"Sulu Ingot Daxu!" A woman shouted that according to Mongol custom, as a symbol of Genghis Khan, the Sulu ingot would be placed on a special cart outside the Great Khan's palace, and in a panic the cart was just outside the simple siege. Arrows and lead bullets slashed, and flames spread everywhere.

"Whoever takes back the Sulu ingots while the smoke has not yet cleared, I will reward him with fifty good horses and fifty camels!" Minmin's voice was clear and powerful, and soon there was a response, and a thin young man ran over the fortifications to the cart, which he got into, took out the Sulu ingot, and ran towards the fortifications as fast as he could. The crowd cheered at his actions, and suddenly, an arrow pierced through his vest, and he fell to the ground without saying a word, and the cheers came to an abrupt end.

"Stupid woman, you can still take care of that thing at this juncture!" Hauge put down his big bow, and there were more than a dozen arrows in the quiver behind him, these feather arrows were almost half longer than the light arrows of the short bow commonly used by the Ming army, the shaft of the arrow was thicker, and the arrow was heavier, almost catching up with a thrown short spear. This long bow, which evolved from the hunting bow used by the Jurchens when shooting in the dense forest, had a shorter range than the short bow commonly used by the Ming army to fire light arrows, but it occupied an extremely important position in the Jurchen tactical system. As we all know, the strength of the bows and crossbows used by the army of the ancient Central Plains Dynasty has taken a curve, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Tang and Song dynasties, and has gradually decreased since the Ming Dynasty. The reason is that since the Han Dynasty, with the spread of smelting and forging technology, the armor and weapons of the northern nomadic army have also been continuously improved. The blade is blunt, and the bow and crossbow are unfavorable. ". In the Song Dynasty, whether it was the Western Xia established by the Dangxiang people, the Liao State established by the Khitans, the Jin established by the Jurchens, and finally the Mongols, they were all known for their sharp armor, which was no less than the Song army, and these two countries at the junction of nomadism and agriculture were superior to the Northern Song Dynasty in terms of the source of war horses. In order to counteract the enemy's superiority in cavalry, crossbowmen accounted for a considerable proportion of the Song army, and in order to shoot through the enemy's iron armor, the Song army also raised the standard of strength of crossbowmen. In the Ming Dynasty, the appearance of firearms made the cavalry begin to tilt towards mobility in defense and mobility, and the Mongolian tribes that lost Liaodong and Hetao regressed in technology, and the armor rate and armor quality of the army decreased significantly. The heavy arrows and strong bows necessary for armor piercing are a bit redundant, and the infantry archers of the Ming army will naturally choose small bows and light arrows with long range, low strength, and easy to master. For the Jurchens, who live between the white mountains and black waters, and fishing and hunting occupy a large proportion of their lives, the range of the bow and arrow is not very important (the hunter's field of vision cannot be too far in the forest), but the power is very important (in the dense woods, the hunter's chance to shoot the prey may be an arrow, if the prey cannot be killed or severely injured, it is very likely that the prey will escape, and some beasts will even hurt people). As a result, the bows and arrows of the Jurchens gradually developed to longer and larger bows, and the arrows fired became longer and heavier, and later they simply became a light spear thrower. On the battlefield, the Houjin cavalry archers wore heavy armor to resist the light arrows of the Ming army's infantry archers, and then rushed to a distance of only thirty to fifty paces away from the Ming army's formation, and fired heavy arrows at close range. Because of the close distance, those Jurchen knights with superb archery skills could aim at the weak points of the Ming army's armor, such as the face and two ribs, and the heavy arrows were enough to give enough damage, so after a few rounds, the Ming army's formation would be loosened, after all, the bravest soldiers could not bear the dilemma of being beaten and unable to fight back, and then the Houjin army could launch an attack. These heavily-armored archers were actually tasked with the 16th-century revolver musketeers of the West, relying on their high mobility and defenses to close in on the enemy's infantry phalanx, constantly weakening their opponents. In fact, this is not difficult to deal with, whether it is a strong and daring shock cavalry or a good foot archer can deal with, but the Ming army at that time, whether it is the former or the latter, is very lacking, is the Jin army tried again and again.

