Chapter 81: Duoduo Wants to Play Big

Of course, Chahan, who commanded the battle, also saw the situation on the battlefield, and before thousands of Mongol warriors rushed to the moat, most of them were wiped out by the Ming army at the head of the city, and Chahan's nose was crooked. The Mongol warriors fought one after another, but they had never encountered such a battle today, and they originally wanted to show a good performance to impress Duoduo and Dolgon, but they didn't expect that today's battle would be like this, and Chahan was of course angry.

Chahan didn't notice anything wrong, he was just angry that the bannermen besieging the city were so useless that they couldn't rush to the edge of the city wall, and he didn't think much about it at the moment, and immediately ordered the second wave of 12,000 Mongols to continue the attack. He himself personally led the remaining nearly 5,000 men, carrying a large number of oars and shields, and followed the charge, preparing to storm the city in one go.

After such a defeat, Tsahan knew that he would be punished by Dodor and Dorgon, unless he reversed his defeat.

Chahan was born violent, his body organs are developed except for his head, it can be said that he is the legendary character with developed limbs and a simple mind, he didn't think about why he suffered such a big casualty today, let alone wanted to change his strategy. He just wanted to lead his sons to rush forward and fight fiercely with the Nanming barbarians.

In fact, most of the Mongols are like this, and their overall IQ is somewhat insufficient. In the final analysis, the Mongols who have long been without the momentum of the Mengyuan period are just a barbaric and backward tribe, due to the living environment, they are all born warriors, brave and good at fighting, not afraid of death, but they lack advanced tactics, let alone learn war in war, it can be said that the head is rigid, only know how to blindly rush to kill.

In today's battlefield situation, Duoduo, who was watching the battle, had already seen the clue and was ready to order Chahan's men and horses to stop attacking, but Chahan didn't expect to stop the attack at all, and continued to order more than 15,000 people and horses under his command to step on the blood of their comrades and kill in the direction of the north gate of Datong. The courage of the Mongols is to continue to rush and kill with perseverance, not to think of any strategy like the sinister Han Chinese.

Reason told Dodor that it was time to fight today, and that it was wisest to stop the attack. But after thinking about it, Duoduo finally didn't stop Chahan's action, so let the Mongols make trouble with their temperament, and let their blood forge a deep hatred between the Mongols and the Han people.

Although Duoduo saw the tragedy of the Mongols under the city of Datong, he did not believe that the Ming army on the head of the city could resist the attack of the Qing army with muskets alone, he believed that as long as the number of people was enough, the muskets would be useless, after all, the number of muskets in the Datong army was not much, and the ammunition was also used up. The Mongols could also build a shield array to withstand the fire of muskets and bows.

Today, he wanted to test Cao Yue's true ability to see what kind of posture the Datong defenders could defend the city, so after the Chahan Department attacked the city with all his might, he immediately ordered Geng Zhongming's 20,000 Han troops to follow the attack, and without his order to collect the troops, they were never allowed to retreat, otherwise military law would be engaged.

With Duoduo's order, nearly 20,000 Han troops, under the leadership of Geng Zhongming, a big traitor, quickly broke away from the array and followed the Mongol soldiers of Chahan in the direction of the north gate of Datong.

The remaining Mongols and Jurchen elites of Duoduo moved in the direction of the west gate of Datong, posing as if they were going to attack the west gate of Datong at the same time. This situation was a bit unexpected for Cao Yue, he didn't expect that before all the Jiannu army arrived, Duoduo would dare to attack the city with all his might.

Duoduo, this is going to be a big game from the beginning, huh?

Cao Yue also knew that Azig's men and horses could arrive at any time, and he could not receive the news of the movements of the Jiannu army in real time, so he did not dare to be careless, and ordered all the horses of the Datong army to enter the highest state of alert, and transferred the second battalion to the direction of Ximen.

Cao Yue originally expected that Jiannu would attack the north gate of Datong with all his might, so he equipped the two half-musket battalions at the north gate and the middle of the north gate and the west gate. Outside the city of Datong, the terrain is still relatively flat, and the telescope in Cao Yue's hand is made by him after improvement, the magnification is good, and the whereabouts of the army of Jiannu outside the city are basically seen clearly.

Soon, more than 10,000 Mongols, wielding sabers and screaming all the way, came into the range of muskets.

The artillery and muskets that had just stopped began firing again.

The quality of today's muskets is really very poor, and in the shooting of about half an hour just now, more than a thousand guns have struck and cannot be used. The consumption of ammunition is quite bearable, but it has aroused Cao Yue's vigilance. It's just that Jiannu rushed in, and Cao Yue, who commanded the battle, had no other choice but to order the musket team to shoot quickly.

The Datong army is only more than 50,000 people, and Cao Yue doesn't want his 50,000 people to suffer heavy losses, after all, after more than half a year of training, the improvement of the combat strength of the Datong army has condensed too much of his hard work. Being able to kill and injure the enemy's bow and arrow outside the range, Cao Yue would not miss such an opportunity.

The smoke that had just dispersed filled the city of Datong again, "Bang...... The sound of musket shooting made people's hearing a little paralyzed.

Rows and rows of Mongols fell under the fire of muskets, but the Mongols behind did not pay any attention to the casualties of their comrades, stepped on their bodies, brandished their swords, and continued to rush in the direction of the city walls. This time, there were far more Mongols attacking the city than last time, and the crowd was relatively denser, and although the shooting efficiency of the musket was better, there were more Jiannu, but they were lucky enough to avoid the bullets of the musket.

Soon, some of the Mongols rushed to the moat, but most of the Mongols who rushed to the moat did not have a chance to cross the moat, which was not deep, and they were hit by muskets, so they fell straight into the river, and after a while, the water of the moat was dyed red, and half of the river was buried.

The bows and arrows in the hands of the Mongols also began to shoot at the city, and although the arrows were sparse, some unlucky Ming soldiers were still shot.

Seeing that there were more and more Mongols besieging the city, Cao Yue's original calm feeling was gone, and he also ordered the three-gun musketeers of the third battalion on standby to prepare for battle.

The muskets of the first battalion would increasingly malfunction, and as more Mongols rushed into range of their bows, their casualty rate would increase. Another point, Cao Yue didn't want the most elite soldiers of the first battalion to suffer heavy casualties, so he was ready to let the sergeants of the third battalion who had long been unable to hold back their temperament and wanted to behave well go to the front when necessary, and give Jiannu a look.

Seeing more and more enemies attacking, it was the Portuguese who were most excited.

The last time the rogue attacked, Cao Yue didn't let them go to the battlefield, and originally wanted to show a good performance, so that Cao Yue could open his eyes and recognize the price given, but today he was full of energy, and he wanted to impress Cao Yue. The Portuguese were placed in front of the North Gate Tower, a position where the Jiannu attacks were most concentrated, and they took advantage of the faster firing of flintlock pistols to wound and kill a large number of Mongols.

These Portuguese were real war maniacs, and in their eyes, whoever paid to hire them was the master and fought for. Their shooting skills were far better than those of the Ming soldiers, and many of the Mongols who died under their hands were already very good. However, as the war continued, their muskets broke down from time to time, and they gradually felt a little difficult in the face of the Mongols who were getting closer and closer. Fortunately, Cao Yue made timely adjustments and ordered 500 musketeers to join the Portuguese to defend this section of the city wall, so as not to be taken advantage of by Jiannu.

A large number of Mongols fell under the fire of muskets, but because of the dense formation of the charge, many of them holding shields, and still many of them dodged the fire of muskets.

Finally, there was a ladder that reached the city wall of Datong......