424 Siege by the method of land reclamation
"Woo woo, woo woo"
As soon as the sun rose, a low but vast horn sounded slowly from outside the city of Xi'an, and the soldiers of the Ming army at the head of the city saw that the Tartar soldiers who had just returned from a fiasco yesterday had lined up in a neat phalanx and were sitting in front of the station to prepare. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that these Tartars just didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back, now they hit the south wall, they suffered such a big loss yesterday, and they still don't have a long memory, and they actually started attacking again today, could it be that he really didn't make a soft persimmon when we were in Xi'an City, since this is the case, General Ben, I want him to know how many eyes Ma Wang Ye has." Looking at the Tartar soldiers who were preparing to attack, Yuan Zongdi couldn't help but laugh and said.
"General Yuan is wrong about this, it's not that these Tartars don't know how to repent, but there are smart people among them, although the battle report from the south has not yet been sent, but according to the official's estimate, I'm afraid that the current Tartar army, the army in the south may not be too good, and even said, it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed, all, now this opportunity, I'm afraid it is the last chance for the Tartars, if they can successfully capture our Xi'an City, the Shi Lord on the front line will definitely worry about us, so as to withdraw his troops and return, When the time comes, the army of the south of the Tartars will probably be able to have a respite, and even they can escape.
And if they can't take our Xi'an City, then the last chance of the Tartars will be lost, from now on, they will not be able to resist us at all, and even want to be completely wiped out by us like the alien races on the grassland in the past dynasties, all, it's not that they don't want to leave, but they can't leave at all, so it's okay, so we save us from pretending to deceive them, and the next thing, we just need to guard the city wall and prevent the Tartar army from entering the city, just do it. Jia Hanqing on the side nodded and said.
After hearing Jia Hanqing's words, Yuan Zongdi and several generals on the side nodded in agreement, "Master Jia, don't worry, if the tens of thousands of remnants of the defeated Tartars can enter the city, my old Yuan will directly cut off his head." ”
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"The two Great Khans, since we have reached an agreement, then we will be grasshoppers on a rope from now on, all, I hope that in the next siege battle, we can abandon all selfish distractions, and attack Xi'an City wholeheartedly, all things, wait until Xi'an City is taken, declare in advance, as long as we can capture Xi'an City this time, we will not take a trace of property, all things belong to the two of you, and at the same time, when the matter is completed, this king will return to Beijing City, I asked the court for a reward on your behalf to compensate for the loss of this expedition, I don't know what the two of you think. Standing on a high ground outside the city, Duoduo said to Wu Keshan and the two beside him.
After hearing Duoduo's words, Wu Keshan didn't say anything, but Dayan Ezir on the side couldn't help but have a greedy look on his face, in fact, it is no wonder that Dayan Ezir is like this, you know, because of the hard life on the grassland, they are all realists, and everything is done to take enough benefits, as if it has always been a buckle.
If they encounter the Central Plains Dynasty's lax border passes and lax defenses, they will frequently enter the Kou Pass, hoping to get enough benefits, but if they encounter strict border passes and the Central Plains Dynasty's soldiers on the border are strong, they will not buckle the edge, because the pay is not at all in contrast to the gain, and no one will do anything that makes ends meet.
And before, the reason why Dayan Ezir was angry was because he originally just wanted to reap the benefits, but he lost a lot, but now with Duoduo's guarantee, he can get enough benefits, so that the anger in his heart will disappear in an instant.
"Hahahaha, hahaha, okay, it's still Prince Yu's pleasure, since that's the case, let's make up our minds, after taking Xi'an City, Ben Khan must set up troops for three days, so that these Ming dogs know how powerful my Great Mongolian warriors are." Dayan Ezir said with a laugh.
For the benefits promised by Duoduo, Wu Keshan was not very tempted, unlike Dayan Ezier, the Horqin tribe occupied the most fertile Modong grassland, and in addition to the Manchu court to trade with him, he really didn't look at this thing in Xi'an City, the reason why he agreed with Duoduo's opinion and stayed to attack Xi'an City, in order to prevent the rise of the Shaanxi Ming Court, because if the Shaanxi Ming Court dominates the world, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely collapse completely, And Horqin, who was very close to the Manchu court, would not end well at that time, all, in this situation of both glory and loss, he could only follow Duoduo to attack Xi'an City.
After the three leaders unified their opinions, the atmosphere became obviously relaxed, and then, under Duoduo's order, tens of thousands of Tartar armies rushed towards Xi'an City, of course, although Xi'an City was strong enough to allow tens of thousands of Tartar armies to be completely spread out, but Duoduo did not do this, multi-faceted flowering is not as good as hitting the nail on the head, especially when the opponent's strength is not overwhelming, attacking a little is the most appropriate tactic, after all, the place under the city is relatively wide, and the city is limited by the city wall, There weren't many soldiers who were able to stand.
The tripartite forces of Duoduo, Wu Keshan and Dayan Ezir looked similar when they were originally stationary, but when they really attacked, the gap became obvious.
At the forefront of the charge is the Mongolian soldiers under the command of Dayan Ezier, as soon as they received the order to charge, everyone rushed towards Xi'an City with a horse's belly, although their riding skills are very exquisite, and they did not collide with each other in action, but from their scattered formation, they are simply a group of rabble, that is, the so-called hooligan fight, swarming up the way of fighting, it is no wonder that Lin Dan Khan, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, would be defeated by the army of more than 100,000 Manchu Eight Banners.