"Don't go out!" Min Min stopped his men who were trying to rush out and snatch back the Sulu ingot, the arrow that penetrated through the vest was thick and long, almost a short spear, what a powerful archer would have to pull such a strong bow! Rushing out is tantamount to death, and anyway, it seems that the number of enemies is limited, and it is beneficial for you to delay it.

At this time, a horse pen to the east was on fire, and black smoke and hay ash were scattered, which could be seen clearly against the background of the fire. The sound of the fence collapsing was so loud that it overshadowed the dense hooves of the horses, and Hauge knew that it would be bad for him to delay any longer, so he rushed in two columns with a hundred of his own soldiers, while the rest of the men rounded the sides and made a detour from the shadows.

"Shoot the arrows, release the guns!" Min Min ordered loudly, and even the women picked up their bows and arrows, and some of the Jurchens fell, but the vacancies were quickly filled by those behind. They wore iron-tipped helmets, leather armor sewn with iron blades, and wielded spears, bones, machetes, and axes, and the fire shone on the blades of their weapons, glittering with blood. While screaming in Jurchen words, they slashed the cart that was an obstacle with great force, stabbing it with spears, and the trunks and pockets of the cart were punctured, and the grain, flour, jerky, cloth, wool, clothing, and blood flowed together and mingled into a puddle.

Bang!

Min Min took the bird from a handmaiden, took aim calmly, and pulled the trigger. A Jurchen who had just climbed onto the top of the cart screamed and fell. She then handed the fired bird to the maidservant, and took another bird with the medicine in it to find the target again. Her fair face was streaked with blood and smoke, but she was unconscious.

Hauge pulled the bowstring to his earlobe, released it, and shot through a man crouched on the roof of the car to shoot, the arrow so powerful that it was nailed to a vertical log in the back. After only a few moments, the white-armored soldiers swept away the guards on the roof of the car, and the white smoke from the burning gunpowder enveloped the walls of the car, but it could not drown out the terrible screams and shouts of killing. The attackers began to slash at the hull with axes and machetes, trying to open a gap and see victory at hand.

"It's over, it's over!" A servant girl looked at the chopped sawdust flying across the wall, her nerves finally collapsed, she dropped the bird gun in her hand, knelt on the ground in despair, and groaned. Before this panic could spread, Min Min slapped her hard and scolded, "It's not over yet, idiot, throw the contents of the box out!" As she spoke, she threw a suitcase into the maid's arms.

The servant girl who ate the slap was stunned, she subconsciously followed the hostess's order, threw the contents of the suitcase to the outside of the car wall, Min Min also opened a suitcase, and did the same, raindrops of gems, gold coins, and silver coins fell from mid-air, and the fire shone on these treasures, reflecting a gorgeous light. The attacker was slightly stunned, then let out a burst of cheers, and threw himself at the belongings on the ground, fighting for them.

"Fools, get it all up for me, the best things and women are in there!" In a fit of rage, Hauge kicked down a white-armored soldier who was bending down to pick up coins, slashed him to death, pointed to the corpse on the ground and scolded: "Those who do not obey military orders will be killed on the spot!" ”

Just as Hauge was busy regaining control of the army outside the car wall, Min Min was quickly asking the maidservants to carry the remaining dozen barrels of gunpowder to a large cart, opening one of the barrels, dumping its gunpowder around, pouring clear oil on it, and then retreating to the palace tent with all the people, signaling everyone to lie down. Her eyes widened, staring at the moving cart, and she felt like her breathing was about to stop.

"Whoa!"

Finally the wall could no longer withstand the slash of the attackers, and cracked open and fell to both sides. The white-armored soldiers saw the richly decorated palace tent behind them and let out a cheer of victory. They could at last enjoy the fruits of their long journeys and battles, with gold, silver, precious stones, silk, beautiful women, slaves, and large granges waving at them. Hauge took off his helmet so that he could see the victory more clearly. He walked over to the Sulu ingot, stooped down to pick it up, and carefully examined the white horsehair and the trident-shaped tip of the pure gold. He arrogantly raised the big sword, pointed the tip of his gun at the palace tent, and said something loudly to the officers beside him. "You're done, idiot!" Min Min thought to herself, "If you weren't so arrogant, maybe you wouldn't have saved your life!" ”

A horn sounded, long and low, and Hauge subconsciously turned his head and looked at the place where the sound came from. At the same time, Min Min raised the bird gun that had already been installed, aimed at the pile of powder kegs and pulled the trigger, and the rest of the work was done by fire and wind, and the huge fire light instantly reflected Min Min's field of vision, leaving an indelible trace, and then she felt the whole person being pushed back violently by an invisible thug, and then passed out.

