A stone projectile directly hit the ladder on the wall at close range, smashing the upper end of the ladder with an iron hook and half of the wooden stake head together. The ladder fell down the wall with the soldiers who were climbing to the wall.

The soldiers of the Black Army really began to be a little frightened when they saw such a crazy move by the defenders. Some began to retreat unconsciously, slowly retreating to the edge of the ladder to escape.

"Don't run away! There is nothing to be afraid of the demon magic of the Southern Barbarians! Rush up on it for me! Although the big man with armor said this, he actually slowly retreated back on his own. Because he clearly saw Ren Xiongwei and Han Shilang rushing over with another bamboo general.

When the soldiers of the Black Army saw the general like this, they were naturally more timid in their hearts.

There are many factors that play a role in the victory or defeat of the battlefield, such as the skill of the soldiers, the completeness of logistics, and the command of the generals, but for the battle for the city wall, the victory or defeat is only related to the momentum.

The brave wins when the narrow road meets, and on the narrow wall of more than one zhang, who seizes the commanding heights of courage can master the victory.

Even if this commanding height is only captured by a few small soldiers for a while.

There was another loud bang on the walled wall at the west end, which was the death of several soldiers of the firearms team after seeing the performance of the Beiwei army's death, and the soldiers of the black army who were close to each other on the walled wall under the smoke of gunpowder were killed and wounded.

This is another blow to the uneasy psychology of the attacker.

Once the belief in cherishing honor as life began to crumble, many black soldiers began to desperately flock to the ladder in an attempt to escape from the city.

The two sides of Shatou City sounded the sound of horns almost at the same time at this time, and Zhu Sheng in the west with a team of soldiers, and Qin Wu in the east with a team of soldiers came over at the same time.

Under the three-way attack, the black army was even more helpless, and some people were even forced to jump off the wall, trying to escape with their lives.

Seeing that the general trend was gone, the big man with armor waved an iron spear to deal with Liu Quan's attack, and slowly pushed it to the front of the most rearmost cloud ladder, threw the iron shield at Liu Quan, turned around and climbed the cloud ladder to go down the city.

"The thief is gone!" Liu Cheng turned sideways and let go of the iron shield, dropped the sword and shield in his hand, and bent down to pick up a hook and sickle on the ground. The probe stabbed at the big man.

The big man dodged the quick and ruthless shot, and the hook and sickle hung on the big man's belt.

Liu put his feet against the stake, and tried his best to catch the big man to the city, but the big man couldn't use his strength when he climbed on the ladder, so he could only curse loudly but couldn't use any strength.

A Mongol soldier at the bottom of the ladder saw the commander of the black army about to be captured by the enemy. Immediately climbed the ladder with his hands and feet, desperately grabbed the body of the big man with armor, this drag was quite strong, Liu Cheng was taken a few steps crookedly, and his body leaned out of the wall and was about to fall out.

Ren Xiongwei shouted, stepped forward and grabbed Liu Quan's belt, and pulled it back fiercely. Several soldiers hurriedly came over to help, and everyone worked together to pull the armored man and the Mongolian soldiers up the wall.

Han Shilang jumped to the wall of the wall with a few lit thistles, and smashed them into the black soldiers who were jumping and scolding below, and after a few explosions, everyone could only see the back of the people who were running for their lives to the north.

"Ren Xiongwei, I owe you my life!" Liu Cheng slammed Ren Xiongwei's chest, turned around and laughed loudly at the armored man: "How is the martial arts of the Southern Barbarians? ”

Accompanied by his loud laughter, it was the cheers of the wall.

Zheng Yunming stretched out the sleeve of his robe to wipe the sweat on his head, and slowly stood up with his hands on the back soldiers around him, and the large and small banners on the wall of the wall shook towards the Tatar army opposite, showing off the victory of the Song army.

At this time, the Mongol army did not make an aggressive posture, the foot archers removed their shields, collected their bows and mounted their horses, and the gathered light cavalry once again spread out, at the mercy of a starry formation.

The black-armored general rode his horse again to the north gate, which was already full of corpses, and shouted: "Minhan Nayan (Mongolian for a thousand households) Shi Huanzhong has been captured alive by you, he is a great warrior, King Tath wants to exchange him with you for a camel's gold!" ”

Zheng Yunming shouted loudly: "You go back and tell Tath that if you want to exchange it back for Shi Huanzhong, ask him to exchange all the captured Jingxiang people!" ”

The black-armored general was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Tath said it!" Yingtian or something, just a Daru Huachi who manages the people! Where is the defender of this city, Ta Nian knows his name! ”

"The one who guards the city is Zheng Yunming, the head of my Zhiying Field!" Zheng Yunming shouted: "I have already told you, don't be verbose and ask again!" ”

The black-armored general shouted: "The warriors of the steppe never take their names as shame! If the general refuses to be named, forget it, King Tath says that this time the southern expedition is in a hurry, and he must hurry back to the north and no longer attack your city! But he will come back next autumn when the horse is fat, and at that time, the manager Zheng Yunming will have a good fight! ”

"Next autumn, the horse is fat, Zheng is waiting for the king to come in this Jingxiang land!" Zheng Yunming shouted: "Send less!" ”

The black-armored knight raised his spear and shouted, and Pegasus turned back into his camp. The Tatar horses died down and began an orderly retreat.

