On the twenty-fourth day of the first month of the sixth year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse, the second day of the siege of Ningyuan by Jiannu.

Zu Dashou finished inspecting the city's defenses as usual, and then climbed the castle tower.

Looking at the calm Jiannu military camp from afar, Zu Dashou asked with some confusion: "It's already time now, why hasn't Jiannu attacked yet?" Could it be that they have now found Juehua Island and are ready to give up attacking here? ”

Yuan Chonghuan had a spring breeze on his face and said, "Probably, Jiannu will definitely give up Ningyuan after getting the population, grain and grass of Juehua Island." This time to defend the city, we are considered to have succeeded, you and I will definitely be known as the peerless generals of the Ming Dynasty, and when the time comes, we will give as much as we want. ”

"It's still Lord Yuan's command."

"By the way, the fact that Juehua Island was robbed of 250,000 stones of grain and grass cannot be leaked, let's just say that Jiannu burned 80,000 stones of grain and grass on the island."

"The last general understands, and does not need to be commanded by the lord."

Yuan Chonghuan nodded, with a sad look on his face, and lamented: "The soldiers and civilians on Juehua Island are suffering......

Zu Dashou couldn't help but secretly praise that Lord Yuan is Lord Yuan, although he designed to send the soldiers and civilians of Juehua Island to Jiannu, but he can still shed tears of sympathy for their upcoming tragic fate. This is the person who does great things, no wonder he is Ning Qian's soldiers, and he is just a small military attaché.

Thinking of this, Zu Dashou also sighed.

Yuan Chonghuan took out a piece of paper and said: "In order to commemorate the soldiers and civilians who died on Juehua Island, this official wrote a "Tribute to the Fallen Soldiers and Generals of Juehua Island", and I will read it to you. ”

The text said: I have been fighting since I defended the obedient side and repeatedly lost my territory. The Son of Heaven was furious......"

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and finished reading his article, as if he was also immersed in the tragic atmosphere he had created. It's just that the people of Juehua Island, who are still alive now, listened to Lord Yuan's memorial message, should they be happy that their memorial text was settled after their death, or should they be glad that someone pointed out the way of life for them in the future?

Zu Dashou is a big boss. I didn't understand "Zhihu Ye", but when I heard Yuan Chonghuan's voice, it was very pleasant, although I didn't understand what he was reading, I still blurted out a praise: "Okay!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan saw the confused look in Zu Dashou's eyes and knew that he didn't understand. sighed: "It's really not more than half a sentence of speculation, and my articles can only be understood by well-educated people." Later, I'll read it to Jin Qiliang. ”

"Don't, the matter of Juehua Island, except that God knows it, you know it, I know it. If the lord reads the sacrifice to Lord Kim, then one more person will know. At that time, there will be no other way for adults to think of except to extinguish their mouths. Besides, Jin Qiliang's only son is still waiting for meritorious service on Juehua Island? Lord Kim knows the future of Kyaw Hoa. Will I let you go? ”

Yuan Chonghuan is just talking, but no one appreciates writing an article that he thinks is good, which inevitably makes him feel as uncomfortable as a cat scratching a dog. However, if he knew that the soldiers and civilians of Juehua Island had been rescued by Zhu Youcheng, his sacrificial text would be useless, and I am afraid it would be even more uncomfortable.

While chatting, he suddenly heard the cowhide drum "dong dong" in the Jiannu camp, and Yuan Chonghuan was calm. Because Jiannu came in a hurry, he didn't bring siege equipment at all. As long as there are no moles, they will not be able to storm the city at all.

Suddenly, Zu Dashou exclaimed: "My lord, what is that?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan took a closer look, and saw a strange cart slowly rolled out of the Jiannu camp, without a horse-drawn ox. The front and top were sealed with leather, leaving only a few shooting holes.

Yuan Chonghuan gritted his teeth and said, "The car." This is a special vehicle for Jiannu to defend our firearms, and it can be said that it is the nemesis of our firearms. The leather was cowhide, and the bullets of the fire gun could not get into it at all. And these cars are still improved versions. In the past, when the plains were dueling, the cart was not covered with cowhide. But now it's a siege, and our firearms are attacking from the top down, so they also put a layer of cowhide on it, and if our guns can't hit them, they can shoot us through the firing holes. It seems that the old slave is determined to break Ningyuan City. However, we have artillery, so we don't have to be afraid of him. ”

"Gunner, prepare," Yuan Chonghuan shouted, "aim at the cart for me, and boom." ”

The gunner promised loudly, and soon the cannon on the city wall of Ningyuan rumbled, and one after another iron bullets flew towards the car.

