Chapter Forty-Eight: Artillery Washing
The men and horses of Duoyan Sanwei, plus the 30,000 people of Duoyan, are 60,000.
Although the army of the Ming people is small, the counterattack is very fierce, compared with the previous times, it is not a level at all, it may be because of the emperor Zhu Houzhao in Datong.
Dayan looked at the sky, he knew that Datong could not be captured in a while, but he had to be as strong as a tiger in order not to give the Ming army a chance to breathe, so he encouraged again; "Sons, rush up, the Ming army is weak, it won't last long, after breaking Datong, women, silver, cloth, slaves, these are ours, Ben Khan promised, half of the wealth of this battle, all with you to enjoy, go, go and grab it from the useless Ming people, catch the warriors of the Ming Emperor, reward 100 slaves, 10,000 cattle and sheep, 10 women, you can lead a large number of leaders, go, take back the glory that belongs to us, capture the Ming Emperor alive..."
Capture the Ming Emperor alive, roar~.
The 70,000-strong army behind pressed up, and the Tatars carried shields and pushed siege vehicles towards the side wall of Datong.
Zhu Houzhao was originally standing in the dark to watch the show, but the shouts of the grassland barbarians under the city reached his ears, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart; Come on, come on, I'm waiting for you, see who captures whom alive.
Wang Shouren instructed the defenders to throw stones, rolling logs, and torches more vigorously to stop the enemy from clinging to the city wall.
It seems that the defenders are already overwhelmed, constantly killing four times, the nerves do not dare to relax for a moment, it is strange if they are not tired, Dayan They seem to see hope, the offensive is becoming more and more ferocious, the Tatar siege equipment is not as good as the Ming people, plus there are no good craftsmen to build, the loss of one is one less, when they learned that the Ming Emperor is in Datong, all this, they don't care.
The main thing is to catch the Ming Emperor, everything is worth it.
These days, the Tatars continue to make temptations, harassing Datong City, the seventy-two military forts outside the city, have been swept away by them, more ferocious than the locusts crossing the border, it was also a benefit, Dayan's ambition is not small, and there are Jinyi guards to deliver "news" to him.
If you don't win Datong, I'm really sorry for this God-given opportunity.
Hu Zhan, the general of Datong, secretly muttered to himself the emperor's strategy, whether it is reliable or not, what if the Tatars run away, can they still chase into the depths of the desert to kill Dayan, they are cavalry, if they really want to run, just rely on Wang Shouren with 20,000 cavalry, what can they do?
Not only did he have no confidence, but Wang Shouren also thought the same, but the emperor seemed to be determined to do this, what could they do, so they had to do their best, only hoping that they could kill Dayan in one fell swoop as the emperor predicted.
Now these murderous Tatars, with a lifeless charge, with only 30,000 defenders, can they really stop it?
The side wall of Datong's mansion is majestic and solid, and there is a moat, the number of people is still very powerful, but there are too many enemies, and the moat can't be stopped, the drawbridge has been cut down, put down, and the giant wood of the Tatar siege gate is against the tall city gate.
Seeing that more and more enemies were gathering under the city and killing them endlessly, Hu Zhan's heart tightened, and he ordered to the defenders; "Take a thousand soldiers and seal the gates, if the gates are lost, you will not be able to let in an enemy."
"No."
Knock knock~!
Thousands of flying arrows shot from outside the city to the city tower, from time to time there were soldiers who fell down and were carried down, it was too tragic, Zhu Houzhao looked at all this lightly, not that he was too indifferent, but the experience of the eighth generation, which made him look down on life and death, this is war, you live and die, there is no right or wrong, only success or failure.
If he is reincarnated as a Tatar, then the Ming is the enemy, but unfortunately he is a Ming man, or the emperor, then the Tatar will die, he can only apologize to the soldiers on his side, you, die well, I will fulfill my promise.