"Why don't we open the door and chase after us?" Seeing Wang Deng's eagerness to try, Ge Huai glared at him: "With such a strict retreat, even if our army pursues together, we can't beat others." ”

Zheng Yunming patted Wang Deng's shoulder with a smile: "This first battle can win a victory from the invincible Tatars, it is already a big bargain, where do you dare to hope to pursue." ”

"Don't worry, there will be more opportunities to meet with Tartars in the future than you can count."

"Now let's clean up the battlefield first."

The walls of Shatou City are full of gaps caused by wooden stakes that have been smashed by General Zhu, and the corpses of our officers and soldiers can be seen everywhere. Many of the wounded of the Tulong Army and the Black Army were moaning loudly in the pile of corpses, as if to add a bit of sadness to Shatou City after the war.

Zheng Yunming led everyone down to the wall, but saw that at this time, the north gate had been surrounded by people who were helping the old and the young.

I don't know who suddenly cried, and tens of thousands of people cried together.

At this moment, they realized for the first time what a terrible thing the so-called war was.

The people wept and bowed down to Zheng Yunming: "Thank you, Lord Steward, for saving your life!" Don't forget the life-saving virtue of the manager! "Master Steward reinvents his parents!" The cries rang out.

Tens of thousands of people in Shatou City, who escaped the blade of the Mongols, really vented their feelings completely at this time.

No matter how loudly Zheng Yunming thanked him, it was useless, and any of his words were drowned out in the wave of gratitude. The only choice was to leave Wang Deng and Ge Huai to appease the frightened people. I found a gap and hid in the alley.

As soon as I entered the alley, I found that the white-robed young general who rushed onto the road to reverse the situation at the critical moment using the beaded arrow technique was sitting on the side of the street wiping the newly captured scimitar.

The silver mask carved on her face had not yet been removed, but her sturdy posture and the carved bow she was accustomed to wielding had revealed her identity.

Zheng Yunming used to sit next to the lady of the Lai family: "You shouldn't come out, I said that fighting a war is a man's business." ”

Yue'er twisted her head towards Zheng Yunming, and the two beautiful eyes under the silver hood couldn't see the joy and sorrow: "It has nothing to do with men and women, everyone has something they want to protect." ”

"Say it again." Her tone suddenly became proud: "It doesn't seem that it is so difficult to fight. ”

"What do you know" Zheng Yunming let out a long sigh: "I knew that it was so troublesome to fight in Ludao, and it would have been good to be a scholar in Lin'an at the beginning." ”

Yue'er blinked: "You just sat on the city tower and watched the play for a long time, what's the trouble?" Is it more troublesome than those of us who go into battle on our own? ”

You can't be reasonable with women, not to mention that she just killed dozens of men. Zheng Yunming changed the subject: "You got this knife on the battlefield?" ”

Yue'er nodded: "I took it from a Tartar officer, that person stinks"

Zheng Yunming stretched out his hand and took the knife, the blade of which was curved like a crescent moon, obviously not a product of the Han land. The handle of the knife is equipped with a gauntlet and is inlaid with large and small gemstones.

"Good knives." Zheng Yunming held the knife and slashed in the air several times: "Maybe this is a divine weapon forged in Damascus." ”

Yue'er's eyes widened and asked, "What is Damascus?" ”

"Damascus, or Damas Valley." Zheng Yunming handed the knife back to the little lady: "It is a famous city in the west of the Great Food Country. Because this city is an important land and water town in the big food country, the transportation terminal is located, and merchants and materials are gathered. Therefore, it can collect the world's fine gold, gather the great food craftsmen, and make swords and armor, which can be called unparalleled in the world. ”

"When the Tatar army swept across the border of Khorezm, they seized many weapons that Khorezm had made from Damascus. This knife may be one of them. ”

Zheng Yunming's judgment was not correct, and the unique silk pattern on the Damascus knife was a characteristic that identified its origin, which Song Guo did not really understand until ten years later. This sword was actually made by a family of blacksmiths who had been forging swords for generations in the Balochistan region south of Khorezm, and was once worn on the waist of the Khorezm Khamli Turkic generals, and later changed to a new Mongol master during the Mongol expedition to the west.

"Speaking of which, the world realm is really wonderful." Yue'er sighed leisurely: "In Shatou City, in the hinterland of Jingxiang, you can actually get a treasure knife made by the Great Food Country thousands of miles away. ”

"Because the world has changed." Zheng Yunming said: "From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, people have never tried to have large-scale close exchanges between countries separated by thousands of miles. Even the famous nomadic migrations of the Xiongnu and the Turks were often completed over a period of several generations or more than ten generations. But in today's world, the Mongols' strict marching system has broken through the limitations of geography and connected the distant Great Food Kingdom to the Central Plains in just twenty years. ”

"In the south, Arab merchants are crossing the narrow straits to expand trade from the Arabian Sea to the countries of the South Seas. In time, it is conceivable that a new Silk Road would be opened even before the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Eclipse. ”

"Times are different." Zheng Yunming's eyes shone brightly: "An opportunity to truly connect the countries of the world is in front of us. The emergence of Mongolia is not only an unprecedented disaster, but also an unprecedented opportunity. Those who grasp this opportunity can not only achieve the glory of their country, but also change the face of the world. ”