The sound of cannons gradually stopped, and the banner of Houjin was still on the head of the city, and the old slave secretly let out a sigh of relief.

It is a good thing that the city is defended, but it is lined up in front of the enemy camp, and if you don't advance or attack, you just look at it in the cold wind?

The sound of the trumpet sounded again, no longer to send a signal to the city and boost morale, but to launch a tentative attack.

Thousands of Han soldiers were cannon fodder, and they could also test the strength of the Ming army's defense and consume the Ming army's ammunition.

There were more than 200 vehicles, covering 3,000 Han soldiers approaching the Ming military camp. Behind them, there were two thousand slaves, all dismounted, with bows in hand, ready to use their archery skills.

Looking at the enemy who was pressing towards the Beida camp, a whistle sounded in the camp of the Ming army, and the artillery and musketeers were ready to give the enemy a fierce blow.

"The chariot is ahead—" Xiong Tingbi shook his head, scoffing at Jiannu's old tricks.

If it is on flat ground, the covering effect of the chariot is indeed obvious, but the trench in front of the camp is enough to resist. Moreover, the Ming army not only had field artillery to destroy the chariot, but also many incendiary bombs, which were also the nemesis of the chariot.

As for the enemy behind the car, there is a Ming Dynasty at a distance, and a projectile at a close distance, which can still give it a lot of damage.

Compared with Ningyuan, the firearms and equipment of the Ming army jumped to a new level. The number of artillery pieces alone has increased more than tenfold.

There are more than a dozen Hongyi cannons, nearly 200 Ming Dynasty guns, more than 100 field artillery, and the Franc machine has become a must-have for the Ming army of all departments.

The absolute superiority in firepower has become the key to the improvement of the Ming army's combat effectiveness, and it is also the confidence of the Ming army to dare to fight with Jiannu with similar troops.

"Lord Jinglu." Luo Li, the commander-in-chief of the artillery, stretched out his finger and asked: "Behind the battle is Zhenyi, and the last general thinks that he can focus on bombardment." ”

Xiong Tingbi raised the binoculars to observe it, nodded lightly, and said, "Yes." However, the principle of concealing strength remains unchanged, the enemy is only a tentative attack, and our army does not have to go all out. ”

"The last will understand." Luo Li bowed and went down to adjust the arrangement of the artillery.

Cao Wenzhao stretched out his hand and reminded: "My lord, the cavalry on both wings of Jiannu is prominent. ”

Xiong Tingbi smiled and said, "General Cao has been in battle for a long time, how can he not know that this is monitoring and pinning down my left and right battalions?" ”

After a pause, Lao Xiong added: "Good steel is used on the blade, and the flying cavalry battalion should not be taken lightly, General Cao is not in a hurry." ”

Cao Wenzhao's face turned red, and he bowed down and said, "Yes, the last general will obey the order." ”

The Ming army hid a number of methods, and the intelligence work was also rigorous.

Until now, Jiannu did not know that the Ming army had a flying cavalry battalion, as well as specific tactics. There are also rockets of ultra-long range, as well as the number of other artillery pieces.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. Compared with Jiannu, the Ming army had a thorough understanding of the enemy. In other words, Jiannu's weapons and equipment, as well as tactical play, have not changed much.

Progress and promotion, the Ming army has actually been ranked at the top of the world and is moving towards modernization, although not many people can know this.

Jiannu is still staying in place, except for the courage that can still be maintained, all other aspects have fallen behind.

Such a battle, although it did not show much crushing posture because of the caution of the Ming army. But if there are no major surprises, the victory of the Ming army is basically certain.

300 meters, 200 meters......

Boom, boom, boom...... The field artillery of the Ming army roared and fired solid shells at the enemy.

Sawdust flies, flesh and blood splash, and the main forces of the enemy and us finally fight, and the curtain finally opens.

……………………….

The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, and thousands of horses galloped forward, like an unstoppable wave, and flooded another village.

The stubborn resistance of the Jurchens was like a grain of sand entering the water of a lake, and without even a small ripple, it became a corpse lying upside down.

The combined forces of the Naturalized Flying Cavalry Battalion and the Mongol tribes crossed the Liao River Loop, crossed the Liao River from the Kezuohou Banner, and entered the Houjin rule area in northern Liao.

In Changtu, the coalition forces defeated the main force of Jiannu, a cavalry force of more than 3,000 people, who remained in northern Liao. Subsequently, the army first went north and then south, swept Zhenyi Fort, Yongning Fort, Anle Prefecture and other places, and the front of the army pointed directly at Kaiyuan.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the original Tielingwei was moved to the ancient Yinzhou land between Shenyang and Kaiyuan. In other words, the capture of Kaiyuan is the only barrier to the north of Shenyang, the Tieling Acropolis.

Approaching Kaiyuan, the more excited the people and horses of the Mongolian tribes became. This is the pasture land that Nurhachi rewarded to the Ao Han tribesmen who came to defect, grassland, cattle and sheep, the environment is really familiar and easy to grab!

