Chapter 13: Fighting for the Drum and Horn at the Beginning of the Smoke (1)

Wang Deng smiled bitterly and picked up the order flag in his hand, when is the main general still fighting with the enemy.

If you lose this battle, you really have to get out of the equation and go back to the underworld.

And looking at the battle of the Mongols, the probability of losing is not small.

In addition to easily destroying the 1,000 elite vanguard of the Song army, smoke and dust rose in the fields in the west, and the cavalry of the brigade drove to the outskirts of Shatou City in a steady stream.

There are light cavalry with light bows and fast horses, and there is no shortage of ironclad war horses with men and horses. There are not only Mongolian athletes dressed in the grassland, but also Han soldiers who have just surrendered and were forced to go into battle before they had time to change their hair accessories. Even carrying the people of the Jinghu area who had just been captured and the cattle and sheep that were driven all the way here from Mobei, and then looking back, there were many Mongolian Lele carts pulled by oxen, which were all the families of the soldiers who went out to fight, called Ott in Mongolian.

The number of people has increased and grown, and it has reached the scale of tens of thousands. The isolated city of Shatou, on a flat area guarded by only 3,000 men, was almost submerged in a sea of Tatars.

"Jing Song," Zheng Yunming said, holding Wang Deng with one hand, "I have already won eighty percent of this battle." ”

The sweat on Wang Deng's forehead went straight to his neck, and he said coldly: "Now is not a good time to tell jokes. ”

"It's not a joke." What Wang Deng didn't notice was that the official uniform under Zheng Yunming's iron armor had also been infiltrated by sweat. "We should be able to win this battle, no, we must be able to win this battle."

Zheng Yunming said to Han Shilang: "It's dangerous here, you go down and wait first." ”

Shiro tapped the armor on his chest with his hand: "Where the master is, I will be there." ”

"I have 3,000 people to protect me now, what else can happen?" Zheng Yunming said: "The Lai family lady and Xian'er in the tent are the ones who need to be protected. The Lai family is a girl, Xian'er is a child, alas, that Shi Wenhu went to Xiangyang again."

"The lady of the Lai family is excellent in martial arts." Han Shilang comforted: "She can protect herself more than you on the battlefield. ”

"I'm afraid that no one can control her," Zheng Yunming said anxiously: "Without me, she wouldn't be a monkey, let her stay honestly in the camp, and now outside is a killing ground that can kill people at any time." ”

"Go ahead!"

Han Shilang saw that his master was angry, and turned around and went down the wall.

"This girl has affection for you." Wang Deng whispered to Zheng Yunming: "As soon as she hears the news that you are going to go on an expedition, she will follow her to Shatou City if she says anything. ”

"This wild monkey just wants to join in the fun." Zheng Yunming snorted: "You still don't understand her temperament, where is it lively." ”

"But if the walls are really broken by the Mongols." Wang Deng frowned and said, "I'm afraid that what happens to her will be ten times worse than that of a man." ”

"It's not just her," Zheng Yunming looked at the staggered houses in Shatou City: "When the enemy breaks the stockade, every woman, every child, and every old man can't escape the end of hell." ”

"So we can't lose." Wang Deng muttered.

"We can't lose." Zheng Yunming turned his head to the Mongol army that covered the land like dark clouds: "We will not lose. ”

The Mongol army began to blow the whistle again, this time three times for a short time.

Some mounted sergeants turned over and dismounted, walked to the front of the cavalry formation, and lined up in three neat rows, where they stood facing the northeast corner of the walled wall of Shatou City.

Zheng Yunming screamed bitterly in his heart, before the battle, the opposing general had already seen the flaw.

Anyone who watches the situation of defense under the city wall is naturally not as clear as condescending, at most you can only see how many horse card battle sheds have been accumulated, how many people have been arranged to defend, and whether there are generals' flags.

But what can also be seen is whether the sergeant's actions are well-thought, and whether the general's troop transfer is skilled. An experienced enemy commander will be able to tell where the defenders' elite are and where they are weak.

The Tulong Army guards Shatou City, with Zhu Sheng's forward battalion being the most elite and reliable, guarding the West Gate. Hu Yanyu's Chinese military battalion is responsible for the rescue of all parties, and its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. Peng Man's subordinates were more skilled in archery than other battalions under his strict training, and they were not easily defeated.

He was most worried about the east gate guarded by He Dajie's right-wing battalion.

Choosing the northeast corner of the walled city between the middle army camp and the right wing battalion to attack was the most uncomfortable choice for the Tulong army, and the most clever choice for the Mongol army.

Before Zheng Yunming could give the order, he saw He Dajie's general flag on the east gate moving towards the wooden corner tower in the northeast corner. It seems that He Dajie is also very clear about his weaknesses.

"Captain Sun!" Zheng Yunming summoned Sun Jia: "You take General Zhu to support!" Sun Jia answered, and the soldiers hurriedly carried the bamboo general and the gun carriage to the northeast corner.

At this time, drums were already sounding in the Mongol army.

When they were in the steppe, the army usually used the Ming Di as a signal to attack, but after entering the Central Plains, the Mongols also learned from the Jin people and began to use the traditional Central Plains Golden Drum System to command their troops.