And second only to Dayan Ezir this Chahar is the soldiers under Korqin Wu Keshan, they are relatively compared to the Mongol soldiers of Chahar, relatively speaking, there is some military formation, of course, the appearance here is only compared with the Chahar soldiers, although they have begun to pay attention to the distance and cooperation between their comrades in the process of marching, but it is just a appearance, in case of emergency, there is no great use.
At the back of the charge is the Manchu Eight Banners army led by Duoduo, the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners who originally followed Duoduo out of Beijing City, after the heavy snowstorm on the Mongolian steppe, has been the battle of Ningxiawei, and after yesterday's strange fire, there are less than 25,000 people left who can fight, but even the army of 25,000 people has run out of a grand momentum, they have moved, although they are on horseback, but they also maintain a good formation, at the same time, all levels of leadership, They will also be corrected from time to time to maintain the best marching condition.
This attack, Duoduo, Wu Keshan and other tripartite forces, acting together, is not that they hope to use tens of thousands of heads to break through the tall city wall of Xi'an City, but they know that with their current strength, and there are not many siege tools in their hands, they want to break through Xi'an City, that is a fool's dream, even if the troops of Xi'an City are insufficient, but the hundreds of thousands of people in Xi'an City can also have the strength to stop them, in addition, neither the Manchus nor the Mongols are used to attacking fortified positions, all, After discussing with Wu Keshan and others, Duoduo decided to use the Mongols' best siege method, which was the method of filling the earth.
The so-called soil filling method is that the alien races on the grassland in the face of the fortified city, in order to avoid their own heavy losses, so as to take advantage of their cavalry, the generations of loess, loaded, in the rapid accumulation of the city wall under the city wall, in this way, can build a road from the city to the head of the city, of course, this method, in the past, for various reasons, the peoples on the grassland, but also only when dealing with some small cities will be used, and for Dacheng, They don't waste unnecessary time doing this kind of thing.
In fact, this method of filling the soil has been in place as early as the Xiongnu period, and the peoples on the steppe in the past dynasties have also used them to deal with the fortified city, and this method, in the hands of Genghis Khan, was thoroughly carried forward by him, when Genghis Khan led the army to the west, at that time, Central Asia was also very powerful, especially from the Han and Tang dynasties, after the Western Regions and China strengthened their ties, they learned from China the means of building city walls, and at the same time, they also had a very close relationship with Western countries. In this way, after they integrated the methods of building cities from the East and the West, they built the city walls, which were very powerful, and many of the city walls, even with the strength of China at that time, were not as good.
At that time, driven by the Mongol army, countless subjects who were given by them to break through the country, braved the attack of the city, sent generations of sand and soil to the city, and many people not only sent the sand, but also sent their own corpses, so it is said that Genghis Khan's road to the west was made by stepping on countless corpses and flesh and blood.
And this time, after facing the fortified city of Xi'an, Duoduo and others thought of this method, and it is also the most promising way for them to break through the city wall of Xi'an.
Of course, this method is definitely not something that can be completed in a day or two, compared to the city wall of Xi'an City, which is nearly 20 zhang tall, it takes incalculable mud and sand to build a road to the city, but even so, Duoduo and others still decided to use this method.
Looking at the groups of warriors, roaring on fast horses, braving the cannonballs that fell fiercely, and the arrows like raindrops, throwing generations of bags full of mud and sand under the city of Xi'an, whether it was Duoduo or Wu Keshan, their faces were full of nervous expressions.
"I hope that Changshengtian can bless us and allow us to quickly take Xi'an City." Wu Keshan prayed in a low voice.
"Yes, it will, Changshengtian will definitely bless us, I believe that Changshengtian will definitely not watch his descendants go to perdition." After hearing Wu Keshan's prayer, Duoduo whispered.
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Just when the Tartar army under the city began to use the soil filling method to send sandbags one by one to the city, on the top of the city, Yuan Zongdi and other generals who were originally full of smug expressions on their faces leaked a little cautious and nervous.
For Yuan Zongdi and others, no matter what means the Tartar army outside the city used to attack the city, they had enough means to defend it, and at the same time, they could kill the Tartar army to the greatest extent, but they never thought that the Tartars would actually use this method.
You know, the method of filling the earth does not require sandbags to be placed under the city, but from a very distant place, start to build, and then slowly advance step by step to the city wall, so that not only can a road be built, but also the mound of earth that was previously built can be used for defense. It is precisely like this, although in this attack, the Mongols will be attacked by the artillery and crossbows of the Ming army in the head of Xi'an, but they only have a certain amount of damage, and there will not be much damage, which is why Duoduo and others choose this method, if the damage is too huge, I am afraid that Duoduo and others will really attack the city directly.
But this method can be said to be the most insoluble way for the Ming army at the head of the city, because the Tartar army does not face them at all, but fills the soil in the distance, they do not have enough attack weapons except for artillery and bows and arrows, what rolling wood and rocks, there is no use at all, what makes them feel even more helpless, with the accumulation of mounds outside the city, their attacks will become lower and lower, in this way, it will cause very serious consequences, that is, They can only watch the enemy outside the city build roads, and they are powerless, although they also know that the Tartars want to pile up a road that can lead to the head of Xi'an, it is not a short time to do, but this is not what they want to see, after all, it can't be done in a short time, and there will always be a day when it can be done for a long time, if that day really appears, it will be a great disaster for the soldiers and people in Xi'an City.
And if they want to stop the action of the Tartar army, they can only go out of the city, but in this way, they will give the Tartar army a chance, at that time, with the speed of this war horse, the Tartar army can easily destroy them, for a while, the Ming soldiers above the city have fallen into confusion.
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