Zhu Hou took care of this situation, but he was afraid that if he didn't wait for dark, Datong would be lost, but if he made a move now, if the Tatars were vigilant, it would not be a total loss, the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu, as well as the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou, had bypassed Datong and left Xiongguan, and it would take almost two or three days to get around the ambush behind Dayan, and I didn't know if I could arrive at the ambush in time, and let the Jinzhou army sneak attack to solve the remaining troops of Duoyan Sanwei.
The Xuanfu army has to avoid the enemy's probing horses, and also speed up the march to the back of the Tatars, with Zhu Houzhao's real-time strategy game, if there is a mistake in the middle, it will be a total loss, saying that there are only 5,000 Iron Eagle Guards, that is only a fool would do this, Zhu Houzhao is not stupid, if he really only takes 5,000 people to kill 130,000 people, then it is really a fool.
5,000 modern thermal weapons army, plus 50,000 people in Datong Mansion, plus 50,000 troops in Xuanfu, you can calculate it yourself.
However, no matter what, Datong can't be broken now, but how to deal with the current situation, fighting a war is really a troublesome thing, and if you are not careful, you will fall into a predicament, which is not far from the result he expected, what should I do.
Half of the reason why Dayan is so brave is because of Zhu Houzhao's own merits, revealing his whereabouts by himself, thinking that he could play to death Dayan, but depending on the situation, there is a danger of being played to death.
Zhu Houzhao's expression was uncertain, and he wanted to capture me alive? Just kidding, that's impossible, I was captured alive by your turtle, then I crossed back and didn't let people see the joke, forget it, expose it, expose it, as long as you don't lose the battle, it's a good start, but it's a pity that you can't capture Dayan alive to dance for me.
"You go and tell Zhang Zhong to give Dayan some color and see, the time is almost up, I wait to see him perform." Zhu Houzhao instructed the guards beside him.
"Yes."
Zhang Zhong got the news, his spirits were lifted, and it was finally his turn to play, at this moment, he was already enthusiastic, as if he had returned to the general who was on the battlefield and commanded thousands of troops.
"Follow me up to the castle tower and kill the enemy." Zhang Zhong yelled excitedly.
The battle that the Iron Eagle Guard has been fighting for a long time has finally arrived.
Kill!!!
They were like wolves and tigers, their eyes were full of desire to kill, and the muscles of their bodies trembled with excitement.
Zhu Houzhao was behind the city tower, watching the performance of the Iron Eagle Guard, and muttered to himself with satisfaction; "This is the division of tigers and wolves, excited when they hear the battle, the Ming Dynasty needs such an army to survive, this battle, the Iron Eagle Guard should be famous all over the world."
Boom Boom Boom Boom !!
Zhu Houzhao's eyes flew into the sky with the fire and thunder, nervous and excited, the artillery washes the ground, the strategic goal of long-range strike, whether it can be achieved or not, success or failure, in one fell swoop.
At this moment, it seemed to be forbidden, and the eyes of all the soldiers looked at the fire and thunder that flew into the locusts, their hands clenched into fists, and their respiratory protection stopped.
Wang Shouren looked at the city wall in a daze.
Hu Zan looked at the city wall.
Zhang Mao and Yang Yiqing looked at the city wall, their fists clenched, nervous and expectant, they had seen the power of artillery.
The acting king followed behind Zhu Houzhao, and also followed Zhu Houzhao's gaze and looked.
The artillery carries Zhu Houzhao's dream of changing the Ming Dynasty, and also carries the dream of all the Iron Eagle Guards led by Zhang Zhong, since Zhu Houzhao awakened their minds, they are not willing to hide in the imperial city forever, their hearts have returned to the battlefield, only the battlefield fighting, horse leather shroud, is their destination.
At this moment, let these artillery pieces serve as a baptism for them to return to the battlefield.
Boom: The explosion with a loud sound finally staged outside the side wall of Datong, and in an instant, flesh and blood flew sideways, and blood flowed like a river.
