Chapter Fifty-Three: Dingyuan City Tartars Prepare for War!
The soldiers of the Hengjian Mountain battalion were all afraid of the Red Turban Army with strong combat strength, and they did not dare to resist in the slightest.
What's more, there are many men among them who are enthusiastic and dare to fight, and they are eager to follow the Red Turban Army to kill the Tartars and fight for wealth.
"Millions of red scarves, kill Hu Xinghan!"
"Kill into Dingyuan!"
In the shouting, Zhu Yuanzhang led tens of thousands of troops to Dingyuan City.
Dingyuan City.
With the sound of bells and drums, Dingyuan City closed the four gates.
The whole city was filled with panic.
All kinds of rumors are spreading.
Some people say that the 100,000 Red Turban Army in Haozhou was killed under the leadership of a rebel general named Zhu Yuanzhang, and the donkey brand village group training and Hengjian Mountain group training along the way were all killed in a river of blood, and they were about to be killed to Dingyuan, and at that time the red turban thieves broke through the city and wanted to slaughter the city for three days!
Some people also say that this marshal of the red turban thief named Zhu Yuanzhang has the Heavenly Thunder Dao Law, and when he broke through Haozhou City in the first two days, it was because of the Heavenly Thunder that he helped in the battle, so that the strong city wall of Haozhou City was powerless.
Even, some people say that this Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a monk, but the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, who came to the world to overthrow the rule of the Mongol Yuan and Tatars, and only killed the Mongols, not the Han people.
Various versions of rumors are flying all over Dingyuan City, and the entire city is panicked.
As the commander-in-chief, Daluhua Chi Timur, the capital of Haozhou, directly ordered a blockade and martial law, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the city, nor was it allowed to walk around the streets.
He clearly remembered that Guo Zixing and others in Haozhou City took the opportunity to rebel.
However, this was only a temporary settlement in the city, and how to resist the approaching Red Turban Army, Daru Huachi Timur still had little confidence.
The previous Shayuan ambush made the Red Turban Army afraid.
"My lord, there are only 100,000 red turban thieves, there are no 100,000 people at all, and the lower officials estimate that there are only more than 20,000 people at most, even if they surrender with the regimental training of Hengjian Mountain, they are just some rabble, as long as we defend the city and do not fight, the red turban thieves will definitely not be able to help us!"
Zhang Zhiyuan said very confidently to Daru Huachi Timur.
He is Dingyuan Zhi County, his ancestor is the marquis of the northern Han army, proficient in military affairs, and he is a veteran traitor in the Mongol army.
Hearing Zhang Zhiyuan's words, Timur's heart eased some of his nervousness slightly, but he was still a little uneasy.
"I heard that those red turban thieves have the Heavenly Thunder Dao Method, and they can break the city with the help of Heavenly Thunder, even if they can't hold on, I'm afraid they won't be able to!" Timur worried.
The 5,000 Mongolian iron horsemen in his hand were killed in the Haozhou Shayuan, and now the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Dingyuan City are his last capital.
If Dingyuan City is lost again, Timur will lose the capital to settle down.
Therefore, in the battle of Dingyuan, Timur could not lose the city, nor could he lose too many soldiers.
Holding on and waiting for reinforcements from Chuzhou is the best way.
"My lord, that's just some rumors of foolish people, the red turban thieves are just a group of mobs, what kind of heavenly thunder do you deserve to help you fight, at most it's just some demon magic!" Zhang Zhiyuan said loudly.
At this time, a general next to him spoke.
"Lord Zhang, even if it's a demon law, it's very powerful, I was in Haozhou City at that time, just a loud noise, and the city wall of Haozhou completely collapsed, it's terrible!"
This general is the deputy general Ma Bao who escaped in Haozhou City.
After experiencing a defeat in the sand plain and trying to ensure Timur's escape, Ma Bao and Han Cunhou, two Han generals, became the right-hand men of Daru Huachi Timur, after all, the 5,000 Mongolian pro-army was killed and wounded, and Timur could not rely on the Han army at all.
"No matter what kind of demon law or what kind of Dao law, the lower officials have a way to restrain it!"
When Zhang Zhiyuan heard this, he said unhurriedly.
When Timur heard this, he immediately showed a look of surprise.
"Is that true?"
"My lord, the military order is like a mountain, the lower officials don't dare to talk nonsense, there is really a way to restrain the thief and the demon method!" Zhang Zhiyuan said confidently.
Timur, Ma Bao and others were all surprised, and they all wanted to know what the solution was.
If Zhang Zhiyuan really had a way to restrain the Red Turban Army Demon Method, then they would be able to rely on Dingyuan City to hold on and wait for help.
The reinforcements from Chuzhou arrived in Dingyuan, and even if they were on the route of the envoy asking for help, they could arrive at the slowest in ten days.
When the time comes, the Chuzhou reinforcements will arrive.
Under the combined attack of internal and external, even if the red turban thief is not defeated, he will inevitably retreat in disgrace.
"Restrain the demon law, naturally we must fight poison with poison, the thunder that day broke the city, whether it was the demon law or the Dao law, it was the use of the pure yang Tiangang's heavenly thunder, in this case, as long as we broke their pure yang qi, the law of the heavenly thunder will naturally be self-defeating!" Zhang Zhiyuan said loudly.
Among the people in this room, Zhang Zhiyuan has the highest level of education, and what pure Yang Tiangang makes Timur and others puzzled.
"To be honest, I seemed to smell gunpowder in Haozhou at that time, did the red turban thief use gunpowder to break the city?" Ma Bao said suddenly.
For this statement, which is closest to the correct answer, Zhang Zhiyuan is dismissive.
"Zhang once encountered rebellious soldiers in Shandong, those rebellious soldiers piled up thousands of catties of gunpowder under the city, except for a big firework, it is useless at all, even if there is a smell of gunpowder, it must be a heavenly thunder demon method, otherwise how can it be so powerful." Zhang Zhiyuan swore and said.
After hearing this, Timur also nodded frequently in agreement.
Since the Battle of Song and Jin, gunpowder has long been popularized in the army, and by the time of the Mengyuan and Yuan dynasties, all kinds of gunpowder weapons, including firearms, were used in the army.
Timur was very confident in the power of gunpowder, and if gunpowder could really break through the city, it would have been used in the Yuan army a long time ago.
How come it is that I have not heard of successful battles until now.
What kind of White Lotus Sect does the red turban thief worship, he must know some demon methods.
"What the hell is the way to break the red turban thief demon law, say it quickly!" Timur urged.
Zhang Zhiyuan stroked his beard with his hand and smiled slightly.
"My lord, if you want to break the pure yang demon method, you naturally want to use the pure yin method!"
"What is the method of pure yin?" Timur was already a little impatient with Zhang Zhiyuan's sale of guanzi.
Seeing this, Zhang Zhiyuan didn't dare to continue to pretend to be profound, and hurriedly said his plan.
"The lower officials are going to find seven hundred and forty-nine women to form a pure yin array, and they will break the thief and demon law!"
Zhang Zhiyuan then explained in detail how to arrange the Pure Yin Array.
Rao is Timur, Ma Bao and other generals are well-informed, and after hearing this 'pure yin array', they all gasped.
"Master Zhang, is this really okay?"
The more than 30,000 former troops led by Zhu Yuanzhang soon approached Dingyuan City.