In front of me was the booty that had been sent from the south.

This time there are really a lot, there are nearly 200 Ming army armor, bows and arrows, and guns.

paid three times the loss, and only exchanged five hundred dead and wounded for the Ming Dynasty. Except for the nearly 200 horsemen who were initially cut off and besieged, the rest of the dead and wounded Ming troops were brought back to the city by them.

And looking at these armors and weapons, his mood became heavier and heavier.

For more than ten years, the large and small tribes in the outer pastures where the Khan's court was located were frequently burned and attacked by the Ming army, and they were not completely unsuccessful.

But now these armors and weapons have changed again.

The armor of the Ming army is actually the apex of armor technology in the era of cold weapons.

The scales and armor of the mountain fish are neatly made, and the hood, shawl, arm guard, and robe belly are ...... A complete set of armor is not too heavy, and the protection is also very strong.

And now the armor I see is already made of cotton. Not only cotton armor, but also a layer of cotton wool cloth felt inside. I only saw the warmth in it, but I didn't know that this kind of cotton wool felt that was solid, soaked and then compacted also had a good protective effect on the musket projectiles at this stage.

Although among the other enemies of the Ming Dynasty, there are very few who can use firearms in large quantities at present.

As for the gun...... In the process of fighting the Ming army in the past, it was not without people who could both fire projectiles and stab, and they seemed to call it a fast gun.

But nowadays, unlike the fast gun, the gun inserts the tip into the barrel of the gun, but on the barrel. It does not affect the firing of muskets, and it can also be stabbed directly after approaching the enemy.

This musket is also different from the previous one, with something like an eagle's beak on the grip.

I am now sure that this musket should be better than the one used by the Ming Dynasty, and now I don't know if only the elite guards around their General Staff of the Military Council can be equipped, or if it has been distributed to the border soldiers on a large scale.

Thinking of the appearance of the mine that he saw after entering the territory of the Khalkha Wanhu to subdue them, I snorted coldly.

If this continues, it is really possible for the Ming Dynasty to use this method to completely corrupt the Khalkha and hollow out the coal and iron on the grassland.

"Use the armor, save the rest. At this time, the weapons you are used to are handy! ”

I replied and looked at the not very enthusiastic battlefield, turned around and walked back: "The bitter battle has not yet arrived, wake me up again if there is an accident!" ”

The men and slaves carried the earth from a distance and transported it to the front to form a slope, but it was not yet within the effective range of the Ming army on the city wall.

The rest of the attacks only played a leading role.

In the eyes of the defenders in the city, several giant dragons seemed to be slowly rising on the flat ground outside the east and north of the city, and they were slowly approaching.

It was not yet time for the enemy to erect a shield wall to cover the nearby operations of the people, and Mao Bowen coldly looked into the distance with his binoculars.

It makes sense that the northern captives are not good at attacking cities.

They are already nomadic in all directions, at least they don't have much experience in attacking and defending cities in their own internal disputes.

But if they can go south and plunder, it is not that the defenders have already lost their hearts, and they will not easily attack the city.

And the siege of the city should have been a protracted affair.

Even if there are many people now, it seems that the progress is not slow, but with such heavy physical work, so many people and slaves, their food must be less. When you run out of energy, it will get slower and slower.

It was really piled up not far from the city wall, and it could be erected from the end of the soil slope to the city wall through a long wooden ladder, which was already within the scope of the Ming army's artillery bombardment.

Mao Bowen was happy to let them try this extremely labor-intensive method first.

The city wall of Jining is not high, but the power of the Ming army's firearms has long been different.

For such a long time, what my subordinates encountered in Mobei was only the light cavalry sent by the Ming Dynasty for the purpose of raiding and harassing.

"Dismantle and transport all the Shenwei cannons in the south and west, let them observe them, calculate them in advance, and when the time comes, they will directly divide the tasks and collapse the back road!" Mao Bowen said calmly, "You must wait for me to give the order before firing the artillery, the longer I stay here, the more beneficial it will be to the war situation." Let him feel hopeful, but don't let him really break through Jining City! ”

Jining is not an isolated city, there are not many defenders in the city, Mao Bowen is here, and the will to defend the city is also very firm.

Under such circumstances, do I really think that I can conquer this city quickly?

In the face of several times the number of troops of their own, there are countless examples of successful defense of the city in months.

In Mao Bowen's view, in addition to his determination, he was very unwise.

Isn't it strange that he didn't see the large-scale cavalry of the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield?