The gunner had never seen the chariot, but there was nothing else in the Jiannu camp except for the chariot, so he recognized it at once. Although the cart is claimed to be a car, it is driven by manpower, coupled with the weight of the logs and the weight of the soldiers on the car, and it walks very slowly. The gunner hit the cart with a light stroke.

The tough leather was a piece of paper in front of the shell, and the shell had punched one large hole after another. But that's all the effect of the shells. The inside of Jiannu's cart is made of logs, and although the structure is simple, it is very strong. If the shell did not hit the pillar supporting the car, the car would not have been damaged. And even if you hit one pillar, there are other pillars inside the cart, it will not immediately disintegrate. Of course, the shells also brought certain casualties to Jiannu, and the soldiers of Jiannu who were hit by the shells directly turned into pulp, but under the stimulus of Nu'er Haqi's order not to seal the knife for seven days, the soldiers who followed the cart immediately jumped on the cart and continued to push the cart forward.

Yuan Chonghuan saw that the artillery had little effect on the car, and immediately understood where the problem was, and shouted: "Replace the cannonballs." ”

The gunner replied with a wry smile: "My lord, please give us flowering shells." ”

Yuan Chonghuan suddenly remembered that in order to avoid angering Uncle Jiannu, he had already hidden the flowering cannonballs.

He secretly cocooned himself and urgently ordered Zu Dashou to go to the arsenal to carry the flowering cannonballs to the city wall.

The artillery on the walls was non-stop. Under the dense shells, two wagons completely fell apart, and the Jiannu soldiers hiding inside were either beaten into meatloaf by the shells, or their heads were broken and bleeding by the logs in the carts.

The damage to the two carts could not stop the progress of Jiannu. Jiannu's chariot formation was still slowly but resolutely approaching Ningyuan City, followed by infantry carrying hooks and ladders, and cavalry behind the infantry. The defenders on the city wall had already lowered their bows and crossbows, picked up stones, and prepared to smash the carts with stones when the carts and ladders approached the walls.

At this time, the chariot array was only 3oo steps away from the city wall, and Yuan Chonghuan decisively ordered the red-coated artillery to stop attacking the chariot. The barrel of the redcoat cannon is very long, and it can only hit far but not close. He ordered the red-coated cannons to strike at the cavalry contingent that followed.

This time Jiannu attacked, the cavalry was the rear of the palace, and there was basically no task, so the Jiannu cavalry couldn't help but think crankily on the horse. The cavalryman who had died of his brother looked at the fortified city in front of him, and fantasized about how much money and women he could get by breaking the city. My brother is married and has children, and his wife is now a widow, so she must be very lonely, and she has to comfort her often at night, alas, she is so tired. His son, the child of the Qing warriors, is going through the storm and is driven out of the door. Just as he was in the middle of his calculations, a cannonball smashed him into pulp along with his horse, and he ended up with his brother. I just don't know which Qing warrior it is the turn of the widows of the two of them to comfort them now.

This shell was fired by a redcoat cannon. The tiger squat cannon is still attacking the car, but the effect is still not obvious, although many Jiannu have been killed, but the car formation is still advancing.

Nuerhaqi watched the columns of cavalry fall under the cannonballs, and his heart seemed to be dripping blood. He yelled: "The infantry shoots, the cavalry retreats." ”

Hearing Nu'er Ha's order, the Jiannu cavalry hurriedly retreated as if they had been pardoned. They hate siege warfare the most, and on the plains, he is the king of war, but under the fortified city, they are just a little worm. It was not because he was dizzy that he let the cavalry participate in the siege, but because he wanted the cavalry to suppress the attacks of the soldiers on the city walls with bows and arrows. When the chariot breaks through the city gate, the cavalry can rush into the city and slash at the first time.

Unexpectedly, siege battles are not the same as skirmishes, in which the chariots can block the muskets and artillery, and the soldiers behind them are very safe. In siege warfare, the artillery is at a high place, and the enemy behind the chariot can be hit lightly.

After dropping the three chariots, the chariot array protected the infantry and finally came to the city wall. The chariot stuck to the wall, and the soldiers did not come out, so they took up their axes and began to chisel the wall. And the cart, which had a battering ram hidden inside, pushed it in front of the city gate and slammed it. (To be continued!)

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