In the early morning of the second day, Zhu Zhangui came to the city wall, looked through the binoculars and began to make siege equipment and dig a trench, and his brows were tightly wrinkled.

Last night's sneak attack did not take place.

When Zhu Zhangui had just gathered his troops and was about to touch them out, he didn't know why, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable for no reason.

The old man once said that if you suddenly feel ominous in your heart during the war when you decide on a certain military action, then you must trust your own intuition, because it is the soul of Heaven and your own heart that will warn you.

In fact, not only people in the military, but ordinary people in their daily lives, if something related to them happens, they will feel panicked or uncomfortable.

Although this statement is a bit nonsense, even superstitious, many generals who lead troops to war believe it.

So Zhu Zhangui gave up the sneak attack last night and chose to let the soldiers rest for a good night, ready to meet the next battle to defend the city, I don't know when it will end.

Zhu Zhangui's hunch was very accurate.

Although Crooked Si is a little more powerful, he is also very good at military affairs, otherwise the lords below will not agree to lead the army to fight.

He knew that the Ming army had a hobby of sneak attacks, and that the army they sent to the Ming Dynasty had the experience of bombing the camp because of the sneak attack, how could he be defenseless.

When the army was encamped, he arranged a large number of crossbowmen and heavy armor to ambush, preparing to counterkill the Ming army who were sneaking in.

As a result, I don't know if the number of Ming troops was too small, or they didn't plan to sneak attack, they were ten thousand people, and they were stunned and waited until dawn in the ambush site.

Siege warfare is a very complicated battle, not to say that it is a fat beating to surround it.

It is even more impossible to rush up like the film and television of later generations, where a large number of soldiers moved a ladder and rushed up. That act is simply brain-dead, and it has no effect at all except to give credit to the enemy.

In ancient sieges, in addition to surrounding the enemy's cities, it was necessary to dig trenches on the periphery and create various siege equipment.

This series of things, before and after, does not add up to a few days, or even ten days can not be completed at all.

Of course, there is a premise for this, and that is when there is enough time.

If time is pressed and you urgently need to break through the city, there are still cases where you can set up a ladder and rush up.

However, this is rare, and most of them follow the regular steps.

In addition to this, there are other methods of siege warfare.

For example, encircling the point to send reinforcements, encircling Wei to save Zhao, it can be said that there are various tactics, and its main purpose is to complete the strategic goal, and how to fight depends on how the commander of the unified army thinks about it and what the current situation is.

Although Crooked Si is a native of the Western Regions, he has also done a very good job in preparing for the siege.

According to the method he learned from the Central Plains, he came to a circle with three missing one, and at the same time dug a huge trench and built a wall from a certain range of the city wall.

Due to the lack of troops in his hands, Zhu Zhangui could only stand on the city wall and watch.

Looking at the regular siege preparations outside the city, Zhu Zhangui scratched his head in annoyance.

Now he regrets a little that he didn't bring a few light guns with him when he first attacked.

If you had come with a few artillery pieces, you would not have watched the enemy like this now, making preparations before the battle.

"Wait, artillery!"

Thinking of the artillery, Zhu Zhangui was suddenly stunned.

Daming's artillery barrels are all provided by himself, and he has nothing else but more barrels.

Where is this? It was the capital of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

It should be no problem to find a hundred craftsmen.

They don't need to study artillery very deeply, as long as they can fire shells.

As for gunpowder, Zhu Zhangui decided to collect some materials in the city first and configure them by himself, which was really not enough, so it was a big deal to buy fireworks from the supermarket and dismantle the gunpowder inside.

Even if you stuff iron nail fragments into the fireworks, you can still kill and injure the enemy when you hit them.

Even if you can't blow up the enemy, it's still no problem to scare and scare these Western.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhangui told Hu Yu to watch from the city wall. He took his escort with him to find craftsmen to collect the materials for making gunpowder.

As soon as the lost son Mahama heard that his future grandson-in-law needed craftsmen, he sent all the craftsmen in the palace without saying a word.

Originally, the old man planned to wait for Zhu Di's envoy to come over, and then compromise to negotiate conditions.

As for why he didn't talk to Zhu Zhangui, the reason was that Zhu Zhangui was too strong, and there was also a black-hearted cotton beside him who was helping to speak, and he wanted to take the entire empire away as a dowry.

This old man's temper is also strong enough, no matter what Zhu Zhangui and his granddaughter say, he is stunned and uncompromising, and he has to wait for the envoy sent by Zhu Di to come over and talk.

This old man is stunned and uncompromising, and Zhu Zhangui has no choice, who let himself fall in love with someone's granddaughter.

Moreover, this will also be the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and the future generations will also be the inherent territory of our country, with a local plot, if it can be solved without war, try not to solve it without war.

