At the same time that Luo Yong led the army to attack Heifengchuan at night, Han Liqin, the chief soldier of Gansu Town, led an army of nearly 20,000 people to Hami. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Only 2,000 people were left to garrison Sha and Gua Prefectures, and this time he was going to break the boat.

Unlike the Turpan people, the Ming army had a full set of siege equipment.

Crashes, ladders, or even car crashes......

The Turpan people were able to break through Hami City with their rudimentary siege equipment. Han Li felt that there was no reason why the Ming army could not take Hami City.

Since it was a frontal siege, Han Li's strategy was to disperse his forces to find a flaw.

The number of defenders was only 5,000, and it was definitely too much to disperse to the gates.

The Ming army has 20,000 people, and it can take advantage of this arrangement.

When the Turpan general Gan Poryu found out that the Ming army was coming from the south, he was stunned.

Before Gan Poryu could react, the Ming army surrounded Hami City.

The four city gates were sealed, and even if the Turpan people wanted to send cavalry out of the city, it would be impossible.

Unlike the cities of the Central Plains, which mostly have moats and moats, the cities in the Western Regions do not have these defensive measures, and the city walls are extremely low and made of rammed earth, so it is extremely difficult to defend the city.

Instead of filling the river with sandbags to build bridges, the siege soldiers could quickly move under the city walls, use crash cars to break open the city gates, or climb to the top of the city through ladders and ladders.

That's what Han Li thought.

Although the frontal attack will cause more damage, there will be no surprises.

In the face of absolute strength, it is only a matter of time before Hami City is broken.

At present, His Majesty has issued a strict order to Governor Yang that he must take Hami City within three months, so even if he relies on human life to fill in Hami City.

"General, look over there!"

A sentry exclaimed, pointing to the huge ballista behind the battlements of the southern city wall.

Han Li followed the sentry's hope, and his face turned pale.

Isn't the three-bow bed crossbow, this kind of crossbow car of the Song Dynasty lost?

Han Li came from a family of military generals, and he has studied all kinds of ballistas and battle formations.

At a glance, he could see that the crossbow at the head of the city seemed to bear a strong resemblance to the lost three-bow bed crossbow.

However, it is said that the ballista began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, and declined in the Ming Dynasty.

The most important reason is the change in operational thinking.

From the original siege to the control of supplies, cut off the food source.

But from another point of view, this is tantamount to the loss of an effective means of warfare.

It is said that the three-bow bed crossbow of the Song Dynasty is extremely powerful, and it requires nearly 100 people to twist the shaft and stretch the strings.

The giant crossbow bolts fired by the three-bow bed crossbow are nearly two meters long, made of wood, and have three iron arrowheads inserted at the head, which is very lethal.

Its range is 1,000 steps, and in the Song Dynasty, one step is 1.5 meters, which means that the range of the three-bow bed crossbow is 1,500 meters.

The bed crossbow can not only attack the city but also defend the city, and the Song army once fired the bed crossbow at the head of the city in the famous Battle of Lanyuan, and shot the Liao army's main general Xiao Tzu Rin.

pressed these and didn't mention it, but said that Han Li took a deep breath and told the soldiers to suspend the siege.

The war drums had already beaten, but they stopped with the order of General Han.

It's actually a very demoralizing thing.

But Han Li had to do it.

If the crossbow at the head of Hami City is really a three-bow crossbow, the power really cannot be underestimated.

If you attack the city so rashly, you are likely to be disrupted by this giant killing weapon.

"General!"

Han Li shook his head and said, "Do you see the crossbow at the head of the city?" It was a three-bowed crossbow lost in the Song Dynasty. ”

The soldiers looked at Han Li blankly, obviously not understanding what Han Li was talking about.

Han Li smiled helplessly.

Yes, how could these big-headed soldiers know about this thing recorded in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts".

In all dynasties, generals and soldiers are completely different.

Generals are the soul of an army, and they are all familiar with the art of war, brave and good at fighting.

In comparison, the quality of ordinary soldiers is much worse.

Therefore, there will be a situation where hundreds of thousands of troops are defeated by tens of thousands, and this is because of the gap between the people who command the troops.

Generals are far more important on the battlefield than soldiers, because they not only have to give orders, but also make judgments based on the situation on the battlefield at any time.

Whether to continue the offensive or to withdraw the troops requires a quick decision.

At present, Han Li is facing such a problem.

"Bed crossbow, is this thing powerful?"

The pro-soldier wondered.

The Ming Dynasty rarely used bed crossbows, and the soldiers in Gansu Town had never seen them, and even Han Li had only seen the relevant records in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts".