……

Mountain of Corpses!

Mao Bowen was dumbfounded, gritted his teeth and said, "Beast! ”

The east and north of Jining finally became chaotic, and the Tatar cavalry in both directions did not attack the Ming Dynasty in the first round, but against the people who carried the mounds of soil.

No, it should be said that it was to the slaves who were taken captive.

At the end of the dirt slope, which was only a few dozen steps away from the city wall, after this round of "people" carried the soil here, some people realized what was going on and began to flee in a hurry.

Then there was a rain of arrows coming from behind.

Then, the people who were really recruited from the tribes of the Khan's court. Frightened and numb, they dragged the bodies of the captives from the Western Regions down the hillside, piling them up between the dirt slope and the city wall.

The last distance was filled by the corpses of these slaves.

Over the years, how many slaves were taken back by Alta during the Western Expedition?

At this moment, although there is chaos in the east and north of the city, and some slaves are desperately fleeing, how much strength do they have left after being tired for more than two days?

At the same time, the earth-shattering horn finally sounded.

"Use the blood of people of other races to let the immortal heaven see the martial arts of his people! Even if you return to the embrace of Immortality, everyone is a hero! ”

The Ming army sat and watched as the Tartars piled up the dirt slope dozens of paces away, and there was only a symbolic attack in the process.

It not only made the Tartars misjudge the firing frequency of the artillery of the Ming army defending the city, but also made them think that the ammunition and gunpowder in the city were limited and should be left at the critical moment.

And now the critical moment has come, and the first step of the Beiyu is to sacrifice the flag with their own people.

It is not known how the psychological deterrence of the ordinary soldiers of the Ming army was, but the bodies of tens of thousands of civilians were pushed into the final pit, and then the fierce cavalry continued to throw arrows at the end of the dirt slope to shoot arrows on the city wall.

"Fill the gully with your life? As he wished! Mao Bowen finally saw my determination completely, and ordered in a deep voice, "After waiting for so long, let them know how deep this last ravine is!" Beat the drums! ”

The drums of war sounded.

There was an array of newly made tiger cannons on the city wall, hitting the captives at the end of the dirt slope who were gathering and throwing arrows.

The Shenwei cannon on the fixed turret was aimed farther away.

The projectiles flew towards the captives and the people who were working nervously nearby, and the splatters of flesh and dust were all spread there.

"A child of immortality will be a good son in the next life!"

Among the captives who were stabbed by flowering shrapnel, someone roared and jumped into the pit.

At this time, it was close to dusk, and the dim sunset shone from the direction of the city wall, and only sketched their decisive figures.

On both sides of the dirt slope are people who look like ants. One by one, carrying sheepskin bags on their backs or pushing small wheelbarrows, they walked along a path two people wide. At the bottom of the tunnel at the end, those who have already breathed their breath and are still wailing, whether they are people or horses, and the next thing is the earth that has been thrown down from the heights.

There are stones, there are clods. North of this wall, everything is starting to get cold this weather.

It will be night, and it is indeed suitable for the captives to start this magnificent general attack.

In the rear, even if I was already very firm, my eyes couldn't help but be slightly hot at the moment, and he muttered: "They are all good men...... It's all good men who are desperate for the future of the tribe......"

Ci is not in charge of the army, the grassland tribe has been forced to this desperate situation, what can you do if you don't work hard?

Playing tricks with the Ming army and attacking the west?

And what city is there to attack? What's the point of just plundering around, can it change the general trend?

You can only fill it with your life, let the Han people know that you can't go too far!

The cavalry of the Han people naturally went further north, right?

But so what! As long as they can force back the Han emperor here, can they really control the bitter cold land thousands of miles away?

After all, they had to go back to the south, which they were more familiar with. The grassland can only belong to the children of the Immortal Heaven.

What kind of predicament the people of the Immortal Heaven are facing, no one will not understand at this time.

He replied, this usurper is worthy of his heart and immortality!

At night, the artillery fire of the Ming army was obviously much more intense, but the more fierce artillery fire only increased the speed at which the last dozens of steps were filled by the corpse mountain.

The more fierce the artillery fire, the more broken the flesh and blood, and the more solid the mountain of corpses at a distance of dozens of paces.

On the city wall, Mao Bowen's eyes were scarlet.

The enemy is not afraid of death, how to fear it with death?

Mao Bowen didn't know how I used the dual beliefs of the Immortal Heaven and the Yellow Sect to encourage these subordinates, but at least at this moment, the Beiyu seemed unstoppable.