But as soon as the old man heard yesterday that his nephew had brought troops over, he compromised without saying a word.

In the words of this old man.

Defecting to Daming himself will be able to mix with the prince in the future, although he has no rights, he can live the rest of his life in peace.

But if he let his nephew win, with what he knew about that nephew, his whole family would die.

Therefore, out of consideration for his own life, this old man was also single, and directly signed the letter of surrender to the Ming Dynasty on the spot.

That is to say, since yesterday night, all the areas under the administration of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in the Western Regions have become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhangui was not polite to the old man, and the craftsman who sent it directly accepted all the orders.

After arranging some people from the guard battalion and explaining how these craftsmen should make cannons, Zhu Zhangui took the people to collect materials from all over the city.

Although it was an important location on the Silk Road, there were not many raw materials for the manufacture of gunpowder.

After a day of collecting, Zhu Zhangui probably calculated that he could make 500 catties of gunpowder at most.

Coupled with the various types of explosives bags he carried when he set off, the gunpowder that Zhu Zhangui could use in his hands was about 1,000 catties.

According to the Ming light artillery charge standard, the gunpowder fired once by a light artillery is about 4 catties.

In other words, the more than 1,000 catties of gunpowder in Zhu Zhangui's hand were only enough for 2560 launches.

According to his plan, each wall was equipped with 30 guns, and the four walls were 120, and the wheel was only enough to fire two guns per cannon.

Even if it is mixed with ammonium nitrate, the amount is only twice as much under the ratio of 1:1.

What is the use of artillery firing four times?

Did you hear it before the war?

So I can only buy gift bombs.

But he hadn't used the gunpowder in the fireworks bomb as a propellant before, and Zhu Zhangui could only pray that this thing could really launch the shell.

In order to ensure that the medicine in the fireworks bomb can be used, Zhu Zhangui personally took someone to study it.

After an afternoon of research, Zhu Zhangui determined that the medicine in the fireworks bomb could indeed be used, but it was only the propellant underneath.

Although the gunpowder in the big ball above can also fire cannonballs, I don't know if there are too many doped things, not to mention that they are not far away, and sometimes even sparks are directly spewed, and the cannonballs are still lying inside.

For this reason, Zhu Zhangui bought a lot of fireworks bombs and asked the craftsmen to start disassembling the propellant under the supervision of the soldiers.

The explosive gunpowder, which had little effect, was packed into explosive canisters and explosive packets, which were stuffed with iron bindings and gravel porcelain pieces, and Zhu Zhangui planned to use them as explosive packs.

Both sides are preparing, both waiting for the day when a big war will break out.

Presumably, on the day the war began, the scene must have been very tragic and bloody.

Zhu Zhangui and Crooked Si were preparing, and Jianghuai was losing its strength and fighting against the enemy's left-behind legions.

The crooked thinking is a promise, which aroused the fighting spirit of the commander of Kuxian.

In the face of Daming's powerful firepower, this guy was stunned and used the lives of his subordinates to drag down the rapid advance of the Shenji Battalion.

It is a small city in the eastern part of the Tianshan Mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is the best place for defense.

Jiang Huai led his troops to arrive here two days ago, and in order to regain the position of commander after the merit, Jiang Huai was also ruthless.

Just let his brothers rest for a night, and then launched a fierce attack on the enemy.

The battle lasted for a day and a night, and the losses on both sides were not small.

The 5,000 soldiers of the Western Regions defending the city were injured by at least nearly 1,000 people, and the attacking Shenji battalion also suffered five or six hundred casualties.

"Jiangtou, you gather all the artillery and cover me, and I will rush up with my brothers to see if I can blow up the city directly."

is also the commander of the first corps who has been temporarily restored, looking at another squadron, which was beaten down by the enemy, he was so anxious that he hammered a boulder beside him fiercely, and proposed a desperate fight.

Now the high-ranking officers of the Shenji Battalion are all guilty of meritorious service, and if they don't hit the fear of Ra quickly, their official careers will come to an end.

Jiang Huai ignored him, just held the binoculars and silently watched the enemy's city defense.

Siege operations must not be rash, we must be calm and calm, and do not let the surrounding things disturb our judgment.

This was when he worshipped Zhang Fu as his teacher, and the first sentence that Zhang Fu taught him was also deeply remembered in his heart.

Although he knew that Zhu Zhangui was in danger there, and he urgently needed reinforcements from his side.

But he couldn't help it.

Conquering a city is not the same as interspersing battles.

You don't have to worry about the city at all, just go straight to the goal.

Zhu Zhangui led 2,000 people directly through the past, without considering the logistics at all.

As for how to solve Jiang Huai, I don't know, anyway, when he went out alone with Zhu Zhangui, he was never hungry.

And the meals are all delicious, where did you come from? He didn't dare to ask, and he wouldn't ask.