Man Gui was not too restrained, but ordered each department to send only a thousand men and horses to loot around, and there were only two days, and they had to rush to meet under Kaiyuan City. The rest of the men and horses followed the brigade and marched into Kaiyuan.

In order to maintain maximum mobility, the coalition forces did not carry much grain and grass, and fought with the idea of feeding the war with war.

Therefore, the cattle, sheep, and grain plundered by the Mongol tribes were very helpful to the continued operation of the coalition forces.

"Zonomdullen is a soft egg." Nuke got together with a few Ming generals again, and said with a look of contempt about this traitor, "Surrender to Houjin, it's really the scum of the Mongols." ”

"It's the same thing with Oba all the way." Fierce as a tiger smiled lightly: "It is also the same as Oba." ”

Nuke nodded again and again, and said, "The city gate is blown open with a bang, and I, the Zalut Department, am willing to be the vanguard." ”

Hu Dawei smiled and nodded at Man Gui and Ma Chengfei, who were riding in front of him. The meaning is obvious, these two are in charge of this matter.

As the commander of the naturalized battalion, Man Gui has the right to command; Ma Chengfei is a thousand households in Jinyi and has the right to supervise.

And the two of them walked side by side while discussing the strategy of attacking the open plain.

"Zonomduring is a wall-head grass, seeing that our army is difficult to defeat, he should not resist desperately." Ma Chengfei has accurate information and tells his analysis of Zonomu Duling.

Man Gui blinked his eyes and asked, "Didn't this guy marry the third daughter of the old slave, and he still has to be the master?" ”

Ma Chengfei smiled and said, "The old slave married his daughter to Zonomu Du Ling, what thoughts did Du Ling have, didn't Du Ling know?" When he became the forehead of the old slave, he had already had a group of wives and concubines, and the most favored was the sister of the minister Togu......"

The third daughter of the old slave is Mang Guji, Mang Guertai's own sister. Because she married the head of the Hada tribe first, she was also called Princess Hada.

Although relying on the power of his father Khan and Hou Jin, Mang Guji should be the head of the family after remarrying, but in fact, he can't control Zonom Duling.

First of all, Zonomduling already has a favorite wife, and he trusts the minister Togu the most, and obeys his words. The Mangguji people are weak, which is equivalent to being hollowed out.

Secondly, Zonom Duling was also forced to take refuge in Houjin, and he was not happy in Houjin. As the head of a department, he has to be constrained by Houjin, and he must be reprimanded for making small mistakes.

For example, Du Ling took his subordinates to hunt on Hada and Yehe Mountains, and he was convicted of being convicted, and almost took back the rewarded Kaiyuan pastureland.

There are eyes and ears staring outside, and there is Princess Hada watching at home, and Zonomduring must be resentful. It is also conceivable to have different dreams in bed with Mang Guji.

With such a relationship, it is difficult for Zonom Duling to fight to the death for Houjin.

It is obviously not possible to surrender to the Mongol tribes, he is a traitor! But as for the Ming Dynasty, whether it will accept his surrender anyway should be considered.

Hahahaha, Man Gui listened to Ma Chengfei's narration, which was as interesting as listening to a story, and he grinned happily.

"We have the technique of blasting, and Kaiyuan City should not be difficult to capture." Ma Chengfei continued to analyze, "It's just Tieling Wei, if Jiannu comes from Shenyang to help, you should be careful." ”

Man Gui suppressed his smile and said: "How many Jiannu can there be in Shenyang, according to intelligence, it is only about five thousand, which is not elite. ”

Ma Chengfei shook his head and said: "If the Jiannu who stayed in Shenyang poured out, plus the surrounding Jiannu in Tieling, Fushun, etc., it must be guarded against. ”

Man Gui thought for a while and said, "Then let's not go down to Tieling, let's turn to other places to attack and disturb, okay?" ”

Ma Chengfei smiled and said, "After laying down Kaiyuan, let's go straight to Jianzhou, okay?" ”

Man Gui's eyes widened, and he looked at Ma Chengfei in astonishment, and only shook his head for a long time before he shook his head and said, "I didn't expect you to be bolder than me." But we are a coalition army, and those Mongolian tribes are probably unreassuring. ”

Ma Chengfei nodded slightly, and said: "You are right, I didn't say anything about picking up cheap and taking advantage of it." But if you really want to fight a tough battle, they really can't believe it. ”

"Look, I knew you said that." Man Gui gently slapped his riding boots with a horsewhip and said, "If we really want to fight a tough battle, we are not afraid of the five thousand men and horses." Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of Jianyu is in Haicheng, let's avoid the real and attack the false, but don't take too much risk. ”

Raising his whip and pointing at the troops who were marching forward, Man Gui emphasized: "It is not easy to train these thousands of men and horses, but you don't dare to be blind. ”

"I know that your flying cavalry battalion is no less capable than the Beijing battalion, you have trained hard, and even the weapons are the last to be equipped." Ma Chengfei waved his hand and said, "That's why I was assigned the task of attacking and harassing." ”

Man Gui glared, unhappy, and said, "Hey, it's not right for you to say that." What is not better than the Beijing camp, our flying cavalry camp is not bad. If it weren't for the fact that there were fewer people and a hard fight with Jiannu, it would have also made Jiannu fall into the water. How did Amin lose, that is, he was ...... by us"

Ma Chengfei listened to Man Gui boasting about himself, and secretly rolled his eyes, but he could only listen patiently.

