Ascending the Great Wall from the steep stone steps of the huge bluestone barrier, you may not be aware of it at first, but once you step on the Great Wall, you will know the majesty of this high wall. The height of the Great Wall is different in various places, the wall of the Great Wall in the Badaling area is two zhang eight high, the Jiayuguan area is one zhang eight high, and the Shanhaiguan area is two zhang three high, each of which is different according to whether the mountain is steep or not, or the need for defense.

However, the height of this section in the northeast area of Yanchi is as high as a staggering five zhang, which is converted into the length unit of later generations, and it is 145 meters high; The reason is actually very simple, first, this is an important defensive pass in the Hetao area and the salient of Ningxia Town, and in order for Ningxia Town to be like a firm nail in the Hetao area, excellent defense measures are needed. This is also for so many years, although the border war in Ningxia Town has continued, but the Tatars have never broken through here. On the other hand, in the area of Ulzhou, the Xuanfu of Datong, where heavy troops gathered, there are often things where the Great Wall pass is broken through.

On the other hand, the mountains here are gentle, unlike the peaks of Helan Mountain and Shizui Mountain in the northwest, which stand tall and stand thousands of walls, and the Great Wall winds in it, although it does not need to be built very high, because it has the support of the terrain. However, the mountain could not stop the enemy's footsteps, so the only way to make up for it was to build a higher wall on a low hill.

All in all, the height of the city wall here is almost as high as all sections of the Great Wall.

Standing on top of the Great Wall, looking northwest from the neck-high battlements, the low mountains are black in the vast moonlight, but on this black mountain, there are dotted bonfires and torches, like a glowing carpet for the mountains to the north.

"General, that's where nearly 100,000 Tartar soldiers and horses are camped, you see, more than four miles wide, more than a dozen hills of all sizes are paved, damn it, is the Tartar smashing pots and selling iron?" Xu Tai pointed.

Song Nan secretly sighed in his heart, if he wasn't used to seeing big scenes, he would have peed his pants in fright just because of this posture, and the 100,000 army spread out on the opposite side, like a big net rushing towards him, and he couldn't dodge, which showed the terrible thing about his attack.

Song Nan looked down at the outer wall on the northwest side, and his heart suddenly settled a lot, the Great Wall here is not only high, but also the terrain chosen when building is very good, the hovering mountains are the highest here, and the steep slopes and cliffs in the north are long, no wonder under the attack of 100,000 Tartar soldiers and horses, Xu Tai was able to survive, and this terrain also helped a lot.

Under the leadership of Xu Tai, Song Nan walked slowly along the Great Wall, and many busy soldiers around him stopped one after another, most of them were soldiers from the Beijing camp who practiced martial arts, so they all recognized Song Nan, and some people shouted excitedly: "It's General Song, General Song is here to fight side by side with us." ”

The news soon spread throughout the army, and the Ming army suddenly boiled; Xu Tai sighed: "It's still the prestige of adults, and when I hear that adults are coming, these guys are going to come up and lick their toes." ”

Song Nan smiled and bowed his head to both sides, pointed to a few gaps that were being repaired and said, "What?" Did the Tartars attack it? How did the wall collapse? ”

Xu Tai hurriedly said: "This is the cannon of the Tartars, good guy, it's really powerful." A few shots blasted open the gap. Fortunately, the city wall was thick, and it was only a short section open, and I ordered someone to bring stones from under the city wall to block it, and it would be fine. ”

Song Nan was shocked: "Cannon? Condor cannons? ”

"Yes, these Tartars brought dozens more, but for some reason they only fired a few dozen shots sporadically before they were dumbfounded, and they probably didn't have enough ammunition. Adults don't have to worry. ”

How could Song Nan not worry, there was such a strong Great Wall as a defensive barrier, Song Nan's confidence increased greatly, even if the walled fort behind was broken through, and the Tartar soldiers attacked the city wall on both sides, it would be able to hold it; But with the Condor cannon, the result would be different. No matter how thick the city wall is, it can't withstand the bombardment of the cannons, and the result is bound to collapse, and this Condor cannon is the trouble of the henchmen. Moreover, Xu Tai said that the Tartars did not seem to have enough shells, and this reason is untenable, how could the Tartars come all the way with bulky firearms and not prepare sufficient ammunition? A fool would do that.

Song Nan's command post is set up in a quadrangular beacon tower, although the place is not big, but here can only be the general, the soldiers moved a large stone and put two stones under the pad, which is Song Nan's handsome case, and a few temporary futons are spread around, which is the seat of the generals.

The torches of Songmingzi were inserted in the biroom, and the burning creaked, and a simple pre-war meeting was held here, and all the middle and high-ranking generals sat quietly on the futon, listening to Song Nan's analysis of the shape shì and the analysis of the upcoming war.