But now that he has a large army of more than 20,000 people, he can't go around the city, and once he does that, his logistics will be completely finished.

In addition, the Shenji Battalion is all firearms troops and relies on logistics, once the logistics are disconnected and the supply is insufficient, the troops will have to take rifles and bayonets to fight the enemy in close combat.

This is the helplessness of ancient warfare.

Zhu Di's several expeditions to the north have used hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, are these people all front-line fighting troops?

Actually, no, 60% or even 70% are in charge of logistics.

At least half of the hundreds of thousands of combat troops have to be placed on the logistics line to protect logistics.

In this way, he was often messed up by the bastards of Duoyan 3 Wei, and even sometimes had to choose to retreat to protect the logistics line due to logistical reasons.

Therefore, for the ancient army, there was a stable logistics line, and this battle was already half won.

"Old Lion!"

After looking at the enemy's city wall defense for a while, Jiang Huai pondered for a moment and explained to the commander of the first army beside him.

"You take your legionnaires back to rest, and then I will let the troops keep attacking them, but only ringing and not attacking."

"After a dozen times in a row, plus we fought them for a day and a night, the enemy's vigilance will definitely relax."

"Tomorrow at dawn, you take your brothers from that legion, and take advantage of the enemy's relaxation and mental exhaustion, directly launch a Mengfeng attack, and strive to take this city before dawn."

"Yes!"

The commander of the First Army did not raise any objections, and withdrew with the First Army, which had been fighting all night.

As soon as the Shenji Battalion retreated, excited cheers rang out on the enemy's city walls.

Listening to the cheers in the distance, Jiang Huai chuckled lightly and raised his hand to give the order for the shelling.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The artillery regiment of the Shenji Battalion directly started the ferocious artillery bombardment, and instantly hit the cheering soldiers of the Western Regions on the opposite city wall.

The shelling lasted for half an hour, and with the sound of a trumpet, the Second Army, which had already switched positions with the First Army, divided into several batches and began to attack in a skirmishing line.

Having received orders from above, they did not approach the enemy's walls, but were out of range of the opponent's bows and arrows, and fired at the wall within the range of the rifles in their hands.

The first batch fought for a while, and when they saw that the other party was no longer showing their heads, they withdrew back.

The defenders of the city, hearing that there was no movement, looked at it curiously, and saw that the enemy had retreated, and there was another burst of cheers.

But as soon as the cheers sounded, the shelling of the head and face came again, and then the guys retracted their heads again, and when the shelling was over, the second echelon of the Second Army had already reached the firing position and began the steps of gun training.

That's right, it's gun training.

Due to the scarcity of new ammunition, many soldiers do not shoot many times after getting their guns, and there are fewer opportunities to shoot at people in this kind of actual combat.

Therefore, Jianghuai withdrew the First Army, which was mostly veterans, and let them rest first and prepare for a tough battle at night.

The Second Legion, which has a large number of recruits, is responsible for harassment during the day, and by the way, let these recruits practice marksmanship.

The fighting began in the morning and continued into the early hours of the morning.

The fireworks were hit into the sky, bringing a glimmer of light in this dark night.

Every time the fireworks are lit up, there is a fierce burst of gunfire.

The defenders of the Western Regions in the city were still in battle at first, defending against the enemy at any time.

But as the afternoon passed, the enemy had not launched a fierce attack, and the soldiers of the Western Regions who were hiding from the enemy's bullets behind the city wall gradually relaxed.

Add to that the battles that took place last day and last night, and many people are already exhausted.

The spirit was relaxed, and the drowsiness and fatigue came to the head in an instant.

More and more soldiers from the Western Regions leaned behind the city wall, listening to the crackling of bullets outside the wall, and fell asleep.

Even if he was woken up by the patrolling officer, he leaned there and continued to sleep as soon as the other party left.

In the early hours of the morning, the fierce gunfire slowly stopped.

The sudden silence made many people a little uncomfortable, and the soldiers of the Western Regions did not dare to come out to check, so they could only look outside the city wall through some gaps.

It's a pity that dawn is the darkest hour at this time, the moon and stars in the sky have already fallen, and the black and midwinter outside is not clear at all.

"These Ming people are finally tired, so I guess I'll go back and rest!"

Looking at the officers who were looking out of the gap vigilantly, some of the soldiers muttered a few words, and then leaned against the wall and snorted with their weapons.

The vigilant officers waited for a while, saw that there was really no movement outside, and then looked around where there was a snoring sound, and slowly relaxed their vigilance.

The reason why the city wall is also pitch black is because as long as there is a little fire, the Ming artillery on the opposite side will directly blast over the fire.

After suffering a loss last night, the Western Regions have also learned wisely, and they are not allowed to have any glowing items on the city wall.

