hard, knock the city gate open to this king, a small Xining Acropolis, and actually want to stop the footsteps of this king, that is simply delusional, this king not only wants to lay down Xiningwei, but also to lay down Xi'an, Lanzhou, and lay down more Chinese cities, so that our great Turpan Kingdom will become a great country like the Mongol Empire." Looking at the well-developed battle situation in front of him, Amer Khan, who had been directing the battle from behind, couldn't help but shout excitedly.

Seeing the excited and almost carried away Amer Khan, Tu Slow next to him didn't speak, just calmly looked at everything in front of him, he was not as excited as Amer Khan, because he knew that Xiningwei was not so easy to fight, although there were not many Ming soldiers in the city, but since they were all able to follow Shi Lei out, they must be the elite divisions of the Ming army, if they couldn't even solve such a little difficulty, how could the Qing court be so jealous of them, and more importantly, there was still Shi Lei in the city, Although Tu Slow has not been in contact with Shi Lei, but since he is Dolgon's spy, he knows Shi Lei's situation very well, after knowing some of Shi Lei's achievements together, he knows that Shi Lei is also a famous general who can fight well, therefore, although Amer Khan used a great opportunity to trap Shi Lei here this time, if he wants to take down this Xining Wei and catch Shi Lei, it is simply impossible not to pay a huge price.

Sure enough, as soon as the idea of slowing down appeared, there was an amazing scene on the battlefield, and I saw the Ming army at the head of the Xining Acropolis, and suddenly splashed a lot of fuel under the city, you know, the current city, the Turpan people are very dense, in order to make meritorious contributions, many people are crowded under the city, and want to climb down the ladder to the city, therefore, when the fuel is poured down from the city, many Turpan people have found that something is not good, and want to retreat and leave here, but because the number of people is too dense, they don't want to say that they retreated. They couldn't even move, so when torches were thrown from the top of the city, they were in complete tragedy.

"Ah, don't, help, save me, help me"

"Run, run, don't come, don't come."

Under the sea of fire, everything turned red, whether it was people, horses, or ladders, or even the sand and stones on the ground under the city, as long as it was contaminated with fuel, at this moment, all of them were engulfed by the fire, and more importantly, although at the moment when the fire burned, the Turpan soldiers who were originally surging towards the city had stopped, and the soldiers under the city wanted to escape from here, but in a hurry, they became more panicked, and many people were in a hurry, Trying to avoid the fire, their comrades and horses, who were already stained with flames, not only did they not dodge, but they also fell into their midst, becoming victims of another fire.

Seeing this tragic scene, Amer Khan, who still had a smug look on his face just now, suddenly became hideous on his face, pinching the horse's reins of his hands, eager to pinch off the horse's reins, but at this time, he also knew that this round of attacks had completely failed, even after waiting for the fire to be extinguished, if he wanted to attack again, he still had to make some preparations, and more importantly, after such a blow, the army with high morale also became a little depressed, after all, looking at those who were constantly howling in the fire, In the end, the comrades who were burned alive may not be able to calm down in anyone's hearts.

"Someone, come and collect the troops." Seeing that things can't be done, although Amer Khan is uncomfortable in his heart, he is also a decisive person, knowing that at this time, if he continues to attack, it will only be a waste of troops, and it will not play a big role, it is better to collect the troops and come back, so that the soldiers can recuperate and prepare for the next attack.

Looking at the Turpan army that slowly retreated with the sound of a long horn, the Ming army at the head of the city let out bursts of cheers, although this battle was not a big battle, but after all, it was victorious, and since it was victorious, they had enough reasons to celebrate.

And Shi Lei and the others also looked at the retreat of the Turpan army with a smile on their faces, "Yes, today is a very good fight, after such a good start today, this official believes that the Turpan people will definitely not leave easily, and if that Amer Khan wants to continue to sit on the throne of his king, he can only insist on fighting, otherwise there will be such a big loss, and he has nothing to gain, I am afraid that his subordinates will be detached from him." Shi Lei said.

"Yes, now this fish is really hooked, we just need to grasp the right measure, and let them give them some benefits from time to time, so that they can see that victory is just around the corner, and they will not be far from being caught after they can get it with hard work." As soon as Shi Lei's words were finished, Tong Chenfu on the side couldn't help but smile and said, if it was in the past, looking at the situation under the city that seemed to be the Shura field, Tong Chenfu would definitely not stay here, but because of the importance of today's matter, he could only stay here

Just after Shi Lei won the battle in Xiningwei and successfully attracted the Turpan army to the city of Xiningwei, as the center of the Shaanxi court, a storm was brewing in the city of Xi'an.

In the city of Xi'an, in the palace, with the gradual strengthening of the Shaanxi court, the original somewhat simple palace, now it has gradually been repaired magnificently, although compared with the Forbidden City in Beijing, there is still a big gap, but compared with the time when Li Zicheng ordered people to build it in a hurry, compared with it, it is already too strong, of course, with the construction of the palace, there are more and more people in the palace, only the palace maids have more than 500 people, and the Hongguang Emperor and the Empress Dowager Zhou, who were originally embarrassed, At this time, it also returned to its former dignified and noble bearing.

At this time, in a warm pavilion behind the palace, the Empress Dowager Zhou is summoning the courtiers, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, before the emperor is an adult, there must be a queen mother to supervise the government, so it is also very normal for the Empress Dowager Zhou to meet with a few courtiers, but the current situation in the Shaanxi court, everyone is very clear, it seems that on the surface it is the Hongguang Emperor and the Empress Dowager Zhou's greatest rights, but in fact, the power of the entire Shaanxi court is all in the hands of Shi Lei, which is an indisputable fact for anyone, therefore, In this way, Empress Dowager Zhou's behavior today is a little weird.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the mourning family has heard a lot of rumors on the market recently, saying that Shi Lei and Shi Aiqing were suddenly attacked by a storm when they sent troops to fight against the invading Turpan barbarians, and now their whereabouts are unknown, I don't know whether this matter is true or not, and if Shi Aiqing really can't die, then what should I do, and please tell the mourning family." After looking at these people present, Empress Dowager Zhou spoke.

After listening to the words of the Empress Dowager Zhou, I saw that the faces of these ministers who were doing it each leaked different expressions, some people were puzzled, and some people were happy, except for Shi Kefa, who was the leader, had a solemn and puzzled look on his face, and the other people had excited and happy expressions on their faces.

Although most of the expressions on the faces of the adults who were doing it were fleeting, they were all seen clearly by the Empress Dowager Zhou, who was looking at them seriously, after seeing the expressions on the faces of these people, the Empress Dowager Zhou's originally worried mood was also lightly relieved, you know, she did this kind of thing today, it was a very risky thing, if she was not completely sure, she would rather not do the next thing, than leak the flaws, so as to cause death to her and Emperor Hongguang.

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