"Well, this bed crossbow can not only attack the city, but also defend the city."

After a pause, Han Li sighed and said: "It's just that these three-bow bed crossbows have been lost in the Central Plains, and I didn't expect to see them again in the hands of the Turpan people." ”

The Mongol and Yuan dynasties destroyed Confucian culture, and with it, many Han Chinese combat equipment, including the three-bow bed crossbow.

The bed crossbow, an invention of the Han people, could not have imagined that it would have to be maintained by a group of barbarians in the end, which is really ironic and makes people sigh.

"If it's really so powerful, how can we attack this Hami City."

There was a look of horror in the eyes of the soldiers, which made Han Li worried.

It seems that the Turpan people relied on this crossbow to break through Hami City. Although their other siege equipment was very crude, as long as they had these three-bow crossbows, they could destroy the fortified city.

"Although the bed crossbow is powerful, it requires nearly a hundred people to twist the strings together, so it will disperse the troops. The defenders of Turpan are already insufficient, and if we divide some people to pull the bed crossbow, the frontal strength will be even thinner, and we can completely divide the troops. ”

This is somewhat self-consoling.

Although the Turpan people may not be able to compete with the Ming army head-on, they can complete the comprehensive suppression of firepower with three bows and crossbows.

In other words, there is a big killer weapon who is still going to play hand-to-hand combat with you.

But now that the arrow is ready to be fired, it must not be ordered to retreat.

What Han Li could do was to reduce the casualties of the Ming army as much as possible.

This city must be attacked.

"Send some cavalry around the city to see how many crossbows there are."

The first thing Han Li had to figure out was the number of bed crossbows.

Only when this is clear can he carry out the distribution of troops.

"Subordinates obey!"

The pro-soldier clenched his fists and took the order.

After about a stick of incense, the horses reported that they had found a total of six bed crossbows in the city.

Two of them are in the South City and two are in the East City. There is one each in the West City and one in the North City.

Han Li fell into deep thought. He felt that this was basically the number of Turpan bed crossbows.

Because of the size of the bed crossbow, moving to the city was a laborious task.

It is impossible for the Turpan people to secretly hide the bed crossbow in order to hide their strength and carry out suspicious tactics.

In this way, once the battle is engaged, they will not have the energy to move the hidden bed crossbow to the head of the city to fight.

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That being the case, the West City and the North City seem to be the breakthrough points......

Han Li pursed his lips slightly, and finally let out a long breath.

"Pass my general order to feint the south gate and the east gate. Attack the west gate and the north gate. When besieging the city, be sure to avoid the arrows fired from the bed crossbow! ”

After all, I still have to say this.

As the commander of the army, Han Li had no choice.

"Order!"

The soldier replied heartily.

Han Li's brows became tighter and tighter, and this battle could not be lost.

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On the other side, the people of Turpan were also very nervous.

The guard general Gan Poryu looked at the tide of the Ming army and almost fainted.

Just as Han Li guessed, Gan Poryu did not have enough troops to allocate to the bed crossbow.

It would cost 600 men to wind the twisted shaft alone, not including the guardians who were set up to protect the bed crossbow.

After all, the ballista bed is too big and bulky, and the goal is obvious. If there is no protector to suppress it with bow and arrow fire, it is a target to be set on fire by the Ming army.

Such a delicate object was washed down by a rain of arrows, and God knows if it will affect the use.

This is the trump card in the hands of Gan Porphy, and he must not travel to the pool.

The worst thing is that it takes too long to change the bed crossbow for arrows, and this interval can have enough time for the Ming army to launch an offensive.

This is why the bed crossbow is better when attacking a city than when defending it, and it is better when there are more people than when there are few people.

But as long as these six bed crossbows are there, it will be a great deterrent to the Ming army, so that they cannot attack the city wholeheartedly. Therefore, Gan Poryu must pretend to be confident no matter what.

Looking at the posture of the Ming army, this is planning to divide the troops to attack the city.

This is also what Gan Poryu is most worried about.

Gan Porphy looked at the Ming army attacking from outside the southern city steadily, and his eyes were full of doubt.

Why are there so few soldiers coming to Nancheng, is it ......

These damn foxes!

They must have seen the number of crossbows at the head of the city, so they avoided the southern and eastern cities, which had the strongest garrisons, and started from the western and northern cities.

I have to say that Gan Porphy is far inferior to Han Li in terms of mental game.

"Pass my order, each mobilize 500 people to reinforce Xicheng and Beicheng, hurry!"

Gan Porphyry was almost roaring.

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then took a step and ran wildly across the city.