"Broken Mountain!"

At the sound of an order, several divine cannons that had not been fired before began to roar.

From a side angle, they began to bombard the shallow place behind the dirt slope.

If the place is blown down, there will be fewer captives and no rhythm on the dirt slope in the future.

"Gun Barracks Ready!"

On the city walls, hundreds of gunners began to aim in the direction of several dirt slopes.

In the telescope, Mao Bowen could already see dozens of long ladders with a length of dozens of steps being carried over. Needless to say, it was made from local materials in the mountains behind. Daming has no intention of giving up Hetao Xuanning, so there is no need to make too much of the strong wall Qingye.

What's more, defending the city is already assured.

Mao Bowen knew that as long as the captives stepped on the long ladder, the first group of people would also be the materials for filling the pit.

It was probably only a matter of time before it was broken into the city walls.

But Mao Bowen did not believe that once the casualties reached a certain level, the Tartars would still be able to prevent them from collapsing.

It must have been a long, hard, and cruel night, but Da Ming will definitely win!

"Rocket car ready!"

This is an improved version of the "swarm of bees" that made Zhu Di's cavalry suffer a lot in the Battle of Baigou River as early as the Battle of Jingyan.

Within the narrow terrain of less than 200 paces, the dense "rockets" were enough to make it difficult for the cavalry to move an inch.

Such a rocket car is now not only an important firepower of the Che Barracks and the Shenji Battalion in the Beijing Battalion, but also a sharp weapon for the defending army.

Do you want to fill it with your life? That's enough to give your life.

What about filling the pit? No matter how many people there are in the north, they can't build a real mountain.

A few bridge-like dirt slopes, facing only a dozen rides.

And how many rocket cars can be shot in rotation in Jining City?

Add guns, bows and arrows, and slaughter!

Attacking from one direction, it was mainly bows and arrows and blood bravery.

On the other hand, artillery shells and rockets returned.

At this time, the generational gap in weapons technology on a large scale is undoubtedly revealed.

The Ming army naturally also had casualties, but compared with the northern captives, in the best defense of the city, the exchange ratio was much greater than that of the previous field battles.

However, regardless of the cost, what both sides need is to achieve strategic objectives.

I promised to take Jining as soon as possible, so that Zhu Houxi's advance and retreat became a problem.

Mao Bowen wants to hold Jining and drag me here.

All this still depends on the final belonging of Jining City.

Zhu Houxi hasn't slept well for a few nights. After arriving at the Victory Fort, Guo Xun had already led his troops towards Jining, and the area around the Jingyu Five Forts in the north of Datong was calm.

The victory fort is located in the middle of the five forts of Jingyu, there are four forts and one side wall in the north, and there are several old border forts and one side wall in the south.

This area is a real fortress.

It was already in the mountains, which was not conducive to large-scale cavalry maneuvers.

Zhu Houxi is indeed very safe here.

But that's just his personal safety, not the overall gain or loss of Daming.

So he didn't sleep well, because the news from the north worried him.

Pile up earth to siege the city, the efficiency is average, and the casualties are very large.

I answered that hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and young men went south, even if they had to lose tens of thousands of lives, they were determined to capture Jining City?

Zhu Houxi's several wills were mainly based on surrounding me.

Although he said that even if he sacrificed Jining, if he really sacrificed Jining, it would only be a miserable victory in his heart.

Fighting for one's life, in the face of such an opponent, it is necessary to pay enough price to have reciprocal respect.

But Zhu Houxi was not willing to really accept that result.

The night is quiet, the castle is where the royal car is, and the lights are swaying.

Zhu Houxi suddenly spoke: "Meng Jing, what do you think of the trade-off between this battle?" ”

Zhao Zhenji's heart sank when he heard this, and he pondered for a while before replying: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this person can be called a hero. There is the courage of an overlord, but there is no wisdom of His Majesty. ”

"Xiang Yu?" Zhu Houxi sighed lightly, "So this Jining, is it a giant deer or a deer?" ”

"At the end of the road, it's just a struggle, and it's natural to fall down." Zhao Zhenji hurriedly made up for it.

In any case, the overlord of Chu was defeated in the end, so it would work.

"It's not to the point of ambush on all sides." Zhu Houxi looked at the lights faintly, "Its courage is so far, if it really takes Jining first, and then brings power to force Tucheng, Xinghe, and Maoerzhuang, it will really be a success, and I can be forced to draw a chasm." ”

"The Duke of Yiguo has gone to the north, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much."