"You've worked hard, we've been running all the way, and we've finally come here after the tail of the Tartar. No, it should be said that we rushed to the head of the little Tatar prince and cut off his way home. But you've also witnessed the situation, the army of 100,000 Tartars who came to the rescue is on the other side, all over the mountains, more than our dicks, and it's really scary to watch. ”

The generals burst into laughter, and the general of Svenwen was unambiguous when he spoke meat, and some people muttered in their hearts: I just scraped it clean before going out, how can I say this? “

"I heard the news from Marquis Xu just now that the Tartar has a Divine Eagle cannon, and I originally had a lot of confidence in this defensive battle, but now it seems that to be honest, I am a little worried; Why? We have all seen the power of the Condor cannon, and it is a siege weapon. No matter how strong our walls are, half of them will collapse after dozens of shells. ”

Xu Tai opened his mouth and was stopped by Song Nan raising his hand.

"The previous Tartars didn't fight much. Artillery, I heard that it was only a few shots fired before the fire stopped. Xu Houye estimated that they were short of ammunition, which naturally made some sense. As far as I know, the shells of this kind of cannon are so expensive that they are more than a hundred taels of silver when they are bombarded, and the Tartars are very poor, so their shells must be limited, but if they are reluctant to fight. Cannons, that's impossible, otherwise what would they do with these shells? My guess is that the reason they don't use it now is because they have to wait for the right moment. What is the best time? Can anyone sue me? ”

Wang Yong got up and said: "I think that they must be waiting for the early tomorrow morning, when the little prince of Tatar marches from the salt pond to the inside, and attacks from the inside and outside to carry out a fierce attack, and then they will bombard the city wall with all their brains, and then we will be in a hurry." ”

Song Nan nodded approvingly and said: "Wang Yanshi is right, the Tartars must think so, tomorrow when the Tartar soldiers of Yanchi break through the southwest fort and approach the inside of the pass of our Great Wall, the Tartars in the north will not hesitate to attack at any cost, and the so-called Condor cannon will not hesitate to bombard, only a few places will be bombarded, and our defense line will be broken through, and the matter will be terrible." Don't forget, we have less than 20,000 soldiers, and they add up to 110,000 men, and if there is no Great Wall barrier to defend us, we will be completely annihilated. ”

The generals were restless, they were all full of confidence, and they suddenly felt uneasy when Song Nan said this, if Song Nan was worried about the sky, the problem was that the situation that Song Nan said was very likely to happen, and after the collapse of the city wall, more than 10,000 people and more than 100,000 people fought hand-to-hand, it was a good comparison: eggs hitting stones will be shattered.

"This ...... General, how is this good? The humble office is far from taking this section into account, and if this is the case, how can this battle be fought? Xu Tai's eyes were a little straight, and the momentum on his body disappeared without a trace.

Song Nan said solemnly: "Therefore, if you want to hold the pass, the only way to delay until tomorrow noon when our army rushes to outflank is to hold this city wall, and the only way to hold the city wall is to keep the Great Wall from falling, and the only way to keep the Great Wall from falling under the bombardment of Tartar artillery is to ......"

Wang Yong suddenly said in a loud voice: "Destroy their cannons, it's a hundred." ”

The generals' eyes widened in horror, and Song Nan suddenly got up from behind the simple handsome case, stretched out his hand and waved violently: "Yes, we must destroy these condor cannons so that they can't pose a threat to my city wall, this is the key." I know it's going to be risky, and that's why I'm going to lead the team myself, and who wants to go with me to the enemy camp and destroy this Eagle cannon? ”

Wang Yong's scalp was numb, he still had to come, and the general couldn't change his habit of liking to take risks in person, so he had to bring someone to get it himself. So he hurriedly said: "This matter can't be solved by the general, just bring someone to solve it." ”

"Yes, the general wants to be in command, how can there be any reason to go to danger in person." Xu Tai said busily.

The generals dissuaded together, and Ye Fanggu, who was standing beside Song Nan and pretending to be a personal guard, also gouged out Song Nan with her eyes, Song Nan smashed her mouth and sat down and said: "I'm not afraid that you won't be able to do it, this is the key to this battle, if we can't succeed, we will be finished." ”

Wang Yong said: "My lord, the humble position has followed you for so many years, can you still not believe the humble position?" You only grant the opportunity, I don't believe that you can't even do this thing, please rest assured. ”

Song Nan thought for a while and said, "Okay, you will lead the team to go and select fifty guards immediately, we will solve this matter before dawn, and the time is very tight." Go, go, go. ”

Wang Yong agreed to get up and went quickly. Song Nan sat down slowly, explained the arrangement with an indifferent expression, and when the generals dispersed, Wang Yong and fifty personal guards had already rushed to the small beacon tower.