The beating of the drum is the order to march.

With the sound of drums, the dismounted armor soldiers began to slowly advance towards the city wall, holding swords and contradictory cards in their hands.

He Dajie vigilantly looked at the formation of the enemy's advance, what he was worried about was not how sharp the opponent's swords and guns were, it was a second-class matter. What worries him is that under the flags of each team, there are people carrying a ladder forward.

The ladder is the simplest but the longest life siege weapon in the history of mankind, even after a long time, human beings have a machine that can fly, an ironclad car that can run on the earth, a steel giant ship that crisscrosses the sea, and can still use the ladder from time to time when conducting urban battles.

"You must find a way to destroy the ladder first!" He Dajie thought about it, stood up, and shouted, "The archers are ready!" The target is the enemy's ladder! Get it all ready for me! Wait for me to give the order."

He suddenly felt something hit his chest, and when he looked down, a thick bamboo arrow had been inserted into his chest. Not even a single exclamation could be made, and He Dajie fell under the wall with a muffled sound.

The first arrow of the two armies clashed, the Tulong army lost one general first.

The so-called whip and arrow are not actually weapons on the grassland. Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there have been many examples of the use of whips and arrows. This is a weapon sharpened with a thick bamboo and tied with a rope at the back. The user holds the rope in his hand and moves the whip and arrow, and throws it out, in order to achieve sufficient accuracy and range, the user's own strength and skill must be beyond ordinary people.

Zheng Yunming watched the flag on the southeast corner fall, and secretly screamed that it was not good. A golden-helmeted general in the opposite military formation raised his arms and shouted. Tens of thousands of troops shouted in unison: "Baturu! Baturu! ”

Baturu means warrior in Mongolian. Amid the cheers, the cavalry array slowly pressed towards the city wall, and thousands of longbows were raised in the direction of the northeast corner of the walled city, and began to fire intensively at the defenders on the walled wall.

This was apparently to cover the Pioneers who were heading towards the walls.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the right wing battalion, who had lost their command, fell into confusion, some tried to escape, some hid under the wall with bows and arrows and shivered, and many of them still calmly wanted to return fire, but the bows and arrows that shot out fell to the ground before they could hit the enemy.

"Jing Song, you stay here." Zheng Yunming shouted: "I will personally go to the northeast corner to command!" ”

Before Wang Deng could speak, he saw that the flag on the northeast corner was erected again.

Qin Wu, who rushed to the wall, raised the flag and kicked the overwhelmed officer beside him: "What are you doing in a daze!" Raise your shields and form a formation! Then he turned around and shouted, "Bring up the horses!" ”

The soldiers listened to this shout, and then suddenly woke up like a dream, raised the bamboo card and leather bamboo card in their hands according to the training appearance, squatted down and covered most of their body with a shield.

The horses that were rushed up were placed on the wall one after another, blocking most of the arrows. Qin Wu shouted sharply: "Without my order, you are not allowed to send an arrow to fight back!" ”

After that, he jumped up from behind the horse card, stood in front of the corner tower, and shouted: "I'm Jiaoxi Qin Wu!" If you dare to shoot, just come at me! ”

Although the Mongolian soldiers in the distance couldn't hear what he said, they saw that some of the defenders dared to stand up and provoke without their lives, so they turned around and shot at Qin Wu together.

On the tall walled wall, Qin Wu had an iron group card in his left hand and an iron lance in his right hand, constantly covering and firing arrows. Even though the Mongols' shots were like a raging storm and the arrows were attacking Qin Wu like locusts, they were only pushed away by the iron lance and the regimental card one after another, and none of them could get close to Qin Wu's body.

Before the defenders could catch their breath in the rain of arrows, they had already seen that the Mongol troops had gradually approached the wall, had prepared the ladders, and began to charge towards the moat with all their might.

Zheng Yunming watched the footsteps of the leader of the Thousand Households Commander cross a somewhat whitish stone in the field, and he knew that the opportunity to Dao had arrived.

"Mingjin!" He shouted.

The brass bell in the small wooden gatehouse made a crisp clanging sound. Hearing the sound, the firearms soldiers turned the muzzle of General Zhu's gun and aimed it at the enemy who was rushing under the wall.

"Fire!" Sun Jia gave a high order, and the medicine lines of the forty bamboo generals of the two firearms teams were ignited by the pine branch torches at the same time.

Dozens of rolling thunders suddenly exploded between heaven and earth, and the firelight accompanied by the strong smell of gunpowder made the Mongolian army's vanguard troops look as if they were in hell ahead.

Immediately, they were swept down by a barrage of stone bullets and lead that cut their heads and faces.

(The simple explanation: the launch of the whip arrow is similar to the throwing of the hammer ball, except that the hammer ball becomes a bamboo, and many of the events of the Olympics actually originated from the actual needs of ancient warfare.) The Mongol steppes in Mobei mainly used the Ming Di as a command tool, and the golden drum was learned from the Han army that had surrendered. Make a little explanation to make it easier for readers to read.,If you don't understand anything, ask questions in the book review area.,In addition, it's a ball collection to reward red tickets.