When she woke up again, the first face that caught her eye was Durbot's face full of worry and worry, and when she saw Min Min wake up, Durbot breathed a sigh of relief: "Beji, fortunately you are fine, otherwise I would have to die to apologize to the Great Khan and Lord Jinong!" “

"We won, didn't we?" Min Min asked with some uneasiness.

"Yes, we won!" Dulbert laughed: "The great Belhaug was stunned and taken prisoner, and the servant came with his men and repelled the rest. Having lost Baylor, the remaining Jurchens did not dare to retreat, until dawn, when they were defeated by my ironclad cavalry, some of whom were killed and some surrendered. “

"How many people fled?" "Very little!" Dulbert smiled: "The snow is getting heavier and heavier outside, and their horses are not much fat, and even if a few escape, they will only become food for wolves and vultures." ”

"Great!" A reassuring smile appeared on Min Min's face: "Then I'll leave it to you here, I'm so sleepy, I really want to sleep in peace!" Her voice grew lower and lower, and she fell asleep.

New Naturalized City.

"Heshuo Baylor, I think it's better to slow down the siege!" Kong Youde plucked up his courage and said to Yue Tuo carefully.

"Hold off? Master Kong, what do you mean by this? There was no expression on Yue Tuo's face, but Kong Youde still instinctively felt fear, and he subconsciously lowered his head to avoid Yue Tuo's direct gaze: "My lord, what Xia Guan means is that this castle is difficult to attack, and if it is attacked hard, many people will be killed and injured, and it may not be able to take it?" ”

Yue Tuo's eyes narrowed dangerously, and he looked at Kong Youde: "Master Kong, you should know what happens if you are cowardly and disobedient in our big gold ****, right?" ”

Kong Youde was wrapped in fur at this time, but his hands and feet trembled instinctively, he knew that although he surrendered, Huang Taiji valued him very much and treated him well. However, there has always been opposition among the Jurchen aristocracy, believing that for a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, the treatment of giving the king an independent leader is too high. He also felt it in life, so he acted more and more cautiously on weekdays, fighting desperately on the battlefield, lest he give others a handle and cause trouble. With today's situation, if Yue Tuo was cowardly and disobeyed and killed himself, even Huang Taiji would not blame him. He gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Heshuo Belle, when we were on the side of Xiaguan Mingguo, there were a few firearms instructors from Hongmaoyi who taught us to use firearms. They had mentioned the Western method of firearms, which was quite similar to this newly naturalized city, and for such a castle, it was impossible to take it by attacking it! ”

"You can't take it down with a hard attack?" To Kong Youde's surprise, Yue Tuo didn't get angry, he looked at the New Naturalization City in the distance, and asked: "Don't you have a Hongyi cannon, I've also seen it, the muzzle of the cannon is indeed indestructible, how can it not be attacked?" ”

"Heshuo Belle, we have artillery, and the defenders also have artillery!" Kong Youde said with a wry smile: "I heard the instructor say that there are dozens of countries in Taixi, large and small, and these countries have firearms more or less, and they attack and kill each other all day long. ”

"Then tell me how to restrain the law?"

Kong Youde couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Yue Tuo was willing to listen to his explanation, he hurriedly pulled out his waist knife, and explained while drawing a schematic diagram on the ground: "My lord, have you noticed that the enemy's castle is not high, but it is surprisingly thick, and there is a thick earthen wall on the outside, which is difficult to penetrate; And they are all protruding sharp corners towards our walls, and even if a cannonball hits, they can easily be catapulted away. ”

"The walls are not high? Can you use a ladder to climb up? ”

"It's hard!" Kong Youde smiled bitterly: "You see, all the city gates are located between two sharp corners, if we attack any city gate, not only will we be threatened by the front, but also the two sides and even the back will be attacked by the defenders, it is a trap, how many people are not enough to fill it." (To be continued.) )