Fortunately, it was not far from the original city, and when he saw the outline of the city, Ma Chengfei stretched out his hand and reminded Man Gui that he had finally ended the torment of his ears.

…………………….

Haicheng, the battle between the enemy and the enemy is still going on.

The Han soldiers had been repulsed twice, and the destroyed carts could be seen everywhere in front of and in the trenches, some of which were still in flames. Discarded guns and knives, bloody corpses, add to the brutal atmosphere.

Although the battle was long, neither side did its best. One side is a temptation, and the dead are cannon fodder, and Zhenyi has not suffered any losses; One side hid its firepower and waited for the opportunity to explode with all its might, dealing a heavy blow to Jianyu.

After the third offensive was thwarted, the enemy slowly retreated. I don't know if it was to adjust the accumulated strength, or if the tentative attack achieved the goal.

"Lord Jinglu." The herald ran to the general's platform and knelt down on one knee, "General Huang reports that the preparations for the siege have been completed, please give the order." ”

Xiong Tingbi nodded, looked back at the enemy who was slowly retreating in the distance, couldn't help sneering, and said in a deep voice: "Order, start the siege battle immediately." ”

"Yes." The herald saluted, turned and ran off the platform, turned on his horse, and galloped away.

He Kegang smiled slightly and said, "My lord wants to keep the enemy, and attacking the city is a clever plan." ”

Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and smiled faintly, reminding: "Jiannu may want to storm it, General He should not be careless." ”

He Kegang bowed and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the last general will dispatch troops." If Jiannu comes to attack, he is about to kill them to the point where their corpses are piled up. ”

Xiong Tingbi turned his head to look at Luo Li and said, "The artillery is under your command, you don't have to wait for the officer's order, you must achieve the maximum killing effect." ”

"Yes!" Luo Li gave a salute, then got off the platform, personally climbed the high fighting in the camp, raised the binoculars to look, and the junior officer next to him held the signal flag in his arms, waiting for him to give orders.

The midday sun shines straight down, bringing a rare warmth of the day.

The assembly and preparation of the siege troops of the Ming army attracted the attention of the defending enemy, and the Ming army did not intend to conceal the intention at all.

Tong Yangxing got the report, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurried to the south of the city and went to the city to observe.

The people in the Ming army camp shouted and neighed, although it was not very real, but the assembly of a large number of people and horses could still be perceived.

"There are no chariots, and no ladders have been built, is the enemy a monkey?" There was a disapproving mockery behind him, and Tong Yangxing didn't need to look back, and he could hear that it was Shuotuo.

Tong Yangxing was also very suspicious, although the city was besieged during this time, the Ming army, under the cover of artillery fire, released the water of the moat, and also filled in a few passages on the trench, but how could they attack the city wall?

"Is it a bluff to lure reinforcements from outside the city to continue the attack?" Tong Yang turned his head and asked inquiringly.

Shuo Tuo didn't expect this, but he nodded as if he had expected it, and said, "It must be so." ”

Tong Yang blinked his eyes, it was just a guess, but he was so sure by Shuotuo, he believed it a little, but he still showed hesitation.

Shuoto straightened his chest and said confidently: "If Schwuli is worried, Benbel will monitor the enemy. ”

Tong Yangxing hurriedly said: "Lord Belle, please go to eat first, just stay here." ”

Shuotuo was also not polite, and said: "There is no big mistake in being careful, Shi Wuli has worked a lot hard." With that, he turned away with a few of his own soldiers.

Tong Yangxing watched Shuotuo leave, and immediately ordered to increase the defenders on the south side of the city wall. There is no big mistake in being careful, Tong Yangxing still agrees with Shuotuo's words, although it is a little frivolous.

"it... Listen, after the city wall collapsed, Lao Tzu rushed in desperately. Kill, kill, kill! Retreater, slash! Those who hesitate to move forward will be cut ......"

In the camp of the Ming army, the officers yelled and shouted at the soldiers, and this kind of combat mobilization was very similar.

The main general, Huang Long, kept his face calm and squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the city wall in the distance.

He had never seen the tunnel blasting, but he believed that the blasting experts from the capital were said to have received guidance and praise from Banzai.

And the pre-war mobilization was carried out in the form of shouting and scolding, which he felt good. At least the soldiers' neat "kill" roar made people feel passionate and excited.