After waiting for a while, until a slight light appeared in the east, the officer also felt that the Ming army should go back to rest, and under the mental exhaustion, he sat on the wall and squinted his eyes to rest.

Coupled with today's night, this battle has been fought for two days and two nights, and the iron-clad people can't stand it.

If it weren't for the overseer team in the back, these soldiers from the Western Regions on the city wall would have run away from the fuck a long time ago.

Soon there was a snoring sound on the city walls, which spread far and wide in the silence of the night.

Hundreds of meters away from the city wall, the soldiers of the First Legion, who had rested and eaten a full meal, left all the things that could make a noise on their bodies in the barracks, followed their legion commander, and slowly crawled towards the city wall.

At the front of them, nearly 100 soldiers carrying explosive bags on their backs were advancing rapidly.

The castle is built of stone and can be said to be impregnable.

In order to blow up the city wall in one fell swoop, Jianghuai directly used hundreds of packs of explosives.

If he doesn't, he doesn't believe it, thousands of pounds of explosives are on the same page, and there are city walls that can't be blown up.

He didn't count on the direction of the city gate.

This is an important checkpoint, and these guys in the Western Regions have set up 4 jack gates at the city gate.

Yesterday, the Demoman rushed over and died several times before the first jack gate was blown open.

Seeing that the city gate was likely to be breached, these guys in the Western Regions directly blocked the city gate with boulders and sand.

The jack gate is combined with boulder sand, and it is not difficult to blast it open.

In addition, there are several horse-faced walls and castle towers in the direction of the city gate, which is the place where the enemy's attack power is maximized.

Instead of having the soldiers go up there and die, try blasting the walls.

When they first attacked the Japanese Kingdom, the Marines blasted several gaps in the city wall before they succeeded in entering it.

Nearly a hundred Demomen crawled forward little by little, for fear that they would make a move and be spotted by the enemy on the tower.

The captain of the team kept looking back at the eastern sky.

Seeing that the brightness in the east was getting higher and higher, he had always been calm, and his heart was also urgent.

Once it is dawn in the east, these demomen, who don't even have armor in order not to make a sound, will definitely be shot into hedgehogs as soon as they are discovered by the enemy.

Time passed slowly, the sky in the east became brighter and brighter, and above the city tower, there were already faint shouts and angry scolding of officers.

Looking at the approaching walls, the Demomen sped up their crawl.

After arriving at the base of the wall, a group of people quickly piled up the explosives package under the wall.

This is a selected blasting point.

After two days of artillery bombardment, there are already quite a few cracks in the wall.

The eastern sky has slowly brightened, and the first rays of sunlight have faintly risen from the horizon.

There was not enough time to retreat, and the demolition captain gritted his teeth and directly ignited the fuse, and ran backwards with the brothers behind him.

"There are enemies, quick... Shoot Shoot! ”

The Demoman's run alarmed the enemies on the ramparts.

The soldiers who were still in the lake hurriedly picked up the bows and arrows next to them, and were about to release the arrows at the Demomen who were running wildly.

"Bang bang bang..."

A row of gunshots rang out from a hundred paces away, and some archers from the Western Regions who had just emerged were directly burst into their heads, and fell down without saying a word.

"Damn, the enemy is attacking, pay attention to defense!"

Looking at the archer who had fallen beside him, with a bloody hole in his head, an officer from the Western Regions cursed in a low voice, shouting loudly for the soldiers to do a good defense.

Suddenly, he felt the ground tremble slightly, and then before he could react, his body took off directly, and the whole person lost consciousness in an instant.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A huge explosion, under the expansion of the canyon, was heard far and wide.

A section of the city wall full of gaps that was bombarded by artillery fire was directly bombarded into the sky by thousands of pounds of explosives.

"Kill!"

The elder lion of the 1st Legion, who was in the front row, ignored the broken bricks, gravel and sand flying overhead, drew his sword and swung forward, and the first rushed forward.

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the 1st Legion, who had rested all night and had eaten a well-fed meal, drew their bayonets and put them on the muzzles of their guns, and let out an earth-shattering roar, and followed their commander towards the smoke-filled gap.

The morale of one side is like a rainbow, and the other side is physically and mentally exhausted.

The two sides met in the gap, and the officers of the Shenji Battalion, who rushed to the front, looked at the enemy who was still rushing up with horror on their faces, and raised the revolver in their hands to shoot.

The sound of killings, gunshots, roars, screams, all mingled.

Jiang Huai, who commanded the army in the rear, looked at the large force of the First Army Corps, which had already rushed into the city, put down his binoculars, smiled and gave the order for a full-scale attack.

ps: I'm going to have a parent-teacher conference for my child, and I don't have time to write the 3,000 words, these more than 6,000 words, everyone will make do with it first, and it will continue tomorrow.