Fortunately, Hami City is not big, otherwise running from the south city wall to the north city wall, I would be tired and out of breath after such a half circle.

Because he was sure that the Ming army would storm the west and north cities, Gan Poryu mobilized some troops to reinforce them.

As a result, the forces of the southern and eastern cities were greatly reduced.

When the Ming army's crash rushed towards the south gate with all its might, Gan Poryu's face turned green.

"How can there be such a monster! Twist the bed crossbow! ”

Hami's city gate can't afford to toss this monster, no more, as long as three or five times this city gate has to break a big hole!

Gan Porphy hadn't planned to use the three-bow bed crossbow so early, but now he couldn't. It must be destroyed before the Ming army crashes under the walls!

At the moment, the only thing that can destroy this monster is the three-bow bed crossbow.

A hundred Turpan soldiers struggled to wind the shaft, they shouted the trumpet while pulling hard, and the iron green with everyone's face was finally pulled to the end.

"Damn the Ming army, shoot them!"

With the vicious curse of the Gan Porphyr, huge crossbow arrows were shot down from the top of the city and headed straight for the crashing car.

"Turn around!"

The lieutenant who commanded the crash turned pale with fright, and hurriedly ordered.

The soldiers inside the crash immediately swung the crashed car to the right with all their might.

It was this small move that saved them.

The huge bolts that flew from the car grazed past the crash and smashed into the mud.

"Shhh

The commanding lieutenant took a deep breath, his eyes full of fear.

"Keep going!"

He almost cried out through his back molars.

If they were shot by a ballista, all of them would have to be shot in the heart. Only by getting as close to the walls as possible will the danger be reduced.

At this moment, another bed crossbow at the head of Nancheng was also wound with a twisted shaft.

Gan Poryu's heart was full of anxiety.

At this rate, if the crash car could not be destroyed in two or three crossbow bolts, the monster would be wreaking havoc on Hami's gates.

"Shoot fast!"

Huge crossbow arrows were shot from the city again, only this time the Ming army was not so lucky, and the crossbow arrows entered the crash car from the oblique side and passed through the other side.

Many soldiers of the Ming army were pierced through their bodies alive, and their deaths were extremely miserable. Even the lieutenant who commanded the crash was not spared.

Above the city, Gan Porphyry was dancing excitedly.

"Haha, hahaha!"

He spat out a mouthful of phlegm viciously, and cursed: "These things don't know whether they are dead or alive, so let you see the power of the crossbow bed!" ”

The crash was destroyed, but the rest of the soldiers did not stop.

They dodged as much as possible from the rain of arrows from the city, and with great difficulty, they finally came to the city wall.

Although there were only simple ladders, they had no choice but to climb to the top of the city without hesitation.

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The luck of the Ming army attacking the city in Xicheng was obviously much better, although their crash was also destroyed, but the soldiers pushed the ladder cart to the north city wall, and used the hook attached to the auxiliary ladder to hook the wall battlement, and the soldiers climbed from the main ladder to the auxiliary ladder, and then climbed to the head of the city from the auxiliary ladder.

Because the ladder of the ladder is relatively fixed, it is much easier for soldiers to climb the ladder than to climb the ladder.

The people of Turpan were apparently at a loss for the ladder.

This siege ladder has a solid base, and the main ladder and the secondary ladder form a triangle with the city wall when climbing the city wall, which is extremely stable.

In addition, there are guards around the auxiliary ladder, which can minimize the casualties of soldiers.

In contrast, the Turpan had to use rolling stones to slow down the Ming army's ascent of the city walls.

But this was only able to delay for a while, and soon Ming soldiers climbed to the top of the city.

The Turpan soldiers had to draw their long knives and fight hand-to-hand with the Ming army.

But where are they well-trained opponents of the Ming army.

With the increase in the number of Ming troops climbing to the top of the city, the Turpan soldiers gradually became overwhelmed.

Those soldiers who came in from other places did not change the big situation, and in the end, Xicheng was the first to break.

Facts have proved that such a short city wall as Hami is really not attractive in front of the well-equipped Ming army. Even if the Turpan people have a big killing weapon like a three-bow bed crossbow, they can only struggle.

As soon as the head of the city of Xicheng was controlled by the Ming army, the other three city heads also had a tendency to rout.

Gan Poryu's face was solemn, and after thinking for a long time, he decided to abandon the city and flee. At this time, the other three city gates are still under his control, and if it drags on any longer, I am afraid that they will all be taken by the Ming army.

Of course, such a thing as abandoning the city and fleeing cannot be made public. Gan Poryu only ordered 500 personal soldiers, went down the city from the horse road, and went to the east gate of the city.

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