The walls of Datong Mansion trembled violently a few times.
The miserable screams were endless, and fortunately the Tatars who lacked arms and legs and the army of the three guards, who were beaten by this sudden terrifying thing, shouted for their fathers and mothers, and just after a round passed, it was a dense throwing, and the earth trembled again, and the moat outside the city, as well as the ground, were all blown up in potholes, and they couldn't see the original appearance at all.
The earthen cannon barrel opened fire on the enemy under the city, and the fire and thunder did not want money to pour, Zhang Mao, Yang Yiqing and others, who did not understand what artillery washed the ground before, now finally have a long insight, and even Zhu Houzhao, who personally directed this war, was shocked, this is too terrifying, the power of gunpowder is really so great.
For the ancients who were accustomed to playing with cold weapons, this was simply a catastrophe like a catastrophe, and the leaders of the Tatars and the Three Guards never thought that such a tragic scene would suddenly occur.
After Zhu Houzhao came out of his mind for a short time, he came back to his senses, struck each other excitedly, and laughed excitedly: "It's done, hahaha······." ”
The acting king had not yet recovered from his fright, and when he heard this, he shouted in incredible fright, and his voice trembled: "This, this... Horror to Si ~ Horror to Si. ”
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said to the king; "Uncle Huang, this is a magic weapon created by my Royal Manufacturing Bureau, what does Uncle Huang think?"
The queen broke out in a cold sweat on her back, heard the words, and bowed down to make a big salute; "If you go back to the emperor, this kind of magic weapon, the old minister has never dreamed of it, the emperor has this magic weapon, and the grassland desert will not be afraid in the future, the old minister congratulates the emperor, long live my emperor."
Zhu Houzhao helped him up, walked out of the safe house, and personally came to the city wall, followed by the acting king.
"The time has come, the Tatars have become frightened birds, not enough to be afraid, life, Wang Shouren immediately went out of the city to meet the battle, and captured Dayan alive." He saw the opportunity and ordered to go out of the city to meet the battle.
Zhu Houzhao took out the sword of the Son of Heaven and pointed out of the city.
Kill~!!!
There was a great chaos outside the city, people shouted and neighed, rushed to run, 130,000 horses, this time, there were 40,000 people, 40,000, this is not a chicken, not a duck, it is gone, a complete body can not be found.
Dayan's heart was cold, and the leader of the three guards was terrified, how could this be, what kind of divine weapons did the Ming people have, which caused such a terrifying killing, and 40,000 people were gone in an instant.
Retreat, this is the voice of the steppe people, the people ran away first, they relied on two legs where to run past the cavalry, and they were trampled to death.
Dayan saw that the situation was reversed, the defeat was decided, and he knew that if he didn't leave now, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to leave, the Ming people had such a powerful magic weapon, and they only used it now, so they must have the plan to destroy him, and now they are only afraid that the child emperor Zhu Houzhao is already gathering a large army and preparing to go out of the city to face the battle.
The defeat is like a mountain, the morale of the army is lost, and it is not so easy to reunite, especially now, the Ming people have broken their guts, where is the heart to fight again, who knows, the terrible black ball, will fly to their side and explode again, or run away.
The fire thunder did not fly again, because after a few rounds of frantic shelling, the fire and thunder had run out.
Datong Mansion closed the city gate for more than half a month, and opened the hole again, the sound of hooves inside was rolling, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the Ming people rushed out.
Dayan shouted, "Retreat." ”
He took the lead in running away, and his ambition had to have his life to fight for it, and now it is important to save his life.
Wang Shouren got the will to hunt down Dayan, so he took 20,000 cavalry, as well as Zhang Zhong's 5,000 Iron Eagle Guards, with red eyes, roaring, and shouting, chasing and killing the past, if he didn't kill Dayan, he wouldn't return to Datong.
"Soldiers, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, just now, kill !!"
Kill, kill, kill!!