Zhu Houxi thought about Guo Xun with two sideburns, and only after a while did he say leisurely: "My luck is really good." ”

Zhao Zhenji was stunned, not knowing why the emperor suddenly said this.

"He was originally the son of a vassal king, but he was able to inherit the throne. ascended the throne as the emperor, and the ministers were all in the country, except for the chaos in Huguang, the new law was also successfully implemented. On the two northern expeditions, there were good ministers and fierce generals who picked up the missing and made up for the leaks. If it weren't for good luck, how could it be that there were only a few waves and the deeds were like this? ”

“…… This His Majesty is destined to return to heaven, to be pedantic and manly, to govern diligently, and to serve the people and the public selflessly! Zhao Zhenji finally heard that something was wrong, and knelt down, "Your Majesty, don't go north again!" ”

Zhu Houxi looked at him: "I naturally spare my life, and I hope to watch Daming go farther away." But you see now, I have changed the norm, and it is all a desperate posture. He doesn't want to die, but the generals in Jining City and under the command of the Duke of Yiguo, these are the people of the Ming Dynasty, and I pity their lives after all. ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhao Zhenji kowtowed again and again, "Your Majesty's golden body, there is no room for failure!" ”

“…… If I am willing to give up tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lives, Jining City ...... I'm afraid it's hard to hold. Zhu Houxi's words were almost to himself.

"If this is the case with the Tartars, the army's morale will collapse! At such a cost, he can't defend it if he captures it, and he can't afford to peep into other places! ”

How many aftermaths of casualties of this magnitude should be dealt with?

Cho Jung-gil believes that such a situation is unlikely.

Zhu Houxi shook his head: "It's different...... This time is different...... Why should he keep it? can break a city, let the Ming Dynasty suffer more than 10,000 casualties, and then the army will loot everywhere. Now, he's barefoot, and Daming is wearing shoes......"

After all, it's the price.

Once there is, there may be a second time.

If the situation of the battle turns out like this this time, even if Hetao and Xuanning are still roughly controlled by the Ming Dynasty, they will not be truly safe and can not be assured of construction and development.

Faith is sometimes subtle.

At the level of seeking and governing the country, I and his courtiers may not be as good as Zhu Houxi and Daming Wenwu.

But this is the battlefield. When it comes to the competition of fists, in addition to skills, there is also the concept that the brave can win.

I replied that he was using a deadly style of play to force Zhu Houxi to put down his strengths and reduce it to the level of only competing with him in martial arts.

He can't afford to lose, and Daming can't afford to lose. At least for Zhu Houxi's grand plan, this battle not only cannot be defeated, but also cannot be won miserably.

It must be won neatly and thoroughly.

"There's no better opportunity than this."

The two kings finally came to the same conclusion completely, and Zhu Houxi took a deep breath: "Taizu and Taizong can come to the front line in person, why can't I?" The appearance of my dragon banner in Jining is enough to make me crazy! ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhao Zhenji trembled, "Think twice!" Think again! ”

"The arrows I shoot are better drawn by my own hands." Zhu Houxi laughed, "I have been worthy of my heart and Daming for more than 20 years!" Since I am not ashamed, I can trust everything that I have cultivated with my own hands. The old body of the Duke of Yiguo can still rush to the battlefield, doesn't it just show that I use people and believe in people? I didn't call his generals. ”

Zhao Zhenji has a lot to say, but he doesn't know where to start at the moment.

"Jingying is in front, and it is foolproof to go to Jining." Zhu Houxi stood up, "Let's go, without further ado." It's time for me to face this opponent. ”

When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, and the two kings meet to know the true king.

Even at the level of Wu Yong, which does not need to be directly compared, why should Zhu Houxi scare him?

Being an emperor in this life is an opportunity that I have never imagined.

Everything in the Ming Dynasty, he has laid the foundation.

Now there is no need to think about whether God will continue to stand on his side, Zhu Houxi just thinks: In the glorious and prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty, there should be such a fearless and unscrupulous victory.

In such a victory, in addition to reading the battle report on paper in the rear, why should he, the emperor, really come to the battlefield once?

Lu Bing, who rushed over after hearing this, looked at Zhu Houxi for a long time, he had not looked at the emperor like this for a long time since he grew up together.

After a while, he said directly: "The minister will give the order!" ”

I wish you all good luck in the Year of the Dragon, heaven and earth working together, and all the best!

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